The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-01-18
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The session Of the senate. on the
18th. was devoted to the delivery OF
euiogies on the late Senator Cush-
man h. Davis. of Minnesota. d.. In the
house, after the passage Of several
bills of minor Importance. the de-
bate on the river and harbor
appropriation bill was resumed.
the main feature of which was
an elaborate speech by Mr.. Catchings
Miss in defense of the Improvement
of the lower Mississippi. The speech
received much attention and at its
close Mr.. Ca;chings received an i'm
pressiye ovation.
Jos. Yates Paige. for the past six
years chief clerk of the comptroller OF
the currency in Washington. died, on
the 18th. of pneumonia. He was well
known to the banking interests of the
country. MIR. Paige was born in AL
bany, n. Y. in 1850, of a family dis
tinguished in the states history.
Grief. ceased by the death of his
young wife after a few short months
of married life, impelled Robert z.
Lee Pryor, OF Eastbank. W. Va. to
send bullet crashing into his brain
in Georges hotel in Indianapolis. Ind,
on the 18th. He died few hours la
ter at St. Vineent's hospital.
Capt. n. II. Fraser. Of Union
Springs. Ala, on the 18th. offered,
through Chief-of-Police Albion Hixon
OF hat place. $500 reward for the re-
turn of his SOP. Bass Fraser. who is
supposed to have been kidnapped from
school in Atlanta. Ga.
Thomas Clifford Moshier. aged 25. Of
Gorham, Me-, was dubbed 10 death,
and his mother brutally assaulted by
two men. one of whom was negro,
who broke into their house. on the
night of the 18th, for the purpose OF
robbery.
The Spanish government hasdecided
to send war ships TO watch the coast
of the lower provinces. in order to
prevent the Importation of arms by
the Carlists, who are still agitating.
Secretary Hay received a cablegram
from Minister Conger. at Pekin, on
the 18th, announcing that the Chinese
lplenipotentiaries had been directed to
sign the joint note of the powers.
1t 10 officially reported in Yokohama
shat 400 fishermen are missing and
that they arc supposed to have per-
ished in storm, January 10. off the
vest coast of Japan.
President Mckinley was 20 much
improved in health, on the 18th. that
be was able to 60 out for q short
drive.
In the senate. on the l4th. the army
reorganization bill being unde- con-
sideration. Mr.. Teller Coll. speaking
TO an amendment he had offered. de-
hvered sensational denunciation of
Gen. Pagan. former commissary gen
eral Of the United States army. and
OF the administration which had re-
tired him as IA decoration and a re-
ward Mr. Carter (Mont) appealed
for an early passage of the bill. de-
clarIng that delay now would mean
an additional expenditure Of 100000
a day Absolutely no progress was
made with the measure. not single
amendment being disposed of finally.
LIN the house District OF Columbia
business was postponed and the river
and harbor bill was proceeded with.
good progress being made Many
amendments were offered. but. with
out exception. all of them failed Of
passage.
NJ Charles licrmite. a noted mathe-
matician, died in Paris on the 14th.
lie was born in Is22. was n member OF
me institute. OF the Academy Of
Science. and Of other learned institu- X
tons The deceased. who was a com. H
mander Of the Legion of Honor. was
the author of many works on mcthe-
mates.
After a protracted series of experi-
ments. Chicago physician is said 10
nave succeeded in perfecting q meth
Oh by which human bodies may be
cremated with the use of LIQUID air
OF a cost which is nominal in compari-
son with the present expensive meth
dds
Inc house appropriations commit
Tee agreeu To report favorably the
Dill appropriating $4,000 to provide
Tor the electric illumination of the ex-
terror Of the capitol. White House and
public buildings on the occasion of the
Inauguration Of President Mckinley.
" has been decided that President
Mchinlcy's personal escort 10 the cap-
ltol and return on the fourth Of
March Viii be- Troop a. Of the First
regiment Of cavalry. Ohio national
guard This organization was similar
" honored four years ago.
y. r. stanley was inaururated gov I
ernor 81 Kansas for second time az |
noon on the 18th. The other state !
officers sworn in are also serving A |
second term.
= Dill making kidnapping n capital
ohense was introduced in the Tennes-
zee house. on the I4th, by Representa- I
I've Steel, Of Bedford.