The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-09-28
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

!. change institutions in Pittsburgh. Pa.
/, disappeared, on the 18th. taking witt
them all the funds IN deposit amount
ing Ia about $4,000
1 Tnn large assembly hall Of Lookou
: Mountain inn was crowded AT In,
|. opening ~ the scventicth annual se>
sion Of the sovereign grand lodg, In
dependent Order Of Odd Fellows on IN,
18th.
Mrs. HELEN TAYLOR. aged 80, who al
! one time held prominent position IN
society AT Battle Creek. Mich. was
found dead in her home on the out
skirts of that city on the nth From
the position Of the body and marks on
II, murder was suspected. and "A man
named William Gilbert was arrested on
suspicion.
IrGn H. McMURRAy. Of Findlav. o.
in attendance at the G. A. Il. encamp-
ment. committed suicide in Pitts
burgh Pa clearinghouse at $50 a.
IN. on the Eth
III was given out at Lexington. Ky.
on the nth. that Col Breckenridge
would contest the election OF Mr.. Ow-
ems AT the primaries before the district
committee.
forR masked men attempted to hold
mp train No ). the Utah and Colorado
express. on the Atchison. Topeka 4
Santa Re road. near CORN. Mo. al
o'clock on the morning of the 18th.
Their movements had been known 10
the officers ~ the road and they were
met ana repul>ed by an armed guard. 4
two Of their number being sub>equent-
ly captured - miles from the scene of
the hold-up. one OF the captives was
severely wounded
ATTORNEYS for Gen. Ezeta state that
in the event Of an adverse opinion in his
case evidence will be laid before see
rotary Gresham. aud should I @ Secre-
tary Of state coincide with Judge Nor
row. the case win then he taken into
the supreme court
Fov RTEEN-TfiorsAND FIVE HUNDRED
-hineSe prisoners were marched
through Ping Yang. on the 18th. and
hundreds Of other prisoners were com !
ny in every hour. None Of these men
we're wounded. Transports had been !
ordered To Ping Yang inlet to convey
he prisoners TO Japan. ,
lHE fifth annual convention Of the !
National Letter Carriers association
net in Cleveland. o.. on the 18th. The
ppearance OF Mrs. : ;. Cox. widow Of Z
he late Congress sunset Cox. !
Tas greeted with applause. and She I
ra> escorted 10 the stage amid dcafen-
ng cheers i
The Chinese who were taken prison q
r at Ping Yang are being fairly well (,
reated. They will bc sent to japan q
! patches If 900 each
LEVI i. MoRToN. ex-vice-preSident. a
a nominated on the first ballot for o
overnor Of New York by the repub-
can state convention at Syracuse on :
ie 18th. il
TnE Nivison * Wikoff bottle factory.
Elwood. Ind. resumed operations. f.
the i7thl with zoo hands at re- v
iction Of lFper cent. in wages. The +,
ant will ruff at full capacity in all il
spartments. ;,
Mn. +. \. TATLock. Of salt Lake +
~. republican member Of the Utah p
was at the interior de- Il
lrtment. on the 18th. in connection in
it'll the forthcoming annual report Of
e commission "
COY FLOWER. Of New York author in
ed the announcement. on the 18th. In
at he j. not candidate for renomi-
Ition. and will not allow his name 10
presented to the coming democratic
invention.
CHARLES Il. PHILLIPS. a Wall-strcet !,
mixer. was arrested. on the 18th. on d II
irrant from Philadelphia charging :,
m with having embezzled and appro- \,
lated 10 his own use large sum Of !.
oney in Philadelphia seven years ago.
hen Phillips was president of the Co \.
mbia savings bank there. !.
Tn eighth annual convention of the
lited Typotheta met in Philadelphia
the 18th One hundred delegates
re in attendance. -
IHE third member of dangerous
ng of counterfeiters who have been -
oding southern Oregon and northern ~
lifornia with spurious coin. was ar -
sted, on the 18th. at Scott Valley. -
l.. by Detective Harris. There were 81
teen members Of The gang. and they =
alt in quarters halves and dollars.
''i-Ahfi-i ~ RAM. ldnllldrlN known
old shady died at Grand Forks. ~
ID. on the 18th. lie was the body Ut
rvant Of Gen. Sherman during the
bellion and was feelingly mentioned y
the latter's memoirs lie was the q
I'D shady" of the familiar war "
.lody. er
PERRY Cook. the notorious crook. er
40 was captured near Lincoln. Okla.
the 18th. with several stolen horses Sc
his possession. was lynched. on the tn
tn. by "A committee of farmers n
The cavalry troop at Fort Bowie. 70
IL. which has been ordered 10 Fort in
gan. near Denver. will march the en- fr
z distance. go miles About forty IL
Us will be allowed for the march. eli
rich will be the longest made bv
valrymen since the opening Of rail- ia
ads. "a
DN the 18th Supervising Architect VII
EourlSc Of the treasury departments ha
ndcred his resignation 10 Secretary sli
riisle, as requested by the latter IL
- promptly accepted. IT
InE Ohio democratic state conven phi
m adopted a platform declaring pro- no