The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-08-10

Compiled from Various Sources.


| The steamship Kaiser Frederick. sail
| ing from New York. on the LIST. fol
Europe, took cut 10000 ounces of sill
| yer.
Martha Hendricks. ~ years old. and
Paul Warner, an clipping couple. lost
their lives, on the I'd, by drowning In
the Currant river, while attempting 70
escape from the angry father of the
girl. The skiff in which they attempt
ed 10 cross the river struck "A snag and
was capsized.
Intense heat has prevailed over por-
tions of South Dakota for several day :.
the temperature ranging from IS To
I0i. Work in harvest fields was inter
rupted and pasturage dried up.
The Mexican government has given
notice that parcels post packages
weighing up TO II pounds may be sent
in the mails for Conception del Orc.
State OF Zacatecas.
Reliable returns Of the election for
governor held in Choctaw nation, on
the 1st. show that Judge G.. W. Dukes
was elected Mr.. Dukes ran on the full
blood ticket.
Professors A. n. Talbot and Baker.
Of the University Of Illinois, are in
berlin studying the waterNvorks and
sewage sytens.
The steamer MaIiposa, which left
Sydney. \. s. W., on the I'd, for San
Francisco, carried c $4,000 gold.
There are evidences that the Euro
pean powers are not working together
as tremendously as could be wished
in the Chinese matter. Practically
every one of them. except the United
States. is looking forward TO the time
of final settlement, and is anxious To
take the course that will secure il the
most advantage at that time.
The constitutional amendment. hav-
ing in view the elimination of the no
gro as voter in North Carolina, has
been carried by majority of 6o,0o0.
The entire democratic state ticket is
elected by majorities considerably in
advance of that given fer the amend
mcnt.
Twenty-seven anarchists. dominated
by leader grown gray in Plating
sailed from New York within the last
few weeks. pledged TO destroy all the
rulers of Europe. The plan. SO far
reaching. is said to have been evolved
in Paterson. \. j.
Gamblers Of all kinds secured foot
ing Of Kerr's park. Kansas City, kas
when the Modern Woodmen of north
west Kansas had their annual log
rolling Failing TO get police assistance
10 drive away the nuisances. TIE Wood
men got together and raided all the
outfits, smashing tha various gambling
devices to pieces
Edward Leonard Dwyer. a former
millionaire. who, five years ago, mar
iied the rich countess dc Castellucia
and inherited much of her wealth. is
now pcnniless and recruit in the
marine corps at the League Island
navy yard. Philadelphia.
The Louisiana board of health has
proclaimed a quarantine of five days
ugpinst all fruit vessels from Central
America carrying passengers. A few
days ago the board quarantined
against Costa RIGA, because of the APP
pearance of yellow fever at Port Ii
mon.
Announcement was made in Phila-
delphia on the I'd. that an agreement
led been reachcd between tho city OF
Philadelphia and the heirs OF tie late
DR.. Thomas w. Evans, the American
dentist. who died in Paris France sew
trnl years AGO. by which the contro-
versy will he abandoned.
Authentic reports received AZ Arco-
Ia, H.. by men who have covered the
broomcorn district, shy that the storm
OF the lst did over million dollars
damage TO the growing corn crop.
From one end of the district to the
ether the corn is lying fat OH the
ground.
A coroner's inquest held. on the I'd.
on the body of Carl Schurz, Jr., the
second son OF cx-Secretary of the In
terror Carl Schurz, Ct New York. who
died alone in his boarding house in
Nj, ntague street. Londcn. July 26. re-
suited in q verdict that death was
caused by heart disease.
Robert Dunlap, leading merchant
Of New York city, who was the founder
of the Dunlap News agency. now no
longer in existence, died in that city
on the Cd.
Henry Hillary. of Yorkshire, Eng
land, was. on the 3D., held in $4,000 bail
by United States Commissioner Craig,
at Philadelphia, for a further hearing.
charged with embczzling $1,000 from
the Graggleston Coal CO., Of Wake
field, Yorkshire.
Capt. Rust, Of the German navy. has
published a pamphlet in which he as
serts that two German financial
groups arc negotiating with local
Malay potcntates for the purchase Of
the fertile island OF Poolo Lontar, of
the west coast Of the Peninsula OF
Aialacca