The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

providing form of government fol
Hawaii was passed without division. At
the instance of Mr.. Foraker the Pucr
to Rioan tariff bill was made the I'm
| finished business, and will be consid-
cred as soon as the conference report
on the finance bill shall have been dis
| posed OF on the 9th 49, In the house
the contested-election case of Aldrlcn
VS.. Robbins was taken up. the demo
Gratis thus scoring their first victory
OF the session Consideration of the
Loud bill, relating 10 second class mail
matter, was postponed.
A south-bound passenger train on
the Northampton division of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
ran into washout about three
| quarters of a mile from PlainyiI.,.
| Conn, on the 1st and went over an
embankment. Four passengers were
reported killed and number injured.
The total value of merchandise i'm
ported into Havana during the calcn-
| dar year 1899 was $4s. 920,774 of which
| S20,6s7,l40 came from the United
States. s7,O05,419 from the United
Kingdom, sl,576,639 from Germany,
S9,377,095 from Spain and S1o,274,S4i
from other countries.
The monthly statement of the comp
troller of the currency shows that the
total circulation of national bank notes
at the close of business, February IS,
1900. was S249, 434 SIS. an increase for
the year of $685., 51l, and for the
month of S2,447,6 s5.
| The monthly comparative statement
of the receipts and expenditures of the
! United States for the month of Febru-
AIRY shows that the total receipts were
$45,6S1, 265, and the expenditures s3..
73s,4s2. leaving a surplus for the
month OF S7,s92,793.
The monthly statement of the di-
J rector OF the mint shows that the total
coinage executed at the minis Of the
United States during February was
| $15,46s, 700, as follows: Gold, 13,40l.-
900: silver, S1,94o,000; minor coins,
S126.s00.
Consul Mahin. at Reichenberg. re-
| ports 10 the state department whole
sale movements toward the formation
of industrial trusts in Austria, though,
he says, that country has no protective
tariff except on a very few articles.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt, issued on the list. shows that
at the close of business February IS,
| 1900. the debt, less cash in the treas
ury. amounted TO S1,11s,s ss .050, de.
crease for the month of .50,l6S.
In the senate. on the "a. considera-
ton of a bill emDodying substantially
the provisions of the house Puerto
Rican tariff bill and in addition provid-
ing for a temporary form of civil gov
eminent for the island. was begun.
An hour and half of the session WIS
devoted to the Quay case In the
house "A special message from the pres
ident recommending the immediate
passage of a bill to place in his hands
all the moneys collected upon Puerto
Rican goods since the Spanish evacu-
alton of the island TO be used for the
relief of the Puerto Ricans was read
and wiihin two hours bill carrying
out the recommendation had been
passed. 1872 TO 107. and sent to the SEN
ate. Thirteen democrats voted with
the majority.
Sir George Newnes, OF London. pub
Usher of the Westminster Gazette and
the Strand Magazine, has made ar
engagements TO bring out an English
edition of the Topeka (kas.) Capital
during the editorship OF Rev. Charles
NJ. sheldon. The arrangement means
the exploitation OF the most interest
ing newspaper experiment of the cen
fury by the progressive British pub
Usher
The investigation of charges as TO
the polygamous status of certain fed
eral appointces was resumed, on the
Sd, by subcommittee of the house
committee on post Offices and post
roads. The inquiry had been closed
but as Representative Lentz desired to
have the testimony of Rev. DIR. Camp
bell, of Utah. il was determined to re-
open the hearing.
just before the adjournment Of the
senate committee on elections. on the
led, both prosecution and defense IN
1.-THE investigation into the election of
iScnator Clark. Of Montana. announced
that they had concluded the presenta-
| ton Of their testimony. There re-
manned some papers to be examined
land argument were still TO he heard.
The secretary of state authorizes a
contradiction of the printed report
that the state department had secured
1.-THE assent of other powers to the pro-
visions of the pending canal con,en-
ton. No propositions in relation To
the subject matter of this convention,
he says, had been laid before any 9TH
er country.
The statement Of the condition OF
the treasury issued on the I'd showed.
available cash balance, $500, ,227;
gold reserve, sea-, 772,7s6. =,