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

gAs sheriff Of Lachsuanas Ceonty. fe-s
Has Trouble ON Hand aod
Calls for Troops.

Scranton, Pa. Sept. 2a.-sheriff
schadt. of Lackawanna county, Nom
day night, telegraphed Gov. Stone to
send troops TO his assistance.
The sheriff had just given to the
newspaper men a proclamation an
nouncing he would call the troops IL
lawlessness did not cease, when he re-
ceived series Of telephone calls TO
quell disturbances up the valley. lie
found ON investigation that the situ-
alton was such that he could not cope
with It, and sent call for troops.
Adjutant General Stewart called the
sheriff by telephone and had long
conference with him. The adjutant
general suggested that posse of
members OF the Citizens alliance be
called upon for assistance.
The worst OF Monday nights out
breaks occurred at Archibald. A
crowd Of 200 strikers, mostly foreign
ers. ransa cked the quarters occupied
by the 40 men employed at the Ray
mond washery Of the Ontario a. West
ern Co., while the men were at work,
and meeting with the men as they
were returning, drove them back to
the refuge of the washery. The mob
then returned to the colliery proper,
drove out the engineers, firemen,
pumpmen and guards and took pos
session of the breaker. The plant OF
the Crescent Electric Light Co., which
is supplied with steam from the
breaker, had to shut down and the
whole region around was left is dark
ness. In the attack on the breaker
two men were shot, one striker and
the other workman. Their names
or condition could not be learned.
Chief Deputy Sheriff McAndrews
was attacked and shot by a mob at
Oliphant. The steam pipes OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Coal Co.'s colliery at
Old Forge were blown up with dyna-
mite Monday night. Two colored
cooks at the William A. colliery were
rescued by deputy sheriffs from a
crowd that was threatening to lynch
them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
ALL OVER THE STATE.
Events in Various Portions Of In
diana Told by Wire.


indianapolis, Ind Sept. senator
Fairbanks opened the campaign for the
republicans in Indiana Saturday in a
speech nj Anderson in which he defined
the policy his party will pursue. lie
reafirmed the policy Of protection
and, while admitting that changed in
dustrial conditions demand n practical
modification of certain schedules. i'm
sisted that this should be accomplished
by reciprocity treaties and not by tim
kering the Dinglcy law. Besides the
Anderson rally the republicans had
meetings al Rockville, addressed by
Congressman Cannon. of Illinois;
Marion, addressed by GOV. Durbin,
Congressman Grosyenor. Of Ohio, and
Frederick lands; Flora. where Con-
gresham James Watson spoke, and
South Bend addressed by Senator
Beveridge Senator Fairbanks also
spoke at Newcastle. The democrats
also opened their speaking campaign
in the state Saturday. b. +. Shively,
of South Bend. $. NJ. Ralston. of Lee
banon and w. II. Myers, Of Anderson,
addressed big meeting at Shelby
lille
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
STRIKERS ARRESTED.
The Troops Are Followed by Has
Ing and Jeerfng Mob.

