The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-12-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS

store Of Foye & Eckstein. AZ Savannah
Ca. early on the 18th dynamifed the
safe and secured between SLIGO and
81 SGD The store was situated in the
heart 90 the principal SHOPPING dis
trice ard three policemen were within
calling distance all night but the rob
bery was no. discovered until daylight.
Gen Thomas W Scott adjutant-
general OF the state OF Illinois. went
10 Washington. ID C.. on the 18th. for
TIE purpose Of cO1ferring with the off,
Gals regarding the REORGANIZATION Of
the national guard in conformity. with
n. provisions OF the Dick bill lie
called sr TIE White House. and paid
his respects 10 the president
The preliminary hearing Of Score
tzry Oscar " Carpenter and III other
members OF the Telluride fCol) min
ers' union on charges Of cOnxregaring
for the purpose Of rioting and con-
spiracy 10 break the Law vas begun in
that city on the 2stn. before Justice
AOhins01-
James FL Evans. Canadian county.
murdered his body lying between two
ross II corn TIE murderer shot E.v-
ans II the back while the farmer was
shuckiag corn He then took pains 10
tie Evans team 10 the fence before
lez-sn-
Edward COuIt Richmond. one OF the
so4th-s Leading capitalists ard manu-
fscrErers. died az Chattanooga. Tenn.
en- the 18th. as tie result OF heart
t-0HbIe- He was a son Of Dean Rich
EO1d. Who was the close friend and
cpzfs-@e Of Samuel j. Tilden-
The ETkharr CTndJ Paper Co, whose
personnel = practically that OF the
defu1cr Indiana national bank Of Elk
hart. was placed IN the hands OF a re-
csivsr. on the 18th. b. Judge FerraIl.
Oh the petition OF Samuel Winer. Of
E-LEhzrr- 4 ereIitCr-
cir Mortimer DIrant. the new Brit
i=h anhass1do- 70 the United States.
arrived IN this country. On the 18th.
AM proceeded 10 Washington. ID. c..
m present. his credentials 10 the pres
s5r-r and formally tzize charge Of the
British embassy
Secretary Hay returned TO Washing
tn D. C. on the eeth- fro-a New York
city. where he spent the Thanksgiving
season with his daughter. Mrs Payne
WhitneT-
Earl Rogers. OF Fort Scott Kas. ac-
-iGentaIIy shot end killed himself while
limiting near SaDulPa- l. T.. on the
.sra
The youthful self-confesset murder
ers and train robbers. Peter Neider.
meier. Harvey Van Dine. Gustav Marx
and Emil Roeskf. were arraigned in
court ar Chicago. on the Goth Marx
plead guilty To al the charges against
him but his three accomplices pleaded
not guilty
The circuit court OF Hamilton. O.,
On the 10th. granted the motion for q
stay Of execution Of the sentence Of
death passed upon Alfred A Knapp
for the murder Of his wife The ex-
ecurion was set for the 18th. ami Q
say vas granted for - eays
Chief Henry j. Eaton Who had been
az the bead OF the Hartford Comm
fire department since Isss. was formal
" retired. on the Goth Chief Eaton
-zs the Oldest fire chief in tie coun-
try tn point of service. having entered
the department. in April. 1851
John William and George Reed. the
oriT sons Of Nellie Reed. a widow.
broke through the ice on the Black
store river. az Blackstone. Mass. on
the 18th. and were drowned. The boys
TIRED 20 cross the river to get some
Ere wood
Two men we're killed and one fatal
y airred IN collision between an
eas.-bcurf freight AMI a work train
On the Norfolk 4 Western road. east
of Portsmouth O.. on the Goth. Both
engines were demolished. Loss. stO.-
Orr
Alfred Olson a stamp clerk in the
Omaha eNebl post ofice. VA. arrest 1
ed on the 3eth. by United States mar 4
shall ant charged with ernbezzIIng
government funds II was alleged that
Olsr-'s shortage would reach 81 600
Charles Theison. who was arrested
FOR writing rambling letters rc Presi-
Dent Roosevelt. was declared insane
On the s0th- and transferred from the
H@lieTue On - hospital to the Man
haitian state hospital az IsIip. LII
Mayor Weaver II Philadelphia. ON
tne |'th- issued a call for a meeting az
fhe citIxers' permanent relief commit
.ee. 10 take action on the appeal for
sep Son Butler. Pa. where an rpf-
1ernic - typhoid fever prevails.
C r l. Butler. a relLknoNn attor-
zey Of colHmbus- o.. committed sui
siie-cn the 10Th BY shooting himself
n the head His act was attributed :,
nefzrch0lia
Fritz Trap. an old German farm
and vas found frozen to death. early
"a che sath- his body lying in a private
D1t Just Across the river In Tznwou