The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-10-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS

Executive officials or railroads entcr-
+. Ing Chicago entered a denial. on the
IL. OF the statement that recent reduc-
iions in The pay rolls OF the zig sys-
tens were due to a falling on in busi-
ness. So far as can be learned. the
( reduction in the working force was a
forerunncr Of increased net revenues.
rather than a cat due TO the decreased
or decreasing income.
Acting Secretary Oliver. Of the war
department. was IN conference in
Washington. u. C.. on the 18th. with
the heads OF the various military bu-
rears uith view 20 the reduction IT
The estimates for the support oi the
army during The next fiscal year 10 the
lowest possible limit consistent with
cfiicieney
Gov Yates OF Illinois. on the nth.
honorsd the requisItion for The return
10 Madison county. KY. ~ sam Wilson
who is under indictment there for
murder. and who was under arrest in
BiooniLglon. III. IL was charged that
Wilson. on april ). la9s. shot and
killed Henry Lifch.c without any
samse
In the United States court. at Atolza.
7. T.. on the 18th, Jack Reeves was
convicted OF the murder Of his wife.
her mother. Daniel Graves and
stockman named Kuchles. DE MUIR
der las committed near Stringtown, 1.
r.. last spring Reeves was given
life sentence
Thomas Thompson. aged 81 years
mines az Johnston City, Ill. by falling
state He fred shot and returned
10 his room TO note its effect. when a
large quantity Of slate fell. breaking
his neck. lie left a wife and several
children.
The plant Of the Union Gas Co. at
Bloomington, H.. exploded with ter
rife force. on the 18th. waking the en-
tire city. The large buildingg was
completely wrecked, the debris being
thrown many hundred feet. The loss
was $25.c"" No lives were lost
On the 18th. the jury IN the case OF
Daniel Voorhees, Miller and Joseph NJ.
at Cincinnati. on the charge of alleged
frauds in the post ofiice department.
reported that il was unable to agree,
and was discharged.
Prof. Charles l.. Greene. dean Of the
department, Of engineering al the Uni
versity OF Michigan. and famous the
wcrid over a. an engineer. lied. at Ann
Arior. Mich, on the l.tn. OF paralysis
OF the heart. aged co years
President Roosevelt. on the 18th. au-
thorized the statement that there was
no truth whatever in the rumors or
difference of opinion between himself
and Secretary Shaw or among MEM
bers OF the cabinet growing out Of the
report which was made 10 him by
Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Con-
rad OF their Investigations into charges
affecting the postal service.
VII Smith, in jail al Easin. wyo-.
confessed. on the 18th. 10 completely
IN mobbing the Jail AZ Basin last July
when German and Walters. two MUIR
derers. were shot and killed by the mob
and Deputy Sheriff Prince killed and
Deputy Mead was wounded. Smith
gave the names Of IS other men "a
the mob.
The dead body Of young man be-
lieved TO be Roy Mills. II Cass City
Mich. was found near the banks Of
the Ogden river. al Ogden. Utah. on the
18th. There was a bullet hole through
the head, and his watch was missing,
few links OF watch chain remain
ing in the vest. pointing To robbery.
Attorney James l. Blair. general
counsel for the Worlds fair, called
upon Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
J. ID. Dalton. in 81. Louis. on the 18TH.
and made application for a warrant for
criminal libel against Eugene &. Brock
meyer. editor of the Missouri State Re-
publican.
President Roosevelt, at the request
Of Senator Proctor. decided. on the
18th. TO investigate further the case
Of United States Mar-hal Field. of
Vermont. who was removed because OF
the escape Of two cinnamon who were
in the custody oil one OF Fields dcpu-
ties
Official announcement was made. on
The 18th. that the whole OF the Hogs-
Swayne interests in Louisiana aud
Texas. together with the new proper
ties recently acquired by Gen. Miles
in Texas. would be combined under
one company. capitalized at s2."co.o0"-
City Marshal Rammage. OF Oakland.
CAL arrested william Carrhew. on the
18th. on the charge ~ being de-
faulter in ne sum Of sivn,oe". II was
stated that Carthew was a confidential
clerk In bank in New York, and
while in that capacity stole 100000.
On tho 18th. King Edward received
the members Of the Alaskan boundary
at Buckingham palace.
Ambassador Choafe introduced the
American commissioners to his mai |
esty. who congratulated the commis-
sioners on their labors.