The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-26
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of an isthmian canal by the Nicara-
guam route. A number of bills were
passed and conference report pro-
viding for the payment of the ex-
penses of the strike commission was
agreed to. after which an adjourn
ment was taken until January s.. In
the house the session was very brief,
the only business transacted being
the final action on the bill TO defray
the expenses of the coal strike CON-
mission. The house also adjourned
until january 5.
The body of Mrs. u. s. Grant was
placed in the sarcophagus beside that
of her husband in Riverside park.
New York. on the Goth. On the 2lst
brief and simple services were con-
Quoted at the mausoleum, many dis
tinguished people taking part.
Fire in mail car on the New York
Central road, on the 2lst, destroyed
several hundred pouches of Christmas
mail destined for Chicago and points
further west. some going as far as
Fiji and the Philippines.
Joseph Foley shot and killed Mrs.
Wilson. near Liberty. No., on the 2lst.
and then killed himself. the provoca-
ton being that Mrs. Wilson had rem
onstrated with him about the careless
handling of the gun.
The police of Madrid, Spain, on the
goth. arrested Nine. Humbert and her
husband and daughter. and three 9TH
ers, on charges of swindling in Paris
where they had duped bankers out of
Sl2 600. 900.
Mrs. Ida V. Green died at GAINESVILLE.
Wis. on the 21st. of blood poisoning.
She was the widow of Lieut.. Greens
L. :. ", who committed suicid. at Rio
Janeiro. three years ago.
Henry Larink committed suicide at
Grand Rapids. Mich, on the 2lst, by
drowning himself in a cistern, des-
perately fighting off friends who were
attempting to save him.
Narconi announced. on the 2lst,
that he had that day sent wireless
telegraph message from Cape Breton,
In. =. 10 Cornwall, England. with
compete Sutetss-
Very Rev. DIR. Alphonse l.. Magnien,
professor emeritus Of st. Mary's semi
nary. Baltimore, died in that city. on
the 21st
Can't. Daniel T.. Mccartney. retired
naval officer, died in Washington, on
the 21st.
Ten men. SURVIVORS OF a collision
| Ia*,xoar fur, ccbnnparc l., Mascachu
sets bay. were picked up by vessel
on the 21st, and landed in Boston or
the 22d. Eleven others who were or
the schooners at me time of the col
lision were drowned or persisted from
the cold. The survivors were tire,
days in an open boat, and underwent
understandable sufferings.
a helper engine on a railroad a.
/, Liberty, Ind. got beyond the contro
Of the engineer, on the 22d, and made
wild run, destroying much railroad
property and killing Mike Foley. o
indianapolis. a brakeman. and Fire
man Osborne. of Connersyille, Ind.
Mrs. w. G. Hazel. Of Covington. Ky.
died in hospital at indianapolis. Ind
on the ed, from the effects of NOR
Z phine and wounds on her wrist in
: flicted with suicidal intent. She ha,
made a previous effort to kill hersel
{ in hotel in Covington, Ky.
The crown princess of Saxony de
: serted her home and family. on DE
!. ccmber IL, and no trace of her can b.
D had. The fact was not made publi
: until the 22d. when the king ORDERED
II published in the official journal. Al
), Ielopement is suspected.
/ The special army board, at "A meet
I ing in Washington, on the ed. decides
l. that the facings of the new uniform
!, should be blue, instead Of white. Tn
}. secretary Of war will finally pass oil
e the matter.
l. Mark Dunn was sentenced, on tn
= ed, to be hanged at st. Joseph. Mo
on February 10. for the murder O
u Alfred Fenton, at Nashville, Mo-, near
~ a year ago.
y DIR. Arthur Ryno was found guilty
e on the 22d. of shooting and severed
+ wounding Miss Maud Holmes, throug
L a window. at Mcpherson, Kas.. in Jul
r last.
'e Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson. o.
e the 22d, issued an order removing tn
quarantine against Connecticut on nc
'e count of the foot and mouth disease.
:, The transport Thomas arrived a
= San Francisco. from Manila. on tn
! led. having on board l22 casuals. 9
:, sick and sso discharged soldiers.
a boarding house mt Springfield
Pa. was dynamited and PARTIAL
4 wrecked, on the 2lst. but the IA oc
: cupants escaped unhurt.
Jerry Kimbrough. after confessin
: the crime Of criminal assault on
woman. was hanged at Hanover court
house. Va, on the ED.