The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-28
PERSONAL. AND GENERAL.

THE sum Of III, 600, 900 pounds Turk.
ish money! has been mentioned in Con
stantinople as the amount of indem-
nifty Turkey will demand from Greece.
CARDINAL CAMIILo SICuIANo DE
RENDE, archbishop of Bonevento, died
in Rome on the 10th. He was born in
ls4s and received the red hat in 1851.
TIE marriage of Gerald du Maurier.
son of the author of "Trilby, and Miss
Silvia. an actress, is announced to take
place during the summer.
MAJ.-GES. JAMES b. FoRsYrH. com
handing the department of California.
has been placed on the retired list on
his own application. He was confirmed
in his present rank on the 18th.
ORDERS are said to have been sent to
Rear-Admiral Montgomery Sicard to
have his flagship. the New York. made
ready To go To sea at a moments warn
ing.
The president on the nth, sent an
identical message to both branches of
congress calling attention to the starry
ing condition of Americans in Cuba
herded in the towns by order of Gen.
Weyler, and asking for an appropria-
ton of $50, 900 for their relief. A bill
to this effect was promptly passed by
the senate, but in the house a similar
bill was ~aDtagonized by a demand for
the joint passage of resolution recog-
nizing the belligerency Of the Cubans.
and went over.
The associated banks of New York
city held S44, 400, 500 in excess of the re-
quirements of the 25.per-cent. rule on
the 18th.
SENATOR McENERy. of Louisiana,
gave notice, on the 18th. of an amend
ment he would offer TO the tariff bill.
striking out the senate amendments in
the sugar schedule and reinserting the
house provisions in regard TO sugar.
THE insurgents having cut the con-
duits above the town, Gambia, Crete, 10
now without a water supply.
The twentieth annual shooting tour
nament of the Missouri Game and Fish
Protective association opened at Wash
ington park, Kansas City. on the 18th.
Many well-known sportsmen were in
attendance.
II HAtnA1Nhbf Oh IN ltbi. oCAl 10
the senate the nomination of Frank A.
Vanderlip, of Illinois, TO be assistant
secretary of the treasury.
AFTER many years OF service in the
employ Of j. V. Earweli 4 Co.. whole
sale dry goods merchants Of Chicago.
William /. Meyers has been arrested
charged with having embezzlcd $40. 900
nf the firms retAnAx. Rail ,.-n a.A.l -
$40, 600. which was furnished.
ON the 18th the comptroller Of the
currency issued a call ON national
banks for a statement of their condi-
ton al the close of business Friday,
May IA.
Gov. BLACK of New York has re-
fused to grant the requisition of the
governor of Utah for the custody of
Clarence Barton and Graves. who are
uncer arrest in New York city charged
with the theft of S., 200 from the Utah
Loan and Trust Co. of Ogden City.
The Turks, on the 18th. hoisted the
white flag at Arta, from which it was
judged that the Turkish commander
had received instructions that an ar
ihtNAitt ottn uZEttu uDOu.
The Brazilian minister of war. Gen.
Bernardo Vasques. has resigned. and
has been succeeded by Gen. Marcado
Bitencourt.
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER CALHOUN. it is
learned, will devote part Of his time
while in Cuba to a canvass Of sentiment
among the business men and non-com-
batants generally in Cuba upon a form
of settlement Of the existing troubles.
He will try to find out what those hav-
ing most at stake desire, and also how
they would view intervention by the
United States.
lT was learned at Constantinople. on
the 18th, that orders had been issued.
presumably at the instigation of Rus
ga, for the mobilization of the Bulga-
rian army. and it did not take long for
the Turkish ministry to come down
from their high horse and agree to az
armistice pending peace negotiations.
EX-SENATOR DUBOIS, senator Cannon
and senator Pettigrcw will sail July ,
for China and Japan. II is understood
they go to study the financial question
from an oriental standpoint.
BY an explosion Of gas in a pocket
encountered by workmcn digging .
trench at Thirty-sixth street and Cot
tage Grove avenue, Chicago. on the
10th. Edward Harper, Michael Hanley.
Edward johnson and J. O'Brien were
injured. The explosion is thought to
have been caused by careless handling
70 electric wires.