The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-24

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Ing the reserve AT the close of bushes
nj 500, 1876, 292 None Of the gold Will
drawn was for export
GOLD Withdrawals from the treasury
on the 18th. amounted TO Sl.lsi, 90,
leaving the reserve at the close @
business at S9T. 355, e7s. OF the with
drawals on the 18th $500, 900 were i
coin for export.
THE democrats OF the Fourth Ia
diana congressional district met ii
convention at North Vernon, on tn
10th, and nominated Hon. William
Steele HOLMAN, the watchdog OF TIA,
treasury" for congress.
The Christian delegates N the Crctar
assembly. sitting in Canea. withdrew
from that body, on the l4th. stating
that they had resolved 70 formulate
declaration setting forth their claim.
and demands, and tounite in specia
assembly from which Turks should b,
excluded from membership.
THE Miners union ordered q strike
of all members of the union in Cripple
Creek. Col, 10 take effect on the 18th.
The demands OF the union upon the
operators was that they sign an agree
ment To employ none but union min
ers, and that the wages paid be three
dollars per day for eight hours work
A PANIC prevails in the Spanish army
in Cuba in consequence of the terrible
increase OF yellow fever there 1t is
estimated that fully 30 per cent. of the
eases prove fatal In Santiago de
Cuba there are 4. 500 soldiers in hospi-
tails. The physicians and nurses are
utterly incapable Of coping with the
disease.
GEN. MILES has directed Gen. Mer-
rift. commanding the department of
the Missouri. to detail Light Battery
+, First artillery, stationed at Fort
Sheridan, and Troop A, Third cavalry,
stationed at jefferson Barracks. to en-
camp with the Ohio national guard at
Cleveland. beginning July 20 and end
ing August 20.
TIE Christian Endeavor celebration
at Washing tons tomb, on the 14th,
drew great crowd of visitors, dele
gates and Washingtonians to Mount
Vernon. President Clark, Secretary
Baer and number OF trustees of the
united societies attended. A great
chorus was on hand, also. and service
of song and praise was held before the
tomb
PRINCE Louis Pn1Ip ROBERT. due
dOrleans, son Of the late compte de
Paris, and head OF the French house
of Bourbon Orleans, was formally be-
trothed at Alosuth castle, in Hungary,
on the 18th, 30 the Archduchess Marie |
Dorothea Amelie. daughter of Arch |
duke Joseph of Austria The due |
d'0rleans is ~ years Of age and his
fance 80.
THE youngest mem Der of the class of
SO at West Point has just celebrated
his sixty-third birthday. This is Gen.
Craighill. chief of engineers, and he
and Assistant Adjt Gen. Vincent are
the only members of this class now in
active service The roll Of the class of
80 is the one that contains the names
of Generals Sheridan, Schoheld and
Mcpherson.
Az order has been issued from the
war department with intent to do
honor 10 the memory of n brave man.
The order says that BY direction OF the
president, the military post and forth
tcations on David's Island. y. ". will
hereafter be known and designated rs
Fort Slocum, in honor OF the late Mai
Gen. Henry w. Slooum, United States
volunteers.
WILLIAM EUsrIs RUSSELL, thrice gov
crnor OF Massachusetts. and promi-
nently mentioned for democratic can
didate for the presidency before the
silver feeling became so pronounced
In that party, died suddenly in a little
fishing camp in the woods near the
settlement Of Little pabus. Que. some
time during the night OF the 18th.
Heard failure was the cause of death.
which came without warning to him
self or friends.
RALPH WESTON, the Portsmouth tOl
man who had been reported as doing
valiant service in Cuba on behalf ~
the patriots, turned up, on the t4th.
~ D"'' SAat1 piioDn unucr the
name OF John Ray, from Knox county.
lie was at once recognized at the
prison as Wisdom. who was discharged ,
September IA last. He robbed store
al Beck's Mills. in Knox county, two j.,
months ago and when officers tried TO !
arrest him he shot one of them.
THE report of Col. VIM. b. King.
corps engineers, on the improvements s
Df the Mississippi river between the
mouth of the Missouri and AIinneapo. {
us, Mimi, during the fiscal year ended :
june so, 1896, was made public, on the
10th, by the war department. There Z
was expended during the year Sta
792' and uncompletcd contracts aggre-
eating Sl63,07l were yet outstanding.
The available balance July 1, was
S415, 100 {
OWING TO the fact that the amount \
OF silver dollars in the treasury avail
able for the redemption of treasury $