The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-19
LATE NEWS ITEMS
The shore end Of the Pacific ca

WIS successfully iahtSu az" -
at San Francisco, on the 18th. IN the
pres ence of an immense throng OF
people, and few hours later the
steamer Silvertown. with the cable
on board. was on her way to Homo
lulu.
In a Quarrel ut Clinton, Ia. on the
18th. Charles Granderson. of Sioux
CITY, was shot and killed. Benjamin
Carroll was wounded. and Mrs. Car
roll was probably fatally shot The
shooting resulted from jealousy.
Mrs. L. S. Grant widow of Presi'
dent Grant. died in Washington. ID. G..
at 1i:l. on the night Of the 18th.
Death was due to heart failure. ag
grayated by severe attack of bron-
chitis She was 76 years old.
Earl III. Clark. telegraph operator
becoming alarmed at IA small fire in
the building. jumped from the third
! story window of hotel in Pittsburg.
Pa. on the 18th. and sustained prob
ably fatal injuries.
An explosion of gas in the water
works tunnel at Cleveland. o., 100
feet below the bottom of Lake Erie,
on the 1ith, caused the death of two
men and The serious injury of a mum
Der Of others.
The business portion Of the town OF
Centerville, Nd. was wiped ont by
fire early on the morning of the 18th.
Two engine companies had TO be Ia
ken from Wilmington. Del. to subdue
the flames.
Rev Edward Hannin. one of the
best-known Catholic priests il the
country. and for 40 years pastor of
St. Patrick's church at Toledo. o.,
died on the 14th. aged 76 years.
The Pap" Wyman house. one of
the famous landmarks of Leadville.
Col, was destroyed by fire, together
with much other property, on the
18th.
Maj. Alexander Shaw. financier.
coal operator and philanthropist. died
suddenly at his home in Baltimore. on
the 14th. Of heart failure.
John Cargan. of Tamaroa. ILL.,.
killed Charles +. Smith Of Pnckney-
Vile. on the 14th. by cutting his
throat with knife.
The international exposition was
opened AT Santiago de Cuba. on the
l4th. in the presence OF great mum
Der Of people.
The Victoria hotel at Quebec. Can,
was destroyed by fire. on the 14th,
with loss Of $4,000.
The senate, on the 18th. discussed
the bill to promote the efficiency or
the militia and also the omnibus
statehood bill. No progress was made
on the militia bill. Mr.. Dillingham;
(Vt.) occupied the time Of the senate
in opposition 10 the omnibus state
hood bill for most Of the day, when
an executive session was had and the
senate adjourned. In the house the
senate bill for union railway station
in Washington, to cost si.0O0.00O, was
passed. An urgent deficiency bill was
also passed, which carried with il an
appropriation Of $500. 900 for eradicat-
ing the foot and mouth disease in
New England. A bill was passed TO
provide for the allotment in severalty
Of the lands of the New York Indians.
Three men made an attempt 10 rob
bank Mt Alvord. Tex. on the 18th.
but the officers had been warned and
were prepared. The attempt resulted
in the death Of one Of the would-be
robbers, the desperate wounding 81
another and the capture Of third.
John ID. Spreckles. Jr., and Miss
...I M
, San Francisco. on the 18th. The
| groom is the son of the California
, sugar king and the bride is grand
, niece Of the late Coils i. Hunting
2 ton.
: John Mitchell, president Of the Uni
ted Mine Workers, returned to his
: home at Spring Valley. H.. on the
Y 18th. and was given warm welcome
] The day was observed as a holiday
E and all business was suspended.
BY the giving way of the floor Of 9
building in which an entertainment
was being held, at st. Charles, ILL.,, OF
? the 18th. 80 people were hurled into
the cellar and five Of them were Sc
, riously injured.
Miss Elizabeth Parkinson, OF Kan
sas City, Mo-, made her debut il
opera in Paris. France. on the 18th
before large and fashionable audi
I" cncc. and was much applaudcd.
Mrs. Robert Garrison. wife of
: farmer. was murdered near Bedford
= Mich. on the 18th. and man VIII
had been employed on the farm |
suspected Of the crime.
The Virginia senate. on the 18th
(, passed the bill. which had prc,iousl
= passed the house. appropriating $50
/, 900 for rn exhibit at the st. Louis *
= position.
!. The United States supreme cour
will take a recess on the 22d for tw
weeks.