The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-04

IL February the W. {. q. l.. viii
present % congress polyslot petition
against the sale OF manufacture 81 liQ-
uor or opium.
JUSTICE l.. VI. WALL. at Lcadville,
Col, in the ease Of The People ". RYAN,
for arson. has rendered a sdcc;sion dis.
missing Ryan. and holding that there
is nolaw in Colorado prohibiting nan
from burning his own house.
CrAKLEs EDWARD DufFEE. aged -,
died At Mobile. Ala. on the e5th, Of
consumption. lie was well known as
Home Run" Duffec. an ex-me mbcr Of
the -. Louis Browns Of the national
league and the American association.
and also of the Washington club Of the
national league.
ALTHOUGH Japanese rule is accepted
by the Coreans generally. the Tong
Iiaks are still active They have just
captured Lai Ju. capital Of the prov
ince Of Haido. They expelled the gov
ernor and installed one of their number
in his place.
HARRY MESIER. the English bridgs
jumper. made successful leap from
the top rail of the Poughkeepsie IN. ".
bridge. n distance of ai2 feet. with his
parachute. on the e5th. The parachute
worked successfully and Menicr struck
the water in just eight seconds after
he started He was picked up by
friends in waiting.
The Cliff house at San Francisco
was burned on the e5th. The none
tary loss is not great: proba bly, not
over $50, 900 The Cliff house was
world-famous resort. as il overlooked
the Seal rocks. Ii was part Of the pos
session of Adolph Sutro. san Francis
cos rnayor-clect.
HARRY :. DECKER. the exbasc ball
PLAYER. was held in bonds to the Grim
inal court in Chicago. on the 2Gth. to
answer charges of obtaining S2ls and
Sc ON worthless checks from L. +.
Ayres. of l3l Ashland boulevard. wit h
whom he boarded After his release
on bond he was rearrested on n war
rant sworn TO by \. &. Spalding the
sporting goods maker. charging him
with forging >palding's name TO check
for 500.
4 SPECIAL from the City of Mexico
says: lit is evident there is an or
ganized colony of several hundred
persons scattered about the city en-
ployed in making and circulating spu-
rious coins. Thousands of dollars OF
the stuff have been passed within a
few weeks Arrests of members Of the
band have been made daily, and now
ESQ of them are in Belem prison await
ing trial. The industry still -four
isles"
Mrs. PITCHER. wife of Gen. Thomas
F. Pitcher. died at her residence in
Washington city on the a5th- Mrs.
Pitcher was well known in society cir
cles. being especially prominent during
President Grants administration
JAMES ii. GRIDLEy. manager of III,
Office of the Scientific
American. died suddenly at his resi-
ience in that city on the night OF the
18th. Mr. Gridley was widely known
as patent attorney.
IL Fulton. in the lower part OF the
city of Richmond. Va. five boys were
ii>fgured for life. on the 25th. by the
explosion of gunpowder which they
were using in firing toy cannon.
CAPT. L. II. EcKERsoS. Nineteenth
infantry. recently examined for retire
ment at Fort Wayne. Mich was. on the
10Th. ordered to return TO his proper
station.
LIEUT.. c. F. VEEELASD. naval at
tache 10 the United States embassy in
Berlin. arrived in that city with hi
family on the 26th.
Two INCHES OF snow. the first Of tn,
season. fell at Roanoke. Va. on the
.6th.