The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-12

O< the ftn Dana LAnHit"'.
A. stone. at Mount Pleasant. la, was
ordered to take charge OF the First ma
tional bank Of Griswold, la, when
had closed its doors
JAMES ;. EcKELs. comptroller OF the
currency, has decided 10 retain ms
Office until the expiration. in April
lsgs. OF the term OF i've years Tor
which he was appointed.
FArIrREs throughout the Initeo
States. as reported by K q. Dun 20
for the week ended on the 2sth were
asl AGAINST 400 for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the iail-
ures were s.. against 70 last year
A D1sPArcu from Havana says II IS
stated there that ten. Weyler viii re-
turn 10 Havana in view Of the great
activity " the insurgents IN that
nraxince and the plans attributed to
Gen. Ruis Rivera for dealing nara
blow 70 spain At the very doors OF the
capital.
A REPORT cabled from London thai
Ambassador Bayard would present nls
letters Of recall on February ~ i
clearly an error, as the state depart
mont has sent no letter Of recall 10
MI. Bayara. aud " i'll not DO SO during
thi, admin istratioH, consequently lac
will have none TO present
HAMILTON f. CoLNAS. clerk IL
the general land office a. Washington
was arrested by post Office inspectors
on the 81. on a charge Of having
stolen large quantities OF periodical
stamps, 5000 worth OF which We're
found upon his person. lie was held
in :. 900 bail for examination.
THERE will be no Communication OF
the sentence Of eight months imprls-
onment imposed ON Lady Scott Tor
ubeling her son-in-law, Earl Russell
Farl Cadovan and other of Ter friends
have sought to obtain her release, but
they have failed 10 shake the home
secretary's decision not to set her a.
liberty.
The statement of the associated
banks of New York city for the
week ended the sOth showed the fol-
lowing changes. Reserve, increase,
g.. OsO. 45O; loans, decrease, sl.51s,Ooo'
specie. increase, $3.50, 500; legal tend
ers, increase. 81, 900, deposits, de-
crease, sii7, 500. circulation, decrease
S36s, 800.
The supreme court of Wisconsin. on
the 81. handed down a decision which
declares unconstitutional the law I'M
der which many county courts have
committed to Kelley institutes
throughout the state INDECENT inebri
stes for treatment at the expense OF
the county from which they were
committed
TIE subcommittee of the apPro
priations committee having charge Q
the suudry civil appropriations Dill
on the 3D.. heard members OF tn
house from Louisiana, Nebraska am
California in support of the PROPOSE
ton to pay the balance on suga
bounty due domestic raisers under IN
law of 1890, amounting TO about 81
20, 600
The German government is about
send a special commission 10 Bonn oa
to investigate the bubonic plagu
which is raging there with view
adopting precautionary measure
against the introduction Of the diseas
into Europe DIR. Kock, the emineI
German bacteriologist, has been sun
moned from south Africa TO head u
commission.
THE American Missionary associ
ton has issued an appeal 10 Congr
gational churches, especially throug
out New England, to observe Febr
ary IA, the second Sabbath Of the pre-
ent month. as a memorial Sunday
1.-The Times Of Abraham Lincoln vi
was born February IL. lsO9. The a
peal connects Lincoln's life with I
work Of the association.
REV J. A. BROOKS. a well-known
vine Of the Christian church and pI
hibitionist candidate for the vice. pr
idency in lsss. died in Memphis, Ten
on the 4th, of heart failure, superi
duced by paralysis. In 1895 Mr.. Broo
~dk CdAAcu W Inc i<OuAOh -
Christian tabernacle. lie return
from London recently, having resig
ed his charge there on account of
health.
UNITED STATES MINISTER JoHA Il
RETT, at Bangkok. siam, has been
structed by Secretary Olney to pr
for reference 10 a mixed tribui
without further delay, the assault
vice-Consul-General kellett, grow
out Of a dispute between Mr.. KEEL
and the Sianese government owe
land grant The demand will be
inforced by the presence of the
boat Machias-
The Anglo-Venezuelan arbitra
treaty was signed by Sir Ju
Pauncefote. the British ambassa
and senior Jose Andrade. the venc
Ian minister. in the Office OF Secret
Olney at the state department, on
I'd, signalizing the amicable Sc
ment az . contraverxv that haa In