The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-08-30
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the city o. Manila there are now
less than one thousand effective SOL
diers, and il has been decided TO in
crease this number by four companies
of infantry. The official reason given
for the increase is that the guard
duty is too heavy for the present
force. As a matter of fact, however.
there is a feeling that, although there
is no apparent uprising in the future
such as is always possible among the
Malays. il would he better TO have 4
sufficient body of troops available.
A telegram from Charlottesville, Va,
announces the death. on the cath. of
Miss Maude Coleman Woods in that city.
Miss Woods was pronounced the most
beautiful woman in America by a
committee from the Pan-American eS.
position. and her profile adorns all OF
the medals issued by the board of
awards.
Word was received in Manila. on the
e5ih, that the insurgents Col. Loreel,
with !. officers and 10 men, had SUR
I
Fourth infantry. at Talisay. The sur
render of numerous other smaller
contingents brought the total TO more
than one hundred for the week
Japan has lodged a protest at
Washington" says a dispatch To the
London Times from Toxic. dated the
ed. against the system of medical
inspection at Hawaii, declaring that
this is incompatible with friendly i'm
tercourse between the TWO peoples.
Henry J.. Wilson. United States min
ister 10 Chile. on the 2jth. formally
denied the report that he would soon
retire and devote his time TO COM
merce, representing several American
firms. The papers of Santiago de
Chile publish his denial.
Prince Chun, brother OF the en-
peror of China. and the members of
the Chinese mission now on the way
10 Berlin to apologize for the murder
OF Baron Won Ketteler. German min
ster in Pekin. arrived at Basel, Switz-
erland, on the 25th.
The French sugar bounties having
occasioned a deficit of $4,000. 900
frarcs, the minister of finance. NJ.
|Caillaux, has issued decree reducing
them by s. per cent. with a view of
covering the deficit.
The body of Albert Nalincourte. one
of the victims of the crib No. 3 dis
aster. at Cleveland, o., was recovered.
m . he. -
found in the air shaft so feet below
The surface
Secretary Root. on the 26th. re-
ceiyed a letter from the chairman Of
the committee on state and territor-
ial 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-
fcrred TO the division of insular af-
fairs. which will take the necessary
steps 10 assist the exposition in pro-
curing the exhibits asked.
Gov. Durbin Of Indiana will inn
peach shcriirs who neglect TO stop
prize fights. Gov. Durbin's new tack
is not TO talk militia, but TO exercise
his executive power through shcriffs.
II he finds they wilfully fail TO do
their duty il is understood to he his
scheme TO have the attorney general
bring impeachment proceedings TO re-
ncvc them from Office.
ii Hung Chang, on the Goth in
formed the ministers at pckin that
The bearer of the cdicts necessary to
the signing Of the settlement protocol
by the Chinese plcnipotcntiarics. who
vas on his way from Sian-Fu. had
been delayed by floods. but that IL was
anticipated he would reach pekin
shortly.
The body Of Triton H. Tabor.
lawyer Of New York city. was found
IN the North river On the 10Th. Mr..
Tabor had "A reputation as a keen trial
lawyer. lie was also "a close student
Of the Bible. and had written d de-
fensc Of Christianity aud the Bible,
entitled. The Guiding Star of Human
ity."
The navy department j. TO send an
other recruiting party 10 Kansas City,
No, IN October TO enlist young men
Tor service IN the navy. \ party. sew
cral months ago. obtained more re-
crui's IN that city in the same lcngt Il |
of time than At any of the half dozen |
cities touched by the naval officers.
Nmonr the passengers who arrived |
at New York. On the Goth. per steam- |
.r Southwark. from Antwerp. was |
Gen. ~ l;rynk. Of the Russian army,
who viii attend he trial trip OF the |
Russian baitIcship R,t,isan, at Phila-
delphia. Gen. Mocller accompanied |
Gen. BrynlS.
The formal charges preferred by |
members Of the Honolulu bar against
Judge Humphreys. who il now in this
country. were received AZ the depart
mcnt Of justice. in Washington. on the
Goth, and forwarded AZ once to Attor-
pcy-Gcneral Knox, at Pittsburg. !