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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

On the 18th three Of the principa.
coal dealers of Topeka, Kas, received
large telegrapbic orders from western
Kansas for immediate shipment OF coal.
The statement was made that with the
closing down Of the Colorado mineI
that portion OF Kansas was unable tG
secure coal and that The condition wa
Gerlorable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 23..-Timothy
Callahan. OF Chicago. was arrested
here. charged with embezzling $500. He
has been employed as district mana
ger OF the American Clock company. or
Chicago. Callahan says he lost the
funds In gambling.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Bloomfield. Ind. Nov. 23.-There are
IS criminal and $50 civil cases on the
November docket OF the Green circuit
court- There are % suits for divorce.
% Of which were fled by women and
three cases grew OUT Of fraudulent mar
riages.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Petersburg. Ind. Nov. 23.-The large
store building Of r. NJ. Craig & Son, OF
Dwell. just east Of here. was destroyed
by fire Of incendiary origin. The loss
on merchandise is $4,000 and on the
building $500. partly covered by insur-
ance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Columbus. Ind. Nov 23.-Edna vol-
mer. on trial before jury on the charge
of shooting her sweetheart. Otis Judd.
with intent to Kill. has been acquitted
The testimony showed that Judd struck
her before she fired at him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27
''GET-R|CH-QU|CK"
ARNOLD ON TRIAL
Head Of Great Turf Investment
Scheme at Bar of Justice.
MANY LOST THEIR SAVINGS
The Esidesc~ Of One nj III. NicstsaAs,
With >upporstnx Testimony. Re-
HE'D pes rs Convict Him
OF Grand Larceny.

ST. Louis. NOV. 3i.--with his jaunty
manner considerably subdued. f. j.
Arnold Of -sei-rich-quick" fame APP
peared. Monday morning. at the four
courts TO answer TO the charge Of grand
larceny.
The state will rely particularly on
the evidence Of Mrs. William Sievers.
in its efforts 10 secure the conviction Of
Arnold
OF the many thousands who claim to
have lost Their savings in collapse OF
the racing concern February y. 1908,
Mrs. Sewers is believed To have the
best evidence that the promoters were
guilty Of thefts.
The specific charge is based on the
assertion that +. j. Arnold 4 Co. re-
ceived after its insolvency was known
10 the directors. money from custom
ers-
Drew Money From Trust Company.
Mrs. Sievers states that $500 in cash
was accepted from her on Monday aft
ernoon. February .. when the books OF
the establishment. so far as paymen.
Of investments on demand were CON
cerned, had been closed for several
hours
Mrs Sievers' story Of her experiences
is:
II lost $500 in all Part OF il. $500.
went up in the Arnold pun and sle1
was sunk in the Ryan and Christie
companies did get $3.50 out Of the
latter tangle
Il understand that I was one Of the
last 20 put in my money. On the MORN
ing OF the Monday that Arnold's sus-
pension was announced in a night ex-
ira of the st-Dspatch- | went 10 my
bank and drew out $500 | had been
eight years saving that amount and
had denied myself and my three little
girls many a comfort 10 lay little by
for a rainy day
After getting the cash about noon
tine. we. my sister ard weat 10 Ar
nold's Office and paid in s40o OF the
money There was $500 in twentles.
and sle3 in smaller bills.
Il secured 4 receipt which still
have and IL r. regarded as the best biz
Of evidence have Ny sister was
with ne. as well as an agent for the
company
sIi Net Tell He Husband.
Just 10 show how | was misleai.
understood later that the very man
who got me 70 90 there got a percent
ase Of the money. | had been led &,
believe By friends thar he was work
ing on salary and that | was helping
him make good with his employers by
investing
After tearing Arnold's I put $50
each in the two companies have men
toned did not tell my husband OF
IL at the time. a thought to surprise
him with an Investment that woulI
yield So a week-we had been prom
ised three per cent on the money.
1T seemed as If had hardly
reached home before the extras were
out announcing the suspension Of Ar
mold kspt quiet about II for a day
and then 1 had 10 tell my husband to
relieve my mind"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

