The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-10-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
The United States transport Thorn

| for New York. where she viii go intI
dry dock to be painted. The Thomas
is 10 80 10 the Philippines early in
Novembe and will carry over 1000
persons. including soldiers. officers,
nurses and crew.
The soldiers of the Twentieth Kan
saS regiment, who will he mustered
out i'm San Francisco, on the 2sth. will
not reach home in time 10 vote at the
coming party elections. The elections
occur November ; in cities of the first
and second class. and voters must be
registered ten days before that date.
The United States transport keso-
lutte, with provisions for Porto Rico.
sailed from New York, on the 10Th. for
that port She arrived AT New York
from Philadelphia with 400 tons "a
II isions aboard. and before her de-
parture took on aboutan equal amount
IL Brooklyn.
Surgeon General Sternberg has re-
ccived dispatch from Gibraltar stat
ing that the transport Missouri. with
| a large quantity of medical supplies
and a number of nurses sailed, on the
10Th. for Manila after having been
detained for some days for minor re-
pairs.
The Haytien government has nom-
mated Judge Day as the sole arbitrator
in the pending Metzger claim against
Hayti for damages sustained through
the infringement of certain conces-
sion The nomination was promptly
confirmed by the state department.
Two battalions of the Thirty ninth
infantry arrived at Portland. Ore, ON
the 10Th. from Fort Crook. Neb.. and
together with the third battalion.
which had been recruited at Vancouver
barracks. will sail for the Philippines
from that city about November /.
In, desperate encounter with gang
of six smugglers in Arizona. ON the
18th. Collector of Customs Chenoweth
AMI n companion killed two of the
number, the other four making their
escape. 4 quantity of smugglcd mescal
and contraband stock was seized.
Director of Posts Naillc has sent 20
Pos traster-General Smith letter en-
terin7 an absolute denial of pub
lisheG charge Of censorship Of the
mails at Manila.
A dispatch from Cape Town, on the
Goth, said it was rumored there that
the E5ers at Mafeking were lured over
Lvdrise mines and 800 of them were
Iilic..
a cablegram from Manila. on the
Goth. SAYS: Capt. MacRae. with a bat
talon Of the Seventeenth infantry.
marched to the town Of Jose Malinas
for the purpose Of dispensing band Of
800 insurgents. under Juan Dicarot,
who had recently been annoying out
posts and travellers along the road from
Santa Ana 10 Arayat. The insurgents
fled in the direction of Magalang.
y mining man from Sonora, Mexico.
reports the disappearance and sup
posed murder of DIR. J.. Theodore Wun-
scbow. an American, and his servant.
On August Is they left the town OF
liariarcoa for Santa Helena. Nun-
schow had n large amount Of gold in
! his possession, which he was taking to
Santa Helena to exchange for draft.
They never reached Santa Helena.
: sive victory over the Beers near Glen
coc. in Natal. on the goth, from 500 -
900 Of the burghcrs being killed and
: wounded. The British also lost henv-
, liz. Ii is believed that this reverse.
( coming when the Beers had expected
: victory. will check their onward
movement If IL doesn't dampen thel
= military arlor.
e Carl Casbcrg. manager of LOO
r acre stock farm near Randolph. Mo.
+ owned 10y the Missouri. Kansas a
y Texas Trust Co.. has been missing
j. since Augucst 80, and is said To hay,
J. gone to his home in Germany. Iocal
q cattlemen. who claim CaSberg owes
them an aggregate Of $1,000 or over
e have attached what few belonging hc
y left.
o ut a meeting Of the directors OF the
e Boston 4 Montana Mining Co.. held in
u Boston. on the goth. the regular quai
T terly dividend of "a per share was de-
y lclarcd. and also an extra dividend "a
SIi per share. The previous quarterly
dividend. declared last July. was 81
y per share and an extra dividend of Sc
:" VIM. Eugene Doughfcry father OF
May Robson. who is the wife Of Motor
\ Stuart Robson. died suddenly in New
I, York. on the goth. aged 81. lie was
I labor reporter on an evening ncwspa-
per in New York and had formerly
= been employed as a newspaper man ia
Chicago
4 dispatch from Simla. dated the
n Goth said. THE number of persons
now receiving famine relief through
out India has reached $4,000"
SENATOR thannccy NJ. Depcw says
The Vanderbilt will is satisfactory %
Cornelius Vanderbilt. and the talk
about "A contest in nonsense.