The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS

short time. Mr.. Morgan (Ala-) contin-
uing his speech in support OF the
MEASURE and in criticism Of the Pana-
ma project. The district OF Column
bia appropriation bill was passed.
and a large number Of private PEN
sion bills were disposed Of The day
closed with eulogies on the late Rep
Stokes. Of South Carolina
lin the house q resolution Gaining
upon the secretary of war Tor IN
form alton as to the cost from aii
sources Of the war in the Philippines
was laid on the table by party VOTE
81 to Sc. The latter part OF the ses-
sion was devoted TO private pension
100 bills being passed
Latest advices from the orient
state that upon the arrival in Japan
Nav p. Of John Barrett, commission
er general To arrange for 81 LOUIS
Worlds fair exhibits, he was met anu
accorded an impressive welcome by
large committee of leading Japanese
manufacturers and merchants repre-
senting all the principal chambers o.
commerce of the empire
The Tippecanoe Battlefield associa-
ton held it's annual exercises IN the
Tabernacle at the battle-ground near
LAFAYETTE. Ind, on the 18th. speclai
trains on all roads were rum and I'M
mense crowds attended. The graves
Of the men who fell at the battle OF
Tippecanoe we're beautifully decorat-
ed. And appropriate addresses were
delivered
Friendly natives in Manila say re-
norr i current among their country
men that the five soldiers OF the Fifth
cavalry who were captured by the IN
surgcnts May 20 have been boloed
to death near Teresa, in Morong
province. Luzon-
i The chamber Of commerce Of Mani
IA has presented To- Gen. Chaifee
set Of resolutions which express the
regard with which the general and
the army in the Philippines are held
Nv The business men Of Manila
TIE remains of Hamlet Jarvis Jr.,
formerly a member Of the Thirty
eth volunteer infantry l. the Philip
mines. who was murdered two years
arn bv insurgents, were buried at
Baltimore. Nd on the 18TH
The ffty-ffth commencement ex-
ercis.s of Beioit (Wis-) college began
On the 18th. DIR. F. W. Gunsaulus- OF
Chicago. delivered the baccala ireate
.e----nr. There w-r~ - oradr' tes
In the senate, il the 10th. the long
pending LONDON dock charges bill was
passed. after which consideration OF
the isthmian canal question was re-
summed. MessrS. Cullom and kittridg'
delivering speeches in advocacy OF
! the Panama route. \ motion by Mr.
Proctor (Nt-l 10 agree 10 confer
ence with the house on the army ap
preparation bill was SO vigorousl,
: opposed that IL was withdrawn 70
? tbs. present. In the house. u>del
pension Of the rules much mis-
cellaneous business was transacted
+ including the adoption OF resolution
, appropriating $1,000 for plans for
J memorial in Washington TO Abraham
Lincoln. Two bills amending the pen
7 sion laws were passed The resoit
n tion calling on the secretary Of wa
: for his reasons for the dismissal
J. Eebecca j. Taylor. clerk in the az
I partment. was laid on the table, y
to 81.
The geological expedition 20 MOI
= tana under Prof. VI. ;. Farr, le
y Princeton, y. j.. on the 10th The 2
y petition will encamp near Big In
her. Mont. and will make research
- for mammoth marine animal fossil
= in the region Of Fish creek and 70
- Pierre.
Queen wilhelmina Of Holland
= convaIescing at Castle Schaumbur
! i'm the valley Of the Lain. She driv
u out daily with the queen mother, al
is recovering her color. The you
=, queen smiIingly acknowledges Z
- greetings Of wayfarers whom ;
passes
- senator Hoar, from the commit
- on the judiciary. on the 10th, repo
ed fayorably the house bill proyidi
- for a communication of sentence
- prisoners in federal prisons amour
:, ing 70 from five TO ten days I
~, month for good behavior.
Baron Schbusawa. of Japan. who
-;s- studying the financial system Of
A.. United States. accompanied by
!, K0goro Takahira. the Japanese m
80 lister to- the United States, called
AZ. the President, on the 10th, and p
M his respects.
- An order issued at the war depa
,iv ment. on the 18th. directs Gen. II
an. bee, on the completion II the X,
,ps court-martiai in the Philippines.
rec. proceed 70 ms nome ~ '"'S e"""
,re. and await retirement
.h.! II was announced in Madrid, on
n 10th. that the Spanish goyernm
had decided to APP oint minister
Cuba.