The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


THE United States cruiser San Fran
cisco ran ashore. on the 18th, during
dense fog at a point about half mile
west Of Highhead life-saving station.
on the Massachusetts, coast. The |
cruiser rested in an easy position, and /
fioated without injury at high water.
A FoU R-sroRY building at Blot, viii |
lage near Cannes, France, collapsed. on |
the 18th. and il is estimated that 80
persons were killed Troops were or
dered to the scene to clear up the de
bris and remove the bodies of the VIC
Tins
JOSEPH LITTER is no longer the wheat
king. His big profits have vanished,
and instead of from 81 O00. 900 to s. .00O,-
600 winnings. he stands. it is asserted
by those who profess to have inside in
formation. to lose between S2.OOo,OOO
and 81. 100000 He overstayed the game
too close to the new crop.
AT the state department it was said,
on the 18th. that neither Ambassador
Hay nor any other Off cial had in
| formed it of the report that Manila had
fallen.
| THE Austrian reichsrath was pro-
rogued. on the 18th, by imperial order.
The troops composing the first army
| of inva sion included: Infantry, SCI Of
ficers and 40 enlisted men, cavalry
(mostlv dismounted), les officers and
| 3, 1855 enlisted men; artillery, is officers
| and 455 enlisted men; engineers. Of
ficers and 200 enlisted men; signal
corps. 2 officers and As enlisted men;
staff corps. Is officers. Total of the
expedition, 773 officers and 1864 en-
listed men, with Gen. shafter In COM
| rnand.
The army corps under Gen. Pando in
eastern Cuba is composed of four III
visions. under Generals Linares, Lucy
Aldaze and March, stationed respec-
lively at Santiago. Holguin. Mama
milo and Puerto Principe Gen Lin
ares has 5000 men, who, with the $500
under Admiral Cervera. are considered
by the government sufficient to repel
| invasion.
LIrUrEyANTs NEVILLE and Shaw, of
Company ID, First marine battalion,
who were on picket duty during the
fight ut Guantanamo. and who were
reported missing. returned TO camp
/ safely with 30 men. having fought
their way, much of the time surround
A ed by guerilla force. whom they
: successfully held at 10y.
t PADUcAm. XIV. and Evansville, Ind,
reported distinct earthquake shocks in
that portion of the country, on the lith
at $50 a III.
y Ar Great Bend. kas., on the 18TH, j
. NJ Becker. who murdered Myrtle Hoff
e meister. was hanged by mob of so
c IN the presence Of several hundred PEG
4 Die who hastily gathered. He wa
5 hanged on a tree standing at the south
5 east corner of the public square.
WHEN the president. on the 18th
signed the war revenue bill, secretar.
= Gage mt once issued a circular calling
q for popular subscriptions to the 5000
Z 100000 three-per-cent bond issue
% Small individual subscribers are 10 b
a. given the preference in allceing tn
!" bonds.
Is The captain OF the steamer .apwing
N recently returned to Victorta, H. Z
from Alert bay, reports that n'ne sterr
wheel steamers of a fleet of IL hav
= been seriously damaged while attemp
N ing to cross Queen Charlotte sound.
: THE Iron railway engine John CAM
- bell blew ~ on the incline above III
= city of IT. iton, o., on the 18th. Eng
neer Robert Roger was killed, body M
~ found, and several persons were .
= verely injured.
THIRrY-rIvE HUNDRED soldiers Gu
barled on transport steamers at IA
Francisco. on the 14th, which are
~ take them TO the Philippines To rel
force Dewey
TREASURY officials say the indie
- tons are that the 500, 900, 600 loan wi
le be largely over-subscribed.
- THE French chamber of deputies,
- the 14th. by EOS to ga, passed vote
confidence in the government.
NEAR Wetumpxa. Ala. on the mig
OF the l4th. the house Of VIM. Cure
-, was burned. and he. wi.n his wife q
- william Curlcy, all white. were g
- mated. Gurden had the reputation
~. keeping hoard of goso, and there
- little doubt that the TIN &c persons we
~ murdered and the house act on fire.
he BY vote of 200 TO ~ the house
"A. representatives. on the 18th. adopt
ad the Newlands resolution providing
the annexation Of Hawaii.