The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS

The General Illinois Traction Co,
on the 3lst, ordered the coaches. six
In rumber. which are 10 be used ON
the interurban line between Charleston
and Mattoon, Ill The cars are To be
delivered by January /. II Is expected
, that the track will be ready before
that date.
The Cripple Creek tCol) October
gold production was 49, 600 tons. worth
SLIP 900. This was marked increase
over the September record. but $780,
900 below normal The decrease in Col
orado's gold output, due TO STRIKES. dur
ing the past three months. aggregated
$500 goo
Funeral services over the remains
of Emma Booth-TuclIer. consul OF the
salvation army in America. we're held
in New York city on the Slst in Car
Incgie hall The auditorium Tas filled
to overlooking. and hundreds of per-
sons waited on the streets 10 gain en-
trance
The president. on the 5lsf. made the
following appointment: Sanford b.
Dole. TO he United State district judge
for hawaii, 10 succeed The late Judge
/ Morris NJ. Estee. and George r Car
ter. secretary Of Hawaii. 70 NJ govern
or of the same. 10 sicceed Gov Dole
WILDER Perry Guenther. aged -
years. who was a Washington Cd. CO
newspaper correspondent and proof
reader known in many cities commit
Ted suicide al Philadelphia. OF the 3lst
by inhaing illuminating gas. He had
been respondent owing TO i'll health
John Roberts. aged 50, wa shot and
killed az Paducah Ny. on the 3lst. 10y
his son. owen Roberts. The father had
chastised younger son. and when the
elder arrived drew knife on him and
cnerated him.
Mrs. Louise Randall OF Baltimore,
Nd. on the 3lst. had Morris Greenblatt
sewing machine collector. fined $50
end costs for kissing her against her
will. and has entered suit against him
for $4,000 damages. being $1,000 for
zach kiss.
Charles Whitworth. farmer. Of Bas-
trop. Tex was instantly killed, on the
.'lst. by lightning. He wa driving
along the road with his two sons and
was struck. One Of the boys was
stunned and one of the mules was
killed
The Bank OF Biggers, Ark. was char
tered. on the 3lsf. ID. w. REYNOLDS is
president. b. +. Bggers, vice-president
and Tom Biggers It's secretary and
treasurer.
Senator Frank II. Farris. OF Crawford
county. No, indicted on the charge OF
having accepted 81 900 from former
Lieut.. Gov. John A. Lee. in considera-
ton OF his vote against the anti-alum
law during the 1901 session of the Mis-
|souri legislature. was placed on trial
lat Jefferson City. Mo. on the I'd. be-
fore Special Judge W. w. Graves, 4
Butler. Mo.
The ST. Clair county Gid .iand jury.
on the %, returned an Indictment
against County Clerk George X Thorn
as. charging embezzlement. Mr.. Thorn
las accounts were investigated by a
committee appointed by the county
board Of supervision. A shortage Of
$4,000 was reported by the committee.
Franklin Weissinger. of Pottsville.
Pa, became crazed. on the I'd. and
!arming himself shot and killed two
| OF his brothers He then barricaded
himself in barn. and. armed with
lri1e and revolver. dened the constables
and sheriff's posee that went TO cap
ture him He was finally arrested.
/ Two Wabash freight trains. bound for
st. Louis, collided in "a dense fog. on
the I'd. midway between Wright City
and Forestel, Mo. 30 miles west of ST.
Louis. completely wrecking one stock
train. killing seven carloads Of stock.
Idemolishing an engine and injuring
seven men. two perhaps fatally.
The st. Clair county (Ill) Grand jury
adjourned, on the I'd. at Belleyille. ILL.,.
after long and busy session Eleven
secret indictments were returned
against persons believed by the grand
jury 10 have taken Fart in ne lynch
ing of the negro schooi-teach.r. Wyatt,
who shot County Superint ,ndent Of
School Hertel.
In battle with Indians. on the LIST.
near Rusk. Wyo.. ten Indians were
killed and II captured. None of tn,
posse was killed In the fight. There
we're about seventy-hve Sioux in the
band Of indians Five hundred men are
securing the country In the search for
the Indians.
While Melville NJ. Wheeler a cashier
lof the Cumberland Telephone & Tele-
graph Co.. was AT work. on the I'd at
the general Offices Of the company. in
Nashville. Tenn. two stran gers sud
denly appeared forced him 10 unlock
the vault and secured over $4,000. They
escaped.
J. II. Barrett. general supcrntend-
lent Of the Chicago n Alton. resigned.
lon the I'd. and was succeeded by G. A.
Goodnow, late general manager Of the
Rock Island.