The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

the military committee into charge:
against Gen. Wood be made behint
closed doors.
Former Soy. f. Nj. Drake. founder O
Drake university, at Des Moines. la,
was reported. on the 18th. 10 be seri
ously III OF diabetes at his home a
Centeryille. la
The senate, in executive session. or
the 18th. confirmed the nomination Of
Frank Wyman to be postmaster at ST
Louis as well as a large number o.
other postmasters.
The supreme court Of Nebraska, OF
the Goth. issued writ Of mandamui
against the teacher OF district schoo
No 81. in Gage county. Neb.. order
Inc her not to read the Bible 10 hel
pupils.
Acting Postmaster-Gene-al Wynn,
issued an order, on the 18th. directing
a rigid enforcement Of the section o.
The postal laws and regulations whic.
absolutely excludes all insects and rep
tiles ITom the mails.
Gov Brudie of Arizona. on the nth
in his annual report 10 tie secretary
of the interior. urged that the interior
department aid in securing the pas.
sage of an enabling act for the admis.
sion of Arizona To statehood.
Two bills were introduced in tn.
house of representatives. on the Goth
allowing free transportation of pension
vouchers through the mails. One wa.
introduced by Representative Marshal
and the other by Representative d. X
After having worked his way ur
from messenger 10 head teller in /.
years service, Henry A. Ericsson was
committed 20 the Cook county jail, on
the 18th. charged with the emhezzle
ment of $4,000 from the State bank
CT Chicago.
Mrs. Caroline Maxwell Estabrook
relict of Experience Estabrook. of Ne
braska. died at Long Branch, ~. j., on
The goth. in her slst year. at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law Robert c. Glow
~. president Of the Western Union
Telegraph Co.
Gov. Peabody of Colorado. on the
goth, ordered a detachment of the state
national guard TO proceed 70 Telluride.
Col. for the purpose OF affording pro-
lection TO men who were willing &c
work in the mines and mills. Maj
Zcph T. Hill waSaa command
The federal grand fury at Omaha
Neh.- on the 10th. returned trle bills
against United States Senator Charles
II. Dietrich and Postmaster Jacob Fish
er. of Hastings, Neh. charging them
with conspiracy ana bribery in connee-
tion with the appointment OF Fisher
to the position Of postmaster
The social event of recent years ir
albany. n. ", was the wedding. on
the 18th. OF Miss Ellen Herndon Ar.
thur. daughter Of the late President
Chester Alan Arthur, to Charles A.
Pinkerton. of New York city. in ST
Peters Protestant Episcopal church.
Bishop Potter. Of New York. ofsfciated.
At the request of the senate commit
tee on military affairs, Secretary Root,
on the 18th, forwarded to the commit
tee q statement giving the complete
military record Of Gen. Leonard Wood,
whose nomination for major general
was pending before that committee
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Statues Of De Witt Clinton. John "a,
and Alexander Hamilton. which occupy
inches on the front of the new chamber
Of commerce building. in New York
city, were unveiled. on the 18th. with
fitting ceremony. The principal speech
of the event was delivered by Gov
Odell of New York.
On the 18th three Of the principa.
coal dealers of Topeka, Kas., received
large teegraphic orders from western
Kansas for Immediate shipment OF coal.
The statement was made that with the
closing down of the Colorado mines
that portion OF Kansas was unable tG
secure coal and that The condition was
Geplorable.
Rev. Howard L. Davis. pastor Of III.
Hardin MOI Methodist church. be-
lieves in muscular Christianity. and he
gave a manifestation Of 1t when he
knocked out Editor Walter Bales q
that place. ON the 18th, in one rouni
Bales criticised the preachers sermon
and. when they met, quarrel. ending
In fight, resulted.
At the w. e. T. U. convention. in
Cincinnati, on the 18th the following
officers We're elected: President, Mrs.
Lillian NJ. ". 6tevens. Portland. Ne:
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Susan
M. -. Fry, evanston. H.: recording
secretary. Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman. Kan
sas City. Mo-; treasurer. Mrs. Helnr
Morton Barker, Evanston. Ill
Andrew Young. for II years head Oh
the sanitary bureau Of the Chicago
health department. was removed from
Office. or the 18th. by order OF Com