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

| west show : tram snffcrtu severe
collision near Milwaukee junction,
Mich, shortly before daylight. on the
10Th, resulting in the smashing of a
show employees Sleeping rr. contain
ing some 40 sleeping inmates. One Of
the latter was killed and nine others
were sent 10 hospitals in Ieircit, Mich.
81 fering from more or less serious in
jpries.
The transport Hancock sailed from
san Francisco. on he 2eih. for raku.
China. via Nagasaki. with four hat
icries of the Third artillery. number
ing AS men. under command Of Capt.
tharl,s Hnrphrcys. Mai. Hugh j.
Gallagher. chief cImmissary Of Maj
Gen. Chaifec's stan. was among the
lIancocks passengers.
The Chinese legation in rcrln re-
ceived q message. on the 29th. from
Sheng. director general Of railways
aud ielegraphs SAVING that lie had re-
ccived a dispatch from Tel in anncHnc-
ing that Gen. Tung Fuh Slang threat
a. 10 Kill all the members OF the lega-
items if the international forces adj
vance upon pekin.
The decree calling the constitutional
&C invention in Havana. and providing
for the election Of delegates meets with
almost universal approval at the hands
Of the Cuban press. The element which
| always clamorrd for independence sees
in tine convention the probable con-
summation of the plans ci lifetime.
l..
minister To the United States. arrived
in Chicago. on the Goth, on his way to
Washington. He i accompanied by
his wife. The japanese consul IN Chi
cago and a number ,f Japanese resi-
dents Of the city met the new min
iStcr AT the station
One thousand miners in the Davv
coal fields of West Virginia were. on
the 30ih. granted a ter-per-cent. in
crease in their wages. The mines
throughout the state are run ming at
their fullest capacity. and are vet un-
able to keep up with their orders.
Lewis Harie Finney. private secre-
tary 10 Secretary Long. died at Warm
Springs. Va. ON the nth. liz had been
private secretary 70 Assistant Score
tary Solely and TO Secretary Herbert.
M d was highly thought of bv naval
officers and public men,
The Nicaraguan government has re-
COZ sidered its decision not TO exhibit
AT the pan-American esp, siiioE. and
commissioners will be upIoi it,d To
represent Nicaragua.
Thu British admiralty received. or
the 30th. "A dispatch in cipher. frola
British Minister Macdonald. at rekin.
dated July 3lst. and forwarded from
Tirn Tsin. by RearAdmiral Bruce.
announcing an arnlisiice since the
10th, with Gordon strictly drawn. and
adding: "All women and children in
the British legation. Casualties to
date. 62 killed. including capt. Strouts.
a number of wounded in hospital. i'm
| cludinc Capt. Halliday. Rest OF Legal
ton are Well. excert David Olirhant
and Warren. killed July 2l.''
The prevailing trouble in China has
| made il necessary 10 bring about 4
curtailment If production in cotton
manufacturing in this country. and TIE
mills of the Pcpperell Manufacturing
Co.. at Biddeford. Ne. VIII bc shut
dawn from August IS until September
4. About one-half of the goods man
ufactured by these mills goes TO China.
About three thousand hands are affect
Ell by the notice.
Owing TO the ice fields along the
Labrador coast. which de'ain the mail
hoats considerably. the peary relief
steamer Nindward is expected TO make
bot slow progress to the north. Na,i-
gators experienced in northern voyag-
ing think the present season most un-
ia, orable for reaching higl, attitudes.
The United States training ship
Hartford left the Charleston navy yard.
on the both. for southampton. Eng
lard. the first stop Of a cruise which is
expected to last a year. The Hartford
will visit Turkey. Gibraltar. Italy and
France. after leaving England.
The treasury department. on the
aOih. delivered To he private secre-
tarv at the governor of Michigan
warrant for S2i..47i, being the amount
due the state for army stores and mu-
ritions Of war furnished BY the state
during the spanish war.
The Universslis.s' national summcr
meeting. If which Rev. Dr. q. ". Shinn,
Of Cambridge. Mass. is president.
cpe ned its nineteenth annual gather
ing ~ Saratoga. \. ". on The suth.
with public reception.
J., rer ~r~c 10 an inquiry from Sur
gcon-G,ncrai Wyman of the marine
hospital service. United States Consul
Cobi~. at Colon. Colombia. cabIcd. ON
the goth. that there was no yellow
fever in Colon.
The comptr,llcr OF the currency. on
the 10Th. declared n second dividend ~
ten rer cent. in favor Of the creditors
q the First national bank Of New Lis
bon. o., on claims OF $i3i,os5.