The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-26
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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nectcd with the defeat of the Italian
by the Abyssinians
PATRICK SULLIVAN. while drunk. q
the nth. jumped from the BrooSlv
bridge, turned six sumersaults ia hi
Night. struck the water feet first an
was fished ont five minutes later "a
more hurt than il he had just taken
bath.
DISPATCH from London saws m
steamer Bertha from Bilhoa for MID
diesboro. was sunk of >outhwold. 81
the 18th. by collision with the steame,
'aaverler. and six Of her crew wrr,
drowned The Claverler's port bow
was badly stove, but her people rescued
the remainder Of the Bertha's crew and
landed them at Gravcsend.
EMPERoR WILLIAM granted an impos.
ing audience. ON the i4;h. to Ii Hung
'hang IN the knights hall OF the old
estate. Ii Hung Chang was conveyed
thither in the royal carriage. escorted
by Uhlans
AMONG the passengers who arrived
al New York on the steamer virilan-
eia from Havana. on the 18th. were
ten. Ramon q. Williams. formerly
United States consul general 10 Ha-
vana- Mrs Williams and Dr. II. NJ.
burgess United States Inspector OF
The Marine Hospital service.
GFoRGE II. WYckoFF. president ~
the Bank of New Amsterdam. Thirty.
ninth street and Broadway. New York
city, was shot in the abdomen and
dangerously wounded. on the isth. by
.harles Clark. who made demand for
$4,000. and. failing to get il. sho, the
president and himself
The domestic money situation AT
New York showed tendency tostitfen
on the 18Th. on reports from II. I.oui>
concerning the action Of the repubii-
can delegates 10 the national couvcn-
tion.
MRS CHARLES JENNINGS and William
Hartwig. OF Evansville. Ind. were out
driving, on the evening OF the 18Th
when IN passing steam roller the horse
took fright. 1t ran into the curbins-
and Mrs. Jennings was thrown out.
" hen picked up she was dead. with
out scratch or bruise on her person.
The doctors pronounced her death the
result Of fright. She was .. wears Of
age. and leaves two small children.
oN the 18th senator shelby NJ Gull
lon, en- route from Washington 10 hi
home in Springfield. Ill. stopped OFF
AZ Canton. o.. and spent the dav as the
guest OF Maj. Mckinley. dining az the
homestead and going out in the after
noon for drive with the major and
Mrs. Mckinley.
PRIVATE advices received in Wash
ngton city from Rome are 70 the effect
MAJ Mgr u. talconio. titular arch .
BISHOP of Acerenja. will succeed Car
i'nal >atolli as apostolic delegate to
he Onited states at an early date.
He Goodrich reservoir, located Is
niles from Baker City. ore. COLLAPSED
IN the 10th. and volume Of wafer
ushed down the gulch. wrecking
verifying IN its path. The home ~
= french was swept away. and the
ntire family, consisting Of the par :,
nts and five children. were drowned.
number of bridges were carried
way and considerable damage was
one to grain fields.
GEORGE II. srMrrE the man who :
not banker Wyckoff in New York
nd then turned the weapon upon :
imself. died Of his wounds in tile
'ew York hospital on the 10Th.
TERRIFIC wind and rain storm
lslteG Brazil. Ind. on the night of /.
Ne 18th The streets became rivers. !.
"a many cellars were flooded The !;
wamp Angel mine Of the &. Enrich !
cal Co- was flooded by tile overflow
y 81 creek near bF. causing damn
e 70 the amount 81 several thousand u
'ilars. and the mine NAV have. 10 b.. 4
DandoneA.
IHE spanish government has de- 4
aed 70 recall Gen. Martinez Carpos
active military service. Tile GEN.
al himself declares that be will only
cept the command 81 division In y
lba. "
HosHr ToRr. recently appointed Jap
csc minister 10 Washin gfon. arrived \,
Fan Francisco on the Cop,ic on the
ill., 81
HE condition Of Ge.l. W. II. Dinlond. "
perintendeaf Of the min. al San n
ancisco. III At the Gilsev house in ~
w i"rk cify. was reported. on the
n 10 bc extremely critical 81
''N- NHAhI-t~ H. WILLS. Who WIS
emily appointed consul 10 Maragua
:. on the eth. stricken with paralv- th
al his home at La Plata. Nd. TIE W
ysicians doubt his recovery. Mr.. rs
lis j. . years Of age. On
DE governor Of the island D. Cree >e'
ivohed the Cretan assembly on the y,
h. sai
Jews was received in London. on .u-
18th. that the British steamer IA.
immona Castle. hich sailed from pa
bic Bay, May =. for London. with
persons on board. had been sunk iva
r shant.the most western Of the il the
ds on the coast Of Brittany. France. the
Q 81 the ships company had been isal
Sed up by a fishing vessel. but org
hing was known Of the fate Of the bus
crs on board. 10
HURRICANE at Gutherie. Okla. on TO-
l'th. wrecked the Central high clai
'ol building and state capitol =
inds; badly damaged the Episcopal not
ops residence. the Catholic colored The
iemy and many private residences. TURF
DIES doing fnanv fhauSanl doli.-s 70