The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-11

I that they have agreed on UNIFORM
classification system. but fears are
expressed il Will not be put into prae'
tice for some time.
President Ripley Of the Santa Fe
/ predicts men out of work and hard
\ times Tor the railroads
Judge Swearingen o. the Piushnrg
criminal court collapsed after sen.
fencing a man 20 death, which caused
the prisoner 10 break into a loud
laugh The judge was new 10 the
bench and il was his first death SEN
tence
Nebraska is conducting crusade
against railroads violating the safety
appliance law
Leading railroads Of South Dakota
commence united action in United
States court 20 enioin state from
putting into efect the 2i2c-a.mile pas.
senger rate
In his speech at Keokuk the presi-
dent urges federal Improvement IL
rivers and declares congress should
Immediately take steps 10 utilize the
great natural highways for the benefit
OF the nation Says Mississippi and
tributaries must be fitted for traffic
ReneNs his promise to prosecute the
moneyed interests which transgress
The law.
President Roosevelt on Mississippi
river voyage receives enthusiastic
welcome at -. Louis. In speech 70
nine thousand assembled AZ Jai Ali
building asserts that nation should
join in improving Mississippi and its
branches and that he believed that the
river is soon 10 resume its place as
one Of the worlds great traffic car
riers
In the matter Of the s125.000 trust
created by Mrs Baker G Eddy for her
son Geo. w Glover Of Lead. : d.
and his family attorneys for Glover
asked the superior court whether any
beneficiary making contest OF the will
loses all bis inheritance
United States Senator William f.
Borah Wednesday night was acquitted
OF the charge OF conspiracy 10 defraud
iDe government out OF valuable Idaho
timber lands The case was submit
ted without argument on the part OF
the defense. and the jury was out just
long enough 70 take one ballot
Harvey X Brown. the former sheriff
of Baker county. Ore who was blown
up by a dynamite bomb as he entered
the gate at his home Monday night
died late Tuesday at a hospital after
making a statement in which he de-
clared the Western Federation of Min
ers was responsible for his death.
The farmers of the country are soon
TO have the satisfaction of learning
that the government has commenced
proceedings to dissolve the harvester
combine Assistant Attorney General
Purdy. who has prepared ali the trust
cases. has just returned from 4 sum
mer in Europe and was in conference
with the attorney general He has
done much work upon the harvester
case
Attorneys general OF the United
States form an organization through
which a concerted war on trusts viii
be made. Congress will be memorial
lied to prevent interference by fed
eral laws
Secretary Taft is the guest al a
luncheon in Toxic where he meets IA
nous Japanese statesmen and war
riors and at a reception in Yokohama
Union and non-union insurance com
panies writing tornado business will
confer during the meeting OF the
Northwestern association in an at
tempt TO relieve the Generalization OF
competition
A special report from the American
board Of missions says that Chinese
missionaries have been using their po-
litical influence to interfere between
the government and natives
Chicago banks reach high total in
clearings for September and for the
first nine months of the year
Secretary Taft declares war between
United States and Japan would be
crime against civilization.
Father haunting Mrs Mabelle Gil
man Corey. threatened TO be revenged
! If she doesn't recognize him
Bitter struggle between King Leo
pold and Belgian parliament over an.
nexation Of Congo expected.
President Monett Of the Standard
on CO. Of Indiana testifying before
he federal grand jury. claims rcspon
sibility for the Standards rebate cir
cular accusing Chicago shippers.
Holding his manacled hands before
him, Albert Koestlin OF Alton. III.
plunged through the closed window OF
a passenger coach. in which he was
being taken 10 the Chester peniten
tiary He was caught by the feet by
the sheriff who hauled him back into
the car with the aid of one OF his
deputies.
Dissatisfied With the way the min
lister conducted the funeral OF hi
wife. from whom he had been sen
arated. Henry Brecht OF Baltimor'
Knocked the minister down