Sienna ndoah. Pa. Sept 23.-Sherih
Beddall and half dozen deputies ar
rived here Monday afternoon and at
tempted TO arrest the strikers who
have been taking coal from the mine
breaches on the Girard estate. The
men resisted arrest, and the sheriff
appealed 10 Gen. Goblin Tor assistance.
The general ordered the Second City
troop To the scene TO protect the
sheriff i'm the discharge Of his duties.
Meantime a mob of about five thou
sand people had gathered in the vicin-
itv of the breaches. With the protec-
ton which the presence of the troops
afforded, the sheriff arrested three
pickcts, but the rest succeeded in e.
Gaping. The prisoners were taken 10
the ylyania railroad station. sur
rounded by troops, and followed by
the mob. Kissing and jccring. About
the time they were passing Gen
Gobin's headquarters. the first bat
talon of the Twelfth regiment came
daahing mp the street with Col. Glenn
ent at their head. As the battalion
approached the mob il formed in COM
pany front and the crowd scattered
in every direction. IL was the inten-
tion to take the prisoners TO the jail
az Pottsviile but while they were at
tho station the strike leaders pro-
cured bail for them, and they were
released.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Richmond, Ind, Sept. 22.-Willis O.
Tyler, the young colored collegian Of
Monroe county. whose coming advent
in the Harvard law school has aroused
much interest in educational circles
has made an enviable record at school
and college in this state. Last June
he graduated at the Indiana state uni
versity in the department of history
and political science. In 1901 he won
the state oratorical contest. and later
took fourth place in the interstate ora
torical contest in Iowa in field Of ten
contestants. Young Tyler has made
his way through school thus far black
ing shoes. working in barber shop
and doing errands He has resolved to
graduate from the Harvard law school,
though he expects TO have TO support
himself by waiting on table or any
other employment he can secure.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
NOT GOING TO YIELD.
PRECEDENT Gompers Says Miners Can
Hold Out indie nnitcly.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Presidenf
Gompers, OF the American Federation
Of Labor. said. Monday. that the strik-
ing miners in the Pennsylvania coal
fields were prepared TO hold out for
months. He said the miners were dis
posed to make concessions. but the
operators had refused all overtures
from them and that the men now
''arc not going TO yield"
"Thc strikers" he said. "are re.
ceiving all the supplies they really
need and can continue their fight in
definitely. The federation will do all
IL can to aid them. One thing IL GER
tain. that the strikers will never yield
on the basis Of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
their union organization, which is all
that has raised the men ever so little
above their desperate condition"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Sullivan, Ind, Sept. 22.-Gas was
struck on n farm eight miles south
east Of this city. and since then a gas
flame has spouted to height Of 30 feet
from the ground. At night the blaze
Of the gusher can be seen for miles
around. and hundreds Of people are
paying visit TO what Is novel sight
in this county. The land on which
the well il situated Is owned by Julian
Powell. The gas was struck alta depth
OF 300 feet, and as the drill could make
no Roadway it was withdrawn and the
gas at once rushed out. Arrangement
are being made to save the fuel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Lafayette, Ind, Sept. IA com.
pany has been formed here TO manu-.
facture pocket telephone. The ap-
pliance is very light. The receiver il
so shaped as to fit the mouth and ear
80 the user both hears and conyerses
An aluminium box is fastened e tel
ephone pole. key fits this box. and
when inserted calls the telephone ex.
change. The caller gives the number
he wants and the insertion Of his key
cuts off all persons on the line until
he Is through. 1t Is claimed that j can
he made cheaply. cannot be tempered
with. Is Of great utility in cities for po-
licemen in summoning help or sending
fire alarms. and can be used on street
car lines.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Richmond. Ind, Sept. 22.-The infor-
nation is given out here. and comes
from "a reliable source. that an effort
will be made TO get the next lcgisla-
ture 10 change the law by which town
and city officials are elected for but
two years 50 that they will. as for
merly, be elected for four years.
Every town and city in the state af-
fected by the law. which was passed by
the last legislature. will be asked to
cooperate in the effort TO bring n bout
the change. 1t is claimed elections
every two years are too frequent. and
that as officials are usually conceded a
denomination when serving but two
wears. ii would be better to elect them
for four wears
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
ST. LOUIS BRIBERY CASES.
Judge Gannt, Of the state Supreme
Court. Refuses to Release indicted
Members Of House Of Delegates.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Sept. 23.-Judge
Gannt, of the state supreme court. at
Ave o'clock Monday evening rendered
his decision in the bribery habeas
corpus case. In his decision he re-
fuses to release John Helm, Vim. II.
Tamblyn. Otto Schumacher and John
II. Schnettler, former members Of the
house Of delegates in st. Louis who
are now in Jail there on the charges
Of bribery and perjury. He holds that
the warrants issued on information
are legal to hold the prisoners, and
they are not entitled to releases.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
sosTON's WOMEN TAXPAYERS

Henry =. Blackwell says that there
are In Boston $500 women taxpayers,
who last year paid taxes on real es-
tate in that city valued at $4,000, 00o
but who are not permitted any voice
or vote in city Affairs About one
seventh Of al the taxes collected in
Boston. he adds, are paid by these I'M
represented women property owners,
while, on the other hand, some 65 600
men, or more than two-thirds Of the
city's present voters, pay no taxes
whatever--not even the poll taxes, for
which they are legally liable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
.THENAVIL C|ASSf 1884,.
Return of 4 Number Of the Naval
Academy Class Of 1900, Who
Have Seen Hot Service.
ALL HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY WELL
sO me. However. Who Have Had Ex-
cepttona Opport unsttes. HAVE
shown the stun Young American
Naval Omcers are Made OF, ana
We are Proud 0f Them.

