The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS

the 2lst. In the house Mr.. Brown
low (Tenn.) introduced joint reso-
luton providing for survey OF the
isthmus Of Darien for the ascertain
ment of its availa bility for an inter
oceanic canal. A feature of the de-
bate on the Philippine civil govern
ment bill was a speech in defense OF
the army by Mr.. Mcclellan dem, n.
W, son Of the civil war general
There may have been instances OF
cruelty in the Philippines" he said,
but there should be no differences
among Americans about unfolding
our soldiers while they are under fire.
The army is not. never has been and
never will be the asset # one political
party"
At jefferson. Ia, on the 21st, Mar
shall swearingen attempted to arrest
Horace Shipman for a breach Of the
peace. Shipman shot the marshal
dead. Sheriff Anderson and a posse
surrounded Shipman's house. and, af-
ter battle, in which fully 500 shots
were exchanged, shipman was killed.
A passenger train on the Sioux City
branch of the Chicago, st. Paul. Min
neapolis & Omaha railroad jumped
the track near Easten, Ia. early on
the morning of the ed. Two train
men were killed, five others serious.
~ hurt. and number of passengers
received minor injuries.
Il dc not threaten; act" This
was the reply made by the president,
on the 21st, TO a senator. who asked
if it were true that the president had
threatened to call an extra session
of congress if the Cuban reciprocity
bill was not disposed Of before ad-
journment
In a fight between eight cowboys
and Bud" Lee and an old Indian
fighter. near Tucumcart. y. NJ. five
of the cowboys were killed. Lee and
the Indian fighter escaped. They had
attempted 10 drive Lees stock away
from n spring
"Mother" Jones. well known to la
Dor organizations, was arrested at
Clarksburg, w. Va, with several Unit
ed Mine Workers. under an injunc-
ton issued by Judge Jackson. of the
circuit court. They were jailed.
At a. m. of the ed the st. James
hotel at Dallas. Tex. collapsed. One
dead and three Injured Were taken
from the ruins in a few minutes, and
about twenty remained.
Snow fell, on the 2lst. IN various
sections Of the upper peninsula Of
Michigan.
In the senate. on the Esd. Mr.. Quay
(Pa) moved TO discharge the com
mittee on territories from further
conside ration Of the measure TO adj
init as states the territories Of Okla
homa. New Mexico and Arizona. Mr..
Bevcridge Nnd.), chairman Of the
committee. said the measure lad
been put over until next session be-
J cause il was not believed there would
be time TO consider it at this one.
No action was taken on the motion.
A partial report of the conference on
the army appropriation was agreed
to-. In the house the debate on the
: civil government bill was continued
The debate was very animated. and
was participated in by Messrs. Gros
yenor tO). DeArmond (Mo.), Bart
lett (Ga), j. II. Williams Ull). w. w
Kitchen IN. c., Mcmahon tPa.) and
Richardson (Tenn.). The debate vii
probably be continued for some time
,, There was night session Of The
house Monday.
The Mississippi river commission
met in ST. Louis.on the 22d. The s..
900. 900 which congress has appropri
ated for this years expenditure be
tween Cairo and the gulf will be al
lotted by the commission at thi
, meeting. Engineers from the lowe
Mississippi are tn lie heard. and vii
: give the commission their opinions Q
needed improvements in dineren
!. parts OF the river course.
r The bill for the amendment of tn
2 bankruptcy law which has passed tn
{ house Of representatives and II nov
r before the senate committee on Jud
ciary will not receive further consic
J. Grafton during the present session
&c A decision to this effect was praa
= tically reached by the senate con
A. mittec on the Esd.
n The dead body Of Arch Buckne
D. was found. on the ed, I'm the wood
near Rock Bridge. Mo. The cloths
r we're nearly burned on and the fles
charrcd. lie was last seen alive wit
'r companion, with whom he wa
u drinking. The companion has disal
y. pcared.
y David T. Littlcr, former state sent
- tor and q well-known republican Leaf
!, er. died at Springfield. ILL.,, on II
:, 23d, Of Bright's disease. For ovs
3. twenty year. he was strong factc
~ in Illinois politics.
"A Walter Davis. "a i2-year-old boy IL
!. ing near Lenox. Ia. committed su
eide, on the 23d, by hanging himse
with . halter strap.