The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-09
NEWS In BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

way cOllldeu. on the atm, near NitNeS'
o., owi'.i 10 misunderstanding of or
ders. ne cars were wrecked and II
persons were injured. some seriously,
but none fatally.
The October reports concerning the
Egyptian cotton crop say they are un-
satisfactory both as 10 yield and quail
ity.
On the 4th Senior Buncamino, rep
resenting the principal ex-insurgents
in Manila. requested Judge Taft to
| forward to Washington a signed cN-
preston of their loyalty.
William Thomas Welcker. emeritus
professor of mathematics at the UNI
vcrsity of California. died. on the 18th.
at the age of 20 years.
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee
| confirmed the sentence of death
passed by the international commits
sion. at Pao Ting Fu. China. on the
sub-governor of that city. the pro-
vincial treasurer and the Judge. for
their completely in the murder OF mis-
sionaries and Chinese converts.
During the winter is is expected ex-
tensive changes will be made in the
historical White House, which has
been for so long the official residence
of the presidents of the United
States. The number of rooms is 10
be more than doubled.
The Brussels correspondent of the
London Standard reported. on the
4th. that the Transvaal agency there
had received information that ex-
President Kruger was seriously i'll on
the Dutch war-ship Gelderland. on
which he is iourneying to Europe.
Some interest is taken at Washing
ton in the appointment of new sec
rotary OF state for home affairs by
the British government. in view OF
the possible effect which the appoint
ment of Mr.. Richie may have upon
the case of Mrs. Florence Z. May
brick
The monument to the late Sadi Car
not. president of the French Repnb-
lie. was unveiled. az Lyons. on the +th.
President Loubet paying warm
tribute to his departed predecessor.
The city was illuminted at night in
honor of President Lonbet.
The condition of United States SEN
ator Cushman X. Davis. of Minnesota,
was reported. on the night of the 4th,
as decidedly worse, and grave fears
were entertained that If his life was
saved it might be at the cost Of his
foot or. possibly. his right leg.
The queen of Portugal proved her
self heroine, on the 4th. by plung-
ing into the water. at Cascaes. and
rescuing Catalao Groom. her boat
T, man. from drowning. his boat having
overturned. breaAing his arm and
rendering him helpless. The queen
was none the verse for her expert
ence.
The Westinghouse Airbrake Go. has
q contracted with the Baltimore d Ohio
, system to equip $500 new freight
I ears with a new friction draft gear al
a cost of S25o.000. The new gear is de.
signed to prevent accidents at pres
! ent caused by the parting of trains.
The entire south side of the square
at Bagwell. Tex, including Harbin's
drug store. $. W. Loves general mer'
chandise store. Moore's grocery stor,
/. and several other buildings, was de
!, stroyed by fire on the 4th. The los
e was about $4,000
s At Laporte. Tex. on the 3D.. while
,, Eddie Gay. aged IL years, and his sis
r, ter. Lee. aged eight. were playing
e robbers Eddie picked up rifle an,
" shot his little sister through tn,
It heart. killing her instantly. The DO.
did not know the rife was loaded.
The steamship Charles Nelson ar
., rived al Seattle. Wash. on the jth te
E. days from Nome. She reported tina
r four days prior 10 her sailing Nom
Y. Beach was swept py another sever
storm. which did much damage I
'e small shipping and to such building
III as owners were unwise enough I
ie commence constructing on the bcac
Dt after the September storm.
n An explosion took place in the dr.
IA house connected with the works c
the Winchester Repeating Arms Go
at New Haven. Conn. on the 5th Tn
~ walls of the building were blown on
10 and the windows in the adj jacent bull,
ne inCs were shattered. No one was
g the building at the time, and tn
" damage was nominal.
eh The board of election at Springfield
ne o., on the 5th, refused TO grant regi
al tration to Gen. j. Warren Kiefcr. III
in general was out OF the city campaign
az ing on the regular registration days
- The Toronto soldiers Of the Sout
African contingent returned to tn;
city, on the eth. and were receive
n with tremendous enthusiasm. Trafl
W was suspended Fer hours. and alt
70 ge,her the demonstration was one I
ca the most notable in the history Of n
- city.
Dispatches from Port Said asse
OF that the Dutch cruiser Gelderland h;
81 been Obliged 10 reduce speed consi
- erabiy,in consequence Of the Illness |
~ Mr. Kruger. The Gclderland Is M
- expected TO reach Marseilles bcfol
The 18th.