The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-21


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JASPER lNh'ANN
The president has selected bart
lett Tripp. az south Dakota, former!
minister 10 Austria. as the United
States representative on the samoan
loint commission.
The Paris Figaro announces that inc
microbe 81 cancer has been isloatea
ana cultivated by Or. Fra, OF Pans.
The microbc is an inferior fungus
growth az the family Of Ascomyeetes'
A+a meeting Of the directors Of the
Rank OF England. on the nth. : ;.
c.adstone and August Provost were
snpointed governor and deputy gov
.rnor. respectively. OF the institution.
The Cook locomotive works OF Pater-
son. \. J.. have received contract for
the construction OF five locomotives
for the Barry railway. Of Wales. Eng
lsh manufacturers competed in the
bidding.
The war department has decided 10
make four departments ofthe island OF
Cuba. Heretofore the seven different
provinces have been departments
Gen. Brooke is now arranging for the
consolidation.
The exports TO the United States dur
ing the last six months from the north
ern half OF Germany were Sl2,slj.-uo'
against Sg.l2s. 900 in 1s9s. OF which
sugar amounted TO S3,139.93i. against
S2s4.63s in 1885.
Advices from Buenos Ayres confirm
the report that the Bolivian revolution
lists have won a signal success. Gen.
Pando. the leader OF the revolutionists,
has entered Oruro. President Alonzo
FORMER headquarters, and the presi-
dent has fed.
The final ceremony In the re-estab-
nshment OF peaceful relations between
the United States and Spain. occurred
al the White House at Two o'clock, on
the nth. when the president and Am
bassador Cambon. the latter acting FOL
spain. exchanged ratifications Of the
treaty Of peace.
The British steamer hingswell, Capt
Humphreys. arrived at Malta, on tbs
18th. and reported being in collision
with the Greek coaster Maria. in lati
tude 35, longitude 81, in the Mediter
ranean, off the coast of Tripoli. Th'
Maria was sunk, IS persons goins
down with her.
Iocrimier. the sergeant major OF ar
tillery and former secretary OF the lat
Iieut-Col. Henry, committed suicid
al san Quentin. France. on the 18th
He had been suffering from melan
cholia since he heard of the suicide o
Lieut.. Col. Henry in the fortress O
Mont valerien, Paris. in August last.
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The Maryland Steel Co, at Sparrow
Point. Md. received an order, on Ii
18th. for $4,000 tons of 61-pound ste
rails for the Chinese Eastern railroa'
The mills were already working nigf
and day on a large order Of simila
rails for the Trans-Siberian road, {
which the Chinese road will be col
tinuation.
Gen. Lawtcn. al the head of 1.5c
picked men, captured Santa Cruz. II
chief city OF Laguana de Bay. Islam
of Luzon. on the 10th, after a most ga
liant assault. in which the casualti'
of the Americans were six wounde
the loss TO the rebels being placed ;
g. killed. a large number wounded al
many captured.
A general meeting Of stove manufa
turers. representing practically all u
territory between New England al
the Rocky mountains. was held in q
cago. on the 10th. TO consider the a
visibility Of advancing prices. 1t "
decided 10 increase all prices ten p
cent. and 70 make the advance eife'
i've Immediately.
A tramp entered the home Of NJ
James Hutseler, on farm three mil
west Of south Charleston. o., on I
18th. and shot her four times in I
presence Of her children. His purpc
was robbery. The man was captur
and hurried TO the London tOD Jail
prevent lynching at the hands
reichbors OF the murdered woman
Perry s. Heath. the first assists