The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-01
TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Ntl Aibt'Af 'II>'f>
Kansahat, Wash, on the Esd, and ate
dinner.
Arnold Kroger. IN alleged embez-
zler Of Sc, 200 marks in Germany, was
arrested in San Francisco on the Esd.
Gov. Ferguson Of Oklohamo has
committed the death sentence OF the
Indian boy, Cephus Bruner,who killed
Martin West. TO life imprisonment.
A passenger train on the Chicago,
Rock Island 4 Pacific was wrecked
near South Omaha, on the cath. Vic
tor Ericsson. the fireman. was killed,
and the engineer fatally hurt.
Former Capt. Bradlee Strong, who
has arrived in London, denies Miss
Yohe's charge that he stole her jew
els, and says he pawncd them at her
request and for her benefit.
Rt. Rev. w. r. Barnell, bishop OF
the Episcopal diocese Of Alabama.
died at Selma. Ala, on h gath, or
appendicitis.
Secretary Of War Root will open
the Illinois republican campaign at
Peoria on September -.
Jefferson w. Bigley. recently pub
Usher of the Press at Caldwell. O., has
disappeared from that place. and Off
GERS are after him 10 answer To
charges Of forgery.
The democrats Of the Sixth. Iowa
congressional district. on the 2lih.
nominated FOR congress John T.
Eeece. president ot the Iowa NH
workers.
Arnold Kroe~er. who was arrested
in San Francisco. on the 24th. charged
with embezzling post office funds IN
Prussia has acknowledged his guilt
DR.. j. =. Webb committed suicide
at Springdale. Ark. by shooting him
self with a pistol.
w. S. Crum. United states marshal
for Kansas, died At Oswego. kai. ON
the cath
The New Orleans grand JURY. on
the cath, returned three indictments
against J.. NJ. sullivan. Herman Pohl-
man and William MangiD, employed
by the roadmaster's department 81
the Illinois Central railroad, charging
them with counterfeiting and forging
time checks on the road.
Judge Jackson, at Parkersbnrg. W.
Va. declined to sentence Mrs. Mary
(Mother) Jones to prison for violat-
ing his Injunction. as he did not de
sire to give her an opportunity 10
pose as a martyr. Several men. found
guilty, were given Jail sentences.
When President Roosevelt visited
the national guard camp at Seagirt.
". j., on the 24th. the military guard
refused to recognize the badges of
tho secret service men who Geo
panied the president, declaring that
they were competent to protect the
national executive from all harm.
Earl Winnings. l6 years old. Of Ma
con county. ILL.,. rode six miles into
Decatur in 20 minutes. on the oath, on
his bicycle, d~ismounted and remarked
that he had made the quickest time
made in that township. No sooneI
were the words out Of his moutf
than he fell dead.
Roisy Bryant. a negro, will have !
unique taking off when he is hanged
at Adel. Ga, on August %. He vii
be launched into eternity by the hand
Of a white woman. the daughter 81
the nan he murdered. who begged
the privilege Of s%pringing the trap.
The cattle importing house OF II
Duran, in Havana. failed, on ths
cath. for nearly 100000. Two gener
al commission houses in New Yorl
are said 10 have been caught foi
; $500 and placed in an embarrass
ing condition. Several firms in Ia
vana were caught for varying
!, amounts. from 1000 To over 500,
} 900.
The International Press congress
al Bcrne, Switzerland. voted TO ac
cept the invitation If American pres
organizations and the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition authorities 70 hol'
E n session in st. Louis, in Septembc-
1901.
q There was an advance in the re
y tail price of anthracite coal in NeS
York. on the gath. to S a ton. 70
n all sizes. This is an increase Of >
cents a ton to the users Of domcsti
sizes, and Of IS cents a ton to III
e users Of steam sizes.
n Kinney Owen, a pioneer farmel
i aged q. dropped dead on the from
r porch Of his residence near Red Bue
L H.. on the cath. He had resided a
= the home place since birth. and wa
a charter member of the local masor
ic lodge.
a A desperate street fight occurre
b. on the street at Greenville. Miss. @
d the night of the cath. Only six sho'
'r were fred. but Neal Conley was she
r through the heart and killed; h
Burns shot through the kidneys a
Z fatally wounded; Ed. Schrawber sh'
through the left shoulder and Car
Quinn through the right hand.
q One hundred and eighteen fre'
cases Of cholera were reported
70 Cairo, Egypt, on the 25th.
OF An immense crowd warmly greet
e W. J. Bryan and his party at Augt
Z. ia. Me-, on the 25th.
At Riverton, Ill, on the night OF I
=. 25th. John Brown and Robert Rubis
miners, engaged in a fight. in viii
Rubley u Brown terribly with
10. knife, from which Brown will prot
he bly, die. Rubley is village trcasur
Cd and township collector.
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