The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-11
CURREN L TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


advance in wages demanded by the
men.
On the 3oth fire resulted in the de-
struction of the Red Lion inn, the ia
nous Berkshire (Mass.l summer re-
sort. The loss is estimated at S50,u0O;
insurance. $50. 200.
The Riverside Iron Works Co. of
Wheeling, w. Va. notified their blast
furnace men, on the 3ist, of "A 2o-per-
cent. reduction in wages. The men re-
fused to accept the cut, and the works
were shut down. The whole mill, en-
ploying 5000 men, was closed.
HREE Gu bans Were recently dragged
from the Hotel Suisse. Havana, at mid
night and shot. in the outskirts of the
city. by the Havana police. Official re-
ports announced that three rebel
scouts, lurking in the suburbs, had
been surprised and killed by Capt
Calvo.
BARONESS DE RoQUEs, the mother of
Mrs. Maybrick. had an interview with
her daughterat Working prison recent
ly. She says that she found her daugh-
ter very ill. and thinks that Mrs. May
brick is not likely to survive the win
ter.
THE rebel leader Serafin Sanchez.
commanding Gomez extreme advance.
has crossed Gen. Weyler's central
trocha. between Puerto Principe and
Santa Clara provinces, Cuba, invading
the latter with 500 men.
TIE thirtieth annual national en-
campment of the &. A. X. opened at st.
Paul, Mimi. on the 3lst. with a recep-
ton to the commander-in-ch;ef, Gen.
/. y. Walker. The opening day was
an ideal northwestern day, clear, cool
and brisk.
FRITZ STRUCKMEYEB, worth nearly
500, 900, died of heart disease. on the
3lst. in wretched room at Chicago he
called his home. He had been a miser
for quarter of century, denying
himself the comforts of life and almost
the common necessities.
INFORMATION has been received at
Washington that the Italian ambas-
sador, Baron Fava, is to be recalled
1t is alleged that he has not done his
duty in his reports of the killing of the
three Italians at Harnersville, La
LILLE JORDAN had been at work at
her sewing machine at her home in
Evansville, Ind. on the 3lst. when
three ladies' from Henderson were an
nounced. She met them at the door,
and while welcoming them fell dead.
The fine iron bridge over the River
Bayate, in the province OF Pinar del
Rio, Cuba, has been blown up, and
there has been no communication be-
tween the towns Of Artemisia and
Pinar del Rio since.
HENRY NJ. PRIEST, of Steubenville,
o.. has been appointed receiver OF the
Brilliant iron and tube works at Bril-
liant, O., by Judge Douthell. The
company recently made an assign
ment to John ). McMasters. and this
action takes all the property out of
his hands.
CHAs. +. WARBURroN. proprietor OF
the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
was found dead in his room in Allan
tie City, n. j., on the LIST. Mr.. War
burton was 81 years of age, and had
been afflicted with heart trouble for
some time.
SECRETARY HoKE SMITH, on the list
took formal leave of the heads OF bu
reaus and other employees OF the inte
rior department.
Mrs. CHARLOTTE SMITH. president O.
the Woman's Rescue League OF ths
United states. has taken up her qua r
tiers in New York city, and intends I,
dismount every wheelwoman il
Gotham-if she can.
SECRETARY CARLISLE said, on the LIST
that President Cleveland would writ
a letter indorsing the nominees o. TIA
indianapolis convention.
ACTING COMPTROLLER BOWERS has de
cided that man transferred from tn
volunteer service to the regular arm
is not entitled to veteran bounty.
DANIEL SrRAKEg, president OF tn
Mohawk River bank. died In Fonda,
", on the LIST. of pneumonia, aged o.
Mr.. Speaker had been president {
the bank since it's esta blishment. owe
, forty years ago, and was probably tn
, oldest bank president in the Unite
/. States.
I. The entire main building of the pi,
turesquc Kentucky institute for fe,
. ble-mlnutb cnllureu, NJ Il rdnkIOft. wa
destroyed by fire, on the LIST, renderin
homeless 200 feeble minded childre
: aud destroying ssO,0O0 worth of pro-
I, erty.
: 1HE Banca Bulese, located in Brood
: lyn, and operated by Pietro Gallo
Q Son, is CLOSED. the proprietors havin
= left the place. When the building W.
o opened, on the LIST, IL was found tn;
/ the safe was open, but empty. II WI
IS asserted by Italians that the deposi
Z amounted TO $4,000.
TnE resignation Of Holsc Smith
secretary OF the interior went I'M
d effect on the 1st inst. Assistant Sc
D, Rotary Reynolds assumed charge
n the department pending the arrival
70 Gov. Francis
4. MRS GEORGE kSoPP was arrested
E. Council Bluffs, Ia, on the LIST. charg,
" with using the mails for fraudulei
c. purposes. and held for the grand Jun.
A. She advertised fora husband and SUI
lc ceeded i'm getting the better of ma
l. rimonial adventurer who married Ia
thinking her to be rich