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

emciency OF the miiltla.
The cabinet meeting, on the :ist
was devoted largely TO discussion VI
pending appointments in the several
departments and the coming visit of
Prince Henry of Prussia,
Mrs. Frederic Luere, who, as Ca
milla Urso. was famous for 80 years
in America and Europe as violinist
died in New York on the goth. She
was born in Nantes, June ID, 1884
Orders have been issued by the
war department assigning the Fourth
regiment Of infantry, which recently
arrived at san Francisco from the
Philippines. to the Department OF
Texas.
The state board Of regents OF the
University of Minnesota. on the ga
elected Prof. l.. Washburn. of the
Oregon state university, TO succeed
the late Otto Lugger. as state en-
tomologist.
Representative Wiley, of Ala
bama. on the a1st. introduced bill
designed to prevent the holding up
of trains for purposes of robbery.
1t provides a penalty Of death or life
Imprisonment for the guilty parties.
Ernest Gutschow. manager OF the
American Tobacco Co.'S works at San
Francisco: Judge Bernard Philips
and Rufus Patterson, are in ST. Pc
tersburg investigating the tobacco in
dustry for the American Tobacco Co
The steamship Ping Suey, which
sailed from Tacoma. Wash, on the
21st, for the orient. carried cargo
valued at s707.957. This is greater
in value than any other cargo pre-
viously sent from Puget Sound to the
orient.
The syndicate of New York bank
ers who have been floating the new
German three-per-cent. loan, amount
ing to 300 600 900 marks. have received
subscriptions from the United States
nearly covering the entire amount
of the issue
The first blizzard in Seattle, Wash.
for several years occurred, on the
cath, and completely tied up all street
car traffic and generally interfered
with business Snow, the first this
year, fell heavily. No snow fell in
Seattle last winter.
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lamation. on the 23d. urging that
January 30 be observed in the schools
as Mckinley day" by special exer-
cises, and that the school children
be given an opportunity to contrib
ute to the memorial fund.
Honorary Nice-Admiral Van Ei-
sendecher. the Prussian minister at
Carlsruhe, Baden, formerly an at
fache of the German embassy at
Washington. has been added by En-
peror William to the suite of Prince
Henry for the latter's visit TO the
United States.
The National Building Trades
council closed it's fifth annual con-
vention at Worcester. Mass. on the
2ist. Resolutions were adopted con-
demning the action of the Central
Trades and Labor union Of st. Louis
for issuing a boycott against the Lou-
isiana Purchase exposition.
A dispatch from Constantinople
asserts that an American syndicate
has submitted an offer to the porte
10 build the Bagdad railroad The
syndicate does not ask for a mileage
guarantee, but desires that the sur
plus tithes from the districts to be
traversed by the railroad be applied
10 the work of construction
At Cheyenne. Wyo.. on the Goth,
Peter Bergerson, member of the
Cheyenne Rife club. broke the
worlds record for 100 consecutive
shots, off-hand, 200 yards range,
standard American target. Berger
sons average was s9Ia. That of the
previous champion, Kelly, Of the Wal
nut Hill club, of Massachusetts. was
6s 9-l0.
Luther H. Marsh, the weli-knowrn
spiritualist, preached two sermons
at Christ Universalist church in
Middletown. y. r.. on the 12th. on
"Jesus, the Christ He affirmed his
belief in the divinity Of Christ, and
declared that modern spirituaIism
had it's birth in Christ's announce
ment Of His identity to many after
the resurrection.
Sketches Of the new Philippine /
coins, as proposed by the Philippine |
commission. We're shown to the mem
bers OF the house insular committee,
on the cath, by Director ~ the Mint |
Roberts. They show Philippine de- !
sign with n native head and wording
on one side, while the reverse side
shows an American emblem and the
wording in English.