The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-25

4. DOANE, Publishers.
JASPER. INDIANA
II. CLAY BAscoM. OF Troy, y. u, died
at Jacksonville, Fla. on the lath. Mr.
Bascom was prominent leader OF the
prohibition party.
joins STUART BLlGM, sixth earl of
Darnley, died suddenly at his home,
Clifton lodge, Athboy, County Meath,
Ireland, on the 18th, aged Us. lie sat
in the house OF lords as Lord Clifton.
As A result of the experiments of the
board which is investigating battle
ships steel. nearly the whole amount
now in the Newport News VA ship
Building Co.'S yards may he con-
demned.
A DOZEN students of the kansas
medical college at Topeka, have noti-
fed the Cuban junta in New York that
they are ready To take the field at any
time as surgeons ia the cause OF the
Insurgents
NINE inches of rain in IL days, fol-
lowing the fall floods, caused the high
est water ever known in the valleys OF
southwest Washington, and wrought
great destruction to property aud
some loss Of life.
IN the French cham Der of deputies,
on the 18th Premier Meline said that
he was unable to extend any hope that
a bill for the increase of the sugar
bounties would pass at the present
session OF the chamber.
SEVERAL trained nurses OF Mime
apolis, Mimi, have volunteered 70 90
to Cuba, agreeing TO pay their own eN-
penses, if some one Will arrange mat
tiers SO that they can get there.
Eighty men have volunteered.
Ar the suggestion Of Senator Vest,
on the 18th, the senate committee on
finance decided TO defer until after
the holidays consideration of the nom
ination OF David X. Francis, OF Mis-
souri,, to be secretary of the interior.
s
Mrs. CHANDLER TIrCoMB and Mrs.
Charles Abbey left New York, on the
18th, for Canton. O., as representatives
of the brooklyn Woman's Republican
Union league to present gold vase as
gift from the league TO Mrs Mchin-
ley.
The Madrid FL Correo Militar de-
mands that Gen. Weyler be recalled
from Cuba and replaced by Gen.
Marin. Gen. Macas. now in command
of the troops in the Canary islands,
succeeding the marquis of Ahumada,
as second in command.
Two SEVERE shocks of earthquake
visited the greater part Of England
and Wales on the 18th Over 200
towns and villages were affected. The
cathedral at Hereford was damaged
somewhat, and in the same place n
woman died of fright.
The London Times Berlin CORE
spondent says that the porte has re-
called Said Ed-Din Pasha, the porte's
special envoy to Crete, IN accordance
with the joint demand of the powers.
said Ed-Din Pasha was accused of
thwarting the reforms in Crete, prom
Used by Turkey.
The London Daily News has dis
patch from Berlin with reference to |
rumors of the refusal of importation |
of American petroleum. 1t says that
German consumers. are likely 10 suffer
more by this move than American ex-
porters, Russia alone being scarcely
able to supply Germany.
The Calcutta Englishman of Novem-
Der IS contends that the hone OFF,
cials are utterly at fault in regard to
the dimensions OF the famine in India
1t says that practically every province
is involved, and asserts that such err
rors at the outset may result in ire
trievable disaster ana suffering before
the crisis Is over.
ACCORDING To surface indications in
Madrid, Capt.-Gen. Neyler viii soon
be relieved of his command in Cuba.
The discomfort with Neyler is notice
able even in the government organs.
They say that. instead OF gong to Ha-
vana to receive an unmerited ovation,
he ought TO have continued military
operations in the province of Pinar del
Rio.
PROF. CHARLES ii. HINTON gave the
Grst public exhibition, on the 18th, OF
his base ball pitching cannon in the
college gymnasium at Princeton, n. J.
A canvas Uackstop was erected in the
gymnasium and from the cannon,
placed at pitchers distance, balls were
discharged, showing the different
curves and rate of speed that can be
obtained