The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-08-03

Thepresidcnt mas signihel Wiling
ness 10 mediate between The imperia
Chinese government and the powers
lut only upon conditions which frs
must he met by the Chinese govern
ment. These include the safety ant
liberation of the foreigners III Pckin.
-
Cen. Sternbcr~ SAYS that 100 addi
tional medical officers are wanted by
The surgeon general for du,y IN The
Philippines and China. He says that
only graduates of reputable medical
colleges. with some experience and ';n
der 10 years Of age. will be accepted.
The sensational reports alleging tbs
imminence of a massacre az Chinese la
borers ut Rock Springs. Wyo.. seem "a
have had no foundation in fact. The
adiutant general wired from Kocs
Springs on the 24th mo trouble and
no cause for alarm. Citizens indig-
nant on account Of sensational and
mischieyons newspaper reports"
Commissioners rittman. for the
United States. and King. for Canada,
have completed thu location Of the
provisional boundary line on White
lass summit. and gone 10 the Chilkoo'
summit to perform, the same service
there. No change in existing conii-
tons will result on White Pass. as the
line was clearly defined there.
Brig.-Gen. Patrick Henry Jones dieo
at his home at Port Richmond. ). l.. on
the cath. aged 20 years. lie was born
in Ireland. and came to America in
1870. At the outbreak of the civil war
he entered the Thirty-seyenth New
York volunteers as second lieutenant.
He was postmaster of New York city
during President Grants first term.
At the negro race conference AZ
Montgomery. Ala. on the esth. a pa
per from Susan II. Anthony was read
by the secretary. She appealed 10 the
conference 70 petition congress for q
sixteenth amendment. which shall pro-
hibit the Acknowledgement of citizens
Oh account of sex. and declared the
condition of negro women was not inn
proved by emancipation.
AT ManagIa. Nicaragua. on the 27th,
President Zelaya presented TO Gen. +.
l.. Alexander. of Savannah. Ga. arDi.
traitor in the boundary dispute be-
tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica, a
gold medal, in recognition of his serv-
ices in connection with the arbitra-
ton. The presentation was accom-
panied by an expression of the hearty
thanks of the government of Mica.
Iagua.
a letter has been received by Capt
Mccoy, at Tacoma, Nash. from Adj,
jutantGeneral Willer, Of the Spanish
American Veterans association head
quarters Mt Chattanooga. Tenn. ask
Ing how many of the First Washing
ton regiment will volunteer in case OF
q declaration Of war with China. Capt.
Mccoy reports that individual express
sions are that all will 90 if the regi.
ment goes.
The streets Of San Juan de Porto
glittering Spanish flags in honor of st.
Jago, the patron saint of Spain Ban
ners and bunting. suspended rom
house TO house. covered the thorough
fares. and everywhere the balconies
were richly dressed. There was no at
tempt whatever 10 display the Ameri-
can colors.
Regarding the suit brought against
Col. Kimball. quartermaster at New
York, il was stated by Secretary Root
and ether officials at the war depart.
iucnt, on the Goth, that Col. kimball,
during his entire service. had been u
most capable ard trustworthy official
aud IN making his shipping contracts,
hc had acted for the best possible good
OF the service.
Col. Willcocks. the commander of the
British relief column in Ashanti. de-
scribcs his entrance into kumassi as
presenting "A scene of horror and DESC
lation, burned houses and putrid bodies
heing visible on all sides. lie adds that
L.
and tina; the British officers thanked
God for the relief. as few more DAYS,
they declared, would have seen the
end.
Peru has adopted the single colo
standard, and has issued geld coin.
known as the libra. or Peruvian
pound, being indeutical in weight and
fnencss with the English pound stcr.
ling. The libra and the silver sol are
now received on equal terms by banks
al the country anu circulate concur.
rcnily. The coinage OF the former II
free and silver Is used only in . sub
iAidiFry capacity