The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-05-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

May :, IN an ambush ~
dred Moros. on the east shore OF Lake
Iienasan. Mindauao Lieutenants IA.
A Woodruff and JOS II. Hall and 10
men were killed and five men wounded
The coroner's jury at Bristol, Tenn
returned a verdict. on the 18th, 10 the
effect that young Edward l. Nentz
death was due 10 the accidental DIS
charge OF his own pistol The body !
was found Oh the mountainside IN
Wise county, Va
II was found necessary, on the llth'
n draw of the water from the .agoons
~ the Worlds fair at s.. Louis in or
der TO make repairs rendered necessary
bv leaks that had developed, endanser-
ing the entertainments.
AS the result OF an explosion OF six
kegs Of powder in shaft No. I OF the
Big Muddy Coal & Iron Co.'S mine at
Herrin. Ill. on the 18th. five men were
killed and "A others injured, some OF
whom Will die. A number of mine
mules were also killed
An attempt 10 wreck Pennsylvania
train No. 80 near Richmond. Ind. was
discovered on the 10th. when the en-
rineer stopped the train within few
feet OF a pile CT bricks and stone which
had been placed on the track. Two
bows have been arrested.
United States Marshal J. NJ. Barnes,
of Macon. Ca. was removed from Office.
7 on the 10th. on telegraphic instructions
] from President Roosevelt The cause
Of the removal is through a difficulty
which took place a short time ago at
Valdosta. Ga. between Judge Emory
Sheer and the marshal Judge Speer
left Macon for Washington on the.
A collision occurred. on he 18th. al
Whittier. 10 miles south Of Los An
relea Cal between a Santa Re pas
senger train from San Diego 10 Los
Angeles and an electric car. FifteeI
persons we're injured. several seriously
but none. IL is believed. fatally The
injured we're passengers on the electri'
car. The names Of the injured are no
available.
1t was reported. on the 18th, tha
the Russians were blowing up thei
warships in the inner harbor OF Por
Arthur. numerous heavy explosion
having been heard from that direction
? The Russians. however denied the re
port. SAYING they were not going I
repeat the mistake Of Sebastopol.
In an auto accident seven miles ives
Of Newton, Kas., on the 10th, JUG
NJ. p. Simpson. Of the district cour
! was killed. Miss Anna Lees, Mrs. n
!. II. Simpson and s. Lehman were In
jured The machine got beyond contrc
and dashed off bridge, falling 10 ie'
! into a ditch.
Advices from the far east, of the y
INST. indicated that the Russians wei
either making or preparing to mal
/ retrograde movements. with Harbi
+. the probable new headquarters an
Mukden the advance post.
All the railroads composing the Get
u trail Passenger association have decide
10 grant stop-overs in Chicago on
e tickets sold in connection with the g
position in ST. Louis. A commit
has been appointed 10 confer with q
Western Passenger association and a
4 range a common basis upon WIN
stop-overs will be authorized.
n An Illinois Central passenger ira
u was ditched. on the llth. al =
O'Clock. two miles south Of Dixon.
Ten people were injured. three So
y ously. The first three cars and
= engine rolled over a 17-foot emban
n ment. demollshing the cars.
Mt Edward Morse Field. son of the L
N CYRUS w. Field. Is agin in the irsani
Il. ward at Bellevue hospital. in y
v. York. for treatment He went to
,st hospital himself and was examined
DR. Richards
Justice Hynd. OF Denver. Col, q
It's charged William d. Haywood, secrets
o. OF the Western Federation OF Mine
h. charged with dissertation OF the Il
as The charge was based on the usual
nd OF a circular bearing picture OF
ed flag. and headed, lis Colorado
II America"
prs An order was entered in Chicago.
.de the 18th. demanding 10 the custody
New York officers Capt. John J. He
|
tn ploration Co. Healy Is charged
dg- enlightenment OF funds belonging 10
'tal company.
for The Farmers state bank at Mar
pile Okla. failed on the 18th. Assets
life, liabilities not given. II had about
lips 600 in the Capital national bank
tel. Guthrie. which failed recently.
10, The grand Jury at Akron, o.. on
18th. returned an indictment aga
Art Simms. the prizefghter. on
INC charge OF criminal assault. Sims. n
by years ago. gave promise OF hecor
val the champion lightweight OK The w
'oo- Attorneys for the striking Sanii
= al railway machinists al Topeka,
with filed a motion in the district coui
loss have the restraining order against
pple strikers dissolved. The hearing ]
b for May le. The strike situate
. practically unchanged