The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-11-25
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


The Washington Post states that me
war tax will not be abolished AT the
coming short session OF congress, ana
that there will be no revision OF the
tariff whatever. II bases TINS an
nouncement upon the positive STATE
ment made by Chairman hngleN OF
The house WAYS and means committee
Instructions have been given by Sec
rotary Long 10 the officials OF the nav!
ward at Brooklyn prohibiting them
from commencing any new work on
the armor-clads in North Atlantic wa
ters until something more hehnite Is
known in regard 10 the course TO DE
adopted by Spain.
Father Fleming. an Orange q. J.)
priest. said from his pulpit. on the
night of the 18th: IL hereby publicly
announced that | have authorized the
police OF Orange TO arrest and lock up
any Young Catholic girl found AT the
ball tomorrow night. and ! VIII stand
the responsibility. No matter what
time Of the night the arrest IS made
the police Will communicate with me
and | will go to the police station az
once and 'ake the prisoner in charge
and punish her"
TIE steamer Vocott. from Copper
River. Alaska, brings news OF the
drowning Of young woman named
Cressol ana man named lankerson
i'm Controller bay. October .. They
were rowing from the mouth OF the
ChilSat river 10 Kayak island. when
their boat capsized. The body OF the
woman was recovered. On II was
found $4,000. She formerly lived in
Minneapolis.
The steamer Australia left San Fran
cisco. on the 10th. for Honolulu with a
large general cargo She will bring back
the New York regiment from Hawaii.
owing to the outbreak OF typhoid
fever in the camp established al Dia-
mond Head.
Brig. IN. Graham. retired was re-
ported. on the 10th. to be critically i'll
OF typhoid fever and pneumonia at
Fort Hamilton. y. y. The surgeon al the
post thought he would recover. Mrs.
| Graham and two of his sons were with
him.
The first detachment of troops for
the winter camp at Macon. Ga. the
Second Ohio. arrived on the 10th. Gen.
Breckenridge will command this divi-
sion with headquarters at Macon.
The statement of the condition of
| the treasury issuedon the 10th showed:
available cash balance. S29d 9s6,9l2;
gold reserve. s24l $1,000.
The end of Camp Meade was reached
on the 18th. when Gen. Young. com.
mander of the Second corps. left foI
Augusta.
BY wreck on the Grand Trunk rail
way at the Diamond crossing. near
Trenton. Ont. on the 18th. Il person,
were killed and about twenty more OF
less injured. several seriously and on,
perhaps fatally. The accident wa.
caused by a collision between an ex
press and freight train.
The Aus rian minister. Mr.. Nor
Hengelmnller. and his wife sailed fol
home. on the 18th. where the minister
will spend six months leave. Baron
Reidl will b. Austrian charge d affaire
during the minister's absence.
The Central railroad of New Jerse,
sent word TO the city officials of Jer
sey City. on the 18th. that il was read
10 pay the city 100000. which repre-
SCENTS the amount of back taxes du
the city from that company.
Capt. McCalla. after examining IN
Maria Teresa. has wired the navy d,
partment that in his opinion it will h
impossible 10 rescue the ship.
Gen. Otis. in command az Manila
cables that the province Of llolo.
the island Of Panay, which is techni
ally occupied by the Spaniards. is su
roundcr by insurgents. and fears thu
the Spanish population and garrisc
will be mas-acred.
The action Of the Spanish Cover
ment in returning 800 Nanigose fro
the penal settlement is severely co
demned at Havana. II is simply tur
ing loose 800 criminals Of various d
grees An effort was made by q
. civil government to provide for the
: but many are already wanderii
through the streets, "A menace to pu
lie order.
The Spanish papers AT Manila asss
!. that a sanguinary mutiny has TAX
place on board the steamship Berni
= dino. and that the native crew mi
: sacred their Spanish officers. The
papers also appeal to the United sta
TO control the natives.
The Moors have openly threaten
= war against Spain. and are maxi
ie preparations to carry the threat il
az affect. Their avowed purpose is
8 drive Spain from African territory
e she has been driven from the west,
continent.
That the trial OF Mrs. Cordelia u
- kin for the murder Of Mrs. John
Dunning of Dover. Del, will CONNIE
y on the lay set, December 3. at
Francisco. is now assured. Ju'
-, Carroll Cook issued an order direct
- the county auditor TO pay for
~ transportation and meals on the ro
of IA witnesses whom Chief of Po
"a Lees desires to appear and 10 ties
- ut the trial.
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