Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1899 — IN GENERAL [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL

Oliver Provost was hanged at Port Arthur, Ont. Provost murdered two French swine herders named Carrie and Delvin, Feb. 10, 1897. At Toronto, Ont., James Beatty, exMayor and ex-member of parliament, is dead from the effects of a paralytic stroke, which he suffered six weeks ago. The Seaman's Landlord Association has decided that in future sailors in deep water vessels leaving San Francisco must be paid S3O a month instead of S2O, as at present.

The "Esperanza mine at El Oro, one of the famous mines- in - Mexico, has been bonded to an English syndicate, which puts up SIOO,OOO for freight money. The price of the mine is fixed at $3,000,000 gold, aud the option expires on April 25. The Antarctic exploring expedition's steamer, the Southern Cross, has arrived at Tort Chalmers, New Zealand, after landing Borchgrevink and his party at Cape Adair, Victoria Island. She reports that all the explorers were in good health when landed.

Far in the frozen north, a few miles off the desolate Dalton trail, Canadian and American miners have met in deadly conflict. Four are reported to have been killed outright and a number of others have been seriously wounded. The trouble arose over the possession of a rich placer gold field, 100 Americans attempting to drive fifty Canadians oat. At Halifax,* N. S., the Canadian Government officials have seizeed the Beaver line steamshin Lake Ontario, now under charter by the Atlantic Steamship Company, upon the claim that the steamer waa lauding dry goods belonging to a Denver, Colo., woman on which the duty had not been paid. The agents of the vessel were required to give bond and the ship was released. Miners who have arrived at Seattle from Copper river, Alaska, say that Gov. Brady has been requested to ask the Government to send a vessel to Copper river for the purpose of bringing home stranded prospectors. There are between 200 and 300 of these men who are without means to secure transportation. Many of them are suffering from scurvy. Bradstreet’s says: “An activity which in some directions represents the continuance of pre-existing conditions and in others reflects a special impulse communicated by the near approach of spring forms the leading note of this week's trade advices. In the iron and steel industries activity continues unabated, the upward tendency of prices Icing strikingly maintained, and the eagerness of consumers to take the product remaining unchanged. The more springlike weather has induced a greater keenness in the demand for seasonable goods, and from most sections of the country come reports of a marked activity in jobbing lines having to do with dry goods, millinery and footwear. Cotton fabrics generally are in a strong position. Wool does uot display any animation, though prices are maintained. The lumber trade exhibits every indication of activity. The cereals weakened during the week, probably in sympathy with wheat. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 4,114,046 bushels, against 4,398,821 bushels last week. Corn exports for the week aggregate 4,211.326 bushels, against 3,737,586 bushels last week.”