The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

port Of New York, for the week ended |
on the 10th. aggregated Sis9ol5 in sill
YER bars and coin, and $3,57o,5s5 gold.
total of S4,4l9,Goo, against total OF
s3.44i,1li gold and silver in the same
week last year. Since January l the
exports Of gold have been S23.-i7,-
6s7 and silver S22.ol0.s15. against
1896, 1856 gold and s23,l25,i25 silver in
the same period last year.
The war department reports that the
customs receipts in the Island of Cuba |
for the first four months of 1900 were |
| s5.4l4.963, an increase of S969.sll over
the customs receipts for the CORE
spending months olthe preceding year.
| The receipts ut the port Of Havana for
the four months OF 1900 were $4.O26,-
.72, as against s3.20..3l4 for the CORE
spending period Of 1899
The big Union grain elevator. To-
ed on the West River bottoms but
a few blocks from the Union depot, at
Kansas City, Mo, was destroyed by
fire, on the 18th. causing "A damage OF
over one hundred thousand dollars.
Tile building was valued AT $4,000.
and il contained $4,000 worth OF
wheat. all of when was destroyed.
The Dcs Mones DAD auditorium,
used for convention hall and con-
strueted a year ago at a cost of S50,-
600. was destroyed by fire on the 10th.
ii Was insured for $4,000. The origin
of the fire is a mystery. and the belle,
seems to be that il was incendiarN. The
auditorium viii be rebuilt immediate
".
The circular Of the navy department.
calling Tor proposals for supplying
armor. requires bids 10 be submitted
August 10 nest. No time limit for de-
nveries is fNed 10y the circular, but
bidders are invited 10 submit PROPOSE
tions upon the understanding that
earlA delivery Will igurcin the awards
The total number Of cmigrants who
! assed through Hamburg and Errmen
last month was 5a.3 rs against 20.
2 50 during May 1872. The total num-
Der for the first five months Of the eur
= rent year was 9..sls against 65.sd for
the corresponding period of last year.
Thre. men were Killed and ii per-
lsons were injured in Philadelphia,
! on the 18th. by an explosion OF gun
, powder and dynamite used IN the
7 manufacture OF fireworks.
: Tie royal library Of Berlin has pur-
! chased the recent undiscovered CORE
spoudence OF AleNai.der Won Humboldt.
covering the years rom 1880 10 1910.
FIFTEEN hundred recruits for the reg
!. ular army in the Philippines are be-
ing enlisted and assembled in New
Work harbor and Columbus Barracks.
!, Ohio. to sail on the transports Butord
j ANA Fitzpatrick about the first of Mo-
= Nemhcr next. 10 take the places Of en-
!, listed men whose terms OF service Will
expire this year.
:. The attorney general. On the 18th.
Il assigned the judges of the district
u court for the district Of Alaska AZ fol-
g lows. Melville &. Brown, district No.
i TO reside at juneau: Arthur IL.
i Noycs. district No. 2, TO reside at st.
- Michaels. and James W. Wickersham.
district No. 3. 10 reside at Eagle City.
N shortly after midnight. on the nth
4. the Chinese forts AZ Taku opened fire
l. upon the international fleet, composed
81 OF British. French. German, Russian
ii. and Japanese ships which promptly
e. replied Two of the forts were blown
% and the rest were carried by as
IN sault.
ne Orders received AZ the Naval acad
H. envy al Annapolis. Nd. on the 18th
ed for detail Of 20 marines to hold them
Of selves in readiness for service in III,
ID, Jar east resulted in the necessary
ch number volunteering from the 200 mel
stationed there within few minutes
on The United States government VA,
he made defendant in suit begun il
re- Chicago, on the 18th. by the Nngcl'
he Provision Go. for the return of 5000
Ial paid as revenue charges on boraX i'm
ported by the company and used il
he curing meats for foreign shipment.
ID Perry f. Barnard. n paper hanger o
~ Flora. Ind. aged 30 on the 18th. sho
Mt, and killed his former wife, Jennie Da
ed Wis. and seriously wounded her moth
10 err Mrs. VIM. Davis. and his three-year
Ike old daughter. as the three were re
turning home from church.
" The Industrial commission has take
his "A recess until next month. when bric
on session will be held. Anotncr meet
co ing probably will not be held unit
- some time in September.
The journeymcn plumbers OF -
me Paul. Mimi, after an unsuccessful
I've strike for shorter hours. lasting -
hss weeks. on the 18th, formally declare
nss the strike OF.
The quarantine against San Francis
ms CO az the state line on account of ~
me bubonic plague was declared of. o
hs' the 18th. by the federal authorities.
en- Mrs. Ecitz. wife cf the Trans,at
state secretary, sailed for Europe. Q
the 18th, accom panied by her family.