The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
II was reported. on the Goth, that as

1t was reported. on the -Sth' 'h"' "s
. result of negotiations between the
powers. an agreement had been ar
rived at which provides for the mann
tenance of the statu quo IN emma as
regards spheres of influence and COM
mercial agreements. and also respect
ing the nature of the guarantees and
conversations which Will be demand
ed from China.
The California and Hawaiian dele
gates TO the democratic national con-
vention at Kansas City, Mo-, started
east from san Francisco on the t9th.
| The delegates were escorted to their
train 10y the lroquois club oil that city.
4 large consignment of fruits and
wines had already been shipped 10 the
California headquarters in the consen-
ton city.
The New York Life Insurance Co.
settled a claim of several thousand dol
lars apparently about 20 become due
on the policy OF Howard {. Benham. oil
Batavia. \. ", who had been convicted
of killing his wife and sentenced 10 die
in the electric char. Benham got
Senator Wolcott has received notice
from the national republican commit
tee of his appointment as chairman OF
the committee to notify Gov. Roosevelt
of his nomination as yice-president-
The ceremony will take place at Uys-
ter BAY. at ten o'clock on the morn
ing of the 18TH
rf~t- 81 IL, oh tpd
at San Francisco. on the goth. eight
DAYS from Cape Nome, brought word
that smallpox had broken out on board
the steamers Santa Ana and Ohio. and
those vessels had been placed in quar-
antine at Egg island.
The statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund. exclusive OF
the $4,000. 900 reserve in the division
of redemption, issued on the -stt.
showed that the available cash balance
on that day was sl52, 424.2ou. sold,
SIC. 33l,si3.
A landslide occurred at Hartsell ill,
l3 miles below Decatur. Ala. on the
Louisville d Nashville railroad, on the
goth. Ii is known that three men, one
negro and two whites. were killed, and
il Is thought several others shared the
same fate.
Early delegates arriving at Kansas
City. Mo-, did not take kindly 70 the
proposition TO nominate Mr.. Bryan on
the Fourth. They admitted the senti-
ment contained in the idea, but
thought the sentiment came too high
IN awful confIarration visited the
docks Of the North German Lloyd
: Steamship Co.. in lIoboken. y. j., ON
|, the Goth. The docks with all the vnl-
liable freight piled thereon. were con-
!, pletely destroyed several of the
. ralatial steamers OF the company ana
more than a score Of other craft were
DESTROYED or greatly damaged. causing
!, losses argregating Si0,00o,0oo. The
! horror of the catastrophe However,
was found in a .lrsadfnl loss OF life
zoo persons being supposed TO he
drowned or burned 10 death. while
hanGreds of the rescued crowd all the
:, hos pitfalls in the vicinity OF the hre
i, Scenes. horrible p,yond description
!. were witnessed during the conilagra-
\ ton.
In the competition for the Worlds
n cha mpionshp for professionals urdel
n the auspices Of thc Racing club OF
ii France. in Paris. on the ist, the A'neri
= can. Schocntield. won the w,ight-throw
= ing contest. covering IL: 81 metres The
m high lump was won by Sweenv. o
New Orleans, who cleared $50 metres
r with Schoenield second, clearing l:1'
=, metres Sw,eny also won the Ions
s6 Jump. with 500 metres: and Schoen
=. field was second. with sos meters.
n Kear-Admiral John w. Philip com
mandant of the Brooklyn navy Yard
a. who commanded the battleship TeNa
~. in the famous battle with Cerv"ra
y: fleet off Santiago, man beloved b.
I'd all who knew him, and especially b.
cd the men who served with him. died
on the evening of the 30th. of hear
Ia failure.
a At meeting held in Providence II
ar l., on the ist. Of the 43 church soci-tie
NO composing the Providence union OF III
ne Y. l.. $. G. T.. a special service on III
nd necessity for greater respect for tn
by law az preliminary for strict an
general enforcement was held.
er, The United States transport Shoi
BILE Creek, from Cuba. on the LIST. lande
ed, 3OS Cuban teachers AT Boston. all mel
an who are TO study at Harvard his sun
ere mer. They came mostly from IIayan
rt- and adjacent portions Of the islam,
ath They were taken 1T once 10 Can
bridge.
he. The patent medicine plant Of kil
hcf. more A. Co.. in l,inghamton. n.
nd was destroyed by fire. on The LIST; los
lice xi50.0O0.
OF The irapor's Of dry goods and me
ans chandisc al the port Of New York Il
the week ended on the Goth. were $.
5O2.lJ6.