The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-20

SAMUEL RyssELL. n coachman. An
; two children, Carlos III. Rlackmau
eight years old. and Willis 4. Black
man. Jr,. ID years old. were killed. "a,
Marguerite Blackman. ten wears old
was seriously injured. her right lie,
being broken and her body bruised. b,
their carriage being struck by trail
al liinsdale. a Chicago suburb. on IN,
night Of the 10th
CHARLES &. HAYS. "A hoy. died M
smallpox. on the night OF the 10th. "a,
the Eruptiye hospital in Louisville Ky
Two other children in the house in
which he lived on Frankfort avenue
were reported down with the dis
ease.
Mk. GLADSTONE arrived in London.
on the 10th. from his trip 10 the hi.
vicra. in excellent health.
SENATOR DAVID Ii. HILL and Renia-
min Dos l'assos. of New York aetipy
rs attorneys for the state. have filed an
appeal in the matter Of the JAY Gould
estate They make four scparat e counts
OF ss'ooo,ooo each. and say that TO ex-
empt those moneys from the transfer
tax affords every descendant an easy
method for evading the statute. and
that It Is expressly fraud.
ONE of the most disastrous accidents
IN the history of the Delaware. Susoue-
hanna 4 >chuylkill railroad happened
az rum Kun. Pa. on the iith. when the
poiler OF an engine attached To a coal
train exploded. killing four men and
fatally injuring one other.
WILLIAM WEHRLI. residing i'm Woods
county. OKLA. was found dead IN his
house on the 18th. lie was sitting mn.
right IN his chair with a bullet in his
head. the work of some assassin. There
Is no clew To the murderer.
GANG of Mexican desperadoes
crossed the river, on the nth. near
orr Hancock. Tex..and captured .. SOC
sheep, belonging to Mr.. Pitcherv
hey drove the sheep TO the Mexican
'ide and into the plains. The Mexi.
AN frontier guards started in hot pur.
suit of the thieves.
X. II. McDosALp. Jr.. president Of
ne defunct Pacific bank of san Fran
'lsco. was. on the 18th. acquitted Of the
hargc OF classifying the records of the
oncern. Mcdonald was arrested two
ears ago, after the failure, and has
zen in prison ever since. The Jury
isagreed in a former trial.
AN attempt was made to rob the
'irst national bank at Germantown
J, early on the morning of the nth.
ne robbers were evidently green at
ne business. and used SO much giant
owder that the bank was wrecked.
ne town was aroused and the robbers
ed.
lHE small British schooner Queen
lstley was sunk off Beachy Head. on
le south coast of England, on the
TN. by a collision with a steamer
opposed to be the British steamer ,
'yn- The captain and three of the =
ew OF the schooner were drowned ,
ne mote and one seaman were res :
led. :
IN the recent attack made by the in s
rgents on Sagua Tanamo the presi- !
mt OF the Cuban government. the n
arquis OF Santa Lucia. fell from his
rise and was seriously injured. He
~ years Of age n
HE alleged filibustering steamer o
mmodore. loaded with arms and mn i
lions Of war. went to sea from 4
arleston. 5. c.. on the 18th. "a
WHILE DIR. Henry Il. Berghill was
perimenting with some chemicals at q
center street. Chicago. on the ieth. II
explosion occurred. blowing off o,
m his hands and DESTROYING the Ia
mt OF both eyes. besides in Turing er
about the head and face. The pl
use in which the explosion occurred III
$ damaged considerably. CO