The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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and committees representing its EN-.
ployes. an agreement was reached, on
the 10th. whereby 20 per cent OF the
employees in Hle Sedalia shops were
granted an increase Of ten cents a day
Wheat jumped. on the 10th. al
Coshccton. O., 10 the highest price in
local markets for is months. s5 cents
Grain dealers said that farmers were
bulling the market
A report was current in Kansas City,
Mo. on the 18th. that the Kansas City
Southern railway had begun negotia-
tons for the purchase of the Fort
Smith & Western railroad. which has
ll9 miles Of road now in operation. ex-
tending from Fort Smith 10 Waleekto
Junction. I. T.. on the line of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas < Texas railway.
Arthur J. Herbst was arrested and
arraigned in New York city, on the
llth. on a charge OF fraudulent use of
the mails He and julius " Nilsson. il
is alleged. opened an office in Chicago
and borrowed the name Of the Western
Supply Co. Of that place, 10 secure
goods on the credit of that company.
The responsible officers of the ad-
ministration at Washington. ID. C.. are
convinced that war between Turkey
and Bulgaria. into which all Europe
may be drawn. is unavoidable All they
are doing now with regard TO Turkey
is being done with a view 10 meeting
such development Of the situation
Mrs Grace Strohn, who inherits the
property of her sister. Miss Isabella
Clark, who committed suicide in Cali
fornia, on the 10th. is the wife of H. y.
Stronn. an official OF the Lagrange
nllJ Gas Co. She received word. on
the 18th. of her sisters death. and left,
with her husband. for the west.
Harold Richard vynne. newspaper
man. novelist, poet. once editor Of
Town Topics. and a queer figure in Chi
cago bohemian life. was declared In
sane and committed. on the llth. to
the Dunning asylum Excessive indul-
gence in liquor caused his mental
weakness.
More than two hundred ticket agents.
delegates TO the annual convention OF
the International Association Of Ticket
Agents. representing practically every
system in the country. were in
session al Salt Lake City. Utah, on the
1lth
Two earthquake shocks were felt in
Portland, Ore, at 3:45 o'clock p m on
the 18th No damage was done as far
as known. although the largest brick
were shaken quite severely
In a wreck on the High line" of the
Katy near Sutherland. Johnson coun-
~, Mo. on the 18th. several people
we're injured. three OF them seriously.
Count Tolstoi spent his seventy-fifth
birthday in strict privacy among his
at lula. Russia. on the llth-
He was in the best of health. The pa
pers printed glowing eulogies of the
.ount on the occasion OF his birthday.
Violation of the state law against
licensing resorts Is the charge against
Claude Winter. mayor OF Cairo. anc
DR.. r. E. Gordon. a prominent ph.si-
cian Of Cairo. Ill, who were placed un-
der arrest on the 1lth-
Orders granting three years leave OK
absence TO Commander Peary. OF the
navy. beginning April next. were Is
sued on tie 4.lh. He is now on duty
At the bureau of yards and docks in
Washington, ID. c.
William I. Dawson. a member OF the
Illinois legislature. died. CT rapid con-
sumption. on board Rock Island train
near Mankato. Kas-. on the llth- M
Dawson ..ac been travelling for his
health.
Tricky Jim" Back. George Boilin-
zer and c. c. Adams have been indict-
d at Cynthiana. KY. for perjury In
having sworn falsely in attempting 10
an alIbi for Curtis Jett when
,e was tried for the murder Of J. B.
Macum.
United States Minister Leishman. at
demanded the dismiss
Il of the vail of Beirut. and the de-
nand was acceded to by Turkey. OH
.ials OF the state department at Wash
ngton make il clear that the minister
was acting In line with the instruc-
ions given him. and that his course
las been heartily approved
Reports from Mexico state that hall
he inhabitants OF Linare have either
Of yellow fever or have fed
o escape. The conditions are de-
'cribed as loathsome. The scourge Is
reported TO be present In every town
IN the Mexican Contra. between Tam
,ico and Monterey.
A terrific gale swept the British isles,
N the 10th. the velocity being abou.
70 miles an hour. accompanied by tor
'ential rain Cable communication wxs
Interrupted for several hours Enor-
Q believed to have suffered severely.
Kerry Williams. who was taken
rom the Chester IND prison. On pa
ole by an Alton quarry owner. has been
'ert back TO the prison at his own re- ,
Iuest. declaring that he was unable 70
10 the work required OF him. ~ ne was
lot provided with proper or 81 @ lent /,
God.