The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-16


No . shaft where the FIRE started.
when the coal mine operators OF The
Piitsburg district go 10 The general
conference. at Indianapolis. with the
operators OF Ohio. Indiana and Illinois,
they viii take stand as a body
Archbishop OBrien OF the Roman
Catholic see OF Nova Scotia. Prince Ed
ward Island aud Bermuda. died sudden
ly AZ the archiepiscopal residence in
Halifax.
President Roosevelt has under adj
yisement an invitation 10 participate in
notable celebration OF Flag day in
Philadelphia. national in character. on
June IA next.
Mrs Elvira Liebe. the mother of five
children. testifyirg in her husbands
siiit for divorce AZ Newark, y. j.. de-
clared that no man had ever kissed her.
not even her husband
Mrs F. NJ. Stelndifer shot and killed
her sister. Miss Willie Whsenant, at
Atlanta, Ga. on account OF jealousy.
She claimed that her sister had come
between her and her husband
The grand jury at Charleston. w. Va,
returned indictments against the De
trcit & Kanawha Coal Co. its superin-
tendent ami mine boss. for manslaugh-
ter. in connection with the recent loss
OF is lives by explosion in the mine
Three men. under the pretext Of sell
ing him mules. lured Z. Meegan. nail
road contractor of Camden, Mo. to a
secluded spot near Rosedale. Kas.. and
oibel him OF 5000 Later Meegan
captured one Of the men. on whose per-
son $1,000 was found.
The Noyce Vremya (St. Petersburg)
saws that RusG'a's voice should be heed
ed by the powers. in regard to policing
Morocco. "as no one can deny that Rus
STA occupies an unassailable position as
an expert in everything relating 10 po-
lice"
Or. Oliver c. Haugh was found guilty
Of murder in the first degree al Day
ton. o. He was charged with killing
his father. mother and brother.
Reports from Manila give the details
Of a sanguinary battle with a hand OF
hostile Msros near Jolo. the capital OF
the Sulu group Of islands. The Amer
lean loss was 81. Of whom Is were
killed and Is wounded, including s Of
fcers The native constabulary lost 3
and Is wounded. including Capt John
r. White The Moro band, Of about 600
men. women and children, was prac-
,ically annihilated.
Maj.-Gen. Corbin. who has just re-
turned from the Philippines. says that
conditions in the island we're never SO
good as al the present time. The Fill
pinos are satisfied with present condi-
tons
Edward J. Beard. principal assistant
engineer OF the Rock Island system,
has accepted the appointment as en-
gineer OF tho steam railways in the
Philippines. under the contract award
ed 10 J. G. White & Co. Of New York.
Robert $. Farmer. manager OF the
Springs hotel at Sour Lake. Tex, shot
and killed w p Murphy, his brother
in-law. who had sent him word that h
was coming from Beaumont 20 kill
him. Farmer got there first.
l. Stuckey. editor Of the People,
Demands. at Colfax. La. was shot and
killed by A. NJ Goodwin. editor OF the
Colfax Chronicle. whose character had
been assailed by Stuckey in the col
umns of his paper.
The postmaster general has reaf-
/ firmed his position that rural free de-
/ livery carriers can not be used as the
medium for taking subscriptions for
newspaper.
W. A. Brothers. government disburs-
ing agent for the Pathfinder reservoir
project. with headquarters at Casper
Wyo.. has been arrested. charged with
embezzling s.. 0o0 OF government funds
The 500 Railroad Co. will expend
Sc. 600, 600 for improvement and equip
ment this year. including the building
Of $50 miles Of new track in North Da-
kota.
The memorial to Gen. Jos. Wheeler
at Atlanta. Ga, March "a promises &c
bring together the greatest outpourins
Of veterans OF both sides In the civil
war seen since its close.
George Z. Green, a former state sen.
ator Of New York. charged with con.
spring to defraud the government in
connection with the sale Of recording
clocks TO the post office department
was acquitted in the District OF Column
bia supreme court.
With all the honors due his exaltet
military rank the remains OF Lieut.
Gen. John NJ. Schofeld we're escorted
after impressive funeral services In st
Johns church. Washington, to the spo
selected by himself in Arlington GENE
terry and lowered into the grave to tn
booming Of cannon and the soundinl
OF taps
President Roosevelt has remove,
from Office Horace Speed. United State
district attorney for Oklahoma, follow
ing an investigation OF charges pre-
ferred against Speed or improper con
duct in Office
Fire destroyed the coallng station o
the Chicago & Alton railroad at TWEEN
; tyse!ghth street and California avenue
/, Chicago AS result engines had to b
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