The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-09-01
A man thought 10 have been Mr..

neapolis. MINI. and deliberately fred a
bullet through his heart. dying IN instantly
President Roosevelt without letting
anyone into the secret. went out with
Lieut. Nelson. on the submarine tor
pedo boat Plunger. to the mouth OF
Oyster has. and enjoyed three hours
OF excitement while the little vessel was
being put through her PAGES in about
40 fee, OF wafer The president was
delighted with - experience.
The Prussian health authorities have
failed TO discover any cases OF Asiatic
cholera al Culm. West Prussia or else
who're in the territory adjacent 10 The
Nistula river
The Equitable Life Assurance society
has joined with the state Of New York
in asking for fun investigation in
court OF the acts OF its directors and
officers
Baron Kaneko. The japanese conf
dental agent in this country. says:
Japan wants peace. but We want peace
with justice Russia wants peace with
honor Those desires are not incom-
ratitle We may have peace yet
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Pres dent Roosevelt has accepted the
Office Of honorary vice-presldent Of the
Public schools Athletic league. the
Headquarters OF which are In New York
city
The Forestsrs OF America. at their
biennial convention in Buffalo. y T.,
adopted 4 resolution favorng the eN-
ciusicn OF Japanese from the United
States on the same lines as the Chi
nese.
As NO authority has been given by
the navy department for the immediate
repair Of The gunboat Bennington. the
vessel has been taken out of drydock
al Vallejo. Cal. and will so out OF com
mission
TWO Russian raftsmen died recently
at Culm. West Prussia. of what was
diagnosed As Asiatic cholera All the
other Taftsmen there have been isolat-
ed and the authorities are taking every
precaution 10 prevent an outbreak of
the disease
The Universal Peace union. in session
az Mystic. Conn. sent a memorial TO
the peace plenipotenuaries a, Ports
mouth. y. r.. suggesting mutual con-
SESSIONS or submission OF their their
case 10 The Hague tribunal.
By an explosion OF giant powder at
Paris. Cal Mrs A. w. McRaa wife OF
a prominent mining man. and her son
George and Oscar Du Close. another
mine owner were instantly Killed and
Mr.. McRae probably fatally injured.
King oscar OF Sweden has with
drawn his opposition to his son Carl
accepting the crown Of Norway. and 1t
seems likely that a Bernadotte Will oc-
cupy the Norwe gian throne.
The batleship Kearsarge collided
With the kerosene oil schooner y. :.
Gallup on Newport. r. L. and damaged
the Graf, about $500. The Kearsarge
vas no, injured
Two men were killed and a third
badly scaided by an explosion on the
Donaldson line steamer Lakona. just
as she vas leaving Montreal, Can, for
Glasgow
Mrs. Charlemagne Tower. wife Of the
American ambassador 10 Germany. is
bringing her TWO sons To America TO
place them in one Of the eastern uni
velsities
The japanese transport Kinjo and
the British steamer Haralong collided
in the Inland sea. the transport being
sunk and l27 invalidcd soldiers
drowned
Alexander Buchanan. secretary Of an
alleged get-rich-qulck concern. known
as the Northwestern Trust Co. has
been arrested in Council Bluffs. la
charged with conducting an unlawful
business.
Mrs Hope Young was found guilty
at Digby. Nova Scotia. Of the murder
of Minnie Young, her ward. and vas
sentenced 20 be executed Wednesday
December %.
During an electrical storm az Allan
ia. Ga. James Mcdaniel. aged IS, was
Killed by lightning. the Kimball house
and the state capitol were each struck
twice. but not seriously damaged, and
fully thousand telephones we're
burned out. The electric railway lines
also suffered.
Clayburn Webb. said 10 have been
the last survivor OF the Seminole war.
during he whole OF which he served
under Gen. Zachary Taylor. died at his
home in Buckner. Mo. aged 80 years
r. A. peckham a New York broker.
! has been arrested on an Indictment
charging conspiracy to defraud the
government in connection with the cot
ion crop report Of the department Of
agriculture.
Vice Admiral Rojestyensky writes his
family that he expects 20 have fully re-
covered from his wounds BY the middle
Of September when, with the permits
sion Of the japanese government. he
will return 10 them
Ben. + Ebert. prominent Iowa
capitalist. was drowned in a small
stream south Of Des Moines His team
ran away and jumped OH a bridge into /
he stream Ebert carried over $500
COO life insurance