The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

APT JOHN ALLEN. of Manchester
Mass. retired sea captain. trustee of
q portion OF the estate of Henry Rob
ert>. admits having lost over s-o. 900 ~
the amount placed in his care in stock
speculation. His bondsrnen wei h.. 70
CURED TO make up the lues
a LARGE committee of representa-
tive II Louisans. irrespective Of poli.
tics left that city. on the morning Of
the 18th. for Washington. intent on
capturing the Democratic national CON
vention for the Future Great.
The Danish steamer DANA arrival
az Copenhagen, on the 18th. from New
orleans after fearfully rough pas
sage, In the course Of which She sus-
tained extensive damages. and three az
her crew were washed overheard and |
drowned.
THOMAS G. DrSS. ex-justice Of the
peace and defaulting secretary Of the
Nortn Side building and Loan as,ocia-
.i"n OF findlay o.. who disappeared
last August with defalcation Of sir.
90 IN his accounts. was returned ia
flndlay. under arrest. on the l3th.
lie Memphis and Cincinnati steam
BOAT .ongo sank. on the night Of the
18th. at Caruthersvill.. Mo-. Memnbis.
bound. No lives were .ost.
DISPATCH from johannesburg SAYS
that among the members of the Re. !
form union arrested upon charges OF
nigh treason are Charles Buffers. r I
Al. King and Capt. Nein. all American
citizens. !
MRS CHARLES DEAN. Of Toneka I
mas ieft her small children alone in {
room while she went to visit a neigh
oor- and when she returned She found
mat some unknown fiend had removed {
.he clothing from the youngest. an in Q
ant put IT on the top Of a hot stove. b
lnd fled The flesh Of the baby was q
ooked to the bone. and II was no, y
Fought il could live. n
4 HE sixth annual convention Of the q
tone Masons' International union be-
an It's sessions in Chicago on the 18th. q
NANCY DAVIS. aged 100 wears. died y
q the 18th. at her home. two miles east q
Oakland City. Ind. She had been I.
Ind for 10 years. q
Ii fUSG fEw. than whom none was u
opposed 10 be closer To the powers r.
lat be at ?ekin- has been peremptori-
7 dismissed as Chinese consul-ren- =.
raj in San Francisco. and his former :,
.cretary. Fung Yung Hun. Temporal 1,
ly appointed in his place Spccula- 4,
on Is rife in Chinatown as TO the 1,
ause Of the removal. =
The two branches OF the general az.
mbly of Ohio voted sepa ratelv. ON =.
lie l4th. for a United States senator y,
succeed Senator Brice. The votes =.
dictated the election of ex. Gov. For :
ger on the first joint ballot. -
THE battleship Indiana sailed from 80
export. X. l.. on the is;h. for Hamp- ~
n Roads. Va. where Admiral Bunce's =.
uadron Of evolution was still wait -
& orders. "a
CHIEF-JusrrcE JoHx NJ. RoRrxsox az y
z Maryland court OF appeals. died -,
ddenly Of heart disease. AZ Annano- -
on the 18th lie had been Judge for -. -
years. "e
THE Spanish steamer Oscar. from -
'mourg for Spanish ports. was sunk. .n
the 10Th. near Calais. France. by \,
Ilision with an unknown shin. An NH.
board the Oscar We're saved except MI,
captain. mate and one passenger. M,
Z ship proceeded on her way. ~.
HANcELLoR VoS iIoHFNLo. =. on b... - 4
y Of the king. opened the Prussian III
dtag- on the 18th, withou: anv .pe. 80
ceremony. Two hundred se.nbcrs FL
he body were present. ~