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

slst, Issued requisition on the secrc
tary of the treasury for $40. zoo. 900. Il
be used in the quarterly payment OF
pensions, as follows: Chicago. s.. 500.
900; Des Moines, s2,l00. 600: Milwaukee
Si,s00, 000: Buffalo. 1850 600: Pitts
burgh. 81, COO 600. and Concord, y. H.
$3.50. 600
! ROBERT PosTEN. formerly a conf
\ of Underwood 4 Mccoy. OF Chicago.
and who. on his disappearance about
one year ago. was charged with the
I embezzlement of over $50 900 from the
I firm. was arrested in Chicago on the
night Of the alst
A SCHEME TO make a general distri-
button of government maps among
schools throughout the country is pro-
vided for in a recomme ndation for
geological survey. TO Secretary Smith,
and 10y him transmitted to congress.
The Portuguese government has de-
cided 10 construct navy. and with
this object in view the sum of sl20.Ooo
yearly will be provided for twenty
years. Bids will be invited from ship
builders in the United States and other
countries.
1T was decided. on the evening of the
2ist. by the attorneys for Debs and the
other officials of the American Railway
union to take an appeal from the de
cision of Judge Woods. The case will
be carried to the United States su-
preme court.
THE remains of Sir John Thompson
were placed on board II. NJ. :. Blen-
helm. at Ply mouth. on the 2ed. 10 be
conveyed home to Canada for inter-
ment- All due honor was paid to the
dead premier. wreath from the queen
being among the floral tokens diplayed
upon the coffin. The vessel sailed on
the 23d
AT an early hour, on the morning of
the a2d. at Vancouver. Il. c.. Cana
dian Pacific railroad laborer named
George F. Ashwood, while crazed with
drink. shot his wife and two children
while they were asleep in bed The
woman and one child were instantly
killed and the other child was fatally
injured. The murderer then made a
weak attempt at suicide.
THE Toronto (Ont.) World. a paper
supposed to be in the confidence Of the
government. says trustworthy indica-
tions all point To a general election be-
fore another session of the dominion
parliament.
A DISPATCH from Che-Foo says the
mutiny Of the Chinese troops at Wei
n - = Id a
mands being satisfied by the receipt of
their back pay.
JAMES BRuGu and John Brugh. aged
10 and IL years respectively were re-
turning home from school at Letters,
Ind. on the 2ist. when they became in
volved in a quarrel. The older boy
stabbed the younger. who fell dead at
his feet. The boys were cousins and
had always been the best of friends
and companions
Two DISTINCT shocks OF earthquake
were felt in Boise City. Idaho. ION the
cath. one Of them so severe as to knock
plastering from buildings and ring
electric bells.
TIE officers of the United States
cruiser Detroit were received by the
pope on Christmas day.
PRESIDENT CAsIMIR- PERIER Of France
received the cars special envoy.
mony.
The Corean government has agreed
TO open to foreign trade two additional
Mokego. in the province Of Mil
lado. and Chiunapo. on the Tiaung
river.
NINE New York police captains were
subpnnaed, on the 26th. to appear be-
fore the Lcxow committee.
The government has contracted with
the Navajo indians for 5000 Of their
wonderful waterproof blankets.
THE postal authorities at ~. Louis
have seized 0.OOO counterfeit foreign
stamps. and the electrotypc plates from
which they were made.
THE United States consul ut Zurich
says that there is wide field for the
sale OF American products in Switzcr-
land
Two DIAMONDS valued at 500 were
stolen from the Merinod-Jaccard jew
elry Co. st. Louis. on the night of the
gath. the thief substituting paste imi-
tations for the stones while examining
them.
AMOS GREE~LEE. Of Pixies Peak.
Brown county. Ind. was killed by a
yoke OF oxen that he was driving. on
the 25th. The animals became unman-
agcable and trampled him To death.
MAGGIE MCCLURE. II wears old,
daughter Of farmer living in the
western part Of Kingman county. Kas.
was thrown from pony. on the 25th.
and dragged TO death. The pony ran a
distance OF half mile, dragging the
helpless girl by her foot, which had
caught in the stirrup
THE international Geograp hcal CON
gress meets in London July rs next.
Queen Victoria is q patron Of the con-
gress. and the prince Of Wales. Thomas
+. Bayard. the American ambassador,
and Charles Tuppcr. the Canadian high