The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-09-21
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

held hy the government for over year
under libel. was sold az auction AZ Port
land. ore. on the 9Th. hv United States
Marshal Grady. The vessel was bid IN
by Capt John Ross. her former master.
for $4,000.
>KRDr, WHITEHEAD. Of the Butte
Mont. police force. detailed 10 guard
the famous Montana silver statue on
exhibition at Minneapolis. Mimi. was
drowned in Lake Minnetonka ON the
9th.
FRANK MARTEII.. a wealthy stock
ranch owner Of GREENWOOD county. Mas .
was drowned in the Nco>ho river. near
Burlington. on the evening II the sth.
A DISPATCH from Valparaiso SAYS
that the Gillian government has made
a formal denial If the report that half
the vessels of the Gillian navy have
been sold To China.
:. +. HApLEy. an aged miscr Of Wal
nut Creek Cal. who has the reputa-
tion Of being wealthy. was hrutal.y
\ tortured by a gang Of de>peradoc~. on
the night ~ the 9th. ~ make him re-
veal the hiding place Of hi> supposed
wealth lie either had no money in
the house or loved il Ia well 10 give il
up.
\ DVEiNG a heavy rain and wind storm
AT East Chicago Ind. on the night ~
y the 9TH. the ice house belonging 10 the
East Chicago Ice Go. was blown down.
Mrs Bowles. who. with her husband
had jus, taken refuge in the building.
was instantly killed. while Mr.. Bowles
Was probably fatally injured
TIKI hlg wooden steamer Robert
Mills and the Union liner u. J. Iewctf
collided in thick fog. on the 9Th. near
Waugoschance light in the Straits ~
Mackinac The Mills was seriously
injured and was run ashore.
IN the 9th Miss Mary Callahan. Of
Walnut Grove. Pa. accidentally shot
Miss Flora Marsh. schoolmate in the
head. The unfortunate young woman
died without regaining consciousness
WILLIAM CAMP. whose parents are
said t. reside in London. England. was
murdered on the 9th. on the corner If
Market and Madison streets. Chicago.
by unknown highway robbers.
j. l.. TAYLOR. a gardener Of Acklev
Ia. was found hanging TO ra.ter in
his barn. On the 18th. with a halter
around hi> neck. 4 neighl,or discov-
cred him in time 10 cut him down and
save his life. Taylor declared that MI
wife did the deed. but the latter denied
all knowledge of the affair
The report Of the spanish provir-
cial elections which took place on tie
10th j.. 80 far a. ascertained up 10 the
18th. a. follows: The supporters Of
the government elected Bill: con>erva-
iives 10: republicans. y: Carlist>. L.:
independents. II: doubtful. %.
THE keystone Glass Co.'S plant at
Meadville. Pa. was entirely destroyed
by fire shortly after midnigh, on the
18th. II had not been operated FOR
over five years. and it j. supposed the
fire was caused by tramps- The loss
will he heavy.
The German garrison at kilwa. Fan
zibar. was attacked by a force Of 1000
natives on the eth. After two hours
fighting the natives were repul>ed with
a loss of 100 killed and wounded. The
Germans lost only two men.
OS the nth the directors of the New
York. New Haven 4 Boston railroad
declared a quarterly dividend of per
cent, which i at the same rate a. the
June quarterly. when a reduction from
10 per cent was made.
Mr.. ROLLINS. well-known resident
Of Ravenswood. Ill. and his wife were
found dead in bed on the morning Of
the 10th. They had been asphyxiated
by ga from a lealSy jet.
GEORGE WATSON Mills. first earl Of
Sondes. died at Faversham. Kent. En-
age.
KILLING frosts visited northwestern
Nebraska and western Iowa on the
night of the 10th.
CAPT ADoiPH FREIrscH. the Finnish
sailor who left New York August ; in
the schooner-rgged skiff Nina without
any companion. arrived al Queenstown.
on the 18th. at 1890 p. IN. His boat
had lost her rudder and was leaking.
Two MEMBER Of the family 81 r. ..
Myers, Of Anderson. Ind. We're fatally
hurt. on the 18th. by an explosion OF
natural gas which completely wrecked
two blocks Of buildings, causing loss
of $4,000.
ALFRED APPEL. a sergeant in PETER
Post l3l. Of Meadville. Pa. dropped
dead in Pittsburgh on the l2th. Ape
was about IS years old. and was seem
ingly in the best Of health when he re
tired the night before.
On the 18th robber entered the Citi
zens bank at Eossvillc. Ill. while the
officials were at dinner and robbed the
cash drawer Of $4,000 A reward OF
81 900 was offered for the capture OF
the man.
PRESIDENT IiIrroryTr Of Iiayti /.
said To be suffering from a dangcrou,
heart trouble and sextremely nervous.
and il is thought that any unexpected
shock will precipitate his death
\ RARE in the arms Of it, mother
was killed and the latter severely In.
iured by the falling If center pole Of
John Eobinson's circus at Zanesville.
o.. on the i2th-
POSTMASTER HARRY MARIETTA and
others, Of oonnellsville. Pa. were con.
victed. on the 18th. Of unlawful assem-