The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-11-17

Andrew Carnegie has sent MS cnGck
for $4,000 to Isador Straus. OF New
Yory city. TO be added 10 the fund for
the relief of the Jewish sufferers in
Russia.
Late reports from Ohio indicate that
the entire republican state ticket, with
the exception OF governor was elected
by substantial majorities. The legis-
lature viii be very close.
Reuben A. Torrey and Charles NJ.
Alexander. the American evangelists'
are conducting a two weeks mission
al oxford. England.
Mrs. Margaret O'Connor. aged rs,
mother Of Rev. T. J. O. Connor. prom
inent Catholic priest, died from as
phyxiation by escaping gas in her
home in Sioux City, Ia
Fire destroyed the Macon county
(Niissouril infirmary. an institution
for paupcrs and insane persons Mrs.
A. NJ. Decker. one OF the patients, was
frightlully burned; all the rest were
rescued.
An onhand response 10 a rather silly
question by a New York reporter in
regard to the effect on New York city
OF a bombardment by the combined
fleets from their anchorage has been
misquoted or misintrepeted. and has
caused Prince Louis Of Battenber1
much annoyance.
James T. Thorburn. president OF thi
william II. Elliott company, OF DE
troi, Mich, accidentally shot and
killed his wife with a revolver he had
just procured for her as a protection
against robbers.
The Sunday lid has been put on an'
screwed down in indianapolis.
Meetings are being held in various
parts OF the country and large SUM
are being subscribed for the relief 0
the Jewish victims OF the massacres II
Russia.
Henry N. Allen. defaulting treGsur
er Of the Printers Beneficial assocla
ton OF the government printing offic
I'm Washington. took laudanum to en-
his life, but the dose only gave him
long sleep. Concluding to live. h
surrendered TO the police OF Philade
phia, COME ssing a shortage of $1,000.
George w. Butterick and Williar
jackson were burned to death in
cell OF the Sioux City Oa-) jail, in
fire started by Butterick. who, vii
several others. had been arrested 70
: carousing on the streets.
, Fire at Athens, Ga, destroyed
. large warehouse owned by Deadwile
& Co. and upwards of 800 bales {
cotton and SIC. 900 worth OF fax store
:, therein Loss, $4,000.
Midshipman Minor Meriwether. il
has been placed under arrest at II
naval academy at Annapolis. Nd. pen
ing trial BY court.martial for engagin
: in fist fight with Midshipman Jane
a II. Branch. who died Of injuries r
Q ceived
|, Admiral Togo. with a Japanei
n squadron. is to visit the United State
4 1t is reported in Toxic that u
q American legation has been raised
r. an embassy.
}. British tars from the warshlps saw
/ seven lives in New York harbor on Il
" 18th inst
/" Citizens Of Lakeville, n. Y, turn
n out with a brass band and torches
e welcome William T Jerome, who h
gone to his old home for brief rest
The president. in his forthcomil
o message to congress. viii recomme
N single statehood for Oklahoma and
a. dian territory.
d An appeal has been sent out to 1
u Jewish people Of America in behalf
Is the starving and manned victims
= Russian barbarity.
Ie Rt Rev. Thomas Frederick Davis.
y ID. LID, bishop Of the Episcopal dl
= cese OF Michigan. died OF pneumon
8 at his home in Detroit aged "a yea
D Gen. Francis T. Sherman. who W
chief-of-staff to Gen. O. o. Howard
. the civil war. died at his home in Wa
> hogan. H.. aged 50 years.