The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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RELIABLE advices from Constantine
pie say that the agreement OF the pow
ers for the enforcement OF reforms III
Turkey is complete with the exception
of the matter of the methods TO be pur-
sued and the time Of putting the meas
ures of coercion agreed upon into
operation. -
JANE GAINES and Lizzie Williams, |
colored domestics, have been committed
TO Jail at Gaithersburg, Nd, for the
attempted poisoning OF the family OF
Charles Young. farmer, at Unity,
Md. Jane Gaines confessed TO putting
paris green ia tea for revenge.
Al FATAL grade crossing accident oc-
Cured at Allentown. Pa, Christmas
day. when a Central railroad Of New
Jersey passenger train ran into car
OF the Lehigh Valley Traction Co, in
East Allentown. One ran was killed
and four injured. A number OF other
passengers were slightly hurt by n.y.
ing glass.
SECRETARY OINEy and Sir Julian
Pauncefote have finally agreed upon
the draft Of a treaty providing Tor a
general system of arbitration OF dis
putes between the United states and
Great Britain, winch will doubtless he
approved by the president and sub
mitted to the senate.
JUDGE PRYOR. in the supreme court
J of New York. has denied the applica-
ton of the Agudath liakehiloth, a He
brew organization. for a certificate OF
INCORPORATION. because il fixes the
time.of holding business meetings on
sunday, and the Judge says: The law
: which scrupulously protects them IN
> the observance OF their creed, gives
them no license to affrout the religious
; susceptibiities OF Others.
1ns imports, exclusive Of specie, at
: the port Of New York for the week
5 ended the goth were Sc, 0ss, 354, Of
5 which s5l22. l6i was general merehan-
e disc and 81 500, 100 dry goods. For the
5 corresponding week last year the i'm
/ ports were Ss,eTi, e26.
= on the 2Gth the associated banks OF
New York city held 4sO9, 900 in ex
cess of the requirements OF the 25-per'
IA cent. rule.
II TRAIN wreckers removed rail from
l. the approach to n high bridge near
IA birmingham, Ala, causing passen
o ger train, on the eth. to plunge liz
A. feet into the river below, and result
of ing in instant death to 20 persons
The wreckage. igniting from the hr'
in the stoves, was burned to the wa
tiers edge, cremating many OF the vic
IA tins.
he WHITE GnosT, the Indian chief wh'
IL visited Washington with delegation
nc OF his fellow tribesmen, asking 70
N 5000, 900 interest on alleged deferred
lie payments for land, saw the Grea
Father on the 2sth. Indian Commits
sioner Browning introduced the chic
= to the president White Ghost did no
a. stay long enough TO make speech
:. but was exceedingly pleased to shak
~ hands with MIR. Cleveland.
A LANDSLIDE ocr aired near Ratl
- more. County Kerry Ireland, on ia
2s,h. doing great damage to prorert
and causing the loss of at least min
an lives. The ground pushing into til
ed River Fiesk. almost completed
Ia. damned that stream and made disa
Ks trous inundation probable.
an The Belgian minister, Mr.. Alfre
in Leghait. has presented his letters
,a- recall to the president, having bee
re- promoted TO the Russian missio
which is one of the highest posts
the Belgian diplomatic corps.
om PREsIDExT-ELEcT MCKINLEY h
are promised to 90 TO New York for u
ma dedication of the Grant monument {
on, April ~ lie will make an addres
an Many representatives of foreign 20
oil ernments ut Washington will be pr'
der emit TO witness the ceremonies.
wv lung Chang will see that the flowe
'eo' kingdom is represented.
PRoF. EMANUEL SCnMID died in
-. lun. bus, o.. on the 2sth, from pa
lytic stroke. lie had been profess
o"s Of Latin and Greek in the Luther
Capital university in Columbus sir
1889 and was for the same period o
80 OF the editors Of the Kirchen Zeitui
~ Prof. Schmid was born in Ann Arb
Mich. in 1885.
A'5 The ferry boat New Brunswick,
longing to the Pennsylvania railro
.ivh- was totally burned at Jersey City
, nj j., on the 2Sth. The New Brunsw
a bv was worth about 100000.
sual AT Delawars, o., on the 2sth,
: In Stultz, aged 10, in fit of anger a.
{ OF reprooi from her PaIon ,.,'
aud throat from ear 10 car WV"
pro- dying instantly.
Z the he hiR ho'nuers
ing in that portion OF San Franc
known as Chinatown.
les MASKED men. believed to be wi
senior caps, shot William Whaley and
' hich wife 10 death in Sewer county, Il,
vern- early on the morning OF the
ntion whaley was profess ional pros,
.es in ing witness. and had been out Of
At the penitentiary only short time.
titute THE Spanish steamer Carranza,
revolt Martinez, foundered In the Bay OF
lstern cay, of Santander, on the 2sth.
bc un carried crew of 20 men. 50 Of "
Rico. ware drowned.