The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-30
HORACE Morrroy : pioneer Kansan,


Horace MorLroS, . pioneer Kanaan.
and for many years "A capitalist and
politician by turn, was burned To
death, on the 2lst at his home in kir-
win, kas., by the explosion of lamp
which he was carrying.
SENIOR MoREr \ PRENpERGAsT's speech
at >aragcssa ON the Cuban question
and in dcnunciation of the policy Of
the government has made great sen
sation in Madrid.
A DISPATCH from Bourges, capital Of
the department of Cher, France, on the
2lst said that the northwestern por-
tion of that department had been de-
stroyed by hurricane.
lLRY GAIsrORD. Tacoma Wash.
barber. heart broken 10y wayward
wife. Is months ago buried himself
from the world in ALASKA, and to-day
is sole owner of klondike placer
valued at $1,000. 600, from which he has
already taken over $50, 900.
The feature of the meeting of the
Wesleyan conference at Leeds. En-
gland was an eloquent speech by Rev.
W. IL. Milburn. chaplain of the United
States senate. In the course of his re-
marks Mr.. Milburn said that Method
ism was one of the mighty forces bind
ing England and the United States to-
gether.
WALL street was greatly excited to
learn the other day, that James X.
kean, famous as Jay Gould's principal
adversary in the olden DAYS, had en-
tered the market again and that the
market had paid him 81. 600, 600 within
go days, in return for the honor.
THERE have been serious outbreaks
and riots at Barcelona. Spain. and the
geudarmes have been stoned by the
mob. The government sent large rein
forcements To restore order.
EN-JNITED STATES SENAroRJAsTEs II.
DooIITrE. of Wisconsin. who has been
in the east for some time. is lying very
i'll at Providence, Il. L.. and is hardly
expected TO recover. Mr.. Doolittle is
nearly So years old.
ANOTHER drop in silver was recorded
in the home market. on the 22d, the
price quoted in New York city being
59ss cts. an ounce. There was marked
absence of demand for the metal. The
value of the silver in silver dollar,
according to the price quoted is just Il
fraction over4 6 cents.
Mrs. AUGUSTA LARNEY, former wife
of Michael Baumgartner. on trial at
Oconto, Wis. for the murder of her
husband. was discharged. on the 2ad,
there being no evidence that She MUIR
dered Baungartner.
Ten thousand school children laid \
floral offerings at the base of the Brig |
ham Young monument in Salt Lake
City, Utah. on the 22d. and then
marched in the monster parade of the
school children.
A RAIN. of the proportions of a cloud
burst prevailed, at Waterbury, Conn,
On the I'D. and a result flood was
which gave indications of be-
ing the greatest on record in tina;
city.
A HEBREW pcddler was shot and
'obbed at Beaver. la. by three men.
A posse pursued and captured the trio
md then lodged them in Jail at Boone.
The wounded man may die.
ALBERT SCHoDROsKY, aged two years.
son of Mrs Elizabeth schodrosky, "A st.
Louis widow, was run over and horri.
bly, mangled by Terminal engine No.
IN the I'D. The child was attempting
o cross the street in front of the loco
motive.
YOUNGSTOWN, o.. was visited by a
errific cloudburst. on the evening o;
I'd, which caused flood that inun.
ated portion of the town, and re.
ulted in the drowning of many per.
ons and the destruction of much p yor.
rtV.