The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-06-21

THE NEWS TN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


JAMES W. llIiru>. while WALKING
through the Pittsburgh. Cincinnati
! Chicago x It. Louis yard at Jefferson
VILE Ind, on the 9th, was run down
10y freight train and literally cut t.
pieces. Ills remains were picked up in
scoop shovels and conveyed to his home
only block away
toi- L. W. THOMPSON quietly cele.
hraied his eghty-sixth birthday ami.
versary az lerre Hautc, Ind, on the
"th. lie was surrounded by his family
and some of his longtime friends. lie
i IN good health. better, he SAYS. than
for several years.
LEAKING valve caused a passenger
locomotive TO run away in the wards OF
the Panhandle railroad at Logansport.
IND. on the 9th. The wild engine
dashed into a switch engine at the rate
of 20 miles per hour. killing Engineer
Frederick >hultz instantly and fatally
inJuring the fireman. Patrick Gray.
lHE torpedo boat Ericsson left New
London, Conn. on the 10th. for "A pre-
hminary run on Long Island sound,
the first since She broke down in her
effort 70 demonstrate her speed last
fall.
CONSTABLE a. j. >CANIoS OF Scran.
ton, Pa. could not endure the ridicule
attached 10 him by cartoon In a
newspaper, and he hurried himself out
OF the world on the 9th. to avoid II
lie shot himself in the head and died
IN a few minutes.
BIG toJR train broke in two. IN
the lOth. miles west of Sidney. O.. on
a heavy grade and came together with
a crash, ielescoping eight ears Eight
tramps were riding in one Of the ears.
and three OF them were crushed Ia
death
TWO SHOCKS Of earthquake were felt
at Trieste, Austria, a. an early hour
on thel0th. causing great CONSERVATION
among the inhabitants many of whom
refused TO return to their houses but
camped on the public square.
AN explosion of fire damp occurred
IN mining pit near Antoninhutte.
Prussian >ilesia. on the 10th. while
800 men were at work in the mine. Ar
attest accounts forty had been res /.
'ued. leaving 400 entom bed
Hos. RICHARD OINEy. was. on the I,
9th. sworn in a. secretary of state bv
hief-Justice Fuller of the United
states supreme court
TUE funeral Of Mrs. Marian White
aw Reid at Cedarville. O.. occurred
n the ilth. from the old homestead.
IN president has accepted an invi- Y
alton to visit the Cotton state, expo- !,
itlon az Atlanta. Ga. October 2l =
a DISPATCH from Cape Colony. south y
'frica, says that the assembly. on the y
It'll, BY vote of ~ 10 20. adopted the =
asolution introduced bv Premier =
hodes 10 annex Eechuanaland.
DURING thunder storm at Kiowa. !"
T.. on the night of the 10th. Mrs =,
thompson and Miss Leila Collins were p
Italy injured. the electric fluid melt =
'g the hairpins and corset STAYS and '"
iralyzing the left sides Of both
omen. In the same house Miss Ella ~
ard and Mr.. j. Il. Jones sustained "a
linful injuries. w
lie oath of Office was administered III
Attorney-Genera Harmon by Justice
arlan, of the United States supreme %
urt. on the llth. and the new cab Gu
ct officer attended his first cabinet .r'
ssion the same day. Ns
HE commercial treaty between Rus
and Japan was signed at ST. Peters
rg on the 18th.
>IGNoR VILLA. the government can The
late. was, on the llth chosen presi- rul
mt of the Italian chamber of DEPUTIES thr
large majority Cd
N report of Police Captain Claw bui
n that the Seaside Athletic club. If mi
nev island. y. y. was nuisance bed
q ITS exhibitions undesirable Mayor eve
hieren, on the lith. refused to issue tri,
license to the club. The mayot. took i
= same ground last year. but was NJ
npellcd by mandamus proceedings ,,,n
issue license
J. ". BELTS. assistant cashier OF a :.
rt worth tIex.l bank. was arrested IN,
Sierra blanca on the 18th. He was T..
ming away with the funds of the a
nk- fifteA hundred dollars and
antity ~ jewelrv were found in his !.
i~e Belts was en- route 10 Mexico.
g full extent OF his rAculations had res'
been ascertained iah'
.r.ENk DERs, president Of the Amer MY
y hallway union. surrendered Ia the WI
lted states marshal. in Chicotro. on pr"
nth, and was paroled until train fori
e. lie failed to appear. however. WAY
the officer ,v.. .,,,',,..t-,t - vie \
Woodstock without him taking the n
er prisoners Having surrendered. 'wo
p hondsnen are no longer liable. lNh'
Ffl'iAL advces have been received vlci'
v ashington that Japan l. about to aha
atty Increase her navy and that cost
posals for bids for war vessels viii were
= be thrown open TO all the great ifu'l
p-building countries. ~
tcoRDING to advices received in cate
Japan il anxious for the the
strnction Of a telegraph cable be- sou'
en- the United States and Japan. noti'
announcement is made that Japan thcll
grant liberal subsidy to any per
pany which will construct and adva
ntain such "A cable. ~
y. AND Mrs, GLADSTONE smiled. ON deg
18th. for Hamburg, and thence will atcll
p Mel, 70 witness the ceremonies sevcl
nding opening Of the Baltic and ceive
~ Sea canal 10 he
.chETARy or STATE Or.Nry. on tie tire
l2th' sent formal communications own
ne Attorney general and the secre VI,
- Oh The treasury "a nd fan,.t. ,lt...... MD