The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS

ment BILL the republicans abandoned
their practice of allowing The demo-
Gratis clear field in the debate, anu
Messrs Spooner (Wis.), Lodge (Mass-)
md Foraker (O) turned upon the de-
no,ncers of the administration. the
army and Gov. Taft. speaking holly,
almost unrestrainediy in rebuke 81
those whom they charged with ira
ducing them. and a most spirited de-
bate was the result Later the sen
ate adjourned out Of respect To the
memory of Representative Cummings,
OF New York. whose death was an
nounced. The house. after the an
nouncement Of the death of HeTF"
sentative Cummings by Mr.. Payne
| IN. ~ and the appointment of a fu-
neral committee. as mark OF re-
spect adjourned.
At the bicycle contest in the Pare
des Princes, Paris, ON the 4th. Tom
Linton, the English bicyclist, won the
sO-kilometer race in l hour, min
utes and 80 3-5 seconds. This j. tie
worlds record for that distance.
Harry Fixes, the American. came in
two laps behind the winner. while
Robl. the German. was third. Linton
led the contestants all the way, ex-
cept for a short time. ut 90 llio-
meters. when Robl was in the lead.
The rush of immigrants TO the port
of New York which has signalzed the
first four months of the year, reached
a climax the week ended on the Sd,
during which time -. 100 immigrants
were brought to that city from the
various European ports. The total
number of immigrants arriving there
for the -four months ended April 30.
was GOA an excess of more than
thirty thousand over any previous
year for the same period.
The remains of the late Amos j.
Cummings. representative in com
gress from New York, who died Ia
. Baltimore. Nd. on the I'd, were con
! veyed to Washington on the Sd. \
special congressional committee went
10 baltimore from the capital at IN
early hour and accompanied the body
from the undertaking establishment
where il had been prepared for burial
to the Pennsylvania railroad station.
Reports received from Seoul, Corea,
declare that the japanese representa-
: tive there is pressing the Corsan gov
eminent for compensation for the
Japanese subjects who have been
sola by Ioreans.
: In the senate, on the 9Th. the sum
dry civil appropriation bill and the
Rosebud Indian reservation bill were
, passed; otter which the Philippine
, government bill was again taken up
, for discussion. Mr.. Lodge (Mass.l
made a set speech in vindication OF
the president, the secretary OF war,
the generals i'm the field and others
. who had been charged with cruelty
toward the Filipinos. In a brief re-
. ply, Mr.. Rawlins (Utah) reiterated
: the charges as against the president.
the secretary and senators like Sen
: ,ator Lodge-In the house. after the
transaction Of some routine business,
! Mr.. Jones (Na.) announced the death
: Of his colleague. Mr.. Otey, and offered
i the customary resolutions. The speak
l err appointed q committee TO attend
e the funeral and then. as further
mark of respect, the house ad-
5 iourned.
7. Eighty-four Moro prisoners, under
!, lguard at Bayan, Island 81 Mindanao
\ made an attempt TO escape on
e the 5th. At prcconcerted sig
e nal they got between the soldiers
] forming the guard and company at
dinner. The latter, realizing what
: had happened. fired on aud pursued
: the Moros, killing 35 Of them and
y Icapturing nine. The other fugitivcs
J, escaped.
: A dispatch TO the London Daily
Chronicle declares that Americans
:. have now secured n virtual monopol,
y. of the Swiss coal market, oustina
r. their British and German compcti
e tors and that they have also gradual
~ ly obtained control of the steel ant
'e boot trades. which have hitherto
been in the hands of British firms.
H. At Denver. Col, on the 9Th, Justic,
ie Byrnc refused to accept bonds fol
N the appearance of Mrs. Nellie Gabrin
n charged with having murdered he
r. husband, Representative Albcr
" Gabrin. with arsenic. and remandc'
her TO the county Jail. Her prclimi
II nary examination was set for Thu
12th.
n burglars, on the night Of the 4th
q. dynamitcd the bank at Waco. Ncb
le destroyed the safe and escaped. tn
IA robbers were pursued with blood
hounds. The plumber Is estimated n
Mt $l 900.
be Gen. Count Coriotano Ponza di Sal
De Martina, formerly Italian minister 0
e, war, who resigned April ~, wa
wounded in duel, on the 5th, wit
Gen. Ruggio.