The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-04


A TELEGRAM from Madrid. on the
cad. said: The government has IN
structed Capt Gen. Neyier that y
expedicnt, for reasons o. International
aud domestic politics. that he should
not return 10 Havana until lac has
achieved something decisive against
Macco.n On the same date "A telegram
from Havana announced abe donehtS
generals return Ia that city ana ne
intention 20 postpone action sgaias'
the insurgents.
DIR. J. ID. MORRISON. of Ogdenso1rg.
\. y. has decided 10 accept the tlsh'
opric Of Duluth. Mimi. 10 which hs
was elected last month.
Up TO the I'D Mr.. Mckinley had re-
ceived as presents. since MS election
three eagles. four coons, two ROSTERS.
one Jack rabbit and lamb.
No ELECTION was held in Charlton
county. Ga. on the Sd. and IL i said
that the people did not know that one
was in progress in the country
TuE dead bodice Of Herman Meyers
and Nora A. Richardson were found
wing on the ground in front Of va
cant house on Downey street in Indian
apolis, Ind. on the cath. Zach was
living in pool Of blood, and revolver
was lying close To the corpse of Mey-
ers. Two gaping wounds IN the cir!
back and one in her breast tod the
story of murder. while hole IN
Movers left temple indicated that he
had killed himself after taxing the
girls life.
Is the Prussian landtag. on the 2itn-
the bill providing for the conversion
OF the Prussian four per cent consols
into 81. per cents. was taken up anu
referred 10 the budget committee.
Several members spoke on the subject
and were unanimous in expressing APP
proval of the scheme DIR. Miguel.
minister OF finance. said that another
conversion was not likely 10 be made
within the next IL years.
HIGHwAYMES held up crowded
street car in the heart of the retail
section OF Chicago. on the 24th. robbed
two passengers Of money and watches
and made their escape. notwithstand'
ing the pursuit of two policemen and
1 other passengers on the car.
No ADvIcEs. official or private, had
reached Washington, up 10 the @4th
which shed any light upon the re
ported return of Gen. Weyler TO la
vana.
SIR FREDERICK NAPER BRooNs- h {,
VI. g.. died in London on the Goth.
A DISPATCH from Manila. via Toxic
Japan. said the spanish troops under
Mai. Artega had defeated a body OF
| Philippine insurgents. whose losses II
\ killed and wounded were upward OF
400 men.
"BUScH- McBEE. the well-knowI
southern railroad man who has VII
liam Jennings Bryan under contract
/ to deliver a series of lectures. claim,
that he has already received az otfel
of So. 900 bonus for his trade with
I Mr. Bryan.
TnE total number Of dock laboreri
on strike in Hamburg. on the Goth
was s.OoD. and these had been loines
by the lighter men. Ships arr:vin:
from England and sweden were bring
ing men to replace the strikers
4 DISPATCH received from Maniia
the capital of the Philippines. VI
Toxic, Japan. on the 26ih. said tn
rebels had won a victory over III
Spanish forces. and that an attac
upon Manila was feared.
The steamers Alicante and Bneno
Ayres, sailed from Barcelona- on IN
Goth, FOR Havana. having on board 80
troops and quantity Of aminnnitio
and arms.
COVENTRY KEARsEY DwIGHTo- PA
MER, the English poet. died at Lim'n.
ton. on the 26th. after brief lines