San Francisco, Sept. 23.-Among
the passengers on the transport
Solace from Manila were 20 OF the
graduates Of the United States naval
academy Of the graduating class OF
1899. This class gra duated in Janu-
airy, 1909. four months before the
close Of I he term because its members
were needed. The class consisted OF
So graduates and these ~ are the first
to return. All have seen active serv-
ice, either commanding or on gun
boat duty. They have been in che
Philippines three years and half.
One of the members of the class. w.
c. Wood, was killed in action in Sep
tember, 1899. Among those return
ing home are Ensign L. 5. Fischer,
who distinguished himself as COM
mander of the gunboat Basco and as
temporary commander on the coast
of Samar. He served in the Moro
campaign. Lieut. W. Il. Shoemaker,
comman der of the United States gum
boat Arayat. and Ensign \. l..
Yates. executive officer Of the Arayat,
are the two naval officers that res
cued the marine detachment left in
the wilderness of Samar. Ensign j. w.
l.. Clement. formerly commanded the
United States. steamship Panay, the
gunboa. which rendered such yalua-
BILE service in the expedition around
Samar.
Ensign j. X. Taussig was wounded
in the advance of Pel<in and has late
IN been recommended for the life-sav-
ing medal for saving the life Of one
of his crew during a typhoon in Ma
Mia bay.
Ensign J. B. Lewis, who was al
most asphyxia ted when he went
aboard Z he United States steamer Pc
trel. in trying 10 save the life Of his
comma nding officer, is among them.
Lieut.. w. Is. Fletcher. commanding
officer of the United States gunboat
Quiros. has rendered valuable service
in northern Luzon. Samar and south.
ern Mindanao.
c. b. hatch is the youngest Of his
class, but has seen % months of in
cessant service in gunboats from
northern Luzon to the most southern
of the Sulu Islands.
Among other members OF the class
ere Ensign +. Morrison, who was de.
tailed for duty on the launch fol-
telegraphy work: Past Assistant Sur.
| geon NJ X. johnson a celebrity in
football; W. l. Chambers, command
ing officer of the United States
steamer Frolic; J. u. Jordan, execu
tive off Ger of the United States
steamer Celtic. plying between Aus
trala and the Philippines: J. +
Schnell. assistant 10 the commandani
OF the naval station at Cavite; Lieu
tenant G omma nder NJ. NJ. Taylor
comma n ding the United States
steamer Pampanga; Ensigns T.. Il
DUNCAN. r. T. Pope. G. Z. Fisher. j
w. Greensdale and &. W. Cole. who
have commanded gunboats during
the campaign
Other naval officers who returned
on the Solace are Lieutenant-C Com
mander Reynolds. of the Kentucky;
ACCOMPLISHMENTS J. +. Smith
executive officer Of the New Orleans,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II. +. Huse
comma nding the gunboat Nillalobos
and Lieutenan t-Commander Hugh
Rodman, commanding the Iroquois.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Bedford. Ind. Sept. 22.-Martin Col
lier, charged with poisoning his fam
lily and several other people who were
boarders al his home, was arraigned
in court. He had agreed with his at
forney TO plead guilty and it caused
great surprise when he pleaded not
guilty. As no witnesses were present
the case was continued until next Fri
day. II Is said that Collier will make
a special plea Of insanity when the
case comes up.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
KICKING AG AINST THE IOWA.
n Brazilian Newspa per Conn plains Of
the BattIeship Iowa's Rub
bering.

New York. Sept. 23.-Thc Correio
Da Mania, newspa per, complains Of
the United States battleship Iowa's
visit i'm Brazilian waters. cables the
Rio Janeiro (BraziD correspondent
of the Herald II VS. the warship is
making surveys Of the Rio Janeiro
bay, especially observing the strate-
getical points and taking photo
graphs of the forts. This newspaper
asks the government to stop the
Iowas ''prying."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
LEFT HER HUSBAND BEHIND.
MRS. Eaton SHREDDER, wife Of the
Governor Of Guasn Came Horne
On the SOlace.

San Francisco, Sept. 23.--Mrs
San Francisco, Sept. 22.-Mrs
Eaton Shredder, wife of the governor
Of Guam, arrived on the transport
Solace from the mid-Pacific island
accompanied by her children. They
are en- route 10 Washington, ID. C..
the family home Gov. Shredder re.
manned behind at his post. lie ex
poets TO be relieved soon, succeeded
it is rumored- by Capt. Seward Of the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
MURDER I'm FIRST DEGREE.
Two Young white Men Found Guilty
Of ~ urder I'm the First Decree
AZ DronsOn, Fla.

Bronson, Fla, Sept. 2a.-After hav.
ing been out seven hours jury has
returned verdict of murder in tho
first degree against Thomas Fair.
cloth and Theodore Smith. two young
white men who were charged with
the murder of Mrs. and Mr.. l.. Il.
Lewis. three weeks ago. They were
sentenced 20 be hanged as soon az the
governor shall issue the warrants
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Secretary Of State Hay has ap-
pealed to the powers of Europe TO
force Roumania TO observe the obli-
cations of humanity and ameliorate
the frightful condition Of the Jews
In that country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26
FOUR KILLED SIX INJURED.
ResuIts nj ~ Explosion Of Gas n
the stafford Mine at Fair
mont. w. Va.

