The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-02-23

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

IL Is expected that AZ 4 dinner 10 be
given at the Hotel Manhattan in New
York early next month. JohnD. Rocar-
Keller will announce a further gift ~
$500 900 TO Chicago university. mas
irg his total contribution "a hat in~;i-
triton Ss.5oO.OO0
Melbourne Mcdowell. the actor. See
verely sprained his right ankle. on rne
l3.h, by falling on the ice at Leadyi,le.
Col Mrs. Henry Reeves. a member vi
Mr. MaeDowell's company. also SUI
fered a fall. and broke her right ie..
John Montgomery. los years old.
was killed 10y train al Council Bluffs.
Ia, on the 18th. lie was walking along
the II ack as the train was backing into
the depot and. being deaf. did not hea-
the warning whistle.
The remains OF Charles u. Beirne.
aged IL. and Martin 10. Flcr. aged 3.
who disappeared from their homes. ia
New York city. in August last. were
found az 2 Closet in an unfenafed
honSc. cn the 18th. ia which they had
become fastened by spring lock.
The n4w american Baseball assDcia-
iion was formally organized AT Chica-
-o. ON the 18th. with seven clubs. As
he circuit now stands il includes in
the wes.. Chicago. MILWAUKEE,. 81.
Louis and Louisville; in the east. Pos
ton. Philadelphia and Baltimore. 4
committee Is looking for AT eighth
men. Der.
Congressman Charles :. Chicscrinr.
uf Copenhagen. y j.. WIS found dead
outside the Grand Union hotel. New
York city. on the 18th. He had either
fallen or jumped from a fourth-sio-.F
window OF the hotel.
TIE bodies Of Mrs. Eosanna Roberts.
a widow. aged 20 years. her son. !. r.
Roberts. bachelor. aged 50. and Mss
Jennie Rcs,erts. daughter. aged 81.
were found al their home. seven miles
west of jacksonville. Fla. or The 18TH
They had ocen murdered with IN AK
The National American Woman :
Suffrage association. on -he 18th. eject
cd Mrs. Carrie Chapman-Catt. Of Aew
York. president Of the association fer
the ensuing year. to succeed Susan y
anthony. who has been active in
the battle for woman suffrage for near
IN half a erturv, and v no declined a
reelection.
The antitrust conference. al Chica-
e. on the 18th. threw aside all nom
partisan restraint and turned tia.
Meeting into a free silver. single tax.
socielisiic and populistic conveniioE.
4 set of resolutions strongly cDr-
dtmnatorv Of the pending financial
bill was adopted. as also resolution.
urging confiscation of railroad fran
clises
Cotton took a big jump in New
Ycrk. on the 18th. options generally
OF, ming 20 points or 81 q bale higher.
such market has not been witnessed
since 1896. and the fact that the ac-
vance has been scored with prevailing.
pr.ces above eight cents indicates
that the bears are fully routed
II was authoritatiyely stated al
Washington. on the 18th. that il hal
been definitely decided 10 name one ~
TIA, three new lighting cruisers Of the
first class, which are designed 10 Dc
tho finest afioat. the s.. Louis. IN
compliment 10 the city Of that name.
The next important war news fryEi
South Africa is expected from Lord
Roberts column. This is indicated by
the fact that the foreign attaches have
left Cape Town for Moddcr River, and
newspaper correspondents have been
warned that nothing will be passed
during the next few days.
a Lisbon dispatch Of the 18th SAYS.
1.-The king has signed Q protocol 81 a
secret offensive and defensive alliance
with England. With the approval a
the leaders Of the militant parties oI
both countries"