The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-02

THs new lieavilon shops building
annex 10 Purdue university. Lafayettc.
Ind. recently completed and equipped
at q cost of e,s9. 900. was destroyed 10y
tire on the night Of the 2sd. Loss cs-
timatcd AZ slsa. 900; insurance. si,. 900.
Mn WILLIAM l.. iIAzEv. ~ the treas
ury secret service, stationed AT Cincin-
natl. j. slated 10 succeed Mr.. Drum
mond as chief of the secret service.
The latter will proba bly, be transferred
10 some other station.
HERMAN HARMS. of Utica. Mimi.
who has slept most Of the time for six
teen wears. and whose ease has become
famous. has again awakened and is ap-
parently in a normal state. lie weighs
less than 100 pounds, bu, has good
appetite aud is improving IN health.
A DISPATCH was received in London
from Rio Ianeiro. on the Esd. which
stated that efforts were being made To
arrange for the arbitration Of the diff
fcrcrces between the insurgents and
the brazilian government
The DEGREES expelling ex- King Milan
and exQueen Natalie from >eryia have
been cancelled.
Tng building on the Boone county
Tia. poor farm. IN which the incura-
bly, insane were confined. was de-
>troycl by fire. on the night Of the
Esd, and eight OF the nine inmates were
burned TO death
MEAGEE particulars Of the most APP
palling railway disaster Of the age were
received from Osenburg. Russia, on the
cath. \ passenger train collided with
a heavy freight, near >amara. Five OF
the passenger coaches caught fire and
Were completely consumed. while some
$50 persons were killed, many Of the
bodies being cremated. Probably rs
many more were injured.
SECRETARY CARLISLE has sent com
munication 10 the senate showing the
amounts due the United States from
the territory of Utah on account OF
costs and expenses Of prosecution.
These expenditures began in 1875. and
continued ever since, the total amount
being ss2j.555. 1t appears that the
law requires that these expenses be
paid by the territory. but congress has
annually appropriated the money re-
quircl.
The Union Pacific is preparing to put
in a new schedule OF wages for organ
lied labor. which will be reduction
on all lines Noallowance will be made
for excess mileage and the overtime
limit has been extended.
BY the collision between a heavy
freight and heavy passe niger train
near >amara, Russia. five of the pas
senger coaches caught fire and fifteen
persons were killed many of them being
cremated.
RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL. North brothers
island. y. y. is attempting, under the
direction of the board Of health to
cure smallpox with red light. The ex-
pertinent has succeeded in Bergen,
Norway.
ANARCHIST VALIANT must die. The
French court of cessation. which
heard the case. has decided that there
are no grounds upon which to base an
appeal. and it was therefore refu sed.
SIR GERALD HERBEgr BAErEI~ Brit
ish political agent and consul-general
IT Zanzibar. died in London, on he
18th. from typhoid fever.
An intimate friend of Attorney-Gen-
eral Olney said. on the a5th. that the
rumored resignation of Mr.. Olney will
become fact very soon.
\ DEAD tramp and an empty whisky
bottle were found sils by side miles
from Pittsburgh. Pa, on the 18th.
a MAJORITY of the members Of the
customs committee OF the French
chamber Of deputies still propose that
= tariff of eight francs be placed on
corn.