The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-07-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

ing the business of railroad ticket
scalpers was valid. The ordinance
provides that the brokers shall fur.
nish a bond 10 the city as protcc-
ion 10 parties who purchase t!cl>ets
through them.
The Breslau Schlcsiche Zcitung Ge-
clares that the death OF the czarewi'ch,
Grand Duke George. who died on the
18th. was due 10 bicycle accident.
While wheeling over the hilly country
about Abbas Truman. in the Caucasus,
the paper adds. a mishap caused hiin
such loss Of blood that he died VIII, re
he fell.
The secretary OF the navy has re-
ceived a request from an American
citizen who is building chapel in
Mexico, for 100 pounds OF metal from
the battleship Maine. with which 10
cast bell for the chapel. The re-
quest will be granted. if found TO be
eNpedient.
Mrs. solomon Thatcher. Ir.. who. rs
a pariamentar1an and speaker was
the acknowledged leader Of the beard
Of lady managers OF the Worlds 'air.
died in Chicago. on the 18th. Of heart
failure. superinduced by acute asthma.
She was - years old.
The total customs receipts from al
sources in Porto Rico for the week
ended July were S37.og4. The total
receipts for il weeks ended july
were s42o.9is. The average weekly re-
ceipis for the II weeks named was
S30.50s
Germany's exports to the United
States for the quarter ended win
June were S2ioUO0o0, Is compared
with se4.ooooo1 for the spending
quarter last year.
The new grySer which broke ont be-
fore the Fountain hotel. in Yellow
stone Natioral Park. has been named
dewey" in houor OF the hero OF Ma
Mia bay.
The scarlet fever scare among the
cadets al West Point. ~ y. has ahat-
ed and dress parade was resumed on
the 18th. No new cascs were re-
ported.
The statement Of the condition II
the treasury issued on the 18th
showed: Available cash balance. >..~,-
320.>o-. Gold reserve. s2l6.2la.2s3.
The naval transport Badger. which
carried the samoan commission 10
Apia. sailed for home. en- the lith,
with the commission on board.
Gov Pointer Of Nebraska received a
.ablegram from Yokohama. Japan on
the l4th, announcing the departure
from there OF the transport Hancock.
with the returning First Nebraska and
Utah battery on board. II said the
health OF the troops was excellent. ard
That the Hancock would reach san
Francisco on the 2sth.
Ky the invitation of Sir Alfred Mil
nor ADMIRAL lIowison and the
officers o. the United States cruiser
Chicago occupied seats on the floor Of
tie throne room al the opening Of the
Cape parliament on the 1ith. This is
an unprecedented distinction for for
cigners. They were greeted with the
greatest enthusiasm.
A. Il. Jones. OF Admission, Ala. Unit
eel States consul 10 TuXpan, Mexico,
died AZ IuNpan on the l4th. The ma
ture Of bis illness is not known. The
remains can not be shipped home. Col.
Jones was born in Wales, in 1915. He
was appointed consul TO TuXpan by
President Mckinley in October. 1873.
W. w. Howard. "A Lake shore engi-
Lecr, left his train at Pine station,
Ind. on the night OF the 18Th. aud fall
ing To return. the fireman went in
search. and found him dead beside the
track with deep cash in his head
supposed TO have been caused by q
coupling pin.
Annie and Marie Kinney. aged II
and II years respectively. and their
cousin Ella. aged u. were drowned
on the 18th. while bathing in the
llousaionic river at Lower Derby.
Conn. Tn, first two were daughters OF
N chael Kinney, railroad contractor
OF that place.
Among the passengers on the steam
ell Athcnian, which arrived az Victoria.
II. g.. from the orient. on the 18th.
were Bishop Horne. who has been in
spccting American missions in Japan.
and Mr. Nolcott, Of New York. who
has been hunting in the land of the
rising sun.
The White Oak breaker at Archi-
bald, Pa was entirely destroyed by
lire on the l4th. II was owned by
the Delaware and Hudson Co.. and its
destruction cntailed loss OF az least
$4,000. The fire was started BIZ 10
connective spark.
Ela1o Petroyics. a relative of Prince
Nicholas az Montenegro. was arrested
in Belgrade. Serva. on the Iith. en-
charge OF completely in the recent at
tempt 70 assassiuate former King Mi
Ian Of Servia.