The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-08-31

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND returned 10
Washington. on the ed. from GRAY
Gables. where Mrs Cleveland is spend
ing the summer. at Buzzard's Bay
Mass. much improved in health for
his few days outing and rest from the
turmoil Of the national capital.
OK the Esd the state department initi-
ated the next phase of the sealing
question by addressing an identical
note to all maritime powers inviting
them to adhere to the agreement
reached by the United States and
Great Britain relative to the protection
of seal fisheries.
THE testimony before the strike COM
mission indicates that Pullman paid x-
ceedingly low wages, and that his rent
collectors let mighty little OF what he
paid escape his Golfers.
LIGHTNING struck the residence ..
James Houston at Clayton, Ala. on
the Goth. while the family were at
breakfast. William. John ard Mary.
three children. We're instantly killed
and their mother received fatal
shock. Jim Stack. who was in the
ward. was badly stunned, but will re-
cover.
Rio JASElRo advices state that by
the explosion Of a gunpowder wagon
in Largo do Sanidad. thirty-two per-
sons were killed. many more were
wounded and several houses were de-
molished.
WITHOUT debate and without objec-
ton Senator Hill. on the GOTH secured
the passage by the senate of his bill
providing for expediting the claim OF
the government against the Stanford
estate arising out Of the personal LA
hi,ity Of the late Senator Stanford as
an original stakeholder in the Central
Pacific Railroad Go.
THE government receipts from inter
nal revenue at its various bonded ware
: houses. on the 18th. We're sJ,0e0,0Oo. or
!. the Goth the receipts from the same
: sources were S2.s.l,2.9-
! IL obedience to orders from the for
I eign office the customs officers OF elias
5 cow have seized the warship Islam
l which is receiving her outfit for tn
service Of Japan. The warrant was as
sued under the foreign-enlistment act
= the same as in the case Of the torped
i boat recently seized at Elswyck.
! THE commissioner of internal rev
, enue saws il will be exceedingly din
! cult TO secure effective treasury regt
!, iations under the provision as II stand
y in the alcohol bill. and estimates tina
: il will result in a loss of si0,00O00o
revenue If not repealed.
MIS-. MARY JOHNSON. widow. VIII
= lives near the soldiers home at Lcavei
worth. Kas.. on the Goth. Instant
y killed an old veteran named Patric
e Donohue. Mrs Johnson alleges thu
= Donohue invaded her premises for II
'e purpose of stealing fruit
Y, ABOUT $4,000 people assembled
- Fallen Timbers battle ground on u
- Naumee river. L. miles above Toled
W O.. on the Goth. 10 celebrate the ce
tenarv of Waync's victory. There I
August 20. 1894. he defeated the Wya
=, dotte. Ottawa and Delaware Indian
4. breaking the power OF their co
u. federacy.
- ELIJAH DALTON. one Of the five whit
- caps sent 10 the Indiana state prise
:" south. at Jacksonville. under q II
wears sentence from Salem, died
prison on the Goth.
HIRAM BrEKsMTH was blown
80 pieces and Andrew Roosc and 70
other persons Were fatally injured,
the elst. by the explosion Of the boi
:. of ,hreshing engine on Bcrksmit
M farm, miles south of Byron. III.
POLICE SrrFErxTr NDESr BygSEs
~ New York city. on the 10Th. PREFER
en- charges against Police Captain stew
NJ. son Of the Mulberry Street stati'
nr Stevenson is charged with having
ri, ccivcd brides while ia command Of
- Leonard Street station. lie VIII
tried before the commissioners.