The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-26


secretary treasurer of the Western
! Federation OF Miners. consp.Ved 10
knl and therefore murdered Franz
7 steunenberg. a former governor 81 the
Jack johnson stopped Bob F1tz-
simmons in the second round ~ a SIX
round boNing bout before The Wash
ington Sporting club, a Philadelphia
Fitzsimm0ns die not show trace OF
I his former prowess and II is probable
that johnson could have stopped him
in the opening round II he had cared
10 DO 50.
DR.. Edward r. Taylor. dean OF Hast
ing Law college and acting president
Of Cooper Medical college. received
his commission a. mayor OF san Fran
cisco from the clerk q the board or
supervisors. He Immediately pro-
ceeded TO the office Of County Clerk
Harry !. Mulcreavy. where in the pres
ence OF newspaper men. the oath or
Office was administered
Frank T. Hawley. national president
\ OF the Switchmen's Union OF North
America. made statement DENYING
any connection with the reported
movement 10 get an eighthour day
for railroad switChmen al over the
United States. Such movement has
no sanction Of the organization, he
saws. and the present agreements with
the railroads will be preserved
The Union Assurance Co. OF London
will withdraw from the United States
The report that the London Assurance
would cease business in this country
was an error
After being out just a month. the
telegraph operators In the Oakland
and san Francisco Offices Of the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph com
panies settled their strike Friday.
The will OF Theodore Tilton. whose
suit a year ago against Rev Henry
Ward Beecher brought him unuieasant
notoriety. was filed for probate In New
York. Mr.. Tilton died in Paris. for
some time his home on May p last.
but in his will he describes himself
as domiciled in New York city
The interior department temporarily
withdrew s0l.525 acres Of vacant or
unappropriated lands in the Dardan-
ellie. Harrison and Little Rock land
districts in Arkansas. pending action
as 10 the inclusion in the Ozark ma
tional forest.
IL has been learned that Mrs. Rus
sell Sage had recently given s250,OO9
10 the association for the relief OF re-
spectacle aged INDECENT females in the
city of New York
Cotton thread. until a short time
ago the most stable in price OF all the
staples. selling the country over Tor
) cents a spool. is 10 be advanced
again. so that the retail price will be
10 cents
The state department received a
communication from friends OF Emil
Simon. Of New York. stating that he
had been arrested in Germany for &C
1 cidentally killing a woman with ar
automobile. and asking the department
10 look after his interests.
After hearing her pastor appeal 70
the members Of his congregation in
I suburb Of Lincoln. Neb-. 20 lead clean
lives. woman confesses TO improper re
lations with the preacher. who is sus-
/ pended from the church
District Attorney Jerome OF New
York. who is suing ". r. Hearst for
$3.50 900 for libel. refused in court 70
reveal the names Of the contributors
to his campaign fund in 1905
States Attorney Miller. Of Clinton.
hurries back from his trip after the
prisoners 10 prepare for the prosecu-
ton. leaving the sheriff to bring Ma
gill and his bride from san Diego.
The power to 20 10 municipal own
ership at any time is said. in report
TO the National Civic Federation, 10
prove an effective weapon in the hand :
Of English cities 10 compel better serv-
ice from private corporations
Facts brought out in the trial o.
Karl Hau at Karlsruhe. Germany. for
the murder OF his mother-inlav. point
to the .o-e Of the young professor 70:
his wife's sister as the cause Of al
the troubles.
The convention Of the Army and
Navy union voted in favor Of the
restoration OF the army canteen and
for an increase Of 10 per cent in the
pay OF petty officers and enlisted mer
OF the navy on every four years o.
service.
Hector Henri MallOt. the novelist. Il
dead. He was born in 1890
Charles ". Anderson. who. as vii
liam January. will be released from
. the federal prison az Leayenwortl
, Friday By executive pardon. has beef
! offered several chances 10 enter bus
: ness for himself
} The North Coast Limited. the crac'
flyer Of the Northern Pacific railway
4 was ditched three miles east Of Gal
/ rison. Mont The locomotive ovei
/. turned and Engineer James Grahar
n Of Butte was found dead with hi