The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-01-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

10 years old. When 81 years old. he
was employed by Capt. Ericsson to
make the patterns and models for his
first hot air engine. Many useful in.
ventions crown his life work.
After January /, in making the cal
culation of the per capita wealth of
the United States. the Hawaiian ISL
ands, Alaska and the Indian territory
will be included. The probable effect
will be to slightly reduce the per cap
tia wealth, which now Is about TWEEN
ty-seven dollars.
Cadet Ulysses s. Grant. grandson OF
the former president of the United
States. is a third class man at West
Point. He stands second in his class,
the leader of which is Douglas Mac.
Arthur. son of Gen. Macarthur. com
mander of the United States forces in
the Philippines.
The steamer Canada. with Lord
Roberts on beard. arrived at Gibraltar
from South Africa on the 2sth. The
field marshal landed at noon and re-
ceived a great ovation, the Canada re-
suming her voyage at night.
Herr Krupp and other great manu-
facturers have petitioned for the free
admission into Germany of mineral
oil for motor consumption. with .
view of saving the coal deposits of the
country.
The National Zeitung and the Tage-
blatt. discussing the revived report
that Germany is seeking a naval sta
tion in the Danish West Indies. affirm
that Germany never had such an in-
tention.
The steamer Roslyn Castle. with the
Canadian volunteers returning from
South Africa On board, arrived at st.
Vincent, Cape Verde islands. on the
2sth, and proceeded for Halifax.
Moses Colt Taylor, professor Of
American history in Cornell universe
ty, died at Ithaca. y. Y. on the 2sth
after an illness of three weeks.
III Liberal, an official government
newspaper, declares that much trichi.
Eae has been discovered in pork sold
in the Nicarag guam markets.
Mai. Alexandra Alberto da Rocha
Serpa Pinto. the african explorer.
died in Lisbc on the s>in !e was
born April ~, Isie.
The summer meeting - he AmerI
can Mathematical sociei, Mil oc held
next August at Cornell university
r. A. Cudahy. the millionaire packer
OF Omaha. Neb.. has received "A second
communication from the men who
kidnapped his gon. This time. as for
merly. the letter contains threat
and saws in substance that unless he
withdraws his offer OF $4,000 reward
for the arrest and conviction of each
of the three bandits. they will kid
nap another of his children.
The Chinese plenipoientiaries have
been unexpectedly ordered TO sign the
preliminary joint note. and, on the
30th. notified the foreign ENJOYS to
that effect. The Chinese themselves
were greatly astonished at receiving
the imperial instructions. Neither Ii
Hung Chang nor Prince Ching had ex-
pected success in pursuading the court
unuer zen days.
Gov. Roosevelt spoke at Carnegie
hall. in New York. on the 3Jth, before
an audience of young men that com
pletcly filled the house. under the
same hour his speech was read be-
fore delighted audiences in more than
q hundred towns throughout the
country.
In Danish official circles the re-
port that Germany is negotiating to
purchase the Danish Antilles is de-
MED. IF the islands are to DE Sold"
said a high Official, on the Both. the
purchaser will he the United States
and no other power. All will be sold
or none"
Two German tourists. Herrcn Lainer
and kindiinger, assembled Mount
Schwartzenbergen without guides. ac-
cording to a dispatch to the London
Daily Express from Vienna, ana, fall
ing into an abyss, were killed.
Total clearings of all the bank
clearinghouse in the United States
for the week ended on the 18th. were
1854. 1877, 662, an increase of liz per
cent. over the corresponding period OF
last year.
\ movement has been started by the
local W. G. r. U. TO impanel q special
grand jury TO investigate the conduct
of the city and county officials in per-
hitting the sale Of liquors in Wichita,
kas.
Col. Wilcox has cabled the govern
ment that the Ashanti rebellion has
ended. all OF the rebel chiefs having
surrendered.
Two persons were killed and II seris
ously wounded at Niyar. Province 81
Grenada, Spain, during an elcctics
riot.