The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-15
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

the ROCK Island gave out an Oilclal
statement. on the 10th. regarding the
Rock Island wreck az Willard. kas.. in
which II lives were lost. on the 6th.
He said the blame lies between Con-
ductor Nasle and Engineer BENJAMIN,
both OF the trainment having dis
cbeyed their orders.
In a general order issued on the
10th. by Lieut-Gen. Stephen ID. Lee,
the commander of the Tennessee de-
partment. United Confederate Vet
Grams. Gen. Lee assumed the office OF
commander-in-chief Of the United Con
federate Veterans association. made
vacant BY the death OF Gen. John b.
Gordon.
Charles Kraft. under %extradition.
passed through FL Paso. Tex. on the
10th. from Guadalajara. Mex. en- route
for 81. Louis. William Desmond. chief
of detectives OF St Louis. and Sheriff
Dickmann were with him. Kraft looked
haggard. but Chief Desmond said
Kraft took a cheerful view Of his
future.
Or. John NJ Horst, formerly a pro-
fessor in Ardian (Mich.) college. and
at one time chancellor 81 Hei3elburg
Germany university. died al Adrian.
Mich. on the 10th. He was Sc years
Of age. His writings and original re-
searches had brought him into pormi-
hence in international scientific cir
cles.
Bank Examiner drummer. who had
been investigating the affairs Of the
Bank Of Highland, Kas. reported to
the county attorney, on the 9Th. that
the alleged ~forgeries and other unlaw-
ful populations OF j. Z. MARCEL. the
cashier. which had already been re-
ported 10 him. aggregated $500. 1000.
l. C.. Willing. proprietor Of a depart
store at Waterloo. Ia. was ar
rested. on the 10th. when about 10
touch a match 10 his stock of goods
20 collect $4,000 insurance upon e. lie
not only confessed his guilt. but told
of two fires started by him a year z
Orders posted on the 10th announced
the resumption OF work in all the i'm
departments of the Joliet (Ill)
plant Of the Illinois Steel Co. The
mills were closed for four weeks. and
extensive repairs were made Nearly
900 men were recalled To work.
Lieut-Gen. John Brown Gordon died
u his winter home near Miami. Fla.
Il 1906 on the night Of the 9th. AZ
he request Of Gov Terrell Of Georgia.
zen. Gordon's body will lie 10 state
n the Atlanta (Ga.) caDitol.
Senate-The senate. IN executive ses-
lon. on the 18th. laid on the table the
lotion to reconsider the nomination
[ w. /. Buchanan to lie minister 10
The vote was 80 10 16. divid-
! on party lines. with the exception
7 Senator McCreary. Of Kentucky, who
oted with the republicans. BY this
rtion Mr.. Buchanan now has full pow
: 10 act for this government in all
.plomatic exchanges between the
States and the new republic.
hen the doors were re-opened the
mate was officially notified of the
cath OF Representative Skiles, of
hio. After appointing a committee
attend the funeral, the senate, as a
irther mark Of respect. adjourned. -.
the house met a bill au-
the construction of n bridge
ross the st. Francis river al Marked
rec, Ark, was passed. Resolutions
respect to the memory OF the late
r. Skilcs, of Ohio, were adopted. and I,
a further mark OF respect the house
ljourned.
The strike Of 600 miners at the
Dringfeld company's mines at Taylor
lie. ILL.,. was settled. on the 18th, the
giving Andrew Flesher. the
lgineer to whom the miners objected
Of his alleged carelessness. an
her place and substituting William =
pevy in his place. The men returned 2
work. r
An unusual event in United States
'urts occurred at Macon. Ga. on the 3,
tn. when Judge Emory Speer. of the z
orthern district of Georgia, paid an .
oquent tribute TO the late Gen. John
Gordon from the bench. and. on mo-
on, declared the court adjourned I'M d,
after the funeral. =
William J. Bryan was the guest OF =
'nor, on the 18th. at a banquet in :
'arner hall, at New Haven, Conn. at !,
hich about $50 democrats were pres 7
t. Gov. Garvin Of Rhode Island and
lngressman DeArmond, OF Missouri.
ere among the guests from other
ates. d
Rev. Joseph Plat. "a years old. who u
I'd held many charges in Presbyterian Y
urches in Illinois. Missouri and I
wa, died at Davenport. la. on the y
tn. lie was graduated from Prince =
n On. j. university in 1885. He =
from the ministry in 1892.
university. at Itaca, n. y,
lebrated, on the 18th. the ninety X
venth anniversary OF the birth OF its al
inder, Ezra Cornell, J. Slot Fassctt b.
livered the annual address. his topic @
The Situation In the Far East" ie