The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

ner of Indiana avenue anu thirty
fifth street. Chicago. was burned at
an early hour on the 18TH The 90
tenants, most of whom were asleep,
were aroused by the dense smoke,
and many narrow escapes from death
were spectacular and exciting. Much
suffering was caused by exposure to
the intense cold in scant attire.
Failure on the part of a conductor
to obey orders is supposed to have
been the cause of collision on the
Illinois Central railroad, between
Irene and Perryville. Ill. early on the
morning of the 18th. The two trains
were the east-bound passenger train
No. and a through freight from Chi
cago going west. As result eight
persons were killed and eleven in
jured.
\ wreck occurred on the Great
Northern railway. near Essex. in the
Rocky mountains. at two o'clock. on
the morning of the 18th. in which
eight persons We're killed. The engine.
mail car and smoker remained on the
track. but all TIE Others Were de-
rallied. Some cars were overturned
and all were more or less wrecked.
The accident was due TO rails spread
ing.
William L. Farland. the founder of
Butte. Mont. died on the 18th of
pneumonia, aged g. years. Farlani.
in the COS, located many of the big
mines of Butte, built the first silver
mill and produced the first bar of
bullion. He was associated with Unit
cd States Senator Clark in many
mining deals during the early days Of
the camp.
Among The kilograms Mr.. Rlyncr
has received since the publication of
the findings Of the Schley court OF
inquiry was one from gentleman.
who asked that his identity be kept
secret. with an offer of $4,000 for
the necessary expenses attending "A
further prosecution Of the case. The
offer was declined.
The house Of Thomas Il. South
worth, of Ovid. Mich. was DESTROYED
by fire early on the morning Of tn"
18th, and Mrs. Southworth was
burned to death. She had risen to
build TIE kitchen fire. and, being rs
years old and nearly blind. il is sup
posed she set her clothes abiaze.
In "a hours, ending on the 10th. the
temperature at Lima. o.. dropped
from 50 above zero to below.
" he ha -
Jones (Ark.) introduced a resolution
extending the thanks of congress and
the American people to Admiral
Schley and the officers and men under
his command during the battle of
July 3, 1895, off the harbor Of Santi-
ago. Cuba. IL was referred to the
committee on naval affairs. The Vest
resolution looking to the suppression
Of anarchy was adopted. Little other
business except Of routine nature.
was transacted. the senate devoiing
the greater part of the day in ex-
ecutiye session II consideration Of
the y-Paunccfote treaty. The
house was not in session.
Ii is officially announced i'm Vienna
that owing to the fact that Ameri-
can shoes are invading the Austrian
market, the ministry of commerce
has bought a number Of the LATEST
American shoe-making machines. and
viii shortly institute a series Of lee
lures and demonstrations for the
benefit of the Austrian shoe manu-
facturers and operatives.
The United States senate. on the
10th, ratified the IIay-Pauncefote 18th
mian canal treaty by the decisive vote
or q to 9. The vote was reached af-
ter almost five hours discussion be-
hind closed doors. The debate was
confined exclusively 10 a discussion O:
the merits OF the agreement and the
policy Of its provisions.
The st. Petersburg Gazette. on the
10th, announced that modified state
OF siege had been proclaimed in
score Of towns throughout Russia.
strikers and students riots are re-
sponsible for the action taken by the
authorities.
The war department is i'm recent
OF cablegram from Manila. report
ing the sailing Of the transport War
ren, on December Is. with 1j6 snort
term enlisted men. and Generals Rob
ert I. Hughes and Frederick Fun
ston.
About eight hundred persons out
OF employment and demanded bread
began riot in Vienna on the 10th.
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They were dispersed by the police.
Sixteen ~ the rioters were Injured.
Coy. VIM Gregory, Of Rhode Island.
died at his home in Wexford. II. l.,
on the 10th. He had been in for sew
cral months
senator Warren, on the 10th. intro
duccd an amendment to the consti,u-
'i"n granting the right Of suffrage
to women.