The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


lien million dollars more than any
previous >undry civil bill, was passeu.
This leaves the general deficiency ana
military academy bills the only supply
bills Enacted upon by the house.
A fire that started at the river eni
lol the Mallory line steamship per NJ
1.-The foot of Maiden lane and the East
river. New York city, on the 7th. com
lpletely destroyed the pier and its val
Inalle contents. The police place the
loss at 81 100000. Several barges
(which we're moored near the FER were
lalso DESTROYED, and many rescues OF
their captains and of the members OF
their families on board Were made.
Rev. Jose II. Herts, who was rabbi
lof The Witwatcrsrand Hebrew congre-
lra;ion of Johannes burg until last De-
lcenrer. when he was expelled from
The Transvaal by President Kruger, ar
rived in New York on the steamer
Etruria on the 5th. lie pronounces the
SPECIALIZED republic of the Transvaal an
Ioliyarchy, misgoverned on strictly
medieval principles.
Gen. PANTHEON Garcia. the highest in
surcent officer in the Philippines e>-
CO... Ag,iinaldo. was captured, on the
9th. by Lieut. T.. v. Smith. of Gen.
Fui.ston's staff. i'm the town of Jaen.
three miles northeast of San lsldio.
: Pro, .nce of New Ecuji. lie had long
! eluded pursuit.
TIE United States revenue cutter
I Boa. sailed from Seattle. Wash, for
: Alaska, on the 9th, loaded with sup
I niles. which will be given 10 the Point
: Harrow Indians as "A reward for their
. services in aiding the Bear expedition
during the efforts last year 10 rescue
: the whalers.
y II. Kondo, president of the Nippon
! Yusen kaisha, one of the leading
;. steamship companies of Japan, has
I. come to this country TO make a study
y of The methods of transportation ~
!. rail and water lines He will visit Pa
l. cite coast centers and then 60 east to
Y New York.
y 4 serious railway collision TOOK
place. on the evening of the 9th, on
the Western railway. between Serves
and Chayille, France. Thirty-eight
'e persons were injured, three OF them
Y seriously.
e Madame Sarah Bernhardt and Nj.
Coouein, it is announced, will make a
N tour of the United States 10 last 49,
G. months.
nj In the senate, on the eth, Mr.. Teller
20 Cola. in speech. urged an
II depression Of sympathy with the Beers
Of in their contest with Great britain
Of The naval appropriation occupied the
remainder of the session without be
IN ins completed. notice being given thai
IS the armor plate provision would be
II GO nsidered in secret session on account
IL Ios certain facts that were to be called
te to the senate's attention. In III,
~ house, its being suspension day. quite
!. number of bills were passed, tn,
oil most important being senate bill
n, amending the general pension law
IS in accordance with recommendation
- q. the g.. A. X. Mr.. Sulzer On. y.
re attempted TO secure action on his reso
M luton expressing sympathy with tn
err ! ocrs, but was cut off by the speaker
The final report of the executors Q
81 the estate of the late Geo. NJ. Pullman
'a' il is expected. will show tina; the es
81 tate, which amounted TO something
en- over s.. 100000 when thu will was filed
~ Las grown TO 81 100000 under the ad
NJ minisiration Of liobt. II. Lincoln an
~ Norman II. Ream. the executors. Tn
compensation OF the executors 70
~ handling the estate Will be more tina
'ne half million dollars.
'o 4 thrcc-story brick building at 100
~ Grand avenue. in the business cente
Of Kansas City. Mo-. occupied on til
. ground floor by Jacob Goodman as
-" secondhand store. and above by Mr.
Mary Sohn as "a rooming house. co
:. lapscd AT 4;20, on the afternoon Of III
=, 9TH. buryng seven persons in III
ruins Ii is believed none Of the il
;. jurrd Will die.
I'LL. Herbert W. Eowcn, United state
H., minister and consul general at Tchc
an. Persia. has had conferred upu
IA, hmm by the shah of Persia the decori
XII ltion OF 1.-The Grand Gordon Of the Lilo
- and the sun" The decoration is OF
III luf first class. and came as u surpri'
10 MIR. Bowen. Before he can acccI
,,ro liz permission must be granted by COT
nth grcss.
s,ls The Pensinsular Sugar Refining q
y. OF Michigan. has brought suit in u
mia United States circuit court for Ne
,ur. York, against james Spcycr. Fero
,cu. Inand, Herman and Martin Erdman
a. bankcrs Of New York city. 10 recoy
,hc Is3Uu.0U0 on n bond, which, II is elaine
,he was forfeited.
r VI The Mansion mousse o''a"a hre
lore I'c. fnnd, on me 'th' ahon'l'eu
r.. go 900, including 100 contribute
py cir Henry Irving.