The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

t'HtNANs appropriation blH. ihdhih-
provision for the army and navy for
the next six months. had the right-of-
way over all other business. sidetrack-
ing the Nicaragua canal bill After a
spirited debate the bill was passed 49,.
In the house the pension appropria-
tion bin was passed without word of
criticism. after which the bill to in
bank was taken up and an arrange
ment made. after discussion. for vote
OF its passage on the 10th.
The Denver COLI City cable railway
was sold al auction. on the 18th. by or
der of the United States court under
foreclosure ~ mortgage for $1,000
GOO the interest on which had been in
default since l>92. H. T.. Rogers. as
agent of Frederick T. Olcott. of New
I York. chairman of the reorganization
committee secured The property for
100000. the minimum bid allowed.
The steamship Alameda. from AUS
tralia 10 san Francisco. brought treas
ure amounting 10 S3.5i0.000. There
were 100 boxes Of English sovcreigns.
5000 soyereicns in a box. and 81 boxes
filed with bullion The money is 10
settle i'm part the balance of trade be-
tween this country and England.
VIM. J. Jones. formerly register Of
deeds of Lion county. Kas.. "A pronii-
nent cattle man. mysteriouSlv disap-
reared. on the night OF the 18th. and il
j. said he mortgaged cattle he did not
own 10 Elmore 4 Cooper. commits
sion company Of Kansas City. and
supposedly 10 other parties
The Nippon Yusen kaisha liner
Kinshiu Maru arrived at Port Town
send. Wash. on the 18th, from the
orient with l9i Japanese blue Jackets
and officers on their way TO San Fran
cisco 10 man the new Japanese cruiser
Chitose. built in that city.
Former United States Senator Cal
vim :. Brice died. on the 18th. at his
residence in New York city of pneu-
monia. after one weeks illness.
IN extra session OF the Kansas leg
islature has been called 10 meet De-
cember y.
The north-bound passenger train OF
the Gulf road was ditched 10y broken
rail AZ point about three miles south
Of liarela. Col. on the 18th. making
Lad wreck and iniuring several pas
scngerS and members Of the train crew.
The presidential party left Ntlanta.
Ca. M one O'Clock on the morning Of
the 10Th. for Tuskcgce. A!a., over the
Atlanta & West Point railroad
The senate was NOT in session on the
10th. Iu the house the bin TO incor-
poraie the international American
hank WAS defeated by vote OF l03 10
14~. The bin 10 extend the customs
and revenue laws Of the United States
over the Hawaiian islands was passed
without opposition. The BIN carries
with IL the civil service laws relating.
10 appointments in the customs and
revenue service IN Hawaii.
tn. National Civil Service Reform
association in convention al Ealfi-
more. Md. devoted almost the entire
morning. on the 10Th. to "A discussion
of the report of the committee on $50
lution~ which charges the present ma
Nrional administration with violation
Of the spirit il not the letter OF the
civil service rules.
The state supreme court al Madison.
Wis. decided. on the 10th. that Charles
POac',el.. who was arrested on Au-
gust 10. 1897. on charge Of bribery,
preferred by Alderman Elkert. of Mil
waukee. in connection with garbage
deal. will have 10 stand trial
Under orders from Copehagen The
United States steamer Gypsum King
has been permitted 10 dock al 81.
Thomas. D. W. T.. which permission
was at first refused by the local au-
thoritics. who feared il woulu be a
violation of neutrality rights.
semi-oHicial note issued In Ma
drid, on the 10th. said: as the Amer
lean senate must ratify the treaty of
peace before II becomes effective. our
government should wait for the ratif-
cation and not hasten TO ccde territory
which the United States senate may
rot accept"
\ special dispatch from East Liver
pool. o.. says: The new tin plate trust
has taken possession Of All the mills
in this section. w. VI. Brandficld. ~
the Irondalc mills. is to manage this
district. embracing Ironclad. Lisbon
and Newcastle.
special from Washington saws:
The navy department will very shortly
send 2 steamer 20 Pago-Pago with ma.
icrial for the construction Of a pier
and other improvements for the Amer.
lean coaiinr S.rtion there.
The entire American peace commits
sion left Paris for the United States.
via llavre and southampton. sailing
for New York. on the nth. on board
the american line steamer IT. Louis.
Col. Charles W. Davis. commander ~
the Loyal Legion. and one ~ the best
known veterans in Chicago. died. on
the 10th, from paralysis OF the heart.