The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
LATE NEWS ITEMS

When King Leopold OF Belgium ar
rived at Spa, after the death of his
wife. he refused 10 speak TO his
daughter, the Princess Stephanie, who
had married two years ago without
his consent, and compelled her to
leave the palace.
A colored man named Eugene Mil
Ter died at Springfield, H.. on the
2lst, from the effects of gunshot
wound inflicted by an unknown per-
son, he refusing TO make any state
ment in regard to the shooting.
The body of Christian Ehlen, q
resident Of St. Louis, who died of ap-
oplexy on board steamer while on
the passage from Alexandria, Egypt,
to Trieste, Austria, arrived at New
York on the 2ist.
| Peter Olsen. who shot and killed
his sweetheart, Mary Peterson, at
| Omaha. on September 5, was killed by
posse near Bancroft, Neb, on the
2lst, after refusing TO surrender.
Thirtyeight victims Of the panic in
the negro church were buried at Bir-
| mingham. Ala, on the 2ist. The death
list is known to number los, but 1t is
thought there may be five more.
President Roosevelt spent Sunday.
the 21st, in Detroit, and during the
day paid visit to hospital to speak
to a dying Spanish war veteran who
had expressed desire to see him.
Ex-City Treasurer Hale, of Colorado
i al 20 wi n
ment of $4,000 Of city funds. As the
amount was made good by his broth
er, sentence was suspended.
Speaker ID. b. Henderson passed
through Chicago. on the 21st, on his
way east. He denied having any in
tention of retiring from congress be
fore the end of his term.
Rev. Albert Rhett Stuart, rector OF
Christ Episcopal church. Georgetown,
ID. c., for more than a quarter of
century, died of acute nephritis, on
the 21st, aged Sc years.
At San Antonio, Tex, on the 2lst,
Adolph Toepperwein made new
worlds record at wing shooting by
breaking os6 of 1000 clay targets
thrown from traps
While protecting his mother from
Ill treatment by her husband, VIM G.
BONN. aged 20 years. shot and killed
his father at Slatersyille, Il. l., on the
2lst.
Gus Hale. night Waterman, was
shot and killed by burglars at Gold
field. Col, early on the morning OF
the DIST
William Hooper Young. accused OF
the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer. whose
body was found in New Jersey ca
nal, was arrested at Derby, Conn. on
the 21st, disguised as tramp. Next
day he was fully identified by parties
from New York, admitted his iden-
tity, and is said to have made a con-
fession Of the crime.
Judge Gannt, of the Missouri SUI
Ipreme court. on the ED, rendered
decision in the bribery habeas corpus
cases refusing to release the former
members Of the st. Louis house OF
delegates who are in Jail on charges
of bribery and perjury.
Mrs. Maud Donnelly, aged Sc, driv-
en- by poverty, committed suicide in
: New York, on the ed. Her husband
is said to have been at one time the
. atrical manager and her family we'll
: TODD residents Of Buffalo. A brother
lives in st. Louis.
At the meeting Of Spanish-Ameri-
, can War Veterans, at Indianapolis,
! on the 22d, the adjutant general OF
the association, w. c. Liller, was re-
: moved from Office for alleged incom.
potency. He will take the case into
the courts.
While walking with his wife on the
! sea front at Etretat, France, on the
! ED, NJ. David, well-known Paris
> stockbroker, was shot and instantly
killed by an artist named Syndon. Nc
? motive for the murder is known.
A regiment of Canadian soldiers
by special permission of the United
States government and of the Cana
dian militia department, took part II
the parade at Detroit, on the 22d, ir
honor Of President Roosevelt.
!. Many acts of lawlessness on thu
part Of the striking miners in Penn
sylyania, on the 22d, caused the sher
iii of Lackawanna county to call OF
Gov. Stone TO send troops to aid II
preserving the peace.
John j. Hannahan was elected
. era nd master of the brotherhood o.
p Locomotive Firemen, at Chattanoo
ga, on the 22d, to succeed y. N. sar
. gent, recently appointed commission
:, er Of emigration.
President Roosevelt was rendered
: banquet at Detroit, on the 22d. by tn
= Spanish War veterans IN session a
that city. II was brillians aftair
. nearly eight hundred people sitting
e the tables. !.
e Secretary Of the Navy Moody vii
! deliver IN address ON ''Thc Navy be
fore the Marquette club, Of Chicago
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