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

II is reported that an expedition
from Honduras landei ON the sonth
side Of the island OF Cuba, recently.
with large supplies of ammunition ana
arms. and that the cargo was safely
delivered into the possession of Gen.
Rivera.
A HEAVY wind and rain storm ragged
along the Atlantic coast on the 18th.
AT Atlantic City, \. j., the large Casino
building, where the Elks' disaster hap
pened two years ago, collapsed with n
crash, carrying with it an untenanted
cottage next door.
A DISPATCH from Cape Town says
that Col. Cecil Rhodes country house
was destroyed by tire on the 18th. IL
may be presumed that the country
the South African palace of the EXPIRE
mer of Cape Colony.
ELNATnAN HALL, one of the largest
buildings in connection with the Knox
willie (1enn.) college for colored stu
dents, was burned. ON the 18th. The
building was occupied by female stu
dents, all of whom escaped. The loss
will reach S25. 200, and is said to be in
sured.
were arrested in New York city on
the 10th. charged with swindling
pawn brokers of that city and Brook
lvn To the extent of thousands by
means OF alleged gold watches and
chains presented as pledges.
FRANK Il. PrIsrER, IS years OF age, a
clerk in the Indian bureau at Wash.
ington. and son of the late Congress.
man Phster. of Kentucky, committed
suicide. on the 10th, by shooting him.
self through the right temple.
The United States cruisers Newark
and Raleigh arrived at Key West, Fla.
on the 10th, after an unsuccessful
chase a fter the alleged dlibuster Three
Friends.
MARION HATFIELD, relative of the
notorious Hatfelds of Kentucky and
West Virginia, was hanged in Sneed-
vile, Tenn. ON the 10th.
On the 10th there were 10 steamers
due at New York from European ports,
nine of which were from two to six
days overdue.
MAJ. MCKINLEY went to Chicago, on
the 10th. for week IS visit with friends.
The beautiful and costly Casino
building, together with the bridge
which spanned Four-Mile run, at the
main entrance to schenly park. Oak.
land station, Pitts burgh, Pa, were de-
stroyed by fire. on the nth, at 1855 a.
m The casino building and contents
represented an investment of about
S54O.O 600.
Mrs. j. COLEMAN DRAYToN, daugh-
ter of Mrs. William Astor, was mar
ried in st. Columbia's church. London,
on the nth. to Mr.. George Haig,
me ~ Der Of the firm of Haig & Haig,
whisky merchants.
Hermann, the magician. who gave
n performance az Rochester, y. ",
on the night of the 10th, at the Lyceum
theater, dedin his private car at Great
Valley, \. Y, on the nth, while en-
route to Bradford, Pa.
On the nth the federal assembly at /
Berne, Switzerland, elected DIR. Adolph |
Deucher president of the Swiss con.
federation for 1897, and Mr.. Fraffy, |
the present minister of the interior,
vice president. Mr.. Deucher was vice
president for 1895 and for 1896.
The court-martial of the anarch.
lists arrested for completely in the re.
cent disturbances at Barcelona WA
concluded on the 18th. The sentences
imposed are kept secret, and anyone
livulging them is to be severely pun.
shed. 1t is believed, however. that e
Of the anarchists have been sen.
fenced to death and 50 others to penal
servitude.