The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-08-14


nication 10 the Merchants Bridge Co.
Of 81 Louis. on the +th, asking the
company TO show cause Why the United
States should not take possession OF
the bridge.
Reports coming in from the farming
region OF northern Colorado show such
great destruction OF crops by the recent
terrific hail storms that the total dam
age IS conseryatively estimated al more
than 100000
Annie T. Shapley. who was arrested
in New York, on the 9th. and taken Il
PHILADELPHIA to answer the charge OF
raising United States postal orders
confessed that her operations had beer
carried on since May 25-
The committee investigating alleged
bribery in the Georgia legislature have
unearthed evidence of bribery in ths
defeat OF the child labor bill. the
school book bill and the bill TO abolish
the convict lease system
Mrs. Conger visited the dowager EN-
press of China at the sumner palace
on the 7th. for the purpose Of introdnc-
ing Miss Kate Augusta Carl. an Amer
lean artist from Paris. who is 10 paint
the dowager empress portrait
JEFF Sterrett. editor OF the Plain Deal.
er at Hawesville. Ky, for So years. died
on the 9th He was Il years old and
acknowledged 10 be one o. the greatest
wits among Kentucky editors. He was
one OF Morgan's men in the civil war
King Edward has approved the ap-
pointment of Lord Northcote, now gov
ernor OF Bombay. as governor-genera.
of Australia in succession Of Lord Ten
nyson. who has resigned that post The
appointment viii take effect in Decen-
Der
The Jury in the case OF Harry Faulk-
ner. former member VI the 81 Louis
house OF delegates. returned verdict.
on the 5th. finding the defendant
guilty Of perjury and fixing his pun
ishment at three years in the peniien-
tiary.
Col r. G.. Sharman Crawfold. vice
commodore OF the Royal Ulster Yacht
club. who will represent the club on
the Shamrock Ill. during the races fol
the Americas cup. arrived in New
York. on the 9Th. on the steamship
Germanic.
John Alexander Dowie. general over.
seer Of the Christian Catholic church
was made a citizen OF the United
States at Chicago. on the 5th- upon re-
nouncing in the superior court his al
legiance to the sovereign Of Crest
Britain and Ireland
The post Office department has IS
sued orders against the Co-operauyi
Turf association Of New Orleans. whici
il said 10 have been using the mails
to defraud bettors BY making fals'
promises and failing to keep agree
ments with investors
Two .leavy rains. accompanied by
wind. did great damage 70 crops a.
Owensboro Ky. on the 9Th George
Birks store was blown down al Yelv-
ineion. in the eastern part Of M
county. A heavy hail fell. beatiIs
down corn and tobacco.
Crops show decided improvement
after the rains of the last week. Corr
has made good advancement in nearly
all the states Of the corn belt. exccp
Missouri. where the crop Is in al
stages OF development Only partia
crop Is expected in Missouri.
Mrs Ida Gulley OF Bunker Hill. III.
who is charged with the murder Of lit
tie Ewart Checksncld. fled habeas cor
pus proceedings. on the 4th. for he
release. Her attorney proposes Z.
show that she Is too iii to leave he
bed. and it would be death to remov
her 10 jail
The cotton mills OF the China. Web
ster and pembroke manufacturin
companies at Sunsook. y H.. an
nounced. on the 9Th. that they woul
shut down until August "a on accoun
OF the high cost OF cotton and the un
satisfactory condition OF the marke
for print cloths.
John r Carnell &c years old. vet
eran slerk Of the sffice OF auditor Il
TIE post Office department at Washinl
ton. d. C.. formerly ~ Iowa. was al
rested. on the 9th. by post Office IL
spectors on the charge Of opening le
ters addressed 10 the auditor and al
propriating the contents
President Roosevelt received ca
at oyster Bay. l.. r. on the ith. frol
Bishop Dougherty. who was recent
appointed 10 the see Of Nuova CaCere
y. l. The bishop decided 20 cay h
respects to the president before sailin
for Manila. r. T.. and 70 talk over n
situation II the archipelago