The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-04

GrS. HENDERSON. OF iowa, on the
aad. introduced a bill in the house To
revive the grade of lieuten ant-gcneral
of the army.
CONSUL GENERAL LEE has unonicially
advised several Americans in llavans
whose business is not imperative to
leave for the United States without de-
lay. The situation is admittedly be-
coming graver every hour, as the opin-
ion OF naval experts continues To grow
that the Maine was destroyed by an
act of treachery.
TmE marriage Of Miss Marion Olive
Hansen and lgnatius Donnelly, the
editor and rcformer, was solemnized at
Minneapolis, Mimi. on the ED, with
| much pomp and ceremony. n nup-
tials were celebrated in the church OF
the bride, the Norwegian Methodist,
which was filled with a congregation
of about 600.
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY GAGE
says the treasury is in good condition
for war if war should come. The avail
able cash balance in the treasury, on
the 22d, was S225.lis 600, of which &c.,
o4l,425 is gold. $780, 100000 being the
traditional gold reserve.
THE United States would have little
difficulty in quickly securing a power
full auxiliary navy from the coastwise
and Central American trading neet in
.l:e event of war with Spain. There
are at least fifty steam@si1s which
could be utilized.
ROBBERS blew open the safe of the
49,. - ..f ~ lA.lGtAr- Iift
Ia, with dynamite, on the night OF
the 22d, and secured S., ZOO. The noise
of the explosion attracted a crowd OF
people to the scene. but not before the
robbers had escaped in a stolen buggy.
CHARLES MERRITT. said to be n dis
charged postal clerk. was arrested by
the Kansas City (Mo.) police. on the
23d, charged with having had a hand in
the Kansas City, Pittsburgh u Gulf
hold-up on the night of January 4.
On the Esd the president nominated
Oliver j. ID. Hughes, of Connecticut, TO
be United States consul ut Sonneberg,
Germany.
MIr.LIoyAIRE GEORGE w. SIMMONS.
proprietor of Oak Hall. Boston, and
one of the most widely known retail
clothiers in the United states, was
found dead, on the 23d. at Nahant.
Mass. 1t was supposed he committed
; suicide by shooting. No cause as
signed.
c. w. MARTIN, alias Charles Davis
was arrested in Omaha. Neb., on the
: 2lth. by supt. Tillotson, of the Pink.
4 erton service at Kansas City. Martin
: is wanted for aiding in the robbery o.
4 the Bank of Sheridan, Mo-, on the 18th
lie had a large sum of money on his
: person when arrested.
a Nix. NJ. w. GAIT. widely known asth'
: leading ieweler in Washington. dice
( suddenly on the night of the 23d. HI
5 was over 20 years of age. His son-in
{ law. Mr.. Fendall, a well-known attor
!. ney. died suddenly in the Waldorf no
! tel. in New York city, a few days be
l.. fore.
: ROBERT LAW. the pioneer coal deale
o Of Chicago died. on the 2ith.of Bright
disease. lie was &c years cid. MI
n Law began operating ecal mine
It throughout the state in 1850, and unit
recent years was n of the leadin
r operators.
l. IHE queen regent Oh SPAN prcsi"s
r at n cabinet council. On the eth, whic
e discussed the relations between Spai
n and the United States.
THE treasury statement. on the s4tl
10 showed: Available cash balance, SGD
6l9. o5s: gold reserve, sl67. POI .si7.
4 EVIDENCES of i~ll-feeling towar
If American people and exultation owe
the Maine disaster do not lessen in II;
~ vana. i.