The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-08

brought from Nome and 81. Michaeis
by the steamship Roanoke, which ar
at Seattle on the 2sth.
indianapolis dealers have ordered
IN advance Of so cents IA ton on an
khracite and IS cents on bituminoos
goal. to take effect August !.
A tree measuring over ffty-one feet
- iamet has been discovered In
the Sierras. California, and Is be
lieved 10 be the largest in the world.
Paul Van Der WORT, past coz
mandcr-in-chief of the Grand Army
the Republic. died at Puerto Prin-
cipe. Cuba. on the Goth, Of paralysis
of the heart.
Mayor Low Of New York will make
an effort to properly deal with those
who were responsible for the riotous
conduct at the funeral OF Rabbi 10
seph on the 3oth.
VIM. s. Devery, late chief OF ponce
of New York. give a water picnic on
the 3Oth. which was attended by pc
tween fifteen and twenty thousand
women and children.
An eastern syndicate has secureu
options on $4,000 acres OF coal lahu
in the northern part of Montgomery
and Macoupin counties, lliinois anu
want 5000 acres more.
Arthur Bales, a brakeman. was
Killed and four persons injured AT
Yorktown. Ind. on the 3Oth, by u
Union Traction car crashing into a
Big -Four freight train.
grand jury. on the 3ist. re
turned indictments against the village
officials at Harlem, ILL.,. for maifeas-
ance in Office. conspiracy 10 alio"
gambling on the races being alleged
senator piatt. Of New York. visited
the president at Oyster Bay on the
Goth. He saws that Roosevelt VIII
have a solid delegation from New
York at the next national conven-
tion.
Conductor Frank P~omerosky was
killed and two brakemen seriously IN
jured by the giving way of a bridge
over the st. Francis river, on the LIST.
bv which their train went into the
river.
The London Daily Mail asserts that
The oil interests Of Rockefeller. Roth
schild and Nobel have entered into
= working agreement. thus forming
,he greatest trust the world has ever
seen.
The reports published in regard TO
the enormous damage done by earth
uuake shocks al Los Alamos. Cal
have been greatly exaggerated. IL Is
said that the property damage ~1ii
not exceed $4,000.
Twelve hundred state troops
reached Shenandoah Pa. on July 81,
and encamped On a hill overlooking
the town. All was quiet there. and 80
long as the militia remains there vii
W no more rioting-
Rev. W. IL Leatherman- pastor Of
Z Methodist church at De Graf. D.
was drowned on the goth. while at
tempting to save the life of Ear
Needham. a boy II years old. whe
went down with him
Bernard Mayian. arrested for ~
tempting TO deposit in New Yors
four sInlbiils If a bank in Shelby
Vile. Ill. the bills not being sirn@c
by the cashier. was discharged. on
.he 3Ofh, no complainant appearing.
Mrs. Irving, owner Of a ranch q
angora goats.a portion Of which wer'
recently killed by masked men. ha'
placed a guard # armed men aroun'
her camp 10 resist another attac'
which she has reason tn fear will b
made.
An explosion resulting in a heav.
loss ~ life occurred at a colliery j
W~allongone. New South Wales. or tn
3lst. Twerty~even bodies were m
covered VI q hundred f~hldinfn !
the mine. with but little prospect o
rescue.
The outlaw Tracy has been see
again. this time in eastern Washing
ton. He was wei armed aud prov
stoned. in good health and uawound
ed. and crossed TIT. Colorado river o
July 81. supposed TO be going int
Wyoming.
Gov. Rimbail II Ehvde Island aske
for a warrant 1T the Tombs polio
court. New York. IN the goth. for II
arrest Of a promoter named Powe
who he claims induced him to put =
5000 10 join the directorate Of
company which was organizing. an
has never made an arcountirg.
Tie funeral Of the late Chief Rab
jacob Joseph. AZ New York. on II