The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-27

A SPECIAL from Hong Kong says
that il is absolutely necessary that
more American war ships and n strong
military force be sent 10 Admiral
Dewey's aid at once.
have been given To h
maritime authorities at Barcelona not
To permit the departure OF large steam
ers which might be used AS auxiliary"
cruisers
THERE is some uneasiness felt over .
dispatch from Admiral Dewey, received
at Washington. on the nth, urging i'm
mediate action in sending not less than
10. 900 o land such war vessels as
were ON the Pacific and could be spared)
to him at once
Gov. HoLcoMB of Nebraska has issued
a commission TO w. j. Bryan, permit
ting him TO organize a third regiment
! of Nebraska volunteers. whose services
will be rendered to the president.
TnE volunteer army is rapidly near.
ing completion. Reports received by
Adit. ten. Corbin, up to the night OF
the nth. showed that 9s,5,O men had
been musteredi in. Eighteen states had
completed their quota.
As o as the la5.0 600 volunteers
called for by the president are in the
field. thoroughly equipped and organ
lied. the president will issue call for
IS. 900 colored troops.
thai is said to have com
pletely destroyed Wood River passed
Franklin. Neb.. on the 18th. Ten houses
were totally blown To pieces and many
people hurt.
cRErA Lone said on the 18th.
1T can be stated positively and OIL.
cially that the Oregon is safe. but it
can not be properly made known where
she is"
COMMODORE >cHLEY, with his dying
squadron, arrived at Key West, Fla,
on the 18th.
The battleship Alabama was sue
cessfully launched at Cramps ship
yard, Philadelphia. on the 18th. The
Alabama is the first to be launched
of three new battleships of her type.
the other too being the Illinois and
Wisconsin.
SECRETARY ALGER has sent to con-
gress "A draft of a bill to create. in time
I Ni W dI. a St1VllAA AN7ADAahA RRRA wv y -
war, with a salary of $4,000. The sec
rotary urges the Importance, in this ex-
igency, of immediate action.
THE opinion of the leaders in con-
gress is that until they know the re-
suit of the naval battle which is to take
place whenever Sampson and Schley
catch the Spanish fleet. final adjourn
ment will not he considered.
Ir is declared to be the intention OF
the administration I % continue pouring
troops into the Philippines until there
is a force sufficient TO govern every isl
and in the group.
THE S~tudebaker Bros. Manufacture
ing Co.. of South Bend. Ind. shipped
Il ears of ambulance wagons, on the
18th. to Mobile, Ala. for the use of the
government.
TEN men attempted to crossthe ALE
gheny river on a raft. near >pringdale,
Pa. on the 18th. When in the middle
Of the stream the raft was swamped by
the rough current and the men were
thrown into the water. Four of them
succeeded in reaching the shore, but
: the others were drowned.
persons are hnoNu u
have lost their lives and - others arr
reported dead as the result of the tor
nadoes which devastated portions OF
eastern Iowa. western Illinois ano
northern Wisconsin on the night o
the 18th.
l INFORMATION has reached the stat
: department that German gunners hav'
heen ASSIGNED 10 the Spanish fleet dt
| ting out at Cadiz.