The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-04-06
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Gov Winthrop Of Porto Rico IS in
Washington. on the summons Of Sec
-etary OF War Taft. 10 enlighten the
nsular affairs committee Of the house
of representatives on conditions in the
.sland and the aspirations OF its people.
among the latter being American citi-
lenship and an elective senate
During the last three months Of 1905
according TO a bulletin Of the New York
department. OF labor. there were l6554O
alien arrivals al the port Of New York.
1900 more than the record-breakng
agures Of the previous year.
Arrangements are said 10 he under
way n New York and Paris for a rev
plution in Veuezuela which IS designed
70 annihiIate Castro and open up that
country 10 American capital and enter
Prise
Mrs. Alvin Stein. Of St Louis, was
fatally injured dying a few hours
later ard her sister, Mrs. George J.
Kuchler. probably fatally hurt by be
Ing struck by an automobile at New
Rochelle - Y. while walking IN the
roadway. The automobile was driven
away ar a rapid rate but the police
claim 10 have IT'S number
Secretary y the Navy Ronaparte will
preside al the ann.al con: renee Of the
National Municipal league. which will
be held at Atlantic City. y j., April
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Mississippi valley fruit men say the
TAI weather during March has reduced
the prospects for peach crop to moth
ing In bottom land orchards and so per
cert IN higher elevations.
Sci David Christoll. OF Ammanford
South Wales is seeking TO learn the
whereabouts u his sister. who was Eva
Christoll, and formerly lived IN ST
Louis
portrait OF benjamin Franklin
that vas carried away from Philadel-
phia hy the British in 1877. has beer
presented b. Lord Grey to the presi
dent Of the United States
The strike az the bituminous Goa
miners has lost much Of It's threatening
aspect by many Of the operators in the
western Pennsylvania field posting no
tlce Of their intention TO pay the 1907
scale ana the miners are confident thai
The rest will soon fall into line
John Culver. aged "a years, a retired
business man OF Mcpherson. la.
dropped cead while strolling along thu
platform OF the union depot at Denver
Col. while on his way home, with hi
family from California.
The plague is said TO be increasing
IN Persia II being impossible to en-
force quarantine regulations on sccoan
Of riots
Jasper II Lawnian. a portrait painte
81 some note. died at his home in Pitts
burg, Pa, aged 81 years.
Licenseado Cleto Gonzales viquez ha
been elected president Of Cosa Rica
The former followers Of John Alex
ander Dowie have repudiated his an
thoritv. even Mrs Dowie and Glad
stone Dowie casting their lot with WI
bur Glenn Noliya the new leader o
Zion
The interstate commerce commits
sion has taken the preliminary ste
in the coal and oil investigation OF
dered BY congress by calling upon tn
various railroad companies involve
for certain Information in regard I
their several roads. stockholders. etc
The National business college a
Quincy. H.. has made an assignment
Liabilities. 100000: assets. slO9,00t
largely IN tuition notes Presiden
John r Hutchinson. manager OF tn
college. has been arrested for false pre-
lenses n connection with the sale {
stock of the institution
Sergt John J. Connors and Patrolme
Nolmer Edward Candlion and vii
lam J tlaherstroh were dismissed fror
the st Louis police force for protectin
parel workers. The principal witnes
against them was Ollie Roberts. IN
former Queen OF the Bad Lands" The
made no defense