The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

SOME OF the Spanish papers suggest
that a number of the South American
republics might like to enter a confed-
Grafton with Spain against the United
States. In view of the terrific con-
hicts these republics had to escape from
the grip of Spain, the invitation to re-
turn To their old allegiance is a grim
piece OF humor.
THE New York Journals Washing
ton correspondent learns from a high
diplomatic source that the representa-
tives of three of the leading nations OF
Europe have advised their governments
that they regard war between the
United States and Spain rs inevitable
TIE reception of United States Am-
bassador Andrew ID. White, in Berlin
on the ed. in honor of Washington's
birthday, was attended 10y about SEQ
members of the American colony in
that city. The German-American
society's costume ball took place at
night.
THE United States survey steamer
Bachc. with a plethora of diving appli-
ances and submarine elcctriclights, ar
rived at Havana. On the Goth. and the
secret hidden under the bay will soon
be made clear.
ROBERT Il. PORTER, writing. on the
Goth, from Washington, makes the state
ment unqualifiedly that the president
' / intervene to- end the Cuban war
..hin week.
A BOMB was exploded. on the 2ed, at
the residence of NJ. Messine, a former
president of the French chamber ot
commerce, in Montpelier. Serious
damage was done, but there was no los..
Of life. The police later disco.eres
three similar bombs in the vicinity O
the headquarters OF the staff and a
the railway depot.
A SYNDICATE CT English and Ameri
can capitalists have perfected arrange
ments for the construction of a roa.
from the head of Lynn canal owe
White pass. and thence. by a route al
ready located, to a point on the lukol
river below the rapids and all othe
t distractions TO clear and safe naviga
ton. The road will be about $50 mile
in length.
I The North China Daily News Of tn
. 2ist said: An uncontirmed report !
: current that the Chinese loan has bee.
settled at Pekin with Great Britain"
TIE N%eidringhaus House Furnishiu
: Co.. of st. Louis, suffered q oss Of froI
5 $50. 900 to 10000 by fire on the 2ls'
The carried IA stock valued a
$4,000. but the prompt work. OF tn
underwriters salvage corps saved niue
of the stock. Insurance ample.
TnE exploration made by the diver
c on the Maine, on the 10th, resulted i
d the securing of the cipher code boo
(. and the log of the Maine. besides othe
. valuable papers and Cart. Sigsbec
u watch.
SENIOR II. VENTURA. secretary OF IL
Portuguese legation in st. Petersburg
committed suicide, on the ed, by shoe
ing himself with a revolver at I'll
n house of a lady with whom he hadqua
relied.
A DISPATCH from Madrid. on the 90
said: United States Minister Woo
ford is making arrangements for IL
carc of American citizens and iDtercs
IA with his British colleague, Sir Hem
TumllO NOilts a, tnt itBAtotA y
tive Of the only nation favorably iii
'e posed toward the United States in II
" event of war between Spain and Aps
" lea
r. WORK on the big government CO
ID tract is now under rapid Roadway
l. the Otis steel works at Cleveland.
Is Five + gun carriages are bell
" constructed there for l3-inch guns
be used on United States battlcships.
ON the ped Representative Overstres
A. of Indiana, introduced a bill in Z
l., house to establish q military post
or near indianapolis.
Or The silver service presented to Z
nc Maine by the state after which 1t w
,h named, and a loving cup, given by 1
t. natives of Maine resident i'm New Z
BY leans at the time the battleship La
ne visited that port, we're recovered on I
D. 22d. Many rifles and sabers were al
recovered.