The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-11-18
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

ment in regard 10 the beat sugar cul-
ti,ation Of Europe, from which il APP
pears that the total estimate OF the
crop Of the present season will fall
$4,000 tons short of the production Of
raw sugar for last season. Holland is
the only country in which an increase
is shown.
The Italian anarchist. Luigi Luc-
chenni. who stabbed and killed En-
press Elizabeth Of Austria on Septem-
Der 10 last was plac a ON trial at
Geneva, Switzerland. on the 10th. The
court was crowded. and the prisoner
was strongly guarded. but there was
no excitement. Lucchen was sem
fenced 10 rigorous imprisonment for
life
The steamer ashore off Cat island,
Bermuda. supposed TO be the aban-
doncd cruiser lnfanta Maria Teresa.
is described rs being a disarmed war
ship flying the American flag. showing
signs of having been on fire and haY-
ing leaked slightly. She lies strand
ed in an exposed position.
The condition of affairs in the
American consulate general in the
City OF Mexico attracts much atten-
tion, Nice-Consul Bennett having been
suspended and forbidden entrance TO
the consulate by tonsui-Gcneral Bar
low. who has not made known the
grounds for his action.
The Great Northern through train.
which passes through Fergus Falls.
Mimi. at 1890 p. m. was held up and
robbed about five miles west o. that
city ON the night of the 10th. There
were eight robbers in the gang. all
well armed. The amount secured by
them is not stated.
a Chicago capitalist Interested in
the enterprise states that a new bank
will open for business in Honolulu
about January I with capital stock
of 100000. with power to increase il
TO S3.000,OOo.
\ council of French admirals was
held. on the 9th. at which il was de-
cided 10 fiji ont all the French war YES
sells available. and 80 reserve ships
were ordered into commission.
Gen. Miles and staff left Washington
city over the Baltimore a. Ohio road.
on the 9th. for New York. to attend a
dinner given in the generals honor by
the Union League club.
The agricultural department No
vember crop rennrt estimates the to-
tai cotton crop mot far short of lO,-
100000 bales
Six section men employed on the Rio
Grande railroad near Carbonate, COL,
have been poisoned by drinking water
from the Roaring Fork river, and two
are in critical condition. An anal
contained much arsenic and other poi
sonous minerals from the new concen-
traitors at Aspen. i'm which zinc ores
are treated. the tailings being dumped
into the river.
Private Robert Thornburn. Of Go. +,
Thirty-first Michigan volunteers. went
home to Lansing. Mich. on "A furlough
unannounced. thinking TO give his
mother a happy surprise. When he
rang the doorbel il was answered by
her in person. She was SO overcome
at seeing him that she sank 10 the
floor. and in moment WAS dead.
She was afflicted with weak heart.
Madrid newspapers assert that the
government Of Spain Is sending i'm
structions to its commissioners at
Paris not TO yield on the question Of
Spanish sovereignty over the Philip
pine islands. which is asserted TO be
entirely outside the protocol. where
fore the commissioners are not au-
thorizcd 10 discuss it.
The Great Northern Express Co..
whose local safe was blown open in
the train held up on the night Of the
10th by masked robbers. near Fergus
Falls. Mimi. has offered a reward of
$4,000 for the arrest and conviction of
the robbers. The express officials say
the loss was very small. the safe not
containing money.
The incoming legislature OF Wyo-
ming. which will elect United States
senator appears. from latest returns.
TO bc constituted as follows: Senate
Thirteen republicans. six democrats,
viz NVHbNi'i- HiR'HWil i'DNViiNhN.
House Thrty-scvcn republicans. one
democrat.
After efforts. lasting three years. on
the part OF the United states legation
al tonstantinoplc. the United States
minister. Mr.. Oscar Straus. has sue
cecdcd in obtaining an trade authoriz-
ing the granting 81 an exequatur 10
! the lnited States consul al Zcroum.
Gen. fitzhugh Lee, accompanied bv
Gov. Taylor. members Of the lattcrs'
stan and several ladies. left Washing.
| ton. on the nth. for savannah. Ga.
From there the general will 90 with
his command 10 Cuba. The date Of
rmbaTkation is not vet stated
The Eighth Ohio volunteers. "The
Presidents own" assembled AZ Woos.
ter, o.. on the 18th, for muster out.