The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-02-14

SIX thousand members OF the Uni
ed Societies. representing, they CLAIM
100 600 voters. held a demonstrated
IN Chicago In protest against the al
tempt 10 enforce "A blue and obsc
lets law" providing for Sunday clos
ing OF saloons.
New York harbor is practically ice
bound Not in years have the ba.
and rivers been SO clogged with ic'
as az the present time. With con
tinued cold weather, traffic may
be stopped. except TO all but ocear
liners.
Brodie l. Duke. son OF a million
aire tobacco man Of New York. came
70 Pittsburg and in Is hours is said
10 have spent $4,000 on pleasure. lie
gave the orchestra leader OF a cafe
SOS TO change his program. scattered
about tips ranging from s. 10 s25-
and paid a $1,000 dinner check for
friends.
Alvin Newly. at Valley View, Ky,
shot and killed his bridge and then
turned his revolver upon himself. FIR
ing a bullet into his head When
neighbors attracted by the shooting,
arrived both were dead. the woman in
the yard and Newly in the house.
Quiet as Portugal seems TO be. the
new government evidently suspects re
publican agitators are still plotting an
outbreak. Several leaders OF the rad
icals are reported under strict surveil-
lance
The Peruvian government is hast
lily overhauling and rearranging its
program for the entertainment Of the
United States battleship squadron al
Callao. the change in the probable
date OF the vessels arrival having seri-
ously upset plans.
European army officers are keenly
interested in the trained hospital dog
which is becoming a fixture in the
French and German armies. Hun
dreds are being trained for the serv-
ice and their intelligence is surpris-
ing
Lena Dulitz. 90 years old. who lived
with relatives at Williamsburg. y. Y.
died suddenly OF heart disease after
she had been laughing heartily for
several moments.
Cousins retirement from the con
gressional race in Iowa said TO be "a
iicative OF the political power Of the
Feeling that Senator
Allison also speedily will retire.
Harry G Selfridge. who for twelve
months has fought in London for the
privilege of erecting il oxford street
| great department store to resemble
he mammoth establishments in Chi
ago. at last has overcome all oppo
iition. and the erection Of the struc-
ure was begun last week
Frank W. Gould. president OF the
-nion Malleable Iron Co. ara the
BOARD Of trustees Of the Western H.
inois hospital for the insane at wa
ertown. committed suicide in his bed
DOM by shooting himself in the
mouth
Charles w. Morse Of New York
'hanges his plans on his arrival at
liverpool and sails at once for home
A big navy and big army are the
,auses OF the present peace between
he United States and Japan. in the
opinion OF President Roosevelt He
outlined HE belief TO members Of the
rouse committee on naval affairs in
Irguing in favor Of an appropriation
or four new battleships
Judge James Hargis. who met death
It the hands of his son, was buried in
he little family burial ground on The
.rown of a knoll around which flows
he north fork OF the Kentucky river.
lear by are the graves of Hargis'
hree brothers. all of whom died of
,ullet wounds inflicted by enemies.
Ten men ~ere imprisoned and all
ire believed to have been killed as the
'esult OF an explosion at the Port
Hood N. s. coal mines. Seven bod
rs have been taken out.
Friendless and penniless when he
anne 10 this country J. p Daniels
vas adopted by the Indians. Later he
married a tribal maiden. Now he is
sorth $4,000 through dealing in oil
ands in Oklahoma.
Jose Brusseso. with a stilletto. and |
Frank Ferro. with a razor, locked |
themselves in room 4 Dubois. Pa.
md fought a duel. Ferro was killed |
and Brusseso was fatally wounded.
The Kentucky senate passed the |
'ill providing that prisoners con-
iemned TO death shall be electrocuted !
instead of being hanged
Tom Mason OF Mari2nna Ark. |
placed the muzzle OF a shotgun under |
his chin and struck the trigger with |
IN AK His head was blown from his
body
IL is reported that Marsden J. Perry !
u Providence. r. l., has sold his col
ect!on of Shakespeare to ]. Pierpont
Morgan for s125.0O0
Secretary Metcalf asks for $1,000
200 for improving the navy, but the
appropriation committee is expected
o cut down his estimate o. what Wi