The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

( King Alfonso OF spain Is keeping the
/ road between san Sebastian and Biar-
ritz where Princess Ena is staying)
warm with his automobile in wooing his
bride-elect
The dowager empress OF China has
sent TO the American legation al Pekin
a number OF wedding presents for Miss
Alice Roosevelt. consisting OF costly
jewels. silks and ermine robes.
The remains OF Thomas Mast the car
toonist and former United States consul
AT Guayalun Ecuador. who died there
OF yellow fever. arrived in New York on
board the steamer Finance from Colon
Charles Henry Fancher prominent
New York banker, died at his home in
ICnkers after two years Illness follow.
ing stroke of paralysis
James Names. alleged 10 have beer
implicated in the conspiracy by which
the Bank Of Liverpool England, was
GefrauGed OF $50. 600. upwards OF foul
years ago. and for whom the police OF
the world have been looking ever since
was picked up. by mere chance. on III,
street in New York and is being he'd fol
the English authorities.
Thirty-eight rescued persons Of thoss
who were on board the ill-fated steamer
Valencia wrecked on Vancouver island
are accounted for leaving the probable
death list ll6 OF the many women and
children on board not one survive.
The senate interoceanic canal COM
miitee drew from Theodore =. Shonts
chairman Of the Isthmian canal com
mission. the admission that be contin-
ues TO draw si2 1000 annually from the
Glover Leaf route as its president
The Cuban senate. by acclamation
passed a bill appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase Of a wedding gift for Miss
Alice Roosevelt. as an indirect means
Of testifying their love for and appre-
citation Of the efforts in behalf Of Cube
OF President Roosevelt.
All worlds records for the kilometel
ard for the mile were broken in the
automobile tournament at Ormond-
DaytCna. Fla. Fred Marriott driving his
cigar-shaped steamer. covered the hlo-
meter in is 2-5 seconds. and the mile in
IS Is seconds
Policeman John A. Scollard OF st
Louis. suspended under charge Of unbe
coming conduct in living with a woman
not his wife. shot himself In preference
TO appearing before the board 10 an
swer the charge. inhioting a wound that
proved fatal several hours later.
The proceedings at Tacoma. Wash.
against Fred T. sherman. charged with
paying a bride TO Mayor Wright in con-
neotion with paving contracts. were
dismissed on the ground that the charge
was not sustained by evidence.
The New England States limited OF
the Vermont Central railroad was
wrecked at Bolton. VT, by some mis-
creant tampering with a switch. SA
cars left the rails and we're practically
demolished. but fortunately no one wa
seriously hurt.
Acting Governor Fred ". Parks OF
Colorado found il necessary TO call upon
the adjuiant general TO enforce an or
der granting a pardon 10 girl confined
in the state home for dependent chill
dren, the board OF control refusing 10
recognize the order
Six women lost their lives in fire
that partially destroyed the Richardson
hotel at Lowell. Mass. A large number
who were injured were removed TO hos
pitais
Secretary OF the Navy Bonaparte
has announced the dismissal from the
naval academy Of Stephen Decatur
Jr., of New Hampshire, convicted by
court-martial of countenancing haz
ing.
The Ohio senate, by unanimous vote
passed the Rathbun two-cent fare bill
Railroad men are indignant at the re
porting and passage OF the bill with
out a hearing having been accorded
/ them.
The bank of San Luis Obispo, Cal.
/ has been closed on account of lts be
\ ing unable to meet the demands OF its
iepositors President Crittenden o.
the bank claims that the institution is
perfectly solvent.
District Attorney Jerome, in the
course Of the Hapgood trial in New
1 York. placed in evidence letter from
1 former President Grover Cleveland
who had been given an honorary sub
scription TO "Fads and Fancies," stat
ing that he had examined the publica
tion and thought it IAN admirable
book"
Latest reports from the vicinity o.
the wreck OF the steamer Valencia on
Vancouver island, indicate loss o.
about 100 lives. Those who have sur
vived are In dpelorable condition as
the result OF exposure. OF 20 whC
were rescued from a life raft by tn,
steamer City Of Topeka. none wer,
able to help themselves, and nine a
the Darling River telegraph hut were
unable TO stand.
The will Of the late Marshall Fiel,
makes specific requests aggregatinl
s25,5GS.000. inducing 100000 for tn,
Field Columbian museum and $4,000,
600 TO his daughter. Mrs. Beattie, o
bennington, England The resiGuary
estate Is lett in trust for the descend
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