The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-07-08


TnR senate, ON the 2sth. in executive
session, confirmed the nomination ut
Naval Cadet Joseph w Powell To be
advanced two numbers and made an
ensign for his hcroism in seeking to
rescue Hobson and the crew OF the Mer-
rimac.
PAcIrIcos. who have .lipped out OF
the Spanish lines at Santiago, give the
information that n S~paniards Were
killed and 50 wounded in the battle OF
La Quasini. Oh the cath.
GEN. AevrNALpo, the insurgent lead
err, declares that the family OF Capt
Gen. August. who are prisoners in his
hands, are at Panpanga, and are well
treated.
TnE Egyptian government has den
nitely refused to permit the Spanish
| fleet to coal at Port said.
PRESIDENT MILTON ii. SMITH OF the
Louisville Il Nashville railroad has
| sent out an official notice of the re-
| storation of one-half of the reduction
| OF salaries made in August, 1893. The
| remainder will be restored January l.
| 1899.
RuMoR from Kingston, Jamaica on
| the Goth. unworthy of belief, saidthe cru
User Brooklyn had been blown up by a
| shell and sunk off Santiago bay ana
| that Commodore Schley and "a of his
men had been killed.
THE honorary degree of doctor OF
laws was conferred. on the Goth. by
Yale university, upon VIM. Mckinley,
president Of the United States.
LATE news from the front Indicated
il was the intention of carrying Morrc
| castle from the rear before making the
final move on Santiago. This would
give Admiral Sampson a better chance
to cooperate with the army.
AcoPY of the official reports of the
condition of the Spanish troops In east
ern Cuba made TO Lieut.-Gen. Pando by
subordinate commanders has come into
the possession of Gen. Shafter, who in
forms the war department of the con
tents. The reports indicate a force oil
sc, 900 effective men.
GEN. MILES received dispatches, on
the Goth, from Tampa. announcing the
departure of 1900 men under command
of Brig. Gen. snyder for Santiago to
| reinforce Hndlltl tohAhithU - y
were expected to reach Baiquiri by the
Sd.
UNLESS the Spanlards should yielo
much more easily than anticipated, thu
intention Of Gen. Shafter was to TAX,
two davs for the active operations a
Santiago. The full effect of the shell
ing was to be tried the first day, ant
was expected to prove very demorallz
ing upon the Spaniards if the fact de
vcloped that they had no artillery t.
compete with ours.
MICHAEL ScHwAB, the anarchist. die,
at the Alexian Brothers hospital, CHI
capo. on the 10Th. Schwab was hel'
responsible, with Parsons, Spies
Linrg. Fischer, Engel and Neebe. 70
hurting the dynamite bombs on May
lss6. which caused the death of seTcl
policemen in the Haymarket riot.
THE indictments against Maj. j. J
Woolsey, ex-Indian agent for Ponca
/. Otoe and Pawnee tribes. for alleged al
tempts to rob the agency safe. hav
t, been dismissed. The prosecution, i
/. is said. was inspired by political en-,
!, mics.
As THE result of a long-standin
I feud, Amos Lynch and Floyd Dell
fought a duel in the highway nea
: Corydon. Ind. on the Goth, and Del
was fatally wounded.
The $4,000 public library building
, lust erected at Burlington, Ia. WI
5 dedicated, on the Goth. with interestin
ceremonies. President +. Nj. Grape an
Vice President w. Salter of the loci
g library association delivered addresse