The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-05
LATE f.EWS ITEMS.

was found by m old Swede named
Benson on 4 clam bed which produced
the famous Queen Marie about a
month ago. and although weighing
less. SO grains, j. a much finer and
more valuable gem.
Marquis Tseng. at Shanghai. re-
ceiNed a dispatch on the 3Oth. from
Sian Fu to the effect that the empress
dowagcr OF China. fearing a trap TO
capture err. declires TO return 20
PeAin. and has notified the grand
council that the future capital will oe
kai-Feng-Fu. in the Province of liz
Nan.
The United States training ship
Hartford. Commander j. II. Hawley.
arrived at Copenhagen on the Both.
The navy department reserved for
her the best berth during her two
weeks visit The crown prince regent
ford at dinner.
During a severe rain and electric
storm 1t Winona. Mimi. on the a0.h.
lightning struck the Young Ladies'
seminary. damaging the roof; the
Lake street bridge was set on fire.
but was Save,l; some COWS were killed.
and the boy hcrd>man stunned. lie
Will recover.
Mrs Eliza Rogers Potter. wife OF
1t. Hes. Henri. q. Potter. Protestant
Episcopal bishop Of New York. died
suddenly. on the sch. AT the family
residence in New York city. Mrs. Pos
ter's death was due TO heart failure
-uperinluced by the intensely Lot
weather.
According TO the Vienna corre-
-pondent OF The London Daily Tele-
graph. a conflict has occurred between
Mussulnen an! Christians AT Gus
SINCE. On the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
frontier. ten Christians being killel
and many others wounded.
Rev. Dr.. i'yron Sunderland. Of
Washington. u. G.. died at catskill, y.
y. on the .Oth. from a blood clot on
the brain. His demise occurred az IN.
home of his Son-.n-law. Orrin Day.
president Of the Tanners national
bank.
IL - Ar-tlAfA III - tttf-DuiE tnIt
VI. De Witte. the Russian finance minis
ter. will leave thai capital for Man
churia during July.
The Meteor. with Emperor William
on board. the yacht race in Luz
brock bay on the 10Th.
Judge ". a. Woods, of the United
States district court. dropped lead
at 1890 on the morning OF the 10Th.
at his home in indianapolis, Ind.
\ ornado struck La Crosse, Wis,
about seven o'clock on the evening of
the 2sth. doing thousands of dollars
worth Of damage. The new Norwegian
hospital. in course of erection, was
wrecked.
1t is claimed that there is an ''In-
sanity trust in indianapolis. Ind. the
members of which stand ready to tes-
tify 10 any patients insanity for a
consideration. Great Indignation has
been aroused by the exposure.
Mr.. Samuel Gompers. president OF
the American Federation of Labor. is
dangerously i'll AT his home in WASH
ington. as a result OF a fall from a
RFAFf - - lf WIS returning nome
from a ride with his daughters.
Senator Patterson. Of Ohio. one If
the states Pan-American commissions
ers. who is arranging for the dedica-
ton Of the state building on july Is.
SAYS that President Mckinley will Wis
il the exposition on that occasion.
a terrific storm swept over st.
Paul and Minneapolis. sfinn.. on the
afternoon of the 2sth doing an i'm
nense amount of damage. Duluth. |
New Richmond. Star Prairie and other !
points in the state felt the force of
the storm.
Fire Commissioner John j. Scannel
Of New York city. Boss Cookers right
hand mar. was indicted by the grand
jury. on the 2sth. for malfcasance In |
Office. He was also indicted Jointly
with William l.. Marks for conspiracy. |
-. Mary's Catholic church at Hun
ington. Ind. was struck by lightning
and destroyed on the 2sth. IL was
valued at $4,000. At Nelpin. pike
county. ten buildings were unroofcd
ono stone building demolished.
No lives were lost so far as known.
While seated under a tree during 4
sharp thunderstorm at Meriden.
on the 2sth. fred Lee. OF South.
and his young bride were
by lightning. Mr.. Lee was in
killed and his wife was so
stunned. that her life j. despaired Of.
The Louisiana Purchase Worlds
Fair national commission. on the 2sth.
approved the selection of the Forest
site for the Worlds fair at SC.
Louis. adopted a report of the judi
committee defining in detail the
and duties Of the commission
nnder the law creating the body, md
adjourned. subject to the cali Of the