The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08

The president, on thV -oN"' -
James Burdell. alias Charles Sher'
wood. convicted in July last, in Michi-
gan. of bringing counterfeit coin INTO
the United States.
A DISPATCH from Paris says; III Is
stated that Russian fleet OF Il YES
sells has been stationed at Nladivostock
10 watch Japan. which is suspected OF
meditating another blow AT Ohiha-
TIE city of New York has agreed
to take charge of the ceremonies au-
tending the dedication of the urant
monument April - next, which VIII
cost the corporation in round numoe
$50, 200.
WHEN President-elect Mckinney
takes the oath of office on March MS
personal escort will be formed OF the
Chicago Hussars squadron and the
Cleveland Grays, Clevelands crack or
ganization-
The Lehigh mill in South Easton'
Pa. manufacturers of cotton goods
shut down, on the 2sth, Tor Tour
months. The plant was started nearly
100 wears ago, and this is the first shut
down il has experie need.
The FIRST of the le public hearings to
be Given on the revision of the tarih
was begun in the committee OF ways
and means of the house OF representa-
tiyes on the 2sth. Chairman Dingiey
presided, and there was pretty iull
attendance.
ENCLOSED IN an urn of FURNISHED
conner. the ashes OF Kate Field were,
on the Goth, transferred 10 the care oil
Gen. Charles y. Taylor, Of the Boston
Globe. who left San Francisco FOR the
east on the overland express Win ms
precious charge.
TIE weekly statement Of the New
York city associated banks Tor the
week ended on the goth showed the
following changes: Reserve, increase
el,O35. is5; loans. increase, Soo'' Soo
specie, decrease. Sis3, 900, deposits, IN
crease, e., pa. 800, circulation, decrease
So, 100
SrsAroR-ELECr MONEY. of Missis
sippi, whose term IN the house doe
not expire until March 4. and who /
one OF the democratic members OF TIA
house foreign affairs committee, ma
determined to visit Cuba and lind on
for himself the true situation Of affair
in the island.
STATEMENTS are made bv those
,fticial position at Washi ngton tina
there is a prospect of peaceful sol'
tior of the Cuban question throug
Spain agreeing TO grant autonomy
Cuba, with the United States prom
ising to guarantee the observance
the terms of the agreement.
THE president, on the 18th, denied
pardon to W. w. Lusk, sentenced
Isg2 to six years for sending obscer
letters through the mails, the pres
dent holding that this conylcts erin
is of such nature, and the circul
stances related to il are 50 detestab
ms TO deserve "a severe sentence"
THIRTEEN Kentucky couples we
married ia Jacksonville, Ind,
Christmas, all OF them being united
Justice Hause, with the exception
one. over whom Justice heig win Of
ciated. One couple from Niuchest
were secretly married by Justi
Hause. and sil Pledged TO secrecy
Mrs. ELLA CASTLE, wife of the ,
Francisco millionaire, was discharg
from the Polyclinic hospital in Pin
delphia, on the 3uth, after three wee
treatment and n successful operate
entirely cured Of the unfortunate
ternai malady which caused her !
pleasant experience in London
Gently.
A SEVERE famine is reported FRI
western China. The inha bitants
dying by scores from starvation, a
20 aud to the horror of the Situate
q large portion of the city of Chu
Tung, situated ON a blutf at IA bend
the kinsha river, was carried UNI
the food by a landslide and about 3,
of the starving Chinese we're drown
A DISPATCH from Madrid says I
Senior Canovas del Castillo, the pr
minister, denies that negotiate
have been or Will be opened with
United States looking to the pacii
ton of Cuba. The prime mini
holds that the Cuban question is
of internal politics, which IN no
concerns the United States or
other foreign power.
MIR GLADSTONE celebrated his e
ty-seventh birthday anniversary
Lawarden. on the 2yth, surrounde
his family. There were the u
demonstrations by the villsger
honor of the occasion, consisting
the ringing of the church bells
the assignment Of deputations to
coed to the castle and congratulate
venerable statesman.
The Madrid Impartial publish
report of an Interview With
Canovas, prime minister, in v
that official declares that the 60
ment will not accept any interye