The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

A SPECIAL from Washington says the
Monadnock. the Pacific coast-dcfense
vessel, has been ordered 10 Honolulu.
This is said to be IA preliminary step.
taken at the presidents direction, to-
ward what may be the taking possess
sion of the Hawaiian islands.
SAMUEL PLIMsoLI. known as The
81 ilor's Friend, originator of the ia
nous 'Plimsoll mark, To prevent the
overlooking of ships. is said TO be dy-
ing at Folkstone. England.
IL Madrid the condition OF the Bank
OF spain is considered "a more serious
than any reverse of the war. If IL can
not help the government the war can
not be continued.
SECRETARY ALGER, in a letter To con-
grcss, on the LIST. said hat $4,000 or
20. 200 troops would go to Cuba at once,
and be followed as soon rs possible by
30 900 more.
THE war department is massing ra-
tons for 30 days for the troops thai are
assembling at jacksonville, Fla, under
command of Maj.-Gen. Lee.
GEN. NELSON A. MILES, accompanied
by his family, staff and a force of
clerks, arrived at Tampa, Fla, or the
list, from Washington.
A DECREE has been published in
France Professionally extending the
benefits of the minimum tariff to vari-
Gus American products.
The statement of the condition of the
treasury issued on the LIST showed:
Available cash balance, Sl95, 75i,sl5.
gold reserve. si71, $50
THOMAS KEESE, the actor, died in
New York on the LIST.
The Transmississippi and lnterna
tional exposition at Omaha, Neb., was
formally opened on the lst. Rev. DIR,
Niccolls, of IT. Louis, delivered the in
vocation, and President Mckinley, al
Washington, touched the button that
started the wheels of the machinery.
Fully 100, 900 persons were present a
the opening.
Inc Spauiards in Havana are revel-
ing in the delusion that Americans are
starving in the big cities, where soup
houses have been established to relieve
the popular distress; that Boston has
been bombarded and the inhabitants
driven into the interior. and that New
York is to be next attacked by SPANS
victorious fleet.
THE monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of bust
ness. May 81, 1888, the public debt, les.
cash in the treasury, amounted K
81, O37. 773.760. an increase over las
month of Sl9,3 41.l0s. This increase
is due to expenditures on account o
the war.
Ir is reported at Key West that Capt
Sigsbee. with the st. Paul. has cap
tured the big Spanish troopship Alfonso
XIII. with 1900 soldiers and a large
amount of stores on board, after an ex
citing chase. The value of the prize
including head money, is estimated a
over 5000. 600.
A New YORK WORLDS Port-au-Princ'
special, on the I'd. reported that TIN
American fleet had again attacked San
tiago. and that 1900 insurgents wer'
attacking the city on the land side.
The British tramp steamer Bengal
of Glasgow, was sighted off the Floridi
Keys on Tue ISL AS sle uiu hoe hoA'
her colors when signalled, she wa
hove TO by a shot.
The United States cruiser San Fran
cisco arrived at Boston. on the I'd, wit
ten of her seamen i'll. The men were
transferred to the naval hospital a
Chelsea.
The statement of the condition O
the treasury, issued on the I'd. showed
Available cash balance, sl95. 27i ,Ooc
gold reserve, Sill ,623 1852.