The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-01
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


the Esd, in Dresden.
The anarchist propaganda, in favor
of general strike. is proving fruitful
in Spain. Leading anarchists assert
that committees throughout thu
world, representing 100000 workers
are only awaiting the signal 10 inau
g-arate the universal strike proposed
10y the German workmen, and ap
proved by the American and European
committees.
Charles Smith. one of the best,
known violinists in the west, died in
tire hospital AT Sioux City, Ia, on the
18th. of consumption lie won various
prizes in violin contests.
Special efforts are being made "a
secure the presence of President
Roosevelt during the international
Live Stock exposition, which begins
ia Chicago December 3.
andres Rogerigues and Anicte
O'FarTill. negro murdcrcrs, were ex-
ecuted in Havana, on the cath, by the
garrotte. A fellow prisoner acted as
executiouer. receiving an ounce OF
gold for each execution. together
with a reduction of six years in the
term for which he was imprisoned.
Death was apparently instantaneous.
Reporting TO the British war Office.
Lon;l Kitchener. on the cath. wired as
follows: Col. Campbell's column. OPP
Grating near Slangapies. has recov-
cred Two guns which the Beers had
captured at Scheeper's Mex"
The Altoona Iron Co, the largest
industry outside of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co.'S shops in Altoona, Pa,
and employing several hundred men.
closed down indefinitely on the cath.
Guy Bright shot and killed his ia
.her. Alexander Bright. on their farm
cath. A quarrel led up 10 the shoot
ing. The son gave himself up.
Mrs. Anna Edison Taylor. a widow
43 years old. went over the Horseshoe
fall OF Niagara, in a barrel, on the
2ith. and lives 10 tell the story of her
experience. TO her belongs the noto-
riety of making the first attempt and
the first success. She is a Michigan
school teacher.
Frank Farrell, a prominent Tam
many man. bet $4,000 against $4,000.
on the 2ith. with George Wheelock.
on the result of the mayoralty cleo
tion in Greater New York city, Far
rell backing Shepard against Low.
Fire. which started in the fertilizer
building Of The Armour Packing Co.'S
plant At South Omaha, on the night
Of the cath. did $4,000 damage. equal
u divided between building and stock.
The seventh successive well on Gas
ridge. just south of Chanufe. Kas-,
WAS brought in, on the cath. with
twice the flow of any well in that
field. The roaring of the well can be
heard long distance.
The London Daily News states that
it is an undouirsd fact that j. Pier
pont Morgan, the American financier.
is bearing the entire expense (f9.0eO)
of the installation of an electric light
plant "a St Paul's cathedral. London.
and declares it a reproach to wealthy
One OF the greatest natural gas
wells thnt has ever been discovered in
the Unis ii States was struck about
three males northeast of Lawton,
Okla, on the cath, by Mr.. +. Mcdaniel.
while drihn for oil.
Hon. Warner Miller. president Of
The Nicaragua canal commission. who
sgas attacked with nervous prostration
early last SIMMER, and retired To his
home near Eerkimer. y. u, is report
N to have grown worse steadily, and
~ be now in a serious condition.
Mrs. William Mckinley was prob
ably left more wealth than is men
iioxad in the will of her dead hus-
band. News il received from Ely.
New. where the Saxton and Mckinley
mines are located. that outcroppings
show a lead of ore that will GO S10c
% the ton.
Bishop Sbaretti, having settled the
question of church property in Cuba.
has been appointed delegate extra
ordinary to the Philippines, whittier
~ VIII ED dDo0t tht CHu vi the Nt-siT |
% settle the church property ques-
ion there He will leave Cuba for |
Come in few days.
The imposing marble shaft erected |
n the national cemetery at Knoxville,
Tenn, by the people of Tennessee, 10
he memory of the Tenncsseeans who |
ell during the civil war, was unveiled,
m the gath, with appropriate cere-
nonics.
Lieut.-Col. Ezra Woodruff, OF the
medical department of the army, has
'cen retired on account of age. lie
> native Of Kentucky.
According to reliable reports re-
eived in Shanghai from Gen. Warren.
10000 persons in the Province Of An
Iui and 100000 in the province OF
are on the verge of starva-
Ion. and the famine is spreading.
The plant of The GAINESVILLE (O.)
mt Pottery Co. was destroyed by fire
n the 25th. Loss. $4,000: insurance,
10000. One hundred and fifty men are
brown out Of work. Charles Conn
Tas fatally injured under falling