The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-21

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

CUBAN contributions received at the
state department. on the 10th, reached
81, 1856, of which 81, $50 camel from Cleve-
land, o., where it had been collected
by ii. A. Garfield.
The statement OF the condition OF
the treasury, on the 10th, owe
Available cash balance, Ss4l,3l $685.
gold reserve, Sl61, 406. lo6.
SUBSCRIPTION books for the 81, 500, 600
FIRST mortgage five per cent. gold
bonds of the st. Louis & San Francisco
Railway Co.'S south western division
were formally opened at the otice OF
Redmond, Kerr & Co., in New York
city, on the 10th, but were Immediately
closed. the bonds having already been
heavily over-subscribed.
EXPORTS are being renewed to secure
the passage of n bill by congress to de-
fine train wrecking with intent to rob
aud to provide the penalty OF death
therefor. In the last eight years h
number Of hold-ups on railroads has
increased steadily from IL in 1890 to 80
in 1891. In eight years there have been
21s hold-ups, 70 people killed :and 81
Dy tne rOooeTs.
The state department has received
from Committeeman Lee a commune
cation relative to the situation in Cuba,
in which he says the Spanish plan OF
autonomy is doomed to speedy failure.
An early collapse OF the present policy
is predicted. and Gen. Lee can see no
solution of the Cuban problem short OF
intervention by the United States.
LIEUT.-CoL. FREDERICK FUSsToS, son
of former Congressman r. IL. Funston,
of lola, kas.. has returned from Cuba
covered with scars, and having achieved
the highest rank to which an American
has been promoted. He was Gomez
chief Of artillery, and operated the fa-
nous dynamite guns.
THOMAS A. EDISON has made a dis
covery which gives promise of revoi u
tionizing the iron business Of the
world. 1t is nothing less than a new
metal, which, admixed with iron, rem
ders cast-iron as tough and strong a,
wrought iron. The discovery was made
purely by accident.
The senate, on the 10th, in executiv.
session, decided that, in view of thu
fact that the Chinese question would
inevitably enter into the discussion
the Hawaiian annexation treaty shoul'
be considered behind closed doors.
Az unexpected fall of snow at Lo
Angeles, Cal, on the 10th, did no dam
age I O the orange crop. which is nov
being harvested in prime condition.
BRIEF reports from Fort Smith, Ark.
on the morning of the 18th, stated tina
the city had been struck by a tornad
about IL o'clock on the night of tn
18th. spreading destruction in every d
rection. Thirty persons were believe
70 have been killed. and fully one hun
dred injured. Fire added to the hor
rors of the situation.
L. A. LARey, president Of the Stat
savings bank of Butte. Mont. wa
shot and killed in his Office on the 18th
The killing Is believed to be the gu,
come Of litigation resulting from til
big explosion which occurred In Butt
three years age.
By the falling OF a cage in the Crei
ton mine at Minas Pietras. Mex. o
the 18th, eight men were hurled SO
feet to the bottom OF the shaft. Fiv
we're killed outright and the remain
ing three were not Unexpected to survive
A NEW disease resembling cancer hi
developed in n Kansas farmers her
recently purchased Ia Colorado Fort
heifcrs, or o. per cent. OF the herd, u
affected, nauy Of which may die.