The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-09-13

LATE NEWS ITEMS.


speeches in public in Chicago, if the
police can prevent them. The edict
has gone forth from Mayor Harrison
and Superintendent-of-Po O'Neil
that such utterances must be stopped.
and the latter has sent special orders
10 the commanding officers of the va
rious districts to detail men to be in
supposed to be of anarchistic origin
and cause the arrest of the speakers
if violent language is used.
A dispatch from st. Johns, on the
sth. said: Forest fires are raging in
Newfoundland. and threaten several
large numbering districts. Twenty
three houses have been destroyed in
the settlement of White Bay, and it
is feared that other villages have also
been burned. 1t is impossible TO cope
with the fires, and unless heavy rain
fall eXtinguishes them the loss TO the
timber interests will be heavy"
Two thousand members of the So
cialist party in Chicago voted down
a resolution Of regret for the attempt
ed assassination of the president at
meeting in Bergman's grove. River
side. Chicago, on the sth. The argu-
ment of those opposed to the resolu-
ton was that Mckinley is the repre-
sentative Of the capitalist class, and
that his safety or danger are matters
of no concern TO socialists
The special train carrying the dip
lcmatic representatives from Buffalo
10 Washington arrived in the latter
city on the Sth. Naturally the dis
tingiushed quests of the exposition
were depressed at the unhappy events
attending the presidents visit. but
spoke in enthusiastic terms OF the ex-
position itself and of the courtesies
they had received.
Judge A. ii. Noyes. of the Nome in.
dicial district in Alaska. against whom
have been preferred charges of cor
ruption and Irregularities in conncc-
iion with mining claims. arrived in
Washington on the sth. a severe at
tack Of asthma compelled him to call
in physician shortly after his arrival.
and he was unable to see visitors.
Five men were killed and six others
seriously injured. two of whoih soon
after died. in collision on the North
ern Pacific railroad, on the sth, at
jamestown, y. ID.
Miss Jennie II. Ewing. prominent in
church work. met with almost instant
death in runaway accident at Pitts
burg, Pa, on the sth.
A suggestion was thrown out in the
executive departments at Washing
ton, on the 9th, that it would be prop
er for the American people TO do
something for the colored man Park
er, whose prompt action possibly
saved the presidents life. The would
be assassin himself complained that
il was the stunning blow delivered
upon him by Parker that prevented
him from firing another shot.
Second Assistant Postmaster-Gener-
al Shallenburger, on the 9th, sum-
marily cancelled the contract of a
mail carrier for expressing satisfac-
ton over the shooting of President
Mckinley. The name of the person
who was thus dealt with is Charles +.
Cortright, and he had contract for
carrying the mail between Homer,
Cortland county, New York, and Spaf-
ford, in Onondaga county.
The directors of the New York Mer-
chants association, on the 9th. adopt |
ed resolutions severely denouncing
the methods of anarchists; deploring |
the attack on President Mckinley and |
recommending that laws be enacted |
which will render it possible for the
proper authorities to take summary |
measures against those who express
sentiments of an anarchistic nature.
In view of the favorable reports
from the physicians in attendance
upon President Mckinley and of the
leading officials of the Pan-American
exposition, that the prospects we're
bright for the recovery of the presi-
dent. the Illinois commission decided,
on the 9th, that preparations should
60 forward for Illinois day at the ex-
position. September 16.
The census bureau. on the 9th. is
sued preliminary statement of it's
entertainment OF the cotton produce
ton of 1900. and also gave statement
comparing the production of that
year with the production of 1899. The
statement shows that in 1900 there
were produced 10.fs6,1-o commercial
bales, as against 9,645,974 commercial
bales in 1899.
4 special dispatch from Bremen
haven. bremen. asserts that the Chi
nesc astronomical instruments whose
arrival about month ago by the
Palatia excited some sharp press criti-
cism have been shipped TO Potsdam.
q dispatch from st. Petersburg to
London news agency says the Rus
sian government has decided to build
five battleships. each Of 10000 tons.
In Russian shipyards.