The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-10-18

ptef located IN the mountains ot VI
Turkish frontier, and that she wa
alive and well.
Severe seismic disturbances. prob
ably caused by volcanic activity in tn
Pacific raising the level of the ocean
occurred in Nicaragua on the eth. Tn
Pacific coast of Nicaragua was flood
ed to q depth of eight feet. and con
siderable damage was done
At Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 9th
Arthur j. Van Kuran was sentenced
70 two and half years in the state
penitentiary for the crime of embez
sling $4,000 from the Oregon Short
Line Railway Co. while in its employ
in the capacity of local treasurer.
s
The University of Goettengin re
Gently offered the newly-foundec
chair of inorganic chemistry TO Theo
dore William Richards, of Harvard
university. Heretofore il has beer
quite unheard of that an American
should be called TO German uaiver.
sity.
The sup eme court of Colorado has
cited the members of the state boarc
of assessors. which was created by the
new revenue law. to appear. on the
tth. to answer to the charge of con
tempt in preceding with the assess
ment in disregard of the courts or
der.
An official bulletin. dated from Bar.
ranquilla. Colombia, makes the fol-
lowing statement, but gives no detail:
of the event referred to: The French
steamer Fournel brings news that
Gen. Uribe-Uribe was utterly routed
ut Tachira and arrived at Maracaibo
on the morning OF October g.
Mr- Choate. the United States am
bassador. is going TO take a holiday
He intends sailing to the United
States. with his family, on board the
American line steamer Philadelphia
1t is said at the embassy that some.
thing might arise to prevent Mr.
Choare's departure, in which case his
family would sail without him.
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A royal decree issued from Madrid
on the 9th, orders the payment in gold
of all taxes or interest upon bonds,
shares or dividends. and on redemp
tons by companies, who are 10 pay
their shareholders and bondholders in
gold As there is no gold in Spain
the taxes will be paid in pesetas. cal
culated OF the basis of the official
quotation of the gold premium.
The German press, referring to the
dispatches from Washington. giving
alleged information as to the new
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain regarding the Nicaragua
canal. points out that Great Britain's
remuneration of her rights under the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty without com
pensation is plain illustration OF
the paralysis produced by the war il
south Africa.
Lorenzo Snow. fifth president OF the
church of jesus Christ OF Latter Day
Saints better known as the Mormon
church. died unexpectedly at his
private residence. the historic Zee
Hive house. in salt Lake City. Utah
on tie 10th, after an illness Sat had
been serious only one day. The i'm.
mediate cause of his death was nv.
postatic congestion. superinduced Us
aggravated bronchitis.
m Intf Ia -
tnire. the anarchist sheet. was. on tn.
lots. tried before the correctional 20
lice tribunal of Paris. for the article
he published in Liberiaire. during the
visit of Emperor Nicholas 10 France
melting 10 the murder OF the car
President Loubet and the French min.
listers as "Tyrants and oppressors OF
the people" He was sentenced to inn
prisonment for one year and 20 fine
Of l,0c0 francs.
The Berlin National Zeitung, dis
cussing the Washington dispatches
that purport To summarize the con.
tents OF the projected treaty between
the United States ami Great Britain
regarding the isthmian canal. says:
Not only for Great Britain, but fol
oil commercial nations. il is a mat
ter Of extraordinary significance that
one Of the most important routes Of
navigation Of the future will be ex
clusively in the hands of the Amcri
cans
DIR. NJ. Mesropian, Of Kansas City
Mo. physician and native OF Ar
menia, who has lectured considerably
In eastern cities on the atrocities prac
ticed upon the Armenians by tn,
Turks, declares that the abduction o. |
Miss Stone. the American missionary
by brigands in Bulgaria was the worl I
Of the sultan of Turkey. done in re
tsliation for the enforced payment y
$4,000 indemnity cxacted BIZ "a
United States for the burning !.
American missionary buildings