The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-08-02
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


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country.
In the southwestern tier of Ne
brasks counties. along the kansai
line. where corn and pastures are
abandoned as failures. farmers art
disposing of their stock and mer
chants are cancelling orders
Admiral Dewey has consented 70
preside over the court OF inquiry de.
manded by Rear-Ad-niral Schley and
consented 10 by Secretary Long The
court will eli in September in Secre-
tary Longs reception room
Director Campbell. of the Lick OBJ
servatory. at San Jose. CAL. puts no
faith in the theory advanced by some
| eastern astronomers that the extra
| ordinary weather conditions in the
middle west are due 10 solar causes.
A civilian named riNnick. has been
prisonment and TO pay $1,000 for re-
ceiving supplies stolen from the com
missary department.
A terrific explosion of petroleum.
on the 2sth, in the most thickly popu-
lated quarter of Patum. government
of kuiais. Russia. wrecked the whole
center of the town. The loss of life
and property was very large
Gen. Arthur Henry Paget has been
given a command in South Africa He
sails from England August 10 to take
up his new duties
Jerman Reisco was formally pro-
claimed president of Chilli on the 25,h.
lie was elected 10 the Office June %.
On the 25rh the Berlin chief OF POI
lice ordered the last storage batteries
removed from the street cars.
Rear-Admiral l. \. Kimberley said.
on the 2sth- that ewing TO III health
be would ask to be relieved from
serving on the Sampson-Schley court
of inquiry
4 good rain fell at MuSkoree. /. T..
on the night of the cath. and the tenn
peratare fell 20 degrees.
fire. at Davenport. Ia. on the e5th.
laid waste an acre of saw mill and
residence property equal 20 20 city
blocks. enraling a less Of 100000. One
hundred families were rendered home
less
Chill is jeopardizing the success of
the Pan-American congress by an in
timation that she desires TO do as she
pleases, regardless of her neighbors.
In other words. she has been invited
to party and wants TO run the af
fair.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Leaf. of Colo
RADIO Springs. Col. are the proud pa
ents of possibly the largest baby boy
ever born in America His net weigh:
is /. pounds, height - inches and
chest measurement l5A. inches
The plant Of the Cincinnati Desic-
eating Co. manufacturers of fertliz-
ers 1T Jones Station. seven miles west
of Cincinnati. was destroyed by fire
on the night OF the 25th. Two dwell
ings were also destroyed The loss j.
$4,000; partly insured.
j. +. Phelan & Co.'S big dry goods
store at Sioux City. Ia. was DESTROYED
by fire. on the 18th. supposed TO have
been started by the concentration OF
the suns rays ia the front show win
dows. The loss j. $4,000 Several Of
the clerks were injured in trying to
escape.
The latest development in the fight
between Senators Tllman and Nc
LAurin. in South Carolina. came on
the 25th. when the executive commit
tee Of the democratic state committee
adopted resolution ruling Senator
McIAurin out Of the democratic par
~.
Az the session of the Minnesota
Bankers association, at Duluth. on the
25th. a resolution was adopted disap-
proving of the parole Of the Youngers
ard deprecating the notoriety given
them
A New York dispatch of the 18th
says that investigation Of the breaks
in the suspension rods of the Brook
lyn bridge reveals shameful neglect
Of the superb structure on the part
Of the bridge commissioners.
Secretary Long. on the 25th named
the Schley court of inquiry as fol-
lows: Admiral George Dewey. presi-
dent. and Rear-Admirals Louis A.
Kimberly and Andrew r Il. Benham
tretired). Capt Lemly is named as
judge adj, ocate.
A small snowfall occurred in the
upper end of Estes park, near Lyons.
Col. on the 25th- Longs peak looked
white with snow at night The wealth
er was quite chilly
Arguments on the application Of
Lone Wolf and other disgruntled In
dams. for an order enjoining the fed
eral government from opening the
kiowa-Comanche and Apache reserva-
tions TO settlement. were heard at FL
Reno. Okla. before Judge c. r. Irwin.
Of the territorial court. on the 26th. !
The hearing closed at noon and Judge
Irwin reserved his decision
The heaviest rain of the year fell |
over northwest Missouri. on the 26th. |
soaking the ground completely and
eMectually breaking the drought.
which had covered period of six |
weeks. From half 10 three-quarters |