The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-10-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

found on the lStn. II DtvutdAAs aiA
his estate, valued at 100000, 10 Mrs.
NJ. A. Barber, sister of deceased, as
entailed property. After her death
the estate is 10 be divided among the
live children of the beneficiary,
george, Mary, James, John and Ida
Barber. Mrs. Mckinley, therefore. re-
ceiVes nothing.
The war department. is constantly
in receipt of requests from soldiers
asking to be mustered out, stating
that the war has closed, and they wish
TO go home. The war department Of
iicials say that the war will not be
over until the treaty is ratified by the
United States senate, and that the sol
diers may be needed for further duty.
4 dispatch received from 81. Louis,
Senegambia, confirms the reported
capture of Chief Samory, all his fam
lily and his chiefs, Lieut.. Joaquin per-
sonally pursuing and Selling Samory.
This victory concludes the extensive
French operations against this chief.
The London board of trade has rem
dcred decision censuring the COM
mander of the British steamer Mil
waukee. Capt. Williams, for the acci-
dent which happened to her on sep
ter Der l6. and has suspended his GER
tifcate for three months.
Henry Paget. fourth marquis Of An
glesey, died suddenly in London on
the 18th. lie was born in 1885, and
succeeded his half-brother in 1850.
His heir is his son. the earl of Tx
bridge, who was born in 1875. and is
unmarried.
Advices just received from Samoa
say the German war ship Bussard has
taken Chief Mataafa and other eNiles
TO Apia. Mataafa. il is added, prom
ised TO be loyal to the government,
and To observe the Berlin conference.
Mrs. John Sherman, wife of the ex-
secretary of state, was taken sudden
" i'll in Washington, on the 18th. and
Doctors johnson and Hyatt were sum
moned. The nature of her illness was
not disclosed
Four men were instantly killed and
dozen Others more or less seriously
injured by an explosion Of gas in col
liery of the Lehigh Coal and Naviga-
ton Co.. at Coledalc. Pa. on the 18th.
! Gen. Nelson A. Miles was the cen
trail figure in the reception rendered
10 army heroes at the Omaha EXPOSE
ton on the 18th.
| san Francisco has been definitely
! selected as the next meeting place OF
the Episcopal triennial council
The am bassadors of the powers have
transmitted to the Turkish authorities
the decision of their governments on
the subject OF MussuIman evacuation
of Crete. which sets forth that, while
adhering strictly to their ultima;um
| Turkey may possibly, later, be permit
ted 10 maintain small force on the
island as an emblem of Turkish au.
thority.
The Atlantic Transport Co.'s steam
er Mohegan. formerly the Cleopatra,
of the Wilson and Furness-Leyl Wand
line. which left London for New York
on the 18th, with 50 passengers and q
crew Of $50. went ashore off The Liz
ard. between the Manacles and the
Lowlands, and it is reported that l6a
of those on board were drowned.
W. Il. l.. Schreincr, the Afrikandcl
leader, and former attorney general o
Cape Colony. whose motion of want %
confidence in the government recently
overthrow the Gordon-Sprigg minis
try. has succeeded i'm forming "A new
cabinet, which is regarded as being ;
strong Afrikander combination.
Surgeon-General Wyman of the ma
rine hospital service left Washington
on the 14th, for week or ten days
I. fighting yellow fever. He intended Il
visitCincincinnati. and then go to Chat
tanooga. Atlanta, Mobile, New Orleans
and other points.
l. The White Star Line STEAMSHIP
Britannia. which left New York. ol
: the 9Th. for Liverpool, by way o
= Queenstown. arrived at Liverpool, on
the 18th. without having communicat
ed, owing TO the bad weather prevail
= ing at the time, with Queenstown.
: II is stated on good authority tina
the Northern Pacific Steamship Co. !
= arranging TO put under the America
flag six British steamers which il !
y operating to China and japan fror
Tacoma. Wash.
a An earthquake felt at Nisalia. Cal
'e on the l4th. rocked the houses 81
= their foundations. broke crockcry an,
"a aroused many people. The door Of
y heavy safe was closed by the force Q
e the shock.
'c Calvin Fairbanks. the aboitionist
died az his home in Angelica, \. y
~ on the i4th. aged 81. lie was twic
IN sentenced TO prison in Kentucky 70
Z violation Of the slave laws.
n The condition Of Mrs. sherman. wifi
d Of cx-Secrctary of State John Shcl
a. man. was reported. on the iith. TO h
slightly improved; still her conditio