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

The autumn crops are fair in the
province OF Sinde and in the Bombay
Dcccan.
All The students at the State school
of mines at Golden. COL. ahScntcd
themselves from the class. on the
30th, in consequence Of the recent
suspension OF seven students hy the
faculty. which is TO be made the sub
ject of an investigation by the board
Of control
Gov. Cummins of Iowa transmit
ted a message to both houses Of the
state legislature, on the 27th. calling
attention TO the request of the Lou
;siana Purchase commission of the
state Of Iowa for an appropriation Of
S25s.00O The governor made no rec
ommendation.
Assistant Postmaster-General Mad
den forwarded TO the house. on the
csth, draft of bill or provision
for Incorporation into the post office
appropriation bill TO permit the pay
ment Of the postage in bulk on large
quantities of third and fourth class
mail matter. without stamps.
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Judge Taft, civil governor of the
Philippines. arrived in Washington on
the Goth. He was met by Gen. Cor
bin and at once driven to the war
department. After an exchange Of
greetings. Secretary Root took Gov.
Taft 80 his home on Rhode Island
avenue. where luncheon was served.
At Toledo, O., on the Goth. Mrs.
Horace c. Allen, wife OF the United
States minister to Corca. slipped and
fell on the ice, breaking one Of the
bones in her leg. Mr.. Allen and She
were to have started. on the 3Oth. on
their return to Corea via London. st.
Petersburg and the Siberian railway.
The man to whom Abraham Lincoln
presented iackknife because his
face was homlier than his own. died
at East Liverpool. O.. on the 31st. He
was Rev. William Hastings. of To-
ronto, O. Rev. William Hastings was
powerful and distinguished preach
er. but he was not handsome man.
The report that Commandment Krit-
ringer. who was captured by Gen.
French, December II. had been con-
demned to death, was not confirmed
in London up to the GOTH 1t was an
nounced from South Africa. January
20. that kritzinger's trial would be-
cir soon, but nothing had since been
heard Of his case
A. j. Patterson. convicted of en-
bezzling $4,000 in city funds from the
City of Clyde. kas.. Of which he was
treasurer, was sentenced. on the 3fst,
to three years in the peni;entiary
Patterson admitted taking the money.
but alleged that as it was collected
from joints he could not be held ac-
countable for it.
senator Lodge. on the 3oth. intro
duced bill authorizing the inspec-
ton of trains coming into the United
States from Canada and Mexico with
the view Of determining whether l
there are on board aliens who are :
not residents If those countries. The
object Of the measure is 10 proven, 7
Illegal immigration. ,
4.
The house committee On BANKING !,
and currency. on the goth. ordered
q favorable report on the bill Of Rep
rescntatiye Cousins. Of Iowa. author. :
ling the selection of reserve banks
in cities Of $1,000 population. instead ),
OF 5000. as at PR sent and having
minimum capital of 100000 instead
Of 100000, as now.
The Treasury club. an Organization r
Of officials of the United states treas l.
ury department. gave farewell din 6
her on the 5lst- at the Shoreham ho- q
tel. 70 Hon. Lyman J. Gage. the re-
firing secretary. Covers were laid
Tor %, the guests including Hon I
Leslie NJ. shaw. who succeeds Mr.
Gage. and other nctables. !
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Charles II. Ilysham a livestock man \
Of South Omaha. Neb. on the 2sfh
purchased the ranch and cattle inter. /,
,sts ~ J. W. Driscoil. Of Spearfish. : \
.. for $4,000. The property con :
.ists OF 5000 acres Of grazing land and =
IS'Ooo head Of cattle. Ilysham's graz. !,
hg iand now covers a million anc !,
half Of acres. a large portion of \
which Is under lease from the Crow !;
indians. =
D-cctor Of the Census Merriam
vas before the house committee or ei
census, on the 2sth. in advocacy OF m
the census bureau ON a Is
e ornament basis. lie spoke Of the 81
'iHiculties encountered in carving is
IN the work when a service had to di
e organized every ten years. After de-
ar. Merriam's statement the commit. e,
&c went into secret session. but nj
cached no conclusion on the pending
ill. I'll
The president has approved tho rec q.
mmendaton Of the secretary 81 war -.