The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-10-24

Jim Younger, the youngest OF inc
three brothers Of that name who
were given life sentences in the Min
nesota penitentiary. at Saltwater. for
the murder of Cashier Haywood of
the Mortified bank, in 1876, and who.
with his brother Cole. was out on
parole, committed suicide, by shoot
ing, in his room at st. Paul, Mimi,
on the 10Th.
| A stranger, who refused to accept
the $500 reward offered. returned to
Mrs I. ID. Merrill. of Duluth. Mimi.
ON the 10Th. the case containing s. 900
worth Of jewels which mysteriously
disappeared from one of the banks
in that city on the 18th. where Mrs.
Merrill had inadvertently left it upon
| the counter.
An explosion on the tugboat Fred
Nellis, of st. Louis. near Mound City,
Ark, on the 10Th. resulted in the
death of Mrs. Josie Hill. of 81. Louis.
and William Phillips. of Memphis. and
fatal scalding of William Gillem, n
negro porter. Three Others were
slightly scalded. t
A race riot was reported TO be in
progress at Littleton; Ala. IS miles
from birmingham, on the 10th. The
sheriff and posse of deputies left
birmingham for the scene. 1t was
said that three white men and eight
negroes had been killed.
Brighten. Fred ID. Grant, who re-
Gently returned from the Philippines.
and who was on his way to his new
post in San Antonio. Tex. received
Geographic orders, at Chicago, on the
18th. to proceed at once to Washing
son.
There was n demonstra ton IN HYDE
park, London. on the 10th, by several
thousand reservists from South Afri-
ca, who demanded prompt payment
OF their arrears in pay and assistance
in obtaining work
The Chicago Federation of Labor.
ON the 10Th. ordered the striking mem
bers of the Wholesale Grocers' EN-
ployes' union to return to work
pending the settlement of their troub-
les by arbitration.
BY the collapse of bridge over the
Golden Horn, connecting Constantine
pie with the suburb of Galata. Is per-
sons were precipitated into the water.
five of whom were drowned.
Mrs Julia ID. Grant. widow of Gen.
q. s. Grant, is confined to her bed.
at her home in Washington by seri-
Gus illness
Between six and seven hundred DEL
egates were in attendance at the
United Mine Workers convention at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the Goth, which
was to decide on accepting or reject
ing the mediation Of the presidents
board of arbitration. No definite ac-
ton was taken. but II was expected a
vote would be reached on the 2lst.
Four British gunboats have been
ordered from Shanghai to ascend the
Yang-Tse Kiang TO Hankow, because
Of the failure of the Chinese authori-
ties to deal with the murderers Of
Bruce and Lewis, the English mission
aries who were killed in Ho-Nan
province.
Charles Young, . negro, charged
with assaulting and numbering Mrs.
Ed. Lewis, a white woman. was taken
from Jail by a mob at Forrest City,
Ark, on the night of the Goth, and
burned to death.
The switchmen OF ST. Paul and Min
NJ he u
road officials of the Twin Cities 48
hours in which to consider their de-
mands for more pay and shorter
hours.
The remains Of Jim Younger were
held at st. Paul, Mimi. pending the
expression of her wishes as to their |
disposition by Mrs. Eta Rollins, of |
Dallas, Tex. a sister of the Youngers.
Gen. De Wet was compelled to APP
pear at the window Of railway car
rage at Hanover, Germany, in his
nightshirf to respond to the demands
Of an enthusiastic crowd for a speech. |
The Missouri state board OF examin-
ing BARRIERS has decided to institute /
an investigation of charges Of
drunkenness, and will revoke licenses
where offenders do not reform.
The jury in the Molineux case was
complete in Judge Lambert's court
in New York, on the Goth. and the
second trial OF the famous murder
case was fairly launched.
Silas Hulin appeared in court at
knoxville, Tenn, on the Goth, to
prove that he hadn't been murdered,
rs was charged, and for which Clar-
ence Pea}e was ON trial.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw adj
dressed large and enthusiastic gath
ering in indianapolis on the night Of
The goth.
The managers OF London theaters
are 10 have IL impressed upon them
hat the British army uniform Il full
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