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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
WITHIN OUR LIMITS.
News by Telegraph from Various
Towns in Indiana.

Frankfort. Ind. March lG- While
holding a longdistancc telephone con-
yersation with his intended bride. Bes-
sic Buchanan. OF indianapolis. Dr. r.
Dixon. OF this city. shot himself dead.
The young woman. SO miles away was
the only person who heard the report
OF the pistol with which he blew ont
his brains. ana il was an hour later
before she succeeded in establishing a
telephone connection with Frankfort
and expressing her fears 10 friends.
who. upon investigating. found tie
dead body OF the doctor seated az the
telephone desk in his office Miss
Buchanan declares they had had no
lovers quarrel and that IL was only
the report OF the revolver that had
alarmed her DR. Dixon was a young
man highly respected. and had a large
dental practice here. He came here
a year ago from Indianapolis Init
mate friends now recall that he had
been acting strangely for several days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
GEN. JOHN THAYER DEAD
Was Renowned Indian Fight
or la Territorial Days

Lincoln. Neb General John w
Thayer. a civil war veteran. former
United states senator and governor OF
Nebraska. died shortly before eight
O'Clock Monday night. after an illness
which became serious only last Satnr-
dav For a man Of his age-S6 years
Gen. Thayer was unusually robust and
active until a month ago He was Unit
ed States senator from Nebraska for
the incomplete term from 1867 and 1871,
territorial governor OF Wyoming in
1875. and governor Of Nebraska for four
years beginning in 1857 He gained re-
nown as an Indian fighter IN the terri
torial DAYS Of this state
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
CHILDREN IN FIERY PERIL
Many Hurt when Manual Trimming
school at HaNerhill. Mass.
Was burned.

Haverhill. Mas The manua.
training school building in this city was
destroyed by fire Monday and the flames
spread 20 the Whittier annex Of the
high school Many children We're IN
jured
The fire also spread 10 nearby DWELL
Ing houses
Some Of the children suffered IN
juries hy jumping and Others in escap-
Ing down the starways II was stated
that none was fatally hurt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23

d! : vote u 10 10 -. Tie republican
caucus u The house 81 representatives
voted io stand by me house statehood
b-ll
The house adopted a Join resolution
empowering tAe interstate commerce
commission 10 compel The attendance
and testimony IT witnesses il the rail-
ro2a. lcal and OF inquiry recently d.
TecIel ~ ccnsress
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
TO BE ASKED TO DlSCORGE
Two Former Indiana state Auditors
Who Appropriated Fees To lie
Proceeded Against.

Indianapolis. Ind-Gov Hanlys spe-
ciai investigating committee appointed
several months ago 10 examine The
books OF the state auditors Office. re-
ported 10 tie governor Monday that
j. O Henderson. democrat who was
auditor from 1891 TO 1885 owes the
state Sel go S.. and a c DAILY repub-
lican. who was auditor from 1895 to
1895 owes he state s23 SCOTIA
The amounts represent fees collected
and retained illegally as claimed by the
state. The governor sent the report 10
the attorney general. with instructions
10 bring suit TO collect the money
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
CRIMINAL REGISTRATION
The kansas city Authorities on the
Trail OF "A Widespread Plan Of
Illegal Rcgistration.

Kansas City, Mo.-Three men. Pearl
Rogers Eddie Hayes and Martin j.
Walsh were arraigned In the criminal
court here Monday. upon charges Of
criminal registration Clyde Roelfsen,
charged with the same offense is held
in Jail. with a view Of gaining from him
a full confession which, il is expected.
will expose a widespread plan OF illegal
registration duplicating a number OF
politicians
Rogers is a bartender awaiting trial
for murder who was out on bail on
registration day All three pleaded not
guilty and their cases were set for trial
on May %
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
Inmate Murders comrade.

