The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-25

| =. ~ SWETIfk. receiver OF the Nhlca'
60, Indiana q Eastern railroad. has
stopped all trains and indefinitely sus'
pended the operations of the road
which has been running alta loss. lie
has asked for court order To sell the
rolling stock and pay pressing claims.
RoME dispatch says that peace has
been concluded 10y Italy with Abys.
sinia. The Negus Menclik demanded
2,0l6. 600 Ira about $500. 0OO), not as q
ransom, but AS compensation for the
cost of maintaining his prisoners. The
restriction OF the limits Of Erythria
was also demanded.
BY the arrest of Harry Larraway, 8
railroad porter, in Detroit, Mich, ON
the 18th, the post Office authorities
claim to have stopped pilfering of the
Canadian mails between Chicago and
Detroit, in which thousands Of dollars
were extracted from the Bank OF
Montreal and other letters.
TON MANN, the English labor
leader, was arrested at Hamburg. Ger.
many, on the 18th, where he had ar
ranged to address several meetings to
posed simultaneous strike of dock
workers throughout the world.
The United States cruiser Bancroft
sailed Cor Constantinople on the 18TH
She will touch at Gibraltar for orders
from Secretary Herbert before pro.
ceeding to her de tination.
THERE is rumor afioat that Mr..
Sewall will retire as the democratic
candidate for vice president, and that
Chief Justice Clark, of North Caro-.
lima. will be placed on the ticket by the
democratic national COMMITTEES
THE new law enforcing the use of
the metric system of weights and
measures in Mexico went into force on
the 10th, the anniversary of the dcclar.
alton of Mexican independence, which
event was celebrated in the City of
Mexico with great splendor.
The jury in the case of o. W. Win
throp, charged with kidnapping and
robbing Millionaire Campbell, of Hon
olulu. in San Francisco, some weeks
ago, returned a verdict of guilty. on
the 10th, after a consultation Of five
minutes.
FRANK A. MoERELL, the proprietor
of the Harlem hotel, White Plains, \.
Y, was found dead in his room in the
Colonial hotel, New York city. on the
10th. having committed suicide by in
haling gas.
The secretary of the interior. on the
10th, approved list OF lands selected
htTs h.a f..rl % ~
containing -, sos acres in Susanville,
Maryville and Sacramento land dis
tricts in California.
The annual reunion of the Society
of the Army of the Potomac met in
Burlington, VT, on the 10Th, for a two
days session.
The new British armored hattleship
Illustrious was successfully launched
from the Chatham dockyards on the
18th. The Illustrious is of IA. 900 tons.
Her engines will have an indicated
horse power of 1900 and she will
carry l6 guns.
A STRONG shock of earthquake was
felt at Bale st Paul. Que, on the nth.
The shock was of bout a minutes du.
ration.
The United States cruiser Cincin.
natl sailed from New York, on the
18th, bound for the Bosporus. She is
expected to overtal<e and consort the
Bancroft which left few days be-
fore bound for the same destination.
WHILE acting as marlxsman during
rifle practice at the District Volun-
teers' camp at Niagara, Ont, on the I
nth. Private lIatton, of Owen Sound, (
was struck on the head by stray bull. \
let and instantly killed.