The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-23
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Spain. OF the number l.66s men were
from the prison at Seavey's Island
Mrs. Ardilla Narnell. who had been
in Jail al ST. Paul. Mimi, for several
DAYS under suspicion of causing the
death of Arthur Middleton. : tea mer-
chant. was discharged ia the munich
pal court, on the 18th. on motion of
County Attorney Anderson, without "A
preliminary hearing.
The town OF jerome. Ariz.. was al
most wiped out by fire on the nth.
Eleven lives were lost and the entire
business portion of the town was
burned 10 the ground. Fifteen hun
bred people were left homeless and
destitute. The property loss is placed
at $1,000. 900.
By the explosion of 40 gallons Of gas
Line in the cellar OF a grocery store at
l444 South Second street. Philadelphia.
on the night Of he llth, four and pos
sibly much larger number of lives
were lost.
An agreement has been signed at
Seoul. Carea. for the laying. by Japa-
aese, of the railroad from Seoul 10 Flu
san.
The receivership Of the Union Paci-
&c. Denver 4 Gulf and the Denver.
Leade,lle & Gunnison railroads will
end December l next.
Ii is announced that the hitherto
unnamed founder of the Cornell med
zeal college. who gave Sl.50O.0O0 for the
erection of the building in New York
city. is Col. Oliver ii. Payne.
The unveiling of the Frederick
Douglas monument in Rochester. NY,
set down for the 18th, has been post
poned. The statue has been delayed
in the foundry, and will not pc
ready for two weeks.
4 movement for the creation of
national naval reserve. with the Illi-
nois naval militia as the nucleus. has
seen started in Chicago by local Of
hcers.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared five per cent. dividend in ia
vor of the creditors OF the Merchants
national bank of Helena. Mont.
Aside from the loss of her colonies
and the ships destroyed in battle. the
war has cost Spain about 1914, 900.
Col. Casimir Andel OF the Fourth IL
linois is under arrest at jacksonville,
Fla, by order of Gen. Hubbard. com
manding the third division, Seventh
army corps. on serious charges that
had been filed against him by his staff
officers.
The state election in Maine. on the
18th. resulted in the election of the
entire state and congressional ticket
by the republicans.
Secretary of State Day placed in the
hands of the president. on the 18th,
his resignation as secretary of state.
He, with the rest of the peace commits
sion. is booked to sail for Paris, on the
Campania. on the 18th.
Nat Goodwin. the actor. while out
riding in the country near Woolwich.
England, on the 18th. was thrown
from his horse aud sustained two bad
fractures of the leg.
The United States transport Mani
toua, having on board 1.2sO soldiers
from Ponce and Mayaguez. Porto Rico.
arrived at New York. on the 18th The
Manitoba sailed from Mayaguez on the
sth.
The National Insurance Commits
sioners' association began its twenty
ninth convention at Milwaukee on the
18th.
Several well-known Cubans arrived
at Havana by the steamer Mascotte.
ostensibly as delegates commissioned
by the Cuban juuta. To facilitate the
work OF dishanding the Cuban troops.
There is reliable authority. however.
for the statement that they are really
commissioned TO agitate the question
OF Cuban independence.
President Mckinley has decided 70
enforce the payment of the claims of
Americans for property DESTROYED in
Armenia against the Turkish govern
mcnt. The administration has deter
mined the claims must be paid, and
that. If necessary, force will be en-
ployed to compel compliance with the
demands.
Advices from Hong Kong. on the
14th. say that a revolution in central
China seems unavoidable. The re-
Dellion i'm IIainan and the province of
Kwang-Si is being joined by thousands
Of the litcrati. who are bitterly OPP
posed TO the Mantnu dynasty.
II was asserted at Geneva, on the
18th. that Lucchoni. the assassin CT
the empress OF Austria, being a for
eigner. may be extradited TO Austria.
Rcar-Admiral Gerald Noel, comman-
der of the British naval forces in Cre-
tan waters. on the 18th. issued an ulti-
matum to Edhem Pasha. the Turkish
military governor of Crete. demanding
that within As hours he should deliver
up the ringleaders of the recent out
break and massacre. surrender the fort
and ramparts defending the town and
disarm the Mussulman troops.
Diplomatic relations between Italy
and Colombia have been suspended.
the latter having refused 10 recognize
in the British minister a representa-
tive OF the Italian government during
the absence Of the latter's minister.
Henry Lester. proprietor OF the
Princess Anne cottage ut Virginia
Beach Va. and two of his guests, :.