The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-23
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

congress, died at Guthrie, Okla, on
the nth. lie was 70 years old, and
worth nearly 500. 900. Jumper prob
ably was the first real Indian that
President Cleveland ever met. During
Cleveland's first term Jumper acted as
interpreter for several parties OF
Creeks and Seminoles who visited
Washington.
The Frankfurter Zeitung says that
the sultan has signed an Trade pro-
posing state reforms for the whole OF
Turkey.
THE treasury gold reserve declined
ON the l2th, 10 si2S,996. llo, the day 5
Withdrawals being SSls, 100.
A DISPATCH from Constantinople says
that. on the 18th, Nemet Pasha, an i'm
perial aide, was shot at the Yildiz
palace on suspicion that he was impli-
Gated in the Young Turkey agitation.
| BERTHE TRIP, whose right name is
supposed To be Helen Forsland, mem
Der OF the Salvation army. committed
suicide at Butte. Mont. on the 18TH. by
taking poison. The girl was 20 years
of age, and the daughter of farmer
living near Spokane
AN unknown man jumped into the
water mt Prospect Point, Niagara Fails
y. V, on the 10th. and was swept owe
the American falls. The only wit
nesses, two hackmen, described the
stranger as short man about 35years
old, weighing perhaps l35 pounds. and
wearing a cinnamon-colored overcoat
A cABIEGRAN from Vienna, on the
18th, announced the death of Herr An
ton BuclSner, the noted musical COM
poser lie was born September 1. s24,
at Ausfelder, Austria, and received his
earliest musical instruction from his
father, village schoolmaster
A SERIOUS subterranean disturbance.
very much like an earthquake on a
small scale, took place at Dumbarton,
Scotland, on the 18th The steamship
Circassian, which was lying off quay,
was suddenly shaken and violently
moved 80 feet by a commotion under
her stern. The bank was heaved up
for distance of 100 feet and the ship
ward was considerably damaged.
TnE president denied the application
for pardon in the case of +. ;. Hard
ing. alias Sam Harding. sentenced in
Alabama TO two years Imprisonment
aud 500 fine for making counterfeit
coin.
The international ASSOCIATION OF
Fire Underwriters convened at the
Clifton house in Niagara Falls, Ont,
on the 18th. There were about forty
five representatives in attendance.
Important questions regarding fire un'
derwriting were discussed.
OWEN MCCARTHY, ex-city treasurer
and ex-chief of police of Chicago, died
in that city, on the 18th. of old age.
lie had lived in the city 60 years. and
had been one of the leading politicians
of Cook county.
AT several Of the large coal mines il
Ohio the men have voted to accept the
proposed reduction in wages, and IT Il
almost certain that the operators
proposition will be acceded TO.
The city of Great harrington, Mass.
was visited, on the l2th. by the mos
destructive contlagration in its ms
tory. About sixty firms, representa-
all kinds Of business, were burned out
The loss was estimated at from 500
coo to $500. 900.
A DELEGATION composed OF tnearl
I 300 members of the Early Settlers 81
( eiety of Cleveland and Cuyahoga coui
ty. O., called upon Maj. Mckinley o
the i4th. There were great man
/ very old people in the delegation, an
there was touch Of pathos in I'll
{ spectacle they made when tn,
r marched slowly up with their whi
: locks and hating footsteps. Maj. NJ
: kinlev's venerable mother was at h
r son $ residence, and assisted in the I
IA ception of the visitors.
J. CONTROLLER ECKELs received di
patch, on the 18th, stating that 4
First national bank of Eddy, y.
i. had suspended.
A SERIOUS battle occurred betwe'
the sophomore and freshmen class
u Of the State university at Madisc
= Wis, at the close Of class meeting
- freshmen on the l4th. AS the latt
4 class emerged from the gymnasiu
they were set upon by the sopl
mores, and a severe struggle ensu'
~ in which many were severely wouf
a. ed. The victorious freshmen duck
ne several of the sophomores in the lal
Mt THREE men attempted to rob
ye bank at Mcckcr, Col, on the Is
err They succeeded in holding up
rs. clerks and cashier and looted
" bank; but when they reached
ed street in their effort to escape q
were confronted by a crowd of C
zens and hot battle ensued. Al
Ia the smoke had cleared away. the tn
OF robbers aud one clerk were found
on ing dead.
ID A LONE train robber held up Tn
es, Pacific train, about eight miles fl
Mt. Ogden. Utah. on the l4th. lie eau
ed the train crew and passengers to
ct lieve that he had confcderates in !
ms, ing, and thus prevented resistai
it'll After some time spent in an attei
TO blow up the express safe. he c
tented himself with looting the n
an car and carrying off a load of re
a tered letters.
me- Ar Columbus. Ga. on the i4th, j
be- White, a shoemaker, and Henry VIII
ain his son, foullv murdered two pol
me men in That city and fatally woun
OF another. There was no cause for