The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The handsome residence of Joseph
Pulitzer. publisher Of the New Nore
Norld. at l0l- Eass Fifry-fifth street.
New York. was destroyed by FIRE. en-
the OH. ard TWO women servants were
suffocated or burned TO death. The to-
tal loss IS estimated AZ about S300.9o0.
III. insurance j. $4,000.
Joseph Furnace. theassailanf % GEN.
A. ". GreeIy. appeared in court in
Washington. On the 9th. and il was de-
cided 10 hold him without BAIL
senator Forak-r'~ bill providing a
government for the island OF Puerto
Rico grants citizenship 10 all citizens
OF Spain vino were resident on the is
land Oh April IL. 1893. and have con
tinu.d TO be such. and who. by April
IL next have not signified their desire
~ preserve their Spanish allegiance
The National Photographers asso-
cation will hold its national eonven-
ZION IT. Milwaukee during the week be-
ginning July IL. At least 1000 pho
toyraphers are expected to attend.
Mail advic-s from Japan say that
every house and hoyel within a hun
5red square miles Of area around Toxic
: being cIeansed under police supervi-
sion and the streets are piled with
I rubbish heaps. Not only the mats. but
she. nOors are removed and the ac-
cuInulated debris OF wears il beiT =
swept away Fear Of the plague is the
Y caass Of these extraordinary precau-
+ tsvIA<.
IN the 9th the handsome residence
Of Joseph Pulitzer. publisher Of the
( N~w York World at 1912 East Fifty
fifth street. New York. was destroyed
Z ~ fire. and two women servants Were
Su-Focaietl a. bu-n,d 70 death. The TO
al E1ss is estimated AZ about Sjcc.o0O'
insurance. Se50.uOo.
On the 9th Josin Hamilton. secretary
~ agriculture Of Pennsylvania, ap-
reared before the industrial commits
ssou and spoke of the condition OF
agriculture in his state. lie said thai
the claim had been made that tn,
a-ricultlr1i classes were compelled e
nav more than their share of taxes
but this. in his opinion. was not th'
iscr-
House committee on territories vii
take up The Hawaiian bill. on the 18th
when Gen. HartweIi. of Hawaii. ans
Mr.. Hit. Of the Hawaiian commission
will I~ heard.
l. II. Severance. formerly treasure
u the Standard Oil Co. has given 500,
I gsad 4
rrs-ct and equip a chemical laboratory
Mr.. Severa ncc also donated the groun'
on which the building j. to stand.
On the 9Th Joseph Furnace. the as
sailanf of Cen. ~ W. Greedy. appeare,
in court in Washington, and il was de
-idec TO bold him without bail.
On the 9th Mayor Van Wyck Of Ne'
York signed The resolution of syn
pathy with the people Of the Trans
vaai adopted by the municipal assen
bly,
On the 9Th the United States trans
port Seigewick arrived az New Norl
from Cuos- with - officers and Cos er
hsted men Of the Fifteenth Unite
: States infantry. and a numhrr Of pa.
, s-ngers and discharged soldiers.
! an order Of the war department., j
sued on the 9TH direets Mai--Gen. Sha
ar. ACCOMPANIED br one 81 his aid
. to escort the remains Of Maj.-Gei
, LsNvton from SGn Fnarcisco 10 Nssl
. inr, on when they arrSse on the tran
por- Thomas
In the senate. on To- 9TH SenE.'
a. J. .I;ever.dgc. Of INDIANA. deliver
r. sci speech on the Philippine qnr
: ;fcn. IL was listened 10 bF a large ~
, diencc. ". lich FLIED the floor and "a
kriss. IrF.'ers~t was added frnri q
far. that IN senator lad VISITED q
+ islands and % -rsoualIy posted himsel
/ Gen. Lord X, 'beris. the new cor
|, uauder ~ the r ritish forces IN .Sou'
: Africa. aud his chi. 'f-of-stat!. Gen. Loi
} Kitchener. arrived at Cape Jove 6
ts~ 10th.