Fairmont. w. Va. Sept. 23.-By an
explosion Of gas in the Stafford mine
Of the New Central Coal CO., near
here, Monday. four men were killed.
six badly wounded, and several otheis
were hurt.
The explosion IL said TO have been
caused by the firing Of charge "
dynamite. There were only Is men n
the mine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Union City. Ind, Sept 22.-Ex-May-
or William Parrish and his assistant,
Henry Cass. were working on high
scaffold when it gave way, hurting
both men TO the ground. Both were
badly hurt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Republican conventions were held
in Connecticut, New Hampshire and
Alabama, on the nth. and in all OF
them President Roosevelt was In
dorsed for nomination in 1904.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

a letter received by the governor OF
New Mexico from the relief party
sent to the Mimbres valley flood SUI
ferers. says the crops are laid waste
and people are living on decayed corn
and beans.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

The Sovereign Grand Lodge /. 0. O..
r., in session at Des Moines. Ia, on
the 18th. repealed the amendment to
the constitution adopted at Indian
apolis in 1901 admitting members OF
mixed Indian and white blood.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Lebanon. Ind, Sept. 22.-Mrs. Jas.
per y. Heath committed suicide by
taking concentrate lye. Ill health
and dcsnondencv were the causes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Burial services we're held, on the
10th over the body of Lieut. Morris,
who shot himself on board the cruis-
err Olympia, at Boston, after which
the body was sent TO Kansas City,
Mo-, his former home, for burial.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

A report from United States Consul
Heeman, at Odessa, says the Russian
wheat harvest is exceptionally large.
and that all crops. with the exception
Of faxseed, are the greatest in the
last ten years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

The transport Logan. which sailed
from Manila on the 10th, brings with
her Brig Gen. Fred D. Grant, who has
been assigned TO the command OF the
department OF Texas.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Lieut.. Peary, the Arctic explorer,
who has Just returned from his last
trip. brought polar bear, musk OK.
q walrus, an Arctic hare and fine
Eskimo dog for the geological garden
of Central park. New York
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

While returning from school, on the
18th, at Williams station, Mich, three
little boys stopped to play in an ex-
cavation on the roadside. The earth
became loosened and several tons of
1t came down on them, crushing them
90 death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Marie Henriette. queen Of the Bel
gians. died suddenly at Spa, Belgium.
ON the 18th. She had been i'll for sew
eral months.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Congressman Littlefeld. OF Maine,
announced. on the 18th. that he would
be a candidate for the speakership Of
the house, TO succeed Hon. d. b. Hen
derson, of Iowa.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Louis Won Reucau. German mining
expert was imprisoned for 80 hours
In a tnnnei in Grose mountain. Colo
RADIO. but was found uninjured by n
rescue party.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

The Alabama republican executive
committee. on the 18th, decided that
hereafter negroes will not be admit
ted as delegates to republican con-
ventions in that state.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

The Kentucky court OF appeals, on
the 10th. sustained the injunction
granted by lower court restraining
the Southern Athletic club from con-
Quoting the proposed fight between
McGovern and Corbett. and the fight
will not be held in Kentucky.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Mrs. Thoburn. wife of Bishop Tho
burn, Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, died at Portland, Ore, on the
10th, from illness contracted in India
while a missionary there with her
husband.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

The residence of John d. Rockefel-
Ter, at Pocantico Hills. Westchester
county. n. Y, was destroyed by fire.
on the night Of the nth, the loss be-
ing estimated at $4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

An expert Of the agricultural de-
partment at Washington figures that
the corn crop OF Missouri will be
close to 200, 900, 900 bushels.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

The rescue steamer Windward, hav-
ing on board Lieut.. Peary, the Arctic
explorer, reached Sydney, Cape Brc-
ton, on the 18th. .Peary says that
while he did not gain the object OF
his quest he made valuable discov-
cries and he feels certain that the
north pole can be reached. :
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

An unknown man went into bank
at Skagway. Alaska. on the 10th,
with revolver in one hand and a
dynamite bomb in the other and de-
manded $4,000. The teller reached
for a gun, when the robber dropped
the bomb on the floor. wrccking the
bank and injuring himself so badly
that he died soon after. The bank
clerks escaped through window.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

At Birmingham, Ala, on the 10Th
rs persons were killed and as many
more injured by a panic in n church
in which a negro convention was be.
ing held. A fight mistaken for = fire
started a stampede. which could moi
be checked until police and firemcn
succeeded in releasing the negroes
from their pinioned positions in the
entrances. All the deaths were either
from crushing or suffocation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-26

Nicholas Fish. a banker Of great
wealth, and at one time minister to
the court of Belgium. died at hos.
pital In New York, on the 10th, from
the effects Of blow or fall received
in a saloon where he had been drink.
ing with two women and private
detective named Sharkey. Sharkey
was arrested, charged with homicide
but claims that Fish's death was
caused by fall.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-15
Tine to Clt Her.

'I must quit being seen with that Mrs. Flippleigh." she said.
 My dear" her husband answered, I'm glad to hear you say that. You know she's been divorced twice. and really l don't believe her husbands were altogether to blame"
 ''Oh. it isn't that so much. but sus- pect that she trimmed the shirt waist and hat she wears herself."-Chicago Record Herald