The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20
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Sepate-The senate was not IN ses'
sion on the 18th: having adjourned
from the 18th to the 10th. .... In the
house-After discussing the Cuban
reciprocity measure for three hours |
on the 18th. the democratic members
of the house of representatives agreed
TO resolution. by vote OF 80 10 d.
pledging themselves to support the
bill, after efforts have been made to
secure It's amendment. abolishing the
differental on refined sugar and elm
mating the five-year clause in that
treaty. The opposition to this ac-
ton came from the members from
Louisiana. Texas and California.
Three democratic members from the
latter state said that they could not
vote for the measure under any cir
cumstances. but, it is understood that
the action of the caucus will be con-
sidered binding
A verdict of guilty was returned. on
the 18th, in st. Louis, by the jury in
the case of the United States against
Thomas E Barrett. former marshal OF
the st. Louis court of appeals; John
p Dolan. chairman of the city demo
cratic committee. and Frank p. Gar.
rett. a member of the st. Louis police
department, all charged with compile.
/ ity in naturalization frauds.
The will OF the late William L. Elk.
/ ms. the multimillionaire traction mag.
nate and financier. was filed. in Fhila-
delphia, on the l4th. The estate Is be-
\ lieved to be worth s30000,000. Codicil
provided for the establishment of an
orphanage for the female orphans OF
Free Masons, to be managed by the
Masonic home of Pennsylvania.
Coroner Tutewiler rendered his YER
dict, on the 18th, in the case Of the
Big Four wreck which occurred at
indianapolis, Ind. ON October IL, and
in which l6 persons were killed The
coroner blamed the chief train dis
patcher at Kankakee. who failed to
notify the indianapolis yardmaster
.. that the special was coming.
: A rear-end collision occurred. on the
18th. on the Illinois Central railroad
near Kentwood. La. So miles from
New Orleans. resulting in the killing
of 40 negroes Twenty other negroes
and three white men were injured
some of them fatally.
Strawberries were still growing In
southwest Missouri, on the 18th. Mrs
!. John Knabiack, an old German woman
picked so crates of strawberries from
the second crop of small patch west
J, Of Aurora. Mo. for which she receive
a total Of 1915.
House-President Roosevelt sent "
the house of representatives. on tn
!. 10th, a copy Of the correspondence ant
- official papers relating to the reyolu
y ltion in Panama as 1t was called for b.
- the Hit resolution. The papers wer'
y referred to the committee on forelgI
AFFAIRS without being read. Mr.. Dial
- lxell pa offered a resolution iron
le the committee on rules, providing 10
. Immediate consideration Of the Cubal
:" reciprocity measure. Mr. William
y (Miss.) spoke against the adoption Q
1.-The resolution The house, by vot
~ of 176 to 155. adopted the rule, fxin
- time for taking vote for lou
Ae o'clock, on the 18th. The house the
adjourned.
7" Representative Gaines, Of TennesSes
introduced a resolution in congress, 2
the 10th. proposing an amendment !
=. 1.-The constitution of the United state
a. as follows: The president of tn
he United States shall hold his office duI
ling one term Of six years, and no pei
son having once been president. eithe
~ py election or succession, shall 7
Nc again eligible to that Office"
The federal grand jury at Omaha
- Neb., on the 10th, returned true bill
against United States Senator Charlie
10 II. Dietrich and Postmaster Jacob Fist
ar. OF Hastings, Neb., charging thel
" with conspiracy and bribery in conne'
- ton with the appointment of Fisht
- 10 the position of postmaster.
j Fenton L. Luckett, an attorney Il
~ State Senator Farris, who was indicte
~ BY the Cole county MO- grand jur
= charged with attempting to influen'
y the Farris jury, appeared In court
jefferson City, Mo-, on the 10th, al
gave bond for his appearance later.
- Henry j. Rosecrans, banker al
-. stockman well known in the west, di'
a. Ut Kansas City, Mo-, on the 10th,
- paralysis. He was born in Walwor'
!. county, Wis, in 1912, and he serve
through the civil war in the Twent
~ second Wisconsin volunteers.
~. On the 10th, the Standard Oil c
Of New Jersey declared a dividend
~ per share. payable December
next, to stockholders Of record OF N
10 vember 20. This was an increase
81 from the dividend declared at tn
:. time year ago.
$50 Representative Ball. Of Texas, aft
...A service In the house Of six and
-. half years, retired, on the 18th, to pl
- vate life. His resignation was a
~ cepted IL was understood that N
'Au Ball would become candidate for 90
ernor d Texas.