The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-06-30

East s.. Louis. Ili.. we're poisoned
some ~ them being rendered critically
I'M
Fire ia he retail hopping district O
Nashville. Tenn. destroyed property
valued al upwards of half a million DO!
lars. including he big department sor,
occupied by Harris Bros and lacohu.
Bros. the Nashville Dry Goods Co.
and other property cantlguous.
Georges Rodrieles. a Partisan bank
eg. who hal recently suffered serioul
financial losses. committed suicide The
liabilities Of his bank are given as s..
100000
The British Indian steam NavisatioE
Co.'S steamer Ikhoma. carrying mails
and rice from Rangcon 10 Yokohama
was suuk. on June r. $50 milei
north of Hong Kong. by the Russian
cruiser Terek The crew was landet
al singapore hy the Du,ch steamer
Periak. which the Terek met June le.
Hon. Mhitelaw Reid. American am
hassainr TO the court Of 81 James
was the guest OF honor a. a dinner
given by the Pilgrims Society Of Lon
don az Cianlse's. Several hundred
guests. including some OF England's
most famous men. With a sprinkling
81 Americans were present. Lord Rob
erts pres ding.
American owned or built yachts had
a field day at the Kiel regatta on the
23d. four of them winning the races in
which they were entered. Emperor
William had the wheel on Meteor III
most OF the time during her race. and
had his distinguished guests. inciud
ing Ambassador Tower. hauling ropes
and trimming ship.
Former Capt. George w. Kirkman
Twenty-nfth infantry. has been re
ceiyed at the federal ~penitentiary at
Leayenworth. Kas.. on a sentence of
three years ar hard labor.
A state OF panic is reported at LODI
Russian Poland, where a strike Is
general and all factories and shops
are closed. Clashes between soldiers
and the people have resulted in the
loss Of many lives. Many liquor stores
have been sacked and much public
property destroyed.
With the completion OF It's double
track the Union Pacific announces a
mile a minute schedule between To
peka and Kansas City.
The Russian auxiliary cruisers Dnei-
per and Ron. which have been har-
RAISING British commerce. ostensibly
looking for coutrahand ~ war. owing
TO the vigorous representations OF the
British government, have been ordered
10 return 20 Libau.
Thomas and Paul Hyatt. brothers.
were found guilty. al Warrensburg
No. ~ murder In the second degree
in having killed Herman Martin. last
New Years eve. during a fight near
Columbus. No. az a church entertain
ment. They We're given ten years each
The sentence OF seven years and SIX
months imprisonment imposed upon
james r. kellogg. for participation in
the affairs Of the +. ;. Dean dlscre
tiOnary pool concern. has been affirmed
By the appellate division Of the New
York supreme court
II. ". Jones the Minnesota grain ex
pert says the winter wheat crop will
be between $4,000 600 and $4,000
bushels.
Judge Stephen Neale. the author OF
the fourteenth amendment 10 the con.
stitufion Of the United States. died at
bis home in Lebanon. Ind. after an
illness OF lasting several months.
The Austrian government has con
ferred upon David r. Francis. presi.
dent OF the Louisiana Purchase Exposi.
ton Co. the commanders cross OF the
order 81 Francis Joseph. with the {
The jury in the case Of William G
Crawford. tried in Washington 70,
conspiracy "a defraud the government
IL connection with post Office depart
ment contracts. failed 70 agree and wa
discharged.
The list OF fatalities in the wreck o
the Twentieth Century limited a
Mentor, O.. on The Lake Shore road. Is
placed at 10. All the victims were
prominent in the business or profes
sional world In New York. Chicago
Cleveland and Other cities. The re-
spons.biiity for the open switch has
rot been placed.
While lis men-of-war cutters. pin
naces and gigs were racing in tht
outer ha-hor Of Kiei. Germany. a sud
den gust Of wind oapsized half a dozer
~ the boats. Nothing worse than Z
ducking happened % the crews.
The French torpedoboat Harpor
struck a rock ard sank during the
maneuvers OF Cherbourg. She wa
subsequently, rehoated and towed 10 the
arsenal
Gov. Bell OF Vermont has granted g
reprieve. until December s.to Mrs. Rog
ers condemned to death for the murder
Of her husband. in order that the Unit.
ed States supreme court may pass upon
tha case.
Webster NJ. Samuel. aged "A years. Q
former president Of the 81. Louis Mer-
chants exchange. died. on the night
Of the 22d. after a brief illness. OF
pneumonia
An order of the war department an