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

According to the report OF the su-
perintendent of the Hot Springs res
ervation in Arkansas, there were 5O.-
900 visitors to the reservation during
the season. The income to the gov
eminent from water and ground rents
amounted TO Sis,6s0. while the fixed
charges were only about fourteen
thousand dollars, leaving a fair bal
ance, which. in accordance with the
| liberal policy of the government, was
available for improvements on differ
ent portions of the reservation.
The cash contributions by the citi-
zens of Philadelphia TO the relief fund
OF the Texas food sufferers, on the
| sth. exceeded 100000. and consider
Die further increase was looked for
within the next few days. This was
exclusive of numerous trainloads of
provisions. clothing. drugs and other
articles. and in addition to the con-
tributions raised by the Red Cross So
ciety in that city.
Mrs. Alexander Davis. of St. Joseph.
Mo-, dreamed that her husband had
died. and when he awoke. on the
morning of the nth. she told him of
| her dream. lie heard the story
| through. and then fell from the side
of the bed, where he was sitting, to
the floor. dead. The coroner's jury
decided that death was due to heart
disease.
Capt Frank West, of the Sixth cav
airy. acting superintendent of the Sc
quota and General Grant national
parks. in California, has submitted
his annual report to the secretary of
| the interior. lie makes n strong plea
for the protection by the government
of the giant Sequoia trees contained
in the reservation.
A meteorological examination in the
case Of Seaman Garnett. who arrived
at New Castle. September 10, on a
vessel from the Rio de la Plata, and
went TO LANDAU. Wales. where he
died. on the 4th, supposedly of fever,
was the bubonic plague.
The special commissioners appoint
ed by the governments Of Nicaragua
and Honduras TO fix the boundary be-
tween the two states. matter long in
dispute. have concluded their work
nmicarly. the result being satisfac-
tory to both governments.
A pension plan for old employees,
similar TO the one adopted last Janu-
airy by the Pennsylvania road east of
Pittsburgh, will 60 into effect on the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh
on January !, 1901.
The official preliminary estimates OF
the crop yield of Iowa for the current
year show: Corn, area, s,6ls, 600 acres;
average, Al bushels per acre; total
| product. 3j3. 365,06O bushels, which is
greater by 100000 than ever before
harvested in the state. The total OF
all cereals will be 531.349,020. which is
100000 in excess of any previous
year. and 1871 100000 above the aver
age yearly output the past ten years
Five thousand pilgrims assembled
at the st. Nikander monastry, i'm the
Porkhoif district Of Russia, for a re-
ligious festival. During the night one
of the upper floors collapsed, and
many of those sleeping there fell
upon those below. A panic was caused
by false alarm of fire, and four men
and 35 women were crushed to death,
many others being seriously injured.
President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers issued call. on the
sth, for a convention OF the striking
miners Of the anthracite regions. to
meet in Scranton, Pa, on the 18th.
The call gave great satisfaction TO
miners and operators, all Of whom cx.
pect the action Of the convention on
the offer of n ten-per-cent. increase
in wages 10 end the strike.
The United States has more than
| fifty thousand tons OF coal distribu-
ted At various points throughout the
| world for the use of its warships. and
this amount will be increased by adj
| ditions to be made by schooners now
en- rontc. The largest coal pile Is at
Manila, where there are $4,000 tons.
The Berlin Nossischc Zeitung pub
fishes a letter from Brisbane. assert
ing that the German meat inspection
law. especially the prohibition as to
canned meats, has already proved
heavy blow to the Australian packing
industry in which German citizens are
heavily interested financially.
Andrew G. Armstrong, one OF the
founders Of ''Scribncr's Monthly" and
one Of the oldest publishers in New
York city, died at his country home Mt
Stamford, Conn, on The night OF the
9Th, after long illness from com
plication OF disorders. He was II
years old.
james Fitzharris, the Phoenix Park
murderer known as "Skin-the-Goat,"
was rcarrested in Liverpool. on the
9TH, for failing to report himself un-
der the terms Of his prison release
license.
An extensive survey Of the south
side of the Island Of Cuba is to he
begun during the coming winter.