The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-23
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

4 careful and systematic search for
the dead and injured in the Sheridan
(Pa.l horror. on the 18th. revealed a
list Of % dead and aoa injured.
James Burleson. who shot and
killed his brother-in-law, Yves Rus
sum, at Weaubleau. Mo-. last spring.
was found guilty at Hermitage. Mo-.
On the 18th. but was let of with
fine of 500 and costs
The governing committee OF the
New York stock exchange. al a meet
ing. on the 14th. decided to close the
exchange on Decoration day and the
Saturday following.
4 washout on the Colby branch Of
the Union Pacific railroad. in Kansas.
on the l4th. caused a wreck in which
George Eegneir. engineer. was killed.
and the fireman aud two brakemen
were badly scalded.
Herman Sandman and William
GRAY, bachelors. living on a farm
near Lynch. Neb.. fought over the
ownership Of dog on the 18th. Sand
man was instantly killed by a blow
on the head from a club and Gay
was badly beaten up. Cray was ar
rested and taken TO Jail. where he re-
ceived medical attention.
The negotiations between Secretary
Hay and the ministers from ColonI-
bia. Nicaragua and Costa Eica, look
ing To the requirement of TIE ncces-
sary rights for the construction by
the United States government Of eth
er the Panama or the Nicaragua ca
nal. We're concluded on the 18th.
At Kansas City. Mo-. on the 18th.
William ;. Green shot and killed his
divorced wife and then committed
suicide. His wife had just beea grant
ed a divorce.
Col. John r. Gaynor and Capt. r.
+. Greene. who jumped their bond at
Savannah. Ga, under charges 81 de-
frauding the United States govern
ment. were arrested in Quebec. on
the 18th. and taken On tug to Mon
treal 20 appear before an extradition
commission.
Fire. which was discovered just be-
fore midnight. on the 18th. totally
DESTROYED the elevator Of Smith. Hip
per a. Co. at Pekin. Ill. together
with its contents Of 10000 bushels of
grain a loss Of about 100000 was
! enabled.
BY the burning Of the American
hotel at Point Pleasant, w Va. on
the morning Of the 18th. four farm
ers. members If the grand jury in
session there. lost their lives. and
one person was SO badly burned that
he will die.
The anthracite mine workers. in
convention al Hazleton. Pa. decided
20 continue the strike Of the $4,000
men against the mine owners and "a
| fight il out to the bitter end. The
matter Of calling out the engineers
frcmen and pump runners will he de
cided later.
DR.. William Tod Helumuth. the emf
nent surgeon of Flower hospital. New
York. died at his residence. on tho
18th. Of heart failure. lie had loni
been afflicted with heart disease. bu
had been seriously i'll only three days
While prospecting for copper ore il
the northern part - Washington
county. ILL.,. Il. Murphy made the dis
covery of a metal. said TO be foun
in no other part Of America. 1t !
cadmium. used successfully in tn
manufacture Of storage batteries, an
worth 50 a pound.
Esther Dowie. aged %. daughter q
doctor" Alexander Dowie. Of Zion.
died in Chicago as the result Of burn
received by her clothing being ignite
while using an alcohol lamp 10 Leaf
curling iron.
The statement Of the treasury ba'
auce in the general fund. exclusive q
the $50. 100000 gold reserve in the q
vision Of redemption. issued on III
10th. showed: Available cash ba
snce, slss, io2. 800. Gold, s9',524,els.