The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-09-08
NEWS In BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

which caiissd the death of Is persons
and property loss amounting 10
five or six million yen. \ denscly
populated square mile Of the native
portion of the city was burned over.
The next day rebuilding had begun
amongst the still ~nodering -mbcrs.
and il Was declared that in week or
two little or no trace OF the disaster
would bc seen
In an address before prominent cit
izents of Denver. Col. on the Goth +.
w. Peek. United States commissioner
general 10 the Paris exposition. ~lg-
gestsd that the output of Cripple
Creek or one OF the other gold camI ;
of the state for month be nodded
into a solid mass and. bearing the ccr-
tificate OF the director of the mint. t.e
forwarded TO the exposition a. the rep
resentative of the Centennial state
The most destructive fire ia the his
tory Of Yuma Aril.. on the aOih. de-
stroyed =. y. Saginetti's general store.
causing loss estimated az S15e.n~.
upon which there was an insurance Of
one-ihird. Lack Of apparatus rendered
the fire department impotent 10 check
the flames. While a crowd were ear
rying out goods the second floor OF the
building fell upon aud killed six and
injured many more of them.
The American Bar association. in
convention at Buffalo. y. T.. on the
Both. passed resolution assuring
their professional brother. Maitre La
bori, OF their sympathy for his suffer
ing from an assault upon him while IL
the discharge OF his duty 10 his ellen;
and expressing their appreciation Of
bis stcadfalt courage.
A dispatch from Yokohama SAYS:
There has been nothing done 10 indi-
cate that treaty revision has wrought
the slightest change in the relat Cons
of foreigners TO the Japanese govern
ment and people. Everything goes on
as smoothly and tremendously as NJ
der the old regime"
Determined TO see service and des-
pairing Of securing "A commission.
Capt Charles ii. Stoddard. formerly 81
the Seyenty-first New York, enlisted
as private. on the 3Oth. in the TWEEN
ty-ninth infantry.
The amount OF gold certificates eN-
changed for gold and bullion, on The
10Th. was S34,55G.360
The United States cruiser Newark
which was blown out Of her cour~-
and ran short Of coal while rounding
the Horn, arrived at san Francisco on
the 2Yth
All TIE railroads that proposed tn
boycott the Kansas City. Piitsburr 4
Gulf railroad observed the restraining
order OF the federal court except tht
Rock Island road. whose officers have
thus laid themselves liable for con-
tempt Of court.
A deputation Of Cntlandcrs callei
on the British agent at Pretoria. on
the 1Oth, regarding the trade depre.-
sion. \ merchant whose stock j. val
ued at & 10000. said his daily sales
we're now about e..
Judge Dorsey W. Shackleford tdcm.
was elected. on the goth. in the Eighth
Missouri district. TO succeed the late
Richard l.. Bland in congress. The
returns show plurality ~ over 5000. |
j. Nosholl was the the rcpub- |
lican nominee and w H. Hale tn. |
populis'. The latter cut but small |
figure.
brazilian police have discovered an
association of anarchists NJ san Paulo. 1
a. miles from Santos. and the in,esti- I
CATION shows that, among Others who 4
were chosen by lot. Is a Young girl. |
iabriella. who has already started ON |
her voyage. whose mission IL i To \
dynamite buildings OF the Paris .N-
position
Rioting and disorder again broke
put in Cleveland. o.. on the night ~
he Goth. in connection with the sirik
IN the lines Of the Zig Consolidated
street railway. and four ears were
partly demolished while the crews
sere compelled 10 flee for their lives
Gen. Joseph Wheeler has been or
aered 10 report TO Gen. Macarthur
He will be given command Of Gen.
Funston's brigade, which Col. Liscum
las tpIliildnntu temporarily. ten. |
Wheeler left Manila for san Fernan
10. on the 30ih. after having spent
week in energetically visiting the
ines
Report comes from the anii-Drcvfus
'rowd in France that the army was
recently and found 10 be
with the generals. 1t
$ said that. from the colonies .iown.
he regiments only await sign from
heir generals 10 upset the govern
nent in case Of the acquittal of Drey-
us.
The progress Of the trains BEARING
he First Nebraska volunteers home
ward through the state. on the goth.
vas one continuous ovation. At ever.
tation where a stop was made. tho VI
'eople gathered in great crowds 70
heer the returning soldiers, and all !.
long the route the farm houses were
ecorated with flags. |,