The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-11-15
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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The dive was wci! executed and
speedy was taken from the water none
the worse for biz dive and hath
ErcENK FIELD. journalist poet and
humorisi. died. suddenly 81 heart fail
IRE in Chica-o. early on the morning
Of the sth.
ErcsNr rains having broken The
drought in Pennsylvania. c.vpo miners
al Hazie;1n. -h5 lad been Idle Tor
weeks. resumed work on tile 4,h
Thy '-No>>.che Ze.tnng~ says that
Col Won lIanne@in. the German osiicer.
who was military assistant 10 Niceroy
Ii Hung Chang. has arrived in Berlin
from China. charged with 4 special
mission and fulis empowered - ar
range for the reorganization OF the
Chinese army On the Russian. rrench
or German model
ANNA MeRErIA. one 81 the three
Noretta sisters with Coo7er 4 Co.'S
circus. fell from tight wire - feet
high II Memphis. Tenn ION tie tih.
while doing I bicycle act When
picked up il was founi that her skull
vas fractured She viii probably die
LII YrNG FL. the Black flag leader
in the island Of Fornp>a. j. reported 70
have escaped on : German war-ship
from Ampin- 70 Annoy
A DISPATCH from shanghai sar> that
the i've leaders or the ku-Chenc mas
sacre were executed ~ Foo-Chow on
the 4tA.
Tx University alumni OF kansas
City. No. met on The 18th, 20 take
action on the death 81 Eugene Field
A motion was made and carried that.
in view OF Mr.. Fields fondne-s Tor
children. the entire contribution FOR
the intended banquet 70 have been
given 10 NJ. Field on tina; night be
turned over 20 the Children'~ home.
TmE secretary OF the interior has de-
ciaet. a case between the settlers II
Oklahoma territory and the territory.
which depriyes the former 81 lands
they settled upon when that country
was opened by presidential proclaina-
ton The land involves aggregates
Is. $50 acres on the kickapoo reser-a-
ton
JONI CoLLEEY and John Mclvan
were instantly killed and Frank and
Harry Jones frigh;fully injured al
Manor. W. Va. on the 5th. By their
train jumping the track and plnnging
into the Potomac river.
EMPEROR FRANCIS Io>EPH has grant
Ell amnesty TO all political prisoners in
Bohemia
ALI. the Welshrnen in the mills o.
the National Tin-Plate Co 1t Ander-
son. Ind. wen. out on strike on the
sth- The cause ) said 10 be the en-.
ployneni Of Americans where Welsh
men had been al work
The Uni-el States Leather Co,
known as the Leather trust has Shut
down for two months the 100 tanner.eS
under its control. aud thrown it. more
than 1900 employees out q work
PTrrsBURSH. on the 9Th. not only re
ccived gift Of $1,000 90 library
music hall and art gallery from An
drew Carnegie. brt the pleasing an
nouncement was MADE that Mr. Car
nerie would cndow the art CALLER.
with $1,000. 900. and also proposes
erecting for the greater Pitisburgl
free libraries al Duquesne, Carnegi
and Homestead.
MRs. FLOHKNCE MAVERICK. the Amel
lean woman who j. undergoing ser
tence Of imprisonment FOR life IN Fl
gland after having been convicted y
ls.e % poisoning her husband. jaime
Nayhrick. aud on behalf Of whom r
rea.ea efforts have been made 10 $
cure a reopening OF the case. va
transferred. on the 5,h. from Woxin
prison 10 the jail At Aylesbury- wit
other female convicts
AT Prcnselow. Prussia. on the ~
Herman Springstein and his Marie
sister. Augusta Book charged xi'
( poisoning Springstein's wife Ia
r March. and xi.h having committed
7 series Of murders between ISIS al
, ls9e. were both condemned to death
: os the sth William T. Iiinshaw. CO
a victed at Dauville. Ind. OF the murd
: of his wife. was sentenced by Jud
: IIadiey TO Imprisonment for life
c TnE New York. Lake Erie 4 We
: ern railroad was sold. on the fth-
!. Ramapo. y. v. under foreclosure
cree to c. III. Coster. Louis Fitz-era
and Anthony J. Thomas the reorga
y zation committee fer se0.00o.Oo0-
= FoEfs. srss raging near Ll-e nj
= Ind. have dcsolatei a number ~ i-r
and made many families homeless
I. Tmr pope has fixed thc e5th a.
date OF the next secret coasi~torr a
- the asth as the time FOR holding
next.pubiic consi>tory-
- AxDnKw ID. MErLicK. arthcr ~
!. ..s,ory ~ the Old Farm ami n wi
!, OF newspa per articles. died Al his 40
in plainviIle. y. j.. on tle 6.h. ~
Us 81 years
-, HERR LEDEEER- once a famous ~
In or in Wagnerian opera. aud also no
49, bile a the first t. seize the would
~. murderer kullmann when he hr-i
an and slightly wounded Prince Bisma
Co a, Kisseng-n. July y, i..s. commit
= suicide. on the 9th. al Frankfort
"a: Main. by shooting himself with
iea vrlvcr. lie was driven - the de- !
raj extreme poverty. having lost she :
- ings OF his life through the desal
III lions o. the absconding bake. schc
IN field