The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-14

Germany much more likely.
negotiations between the Cramp
Maxin-Nisk ers group of ship build
ers and stockholders of the Bethle.
hem (Pa.) steel works have been re-
sumed and the consolidation original
~ mapped out had, on the 5th. been
arranged so far as that was possible
without the actual delivery of the
stock.
The british ship Poltalloch. which
was stranded eight months ago OH the
ocean beach near the North Coke
lighthouse, was foated on the 9Th.
For over two weeks she had been
within 30 feet of deep water. She
was uniniured. not even being strained
10 any perceptible extent, and looked
meme the worse for her stay on the
beach.
A snowstorm occurred throughout
the central and northern portions of
North Dakota on the 9th. At James
town snow fell for two hours. A sim
liar state of affairs is reported in
towns On the Jamestown Northern
railroad. The snow quickly melted.
Snow fell late in May. 1891. but a sim
liar occurrence in June is not known
10 have happened before.
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The Hong Kong press warmly CEN
sures Count Won Waldersee for bad
conduct Of military affairs in North
China. The papers say the command
er-in-chief can not be personally ex-
cnerated from blame for permitting
attacks or innocent places and inno-
cent people until German mill
tary rule il. North China is a by-word
for inefhciency and injustice.
George w. Cumberland, known 10
the American stage as George w.
Thompson, Father OF the Elks,' died
In Brooklyn, on the eth. from blood
poisoning following an operation
upon his hand. He was born in New
York city in 1896. He is said 10 have
founded the Order of Elks IS years
ago, becoming first exalted ruler OF
New York lodge No. l in 1865.
The Berlin Lokal Anzieger calls at
tention to what it describes as the
'ill-tempered utterances'' of the Lon
don Times, regarding Count Won
Waldersec~s return, and says: THE
animus of the wrath Of the
Times. is the fact that several hun
drcd Germans remain in Shanghai,
thus perm anently divesting the city
of its character as British domain
The State l;ank of Indiana. at In
dianapolis. closed business on the Sd
The gilt-edced assets and deposit
were transferred 10 the Columbia ma.
t.onal bank, which opened its doors
the same day. Other paper was
placed in the hands Of the Security
Trust Co. as trustee, for collection
All depositors cf the State bank will
DC paid dollar for dollaAon demand
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As a result of the agitation 10y the
~ ~ .tAthiAA N'itA III llhOI vi
some notifications of the law Of $50
under which thousands o. Germans
abroad\were denationalizcd without
any desire on their part for such a
result, the government
that a new law j. being drafted, b,
the terms Of which Germans abroad
viii lose their nationality only by
their " yolition.
About the first OF next month full
civil government will be set UP in the
Philippine islands, exactly as project
ed by the Philippine commission. A,
soon after that date as an administra
tive machinery can be made ready
for IL, tie new Philippine tariff viii
be proclaimed, also following out Tia.
original plan formed before the an
nouncement Of the late decisions o.
the supreme court.
For the third time the case Of Ne
braska against the bondsmen Of 10
seph Barley, former state treasurer
is on trial in the district court at ON
aha. Suit Is brought TO COW tn,
amount of Bartley's defalcation o
over six hundred thousand dollars
The case has been tried twice previ
onsly in the same court, and both o
the vcrdicts were set aside by the si
Treme court on errors Of the tria
court.
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Jas. d. Ross, president Of the Rail
way Portcrs' association. has issued
call for a meeting of the executiv,
committee in Chicago, on the Goth, {,
complete arrangements for the cstu b
lishment Of a private hospital for col
ored men in the rg;lway service. Til
question Of calling a national convsa
tho before or after the national con
vention Of the Colorcd Peoples Ma
tional business association will alss
De considered.