The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-12

ing that he be appointed administrators
of his fathers estate. Mr.. Moody LETT
no will.
George V. Metzel. founder Of the I'M
proved Order of Heptasophs, died sud
denly at his home in Stewartstown,
Pa. on the lst. He was aged 10 years.
On December 10 he celebrated his
golden wedding. Deceased was ma
tive of Baltimore, Md.
A dispatch from Rensburg, Cape Col
ony, On the LIST, stated that Gen. Frenci
had routed a large force OF Beers with
great loss to the latter and few casual
ties on the part of the British, and had
occupied Colesberg. entirely around
which the Beers position had extend
ed for six miles.
The news that Germany will not
send military experts TO the Beers is
received by the German press Infavor-
ably. The Deustche Tages Zeitung
saws: 1T is hard TO conceive why not.
From the Beers one may learn how TO
win victories. but from Gen. Butler
only how to lose battles and cannon
M. Charles Eliot. of The British elm
bassy, was among those receiving the
queens New Years honors by being
made a knight of the order OF s..
Michael and ST. George. The announce
m.nt was received with great interest
in Diplomatic circles in Washington,
where Mr.. Eliot is well known and uni
versally esteemed
The stockholders of the National
City bank of New York met, on the
2d, and ratified the proposition of the
directors to increase the capital stock
from 100000 to sl0,000,000. After
the meeting a statement was given out
In which it was announced that of the
10000 shares 9,2s7 were represented,
none voting against the proposition.
The steamship laurie, of the White
Star line. which arrived at New York
on the Sd, brought over 630 sacks 81
mail. Owing TO the withdrawal of SC
many of the liners. for transports, 10y
the British government, the postal au
thorities are hard pressed for fas
boats TO carry the mail. The laurie
which is freight ship, was IL days IL
crossing.
The system of pensioning old em
ployes OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. ON the lines east of Pittsburgh,wa
inaugurated on the LIST. About 9j
men. who, by reason of long periods il
the company's employ, had becom
incapacitated for further active duty
were retired on pensions that averag
nearly half the wages they receive
when at work.
The comparative statement Of tn
government receipts and expenditure
shows that for the month of Decembe
1899. the receipts were si6,759, lO4,
against SAL, 404,1e3 for December, $50
The expenditures during last mont
were S39,l45,559. as against S4l,s46,s Sc
for December. 1s9s, which leaves a su
plus for last month of S7,613.545,
against deficit of S460,014 for Decen
Der, 1895.
The first movement of gener
southern advance from Manila o
Cured. on the LIST, when two batta
Ions of the Thirty ninth infantry Ian
ed anCAoccupied Cabuyao, on the sou
side of Laguna de Bay. Two Amel
cans were killed and four were woun
ed Twenty-four of the enemy's DEF
we're found in one house. One hundr
and fifty prisoners and four 6-poun
er rapid-fire guns were captured
President Schurman will not retu
to the Philippines with the other me
bers of the Philippine commissi
when that body goes back to Mani
on account of his duties at Corns
Admiral Dewey's return Is also me
than doubtful. Mr.. DENLY and Pr
Worcester will remain on the comm
sion after il completes the report up
which ii is now engaged. and will
turn to Manila to aid in the establi
ment of civil government.
A special from Washington, on
LIST, said: 1T il probable that the pr
cut month will be marked by CO
pletc reorganization Of the militia
commands in Cuba. The Impress
prevails that there is TO be n hct
reduction in these commands, and il
intimated that the outcome will be
creation of two departments, inst'
Of six which originally compri
Cuba, and the four into which the
and was later divided"