The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-29
CURRENT TOPICS
THE NEWS ~ RRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

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his days OF activity was the greatest
plunger the American turf has evel
! known
: Positive proof that the train robbel
who was killed on Divide creek. Col.
June last. was not the notorious ban.
dit, Harvey Logan. has been secured
by an examination OF the body by DR.
X. h, McAllister. OF Denver
Col. George Wilson, a retired United
States army officers. who lived in Paris,
France. fired several shots from revol.
yer al Mile Charlotte Murmann. 2i
years old. Col. Wilson subsequently,
shot himself through the head. and ex-
PRED while being taken 10 a hospital.
All carpenters employed in New York
by the Master Carpenters association
have been locked out by order of the
board Of governors of the Building
Trades Employees association. The
lockout ties mp the carpenter work on
every large building
4 charge Of manslaughter has been
preferred against VIM 7. Richards. the
station agent az Midyale. y. J.. and
Ernest Keller. fagman on the excur-
sion train which was wrecked near
Midvale. July 10
The Cripple Creek (Col) Mine own
ers' association has issued 1000 recon-
mendation cards. which are absolutely
necessary to obtain employment in that
district.
The cloud that appeared on the hor-
lion between Russia and Great
Britain has been dissipated by the re-
lease by Russia of the British steamer
Malscca captured by the Russian voL
unieer cruiser ST. Petersburg. IN the
Red Sea. because the British master
refused to produce her manifest.
Gen. Kuroki. after a severe fight. &C
cupied Kiao-Tung on July 49, The
place had been fortified by the Rus
slams. who defended IL stoutly In the
fighting the japanese troops /
drove the Russians from their strongly !
fortified position on the Chi River
The st. Louis grand jury. in a par
tial report. made On the 22d. returned \
an Indictment against Edward Butler.
the political boss. charging him with
inducing a states witness 10 absent
himself by the gift OF money.
Or Slas G Swallow. OF Harrisburg.
Pa. and George W. Carroll. Of Texas.
respectively candidates for president
and vice-president Of the United States
on the prohibition ticket. were formal
~ notified Of their nomination al In
d.anapolis. Ind. on the 22d and both
made responses Of acceptance.
vention completed its nominations. on
the 2lst. by the choice IF T. L. Rubey !
for Acknowledgement Sam B. Cook !
for secretary of state. Albert o. Allen
fer auditor. Jas Cowgirl for treasurer. :
f. W Major for attorney general and J
II Rube Oglesby for railroad and 7
warehouse commissioner b
A Russian correspondent Of the II
London Daily Telegraph, under date Il
n the 10Th. said that fierce fighting
had been raging for two days and was n
still continuing with he Japanese in T
strength The Russians were 81
under a successful thanking h,
movement by the japanese &C
A Lao Yang dispatch OF the Goth
delayed in transmission said that the fe
japanese had broken through the left &c
lank between Gen Count Kellers po-
ition ard that Of Gen Rennen- ga
-ampff. and were marching on Muk- N,
en-. The news created a sensation in an
L. Petersburg n,
News from Bonesteel. S D.. the PiC
rincipal registration point for would for
Q settlers on the Rosebud reservation llca
lnds. was the scene Of considerable "
isturbance on the 2lst he crooks and ma
amblers seeming 10 have the upper bla
and. There was some talk Of calling !
pom the United States government for Ha
oops. ar,
va. ~ ene 'dte Ohdries r DrW- VIII
y, who died in Wheeling. ". Va, nla
bout a month ago. disposing OF an es- ca
tie in Chicago and elsewhere. valued her
approximately 81 100000. will prob ora
ply be contested by his daughter by ,
former wife. and his son Chauncey. ,,,,s
no was recently acquitted on
iarges Of murder growing out OF a ~
nch feud with the Berrys in Kansas. -
EN-Sen1tor George c. Vest. OF Mis- 49,
vi II III CRITICAL condition at I-;.
veet Springs Mo. and his closest II
ends say that there is but little hope 49,
his recovery His mind is clear, ,ho
his strength is failing rapidly each no,
lad
Russell Harding. vice president and 90
neral manager OF the Missouri Pa ~.
c railway system. was elected pres =
mt OF the Pere Marquette railroad
a meeting Of the directors OF the -,
ter road. In Boston. on the 21st. ,r,a
apt. Grass, an Instructor OF the -
rman army balloon corps. has left -
Rim for ST. Louis. where he will -,
serve the dirigible balloon contests 0u :,
behalf Of the war office
Charles Stimmel convicted If the ~
rider Of Joseph w Shide. a book. 49,
sper az Dayton. O.. was electrocuted -.
the annex al the Ohio peniten;iary
the 2lst sure
Iohn Holland inventor of the sib- -
rine boat, has contrived a lying ,>un
chine weighing &c pounds. which ioui
Is confident will be successf,il. 'slN
?. G. Doudanovsky. first secretary ~
the Russian legation nj pesin rom. anu