The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23

President Roosevelt on his visit Il
= Panama went into the great Culebra
cut OF The canal lie boarded a steam
shovel and talked almost half an
| hour with the engineer. who explained
100 the president how the Thing
worked ana then told the president
that the engineers OF steam shovels
We're not paid for overtime. The
president promised 20 look into the
matter. IL rained torrents while the
president was In the cut and ne came
out wet 20 the skin and covered with
mud Wherever ne found an Amer.
ioan az work he shook hands with
him.
William Randolph Hearst has filed
/ statement OF his expenses DURING
the late gubernaforial campaign Ia
New York. He certified 10 The secre-
iary OF state tina, he spent s25G.87O
kumors OF great graft growing out
OF The relief fund sent 10 San Fran
cisco after the earthquake and fire.
Destructive floods continue in the
state az WASHINGTON. Railroads have
been gIvatb damaged and towns in
undated. The loss around Seattle ana
Tacoma has been heavy.
r-moodying 2 membership az over
l.o0o.0Oo claiming to represent more
tnan one-seyenth Of the entire pom.
laiion OF the country. the American
Society OF Equity the recentlv-forsnol
National Farmers union has become
aHiliat9d in limited degree. with |
me American Federation Of Labor
Rev. DR. James Mason Hoppin. pro |
lessor emeritus of art at Yale. died
from old age He was in his seth /
year
The death Is announced OF Ras Man
Sasla son of King John OF Abvssi-
MIA, who played most prominen,
part in the ltalo-Abyssinian war over
MassoWah. l. is said hat the king
p Abyssinia is a direct descendant OF
solomon tracing his ance stry farther
han any other king in the world.
SIX ice companies and firms Al
Columbus o., alleged TO be in com.
'lna,ion to control prices. have been
Indicted for the third time. the first
nd second Indictments having been
dismissed by the colrt as defective.
Criminal prosecu ion Of the highest
Ulcers OF the STANDARD Oil Co. win
e the next move Of Prosecutor David
{ Findlay o. ACCORDING to a state.
lent made by him.
Lord kurzcn is in the United States
nj will remain here veral weeks.
Rumors are in circulation that there I
lll be no strike on the Pennsylya- s
la.
yellow fever continues TO spread in '
uba. although slowly. S
Severe shocks % earthquake were I
III in New Mexico At Socarro sew. $
'al building1 We're demolished. I
The United States government b
ade the first move 10 dissolve the
-andard oil Co. by filing in the S
nited States district court in ST
luis a petition in equity against the 7
andard oil Co. of New Jersey and
10 constituent corporations and
and seven individual de-
ndants. including John ID. and vii. s
nm rockefeller. asking that the com. "
nation be declared unlawful. and in
g future enioined from entering into II
y contract or combination IN re-
-aint OF trade. u
VIII Harris negro who killed two d,
Neville Z y. c. policemen and three y
groes. was shot and killed by
sse Of men near Fletcher about ten d,
les south OF Asheville.
~ meeting OF the Pullman Palace be
r Co. N Chicago, the capital stock
the company was increased by SIG
1000 bringing the total canitallza- -.
n up 10 Si0OO0OeO0. n
\ tribunal IN Paris. France. has
'7ted a divorce TO the Countess de
steilane. formerly Anna Gould. or :.
~ York and has given her the cns. ~
y or her children. who however. 80
] not DE- allowed 10 be taken from "a
ince without the consent of their no
her. Count Boni de Castellane. la
nc first trip Of president outside an
the main boundaries OF The United eT.
ties was successfully concluded aW
an The battleship Louisiana. having ri
board President Roosevelt and his
~. dropped anchor ia the harbor
Colon. Extensive precautions had 49,.
2 made tc protect the president -
lie on the isthmus. Several per ~ ~
known to have anarchistic ten =.
cies We're locked up and remained -
AL until the president departed. -,
here Is foundation for belief mat AZ,
Bank Of France has come 10 the en-.
Fl Of the Bank Of England. and is 49,
fishing that institution with gold as
'ssary 70 tide il over pinch. TO-,
'ed by the millions drawn from wa,
bank by Americans and shipped $50
his country The United States
'rnment has the greatest amount
old In its treasury vaults Of any
On In the world. The tremendous
unit OF gold this country has taken
England in the past year hag al.
stopped speculation in London "
riding 70 dispatch from that CITY Va.
the reason that money is to, ~.
&c and dear there 10 speculate -
.e encouragement has sent a lc; ~.
o the United States district attor - !,
calling attention TO the eiehi
law He saws the rovorn-,. on, -, -"