At the w. G. T. y. convention. in
Cincinnati, on the 18th the following
officers We're elected: President, Mrs.
Lillian M. N. 6tevens. Portland. Me. !:
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Susan
M. -. Fry, evanston. Ill. recording
secretary. Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman. KAN
sas City. Mo-; treasurer. Mrs. Helnr
Morton Barker, Evanston. Ill.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 2s.--Indianc
coal operators report that the adven,
Of cold weather finds the supply o.
fuel unusuaiiy large. and II 81 not prob.
able that prices al the mtnes willbeas.
vanccd December I.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. 24.--Most Of
the 200 employees at the United States
Zinc & Chemical Co.'S plant at Argen-
tine, Kas.. near here. struck Monday
In anticipation OF cut in wages. Man
ager Page denies that . cut Is contem.
plated.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Shelbyville. Ind. Nov. 23.-Hiram
Peters. a contractor. was engaged in
placing a cement floor in the barn
owned by John Ham. when he had a
fight with a swarm Of rats. He killed
~ of them before he could proceed with
his work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Representative Gaines, Of tennessee
introduced . resolution in congress. on
the 10th. proposing an amendment 10
the constitution--sf the United States
as follows: "Tho president OF the
United states shall hold his Office dur
Ing one term Of six years. and no per.
son having once been president. either
by election or succession, shall 10
again eligible TO that Office"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Acting Postmaster-Gene-al Wynns
issued an order on the 18th, directing
a rigid enforcement 81 tho section OF
The postal laws and regulations whic.
absolutely excludes all insects and rep
tiles from the mails.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Statues Of De Witt Clinton, JOHN "a,
and Alexander Hamilton. which occupy
inches on the front Of the new chamber
Of commerce building. in New York
city, were unveiled. on the 18th. with
fitting ceremony. The principal speech
of the event was delivered by Gov
Odell of New York.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

London. Nov. H--ffcavy gales In
England have caused much damage 70
property and At least eleven deaths "a
the streets II Birmingham. Tiwon ami
Heiensturgh. the victims having been
81 By falling walk and chimney pits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Rev. Howard L. Davis. pastor os tn.
Hardin MOI Methodist church. be-
lieves in muscular Christianity. and he
gave manifestation Of 1t when he
knocked out Editor Walter Bales. q
that place. on the 18th, in one rouni
Bales criticised the preachers sermon
and, when they met, quarrel. ending
in a fight, resulted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Mrs. Caroline Maxwell Estabrook
relict of Experience Estabrook. of Ne
braska. died at Long Branch. n. j.. on
The goth. in her slst year. at the resi-
deace of her son-in-law. Robert c. Glow
~. president Of the Western Union
Telegraph Co
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Gov. Brodie of Arizona, on the nth
in his annual report 10 tie secretary
of the interior. urged that the interior
department aid in securing the pas
sage of an enabling act for the admis-
sion of Arizona To statehood.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Two bills were introduced in the
house of representatives. on the goth
allowing free transportation of pension
vouchers through the mails. One was
introduced by Representative Marshall
and the other by Representative D.sk
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

The federal grand fury at Omaha
Neh-- on the 10th. returned trsie bills
against United States Senator Charles
II. Dietrich and Postmaster Jacob Fish
er. of Hastings. Neh., charging them
with conspiracy ana bribery In connec-
tion with the appointment OF Fisher
TO the position Of postmaster.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Andrew Young. for II years head Oh
the sanitary bureau Of the Chicago
health department. was removed from
Office. on the 18th. by order OF Com
missioner Of Health Reynolds The
reason given was the lax system pre-
vailing in the bureau and the evidence
Of corruption among inspectors. though
Young was not himself involved.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

After having worked his way up
from messenger TO head teller in L.
years service, Henry A. Ericsson was
committed 20 the Cook county jail. on
the 18th. charged with the emhezzle
ment OF $4,000 from the State bank
CT Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

The supreme court OF Nebraska. OF
the goth. issued a writ of mandamus
against the teacher Of district school
No. 81. in Gage county. Neb.. order
Inc her not to read the Bible 10 ha
pupils.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Gov. Peabody of Colorado. on the
goth. ordered detachment of the state
national guard to proceed to Telluride.
Col. for the purpose Of affording pro-
lection TO men who were willing &c
work in the mines and mills. Maj
ZcDh Il. Hill wagaa command.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

The social event of recent years in
Albany. \. T., was the wedding, on
the 18th. OF Miss Ellen Herndon Ar
thur. daughter Of the late President
Chester Alan Arthur to Charles A.
Pinkerton. of New York city. in ST
Peters Protestant Episcopal church.
Bishop Potter. Of New York. ofsiciated.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

