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

fEhSOl'AL NsNO oGNGnN-'
a soS of George Hart, a pioneer
farmer OF Marshall county Ia, was
shot and instantly killed. on the morn
ing Of the 18th. 10y a burglar whom he
discovered ia the house and grappled
with
The Chinese residents of Chicago
opened a temple to Confucius on the
18TH Wong Chin Foo. editor OF the
Chinese News, acting as high priest.
III made an address outlining the
plans .of the Celestials for the con-
version OF Chicago.
lN an interview with a correspond
ent for Madrid newspa per, on the
18th, Capt. Gen. Weyler stated that he
had returned TO Havana in order 10
disperse the rebels who are docking
into the province of Havana.
The president has sent to the SEN
ate the following nominations: Chas.
A. Proutty. of Vermont. to be an in
terstate commerce commissioner. vice
w q. Neasey, resigned; Second Lieu
tenant Frank ii. Dimock, of Massa-
chusetts. TO be first lieutenant in the
revenue cutter service. Also long
list OF promotions in the navy, made
during the recess OF congress. 49,
IN fit OF insane rage. on the 18th,
Ernest l.. Chase, of Detroit. Mich,
aged IS. cut the throat of his wife.
aged 80, and then cut his own throat
from ear to ear, fatally wounding both.
The Washington Times was pur-
chased, on the 18th. from c. G. Conn
by Stilson Hutchins. Hon. John ii.
Oberly, formerly Indian commission
er, was placed in charge.
The First national bank of Holli-
daysburg, Pa, on the l4th, suspended
business owing TO heavy run made
by its depositors. The bank was or
gained in 1864. is capitalized at $50
600, and is one of the Oldest national
banks in the United States.
HENRY T.. BUTLER, well-known
lawyer and clu bman, who had been
missing from his home in New York
city four days. returned on the l4th.
lie was found To be suffering from an
attack of grip.
The steam schooner Edith. Capt.
Edwards, with a crew Of 80 men
aboard, was, on the 18th. nine DAYS
overdue at Tacoma. Wash. from the
Halibut banks off Eiecate sound, and
fears were entertained that some mis-
hap had befallen her owing to the Sc
we're storms.
FIRE in the Western Union Tele-
graph Co.'S building at Evansville,
Ind, on the Eth. damaged Frondrach
Bros, cigar manufacturers, whose
factory occupies the top floor of the
building. $1,000. The Western Union
Office was not damaged TO any extent.
The French coasting steamer Marie
Fanny was lost off the island of Alder
ney, In the British channel. on the
18TH and her crew of IA men were
drowned.
The lum bermen OF the United States
met in convention in Cincinnati on the
18th.
FIGHTISG is reported west of the
trocha in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, where
the insurgents, under Maceos success
sor, Gen. Ruis Rivera. have taken the
field against the Spanish forces left
there by Gen Weyler. No details have
been received yet, but SO wounded sol.
diers arrived at Havana, on the 18th,
from the neig borhood of Artemisa.
In was stated in Havana, on the 18TH
that Gen. Weyler had called in some O.
the troops stationed outside OF the
city, fearing an attack by Gen. Gomez
who was reported TO be moving east
ward with u large force, well armed
and provisioned. The insurgents had
already occupied several small towns
held by the Spaniards in the eastern
part of the province OF Havana.
The London Globe Of the 18th said
that important negotiations were pro
ceedng, # not completed, whereby
Great Britain would derive considera
BILE benefits in the opening up Of China
adding that an English syndicate hac
obtained "A concession to construct ant
maintain long railroad. which woul,
sian designs.
ALEX SALviNI, the well-known actor
son Of the celebrated Italian TRACE
dian, Tomasso Salvini, died Ut Flor
ence, Italy, on the 18TH
CAPT. GEN. WErLER has published
decree regarding the circumstances o
Antonio Maceo's death. This deere,
says that Maceo's body is buried nea
Bejucal, between Santiago de La
VEGAS and Rincon. In Havana province