The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-12
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a norih-hound southern Pacific pas
senrer trash near Riddles. ore, az li5
O'clock on the morning ~ the "a. bv
placing dynamite upon Tie rails They
secured Il large quantity IL Registered
letter packages. and robbed the let-
ter-dre>>ei passengers. Officers were
sent IN pursuit
\ LARVKsR walking through Eoyne
street. nuhlin On the 81. picked mp a
tin canister which was lying IN the
roadway. lleattempred TO remove the
cover when il exploded. instantly
killing him. The nature Of the cNplo-
sivc contained in the can is unknown.
TnE funeral services over the re-
mains ~ nr Buchanan. who was elec-
trocutcd M Sing Sing. were held in
New York city, on the "a, Rev. J. +.
lIal>ey, officiating. The interment
was in Evergreen cemetery.
TIM house Of Trotter Holiday, at
Gridlcy, Col. was burned on the ist.
Holiday and Miss Mary Turtle, his
niece. persisted in the flames.
Tur Stamford Conn Manufacture
ing Co.. employing 500 hands, an
nounced. ON the 3d. that the wages OF
all It's employees would be increased at
once 70 per cent.
TlE loss 10y the burning Of Godillots
other buildings in Paris. on the LIST, i
now estimated at between 1000. 900 and
5000. 900 francs.
Two BoMB> were exploded near the
police barracks ut Monopoli. Italy, on
the night OF the lst. No one was hurt
and very little damage was done.
WHILE COO persons were crowded on
a bridge at Bristol. Ind. on tine 4th.
witnessing boat race on the ST. Jo-
seph river. the bridge suddenly col
lapSed and went down with its living
freight into the stream forty feet be-
low. desperate and narrowing
scene ensued as the victims of the ac-
cident. many of them severely injured.
struggled and sought 10 escape from
their perilous position. Many casual
ties. but no deaths were reported.
DUmNG "A parade In East Boston. on
the 4th. representing A. r. A. lodges.
lodges. Order Of United Worlm and
other kindred organizations, II series
of riots occurred. in which one man
was killed and many Others were Sc
verely injured. several of the mob be-
ing badly dubbed by the police, who
did efficient work in dispe rising the
unruly ra bible
FoUR Of the five men who held up
the payma ster of 'he Nacasari Copper
Co.. June l3. were recently captured
by the authorities Of the Mexican state
of Sonora. taken TO the scene Of their
crime and shot TO death. under the
new law providing for the punishment
OF train and stage robbers in Mexico
4 POTION Of the grand stand at
Buffalo ~ " driving park fell. on
the ith injurag Twenty-Five or thirty
persons, some OF them fatally Zen
thousand persons, gathered to witness
the big bicycle races, occupied the
structure at tie time.
TAMMANY HALL celebrated the
Fourth o. July ia the historic wigwam
il New York city with the greatest
enthusiasm. Patriotic letters from
President Cleveland, Senator Hill and
others we're read.
The town Of Wellington. O.. was
well-nigh DESTROYED bv fire on the 4th
Firenen from Cleyeland arrived in
time TO render efficient aid and the
flames we're finally gotten under con-
troll.
WILLS l.. MOORE, the new chief Of
the weather bureau. IS regarded as one
Of the best forecasters in the service
having reputation for accuracy Sec
ond 10 acme IL the department