The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-03-01

panied by heavy rains and in some
\ places snow The entire kingdom,
north. south, east and west vas
swept
The United States exported $500,
7 600 worth OF boots and shoes in 1906.
Led by Prince Henry. consort OF
I the queen OF Holland life-boatmen
rescued eleven people from the
wrecked steamer Berlin where they
had chung in tempest for twenty-four
hours. Thousands lined the shore,
and Witnessed the rescue, and when
il was completed. set mp a mighty
shout. making an enthusiastic rush to-
ward the prince. but police and sol
I diers held them back
Former President Grover Cleveland,
al the banquet OF the Union League
Club at Chicago. said the best thing
10 do with ex-presidents was TO give
! them plenty OF water TO fish in. He
I said patriotism. love. brotherhood
fairness, opportunity combined. gave
I the right idea OF American citizen
ship
Senator Joseph Bailey. in making
I his closing statement before the Tex
as legislative investigating committee
wept. declaring that like Sam Hons
ton and Stephen F. Austin. he was be
Ing prosecuted by political enemies.
Nearly every one Of the "a persons
on the Pennsylvania lS-hour New
York Chicago limited were injured
IL the frarl "A
a curve near Johnstown. Pa. az mid
night. ans three sleeping cars went
tumbling into the Conemaugh river.
Jabez Balfour. London promoter.
comes out OF prison happy man,
/ ready. he says 20 live down his past
Honduras has formally declared war
against Nicaragua.
A combination coach on the narrow
gauge road between Belleville and
I Cascade. la. fell from bridge 40
Z feet high. loaded coal car falling on
TOD Of the coach Ten people were in
I the coach one was crushed 10 death
TWO Others suffered broken backs and
the remaining seven We're crushed and
mangled
Gov. Higgins. OF Rhode Island at
Joint meeting of the two houses OF
\ the legislature. drew comparison be
/ tween George Washington and Ben
ton. Clay and Sumner as statesmen
/ and Lee. Sheridan Grant Napoleon
I Caesar and Alexander as soldiers. as
sorting that in no walk OF life did he
I Washington ever rise 10 the i'm
mense proportions Of genius. =
I Speaker Burchard promptly called the
7 governors attention 10 the fact that
\ frederick the Great wrote TO Wash
! ington as the greatest soldier Of his
/ generation. The incident created
quite a commotion in the gathering
Prof. ]. r. $. Sterrett. OF Cornell
announces that he will lead a party Of
Cornell explorers into the unmapped
region OF Asia Minor this spring. An
drew Carnegie Jacob II. Schif and
Y ". X Vanderbilt are among the finan
Y cial hackers OF the project
The mail steamer Berlin. from Har-
I wich. England to Holland. was
wrecked during a gale at the harbor's
mouth. one hundred and forty-two
lives were lost
In an address before the interde
nominational Social Union OF Chicago
4 Secretary Shaw favored united ef
fort TO place Gods word in every
home He said the church was plant.
ed in the midst of a sin-cursed race.
as a great light in the wilderness. and
that Jesus Christ was the orly hope
Of the race.
Chamber Of deputies indorsed
French governments church plan by a
majority OF 35l
Harry Pratt Judson. who has been
acting president Of the University OF
Chicago since the death Of William r.
Harper, has been unanimously elected
president Of the institution by the
board Of trustees.
An interesting authoritative state
ment concerning the health OF Joseph
Chamberlain. the English statesman,
IS published Although il does not
confirm the worst rumors IL shows
that Mr. Chamberlain is completely
broken physically. although he is men.
ldilg dIeIk-
The grain markets have been up
and down for the past several weeks
The weather. famine in Russia and the
Argentine crops, have been called
upon by spectators 10 depress or ad
vance the market to suit their inter
ests
Senator Joseph w Baley. testify
ing before the legislative investigating
committee denied the truth Of the
charges preferred against him by Rep
resentative Cooke regarding his al
legged relations with the Waters-Pierce
Oil Co
In an official declaration the gov
erament OF rhe Netherlands sets fortl
its readiness to receive the delegates
TO the second peace conference o. o
about June l.
The president and Mrs Roosevelt
visited their sons Theodore at liar
ward. and Kermit at Groton school
: They were also guests Of friends II
Boston. The president Witnessed thu
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