The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-10-18
LA1E rEWS ITEMS.


the two preceding years. The esti-
mates are: Hungarian ministry Of
agricul 2,6.l. 100000 bushels of GO
pounds; Beerbohm's corn list, of Lon
don, 2.,ll, 100000 bushels of 60 pounds,
and Bulletin dies Halles, of Paris, p
J 700, O,o00 Winchester bushels.
On the White Star liner Celtic,
which arrived at New York. on the
18th. was a party of English railroad
men who come over TO spend a month
studying American railroad methods
and inspecting systems. They are
George $. Glib, general manager of
the Northwestern railroad; Norman
ID. Macdonald. I. NJ. Newell and VIII
son Worsdell, directors of the line.
Up TO the 18th there had been no
fresh developments in the case of Miss
Ellen NJ. Stone. the abducted Ameri-
can missionary. Spencer Eddy. secre-
tary of the United States legation in
Cons tantinople, on the 18th. received
notification from Washington. that
the funds for ransom had been for
warded.
As a result Of the annual mission
AIRY sermon preached. on the 18th. in
the Gospel tabernacle. New York city,
by Dr. a. Il. Simpson, the missionary
fund solicitor. the sum of 100000 was
collected during the day. This is an
Increase of $4,000 over the collections
of last year on similar occasion.
Edwin Longenecker. aged 81 years.
quart erback on the football team of
the Brown preparatory school, Of
Philadelphia, died. on the 18th. in n
hospital as a result of injuries re-
ceiyed in game "a few DAYS before.
Longenecker was heavily thrown and
fractured his spinal column.
The Manila railway authorities have
received word that Gen. Miguel Mall
var. the insurgent leader. is believed
to have left the Province of Ratangas,
Luzon. and TO be planning operations
in the Province of Bulacan, where in
surgent CONSUMPTION has been pre-
crossing recently.
Burglars made an unsuccessful at
tempt to rob the Monroeville IO) ma
tional bank on the night of the 18th.
The inner safe was blown. but the
noise aroused the inha bitants, and
the burglars were forced to flee with
out having secured any booty.
Capt Pitcher has practically
stamped out Instruction in the ISL
and of Mindoro.
Chas. ". Fritz, auditor of Richland
county. Ohio. has placed on the tax
duplicate against w. 5. Kerr. and NJ.
NJ. Parker, as executors of the es-
tate of the late Senator John Sher-
man. S263,92s on back taxes. The
amount is said to cover bonds on
which no return was made. Treasurer
Brumfield will likely bring suit to
collect the amount
4 run was started on the Fidelity
Trust Co. of Buffalo. y. ", a state
institution. on the 14th. prin- 7
cipally. ii was said. by small depos-
itors. but all checks were promptly
paid. President George i. Foreman
said that the company twas never in |
n better condition than right now
We will pay dollar for dollar"
ii. G.. Henderson. who had been in I
the Dallas (Tex.) Jail for year and
n half. and who claims he assisted in \
the kidnapping of Eddie Cudahy at \
Omaha, Neb.. in December. 1900. was
sent on the 18th. to the state peni- \
tertiary. Henderson was. a wear aro,
of swindlng. for which he \
gets 10 years.
Gov--Gen. Wood. on the 14th, pro-
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 the capitals Of the provinces to
elect the president, vice president and
The result of the French Goa, mi
ners' referendu on the question OF
a general strike was that 10000 voted
In favor OF n general strike and i0.-
300 east their votes against il. About
10000 men did not vote. This proba-
bly, means that there will he no strike.
Among the passengers who arrived
~ New York, on the 18th. per steam
er Minnehaha. from London. were Sir
Henry Irving. Miss Ellen Terry, Law
renee Irving and the whole Of ST.
Henry lrving's company, 6s persons ia
all.
dispatch from Constantinople. on
he 18th, said: Neither Mr.. Baird
lor Mr.. Haskell the missionaries. has
RET been able 70 get in touch with The
'rieands in order TO arrange rs to the
mount Of ransom Tor Miss stone"
The japanese ship Tsuruhiko was.
~ the 18th. reported wrecked Oft
Ieiimn. Only one person Of those on
board survived.
no passengers are now allowed to
al FROM Cape ports without military