The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-05

HERR FRENTzEL, a merchant OF Der
in. and Herr krupp, the gun maher'
4 Essen, have been appointed NE
Members of the upper house OF 'he
prussian landtag.
A DISPATCH from Madrid says that
Canovas has made iorinai
denial that any negotiations for new
treaty between Spain ana
he United states are in progress
Tn, house committee on labor, on
sbe 27th, ordered favorably reported
The bill of Mr.. Watson, of ONO, pro-
hil5,inp the use of prison labor on
erected for the niteo 9'a'es
Irnar WOODS. Of the United states
circuit court. sitting at indianapolis
Ind. has ordered the entire Monon
railway system sold unless the over
due bonds and interest are Pald oy
February ,.
FArIuREs throughout the nltea
States. for the week ended on the --u'
as reported by Il. 6. Dun 4 Coz We're
400 against 373 for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the IAN
ures were is. against 81 last year
on the 22d State Insurance Commis-
sioner Matthews of Ohio announced
that he would not relicensethe Lloyu
insurance concerns of New York to DO
busiuess in Ohio. because they were
not legal organizations under the Jaws
of that state.
AMoSs the frst-class post Offices
showing a falling off in receipts tor
the last quarter of 1876 chicago SHOWS
a decrease of Si,735; Cincinnati SlO'-
4si: ST. Louis. 81, 5Oi; Cleveland ~
7o,; Kansas City, S&.22l; Minneapolis
Sd. 2o2: ST. Paul, s3,6O5, and Louisville
s., 59s
on the 2-th the president approved,
among others, acts to enable the Town
of Flagstaff. Ariz-, TO issue water
bonds: to incorporate the convention
of American Instructors OF the Deai'
and for the relief Of telegraph opera
tors who served in the war Of the re-
bellion.
IN the Missouri senate, on the -.lh,
n Joint concurrent resolution was IN
troduced by Senator Schweickardt, ana
adopted, that $3.50, 600 be appropriated
for the relief OF the tornado sufferers
nj st. Louis, and that a commission be
annoiuted to attend to the distribution
of the money.
MOVE to break down the great
Welsbach monopoly in incandescen'
paslights will be made in the United
states circuit court in Chicago. In.
attack will be made on the paten
itself. and it will be claimed thAI th'
legal rights of the Welsbach cornpan.
expired in August OF last year
TIE formal enthroncment Oh ~
Hon. ana Rt. Rev. Mandel Creighton
who was recently appointed olshoP
Londoa to succeed 1t. Hon. and Mos
Rev. Frederick Temple, the latter ha'
ing been elevated 10 the office 81 arci
bishop If Canterbury and prlmaie
ali England, VIII take place on u
10th.
TIE weekly statement Of the ass
ciated banks Of New York city Tor u
week ended on the 25d, showed y
following changes: Re erye, increas
"a. .gsO: loans. decrease, Si-VoO'"'
spec.e. increase, Sl,Jl2.sJO: legal zen
ers. increase, -. lUa, 500; deposits
crease. 81. Og3, 3Vc. clrcu. ation, decrea'
S@64, lUO.
TnE large grain elevator OF the
ii. Purcell Mating Co.. AZ One lu
dred and twenty third street ana
Eelt line tracks, Chicago, was
stroyed by ire on the -Otn. Inc
yator was recently re Ouhl. TWO lorn
structures having been damaged
fire. The loss, which II estlhascu
g35O.OOO, is nearly covered by ms
ance.
ApylcEs from the orient tel .
terrible panic IN temple at hw'
Tow, CHINA, in which 800 men, won
and children persisted. Durius
theatrical performance lamp
broken, which set the temple on
The main entrance was closeu'
the two smaller exits were also ehof
OF the 40 actors IN the periorha
but four escaped.
The llall-Lansing block, 1851
street, Lincoln, NeO-, was totally
rtroyed by lire at an early hour on
morning OF the 10Th. The block
occupied by rOUmers, and, as the
islature was in session, was quite
Several had narrow escapes
building was valued at $4,000;
italy insured. The cause OF the
was lamp explosion.
The senate committee on Tor
relations, on the 25th, discussed
general treaty of arbitration
more than an nour, but no conclt
was reached on any portion.
whole time seems 10 have beei
voted TO discussion OF the rela
OF the Nicaragua canal and the
ton-Bulwer treaty To this pro;
new convention. Many sugges
were offered, but none took tan
form.