The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-03-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


sion a deputation of the Royal Mum
ster fusilicrs. including Gen. Laurie
and Col. Johnston, visited the mauso-
leum at Frogmore, on the nth, and
laid q beautiful Celtic cross of sham
rocks and lilies upon the tomb of
Queen Victoria in memory of st. Pat
rick and of Queen Victoria's command
year ago to the Irish soldiers to
wear shamrock.
Fire in Pittsburgh. Pa, on the 18th.
destroyed the felt factory of the Hi.
ram w. French Co., in which it origi-
mated; the main building of the expo
sition, two extensive lumber yards
and three small dwellings. One fire.
man was killed and three badly in
jured by live wire coming in con-
tact with the nozzle of the hose. The
property loss is estimated at $780, 900;
well insured.
There is much talk in Mexico about
President Diaz going TO FL Paso. Tex,
in order To meet President Mckinley
when the latter makes his trip TO the
Pacific coast, but there seems to be
some doubt as to which government
should take the initiative. Each pres
dent has high regard for the other.
and meeting between them would be
the first event of the kind.
All that was mortal of Benjamin
Harrison, Christian, soldier and states
man, former president of the United
States, was laid to rest in Crown Hill
cemetery. near indianapolis, Ind, on
the 18th. The obsequies were attended
by President Mckinley, Gov. Durbin
of Indiana, the members of Mr.. Har-
rison's cabinet and fully fifteen thou
sand of his fellow citizens.
The prohibitionists of Denver, Col,
have nominated ticket composed en-
tirely of women for the city Offices
to he filled at the election on April
next. Their candidate for mayor 10
Mrs. A. A. Hawley, president of the
State Women's Christian Temperance
union.
Rev. Elijah Kellogg, author and
preacher, whose fame rested on his
books for boys and his composition
"Spartacus to the Gladiators," which
nearly every school boy has learned
at some time, died in Harpswell, Me-,
on the 18th. in his eighty-eighth year.
Harvard and Yale, American, have
challenged Oxford and Cambridge,
English, for a regular set of track
parnes m bo he1d In Nax,. X,rl ,l,,....,..
the early part Of next July.
NJ Tarl DE Rouledc has tclscraphed
q friend H. Paris tina. Tie seconds Of
NJ Andrc Fnffef told ais own seconds
that NJ Buffet had rcse lve,l, in view
OF his Christian principles. TO allow NJ.
De Koulede to fire in the proposed
duel without his on lh.Ict) return
Ing the fire. 1t would therefore. have
been cowarcicc on the part of NJ. Rou-
ledc To insist upon CARRYING on the
duel.
In accordance with President Me-
kinley's lccent order shat the treas
urer or Cuba should be a citizen Of
that island. Gen. Weed. ON the 18th,
cablcd ~ u war department. that he
liad appointed Charles l;oios as treas
urcr Of Cnfa. Secretary Roo. con-
firine'l The appointment
\ colony of 100 negroes left Knox
vile. Term. on the 18th, for Hawai-,
under three-year contract 10 The
lava IAN Commercial and Sugar Go.
The party was raised y, ;. Z. Naples,
an intelligent negro, WHO goes with
the colonists. many of whom COM
PRISE whole families.
The Chase, Robcson. .rIch.nts,
American Linen, and Mctacomct cot
ton mills nj Fall River, Mass. operat-
ing ''jp.nob spindDes, were stopped, on
the istli, in pursuance OF an agree
ment To curtail production. Many
other mills are expected t., clos. down
shortly.
"a. III. crakc. a bachelor farmer. was
found dead in his ho,is. FIVE miles
north of Rose Hill la. or the isth,
with five bullets in his body. Dranc
was wealthy and was Grown Ia nave
cash abou. the place. lie had been
dead tIree days or more when found
The first carload % exhibits from
souths RI California for Tie Pam Amer
lean exposition AZ .iulTalu, n. S.. left
Los Angeles, on The 18th. The car
included typical select ~ Of Calif.r-
MA products. Another car was to fol.
low IN a few days.
The United States suprcme count.
on tie 18th. restored The dockrt for
rr-nr1umcnt the ease uf the CARNEGIE
SIC y 20. Is. the tnmpril Iron 90.
The ease involves the patent process
OF steel making AMI was argued in
January.
% u" 18th .eN-rrcsident Cleveland
sEcnt ms sixtv-four'h Dirthda Z. al M,
home in Princeton, y. j., with Mrs.
cleveland and their cfildrca. Ne en-
ier'ained no callers. M,1y conrratu.
iatory kilograms were received.