The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27

THE steamer Queen arrived from
| Alaska. mt Victoria, Il. e.. On the 18th,
bringing news Of the struggles and
| disasters OF the Argonauts of ~. Up
ward of 1000 men were encampe1 at
| Skaguay when she called there, while
camps of others equally unable 10 get
through extended at intervals OF three
or fou hours march.
THE two counterfeit 81, 900 bonds re-
Gently received at the United States
treasury from Louisville, Ky, are said
to be the ~cleverest specimens thai ever
troubled the secret service people.
They were the work of Brockway, the
king bee Of the counterfeiters.
ALL that was needed, on the 18th. for
any man in Chicago TO make $50, 900
was 10 have 1000, 900 bushels of wheat.
That much wheat could have been
bought the day before for Ss35, 900,
and the buyer only needed to hold 1t
one day aud the $50. 600 was his.
GRAIN is moving out of Nebraska at
the rate of 800 ears a day. Three
fourths of this is new wheat and the
other corn. Everything that will hold
kidlh oh ~ btifk uAiAA1th " VIZ
railroads to get the shipments to mar.
ket on quick time.
On the 18th. Cell Killon, living near
Wabash, Ind. found what physicians
pronounce to be the charred bones OF
a human being under the ashes of a
hay stack which was mysteriously
fired some days before, when his barn
and four valuable horses were burned.
Ir was positively announced, on the
10th, hat Mrs. Margaret Ferris,
widow OF the builder of the great Chi
cago wheel, had been married in Pitts
burgh. Pa, to Francis Schlatter, the
divine healer of Canton, q. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Ward, pastor of 81. Peters Episcopal
church.
THE French cruiser BruiN, which,
with the cruiser Curcouf. was escortlng
the cruiser Pothuan. with President
Faure and his suite on board. on the
way to Cronstadt, returned to Dunkirk,
ON the 18th. with her machinery dlsa-
bled. The battleship Dupuy de LONE
immediately started to replace the
Bruix.
FryF-YEAR-oLD JoHS CONWAY. whose
parenisr side in Albany, y. Y. and who
had be, n at the mercy Of kidnapers for
three days, was returned TO his home,
on the 10th, through the efforts of
private detectives and reporters in the
employ OF the Albany Argus.
GRAIN is moving out of Nebraska at
a rate of 800 cars "A day. Three-fourths
of this is new wheat and the balance
corn. Everything on wheels that will
hold grain is being utilized by the rail-
roads ID get the shipments to market
on quick time.
A DYNAMITE bomb was hurled
through a window in the council cham
Der of the sublime porte in CONSTANT
nople on the 18th. The building was
badly damaged and a porter was killed.
FREDERICK X. CoUDERT. the famous
authority ON international law, was re-
ported, on the 10th. dangerously i'll
from nervous prostration at his cottage
at Bar Ilarbor, Ne.
UScoSFIRMED reports were in circula-
ton at Valencia. Spain. IN the 10th, to
the effect hat the Carli,ts in the dis
trict of Chelva were preparing to rise.
By a close vote. on the 10Th. the New
York produce exchange decided TO
the branding and grading
of -four. A proposition had recently
been made to discontinue the practice.
A DISPATCH from Nisch. Servia. says
that during gunnery practice there, on
the 10Th. n she'll belonging To one Of
the guns Of the fortress exploded. kill
ing six artillerymen and badly injuring
Tour others.