The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-05-12

Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Austin H. Dwight, formerly connect
"a with the management of the liotei
La Vita. on Dearborn avenue, Chicago
tleo a petition in bankruptcy, on the
sd. with Liabilities of S5l,70o, and no
assets.
The New York police board denied
license 10 the Coney Island Sporting |
club on the I'd. This is the club un- !
der whose auspices the Fitzsimmons-
leffries fight was scheduled TO take
place.
4 dispatch from Apia. Samoa, Aprii
81 via Auckland. y. L.. May 4. said:
.Mataafa. the rebel chieftain, has ac-
ccpted an armisiice. The Germans
however. declined 10 sign the procla-
nation
President Mckinley, on the 2d. eN-
+, essed himself rs sanguine that the
VAR in the Philippines was about over.
William X. Vanderbilt, Jr., was Sc
vcrelv bitten in the hand. on the a.
bv his - 600 st. Bernard dog, which
went mad and was killed after having
bitten Porter Traynor, of the Waldorf
Astoria hotel. in New York city.
Timothy Hogan. the notorious mai
robber. escaped from the Ohio penl-
tertiary on the I'd. lie was employed
on the tobacco contract. and secreted
himself in box just as the wagon
was about To leave with load from
the penitentiary.
The postmaster general has directed
the postmaster nj san Francisco -
take out OF the mails for Manila three
seditious pamphlets issued by Edward
Atkinson. OF Boston. vice-president OF
tie Anti-lmperialist league.
William Bailey, formerly of -.
Louis. where he still has wide ac-
uuaintance among business men, was
arrested in Wall street. New York. on
III. I'd. on complaint OF Daniel Ness
more. Of that city. who alleges tha'
Iailev had swindled him out OF $50,
coo.
II Is now proposed that the pope al
mitted TO the peace conference, ~
representative to be permitted TO ta@
part in only such discussions as relat
10 the principle OF arbitration. 1T
likely that the pope Will decline. as ~
restriction implies subordinate posl
ton.
Gen. Macarthur. on the I'd. receive
from Col. Arguelles. the Filipino 81
) vov. a written message from Lieu
Gilmore. Of the Yorktown. The mes
sart contained list Of prisoners mel
, bv the Filipinos, and included, besid,
ALI &c h.4 y
missing men and one Englishman. ID
note indicated that the prisoners wei
near Calumpit.
= The handsome Kentucky monumcl
+ M Chickamauga park. AT Chattanoog
= Tenn. was dedicated. Thousands
Il old soldiers. both Union and confede
/ ate. were present at the exercises. CO
e w. o. Bradley delivered the speech
II the occasion.
Zach Sherley. son Of the late q
Thomas H. Sherley, was serious
l. stabbed. at Louisville. Ky. by Rooe
0. c. GRAY. deputy police court clerk. 4
- principals and several others u
TX been drinking together during !
re night.
II.
"a sar, general Of the army, Is no long
ID 4 member of the Military Order OF
Ioval Legion. commandery of the y
tr;ct of Columbia. by a large maJor
ef veto the commandcry passed reso
IT. tior declaring that as result OF
10 finding Of the court which tired =
re on the charge Of conduct unbecom
~ an officer and gentleman. Gen. Eat
Ily had forfeited his membership.
nd The engagement of Princess Mar
MS ret Connaught to marry treder
William. son OF Prince Albert of III
sia. Is reported in London.
va, The report OF the engagement
he Miss Julia Grant. daughter OF Y
he Frederick ID. Grant. 10 Prince Mic
tit certncuzine Of the Russian impe
lie who is stopping AZ the house OF
st ,ife's brother. II. III. lIonore, Chic'
the Miss Grant has been abroad with
&C. aunt. Mrs. Potter Palmer. for sew
ext months, travelling almost contlnu;
A. Masterton. aged -. directo
,hc Farmers Loan and Trust Co.
~ shot and killed by James Neal Plu
49,. | III the burlington holcl' -NcN
M. CITY. Masterton was shot fve III
and died within an hour or two.
n murder was premeditated. as evidei
~ rv a yoluminous statement write
,.. ADVANCE by Plumb and given out
Tho his arrest.
Charmon. accused OF plotting 10
the queen regent Of Madrid, has
A IN released. An investigation of the
fore convinced the authorities that he
,ysi- simply a harmless crank lie wa
tie rested in n thcater after he had 10
the threatened to murder the queen.
was Howard Fralcv and Henry i
g of were killed, and Ray Lewis wa
gov iured by lightning. at Torra Alta
the Va. and James Boss, wcll-kI
mps farmer near Mount Sterling, H..
was also struck by lightning and k
lie was blowing at the time