The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-01

LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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Mr.. Hawley made an effort 10 secure
consideration of conference report on
the army reorganization bill, but OBJ
lection was made and report was laid
over. The Indian appropriation bill
was then taken up....ln the house,
the bin to revise and codify the postal
laws being under consideration. per-
sistent efforts were made TO load the
bill down with amendments, all of
which were successfully resisted. At
the close Of the day only = Of the 22l
pages remained to be considered. The
session closed with eulogies of the
| late Senator Gear, of Iowa.
An Italian steamer called at 81.
Vincent, CYL. on the27th, andreport-
ed having been compened, after fruit
less efforts at towing, to leave the
British steamer Cavour, on January
"a, in latitude GA degrees north, longi-
tude "a degrees west, with her engines
disabled and unrepairable at sea-
The town council Of Kiel has reject
ed the plan of Herr krupp to build
floating docks Immediately adjoining
the krupp shipbuildings works at kiel,
as the chamber of commerce and the
National society had objected on the
ground that the project would OBJ
struct the harbor.
Many of the sermons delivered at
the various churches in New York
city. on the eth. were in memory of
the late Queen Victoria and eulogistic
OF her character. Several churches
held regular memorial exercises.
William Coleman. well-known
railroad man, who was for years in
charge of the accounting department
of the ST. Joseph q Grand Island rail-
way, died suddenly at ST. Joseph. No.,
on me eth.
The Porto Rican house passed the
Holiander bill to provide revenue for
the people of Porto Rico and for 9TH
er purposes, by vote of % to IA.
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung an
nounces that Emperor William has Of
fered King Edward VII. the dignIly of
admiral of the German navy.
ne car and czarine have returned
to s.. Petersburg. Their arrival was
made the occasion for great public
rejoicings.
The Beers have summarily expelled
all the British, numbering 20. from
Balersburg, giving no reason for do
ing SO.
In the senate. on the osth, Senator
Towne (Minn.) celebrated his retire
men: BY his first and only speech in
that body; delivering a fervid address
in advocacy of his resolution for 4
cessation of hostilities i'm the Philip
pines. At the close of his speech. Mr..
Clapp. his successor, presented his ere
dentials. was sworn in and took his
seat. Mr. Towne retiring. The rest
of the day was devoted TO the Indian
appropriation bill. the discussion turn
ing on irrigation and little progress
being made. In the house the major
portion of the day was occupied in the
transaction of District of Columbia
business. The bill to revise and codify
the postal laws was finally passed. all
amendments having been voted down.
Public School Superintendent Cooley
Of Chicago issued bulletin, on
the 2sth, declaring that all chill
dren in the schools must be
vaccinated Immediately and ordering
that all unvaccinated pupils be kept
out of school until compliance with
the directions. Many children who
had not been yaccinated were sent
home.
One Of the finest equipments ever
made for the observation OF a total
solar eclipse was finished. on the 2sth,
by Prof. John a. Brashcar, of Alle-
ghcny, Pa, for the Smithsonian insti-
tuition and the United States naval
observatory. The instrument will be
taken to the Island Of Sumatra for
use on May IL.
Mr.. liorafio Rubens, one OF the spe-
cial consul for the government in the
post Office fraud eases at Havana, saws
that &. +. w. Nicely, the alleged en-
bczzler, will he given a fair trial and
every opportunity to establish his in
nocence. The trial will be in public
and before a jury composed of seven
judges.
The house committee on patents. on
the 2sfh. killed a bill to extend the life
OF the Hyatt patent, on which over
| two hundred and fifty cities and towns
are paying royalties in connection
with their filtration plants. The bill
was vigorously opposed by the munci-
palifieg Interested
Iy vote of 80 to IS the Chicago
city council. on the 2Sth, defeated
Mayor llarrisons plan of repeating
the midnight saloon-closing law.
h"rricanc-like snowstorms prevailed
~ many parts Of Germany. on the
18th. aud considerable damage was
done.