The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-23

products of Iowa for this year are no
less than S225.0O0.OO0." says Directo
Rage of the Iowa weather and Gro
service in his annual report issued o
the l2th.
The president has accepted the rec
pmmendation of Gen. Wheeler AM
sommuted TO imprisonment for life tn
sentence of death imposed by court
martial upon Private Lindsay. of III
Tenth cavalry. at Huntsville. Ala.
Naval officers believe the battleshil
Massachusetts,. which scraped damon,
reef, must go out Of commission, an,
that practically new keel and sew
eral new frames must be supplied ts
her before she viii be again fit for sea
Gen. Lee said before leaving Savan
nah. Ga. on the 18th. that he did no.
expect TO formally enter Havana be-
fore January /. when he will enter
with the troops and take possession OF
the Cuban capital in the name of the
United States.
At the last meeting OF the board OF
governors Of McGill university at Mon.
treal. Ont. Lord Sirathcona announced
his intention of endowing the new Vic
toria college for women. which he re-
Gently built at cost of $3.50. 900. TO the
amount of $1,000. 900.
Nine Italian snow shovelers were
killed and several injured on the New
York Central railroad. near Critten-
den. y. y, on the 18th. They stepped
from in font of an approaching feight
train. and were struck by an express
running at great speed on another
track.
Maj.-Gen. Miles appeared before the
house committee on military affairs,
on the 18th, for a hearing relative TO
the proposed reorganization and in
crease OF the army. He said the new
duties assumed by the government,
seemed to make an increase, within
pounds necessary.
IL has come to light through an in
vestigation made by the Cuban mill
in evacuating the interior towns of
Moron and Ciego de Avila, Cuba. poi
soned the water in the public cisterns
used by the Cubans, and scores of
them have died as a result
On the 14th. on motion of John
Sidney Webb, an attorney Of Washing
ton. Paul Neuman, Of Honolulu. was
admitted to practice in the supreme
court Of the United States. Mr.. Neu-
nan is the first of our annexed citi-
Scns TO be admitted TO practice before
the highest tribunal Of the land.
There is great irritation in Madrid
NJ the continued refusal Of the Fill
pinos to release the Spanish prisoners
who are said to exceed 10000 in mum
Der. The insurgents are demanding
that Spain pay as ransom for these
prisoners the s2o.000.000 which she is
% receive from the United States
John d. Hayes. who served as a Red
Cross nurse with the Second United
States infantry. under Gen. Shafter al
Santiago. on the 18th shot and killed
his brother. Edward s. Hayes, proprie-
tor of hotel at Bleecken and Me-
Douglass streets, New York city. who
had accused him of theft OF money.
An effort was made at Paris TO Sc
cure an arrangement with the Span
ish commissioners looking to the re-
siyal Of the old commercial treaties
until they could he replaced by others;
but this having failed no negotiations
for new treaties will be undertaken
before ratification OF the peace treaty.
The United States peace commits
sioners in Paris gave banquet. on the
evening of the 18th. at the Hotel Con-
tincntal. TO the United States ambassa-
dor. The banqueting room was fcs-
TONED gaily with American flags. The
company toasted President Mckinley.
Ambassador Porter and the United
States peace commissioners.
The ashes of Columbus were trans
ferrcd from the cathedral at Havana
to the cruiser Condo De Nenadito on
the 18th. 4 solemn procession moved
10 the wharf, where the caskct was
taken in a launch to the cruiser. 4
salute Of Is guns was fird. At inter-
walls Of quarter Of an hour all day
single gun doomed the honors paid to
an admiral.
The great steel gas tank Of the Con-
solidated Gas Co.. at Avenue A and
Twentieth street. New York city, the
largest of its kind In the world. col
lapsed on the 18th. and went down
with crash and roar like great ex-
plosion. The encircling wall of brick
and granite. 80 feet high and several
feet thick. gave way, releasing 5000. 600
gallons Of water which spread death.
manning and destruction in all direc-
tons