The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-30

IN IL T. MI Il IVA III i>A
G. poANE. Publisher.
AsPER. INDIANA
On the Goth the secretary Of the
treasury received from Topeka HAS
q letter, signed "a Citizen, inclosing
a conscience contribution of $500.
The president has decided against
appeals which have been made 10 him
10 make political speeches in Ohio and
Indiana or elsewhere during the cam
paign.
The navy department Las ordered
400 sailors 10 be sent 10 Admiral
Dewey's squadron AT Manila. The men
will be sent from San Francisco on
merchant steamer.
Capt. Brown of the American
schooner Maryland died on his ship in
the harbor at Havana. on the 18th, OF
yellow fever. -Four of the crew were
down with the malady.
Twenty Spanish vessels at Manila
including II steamers, have completed
their transfer to the American flag
and a majority OF them have now pro
ceeded on coasting voyages.
A special from Paris says: "The
secretary of the United States EN-
bassv has engaged rooms at the Hotel
Continental for the American peace
commissioners and their party.
Mrs. Lucy L. Browne. the widow of
J. Ross Browne, the famous author
and traveller, died in Oakland, Cal, on
the 10Th. She was y years of age,
and had shared in many of the expert
ences Of her husband.
Herr Theodore Fontano. the German
writer and poet, died in Berlin. On the
2lst. He was born in 1919 and was
war correspondent during the Franco
Prussian war Of 1870. lie was cap
tured, but soon released.
AS a result of the announcement OF
four cases of fever in New Orleans, on
the 21st. texas slapped on an absolute
lv rigid quarantine against all freight
from that city. Both the Southern
and Texas Pacific roads are thus tied
up.
Lieut.-Col. W. ]. White, superintend-
ent OF schools at Dayton, g., and wait
81, hA
regiment to be mustered out, was
nominated. on the 10Th, by the repub'
leans of the Third district for con-
gress.
Ferdinand ". Peck, the United
States commissioner to the Paris ex
position OF 1900, accompanied by his
stafr. deposited a gold wreath on the
tomb of Lafayette on the 2ist. 1t was
inscribed: "A tribute TO the memory
OF Gen. Lafayette from the United
States exposition commission.
The resolutions reported unani
mously by the republican state con
vention of Michigan commend Gov
Pingree for his efforts in favor o
equal taxation Of railway. TELEPHONY
and express company properties. In
resolutions indorse the rinciples o
the Pingree- atkinson taxation bill.
The navy department is rushing
preparations for the start of the bii
battleships Oregon and Iowa TO Hon
olulu. and orders have been sent TO tn
New York navy yard TO have the me
chanics work overtime on these ships
The purpose is TO have them start ol
their long voyage by the end OF IN
present month.
j. w. Jago, formerly chief officer o
The steamer Britannia, and John kyn
aston, who was third officer of tn
same steamer, both of whom had bee
convicted in London OF Iobbing IN
mails on board the Britannia. wer
sentenced, on the 18th, the former I
eight wears and the latter 10 on
years imprisonment AT hard labor.
The duke of Tetuan, who was mir
lister for foreign affairs in the cabinc
OF the late Premier Canoyas del Cas-
tillo. is quoted as saying. in an inter
view: "Scnor Canoyas, if he had live'
would never have accepted war wit
the United States. Canovas and my
self were convinced that war woul
lead inevitably to the ruin of Spain
A destructive hurricane swept owe
southern Spain, On the 18th, doin
great damage in the provinces of >
willie and Granada. Six persons WEI
killed and many injured, and nun
Der of buildings were destroyed at =
willie. and IS houses were demolishe
and many persons fell victims TO u
storm at Gaudix. in the province I
Granada.
The retirement of Sir Julian Paunc
fote, the British ambassador, from u
active diplomatic service, would ha
x,c.,,rrad IN the o1st had not the 10