The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-07


regarding compulsory military service
which will embrace both natives and
resident foreigners between the ages
Of Is and 81.
ALL the executive departments OF
the government closed at |. in. On the
esth. in order To give the clerks an OPP
portunity toprepare To observe Thanks
giving day.
Rho JASEIKo advices state that chol-
era has appeared among the Chinese
coolies in various parts of the states Of
Rio Janeiro and Sac Paulo. The dis
ease causes death in a few hours, and
doctors are undecided whether il il
cholera or new type of yellow fever.
AT 5 o'clock on the morning of the
9Th the city of Waterbury. Conn, was
shaken from end To end by the explo-
sion Of 100 pounds of illuminate Of mer-
cury in a powderhouse of the Water
bury Brass Co John Kelly, aged i6. "A
powdermaker. who was in the build
ing. was blown to pieces.
BRITISH MINISTER COSTING has noti-
fed Nicaragua that Great Britain re-
fuses TO recognize the Nicaraguan gov
eminent at Bluefields After an ex-
change OF views. on the 27th. Minister
Goshing telegrapcd To Port Lima for a
British war-ship To come at once to
Bluefields. Ii is reported that the
Nicaraguan canal project is at the bot
tom of the matter and serious trouble
is feared
A BALLOT was taken in both houses
of the Ala bama general assembly. on
the 2-th. for United states senator to
succeed John H. Morgan ldem.). Nor
gan received % votes in the senate and
81 in the house: Warren Reese tpop.) y.
OF Montgomery, received votes in the
senate and "A in the house.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SIAIGHr at Ash
land. Wis. has sworn out warrants for
the arrest of j. II. Leasia. chairman of
the county board of Ashland county.
and +. H. Gordon. town clerk of the
town Of Morse. charging each Of the IN
with the crime forgery upon election
returns for county superintendent of
schools in the town of Morse.
THE Security national bank of Grand
Island. Neb.. closed its doors on the
a-th. 1t is thought not To bc SO much
Of failure as disagreement between
the officers of the bank. II has a cap
ital stock OF 100000. The deposits are
said to be $4,000. Of which $1,000 are
county funds. United States Senator
George q. Vest. of Missouri. is largely
interested.
AN earthquake at Quito. Ecuador on
the eth. lasting thirty-seven seconds.
a 4 Il n..1. n,
destroyed. and fourteen bodies were
taken from the ruins Many other per-
sons were killed or wounded. The
government sent aid to the sufferers.
The funeral of Anton Gregor Ruben
stein took place in the Alexander New
ski church in st. Petersburg on the
2sth. Delegates from many musical
societies followed the remains Of the
great pianist and composer from Peter
hof To st. Petersburg.
THE police and post Office officials of
London and Liverpool are closely
watching the developments of revival
of Fenian activity in both those cities.
The movement is attributed TO the
American section of the Irish party.
JUDGE ISAAC HOWE. late candidate
for governor of south Dakota on the
populist ticket, died at his home in
Bedfield. on the 18th. after an illness
of three weeks.
PORT ARTHUR is being reorranized
by the Japanese. The people Of the
vicinity are welcoming their new mas
tiers.
TIE entire town Of Netamora. near
Toledo o.. was destroyed by fire on
the night of the 27th.