Franklin. Ind, March l6-Cyrus
Brown. 81 years old. an inmate OF the
county infirmary for several years.
was murdered by Thomas Darrell. 10
years old. a member OF the institution
for the last year Browns former
home is Brownstown in the western
part 81 the county and Darrell. who
IS OF Irish descent has no home He
was admitted 10 the county inhrmary
on request Of the Clark township au-
thorities
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23

TIE Goodrich line steamer Atlanta
vas burned % The waters edge on Lake
Mich gan north q PCr- Washington.
W. Tie Passengers and crew IS in
number were al rescued bur one. who
was drowned. and transferred ID the
steamer Geo-gia
For The first lime since he took up
his residence in Princeton y u ex
Presideut Cleveland spent his birthday
anE.verssry away from home tie is
sojourning in Florida fer BITS health Tie
Is e.
Ike general assembly 81 the United
Presbyterian church Will be held in
Richmond Ind. with about $50 dele
gate. beginning May %.
The United States floating dock Dew
e.. having finished repairs AZ Las Pal
mas Canary islands has resumed IT'S
journey towards the Philippines 4
step will De made a. Gibraltar
Six hundred Macedonian emigrsn.s
have left BELGRADE 'servia for the Unit
ed States. via Fiume
Russian revClut.Craries nOw IN ia
Par are seeking permission TO publish
1lllF payer AT Na-a-1hl.
All ~ the l0s socialist meetings held
in Berlin and suburbs IL c1mmemora-
yion of the revolution IL ls4s-4s passed
or quietly ana without Interference
Later reports concerning the battle
with the Moros On Mount saio Jolo
isiart develops that the mos Of the
women and children killed we're victims
az long range rife and shell fire. Many
were saved III The attack On The crater.
AM are Icing cared for
A monster srowslide in the Mount
Snenels district south OF Ouray Col.
wrecked he Camp Bird mine mill. tram
house. boarding house and reading
room. causing a loss Of nea.iy 100000.
At least one man was killed and per
haps more. and several were injured
The bunk house. where go miners we're
sleeping provitentially escaped
Caroline Van dem Bussche. mother
OF Lieut. Car Frederick Won dem Bus
SHE Eighteenth United States infantry
said 10 be the divorced wife II a Ger
man baron. committed suicide by shoot
Ing In her SCI quarters where she re-
rsded an FCri LeayenwCrth kas.
The appeal 81 Lieut. Schmidt who led
the mutiny at Sehasiopol. has been de-
MED oy Vic -Atmira. Chouknin The
only con e-siCn cranted him is that he
may o. hot ,asfeld Of being hanged
Mrs Ida Donielscn quarreied with r
G. Harris. guest az dinner in Kansas
City. 40 over Al untimely remark.
ar. while others sought policeman.
shot and Killed him She says she shot
IN sef-deferse
An autopsy On The body q Jules
Ahrers who died ir New Orleans o.
vha- was al first thought 10 be yellow
fever resulted In an unanimous agr, e-
merl that 81 Wa not a case 81 yellow
pest
a railroad accident only exceeded
by that al Eden In August. 1904. oc-
CURED on the Denver K Rio Grande
-four miles east 90 Florence. Col. By
which probably % persons were killed
and % injured The wrcckagc took
FIRE and many OF the victims were IN
Generated IN the burning cars
A shrewd detective. with The aid OF a
ventnioquist and mule Is said to have
secured a confession from negro OF
the "details Of the murder a the Christ
mas family at Cottonwood Ala. and as
result VIII Christmas. a son. and
Walter Holland q son-in-law. have been
arrested.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
Pastor on Trial for Life.

