The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS

Inc senate was not III ~t~0atA -
the nth. In he house the day was
spent in discussing III, .iaNai appTo-
priation bill. the most important
feature Of the debate involving re-
vival Of the Sampson-Schley contro-
Iversy. This arose over an amend
ment TO the bill which was presented
i by Mr.. Mudd Md. and was adopted,
prohibiting the use Of Maclay's his
tory of the navy as textbook at the
naval academy. 4 number Of minor
amendments 70 the bill were adopted,
but the consideration of the meas
ure was not completed before the
house adjourned.
The quinquennial convention INDIE
pendent Order If the Free Sons 81
Israel met at Atlantic City. \. j.. on
the 18th. with $50 delegates present
from all parts Of the country. The
object Of the organization j. 10 unite
the sons Of Israel in the interest OF
common humanity. and TO spread in
telligence and enlightenment and
more firmly bind the ties which unit
mankind. 70 succor the distressed
and to relieve the needy
Gen. Chaffee returned TO Manila. on
the 18th. from Lake Lanao. in the in
terror Of the Island of Nindanao. He
said he saw several Moro dattos while
there. and had most satisfactory in
terviews with them. Nearly allfhe dat
tos. and especially the surviving sui
Itans. claimed TO entertain friendly
feelings toward the United States
The annual service Of the New York
City chapter of the Daughters Of the
| American Revolution was held in old
Trinity church on the 18th. At its
conclusion a committee from the
chapter went through the church
yard and decorated the graves If rev.
olutionary soldiers. There are u Of
these. including that Of Alexander
Hamilton.
Reports BY telegraph and telephone
from Goliad. Tex. on the night of the
l1sth. Indicated that "A portion Of the
residence section Of the town had
been swept away by tornado. and
that "a persons were known 10 be
dead and IS injured.
The accession IF King Alfonso
was celebrated with much ceremony.
on the 18th. ny all the Spanish resi-
dents If Manila. and Acting Civil
Gov. Wright represented the Ameri'
can government at The principal func'
ton.
In the senate. on the 10Th. only .
brief time was devoted 10 considera-
tion Of the Philippine government
bill, and this was occupied chiefly by
/ Mr. Deliver DAD, in a speech in sup
| por'. of The bill. which. he said. was
one Of the most important pieces Of
constructive legislation presented
since the civil war.-..In the house
the naval appropriation bill was fur
Their considered and passed. the feat
ure Of the debate being that in an
amendment providing that three OF
the ships provided for in the bill,
a bafleship. cruiser and a gun
boat-shall Zoe built in government
yards. The bills for eight hours on
government contracts and authori-
ling u national sanitarinm at Hot
Springs. Ark. for disabled soldiers
were passed under suspension OF
the rules.
The Mansion House West Indian re-
lief fund. on the 18th. aggregated
f2..ooo. Lord Salisbury contributed
Royal. the Canadian high commits.
sioner. $500; Lady Strarhcona and
Mount Royal. GOO: Wernher. Belt 4
Co. the South african mining con
Germ 600. and anonymous" pei
Joseph Chamberlain. the colonial sec
rotary, e1oo.
President Ripley Of the Santa r,
has offered the Railroad y. VI. &. a
Of Topeka. kas.. 10000 for new
building. H.. stipulatcs that the as
ISOLATION secure site and $1,000
The proposition has been accepted
and the building. which will I've
threc-sfory modern structure. will b.
, started as soon as the necessary pre-
, liminarie~ can he arranged.
The worst disaster in the hi~tor.
l Of Tennessee mining occurred. on tn
: 10th. when between IFS and 80 mel
c and boys met instant death at III
i Fraterylle coal mine. located wv
miles west Of Coal Creek. 4 gas eS
{ plosion was the cause Of the disaster
a special from Modale. Ia. state
that a storm resembling cyclon
! passed through the country west 0
there. on the 10Th. and did consider
able damage 10 farm property
!, though no loss If life is reported.
The appointment was announced
on the 10th. ~ Lionel T.. G. Gardsl
TO be British minister at Havana. Nj
Garden has been the consul genera
of Great Britain in Cuba since 1895.