The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-01

iHt gciu payments Oh the M'tgah'
Belmont syndicate due from this coun-
try were completed on the Goth. Mr..
John Pierpont Morgan. finding that
there was a surplus OF 81, i23. 600 gold
on hand. turned II over To the sub
treasury at New York city, and took
legal tenders in exchange.
TnE directory Of the Chicago hoard
of trade. on the Goth. denied a petition
To rcscind its former action against
permitting trading in puts and calls
by a decisive vote.
The war department has arranged tn
purchase from DR. Emmond>, for 81. 600.
the right To manufacture and use in the
United States army the high explosive
cnmensite, which repeated tests have
shown to be the best adapted of all
such explosives for the bursting charge
of shells.
The cadets in the Salvation army
training garrison at San Francisco
have revolted against the doe
trines of their leader, Adjutant Me
Cabe. who has declared that he is in
every respect the peer Of Jesus Christ.
The adjutant's mind is believed to be
unbalanced
EN-PosrMAsTER-GEN JOHN WAN
AMAkE's vote was challenged at the
recent election in Philadelphia by
Thomas Deacon, an cmploye OF the
post Office and a democratic watcher al
the polls The humor of the case lies
in the fact that Deacon had been "A resi-
dent of the United States just four
months.
Mrs. BorRkE COCHRAN, wife of Con-
gresham Cochran. died at the Holland
house. New York city. on the evening
OF the Goth, from hemorrhages with
which she was attacked the night
previous.
The village of Lindsey, in the west
ern part of SandusAy county, o., was
partly destroyed by fire on the goth.
Five stores were burned, entailing a
loss of over $4,000
HOTEL VICTORY. one of the largest
summer resorts in the country. located
on Put-in-Bay island, Lake Erie. was
sold by United States Marshal HASKELL
in Toledo. o.. on the 2ist. A. {. Ha-
ger. of Boston, bought the furniture
for 5000. f. o. Falls. of Toledo,
the architect who designed it. bought
the realty for $1,000. The hotel cost
S260. O09 and had been failure.
AN explosion OF gas took place in the
William Penn collierv at Pottsville,
Pa. on the al>t. by which three of the
employees were badly burned. the lives
of two of them being despaired Of. No
great damage was done to the colliery.
but operations were suspended.
The Lawson flag bill, forbidding the
display of foreign flags on public
buildings. was passed by the New
York senate. by vote of 20 to L, on the
alst
A CLEVELAND syndicate has become
interested in the Little Mingo mines
lease at Duluth. Mimi. and the prop
erty will now be developed. The new
shaft i already down thirty-six feet in
fine quartz. and in few weeks the
stamp mill al Kainey Lake City will
again be in operation.
Il. w. HIATT. of Montgomery county.
Kas., soliciting aid for sufferers in
that section. says the people of Mont
gonery and neighboring western Kan
sas counties are eating horseflesh. not
being able TO get other food. Cows
are being trained TO draw plows. etc,
to put in a crop this spring.
AT the close OF business on the Lon
don stock exchange. on the 2lst. the
United States loan was quoted at I.
premium. The purchases of the new
loan were chiefly for the New York ac-
count. confirming the belief that
nearly all Of the London scrip will
come to the United States.