The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

grew 6. ID introduced ana asked M
mediate consideration of preamble
and resolution Of sympathy for the
Beers Of South Africa in their war
against Great britain \ vote TO REFER
g. the committee on foreign relations
disclosed the absence OF quorum,
efforts 10 secure which failed beyond
the passage of few bills no business
of Importance was transacted. ..ln
the house. Il number of important bills
were passed but most Of the session
was devoted 20 senate bill TO create
a commission to adjudicatc claims OF
citizens of the United States against
Spain assumed, by the treaty of Paris.
by this country. \ bill! tc confer
medals upon the officers and crew Of
the revenue cutter Hudson, which res
cucd the torpedo boat Winston, ut
Cardenas- Cuba, was passed.
BY the collapse of a bridge at the
Paris exposition, on the 29th. about
ii.ty persons OH the promenade below
were caught under the ruins OF the
falling structure. Six Of them were
taken out dead. and 40 Were more or
less severely injured, several OF them
dying soon after The bridge had ths't
morning been condemned as insecure,
hut for some reason no warning ha
ieen given the public.
| Gen. Allan rutherford. clerk of the
Maryland court of appeals, died ia
Was hington. on the 29th. OF consume
ticn. aged about sixty years. lie was
Il native of New York. and served with
distinction in the civil war, entering
The service as major OF the Ninth Mex
\ ork regiment lie was brcyetteI
urigadicr general Of volunteers fc4'
gallantry. mternent Will be At AL
.ngion.
Admiral Dewey. accompanied by
Mrs. Dewey and his private secretary,
Lieut. Caldwell, left Washington, on
the 29th, in a special train over the
baltimore q Ohio railroad, en- route %
Chicago TO participate in the celebra-
ton of the second anniversary OF the
lattle of Manila.
N supplementary meeting OF the
-cumenicaI conference in New York,
on the 2gth. the subject OF the Liquor
ana Opium Traffic" Was discussed. The
bel,ful effects OF liquor and opium ,n
the natives of every country where
missionaries are working were ex-
pi:ined in detail.
United States Consul-Gencral Mason,
III Berlin. is preparing an official re-
per; Old the German trusts
In the senate on the 3oui. motion
70 consider the Pcttigrcw Boer-sym-
Iafhy resolution was voted down -
to 20. The conference report un the
Joint Porto Rico resolution was agreed
10. The Alaskan civil code bill occn-
pied most OF the session. nut no prog
ross was made. Some bills Of minor
importance we're passed. In the
house the lacey bill TO enlarg, the
/ powers Of Tie department of agricul.
iHre was passed. Senate bill 70 create
. a commission Of five 10 investigate and
/ report upon the Industrial and CON
) mcrcial condition Of China and japan
!, und the bin for n constitutional
amendment 10 disqualify poly-ainists
| etc. were considered. each develop
ing much opposition.
Eve Of the defendants charged VIII
| completely or as accessories in til,
e murder Of William Goebel were ar
: raigncd, on the 3Oih, before Judg'
: tantrill at Frankfort. Ky. They wcr,
republican Secretary of state Calei
T. Powell. Capt. John w. Davis. IIarlans
a Whitaker. W. II. Culton and Richar,
!, Combs. colorcd all Of whom cntcre,
= pleas Of not guilty. Motions for chang'
J. Of venue were ovcrrmIed.
i Cen. Cronie and his wife. accom-
K +. MED by the generals private secre
J. tary, were permitted TO attend re
lihious services. on the Goth, at Dead
n wood Camp, So. Helena. after whici
q they had their first ride around TIL
K country. an experience which SCENE
+ to give Gen. Cronjc much pleasure. Tn
IS famous commander was received will
c cheer RS.
t. shay Rock. large rock protrudin.
from San Francisco bay and long
" n,nace 10 shipping, and especially &
= vessels passing in and out Of tn
n &, !den Gate. was blown up on TIL
l. @,tn Five tons ~ nitro-g lyccrine wcr
D t,td 10 remove the obstruction, 30
% cubic feet of rock being displaced
L. Thousands of fish were killed.
The conference report on the join
" resolution relating 10 the administra
II ton " civil affairs in Porto Rico. an'
II prov ding for the appointment Of TEN
a. porarv officers on the island, wa
n agreed 70 by both senate and house, 81
n, the 30th. and the bill was sent to tn
PRECEDENT.
II 7 he amount Of bonds received up 4
y. the 30th. ~ The treasury. for eNchnng
IN for the new twn-pcr-cents. was :.GD
ID L2r.,s0, Of which s45.aoi,l50 were re
lccAcd from individuals and instisu
tions other than national banks.