The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-03-22

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steel company reason assigned fol
change
AZ Philadelphia. dancing u the nv
sic OF waltz which brought 10 a Close
ball. Mrs. Annie Schearer collapsed
in the arms OF her partner. and Eel
over dead on the ballroom floor
In the town OF Borsano, near Milan
Italy, 1000 persons were made home
less By fire which destroyed the
greater part OF the village.
The English house OF commons dis
cussed the motion made by Michael
X. Hogan. member for Tipperary. in
favor OF repeating the Irish crimes
act, which was carried, 252 10 SO.
Railroad and other industrial Sc
curities have declined in value many
millions since the first OF March
Christian Science has been barred
from Delaware by legislation.
Columbus co. city officials and 9th.
ers have been indicted for bribery in
connection with favoring contract.
Former Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock testified that Senator Mitch
ell. convicted OF land fraud. tried 10
shield Commissioner Binger Hermann.
The German government has caused
the publication of semiofficial note
In the North German Gazette. express s
Ing in the name OF the German people
and the German army and navy, the
most sincere sympathy with the pres.
ident government, navy and people of
France over the Jena disaster.
Complete plans for the consolida-
ton into one fleet all American cruis-
ing vessel in the Pacific ocean have
been made public by the navy depart.
ment to go into effect about the end
OF March when Rear Admiral Brown
sen viii become commandments OF
all American navy vessels la the Pa
ciic. Rear Admiral w. T. Swinburne
viii be commander of the second
squadron and Rear Admiral ]. II Day
ton Will command the third squadron.
High water has prevailed in west
ern Pennsylvania and along the up
per Ohio. doing great damage.
DIT Charles w. Needham, president
OF George Washington university. in
an address at Washington. ID. c.. de-
ciared that there is no such thing as
tainted money" Coin OF full weight
Is moral and no matter where II goes
II IS good is his argument. Having
this view of good money. | Will accept
i from any man who owns it," saws
the doctor
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Root telegraphed the French govern
ment their sympathies regarding the
disaster 10 the French bat-leship Jena.
John Alexander Dowie, organizer OF
the Christian Catholic church. died.
surrounded by few faithful follow
ers and friends, but deserted by his
family. Death came to him in Shi.
lob House in Zion City. near Chicago.
community he founded, where II
was not permissible to take the name
OF God in vain. and where liquor and
tobacco and the flesh of swine hal
been cast out as unclean things. He
was born in Scotland. in 1S47.
The French premier was upheld by
the chamber Of deputies for threat to
use troops TO suppress strike disor-
ders.
Gov. Gillette of California has made
public his correspondence with Presi-
dent Roosevelt en- the japanese ques-
ton and the California legislature.
The governor expresses the opinion
that there will be no legislation on
that line by the legislature this ses-
sion
Carpenters at St Louis have been
granted an hour increase in wages.
Secretary Taft defends Judge VII
ney Of Shanghai court from attack.
William Jennings Bryan addressed
good roads meeting in Pittsburg.
High water in the Ohio has caused
AO.Oc9,000 damage az Pittsburg. Pa
Fifteen thousand people were driven
from their homes by the food at
Wheeling W. Va. and in southern
Ohio farms and valleys were deserted
Former Senator Burton. who is end
ing six months term in the Ironton
MO- jail learns that he must remain
one month longer or pay a fine OF
$500. The senator. who saws ne has
no money. and II the fine is paid must
borrow IL, announces his intention OF
remaining in Jail the month
The volcano on the island Of Akutan.
on the peninsula Of Alaska. was in &C.
tive eruption when the steamer Dora
passed Feb. %.
In conflict between rolice and
strikers at Belgrade. five Of the stril,
ers were killed and 20 wounded
Owing 10 the effect OF % per cent
money and generally pessimistic
sentiment, leading rhares on the New
York stock exchange suffered severe
breaks. relief being expressed that
there We're no IA lures from the siren.
uous drubbing delivered.
John Alexander Dowie. in a funeral
sermon prepared before his death do.
cared he would return to the earth
IN another form and have vengeance
upon his prosecutors.
II Is reported from China that 3
Wesleyan mission has been DESTROYED