The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-13

~ VIM u. Bigler to he az
sistant United States treasurer at
Provision President noif has
been declared president 81 the new ia-
waiian republic without the formality
Of an election
IN i estimated that a.oOo.ooo people
witnessed the procession of the ,arnot
funeral cortege To Notre Dame and the
Pantheon ON the i>t.
PRoF. DIAN. of Oxford lEnglandl
university. was found dead in his bed
on the morning of the ID, having died
during the night Of apopleNy
IL the New York tax list. recently
completed. the estate of W. Van
derbilt i assessed at ss.oo0.ooo, and
that Of Jay Gould at Slo.ooo,ooO
REoKrRs MCCARTHY and Chapman
who refused to answer questions before
the sugar Investigating committee.
were arraigned in court at Washington
on the "a.
TllF house. on the lst disposed Of a
question Of much interest 10 po>tmas-
tiers. being the allowance of third-cla>>
salary to fourth-cla>s po>tmaster>
where such Offices have done third
class business
TIN failures in the United states for
the week ended Oh the Goth were 2l4.
against 800 for the corresponding week
OF last year. In Canada the failures
numbered Is. against - Ter the same
period last year.
Ten houses were destroyed and TWEEN
tv-five were badly damaged in Buda-
Pc>th. on the "a. bva fire which caused
a loss 81 100000 tiorins. During the
fire wall fell. killing two policemen
and injuring several tiremen-
THE Cincinnati Price Current says
there will probably be $4,000. 600 bush
els in the total wheat crop this year
and Is. 900. 600 bushels marketable sur
plus carried over. making the coming
years exportable surplus i6o,coo.o0
bushels.
MAYOR HOPKINS. in the name OF the
city Of Chicago. sent telegram q
George NJ. Pullman. oh the 9Th. urg'
ing upon him the necessity of arbitra-
ton. and requesting him TO return u
that city and do all in his power TO set.
tie the great strike.
on the 30th the Cook county Hll.
grand jury indicted Edward Corrigan
John nrener. J. Burke and Joseph III
man, Of the Hawthorne race track. Chi
capo. and President Wheeler of thu
Washington park track The charg
against each is maintaining gaming
place
AT Blue Island. Ill. United State
Marshal Arnold and his deputies
backed up by federal soldiers, com
menced. on the 18th, arreSting ever.
person detected in the act Of intim
idating Rock Island employees, o
known 10 have threatened life Q
property
OS the 9Th General Master Workrna
Sovereign received from Mr. Debs
forwarded telegram from Joseph Lee
master workman Of District AsSembl
81. embracing all Knights Of Labo
from Council Bluffs to san Francisco
requesting him to call ont all the men
bers Of that assembly at once
JrpGE WINDE. of Chicago. entered
decree. on the I'd. presented to him b
the United states district attorney. wit
the consent Of the Gas trust. the effe,
OF which is to absolutely dissolve tn
trust and compel the gas companie
and individuals interested in the tru.
to operate their interests separately.
A RIOT. which il required the militi
to quell. was caused at Butte. Mont o
the 4th. by two saloon-keepers decor;
ting the fronts of their buildings wit
bunting forming the letter, ~ J.. a
a special policeman was shot throug
the heart and instantly killed, and Tvs
other persons We're seriously injured.
A SEVERE earthquake occurred
Toxic and Yokohama. Japan, on Jun
20. causing destruction Of life al
property The ground cracked an
sunk One hundred and seventy hors
were thrown down \ disastrous III
broke out in Yokohama at . p IN. al
was not cxtinguishcd until O'Clock.
THE jury in Judge Payne's court.
Chicago. after two hours deliberat i'
returned verdict, on the Sd. findir
Patrick Eugene Prenderga>t no, insai
or lunatic. and therefore responsih
for the murder OF Carter Harrison.
no other legal technicalitv interven
the assassin will be hanged on q
18th.
On the "A Judges Wood and Gro
cup Of the United States district COZ
for the northern district Of Illinois
which also includes the greater port
az Indiana and Wisconsin issued an
junction restraining all strikers th'
friends sympathizcrs and those wh'
they may incite from interfering
any way with the transmission ~ |
United states mails or With any int
state traffic either passenger Or frcig