The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-04-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

falu. interest III tuS ciptuIc ahu
fate of Aguinaldo is wellnigh over
shadowcd in Manila by sensational de-
lvelopncnts. present and prospective,
OF frauds in the comlnissary depart
ment. How widely these extend has
not yet been ascertained. but enough
| is already known 10 justify the belief
that they are far-reaching." Advioes
from Washington of the same date
say that nothing on the subject had
been reported to the government.
The president. on the 30th, an
nounced the Louisiana Purchase
worlds fair commission as follows:
Ex-Sentators Thurston, of Nebraska;
Carter, of Montana; Lindsay, of Ken
lucky. and Mcbride. of Oregon; ex-
Representatives Allen, of Mississippi.
and Martin ii. Glynn. of New York;
y. u. Scott. of Arkansas John +. Mil
Ter of Indiana. and +. A. Belts. of
Connecticut. Joseph Flory. of Mis-
souri,, will probably be chosen secre-
tary.
| At seven o'clock. on the morning of
tho 31st. fire was discovered in the
sail room of the United States gum
boat Petrol. Lieutenant-Command
Jesse Minis Roper commanding, lying
al Cavitc. T.. /. In attempts to extin-
puish the flames and efforts 10 safe
the imperilled, Observation-Disclosures
Roper lost his life. and many of his
crew were seriously overcome.
The president. on the evening of
the 3Oth. announced the promotion OF
Gen. Fred Funston to be brigadier-
general n the regular army. in rec
ignition of his gallant service in the
capture of Aguinaldo. He also an
nounced the promotion of Brighten.
LLOYD Wheaton TO be major-general,
and Col. Jacob Smith to be brigadier-
eneral.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to give
$4,000 10 the city of Portland. Ore.
for free public libfsry building, pro-
lvided the city will guarantee site
land an annual income sufficient for i's
maintenance. The Portland Library
Iassociation now na- building and Ii
brary valued at s3G0.or0, and The i've
Twill probable be consolidated.
The st. Petersburg Novosti, unlike
lmost Russian journals. processes to
lsee no occasion for rivalry between
Great Britain ard Russia for China.
l''.rhe legend of Anglo-Russian cnmi.
lty," il says, rests upon crude mis-
understanding Russia's natural
spheres do not touch EnglaLd's III the
.angtse vallcv.'
For the first time in the history OF
Havana the month OF April began
without "a single case of yellow fever
in the city. Maj. w. &. Gorgas, chief
sanitary officer. is confident that, with
the sanitary measures now being in
forced and the valuable information
gained during The recent investiga-
tons of the yellow fever commission.
there will be but few cases during the
: coming season.
A heavy snowstorm prevailed all
over Kansas. on the LIST, beginning N
the western part of the state in the
morning and travelling east. At
,, burlington. the heaviest fall of the
winter was reported. General good
TO wheat will doubtless result, but in
, the southeastern corner Of the state
damage TO peaches il feared.
. Hon. d. II. Woodward. assistant
: commissioner general Of the United
States at the Paris exposition who. re-
: turning home last December. broke
, his leg on board the steamship St.
: Louis. has recovered and took passage
] on the same ship. on the Sd. for Paris
to close up the work of the American
. commission.
The ST. Petersburg correspondent
of the Lokal Anzeiger announces thar
an examination of the accounts of the
Russian imperial controller general
shows what are believed to have been
systematic defalcations between the
years 1893 and 1898. The sums not
accounted for aggregate 4i,000,O00
roublcs.
Recent Filipino surrenders include
Gen. Gonzales, III officers and Al men,
with ~ rifles, ut Malabon, and Col
Herrara, three officers and rs men,
with rifles, at Lagnna. and Coloncls
Fable, Tccson and Sibul, at Bulucan.
; With view TO bringing about uni
form German photography confer
encc will be held in Berlin next sum
, mer of experts sent by each German
, state. The conference is chiefly pro-
| noted by the king Of Wurtemburg.
, Herr Carl Lacisz, the chairman OF
: the board Of directors Of the Ham
; burg-American steamship line, who
died in Hamburg. March %, left that
: city 1.200.0o0 marks for the construc
: ton or a concert house.
The National City Bank of New
York. on the I'd. exported 100000 in
gold 10 Europe.
DR.. Schlchtcr, the African travelled
= end geographor. died in Berlin on the
list.