The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-20

LATE NEWS ITEMS.

brought under control al a. m. q,
the 18th, by blowing up buildings in
the track of the fire. The principal
business portion. of the town was de-
stroyed, the loss being conservatively
estimated at from Sl,0O0.0O0 TO $1,000
900. At daylight. on the morning IF
the 18th. wagons were unloading lum-
Der at the plaza. from which tenn
porary structures were erected, and
MANY business houses and banks re-
sumed business. the next day. The peo-
pie of the town declared themselves
able 10 take care of the hundreds of
homeless citizens, declining offers of
outside aid.
The dreadful truth is known at last.
Reliable information was received from
China. on the 18th, that in the early
morning of the 7th after n defens
that would have excited the admira
ton and protection of sayages. the de-
voted guard and foreign residents AT
the legations in Pekin. beset by untold
numbers, their buildings battered down
about their ears. their ammunition ex-
hausted and themselves almost starved
were overcome by the relentless enc
my and to soul put 10 the sword.
Fire. on the 18TH destroyed all the
fruit stores and leading business
houses of Newcastle. Gal. The total
loss exceeded one hundred thousand
dollars Over ten thousand boxes of
fruit were burned. The Southern Pa
cific Railway Go. was the heaviest
loser. Their loss on fruit in ears and
rolling stock is estimated at $4,000.
&. v Eskridgc.. editor of the En-
poria (Kas.) Republican and former
lieutenant governor Of Kansas. died at
his home in Emporia. on the 18th. from
the effects Of seli-infiicted wounds.
iicfore he died Mr.. Eskridge who had
been i'll for several months. said he
knew he could not live and that he
was tired of life.
| kilograms from many points IN
northern Texas. on the 18th. indicated
| that that entire section had been del
uged with plentiful rains. which were
still falling. High winds had done
damage TO buildings and other prop
erty al some points.
a Rock Island passenger train. on
the 18th. pushed a freight train of the
track NJ st. Joseph. Mo. and through
a building 40 feet square. owned by the
81. Joseph Plow Co, completely de-
stroying the structure.
4 severe storm Of wind and rain
passed over the city of Chicago. on
the 18th. doing considerable damage.
by blowing down signs and trees in
, the western and southwestern parts OF
the city. At Forty-seventh street and
Ashland avenue one man was killed
and two girls were injured by "A piece
Of wooden sidewalk. which was carried
fully hundred Feet BY the wind.
\ letter from -Atrato. Colombia, says
l'ocas del Toro had been visited by a
terrible gale. which destroyed many
buildings and banana plantations. Inn
mediately after the gale IA fearful fire
swept the town. destroying it's finest
buildings. The people are demoralized
over the dual catastrophe. The fire
originated through carelessness in the
Chinese quarter.
Northern Kansas from the Missouri
river half way across the state. was
drenched with heavy rains. on the
night OF the Eth. and farther west and
southwest 70 the Colorado line good
showers fell on the 10th. This DOWN
fall. which ended drought of from
four 70 FIVE weeks duration. came none
too soon TO save the corn crop.
\ serious split is reported in the Coz
lomhian government. Certain minis
ters have taken a position antagonistic
10 their colleagues. The former have
the confidence of the public and sol
diery, and should the split become
mere acute the rebels. il is said will
be largely reinforced 10y government
troops.
| The quurtcrmastcr general. on the
10th, increased the fleet OF transports
10 be used in the transportation OF
about four thousand horses and mules
10 the Philippines and China. by the
charter cf the transports Phryra and
Athcnian.
Mrs. Mary Lnwton, widow of the
| ih't 'tH. i.hNlol. ~ Inc lpln. puT-
chased 800 worth Of books 10 bc sent
/ 70 Mrs. LSoum. al Manila, when She
heard Of Col. l.iscuin's death in China.
at which she was greatly shocked.
! rwenty-onc championship athletic
contests IN connection with the Paris
Exposition had been decided. up 10 the
i6sh. IN which Americans won ~ first,
~ second and i2 third prizes.
| The steamer Langton Grange cleared
from New Orleans, on the 10th. foe
Cape Town. Nfrica. with $50 horses
for the British army.
4, Manuel Alvarez Caldcron has been
iaproin'cd Peruvian minister 10 the