The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Burglars entered the post Office az
Elwood, Ia, on the 18th. blew the safe
and escaped with $3.50 in stamps,
small amount OF cash and $500 worth
OF negotiable notes.
The Norwegian consular treasury
fees for the year 1So9-lgoo amounted
TO 1852 kroner. of which New York
city furnished 33,is6 kroner.
A beautiful young woman. who reg
istcred AZ the Grand Union hotel. New
York city, as Pauline Foster, Hart
ford, Conn.," but who j. believed 70
have been Pauline Feste. of Crystal
city Mo. committed suicide in her
room on the evening Of the 18th.
From 10 llo it is unciliciaily rc-
ported that the insurgents ln that
part Of the island 81 Panay arc swear
ing allegiance at the rate Of thoR
sand day. The arrests Of many
prominent insurgents started the
movement. which seems TO be hecom-
ing universal. at Jaro. Moio, Mandur-
riao. Areyelo and Ito llo.
An Italian. who says he is brother
Of Guido Matiare, the victim Of the
Louisiana lynchers. burned little
wax figure Of President Mckinley on
the steps OF the American embassy in
London. on the night Of the 18th. The
figure was stuck fun Of pins in order
to prolong the imagined agony.
Archbishop Ireland. before the SEN
ate committee on military affairs, on
the 18th. declared that the elimina-
ton Of the army canteen would be a
mistake. lie declared il TO be the re-
suit of his observation that men de-
MED liquor in camp would ma ~ IN
ways more harmful.
The indianapolis Sentinel of the
14th saws: attorney General Taylor
on behalf of the state of Indiana, Will
file suit in the supreme court Of Mar
ion county this friday morning 1sk-
ing the appointment OF receiver icr
the Order Of Chosen Friends, one Of
the largest fraternal insurance asso-
Citations in the United States, having
% 900 members. The order lost heay-
ily by the Galveston cyclone. and Is
unable to meet its death claims.
The Coal trust is pcrfecting deals
that will give it control of all the
mines in the Wyoming and Lacka-
wanna valleys. comprising district
from Nanticoke TO Carbonate. Pa. a
number of options have already been
secured
The building. foundry and machir-
cry of the Lane a. Booley iron works,
| Cincinnati, were burned, on the night
OF the 18th. with total loss Of from
5000 900 to S25O.00o. They were large
manufactures OF saw mills, traction
engines and many other articles.
The mail car on the Cotton Belt
passenger train from Waco 70 Mem
phis was entered. al midnight OF tn,
l2th. and robbed by two unknown
white men. under masks. near Bas
sett. Tex. small station about
twenty miles south Of TeNarkana.
Mrs. august Beck, Of Milwaukee
died in Chicago, on the night OF the
14th. OF injuries sustained by reason
OF the recent boiler explosion on th'
Northwestern railroad. The death o
Mrs. Beck is the eighth 10 be charged
to the explosion.
Representative Brosius, of Pennsyl
vania, on the 18th. introduced a reso
luton for constitutional amendmen
designed to permanently fix the mem
bcrship Of the house OF representa-
tves at 357, the present number.
Frank ii. Hamilton. in Jail at Min
neapolis. Mimi, as result of tn,
killing Of Millionaire Day. was ar
raigned in the district court, on tn
18th. on a charge Of murder in tn
first degree. His attorneys asked leav
, TO withhold his plea until the Goth
which was granted.
The two-ycar-old daughter OF Pete
Edcr, aaloonkcepcr Of Elwood, Ind
fell into tcn-gallou kettle OF souf
made for lunch az that place, on th
18th. and was literally cooked befor
her screams broughtassisiance. Deaf
resulted a few hours later.
: Senator Vest, Of Missouri. OH tn
l4th, introduced bill for the cStal
lshment. in connection with the d.
partment of Justice. of bureau o
criminal identification. The measur
il urged by the police superintendent
Of the United States.