The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-03


lowed the storm. and all the streams
are bankful.
Seventy Kansas City (Kas) Joints
have been closed by the proprietors for
the reason. they allege. that they cam
afford 10 pay a fine Of 800 a month on
each Joint" under the recent order
of Mayor Gilbert
Passenger train No. on the Weeks
burg. Shreveport & Pacific was wrecked
between Haughton and Sibley La. or
the 25th. Two postal clerks and ne
gro brakeman were killed and a mum
Der Of persons hurt.
A dispatch 10 the London Contra
News from Hardin says the japanese
losses during the fighting at Kin Chou
are said 70 be Il .00o men killed. Il Is
said that these figures have been con-
frmed ~ an official dispatch.
The plant Of the Overland Cotton
Mil Go. at Denver, Col. which went
into the hands Of a receiver some
months ago. has been sold az auction
10 the Whiting Machine Works Co, Of
Whinsville, Mass, for $4,000
A snow storm hat began on tht
oath lasted L hours. and was general
over Montana and the northwest ter
ritories The snowfall ranged from
one to six inches. and Will prove OF
great benefit as the ground was dry.
Rear Admiral Cooper. commander-in-
chief of the Asiaric squadron. has re-
ques-ed that ne De relieved Ct that
command and placed on the retired lis;
in TIE early fan Il Is probable that
Read-Admiral Sterling VIII succeed
him.
On the FIRST ballot Robert II Patton
or Springfield. Ill was nominated tof
governor hy tho state prohibition con-
vention on the 26th Other nominations
were. L.eutenau,-g lvesror Maroon Cal
Inn. secretary Of stale, George w
Woolsey
IN the Kentucky exhibit az the
Worlds fair at ST. Louis IS small
house made Of corn stalks ana corr
hugks II IS a model Of the typical
southern home ALONGSIDE in the same
section Is a windmill made Of corn
stalks and pop corn.
The body OF Miss Sophie Kloreklei
was found in the water works pond AZ
Lakewood. a suburb Of Atlanta, Ga
Tho young LAZY jeff her homie. On ths
.Hh. presumably 10 50 % her work
and since that time has not been seen
ail.e 80 far as known.
The fruit growers Of the Santa Glars
valley. in California. suffered an almost
incalculaDle loss from q high wind on
the 25th More than one-half Of the
ripeuing cherry crop IS destroyed, and
from 2000o.000 TO 3100o00o pounds Of
prunee are ON the ground.
a jury In the criminal court al
Kansas City. Mo. brought IN a verdict
Of acquittal in the case q State Sen
ator Jesse L. Jewell. on the oath. who
was charged with soliciting a brihe IN
connection with certain baking powder
legislation in the last Missouri state
legislature.
The st Petersburg correspondent d
the Petit Parisien telegraphs that ac
cording to a private dispatch from Lilac
Yang. Gen Kurokis army has bcguI
an attack on the Russian position o.
the Lao Yang road and that 81 Is be
lieved what will prove TO be decisive
battle is progressing.
s-
After being out three and a hal
hours the jury in the trial Of Jane
Mcdonald. Charge with the murder Q
Miss Sarah Schafer at Bedford. Ind
returned q verdict Of not guilty II wa
decided beforehand that the courthous-
bell would not be rung when the yer
dict was returned, fearing that a mo
might ne formed Mcdonald wa
brought into the court room in a round
about way.
On the oG.h the t0wholt Fred Wilson
vas torn 10 flinders ZEN men wer
blown TO bits and rs others injured b
tremendous explosion OF the boat
boilers. OF the SO persons aboard th
boat. only seven escaped unhurt OF tn
injured. one win probably die Tn
force Of the explosion was SO great tina
ST shattered windows and awakenc
the occupants oi houses in Louisville
Ky. four miles from the scene.
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with every business house Of an
Importance in ashes. together with
LARGE number III private resideur t
principal hotel and The passeT
pot. Yazoo City. Miss. a town 81
proplc. l5 from Jackson, elpci
creed one of he most exciting day
IN its history The fire started at s.a
O'Clock d. ID. On The 25th and
until 1--WE O'Clock in the afterno p, ia
stroying a total Of 200 houses