The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-05-27

Acting upon the suggestion q n
Lewald imperial German comm ioI
or 20 The exposition AZ s. Louis. ID
German association OF ciTsl engineer
has decided 10 send a permanent repre-
sentative to s.. Louis
Col. Henry Watterson. Of the Lol
isyillc CouricrJcurnal delivered IN
principal address az the session of N
National Editorial association az $
Louis on the 18th His subject vas
"The Editorial Page"
Prominent Moscow business mel
learn that the Russo-German resor1
lions Tor commercial treaty are ap
preaching conclusion. Russian accep,
ing the minimum scale 81 cereal Suite
proposed by Germany
Ground has been broken AZ Sortl
Chicago for a gigantic coke oven Q,
cost Sl.oooooo. and the frs, Of its Kin,
ever established outside The anth-act.
regions Of Pennsylvania. More THAI
1000 men VIII be employed
The heaviest storm seen in Pueblo
Col, for many years prevailed on -hs
10Th Hail that we- shed more thar
three ounces fell 20 a depth o. an inch
Much damage was done and several
persons we're slightly injured.
On the 18th John Kennedy. a prom
nent contractor of Brooklyn. one oi
the survivors of the famous battle ~
Baiaklava. died from pneumonia. He
was born az Belfast 10 1895. and
served in the Crime,a war as a gun
ner
Eighteen new cases ~ bubonic
plague have been reported ID Aniofa-
gasta in the last two days SAYS a New
York Herald dispatch from Valparaiso
Chill Five have proven fatal There
are 81 plague patients now in the Ia
zaretto.
Chas. II. Mann. of the press gallery
house Of Representatives. % whom ap-
plications for press seats az the demo
cratic national convention in s.. Louis
should be made announces that he
will not receive any applications after
June s.
Seven hundred carpenters az De-
Moines. Ia. shut out since May !. re-
turned 70 work on the 20th. all dif-
ferences having been settled. The mill
men have about adjusted their difficult
ties. and viii probably return 10 work
this week
A full state ticket was nominated
by the North Carolina republicans al
Greens boro -. G.. on the 18th headed
10y Charles J. Harris. Of Jackson coun-
~. for governor The nominee for gov
ernor is a wealthy leather manufactgr-
er and miner.
ExQueen Liliuokalani OF Hawaii.
accompanied by Prince and Princess
Kalanianole and several other travel
ing companions. arrived az san Fran
cisco. on the 18th. from the 81. Louis
exposition They VIII sail for Homo
lulu on May &c
r T Wall. a wealthy banker ans
merchant ~ Richards. a VILLAGE 10
miles northwest ~ Nevada 30 was
shot and killed on the street on The
2oth by Or. J p Todd equally prom
inent and former member ~ nc
Missouri legislature
on the 18th three hiehwaymen at
tempted 10 rob a Unitel states regis
tered mail WAGON in Chicago near
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
station. The accidental DISCHARGE AZ
a revolver frustrated their plans. and
they escaped after a street lu,l With
the police
J. z. MARCEL. tho young banker al
Highland. Kas.. who Us alleged 10 have
swindled other banks and eastern trust I
companies out Of a quarter Of a mil I
lion dollars. may not Dee convicted. Z
Much - the surprise OF the prosecn- I
ton. a strong sentiment I'd behalf AZ 4
the young man exists 10 the com
munity.
Forty desertions within six DAYS
IS the record made by two laftailors
Of the Sixth infantry in camp Oh me
rife range near Fort Lfavenu0rth
Kas The figure IS unprecedented ir 4
army annals one company ic- 81
men Desertions are said 10 be due tr
severe camp life during which pay DAY
occurred
Supplement ting his mail rrf &c
ceivcd on the 18th. contain mr. an
count Of the murder by Kurds n
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