The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-11
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Ellis " Mortimer. past state com
mander Of the &. \. r. and city ticket
agent Of the Minneapolis & St Louis
railroad. died in Minneapolis MINI. OF
hear. disease. He was born in Hast
iIgs. England, in 1885.
lose Miguel Come. governor Of San
"a Glare province. Cuba. liberal candi-
date for the presidency. is out n open
defiance Of the Palma government and
the courts in the matter Of the govern
ment assumption Of the right 10 in
srect municipalities without reference
10 provincial authorities
Harry Johnson and Harry Parker
have been arrested IN Cleveland. o.. on
suspicion OF completely in the murder
Of PaWnbroker John Meyer in Detroit,
Mich. The jewelry stolen when Moy-
or was killed vas found in their pos
session
Seward. Alaska. is now connected
with the rest Of the world by telegraph.
Two men were killed. two severely
and six slightly injured by a fall OF
coal al Mine No Of the Union Pacific
Coal Co AZ Cumberland. Wyo.
Capt Evan p. Howell. who was as
ISOLATED with the late Henry W. Grady
in the publication OF the Atlanta Con-
stitution. and who had a gallant record
a. a confederate soldier died a. his
home in Atlanta. Ca. from the effects
/ Of carbuncle complicated with dia-
! betes
Two Cinnamon we're killed and sew
I eral others wounded three fatally. in a
pistol fight between rival Chinese socie-
I ties in the Chinese theatsr in New York
c.ty.
The yellow fever report in New Or
leans up 70 p. N Of the 9Th showed
y new cases in the preceding "A hours
and deaths Total cases 20 date. 533;
total deaths los. There were about 23a
cases under treatment. including Arch
bishop Chapelle
state Senator Frank II. Farris, who
was tried al jefferson City. Mo. on
charge q bribery in connection with
the repeal Of the alum baking powder
law in the state legislature, was &C
quilted.
Rear-Admiral Charles +. Clark VII.
commanded the battleship Oregon OF
her famous run from San Francisco Z
Cuban waters. taking a prominent par
in the destruction OF Admiral Cervera
fleet. was retired for age August 10.
Forty armed men attacked the treas
ury of Opatoff. Russian Poland. kilie
OF wounded all the watchmen guard
ing the buildings and got away wit
SO ooc
Gen. Roy Stone. a veteran Of The civi
and Spanish-American wars. and dis
tinguished civil engineer died at hi
home q Mendham. \. j.. aged SO years
NJ Witte IL said TO have warned Ru.
[ sa. through che Of the press correspon
: dents now az Portsmouth. y. H., to B
| prepared TO prolong the conflict. b.
/ cause japan will demand a higher pric
/, than Russia is willing 10 pay.
Racing men who have been pat on
, OF business IN St. louis are about
re-esfabish themselves az Muskogec,
T.. and keep open the entire season.
n Fire destroyed the general Office
!. warehouse and other buildings Of III
I Muskogee II. r. Wholesale Grocer
! Co. entailing a loss Of $4,000.
. Shore service in the United State
q navy will hereafter be the reward Il
+, men Who have served long and effic
81 emily al sea.
!. The grand jury engaged In invest
! cation of the statistical bureau Of n
department Of agriculture Ia Washin
ton has AIKEN e recess until august l
/. Judge ID. : Wade. aged - year
/. who held the Cfhco Of chief justice
Montana for % years, died al his hon
N L'ttlc Mctford. o.