The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-09-06
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TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.



ative, weekly paper. and has beer
connected with other periodicals a
different times for 20 years.
The viii of the late Dowager En-
press Frederick of Germany wa
opened at Hohmurg. on the 2sth, with
out special ceremony. Her forum,
totals 100000 marks. Her six chil
Gren receive n million marks each. The
youngest, Princess Margaret of HesSS
twife of Prince Frederick Charles OF
Hesse) also gets Frederickshof castle
on which the dowager empress spert
the whole of the three million marks
bequest which she received from tie
late Countess Galliera.
bequest of $4,000 TO the First
Church of Christ tScicntisD of New
York city. by Helen e. Brush, who
died July :. 1900, was upheld by sur
rogate Fitzgerald in a decision rem
oered on the aSih. The will was con-
tested on the alleged tcstamentary in
capacity of Miss Brush and undue in
fluence on the part of the agents OF
the First Church Of Christ.
The United States transport Ham
cock arrived at San Francisco. on the
2sth. from Manila. % days out. She
4 brought 1900 soldiers and 90 ca bin
/ passengers.
Mounted troops returning from the
Philippines leave their horses behind,
as it has been found Improbable to
reship the animals, they being prac-
tically worthless for service after
their return.
According TO Ali Nouri Bey, former
Turkish consul in Rotterdam. 1.-THE
number of Armenians killed by the
kurds VIII depend upon the outcry
raised in Europe and the pressure
brought 10 bear upon the sultan. The
same horrible process viii be repeated
year by year until all are killed.
Zach Phelps, prominent lawyer
and Gobcl democrat leader OF Louis
Vile, Ky, died, on the night OF the
2eth, of pneumonia. complicated with
heart trouble. Mr.. Phelps drew the
ten-year agreement OF the National
baseball league.
The board of review, at Chicago, or
the Goth. discovered, while closing its
affairs. that the Armour estate. val
ued at S2,264 ,525. was not on the books.
An investigation was begun, which de-
veloped some queer Juggling.
While the general opinion at Con-
stantinople is that Turkey will yield
and meet France by paying the full
amount of her claims. il is known
that there is war faction in the sui
tans cabinet that is urging him 10
provoke France into some overt act
of hostility.
William Johnson. four-vcar con-
Wet, committed suicide at the Kansas
state penitentiary. at Lansing. bv
drinking large quantity Of wood al
cohoi- lie was sent up from Dodge |
City. and had three years 10 serve.
Editor w. ;. Cox, of the Brain. I'd |
tMinn.) Arena, was kidnapped, on the |
night of the goth. by three men. who |
tarred and feathered him. and then
turned him loose. The cause of the
outrage is not made known.
The Presbyterian committee Of re-
vision of the Westminster confession \
held two executive sessions a. sara \
toca. ). u, on the Goth. and made |
considerable progress. DIR. Johnson's
section has been engaged upon a
short statement Of the reformed \
faith.
The Carnegie public library build
ing az Oklahoma City, Okla, was de,l-
icated on the 2oth. Gov. jenkins and
other prominent men delivered adj
dresses The library building cost
$4,000, the gift of Andrew Carnegie.
After electirg officers and selecting
San Francisco as the place Of meeting
the first Tuesday in September. 1904.
tho t~enty-eichth fricnnial conclayc
Of knights Templar. which had been
in session at Louisville. XIV. adj
jonrncd. on the Goth. TO the date set.
a call has been issued for a conven-
ton in Guthrie. October ~ next. of all
persons in Oklahoma named Smith. to
effect an organization for annual re-
unions. II is estimated that there are
1000 Smiths in the territory.
The interior department has been
ADVISED OF the completion of the sale
CT town lots in the town Of Hobart.
In the newly-ceded part OF Oklahoma.
The aggregate amount paid for all
the lots sold was $4,000.
The navy department has awarded
TO Private G. Donan. Of the Marine
corps. life-saving medal for the res
cue from drowning OF Private w. II.
z BISON, also marine at Olongapo. r.
l., In June last.
cuba day. on the Goth. az the PAN
exposition. az Buffalo. n. ",
was on unqualified success. The cxcr-
rises held in its honor in the Temple
of Music began with the Cuban ma
lionai hymn and ended with STA
spangled Eanner." and three cbrerr
Tor the Stars and Stripes