The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-05-31

Tnr Michigan senate. ON the el>i, hA
vote OF IL TO IL, passed the bill 10 re
store capital punishment in certain
cases in that state.
REPRESENTATIVES, C0oswErI. of Mas
~sachusetts, who had been i'll M Wash
ington for three weeks. died at l o'cloch
on the morning Of the ed. lie suf
fered from "A complication Of diseases
and his death had been expected foi
some time.
GEORGE III. HosNrR. the well-knowr
oarsman. was reported. on the ord. Il
be in "A critical condition al the city
hospital in boston. A few days before
he accidentally swallowed some small
~splinters Of broken glass while drink
ing. and the physicians did not expect
him 10 live, as internal bleeding had
set in.
The Vivant hotel. opera house block
and several other buildings in Anti
60, Wis. were destroyed 10y fire early
on the morning OF the ed. The
guests OF the hotel were compelled to
jump from windows 10 escape the
flames and several were severely
bruised. loss, 100000
OS the 2ed the Pittsburgh PA jury
in the case of Pitcher baldwin against
Chris Won der Abe. manager of the -.
Louis Browns. for false imprisonment,
] gave baldwin =, 800 damages.
A nIsPArcu from London. on the
2ad. stated that Gen. Booth. of the
Salvation army was seriously i'll in
that city.
The crew of the German steamer
Virginia. lying in the harbor OF Copen-
hagen, mutined. on the a2d. whereupon
the captain drew his revolver and shot
several of them, one or two seriously.
This quelled the mutiny. and the
wounded men. together with the Others
concerned in the revolt, were placed
under arrest.
The statement was current in WASH
ington. on the ED, that on the assem-
bling Of the next congress Renresenta-
tive ioutclle will offer a resolution to
strike from the records of the navy de-
partment President Cleveland's GEN.
sure of Admiral Meade. because il is
without precedent TO censure In Off
Ger untried by court-martial for an al
legged offense.
THE trial of Capt. II. w. Iiowgatc.
upon the remaining indictments charg-
ing him with false certification Of his
current accounts as di>bursing officer
of the signal service. and with forg-
ing a voucher for -, 900 in favor Of the
American Union Telegraph Co.. was,
on the 23i. set for June 8.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai, on the
ESD, said that il was rumored that
China will repudiate her obligation to
pay additional indemnity TO Japan in
consideration of the l~atter's abandon
ment Of Liao-Tung.
Oh the .3d the duke Of Westminster
introduced 10 Lord Rosebery. British
premier, a deputation favoring British
interference in Armenia. The inter
view was private at the desire Of the
premier.
THE bill Of Mr.. Waite. OF Menomi-
nee. making it unlawful to treat &c
spirituous liquors in any saloon or bar
room passed the Michigan house or
the ED: Yeas. -; nays. II.
The annual convention of the New
York State Democratic Editorial asso.
citation met in New York city on the
I'D.
A REPORT from ST. Petersburg. on
the Esd. stated that Germany had
raised Slight obstacles against the de-
mand OF Russia and France that ia.
pan shall furnish guarantees for the
security Of European in For
mesa and the Pescadores.
RECORDER OwsIEY and n~inety-five
others were indicted in Kansas City,
Mo-, on the e3d. for election frauds.