The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-03-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The omnibus public building bill. in
creasing the appropriation for public
buildings in 80 states 10 an aggregate
amount of S2.000.0O0, was also passed.
A night session was devoted largely to
listening to a speech from Mr.. Chand-
Ter urging an Investigation of The
election of Hon. W. a. Clark as sena-
tor from Montana In the house the
legislative appropriation bill was nm
ally disposed of, and many confer
ences were advanced 10 n stage which
gave promise that there would be no
failure OF important legislation. I'm
der suspension of tn. Jules a numrer
of bills were passed, including the
omnibus public building bill
Emperor Nicholas recently ordered
the institution of n commission at
Nelsingford to inquire into the condi-
tion of Firms not occupying land, and
the sum of 2.O00.OOO marks has now
been allotted to lie divided according
TO proposals contained in the report
of the commission.
The ST. Petersburg correspondent
Of the London Daily Express says that
karpovich the student who recently
shot the Russian minister of public
instruction. NJ. Bogo!epoff, belongs to
Nihilist society, and was chosen by
ballot 10 kill him.
The sultan of Turkey has ordered
financial commission to negotiate
loan guaranteed by six per cent. in
crease of the property tax, for urgent
payments, including the claims OF
American and German contractors Tor
ships and guns.
W. c. Clark. aged GO years. secretary
OF state of Colorado in 1876, met with
accidental death in the Wade block, in
Denver, Col, on the Cd. He tripped
while descending the stairs and fell
10 the bottom, breaking his neck.
The house. on the Sd, defeated, by
vote of l39 nays 70 81 yeas, the rcso-
luton providing for a committee to
visit Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philip
pines and report on the conditions
there.
Six members of the New York wa
Athletic club left for Chicago on the
I'd. Games will be played in Chicago.
st. Louis. Milwaukee and Montreal.
Russia and other powers have add
dressed remonstranccs to the sultan
of Turkey against the Macedonian
disorders.
In the senate. on the 4th. the con.
ference Report on the sundry civil
bill was adopted after the riders max
ing appropriations for the fairs at St.
Louis Buffalo and Charleston. S. c.,
had been stricken off. and then, on
motion of Senator Vest. the confer
ence report on the house bill making
appropriation Of s5.OoO,000 for the ST.
Louis Worlds fair was taken up and
agreed to-3S to 10. Mr.. Car
ter, retiring senator from Montana,
declared his intention of talking the
river and harbor bill to death. and
successfully accomplished that fea.,
holding the floor for 10 consecutive
hours, and until the ceremony of in
Quoting the vice-president- elect into
Office was begun. Upon being sworn
in. Nice-President Roosevelt immedl-
ately called the senate of the Fifty.
seventh congress 10 order. The new
members were sworn in and the sem
ate. in body. attended the inaugura-
ton Of President Mckinley. and i'd
journed until the 5th... In the house.
Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.), minority
leader. presented resolutions of re-
gard for the retiring speaker, which
were adopted by a rising vote. Mr..
Henderson thanked the members for
their considerable cooperation. and
declared the sessions of the Fifty
sixth congress closed.
The inaugural ceremonies in Wash
ington, on the <th, which installed
William Mckinley for the second
time as president and Theodore Roosc-
velt vice-president Of the United
States, were marked in all their vary
ing features as grand in conception
and perfect in execution. Even the
weather which. in spite of Chief Fore
caster Moore's calculations, proved
unproptious at times. had no other
'"NN' '"'h ~ PVs't' 'h' PSiOtctu-
mic display intended for the evening.
At the conclusion OF the ceremonies
incident 10 swearing in the vice-presi-
dent at the capitol, On the 4th. Mrs.
Roosevelt. her three sisters-in-law ana
the Roosevelt children, drove to tie
White House. where they partook o.
luncheon with Mrs. Mckinley.
George ID. Field, prominent Chi
cago business man and member of the
board Of trade. lied at Phoenix, Ariz.,
on the ith.
Col. William j. Volkmar, assistant
adlutant general L. 5. A., retired,
tied in Pasadena, CAL, on the 4th. Tie
remains will be inferred at Arlington
cemetery, Virginia.