The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-12

RoerR wcLcorr (rePl was elected
governor Of Massachusetts by an estl-
mated plurality 81 ~. OOO.
TmE republicans carried the state of
Pennsy ivania by plurality approx
mating 10000
EvrERoR FRANCIS JcsErm. on the
81. received the premier. Count Ia.
deni. ia audience. and they had long
conference regarding the Internal at-
fairs ~ Austria, A. developed by the
recent di,orderly scenes IN tine rsichs-
rath.
GUY STEELE. n letter carrier. and
William >idcner. stamping clerk al the
post off,. in Craw louisville. Ind. were
arrested. on the 81. ON charge Of rob
bling the mails For several months
letters containing rncuey have been
disappearing. Post Office inspectors
placed a decoy letter containing money
IN the post Office. and found il in >idcn-
ers pocket when he was arrested on
suspicion. >idener confessed and inn
pl.cated Steele. who also confessed
hen arrested.
In was officially announced. on the
81. that the terms of purchase of the
Universal aud Commercial Fuel Gas
Go. Of Chicago. from the Unreasonable
MILAN syndicate Dy the Peoples Gas
Light and Coke 60 Chicago ,ias Col.
had been settled. and that the actual
transfer OF the property would be
made on the 18th. The purchase price Is
81 u. OO0.
Tux bank OF >hipshewana. Ind. was
entered by burglars on the night OF
the "a. and the safe was blown open
with dynamite. Two men We're en-
gagged in the robbery. All the valn-
able papers were taken. together with
IS 900 ia cash The burglars then es-
capped on handcar.
JosEPH CHAMBER AIN. British >ecrc-
tary Of state for the colonies. was in-
stalled. on the Sd. a. lord rector 81 the
Glasgow university. There was an i'm
mense crowd Of people present aud
Mr.. Chamberlain met with an enthu-
siastic reception
AERoSAur STEWART YoU>G was
drowned in Lake Michigan at the foot
IF Monroe street. Chicago. on the sd
while attempting 10 descend from his
balloon in 4 parachute. Thousands of
people witnessed the accident
The Paris Temps. in it, comments
on the Greater New York municipal
election. SAYS. The re>uitof the elec-
tion Is depiorabie for New lor.S and
the cause % democracy"
MK JAMES II. EcREIs. the comp
troller Of the currency. Will accept the
presidency OF the Commercial national
bank OF Chicago 10 which he was
elected on the "a.
PsoF. GEORGE FREDERICK IIo,.NE-. 81
the University OF Virginia died Al
Richmond on the alta
Miss ARE :. HUNTINGToS. democrat.
daughter OF RI Rev. Frederick ID
Huntington. Episcopal bishop of cen
trail New York. was elected schoo. COM
missioner al Syracuse. " \. lead
ing the ticket ia her class She J.
leader in several charitable enterprises
and Is a woman suffragist She j. the
first woman 10 hold elective office in
Syracuse
The ordnance bureau made a test at
! Indian Head. on the 4th. firing a ten
! lncn drHOT- PIERCING SaPASN sue4A ~
IA. linen plate The latter was nickel
steel. Harveyized. The shell went
through the plate and exploded on the
other side. The test was considered
most satisfactory.
DIR w. W. SHEFFIELD. prominent
dentist. died at New London. Conn. on
the 4th. aged 20 years DR. Sheffield
was one of the best-known dentists in
the United States. having acquired
considerable prominence by his tooth
browning patents