The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-30
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tine minister to Chile. Jose Antoni"
Terry. are completing the details "i
the agreement which limits Chilean
and Argentine ornaments. and which
provides for the general arbitration
of disputes between the two coun-
tries. Owing to this favorable situa-
ton. securities and bonds in Chile are
very firm. Gold is falling.
Frank NJ. Sturgeon. one Of the old |
est mail carriers in the Kansas 1lty
(Kas.) service. was arrested by post
Office inspectors. on the 25th. charged
with stealing bundle of letters.
Sturgeon was caught in the act IN
The post office. He confessed, say
ing that his stealings had covered
period of eight months. and that
debt had prompted the theft. He has
family.
| Mr.. Carol Norton. in lecture de-
livercd before large audience IN the
| Columbia theater at Washington. ON
the a5th. asserted that 2.ooo.ouo cases
of disease have been healed by Chris-
tian science during the 50 years OF
| its history. and that in that time
about ZOO Christian science churches
have been established and are now
fourishing.
The failure Of the efforts of Ger
man firm 10 secure exclusive rights
of selling opium throughout the
lChinese empire. for which privilege
the firm in question offered TO pay
the Chinese government Sl5.oOo.OoO
wear. appears TO he assured on ac-
count of the opposition of the min
listers and the palace officials In re-
kin.
| An anarchist conference. attended
by 90 delegates, was held al Mann
helm recently. The police got IN
formation Of the meeting before II
occurred, and sent two officers 10 at
tend the sittings. As the proceed
inrs Of the conference were quite
tame. the anarchists were not molest-
ed by the police officials
The steamer Lifjell. belonging 10
the Guadcloure Steamboat Co. ar
rived nj Pointe-a-Pitre. Island OF
Guadelope. on the 2jth. from Mar
tinioue and reported the conditions
on that island to be unchanged The
people at Fort de France were some
what ouieter when the Lifjcld left
the island.
The cholera record in the Philip
mines. TO the 25th. is as follows: Ma
. Mia 1.146 eases and 6l9 deaths. The
provsces, 1922 eases and 2.7s4 Deaths
, In the senate. on the Goth, Mr.. Pat.
| terson (Col). one Of 'he minority
! | members of the financial committee
} occupied the floor mos. III he day
: in a discussion Of the Philippine
/ | question. Sixty-two private pens ion
bills were passed. In the house The
: day was devoted TO District Of Co
> lumbia business. Recess, was taken
| for one day. in order 10 complete tbs
: bill amending the District code.
: a dispatch from Cairo. Egypt. or
!, the Goth, said: "A report has reached
: here that a whole battalion If Turk
ish troops has been apnihilatcd b,
: rebels near the seaport of Mocha il
the Turkish vilayet of Yemen. in III
southwestern part Of Arabia. ! h
governor of Mocha Is said TO hav'
:, been carried away by the rebels as
hostage. The rebels are being joinc'
by numbers of Turkish troops wb'
arc deserving.
The following provisi NAL govern
ment was constituted IN PIrt-au
!. Prince. fIayti, on the Goth: Pres
dent. Boiscrond Canal: minister o
= foreign affairs. NJ. Jeremie: ministe
!, Of interior. NJ. Colin: minister of jus
- tice. NJ. Lalanc: minister Of war. Ger
Nerd; minister Of public works, y
H. Cesarion; minister of finance, =
d. Dennery.
r The British government has graf,
n fully accepted the offer by the Unite
-. States Of war ship to carry HON
NJ the body of Lord Pauncefote. lat
British ambassador at Washington
n Deep appreciation was expressed Z
It. the British foreign Office at this an
on other signs of American sympathy.
i. ID. Weed. formerly United State
n, district attorney for Montana. wa
&c on the goth. suspended by the 81
ch premc court from practice in II
nj courts Of Montana for period
"a. two years. having been found gull
vi Of malpractice and deceit as an q
he torney and counsellor.
Congressman Babcock. chairmi
IN Of the republican congressional COZ
'ch mittce. talked with the president. !
NJ the Goth. regarding the fall campaig
prs The president. Mt an early day. "
On. arrange date for receiving the cot
fas mittec. at which time plans will
ere mapped out.
The nomination ~ Andrew j. Hot
re- ton 10 be marshal for the eastern d
m trict Of Texas was confirmed by Z
ns' senate on the Goth.
ia, Henri GrevilIe (Alice Marie Coles
1Durand). the French arthorcss, di
In Paris on the goth.