The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14
LATE NEWS ITEMS

son. \. j., on the 9th, and IN ITS des-
olate wake left the embers and ashes
OF property valued in preliminary es-
Inmates az ten million dollars. 1t
burned its way through the business
section of the city and claimed as
| its own majority of the finer
structures devoted TO commercial,
civic. educational and religious uses.
rs well as scores of houses. There
was but small tribute of life and in
jury TO the confiagration. but hun
dreds were left homeless and thou
sands without employment.
The steamship Philadelphia of the
American line, which arrived at New
York, on the 9th. broke the record
for having made the longest com
munication with the land by means
of the Marconi wireless telegraph
system. On the LIST. the steamship
was at 10: p. m. few miles off the
Lizard. Messages were then ex-
changed, and the telegraphing was
kept up until midnight of the follow
ing day.
The sacrament of the Lords Sup
per was administered in the Jewish
synagogue at Springfield. o.. on the
9th. this being the first time this
Christian ceremony has taken place
in Hebrew house of worship. The
sacrament was administered by Rev.
Small. of the Congregational church.
WHICH was recently burned. Cheyze-
dukah congregation offered the use OF
the synagogue until new church is
built.
The worst loss of life from fire ever
recorded i'm IT. Louis. with one eN-
ception. occurred. on the morning Of
the 9th. in the destruction Of the En-
pire apartment house. a10O-02 Olive
street. The fire was a fierce one, and
soon accomplished its work of de-
struction. including the sacrifice Of
IL lives-ten men and one woman
most of whom were suffocated or
burned to death in their rooms.
Fire. on the 9th, destroyed nearly
all of the business section of Elber-
ton. Ga, doing damage which Is
estimated at 100000 The city had no
fire protection. and the bucket bri-
gade formed by citizens was Of no
avail in a temperature of 20 degrees
and high wind.
Senior Lerma, the newly-elected
governor Of Bataan province. +. l.,
fed after his election. when lie was
called on to account for $4,000 Of in
surgent funds. lie is still missing
In the senate. on The 10th, consid-
Grafton Of the Philippine tariff bill
occupied the entire session, Mr.. Tur-
ner (Wash.) concluding his speech,
begun on the eth, on the legal phase
of the question. Mr.. Teller (Col) OBJ
tanned the floor. hut almost immedi-
ately requested that he be allowed
TO continue his address on the 18th.
lin the house general debate on
the olr,inargarine bin occupied the
day and was finally concluded.
upon the measure.
At Detroit, on the 10Th. Cashier
| Frank G. Andrews was placed under
arrest on a warrant charging him
with taking over million dollars
from the City savings bank without
the authorization Of the directors.
He was arrested in the office Of the
Detroit Trust Co.. arraigncd and re-
leased on $4,000 bail.
DR. Ernest r. Robinson. Gen. Fred
erick Funston's physician. forward
ed 10 the war department. on the
IN, ..f nm
application for three months ex-
tension Of leave Of absence for Gen.
| Funston. The generals leave expires
March 10 under the present order.
He is recovering rapidly.
Gen. Maxine Gomez arrived at San
tiago dc Cuba on the 10th. on his
way to Santo Domingo. lie was given
great demonstration. \ large crowd
had assembled. with bands of mu-
sic. The municipal police and fire
men also turned out 10 welcome him.
Seven years in the pcnitcntiary at
Wallla Walla was the sentence inn
posed on Attorney W. A. Lewis at
Spokane, Wash, on the 10th. convict
cd Of stealing more than thousano
dollars from Mrs. Nettic Bauer Platt
one Of his clients
With view Of relieving the budget.
King Victor Emanuel of Italy. in his
speech TO he delivered at the reopen
ing ~ the Italian parliament. will
voluntarily ask for reduction IN hi
civil list.
Special dispatches received in Her
lin. on the 10th, from Vienna. said
that the government Of Austrian and
Germany were exchanging notes con-
corning the abolition ~ sugar boun-
ties.
a west-bound immigrant special
over the Canadian Pacific railway
was dcrniled two miles east 81 Moose
Head on the 10th. One boy was killed
and ~ other passengers were injured.