The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-30

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JASPER INDIANA
The New York city council. on The
Goth, adopted resolution making
July 3 holiday in that city in com.
memoration of the first anniversary OF
the battle of Santiago.
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W. +. Mendall. member of congress
from Wyoming. is spending month
ia Honolulu, studying TIC conditions
and political prospects Of that new
candidate for statehood.
Princess Louise (Marchioness o.
Lorne), on the 2ist, opened the great
bazaar IT Albert hall, London. in aid
Of the funds of Charng Cross hospital.
The elite of the kingdom was present.
Commander j. j. bunker has been
ordered TO take charge of the naval
training station at Newport. Va. r..
heving Commander McGowan, ordered
10 the Asiatic station to command the
Concord.
Johnson's island. Lake Erie. which
was famous as prison forconfederate
soldiers during the civil war. has been
sold AT auction for $4,000. The island
lies in Sandusky bay, a few miles from
the city OF that name.
The United States cruiser Philadel
rhia arrived at San Francisco, from
Apia, Via Honolulu, on the 2lst. The
homeward voyage was not fast one
for the reason that the Philadelphia
bottom was very foul from long serv-
ice.
Steps have been taken by represent
ative colored citizens Of san Francisco
towards securing for their race ma
tional academy of music to be located
at Washington, ID. c.. or near the cen
ter OF the negro population of Amer
lea.
1t is stated at the navy department
that every man attached TO the Oiym-
pia, Boston, Baltimore, Concord. l,al-
eigh, Petrol and McCulloch during the
Hattie in Manila harhor. regardless Of
rank or station, will receive mccall
ga honor.
Bill Tackett. the outlaw and jail
breaker. was found dead in straw
stack on a farm five miles south of
Wichita, Kas. There were seven gum
shot wounds in his back. Sheriff ~i.n-
mons has no positive information as
TO the assassins.
From January 10 May. inclusive. the
receipts OF Havana. city and province,
were Ss6519i. and the expenses SI7s.-
22s. the balance being cash Ga hand.
This caused general establishment
among the Cubans and IS unprecedent-
ed in the history OF Havana.
Surgeon-Gcneral Wyman, Of the Ma
rine hospital service. received tele-
gram from Or. Park. the quarantine
officer at Santiago dc Cuba, on the
2lst. reporting the existence at that
port Of IA cases Of yellow fever and
four deaths from that cause.
-NN'H WIS A'iflNiiA ~ .NfW yin N4iNt
on the night Of the goth. OF the death,
40 Yokohama. Japan. on the 18th. 81
Frances Dana Walcott. wife OF Fred
eric {. Nalcott. and youngest dauuh-
ter of John y. Archbold. Of the STAN
dard oil 60. The couple were on their
bridal tour.
The Boston Fruit Co. 3 steamer Al.
miral Dewey, which arrived A. s,s;.n.
On the 10Th, brought among her l-as-
sengers Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. Ia.h-
tsry governor at Santiago IL. Cnoa.
and Mrs. Wood and three children.
GOV. Wood reported everything quict
in his province, with returning ,,rCs-
pcrity.
The schooner Anita returned to san
Diego, Cal. from the lower California
mines, on the Goth, with Is miners ana
60 ounces of gold. The men say the
placers extend over an area of 20 by
four miles, but are not rich and most
of the Americans will leave for home.
About 100000 has been taken out in
oil so far.
The riots in southern India have
spread TO Travancore, where the police |
have been severely beaten and forced
10 retire. The rioters are cutting off
the ears of their opponents in order
20 obtain their earrings more expedi-
tiously. About $50 houses have been
burned at sambooyadagara Troops
are now patrolling the district.
ii. G. Osborn, of the American Flee
fr1c Vehicle Co. and G. L. Woods. man
ager of the Fischer Equipment Co.
both of Chicago, had themselves ar.
rested, on the 10Th, for using automo-
biles on the south side boulevards in
defiance of the recent order of tue
South Park board, and the matter S,il
hr carried through the courts as te>: