The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-22

TnE tariff hearings before the ways
and means committee were concluded
on the nth. the schedule containing
"Sundries" aud the Free List" being
considered.
TnE Colorado Potato trust has gone
TO pieces, and Texas consumers. who
take almost !. O00. 0OO bushels a year of
mountain tubers. can gloat over the
pros prci II a potato war.
THE dowagerempress Asako, mother
OF Emperor Mutsuhito of Japan, died
on the iat.. She was born in Toxic.
January s5. 1884.
THE sum of SleO. 900. 900 Is the total
amount Of SPANS expenditures in
Cuba in the year. not yet ended. of
Capt--Gen. Weyler's misgovernment
Ar 9:l5 a. m. on the i2th. the tank
house OF the Columbia Powder Co. To-
Gated in hollow midway between the
boroughs Of sheusetown and >hano-
hin. Pa, blew up. Mr.. Stickney. the
proprietor of the works. and his two
daughters were killed Mr.. l.. Nc
Huxley was fatally and Walter Crane
very seriously injured.
The national monetary conference.
which had been in session ia Indian
apolis. Ind, two days. on the 18th.
adopted a declaration of what lesisla-
ton. in its opinion, j. needed upon
the subject by practically unanimous
vote. This declaration included a de-
mand for the maintenance of the gold
standard and the retirement of the
dema nj obligations Of the government
The conference then adjourned sine
die
THE United States steamship Mont
gomery, which sailed. on the 18th. for
Florida waters on hlibustering duty,
returned TO the Brooklyn navy yard. on
the 18th, having met with an accident
before She got clear OF the harbor
which necessitated her going into the
dry dock Immediately.
THE nomination of David T. Francis,
Of Missouri. 10 be secretary OF the in
terror was called mp in executive ses-
sion of the senate. on the 18th, and
after short speech By Mr.. Vest dem.
MOI went over without action
The Consolidated Candy Co, of HOS
Harrison street. Chicago. has beer
barred from the use of the mails.
/ A QUANTITY OF chemicals in the an
/ chronological laboratory Of the Field
Coluul bian museum in jackson park.
Chicago. exploded. on the 18th. and
caused fire which was extinguished
with some difficulty. The damage Is
estimated Al S5o1
/ III. 4. FERGUSON, postmaster at Col
orado Springs, Col, and L. p. Hoop.
money order clerk. We're arrested, on
the 18th having confessed TO a short
age II 5000.
Tx Paris newspapers express salts
T faction al the appointment Of Count
\ NuraSieif as Russian minister Of for
eign affairs.
LoNDoS financiers generally express
the opinion that the purpose OF the
! visit 10 Europe Of Hon. T. @. Wolcott,
United States senator from Colorado.
y IS merely To test the sentiment in
monetary circles upon the currency
question.
RI REv. WM BALL JOKES. bishop Of
-. Davids. in the church OF England.
died a. Abergwili palace. Carmathan.
I Wales. on the 18th. lie was conse-
Grated bishop in Ss74.
c. STUART PATTERSON, the chairma II
Of the monetary conference. Will an
nounct the names of the Is members
OF the executive committee about the
2lst-
A SPECIAL cable from Valparaiso.
Chill. says: "A telegram received here
via Montevideo. says that the mail
steamer Corcoyado. bound for Liver
pool. was shipw-eckei off Cape Vir-
gen, Straits Of Magellan"