The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

An unique feature in the Memorial
day parade of the grand army posts in
st. Louis was the carrying of a ma
tional flag by each veteran, which was
placed, with the flowers, on the graves
of the dead.
UNITED STATES MINISTER BRYAN and
the brazilian minister of foreign af-
fairs have signed the supplementary
treaty to the ~extradition treaty be-
tween Brazil and the United States
AT the suburban Columbia cemetery
near Cincinnati. on the both, the memo
rial platform gave way. About 100
persons, mostly children, fell Many
suffered slight injuries.
BARON LYON PLAYFAIR, the distin-
guished English chemist, political
| economist. civil service reformer and
parliamentarian, died in London on
| the 29th.
A sTEAMER is reported to have land
ed 5000 rifles at Cavite for the use of
the Philippine insurgents
The cook OF the United States aux
Hilary gunboat Hawk. a native of Ma
Mia, who deserted his post recently was
arrested ashore at Key West, Fla
on the Both.
A LONDON news agency, on the Both,
asserted that the pope had forwarded
peace proposals I o President Mckinley.
The spaniards nave offered So, 0OC
for the head Of A~guinaldo, the Philip
pine insCrgent leader
TmE spanish bark Maria Dolores. of
Bilbao, was oyerhaulcd by one % the
American cruisers, six miles off Porte
Rico. She was bound from Rio JaneirC
to San J uan de Porto Rico with coal.
FREDERICK HALL, a crate maker. liv'
ing az Burslem. the principal town IL
the district called 'The Potteries' il
Stafordshirc, England, while insane
with a billhook and then committed
suicide by cutting his throat.
The Americans have captured th'
Spanish gunboat Leyte, which was at
tempting to run dispatches into lloilo
Porter PALMER. OF Chicago, arrive,
at New York, ON the 3lst, from Eu
rope.
GEORGE WEST, alias Charles Rivers
has sawed out of Jail at South Bend
Ind, and escaped. West was con
victed of robbing tine South Bend ma
tional bank of $4,000.
Mrs. l.. Il. LETTER, OF Chicago. ha
presented the Chickamauga Park hoteI
at Crawiish Springs. to the Unite
States soldiers. The building will b
used as a hospital, and will accommc
date zoo patients. The purchase pric
is $4,000.
INVITATIONS are given in Washing
: ton hat the present military mov'
ment will he directed against Port
Rico as well as eastern Cuba.
AMONG the recent nominations !
the president was First Lieut.. Andre
:. Rowan. Nineteenth United States il
fantry. to be lieutenant colonel of u
Sixth volunteer infantry. This prom
. ton was in recognition of Lieut.. Roy
ans daring visit toCuba, and was mas
mt the instance of Gen. Miles.
(. The British government has pu
I, chased in the United States for deli
. cry at Kingston, Jamaica, 10000 la
rels OF hour for the army and nav
! stores. The order was placed with u
Consolidated Milling Co. of Minneap
lis. The transaction is significant
/. showing British preparations for .
i emergency.
d The press censorship at Tampa. Fla
r and at Key West Is daily growing mo
o rigid. Nothing but minor camp goss
Z is permitted to be sent out either
g mail or wire. The government Is d
IS termined that the movements OF arm
e and ncet shall not be given too wiz
publicity.