The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-26
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

dgs. inst permanent possession of the
Philippines. Mr.. Teller t~ilNer rep.
tol.l resumed his speech on the tinan-
cial bill. in the cours. of which he ar
raigned Secretary Gage for his nego-
iiations with the National City Bank
Of New York. -. In the house the SEN
are bill 20 extend The powers OF the
ccEsus bureau. was passed after Strik
ing out the amendment authorizing
tn director TO contract for extra print
in- with outside parties. The publica-
tiUr OF the reports Of the twelfth cen
siis. therefore. will be made by the
pubic printer as in the past.
The Kentucky and Indiana bridge
/ spanning the Ohio river between Louis
vile. Ky. and Albany, Ind. was sold.
on the 18th. the Southern Railway Go.
ana the Baltimore 4 Ohio Southwest
ern jointly being the purchasers al the
upset price of 100000. \ million dol
Lar mortgage goes with the bridge.
making the purchase price really ST.
100000
Excitement prevails in Marshall
town, Ia. owing 70 u report 10 the
local health board of five eases of
smallpox and many exposures. All the
SICK are negroes. and live within
block Of the main business street They
haG been sick for several days before
ply >icians were called in.
The local army and health officers Of
san Francisco are preparing to receive
Il
Manila. due To arrive there within The
nest three or four weeks. The army
officials have also been notified that 10
sick soldiers and is prisoners will
arrive shortly.
The navy department. on the 18th.
formally initiated its policy OF procur-
ing typewriting machines in large
numbers 10y advertising. instead Of
making purchases in the open market
a, heretofore. IL is expected that a
saving Of 80 per cent. Will be- effected
Nj. DE .Armond. Of Missouri. intro
duceG bin in the house. on the 18th.
for the repeal of the bankruptcy lax
with reservation that proceedings
now begun may be closed up.
The American Sugar Refining Co. on
the 18TH. announced a reduction OF five
points on soft sugar Nos . and to
u irclusi,e. in amy quantity. The re-
duct.cn holds indefinitely.
Capt. Charles l.. steele. Eighteenth
infantry. died al Fort Bayard, New
Me leo. on the 18th.
n the senate. on the 10Th. \ rcsolu-
ton Introduced by Mr. Allen Cpop.
Ne~.). calling for information a. 10 the
recognition by this country 81 diplo-
matte representation Of the Transyaal
repIblic. was made The text Of bitter
attack upon Great Britain BY Mr.. Hale
lrcp.. Me.l. The resolution. AZ finally
anne hded. was passed. Mr. Morgan
tcem-. Ala.l addressed thesanaie brief
y on the financial bill In the house
the pension appropriation bill. carry
ing Sli5.2+J.2l0. was passed. with "A
ricer empowering the commissioner.
IN his discretion. 10 withhold the fees
q attorneys Of record in pension cases
whe.i he was satisfied the ATTORNEYS
had not prepared the cases under their
personal supervision.
To the trustees of Cincinnati uni.er-
sity. on the 10Th. President Ayr,S re-
ported the resignation OF the professor
OF chemistry. effective July. and rec
on'mended that vacancies Ice declared
in the profc~sorshirs Of French. Ger
many. history ami political economy.
civil engineering. Latin. Arabic. Greek.
comparative philoiogy. mathematics.
biology and physics In addition to
filing these vacancies DR.. .Ayrcs made
several additional professorships. Ills
report was unanimously adopted
Chief Justice Fuller. in the United
States district court. for the district Of
Massachusetts. on the 10Th. made per
manent the preliminary injunction
granted some time ago. restricting
cigar or tobacco manufacturers from
selling or offering for sale any stogies
bearing the word: Wheeling" except
such as are actually manufactured ia
til, city Of Wheeling. W. Va.
!, Is stated that ~old man" slower.
who recently died in California. made
a death-bed confession to the effect |
that ne Killed Moses LufkinS in Mime |
sofa. some u years ago, for which
crimt William Rose. whose attentions |
- Grace Lufkins had been forbidden
~ hei father was hanged. protesting
his innocence.
Ih, German bark Marie. from AUS
traiia, with q cargo Of Hour for the
IitnsYaal government. has been taken
a. prize ny the British third-cIass
cruiser frlorus. near the Island Of In
!ah. belesoa BAY. and has been sent TO
Durham With prize crew on board.
The Falaiial suburban home Of
thariss x. Harris. the inventor. near
Nilhamsport. Ia. was entirely de-
stro!ed by fire. l.ie or the night of
the Istb. cniailing loss of $4,000. :