The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-10

ALL sorts OF wild rumors we're cur
rent in Berlin aud at kiel. on the LIST.
probably based in the main upon the
speech OF Emperor William at tho
opening OF the reichstag. as to the res
lations between Germany aud China
But most of the reports were dis
credited.
THE deplorable condition OF tho ISL
and of Cuba grows more apparent.
Refugees and rcconcentrados are be-
coming more aud more miserable. Ac-
cording to the representatives from
san Domingo. smallpox is making ter
rible ravages among the reconcentra-
dos
The canals Of the state of New York
were closed for the season, on the LIST,
aud active work was begun at once by
the contractors to complete the im-
provements under the 50. 900 act The
business of the year was unusually
poor.
The boiler in the engine room at the
Glenwood coal mine at Des Moines, Ia,
exploded on the lst Twenty men
were in the engine room and not one
escaped in jury. Eleven were fatally
injured. The building was wrecked.
The Dece mber statement of the pub
lie debt shows that at the close of busi-
ness Novem Der 80, the public debt. less
cash in the treasury, amounted to
81. 009, 226 466, decrease since October
80 of l,33s, i2s.
A DIVIDEND OF $40 was declared on
the I'd. by the Calumet and lIecla Min
ing Co.. payable January to stock of
record December 4. This makes $50
for the current fiscal year. which be-
gins May l, and $50 for the current
Gale ndar year Of operation.
PERU is the first of the South Ameri-
can countries TO open negotiations
with the United States for reciprosi-
ty treaty under the Dingley law. The
negotiations were begun through the
Peruvian minister at Washington.
Senior Eguiguren. the Peruvian gov.
eminent at the same time taking ac-
ton giving authority TO the president
to conclude u treaty without submit
ting il TO the congress of that coun-
try.
THE special joint congressional COM
mittee, which had been engaged at in
tervals for the past two years in in
vestigating the use Of alcohol in the
arts. has concluded the taking of testi
mony. and the members are now en-
gagged in preparing their report, which
the law requires shall be submitted
during the first ten days of the ap-
session Of congress-
MRS. NANCY ALLISON MCKINLEY, the
venerable mother of the president, was
stricken with paralysis at her home in
nton, o.. on the I'd. Although the
shock was not severe, the physicians
gave very little hope OF her recovery,
owing to her great age-sg years-and
the members of her family were notified
and fastened to her bedside
IT was stated in Paris. on the I'd,
that the late DIR. Thomas w. Evans
eft fortune Of between $1,000, 900
md 100000 in landed property and
Investments His landed property in
Paris is valued at 81. 900, 900.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has closed the
,ase of Emile Clark. consular agent at
puira, Peru, which attracted such at
ention some months ago. by calling for
he resignation of Clark.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY left Washing.
on. on the I'd, over the Pennsylvania
to hasten to the bedside Of
lis sick mother at Canton, o., where
he arrived on the Sd.
SENATOR STEWART, of Nevada, who
Irrived in Washington. on the I'd, said
he people of the Pacific coast gener-
lily favor the ratification of the Hs-
vaiian treaty.