The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-11-29

A STATEHOOD convention has been
called 10 meet AT Shawnee. Okla, De-
cemher 4. Ia name a delegation 10 "a
10 Washington and lobby for the ad-
mission OF the territory. The Chicka-
saw nation will also send n delegation
AGREAr NORTHERN train was held
up by eight or ten men three miles
west Of St Cloud. Nina, on the night
OF the 18th. The robbers cut tho train
in tive and ordered the engineer to 20
ahead. On its arrival in ~. Cloud a
posse was organized. and a special
train was made mp and left for the
scene Of the hold-up. The amount
taken is not known.
A DounrFUL report from Havana, on
the 18th. said the insurgent leaders
had expressed willingness 10 surrender
ii granted autonomy.
The sultan has made an appeal to
the pope for the Intervention Of the
vatican in an effort for the paciication
OF Armenia.
EUsrEM PASTA, the Turkish ambas-
sador to Great Britain, died in London
ut 3 o'clock ON the morning OF the Goth.
A SERIOUS rear-end collision between
trains occurred an BROOKLYN bridge,
on the 10th. owing 10 the dense fog.
Several ears were telescopcd. and Con-
ductor Thomas Cooper and several
passengers were severely hurt. The
conductors legs we're cut off, and he
cannot recover.
THE cruiser Boston, which was
placed in commission on the 18th. at
Mare Island. Cal, will be sent 10 the
China station to relieve the gunboat
Concord.
FAST MAIL train No. Q. east-bound,
on the New York Central railroad.
was di,cbed by train wreckers near
Rome. y. ". earlyon the morning OF
the 10th. There we're about fifty pas
sengers in the three sleepers. and not
one of them was hurt. Engineer Hagcr
was killee. Three men were arrested
on suspicion. one of whom confessed.
OS the Goth the supreme court of
Minnesota filed its decision in the
Hayward murder case. sustaining the
action OF the lower court and refusing
a new trial.
On the Goth Secretary Herbert or
dered the cruiser Minneapolis to take
on coal at Norfolk. and sail at once for
the European station. to assis. the san
Francisco and Ma-blehead in looking
after American interests IN the sui
tan's possessions.
TIE Bechuanaland chiefs, Khama,
Sc belle and Bathnn. who have been in
London for some time, seeing the
sights and being entertained by dis
tinguished persons, paid a visit to the
queen at Windsor, on the Goth. and de-
liverei their presents to her majesty.
who presented the chiefs with suitable
gifts in return.
~PETTfNGuL. the wild man Of the
River mountains. has been found dead
in his mountain retreat. He went to
Montana in the early period Of the
war. and had ever since lived alone
among the wild animals Of his mount
ain home.
IT is stated that Andrew Carnegie
has decided to give an organ To the
Bethel Evangelical Swedish Lutheran
church at Braddock, Pa. to cost about
S.. 600.
1t is stated that the '~squeeze"of the
salt combine in forcing up prices will
EOS the leading packers OF Chicago
$500, 900 or $500, 900 per year.
The full crew Of the battleship In
diana. placed in commissio at the
League Island navy yard, on the Goth
will number 4?0.
RECENT press dispatches announced
that anti-foreign riots were appre-
hended in the Chinese province OF
Shan-Uei.