The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-05
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Complied from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

chosen TO have charge of the Friends
mission work in Cuba. The Quakers
viii establish many missions there.
Felix Marchand, premier OF quebec
died at Montreal. on the 18th.
Earl Howe Orchard William rem
Curzon- Howe died in London on the
26th.
Tom Bonner was killed and Harry
Coffin wounded and captured in run
ming fight with deputy sheriffs near
Addv. Wash. on the 25th. Bonner
and Coffin were young men from
Spokane. and were charged with high
way robbery.
The Fiji islands are taking steps to
federate with New Zealand.
The jewelry store of Il. ). Thorn
ton. at Cozad, Neb., was entered by
burglars or the night of the goth.
They blew up the safe and secured
iewelry and cash of the value of So
600. The post Office being in the store,
part of the money was government
funds.
A dispatch to the Austrian admiral
~ gives the strength Of the forces
landed at Taku by the allied powers
as follows Austrian. 494; German,
SITS: British. 1888; American, 5,6Os'
French. 6,576: Italian. 2,54l; Russian,
20.934; japanese. 1850. Total. 6s,253.
The town of sharps, Ia, was nearly
destroyed by tornado on the 2'th.
The depot. two churches and half
dozen dwellings were blown down.
The storm also struck Newmarket. a
larger town. and demolished few
small houses.
The lrish-Amcricans lately serving
with the Beers have been removed
from their barracks in Lorenzo Mar.
uuez. to the Portuguese transport In
dia. to prevent disturbances in the
town.
At the meeting of the Rapid Trans
II commissioners of New York. on the
aTth, resolution was passed for
tunnel TO Brooklyn, to follow a route
favored by Comptroller Coler, who es
Inmates that the cost of construction
will be about six million dollars.
A New York dispatch of the 27tl
said that negotiations were undel
way for the settlement of the anthra
cite coal miners strike, Cardinal Glib
bons having consented to act as Inc
| iiator between the miners and tn
operators.
Every days labor at Galveston onl,
shows that the first estimates of TIL
loss OF life during the great storm
we're far below the actual count. BE
meath the debris at the Garden Nereil
il is estimated that fully 500 bodie
are confined in pile of driftwoo'
which is twenty feet high at som
points.
Frank Devereaux, property man o
a theatrical company. who lost every
thing he had in the Galveston hurri
cane. while trying to beat his wa
north, was arrested by the sheriff a
Evergreen, Ala, and sentenced by
magistrate at Greenville to the Pratt
CITY mines until December IS, as
vagrant, in default Of IS fine and 81
costs.
The health of Secretary OF Stat
Hay has improved rapidly of late, an
It is expecteI that he will return I
Washington in few days and resum
the duties of his Office. relieving ID
Hill, the acting secretary, who IN
been suffering from a malarial a
tack.
Twcnty-three men and womel
pledging themselves to eat no foe
that has been cooked, have organize
the Chicago Raw Food society wit
Il. Tyler as president. 1t was decide
to try TO bring about the organic
ton of kindred societies througho,
the United States.
The Russian naval staff announc,
that il is proposed TO blockade q
Chinese naval ports. in consequen,
of the hostile attitude of the Chine
, fleet at Shanghai, and to send IA
cruisers from the allied squadrons
protect their transports.
The determination of the Unit
States to withdraw her troops fro
!, China, while at the same time incrca
!. ing the strength of her fleet in Chi
csc waters, is rather disconcerting
a the European powers. But the int
probation put on il in official circles
that the United States is resolved
!, protect the policy Of the open door
: the extremity.
The American line steamship NJ
!, York arrived at Southampton, on I
evening Of the 27th, 17h hours la
. Her delay was caused by the fractu
!. of her starboard thrust shaft, viii
: was, fortunately. discovered befe
. an actual break occurred.
While a woman was engaged
cleaning a suit OF clothes in ri,
burgh, Pa, on the 2sth, blaze, q
- Grated by the brisk rubbing of ga
:. line. communicated to o tub of
I. liquid standing near by. causing
a explosion and fire that resulted Ia
.s death Of two persons and serious
n jury to two others.
- The census bureau announces I
"a the population Of Spokane. Wash
- 36.s4s. as against 1902 in 1890. ]
- 10 an increase Of 1926. or s4.g6
cent.