The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-06
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temperance instruction i'm the Woman's
Christian Temperance union. Mrs.
Mary II. Hunt. sailed ON the 29th, from
lioston for BRUSSELS as fraternal dele
gate from the W. c. L. L. to the Anti
Alcohol congress to be held in that
city. She will return in September.
ADMIRAL. WALKER. Capt. Carter and
Prof llaupt the new Nicaragua canal
commission. held a preliminary meet
ing in tkc engineers Office at the war
| department on the 2gth. Although
they have not received their commits
,ions, they discussed 1T some length
their future plans.
TuR tariff act in law form for cir
culation was received at the document
rooms OF the senate and house on the
18th. The law makes a pamphlet OF
70 pages. The members of the house
will have $4,000. the senators 10000.
and the senate committee on finance
Il. 600 for distribution.
| THE Southwestern Passenger asso-
ciation is apparently going to pieces.
The st. Louis Il San Francisco has
withdrawn. The Rock Island and
santa Fe. il is reported. are about to
10 50, and there will seemingly not Toe
enough lines left maintain the or
ganization.
THE great race between the steam
yachts Pathfinder and Enquirer ended.
on the .9th. in a victory for the Buffalo
boat. The Pathfinder gave up the con-
test when off Waukegan, ILL.,, and
turned back for Chicago.
The loss Of the whaler Cape Horn.
Pigeon in the Japan sea during a flu
rious storm was announced on the 2gth.
|Capt. scullam and the crew of Is were
saved. but 900 barrels of sperm oil
went down with the vessel.
| MINISTER SANro- TRIso, Of Portugal
has received no information concern
ing the alleged revolutionary troubles
in his country. lie believes he would
Ihave been notified of any serious out
break.
| ANDREW CAgNEGIE has offered the
town Of Stirling. Scotland. the seat of
he palace and parliament house built
| " James v. the sum of $4,000 for a
public library building.
THE steamer Portland. which is ex-
oected to leave 1t. Michaels about Sep
TENT Is. will it is said. have on board
/ rold from the Alaskan gold fields
valued at s.. 600. O00
| THE Belgian chamber OF deputies
passed bill. on the Goth. compelling
all foreigners who have had a years
residence in that country 10 enroll
| =
| DUNs traie review. issued ON the
list. says: dispatches from almost
very northern city Of Importance re-
ort without exception Improvement
business. and from Detroit to
cattle and Portland splendid crop
| PROSPECTS. The task Of adjusting the
business and industries of the country
o conditions created by new law has
Progressed WITH gratifying rapidity
nd ease"
CHULAToNGKoRS. king OF Siam. ar
wed at England, on the 30th. in the
iamese royal yacht Maha Chakkri,
18th the royal suite and a large ret
lue of servants. lie received royal
ilute from the shipping in the harbor
I Spithead, which was gaily deco
ated.
JouN +. RYAN and John Graves. who
ured Lawyer Burt ). Clark, of Brook
yn. to Hat in New York city. on July
D. and then robbed him and tried To
orce acid down his throat. were SEN
enced, on the 30th, to IS years inn
lrisonment at hard labor.
WogKIxG behind closed doors. j. X.
Hardy, of Chicago, claims to have pro
luced. at "A cost of ten cents pound. a
metal which experts pronounce gold.
,everal bricks of the metal have beer
purchased by jewelers.. who declare 1t
.ood enough gold for them.
FAILURES throughout the United
states for the week ended on the S0th
A. reported by X. q. Dun x Co.. were
1876. against ISL for the corresponding
week OF last year. For Canada the fail.
ares were IS. against 40 last year.
The commercial treaty between
lGreat Britain and the German zoll
serein. which has been in force sine,
May 30. 1864, was renowned. on the
l.Oth, by Great Britain and ceases to be
Operative year hence.
/ A DISPATCH from Lisbon says the
situation at Oporto is alarming. Min
listers fear an attempt at revolution
The governor Of the town has beer
dismissed and replaced by Augusta de
Castillo. naval officer.
john ANDERSON and Hagens Nelson
were fatally injured by the tipping o.
a derrick on a new building at Market
and Van Buren, streets. Chicago. or
the 3Oth. The men fell from the sixth
story To the street
by the premature explosion ot u
dynamite blast on Beechwood boule
yard. In Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 3oth.
hyec men we're dangerously hurt, one
u them probably fatally.
The statement OF the condition OF
the treasury on the 10th. showed
Available cash balance. s23s, 172, 500
gold reserve, S143, SIS, 500.