The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-08-09
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


Of police was called TO quell the riot
Three men were seriously injured.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt, issued on the LIST, by the
treasury department, showed that al
the close of business. July 81, 1901. the
debt. less cash in the treasury
amounted to $780, $3.50. a decrease
for the month of S2,92s,657.
The acting secretary of war has
named the big freight transport Sa-
moa The Dix" in honor of Gen. John
A. Dix, who issued the famous order:
If any man attempts TO haul down
the American flag, shoot him on the
spot"
The hottest weather ever recorded
in Montana was reported at the gov
eminent bureau in Miles City, on the
3lst, when the thermometer regis
tered III degrees. There were no pros
trations.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co, on the
LIST. filed papers at Trenton. y. j.. in
creasing It's capital stock from $780,
200 TO S11, 100000.
I
Chicago. headed by the young man
whose deals in corn during the year
have amazed old operators of the
board of trade. has temporarily sus-
pended operations, and for the pres
snt ii is uncertain whether the CON
Germ is solvent or not.
The drawing of winning numbers
4 - I. 10 n,
FL Reno. Okla. was concluded on the
list, 1900 envelopes having been taken
from the wheels, $50 for each dis
trict. The distribution of claims will
low be begun.
Thomas j. Foy, the youngest sol
iier in the United States to enter
service in the civil war, resides at To-
peka, kas., and drew a claim in the
Lawton district lie has over five
years service TO his credit. entering
the army as n drummer boy at the
age of ten years, three months and
six days.
The brutal murder of Mr.. and Mrs
Il. 4. Taliferro. in Carroll county,
Miss, on the night of July 80, led 10
the lynching, at Carrollton. on the
night of the LIST, of Betsie McCray.
her son, Belfield McCray. and daugh-
Ter, Ida McCray, all negroes, by mob
Of 500 Carroll county citizens.
Ex-Congressman John Davis died at
Topeka. kas.. on the 1st. John Davis
was born in Sangamon county, H..
August Q. 1876; was educated az the
Springfield, H.. academy and the IL
linois college, at Jacksonville. He had
been resident Of Kansas since 1872.
The Maryland democratic state con
sention, which met at Baltimore. on
the LIST. declared that the purpose of
the party. il successful i'm the com
ing election, ~ 10 eliminate the negro
from politics in Maryland. if such a
thing be possible under the constitu.
ton OF the state.
Reports TO II. G. Dun & Co. show
commercial failures in the United
States. during July,6g-. with an aryre-
gate indebtedness of $7,o35,933. Com
pared with the same month last year.
there appears most gratifying i'm
provement, as failures were then 793
in number and s9,771.775 in amount.
The British house Of lords, on the
ist- unanimously indorsed the appro-
priation of c 100000 for Lord Roberts.
recommended by King Edward as a
token Of the nations appreciation of
the field marshal's services in South
Africa.
Following week OF comparatively
cool weather hot wind began blow
ing from the south in the vicinity of
Huron. ;. ~, on the ist, sending the
temperature 10 los. curling corn
blades and compelling harvest work in
many fields to cease. For hours the
wind was scorching hot and people
were compelled TO keep in doors.
The Chicago a. Northwestern rail-
way is trying the use of oil as dust
preventive. and, il successful, will
adopt IL on it's entire system. Five
miles of double track were selected
for the experiment, 1000 gallons of
rude oil being used 10 the mile.
Pictures taken before and after using
show great improvement. the oil
seeming TO do away with the dust.
King Edward has accepted the res
gnation by Maj. Karrie Davis, as
companion of the bath, that officer
having expressed the wish that he |
might be permitted to serve his |
majesty without any reward" Mai. |
Davis received the decoration for con- |
spicuous services in South Africa. cs- |
pecially in connection with the relief |
Of Mafeking.
Thomas Malley, an old time actor.
who for years played i'm "Uncle Toms
Cabin" was, on the I'd. committed to
the Rochester tMinn.) insane asylum.
Malley had seen so much Of Uncle
Tom that IL affected his brain, and
Ae imagines that Simon Lagree 10 con-
stsutly pursuing him with blood
hounds.