The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-08-26
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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don. Conn. on the 18th.
ALrnouGn the war with Spain lasted
only ia days. it is estimated that 1t
has cost the government, SO far, $780,
I OOO. 600. OF which SOS. 600. 900 has been
actually paid out OF the treasury.
| The bank of SPANS report for the
week ended on the 18th showed the
following changes: Gold in hand, in
creased. 1899 600 pesetas; silver in
hand, decreased, l,427,oo0 pesetas;
notes in circulation. decreased, iS9, 900
pesetas.
UNDER the authority of the act of
congress directing the enlistment of
cooks in the regular and volunteer
armies of the United States, the secre-
tary of war has given instructions that
colored cooks may be enlisted for white
regiments of volunteers.
The foreign office. it was reported in
London, on the 18th, intends TO de-
mand that the Chinese government dis
miss Prince Ii Hung Chang from pow
err, ON the ground that he is response
BILE for the recent anti British attitude
of the tsung Ii yamen.
GEN AUGUsTI, captain-geperal of the
Philippines, arrived in Hong Kong,
China. on the 18th, by the kaiserin
! Augusta. lie refused to be interviewed
and would say nothing more than that
ne was going TO Spain at the first OPP
portunity.
THE Encouragement of Ohio, has
decided TO bring an action against
the American Steel and Wire Co, of
Cleveland. under the antitrust law.
TnE sick and wounded soldiers re-
moved from the transport Seguranca
to Bellevue hospital, New York :on the
night of the l4th, are doing very well.
The act of the German cruiser Kali
serein Augusta in conveying Capt
Gen. Augustl away from Manila is said
to constitute a gross breach of the laws
of neutrality unless Admiral Dewey or
Gen. Merritt were consentiug parties
tothe arrangement.
The Madrid government has re-
ceived from Capt. Gen. Blanco dispatch
rendering his resignation. The reason
given is that he does not wish to SUI
perintend the evacuation of Cuba.
Two YOUNG women, identity I'M
known, committed suicide by jumping
from Philadelphia and Camden ferry
boat into the Delaware river. near the
Chestnut-street wharf, on the 10th.
The cause of their self-destruction is a
mystery. Before they jumped one of
them laid a pocketb book ON a seat. The
pocket book contained piece of paper,
on which was written the following
sentence: I'VE find we are utterly
unfit for this world, and will try an
other
The transport ST. Paul arrived at
Montauk Point Long Island, on the 18th
from Santiago, having on board the Sec
ond regiment. United States infantry,
and one battalion of the Seventy-trst
regiment. New York volunteers.
THE lord mayor of London, Rt. Hon.
Horatio David Davies, has postponed
his projected American tour indefinite
ly on account of the illness of his wife.
MIKE MCDONALD. a st. Louis team
ster. on the l4th outdid Steve Brodie
by diving from the top railing of the
Eads bridge into the Mississippi river.
He risled his life to make good fool
ish boast. H. received no injury.
DURING the progress of a violent
thunder storm at Whiting, Ind, on the
18th, bolt of lightning struck 80.
foot tank in the Standard Oil Co. s re-
finery, completely demolishing the up
per portion of the tank and setting fire
TO the oil stored therein. which con-
sisted Of over 81, 900 barrels crude oil;
loss. over 100000.
A TERRIFIC wind and hail storm,
sweeping from northeast to southwest,
struck Mortz Siding about five miles
west of Gary. 5. ID, on the 18th, and
everything in the path of the storm
was swept away. Eight persons were
found dead, and others are known t.
have been killed in the vicinity.
The London Times says: by sea
power alone the transmarine empire ol
Spain has been undone. by sea power
alone. by the spontaneous, almost
fortuitous return OF a maritime race t.
its native element. the transmarins
empire of the United States has beer
inaugurated.
The announcement of the cessation
of hostilities through the signing Of
the Spanish American protocol caught
the American army in Porto Rico in
readiness to begin an attack upon the
spaniards. which would have been gen
eral in character.
A NEW military department. to b,
known as The Department of Porto
Rico" and TO be commanded by Maj
Gen. John X. Brooke, is to be estab-
lished on the island Of Porto Rico. sim
liar to those recently established in the
province of Santiago de Cuba aud in the
Philippines
THE Madrid press fears that the sur
render of Manila may affect Spain,
position in negotiations for the govern
ment Of the Philippines.
An order will be issued, when ap
proved by the cabinet, mastering out
OF the service about $4,000 Of the vol
unteer force.
GEN. FIrZnUGH LEE had a brief con
ference with the president, on the 10th
and later arranged to leave for his com
mand at Jacksonville. Fla, on the 18th
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