The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-21

ports that the revolutionary sentiment
In Russian Poland has been entirely
crushed and that IL has cost thou
sands OF lives Executions of socalsd
terrorists have become SO common
there as 20 attract little or no atten-
rion. Business Is reported stagnant
and the people careless and intifer'
ent.
Albert T Patrick. condemned 70 the
electric chair in New York. for the al.
Legged murder OF Millionaire Rice, has
withdrawn his appeal 70 the supreme
court OF the United States. and has
asked Gov Higgins 20 commute his
sentence 20 Imprisonment Tor life.
Patricks wife has also added her pc
titon 20 the governor 10 save her hus-
bands life
Referring 20 the troubles OF the
church in France. the pope is quoted
as saying 1T il the heart Of America
that consoles US. The largest center
OF Catholicism is in the United
States
The Chicago Post saws Unless
plans. which are sanctioned BY J. Pier
pont Morgan and agreed 10 by the
holders OF al least sl00000o00 out
OF sl20 OO0 Of the capital stock OF the
international Harvester Co. fail
through. February !. 1907. should see
the complete financial reorganization
q the great farm implement trust"
Many Japanese wearing war med.
ais are arriving AZ Honolulu
The Arkansas State Guard associa-
tion. an organization including all OF
ficers Of the Arkansas state guard.
adopted a resolution commenting
President Roosevelt for the action
taken in dismissing from the service
three companies Of negro soldiers.
Mgr Montagnini. secretary OF the
papal nunciature in Paris. since the
recall OF the papal nuncio. was arrest
ed on an order Of the government ex-
pellirF him from France He was
co Quoted 70 he frontier Great eX-
element was created az the vatican.
The secretary Of the interior has
made public plan for holding and
development o. coal lands in Indian
Territory IL is the formation OF a
CORPORATION BY the government and
the Indians which will either run the
mines or lease them on royalty. Coal
in the Indian Territory is estimated
from one and a half billion tons TO
four billion.
The Deity will be designated in the
Oklahoma constitution as Almighty
God.
The deal for the sale OF the Mexican
Central railway is reported closed be
tween the Mexican government and
representatives Of New York and Lon
don capitalists The transaction IS
said 10 represent $4,000 900.
The clerical party OF Germany has
broken with the government and. with
the socialists and Poles in the reich
stag. defeated the governments bill
for the support OF troops in German
Southwest Africa The imperial chan
cellor. Prince Won Buelow. addressing
the reichstag. declared: II you want
a crisis. we'll then. YOU shall have
crisis and read the emperOr's de
cree dlssolving the reichstag. Con
sternation reigned among the cleri-
Gals. The socialists hurried from the
chamber before the usual three cheers
were given for the emperor. The
government viii now appeal TO the
people. and a new reichstag will be
elected between now and February II.
Ii will be memorable night in Ger
many. for the entire German colonial
scheme is at stake.
The Jurisdiction OF the com mis-
sion ends az the waters edge" was
the declaration OF representatives OF
various steamship lines who appeared
before the Interstate commerce com
mission in the hearing on the power
Of that body over Oceancarrying rates
in connection with domestic rates.
This question mas never been passed
on
Car shortage inquiry is being made
by request OF the president. who has
received numerous complaints. chief
~ from livestock shippers.
The annual report OF George r.
Roberts. director OF the mint shows
that the coinage was less during the
last year than for several years pre-
vious. owing chiefly 70 the exhaustion
Of the stock OF rilv bullion
The Texas railroad commission has
notified the Santa Re Southern Pa
cihc. Missouri. Kansas & Texas and
international a Great Northern rail
road companies that Il contemplate
I issuing an order requiring companies
Y TO built joint causeway across Gal
Y weston bay. distance Of two miles
\ 10 connect the mainland with Calves
/ ton island The object OF the pro
posed causeway Is 70 AFFORD these
roads an adequate entrance 70 the
port ~ Galveston. and thus relieve
the freight congestion that has ex
listed Tor some time in that city The
subject is 10 be considered al pub
Tic hearing before the commission
January %
Victim of circumstances" Frank
r. Grimes. eK-treasurer OF the state Of
Kansas. wrote these words across the
face of bank check for se.3S125
which he voluntarily turned over Il