New Albany, Ind. March 1.-THE
selection OF jury in the Sutherlin
wife murder case has been completed
and the taking Of testimony has be-
gun. The prosecution will attempt 10
prove that the minister choked his
wife TO death shortly after dinner on
October l., 1904. after which he
hanged the body 10 a transom in a
doorway and started with his baby
for drive II was on his return
that the lifeless body OF the woman
was found and the neighbors were
told that she had committed suicide
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
College Dean Fails Dead

Notre Dame Ind March l6-Rev.
Francis Motley. rector Of ST Joseph ;
hall and dean Of the school OF Ian
guages OF Notre Dame university. died
suddenly on the college campus here
from stroke Of apoplexy. lie was
born in Kings county. Ireland. in
1872 He joined the congregation OF
Holy Cross at New Orleans in 1865
and was ordained a priest in 1873.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
Pullman Cor Telesconed

Logansport. Ind. March Is Pan
handle train No rs. from Chicago TO
Cincinnati while standing on the
main track here was struck by state
line train No. 3lS and tire rear Pull
man was partially telescoped Will
liam Uhl j A. Lyle. OF Logansport.
and J A Wyant. OF Anderson. Pullman
passengers. were slightly injured.
Failure OF air brakes on the state line
train is given as the cause OF the
accident
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
Prison for Indiana Forcer.

Columbus. Ind March lG- Frank
McNeal. whose forgeries last fan were
followed by the death OF two of his
victims. including his brother was
sentenced TO the penitentiary. Lon
McNeal. whose name was forged 20
$4,000 worth OF paper by Frank. died
a month ago. and Adam Keller who
lost $500 in the deal. died the next
day McNeal's total liabilities are s32.-
600 and his assets $4,000
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
Flovd County Primary.

New Albany. Ind. March 1G-The
Democratic congressional primary in
Floyd county will Dc held Friday. 23i
inst. and the unit rule will prevail.
the candidate receiving majority Of
the votes cast 10 control the delegates
TO the congressional convention.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23

Fort Wayne Ind. March i6-The
proposition of the Home Telephone
company TO take over the National
Telephone company owning 1000
miles Of toll line and exchanges in
Kendallville. Sturgis and other points.
has been accepted The price is 500
on a capital stock OF s250,0O0 The
National people accept s225,0O0 in six
per cent. preferred stock OF the Home
company.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
Acciden tally Shot.

Brownstown. Ind. March 1G-Grov.
or Jackson. II years old, son OF viii
liam Jackson was accidentally wound
cd by Ora Cox. who was shooting az
a target with a revolver The bullet
glanced and struck jackson near the
center OF the spine. following a rib
and lodging in the lobe Of the left
lung His condition Is serious.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
THE FoRMosA EARTHQUAKE
The Result. Much Worse Than First
Reported. over 900 Persons He
ing Killed In kagi None.

London.-A special dispatch from
Toxic to the Daily Telegraph says:
Advices from Taihoku capital OF
Formosal state that the earthquake on
that island was more serious than al
first reported In the prefecture Of
Kagi alone 400 houses We're complete
~ destroyed. l.0l4 persons killed and
COS injured.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23

Brownstown. Ind, March 16.-Jesse
Weddle, is years old. near Leesville.
accidentally shot and killed himself.
He had been shooting at a mark and
upon returning indoors. and while ex-
aiming the weapon IL was dis
charged. The bullet entered his left
eye. ranging upward and causing in
slant death
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23

CHATTANOOGA Tenn Edward
johnson. colored. was taken from jail
at 1915 D. m. Monday. by mob Of Is
men and hanged 70 a beam Of the coun-
~ bridge over the Tennessee river. lie
was to have been hanged Tuesday. but
the United States supreme court grant
ed a STAY
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23

Alexandria, Ind, March l6-The
finishing boys at the Lippincott glass
factory. this city. are still on strike.
and the 1872 shops at which they
worked are idle. together with the 396
employees who operate here
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
A.L cIemen~y For sherr,eL

Indianapolis. lnd.-A monster petit
ton signed by over $4,000 persons,
asking for clemency for Former state
Auditor sherrick. will be presented to
Gov. Hanly the latter part Of the weex
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23

Fort Wayne Ind. March 16-The
Democratic county central committee
has adopted the percentage system Of
nominations for county Offices, Inc s
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
Two Heavily-Loaded Fast
Passenger Trains Col
Tide on Rio Grande.
wreokaee Takes Fire. and Many.
Pinioned Under Debris.
Burn to Death.
FAILURE TO DELIVER
ORDERS THE CAUSE

An Engineer, Who Pot Forth Every
Effort 10 Check the Momentum
OF His Train. Found Dead at hts
Post. and an Operator Who says
ale Had worked Three NIGHTS
without Rest. Went 20 >ieep-Nii
Hut Two Of Famil, of Eleven
f~iIled-A~f Scenes aud Heroic
Work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23
THE WEEKS NEWS
TERSELY OUTLINED
An Epitome of the Most Important
Events al Home and Abroad
the Past Week.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH.

