The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-21
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 There will be in the next House of Representatives seventy-seven veterans of the military or the naval service in the civil war. of whom forty-seven served in the Union army or navy. Eighty-eight persons. charged with taking part in the recent riot at Evans ville, Ind, have been indicted by the grand jury. It is said that more than half of those indicted are negroes. The names have not been made public.
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 The death of M. Henri Chevreau leaves but two persons living who were ministers of the second French empire. One is M Emile Olivier. who is at work on volun1inous historic work, and M. Pinard. who Is still an ardent imperial ist.s
 A correspondent of the North China Daily News, who recently had occasion to see the Emperor and the Empress dowager of China near by, describes him as looking lean, melancholy and tinaid; while she, with her square face, elongated eyes, double chin and rosy. color, looked like an energetic, viva cious woman.
 Frau Charlotte Wechssler, of Stutt- gart, attained her hundredth birthday on June 8. She has been widow for sixty-four years. The mayors of Stutt- gart and Ulm personally congratulated her on her centenary, and the King of wurtemberg sent her magnificently- bound Bible through her grandson, Ma jor Fabre du Tour.
 Michigan is one of the few western States which adhere to the custom of holding spring election for supreme court judges and regents of the State university. At this years contest the Republicans had a majority of 4O,0OO, which was more than the majority for Governor Bliss at last years election. At the spring election in 1901, however, the Republicans carried Michigan by 95s0oO plurality.
 The assessed value of Governors Isl- and (exelnpt from taxation as Federal property) is $5,50O,00O; of the postoffice, $1000O, 00O, barge office, $54o.000; the Army building, $7Oo,OOO; the Wall street custom house. s3,15O,0oo, and the assay office and treasury on Wall street, s5,150,OOo. The City Hall park is valued at s25, ,00O,O 900, and the Brooklyn Bridge at 18,5OO,OOO, though originally its cost was s12.ooO.Ooo. x. lecture in London that science neither affirmed nor denied the creative power, Lord Kelvin demurred in these words: s'Science positively affirms creative power. Science makes every one feel that he is miracle in himself. Modern biologists are once more coming to the firm acceptance of a vital principle. They have been absolutely forced to ad- init and believe in directive power, Science is not antagonistic. but help to religion. <
 Maine claims the oldest living triplets in the United States. They are Mrs Sarah A. Fossett, wife of George M. Fossett. of Union; Mrs. Mary A. Eos sett, widow of Samuel Fossett of Union N dllQ MIS. Mdl lud I1dySS, IollllCllS VI Union, who now resides in Massachu- setts. The first two married brothers These tripIets were born on June 20 1923, and celebrated their eightieth birthday last month. They are the children of MT. and Mrs. Isaac Town send of Union, in which town they were born.
 It is ascertained that the late James 1IcN.ssW Whistler, the eminent American artist, died under peculiarly distressing circumstances, says dispatch iron London. He had been i'll for a year, bu his condition improved to such an ex. tent that he ordered a cab to go for z drive. As he was about to leave his house in Chelsea he was seized with g fit. He recovered temporarily, but was the victim of anyother paroxysm, 1T which he died. Three eminent London physicians were summoned at the first attack, but they were unable to afford him any relief. The arrangements fol the funeral, which is expected to take place to-day, have been made.