The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-16
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AMI GENERAL


has given. al various times. sums OF
money 10 various educational instm-
tions. has presented Berea college,
Berea. Ky. with $4,000. lie previous.
ly had given sl00.o00 20 This Institution.
The local unions OF the packing
trades in The two Kansas Cius voted.
or the 9Th. 70 continue the present
strike until The packers should Re
brought 20 terms.
\ Wheeling < Lake Erie freisht
train struck a loaded hay wagon. on
the 9Th. near Chagrin Falls. O.. Three
cars and a caboose were thrown from
the track. Conductor Gregory. OF Can
ton. and Henry Porter. 4 farmer. Who
were in The caboose. were killed.
Louis. alias Monk Kane. 9
Whisky Chute bartender. confessed
or the 9Th. that he shot and killed Rob
ert Reynolds. white. ana George Green.
4 lecro IN East =. Lou. u On he
night Of the 9Th. lie also confessed TO
having wounded another man who has
not been found.
The attendance at the Worlds fair
on Labor day was zoe .6iS. and Il is
estimated that. with those who remain
within the gates. there were 20. 600
persons IN the ground on that day.
Three spans Of the Burlington raj
road bridge az Grand Island. Neh.,
burned away. on The eth. the fire orig
mating. * IS supposed. from sparks
from an engine.
\ beautiful monument. erected 70
The memory OF Abraham Lincoln. was
unveiled ~ Bunker Hi, H.. on the
Eth.
As Ire result os a quarrel vith her
husband. Mrs. Henry Toi.ar. Of Blrte.
Neb. poured kerosene oil over her
clothes AMI set fire 10 hem She IS
dying. and her husband. who tried 20
a y her life. Is dead.
Agents Of The japanese government
closed q contract. on the ia. with the
Carnegie steel Co for an order 81 ~
600 tons Of the hnest grade nickel steel
plates. Tho plates are FOR use on Jap
anese battleships
-Four persons We're badly burned TWO
perhaps fatally. on the Sth. in an ex-
p,osion Il GOO gun sheils IL The load
ing department OF the East Alton pow
der works al East AI.or. III.
Princess Louise Of Coburg AMI Lieut.
Count Matrasitch-Kegiey.ch are said
70 be stopping n the central quarter
Of Paris. but their exacI location IS
carefully concealed
The s Petersburg correspondent ~
ne Petit Partisan said on the 9Th.
that a runlor prevailed that Gen Ku-
ropatkin hal succeeded in i-soia-in- a
body Il 30.g0 men forming Kuropat-
kin's rear guard. Ind hat hey sur
rendered
Il e said thst forged bills ~ lading
for an amount a-ggresating close 20
half a million dollars have been issuel
FROM s.. Joseph. No. in the last SIX
months. ami that many banks anu
trust companies Of s. joseph. Omaha
Kansas City. Ca.caSo s.. Louis and
New York have been victimizei.
When Colonial G1-l romped home
winner OF he Omnium handicap a.
Sheepshead Bay on the 9Th. Otto
Stifel. tho s.. Louis brewer. who owns
the FLY. stood 10 take down more than
10000 in Winnings, much 81 which
was from bets placed a. ten 10 one
against Colonial Girl.
The London Expre % the Or. -ays
Il learns that the Russian losses 10 me
evening Il September : were Zee01. *
elusive Of the losses 10 The cavalry.
who screened he eastern flank The
japanese losses. according o he %
per. were 5000
Guayaqu,l, Ecladur. was liz darkness
from four 70 five O'Clock on The after
loon ~ The 9Th. on account az a
solar eclipse. which was p-ecelel ~
a slight earthquake hook. ~ a few
minutes before I've o'clock The sun re-
appeared.
Former Gov John Z o born .,
Rawiirs. Wyo vas nominated FOR
governor by reclamation hy The dem
ocratic state convention On the S,h
Reports arc ID circulation 81 serious
anti-Jevish disturbances ia several Of
the governments 81 southwest Russia.
but 10 particulars are ~ohfainable.
\ distiret earthquake shock wa felt
a. San Diego. Cal. on the Sth. lasting
several seconds II was followed by a
lehter and briefer disturbance.
The comptroller u the currency has
issued a call for The condition OF ma
tional banks at he close e bgsnez,
September g
Judge Alton b. Parker received ths
convention o, democratic editors at bis
home il Egopus. y. Y. CT The sth.
4 rumor was current In Mukden. on
the Sth. that The JapanrEe general.
kuroEi, had been killed. and another.
at Ten Ts.n. that Gen. Nuropatkin
had been wounded at Lao Yzng Bob
rurrors lacked confirmation
The London standard Toxic CORE
rpondent says he is Informed from a
trustworthy source thar Gen Klr0kis
| operations AGAINST the r~sf.eatng H,rs-
slams arc successful and that be Is
greatly hara4ing he encaly .