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

with rifles. both being killed
The dormitory building Of the North
Texas college. al sherman. Tex. and
the presidents home were destroyed
by fire. on the 22d, entailing a total
loss of 10000
Three deaths occurred. on the God.
from typhoid fever at Butler, Pa. rails
ing the total TO 70 Four new cases
were reported
John G Campbell. former delegate
to congress from Arizona. died at Pres
colt. Ariz.. on the 22d. aged &c years.
young farmer named William H.
Slifer. of Molrose township. near e.
dora. Ia. was arrested by the sheriff
Of Grundy county. on the Odd. on
charge of murder in the first degree
IL was alleged that he was responsible
for the death of his bride Of less than
a year She died in bed while he was
sleeping by her side. An empty
chloroform bottle was found on a
dresser near by.
AZ noon. on the 23d. the sixth body
was found by workmen clearing away
the ruins of the St Louis Transit Co
power house. at Geyer and Missouri
avenues. wrecked by boiler explosion
on the 2lst William CAN'T. one OF
those injured. has since died
Tie navy dep. tmCn; was advised
on me 23i. that Inc first class battle
sfip Iowa had been p.ac,d in comris-
son At tie Brooklyn - ~ navy
yard
Announcement was made in Wash
lngton d c.. ON the 23d Of the APP
pointment of c NJ Waters as superin-
tenient of the division Of salaries and
allowances of the post Office depart
ment. 10 succeed George w. Beavers.
TO take effect January I next.
Secretary of War Root was asked.
on the ed II il were true as reported
that he was being urged TO succeed
Senator Hanna as chairman Of the
republican national committee. He
professed ignorance OF the foundation
OF the report that his name was being
considered Tor the position named.
MayOr-elect Mcclellan OF New York
city. on the 23d. announced the ap-
pointments OF former Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy William McAdoo as
police commissioner. Maurice Feather
stone as dock commissioner and John
c Her,le and William Hartman Black
as commissioners of accounts.
". L. Moore. a street commissioner
OF Cedar Rapids. la. was on the I'D,
convicted OF obtaining money by false
pretenses from the city of Cedar Rap
ids by entering on the pay roll OF the
city a horse as William Martin" and
drawing excessive pay for the horse
in that manner for a period of ten
months
Three deaths from typhoid fever and
two new cases were reported. on the
I'D. from Butler Pa.
II was announced at the navy de-
partment. on the 23d. that the gun
boat Bennington would convoy the
torpedo boat destroyers Preble and
Paul Jones from San Francisco to Pan
anna
On account OF the peaceful con,i-
ton OF affairs in the Carbon comfy
GTtah) coal district. two companies
CT militia were. on the 23d. relieved OF
aaIIntI ACTIVE lAAN anu AlMfAt w fADAllfs
AS a result Of a fly wheel bursting
at Austin. Tex. on the 23d. at the
city water AMI light plant one man
was killed and about $4,000 worth Of
machinery completely destroyed
n. V. Rieger. former president Of the
Missouri national bank of Kansas City.
No. who was pardoned by President
Roosevelt. left the penitentiary at
Jefferson City. on the 25th upon the
arrival OF his wife from Washington,
d. G.. with the pardon
A great drop was registered in the
price Of crude oil. on the 25th at Beau
mont. Tex. when % cents was named
by the principal buyers. in place OF
50 cents This was the third drop in
ten days, the rate having been 80
cents az the start
The state department announced. on
the 25th. the resignation OF Consul
General Oliver j. d. Hughes. al Co
burg. Germany. and the selection OF
Henry ID. Saylor. now consul at Daw-
son City. Yukon territory. as his sue
cessor.
a quiet day. President Roosevelt's
morning ride was abandoned that he
might attend the funeral services Of
! Mrs. Hoar. Prior to that he spent an
hour at his desk.
An oil well al Batson Prairie. Tex.
on the 25th, broke loose. and. with a
roar that shook the earth. began
spouting oil 200 feet in the air and
hurting rocks COO feet
Fire at Memphis. Tenn. on the 25th.
In the large department store Of b.
Lowenstein 4 Bros caused damage
approximately from 100000 TO $780,
900: fully insured
Ex-Gov. Isaac Sharp. Of Kansas,
died at Washington. d. c.. on the 25th.
Of an affection Of the stomach, aged
II years.