The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-07
A CINCINNATI trade journal estimates

lack in Wall street. II started AT 9
per cent. paused at 10, and then up
10 q. and down to 6. The milllonaires
we're playing with the little fellows
Americans attending the great wool
auction in London are buying superior
grades. England and France getting
the leayings.
The only sore spot in the general
business situation of the country is
the congestion OF railway traffic.
70 meet the exigencies OF the coca.
sion pig iron is being shipped from
Chicago TO the Plttsburg district thus
reversing the usual order of things
The death OF President spencer OF
the southern railway had no apprecia-
bic erect on the market value OF stock
OF that road
The president is receiving many let
tiers. the majority from the north
comm ending his action in the dismis
sal OF negro troops for shooting up
Brownsville. Tex.
ST. Andre VS. society celebrated It's
l5Oth anniversary at New York Let
ters OF congratulation We're received
from President Roosevelt former
President Grover Cleveland and King
Edward
AZ Bendena Kas. j. W. Har-
ris. a farm hand. entered bank
and attempted a hold-up. A clerk
escaping and giving the alarm, Aar-
ris placed a revolver TO his head,
,1. I ,hn - o0ar "a nj died
The funeral Of the late Samuel
Spencer president OF the Southern
Railway system was held in Wash
ineton. D. G. The active pallbearers
we're the ten Oldest colored porters
on the road. and the honorary pail
bearers were officials OF The road, j..
P. Morgan and other fnanciers
Dean Roscoe Pound. OF the law
school Of the University of Nebraska.
has posted letter from Chancellor
F. BENJAMIN Andrews, ordering the
expul sion of students who chew to-
bacco.
Secretary OF the Treasury Shaw
snapped his fingers in the face OF H.
D. W. England. a millionaire, and
president OF the Pittsburg chamber OF
commerce, and altogether stirred up
the ANIMALS wnen he notified the
mem bers OF the chamber that they
did not amount TO so much The row
is over the location Of a new post
Office
the president OF the British board
Of trade, in reply to a question, as
sured the house OF comm ons that the
board of trade was carefully watching
a scheme being organized in the Unit
ed States TO regulate the price OF cot
ton by means Of storage and gradual
sale.
William Mckinley, the Pennsylya
MIA railroad engineer who ran the en-
, CINE OF the train on which Presiden
! Lincoln rode TO Washington to be in
[ augurated. is seriously i'll in Wash
r ington.
The president believes the Porte
! Ricans are ready for American citi
, zenship,
An unknown man in a small boa
was swept over the Horseshoe fall
at Niagara. Two men in boat mad
a daring attempt TO rescue him.
Congres sman Bartholdt Of Missouri
in Washin gton. says he will ask 70
an appropriation of 100000 for tn
Missouri river.
a high Vatican authority says III
death Of NonsiEnor Stablins kie
y Posen. German Poland, relieved tn
Vatican OF a serious situation. tn
none was expecting Emperor Willial
= 10 request the removal Of Stableinsk
The priest was insisting that the chi
D. dren Of Posen be taught the Polls
p language instead OF the German la
guage in the schools. The emper'
Pr would not listen to the proposlto
rs but the priest was insistent.
al Capt. Hugh II. Henry. past nation
81 commander OF the Army and Ma
union. and chief of staff OF the prese
ID national commander, Browne. died
he Wa shngtOn.
be In an interview in the City of Nc
a leo William Randolph Hearst Is quot
he as saying that If circumstances ma
ad il imperative he would once me
be a candidate TOT Oihtt. h1 Niu
Nv designate the office.
49, The official vote Of Illinois gives
er republicans plurality OF 1880.
on Active military Preparations are
ing made by Japanese in northern
an rea. according to adyices received
os steamer from the Orient, at Nanc
nu. yer. B. &. The Korean Daily Ne
eli. says the preparations indicate Japa
tie intention TO pick quarrel with On
The regarding the ownership Of Kando,
he island province inclosed by the he
.ile waters OF the Yalu az Tumen river
hat Samuel Spencer. president OF
y Southern Railway Co.. and recogni
nc. as one of the foremost men In
the development OF the southern sta
for was killed in a collision on his
un. road near Lynchburg. Va. Best
eat Mr.. Spencer Charles ID Fisher, Of
rue. timore Philip Schuyler, Of New Yo
mis- Francis r. Redwood. Of Bnltim
ion guests OF Mr. Spencer, and ID. W.
POS Wis. OF Alexandria, Va. private
ner. patcher for Mr.. Spencer and two