The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-10-28

JASPER lNblaN"
The secretary of war received the
following Telegram from Gov. ,lohsh
OF Minnesota on the 18th: agree
with Gen. Bacon that the Indian war
Is at an end
A cold rain. followed by snow. to-
rcther with a high wind. visited Kan
sas and portions OF Missouri. on the
nth. seriously interfering with trai-
tic and business.
IL is semi-ofiicially announced that
France will withdraw the Marchand
expedition from Fashoda rs soon as
the special messenger now en- route
from Marchand arrives in Paris.
on the sealing schooner Viva. ar
rived at Victoria, h. G., from Alaska
were three Scandinavians who made
the trip from Lake Bennett, Alaska
via ~. Michaels, in an open boat
distance of 1000 miles.
Jesse James, and all the parties
named in the confession OF W ".
Lowe have been indicted by the Jack
SON county (Mo) grand jury for the
robbery of the Missouri Pacinc Tram
mt Leeds on the night of September
Is.
aa~ Em ~
sition. on the 18th. was estimated AZ
10000. Az railroads report heavy irai'
fc le.ni;e unfayorable weather. Ne
l,rsska dav was celebrated with en-
tbusiasm. the auditorium being
packed.
The California state board Of health
has appointed DR.. {. \. Rsggles. pres
ident OF the board. TO visit the hawaii
an islands TO learn the extent OF th'
presence Of leprosy. ard TO report
measures to prevent its introduction
into California.
The steamer Roanoke arrived at Sc
attle. Wash. on the 18th. from II
Michaels with about 500 passenger
and gold dust estimated al S2,Oou-vo9
OF this the Canadian Bank Of Com
merce received 5000. 900. and the Bani
of British North America s750,ooo-
The steamer Seneca sailed from Sar
Francisco. on the 18th. for Manila
with 500 soldiers on board. All The
steam whistles in the water front sa
luted the vessel as she passed cowr
the bay toward the ocean. and thou
sands Of people waved adieus from the
docks.
General passenger agents OF nearly
.ll the great American railway sys
TENS attended the forty-third annual
convention Of the American Associa
lion OF General Passenger and Ticket
agents in Detroit. Mich. Two hun
dred active members were present OF
the 18th. many accompanied by ladies
Rev. George II. Parish. pastor OF th'
Congregational church at Marshall
town, Ia. was arrested. on the 18th
on the charge of forgery. The arres
was made 10y a deputy sheriff from
Sandwich. H.. and Pinkerton detec
tive. Parish is charged with forgery
committed at Sandwich. July Il, 1896
The arbitrator selected to decid
whether the Canadian Pacific railwa
j. entitled to a differential. under III
rates made by the United States line
on freight traffic between san Frar
cisco and eastern points on or east .
the Missouri river. have rendered d.
cision TO the effect that the Canada
Pacific railway is not entitled TO di
ferential.
The government industrial commi
sion organized in Washington. on h
18th. by eiecting Senator Kyle chat
man. Representative Philips. (
Penn sylvania. first yice-chairmar
Representative Gardner. of New Je
sey. second vicc-chairman. and J.
Farquhar. Of Buffalo. temporary seer
tary. II was decided 70 adjourn Il
the middle Of November.
In the United States circuit court
appeals at Philadelphia. on the LIT
Judge Shiras handed down an opiniC
reversing the decision Of the L mite
States circuit court in the custom
duty case Of the importing rirm
Meyer d Dickinson against the 80
ernment, the suit being common
known as the HAT trimming case
The decision Of Judge Shiras is again
the government.
Information has reached the war
pariment that a high Office. OF I
Spanish army very recently made
statement that had the Spaniards be
aware of the condition of the Anne
can army. it's inability TO withsta
the hardships of the campaign
lack of medical and other supphes
general inefiiciency. as told IN
American press. the Spaniards "o
never have surrendered.