The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-21

Mintia uuIlu- int $500
war. has been made an admiral.
The Tribuna announces that the
members of the American colony in
Rome have decided TO present statues
Of Longfellow and Hawthorne 10 that
city.
The American colony in Berlin
turned out. on the night OF the lfth,
i'm large numbers, to attend a NM
strcl show given by 40 American mu-
steal students for the benefit OF the
girls club.
a census Of the unemployed in Ber-
lin. taken on the ~. indicates that
so far as the count has proceeded,
there are $4,000 persons totally with
out employment and about 10000
partially unemployed.
Gen. Egbert Brown, who was in
command of the Union troops at
Brazos. Tex. in the last battle OF the
civil war. fought after peace had
been declared. died, on the 18th. at
westplains, Mo. aged SIS years
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The navy department received a
cablegram from Rear-Admiral Rodg-
ers. at Cayite, on the 18th, announcing
that Sergeant Il. McSwiney, of the
marine corps. was killed in action at
Balangiga. Samar, on the Sd inst.
An agreement has been reached by
which the likin. or provincial duties.
now collected by the provisional gov
eminent in China, will. on the disso-
luton Of that authority, revert TO
the control of the foreign customs.
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Washington Gill, for many years
engineer of Richmond, Va, and later
superintendent of construction of the
bridge across the Missouri river at
ST. Charles. Mo-. died at his home
in Kansas City. Mo. aged So years.
An increase of the salary OF the
minister to Persia from $4,000 to
s. 600 has been recommended by the
senate committee on foreign rela-
tions. The post is said to he one
# the most expensive in the diplo-
matte service.
The Kingston (Jamaica) Daily Tel
egraph gives prominence to report,
circulating in official circles there.
that an American syndicate is max
ing tentative inquiry with the view
of acquiring control Of the Jamaica
government railroad.
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ThirtyTwo Japanese laborers, i'm
ported from Wyoming and California
by the Victor Fuel Co.. to work in
the Chanler coal mine at Coal
Creek. Col. arrived there on the 18th.
All the miners employed there went
on strike as protest against the
action of the company
Y. T. Briggs. cashier Of the Nebras-
ka State Bank Of West Point. Neb-,
died on a Burlington train near Nc
Cook, on the 18th. Briggs was identi-
fed with state politics for years and
was n man of considerable wealth.
He was on his way to Boulder. Col.'
for the benefit of his health.
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
Jones has given formal notice that
the new leases Of the 100000 acres of
Kiowa Indian lands in Oklahoma
bordering on Texas. viii take effect
April !. as originally proposed. An
effort had been made to have the
date postponed some months
King Edward and Queen Alexandra,
Prince and Princess Charles OF Den
mark and Princess Victoria occupied
a box. on the night Of the 18th, az
the performance Of ARIZONA" at the
Adelphi thcater. London. King Ed
ward expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the performance.
The Berlin foreign Office. on ths
18th. pronounced incorrect the state
ment cabled thence that Germany il
on the point Of presenting an ulti
matum to Venezuela On the con
trarv. the outlook is improving. an
a friendly settlement of the ques
tions in dispute is most probable
At meeting Of The Morconi wire
less Telegraph Co, in London, on tn
18th. it was announced that the CT
rectors of the company had insure
che life Of Mr.. Marconi for il5O,oO'
u was also reported that the Lloyd
had exclusively adopted The Maroon
system in connection with their sig
nal stations.
At Detroit, on the 10th. Cashie
Frank c. Andrews was placed unde
arrest on warrant charging hir
with taking over a million dollar
from the City savings bank withou
the authorization of the director
lie was arrested in the Office Of tn
Detroit Trust Co.. arraigned and r.
leased on $4,000 bail.
Judgment by default for $1,000
against Prince Euiwha, the secon
son Of the king Of Corea. was entere
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