The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-12-27

Pittsburg mine explosion buries 25.
men alive; httle hope for miners Il
third Eastern disaster.
The German government propose,
20 give Count Zeppelin sl25. 900 as
compensation for the expenses in
: CURED during his experiments with
airships.
Sherirs are searching the country
surrounding Graham. Okla, for the
man who shot John Arlington. 81
years old. from ambush. as he was
leaving the home OF his fiancee.
Accompanied By William Bryan.
Jr- W J. Bryan left Lincoln Friday
for his trip in the South. tie viii
stop az Wichita. Guthrie and Oklaho-
ma City Next he will visit Bryan.
Texas AT Galveston he viii meet
Gov. Campbell They viii spend sew
eral days hunting ducks on the gulf
coast
c. Hauge. the Norwegian minister
10 the United States. died IN Norway
while on a snow shoeing trip.
A fistic encounter between Stuyyes-
ant Fish and President James T. Har-
ahan Of the Illinois Central railroad
was narrowly averted al the meeting
OF stockholders OF the Illinois Central
railroad Friday afternoon. when the
warning factions met in the Chicago
Park Row station 10 go through the
formality OF adjourning the meeting.
as directed by Judge Ball
A Of fnrgal ,hacb ,,oc-ar.
using devices that range from the
blue jeans OF an honest working man
20 the perfumed stationery OF the best
cash customer" Is operating on n
wholesale basis in ST Louis. direct
ing its particular attention 10 the cor
ner groceries, the clearing houses OF |
the neighborhoods.
ON account OF night riders and in
cendiarism in the tobacco districts OF /
Indiana and Kentucky. insurance com I
panies are canceling policies on leaf I
tobacco in the warehouses and barns.
From a sick-bed in his home. Secre-
tary Cortelyou issued a statement In
which he denounced as false and mali
cious reports circulated recently in
regard 10 his alleged candidacy for the
republican presidential nomination.
Frauds in sugar duties which
amout TO 100000 are reported to
have been discovered by United
states government experts who have
been making a secret examination OF
he books OF the sugar trust. Inc
frauds are said 10 extend from 1897
% 1901 They are due. il Is alleged.
o short-weight scales recently found I
~ the government agents at the
brooklyn plants of the American
Sugar Refining Co.
Hartman succeeds with postpone
lent: despite efforts OF Fishs counsel. I
linois Central meeting set for Friday. Z
Prosecuting attorneys from local q
ption counties of Missouri are holding @
convention in st. Louis. Y
Cuban insurgents demand money OF I
merican sugar planters under threat
burn factories. Il
Wireless telegraph experts at the
nited States Army Signal Station al
maha. Neb.. have made discoveries
hich permit OF comparatively long
istance telegraphing from very short
'wers. The new discovery will make 7
ossible telegraphing TO and between
loving trains. since towers OF only
mixed height a-e necessary.
IL is not necessary to know lust s
Fhere the battleship feet may be on 7
certain day in order to insure de- a
VERY of mail directed TO any of the I
Ulcers or men. Letters addressed in =
are OF the postmaster at New York
lily will be forwarded without delay. ]
nd domestic rates OF postage is all ,
hat is required. &
The break in the wires which sup. ,
ly electric light to Goldfeld. New. I
Tas discovered to be due TO a snow 8
Tide, and was soon repaired. Gen
raj Funston and Governor Sparks
ave left the mining camp.
Transatlantic wireless telephone e
eryice is promised next February by u
'rof Vladimir Poulson. inventor of {
be undamped or continuous system d
wireless communication. He is now n
communication between Il
is station near Copenhagen and Ber- 4
n. distance OF 240 miles.
Gov. Hughes will not interfere with !;
be Hummel serving his full sentence q
facts in his case remain the same. q
S Hurnmel was sentenced for a year. Il
18th the usual Communication for good 4
ehavior he would be out next March. q
nder these circumstance. Governor q
ughes does not believe ne should in.
srfere- The governor has received
iany requests TO pardon Hummel.
Orders have been issued by the war r
apartment by which the officers and 6
zen OF the army will be relieved OF A
he strain of standing at attention b.
it'll arm appraised during the playing In
The Star Spangled Banner" on m
rmal occasions. Hereafter they will te
obliged to salute only at the last d.
1te OF the music al
Taft and Hughes leading the way in NJ
publican presidential race. A
II looks at last as IL the bruce fe
ystery Is soon TO be cleared up. Mon