The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A. SIELsKr. Of Buffalo. y. ". has re-
ceived letter. dated May p. from Mr..
Jankowsy Russian Poland. stating
that his brother-in-law. citizen Of
Buffalo. :. A. kismanski. who had lived
twenty-five years in America. was. the
moment he arrived in Russia. arrested
and deported To Siberia. The Polish
people of Buffalo have reported the
matter TO Secretary Gresham.
THR work of year is represented in
new map Of this country. Canada.
Mexico and a part of the West Indies.
being issued by the general land Office.
The map is deemed the most complete
vet issued. and over 1900 copies will be
distributed.
NJ. l.. ANDREWS. auditor Of the Cud-
ahy Packing Co. at Omaha, Neb. while
bathing in the Platte. on the 10th. was
drowned As result of the food his
companions were unable TO recover his
body.
THE report of Naval Constructor
Iianscom on the injuries received by
the cruiser Columbia in grounding on
her trial trip shows that twelve plates
were damaged and that $4,000 and one
months time Will be required to repair
the ship.
LORD RosEBERY. the British premier.
has presented to Hon. Thomas r.
Bayard. United States ambassador, one
of the plates which Ladas wore while
running the Derby.
THE English combination Of coal
owners has decided To make a general
reduction of 10 per cent in the wages
Of miners The latter are organized to
resist the cut.
The body Of Patrick O'Day. who dis
appeared from his home in Indian
apolis several days previous. was found
in the canal. on the night of the 18th.
with evidence Of having been muir.
dered and robbed. His head was fright
fully mutilated.
Er. REV. Bishop L. NJ. ID. WARD. OF
the African Methodist Episcopal
church. died suddenly. at jacksonville
Fla. on the night Of the 10th, Of heart
failure.
DELEGATE MARK SMITH. Of Arizona
will make an effort to have the appro
priation for the Carlisle Indian schoo
stricken from the lndian bill Mr.
smith says the education of Indians a
Carlisle, Hampton and other easter
institutions mas done more harm thai
good.
THE extensive mill-plant of W. /
Matthews. at Marle.te. Mich. consist
/ ing Of flour mill. spli.-pea and oatmea
mill and elevator. was destroyed 10y fir
on the night Of the 18th. Loss, $4,000
no insurance.
: Tur bankrupt court Of London. ol
the 18th. granted receiving orde
: against Robert buchanan. the play
7 wright and author.
4 THE thirty-ninth annual conventio
Q Of the Pennsylvania state organizatio
o Of the Ancient Order Of IIibernians cor
I vened in Pittsburgh. on the 18th, 30
: delegates being in attendance.
q The first quadrennial convention {
the American Railway union met
Ulrichs hall. Chicago, on the 18th.
= y. IL. PARSONS was convicted at Sag
I. NAV. Mich. on the 18th. Of stealth
: railroad bonds valued at Sa63,Oc0 frol
the MILESTONE Mercantile Co.. his fo
:, mer employer. Parsons had been
= trusted clerk of the company. and stoo
!. high socially. lie is also charged wit
, destroying certain books and papers ,
the company.
IT Is given out in New York tina
Richard Cookers determination 70 z
: abroad was taken within thirty-si
! ho.rs Of the sailing Of the steamer upo
! which he was a passenger. bound f.
4 Germany. That he preferred 10 depal
\ unknown TO the general public is III
4 derstood to be shown by the fact ths
. he was booked as John Miles
; In the Rhode Island legislature. O
q the l2th. George Peabody Wctmore wa
i unanimously elected United Stat,
senator TO succeed y. r. Dixon.