The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-04-10

A SPECIAL from Washington. on IN,
, aist, said. There j. excellent ant hor
; ity for stating that very soon after tn,
Cuban resolutions are passed by con
gress the president will send in spe
cial message recognizing the belliger
ent rights 81 the Insurgents"
A cLoVpBrRsr laid waste strip 81
country about five miles wide along
Little sexton creek and the south Forl
OF the Kentucky river in Owsley ane
Clay counties. Ky. on the alst. Tn,
residence of Wade Mardcrs was washed
down and his wife and little girl
drowned
Tnr news from the seat OF the out.
break in Matabeleland increases IN
gravity, and details are coming To hand
OF the failure of forces dispatched
against the natives 10 gain any sub
stantial advantages over them.
CONFIRMATION has been received OF
the news from Suakim that Osrnan
Digna, with large force. is threaten.
ing Sinkat. which is only "A little over
80 miles from >uakim. The Dervishes
are advancing northward in force.
wArERsrorr in Turkey Cove. Va.
drowned four children and three other
persons were rescued from the tide. In
Russell county. Va. Charles Holt and
child and Capt. Jenkins and two chill.
dren were drowned
SECRETARY CARLISLE has accepted an
invitation from the principal labor or.
ganization Of Chicago 10 deliver an ad-
dress on the money question at mass
meeting TO be held in the Auditorium
in that city April Is.
THE Negus Menelix has ordered the
massacre of number OF prisoners and
sick persons who have fallen into the
hands OF his forces during the present
campaign in Abys>inia.
The trial at Philadelphia of James
:. Gentry. the actor. for the murder of
Margaret w. Drysdale (Madge York;.
the actress. which had already been
postponed several times was again
continued. on the LIST. because the wit.
neSses in the case are mostly in the
theatrical profession and ara. at pres.
ent scattered all over the country. No
time for the trial has been set.
oN the list Gen. William Shakespeare.
of kalamazoo. Mich. was elected COM
mander Of the Grand Army depart
inent OF Michigan. on the second ballot.
Shakespeare is prominent democrat
OF the state and distinguished himself
at the last democratic state convention
by severely criticising the pension pol
icy OF the present administration.
lr was learned from several sources.
on the lst. that King Menelik and all
Of his chiefs except the ras of Tigre.
had retreated, their provisions having
given ont.
IKE debt statement. issued on the
ist. showed net increase in the pub
lie debt. less cash in the treasury. dur. 4
ing March. Of s5.2-4.9s0. Total cash l
IN the treasury. $50 .g6>. g57.
DISPATCH from Colon. on the od 4
said the American schooner w. Whit (
'ord. of New York. had been seized bv
he gunboat Cordova. six miles oil
Manzanillo. The schooner was with
'ut cargo, hut the captain of the gun
boat threatened TO sink her, and put
ing an officer on board conveyed her
20 Colon, accusing her OF having con-
ravened the customs law.
Il. MANUEL NISGEE was arrested in
New York. on the night of the list. and
confined in Ludlow street Jail in de-
ault of $4,000 bail. In his arrest the
ecret service agents of the federal
believe that they have q
who has baii,ed all their
forts for /. years.
4 He ONO senate passed the Fosdick
nti-theater hat bill, on the 2d. and it
now a law.