A glimpse at What Congress Is Do
tng Together with Carefully
ton OF Current News Items, B"th
Domestic and Foreign.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23

leref and burned hy kurLs IN The pres
eIoe or Turkish officials and soldiers
Miss Agnes lumau ageg 81 a corset
maker. formerly OF 81 Louis, was suf-
focated 10 her room in he Altman
building annex in Kansas City. No.
dnrlng a fire q The building
The hess ~ life by the reoen, earth
quake IN the VICINITY of Kali island Of
Fcrmosa. Is var.ousiy estimated as from
100 ID S0a ana hundreds 81 houses de.
stroyed The railway lines were twist
"a AMI telegraph poles thrown down
Herr Johann Most the noted an
archisf died 90 erysi peias in Cine .nnati
his body was Orematei
Or Herman Feisi. prominent ply
sician Of Nashville. Tenn has beeu
arrested on the charge OF murderins
Mrs Rosa Mangrum. whose body was
found floating in the Ohio river, a.
Cairo I'M. several weeks ago The
evidence against the doctor. who has
been released on $4,000 bond. is SAID
10 be- purely circumstantial.
The shortage ia the accounts of W
r Delaney the missing cashier OF the
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OF several minors estates and was r.
puted 20 be worth $4,000 70 100000.
but none Of this or other moneys that
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-03-23

The disaster was made more hor-
rible by the manner of the death OF
many OF the passengers. yariously Is
timated from - TO 30 Fire swept
over the wreck. engu!fing the victims
in a caldron 81 flame and leaving only
charred and blackened bones 70 tell
the tale az slaughter
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-07-21
GREEK COINS.
How the Ancients Tested the Purity
of the Metal.

How the Ancients Tested the Purity
of the Metal.
The first coins of gold and silver that
have come down to us are now dated
as a rule in the time of Croesus, whe
lived about the middle of the sixth
century B. G.
1t may readily be imagined that a
mere lump Of gold, supposed to be OF
a certain weight, would be subject to
skepticism unless it were guaranteed
by some recognized authority. So, in
order to save reweighing and testing
at each transaction, these ingots or
coins were stamped with the authorita-
tive mark of a prince or state. So
stamped they become the true coins
in spite Of the fact that, contrary to
modern custom, they were not at all
regular.
But, in spite of the guarantee that
might be afforded by the mark of a
state or q prince, we find the Greeks
applying certain tests to determine the
genuineness of the currency offered to
them. Plating was easily detected by
jabbing the suspected coin with some
sharp instrument. At other times the
touchstone was used. One which was
known as the "Lydian stone was sup
posed to reveal a proportion Of foreign
metal as small as a barley o r In a
slater. Another test, In the case Of sill
yer. was to polish the coin and then
breathe on 1t. If the moisture quickly
disappeared the metal was pure. Yet
another way to detect alloy was to
heat the coin or coins on redhot iron.
II the metal was unalloyed 1t remain
ed bright, If mixed with other sub
stances it turned black or red accord
ing as it was more or less impure
Oliver S. Tonks In C~hautauquan.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-07-21
LAUGHTER.
Even If 1t Be Emotional Insanity
Let Us Have Plenty of 1t.

