The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-11

THE house Of Representatives. on the
ist agreed 10 the conference report ON
the sundry civil appropriations bill
IL the ease OF John L. ~earles. the
Sugar trust witness. ON trial in Wash
ington. Judge Bradley. on the lst- cr-
dered the jury TO bring in a verdict Of
acqnittaL
A TEN per cent cut in wages. affect
ing all men not under the aInalgamat-
ga scale. was ordered at Jones & Laugh
Inns American iron woris at Pitts
burgh. Pa. ON the ist- A. result the
opcn-hcarth workers and some other
employees in all about 200 persons. re-
fused TO 90 10 work.
SALTAIR BEACH. one of the popular
bathing resorts On the Great salt lake,
9TH. awas officially OPP ened on the ist
Numerous trains were run from salt
LakeCity throughout the day, and
thousands OF people visited the beach
ACCORDING 10 mail advices. received
on the "a. another crisis i precipitated
in Corean affairs by the action Of Russia
in virtually forcing the acceptance Of
her officers as instructors after the
cabinet had decided 10 abandon the
proposal. All the ministers. who had
opposed the scheme. rendered their
designations
EDGAR HARRIS. an insane letter car
rier at baltimore. Md. 80 years of age.
shot and killed his i2-year-old son
George and his young daughter Ada,
wounded his daughter Ella aged -
on the I'd. and then turned the pistol
on himself. He was taken. AT the point
of death. To the Johns Hopkins hospi-
tai.
THE Princess Troubetzkoy. formerly
Amelie Rives-Chanler. and known all
over the world under her maiden name
of Amelie Rives. a. the authoress of
The Quick or the Dead j. a patient
in nrivate sanitarium in Philadel
phia. suffering from nervous prosira-
ton.
THE statement of the condition Of
the treasury. on the "a. showed: Avail
able cash balance, s329. $50 or; gold re
serve. el4i.5is.lli.
The annual meeting of the Bi-metal
lie league was opened in Manchester
England. on the I'd. There was a large
attendance. including over fifty dele
gates from labor associations. The
lord mayor of Manchester presided and
welcomed the delegates
WHILE the directors OF the First ma
tional bank of Dover. Del. were in ses
sion. on the 81. examining the accounts
of VIM y. Boggs. the paying teller,
who had been in their employ for Is
years. they received letter from him
saying he was SIS. 900 short and had
left town.
The l5-year-old son of l. Schwartz
of Green. Ia. while attempting. on
the Sd. to- unload gun. discharged
the weapon. killing his two sisters
The bullet passed through the neck OF
one sister and struck the other just
above the heart
IL the French chamber of deputies.
on the Sd, Baron des Rotours. protec
ZIONIST deputy. representing the Fourth
district of Lille. submitted motion TO
raise the duties on American products
if the United States fixes prohibitive
duties on French products.
The legislative assembly Of Cape
Colony has unanimously adopted pro
posal to contribute toward the mainte-
nance of the imperial navy.
THE new armored cruiser Brooklyn
sailed for England. on the Sd. ID par
ticipate in the queens jubilee celebra-
ton to take place this month
SAMUEL l.. Posi- died ON the floor of
the New York stock exchange on the
I'd. lie was seized with heart disease
and succumbed in few minutes. He
had been a member of the exchange
since S63