The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-04

G. DOANE. Pubiisher.
JASPER INDIANA
II has been discovered that the value
Of the estate OF the late Mrs James
G. Blaine will show in excess Of ST.
0oo, 900.
Carl Rudolph Schultz. >. years old.
has been elected president of the Ma
tional Equitable bank. of New York
He is the youngest president but one IN
the United States.
The richest gold nugget ever found
IN Mexico was discovered. recently.
by G.. r. Robinson. captain OF the vessel
Corrigan. The nugget is nearly twenty
inches thick. and is valued at si5.VvV.
Post Office Inspector Flayin. OF Spo-
kane. Wash, received advices that the
mail stage between Canyon City and
whitney City, Ore, was held up. on
the a5th. on Dixie mountain, and all
the mail taken
Martin kellogg. ex-president OF the
University Of California. died al the
Waldeck sanitarium. in San Francis
co. on the 26th, as the result OF an OPP
Grafton performed several weeks ago
20 relieve a combination Of stomach
and liver troubles.
Miss Helen Keller. the famous blinc
deaf mute, "A member OF the graduating
class of Radciiff college. has accepted
the invitation Of President Francis &c
take an active part in the deaf. dumt
and blind operating exhibit at the
Worlds fair at ST. Louis
Twenty-one indictments against CITY
and County Clerk Aichele were report
ed BY the Denver lColD grand jury
on the 18th. The principle charges re-
late TO the destruction of public rec
ords and an alleged shortage OF $4,000
In the county clerks office.
President Roosevelt announced. on
the 27th. at Oyster Bay. \. y. that
Henry C. Ide. at present a member OIL
the Philippine commission. would be
designated as vice-governor OF the
Philippines, in succession TO Gen. Luke
e Wright. when the latter assumes
the Office OF governor general.
Senator Hanna was taken suddenly
I'll while in his Office in Cleveland. O.,
on the 25th. and a physician who was
called ordered that he 20 TO bed al
once. Mr.. Hanna. the doctor stated
was suffering from stomach trouble
and thu, together with the intense heat
prevailiAg. caused the trouble.
The International Typographical IN
ION has been asked 70 investigate
charges that George Tracy. who in
stalled the government printing Office
at Manila. was forced to resign by Johr
Leech. the public printer Of the Phil
ippines. because Tracy was one OF tbs
organizers of the Manila union
Standing upon the trap Of the gal
.ows. his hands and feet manacled aae
the sheriff adjusting the black esp
Samuel Stiles. ar Cuero. Tex. on tn
2Sth, was respited by Gov. Lanham o
Texas. The negro was charged will
having murdered Doom Edwards be
cause of infatuation for bis wife
The fourth contest for the America
cup was called on. on the 27th. by tn
New York regatta committee, when
was seen that the Reliance. which wa
20 minutes in the lead of Shamrocl
Ill. could not finish the remainini
three-uuarters Of mile within the 5l2
hour limit set for the 3c-mile race.
The French steamer Admiral Coy
don. OF 3.O13 tons. which sailed from
Marseilles. France, July Is. for Saigon
French Cochin China. by way OF 90
lomba. Ceylon. which port she left Au
snsr IL. has not since been reported
and has been given up for lost Their
were .. persons on board the vessel
Ii was announced, on the e5th. tina
the total paid admissions TO the Mis-
souri, state fair were 81 $50. while tn
gate receipts were $500 in excess
last year. Although the amount c
Ore " d. SosVft iAloi e IA IA IA 49,.
the fair had more than $1,000 in tn
treasury after all Indebtedness va
paid
Excitement at Oaxaca City. Mexico
u 1t fever heat over the wonderful
rich gold deposit at Ejutla- All min
ing men. as well Is many bushes
men. have gone in a wild race ther'
and are stalking out claims. II Is prot
ably the richest and most extensiv
gold district yet discovered in thi
country.
Orris J. Towne. Jr.. a former dcput
collector Of internal revenue for th
eastern district Of Massachusetts, wa
arrested in Philadelphia. on the 26tl
ty government officers. charge
with the defalcation OF several thot
sand dollars He waived hearing b.
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