The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-30
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

previous 10 ms departure li'ln WIS"
ington on his present tour OF lnspec-
ton. verbally notified the president
that he was ready To retire nj any time
the president saw fit to relieve him.
DR.. John Harcourt of Bismarck, the
leading physician Of North Dakota
died AT ST. Joseph's hospital, ~. Paul.
Mimi. on the 10th, under an operation
for call stones. aged AZ. He was
leading Knight of Pythias.
Gen. Lawton, who is in command OF 4
the military department established IN
Santiago province, Cuba, has recon- .
mended 10 the war department that
the American troops be withdrawn
and that the duty of garrisoning and
policing the province be turned over 10
the Cubans.
The Washington correspondent OF
the New York Times says that IAN at
ternpt is being made 10 have the Office
of major general commanding the
army abolished and Gen. Miles, who
now holds that Office. assigned TO some
army department"
Although the Red Cross society OF
Madrid offered its services in the re-
ception of the soldiers arriving from
Cuba. they were declined 10y the war
department; and at the same time lit
orally no provision was made to pro-
vide for their comfort. The queen
regent is said TO be indignant.
Gen. Horace Porter, now ambassador
20 France. will, il is said, be named as
Ambassador to the court of ST. James
70 succeed Col. John Hay. 1t IS fur
Their stated that the French mission
will be filled by Mr.. Draper, at present
ambassador 10 Italy.
In well-informed circles in Washing
ton IL is said that the real purpose OF
the president in sending military and
naval endorsements TO the Phihp'
mines is TO insure the peace commits
sioners against any interference IN
their work of disposing Of the future
Of the islands according 10 their best
judgment.
Miss Winnie Davis remains are TO
repose in the beautiful burial plot IN
Hollywood cemetery, Richmond, Va.
overlooking the James river, where the
remains OF her father, eX-Presiden.
Davis. lie This spot was selected by
Mrs. Davis and her daughter, and was
the gift of the city of Richmond.
1t is understood that Secretary Long
will recommend TO congress that the
enlisted strength of the navy, now TO-
600, be increased to 10000, in order to
; meet growing needs. The naval bu-
: reau chiefs are preparing their cst
5 mates of expenses for the next fiscal
year.
1t is the present intention OF the ad
ministration TO send to Cuba as a gar
rison force for the island about 10000
troops in addition TO the forces now IL
Santiago under command of Gen. Law
ton. The organizations which are u
I comprise the Cuban garrison have no
all been designated yet, rut II Is as
e sured that at least half OF them VII
l be volunteers.
DIR. Abraham NJ. Owen leading
physician and surgeon of Evansville
, Ind, died on the 10Th. He was
: native of Madisonyilc. Ky, and wa
40 wears old. He was on of the or
ranizers and one OF the first officers o
the Pan-Amcrican Medical association
. also a member of the American Med
: ical association.
1t has been discovered that Fathe
Abinger. theaged pastor Of the Churcl
# OF Our Lady, at Mt. Vernon y, u. wh'
l. recently died. after living IN apnarcn
e abicct poverty. left a fortune bidder
n in his home. Gold coin. deeds to prop
: erty. mining and railroad securities
e worth $4,000 have already been un
o carthed.
e Count Stollhcrg-W ernigrode. Ger
man cavalry captain. has been arrested
on account Of the death Of Sergt
l. Scheinhardt from the effects OF
I sword cut behind the ear. inflicted b,
8 the count for impertinence during tn
r. recent maneuvers in Alsace-Lorraine
l The police authorities of Berlin hav
IA prohibited the holding of the five pro
= iected socialist meetings ia Hamburg
d called for the purpose Of discussin
Emperor Williams recent speech II
garding the imprisoning of the pre-
y yokcrs Of strikes.
e The French cabinet council rear
q pointed Gen. Zurlinden TO the post
e military governor of Paris, which b
d occupied previous TO accepting N
E. portfolio OF minister of war. made "
"a cant by the resignation of NJ. Cavail
nae.
Di Fifteen hundred carriage builde
from all over the United States he
their twenty-sixth annual conventi'
e in Horticultural hall at the ~
ne grounds in st. Louis, beginning on Z
'e Goth.
IT. Queen Wilhelmina. accompanied
x the queen mother, opened the Neth'
:, lands states general, at the Hague,
~ the Goth.
" Alfred s. Pinkerton, OF Worcest
"a Mass. was unanimously elected gra
sire of the sovereign grand lodge,
O. O. f., on the Goth.
- 1t is reported in London YACHT
!, circles that other yachts besides
~ Shamrock are coming to New York
-, the purpose of competing in the rae
,en next year
- John sherman is reported to be
IL. Tan A. a