The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-11-11
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


low without any further jumping.
Public sentiment in 81. Louns and
in the cities and towns along the Hi
nois and Mississippi rivers has become
aroused over the dangers threatened
through the pollution Of their water
supply by the emptying Of the sewage
of Chicago into the so-called ship ca
nal now being completed to turn the
water Of the Chicago river into the
Illinois river. and thence into the Mis-
sissippi. and conference of the towns
interested is proposed.
The Massillon (OD Stoneware Go.
has volunteered TO increase the wages
OF its employees. restoring the l2is
per cent. cut OF last winter The force
OF employees will also be increased ~
per cent.
The powdcrhouse OF the New York
and New England Titanic Smokeless
Powder Co. at South Acton. Mass.
was demolished by an explosion on the
3lst. There were 20 men employed IN
the building. all of whom escaped.
with the exception Of two. who were
slightly injured in the rush to get
out.
The work of raising the Spanish
cruiser Reina Mercedes. sunk mst in
side the mouth of Santiago harbor. is
nhout IN beoin. The task is comparn-
lively easv Work on the Cristobal
Colon continues. but much difficulty
i found in using the pontoons on nc
co,,nt If The heavy sens.
An oartboualse shock disturbed the
western nart az the civ Of Norfolk.
Ia ,t5a m on The 3lst Residents
saw the vibrations were from north 10
sn,,th were distinct and lasted several
seconds
The output Of ore in the Cripple
Creek OColl district for October is
valued at SASS 1870. the highest for
amy month in the history of the
canrs
The ENGLISH Governments is assert
ed is about to perpetrare a coup which
is calculated 10 excite to the boiling
mitch The angry passions of the French
neonle. and possibly those. too. of 9th
er continental nations. namely the ex-
,epdinr ~ ! pri,ish nrotectorate over
rgvnt
Consul Hanna M San Juan Porto
Rico writes in relation 10 he DESIGNS
IF vouno Americans seeking tbo:r
fortune in the island. warning them
that Porto Rico i already The mos,
denselv populated island in the world
and that for the present only disan-
nointment would await them
The night of the 3lst saw the clos
ing of the Transmississippi exposition
al Omaha. 1t has been a financial sue
cess. there being a surplus or 500. 900.
The latter IS likely 10 he tied mn for
some time with damage suits on the
part Of some Of the roncessionaries
The American p.oc. commissioners
at Paris. on the sist. presented. AT the
Joint session = written exnrassion Of
the purpose of the United states 10
take the entire oro,n az pbilinnipa -
lands ana ~ assume snch nronortion
Of the Philippine debt as has been
spent for the benefit Of the islands or
their inhabitants. IN nublic works inn
proyements ana nermanent hotter
rnonts
The rreat and momcntous questions
now p.ndipg before President NeKin-
~ for solution. are firstly. Nhether
Spain shall bc unidentified for The loss
of her possessions in the cnst. second
/ liz. what shall be the character of th,
/ decentralization. and. thirdly. what
| shall he the sum total
lanes q rhttcbins. who for 20 wears
had bccn emplnved in The composino
room ~ The Chicago Tribune. and foi
The last 20 wears or more As night fore
man. died. on tho alst. from dropsv.
THO United states suprene court
rendered a dccision sustnininy thecun
stitutionoiitv Of hat feature Of ia,
~ lave ~ Ne,v YORK which laws
,ox an fnreipn corporations doiny bus
mess in the state. according to IN,
capital employed