The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-07-29
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


ton OF his humane and chivalrous
treatment OF lIobson and his crew, and
a desire To save him from insult and
possible death should he return TO
Spain.
GEN. MILES, leading the Porto Rican
expedition. left Siboney, Cuba. on the
Yale. on the 18th. with four batteries
of artillery and few seasoned troops
DISPATCH from Gleiwitz, Pru>sian
Silesia says that "A persons had been
killed by "A cage accident at the Paulus
colliery. near Morgenrot.
Mrs. RockHIIL. the wife of Mr.. W.
Rock hill. the United States minister
TO Greece. died in Athens. on the 18th.
OF typhoid fever
TmE Spanish authorities in the Ba-
learic islands have extinguished. UNI
til further orders, all the coast lights
there.
GE~. DurFiELp has yellow fever. but
is doing well.
ADMIRAL. NoN DIEDRICHs, who l. IN
command of the German squadron at
Manila. recently interviewed Capt.
Chichester of the British cruiser I'm
mortalite as to what he would do If
Germans interferred with the bonn bard
ment of Manila. Capt. Chichester re-
piled that only Admiral Dewey and
/ himself knew that.
SYLVESTER SCovEI.. the newspaper
correspondent. chagrined because he
was not permitted TO participate in the
raising OF the Stars and Stripes at SAN
tiago. on the 18th, pushed his way to
Gen. Shafter and slapped the general
face Scovel was immediately arrested.
and is likely pay dearly for his in
discretion
GES. MILES sailed from Siboney. Gu
ba. on the Vale on the 18th. with the
advance guard of the army of invasion
for Porto Rico. consisting of the Twen-
ty-fourth infantry (colored) and four
batteries of artillery. The rest of the
forces are being pushed forward under
the direction of Gen. Brooke
ADvIcEs from Cavite of the l4th inst
stated that the American advance on
Manila would begin on the 10Th. Gen.
Anderson had reconnoitered the terri
tory between the Spanish outposts ano
the insurgert lines, and had his cam
paign planned.
The president. on the 18th. issued in
structions providing in general terms
for the government of the province q
Santiago de Cuba. II is the first docu
ment OF its kind ever prepared by
president of the United States.
The sultan OF Morocco is concentra
ting considerable force in the vicin
itv OF Ceuta and Melila, in order 4
guard the frontier and preserve neu
trality.
MAJ-GEN. CmAFFEE has been decide
: upon by the administration as militar
. governor of Santiago and the surrer
: dered territory. lie is soldier of wild
I experience. and has a thorough know
edge of law.
JAMES JOHNSON. the Oakland lCal
millionaire ship owner. died at hi
: home in that city. on the night of tn
, 18th. from complications brought on b
! old
GEN. SKATER says that the prison
ers turned over to him at Santiago ia
exceeded in numbers the strength o
the besieging army.
SEVERE wind storm, followed by
:, very heavy rain. prevailed in Niscol
= sin. on the 10th. extending as far mort
as Marinettc and west as far "a Blac
: Ri-er Falls Many buildings wei
!. damaged. trees were uprooted AZ
crops in many sections leveled.
THE California fuse works at Ga
10 land was blown up by "A murderer
- Chinaman on the 10th. Five depu
sheriffs, who were trying to arrest u
!, murderer. and the fugitive himself we
n killed
!, Four girls were drowned in yti
lake, at Payson. Utah. on the l9t
They were floating on plank U
IN .eli off and was drowned. and the OF
s. ers lost their lives in trying to resc
or her.
n THERE is good reason to believe til
d, direct assurances have been receiv
e from Germany that she will offer
~ obstacles to the execution of our pla
in the Philippines.
TuE steamer Roanoke arrived
"a Seattle, Wash, on the 18th. from
ny Michaels. with 40 passengers and
~ SOC. 900 in gold, aggregating 5o,'
:" ounces.
Z" OK the 10Th Gen. Shafter repor.
- the capture Of 10. 600. 900 rounds of .
munition at Santiago.
CUMBERLAND, England, was visit
he by a S2.0oo0oe confiagration on
fl 18th.
in The gun5oat Sandovai was amo
OF the prizes captured at Guantanamo
,p- On the Goth Postmaster-General b
or ory Smith was in conference with
ith president over the extension of
mail service TO Hawaii on a dome'
basis.
1as THERE is no communication W
sx- Manila now ex eept by warship.
nc AT the Bisley rifle range. IN
the gland. on the Goth. in the competit
the for til. ST. Georges challenge va
the first stage, 500 and COO yards. open
the volunteers and retired volunteers.
tai 500 wards, nearly 50 men scored
points. the highest possible.
ADvIcss received in Madrid II
~. the Philippine islands say that
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