The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22
NEWS In BRIEF.
Complied from Various Sources


smashed TO kindlinr.
COY. Mount OF Indiana refused 10
honor the requisition of COY. Beckhain
OF Kentucky for former GOV. Taylor,
wanted tc answer an indictment for
completely in the murder OF William ,.
Goebcl.
The navy department has taken
steps for the dispatch of another bat
talon OF marines 10 Manila. as they
are wanted to replace men detached
from the Cavitc naval station and sent
to vessels in Chinese waters.
4 Shanghai dispatch. OF the l4th,
says: "A notorius murderer. who
was delivered by the municipality OF
Shanghai 10 the Chinese authorities, is
being slowly stoned 10 death in a
cage. Thousands of spectators watch
his agonies daily"
The British prisoners at Nooitge-
dacht are suffering terribly from cold,
and arrangements are being made TO
provide them with shelter. Their ra-
tions are identical with the scanty fare
served out TO the burghers.
The Minnesota grand lodge OF odd
Fellows, on the l4th, voted 10 exclude
druggists and hotel keepers from the
order in that state. William McGregor,
of Minneapolis, was elected grand
warden.
Among the Boer agents at Lourenzo
Marquee there is talk of negotiations
being opened with view of securing
peace. The nature of the negotiations
is not made public.
Mrs. l.. y. VI. Stevens. national pres
ident of the Woman's Christian lem
perance union. read a paper, on the
18th. before the temperance congress
in London on prohibition in Maine.
MIR. Wolmarans, a cousin Of the
Transyaal envoy of the same name,
has arrived ut Lourenzo Marquee and
declares that he intends 10 take no
further part in the fighting.
An agent from Colon is at Kingston,
Jamaica. making arrangements 10 re-
cruit laborers To work on the Panama
canal.
4 terrible acciden; occurred. on the
18th. at the Hale mine, three miles
from Giwabik. Mimi. in which five men
were instantly Killed, BY an explosion
OF dynamite.
Richard Croker. leader of Tammany
Hall. sailed from England for Ncw
7 York on The steamer Lucania. June lo
Mrs. Catherine Gladstone, widow Ol
4 Tngland's "Grand old Man. William
4 Ewart Gladstone, died at Hawarden
1 Wales. the family residence. on the
/ 18th. aged > years. The funeral will
be held in Westminster abbey.
News that the Japanese legation Al
Pekin has been burned and that tbs
international relief column has beer
practically isolated 80 miles from th'
Chinese capital, together with an IN
confirmed rumor that foreign minis
ter has been murdered, j. the --latest
from China. up to the 18th.
Gen. Methu.n's success in restoring
the communications with Pretoria has
not altered the fact that the Ere.
State raiders have taken more thar
1000 prisoners at Lindley and Roode
val. and have retreated with them ans
their guns. and that the raids may b.
repeated. The Bocr commanders a.
still intact.
Nv the action OF the democratic
state conventions in California. Mis-
souri,. Kentucky. Georgia and Vermont
on the 18th. w. J. Bryan is assured o
the nomination for president on -
democratic ticket, considerably over tn
two thirds necessary TO nominate hin
being is sight.
The REIMBURSEMENT Of postmasters
. salaries. just completed. shows tina
!. the wonderful increase in the bushes
at Offices Of the presidential elias
shown last wear has been eclipsed thi
year. making the present year in thi
, respect the banner year in the histor
, OF the postal service.
Within six hours ending AZ noon o
! the 18th. the rainfall at Memphis
7 Tenn, was over five inches. the grea
: est on record. The rain has covcre
!. All OF West Tennessee and Mis- issipp
Cotton throughout Mississippi was s.
riously damaged.
{ Judge Belcher, at san Francisco. Q
: the 18th. filed an opinion, in which !
{ holds that marriages of persons q
{ ,orced in California, consummat,
. within IL months after the decree
!. the divorce has been made. are invali
Is and that, in the eyes Of the law, SUE
II persons are unmarried.
The Kentucky state Offices were, {
the 14th. formally turned over TO Il
. democratic officers. and the records r
Is moved from the Capitol hotel TO Il
j. statchouse. at Frankfort, and the du
II governments in Kentucky ceased.
- A miniature riot occurred. on Il
T. 18th. at the institute for feeble-min
& ed az Beatrice, Neb., when the &c
&C crnors appointee for superintender
DR.. Deering, and constables arm
with repleyin papers, attempted
gain possession OF the institute, boo
and records.
- "A new mahdi has appeared at Wad
=. Halfa, in the Soudar, preaching II
~ rrn~lamntian fhat Christ would so