The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-10

occurred at BrookhaNen, MISS, Wheh
a mob In broad daylight took negro
away from police officers and shot
him. The negro. whose name was not
known. was accused Of killing a police
man at Oakyale. Miss
There will be no teamsters 10 move
the goods OF the striking tenants on
New York's east side II notices are
served on them, according TO an
nouncement from the strikers head
quarters. II was said that one branch
OF the Transfers union had already
passed a resolution To refuse all dis
possess business and that others
would soon follow.
The fate OF the Canadian Paclhc
steamer Mount Royal. now 20 days
out from Antwerp, with Capt. Purcell
and nearly 400 persons on board i
causing great anxiety. Not one YES
sci arriving in the last three weeks
has reported the missing steamer.
Her mind unbalanced by religious
fanaticism. Mrs. Elizabeth Mosher de-
liberately burned herself to death al
her home in Lincoln. Neb.. praying
fervently and singing while her cody
was being consumed by flames.
Lamar Jackson. a full-blooded Chloe
taw Indian at Otoka, Okla, has ben
appointed TO a cadetship in the United
States military academy OF West
Point by CONGRESSMAN Charles d. Car
ter.
Governor Hanly OF Indiana issued
proclamation declaring martial law at
Muncie The proclamation was given
10 Quartermaster General Powell OF
the Indiana national guard, who took
il 10 Muncie and delivered il 10 Brig.
Gen. Mckee. who is in command OF
the state troops assembled at that
place.
The 100000 First National Bank
building OF Kansas City. recently COM
pleted. was shaken TO its foundations
BY the explosion of bomb which had
been secreted in retiring room In
the basement Nine persons were in
jured but none badly enough 10 cause
physicians 70 believe the conse-
quences will be fatal
Leap year is worrying the unmar-
ried men of Washington. The capt.
tai city is said TO contain 10000 more
women than men. and some OF the
bachelors are thinking of taking wives
right away to escape being courted-
The sale OF liquors. il is under
stood. is 10 be discontinued on the
dining cars Of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad. while
their trains are passing through Con
necticut. because there is no law in
that state under which the railroad
company could obtain a license 10 le-
galize sucJ sales.
The will OF Leopold Vilsack. late
head OF the Pittsburg Brewing Co,
disposes of an estate estimated at be
tween s5.O00O00 and 100000
The Alabama 8 o'clock closing law
for cities OF over 1900 will be given
test hearing in the courts and viii
be carried 10 the state supreme court
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ID. Harvey in the Pullman
car OF the Santa Fe passenger train
No. S as the train was pulling into
Topeka. Kas The parents of the
baby are residents Of Chicago and
were en- route from san Francisco to
that city. They named the baby
santa Fe"
After being out more than forty
eight hours. the Jury in the case o
Caleb Powers. tried on the charge o
completely in the murder OF William
Goebel reported for the second time
that it was unable TO agree upon
verdict and was discharged. Judg'
Morris overruled the motion for bal
and fixed July 6 as the date for tn
next trial.
Macmillan Harden. who was foun'
guilty OF lbeling Count Kuno Vol
Moltke and sentenced to four months
Imprisonment. has appealed TO the su
| preme court OF Germany on the groun
that testimony was illegally exclude
from the hearing and on several othe
technicalities.
Bishop Canevin Of the Pittsburg die
cese nas issued an explicit letter {
the effect that in places where Their
is a Catholic school within two mile
parents and guardians are forbidde
under pain Of mortal sin TO send thei
children to any non-Satholic schoo
and coRfessors are forbidden to al
solve those who 90 not obey"
The president has signed proclami
ton creating the Verde National Fo
est In Arizona. with an area Of 72l
$50 acres. located n Maricopa an
y svapai counties.
Exports from Japan last yea
amounted to more than 435,500.0
yen Cs21775o. 000l aud the imports
almost 4s4.2O0. 600 yen ts2i7. 100000
The grand total Of the foreign trad
in 1907 exceeds that OF 1906 by moi
tLan So 100000 yen Sal 600. OO0).
In a letter received at Lincoln, Mel
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson OF Clevelar
eeclines an Invitation 10 the democrs
g.