The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-12
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


4th. The flag Was raised by Zehulor
NJ. Pike. then a lieutenant of In,
American army September 20. 1896
and on The anniversary of that day
this year the monument will be form
ally unveiled.
George Howard. who was arrested
at j. Pcirpont Morgan's house. IN
London, recently. where he pretended
10 he repairing electric wires. was
sentenced. ON the 4th. TO four years
penal scryitude. on indictments char--
ing him with stealing jewelry 10 The
value OF { 10000 from various houses.
The commission OF architects fcs-
he st. Louis Worlds fair is composed
of the following: Isaac :. Taylor.
Eames & Young. Barnett. Haynes &
Barnett, Widmann. Walsh x Boisse-
lier and Theo G. Link. ~. Louis: Cass
Gilbert, st. Paul. Mimi. and New
York: Carrere a Hastings. New York;
Van Brunt a Howe. Kansas City, No:
Walker q Kimball. Omaha and Bos-
ton. and ID. II. durham & Co. Chi
cago.
The people in The copper district
Hancock. Red Jacket and LauruIn.
Mich. celebrated independence duy
with their coats butioned tight. and
in many instances with fur overcoats
and wraps. At Hancock the people
celebrated in heavy ovcrcoats. and
large honiires took the place o. fire.
works.
Five hundred persons sat down TO
participate in the Fourth of July
banquet given by the American so-
ciety At the Hotel Cecil. London. Ii
VA. notable and patriotic gathering.
Ex.-Lieut. GOV. Mortimer Nye was
stricken with paralysis while deliver
ing an Independence day Grafton a;
Union Mills, Ind. At last accounts he
was unconscious. and his condition
was considered critical.
The plant of the II. Louis Milling
Co.. at Carlinyilie. H.. was burned. on
the night Of the 4th. entailing a loss
of $4,000; insured for about two
thirds of that amount. 1t looked for
time as If the cutirc town would bc
burned.
lecturer and historian. died suddenly
at his summer home in East Glouces-
ter, Mass, on the 4ih. His death
came as n great shock to everybody.
as il was entirely unexpected.
The land frauds in the states OF
Montana and Idaho will lead to an
extended and complete Investigation
by the interior department of the
operations Of all federal appointees
now in the land Offices Of those states.
Prof. Franklin w. Fisk. for 40 wears
connected with the Chicago Theolor-
zeal seminary and 10 years its presi-
dent. one of he most widely-known
theolog;ans and educators of the
west. died in Chicago on the 9Th. The
extreme heat is thought TO have
FASTENED his death.
Carrie National delivered a TRADE
agains, the liquor traffic at Craw-
louisville. Ind. on the 18th. Upon tn, |
conclusion Of her sreech the stand |
collapsed and Mrs. Nation fell several |
feet into the ruins. She was badly |
bruised.
The Danish schooner Anna. laden |
with naphtha. while proceeding |
through the kattcrat. on the 4th
was shattered by the explosion of her
cargo. Seven men were killed. Only |
one Of those aboard was saved.
Carlton Meyers. a small boy living |
IN West Liberty. la. became c.,fangic.l
in the rigging of balloon that as
cendcd there as a feature Of the
Fourth II july celebration. and was
carried five miles and dropped. unhurt.
IN the adjoining county. The crowd
which had witnessed his thrilling adj
venture contributed 300 as a reward
for his courage and tenacity in hold
lDF on TO the ropes until safely land
ed.
surgeon j. j. kinyoun. in charge Of
The Marine hospital in Detroit. Mich.
las been detailed by the supervising
of the Marine hos.
pital service TO proceed 20 Japan ana
lima on tour of inspection Of the
work done by the Marine hospitsl1
'eryice there. lie will investigate
contagious diseases and particularly
he plague. lie will sail from San
Francisco on the 10Th.
lIayor Phclan OF San Francisco Is
n receipt of "A letter from Andrew
-1rnegic Offering to give $3.50. 600 10 /
hat city for A Library building. pro-
iidcd the city furnishes suitable ,
i;c and appropriaies $4,000 year
or maintenance. II may be, should
he offer hc accepted. that a number !
Il branch librai les will be construct
q in addition 10 main nnilding. IN
President and Mrs. Mckinley left | I
Washington. on the 5th. for their
iome Mt Canton. o.. where they IRE ID !
pend the remainder Of the heated Il
ERIN. except that the presiden. may =
isit the Buffalo exposition and RIM I
a to Washington for n few days b
n