The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-26

The local strike Of The ellssVorAers
vas declared Of after a stormy meeting
r, New Caste Pa or the nishf az
the l7rh. and the workers returned e
work The men objected go the ~ pei
cent. wage reduction but VIII accept
H.
Condemnation Of the Russian gov
eminent and an expression q sym1a-
thy Tor the japanese ID the present "ai
are contained in resolutions passed
and made public On TIE ism hy iht
combined six Finnish orsauiza-.crs q
Chicago.
After experimenting many years.
local grower ~ Grand Junction. Col
claims 70 have developed method 81
growing Seedless apples. which Is les
tined 20 revoluloniEe the apple n
dus-ry Just as seediess oranges revolu-
uonized orange growing
The imperial Russian minister o.
finance has offered a prize cf 5e.'f
roubles 1875 150l 20 The person OF per-
sons Who viii invent some way o.
making alcohol uldrinkabie. reports
r II Warner. Jr consul ar Leipsic
Germany. 20 the department n con-
usrce and labor az Washington
David Carroll. aged 81 years. shot
md killed anna Maxwell. a l6-year-
old girl and then killed himself near
kmaha. Neb Carroll was employed
bv Miss Naxwell's father as a farm
hard. Carroll Is said 70 have been
rejected sutton Of Miss Maxwell. and
the double tragedy resulted from her
refusing 20 accept his attentions
-Four men have been arrested for re-
reafing a. the recent registration Tor
the spring city election a. Kansas City
No and warrants for several other
have been issued. Two Of those under
arrest have confessed. saying they were
paid a dollar apiece for each time they
registered frauduientiy. city en-
ploye Is said 10 have been involved.
Support 10 the strike Of mason's Ia
torers is being given by the bricklsy-
ers' unions Of New York. and on the
18th the business agents q the brick
LAYERS were busy throughout the city
calling out those Of their men who Gid
not quit work on the 14th Work on
nearly all of the large buildings II
course Of construction was suspended
Herman Remert. a farmer living
near Hsiser. Kas. while temporarily
insane. killed his wife and then him
self. While Mrs. Remert vas prepar
Ing a meal Remert stepped UP 70 her
without warning ana fred a bullet I'M
"a her temple She died almost in
stantly Remert then went 20 another
room and shot himself lie was in
poor health.
Judge Jonathan W crumpacker. %
Iapor1e. Ind associate justice 81 the
supreme court Of New Mexico durine
President McKinlsy's administration
and a cousin Of Congressman Edgar
n. Crumpacker. died. on the 18th. %
typhoid fever. aged - Judge Crum-
packer had served two terms as state
fenator. and was for years leader il
Indiana republican politics
The water supply of Harrodshurr
~. has teen cut OF by the Harrods-
burg Water CO shutting down ifs
plant The company claims that The
city IL in arrears for water for four
years. amounting TO about SCI .noo. and
has made no provision 70 pay The
water Is cut on until the claim Is paid.
Meanwhile Harrodshurg. city Of s.
SO people. Is without FIRE protection.
Robert Kenney. o. Chapman. Ras.
wealthy young farmer shot and
killed his wife. Alice kenney. al their
home on the 10th. and then killed
himself Two years ago Kenney va.
sued for breach Of promise hy the
woman he killed. and a judgment OF
5000 was rendered against him. TIA
suit was compromised by his marry
Inc her. but recently she sued hira for
6iyc-Se. alleging cruelty.