The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-10-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS


Thousands Of people assembled at
Orchard Knob the famous battle
ground northeast of CHATTANOOGA,
Tenn, on the 18th. To witness the dcd-
lication OF the monument erected 10y the
state OF Connecticut to the Fifth and
Twentieth Connecticut volunteer regi-
ments.
President Roosevelt has given orders
Tor a thorCugh reorganization OF the
Steamboat inspection service OF New
York following recommendations made
in tho report OF the government COM
mission appointed 10 investigate the
Sloclm disaster.
Steel workers employed in the rail
and sheet departments of the Illinois
steel Co plant at South Chicago
have been notified that when the pres
ent wage agreement expires. January
next. il will not be renewed.
The meeting of socialist deputies
called at Rome to consider the propo-
sition OF resigning in a body as a pro-
test 10 the government broke up in dis
order without any definite action being
:aken.
DR.. Wiley Of the bureau of chemistry
asserts that S. per cent. Of the whisky
sold in this country is adulterated. not
even the clubs and hotel bars being
free from lowgrade goods.
A sleeping car attached to passen-
ger train plunged down a steep en-
bankment while running at fun speed
lear West Fork. Ore. on the 18TH in
juring several persons.
The cscutcheon of the Russian con-
sulate at Milan. Italy. has been de-
faced and burned An exiled Russian
anarchist is suspected of having COM
mitted the outrage.
II vas reported. on the l6th. that Don
jaime. son Of the pIetender TO the Span
ISL throne was thrown from his horse
and injured at the Russian headquar-
ters in Manchuria.
Robin Terry. James Niece. Mont
Harding and Barry a. Gilbert. convicts
At the Michigan state penitentary. es-
capped from that institution on the
18th.
MISS LULA NUN va N''AAN4 ana AAAsf
whose long sleep OF six months puzzled
the medical world died. on the 10Th.
from the effect OF an attack Of measles.
William Scott Worth brigaller-gen-
eral, L. S A.. retired died at the home
Of his nephew. Dr. John I Sprague. OF
Clinton. 5. l.. on the 18th.
A passenger and freight train collid-
ed ar Portland, Col on the 18th. and
Is persons were injured
At the request OF tho king ~ Bel.
GUM. Col. Henry l. Kowalsky, 81 the
San Francisco bar. and a personal
friend OF King Leopold cailei at the
White House. on the l7th. and pre-
sented the reply of the federation for
the defense Of Belgian interests abroad
to attacks made on the government Ok
the Congo Free state
President Roosevelt. on the 18th. re-
moved from Office Robert : Rode. SUI
pervising inspector Of the steamboat
Inspection service. second district To-
Gated at New York on account OF the
disclosures in the report of the nation
o. commission appointed TO investigate
the Gen Slocum disaster.
The house Of bishops. one of the leg
lsative bodies OF the Episcopal gen.
eral convention. in session at Boston.
on the 18th, adopted an amendment (
the canon on marriage and divorce.
forbiddnE the remarriage Of any di
vorced person
An incendiary fire. on the 18th. in
a big five story doubledecker tene-
ment house in New York city in the
Williamsburg ghetto. caused the death
of five children and woman. the fatal
injury OF six little ones and the injury
OF six more.
The foreign Christian Missionary
society began its sessions. on the nth. |
in the old exposition building. IN st. |
Louis. thus marking the second series |
Of meetings in connection with the In. |
ter Christian Missionary convention.
The United states court Of appeals, |
on the 18th, affirmed the finding OF tho |
lower court, which in January, 1893. ia |
st. Louis. convicted John = Doan. !
Frank Garrett and Thomas f. Barrett
OF naturalization frauds.
Reports OF the fighting AT Port Ar
thur show that both sides have dis
played the most stubborn courage, |
while Gen Stoesse, has been always
careful to save his men as far as pos
sible
II Is estimated that with the open
ing Of the quail hunting season in Ok
lahoma. on the 10th. fully 5000 hunt
ers Were in the field. The birds can
not be taken ont OF the territory
Herman Wcibcl. a retired farmer 20
years old. committed suicide IN the
woods near West Plains. Mo. on the
18th. by hanging himself lie Is be-
lieved 20 have been insane
In the FIGHTING OF the 18th. the Rus
slams captured several Japanese can
non which haa been particularly trou
bleeOme.