The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-07
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

At Managua, on the 81. Santos Ze-
I laya was inaugurated president of
T, Nicaragua for his third term in the
! presence of the congress and large
! asscmblage IF citizens. Judge Matos,
Of the supreme court administered
] the oath To the president who. in his
address, briefly reviewed his pre-
yious administration in Nicaragua,
and referred hopefully TO the pros
poets for the construction Of the Nj
caragua canal and to the benefits
that Nicaragua would derive there
from
Manila is intensely interested as TO
what action congress will take con-
corning the Philippine islands. Or
binary local politics have been
forgotten AMI two parties ave been
formed. the optimists and the pes
sinists. Some think that life and
nperty are unsafe outside of the
towns OF the islands. while others
ridiculc such ideas and consider life
and property to bc assured
Rudyard Kiplinr writing from
Care Town. south Africa. IN a letter
70 friend in England. again pro-
tests cmphatically against any ann
nest being granted the rebels.
which. he fears from the attitude II
The home people. may be done Mr.
Kipling declares ii is question ~
life 9r death for the colony.
The work Of transpianting the
trees at Forest park. 81. Louis. in or
der 70 save those that interfere with
the construction of the Worlds fair
buildings. is being systematically un-
dertaken by corps of experts. They
will be So disposed as tao further
beautify the Worlds fair site and the
great preserve.
For the fifth time in four years the
safe in the Northern Pacific depot
at Olympia Wash. was blown open by
burglars. on the night of the "a. and
It's contents taken. On the former oc-
casions considerable sum was la
ken. but this time only Sa0 was OBJ
tanned There was no clue 10 the
cracksmen.
Two thousand Chinese boxers have
crossed the Corean frontier and have
plundered several towns. the inhab-
iiants If which fed. The govern
mcnt has asked for military assist
ance.
4 dispatch from ST. Petersburg.
on the aa. said Count Leo Tolstoi (
is very ill lie will be attended by a
specialist from st. Petersburg"
In the senate. on the "a. the meas
urc providing for an increase in the
salaries If United States Judges was
under discussion for an hour without
result. Another spirited debate on
the Philippines tariff bin was pre-
cipitated as the result Of some re-
marks made by Mr.. Carmack (dem..
lenn.) in the course Of an extended
speech on the general Philippine
question. which was participated in
~ Mr. l;everidge CndD and Tillman
q. C.l....l In the house the day was
devoted 10 general debate on the
olcomarearinc bill. the opponents OF
which began the day BY an attempt
to iilibustcr against it, but were beat
en- by more than a two-thirds vote.
Those who opposed the bin favored
the substitute designed 10 prevent
the fraudulent sale ~ olcomargarine
under guiSc Of butter.
Representatives Payne and eros
scnor. Of Ohio. the former chairman
n the, ways and means committee.
had a long conference with the pres
dent. on Nthe 81 ON the subject Of
reduction W taxes on Cuban sugar
IMPORTS ibtoNthe United States.
The navy department has been ad.
Used by ADMIRAL Higgnson. in com
nand Of the North Atlantic squadron
hat one Of the fve-inch guns Of the
<earsarge burst while the ship was
Il target practice No one is report
III 70 have been in Nred.
Seven bandits entered the Pecos
Mercantile Co.'S store at sumner. n.
w.. on the 81. shot Felipe Bcaubien
lead, beat Francisco Ienora sense
css, stole 5000 worth OF goods. robbed
he post office and escaped
about $4,000 spectatorsl including
ihiiN i'itlRncrS. among Mnunl were
everal Americans. Witnessed the ski
acing. on the 4th. at Hulmekcllen.
Norway. Gioelmc made thf longest
cap. 2Yia metres
The Bavarian government has sold
loan If S6,000.oo0 marks tx syndi-
ate of Bavarian bankers. The loan
ears interest AT three and Sne-half
er cent. and subscriptions to il win !
Don be opened.
The remains Of Don iniba-Ianartu
senator. former yicc-pregiflcnt y
nj former minister. who died sat i
rday. were Inferred at Santiago, Q
hilr. on the 3d. q
NJ avalanche from Mi. Bobratch n
lrtial'y overwhelmed the village ~ q
Iceberg. near the town of Nilach. u
number ~ persons were kilIrd. e