The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-19
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

and al times sensational dehiNc Oc-
cured over the Pettigrcw resolution
calling for information on the Philip
pine question. At two O'Clock consid-
Grafton OF the currency bill Was re-
sumed. Before adjournment the SEN
ate. after considerable debate, passed
the bill comforting additional powers
iron the director OF the census and =
hin fixing limit II cost OF the INDIAN
apolis public building THE house
was not in session on the nth.
Four me 1nbers of the Omaha (Neb.)
board OF education were arrested, on
the nth. on warrants charging them
with accepting bribes- The case
grows out OF the letting Of contract
Tor Venetian blinds for several large
new school buildings erected last year
The checks with which the payments
were made. and showing the inGorse-
nents Of the accused. were offered III
evidence.
Citizens of Dickson county. Kansas.
organ lied an Indian Famine Relief as
ISOLATION. on the 18th. with J. Is. For
ney. recently returned from india, a.
president Its object is to send Kan
sas corn TO River Brethren mission
aries at Bombay for free distri button
III, corn will be contributed BY farm
ers. and shipped from Abilene
The forty-seyenth annual report Of
the board OF trustees Of the Con greg.-
tionaI Church building society was is-
sued on the 18th. IL states that the
year OF 1899 was. with Que exception,
the best in the history OF the society
The receipts for the year were s2i7,SO',
and the disbursements Sl53.gis-
United States Treasurer Roberts and
Assistant Secretary Allen, on the nth.
prese nted to Admiral Dewey the beau
tful volumes containing the names OF
contributors to the Dewey home, to-
gether with history of the effort To
raise the money for the home
The three delegates recently APP
pointed to lay before the government
at Washington the special needs Of
Puerto Rico. sailed from san Juan, on
ths. nth. for the United States by the
steamer Philadelphia, 10 discharge that
duty
The steamer Moana arrived at SAN
Francisco. from Australian ports, via
Apia. Samoa. on the 18th, ONE day
ahead of schedule. The vessel Gid not
stop at Honolulu
The bill comforting additional pow
err, upon the director Of the census was
passed by the senate on the llth.
The state department has been in
formed BY Mr.. Haywood. United states
agent at Honolulu. under date oi Jan
uary /. that eight deaths had occurred
from the bubonic plague at Honolulu
since last telegraphic report. December
20. which announced three deaths
from that cause. Mr.. Haywood also
states that the entire city Of Honolulu
: is ia quarantine
Naval Constructor Gilmore. who Is
al Newcastle-onTyne inspecting the
, new cruiser Albany. informed he navy
D department. on the 18th. that the yes
I. Sci would be ready To receive her GREY.
z within two weeks. The department
will send out "A complement of about
! 200 men 10 form the crew Of the Al.
J.. br ny. and bring her TO the United
1 States.
! Ferdinand Peck. commissioners gen
eral Of the United States 10 the rari.
Exposition. has secured fromthe French
: government the remission Of duties OF
. printed matter dealing with our c~
I hibits. lie has also secured space foi
Cuban. Puerto Rican and Hawaiian
products as an Independent exhibit.
The house committee on territories
: on the 18th. continued its Investigation
OF the conditions in Alaska. COY
Brady. j. c. Price and John y. Hart
: man were heard. Mr.. Price advocated
la law allowing taxes collected in tn
territory TO be expended there ins;cas
OF being paid into the treasury.
The opening sale of seats. on tn
, 18th. for the engagement Of Henry In
j wing at the Alvin theater. in Fits
! burgh, Pa. was the largest ever hcl'
ia that city. The line extended 10
more than q block from the theater
! and in the first II hours s.. 400 wa
.. taken i'm Mt the box Office.
:. Before the completion of the ii
n. berian railroad il has become neceS
A. sary to reconstruct the work alread
= done. and this will cost not less thai
So 100000. This information Is sup
r Piled TO the state department by Com
u! mercial Agent Grcencr. at Nladivos
- ltock.
u Ut meeting Of the Boston Clearin 2
IL house association. on the i2th. il wa
nc ~ ted to sell the collateral held as 81
le curiiy for the <3.5o0.OOo in clearing
i. house certificates issued 10 tire Glob
n nat ionai bank before it's COLLAPSE.
IN The senate committee on relation
rd with Cuba. on the 18th. Informally dis
IN GUESSED the COZ ditions in the island an,
tconsidercd reps rts Of officers in la
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