The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-24

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The secretary OF the treasury has re
appointed all of the members of til,
board of tea experts esta blished under
the act of March 2. 1897. under whose
efficient supervision the grade and
quality of teas offered for sale in thi.
country has been steadily improving.
The funeral of Mrs. Nancy Allison
Mckinley. the venerable mother OF
President Mckinley, took place at Can
ton, o., on the l4th. and despite the
incessant rainfall, was attended by
thousands, among whom were many
distinguished persons from all over the
country.
The Berlin butchers and meat deal.
ers have passed IA resolu ton requesting
the German government to reopen the
frontiers to meat import, and to severe
ly restrict the traffic in A merican meat
They say 5000, 900 marks worth was
imported in 1896, at prices which they
can not compete with.
A SERIOUS freight wreck occurred on
the New York Central railroad. five
miles north of Poughkeepsie. on the
18th, caused by heavy rocks falling
upon the track. A north bound extra
freight traia of 40 loaded cars, run
ming rs miles an hour. struck the OBJ
struction and the engine and 10 ears
were derailed.
SENATOR FAIRBA SKs. on the 18th, in
troduced bill in the United States
Senate to facilitate the enforcement of
the immigration and contract labor
laws
The senate committee on -
fairs, on the 18Th, reported favora~
on bill providing tor a congress of
Indian tribes, to be held at Omaha dur
ing the coming Trans. NJ ississippi ex-
position.
JACK EAsToN, baseball player. was
arrested at Martins Ferry. o., on the
18th. on the charge Of numbering q
man named Pitcher. at Nassau, Rens-
selaer county, N. ", last September.
A reward of $3.50 had been offered for
his arrest.
). n. TUCKER WELSH Fargo officer,
assisted by IA posse of deputy United
States marshals under Capriano Baca,
Oh inc me at of the 18th, captured the
entire gang of train robbers who on
the 9th, held up the Southern Pacific
at Stems pass, Grant county. \. NJ, in
the fight incident TO which one OF the
robbers was killed.
The steamboat Stella Wilds sank %
miles below Natchez, Miss, on the
l4th. The passengers, crew and cargo
were taken off by the steamer Lulu
Prince. The Wilds was valued at Sl2.-
600; fully insured. She will be raised.
THE bankruptcy bill, framed on the
lines of the nderson-Culberson bill,
which passed the house at the last
session, involving both voluntary and
involuntary bankruptcy. was reported
to the full Judiciary committee on the
14th.
As condition preliminary to the
removal of the boycott against the
Armour Packing Co.. of Kansas City,
Mo-. the three labor unions involved
on the 18th. demanded an indemnity oil
$50. 600 to be paid to the union men who
had been locked out Other labor
unions repudiate the demand.
The Michigan Copper Mining Co,
limited. filed articles Of incorporation
at Marquette, Mich. on the t+th. IT.
capital stock is 81. 500. 900. The com
pany is TO operate the ridge mine oil
Ontonagon range.
The senate committee on publ,
lands. on the l4th. appointed Senators
Carter. Mcbride and McEnery, a sub
committee to draft land legislation fol
Alaska.
FRANKLIN WHITNEY. aged 50. presi
dent OF the Williamsburg IN. w. saw
ings bank, was stricken with apoplexy
and died, at noon of the l4th, at tn,
corner Of broadway and briggs avenue
Brooklyn. near the bank building.
FIRE broke out i'm the east wing o
historic old Dover castle. on the south
west coast of England, on the 14th
and despite the efforts of the garrison
that portion OF the building was soor
mass Of ruins. Many articles Of his
toric and artistic value were destroyed
THE police Of San Francisco believ,
that the life Of Rev. j. George Gibson
Currents former pastor. is in danger
Mr.. Gibson is protected night and day
Since the murders in Emanuel churcl
many attempts have been made b,
Durrants friends to cast suspicion OF
the pastor.
THE possible failure of the Hawaiian
annexation treaty in the senate Ina
led some of the anncxationists to seel
new plan for accomplishing the nc
QUESTION OF the islands. 1t is urge,
that they should be secured by pur
chase for 1900, 900, the amount OF Tn,
Hawaiian debt