The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

still prevails in many districts of thai
country.
DR. Leyds' interview with Emperor
Nicholas lasted barely five minutes.
The car said he was sorry he could
do nothing for the Transvaal. except
10 urge il To make peace. as he hated
all war"
lu, governor of the Province OF
Shen-Si. China, is reported TO have in
vited the foreigners in the province 10
come To his protection. Fifty accept
ed the invitation, and all were massa-
cred.
Gen. Chaffce- commanding the Amer
lean forces in China. is making all the
necessary preparations 10 maintain
5000 men in Pekin through the win
ter.
The Frankfort Zeitung published a
dispatch from Shanghai. on the 3Oth.
saying a plot had been discovered
there 10 burn the whole city. IL is
added that Europeans consider the
streets unsafe after nighrfall. and the
general situation is described a. criti-
cal
Certificates of incorporation We're
filed NJ Dover. Del. on the 30th. for
the Great Western Lead Co. OF New
York. TO engage in mining lead snd
other ores: capital. S2.0O0.0o0.
Thomas J. Powers. commissioner ~
banking for Pennsylvania. was killed
hv falling from train in the ont
skirts Of Philadelphia ON the night Of
the 99th.
gen. Tribe. the chief Of the insur-
gent forces in Colombia. has surrend-
cred to the government AZ Chuchuri.
All grades of refined sugar were adj
vanccd. on the Both. five cents a hum
dred pounds
Thomas 4. Edison. the electr.
wizard of the century. is almost ready
TO make public details of his newest
chine for the generation of electrical
power without the use OF engines
and dynamos.
According 10 The Pekin correspond
emit of the London Daily Mail. Dur
ing the siege every scrap Of metal.
including eandlesticks and ornaments.
was converted into ammunition. \
gun was made from a fire exfin-
guisher. Ten thousand sandbags were
made of silk brocade material, valued
al 50 per bag.
The grand encampment. G. A. H.. at
Chicago. on the 3Oth. unanimously
elected Mai. Leo Eassicur. of -
Louis. commandments and select
ell Denver as the location of the next
eneampment. with a proviso in regard
to suitable railroad rates.
Ogden III. Fethers Of GAINESVILLE.
Wis. was elected supreme chancellor
OF the Knights of Pythias al Detroit.
Mich. Mr.. Fethers had previously
served as supreme vice chancellor. and
his promotion TO the head of the or
der was in accordance with previous
custom as regards the highest Office
in rythianism.
Eussia's note suggesting the way
Of opening peace negotiations wit h
China. which has been sent to all the
powers and to which the United
states has made a prompt and IA
=. VI.
received approval by japan.
Eleven persons were reported suf-
fering from the bubonic plague AZ
Glasgow. Scotland. on the 30th. and
FIVE others had symptoms of the
plague. The post-mortem examina-
tion of the body of the person who
died from the plague August q es-
tablished the disease as bubonic
plague.
Four masked men held up the Tn
ion Pacific fast mail and express train,
near Table Rock. Wyo., on the night
of the Goth. and while the officials
claim that the amount Of booty Sc
cured was small, there is general
belief that they made rich haul. as
- 900 reward is offered for each man
captured
The British prisoners NJ Nooitged-
bacht. on the railroad east of Macha-
dodorr. have been released by the
Beers and sent to join Lord Roberts
forces at Watervalhoven near Macha-
dodorp.
As the windup Of pugiistic contest.
in the state Of New York. under the
sanction OF the Horton law. James j
Corbett and kid" Mccoy. the two
best opponents Of scientific boxing
met at Madison Square garden, New
York city. on the night Of the Goth.
before a large audience. Corbctt
proved himself the most sl1iiiful. by
putting his opponent ont in the ls.h
round.
Richard Guenther. United States
consul general at Frankfort-on-the-
Main. left that city. on the 31st. with
his family. for the Parisexposition. lie
expects 10 sail. on the 18th. for New
York.
At Leavenworth. Kas.. 600 coal mi
ners in three shafts struck. on the
31st. for 90 cents ton They had re-
received 76 ccrts under last years
contract. which expired. on the 3ist,
ct noon.