The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-16

PASSENGERS arrived at New Orleans,
on the eth. by the Royal Mail line
steamer Breakwater, from Porto Cortez,
say that n revolution is fomenting In
Honduras and is liable To break forth
at any moment
PosrMAsTER-GENERAL WILSON has is
sued an order prohibiting such no
tees as please send OUT or "Flease
post up" being placed on the wrap
pers of third-class mail matter. Such
notices will subject the matter To first
class rates
MIcHAEIs' university at Logansport
Ind, was burned To the ground, on the
9th. entailing loss Of $4,000, with
s35, 900 insurance. The 200 students
escaped. but lost most Of their cloth
ing and considerable money.
The house of Henry Campbell. OF
Westford, Otsego county, \. y. was
burned on the morning of the 9th.
Mr.. Campbell and his wife, both about
seventy years Of age, living alone, per-
ished in the flames
The Ohio and kanawha river packet
Columbia struck snag at Red House
Shoals. w. Va. on the 7th, and sank,
breaking in twain. The passengers
had narrow escapes, but the eNpedi'
tious work of the crew with yawls pre-
vented any loss OF life.
NOTWITHSTANDING the disagreeable
weather, on the eth. Maj. Mckinley
received and addressed 1900 visitors;
From Geauga county, o.. $500; from
Ashland county. 400; from Parkers-
burg and other points in West Virgin.
ia, GOO. and from Indiana, 500.
The prince of Montenegro and his
ministers arrived in Rome, on the 9TH.
for the purpose of signing the provi-
sons of the marriage contract between
the prince of Naples, crown prince of
Italy, and Princess Helene. daug OF
the ruler of Montenegro.
The Spanish authorities have arrest.
ed several persons in Madrid upon al
legations Of their having been impli-
Gated i'm the rebellion IN the Philip
pine islands.
Ia a collision. on the sth, on the River
Humber between the steamers Alex
ander and Emdcu, the former sank,
and ten OF her crew were drowned.
by n decision Of the Iowa state SUI
preme court, rendered on the sth, an
Injunction granted by the court below
was set aside, and the trustees Of the
state soldiers home are empowered to
continue their former custom of de-
Quoting all in excess of So a month
from the pensions of inmates and using
ii for the support of the institution.
PETER h. 1UHNBULL was elected
president of the Leadville Col Min
ers' union. on the sth, TO take the
place of A. VI. Burns, former presi.
dent, who had mysteriously disap-
peared. 1t is said that with this
change in executive officers there may
be a change in the policy Of the Min
ers' union and possibly settlement Of
the strike.
Mr. MIGUEL VALvEEDE, consul gen
eral of Ecuador at Washington, was
advised, on the sth, that fire, OF
proba bly, incendiary origin, in Guaya-
quill had rendered 10000 people home
less, most Of whom are without food
or clothing; cost the lives of number
of persons, and destroyed property to
the estimated amount of S25, 600, 900,
upon which there was but $1,000, 0O0 in
surance.
The Norwegian bark Ariadne, Capt.
Pulsen, in ballast for Bay Verte, ran
ashore below Green Cove. five miles
west of Ingonish, ~ s.. during an
easterly gale. on the eth, and went to
pieces Immediately. The captain and
nine of the crew were drowned. Chris
tian johnson. the second mate, and a
youth named Johannus Ravenburg,
are the only survivors of the crew of IL