Even If 1t BE Emotional Insanity,
Let Us Have Plenty of 1t.
Some English scientist has reached
the conclusion that laughter is insan-
ity. He regards a fit Of laughter as an
emotional insanity of short duration.
All right, then. give US a little more IN
sanity. There Is not laughter enough
In the world-at least the right kind of
laughter. We will let the Englishmen
keep their faces straight If they want
to, but 1t BELTS the American civiliza-
ton better to break out into laughter
once in awhile. Laughter Is good for
the facial muscles. 1t develops the
muscles Of the neck as well as the face.
It makes the of the mouth turn
upward instead Of downward. It gives
the wrinkles of the face q pleasing out
line, quickens the action of the heart
and gives new life to the nerve centers.
Yes, we can afford to let the English
man look wise and idiotic If he wants
to. He can stare with fish eyed big
otry whenever a joke is perpetrated,
never allowing a ripple Of merriment
to disturb the placidity of his counte-
nance. He can do all these things that
he wishes to, but let us go on laugh
ing. This kind Of insanity mixes very
well with sanity and prosaic life. A
little burst of emotional insanity breaks
nicely the m~onotony Of facts and fig
ures.-Medical Talk.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-07-21
THE WHALES SENSES.
Ability of the POnderOus Animal to
Hear Under Water

Ability Of the Ponderous Animal to
Hear Under Water
It seems perfectly evident that
whales must hear when In the water,
says the London Field. This inference
Is confirmed by the comparatively
small development of the other n
organs. The eye, for instance, is very
small and can be of little use even at
the comparatively small depths to
which whales are now believed to de-
scend.
Again, the of smell. judging by.
the rudimentary conditions of the OIL
factory organs, must be In allegiance,
and whales have no sense organs ON
parable to the lateral line system of
fishes. Consequently 1t would seem
that when below the surface of the wa
ter they must depend chiefly upon the
sense Of hearing. Probably this sense
Is SO highly developed as to enable the
animals in the midst Of the vibrations
made by the screwlike movements of
the tail or flukes to distinguish the
sound Tor vibrations) made by the i'm
pact Of the water against the rocks
even in a dead calm, and, in the cas-
Of piscivorous species, to recognize by
the pulse in the water the presence of
shoal fish.
Failing in this explanation, it is diff
cult to imagine how whales can find
their way about In the semidarkness
and avoid collisions with rocks ana
~rockbound coasts.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-07-21
DaROdiI and AsphOdel.

Daffodil and ~asphodel-the latter, ac-
cording to Homer, covered the meadow
haunted by the shades of departed he
roes-are etymologically the anne Old
time Englishmen confused the two
plants, which are quite different, and
1t was reserved for later generations
to restore its true spelling to the true
asphodel and restrict daffodil, with its
mysterious ID" to the flower now
known by that name. Formerly 1t
was 'affodille," and the I'd" Is various
ly explained Is being a childish inser-
ton, like the "T'' in Ted, from Edward,
or as representing the French "deur
d'affrodille" or the English 9Th afro
ollie" (the definite a~rticle) or as the
final 'd' of land" In such a combina-
ton as "fennell and affodil."
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-07-21
A Picture of Tennyson,

A writer who once saw Lord Tenny-
BON on the platform Of u railway sta
ton says of him: HE would have been
tall, but his shoulders seemed some
what bent. His hair was long; so was
his beard. He wore an ugly Inverness
cape and a large SLOUGH hat. He looked
like a bandit in a melodrama, and l
thought him some poor actor who had
come out In some of the stage proper
ties. He seemed SO sad I felt quite
borry for him as l watched him walk
up and down the platform"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-07-21
BROTHERS and Sisters.

1t has been. proved again and again
that q boy without a sister Is much to
be pitied; that a girl without a brother
Is to be condoled with. And why? Be
cause the mutual society improves
both. The boy teaches the girl to be
wider minded, less petty and narrow,
more manly physically, and, above all,
to understand something Of the OPP
posite sex. Again, the boy is a hun
dredfold nicer for having a sister. He
conf1des his little scrapes to her, and
she, with her gentle Unborn goodness,
helps him and advises him to avoid the
pitfall again.-London Queen.