The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-10-02

ployed by the Illinois District Tele-
graph Co. in Chicago. stopped work OH
the --th. This action was decided on
as protest against the employment OF
colored messenger boys.
Mayor Francis NJ. Menke of Mat
jury, on the 25th. upon 20 counts
charging him with malfeasance in Of
nee He was placed under arrest and
bond was fixed at 5000.
After a trial lasting eight days the
Jury in the case of Curtis Jet, charged
with the murder of Town Marshal
Co-krill at Jackson. Ky, July Fl,
1902. on the 22d rendered verdict O:
guilty and fixed the punishment at
death.
Attorney Todd. for the Chicago SAM
tary district, attempted to show al
hearing in Chicago. on the 18th, that
tie sewage OF Peoria, Ill. and not OF
Chicago pollutes the waters of the Mis-
sissippi river and the water supply OF
ST Louis.
Alison S. Sherman. aged 90. Chica
COS oldest living ex-mayor. died al
Waukegan, H., on the 22d. of senility.
AR Sherman had been ailing for sew
eral weeks. He was Chicago's eighth
MAYOR. being elected in 1914. when the
term was one year
According 10 an address delivered by
the United States treasurer. Ellis IL
Roberts, to assembled bankers in
Washington, the nation has more gold
in the treasury than any country on
earth; nearly as much as any other
two powers combined.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived in Balti-
more. Nd. on the oath. and was met
By leading citizens, including repre-
sentatives of all the leading Catholic
societies. Mayor McLane welcomed
the card inal home in few appropriate
words. 10 which the latter replied
Sir Thomas Upton has put a quietus
on the stories OF his matrimonial in
tentions by accepting, with thanks, an
honorary membership in the Bay City
tNich.) Bachelors club, with the as
surance that he will not break the
primary qualification for membership
Because Of trouble near Bluefelds
Nicaragua. involving the interests OF
an American steamship company, the
state department has requested the
navy department to send a warship
there for the protection of American
interests. The gunboat Nashville will
be sent.
II was reported. on the cath. that the
Rock Island company had determined
to reduce expenses by taking over forty
trains out Of service. These trains are
IN service on the numerous branches OF
the road in Nebraska. Kansas. Mis-
scuri, Iowa and illinois. and have not
been paying.
The officials OF the Renfrow Cotton
Manufacturing Co. of Adams. Mass.
<on the sd. announced that their plant
would resume at once full time after
two months Of operation on a four
days-a- week schedule. About twenty
I'VE hundred hands are employed at the
five mills of the company.
The Harris county fTex) has ap-
proved a fee of $i0o.000 for Baker. Bot
Baker & Lovett for legal services rem
cred the estate of w. NJ. Rice, the mill
ionaire, who was murdered in New
York several years ago by AlbertT Pat
rick. This is the largest fee ever al.
lowed in Texas In a single case.
Thirty-six gold and silver Baskets
containing presents to the late queen
of England at her jubilee. were sent
from Toronto, Ont, to st. Lonis. on
the 25th. on the order OF King Edward
and are to be on exhibition at the st
Louis Worlds fair. The value Of the
presents was placed at 100000.
All the strikers in the Rock Island
shops at Goodland, Kas., returned Il
work. on the ed, in accordance will
an agreement made with the officers
of the road An increased schedule o.
wages was allowed by the Rock Isl
and MANAGEMENT and the men we're
much satisfied with the new arrange
rnent.
Announcement il made of the forma
uostponement of the date for he ded
ication of the monuments erected by
the state OF Illinois on the battlefield
- Shiloh. The exercises were % have
taken place in October. They vii
nrobably be held April and 7. thu
srty-second anniversary of the his
Eic conflict.
TIE Sal alton army cavalry corp
making q ,our. under Maj. Hunter. o
ehe feud-cursed counties Of Kentucky
sfruck nm old-fashioned barbecue Will
yxncing and hard cider accompani
neuts. in Letcher county. on the 24th
vAey opened services under = big tree
80 were compelled to cut them saaOr
" the action Of . number Of arunks'
gUwdies