The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


tloNs Will nave a larger dllONtilcc or
ammunition for practice. ranging
from five rounds for the ten-inch guns
TO eight rounds for the eight-inch
guns. The ncw order is issued from
the war department with the purpose
of improving the craftsmanship of the
, gunners.
An irresponsible news sheet in Lon
don published an alleged dispatch
from SaratoW. Russia, asserting that
the Niagara. an American-built steam
er, was wrecked in the River Nolga
during a storm. on the 18th. with a
loss Of 100 lives There was no con-
frmation Of the statement, however,
from any other source.
General Secretary Edwin A.. Schcll
Of the Epworth league denies the re-
port that either the date or the loca-
ton of the biennial Epworth league
convention Is to bc changed. The
convention will be held at lndianapo-
rs. Ind. July 20-23. and it is expected
that fully 10000 %leaguers will be in at
tendance.
The French ambassador 10 Washing
tor. NJ. Cambon. is TO receive from the
University of Harvard the degree of
IL. D.. an recognition Of the dis
tinguishcd public services ne per-
formed in the negotiations which re-
stored peace between the United
states and Spain.
The international photographic and
Geological congress to discuss ar
engagements for periodical researches
in the North Atlantic and the North
sea. opened at Stockholm on the 18th.
Sir John Murray. DR.. Nansen and 9TH
er explorers were among those pres
ont.
Among the exhibits Of the navy de-
partincnt at the Paris exposition next
year. will be handsome models Of
the famous battleship Maine. DeweA's
flagship olympia and the Oregon.
These models are now on exhibition
AZ the navy department.
The navy department received. on
the 18th. the l,700 bronze medals au-
thori<ed by congress for the officers
and men who participated in the bat
tie OF Manila bay. The bureau of nav
%ieation viii see to the distribution Of
the medals.
ADMIRAL Watson arrived at Hong
Kong. on the 18th. and took command
Of the Asiatic squadron. relieving capt.
Barker Of the Oregon. who had been
in charge since Admiral Dewey sailed
from Manila.
A reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Great Britain COW
ering trade between this country and
the British colony Of Barbados was
signed at the department Of state. on
the 10th. by the representatives OF the
two governments. 1t is the first treaty
framed under the Dingley law, and the
first Of a series Of treaties which the
British colonies ia the south Of this
country are seeking to effect.
During fire drill, on the cruiser Co
lumbia. mt League Island navy ward,
on the 10th. the deck caught fire from
the hot Goals dropping from the fire
engine. Two fire boats were sent down
the Delaware river from Philadelphia,
but the flames were ~extinguished be-
fore there was any serious damage
done.
The newly-appointed minister 10
Spain. Mr.. Bellamy Storcr. was re-
ccived in formal audience bv the queen
regent al Madrid on the 10th. There
were 40 formal speeches. but a few
cordial phrases were exchanged. the
queen inquiring cordially as 10 the
health OF the president.
Representative Of the Carnegie and
Bethlehem iron concerns were al tho
navy department, ON the 10th. TO make
final arrangements FOR the delivery Of
the 2.2il tons OF side armor for the
Alabama, Illinois and Wisconsin. re-
Gently ordered by Secretary Long.
The Standard OH co. filed a certif-
cate with the secretary OF state OF New
Jersey. on the 10th. increasing its cap
ital stock from S1O.OOO.O00 10 Sf1O.OO0.-
600. OF the latter amount SIO.OOO.GOO
j. 10 be preferred stock. paying IA
per cent. quarterly dividends.
The steamer City Of Seattle passed
Port Townsend. Wash. on the 10th.
bound for Tacoma. with 200 klondik-
ers and 100000 il gold dust and $780,
600 in drafts as the first installment
OF the spring cleanup
Spain bought 1000 tons of wheat
from the United States last March;
more than from any other country.
according TO the report to the state
department of Consular Agent Mer-
tens at Valencia.
~ Glace Bay, Cape Breton. q mine
explosion. accompanied by terrible
loss Of life. occurred on the 10Th. More
than 40 men were in the pit when the
explosion occurred. u Of whom per-
ishcd.
\ workman named Montag, living in
Germany. has succeed a in
manufacturing artificial coal from
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