The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-19
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

y there Of Commodore Perry. July H.
Z 1888. was performed by Rear-AdmiraI
:, Rodgers commanding the United
z states visiting Squadron.
Fire at Enid. Okla. that broke out
early on the morning of the lith. de-
stroyed four blocks of business houses
on the public square, involving, loss
Of 100000. Owing 10 the continued
drought the buildings burned like SO
? much finder.
George Gould has closed his home at
Lakewood, y. H.. and. with his wife
and four children is spending the
time, when not NJ his Office. on the
magnificent yacht Sybarite, cruising
around awaiting visit from the
stork.
\ number Of the Epworth League
e%cursionists, en- route TO san Fran
cisco, were the victims of 4 gang of
pickpockcts al Colorado Springs. Col.
who despoicd them OF money and
transportation, leaving them strand
ia.
salt Lake City, Utah. was invaded,
on the 18th. by ar army cf Epworth
Leagucrs and their friends. en- route
TO san Francisco. The visitors spent
the day in attending divine services
and viewing points Of interest.
Dick Liddcli. the former Missouri
Bandit and train. robber. died az Gin
cinnati, on the 18th. where he was
racing string 81 horses. Liddell Was
an associate OF the James and Young
ar boys.
Army officers returning from the
Philippines report that Gen. Fred
nnston expects 10 tender his resip-
nation a. prigadier general in the
regular army and engage in private
business.
Coy. Sage Of Nebraska has paroled
Joseph BARLEY, former state treas
urer, convicted OF the embezzlement
OF nearly balf q million dollars OF
state funds and given a Cougar SEN
tcnce.
The emigration from GERMANY bv /
wa! OF hamburg and Bremen. during /
ne hfst SIX months of this year.
reached i2,96S, ~ against 1880 Tor
INC corresponding period last year.
reports fiom the west. northwest
ana southwest. on the 18th. ind;cat.
no let-ua IN the hot weather ana
drought The corn crop viii, in some
sections, be u complete failure.
The first meeting Of The trustees %
the Carnegie educational fund Of Sin.-
coo 900 was held al Edinburgh. on the
18th. Lord Elgin presiding. 4 letter
from MIR. Carnegie was read announr-
ing that he had signed the deed plac-
ing the fund at the disposal OF the
trustees.
Several hundred negro excursionists
from Macon caused riot at Ameri.
Gus Ga, on the 18Th. which resulted
N me shooting Of two police officers
ana the instant killing OF Ball English.
a Macon negro. the ringleadcr of the
disturbance
As the result Of fash Of lightning
striking straw shed on farm a mile
north Of Newcomcrstown. o.. on the
18TH three persons who had taken
shelter from prevailing storm were ]
killed and TWO others seriously in /
iured
Mrs Fillmore Fetrow, living ON ,
hound island. four miles below Lam I
ing, la. found. on the 18th. pearl I
weighing 1898 grains Of the size and !
hapc Of a chocolate drop. ,
I'VE persons engineer. two brake +
men and two tramps were killed in =
collision of Missouri. Kansas A Tex =
= freight trains near Muskogee. !. r.,
N the 18th.
The annual report Of the auditor for !.
ne treasury department. shows that !,
uring The last year accounts were ex- ,
mined involving an aggregate Of So !,
OF. .Gi Oh.
Ia the Ellis Glenn trial N Parkers-
ur9. W. Va. the forgery issue in the
ase has almost been lost sight of in
ne ehort TO prove the identity of the ~
risoner. L
Shamrock II. had her final brush II
nth Shamrock I. on the 18Th sba n,
~ no" receive her ocean rig and VII IA
TART across the big pond ia a few te
ays. 90,
y mon OF negroes at CORTLAND. Ala.
n the l5th. hanged Alexander Her
AN. negro charged with killing SAL
Swope. Herman made a confess ~
on. is
~ herrenberg and Wurtcmburp. ma
erniany. the crops have been half 'n
i'nen by hail. and they have been WI
idly damaged in other sections. DC
FIRE 81 mysterious origin DESTROYED OF
rec buildings on the Des Moines ru
uhty tia) poor farm. on the 18th. 60
IS. $4,000: insurance. $4,000.
mere was an enormous cloud burst
fotsdam. Germany.o on the 18th. TWO
"a ana many cattle were killed in ?"
mountains by lightning. |"