The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-30
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

eminent objects to Germany using
Far San island. in the Red sea, as
coaling station, and wishes to estab-
| lish there a Turkish depot, accessible
to all the powers. Germany, however,
insists that she will not abandon the
island.
AT an early hour on the morning OF
the 25th, burglar entered the house
ofJacob Goldman, in Cleveland, @. Gold
; mans son grappled with the robbcr
and was shot through the jaw. Mrs.
Goldman was also shot in the breast.
The young man amy die. The burglar
escaped.
The London Daily Mail, indorsing an
article in its columns from the pen
OF Mr.. Frederick Greenwood, founder
and first editor of the Pall Mall Ca
zette, advocates meeting the war
budget by tax of from five to ten
per cent. on foreign manufactured i'm
ports.
Mr.. Kruger passed the Sabbath with
his family at the Hotel Scribe, in
Paris. observing the day in accordance
with the customs Of his fatherland.
|
itors, and he remained within them,
INDUCING himself in perfect rest
Bort. Bailey & Co.'S dry goods store
at Beloit, Wis, was robbed. on the
night of the 24th, of silk gloves to the
value of $1,000. This is the second
robbery of the same kind and same
manner the firm has suffered in the
last six months.
Ii is said that Lord Roberts recent
" requested the government to send
10000 regulars to South Africa TO re-
licve the same number now in the
field. but that his request was de-
. clned on the score of expense"
Gen. Horace Porter. the United
States ambassador to France. has ar
rived at Tangier. 1t is said that his
visit is in connection with the set
. Element of the American claims
, against Morocco.
A special dispatch from Shanghai
says an official telegram from Sian Flu
confirms the report of the illness of
| the dowager empress and says her
: condtion has become considerably
| worse.
The imports of dry goods and mer-
( chandise at the port of New York for
the week ended on the cath. were
! valued at s9.1o5,575.
Inc Venezuelan government has re-
! ceived from Germany 10000 Mauser
rifles and 100000 cartridges
4 dispatch rom st. Paul. Mimi. on
, the Goth. said: 1T now seems 70 be
simply question of hours until Unit
. ed States senator Cushman N. Davis
; passes away. the report from the bed
: SIDE this afternoon being that his
strength was slowly ebbing. His ply
(, sicians do not anticipate dissolution
Immediately. but practically admit
I that death is certain
r Mrs. Johanna Robinson. a second
+ cousin Of President Mckinley died. on
The Goth. at her home in St Paul,
! MINI. Mrs. Robinson was Is years old,
). and was born in Scotland. She was the
: widow of VIM. II. Robinson. formerly
i il prominent druggist OF ST. Paul. On
Z The occasion Of the presidents las,
h visit to the northwest, he called at
IS Robinson home.
IS Postmaster Nancott of New York
city conferred with Postmaster-Gen-
d cral Smith and others. on the both
l. regarding the proposed new post of
e flee building in New York. Mr.. Van
j. colt afterwards expressed the opinion
If that the bill now pending appropriate.
Il ing y2.jOO.000 for this purpose would
pass at the approaching session OF
n congress.
D. A recent German publication. re-
l. marking the growing American trade
r in the Lcvant, SAYS: Lately two larg,
II firms in Constantinoplc have, for the
II first time. received extensive ship
% ments of American shoes. This shows
II that the persistent efforts Of the
K Americans TO gain footing in tine
Levantinc markets have achieved sue
" cess"
n The Cancellation board of Scotch
$, iron manufacturers. on the 26th. an
ID rounccd fivc-pcr-cent. reduction il
n wages i'm consequence or the reduce,
D average Of selling prices. This is III,
e first reduction since 1895. and in tn,
interval wages rose 40 per cent.
N Continuous rain for 4s hours pro
n, duccd unprecedented floods in tn,
Guayandottc valley, on the Goth, tn,
d river and it's tributaries Overlooking
" their banks and bearing away quaint
ties Of cross-ties, lumber and othci
Is ropcrty.
ir Lieut.. Farnmond. the French nava
u attachc at Washington. has been al
e viscd that the training ship Duguay
Trouin. with large number of cadets
!. on board. will visit American water,
= ncNt spring.
} " Is said that a railroad from So
n Petersburg TO Niatka, capital Of the
government of Niatkn, Russia. will De
begun in the spring.