The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-13


TuE president announces, ON tho
4th. that he would shortly pardon
Capt. John ID. Hart, of the hlibuster-
ing steamer Laurada, serving a two
years's sentence in the penitentiary Tor
his Cuban hlibustcring operations.
MAYOR ZiEGENiIEIN of ~. Louis has
designated May IL as Dewey Day,
when will be celebrated in the IN ost
patriotic manne possible the great
victory by the United states navy IN
Manila bay on the LIST.
On the 4th the secretary OF the navy
sent to the house "A deficiency estimate
of seo.g75.5Oo for the remainder Of the
present fiscal year, and ON account OF
the fiscal year Of 1899.
PART of the passaic rolling mills mt
Patterson. y. D., was blown mp on the
4th. One man was killed and three
injured. Damage TO the wdSs, $4,000.
RIOT with "A lighted torch is stalk
ing through the cities and towns o.
Spain.
The Chili-Argentine question is rap
idly assuming the acute stage
TuE latest thing in the way OF war
preparation Is tAlt dSStiitAhH VI ANNN
of Golfers at New York. This looks AS
If a trip by the Americans to the other
side of the ocean might be in contem-
p~lation. Several Golfers have been ac-
CURED and ten more are in sight.
nEroyal family OF Austria is said to
have placed the situation clearly be-
fore the queen regent of Spain, and To
nave assured her that the preservation
of the present monarchy demands that
She retire. A change of regency is OK
pected.
THERE are unconfirmcd reports OF
heavy losses on board the American
vessels in the battle of Manila bay, but
in the absence Of direct news from Com
modore Dewey they are not given Gre
dence, although it is reasonable to sup
pose that our casualty list isof no small
proportions.
The senate. in executive session. on
the 4th. confirmed the nominations of
IL major generals, including Fitzhugh
Lee. which had been sent in earlier in
the day by the president. In the case
of Senator Sewell, OF New Jersey, the
confirmation was immediate.
REAR ADMIRAL. SIMPSONS icet which
left Key West. ON the 18th, it is said.
will steam at full speed to Porto Rico.
either to destroy or occupy the coaling
station as a naval base before the Span
ish squadron arrives, and then put To
sea and try to engage the Cape Verde
fleet.
TnE torpedo-boat Ericsson has been
missing since the both. 1t is feared she
NAV have sunk. She has not been seen
by any of the other vessels in Admiral
SIMPSONS squadron since "A terrific
gale struck them on hat day, and it is
known she was short OF coal.
ACCORDING to Capt. Little OF the
fishing schooner Antonioy Pace, cap
tured by the gunboat Newport IA few
days ago. Havana is on the verge OF
famine. Food is bringing fabulous
prices, and the people are consequent l.
ly starving.
Hor roast beef and cf' ken. radishcs
onions. POTATOES, bra.. butter, jelly
banan.s. oranges coffee and cream
were served for dinner To 5000 men "A
Camp Mckinley by the ladies' of De'
Moines. la. on the 5th.
ON the 9Th the l~iquidating trustees
of the Standard Oil Co. declared
quarterly dividend of three per cent
on the corporate stocks in their hands,
and an extra dividend of five per cent
The statement Of the condition o.
the treasury. issued on the 5th Showed
Available cash balance. S.l3,324,9 3s
gold reserve, Slsl .240, 3ss.
Ethird-class German cruiser Olgs
passed Peterhead. Scotland, on the 5th
flying the plague flag.