The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-10-07
CURRENT TOPICS.
TEE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

seph Simon. of Portland,l was elected
president OF the senate by vote OF
"a 10 g.
A cyclone struck Mereton. Ont. or
the goth. killing three persons and in
juring several. The public school col
lapsed. burying the children in the
debris. many being badly injured. In
ST. Catheria.es the militia armory was
demoli she'd.
In official quarters at Madrid IL Is
believed that the evacuation of Cuba
will be completed within three
months. The Bank of Spain will ad.
vance 10 the treasury the money for
the purpose upon guarantee OF -four
per cent. bonds based upon the per
petual internal rentes.
The Americans now hold four-fifths
Of the island of Porto Rico. The Span
ish are retiring upon SAN Juan from
all directions. and the American troops
are moving up. Some slight disturb
ances have occurred at Barros and Fa-
iar,lo. but their seriousness has been
exaggerated.
Fanny Davenport Mrs. Melbourne
McDowelD. the well-known actress.
died at her summer home. Melbourne
Hall. Duxbury. Mass. on the night of
the 26th. Of enlargement Of the heart.
aged -. She was the daughter of l..
L. Davenport. the noted actor.
President Mckinley has issued or
ders for the war department 10 turn
over the government of Porto Rico to
the department Of the interior. In so
far as practicable. the acquired terri
tory is 10 be governed like Alaska. In
dian territory and New Mexico. For
a time. until congress can legislate
upon the question. military rule will
have TO obtain.
Col. VIM. J. Bryan OF the Third Ne
braska is confined 10 his bed in Wash
inrton with malarial fever. His con-
dition is not serious. but his physician
ordered him 10 remain in his room,
under treatment. for few days.
The death OF Emma Gil, the Bridge
port Conn police say.is now an open
book. All those alleged to be impli-
Gated in the crime are under arrest
save the person whose hand brought
an untimely end to the victim and sub
sequently dismemberedh her body. That
person. the police say, is Mrs. Nancy
Guilford. the midwife.
The san Francisco Evening Post
says that Lily Langtry will soon re-
move her belongings from London to
California. and take up her permanent
residence on her ranch in Lake conn-
~. Her attorneys in San Francisco
corroborate the story.
4 meeting Of nearly 100 sheriffs.
deputies and marshals of southern
Kansas and Oklahoma was held at
Wichita. Kas.. on the Goth. 10 form
I..ans for a systematic search for horse
thieves. who have lately been stealing
horses in southern Kansas and iun-
ming them into the country near Paw
nee, Okla.
FIGURING mills all over Kansas are
shutting down because they can not
get wheat 10 grind. Ii is estimated
by grain men AT Topeka that nearly
100 Touring mills in the state hay,
been forced 10 shut down. The farm
ers are said 10 have combined TO holt
their wheat for higher price.
The navy department has received
from Capt. Converse, commanding tn
Montgomery. NJ Guantanamo. the mos
beautiful Of all the souvenirs OF TIA
battle of July 3. IL is bronze bus
OF Christopher Columbus, and was TAX
en- from the Cristobal Colon. which lie
below the surface of the ocean 20 mile
from Santiago. The bust is n beautl
full work of art.
Fresh from an encounter with tei
rife typhoon in the China sea. tn
Northern Pacific liner Columbi
steamed into port at Tacoma, Wash
on the goth. The vessel was tossc
like n shingle for IL hours, drive
many miles back on her course an
carried so near the coast of Japan tn;
the seas shipped by the vessel left d
posits Of sand on the decks.
An American company. styled N
Island Of Cuba Real Estate Co, III
opened business in Obispo street, HI
vana. ii Will deal in country lot
This is the first opening of America
business under the new order ,
things in Havana.
The Twenty-fourth United Stat
infantry. the colorcd regiment viii,
fought SO CALAMITY and conspicuou
ly at the battles of San Juan and Sa
tiago, have been sent to army posts
the west.
Rev. Joseph Z. Mcintyre. chapla
of the battleship Oregon. is on tri
by court-martial at Denver. Col. {
the charge OF scandalizing the navy
J lecture delivered in Denver. A
gust ,.
The business portion Of the villas
Of Trcbonrc. Manitoba. including ~
banks and several hotels. was a
stroyed by fire on the night ri IL
9th: loss. $4,000.