The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-02
TnE postal system now in operatio.


THE postal system now In operation
in the Hawaiian islands will be re-
tanned pending the recommendations
of the Hawaiian commission. which
has already begun its labors there
THE statement OF the condition Of
the treasury, issued on the e3d,
showed: Available cash balance SER, :
s6s, s5l; gold reserve, SOS. i39.e54
ADMIRAL SAMPSON left Washington,
on the cad, for New York, To join his
flagship the New York, which is in
dry dock for repairs
ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEIkrILomN,
of the war department. is contempla.
ting the establishment of line OF
transports from New York to Havana,
Santiago, Poace and return 1t is ex-
pcctcd that the linc will be ready for
operation next week Havana will
not be on the route at present. but as
soon as that port is open the war de-
partments line of transports will
touch there.
AT the Spanish cabinet council held
on the night of the ed Gen. Correa,
minister of war. read telegram from
the government that the Cuban insur-
gents continued attacking the Spanish
everywhere. In consequence of this
report, the council instructed Gen.
Blanco To resume an offensive attitude
toward the insurgents only.
The second days session of the twen-
ty-fourth annual convention of the
American Bankers association at Den.
yer, COL. on the gath, was called TO or
der by President Hendrix with prac-
tically full attendance of delegates
The days session was devoted TO the
discussion of practical banking ques-
tions.
Ar meeting of the Womans Ma
tional War Relief association at the
Windsor hotel, in New York on the
23d. il was announced that Miss Helen
NJ. Gould had given So. 900 TO purchase
food and delicacies for the i'll and
wounded soldiers at Camp Wikotf
LIEUT.. NM. II. OSBORN. of the First
cavalry, died at Montadll Point. l.. l.,
on the Gath, of yellow fever. This Off
Ger had been selected for assignment
to duty at the military academy.
The tugboat Marian. of the Penn
sylvania railroad. sunk at South Am
boy, \. D.. on the 24th. All the crew
escaped except the pilot. James Hem
nessey, who was drowned
The statement of the condition of
the treasury. issued on the cath. 7
showed: Available cash balance. ssso.- /
y3s. sl4; gold reserve. SaO6, 3-5 .04g
The queen regent of Spain las |
signed the royal decree converting the \
cortes for Septembe s.
DIR. EDMUND j. JAMES. professor of
political science in the University of
has been appointed dean of
the new teachers college. organized by
the university on the foundation ere.
ated by Mrs. Emmons Blaine.
REAR-ADMIRAL ScHLEY, completely
recovered from his late illness, re-
joined his flagship, the Brooklyn, at
New York on the 18th.
The gross earnings from operation
IF the Baltimore * Ohio railroad for
the month of July. lsg,. were s., 3O5, 99i.
All increase Of S6J.4gy
The statement of the condition of
The treasury, issued on the a5th.
showed: Available cash balance S2st-
80. $50: gold reserve, S2Os OD6 ,O63
The four big monitors. Terror. Puri.
AN, Miantonomah and Amphitrite. and
he cruiser Montgomery. have been
ordered by the navy department to
Newport. X. |. 1t mad been thought
he monitors would be used IN the
arge ports Of Cuba and Porto Rico.
'ut 1T has now been decided to hold
heu north.