The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-10


Conferences are being held in New
York city looking toward the forua-
ton of combination OF wholesale
grocers in the western states who do
an annual business amounting To
100000 or more.
The Washington legislature in joint
session, on the list, elected Addison G..
Foster, of Tacoma. United states sem
ator. in accordance with the republic
can caucus held the previous night
Foster received 81 votes on the final
ballot.
The Paris Figaro declares that ne
gotiations between the British and
French governments do not chiefly
concern, as is generally supposed.
Newfoundland and Madagascar. but
the Bahr El-Gazal territory of the Nile
valley.
The senate committee on naval an
fairs decided, on the cd. TO report IA
vorahly the joint resolution rcviving
the rank of admiral in the interest of
Rear-Admiral Dewey The resolution
was so amended as 20 extend the time
Of his retirement ten years.
Special dispatches from Dresden say
that man named Reif has been ar
rested there on the charge Of stealing
diamonds worth 10000 marks 1t Is
added that he was formerly a news
paper man OF New York. from which
city he is said to have eloped with
young lady.
Charles Whitney a Fort Worth
lTeX.) cattle man. paid his respects
To a Denver Colo gambling house
after attending the cattle mems con
yention. lie went with a $500 roll and
broke the bank. cashing in $1,000. II
is said ne won every time he put his
money down.
The two hundred and fifteth ami
versary Of the execution Of King
Charles |. was celebrated. on the Goth.
by the Legitimstand Jacobite leagues
in London and the provinces. Num-
bers Of wrcaths and floral crosses
We're deposited at the foot of the
Charles ]. statue in Whitehall
s. + Gross. the Chicago millionaire.
who brought suit for damages against
Edmund Rostand. author OF .Cyrano
ale Bergerac." for alleged plagiarism,
has made application for membership
in the Chicago Press club The appli-
cation is indorsed by Stanley Water
loo and Charles Eugene Banks.
Maj.-Gen. Guy v. Henry. military
governor Of Porto Rico. has deposed
the mayors and councilmen Of Aqua
dilla and Moca. in the province OF
Aguadilla, and has temporarily sus-
pended the civil authorities i'm both
towns. owing TO the incessant politi-
cal quarrels and the gross official
corruption.
The bill 10 organize and increase
the standing army to about 100000
men hrt giving the president author
ity TO reduce the size OF infantry COM
panies and cavalry troops to 90 men
each. thus fixing minimum Of about
10000 enlisted men. passed the house
of representatives. on the 3lst, by a
vote of les to l25.
Charles 4. Wolcott, president Of
the First national hank Of Russell.
kas.. which closed its doors on the
aist has disappeared. lie is said to
have left letter, advising the di-
rectors Of the bank that his accounts
were so badly involved that he could
not stay and face the consequences.
There is said 10 bc a shortage rang
ing from 5000 70 $4,000.
At the annual meeting of the Dia-
mond Match Co ia Chicago. on the
LIST. no friction developed and the old
management was reelected without
opposition. The income account. az
presented. showed profits for the year
amounting TO Si.155.907. out OF this
there was paid in dividends the sum
Of sl.l0O,o0o. Earnings in 1897 were
equal 10 1l.5o per cent.
The biggest lumber deal Of the sea
son, and probably the largest 81 the
year, was completed IT Marincttc.
Mich. on the list. Pcrlit /. Lowe. Of Chi
cagc. purchasing the entire cut Of The
III. Witbcck mill for the coming sea
son. The amount Of lumber is be-
tween 30.00O.00O and i0,0000O0 feet.
and not less than 100000 is involved
I'm the transaction.
The post Office department has
placed on sale AZ the first class post
Offices in the country All the left over
newspaper and periodical postage
stamps whose use was discontinued
ON July I. There are 10000 sets OF
these awaiting phlatclists. Their
practical postage value having gone,
these sets of ~ stamps each will
be kept on sale at IS set for private
uses until December 81 next