The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-13
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ago. has written letter 10 Icuto
Palermo. Filipino politician, saying in
structions have been given TO every
school throughout the island. TO cele-
brate annually the birthday OF Jose
Rial. the Filipino partiot who was
executed by the Spaniards. The life
and history Of Rial will be recited
in the schools on this day.
Clark and Barnes, two of the 20
conyicts who escaped from the Fort
Leavenworth (kas) federal prison
November =, during the outbreak, ar
rived at the prison from Lawton,
Okla, on the sth, in the custody OF
Deputy Warden Lemon. Clark was
one OF the leaders of the mutiny and
a reward was offered FOR his arrest.
This leaves but seven conyicts still at
large.
Col. John Doniphan. a prominent
figure from Missouri in the Mexican
war. who served with his uncle. Gen.
A. W. Doniphan in the signally-suc-
cessful campaigns against Mexicans
md Indians. is dying ut his home in
ST. Joseph. Mo. Col. Doniphan is %
wears old. and has been in feeble
health for some time.
The London papers announce that
when the duchess of Marlborough,
formerly Miss Consucla Vanderbilt.
visits the United States with her chill
dren this winter. she VIII spend
Christmas with her father. VIM. X.
Vanderbilt. at his country home. Idle
Hour. and return to Great Britain in
February.
The British government has decided
to prosecute Conor o'kelly. NJ. T.,
chairman If the MAYO county council.
and several officials of County Mayo.
ireland. under the crimes act, for
holding meetings and delivering in
timidating speeches in definance of
the orders Of the police
The Queens hotel. at South Sea.
England. was burned down early on
the morning Of the sth- Forty of the
guests escaped from the building in
their night clothes. Two chamber
maids were snffocatcd and several
firemen and others were injured.
The Cramp ship building company
Of Philadelphia has notified the porte
,hat il is ready to commence building
cruiser for the Turkish govern
ment. and has asked the government
20 send officers to supervise the ves-
sells construction.
In the senate. on the 9th. the chief
incident of The open session was an
acrimonious contention between Sen
ators McLaurin and Tillman. If
South Carolina. the direct sequel of
a very bitter controversy which arose
between them in their own state last
spring. Mr.. Hoar took occasion TO re-
mark that. in his opinion. both the
South Carolina seats Were vacant as
the result Of their designations. ten
J dered To the governor. and which he
J declared. became Immediately opera
tive and could not be withdrawn.
z The episode was brought TO an
abrupt close by Senator Lodge NOV
ing an executive session. The house
: was not in session.
a meeting If the presidents OF
Presbyterian colleges and universities
of the middle ives. will be held at the
Auditorium hotel. Chicago. on the
Goth. The object Of the meeting is 90
form permanent organization. and
in general devise means for advancing
the educational work of the Presby-
! terrain church.
agitation has been started in Idaho
in favor ~ opening the Occur d'Alenc
Indian reservation to white settlers.
: This reservation. which partly sur
rounds Lake Occur d'.Nlenc. contains
more than 100000 acres, including
! much fertile land and valuable for
. ests Of white an. yellow pine
DIR. J. W. Van Eman, aged ~ years.
I a prominent physician, died in Leav-
enwnrih. kas-. on the 9th. of blood
: poisoning contracted three weeks ago
4 by scratching his hand while per-
forming an operation. lie was mem.
: Der Of the pension examining board.
. Thomas II. Ferguson. OF Watonga.
= Okla. assumed the office of governor
Z of Oklahoma on the 9th. Gov. Fcrgu-
: son made no speech and vouchsafed
! no promises. il is said that all of
n the officials Of the jenkins admins
I. tration viii be removed az once.
Engincer-in-Chief Melville has in
!. NeStigaicd the published reports that
u the machinery ~ the battlcship H.
> iinnis, now in dock AZ New Orleans.
i has been found defective. and AZ a
result II Is declared that tile Illinois
n machinery j. All right.
a The state department has been 81.
j. ficially advised that the crown prince
~ Siam. Maha Naiiravudh. has com
d .ple'cd arrangements 10 visit the
Il United states next October. No mem.
Der Of the royal family If Siam has
ever xtusfai An..x;c.