The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-03-08


The gunbOat Wasp is steaming T.,
the Mississippi river on a novel r.
cruiting expedition The Wasp vii
go 70 ST. Louis. and turning aboLi
there. will touch al all important Nile
sissippi river points on her way south
ward. recruiting men for the navy
Archie Roosevelt. the presidents
1,year-old son. has diphtherla.
The body OF Edward Martin who
fell into the Chicago river on the
night OF December s. while watching
a fire, has been recovered from thu
Mississippi river near East 81 Louis.
II was washed through the drainage.
canal. Illinois river and into the Mis-
i s;ssippj.
Former Archduke Leopold OF Aus
+ tria granted divorce because wife re-
fused 10 desert cult that believes in
living au naturel.
Mrs. William Astor. leader in Amer
lean society for many years. reported
as being near death; daughter sum
moned from London.
Thirty million Russians starving.
49, N*%%A 1N-NA VI aNAAuO44S CnlcuhOU
sent 10 appeal for American aid.
Thirty-five cases OF typhoid fever
reported on board the battleship Con-
necticut.
z. T. Hartman. In an interview.
was asked: Why don't you build the
Panama canal?" and answered: Il
would II had chance. Let me tell
YOU this: We spend more money ev-
cry year on Improvements in the
Union Pacific system than could be
expended in year on the canal II
We ran railways like Panama affairs
are conducted there would be a great
crop OF receiverships in this country"
bin in equity, to secure an ac-
counting Of the financial affairs OF
Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy. head
OF the Christian Science church. has
been filed in the superior court at
Concord, y. H., by Mrs. Eddy's son.
George W. Glover, OF Deadwood. s. d.
and his daughter, Miss Mary Baker
Glover, and George W. Baker. OF Ban
sor. Me. nephew and next friend"
of Mrs. Eddy. II is alleged that Mrs.
Eddy Is feeble Of body and mind. and
unable to conduct her affairs. and a
receiver Is asked for
Gen. Koslevsky, Russian command
er az a Siberian post, was returning
home alone when a man suddenly
called on him to halt and then fired
three revolver shots at him. The
.eneral dropped dead. The general
an hour before had boosted to friends.
You see ! am stfil alive" in telling
them Of a warning that he would be
killed that day.
The nomination by the president
u Amor Smith to be surveyor OF Gus
IONS at Cincinnati removes from the
Est one Of the places TO which the
resident had in mind the possible an
ointment OF a negro. The president
.ull has under consideratn. II is said.
ne question Of giving SOME we'll /
Known Ohio negro an office in Ohio. |
On account OF alleged undervalua !
ions Of imported wooden dress fab
les the United States government
las sued George Mesmin & Co, or
Paris. with house in New York. 10
'ecover 5000 900. The suit covers i'm
'ortations by the firm since 1901.
Replying to a corresp ondent. Lord
,urzon says II is his desire TO re-
inter- public life next autumn. and II
suitable opportunity presents itself.
o obtain a seat in parliament.
Nearly every one " the "a persons
n the Pennsylvania 1S-hour New
DIRK Chicago limited were injured
ihen the engine jumped the track al
curve near Johnstown. Pa. at mid
light, and three sleeping cars went
into the Conem augh river.
1t Is now known that 20 negro pas
engers were drowned or burned 10
cath and a dozen or more missing as
result OF the burning OF the steamer
larion on Wando river in South Caro-
ma The great loss OF life seems TO
ave been on account OF negroes be
oming terror stricken The seven
hit. passengers escaped.
President Roosevelt. SO far as in his
over under the existing Law. has
-ansferred TO the engineer branch
the army the responsibility for the
irlher construction OF the Panama
anal. and abandoned for the present.
least, the project Ct canal work bv
)ntract on the percentage system.
)hn r. Stevens, engineer in charge
construction. has resigned.
James Bryce, ambassador from Eng.
md. was formally presented TO Pres
lent Roosevelt by Secretary Root
AMBASSADOR Bryce made a short a..
ress regarding his appointment. in
hioh he said King Edward wanted
lie present cordial relations between
ngiand and the United States
rengthened
Chancellor T. Benjamin Andrews OF
e University OF Nebraska. al the IA.
Dnal Educational association CONVEX.
IN In Chicago. said: Elect a fool
esident and our relations In the Pa.
nc will be changed in a night" The
ancellor intimated that the United
ates would some time be compelled
meet a modified China"
Rev. Joseph W. Adria. said 10 have
EN- the Oldest member OF the So.
Ely OF esus In the world. died AZ