The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-09-06

OF teachers Tor Philippine schools, an
the transport Sumner will follow O
the 18th. with another large delega
ton of teachers for the same destina
ton.
The postmaster general has issued
general order granting ten days leav
of absence TO all postmasters of tn
first class who may desire TO atten'
the postmasters' convention to be hel,
in Atlantic City, \. j.. from the a4tl
TO the eth of September.
Through Mr.. VIM. Ill. Thompson. o
the Boatmen's bank of ST. Louis. vii
son Mcdonald, sculptor, has submitted
design for a great monument I,
Thomas Jefferson to be erected upor
the grounds of the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition in that city.
The Indiana state board of charities
on the Goth. filed a report with the
governor on the investigation of the
insane hospitals TO ascertain if any
sane persons are deprived of their
freedom. The report says no such
persons are confined and have not
been within the last Is months.
Federal Judge Irwin has decided, in
the suits filed against the government
by % persons claiming to be part
Caddo Indian, TO secure allotments in
the recently-opened Kiowa-Comanche
country, that the said allotmenfs may
be filed on by any person subject 70
pending litigation in the higher court.
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The Northern Pacific railroad has
decided TO build two immense steam
ships for the Pacific and China trade
of about the same size as those now
building at New London. Conn, for
the Great Northern railway. They
viii be of $4,000 tons, or three times
the capacity of an average ocean
freighter."
Fred. gilbert. who left New York
city, May /. TO walk TO Sioux Falls, S.
d.. on a wager of $1,000, arrived at
that place, on the Goth. at four
o'clock in the afternoon. - hours
ahead of time. The distance walked
was 1900 miles. gilbert started with
out cent, and had not slept in bed
during his long tramp.
II was semi-officially announced. on
the -1th, that the directors OF the
Union Pacific had outlined plans
which will call for the expenditure of
$40,0oo,000 on the Southern and Gen.
trail Pacific systems, 10 be about equal
ly divided between them. This will
be chiefly for improvements. in order
to put those railroads in perfect ply
steal condition.
The naval hospital ship Solace ar
rived ut San Francisco, on the 2gth.
from Manila, via Guam and Honolulu.
The vessel brought number OF pas
sengers, among them the wives and
children of naval officers. The Solace
is to he laid up for repairs at Mare
Island She has been in service for
several years. and has made a number
of trips between here and the Philip
pines.
The bethlehem Steel Co., which also
includes the Bethlehem Iron Co.. on
the 2Ith. passed into the hands Of
Charles M. Schwab. A check for si.-
oJ2,ooo was deposited with the Girard
Trust Co., of Philadelphia. by Drexel
d Co.. in payment CT 10000 shares Of
Bethlehem steel stock. The total
number of shares in the company is
100000. Immediately after the receipt
of the check. new board Of directors
and officers were elected.
.
Capt. Geo. p. Hearn, Ninth infan-
tsy, has been ordered before rctir- |
ing board in Washington city. For
about two years past Capt. Hearn has
been detailed as chief of forestry in
the Philippines. and has made several !
interesting and important reports TO !
the war department. lie Is suffering !
from disability that disqualiiies him
for military duty, but he may be
placed in charge of the forestry di.:- |
sion as a retired army officer.
Secretary Root. on the Goth, re-
ceived letter from the chairman OF |
the committee on state and territof.
fal exhibits Of the Louisiana Purchase |
exposition. saying that the exposition
desired TO make an exhibit of the re-
sources and products OF the Philip |
pines and Cuba. The letter was re-
1erred TO the division Of insular af- |
fairs. which will take the necessary
steps TO assist the exposition ia pro- |
curing the exhibits asked.
The steamer Frithiof. which arrived |
at llammerfcst, Norway, on the
SOth, after having successfully |
landed the Daldwin-zeigler Arctic ex-
petition at Camp Zeiglcr, on Alger ISL
and, spoke the Russian ice-brcaling
steamer Ermak three weeks before.
Admiral Makaroff Uhe originator OF
the idea Of reaching the pole with the
Ermak), said his experience had con.
XiHCrU him TINT % ttt.~ 4