The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-01
The LATEST EVENTS OF The
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST WEST, SOUTH
Foreign Lands. Throughout the Ma
tion and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.

prize. which will be an elaborate gold
cup valued at $1,000.
For the killing of his father. George
Cain. Carroll Cain, prize fighter, OF
St Louis. was assessed three months
in Jail and fine of 500 by a jury
in the court OF Judge Hugo Muench.
Cholera is raging throughout south
eastern Russia and people are dying
like flies. Mortality is greatest in
the cities. At Kien alone the death
list averages 100 daily.
Latest reports indicate that the dis
Aster caused by earthquake shorks In
Sicily and Calebria is even greater
than at first reported. The dead will
possibly be as many as 1000. while
the property loss is tremendous.
One Of the boldest attempts at rob-
berry In Philadelphia in a long time
occurred when two men tried 70 get
away with $4,000. which they had
seized from bank runner in the
United States subtreasury.
After executing his will and telling
his son where 20 look the following
day for his body. Ransom Goodwin.
aged rs. OF Johnston county. Ohio.
went into the woods and shot himself
through the heart Ransom had made
two previous attempts to kill him
self.
Eighteen thousand dollars in gold
and currency, supposed 10 have been
shipped by Chicago bank TO bank
in Oshkosh Wis. was stolen from the
office Of the express company in the
union station in Milwaukee.
Jack the Stabber' seems TO be az
large in Louisville, Ky. During the
last two weeks two prominent young
women have been his victims while
walking along the street
Three armed men held up a freight
train within five miles OF Los An
geles. wounded one OF the train crew.
robbed them OF $3.50 and two watches
and made their escape.
President Roosevelt praises J Pier
-pont Morgan and John ID. Rockefeller.
who hitherto have been objects OF
White House denunciation. in letter
10 George B. Cortelyou. secretary OF
the treasury The letter was made
public in response to urgent demands
from many sources for a statement on
the financial situation.
The railroad conductors on all the
lines running into Pottsville. as well
as the ticket agents. report that it is
simply impossible TO keep enough pen
mics on hand to make change. owing
20 the new 2-cent fare law One ticket
agent at Pottsville, Pa. supplied him
self with 5000 pennies. and yet did
not have enough to last him through
the day
Earthquake shocks we're felt throug-
out Italy. The severest shocks were
experienced in Sicily and Calabria
where the panic-stricken people are
now camS1ng IN the open air Two
hundred bodies have been taken from
the ruins az Ferruzzano Many in
jured persons have also been removed
II is estimated that the total number
OF killed is 500. Members OF the Rel
AlOHS. NOluHAttIS al
busily searching for the dead and
rescuing the injured throughout the
affected area
DR.. Walter r. Gillette Of New York
who was connected with the Mutua
Life Insurance Co. for SO years. ant
who was vice-president when he re
tired about a year ago. after the In
surance disclosures was convicted o
perjury for having sworn falsely be
fore the grand jury. The jury was on
an hour and a half The trial Taste,
four days.
President Roosevelt proposes to asl
congress TO appropriate money enough
TO bring the battleship fleet back from
the Pacific oceon. or else pass tn
whole question OF its return up to con
gress.
The tribe of Ute Indians whic
more than year ago wandered ava
from their reservation In Utah an
created trouble in Colorado and Wye
ming by threatening TO take the wa
path and raid ranches is reported Z
have again broken out on the Chey
enne River reservation In South Ds
kota. where the TRIBE was given ten
porary quarters.
President Roosevelt reached N
White House from his southern tri
exactly on schedule. To those VIII
met the president II was noticoabl
that he had added several shades {
the bronze Of countenance acquire
during the summer months al Oyste
Bay.
The supreme council Of Soottis
Rite masons. in biennial session
called on President Roosevelt al III
White House. They received heart
greeting from the chief executive. VIII
incidentally related his experienc
while taking the blrelodge degree.