The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-26


GrS. BLASco has sent report To
Madrid a. To the condition of affairs IN
Cuba, in which he indicates that de-
spite the utmost vigor. extensive opera
tons IN the east. where the Cubans are
very strong, will be impossible for some
weeks
luE first payment To the government
on account of the Union Pacific rail
roa 4 purchase, will be made on The ga,
and will amount To SIS. 500, 900.
A DISPATCH from Montreal. Can. on
the 18th, said: "The story telegraphed
from Quebec of a terrible landslide on
the Duchene river and the loss OF Az
lives turns out To be untrue. A French
daily published the story and added
details of the disaster, but invesuga-
ton proves that the whole story Is
fake"
ALFRED ORDwAY, the portrait paint
err. died in Melrose. Mass. on the l'th,
aged rs years. lie was one OF the
founders of the Boston Art club. and
was its first secretary and treasurer,
su bsequently being the clubs presi-
dent.
ACCORDING to reports from Jaruco.
Cuba, 25 to 30 reconcentrados die there
daily from famine. The whole garri
son is sick Mt Manzanillo Col. Oscar
do. who escorted provision wagons to
Guamana. found the garrison there
suffering severely of fever and lack OF
food. One officer and 20 soldiers had
died of starvation.
The report that the black plague had
broken out in Shanghai proves to have
been unfounded. The rumor evidently
originated from the fact that in order
to prevent the introduction OF rinder-
pest the authorities at Nagasaki. Ja-
pan, carefully inspected all steamers
carrying cattle.
In his present frame of mind the
pre- sident will give congress, through
his message, detailed statement OF
what has taken place in the way OF
negotiations between Spain and this
country, but will notsend in he Official
correspondence at once.
Ir was discovered. on the 18th, that
there are Sll 900 more of general fund
warrants of the city of Des Moines. la,
| in circulation than are evidenced by the
books of the city auditor The matter
was laid before the council in a secret
session.
GEN. QUISTIS BASDERAs, whom Gen.
Gomez last September ordered to be
court-martialed for disobedience of a
special instruction as to military aro-
cedure, has been arrested by order OF
the Cuban commandments on a
charge of immortality.
The president has granted full par
don to ;. NJ. Folsom. the Albuquerque
| N. NJ banker, sent up for five years
for publishing false statements of his
banks condition. Depositors have
since been paid in full.
Mrs. CAREw, who was convicted
about a year ago OF the murder OF hei
husband in. Yokohama. Japan. and
whose Sc nj ence of death was commuted
to Imprisonment for life, has been sent
to England. She will be confined in
Working prison.
| AT Bear Creek, Mich. Edward Vancy
blacksmith. aged %, shot his sweet
heart, Nellie Skitman, aged 10. and hel
brother, Albert, aged 25. on the nigh
OF the nth. vancy's jealousy caused
the tragedy. His victims are mortal!
wounded. and he is in jail
SAMUEL j. RITCHIE. arrested at Nor
ristown. n. j.. for robbing freigh
car at Port Morris. has been identified
as one of the gang which robbed thu
Bradley bank, of Eldon. Ia, of $500
last February. Richie was captured
at the time, but escaped from the Wap
pello county Jail, after having been in
| dicted