The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17
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Z cum. lnu-. hlleI MS >on-in-ldW. Mel
I rin Wolfe. on the 18th. by firing thu
4 charges Of both barrels of shot
: gun into Wolfe's head as Wolfe lay
on an operating table TO have leg
/ amputated. The operation was com
PEELED by gunshot wound intiict e.
; BY Terrell short time before
A terrible electrical and wind storm
prevailed i'm Beaver City. Neb.. on the
18th. lasting ~ minutes. in which
time two and onc-fourth inches Of
rain fell The wind blew with great
violence. doing much damage to small
buildings. windmills and 10 the wheat
crop just ready for harvest.
Joseph W. Cummin. at Newberg. n.
T.. was committed to Jail. On the 18th.
IN charge Of grand larceny. He
was secre tary-treasurer and cashier
of the Cornwall bank. and Is alleged
10 he q defaul;er To the extent Of
sbout $4,000, wreeking the bank.
After celebrating for over twenty
sours The Jurors in the trial Of Mrs.
Minnie Cummings. charged with the
sslrder ~ her husband. Dennis Cum
mings. rendered sealed verdict on
the 18th. The verdict is supposed to
be for acquitial
Negro leaders in indianapolis. Ind
on the 18th. took steps to avert
race war. The Evansville Ind.) riots
and conflicts between the races in
other cities have made them appre-
aensive Of similar outbreak there
The fast mail from ST. Louis, due ia
kansas City at 10: 30 a. IN. on the 18th,
crashed into an excursion train that
had broken down at Dead Mans
Curve" three miles from Lees Sum
init. Mo. Three killed. 6s injured.
\ strike of the freight handlers in
he freight handlers Of the railroads
entering Chicago is probable. on the
18th. unless the roads declare that
they will not handle freight to Chica-
GO 4 Alton roads.
The food in the Colorado river,
Ariz.. on the 12th. stood at Pals, and
; receding at the rate of six inches
daily. The reports Of extensive dam
age along the river have been grossly
George Moore, moulder' union
picket. was shot and badly wounded
from ambush al the factory Of f. c.
-tearns & Co. Syracuse. y. Y. on the
i2th
Frank Snyder. aged q. and John
MeDaniels. aged %. were drowned, on
the 18th. in Deer creek. Ill.
Nicolas Pazzullo, an italian strike
breaker in he molding shop OF the
E. Z. Stems a Go. factory. at Syrs-
use. n u, admitted in police court.
On 'h- 18th. that he fired the shot
which seriously wounded George
Moore molder and former employe
Df Storms 4 co.
IL was announced. on the 18th. that
he controlling interest in the Boston
Traveller. which was recently pur-
'hased through Charles NJ Palmer. is
owned by J. H. Fahey. Associated
Press correspondent at Boston. who
Nill assume the management of the
laper at once.
a desperate fight occurred near
8arbouryille. Ky. on the 18th. be-
ween band Of eight Clay county |
negroes and deputy sheriifs Of Bar
'ourville. The negroes attempted to
-ob country stores. and when the
'osse pursued them they gave resist
.nce.
Tom Cooper. the well-known bicycle
-ider, was operated on al Grace hos
'ital. Detroit. Mich. for appendicitis
N the 18th. Cooper's trouble is said
Q have been developed from strain
Ie sustained on July AZ Lexington,
".
The statement of the treasury bal
Inces. on the 18Th. in the general
und, exclusive Of the $3.50. 100000 gold
eseryc in the division OF REDEEM ption,
howed: Available cash balance,
22o ,9oe; gold. slOl,6oo.5 500.
The strike Of the iron moulders in
everal foundries in Providence. X. l.,
which was inaugurated in September
asst, was officially declared off on the
9th. No concessions have been made
y the master mouldcrs.
Chauncey Dewey, Clyde Wilson and
'. i. Mcbride left the shawnee coun-
y tkas.) Jail. on the 18Th. free men.
hough under a bond of $4,000 each
D appear for trial later for the muir
er of the Berry family.
Attorney l.. 4. Conner shot y. II.
rews, furniture dealer 81 Fairfield, Z
u. on the 18th. Five shots were
red, three taking effect. According :
? Conner the cause was family trou-
X. Crews may recover.
Francis Granger Adams died at his /,
ONE near CoNSackic. y. ". on the 4
udson. on the 18th. Mr. ADAMS was !
ne Of the pioneers to California n !
AZ.
Lieut.-Gen. Miles arrived al Fort +,
~. on the 18th. and left the next :
~ for s0-miles ride on horse back h
Fort Reno, Okla. 4