The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-02
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


tus ". l., lIcmming. has received in
struction from Secretary Of state for
The Colonies Joseph W. Chamberlain,
10 send two delegates from the legis-
1afure 10 Washington. Their, 20 meet
delegate from London for the purpose
Of comforting with the state depart
ment on the subject OF Jamaica'~ iariif
ard reciprocity with the United states
President Gonzaga Of the Philippine
commission previous TO his departure
from Manila. on the 2ith. said: We
greatly appreciate the courtesy shown
Us. We have spent some time with
Your commissioners. incidentally con-
sidcrng the American constitution. It's
princi pies impress us profoundly"
At Denver. Col. on the 18TH Judge
Butler. in the district court. decided
the suit OF Mary =. Coffin against \.
T. Reynolds and Others TO recover a
half interest in the celebrated New
York silver mine al Creole COL. worth
about sAoOo.c00, in favor OF the de-
PENDANTS.
The standard Oil Co. having ac-
quired not only the old Russian title.
but later mineral land grant from
the United states government to the
coal lands nj Cook Inlet. Alaska. IS
preparing 10 develop the coal fields,
Which are OF vast extent.
Acting Secretary Cortelyou called
upon Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Nandcrlip. chairman of the Dewey
Home fund. on the 18th. and placed in
his hands check from the president,
constituting Mr.. Mckinley's eontribu-
Ton 10 the fund.
Admiral kautz viii return from
Semoa with the Philadelphia. The flag
ship will be replaced at Apia by the
cruiser Newark. which is as formida-
lie in every respect as the Philadel-
phia
Resolutions adopted by the general
assembly OF the Cumberland Prcsby-
tcrian church. in session at Denver.
Col. on the a5th. pledge the members
OF the church 70 the prohibition policy.
The Diamond anniversary celebra-
ZION OF the american Sunday-school
union came 10 a close al Philadelphia.
on the 18th. by rousing big meeting
Ia the academy OF Music.
The New York senate passed. IMAM
imously. on the 25th. the bin appro-
priating Ss5.ue0 for the expenses OF the
celebration OF the return 81 -AdmiraI
Dewey.
- Louis has been selected FOR the
nest meeting place OF the Presbyterian
general assembly.
During conhagraticn. believed TO
have been Of incendary origin. on
Coney Island. on the Goth. in which
200 buildings were destroyed and darn-
aye TO the amount Of half million
done. an army of thieves appeared
upon the scene. and looted both burn
ing houses and those safe from the
fire. Thir,y-fvc hundred persons
were temporarily driven from shelter
by the flames.
4 sensation has been caused by the
arrest Of two physicians in Eiberfieid
and Eenischied, towns Of RheiniSh
Prussia. charged with systematically
drugging recruits SO as to exempt
them from military service. Ii is as
serted that four Of the persons thus
treated died from the results OF the
drugs administered TO them.
| The distribution Of the S3.O0O,OOO
which the United States government
has offered as graiuity TO the Gu
ban troops on disbanding and surren-
dcring their arms. began in Havana
at ten o'clock on the morning of the
2Tth.
The Spanish Gen. Montero. while on
his way 10 Manila. on the 26th. with
the Spanish garrison from Iamboan-
ga. on the steamer Leon NIL. died of
wounds received in recent engage
ment with the Filipinos in Nindanao.
Failures for the week ended the
Goth. as reported 10y X. G.. Dun d Co..
were: For the United States LAP,
against 245 for the corresponding
week last year; for Canada the fail
ures were rs. against II last year.
Formerpresident benjamin Harrison.
who is acting as the legal representa-
| tive of Venezuela on the boundary
commission. which meets in Paris, on
June Is, arrived AT that city ON the
Goth.
Senator Aldrich. chairmcn of the
senate committee on finance. has is
sued a call for a meeting Of that com
mittee. 10 bc held AT the Fifth Avenue
hotel. New York. June 8.
admiral Dewey tclegraphs the navy
department that he will stop Mt vari-
Gus places on his way to the United
States. and will reach New York about
October 1.
An electro technic congress was
opened AZ roettingcn. Hanover. on the
goth, with $50 delegates in attendance.
The United States cable ship Hook
err, from New York. May /. for Manila,
arrived at Port Said ON the 26th.
The steamer Jmhria. sailing from
New York for Europe. on the 9th,