The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-24
The entire Chilias cabinet resigned
on the iath. The event caused a sensa-

on the iath. The event caused a sensa-
tion.
PRoF. u. SroCKMEyER. OF Fort Scott
Kas.. predicts furious blizzard, with
disastrous gales. on or about the .lst.
which will continue for about two
days The storm. he predicts. will in
clude all the northern AID central
states. sweeping from the Pacific to the
Atlantic
The noted Shelby and Jenkins feud
has broken out afresh in Ballard coun-
", Ky. Alfred Shelby shot and killed
George Jenkins on the 18th. The two
men met in the woods. and the latter
opened fire first and was instantly
killed by ball from Winchester
rifle.
IL the voting. on the 14th, in the Vir-
ginia general assembly for United
States senator, Hon. John w. Daniel
practically received the unanimous
vote of both houses, the election being
a mere matter of form.
BRYAN GILBERT. the seven-year-old
son Of Judge w. ID. Gilbert. of Atchi-
son, Kas., has been granted condi-
tional license to practice law before
the supreme court of Kansas. The
license is TO take effect when the lad
shall become FL years of age. He is "A
legal wonder. and passed an examina-
ton that would have done credit to
any applicant.
DISPATCH from Bermuda says that
there was a sharp shock of earthquake
there at 4:l5 A. m. of the 18th. 1t was
of short duration, but was sufficiently
severe to awaken and alarm people.
CHARLES &. WARREN, of Port Towns
end. Wash, a returning passenger on
the steamer AlSire, reports the dis
covery of rich placer diggings near
Dyea.
THEODORE DURRANr has been re-sen-
fenced to be hanged on January Z next
for the murder of blanche Lamont in
San Francisco.
FIRE, said to be the work of incen
diaries, on the 10th. DESTROYED the
courthouse at Ardmore, /. T.. consum-
ing the written testimony in Indian
citizenship cases affecting 1,50O per-
sons, besides many valuable court rec
ords. The fire also destroyed the i'm
plement house of the X. A. kemble Co.,
causing an additional loss of $40, 000
with SIS 600 insurance. The loss on
the courthouse cannot be estimated.
The State bank of Perry, Kas., was
entered, early on the morning of the
10th, by burglars, who blew open the
safe with dynamite and secured 81, 400.
httt. <l.~a L
lieved to be j. Collins and Charles
Cunningham, wanted in Omaha, Neb.,
for safe cracking.
TRAIN No. of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern, which left st. Louis. on
the 10th. met with an accident at Iuka.
Ill. The engine, postal car. baggage
car and two coaches were derailed by a
broken truck. The engineer and fire
man were slightly scalded. Beyond
this there was no injury whatever.
WM TERRIss. the well known actor,
was assassinated, on the 10th, being
sta bbed with knife as he was enter
ing the stage door of tag Adelphi
theater in London. He had been play.
ing in the English version q William
iillette's American drama ''Secre,
Service.
Tur at,>ment Of the condition OF
he treasury, issued on the 10th. showed
Available cash balance, s22s,lsl,5ll;
rold reserve, sl59,Ss,69s.
UkoHoE SB.nHAN, "a peddler, aged
u, shot his wife in cheap lodging
house in Cincinnati, on the 10th. and
hen shot himself. The woman may
lie. Sheehan will probably recover.
Jealousy is given as the cause.