The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-03-15
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


tor John ii. Mitchell, of Oregon, took
the oath of Office. Through the COM
mittee Of the senate-Messrs. Hoar
Mass and Cockrell (Mo.)-the pres
lident informed the senate that he had
no further communica tions to make,
and conveyed to its members his cor
dial wishes for their welfare and his
hope that they might have happy
return to their homes. Without cere-
money the special session of the SEN
ate was then declared adjourned with
out day.
A dispatch from Palermo. Sicily,
dated the 10th, says: Ever since last
night heavy red cloud has extended
over the city, the sky being a deep
red. The rain now falling resembles
drops of blood. This phenomenon,
called Bloody rain" is attributed 20
dust from the African deserts, trans
ported by the heavy south wind now
blowing"
An electrical storr, of great severn
Ity, accompanied by wind, rain, hail
and cloud bursts covered almost the
entire central portion of the country
on the night of the 9th. and resulted
in some loss Of life and great destruc-
ton of property. 1t was doubtless the
vernal equinoctial storm precipitated
and aggravated by vulcan period.
1t is reported in Berlin court circles
that Earl Roberts thankfully re-
turned" TO Emperor William the insig-
MIA of the Order of the Black Eagle,
conferred at the time of the kaiser's
visit to England. after noticing the
unfayorable comment in the German
press upon the bestowal of the honor.
The private bank of j. ii. Springer.
at Argonia, Kas., was burglarized, on
the night of the 9th, by three men,
and $4,000 in cash and $4,000 in regis
tered government three-per-cent.
bonds were secured. About $40 in
gold and $4,000 in bonds was left I'M
touched.
Three men, Charles White, Charles
Young and r. Jameson, and 20 head
of horses, were burned TO death. on
the 10th, in the destruction of Nor
tons livery stable in San Francisco.
The men, who were employed at the
stables, were asleep in the hayloft.
Dispatches from Ian Chau, China,
assert that Gen. Tung Flu Hsiang, with
10000 men, and Prince Tuan, with TO-
600 men. are at Ming Hsu, prepared 70
resist arrest.
On the nth Gen. Macarthur re.
ported: Gen. Marian de Dios, four
officers and 81 men, uniformed ard
armed. surrendered al Naic. This is
regarded as very important as indi-
eating collapse Of the insurrection.
The territory has heretofore been OBJ
stinately defended. The conditions
throughout the entire archipelago are
very encouraging-capt and sur
renders of arms continue: 3,16s arms
surrendered and captured since jan
nary l."
Answering tclegraphic inquiry
from an American company, Nh.
lCharlemagnc Tower, the United States
amba ssador TO Russia. stated that ag-
ricultural machinery was not affected
by the recent application of the Rus
sian tariff law which excepted such
machinery from the provisions ot
clause % of paragraph 167 and placed
such articles in a separate clause.
by the explosion Of boiler in the
Doremus laundry, ass West Madison
street, Chicago. on the 18th. eight
persons were instantly killed. AZ were
injured and several are missing A
quarrel between the police and fire-
men as to whose duty ii was to dig
the victims from the ruins caused an
abrupt suspension of the search.
A decision by Judge Kicks. of the
United States district court. was
handed down. on the 18th. declaring
unconstitutionalthe threc-cent street.
car-fare ordinance possed by the city
council Of Cleveland. o., two years
ago. The judge maintained that tine
ordinance interferrcd with the exist
ing contracts.
At the Yale observatory. on the
18th. il was reported that the new
star recently discovered in the con-
stcllation pcrscus had diminished in
brilliancy 10 the third magnitude.
One observer thought the star was
slightly rcddcr IN color than when
first discovered.
Dispatches from Dawson To March l
report several deaths ~ freezing. and
say that very cold weather, with pierre
Ing winds, prevailed In December.
causing much suffering Several
stampcdcs took place ~ the beginning
: Of the month, and some good strikes
were made.
Daniel Jones, farmer. living near
Preston. kas., was frozen TO death
on The prairie. during u blizzard on
the night Of the 18th. lie was a
veteran Of the civil war.