The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-11-11

Col. James C. Biddle, who was =
member of Gen. Meade's stan, and
served with distinction in the civil
war, died at his home in Philadelphia,
on the I'd, aged 80 years. \ widow
and two daughters survive him.
A cablegram received at the navy de-
partment. on the 3lst, announced the
arrival at Bahia. Brazil, of the battle
ships Oregon and Iowa. They were 10
days from Tompkinsyille. making an
exceptionally smooth and rapid run
down the coast.
The Civil Service Reform league has
sent letter TO the president, express
ing its hope that he will not. as re-
ported in the public press, withdraw
number of places now filled by civil
service method from the scope of the
ciyil-scryice rules.
The navy department is considering
the advisability of modifying the plans
for the new harbor monitors by in
creasing their size from 2,700 tons to
1000 tons, enabling them to carry four
l2-inch guns in two turrets. instead OF
pnly two gums in one turret.
The Porto Rican postal commission
will suggest the retention of the
postal service now in operation, TO be
unaer the direct charse OF sup'Lih-
tehdeht OF nuns PcHuli's i'sis'"'iou
that may De enacted on the SUBJECT a.
dispa'ch from MahNahlA'o say =
Lieut.. houng mas lornlAllN ci"liiieu'
on hehal OF the Ohl'eu H'dles navy
the wrecks OF the spanish guhooa's
that went ashore or were SUNK ~ 'he
United states gunooats N me memo
rab!e engagement Oh Mahzahlllo on
Word has reached the interior de-
partment OF trouble threatened by a
band of young Sioux. on the Pine
Ridge agency. in South Dakota. who
are reported TO have started an or
ganized movement for the forcible re-
moval of Indian Agent Clapp from the
Rapid increase in the business of the
Siberian railroad Is shown bv a report
20 the state denartment bv Consul
Smith at Moscow that il has already
been found necessary TO send a com
mission along the road 10 determine
some means OF increasing its traffic
An order has been issued 10y the war
department directing that greater
care he taken of the magazines of the
seacoast batteries, in order to prevent
the deterioration Of the ammunition
by dampness. Instructions are given
how to avoid dampness by proper
method of ventilation.
At San Francisco friendly Chinese
have warned Rev. DR.. G,rdner. inter-
preter OF the Chinese bureau. who is
making an aggressive campaign
AGAINST The trade in slave Girls. that
~ meeting Of the biphbinders il
was decided to take the doctors life
81 he nersists in his course.
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s;rned the ministr, heinz nnnhle 10
agree nnon The question ~ nlliny the
portfolio Of education. Thus the
first aftompt al PARTY government in
,Janan bas nro,ed 4 failure II 4
probable the next cabinet viii h. a
coalition of liberals and elan leaders.
Hon. John Wanamaler. Of Phi,ade.-
phia. was served with a summons OF
trcspass In SANDER when he stepped
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A letter left by Mrs. Amelda Soma
bend. who was found dead in her be,
at Detroit. Mich. on the lst. nine dayi
after She had committed suicide. de
clares that deceased was a cousin o