The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-18

WEEKLY COURIER.
q. DOANE, Publisher.
IASPER INDIANA
JoHS IL. CANAAN & Co., OF Altoona.
Pa. the largest lumber and builders
supplies firm in central Pennsylvania,
assigned, on the sth, for the oeneht OF
creditors.
IN consequence OF the receipt of
peremptory British note the sultan OF
Turkey issued an trade, on the loth'
ordering that the expulsion OF Arme-
mans from Constantinople be stopped
Fopry representatives Of sewer pipe
manufacturers about All there are IN
the country met in Pittsburgh, Ia,
on the sth, 70 form an organization TO
establish prices and abolish competi-
ton.
II-te1 PALNIRI. the Italian meteor
ologist. died, on the 10Th, aged ~
wears. He was born at Facchio Bene-
yento. April %. 1907 For several years
he was director Of the Nesuvian OBJ
servatory
THE London board of trade returns
for August show that imports de-
creased X TIC, 900 and exports de-
creased ESQ. 900 during the MONTH
as compared with those for the CORE
spending month OF 1895.
THE state department was advised
on the sth. Of the death of John X
German. United States consul at Mata-
moras. Mexico. No details were given.
Mr.. German was appointed from Geor-
ola. His remains will be brought
home.
GIN. BAIDIssERA, commanding the
italian forces in Africa, has been or
dered TO return to Massowah AT once,
in consequence of the activity OF hing
NenelelS. who, with "a large army 81
Abyssinians, is resuming warliNe
operations.
THE promised reduction in the size
OF the docket of the supreme court OF
the United States as result OF the pas
sage OF the act creating circuit courts
Of appeal. seems to be realized. Al
the present rate Of progress the court
will have caught up with its work IN
the year 1900.
AMONG the distinguished callers on
Mai and Mrs. Mckinley, at Canton
o., on the 18th, We're Mr.. and Mrs X.
L. Bland. OF Missouri The time spent
at the Mckinley home by Mr.. and Mrs
Bland was apparently very agreeable
To both the callers and to MAJ. and
Mrs. Mckinley.
THE single scull race for the cham
pionship of the world between Jaco'
Gaudaur, OF Canada. and james STAINS
bury. Of Australia, was rowed over the
championship course from Putney t'
Mortlake. four miles, on the River
Thames. London, on the 9TH, and was
won by Gaudaur.
fllbustering exploits, arrived at New
York, on the 10th, i'm charge OF treasury
department officers. The bermuda
name will be changed to Laura May
and She will be put under the Ameri
can flag as soon as the necessary bill
has been passed by congress
OK the 10th the directors of the Bank
Of England advanced the banks rat'
Of discount from per cent. TO ? pei
rent. This is the first time that th'
hank has increased its discount rat
since February o. 1894. The action o
the bank was unexpected. and was re
garded as precautionary measure.
TuE Chinese minister, Yang lu. az
companied by several members OF M
legation. visited Mount Vernon, o
the 9TH, by special train. and deposi'e
on the tomb of Washington the hane
some wreath which Ii Hung Chan
was prevented by inclement weathe
on the 5th, from placing there wit
his own hands.
TwESrY-FouR anarchists have bee
arrested in Barcelona, SPAN IN co
uection with the throwing of bon
into a crowd of people who WEI
witnessing the passing Of processic
In honor Of the festival of the Corp
Christi, on the night of the 9Th. wh'
eight persons were killed and thir
or more injured.
JACOB ScwEINFuRTH. the self-deciar
.Christ.~ who has maintained "he'
en- near Rockford. ILL.,, for sever
years past, and who has large nnmo'
of misguided people among his foilo
ers. was married in Minneapolis, MIN
on the 9th, to Mary-Ann Tuttle, one
his most prominent angels as