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

England IN lN5V.
Senator shelby NJ. Cullom. OF hi
nois, who has been confined 10 MS
hone in Washington, d. c., with
slight attack of grippe, was much I'm
proved on the 2ed.
The White sta- steamer Teutonic
which sailed from New York, on inc
I'd. carried IS, sacks OF mail f)i
Great Britain. The shipment mcluaee
over 100000 letters.
Fire. on the 2oth. destroyed q build
ings including the railroad depot a
Benson, y. c. a station near Bayette.
vilij. on the Atlantic Coast line. Tn,
loss was estimated at 100000.
The last Of the bodies that were re
ported missing were recovered. on the
elst. from the ruins of the dormitory
Walden university. az Nashville. Tenn
The total loss Of life by fire was Is.
William Jennings Bryan arrived al
Copenhagen. Denmark. on the 18th
He was Immediately granted an audi
ence with Crown Prince Frederick
with whom he had a long interview.
According 10 the Spanish newspa
pers. a project is on foot for the mar
riage OF King Alfonso of Spain 10 his
cousin. the Princess Maria del Pillar
Of Bavaria. She is Is years OF age
Henry Norman. the author and t-av
elcr. sailed for New York from Liver
pool. on the 23d. on the steamship
Majestic. He proposes TO investigate
the question of preferential tariffs in
Canada.
Secretary Cortelyon. ca the 29d. or
dorca the deportation OF the SAILED
giassbiowers from Stourbridge Eng
land. who were detained a, Ellis
Island y. Y, under the alien contract
labor law.
The cruiser Olympia. Admiral Cogh
lan's flagship. was selected. on the
gath. TO bring Minister Beaupre from
Cartagena 70 Colon. where the minis
ter will take a passenger steamer fol
New York.
James Porter Shaw. a confessed EN-
bezzler in two states-kenucky and
Iowa-was arrested. on the 22d. al
Evansville. Ind Kentucky officials
waived claim, and he was returned &C
Iowa for trial
Notices were posted at the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Co. works. at Pueblo
Col. on the 21st, that when the works
resumed il would be az a reduction OF
ten per cent. in wages of the main
body Of skilled workmen.
Word was received at tho hesdquar-
tiers OF the United Mine Workers. at
indianapolis. Ind. on the 22d. that
LOCO miners in Preston county. W. Va.
had quit work on account Of a reduc
ton OF ten cents a ton in their scale.
Both houses Of the Louisiana legis
lature. on the 21st, adopted a resolu.
ton requesting the United States sen.
ators from that state 10 vote in favor
of the ratification OF the treaty pro
viding for the building OF the Panama
canal
The treaty OF arbitration between
Franc and italy was signed. in Paris
on the 25th. by Foreign Minister Del
casse and Signor Tornielli. Italian am
bassador there The treaty was iden
teal with that between France and
Great Britain.
About zen indictments were voted by
the Chicago grand jury. on the 23d
against persons who took part in the
recent street car strike No officials
were indicted The indictments re
fcrrcd specifically in each case to al
legged assaults
Hugh A. Mullen ono of the propri
ctors OF the Sunday Philadelphia
World. and well known in local poll
ties. was instantly killed. on the 25th
by being struck by a train. Among
the papers found in his pocket was an
accident policy for $1,000. Mr. Mullen
was 10 years old
Speaker Cannon, on the 21st. re
ceived letter from Representative
George B. Mcclellan, Of New York,
stating that he had forwarded his
resignation as a member Of congress
90 Gov Odcll OF New York. the res.
ignation TO become effective on it's re
ceipt 10y the governor.
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All children Of Dowieties will be ex
cluded from the public schools OF Chi
cago. January 4. by order OF the health
department. The general overseer OF
Zion City. Ill. has made his followers
believe that vaccination does not pre-
vent smallpox. The health department
has decided that all children shall bs
yaccinated or be debarred.
Dr.. Edgar G. Swain. a prJminent
dentist, committed suicide at Cleve
land. o.. on the 22d. by attaching {
rubber tube TO gas Jet and placing
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