The senate. in executive session. or
the 18th. confirmed the nomination OF
Frank Wyman to be postmaster at ST.
Louis. as well as large number OF
other postm asters.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

At the request of the senate commit
tee on military affairs, Secretary Root,
on the 18th, forwarded to the commit
tee q statement giving the complete
military record Of Gen. Leonard Wood,
whose nomination for major-generai
was pending before that committee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Bloomington. Ind. Nov. 23.-William
r. Oesterle. graduate OF Indiana uni
versity. and Prof. o. w. Brown, in
structor in the department of chemistry.
have been granted patent for ma
chine which they think will revolu-
tionize the zinc industry. Instead OF
using retorts as at present in zine smelt-
Ing plants. large quantities Of ore will
be charged with electric currents in a
specially devised furnace and the metal
will run out in stream. BY the use
OF the machine. IL is asserted. four men
can do the work of 100.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Former Vov. +. NJ. Drake. founder O.
Drake university, at Des Moines, Ia.
was reported. on the 18th. 10 be seri-
ously III OF diabetes at his home al
Centeryille, la
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Columbus. Ind. Nov. 23.-August
D,ller. brother OF Frederick Doller.
Of the Reeves Manufacturing company.
as burned to death. and his mother.
aged 80. was fatally burned Sandal
morning by gas explosion at their
home The solse was totally wrecked.
? part Of il being blown into neigh
boris yard.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Washington. Nov. Ex-senator Hale.
IN discussing the Cuban annexation
proposition IN the senate Monday. said
10 did not doubt that Canada would
soon become a part OF the tii,itsd
Stctes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

senate decided that the investigation OF
the military committee into charges
against Gen. Wood be made behinc
clos ed doors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Napoleon. Ind. Nov. 13.-The new
banking firm will do business under
The name of the Napoleon State bank.
with Or. l. T. Cox. pre- sident. George
W Smith vice president ard Milton
G. Boomer. OF Vevay. cashier The cap
iial stock is $4,000 The directors have
ordered the construction Of special
bank building
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Laporte. Ind. Nov. 23.-Mrs Alice
Estes. writer of magazine stories.
bought chloroform with which to com
init suicide and kill her little daugh-
ter. according to her own admission
on the witness stand here in habeas
corpus suit for the possession of the
child. The woman said she was driven
TO this step by the cruelty of her hus-
band. who contested the suit. but after
reflection gave up the idea.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

Michigan City. Ind. Nov 23-Thcre
is an epidemic of diphtheria here and
St Mary's paIochial school has been
ordered closed Arrangements have
been made 10 close other parochial
schools in the event that the disease
continues TO spread. Four deaths are
reported The authorities are taking
every precaution.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27
Bnrn~i by ExpIodimg GasoIine.

Logansport. Ind. Nov. 23.-D NJ
Flanagan and wife were fatally burned
and their six-months-old child Ruth
was burned SO she will be disfigured for
life as the result of gasoline explo-
sion Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Flana-
gan. with the child in her arms al
tempted to light the gasoline stove.
which exploded.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07
TORPEDO FACTORY BLEW UP.
Many Killed and Injured in a Cleve-
land Explosion.

Cleveland, o.. May 2.-The Kohl
torpedo factory, at Case avenue and
Crane street, blew up shortly after
noon to-day, resulting In heavy
loss OF life. The factory was COM
pletely demolished. Several nearby
buildings were also destroyed, and
windows were broken throughout
the entire neighborhood. Firebroke
out in the debris Immediately after
the explosion, and general alarm
WAS turned In. The flames were soon
brought under control, however. and
the tiramen turned their attention to
the rescue oi the victims
Later reports say that At least
twelve persons were killed and possi-
bly, many more, and from fifty to
seventy.hve injured. There is said
to have been thirty employees at
work in the factory at the time OF
the explosion, nearly all OF whom
were girls 1t is said no trace can be
found uf these employees
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07
Killed in Race Riot.

