The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17

a revolution against President Castro
DR.. julius DTeher. OF Selwood. :. c.
formerly president OF Roanoke colleg,
OF salem, Va. has been named as
American consul 10 Tahita. Society
island. Mr.. Dreher vas presiden, o.
Roanoke college from 1875 70 1903.
Chinese labor will be given a thor
ough test on the Panama canal. Con,
tracts calling FOR $500 Cinnamon for
canal work have been prepared. and
advertisements will be issued BIZ the
isthmian canal commission in a few
days asking for proposals from labor
agents.
Frank Kowalski. paying teller OF the
failed Milwaukee Avenue State bank.
Chicago. and for some time assistant
receiving teller in addition 10 his other
duties. sho; and Killed himself AT his
home. Criticism by his neighbors and
lifelong friends. who accused him OF
a share in the downfall OF the bank.
is believed 10 have driven Kowalski
10 his death.
II is believed that whcn all short
age A-e counted up. President stems
land OF the Milwaukee Avenue bank.
Chicago. Is a defaulter 10 the extent
OF $4,000. 900. Stensland. ii is alleged.
bet $4,000 al one time on a horse he
thought would win.
The silver cup offered by Sir Thorn
as Upton as a Yachting trophy for a
series Of races under the auspices OF
the Boston Yacht club. has been de-
clared dutiable by the custom apprais-
ers and assessed an ad yalorem duty
OF As per cent. The cup is valued at
$1,000. The assessment will be adjudi-
Gated by the authorities at Washing.
ton.
It has been definitely decided that
President Roosevelt will review the
Atlantic feet from the presidents
yacht Mayfower. That vessel is now
az Santo Domingo. but will return to
New York and be put in readiness for
the review.
News comes from Lake Tahoe. Cal,
that Congressman w. Bourke Cochran
Is seriously 81 Of heart disease. A
short time ago Mr.. Cochran went to
Tahoe with a party. one member OF
which was Miss Annie Ide. daughter
the encouragement OF the Philip
pines. TO whom she is betrothed. His
remains al the bedside and
nurses him.
According TO a census just taken by
he health department Of the Isthmian
anal zone. the population OF the zone
5 22.137. A census showed the popu-
alton Of the city OF Panama was o.
81.
The Standard Oil Co. has been in
on - counts for accepting re-
)ates by Chicago federal grand jury.
Investors approve of Voliva plan 10
Jay $4,000. 900 Zion City debt by issu-
ng lS-year bonds.
Secretary Hitchcock says he Is de-
ermined 10 prosecute al land graft
great and small.
Five young children OF Thomas
)Daniels were cremated in a fire
which destroyed their home on the es-
ate OF Dr.. George l. Miller. the vet
ran journalist. at Seymour Park. near
south Omaha. Neb.
lie Matin says that the pope's in
tructions 10 the French clergy as TO
he course they shall pursue with re-
ard TO the church and state sspara
ion Law have been received in Paris.
he text OF them has not been pub
shed, but il is believed that the pope
efuses TO accept the Law. though he
grees 10 a temporary arrangement
II.
The most remarkable adventure
a woman ever planned is TO be
~ndertaken by Miss Ida Vera Simon
on. sister-in-law OF Morris ID. Goul-
en-. son OF Congressman Joseph A.
OF the Bronx. She will sail
Of Africa. where she will isolate her
eli in the heart OF the jungle to learn
he language and habits OF the ape
nd monkey tribes.
President OF Arkansas Farmers IN
IN advises cotton growers TO sell their
roduct direct to spinners.
Hartje divorce case IS ended az
ittsburg. but a decision is not expect
q until some time In fall.
Thomas Houlihan. aged 100. died a;
.ich Valley. Ind. He was very feeble.
NJ walked. ~unassisted. until a few
avs before he died. He was born In
and came to Wabash county
years ago. settling on the farm
he died.
The arbitration committee OF the
a~n-American congress presented a
ssolution urging all the countries rep
in the Pan-American con
to send TO The Haugue peace
difference delegates instructed to
lake every effort for the adoption o.
general arbitration convention. Ths
sport OF the arbitration committee
As adopted b. reclamation. marking
Among the cen recruits for the
ANY have been a number Of young In
who were educated at the Car
sic Indian school in Pennsylvania.
dward NJ. Ellis. a grandson o. Red
loud. the famous Sioux chief. IS one I
these. He is a petty officer. ]
Heavy rains have prevailed IN south Z
est Texas. and the COncho and Colo 9
rivers are the highest for years. {
.aumIA H. So. II