The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

/ lory (dem.. fla.) delivered a conSs.,u-
, tiona argument in favor of the Vest
resolution. Later in the day. the pen.
sion appropriation bill being under
! consideration. Mr.. Butler (pop.. y. O.
offered an amendment. announced
some time ago. providing for the
pensioning of eN-confederatc soldiers.
accompanied by a speech. in which he.
declared the south was right and his
tory would so record In the house
the day was devoted 10 the further
consideration of the bill for the reor-
ganization and increase of the regular
army and passed without notable in
cident.
senior Munoz Rivera. leader OF the
local government. speaking for the peo-
pie OF Porto Rico and referring 10 the
reported appointment of the colonial
commission, says: 1T produces gem
eral satisfaction. All Porto Ricans de-
sire government and applaud The
disposition of the authorities nj Wash
ington 10 grant the same 1t viii win
profound sympathy among our people
for American
The home of Daniel Burns. AT the
north end of stcubenville. o.. was
crushed. on the Goth. by a huge rock.
weighing about 100 tons. which. loos-
ened from the top of a hill. rolled
down with frightful force. Ii crushed
one end of a loaded gondola car on a
siding. and twisted the track out Of
shape. Mr.. and Mrs. Burns and their
son were all seriously injured
The robbery of over 100000 from
PARIS bank in London. on the 2sd.
which has been the sensation Of the
week. took dramatic turn, on the Goth.
when the chairman OF .he bank an
nonnced az a meeting of the sharehold-
ers that 100000 in the biggest notes
had been returned TO the bank bv post.
While al work in one of the boilers
of the cruiser New York. in dry dock
nj the New York navy yard. on the
goth. six men were scaldcd through
the unexpected turning on of steam in
the boiler One Of the men is perhaps
fatally injured. but the Others are ex
pected 10 recover.
Y
vite, Philippine islands. il was cnthusi-
astically resolved 10 petition Aguinal-
do for permission 10 take mems places
in defense OF independence. and 10
bear arms If necessary.
The statement of the condition of /
the treasury issued on the Goth showed: I
A. liable cash balance. S29i .2.l 800;
gold reserve. s229. 103,9so.
In the senate. on the 9th. ,sr. r. c.
Platt On. W made a brief but notable
speech in favor of the ratification OF I.
the Paris treaty of peace. The PEN I
non Dill, the second of the general APP |
preparation measures. was passed 4 \
prolonged executive session was held.
and before adjournment. eulogies were
pronounced on the late Representative
look, of Illinois. addresses being made
BY Senator's Cullom. Allison. Yelling
ton and Mason. In the house the
bill TO reorganize the army occupied \
almost the entire session. and so hot
vas the opposition TO the bill as form
llated that Chairman Hull announced
'n the floor that the committee would
'ffcr amendments looking TO reduc-
ion of the proposed number OF enlist
I'll men to 10000. with discretion in
he president TO increase il TO 100000.
The Chicago Young Peoples Chris
ian temperance union. which has Just
formulated and sent out a plan for
fitting the entire debt from the
Noman's Temple and making il "A
Ia Miss Frances 4. Willard.
: bending all its energies to making
great demonstration at the temple
III February IL, the first anniversary
d Miss Willlard's Heavenly birth ,
lay"
The war departments order of the
III inst, providing that the Spanish
'ank of Havana should collect the
axes in Cuba for the fiscal year end
ng June 30. 1899. was revoked. on the
9TH, by the secretary of war. and Gen. )
'rooke, al the same time. was cabled
O establish system for the collcc-
ion of the taxes.
Grant G. Gillett. the Kansas cattle
raider, who recently failed. with liza I
iiifies aggrcgating over million dol :
irs' mas turned all his property over I
his creditors. and il is stated that
he latter have promised that no Grim
ial action shall be instituted against
i'm II he shall return from Mexico. !.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas TaIIcy. g
wing on Cedar creek, in Newton coun- n
Y. Mo- We're at church. on the night
the 10Th, theirihrce children, whom
iey had locked in the house a, home
ere burned TO death. On returning !.
~ o'clock the parents found The !,
ouse in ruins. :
Charles Green. Of 81. Louis. who has !.
len for about 100000 or the Ken r.
ickN association race track al Ley 1,
'gion, kyA the oldest ia the United :,
Iaies. will soon begin cutting il M y
10 town lots. There will be no mora