The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-20
NEWS In BRIEF.
COMPLIED from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

! her pasScngtrS there were IN cases of
smallpox there. when The vessel left,
and numerous cases 81 pncumoni,.
The governor Of l'crf Arthur telc-
graphs that 10000 Manchu troops were.
on July :. within nine miles OF Neu
Chwang. ana had destroyed tn Rus
sian mines. They were cnea ged by a
email force OF Russians. The result OF
the encounter is not known.
II is understood that II the close
Of the war in South Africa. Blce'nfon-
ten Will be the headquarters Of the
! cunmander-in-chief, the seat Of the
South African court OF appeals, and.
eventually the federal capital Of South
Africa.
EN-Concressman Mason s. Peters. of
Kansas City. kas.. was nominated for
congress At PGola, on the 9Th. bv the
| fusion convention for the Second Kan
sas district. His closest opponent was
sN-Gov. John l.. -. John. + he demo
Gratis and populists each had 13 dele
gates in the convention.
The British third class tattltship
Conqmeror went ashore. on the 18th. on
the Shambcls hank. while proceeding
To tie scene Of the naval naneuvers.
she WAS subsequently fioated, and pro-
cecdcd for Portland.
he rainfall is increasing IN central
Ealpoptana and the eastern P'niab.
but elsewhere in India there is still a
lach of rain.
AT the request OF the imperial au-
thorities. the Canadian Pacific Railway
Co. has made all arrangements 10 car-y
whatever troops the British govern
mcrt may send 70 China direct from
Quebec 20 shanghai.
The secretary of the navy has select
ed names for the six new submarine
boats as follovs Grampus Shark.
Pike pornoise. Adder and Noccasn.
With a view az improving is steinl-
er service between New Url,-ns and
Havana. the Southern Pacific Co. mas
taken two Of its best steamers. the
Chalmettc and the AlcIers. from the
New York scrN ice and Will put them in
it, Havana line. The Chalmettc left
New York, on the 18th, for her new
berth.
Ii Hung Chang decided 10 remain in
Canton. and the American gunooat
vhicL was waiting 10 convey him en-
route 10 Felin. sailed on the 18th.
The rioters responsible for The recent
ant. Semitic disturbances in Burtow,
Irussia. were. On the 18th. scntcnccG
10 various short terms in Jail.
The italian char'lcr Of deputies on
The 18th, approved the commercial
treaty between the United states anG
Italy.
Hay at Pretoria. is about 10 return 10
The United States.
A report came by way of Berlin. or
the 18th. that the Chinese Boxers had
cut the grand canal. near Tien Tsin.
flooding the surrounding country. in
order to prevent the allies marching
on Pelin.
The army transports plying between
san Francisco and the far east have
again been placed on a war basis. with
the result that no more passengers not
attached Ia the military can he car
ried on these vessels.
Gov-Gen. Wood Of Cuba. on the 18th.
announced his intention 10 leave for
the United States on the 18th. TO con-
suit President Mckinley with regard
to certain matters connected with Gu
la.
After having been buried in a grave
in Woodland Park cemetery. at les
ington. Ny. for three days. 16-year-oid
Maud Matthews was. on the 18th. dis
inferred in the presence Of thousand
persons and, recovering from what was
claimed 10 be hypnotic sleep. stepped
from her caskei with CHEEKY Hello.
to the gra,ediggcrs.
Lord Roberts reported 10 the British
war Office. on the 18th. that the l,oers
lad succeeded in capturing NiiuI's
Mex. is miles from Pretoria. " Itch was
garrisoned BY j squadron Of Scots
Grtys. with two guns and battery OF
the Royal artillery. and five companies
OF the Lincolnshire regiment. The
British losses were heavy.
a report from Chinese sources, by
way Of Shanghai. says that the two re-
manning legations. The kuSsian and
british. were attacked on the evening
OF The 9th. and ~ tho morning Of the
7ih both legations were destroyed and
ell the foreigners We're dead. while the
streets around the legations were flied
with the dead Of both foreigners and
Chinese
President William Mckinley and
Coy. Roosevelt Of New York were
formally notified Of their nomination
as the republican candidates for presi-
dent and vice-president of the United
states. the former AZ his home in Can
ton. o.. and The latter al his country
ecat, Sycamore" near Oyster Day,
Long Island.
"Old Hi Pierce. known wherever
there are men who sit abclt green
covered tables. is dead. Outside the
craft he was known as Hiram Franklin
Pierce. In his calling he was an
priatucrat He was known "a a