The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-04-27

donna. kas. February u. the jury dis
agreed. being out a hours. and WAS
discharged.
Mrs. Anna Short aged 60. widely
known for 80 years as an evangelist
and home missionary In Illinois for
the Christian church. vas found dead
in bed az Bloomington.
The Chicago. burlington a Quincy
Railroad Co. was fined $4,000 and two
officials OF the company $4,000 each
In the federal court az Chicago. having
been found guilty Of rebating.
John Lawrence Brady. the ST Louis
stabber, Was found guilty Of ~felonious
assault upon Mrs. Martha Young. and
was sentenced 20 six months in the
workhouse
The United states Steel corpora
ton. the Standard Oil Co. Andrew
Carnegie and William Waldorf Astor
each gave 100000 for the California
relief fund.
Labor and fraternal organizations
throughout the country have started
vigorous movements for the relief of
their fellows in san Francisco The
F~raternal Order OF Eagles has levied
a per capita tax Of % cents. which viii
mount 10 100000.
The Canadian government voted
100000 for the earthquake and FIRE
sufferers in san Francisco.
Fire swept the town % Mariquina
ana tasil. in Luzon. Philippine islands
In the former 1000 houses were
burned and in the latter 200. Thou
sands OF people are homeless. and the
government is sending assistance.
VI. Guesenheim's sons in New
York. have issued orders 70 proceed,
AS soon as practicable. with the con
struction Of their s5.00000c smelling
plant in san Francisco
The wiping ont OF Chinatown in San
Francisco has revealed secrets the
police never dreamed OF. The wood
81 structures were simply a veneer
Tor a vast system Of burrows in the
ground. some loo feet deep. where
things occurred that the outside world
never saw.
Eleven postal clerks were taken
alive from the debris OF the san Fran
cisco post Office. after having been for
three days without food OF water. All
the mail was saved.
The resources OF every city 10 Can
fornia are being taxed 70 prepare sup
plies Of food 10 be forwarded 70 san
Francisco. where at least 100000 per
sons are dependant upon OUTSIDE as
s.stance.
An Oakland tCaii dispatch SAYS
tha- "a men WHO attempted 70 enter
the United states Mint DuL an n san
Francisco. whose vaults contain -
01H.tlo .n coin and bullion. were sloi
down by United States regulars.
AT o meeting OK Americans u Lon.
don. presided over hy Am04ssaIor
Reid. sl2 500 was subscribed for The
relief 81 The California earthquake and
FIRE sufferers Mr. Reid subscribed
$500.
The slb-treaslr building c, san
Francisco vas among the buildings de-
stroyel rs fire The FUNDS il The vaults
remained intact. and q military guard
was placed around the site.
Clarence II. Mackay VIII give 500. oet
toward the erection OF news building;
for the Uriyersity OF California.
Reports from San Jose. Cal. show
that ten persons were killed as the r..
suit OF the -earthc--a- mere. All thi
main buildings are badly damaged Ths
Lick observatory and its valuable IN.
stmments escaped injury.
x A. Cole. a well-known horseman
speaking OF the san Francisco horror
said: MY Cod, I W. saw anything
like i. and | nave seen things. too.
was in the s.. Louis cyclone and n,
Baltimore fire. They we're nothing
: Man. YOU can't imagine ii: its inde
~scribable. saw all san Francisc,
!; staggering and rocking and then il
flames I wanted TO rush down an.
D Jump 10 the bay ana shut out the awfu
z sights"
The citizens OF Los Angeles. worke.
m n hich nervous tension hy The ter
: rible events al San Francisco. had a mo
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