The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
rHr yossische Zeltunr. Of lierlin.


THE vossische Zeitung. OF l;eriin.
saws the government is taking steps 10
introduce a bill to increase the beer tax
threefold-
AFTER making n tour of the Hawaiian
islands and comforting with the peo-
pie, Senator Morgan writes Ia the New
York Herald from Honolulu, under
date OF September %. that there Is no
active opposition to annexation. Inc
natives are free from political cares
and seem content to let matters drift
THE navy department has decided TO
send another draft Of 100 men 10 the
Pacific coast for service on the Balti-
more. The latter vessel will be placed
ia commission at once with all her
stores aboard. and the officers OF the
Philadelphia VIII bc transferred To her
as soon n the Philadelphia drops an
chor in the harbor. The Baltimore
will then sail for Honolulu without de-
lay.
/. Mrs. ELIzABETH ASHFORD. OF Jeifer.
~sOnvilic. Ind, died. on the 29th. in New
Orleans, OF yellow fever. She eft six
weeks previously to assist in nursing
her son-in-law. T.. A. Reffert, who was
suffering with the fever.
FROM Juneau. Alaska. comes the
news Of a fabulous strike OF quartz
gold on Berner's bay. The ledge is de-
scribed as the biggest find the world
has known since the famous Comstock
discovery. Prospectors and mining
men on the ground are amazed at IA
richness and extent Of the lode.
NOTHING like the present scarcity of
water has ever been known in n
vicinity OF Pittsburg. kas. Cattle and
hogs are dying, and sickness among h
people. principally Of the typhoid char
acter, is prevailing.
FREE. or placer. gold. has been dis
covered in Joyncr brook. a small noun
tain stream in Bolton. VT. sam a. An
drcws. "a noted California miner, has
put in a sluice and has secured several
nuggets each day. lie has found mug
gets for three miles along the bed OF
the stream.
TIM production Of ol-eomargarine in
the United states during the last fiscal
year amounted 10 45,551.2 O7 pounds.
CRIMINAL proceedings have been COM
menced against the Frankfurt lei
tung. on the charge of lese majestic,
for criticising the alleged erratic
course of Emperor William.
HARRY CLiFFoRD. a favorite actor,
died in Bellevue hospital, New York
city, on the 31th. aged 81 years
4 SPECIAL from Havana, on the S0th,
announced the resignation of Gen.
Weyler.
TIE official report of the Anaconda
(Mont.) Copper Mining Co. for the year
ended in June last shows that the
total valuation of the product sold was
Sl1. 261. T66.5 IS; profits OF the year.
So, lS6,Ois; dividends paid, So, 600, 600.
Total expenditures for the year, tcod.-
So. IS.
IRoSroS. o.. was visited by a fire. on
the night OF the 2sth, which destroyed
property To the extent Of $500. 600. only
about half insured. An area of three
squares in length and two squares
back from the river was entirely dev-
asted.
HogATIo ID. DAVIES, Conservative
member Of parliament for Chatham,
was chosen lord mayor Of London. on
the Goth. with the usual ceremonial, to
succeed Sir George Faudel Phillips
The first analysis of sugar beets pro-
duced in the Santa Fe valley shows l65a
per cent. saccharine matter, or over 81
per cent. higher han the sugar in the
Nebraska product
A hotel is to be erected at
Dawson City, Alaska.
THE Greek cabinet resigned on the
30th.