The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-24
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Baltimore 4 OhioeNtension from Cum
berland TO that point, died ia Cumber
land, Md, on the 18th, aged nearly
seventy years.
AT a meeting of the new democra ii,
national committee in Chicago it was
decided 10 formally apprise the candi
dates OF their nomination at a meeting
TO be held in Madison square garden
New York city, early in August. and
committees we're named TO perform
that duty.
AN express train on the Hazleton
branch Of the Lehigh Valley rail
road, while rounding curve between
White Haven and FreelaEd. Pa, on
the 18th, struck cow. The engine
was derailed and thrown down an en-
bankment 200 feet high and the three
passenger coaches were thrown from
the tracks upon their sides. William
II. Dowd, engineer, was killed, and a
score Of persons were hurt, several Sc
riously.
IhE Peoples savings bank of Lam
sing, Mich, did not open its doors on
the 18th. The bank had been on the
ragged edge for some time, but it was
believed its difficulties could be tided
over.
A SHOCK of earthquake was felt at
Nhitby, Ont, about one o'clock on the
morning Of the 18Th. Hundreds OF
people were awakened by the shock,
which lasted about twenty seconds.
CsiER GAGNo, II years old, left the
- "a Il i'm,
Mass, at 8 a. IN. of the 18th, on foot
for Chicago. His object is to break
the long distance pedestrian record.
On the 18th the East side power
house Of the Denver Col. Consolidated
Electric Co. s works was burned. The
company loses Is engines and II gen.
orators Of the Westinghouse pattern,
worth, at low estimate, 100000.
Many of 'the churches were compelled
to forego their evening service.
CHRISTINE AUMoND, once governess
OF President Cleveland's and Secretary
Lamont's children, died Of delirium
tremens in the New York hospital on
the 18th
Tie June statement of the bureau of
statistics shows that the exports of |
breadstuifs during the month were |
sil, 693,l6 as compared with S., 945. O4o |
FOR June. 1896. For the II months 4
The exports amounted To Sl33, 9eO, 800, a
gain OF nearly S24, 900, 900 over the same
period OF 1875. The cotton exports or
june aggregated S5.2l0. 100 which is
)nly slight decrease from June last
year. For the ten months, however.
he loss was about Sll5OO, 900
An appeal for the observance of a
bird day" in the schools throughout
he country has been made by the ag-
'icultural department The object is
o devote the day, to be set apart once
! year, or TO be combined with "Arbor
lay to instructions in the value OF
native birds and the means OF protect
ng them from wanton destruction.
lr is learned that the insurgcnt ex-
'editiOn under Gen. Rafael Portuondo
tfectcd a landing at Tamayo, Cuba.
his expedition carried to the insur-
ents large quantity of ammunition
nd dynamite, two cannons and 1900 |
informs 1t is also reported that two
Their expeditions have landed. one
ear Baracos and another at the Barri-
ua beach.
THE report Of the navigatio. bureau
hows that during the year ended June
,, 1896, 700 vessels, Of 800. 600 gross tons,
ere built in the United States and J
iicially numbered by the bureau OF
avigation. compared with Csc vessels. !
$4,000 tons, for last year, an in l
rcase OF 900 tons. Steam vessels y
uilt numbered a22, Of $4,000 tons. r
With 2sa. OF rs. 700 tons. for 2
he previous year.
Az extensive robbery was reported I
? the Philadelphia police on the 14th. l
7 81. Joseph's hospital $50, 600 in {
loney and jewelry were stolen from
IL. and Mrs Moore, patients at the in
tuition VIM IA. Thompson, a pro- !
'ssional nurse at the hospital, sus- ;
ected OF the robbery. has disappeared. q
TIE steamer Colombia, OF the Pacific b
Iail steamship Co. Capt. Clark. went y
shore, during thick fog on the 18th. q
Pigeon point, "a rocky projection b
bout half way between san Francisco
nd Santa Cruz. Cal. The latest adj S,
ces from the scene Of the accident f,
ated that the Colombia was in {
lngerous position. y
BURGLARS visited ST. Pauls Episco- Il
q church at Cleveland. o.. on the 5,
Oh. for the third time within a wear. &
he plate and other valua bles, amount
< to $500, were stolen q
HE treasury gold reserve at the q
ose of business on the lith amounted Il
s9S.e7l, ss5. The days Withdrawals il
ere Si41. 900. u
The Minnesota populist state convcn- Ia
IN has been called to meet August lC. | g
SINGLE road agent unmaslxed and
lder the light of midday sun, col c
nteG toll from half dozen travellers Il
ong the north san Juan road in Cali q
rnia, on the l4th. two of his victims b
considerable sums When 81
had secured enough to satisfy his +,
sire, he disappeared, and search was II
ade for him in vain.
CHARLES RoLoFF, secretary OF war | Y
the Cuban rebel government, was d
New York city OH the 18th. He .,
rs travelling under an assumed | 81
me, and expected to remain only n Il
W days returning to Key West, Fla. +,
ne Il a..