The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-06

Compiled from Various Sources.


lied on the 23d. by hear-Ndnhiai
Nernpf. that the international column
forced It's Way into Tien Tsin. on the
ma. and starred the next day 20 sue
cor Admiral Seymour's column. when
was reported 10 bc ten miles from lien
Isin. without provisions and sur
ronnccd.
The steamer Cottage City arrived AZ
Seattle. Wash. on the Goth. from
skaruay with 100000 in dust and
drafts and number OF passengers
from Dawson.
III war is declared by China against
the allied powers. or II state of war
i found TO exist, one OF The first acts
lich have been decided upon is the
seizure Of Shanghai as base OF SUP
plies.
The Roer commanders in the eastern
part OF the Orange River Colony app
Tear 10 have been broken up 10y their
leaders for the time into small parties.
that harrass large columns of the Brlt-
ish necessarily. cutting off scouts,
sniping picSets, etc
The newest and most important I'M
derrrounl electrical railroad. running
from the Bank Of England 20 the west
ern suburbs, beneath the central por-
ton OF London. was opened by the
prince Of Wales. on the 2.th. in the
presence of 4 distinguished gathering
The prince greatly admired the hand
some American cars. and the elaborate
elevator service from the streets 70 the
station platforms. 50 feet under
ground
The Italian armored cruiser Victor
Pisani. and the protected cruisers
Strombol and Nesusio were. on the
a-th. ordered 10 Chinese waters.
The emperor OF Japan has sanctioned
an outlay OF 5o.O0O,00O yen towards the
cost of military operations In China.
The composite brigade of $500 men
who raised the investment Of Tien ! sin
and pushed on TO help Admiral sey-
mour has probably saved him. but the
news had not. up to the 9th. reached
Che Foo. the nearest telegraph point.
Persons going into the hiowan-Co-
ton for the purpose Of acquiring
mineral lands will bc elected as soon
ers'' and kept off the reservation until.
it is formally declared open 10 settle
ment by presidential proclamation.
Sevcnty-one millions of silver dol
lars. coined TO represent the last issue
of silver certificates. have just been
transferred from the Old mint. in Phil
adelphia. 10 the new bullion building
in that city. the vaults of which have
capacity of ll0.uon.0O0 silver dollars
General heavy rains were reported
on the 9th. as having fallen in Wiscon
sin. Minnesota and North and Sodtf
Dakota. The rain came at an oppor
tune time in the last-named states, ane
il is believed the wheat crop can nov
he saved.
Ex-Gov Taylor and wife. Of kentuc
XIV, reached indianapolis, Ind. from
the east. on the ?.th. Taylor ha,
shaved off his moustache, and his ap
pearance was much changed. III
looked i'll.
A severe storm swept over southern
Indiana. on the 17th, and creeks wer
swollen and many bridges swept away
The wheat crop was almost totally de
stroyed and other crops were dam
aged.
4 spark entered dust collector !
the factory Of the Standard stare
j Co. at kankakee, H.. on the 21th. an
caused an explosion that injured 81
girls employed in the packing depar'
ment and boy. who was blown iioI
: a second-story window.
e Miles Ogle, the celebrated couhtsl
0 feiter. died. on the 27th, at Mour
. Carmel hospital. Columbus. o.. aged
Q years A wife and several children r.
: eide at 81. Louis. but they have bee
estrangcd for many years.
The navy department received e:
. hlerram from Rear Admiral Kempi
: or the 21th. at he Foo, saying
. "lelin force and ministers reporte
with Pekin reliefexpedition. intrenchs
eight miles from rien Tsin."
= Six children were injured. one +
= tally, and the house of Ed Billiard,
= farmer, wrecked by a most peculi
and destructive freak of a storm. ty
4; miles south of Whiting. Ia, on {
!. 21th. Lightning struck the house. al
!. il was demolished as If blown up
:, dynamite.
!, A terrific wind storm struck Pend
I. Neb. on the 21th, doing consideral
j, damage. One larg, barn was wrcck'
II the railroad depot was partially ,
rcofed aud telcgraphic wires W.
blown down. Several houses were pa
in. Nv mroofed. Other towns in the pr
IN. cf The wind suffered also.
re- Horace Scdgcr, well-known Z
on atrical manager. and bis wife. Fiji
he All actress. were arrnigned and rema
ms I'd at the Row Street Iondonl pol
to court. on the 2sth, on the charge
wi fraudulenty obtaining goods lay me-
Of worthless checks.