The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-03-14
LATE NEWS ITEMS

Cornelius Van Ness. the oct'- thaA '.AAA I
millionaire Of Port Jervis. y ~ for
merly Of New York city. had been I
baptiSed in the River Jordan by Rev
William X Hall. of Newburgh- y n
Mr. and Mrs Van Ness sailed on the
steamer Celtic. for a trip 10 the
orient. his desire being 20 crafty an
ambition Of years 10 be baptised IN
the Jordan.
The British ship Bann. the last OF
the Srorrn-bound feet off the entrance
10 the Straits If Euca. arrived at Port
Townsend. Wash. on the 9Th . days
from Iquique. % DAYS Of which she
was stcrm-bound of the straits Sew
en- times the Iann got inside Cape
Flattery. but a no tug was there 10
pick her Up she was compelled 10 put
back TO sea
The Italian government has agreed
10 contribute BY installments during
three wears El.s1OOO0 10 the total
sum 81 gI.6sO. 600 exacted by the rail-
road men a provisional concessions
10 their demands. The government
Viii introduce bill in the chamber
sanctioning this outlay and viii
make It's adoption cabinet question
Gov. Richard Yates ~ Illinois and
party arrived 1t chattanooga Tenn,
on the 9Th. and Immediately left for
the summit ~ Lookout mountain
where they remained three hours
While on the mountain Mrs Yates
was seized with fainting spell. out
soon recnv.rrd- The governor was en-
route for the Charleston exposition
Mrs. D1n<muir. wifeof Premier Duns-
muir. Of the Dominion received 4
letter. on the 9Th. from an anonymous
writer. warning her that if she did
not keep her husband at home he
would be shot The premier handed
the letter 10 the police. but took no
other notice
Cornelius shields general manager
II the Dominion Coal To-. stated It
Montreal On the 9Th. that boriEgs
made by the company near Buffers
lake had revealed the presence Of
coal deposit estimated 10 contain at
least one billion tons Of bitumino1s
coal
Sirn0r Marconi arrived at Montreal.
on the 9th. en- route TO Ottawa. He
expects 10 leave sidney. ~ : W. af-
ter making arrangements with the
Canadian government and local firms
for the necessary equipment for his
Canadian station
In the senate. on the 10th. aftex
the passage of number Of unobj-ct-
ed bills on the calendar, the ship
subsidy bill was taken up. and Mr.
Vest MOI spoke for two hours in
Opposition to the measure. command
ing the mcet fatteringly close stten-
ti"n II the senate. Despite his evil
dent feebIeneSs. he spoke with force
and fire and at times became brill
ianrly eIoqueur-In the house. the
bill 10 classify the rural free deliv-
cry service and place the carriers I'M
der the contract system was passed.
but only after the adoption of
amendments which completely
changed the purpose for which IL was
framed. all the provisions placing
being stricken out.
knight w. JoI-S committed suicide.
on the 10Th. at Perry. Okla. by hold
ing a stick 81 dynamite under his
head until il exploded. blowing on
his bead and both hands He had
b@en arrested on the charge of burn
ing the mail which he was employed
10 carry He confessed. but said he
had only burned papers 10 keep from
delivering them
The carriage makers. machiniStS.
mattress makers. indoor wire work
ers and fuel handlers of Denver. Col.
went on strike. on the 10th. for an
eight-hour day and union wages. LII
H. said the unions are determined 10
make tight for an eight-hour day
in all branches Of labor, and the
struggle may involve 700 workmen
in Denver.
Several property owners in Victor,
and Cripple Greek. Col. on the 10th.
received through the mail. letters
signed Committee warning them
not TO lease buildings 10 buyers If
stolen ore number Of assayers
also received warnings. which they
declined 40 make public.
The body Of Benjamin r. Stevens.
the american BibIiophiIe, who died.
On the sth. az Surbiton- England. was
buried i'm Kensal Green cemetery ON
the 10Th Mr. Choate. the United
States ambassador. and the members
~ the United States embassy attend
ed the fsrneral services
Mrs. SybiI Taylor. ~ Rockford. Ia.
was held Up by high~aymen rear
Guthrie Okla en- the night of the
18th lie pockets were cut from her
dress. rvbbing her If money. railroad
tickets post office order and other
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