The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-09
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


h the Woodward 4 Herman Printing Co
II or 81 Louis, one OF the largest con
u Germs OF its kind in the west. droppe,
dead OF heart disease ON the 30th
one man was killed and several wer,
e injured. on the S0th by an iron bean
! which fell from the roof OF the Parl
e building in New York into a throng O.
D people passing through Nassau street
The beam. weighing 500 pounds, wa.
being hoisted. when it slipped from its
fastenings and fell to the ground.
Acting Secretary OF War Oliver has
, directed the discharge. without hon
or. Of Private John T. Smith. hospital
corps stationed a Fort Mott, y j.. who
IS said 70 have married a ncgress. and
whose discharge was recommended BY
Gen. Grant.
Nan Patterson. the actress, awaiting
trial charged with the killing Of her
lover, Caesar Young. was. on the SOth.
reported i'll in the Tombs prison with
tonsilitis
Al a meeting of the Cuban cabinet.
on the 30th. il was decided 10 set aside
the credit of $4,000 for the erection of
2 hospital for infectious diseases at
Santiago.
Michael Kelley has sold his coal in
terests near Danville Ill. to an east
ern syndicate for 1920 900.
Mrs. George Henry (Grandma) Gill
bert, the oldest actress on the Amer
lean stage. died in her rooms at the
sherman house Chicago. on the pa
shortly after having suffered stroke
Of apoplexy. Mrs. Gilbert was SO years
Of age
Fire which broke out about mid
night on the "a. destroyed or dam
aged Ancient Rome" odd 81. Louis"
Fair Japan. QUO Vadis" and "On
the Bowery.' Pike concessions on the
81. Louis Worlds fair grounds. and
threatened, for a time. 10 do still
greater damage. Arthur c. Dunn was
arrested while trying 10 extend the
fire into the Hereafter. Three Japan-
csc were injured.
With confirmation Of the news az
the loss Of 203-Meter hill and the fail
ure Of their forces to recapture ii. the
Russian war Office is prepared TO hear
Of the fall Of Port Arthur at anv time. /
Chief Justice Robinson Of the Mis- |
souri, supreme court issued a tempo- |
rary rule in prohibition against Judge 4
Foster Of the 81. Louis criminal court /
% prevent him from proceeding with
the tria. of Edward Butler in his court
on tho charge Of bribing Charles F.
keliy to leave the state and avoid tes-
Trying against him in the Doodle
cases.
Gen. Porforio Diaz was inaugurated
president Of the Republic of Mexico
for the seventh time on the 1st. under
the most suspicious circumstances.
The japanese having accomplished
the capture Of 203-Meter hill, overlook
ing the harbor Of Port Arthur. are in
a position. as soon as they get the
necessary guns mounted. to destroy or
drive out OF the harbor the remnant
OF the Russian fleet.
The last night on the Pike at the
Worlds fair in st. Louis was scene
OF revelry Gayety reigned supreme
from the time the lights were turned
on until midnight. The presence Of a |
large force OF police. mounted and on
loot, Jefferson guards and armed pa
trolls of the Sixteenth United States
infantry kept any disposition towards
rowdyism in check
President David r. Francis and f,
Treasurer William H. Thompson of ,
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co
were the recipients OF costly souvenirs :
at the hands Of the directors on the
closing day, consisting of 50O-piece
solid silver table services costing sl7.-
boo and $4,000 respectively. The pre- !
5entations were made at the public
ceremonies on the Plaza of 81. Louis :
The attendance on the closing day !
of the Worlds fair. Francis day" :
was about 225,Ooo. making the total at !
tendance during the seven months. in !,
round figures, 1s.5O0,O00. The day !.
vas an ideal one for December.
A head-on collision between two
rains on the Danville e Western d. =
ilsion OF the Southern railway al =
'tokeSland. Va, on the list. resulted in
he death Of Fireman o. G.. Minter. Of ,
stockton, and Sam Staples. colored =
An explosion, on the LIST. at the I'm -
on Electric Light & Power Co.'S plant
I Tenth and 81. Charles streets. ST a.
outs. wrecked all the dynamos ard
GENERATORS In the building. and left a g
art OF the city in total darkness III
The top works of the central shaft ~
the Woodside Coal Co. located
outh OF Springfield. ILL.,. caught fire
n the LIST. and were destroyed. W
President Roosevelt announced on -
ne LIST. that he would appoint a grand 90
IN OF Gen. Stonewall Jackson to West ~
oint gr
Three men were killed by head-on p.
'llision OF Rock Island freight trains y
ear Peabody. Kas, on the LIST. "a
The great Louisiana Purchase expo -
ton at 81. Louis closed on the lst ~