The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-05

Tur consular and diplomatic bin
was reported 70 the house on tae 2sth.
II carried an appropriation OF si,o'i'.
so3. which is an increase OF s2o,ooo
aver m. appropriation for the current
fiscal year.
EDWARD j. IVORY, alias Bell acqni-
ted IN London OF a charge OF compllc-
itv in dynamite conspiracy, and John
A Mcintyre. formerly district attor-
nev in New York, who went 10 London
In defense OF Ivory, sailed Tor New
York on the s5th-
Tnr senate foreign relations com
mittee, on the 95th, favorably reported
a bin providing that the shore emu Oh
any new submarine telegraphlc caoie
which shall be protected in any Tor
.ign country by exclusive LANDING
rights or other special privileges snail
not be permitted TO land in this coun-
try without the consent OF congress-.
Mrs MCKINLEY, wife OF the presr
dent-elect. accompanied 10y her sister,
Mrs. Barber, arrived in Chicago over
the Lake Shore road from Canton, W.
ON the Goth. They were driven at
once To the residence of Mr.. Lafayette
McWilliams. 1901 Lake avenue.
OK the Goth the house passed over
the presidents veto, by more than
txo-thirds vote. the bill to restore
Jonathan Scott. of Oswego, kas., q
veteran of the Fifth Iowa cavalry, TO
the pension roll. at the rate of 81
month.
Miss ANNA VANpEwATER and two
children. n boy aged about eight years
and a girl about four, persisted IN
burning farm house four miles south
of Belleville. Mich. on the Goth.
CoNcLApr Bros Great Western pot
terv, at Peru. Ind, one OF the larges'
i'm the country. was burned on the
26th; loss. 100000.
AT Linton, IS miles east OF Sullivan
Ind on the s7th. Mrs. Robert Nilkey
left her two children, aged one ano
four years. in the house while shs
went out calling. The house caugh'
fire and was burned down, ana poti
the children persisted.
OK the asth Comptroller Eekels Q
: the treasury addressed the house com
: nittee on banking and currency OF
the several bills referred to him. H.
said a great deal of the present lie
nression had been brought about b.
overtrsding. unwise credit and un
d, usual extravaganza, public and PR
: vate
! TuF senate committee on commerce
!, on the 18th, agreed upon and reporte'
= favorably to the senate Mr.. Gallery
; bin appropriating Se5o,ooo to close tn
i erevasse in the Mississippi river a
! pass a Loutre. The committee eS
= pressed no opinion as to the llaDilN
5 Of the Eads heirs ia the matter
u MunAvIEFF, the rewly-appointe
: head OF the Russian foreign Office, a
" rived i'm Paris on the 9sth. larg
n crowd of persons assembled at tn
station to await his coming, an
greeted him with cheers and cries G
"Vive Russie" as he made his appear
II ance.
i TIE body OF Sir Isaac Pitman, II
. inventor of the Pitman system of shor
4 hand. who died in London recent
/. was cremated at Working on the est
i A TELEGRAM from Port lads. La
~ saws the steamer Albert burners ia
~ down and sunk the steam yacht Ari
r. on the 2sth. Two reporters OF u
n New Orleans Picayune. who were
the Argo. are missing.
ID The fishing schooner Hattie Keoec
20 Carter. from Atlantic City, went asho
N two miles northeast of Sea Isle Cit
10 \. j.. on the 2sth, during n thick sno
: storm. Her crew of six men we
saved
Of THE italian war Office has order
ed six battalions of troops TO get IN rel
NV mess to start for Massowah.
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