The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

MRS HIRAM PArLDISe. widow of the
late Admiral Paulding OF the United
states navy, died at her home at IVES,
Neck. Huntington. y. ". aged 81.
The senate committee on the judiciary
! decided. on the sth. To recommend the
rejection Of the Hornblower nomina-
tion fer associate justice of the United
states supreme court.
LEWIS y HILL. ex-teller of the ST.
Nicholas bank of New York. under in
dictment for bczzlement. surren-
dered. on the sth, and was admitted IN
bail in $50
RECENT unusually cold weather in
southern California has seriously dam
aged the orange and lemon crops.
The report telegraphed from Omaha
that Mrs VI. T. Lease has accepted the
position of editor Of a new populist
daily paper to be established in To-
peka- Has. is denied by her friends.
TnE general raid on EMBELLISHMENTS
made by the police Of Rome and the
large provincial towns of Italy is said
to have been productive. of very good
results
coSsrDEEATInS of the house bill for
the repeal of the federal elections law
was begun in the senate on the 9th.
Its passage Is only a question of time.
The Sugar trust advanced prices. on
the 9Th. quarter Of cent on all
grades
SECRETARY GRESHAM said. on the
10th. that no further steps would lie
taken by the executive branch Of the
government TO carry out the policy of
restoring Queen Liliuokalani: that the
settlement of the whole Hawaiian
question was in the hands of congress.
and everything that would aid ii in
arriving n a conclusion would be sub |
nitted by the president
The trial. on the 10th. Of Auruste |
valiant the anarchist. vino. on De-
cefnler = last, thres v the bomb which |
exploded in the French chamber of |
Deputies was short and decisive The
were purely formal with |
little dramatic effect The prisoner
was found guilty and sentenced TO |
death When sentence was pronounced |
he shouted .'yive rAnarchies-
Mas NJ f. LEASE has formed a part
nership with Cyrus Corning. editor Of
the New Era. a new paper, and will
soon begin the publication Of a popu-
list daily in Topeka. Kas The paper.
while advocating populist principles.
will wage relentless war againstGov.
Lewelling and the entire state admin
strafion.
The Starr plane works ut Richmond.
md, were entirely destroyed by fire
IN the 10th The immense buildings
burned like finder. The loss Is $780,
no. with an insurance Of 81. 600. The
works will probably be rebuilt. One
hundred men will he rendered idle.
The factory of the Winsted Conn
'dge-tooi works resumed operations on
ne 'th. after being idle several months.
The Strong Manufacturing Co. the
y instead Hosiery Co. and the winsted
silk Co. have Also started ND. after
'arying periods of idleness.
On the evening of the 10th FIVE men
Reid up the Hannibal 4 ST Joseph fas;
rain Xii, miles east of st. Joseph. ,
No. and robbed the express and mail
ars- They placed torpedocs on the
rack and swung a red lantern TO stop ,
A
'obbcrs was not stated.
WHEN the French chamber of ,iep
ties met on the nth, IL at once pro \
esded 70 the election Of officers. NJ
'npuy. who was elected president OF
he chambe at the last session ia sue ,
ession 20 vi. Casimir-Perier. who
useseded NJ Dupuy a. prime minister.
'as elected president. Three hundred
nd hfty-~ven members voted. NJ.
'upny received 800 ~ the votes cast
he radicals abstained from voting.
EorH legs Of Charles BENNETT. the !
oted baseball catcher. who was man
led by a Santa BE train at Weilsville. 4
Jas, on the 10th. have been ampp.
.ten' one near the ankle and she other
cove the knee. lie may recover. /