The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-01-31
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A dispatch from DJnmala, European
, Turkey, on the Goth. said: Miss stone,
the captive American missionary and
her companion, Nine Tsilka, have
, been located near lapyak. in the vi
entity of the frontier. The American
/ delegates conducting the negotiations
for the release of the captives have
: arrived AT Banisko (about 80 miles
southeast of Djnmala, and viii prob
Iably pay over the ransom money to-
day. The infant daughter of Nine.
Tsilka has been christened Elcnika.
Secretary Long was il conference
with the president for over an hour,
on the night of the Goth. presumably
in regard 10 the appeal Of Rear-Ad-
Imiral Schley from the findings of the
lcourt of inquiry which was referred
by the executive to the navy depart
ment for comment" The secretary
was accompanied by Judge Advocate
General Lemly and Solicitor Hanna.
lwho conducted the case before the
lcourt.
Newspapers of Athens. Greece, re-
lport that the celebrated Saint Paul
monastery. on Mount Athos, was
burned recently. The prior and nine
monks persisted and 20 others were
seriously injured. The occupants Of
1.-THE monastery were 81 eping when
the fire broke out. and the monastery
itself was damaged to the extent Of
so. 900.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Addie
l.. Richardson. tried at Plattsburg.
Mo. for the killing Of her husband,
Frank w. Richardson. at Savannah.
returned verdict of not guilty. on
the evening of the 2jth. after de-
lliberating IS minutes The verdict
was received with mighty cheer by
the spectators who crowded the court
room.
One of the scverest billiards of the
year covered the north. west and
southwest. on the Goth. causing gem
eral delay of steam ear and trolley
traffic, and resulting inthe destruction
Of much stock. II Is a singular fact
that in some localities where from
the conditions prevailing the greatest
loss was anticipated. not a single ami
nal died.
Felipe Buencamino. one Of the d.
rectors Of the federal party in the
Philippines. Is endeavoring to inaugu-
rate an exhibition of commerce TO be
held in Manila next December. He re-
lies mainly upon exhibits from the
United States, China, Japan, Sam and
Borneo.
In the senate, on the 27th, an anil
mated and prolonged discussion was
precipitated over the right of army
officers to criticise utterances made
in the senate or elsewhere on the
conduct of affairs in the Philippines.
The discussion was on party lines,
and at times developed much acri-
mony, but settled nothing. In the
house resolution calling for docu-
ments relating to the old training
ship Vermont. which was placed out
of commission last summer. was
adopted. The bill to appropriate
100000 for the establishment of
homes for teaching of articulate
speech to deaf children was defeated.
The ways and means committee, on
the 27th, temporarily laid aside the
subject of Cuban reciprocity and en-
tered upon the question of reducing
the war revenue taxes. During the
morning the tea interests were heard
on the proposition to take off the tax
of ten cents pound on tea, imposed
by the Spanish war revenue act. The
afternoon was set aside for the beer
interests.
he Unite States srrrccn court,
on the 21tn, grant Il the motions IF
the solicitor general to advance on
DE docket me five Chinese eases re-
Gently taken to the cours involving
the validity Of the Chinese exclusion
act. The hearing in the eases was
set for the first Monday in March.
Gov. Cummins of Iowa transmits
ted q message to both houses OF the
state Legislature, on the 27th. calling
attention to the request of the Lou
isiana Purchase commission Of the
state Of Iowa for an appropriation of
$3.50 The governor made no rec
concentration.
Rev. a. J.. lIazlctt. of Colorado
City, Col. il, Lis report TO ,hr war
department on moral conditions in
III. Philippines. states that the NOR
al conditions Of the islands has ma
terally improved since the American
occupation.
Adyices from Japan per steamer
China announce the death at Noko-
lama Of j. H. Brooke, editor Of rlc
Japan Herald. Brooke was nat,es
Of Boston a.sd went 10 Melhornc IN
s5A. whence he drif'cd to japan samc
.tnro later.
Chief..lusticc Fuller, on the 27th. |
announced that thc United States |
supreme court would take n recess.
on the %. until Thursday, February
a.