The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-11-23

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

matism, and was compelled 10 receive
the friends who called To tender their
congratulations. propped up in re-
clining chair. His intellect is still I'M
dimmed. and he responded tot the greet
ings with much of his old-time spirit.
DIR SESERo. superintendent of immi-
grafton. has under consideration the
case Of wifred Mowbray. the English
socialist who slipped into the country,
after having once being denied admis.
sion. The question now is whether or
not Mowbray shall be deported. The
country can get along very we'll with
out him.
SAUSAGE meat and dried meat are
said 10 be made at Hammond. Lake
county. Ind. from the remains Of
broken down and diseased horses.
which are purchased in Chicago. from
the street car companies and trans
ported to Hammond for slaughter.
In his proclamation to the people of
Finland the car of Russia expresses
his desire TO confirm the religion and
the rights and privileges of every class,
high and low. which they have hitherto
enjoyed according to the constitution
of the country.
THE Waterman of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern railway bridge in
Grand Rapids. Mich, found box on
the river bank on the morning of the
18th, containing the body of an infant.
The head had been severed with an AK
in order 10 crowd the body into the
box The coroner decided the child
wa sborn alive and had been muir
dered.
TIE first mate and FIVE sailors from
the steamer Crown of England landed
at Santa Monica. CAL on the 18th. in a
dense fog. bringing news of the wreck
of their steamer. which occurred at ?
o'clock on the morning of the eth.
THE schooner West Side. carrying
a crew of seven men. went ashore on
Point Pelee, Lake Erie. on the iath.
and displayed signals of distress. The
tug Home Rule went ont from Amherst
burg, Ont. to try to reach her.
Ir is reported that John Wilde, an
I American, alias Hole" and Cameron,
Scotchman, alias Browne" who
were arrested on board the French
steamship Sidney. from Marseilles for
Yokohama and Hong-kong. charged
with conspiracy To destroy the Japan
csc fleet by the use of torpedoes, have
been released from custody by the Jap
panese, after taking oaths not TO re-
sort to any action tending to assist
China during the war.
THIRTEEN cases of smallpox were
discovered in New York city. Oh the
lath. in the vicinity of West Thirty
ninth street. The contagion arose
from case of smallpox recently found
at 4s9 West Thirty street.
WHILE William Ward. well-known
and wealthy farmer living near Will
Jamestown. Kas.. was sitting at "A win
dow in his home. on the night of the
18th. unknown assassins stole rp and
emptied load of buckshot into his
face and body. Although fatally hurt.
Ward ran half a mile to a neighbours
and gave the alarm. and = posse of sew
enty-five men were soon in pursuit
The first of the two steamships built
in this country for the international
Navigation Co. was launched from the
Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia. on
the 18th. in the presence of President
Cleveland, members Of the cabinet and
large throng of people. Mrs. Cleve-
land stood sponsor for the vessel. and
christened it the st. Louis. after the
metropolis of Missouri.
On the lath dispatch from Shang-
hal to the Central News. London. said
it was reported there that Port Arthur
was taken BY the . apanese, on the 18th.
without resistance. The japanese.
after bomharding the place for short
time, made a land assault upon the
enemy's works. when the Chinese sur
rendered.
THE japanese legation at Washing
ton had not. up To the l2th, received
official confirmation of the capture of
Port Arthur. The legation people say
however. that il Port Arthur has in
firth fallen. il will be the most disas-
trous blow that China could have re-
ceived
ELECTRICIANS doubt the success OF
the attempts which will be made al
Auburn IN. w. prison to resuscitate
Murderer Wilson after his electrocu-
ton. Gov. Flower has declared his in.
tention TO permit the experiment,
which will be made by experts in the
execution room.
A SPECIAL TO the Zee from Neigh
( Neb.. says: Barrett Scott. the default
ing treasurer Of Holt county. Neb..
who stole 100000. was sentenced a,
Neigh. on the 18th, TO the pcnitentiary
for five years.
] TnE academy building at Rush
Vile. Ind. handsome brick, together
with its contents was completely dc
stroyed by fire on the 18th. The
building was occupied by the Rush
vile business college. whose loss CT
fixtures is 81 800. Loss on the build
ing. $4,000; insurance small. Sup
posed to be the work Of an incendiary
WILLIAM :. SrURsIs, aged 10 years
the Chicago millionaire whose suit fo
millions against Charles u. Farwell. o
Chicago, has made such stir in lega
circles. and who was adjudgcd insan,
by commission of lunacy, on the 5th
died Mt the Glenmary home in Oswego
n ". of senile dementia on the 10th