The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the senate, on the 3ist. action
Dpvn amendments to the Puerto ltican
, bill was completed, with the exception
of two. which were laid over until the
I'd by request. II was agreed TO vote
upon the pending amendments and the
bill at four o'clock on the Sd. The
feature of the session was an exhaust
i've speech on the pending measure by
Mr.. Fairbanks Qnd.), who unequivo-
cally supported the bill. In the house
| the Notifications appropriation bill.
| carrying 81, O93. ISs. was passed with
| ont a single amendment having been
| offered to the measure as reported
| from committee. \ resolution was
adopted to re-elect the present board
of managers of the National Soldiers
home.
The Chinese government has 'set-
tied" the controversy arising out OK
the murder, on December 3 last, of
Rev. Brooks, Of the Church Missionary
society. on the following terms: Two
OF the murderers will be beheaded, one
imprisoned for life. one for ten years
and another for two years. A memorial
chapel will be erected upon the site
of the murder, and a tablet will he
placed in Canterbury cathedral, Eng
land, at the expense of the Chinese
government.
II treaties commission of the Ita'-
ian chamber Of deputies has approved
the reciprocity arrangement under the
| thru section of the Dingley act,
| signed last February in Washington,
By Baron Fava, the Italian ambassa-
dor, and John A. Kasson, special plen-
irc;entiary for the United States.
The sealing steamer Newfoundland
arrived at st. Johns, on the LIST, with
$1,000 seals. She reported that the re-
! mcinder of the fleet were adding daily
to the catches already reported. The
steamer Iceland was so heavily loaded
that several thousand seals were car
rie,i Oh her deck.
The United States transport Sher-
man sailed from Manila, on the lst,
with q battalion of the Fourteenth in
fantry. Captains Richard +. Yeatman,
Armand /. Lasseignc and William ).
Biddle, Lieutenants Robert Field and
Oliver, IT'S military prisoners and Is
insane.
The boiler of a French torpedo boat
exploded near ~Chcrbourg, France, on
the list, during a forced draught trial,
ard five of the crew were terribly
burr ed. One died and another, unable
t. bear the agony. jumped INTO the
sea and was drowned.
In the senate, on the 2d, more than
seven hours of vigorous debate. before
galleries that were crowded from open
ing to close, was given to the Puerto
Rican tariff and government bill. The
speeches were good and the running
debates unusually brigh; and lively.
The near approach 10 the hour at
which the final vote should he taken
lent dramatic interest to ever, word
that was uttered. ...In the house a
resolution, presented by Mr.. Payne,
the floor leader of the majority, and
which forcshadowed q possible reduc-
ton a. the present war taxes. was
adopted. Under suspension of the
rules bills were passed opening 10 set
tlcment $4,000 acres in the Fort
Hall Indian reservation and 2.joO,0 900
acres in Oklahoma and dividing the
northern judicial district of New York
into two districts.
The monthly statement of the public
debt, issued on the I'd. showed hat nj
the close of business March 81. 1900,
the debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to $1.1l2. 256.35s. a decrease
for the month Of S6.G2y.1 0I. Thi. Ge.
clcasc is accounted for hy d CORE
spending increase in the cash on haad.
Owing to the strong representation
OF Bishop AMER. of Shan Tung, Count
Won Buelow. the German foreign sec
rotary. on Emperor Williams orders,
on h 2d. wired the German minister
a. Pekin, Baron Won Kettelcr, to pur-
sue hereafter a more vigorous policy
in China.
The monthly statement OF the comp
troller of the currency shows that nj
the close Of business March 81. 1900,
the total circulation Of national bank
notes was S27O,053 ,O6s, an increase for |
the year of S2s 900. ISL. and an increase |
for the month of S21. POS, 100.
a dispatch from Berlin, on the I'd,
said: Germany has been sounding
Anntro- Hungary, and Italy, her part |
ne.s in the triple alliance. with refer
cncc to the Intervention question. The
reply in each instance has been un
favorable.
The revolutionary Venezuelan gen |
era. Hernandez, has been obliged 10 |
retreat to the banks Of the Orinoco. |
having suffered a new and decisive |
overthrow 1G miles from Ciudad Bali |
tds.
Navigation on the upper Mississip-
ri river was declared opened. on tie !
I'd. with the arrival Of the w. j.. Young, |
the first boat Of the season. at Musca.
tire, Ia.