The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-28


BiCYCtE Policeman FREDEEICK y
LINcoiN. II New York. aged - years.
was instantly killed. on the 18th. Ia q
collision with a pedestrian. Jniin,
hirschDerg. Hirschberg was 80 bad. )
mi ured that he was removed 10 his
home unconscious.
InE steamship Normandie. from
llavre for New York. brought $3.50. OV(
ia gold. on the 18th. consigned t.
New York banking houses, in transit
To Cuba.
ENroRTs To America from north Ger
many showed a falling of during the
last quarter Of S3,.5i. sis. principally
in sugar.
THg island Of Jamaica was, on the
18th, declared free from yellow fever.
SENATOR TURPIE introduced joint
resolution in the senate. on the 18th.
for the appointment of commission
10 make a survey for a ship canal from
the lower shore of Lake Michigan TO
the Wabash river.
AT conference OF the Federation Of
Engineers. called in London. on the
18th. in view OF the withdrawal OF the
eight-honr demand. il was resolved to
reopen the works on the cath.
The funeral OF Logan Carlisle. son of
ex->ecretary John G.. Carlisle. took
place from the south NJ +. church in
Covington. hv.. on the 18th.
NOTICES were posted at the Center
Vile. lR- H. cotton mills. on the 10th.
announcing a reduction of wages. To
take effect on the asih.
Nh GLADSTONE was reported. on the
18th. to be critically Ill at Cannes
JAMES MURPHY. George Woodruff
and George Gordon, post Office burg
lars. made their escape from the fed
eral penitentary at Leavenworth.
kas-. on the 10Th. They dropped be.
hind the other prisoners in coming out
to breakfast. and. taking advantage of
a heavy fog. scaled 2O-foot wall by
means OF rope ladder. and were gone
some time before they were missed
ADvICEs. which come through diplo-
matte channels represent the situation
in Madrid to be grave. The Spanish
government has been Obliged To resort
TO the same precautions that Blanco
has employed in Havana to restrain
manifestations of popular dissatisfac-
ton
THE seven transportation companies
which control nearly all the business
to Alaska have agreed To raise the pas
senger rate to skaguay and Dyea $40
per head and freight from $40 to Sl3
per ton.
CAPrAIS-GEyERAL BLASco of Cuba
wants to disarm the volunteers. as with
that body armed autonomy in Cuba is
not possible. and the attempt to dis
arm them is likely to precipitate a re-
volt
THE fate of the territories now press
ing for statehood already has been
settled. Unless the unex-
pected happens, there will be no terri
torial Legislation by congress at this
session.
CHARLES 4. EVERETT. chairman of
the republican county central commit
tee at Fort Wayne, Ind. was arrested
ut his home. on the 10th, on the charge
of EN- bezzle ment. Editor +. W. Miner.
Of the Garret Ind Herald. a republic
can paper. charging him with appro.
$50 sent TO him with which to
take up note.
The Central underground railway Of
London. England. has placed with the
General Electric Co. Of Schenectady.
y. ". an order for 81 electric loco
motives.
The directors of the Pullman Palace
Car Co. on the GOTH declared the regu-
lar quarterly dividend OF two per cent.
paya bic February Is.
GOLD was quoted at Buenos Ayres
on the Goth. at lGS 80.