The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-10-09

Weeklu Courier.
G. DoANE. Publisher. -
JASPER INDIANA.
The French jewelry exhibit for thu
81. Louis Worlds fair already amount,
TO $4,000. 600. and includes pearl col
lar valued al 100000.
Postmaster-General Payne, on thu
18th. informed the president that Ia
would have ready for him the report
OF the post Office investigation by oeio-
her 20
Sir Michael Herbert, the British arm
bassadcr TO the United States, died or
the 18th, at Davos-Platz. Switzerland.
after long and plucky fight against
consumption, which terminated With
tragic suddenness N. >.
Sir Thomas Upton, who has been
In Chicago since his illness, smiled
when told that Senator kearns had
mentioned the baronet as being an
ideal successor to the late Ambassa
dor Sir Michael Herbert
--
The civil service commission has re-
ceived a call from the Philippines gov
eminent for $50 male teachers and will
hold examinations al various cities OIL
october 10 and 20. The salaries range
from $500 TO 81 200 per anEum.
After lockout OF over seven months,
the 600 employees of the plant OF the
American Corn Products Co, in Chi
cago known as the Chicago glucose
factory. went back to work, on the Sd
under union conditions. with union pay
and hours. na
HI. Melville Hanna. brother of Sen I
ator Mark Hanna, on the Goth, gave !
100000 to the Western Reserve univer. /,
sity al Cleveland, O.. the income OF /
which is TO he devoted TO the promo.
ton o. instruction and research in 4
anatomy and kindred subjects
Gov. Hunt arrived at San Juan, r. r..
on the LIST. from the United States, and
was warmly welcomed officials and
civilians uniting in a demonstration
IN his honor. There were no attempts
TO Great disorder The socialists ef-
forts to cause demonstr against
the governor proved useless
A mass meeting of protest against
the situation in Macedonia was held in
St James hall London. on the 2sth
and was presided over by the bishop
Of Worcester. Resolutions were adopt
cd urging the government to take ac-
ton looking 10 the putting an end &c
Turkish rule in Macedonia
The secretary of the interior. on the
29th, informed the depar ment Of irs-
tice that the Creek Indians had been
selling allotted lands without the APP
proval OF the secretary, which was
against the law and the treaty. The
attorneygeneral advised that the deeds
were void and would not put them OF
record.
George Matthews, an architect. wide ;
ly known in his profession, died in
Kansas City. Mo. on the 2sth. from in
iuries received in street car accident,
aged AZ years. He was a native Of \ ;
Me. All the buildings OF {
the Kansas City Southern between ST. 1
loan Springs. Ark. and Port Arthur
Tex, were erected under his direction
The American Window Glass Co, the /
American Oil and Glass Co and tte {
National Ca Co. of Marion, Ind, on 7
the I'd. closed a deal with Pittsbrre 6
Investors, headed by Senator William
Finn. for leases on about AZ, 900 acres '
81 oil and gas lands In five counties
IN the Indiana oil fields The capital r
81 the corporation was given at s. ,000,- !
200 cash.
Formal announcement of another in
.rease in coal prices was made. on the .
st, at Kansas City Mo. The new 9
prices were effective throughout the a
southwest. Arkansas semi-anthracite
Jumped so cents. to $3.50 ton, and .
Goals TO si15. an increase r
II rs cents. Pennsylvania anthracite .
vas 81 a ton. The dealers predicted 7
urther increases. =
The attempt OF the militia TO suppress !.
he Victor (Col) Record because OF its :,
with the striking miners, :
" arresting the entire stan, was fr7ls- :
rated by the pluck of Mrs. Emma r. !.
.angdoD, the wife o. a compositor who !.
vas arrested. She brought out the
mornings issue on time, on the list. al :.