The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-27

Compiled from Various Sources.


lcar,S left Victoria, u. C.. On the l'th,
10 patrol Behring sea- during the seal
ing season.
Horace. s.dgcr, the theatrical man
acer. who. with his wife, Ethel. an
actress. WAS charged in the Bow Street
lcndon) police court, June Is, with
fraudulently obtaining goods 10y means
OF worthless checks. Was given hear
ing, on the 18th, and discharged. His
wife had been previously discharged.
After medical inspection nearly one
half the Jamaica militiamen who vol
unteepd for service in Ashanti, Africa,
were rejected The physique Of the
West Indian militia is greatly below
the American and English standard.
The final signatures 10 the Italian
reciprocity arrangement were at
tachcl. ON the 18th. at the state de-
partmsnt in Washington. The arrange
meut. like that with France and Ger
many. il made under section three OF
the Dingley act.
John l. i;eycridge. ex-governor of H.
knois and a former member OF con
rrcss from that state. has announced
himself candidate for the republican
congressional nomination in the Sixth
district.
The Dominion parliament was pro-
rogucd. on the 18th. by Lord Mimic.
Hon. sidney Edgerton. aged -. died
at Akron. o.. on the 18th. lie was the
sirsf Justice os the supreme court x
Idaho and the first governor OF Mon
tana. having been appointed by Presi-
dent Lincoln. lie was twice elected
congress man from the Akron district.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Hristow has established post Of
nee az the United States naval station.
Pago-Pago. Island of Tutuilla. Samoa.
Mrs. NJ. II. Hudson. wife of Chief Boat
swain Hudson. United States navy. has
been appointed postmisfress-
The annual festival of the American
Union oi Swedish singers opened al
Rockford. Ill on the 18th. 10 continue
three days. More than tuo hundred
singers. representatives Of "A score of
societies. were present.
Gold shipments on the La Dret.ene
which sailed from New York. for
Havre. on the 10Th, amounted 10 So
20. 500. all bars.
The Missouri Pacific Railway Co.. on
the 18th, filed with Secretary of State
Lesueur. At jefferson City. Mo-.
statement OF increase of stock from
S55.oOo.o0 TO s7o.Oo0.ooO. The fee paid
was $500.
The commission for Gen. Adna H.
{ haffee as major-general of volunteers
was prepared NJ the war department.
on the 18th. and sent TO the White
House for the presidents signature.
Notification of his promotion together
with SPECIAL instructions. will toe cabled
10 Nagasalsi, Japan, so rs TO meet Gen.
Chaifee or his arrival there.
The selection of W. ". Eockhill 10
be the governments special agent in
china was announced at the cabinet
meeting on the 10th. the appointment
Of such an agent was suggested by the
president. Mr.. Rockhill. though a
democrat. was selected because OF his
eminent fitness for the task. He is
not only an orientalist. but diplomat.
The United States transport Rawlins
arrived at Santiago. Cuba. from
Ma;anzas. on the 10Th. with a battalion
OF the Tenth infantry. Capt. Murphy.
commanding. on board. This bat
TALON went TO relieve the Fifth in
fantry. garrisoning the MORO. The
Fifth wll embark for New York.
As the r, sult of conferences in Wasl.-
irgton. it hrs been decided TO reduce
tine strength of the army in the Thil-
'Isqmnu qo!qM 'ustu OOO'OF ol ssuIddl
IL is estimated. il VIII Toe necessary to
maintain on the island, for year
longer.
Following the conferences with Gov
Sen. Wood. il is given on. as the pur-
rose of the administration to establish
an independ, mt civil government in
Cuba at the earliest practicable mo
nlent. a constitutional convention
viii be soon sailed and the way paved
for the change.
Gov Aliens report TO the president
on conditions in Porto Rico was very
encouraging. 1t showed that the new
government is gradually fulfilling its
various functions and that the people
seem entirely satisfied. The governor
is highly pleased with the adaptability
shown by the Porto Rican appointces
TO Office
1.-The Washington idea OF sending Mr.
Eockhill TO China" SAYS the Londc n
Standard. editorially, lis an excellent
one, and might advantagec Isly he imi-
sated by the British and ether govern
nients--
The long wooden building known ms
masthouse in the Charlestown Mas. }
navy ward. was burned at m:dnigh; of
the 10th. together With it's contents,
which comprised more than 100 ships
cutters. barges and launches, many
u,as.s in various stages of completion,
a quantity of hard pine lumber and
patterns. entailing less Of fully $780,
600.
II Is learned from an Official source
tibet Cardinal Francis Satolli. first pa
J.r.-..o xn this <.nuu4vx- 1904