The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-10-25

Otuclt OF oD,oVo,VVo iiah'S, VI '''~s
10000, 900 francs are due TO sugar
bounties. The committee adopted a
proposal giving TO the state monop
oily of petroleum refining.
Gov.-Gen. Wood, on the 14th, pro-
mulgated the Cuban election law. Sew
eral changes have been made in the
draft that was adopted by the consti-
tutional convention. The presidential
and senatorial electors will assemble
in he capitals of the provinces TO
elect the president, vice-president and
senator's.
The board of control OF the Ameri.
can Red Cross has been notified that
the international Red Cross society
will meet in st. Petersburg in May,
1902. and has accepted an invitation
TO send delegates from the American
association. The annual meeting OF
the latter will be held in Washing
ton in December.
According 10 a dispatch from Con-
stantinople. on the 18th, 1.-THE Russian
government has repeated its expires
zion Of desire to assist the United
States government by all practical
means in rescuing Miss Stone. The
other powers are equally solicitous,
but Russia is the best able TO bring
the necessary pressure to bear
A dispatch to the Paris Liberte from
Rome saws il is reported in that city
that the Italian government intends
to expel Don Carlos, the Spanish pre-
tender. from Venice, in consequence
of information that the latter has
had frequent conferences with party
leaders from Spain. which are believed
10 be connected with the present
trouble in that country.
Rev. F. j. Rice. pastor of the baptist
church Of Maryville. Kas-. has been
accused by his congregation of lack
of patriotism and ousted from his
passionate. On the Sunday following
the death of President Mckinley, it
is alleged. the minister failed either TO
chief executive in his sermon, or 10
refer to his death in his prayers.
The London Church Times, the or.
gan of the ritualists. makes a violent
attack on King Edward for attending
the services at the Crathic Presby-
terrain parish church. The king" dc.
clares this newspaper. us Catholic
prince and as such ought not to be
found worshipping in the cathedral
of the Presbyterians and conforming
to a different religion in Scotland"
Philip 7. Megaarden, sheriff Of Hen
nepin county, Minnesota, was ar
raigned in the district court at Mime
apolis, on the 18th, under II grand
jury indictments charging him with
perjury. grand larceny and embezzle-
ment. The sheriff is paid by fees and
the present official is charged with
swearing to false statements Of serv.
ices and collecting the fees therefor
from the county.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg, on
the 18th. said: The British and Rus
sian governments have come to q COM
plete agreement regarding the Afghan
situation. 1t is asserted in high diplo.
matte circles here that even should
complications arise in Afghanistan in
consequence of the death of Abdur-
hraman and the accession OF Habib
y-l.l. @ho.. xxo,,1I MT Lad N cnnrpr-
rent intervention"
The Americans have practically
subdued the insurgents in the Philip.
pines" said Chairman John Howard
Gwythcr, reviewing the position OF
the chartered bank of India, Australia
and China, at meeting of the share
holders in London on the 10th. 'Or.
der is slowly evolving out Of chaos
and the natives, feeling that peace
can he relied upon, are resuming their
ordinary avocations."
Rev. Charles Creegan, secretary oil
the American board, announced, on
the nth, that Mr.. Ingram, of Eau
VIE. " &c ohe
of ten to pay the $4,000 required
70 complete the ransom fund for Miss
Stone. NJ. Creegan also said he had
received telegram from Washington
from Rev. IT. Dewitt Talmage, offer
ing to be one of so TO pay $1,000 each
20 complete the fund.
man, protesting that he belongs
In Chicago. and that his name Il
Schultz, has been convicted at Lubln
Russian Poland, of having falst
passport under the name of Dega
choff, and sentenced to four years
penal seritude and thereafter to dc
portation TO the Island of Sakhalien
Schultz AYERS that he was born n
New York, in 1875, and ia the son Of
Philip Schultz, who died in Chicago In
1895.
The Rock River (Ill.) Methodist con
ference. on the 18th, voted that Rev
A. D. Smart was unfit for pastoral
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