The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-03

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The particular Josh worshiped b,
the Chinese Empress An and her fol
lowers is the God of Things as They Ar,
IN China. But the God of Things n
They Are in Europe and America viii
prevail over Empress Ans Josh. Tn,
high priests of the conquering JOSH
are the editors of foreign newspapers
which the great empress can not sup
press.
The inquiry ordered by the house OF
| representatives as TO what members
were holding outside offices origin
ally intended 10 determine the status
of Maj.-Gen. Wheeler and other mem
hers in the army was begun on the
24th, by the committee on judiciary.
bill has been introduced in the
Maine legislature by Mr. Manley. Of
Augusta. authorizing the Incorporation
of the American Ice Co. to supply the
Atlantic seaboard cities. with a capital
stock of 60,O00.OO0. one-half of which
is preferred, and the other common
stock
There were fresh earthquake shocks.
on the 23d, in the provinces of the
Peloponnesus. particularly in the dis
tricts OF kyparisa and Philiatra. in
the department of Messina. on the
loian coast. In the town of Kyparisia
a number of houses which were dam
aged by previous shocks collapsed. in
Juring many. In one village 80 chill
dren were injured.
On the 23d the house Of representa-
tives passed the hill to extend the navi-
CATION laws of the United States 10
Hawaii.
Mayor p. 5. Hesser of Fort Scott.
kas.. has been expelled from Grace
NJ. +. church by public announcement
because of his failure to make an IF.
fort 10 close the saloons of the city.
His wife thereupon withdrew.
VIM. NJ. Stewart was. on the cath. re-
elected United States senator from Ne
yada on joint ballot, receiving votes |
in the senate and Is i'm the assembly. |
Canadian Pacific railway earnings |
for the week ending on january 2ist
We're. si4s,0Oo; same period last year.
100000: increase. $4,000.
The United States training shin
ADAMS has gone 10 the Mare Island |
navy ward where She will be refitted |
and overhauled preparatory TO start
ing on a practice cruise.
The ways and means committee Of |
the national house Of representatives.
Indefinitely postponed the bill relating
10 the Greater America exposition at
Omaha. which was designed 10 show
he resources Of Cuba. the Philippines.
Porto Rico and the Ladrones.
Thos. Teasley. aged sc years. died of
at his home in the town OF
Mounds. near Quincy. H.. and during
ne night his three grandchildren. two
iris. aged eight and ten years. and a
,oy, aged twelve years. were taken
sick. Frank Teasley. the
ather Of the children. was also strick-
n with severe sickness. There Is a
trong suspicion Of poisoned food
Col. San Martin. who surrendered
once. Porto Rico 10 the Americans. |
eft Madrid. on the cath. under an es-
ort of military police for Carthagena.
n route 10 the terrible penal settle
nenf of Ceuta. on the north coast Of
africa. where he is to spend the rest
4 his days.
\ committee OF patriotic women in
Iavana are arranging for the proper
observance of the first anniversary |
4 the destruction of the United states
'attlcship Maine in Havana harbor.
N the night of February Is last.
George Beresford Foyle. of Peoria,
H.. was arrested At Davenport. Ia. on
bench warrant issued at Des Moines.
ie is charged with having seven
wives. scattered through the cities of
his country and Canada.
a sick and destitute man, IS wears
Id. was taken from a New York city
enement house 10 the department for
utdcor poor. He gave the name OF
awrvnce Schroeder. and was diving
rom want of nutritivc food. Between
rs death and burial n letter arrived
rom England. on the 25th. contain
ne check for $4,000 being his share
I his fathers estate.
Rev. Samuel Cook Edsall. who had
ing been at the head of 81. Peters
Episcopal church in Chicago. vas con ;
ecrated bishop Of North Dakota 81, !
be 25th.