The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-12

asks the public wishing 10 Eonor the
returning soldiers to refrain, while
extending them hearty welcome,
from offering them intoxicating
liquors.
The state department has received
Q report from the United States con-
sui at Teneriffe, one of the Canary
group, saying that severe earth
quake was felt on that island on sep
TENDER 3. but that no material dam
age was done.
Private letters received in Washing
ton from Havana indicate that much
apprehension exists there among the
Americans regarding yellow fever. as
the conditions grow worse instead OF
improving. There is as yet no fear of
the fever spreading among the troops.
1t is announced that the entire
amount of Swedish bonds consigned
for sale in this country have been dis
posed of. The exact amount sold is
not made public, but il is several mil
lions. The largest sales were in Wis
consin, Minnesota and the Dakotas.
The dowager empress has deputed
the highest official OF the empire to
make all necessary arrangements for
most imposing funeral in honor OF
Baron Won Ketteler, the late German
minister to China. She has also or
cered the erection of a suitable tenn
pie at the capital TO his memory.
At Quebec, on the I'd. in the pres
ence Of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and large
number Of invited guests, the corner
stone of the new bridge over the ST.
Lawrence river was laid. This bridge
Will have one span tnat will be the
biggest in the world. 1t will cost S.
900, 900, ard is to be finished in 1904.
The department of state. on the
3D., received a draft for $500 from Il.
II. Warner, Jr., consul at Leipsic,
which was contributed by the Ameri-
can colony at Leipsic, German firms
and consular officers in Germany, for
the benefit of the sufferers from the
recent hurricane in Texas.
The census bureau. on the 3D., pub
iished the returns for the State of
Arkansas, giving the population by
counties, townships and all incorpo-
rated towns. The population of the
state in 1900. is 1,311.564. as against
i,12s.179 in 1890. representing an in
crease, since 1890, of 1906. or 1928
per cent.
Mai. John v. X. Hoff, of the medical
department, has been relieved from
duty with the United States forces in
china, and ordered 10 San Francisco.
de had been designated as chief medi-
cal officer to take charge of the princi.
pal hospital in China. but. in view Of
The withdrawal of the troops, this
work is now unnecessary.
Secretary of State Rose, on Tie 4th,
sent about eight thousand notices 10
corporations in Illinois requesting
them to make affidavit that they are
In no manner connected with trusts
and return the afiidavifs to his office
within 80 days, under penalty of the
law, which prcscTibes fine of not
less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for
the first offense.
The special grand jury investigating
the late riot at Akron. o.. reported,
on the 9Th, returning &C true bills and
lndicting As men and boys. One of
these is Councilman George Brodt,
and another is a. a. Halter. n promi-
nent person. The city officials were
censured for allowing the mob TO as
semble, and for not dispensing il early
In the evening.
In accordance with instructions re.
eeived from the war department. Gen.
Macarthur. commanding the troops
In the Philippines, has made arrange
ments for the prompt transportation
from Taku 10 Manila of the JnAed
States forces at Ticn Tsin and Pel<in,
not included in the LEGATION guard
90 be maintained at Pekin under the
per sonal command of Gen. Cha flee.
&. +. Galloway, aged SO years, died
at Denver, Col, on the Sd. from in
juries received by being struck by a
tramway car. lie is believed to have
been the Oldest newspaper editor in
the United States. lie was born in
Portage county, o., learned the print
ing trade at Lawrenceburg. Ind, and
published and edited newspapers in
Ohio, Illinois. Missouri and Utah.
The quarterly statement Of the com
missioner of navigation shows that
3Cs sailing vessels. OF $500 gross tons,
were built in the United States. and
officially numbered during the quar-.
ter ended September 80, 1900. Of the
whole number 100 were built on the
Atlantic and gulf coasts, 2s on the Pa
eific. 30 on the great lakes, and So on
the western rivers.
IL Is estimated that the amount of
money alleged to have been embez-
sled by the former Spanish minister
TO Chill, Salvador Lopez Y Guijarro, il