The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-23
CURRENT TOPICS,
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENE RAJ.

were. ON tine 10th. declared guilty 10y
an Indianapolis (Ind.l jury, Of murder
in the first degree and sentenced TO
death for the killing Of Druggist
Charles Eyster. The two men MUIR
dered Eyster three months ago because
he permitted the police To use his tele-
phone in effecting their capture for
petty offenses
f.. H. FORD. a newspaper correspond
ent living nj Dundas, MINI, who had
made many enemies by publishing
scandalous statements a bout IA minister,
was visited. on the night of the nth.
bv ten men clothed in W ite gowns and
masks. who pulled him out Of bed and
had hanged him to "A tree. when they
were dispersed Nv Ford's brother. who
shot into the crowd. wounding one of
them. Ford had become unconscious.
but soon recovered upon being cut
down.
A DARING robber relieved a number
of guests at the Hotel Colorado. at Glen
wood Springs. Col. on the 18th, of
money and jewelry to the amount of
s. 600. With six-shooter prominently
displayed the robber went through the
hotel collected all he could lay his
hands ON and made his escape.
FIFTEEN persons were seriously in
iured near Watervillc. Pa. on the
night Of the 18th. in a collision be-
tween two cars on the Media K Chester
electric railway.
THE works of the Merriam 4 Morgan
Paratiine Co. at Cleveland, o., were
partially destroyed by fire on the night
Of the 18th. The plant consisted OF IA
three-story brick building used for max
ing para fine wax. a three-story frame
cooper shop and a four-story brick cam
die factory. The first two buildings
were completely destroyed and the 9TH
er slightly damaged The loss is about
5000. 900: partially insured.
CANADA is likely to have a Briggs
case of its own. The Presbyterian
church in the Dominion is greatly
stirred up over charge of heresy pre-
ferred against Rev. DR.. John Campbell.
professor of church history in the Mon
treal Presbyterian college, and one OF
the ablest biblical scholars on the con
tinent.
on the 18th. rendered decision in
which he orders Cancelled. on the
ground of fraud and collision. about
tyventy-three timber and stone entries
of valua Bile timber lands in the Van
couver land district. Washington. and
now held by j. Il. Montgomery. OF
Portland. Ore. to whom the lands
were transferred Immediately after
final proofs were made.
OK the 18th. during the electric storm
in 81 Louis. lightning struck the saloon
Of Peter Morrissey. The bolt cut a
queer prank 1t took piece ont of the
front window pane. about sxI0 inches
almost circular in shape. without leav
/ ing a crack on the surface.
: Two lives were lost, on the night %
the 18th. by the bursting of hug,
boiler Of the Peru tInd. basket factory
: VI. j. Pratt and his s-ycar-old son were
: in front Of the boiler, and both were in
. stantly killed. Pratt was extra nigh
Waterman. The boiler had been known
10 he unsafe. and was blown / 800 fee
away.
While Mrs. Patterson's l6-year-ol,
= son was cleaning his rifle in Moravia
: la. on the 18th, it was accidental,
Z discharged. the bullet piercing hi
2 mothers heart. causing instant death
Z Young Patterson had to be restrained
from committing suicide SO great wa
his grief.
DURING the eleven months ended Ma,
81. 1928. the values Of the exports Q
: breadstuffs were SlT3. 069, 2Gi. and dur
: ing the corresponding period Of tn
preceding year se72,i.G.0.S. a decrcas
Z Of Sg9. ieG. .J2. OF this decrease s6i,G.i
765 was in wheat. s2l .0l5.3i7 corn. $40
O35. 1874 rye. 81 .9i3,ss5 oats and s,31. q,
barley. corn meal. oatmeal and whca
flour.
SoxrAG. the wounded train robbel
2 4 living very low at Visalia. Cal. an
il is thought cannot long survive III
wounds Chris Evans, Sontag's con
a panon in crime. is a prisoner in tn
= Tulare county Jail. One of his eyes
shot out. his right lrm is broken in tw
places and his left arm is shot throug
the heshy part Officer Jackson, VIII
!, /, was wounded i'm the battle with tn
: bandits. and whose leg was amputate'
will recover.
y The Preservers' trust controlling
majority of the canning interests
Washington. Boston. New York. Oh
cago. Detroit and St Louis. in n ca
brought against withdrawing men
= !, her to replevin his property. was d
= clared by Judge Mcconnell. of Chicag
I" TO be an illegal body. and. as sue
4, having no standing before the law.
. OK the 18th the dining car attachs
= TO the special train bearing the Mass
!, chusetts delegation To the Worlds IA
was observed TO be on fire just befol
reaching Rotterdam Junction. n.
:, Not until considerable damage had be,
!. done was the fire put out by the use !
- patent cxtinguishers on hand. A
i other dining car had To be substitute
u The embarkation of Russian EN-
- grants from Hamburg for the Unit,
~ states having been forbidden. Scha
~ ZACH & Co.. who are agents Of sever
Liverpool steamship lines, have cha
tered the steamer Red Sea and wi
% send on her from Bremen to New loi
IN 500 stecrage passengers. most Of who