The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-01
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The Berlin NissSche Xeitung has
authentic information that the pow
ers are discussing with China an in
demnity loan of 100000. 900 marks
and a guarantee by the powers OF the
loan.
BENJAMIN ID. Siliman. the oldest
graduate OF Yale college. and mem
Der of the Brooklyn bar. died, on the
cath. in his nInety-siNth year. AT his
home in brooklyn, of bronchial pneu-
monia.
The Cuban constitutional conven-
ton. on the gath. successfully resisted
an effort on the part of senior Cis-
neros TO strike out a clause in the
preamble 20 the instrument invoking
the favor of God.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas sa-
loon wrecker. was assaulted on the
street at Enterprise, kas.. on the
Path. by Mrs. Schilling, wife of the
proprietor of joint Mrs. Nation had
wrecked. assisted by other women.
Mrs. Nation was relied in the gutter
and otherwise ma,tr-a red. Mrs. Schil-
ling Wis arrested.
Ex-Gov. Francis stated TO the con-
rressional committee. in Washington.
On the cath. that ST. Louis had made
good its promise to raise S5.OoO,000 for
the Worlds fairs that the people had
voted Overwhelmingly in favor of the
issuance Of s5,OO0,0O0 in city bonds for
the furtherance of the enterprise, and
that things were in shape for con-
gress to proceed.
With all the pomp and circumstance
IF medieval times, Edward VII. was
proclaimed king of Great Britain and
different points in London. on the
24th. beginning at the Friary court.
ST. James palace and closing at the
oval Exchange. within the old city.
The national board of trade. in SEES
sion at Washington, on the cath.
adopted resolutions indorsing the
Louisiana Purchase centennial expo
in st. Louis in 1903.
sition at St. Louis and voted to meet
Considerable excitement prevails
among the people who live along the
eastern line of Lincoln county, Okla,
adjoining the Greek nation. on ac-
count of the reported outbreak
among the Snake band of the Creek
Indians.
Andrew Carnegie. on the cath. au-
thosized Mayor Mcclure Of Syracuse,
y. u, to draw on him for S260,0O0. in
installmenrs of $4,000. as needed. for
the construction OF library building
at Syracuse, upon a site already Sc
cured.
Nikola Tesla has at last perfected
his new system of electric lighting
daylight illumination ii may be called
and he hopes to have it soon intro
duced into general use. Under full
mead of electricity. the lamp has the
color of ice in the sun, and the light
is absolutely steady.
Since the fire in Montreal. Can, on
the night OF the 23d, two men, one
named Rosen, a tailor, and another
IL In feared they persisted in the
named Wilson. have been missing, and
flames.
Strong Efforts are making to induce
Speaker Henderson TO fix an early
date for the consideration of the
Brosius pure food bill. The measure
has attracted widespread interest
among grocers. druggists. etc. IL
aims TO prevent Adnlteration OF food
and drugs.
II is scmi-ofiicially announced that
100000 marks is the estimated
amount required for the German
expedition in China during the fiscal
year of 1901.
Emperor William has confirmed the
honorary doctorate recently con-
ferred upon United States Ambassa-
dor White bv the Berlin Academy of
science.