The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-01
LATE NEWS ITEMS
Frank Carlson and George Baldw

Frank Carlson and George Baldwin.
two Young men of Portland, Ore,
ouarreled about two girls and fought
a fist fight on the eth, lasting about
twenty minutes. when Carlson was
Knocked down by a blow IN the stom-
ach. When picked up he was dead.
Senator Harris, of Kansas, who will
90 TO Europe as n special commission
er of the Worlds fair, will make an
| effort to bring to this country for ex-
| hibition at the fair the famous herd
| of cattle of the late ~ucen Victoria,
now owned by King Edward MI.
The clericals and anti-clericals OF
Paris made another demonstration
on the 27th. The forces seemed TO
be about equally divided. Many fights
| occurred, but no serious casualties
were reported, as the poiice pre-
| served order.
Walter kilner. n wealthy retired
business man Of Mattoon, AL, who
cut his finger with a blade OF grass
while moving has lawn a short time
ago. died in great agony on the 29th'
from blood poisoning.
BLACK Jack Mcdonald, a noted
desperado, was shot and killed in his
saloon at Juarez, Mex. opposite FL
Paso, Tex, on the 18th, by an Ameri-
can whose name is unknown.
Charles Weyley, of Norwood, Mo-.
shot and killed Miss Josephine sAeri-
dan at her home, near Springfield,
NO., on the Goth. and then blew the
top OF his own head off.
The officers of the United Mine
Workers will institute oea corpus
proceedings for members of the or
Of Judge Jackson.
Annie Cousart and Jennie n
Mamie Nelson. young girls. were
killed by a railroad engine at Char
lotte. y. c.. on the 27th, while cross
ing "A trcstle.
DR.. Eugene Grissom, the noted
North Carolina alienist and neurolo-
gist, committed suicide by shooting
himself at Washington. ID. C., IN the
2sth.
Homer Seekford shot at q Mrs.
Fleck, at Springfield. O.. on the 27th,
and missed her, but the ball struck
a Mrs. Gebauer in the back. killing
her.
Mrs. Everett Spence shot and kii.ed
her husband and herself at Woods
field. o., on the Goth.
Fifty-two fresh cases of cholera
and IS deaths were reported at Cairo.
Egypt. on the eth.
Very disorderly scene occurred at
q primary election in New Jersey on
the 2sth. One man was killed in Cam
den, and Joe" Goddard. the pugilist
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed. a number of others were shot OF
stabbed.
a marshal left Okmulgee. i. T., on
the 27th. TO dispense Crazy Snake and
his followers. who had been creating
a disturbance. and returned next day.
having shot and mortally wounded
one Indian and taken ten prisoners.
Earthquake shocks were felt on the
2Tth in points in California, and on
the 2sth shocks were felt in Nebras-
ka, western Iowa and South Dakota.
No damage was done except in Cali
fornia. and there ii was only slight.
William Crawford. a bellboy at the
Barnett house in Canton, o., was ar
; rested on the 2sth on suspicion o
, having murdered Vincent Hill, whe
was found dead in his room at ths
hotel on Sunday morning
The Cuban government has com
planned of Consul-General Bragg
I criticisms of the Cubans, and the pa
pcrs in the case are now in the hand
I Of President Roosevelt, and some &C
81 ton is expected soon
III A. NJ. Rothschild, until a few day
ago the head of the Chicago depart
a ment firm of a. NJ. Rotfs child a. Co
II committed suicide at his home j
: that city, on the 2sth, by shootinI
Il himself in the head.
$. VIM. j. White, cashier Of the Sa
d Francisco board of public works, ha
u disappeared, and il is officially al
t. nounced that his accounts are severs
thousand dollars short.
II An association was incorporated ]
nj Baltimore, on the 2sth, whose objes
is TO erect a memorial arch to con
I'd memorate the deeds of Admiri
IS Schley.
\ severe storm Of thunder, ligh
he ming and rain passed owe PittsburI
Pa. on the 2sth, killing three persor
ch and doing much property damage.
n As a result Of the race war folloy
n ing the killing Of Chief-of-Police WI
er moth. negroes are leaving the vicini'
Of Womelsdorf, w. Va, in scores.
One million dollars in treasure ":
il brought from Nome and 81. Michae
m by the steamship Roanoke. which a
!. rived at Seattle on the 2sth.
III Robert Morrison. aged 80 year
prominent in educational work Il
many years. is dead at his home me-
eE..1t.o NJ