The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-11
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


sorghum The crop of sorghum is very
large in western Kansas. and the Sec
Ont growth is exceedingly rank Many
farmers turned their cattle into the
fields to eat il down. and death hae re-
suited in nearly every case
THE treasury statement of receipts
and expenditures. issued on the list.
showed surplus for the month Of
September of neHrly $1,000. 900. In
round figures the receipts were SIT
500. 600 and expenditures So. 800 900.
As compared with last September, the
receipts were nearly s5,00O.00O greater
and expenditures -. 500, 900 less
The horse drawing a carriage con-
tanning the chief mourners at the
funeral Of the child of VIM. Laubach
at Riegelsville. Pa. on the 3oth. ran
away. collided with and upset the
hearse. throwing the corpse ont.
wrecking the hearse and injuring the
driver. The Laubach family escaped
uninjured
The Oregon Improvement Co. will
default its October interest. amount
ing 10 $4,000.
constants CURTIN. brother OF the late
ex-ciov. Curtin. died. on the 30th. at
his home in Bellefonte. Pa.
EDWARD DAVIS. a married man with
six children. was arrested and placed
in jail IN Leavenworth. Kas. on the
Goth, for making counterfeit money
In his house were found quantity
Of the counterfeits and dies for max
ing silver dollars. half dollars and
quarters
THE state department was advised.
on the Soth, by Minister DENLY. that
Vicerov Lin Of >ze-Chuen had been de-
graded by an imperial decree for his
responsibility in the late anti-Chris-
iian riots in China lie is ordered to
b. deprived Of his Office and never
again to be employed. Other officials
We're also punished.
Ex->ESAT0R WILLIAM MAHoSE srf-
fered stroke OF paralysis in Washing
ton on 3Oth.
SECRETARY HERBERT left Washington
for Alabama. on the "a. going south TO
deliver several speeches on the cur
rency question.
REV. q. VI. THORPE. pastor OF the
Evangelical church at Audubon. la.
has decamped. He had been pastor Of
the church about two years and was
very popular. He borrowed all the |
money lie could get and ran extensive
bills He left letter which his wife I
found after he had been gone two DAYS. |
saying that she would not hear from
him again.
The question OF Sunday opening Of
the Atlanta exposition was settled
by an overwhelming vote at the d.
rectors' meeting on the both. II. II.
Cabannis. manager OF the Atlanta
Journal. moved that the grounds be
opened and the midway closed on sun
days. Capt J. W. English moved that
the whole matter be laid on the table
This was adopted by an overwhelming
vote.
a. much 81 the population Of Chica-
60 as could find entrance 10 the audi
forums Of Central music hall ana the
y. ". G. A buildings in that city. on
the night Of the Goth. shouted itself
hoar~e ia appreciation of series ~
resolutionsin which the United States
government is asked to recognize the
Cubans a. bellig erents.
IL Washington city. on the 30th. inn
mediately preceding the discharge OF
the grand jury. a written recommends
tion was submitted to the court favor
ing the establishment Of the whipping |
post in the District Of Columbia for the |
punishment Of wife heaters and other
petty criminals.
The question as to whether or not a |
Chinese born on American soil is "A citi-
zen Of the United States is TO be tested
in the courts. Wong Kim Ark arrived
at San Francisco, recently. from China.
demanding a landing on the ground
that he is a native of California. The
collector of the port, while admitting
his nativity. refused him landing.
I. riley BOYD. once an eminent law
yer and politician and recently min
istcr, was found dead in bed at Padu
cab. Ky. on the 3oth He had several
dict of the coroner's jury was that Boyd
died Of alcoholism.
The Produce Cold-Storage exchange
Of Chicago. with liabilities Of $780,
600 and assets $500. 900. went into the
hands Of receiver on the lst. Charles
NJ. Stratton was appointed by Judge
Brentano To act as receiver, and gave
bond in $4,000. The company had
been in financial difficulty for some
time.
A NOVEL feature Of the Church con-
gress which opened at Norwich. En-
gland. on the lst. will be the perform
ance of the ObcrammAgau Passion
play. under the patronage ofthc bishop
of Norwich. Bach's passion music will
be rendered during the performances Of
the play
JAMES DAVENPORT, a farmer. so years
old. and the father of ten children.
| was burned To death in the town lock-
mp at Cleveland. Okla. on the 30th
lie was drunk. and had been locked up
for disturbing the peace.
GEORGE IIorBRooKs s-year-old child,
while playing near the home OF its
parents in Letchcr county. Ky, on the
"a, was stung by yellow jacket just
below the left knee. The limb swelled
rapidly. and in ten minutes the little
one was dead