The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-05

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dispatch from Pekin, dated the
r1st saws: AN the foreign ministers
have addressed notes 10 Prince ehins'
the return TO Pekin OF the
emperor and the court. The notes
were informal and the writer's do not
consider them binding upon their re-
spective governments
At Frankfort, KY. on the 2oth, the
iury in the case of James Howard, on
trial for alleged completely in the Goe-
bel assassination. returned verdict
of gs:lty. Howard did not display
the least agitation in the court room.
but later, when writing TO his wife'
broke down and wept bitterly.
The steamer Farallon sailed from
Vancouver, Il. c., on the 9th, for the
north with one of the largest ana
costliest single shipments of mining
machinery ever shipped TO the hlon-
dixie. Almost six hundred tons OF all
kinds of hydraulic plants and other
gold mining machinery made up the
cargo.
Capt. Frederick Dent Sharp, U. >.
A., retired. nephew of Gen. Ulysses ;.
Grant, died in Kansas City. Mo-, on
the 27th, from an overdose OF brom-
ide. taken for the purpose OF relieving
nervousness and pain. Capt. sharp
was totally blind. and il is supposed
shat he was unable TO properly guage
the quantity OF the drug taken.
Dispatches from various points In
the Rocky mountains. on the 25th,
showed that there had been a heavy
snowfall. At Red mountain, near
Ouray, snow was reported three feet
deep. At Leadville there was about
two inches on the level. The snow was
accompanied by a high wind which
made the weather decidedly disagree
able.
In a letter to friends in Santo Do.
mingo, Gen. Maxine Gomez says, among
other good things: In the nation
al convention will originate two po'
litical parties, which will focus the
views of all good Cubans. | nave
longed eagerly for the moment nov
about to arrive. With the convention
the work of revolution will termi
nate"
The national convention OF thu
Young Peoples Christian Temperance
union opened in Kansas City on thu
evening of the 2sth. Delegates from
ali parts Of the country were present
A choir of 200 voices sang rally songs
The 2sth was the anniversary OF tn
birth Of Miss Frances +. Willard, AM
the meeting was in commemoration 0
the day.
The socialist congress in Pari
adopted proposition to establish a.
International secretaryship and
permanent committee intrusted wit
the work of preparing the execution
Of the decisions of the congresses
This committee will sit at Brussels
This decision will probably do ava
Win Inc cOHkTtsstss Aht ~ h~h
committee replacing them.
Gov. Roosevelt was assaulted b
hoodlums at Victor, Col, where b
spoke on the Goth. In spite of III
Rough Riders and other friends VIII
escorted him to the railroad station
he was struck on the breast with
club, but not seriously injured. III
man who hit him was prompt
knocked down by Daniel w. Sulliva
postmaster at Cripple Greek.
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A special from Valley City, y. d., {
the 2sth, said Judge j. NJ. Denne
has just returned from the Casca,
mountain district of Washingto
bringing samples and news of the
cation of vast fields of pure anthr
cite coal. The veins located by hi
are 10 feet thick and underlie a squa
mile of ground. lie estimates Z
quantity of coal in sight at 25,000,C
tons"
Lieut.-Gen. Miles, on the 2sth, issu
general order to the army intend
20 secure improvement in the meri
and physical condition Of the for
The order particularly directs the
culcation of patriotic principles,
celebration of national holidays
patriotic readings. strict attention
aalutes, respect for the flag and
tention to good martial music, es
cially vocal music.
The Ventura, the third and last
che big freight steamers that are
Ing built ut Philadelphia for
Oceanic Steamship Co., was launch
on the 26th. at Cramps shipyard.
Elsie Cronsmiller, niece of John
6preckles, president Of the comva
christened the vessel. The Sierra
6onoma are the Ventures sister sh
end ell three will ply between
Francisco and Australian ports.