The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-09
PorIcr CAPTAIN MicnALL j. Mr,

porIcr CArrAIN NicnALi J. Nun
PLY. 81 New York. who was under sus-
pension as result Of the LcNow COM
mitice investigation, died AZ his resi-
dencc In that city, on the 3l>t. o.
Hright'> disease and dropsy.
4 PORTION Of the erabanlSmen. of
Geneva lake. near the village Of Mon
treaux. switzerland, gave way. On the
3oth. leaving "A gap 100 meter, lons
and twenty meters deep The pecrn =
AIRY damage is enormous, hut fcrts-
natcly no one was injured.
CHS. ANsoN a.. McCook was. on the
3ist. appointed city cham berlain OF
New York to succeed James J. oDon-
oghue. The place is worth $4,000
year.
AcABIE dispatch was received, on
the 3lst. at the rooms of the Mission
AIRY Society OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. in New York city, announcing
the death from cholera in India Of
Rev. and Yrs. August kullman mis-
sionarie~. in tine town of Azanol,i in the
Bengal Rurmah conference. Mr. kull-
man went 10 India from Vineland- \.
j.. in 1892
COMPETITION for the location OF the
National college OF mechanics and fine
arts, to be erected by the knights
Tempar. has narrowed down TO Pitts
burgh and Chicago. The knights will
decide on one of these cities in their
convention at Boston. August "A.
FRAUD orders have been issued by
the post Office department against j..
Nj. Balm. W. H. Griffith \ Co.. the
GAINESVILLE Chemical Co. and the Black
Diamond Manufacturing Co. of New
Concord and Ia nesviile, o., and against
the Excelsior Poultry Co, of Decatur.
Ill.
The ordinance passed by the city
council of Emporia, kas.. which re-
quired bells and lamps on every bicy-
Gle there. and made IL compulsory to
ring the bells at every street crossing
and alley. was. on the 3lst- declared
by Judge J.. +. Culver, unreasona BILE
in its requirements, and therefore un-
constitutional and void.
WM. PIckLER, who was awaiting
trial for implication in the mint bull
lion shortage. was found dead in bed
at Carson. New. on the morning of the
3lst. A eliot of blood ia the heart was
the cause Picker was a confidentia
employe in the Carson mint FOR many
years
ELLA JENKINS. aged 25, while stand
ing in the door of her house in the
suburbs of Jack sonville. Fla. on the
3lst, during heavy storm. was killed
by an electric bolt The ba be she held
in her arms was unframed.
A FLEE at Menominee. Mich. on the
night of the 3lst. swept over terri
tory Of nearly forty acres and destroyed
35. oOo 600 feet Of lumber the property
of A. Spies. the Girard Lumber Go. and
BAY Shore Lumber Co. together with
offices and buildings. one wood mill
and about 5000 cords of slabs Several
firemen and some citizens were in.
jured.
Ar Potts Camp. Miss. on the night
of the 3lst. j. \ Catlin. a promi nen'
] local politician. shot and instantly
killed Ed West. telegraph operator
ceiving a message which Catlin va nteo
To send off.
JrIIrs A. TAYLOR. United States dis
trict attorney for the western district
of Tennessee. died in Memphis on the
l>t.
EARTHQUAKES have been prevalent
of late on the Tonga islands, but nC
serious damage is reported.
on the list the Greek chamber ap
proved the budget and the parlia men
tary session closed
Ex-NAyog HUGH O BRES. of Boston
died at Somerville. Mass. on the lst.