The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-09
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ported.
Tugs returning 10 Boston, on the
2sth. after a tour of the harbor re-
ported about So vessels of all sizes
ashore or sunk in and near Boston
harbor.
Five prisoners convicted of counter
feiting or passing counterfeit money
were taken from st. Louis. on the 2sth,
10 the states prison at jefferson City.
Nine vessels were lost in the late
blizzard at Gloucester, Mass. II is be-
licved that the crews of nearly all
the craft escaped. Nearly all Of the
vessels lost their fishing tackel.
Undoubtedly the large steamer Port
land. OF the Portland line. which sailed
for Portland from Boston on the
night of The goth. foundered in the
hurricane and. with her so passen-
gers. large crew and big cargo. is lost.
! The Portland was one Of the largest
and finest coastwise steamers run
ming out OF Boston.
The protected cruiser Kasaigi. built
by the Cramps for the japanese gov
ernmcnt. and which left New York on
November for Newcastle. England.
sustained considerable injury by col
\ liding with and damaging n bridge
abutmcnt at the latter place.
4 careful estimate Of losses to ship
ping and vessel owners on the great
lakes for the record-brealsing year of
1895 places the probable figures al
s.. 100000. This may Toe increased be-
fore the close Of navigation.
1t is officially announced that the
san Jose scale was found in five con-
signments If American pears and nee
tarines received in Germany during
November. The fruit was seized and
will be re-exported.
II is said at the state department.;
that the next step in order will be 10
begin negotiations for the acquisition
uf Ualan. in the Caroline islands, for
cable station. This is not TO be made
the subject of demand upon Spain.
but will be an offer in all sincerity to
purchase the island at fair price
There were no disturbances in
Madrid resulting from the announce
ment of Spain's acceptance of the
terms of the United States. The
papers. however, publish gloomy arti-
cles. sadly reminding the country that
the day is one long TO be remembered
as marking "the closing scene of
glorious colonial history
a box of powder exploded. on the
2sth, near the Reina battery. at Ha-
vana, Cuba, killing or injuring 80 per-
sons. The explosion occurred on the
Avenue Infanta, between the Santa
Clara and Reina batteries.
There is gloom among the victims
of the erstwhile cattle king of Kansas,
Grant G.. Gillett. The swindling oper-
ations are SO badly tangled up that
few OF those who had dealings with
him know just where they stand.
Financial ruin stares many OF them in
| the face.
| There is renewed talk in Washing
ton of the reorganization of the reg
ular army by the present session of
congress. The general impression
seems TO be that the regular army
should consist Of 100000 men,
1t is stated that the widow Of T.. T.
Barnum is about TO marry French
robleman in Paris. The great show
mans widow took for her second hus-
band, Demetrius Callias Bey, Greek.
who died in September, 1896.
The Carlton club of London has Of
fcred TO return 10 the Hoolev estate
the 10000 which Ernest Hooley. the
bankrupt. contributed some time ago
through the club TO the funds Of the
conservative party.
a bomb contrasting 40 grammes Of
powder and nails. capable Of doing
terrible damage, was found in the
bourse at Marseilles. France. on the
Goth. The fuse had been lighted. but
II had gone ont.
President Iglesias of Costa Rica had
long conference. on the Goth, with
Senator Morgan. who has been the
manager Of Nicaragua canal legisla-
ton in the senate, relative TO canal af-
fairs.
Tax Collector Samuel T.. Findlcv Of
San Luis Obispo county, Cal, is de-
faulter and a fugitive from Justice.
The amount of his enlightenment may
reach $4,000.
DR.. :. w. Langford, of Arizona. and
~ of Roosevelt's Rough Riders. have
gone TO San Juan hill. Cuba, to pros
pert for gold.
ON the evening OF the Goth President
Igiesias of Costa Rica was tho guest al
honor NJ dinner given by President
Mckinley.
A dispatch from Brussels. on the
Goth. reafllrms the report that Mai
Count Esfcrhazy has sailed for Amer.
lea.
Frank q. Newlands will be can
didate for United States senator 70
succeed Wni. n. Stewart, Of Nevada
The war Investigating board con.
tinucd its hearings in Boston. on the
Goth. No new Developments occurred