The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-18


Tur jury in the Washington ~ O.
police court on the sth, returned a ver-
diet OF guilty against Coxev, Browne
and Jones Of the Commonwcal army
on charges OF violation Of laws in re-
spect to trcspassing on the capitol
grounds \ motion for new trial was
nj once entered.
AvAcrE but disquieting telegram was
received from lisian-fu. Sjansi. ON the
sth. from which j. j. gathered that two
French missionaries in that district had
been seized and bambooed aud i'm pris-
oned by the Chinese officials.
TIIE body of William A. Wolgamoit.
who murdered his cN-wifc in 81. Louis.
on the eth. was found in a bed in the
same room in which the woman was
killed, on the afternoon of the ,,h- lie
had returned 10 the place surreptitious-
ly and committed suicide.
WALTER NICHOLS. 80 years Of age. .
steeple Jack, in the employ of H. w.
Hassett. was precipitated inside "A sec
ton Of smolsestack. which was being
taken down. distance Of ninety feet
from the top Of the burned Udell wood
enware building in St Louis. on the
sth. and instantly killed.
OK the >th Gen. Randall marched his
Chicago army of Coxeyites into La
Porte. Ind. in spite of warning that
they were not wanted there. and the
general" and his entire staff were ar
rested.
The house of representatives passed
a L.. 4. Ia.
struction of another bridge over the
Mississippi at -. Louis
THE Kingston mills. cotton spin
ming company of Hull. England. failed,
on the 9th. with unsecured liabilities
estimated at $4,000
The official statement of Chinese
registration under the amended Geary
law places the figures At 1862
The steamer Normannia. which
sailed from New York on the 9th.
took 1900. 900 in gold
A FIRE causing 500. 600 damage wa,
started on the 9th. on the docks be-
tween Catherine and Oliver streets,
New York. by the explosion Of a bar.
rel of coal oil.
Ten striking miners were killed and
twelve wounded in an attack upon the
gendarmes guarding the Theresa mine
at Ostrau Moravia. on the 9th.
Two-THIRps Of the town Of Norway
Me. was laid waste by fire. on til.
9th. and many of the people who could
not find shelter in the two hotels
which were saved or unburned dwell
ing houses, spent the night in tents ol
shelters made of cloth from the stores
or sheets from beds The total loss !.
over 500. 900.
| TuE bank at Southwest City. Mo.
was raided by gang Of robbers in reg
ular Jesse James style on the after
noon Of the 10th. They secured all tn,
money on hand-between $1,000 ans
a. OOc In a battle with citizens foui
of the latter were badly wounded
among them United States Marshal :
| f. Melton.
ABRAHAM GARRISON. a millionaire o
Pittsburgh. Pa. brother of the lat
| Commodore Garrison. died, on the 10th
at the age of 30 years
TnE countess Of Clarendon. wife o
the fifth earl of Clarendon. died il
London. on the 9th. She was tn
eldest daughter of the earl of Nor
manton-
GIN. ANDRE AvELrSo CAcEREs ha'
been again elected president of Peru
Gen. Caceres was president from lss'
to 1890.
AT 81. Henri. suburb of Montreal
Can. early on the morning of the 10th
fire DESTROYED "A whole block Of dwell
lings and their contents Twenty fam
lilies were rendered homeless Loss
So. 900: insurance. $4,000.