The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23
NEWS In BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

rendered a decision that the rccripl
of a municipal pension hy widows ~
iiremcn. policemen and other mum
cipal employees, being a gratuity. ar,
not a vested right. does not vitiat'
their right 10 d federal pension.
The Santiago de Cuba Independence
Is publishing a number of signed arti
clcs from prominent Cubans adrocat.
ing annexation TO the United States
In its editorials the paper disclaims
any approval Of such n policy. The ar
Z ticles are causing a vigorous discus
sion.
Three Of the largest shops connect
ed with the Observation-Disclosures ord
nance works al Newcastle-on-Tync.
England. were DESTROYED 10y fire on
the nth. The damage is estimated AZ
L 100000.
a respectfully dressed, elderly man,
who gave his name As j. Z. Dickey,
was arrested in front Of the White
and locked mp. IL was stated that
he WAS arrested because he answered
the description Of a man who had es-
capped from the insane asylum ofMash-
ington county. y. \.
rs the Chicago. Rock Island 4 Pa
ciic weSt-bound express train pulled
into Genpsco. Ill.,, 100 miles west Of
Chicago. on the l2'h. three cars LEFT
the track and crashed into a stock
train standing on 4 siding. Fifteen
persons were injured and the three
passenger ears were demolished.
With the conclusion IF the nesotia-
tions pending for a Hranco-American
reciprocity treaty the French ambas-
sador, n. Cambon. viii 60 abroad ior
the summer.
The statement Of the. condition Of
the treasury issaedont the i2th showed:
Available cash balance. s2ss.41e.27s:
gold reserve. S2s4.54i.676.
The dead body Of Z. g.. Robinson, of
Lexington. Mo-. was found in a hotel
room in Cincinnati on he 18th. 4 note
lett indicated taat he was pennilesS.
gave the names of his wife. AZ Lcxing-
ing. No, Mrs. j. r. Gordon. al I,N-
inpton, Mo, and r. c. Eobu.son, GRO
ton, s. u.
The salvage experts VINO again visit
ed the American liner Paris. on the
18th. profess renewed hope OF saving
the vessel. The increased depth OF
water in the entire hold serves TO
steady her.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has offered TO
el,000 lS5 Oo0) toward the esiaf,-
lishment Of a public library at BanT,
Scotland.
-Four small children named Chris
tensen We're drowned in the river at
Platte. Neb., on the 18th. One
fell into the water and the Others were
drowned while attempting to rescue
it. The bodies were recovered.
The seventeenth annual convention
OF the American Seed Trade a~ssocia-
ton convened in Cincinnati. on the
with 60 members present. The
annual reports were presented ard
interesting papers read.
Fred. Thompson. %coiorcl. a wife
was taken from his home IN
.inton place. "a Cincinnati suburb. bv
y masked mcn.at midnight of thel2tli,
md severely whipped.
GOV. Richards OF Wyoming. on fA-
ordered a detachment of tie
militia, stationed at Buffalo, to
take part in the pursuit Of The Union
train robbers.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt has arranged
70 play Hamlet" on the 2lst. in the
theater al Stratford-on-A ,on.
he town where Shakespeare was born.
DIR. lawson TAFT. the pioneer Of alb
aominal surgery. died Ia London. on
he 18th, in his fifty-frst year.
The French chamber Of indictments.
on the 18th, decided that there is no
against Lieut.-Col. Picquart. who
was charged with forgery in the Drey-
case. or against Maitre lie Bois.
his counsel, against whom charges
were also made in connection with the
ease.
The business portion of Chama. y.
NJ, has been swept clean by fire. The
4 Rio Grande depot and round
and half a dozen business blocks
burned. The entire populace
out to fight the flames. but
10 the lack Of water their ef-
were useless.
Reports from Minnesota. Wisconsin
md northern Illinois tell Of unusually
ierce storms. on The 18th. accom-
panied by brilliant electrical displays.
many places the torrents Of rain re-
'embled a cloudburst. and a vast
mount Of damage was sustained.
growing crops in many localities be-
ng completely washed ont.
\ herd Of dairy cattle ~ the Illinois
for the insane. al Elrin. were
the tubcrculin test on the 18Th.
80 animals. 20 were found affected
consumption.
One Of the hottest fights OF the war
WITH the Filipinos took place. on the
9th, TO the south Of Mauila. Gen.
had all Of his available troops
'ngaged. while efficient assistance
vas rendered by the navy from. ois
in Smelling the enemy from
heir trenches. The Filipinos put M
stubborn fight. and the casualties
we're numerous on both sides.
The town Of Herman. Ncp.. is in
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