The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
JAN EPlTOME OF THE MOST I'M
PoRTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
"A Carefully Disested and Condensed
Compilation Of Current News
Items, Domestic and Foreign.
MISCELLANEOUS.


King Alfonso and bride 90 TO Scot
land to visit Lady Keith. who was Mis-.
January OF St Louis.
Mr. Bryan ) idea OF public OWNERSHIP
as To railroads IS 10 divide control be
tween federal and state governments
says a dispatch from Zurich. Switzer
land.
Secretary Of the Navy ~Bonaparts
recommends death penalty for all an
archists who attempt 10 kill.
President Roosevelt. il is said. is de
ternined 10 appoint Gen. Leonard
Wood lieutenant general and chief OF
stan before ne retires from the White
House.
Judge O"Neill Ryan. OF ST. Louis.
IN a speech al Milwaukee. urged a new
Ireland. an irish republic.
Riots took place on Coney island
cars because passengers refused TO pay
double fare. and 10000 persons were
showed of trains aud had TO walk.
Gen. Lineyitch is recommended for
Russian war commander By Grand
Duke Nicholas. who declines post.
The Mad Mullah raids the Rare
haron tribe. is Africa. killing 1000 and
capturing 10000 camels.
On the first day Of the C. A. r. en-
campment at Minneapolis. MINI. rs
600 visitors were in the city.
The Pennsylvania railroad manage
ment hat in future all pas
senger cars for that system will be
constructed Of steel as a measure Of
safety.
Returns from the principal railroad
for the fiscal year show a large in
crease in gross and net earnings.
At least a dozen persons are re-
ported dead or missing as the result
of a cloudburst in the vicinity OF Lang
try, Tex, a small town on the south
ern Pacific road. 500 miles vest OF San
Francisco. The property loss will
reach 1880. 900.
". II. Hyers. who dead body was
found in a held near Kansas City. No.
was secretary OF the national board OF
trade Of Kansas City. His suicide is
faid 10 have been due 10 financial diff
faculties.
MIR. W. J. Bryan has cabled his
brother. c. ". Bryan. Of Lincoln. Neb..
fixing the date for his arrival In New
York August 30. He will visit New
Haven and Bridgeport August 81:
Jersey City. september I: Chicago.
September 4; Lincoln. September ;:
St Louis. September II; Louisville.
September u. and Cincinnati Septem-
Der 13. stppoing at Kansas City on the
return trip.
The Longworths have arrived home
from Europe.
Grain rates from Missouri river TO
Chicago have been restored 10 II
cents.
A Paris professor says X-ray will
restore natural color to gray hair.
C~hicago's new city directory shows
population Of $500. 500.
Cattle raisers OF the west met Sec
OF Agriculture Wilson in Ch'-
cago. and asked for a square deal"
Secretary Wilson assured them. as
well as the representatives OF the
Chicago packers. that a square deal
was exactly what the government in
TO give every branch OF the
meat industry in this country. and
nj the conclusion OF the meeting *
pr~essions OF the utmost satisfaction
voiced by all interests con
The king OF England and the en-
perors OF Austria and Russia viii be
godfathers 10 Emperor Williams
grandson. whose christ ming was post
poned from August u TO August 20.
United States customs authorities az
New York have taken action which
may result in the oonhsca-icn OF a
Gainsboro painting valued az $50 600.
The importer is a resident OF Chicago.
whose identity has not been divulged.
The painting "a invoiced as having
a value OF s15.470. Appraiser Fowler
had the importation examined and.
certain information which came
Into his possession, advanced the value
20 $4,000.
A telegram has been received az
the bureau Of insular affairs. in Wash
from the comptroller and gen.
eral receiver OF customs al Santo Do
mingo. announcing that John Milburn.
n Porto Rican. was killed. and Charles
P- ThuTston. an American. wounded.
by s%mugglers in the vicinity OF Las
Matas. on August &. and thai Thurs
ton died Of his wounds August s.
w. J. Bryan and his party spent a
day sightseeing at Rome. visiting ST
Peters. the Roman forum. the colise-
un. the Applan way and the caa-
combs. Mr.. Bryan did not see the
pope. having had an audience with
him at the time Of his former visit to
Rome.
Iowa democrats tut a STATE ticket
In the field and declare for a "tarif
Tor revenue only."
Cashier Herring OF the wrecked Nil.
waukce avenue bank. Chlca~o. has
been arrested &c places the blame for
the ruin Of the institution on Presi.
dep; S~tensland.