The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-04-20
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

RICHARD MISTER the last of the &C.
centric millionaire Wister brothers. Of
Philadelphia, who have made their
home in Atlantic City. y. j.. for sew
eral wears, died. on the night OF the
sth. of broken heart Ever since the
death of his brother Lewis. which oc-
Cured few weeks ago. he had grevcd
necessarily and had refused 10 touch
food
THE highest court of Mexico has con-
frined the sentence of death recently
passed upon Charles Adams. the Ameri-
can. who murdered waiter i'm res
taurant in the city of Mexico three
years ago Adams comes of promi-
nent family Of New Orleans. and the
American colony have used every eff
fort To have his sentence lightened
without success
HUNDREDS of counterfeit silver dol
lars and halves have been circulating
in Lafayette. Ind. Of late. The coins
were of good color and well executed.
but of light weight and easily cut with
a knife. George Closson and William
Hit were arrested on the sth. and
quantity of the bogus was found in
their possession.
ADvIcEs from Bluefields. Mosquito
reservation. show very critical con-
dition of affairs there and very ugly
feeling existing between the Nicara-
guans. who are in possession of the
government and the Americans. who
are the dominating commercial, finan-
cial and political elements of the
country.
The heaviest hail-storm in the his
tory of Oklahoma and Kansas. attend
ed with great damage to crops and un-
protected live stock. fell on the even
ing Of the sth. The hailstones were
very large. and much damage was done
10 buildings. while growing vegetables
and wheat in many places were driven
into the earth.
THE list Of mem bers of congress who
will not be candidates for denomination
is swelling Mr.. Ellis, of the Owens
boro Ky district. joins Mr.. Paynter
of the same state. in declaring an in
tention to go back to the practice of
law. Mr.. Ellis has served three terms.
FRANK KENNEDY was crushed 10
death and Frederick koenig perhaps
fatally injured beneath an elevator in
the Columbus Cloak Co. j. store in Chi
cago. on the sth. The men were maxi
ing some repairs 10 the elevator, when
the cage fell upon them.
on the night of the sth. about 8
o'clock. a severe wind and ran-storm
visited Burlington, kas.. aud vicinity,
doing large amount of damage 10
property and killing considerabl BILE
stock. As far as heard from the da m
age will amount TO $50. 900 or eco, 900
FIRE was discovered in the large brick
store OF ". T. & 4. Carnahan al Find
Law, O.. on the sth. Prompt WORK
saved the building which is one Of the
finest in northwestern Ohio The en-
tire stock on the first floor was ruined,
the loss amounting to $4,000; insur.
ance. $1,000 on stock and $4,000 on
building.
THE announcement Is made on cool
authority that Budd Doble. the famous
horseman, has decided to drive no more
races. lie will retire from active work.
except the general superintendcncv Of
his interests All the driving is TO bc
intrusted 70 his assistant. John II. Dick
inson.
CHOLERA i spreading in CONSTANT
noplc in an alarming manner.
The bark Belmont. 81 Boston. from
Trinidad for Boston. with s.s3s bags OF
sugar. consigned 10 the American SUI
gar Refining Co. went ashore on Bea
con Hill bar, near Chatham. Mass. dur
ing the storm on the night Of the sth.
and is total wreck Six OF the crew
were lost and three drifted ashore on
spar.
The Belmont mill at Wheeling. W.
Va. resumed. on the 10th. after ten
months idleness. employing 500 men.
The operating Of this mill will start
other departments soon. giving en-
ployment 20 nearly 1000 Idle hands