The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-08-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

MIS- Lucy Parsons. widow OF An
ar'hist Parsons. appeared in the CHI
cago insane court. on the a.th. and ties
tined against her son. Albert Il. Par
soAs, whom She claimed IA be men
tally unsound. The young man an
sWered all questions in an intelligen
manner. and claimed his mother wa
TN .nS 70 place him in the asylum I,
~ possession of his property Sev
erai friends testified in his behalf. say
Ing az no time had he displayed an,
slsEs of insanity. Notwithstanding
~! this. the jury adiudged him II
sane. and Re was ordered sent TO tn,
Elgin asylum.
fierre Humbert. Jr-. a Boston hank
ef. who Is AT the head OF a project Il
construct a railroad from Pyramid
hafbor 10 Fort Selkirk. SAYS: Il don,
think the government should or viii
accept the klnckwan line as final. 4
continuation Of that line would throw
over half the Porcupinc district into
british territory. which would. OF
q urse. L. disastrous 10 American in
tertstS.'
j. Noel. a colored man from New
Orleans who arrived at San Francis
GO. ON the 2sth. on the steamer Colon.
say thar he and 40 Others went 10
1u' temala 10 work on the Northern
railway. under the belief That they
were 10 receive 50 per dav. Instead
rteg were given Si.5o a day. with in
sufficient food
The Cardcnas fCuhal Herald urges
81. niards who intend 10 live ana mn
On the Island OF Cuba to accept exist
inG conditions and become an integral
pant az the new society. The Herald
also calls attention 10 the unurec.-
dt nted good health OF the town. NV
ing ~ the general cleanliness and dis
Traction.
The viii Of the late LLOYD Tevis. OF
- Francisco. will probably not H.
opened until the arrival AZ Mrs. Fred
sharon. daughter of the deceased
NIr- sharon was in Paris al the time
ar Ie,is died and is hurryinr home.
= meeting ~ knights OF Psrhias was
h.ia ia Havana. on H.. asth. for ~.
purpose n organizing lodge OF that
order There are a large runber Of
Knights Of Pythias in that citv.
Andrew Carnegie has offered 10 rive
S,-'''" Tor public library In sam
Diego Cal. If a site be- donated ana -b..
iirrart maintained as az present.
Tie number Of recruits for the PHI
ipi nes enlisted. on the 2otA. WAS 49,
making the total 6.Osl.
The first race for the Seawanhaka
cur az Dorsal. Que. on the 2>th. re-
Suited in . victory for the American
challenger. Constance. over the ca
madam defender. Glencairn. Ill. by
two minutes and Is seconds. The re-
sui; was surprise 10 the large crowd
o. Montrealcrs who were present At
Tho course 10 see the race.
a private letter from Gen. Ludlow
in Havana 10 a friend in Washington
cisy. gives a very encouraging account
Of the situation in Havana. He saws
tE.i the health conditions OF the civ
arr such as 10 leave the doctors with
ont employment 10 great extent. The
= -oc troops in the Havana command
arr in excellent condition.
Honest" John Salisbury. a former
ms mber Of the board OF city aldermen
AT Kansas City. Mo-. and for many
years a prominent live stock commits Z
sion man. committed suicide at his res
Ids nee in that city. on the 2~th. CUT Z
tins his throat with "A pocketknife. FIe
had been mentally unbalanced for sew 4
rrsl months.
August Mattingly. aged IL; Pearl I
Cneaney. IA. and Marion Omaha were
drowned in the Ohio river in front OF
Ind. on the 2~th. and three
1f their companions narrowly escaped
he same fate. Miss Omaha was one OF
IA. leading society bellies Of Hcnder-
'or Ky. and would have been married
n a month.
Ten thousand men were thrown out
~ employment and work was stopped
~ 2uc buildings in the course az cree
ior IN Chicago. on the esth. the sec
p day 81 the strike Of the union
lr,ckmakers Of Cook county.
The quartemaStcr at Chickamauc-a
Park, Tenn. on the 2Sfh. started a
.igpment Of 80 horses and mules for
h- army in the Philippines via san
francisco. in complianc, with an order
rom the war department.
Augnst y, the first anniversary Of
y" day on which the American fiar
vas raised over Hawaii. will be ob-
erved a. holiday ia the islands. This
VS. decided on az a recent cabinet