The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-26

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A mile-an-hour wind struck Fort
Worth. Tex. on the night OF the 2lst
and much damage was done. John
Young. a Texas 4 Pacific train dis
patcher. was killed The town OF Min
eral Wells is said TO have been prac-
ticaily blown away.
A hunger riot broke out az Alcazar
De san Juan. in the province Of Gu
dad Real Spain. workmen attacking
several -four mills
In a riot in Chicago between whites
and blacks in the vicinity OF where
EnoCh Carlson. the eight-year-old boy
was killed. james Gray. negro. was
killed Harry Bernstein MORALLY
wounded and building partially
wrecked.
The cruiser Reina Mercedes. captured
at Santiago during the war with Spain.
and which has been undergoing repairs
az Portsmouth. y. H.. for nearly five
years is ROW one OF the best equipped
receiving ships in the navy.
Two persons were killed and 40
wounded during a socialist demonstra-
ton in Buenos Ayres Argentina
Secretary OF the Navy Morton Will
retire from the cabinet July If the
president will accept his resignation
and name his successor by that date.
President Roosevelt insists that the
Y United States is entitled TO the most
I favored nation" clause in its contracts
with American concerns for material
Z for construction OF the Panama canal.
Johann HoCh was convicted. in Chi
cago. OF causing the death Of his wife.
Marie WelckerHoch. by poison, and
the jury. after only half an hours de-
| liberation. assessed the death penalty.
George H. Wood. the Dr. Jekyl and
Mr. Hyde in real life. was allowed to
withdraw his plea Of not guilty 10 the
charge OF murder. al SOmerville. y. j..
and enter plea Of guilty Of murder in
the second degree. He was given a go
years sentence lie killed George
Williams. whom ne had hired 10 take
him on a trip into the country.
Emperor Nicholas of Russia signal
lied his birthday by signing a mani
festo fixing the date for the conyening
Of the 'zemsky soyet or council Of the
people, for October II.
The police Of Joplin. Mo, do not be
lieve John :. Quinn committed suicide,
because there are no powder marks
about the wound They are looking
up an alleged quarrel between Quinn
and another prominent resident Of Jop-
lin 10 find a motive for murder.
The suit OF the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co. Of New York against the wild
ow Of the late James L. Blair, Of ST
Louis. 10 cancel insurance policies ag-
gregadng 500, 600. has been with
drawn. and the presumption is that
private settlement has been reached.
When George Merkel was taken into
custody al s. Louis 10 be sent 70 the
penitentiary for two years on afhrma-
ton of his conviction Of embezzlement
j, was discovered that for seven
months. while under sentence for the
crime. he was a member Of the 81
Louis police force and his sponsors
We're aware Of his conviction
1t transpires that the Cunard liner
Caronia was beached of Sandy Hook
by the pilot 20 prevent running into
and probably sinking the steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm IT.. which was al an
Choir directly in her path. and which
could not be seen sooner on account u
the fog.
A Milwaukee dispatch says that F
G. Bigeiow carried Sl.oS00oo life in
surance over 100000. Of which accrues
70 the benefit OF his creditors.
Russian statements that The Japan
csc government contfmplaits me re-
moyal Of the emperor Of Korea TO Ja-
pan, IN con'ravcniion Of the treaty OF
shimonosehi. are pronounced incor-
rect ny japan me report being clrcu-
iatcd Win mischicFous pm pose ID
view
hing Alfonso q spain pardonei u
prisoners on me occasion q the cele-
Oralioh " ms nineteenth birthday
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