The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-04-25
LATE NEWS ITEMS


or measures of minor Importance,
but little other business was trans
acted. At three o'clock eulogies were
pronounced on the life and character
of the late Senator James ii. Kyle, OF
South Dakota. In the house the
fortifcation bill was passed and the
conference report on the legislative
appropriation bill was agreed to.
While the former bill was under dis
cussion. Mr.. Grosvenor announced
that the amendment to the Cuban
reciprocity bill adopted on the 18th,
had not only wiped out the diheren-
tial duty on sugar. but also did away
with the countervailing duty on sugar
Of the Dingley bill. Mr.. Weeks
(Mich.). in rejoinder. admitted that
the object of the opposition had been
10 kill the reciprocity bill.
A destructive fire visited the south
western part of Kansas City. Mo-, on
the Goth. laying waste section OF
dwelling houses almost quarter OF
mile long and a block wide and do
ing damage TO the amount of $4,000.
John Slime. of Quincy. ILL.,, specta-
tor. was fatally injured by falling
piece of iron. and Edward Bennett.
fireman. was overcome by heat. About
fifty dwelling houses We're destroyed
and sixty or more families rendered
homeless.
Commissioner Of Emigration Fitchie
received orders from Washington. on
the goth. to investigate published
stories that immigrants who land in
New York city at the Battery are
brAtally treated by the special po-
lice on duty there. Commissioner
Fitchic returned prompt denial OF
the charges. saying il was only hotel
runners. idlers and sharks" who
were driven from the Battery.
Some members Of the conservative
party caused an explosion in the mill
tarv barracks at Managua. Nicara-
qua. on the night of the 10th. Near
IL one hundred and fifty lives were
lost in the explosion, and the bar
racks were destroyed.
4 post on the outskirts of New
Chwang. China. garrisoned by 40 Rus
slams. was attacked by bandits on the
Goth. One Russian officers and four
privates were killed.
Seven persons met death in fire
in Hackney. a populous suburb OF
London. on the Goth. They were .
man. two women and four children.
In the senate. on the 21st. the river
and harbor bill. carrying appropria-
tions amounting in the aggregate to
about S.o.OOo.0c0. was passed without
one word Of discussion. The Philip
pine government bill was taken up.
| hut after few minutes informal
| discussion. went over. In the house
consideration Of the military appro-
priation bill. containing. in addition
TO the regular items. an appropria-
tion for the improvement Of the
buildings and grounds Of the West
Point military academy Of s6.joo.0oo,
three millions Of which j. appropri-
ated in the bill. was begun. Twenty
four Of the 80 pages of the bill were
completed.
In fight between cattlemen west
Of Coilinsville. in the Cherokee ma
iion. on the 2lst. William Phillips was
killed instantly and William Mayficld,
Jesse Skidmorc and Ligc Johnson
were mortallv wounded. All were
prominent cattlcmcn who owned pas
lures near Oologah. not far from
Collinsville. The fight was the result
of an old feud between Skidmore and
| Mayfield, which had its origin in a
court contest over some grazing land
Popular uneasiness in Pekin cut
shor. the outing Of the Chinese court
AT the Hunting park. The court ar.
rived at the park, which is five miles
from Pekin, on the 2ist, and intend
cd 10 remain there one week. but Off
Gals hurried after them and begged
them 10 return Immediately to Pekin
in order 10 allay the uneasincss Of
the masses. among whom all sorts oi
runorS were circulating.
Engine house No. .. at South Oma
ha. Ncb., was burned at three O'Clock
on the morning Of the 2lst. and tire,
fircmcn asleep in an upper story mar
rowly escaped cremation. two o.
them being badly burned. The worl
was clearly that Of an .incendiary
, several sections If hose being fount
cut TO pieces.
4 dispatch from Brussels. on III,
2lst, said: During the past two
, nights strikers in the Licgc district
. attempted 10 wreck express trains
!, and last night a canister filed Will
. dynamite and gunpowdcr was founs
near the rails over which the Brus
! sells express passed shortly after
ward
There Is a rccrudcsccnce of III.
: plague at Port Elizabeth. Cape Col
Tony. Ten cases have been reported
five of which have proved fatal.