The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-04-01

SECRETARY Loxo has determined 20
bring into service the eight old single
turreted monitors used during the war,
and since lying at League Island navy
yard, Philadelphia.
ON the Esd Capt. Sigsbee was ordered
70 hold himself in readiness for sea
duty. The other officers of the Maine
who had not already left Havana were
ordered home.
On the esd the bureau of ordnance
awarded contracts for supplying about
900 cast iron projectiles for scacoast
fortifcations As rapidly as com
pleted they will be shipped to the
various places at which they are need
ed. Two Virginia companies were
given the contracts.
CoMMANpANr FoRsyrHE. mt Key West
has received orders from Washington
10 refuse 10 give out any information
regarding the movements of the fleet.
The order is very emphatic and does
not mince words regarding reporters.
The selection of the battleship Iowa
for the commander-in-chief's flagship
is regarded as significant in view of Ad.
miral sicard's probable retirement.
The president. it was said, would
take two days for the consideration OF
the report of the Maine court of in.
quiry. and send il to congress prompt
IL at noon on the 9sth with "A short
message. at the same time having u
copy of it cabled to Minister Woodford
to present TO the Spanish government.
The incessant rains of late have
caused disastrous floods throughout
Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
West Virginia and Kentucky, accom-.
panied by loss of life through accidents
caused by washouts and weakened
bridges. Railroad traffic suffered Sc.
vcrely.
The cold wave which recently swept
in from the west did much damage tc
fruit trees and early vegetation in all
the states which il has traversed. The
injury was increased by the fact that
the preceding warm had caused the
trees TO blossom freely.
Miss CLARA BARToN. head of the Red
Cross society. Gunner Morgan of the
Maine and four divers. with an uniden-
titled body from the Inflated Maine,
arrived at Key West. Fla. on board the
steamer Olivette from Havana on the
23d. Miss Barton went through to
Tampa.
President MCKINLEY issued an or
der. on the 23d placing ten vessels of
the revenue marine service under the
control of the navy department and.
when properly armed. they will be at
taehed to the fleet at Key West.
IT was announced in Madrid. on the
cath, that the Bank of Spain would
lend the Spanish government 20l 900
600 pesetas, (s3s. Goo, 600, guaranteed by
] he new treasury bonds.
VIM ~eturning home from market
on the s4th, Samuel Hagey and wife
living north of New IIagerstown, o..
were drowned while crossing the Me-
CURE creek.
The statement of the condition OF
the treasury, issued on the cath. showed
Available cash balance, 1924. 7l6 922;
gold reserve. Sill. s67. -6l.
A DISPATCH from Erie. Pa. on tn,
oath. said the crew of the lake gunboai
Michigan had been ordered to the sea
board.
john 5. HOPKINS cashier of the PEG
Piles national bank of Philadelphia
died suddenly, on the cath. of heart dis
ease.
The house committee on coinage
weights and measures has decided I,
report bill for an assay Office on the
Pacific coast, to be located at Seattle
Wash.
ORDERS were received at Newport
X. l.. on the cath, to ship crews for tn
new torpedo boats Gwyn and Talbot.