The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-15

BERNARD KRAUsE. a Chicago TAILOR
became tired of life. on the 4th, ant
Jumped into Lake Michigan. but wai
frightened into coming ashore by
policeman drawing his revolver ane
threatening 10 shoot him.
CHRIST scHAUER. Jr.. treasurer q
the Nations bank for savings, OF Ale
gheny, Pa. was found hanging in thu
Allegheny gymnasium, corner Ohio
and North streets, on the ath-
A FORMAL denial of the statement
that il is the intention of the Span ISL
government to supersede Gen. Weyler
as captaln-general of Cuba, was pub
lished in the Madrid Epoca, an in.
spired organ, on the 9th.
TuE convent at Robervale Lake St
John, Quebec, was destroyed by fire
on the night Of the 5th. Mother De-
positaire and seven of the nuns are
missing and undoubtedly persisted In
the flames
The tariff hearings before the ways
and means committee were continued,
on the 9Th. raw wool being the
schedule under consideration.
A GREAT salt train, mile and a
quarter long. and bearing 100000
pounds OF salt, left Silver springs, \.
v. on the 9th. over the Erie road for
Marietta, Mass. 1t was the largest
single shipment ever made OF Nyo'
ming county products.
The annual celebration of the ami
versary of the wedding of George
Washington was held at Sherrys, IN
New York city, on the 9th. by the New
York chapter OF the Daughters OF the
American Revolution.
SANFORD GRANT. a scion of one OF
the Oldest and wealthiest Scranton
I pal families, has been sued for slO,'
600 for kissing pretty Mrs. Emma May
Bradish twice-once on the cheek and
once on the lips--without her consent
liz is now estimated that 325.O 900 per
sons have fled from Bombay as u re
suit of the spread of the buboniC
plague. They are scattering contagior
| in the villages up the country.
CARLOS EzETA, ex-president OF SAL
vador, now exiled in Oakland, Cal,
has declared his disapproval OF the
/ Central American federation by which
Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua are
united. lie says the people of the re
publics were not consulted. and thai
the union was accomplished without
their warrant or approval.
LIZZIE PFEIFFER. Chicago telephone
operator, put her weeks pay in hei
stocking. on the 9th, and started fol
home Footpads held her up at Fif
ty-third street and demanded hel
money She denied having any. and
the robbers searched her and secured
the money.
THE American national bank of Den
yer, Col. which suspended April II
1876, has been permitted To reopen it
doors for business as an active ma
tional banking institution. havin {
complied with all the necessary con
ditions.
TIE wedding OF Miss Edith Lyman
Collins. the ward of Hon. Chauncey NJ
Dcpev. Of New York. and Rechid Bey
Count Czaykowski, councillor of state
of the Turkish embassy at Rome, wa
celebrated at Paris on the eth.
THE Bank of Canton. at Canton
Mimi. with capital of $4,000, an
the Citizens bank, of Lanesboro.
small institution, both operated b.
Field. Kelsey * Co., suspended bust
/ ness on the 9th.
THE British ship Ulrica, Capt. John
son, which arrived, on the Attn, a
Queenstown from San Francisco, an
sailed later for Dublin. went ashore. 81
the 9TH. on Copeland island, on TIL
northwest coast Of Ireland, and bs
came total wreck. Her crew wa
saved.