Muskogee, l. t., May 1.-The race
riot at Brag4s, in which six white
men are reported killed and thirty
others seriously wounded, is still on.
Deputy sheriffs are still in the field.
E. B. Smith, from Braggs, this
morning says John Silk, negro,
was shot in the back from ambush
yesterday. Every negro in the set
Element is carrying a Winchester.
Word was received here from John
| McBloom last night to the effect that
he was still alive in his house, but
was having a hard fight with negroes
who tried to ambush him from a
corncrib.
District attorney Mellette and mar
shall Bennett say the situation is very
critical. The negro women of Bragg
are armed and preparing to join the
men. Telephone communication
with Bragg is cut off The whites
are afraid to give definite informa-
ton lest the negroes murder them.
Reinforcements will be sent from here
II the deputies fail to report by A
o'clock this afternoon.
There has been race trouble in
Braggs for years. A fierce riot took
place there two months ago, in which
many were wounded. AT that time
the negroes and the whites had a
pitched battle on the towns main
street.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07
Two Jurors We're Prejudiced.

Frankfort, KY, May 2.-The at
torneys for James Howard, convict
ed OF the murder OF Governor Goebel
fled three affidavits to-day in sup
port OF their motion giving their
reasons for asking for a fourth
trial. The affidavits are by
W. l.. Grady, Wofford and Il.
F. Johnson, and charge that prior
to the trial they heard two jurors,
Renshaw and Neal, say they were
convinced Howard was guilty and
that il summoned and accepted as
Jurors they would vote to hang him.
The jurors in question. when examin-
ed for the qualification as jurors,
both stated that they had neither
formed nr expressed an opinion The
prose cution will answer the motion,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07
He'd Have National Railways.

London, May Andrew Carne,
gle, shortly after his arrival in En-.
gland, said:
"You can say for me that an
thoroughly in favor OF Mr.. Hardy's
suggestion that all railways should
be Mathematical. 1t would be an ex.
cellent thing for the people il that
we're done. Look at the economy
that would BIZ effected il all the rail.
ways were under state control Fares
would be lowered and the comfort OIL
the passengers would be better look
ed after"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07
She Killed Two Husbands.

st. Louis, May A warrant was
issued to-day charging Mrs. Minnie
Cummings with killing her first hus
band, E. NJ. Harris, October 4, 1901
The charge is murder in the second
degree. Mrs. Cummings is now in
Jail awaiting trial on charges ofmur.
der in the second degree as the result
OF the shooting of her second hus.
band, Dennis Cummings, April IS, in
a rooming house here. She asserts
the shooting was in self defense. -..
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07
Mound Items.

The farmers were busy planting
corn, SO they had no chance to go to
town last Saturday.
John Lotspeich says the cold
weather has killed his young timothy
meadow that he has sowed this
spring.
Fletcher Ruddle and wife Sunday ed
with their mother, Mrs. Will Walls,
at Passaic.
Mrs. j Is. Rice presented q fine gold
watch to her son, Walter, on his 21st
birthday.
Mrs. Anna Farris called on her
stepdaughter, Mrs. George Thomp.
son ON the old homestead Of the late
Il V. Williams.
Bro. Stewart pres he'd to a good
congregation, and ali seemed to be
interested.
Tue NJ. Il, south, parsonage at
Passaic Ia nearing completion. Our
conference will BE- held at Foster on
the 23rd and oath Of May. Every
body invited.
Jim Chambers says he has about
one hundred acres to break for corn,
Reason Williams says he is higly
elated over having bis name in the
Kansas City Journal.
II. Nj. Wilcox expects to ship a load
OF hogs to Kansas City this week.
L.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07

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Great Fire in Portland.

Portland, Ore, May 1.-All the
lumber yards, planning mills and
wharves along the city's water front
were destroyed by ire this morning.
The total loss will amount to many
millions Of dollars. Fifty men and
women, employees Of the differentcon-
Germs destroyed, are missing.
By an explosion Of q boiler in one
oithe mills, early during the fire, tw o
men were instantly killed and three
fatally injured
The fire il not yet under control
and the immense oil tanks, the prop.
erty Of the Standard Oil company,
are in danger.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07
Cholera Bad in Manila.

(anila, May 4.-Cholera isincreas.
throughout the archipelago con-
tently with the return OF the hot
ION and an epidemic is raging in
lila. Persons are dying OF the
hue here at the rate of twenty a
They die in the streets and
throw themselves into the wa
nd drown. The bodies 81 two
plague victims were found in
asig river to-day. The pbysi
are overworked. Hospitals
rerrun. 1t has been decided by
balth officers to strengthen the
employed in preventing con
alton Of the water. Much
& felt over the rapid approach
weather.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07
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