The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-02-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS

with the murder OF Henry Shaw. Shaw
was killed March 8. 1903 Slattery's de-
Tense was that Shaw was accidentally
killed while he was attempting 10 take
shotgun away from him
James B. Colgate died at his home
at Yonkers. y. Y. on the 7th. after an
illness of several months Mr. Colgate
was born in New York. in 1878. Mr.
Colgate was the first TO organize. dur
ing the civil war. the New York gold
exchange Of which he was. for many
years, president
Edwin Anderson. former captain OF
police at Sioux City. la. was SEN
fenced. on the 9Th. TO pay a fine of $500
aud serve six months in jail for taking
bride from J H. Bigelow. a slot ma
chine man The sentence was The
limit under the law.
In fight al the Coal Creek CTenn)
depot on the Eth. three miners were
killed and three bystanders wounded.
by two guards employed by the Coal
Greek Coal Company Later a deputy
sheriff. who Went to arrest a guard,
was killed
BY decision handed down az Vic
toria. b. c.. on the 9Th Edna Wallace
Hopper. the actress. was defeated in
her efforts 10 break the will of her
stepfather. Alexander Dunsmur. and to
secure a portion Of the Dunsmuir mil
lions
The postoffice department. on the
9Th. ANNOUNCED that all rural free de-
livery carriers in the United States
would have holiday on the 22d.
Washington birthday There are ap-
proximately 10000 Of these carriers.
Washington Taylor. quartermaster
general of the grand camD Of Confed-
crate veterans Of Virginia. fell down
a stairway Of his residence and frac-
tured his skull. and died on the 9Th,
without regaining consciousness.
Secretary Of State Hay returned 10
Washington. ID. c.. on the eth. from
Townsville, Ca. where he had been
recuperating fer the past few weeks.
He seemed almost entirely recovered
from his severe indisposition
Judge Thomas r. Upton died at
Bloomington. Ill, on the eth. aged 20
years. He was a circuit Judge for thir-
teen years and member Of congress-
from 1917 TO 1879
Or Charles w Dodd. a prominent
physician and local Swedenborgian
leader. died suddenly. on the It'll, at
o., from apoplexy.
Senate After listening 70 specie.
by Mr.. Hopkins and Mr. Clay in sup |
bort Of the Panama canal treaty. the
senate. on the Sth, passed the bill |
granting assistance TO the proposed /
-ewis an Clark exposition. a; Port |
and. ore. The bill was amended 80 as
o close the exposition on Sundays.
md the provision for permanent me
MORTAL To Lewis and Clark was elm !
mated The senate. al 5:35 D. m. ad-
burned. Hcuse-The house debated /
L length the proposed loan OF 1900
90 TO the Louisiana Purchase exDosi- !
ion at St Louis as provided for in the
enate amendment to the urgent def. /
iency bill and il was still pending
yhen the house adjourned The house
ion-concurred in al other amend
nents except that providing for analyz-
ne and testing al the St Louis fair,
Inder direction Of the geological sur
'ey Of the Goals and lignites OF the
1nited States, in order to determine
heir fuel values With the loan
amendment still pending. at ass the
louse adjourned
In an alteration on a railway plat
orm at Lewiston. Mo. 80 miles from
quincy. ILL., Noah Bowles. town mar
hal. was shot and killed by William
'ittman. who subsequently committed
nicide II was alleged that Pittman
vas intoxicated and had terrorized the
Messengers on train from Labelle to
-ewistown. Mo
In the district court at Cripple
,reek. Col on the Sth. Judge Lewis
vcrruied the motion Of ex-congress-
nan John NJ Glover of Missouri. for
ismissal Of the charges OF a. sault
With intent 70 murder Sergeants Dit
lemorc ana Smith Of the Colorado ma
ioral guard
Gustav Marx self-confessed partici-
ant in tho Chicago car barn murders.
urned aside from this co-defendants.
'''er Ncidcrlneyer and Harvey Van
line, at the opening Of the trial Of tie
ntfe men. on the Sth, and offered TO
ccome 2 Witness for the state.
Col. J Frank supplee. a competent
uthority on factory statistics. on the
Ia estimated that the number Of per
ons thrown out Of employment by
be Baltimore ma FIRE would reach
peOo Others estimated The enforced
lleness az greatly more
Inspector 81 Buildings Preston. Of
Md. made careful study.
? the Sth OF tho Dc trict which lad
cen burned in that city. and placed {
70 building loss ai $4,000 40