The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-10

injuries ~ the C4ANtug-iu Ot Jluk %
earth near which they were working.
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The secretary of state for India,
lord Gecrrt Hamilton. announced n
the British house OF commons. on the
esth- that there was no truth in the n,
ported death Of the amcer OF Afghanis-
tan
six frernen were killed on the
hight Of the 25th. by a dynamite eN-
plo~ion AT the Tiger Tunnel works. on
the Jungfrau railroad. in Switzerland
II i supposed that the explosion was
the result OF an accident.
consular report from Cape Town.
South Africa. says THAI reckoning on
the basis OF the September reports at
outputs. South Africa Nil produce IN
the current year S-6.54-.S.5 in gold,
which will place South Nfrica ahead OF
all rold-producing countries OF tn
vorlJ
The overdue steamer NoraVia. Cap.
Ferguson. which sailed II ON Hamburg.
for Hoston. january j.. was wrecked
on Northeast Bar of sable island.
about February -. She was making
her last trip for the Hamburg Amer
lean line. aS she had been sold recently
TO the >lornan line OF New York.
United States Arnbas sador White. at
Ierlin. SAYS: "Germanv has for some
time felt thatihe tripartive government
Of Samoa does nor work smoothly Tie
other governments shars. this feeling.
and would like a modification. There
have heen various propositions. but
nothing has yet been decided"
Eear-Admiral Schiey. was the r.
cipient. Al Baltimore Nd. on the e,ta.
Of beautiful medal. the gift Of tn
people 81 his native stare. ia honor ~
his services 20 the country in the latc
war The medal. which Is Of gold. is a
r,al work Of art containing go da-
nonds. and was TWO months in mar
ing.
Thirty Spaniarri> arrived on the
Cunard liner Umbria on The 25rh Mos-
al the men are laborers. but are able
10 read and write All o< them are go
ing 70 different mining towns IN the
west They Were held for Investigation
b. the immigrant Office 20 determine
whether they came here 70 work un-
Or contract
The situation in the Spanish cortes
leading up 10 the resignation of the
SagaSia ministry and threatening the
life OF the peace treaty. - said 10y Of
frais in w shingfon a. he the direct
rsuir a mad management on the part
of the sponsors for the treaty The
teNf Of the treaty requires its ratifica-
-ion I1 the queen regen only
President Mckinley has notified the
NoraNian college for women az Bethl,.-
l,lm- Ia. that il might announce the
fact that a. far as the present outlook
was concerned he would b. able 10 at
tend the exercises OF the one hundred
and -iftieth anniversary OF the semi
mary 10 he held on June a. Mrs Nc
knley will accompany The president.
The contamination of the big S25.-
o00.ccn combine 10 be known as the
New York saslight. Heat and Power
Co. has been made possible By the de-
cision Of the directors Of the STANDARD
Underground Cable 90. To surrender 70
the combine sii6-OOo worth OF bonds
of tho United Electric Light and Pow
er Co. Of New York. held by il as col
lateral.
Joseph H. Choate. the United States
ambaS sador 20 the court Of 81. James.
arrived at Southampton. on board the
American line steamer -. Paul. from
New York, on the ls, The steamer
was boarded by the mayor and sheriff
who welcomed the ami a. sador in be-
half Of the corporation Ambassador
uhoafc proceeded 10 London by special
train on the same day.
In consequence of the placarding
throughout the city fParisof speeches
al the Due d'0rleans, the Orlcanist
pfNtender. recently delivered at san
Eamo and the seizure OF scarf pins
and medals bearing the pretenders
rrrait. the perfect Of police has been
ordered by the government 70 make a
strict investigation into the recent
proceedings OF the mona rchist party.
Al a meeting of stockholders of
the Manhattan Elevated Railway Co..
in New York city on the 2sth. 81 per
cent Of the stock was voted in favor
OF the proposition TO increase the CAPT
tal stock from s30.OOO.0OO to S4s. 900.
600 \ resolution was adopted author
Iing expenditure of the fund derived
from the increase of stock in eouip-