The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-10

ION OF marines left Washington, on
the lst. for the Philippines when 'he
men marched 10 their train they We're
escorted by the full marine band OF q
pieces.
I'm the lst the president comm's-
stoned Col. Wilder ;. Metcalf, lwen-
,;eth Kansas volunteers. brigadier gen
erai by brevet. for gallantry and mei''
torious services in action al Duisue"''
river. Luzon.
II. Berlin diplomatic circles Il = -
serted that Emperor Nicholas has CIV
en- IN his visit TO Carlsruhe In conse-
ou,.rce Of a renewal of the quarrel
be,,een the Grand Dukal courts u
Baden and Hesse.
The Fortieth infantry broke caihl
nj Fort Riley, Kas.. on the 3oth' ana
nroceeded TO san Francisco by way -
the Union Pacific and Southern faciAe
railroads. The regiments strength
on leaving will be about 1000 oihcess
and men.
The state department was informed
on the lst. OF the arrival az Reveal. Rus
sia. Of steamer with American corn'
ana that eight more shiploads were
expected nj the same port. oonsidera
bic interest attaches TO this attempt !,
introduce IN American special produc'
into the Russian market.
@a..-n11 ~ Honolulu re
,orts 10 the state department that IT'S
total imports into Hawaii during INC
frst nine months Of 1893 amounted =
stas67.37a. an increase q s5.soo.'.-
over the corresponding period OF Tvs
ana sa.ol6.As2 more than the impor"
for the entire year OF 1872.
Tile Russian cruiser Nariag. which u
h.s;rued 10 be the fastest armored veg
sci Of her class ever constructed ~
the Cramp ship building firm. was
launched. on the 9lst. with unusal CO.
plav. Prominent Russian naval az
tachcs and government officials were
present at the christening
Heavy fighting occurred arcnni
Iadysmith. Natal. or the 30th- The
british under Gen. White drove me
Roers back sev raj miles, but were
compelled 10 retire again upon Inc
tc,yn. The losses on both sides were
heavy. and there are vague reports q
whole battalions Of English SOLDIER
missing.
On the 3lst an attempt was mace
Pasco. department Of Lima. Peru, =
start a revolutionary movement In
piomoters captured the customhous'
where a stock of arms and ammunit'o
va stored. Old then attacked the pa
racks They were repulsed lay the COY
er,nent troops and fled into the mi
back Of the town.
sensation was caused in the spar
isb senate. an the 3lst. by the declar'
ticn Of Count De Almenas. that OWN
To the ignorance OF the SpaniSh-Ame
lean peace commissioners. three n
anus of the Philippine group. the ~
Tatanes and Caiayan islands. all nor
uf Iu1on. were not included IN =
scope Of the treaty
Tie brazilian foreign minister. De
d. Castro Cerquira. and The boliNi'
minister al Rio de Janeiro, sen
Iaravincini. signed n protocol ON =
3Ist. settling the boundary ques'
between their respective countries.
Joint commission viii rectify the fro
tier according TO the treaty Of ~
putting aside the protocol OF 1882
Acknowledgement Griges- on the
turned into the | nited states. ire
ury ss2l .s97. which is the governmen
share of dividend declared by the
cci,er or the Union Pacific raiiw
The right Of the government TO pa
climate in this dividend was recen
established hy the Judgment OF
United States court AT II. Paul. Nj
Peter ". Gideon. one Of the ~
known characters 81 Excelsior. MI
dica. on the 27th, aged ~. lie was
oriuinmtor az the Wealthy apple. vi
he named after his wife. Wealthy Il
whom he married in 1889. In !
when the state established m eNl
mcnt fruit farm. he was made So
intendent. and continued ia that
pacity for several years.
Admiral Dewey. on the Goth.
nornced TO some Of his more intir
friends the fac, of his engagement
MRS. ". II. 1iazcn. Of Washington
Mrs. Hazen is the widow Of
Hazen. formerly chief signal Office
the army. who died about ten
npo and is a sister Of John X. Mel
democratic candidate for goFern'
ohio. She is childlcss and wealth
The Woman's Foreign Missio
Society of the Methodist church. y
sion at Cleveland. O.. on the Slsi.
sidcred a proposition TO unite VIII
hcme missionary society. and DC
that both could do themost good
inc separately. TWAS agreed 10 al