The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-01-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS

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Ii is true that n word in the proto-
col was changed before the text of
the document was made public AZ
Santiago, but Senior Portela. the Ar
gentine minister, protested against
the alteration. and the Chilean for
eign minister ordered a rectification
to he made.
Under date of the 18th, United States
Consul .Atwell. at RobaiN. France. in
formed the state department that an
international exposition will be held
at Lille, France. between the months
of May and September. 1902. which
will embrace works of art. machinery,
agricultural products and a number
of other subjects.
levi Saunders. convict 247l at the
federal prison, L~eavenworth. kas..
escaped on the Goth. lie was a team
ster. and about three o'clock put his
team in the corral at the prison and
walked away. Saunders was sen up
from Arkansas for a violation Of the
postal laws. He had four months LETT
to serve.
Six hundred employees of the Pitts
burg. Bcssemer & Lake Erie railroad
were notified. on the 27th. Of an in
crease of 10 PER cent. in wages. com.
mencing January l. The raise applies
to conductors. brakenen. switchmen,
engineers and firemen. and was vol
untary on the part Of the company
John f. Keller. aged 50. the wealth.
est resident If Pana. H.. and Mrs.
Sarah Garfield. aged %. were to have
married ON the 27th, but when they
went before the minister they decided
that they were too old. Mr.. Keller
gave Mrs. Garfield $1,000 cash and
they parted good friends.
The statement OF the treasury bal
ances in the general fund exclusive
of the $780, O0. 900 gold reserve in the
division of redemption, issued on the
l27th. showed: Available cash balance,
iSl73 500. 9ls. Gold, l15.7O3.o93.
Oklahoma farmers say that recent
high dry winds nave done a greater
damage 70 the wheat crop than all
the cold waves combined. Wheat on
the uplands has suffered greatly.
The Bulgarian cabinet resigned on
the 27th. II is understood the new
cabinet will include two members Of
the Stambuloff party.
The Brazilian senate has approved
an agreement to define the boundary
between British Guinea and Brazil
1t IS expected that efforts viii be
~....l I.r... l.,,n f.r tba Ga1Tla-
ment Of the numerous controversies
which have long existed between the
United States ana Great Britain,
growing out of relations along the
Canadian border. the Atlantic Usher
les. war ships on the great lakes. the
Alaskan boundary. and other qnes-
tions.
4 w~atcrspout burst over the town
of SafTcc. Morocco. on the goth. lit
/ inundated the lower part Of the town
for the space Of II hours. sweeping
everything into the sea. Two hun
bred persons are reported TO have
been drowned. There were no Euro
peans among the dead. The damage
10 the town was enormous.
Two freight wrecks occurred on the
Western railway Of Alabama. on the
night of the Goth. within 80 miles OF
each other. on o Of the heavy
rains which flooded the track. caus-
ing two entertainments to- give way.
One man was killed. three injured and
the property loss was heavy.
The British war Office. on the 3Oth.
received a dispatch from Lord kitch-
cner. dated Johannesburg. saying
that the British prisoners captured
when the Beers successfully rushed
Col. Firman's camp at Ieefontein.
December "a. have been liberated and
returned to Bethlehem.
Masked robbers entered the home
Of Thomas y. Inglind. a butcher. at
Martins Ferry, o., on the Goth, and
10 give up 5000. Later the police had
a battle with two Of the robbers. who
were captured after a lively exchange
Of shots at close range.
Madame Lillian Blauvelt, the con.
cert singer, arrived at New York. on
WIG -''h. rum Lhiopt VII inc Steamer
81. Paul. She opens her American
tour at Carnegie hall. January 10,
and for two months will sing in the
principal cities Of the country, going
west as far as Denver.
John Pinoyer. a young wholesale
liquor dealer Of Middletown. y. ".
on the goth jumped from the Brook.
lyn Bridge. lie was still alive when
taken TO a hospital. Pinover told the
doctors he simply wanted q see II
he could make the jump and live.
II can be said upon reliable infor-
nation that the president Of the Pc
%ruyian senate. Manuel Candamo. will
be a candidate for the presidency in
the next election.