The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05

JASPER INDIANA
The Methodist Episcopal gener.
conference M Cleveland. O.. on the s5tl
on the second ballot. elected DR. J.
Harizel. OF Louisiana. missionar
bishop for Africa. TO succeed Bisho
Taylor. declared non-efective
TwE>rY devotecs Of the wheel wer
placed ON trial in the police courts {
New York city, on the 35th. IL
''seorching" on sunday. In nearl
every Instance a fine of two dollar
was imposed. but in several eases IN
sum was increased 10 i've dollars an
ten dollars.
THE United Sta ties supreme court. O
che 25th affirmed the decision Of III
lower court holding that the Horsa eN
petition was violation of the neutral
lily laws. and sustaining the judgmen
against Capt. Wiborg. The jndgmen
a. relating TO Mates Johansen an,
Peterson Was reversed.
OK the night of the Goth. the corona
tion Of the car and cxarina was ap
propriately celebrated in Washington
by fete given by the Russian minis
ter. Mr.. hotzebue. The grounds sur
rounding the house were illuminated
and the Marine band furnished music
during the evening.
A cABLEGRAM from Vera Cruz. on
the e5th. stated that the steamer Mar
Tin Saenz t>panishl Capt. Ozamiz. was
ashore at Anogado. and would prob
ably be a total wreck. She was rest
ing on rocks amidships. She had a
general cargo She was last reported
sailed from Cadiz. April IS, for la
vana.
TIE annual convention of the Ger
man Presbyterian ministers. North
west. opened al Galena Ill. on the
esth. TO continue four days sixty
ministers from Illinois. Wisconsin.
Iowa. Missouri and Minnesota we're in
attendance. The opening sermon was
delivered by Rev. ]. Bentley. d. D.. OF
st. Paul
ENGLISH agricultural returns Just
issued for 1926 show that the wheat
acres in a single year The total dim
mutton since ISIS has been inst under
100000 acres. OF WHICH two-thirds
was in the last Eve years. leaving now
less than 100000 acres under wheat
all told
AFTER jury at Binghamton. v v.
had brought in q verdict of murder in
the first degree. on the esth. against !
Mrs. Eliza Thurston for poisoning her |
husband, attorneys for the defense |
caused a sensation by demanding a |
new trial on the ground that several |
of the Jurymen We're drunk when the |
verdict was rendered.
LATER news from the dreadful cy-
clone which swept through Michigan.
on the 2sth, show that the loss Of life |
was absolutely appalling: the ac-
counts being accompanied in each /
case. also. with long lists Of the in
jured. many Of whom must die Of their
wounds. The property destroyed is
simply beyond estimate.
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A DISPATCH from Augusta. Ga, says:
''Ihe report sent out from Chicago
that the secretary Of the Southern All
visory board Of the Southern States
Exposition Go. had proposed to the
Chicago management to postpone the
exposition in the interest of the Ten
nessee Centennial was without author
ify and without knowledge or consent
of the Southern advisory board
-.
TIE house committee on invalid pen
sions. on the 2Gth. unanimously voted to
authorize Chairman Picker To report
service pension bill providing lrasls
pension Of three dollars month as
reward for enlistment to every hon.
orably discharged soldier and sailor.
In addition To the three dollars they
will receive a monthly pension equal
10 one cent day for every day served.
SECRETARY OINEY was officially no.
tified. on the Goth. that contracts for
Gu ban leaf tobacco ntered into before
the publication of the order prohibit
ing its expectation viii be respected.
and that citizens Of the United states
proving themselves 20 be bona fde
owners Of such tobacco prior TO the
PRONUNCIATION OF the order will be
Pts AhAAAci W ea port the same al mere |
sofore.
The report written by Mr.. Picxler.
Of South Dakota, accompanying the
service pension bill introduced ia the
house on the goth, places the number
OF persons benefited by tie bill az aO0,-
D00. the average time Of service at two
years. and the average monthly pension
therefor 5000. and alleges that the
total cost per annnm resulting from
this bill could not exceed $50. OuO.O 900.
GIN LUcIrs FAIRcHILD died Of heart
failure. on the ed. at Madison. Wis
He had been seriously i'll for only
Few days. He was native OF Ohio.