The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-28


An cxamr; t,on Of the books az the
central national bank OF Rome. y. Y.
by National Bank Examiner Van
Nrankin. on the 18th. disclosed the
iact that the cashier Of the bank. John
T.. bieiby. Is a defaultcr 20 the amount
OF 81, 900, OF which sum he has -. 0oo
TO his credit in New York, which he
Will return TO the bank leaving n nct
shortage of $4,000. secured by n 500 :
600 bond. The money was lost bv dab
bling in stocks.
The athletic association Of the Kan.
sas Wesleyan university has adopted
rules disseminating foot ball under the
existing rules In their last game four
men were seriously injured.
JOHN BosroN, well-digger living
near Waukomis. Okla. was instantly
killed, on the 18th, by falling into n 10.
foot well. lie WAS riding i'm a bucket.
ana when near the top the rope broke
and he fell To the bottom. Ills necl,
was broken.
AN incendiary fire, at an early hour
on the morning of the 18th. completely
destroyed the stock of dry goods of j.
r. Mcbride. and the notion goods store
OF Felt Bros, at Elkhart, Ind. causing
total loss estimated at $50, 200. The
insurance will reach $4,000.
SPEAKER CRISP and house Leaders
reached tacit agreement. on the 18th.
" which the adjournment for the holi-
day recess would be taken at the close
OF the session. on the ed. and the re-
assembling at noon, January g.
~ ID. GUEST of Princeton. XIV. has
sold TO President Cleveland a pair OF
hne young horses of a deep bay color.
l5'a hands high They are perfect spe-
cimens of Kentucky horsenesh.
IN the u ited States district court M |
Denver. Col. on the 18th, Judge Hallet
imposed fine of 500 and one-twen-
tieth OF the costs on each of the four
men convicted of retarding the United
states mail at Trinidad during the
strike last July.
uoV. IrRNEf of Tennessee. on the
sth, committed to life imprisonment
he sentence of John Davis. who was
of murder in the first degree
n iiamblen county and sentenced IN
'e hanged The supreme court a..irmei
he verdict and Davis was to be hanged
I Morristown Christmas eve.
MRS FANNIE X. NICKEy was granted
divorce from Horace n. Vickey AT
'mporia, HAS. Mrs. Mickey is a well.
nown populist orator. and at present
matron at the asylum for the insane
Ossawatomie. She is niece OF I
uuge W. "A. Randolph. who granted
er divorce. The plea was abandon !
tent and failure TO support her. c
JOHN Cox attempted to kill his wife :
Trays. Ky. on the 18th. Cox was 5
-unk, and fired two shots at his wife. e
~ missed her. Selling an AK. he n
rev II at her head. but missed her c
he woman picked up the AK and at
cked her husband, almost choppipp Ii
5 head from his body. II
SERVICES in memory of the late Sir b
nm thompson. premier, were held in te
G basilica at Ottawa. Ont. on the
G 10th. All the government offices T.
IRE closed in order TO give employees a
opportunity TO attend the services. or
HE committee of the Indiana State be
ague of Tin and Iron Workers
opted resolution. on the 10th. con- W
mining Judge Woods for sentencing vi
los and denying him trial by iury.
iALF million dollars in gold was O,
thdrawn from the subtreasury at 90
" York, on the 10Th. leaving the
d reserve at 800, 9iO. 900. =.
iANAGER Powers Of the Star thea. ~,
in Buffalo. n. ", formerly of De- -,
u, Mich. dropped dead in the lobby
the theater on the 10th.
:. +. BEADLE. publisher of Beadle's T.
ne novels. died in New York city. on ~
10Th. aged - years "a "a