The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-10-07
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


on the 29th. the executive recommend
ed that the governments of the United
States. Canada and Mexico be- request
ed to make the Rerrillon system OF
classification OF disease the basis of
the census OF 1900 and 1901.
\ dozen persons. including a mum
Der OF women and children, slid down
a clothes line at Chicago apartment
house fire. on the 2gih. and escaped.
Seventeen others were rescued by fire.
men with ladders. Five persons were
injured 10y flames and by jumping
from windows.
Queen Louise OF Denmark died nj
Copenhagen, on the goth, AZ $3.50 a. IN.
The kings Of Denmark and Greece and
the princess OF Wales. alternately. dur
ing many hours. held the hands OF the
dying queen. who for a few moments
recovered consciousness, but could
not speak.
The Spanish naval officers who re-
Gently arrived at Santander on board
the City of Rome were cntertaied At a
ball given by the officers OF the Ger
man training ship Charlotte. The cit
liens 81 the place gave a lunch 10 the
Germans.
Sir John Y. Moore. an alderman of
the city of London. and senior partner
Of Moore Bros. leather merchants. was
elected lord mayor OF London. on the
Goth. 10 succeed Horatio David Davies.
the present incumbent OF that Office.
An order of the war department d.
reefs that sick and wounded soldiers
granted furloughs are entitled TO $50
per day communication and tranSporta-
ton when travelling 10 and from their
homes to posts of duty.
Dcdham. Mass. went into mourn
ing. on the 10Th. out Of respect for the
mensry OF the late Thomas r. Bayard.
The flags on the town hall and court
house were placed at half-mast.
Secretary Gage left Washington. on
the Goth. for Chicago. Omaha and Col
orado. He expects 10 he absent from
the capital about three weeks.
Two seve- earthquake shocks were
felt. on the Goth. at Fortuna. l6 miles
from Murcia. capital of the Spanish
province OF lndf Iailc-
japanese advices state that scandals
have developed concerning the fnan-
cial management Of two Japanese
railway enterprises
The ulfimafum Of the powers 10
Turkey regarding the island Of Crete
was presented TO the sultan on the
goth.
Eear-Admiral Montgomery s;card,
president of the board charged with
the promotion of officers distinguished
! for gallantry during the late war. was
retired. on the S0th. having reached
the age of 90 years. Secretary Long
however. by special order. directed
that the officer retain his place az the
head of the promotion board
III is stated on good authority that q
deal has been concluded by Delaware
Indians for the purchase of $1,000,
acres OF land in Mexico. and that a
soon as they secure settlement viii
1 the United States and the Cherokees
they will remove there. Ii j. thought
that many of the full-blood Cherokeei
will accompany them.
The president has given instruc
tions that all the sick al Porto Rico b.
sent north as soon az they are able Y
travel. his purpose being 10 reliev'
Gen. Brooke of the further care OF tn
sick. and at the same time enable TIA
men To receive the treatment obtaina
bile in the better appointed home hos
pitfalls.
The state department has given il
assent. through the American consu
at Apia. Samoa, to the return 10 "a
moa. after an exile of ten years. o
| the former king. Mataafa. Ii is as
sumed that this chief is to be mad
king, to succeed the late King Malie
! toa. who died about a month ago.
Col. John Hay was sworn into OF
fee rs secretary of state on the 3Otl
The ceremony took place in the pres
dents room az the White House. an
, the oath Of Office was administered y
! Justice Harlan. of the supreme court.
One hundred and fifty men are no'
at work on the raised cruiser Mari
l Teresa. They have removed lot q
debris from the bilges. and have e
up steam in the Starboard after boi
8 er. The other boilers are all right.
h Although the majority for prohib
y tion throughout the Dominion q
+ Canada is about 5000. even the prob
n btion papers consider il too small {
influence the government 20 attemp
n 80 enact prohibition lgislation.
1 The result Of the last terrific storr
n in Japan is thus summarized: Deaths
n $50; houses swept away. 164; house
: overthrown. 1.l95: houses PARTIAL
wrecked. ll.i60: houses inundated
c 1851. river banks broken. -.
0 Advices received from Van say fight
: ing has occurred Mt Alashgorb be-
c tween the Turks and n number OF Ar
mcnians from Russia. About so Ar
mcnians were killed.