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

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.



PROMINENT >paniard in the City o.
Mexico. who is in close touch with tn,
Spanish government, saws that before
Snain will concele Cuban independence
or permit the island to come under d
United States protcctorate. or rule
she VIII throw Cuba into the hands
OF England, ~conceding 10 England os
tensible possession for a number o.
years
ON the night Of the 18th John Il. Fell,
a member ~ the coal operating Erm 81
Ario. Pardcc & Co, and %son-in-law Of
the late Anthony J. Drexel, died NJ his
home IN Philadelphia, after "A brief
illness. lie was about IS years pf age.
His wife was Mr.. Drcxel's youngest
daughter
PANAMA cable says that Vene-
zne.a j. again IN the throes Of r~evolu-
tion. The revolt against President
Crcspo Is led by Dr.. Roias Paul. Ca
raca> Coro ana M%aracaibo are disaf-
fec;ed. The rebels are well armed.
and the overthrow Of Crcspo is conil-
IDENTITY predicted by Dr. Paul.
JUDGE GlBRoNs. 81 Chicago. has de-
clared the state la closing barber
shops on sunday TO be unconstitu-
~tional. a. being class legislation. An
appeal has been taken by the BARRIERS
Sunday Closing association. which APP
peared a. prosecutor in the case.
DR. :. f.. SMITH. Of Newton. Mass.
the venerable author of America. =
died in Boston. on the afternoon of the
] frsI F-.r, f..-- f,t1r~a H. 49,. -.
the corridor Of the New England depot.
and was awaiting the departure of a
train. when he sank to the floor in
a semi-conscious condition. and only
spoke a few inarticulate words after
wa.l.
lFEDiSASD kESNETT, ex-chief of po-
lice Of ~. Louis. who killed Detective
A. Il. Lawrence. has been sentenced at
Los Angeles TO ten years in the Cali
fornia state prison.
OHIooii l. again on the rise, and local
operators expect it TO reach the dollar
mark before the end Of the month.
AcADLEGRAM has been received at the
navy department announcing the sail
ing " the a Francisco from Mar
settles fcr Al~exandretta, whittier she
was ordered on account OF the Ar
mcnian troubles. The distance from
Marseiiles To Alexandretta Is about
900 miles. and the san Francisco
should arrive on the 23i.
ImE Northern Pacific liner Strath-
nevis was sixteen days overdue at Yc-
kohama on the 18th. She left Tacoma.
wash. October IL. and had not been
sighted since.
GES. THOMAS III. TAYLOR. chief of
police Of Louisville, Ky. was robbed
by 4 II a gang Of pickpockets who
were AZ work. on the night Of the nth.
in the crowd ~ c.o00 people at the Il.
Fay Mills evanGelistic meeting at the
Auditorium. Gen. Taylor's heavy
watch-chain vas snapped and his fine
gold watch stolen.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY McADoo has
transmitted to Secretary Herbert the
report Of Lieut.. Nihlack upon the op-
erations Of the naval militia during
the past year. In indorsing the report
Mr.. NcAdoo says the organizations are
growing rapidly in favor. and the in
tcrest ~ the public in them is steadily
increasing.
Ex-PREsIDENT HARRISON has issued a
denial 81 the story. started in ~. Louis,
that he had made 500, 600 out Of an
investment in "A South African gold
mine. lie says: THE only money |
ever made was made by diligent. hard
work
IHF historic tomb Of President Will
liam Henry Harrison at North Bend,
O.. was opened. on the 18th, to receive
the remains Of Arch Erwin Eaton.
nephew Of ~ex-President benjamin lIar-
%rison. and great-grandson Of the hero
81 Tippecanoe. This makes four gen
erations Of Harrisons in this notable
m~ausolcum.
badly frightened. on tina 18th. by a Sc
rics Of earthquakes and led from their
homes. No damage was done.
FRANCIS >~cHLATTER. who disap-
peared from Denver. Col. recently,
has written that he will be in Chicago
on the both.
RusTEu PAsHA. the Turkish ambas-
sador 10 Great Britain. is i'll in London
with congestion of the lungs, and ow-
ing 10 his advanced age-he is s5-his
recovery Is regarded as improbable.
The battleship Jupiter was launched
in the CLYDE on the 18th. She is a sis
ter ship Of the Magnificent, which was
launched from the Chatham lEngland)
dock yards last December.
AT Worcester, Mass. on the 18th,
the National Grange reelected J. A.
Brigham, OF Delta, o.. a. national
master TO serve his fourth term. The
election Is biennial.
A A from Hong Kong saws
that while the launch Of the British
al ship Edgar. containing seventy
one men. was returning To the ship
with rcefed sail in a heavy sea and
strong wind. She capsized seven cable
lengths from the ship. and all but
twcntv-thrce Of her occupants were
drowned.
THE plurality OF Gen. Asa $. Bush
nell. republican governor-elect Of Ohio,
is o2. is.
NJ. NLANGArr, the Russian nnbassa-
dor. had a long interview with Baron
Blanc. Italian minister Of foreign af-
fairs, on the 18Th, after which II was
reported that Russia had decided upon
independent action ia the east.
THRrE-FoURTHs Of the town If Pur.
cell. !. r.. was burned early on the