The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-29
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

MARsnAI. BLANco left Spain for Cuba.
on the night Of the nth To replace Zen.
Wevler. IL j. understood that he has
been given unusual power, and that his
main hope is 10 secure pacitcation by
buying up the patriot leaders.
The steamer Belgic arrived at San
Francisco. from Yokohama, via Homo
lulu. on the 18th. two days ahead OF
schedule time.
The Terre IIauteQ pd.) Electric Street
Car Co. went into the hands of a re-
ceiver. ON the 18th, as a result OF levy
made by the city treasurer for delin-
auent taxes. amounting to $4,000. The
company also owes $4,000 for street
improvements. aud has a heavy bonded
indie btedness. Russell Il. Harrison IS
president of the company.
A DISPATCH from Colon. via Calves
ton, Tex, on the 18th, said: The Co
lombian authorities have seized. at
David's bay. near Panama. 1000 rines
and 500. 600 cartridges on board the
schooner Colombia, bound for Nicara-
qua. The rifles and cartridges APP
peared on the manifest of the schooner
as diving machinery
The state department. on the lsth'
refused the request of the Mexican gov
eminent for the surrender. under the
extradition treaty. of Jesus Guerra,
who was in the celebrated Garcia raid
into Mexico in December. 1892.
OK the 18th Savannah. Ga. removed
all quarantine restrictions on cotton
from yellow fever-insected territory
The quarantine was continued against
passenger travel from infected sections.
OxE-THIRD OF the $40. O0o. 900 loan put
on the London market by the Dominion
government will be taken up by Ca
madam banks aud capitalists.
COUNCILLOR AKIyAMs. who attempted
to commit suicide 10y carving himself
with a yataghan shortly after his re-
turn to Japan from Honolulu. was re-
ported, at last accounts. 10 be in fair
way to recovery.
| CHARGES of inefficiency in the man
agemeut of the Kansas City post office
have been filed at Washington against
Postmaster Homer Reed and Assistant
Postmaster c. VI. Seidli;z-
j. Il. THUSNIsoS and wife, of Mitch
ell. ;. d., were found unconscious in
their home. on the 10Th. overcome by
the fumes of gas from hard coal stove.
The Japanese government has decid-
ed TO apply the gold standard to the
currency of Formosa immediately.
OF the fI35 600 in bullion withdrawn
from the bank of England. on the 18TH
| COS nnn ,..s ~, aanlaS
| Col. DENNY, United States minister
at Peking, has been very i'll, but is now
convalescent.
A LARGE barn belonging to Rober
Berg. near Hanley Falls. Mimi. wa
destroyed by fire recently. While
workmen were engaged in clearing
away the debris. on the 10th. the re
mains of four human beings were
found. but SO badly burned that thel
fell to pieces a. soon as disturbed
They are supposed TO have beer
tramps-
GEx. WEYLER has ordered the releas'
from the Isle of Pines. the Spanish
penal settlement off the coast of Cuba
of IL prisoners, who were. it was al
legged, connected in the uprising which
resulted in the imprisonment of Seno
rita Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros, wh'
recently escaped.
Ir is stated by an authority on tn
a subject that several of the leading mar
| ufacturers of bicycles will reduce tn
price of their 1895 wheel to $50 Til
: will bring them down TO basis legit
mate profit.
, FERDINAND CARIERE. of Rimonsl<'
: Quebec. disappointed office-seekei
made desperate attempt To shoot -
Wilfred Laurier. the Canadian premie
n at Ottawa. Ont. on the 10Th. lie wa
. disarmed and arrested.
i RICHARD VI. SCgUGGs. the St Lou
q merchant who was charged with a
ID tempting to slnuggle certain articles
i iewelry into the United States on h
J. return from a trip to Europe. has bee
j. exonerated by the federal authorize
SENATOR MORGAN. OF Alabama. WI
has lust returned from his trip 10 II
/. wall. declares that while he has
, vored nnexation from the beginnii
te OF the movement he was surprise
II upon investigation, To find that &
~ arguments in its favor had been unds
,e estimated.
N THE stockholders OF the Denver GO
!, solidated Gas Co, on the Goth. ratih
the action OF the board Of directors 1
ccpting the city's proposition to lea
- the plant at six per cent on an
as praised valuation for eight years.
~ AN official dispatch received fir
20 Gen. Galleni. the French command
! n in-chief in Madagascar. says tina
in band Of Sakalavas had attacked
TO- French post which was recently est
,ip lished in western Madagascar. kill
IN many of the garrison. including tn
officers.
GEORGE ID. MEIKErJoHN, assists
Ike secretary OF war. and his party arri'
IN. in ST. Paul. on the goth. from oma
NO and spent the day at Fort snelli
ad They left for the Yellowstone. thei
ca TO Fort Vancouver.
re- In connection with the increai
he strength of the British army the
ON lenses OF the colonies of Great Brit
ich are receiving unusual attention.
Iu- PERMANENT state organization OF
Union Veterans union was effected