The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS


on the iTth.-.ln the mousse the sio
stitute for the senate bill 10 establish
a depar tmcnt of commerce ana iapor
WAS passed by a vote OF ~. 10 49,
all the republicans and - democrats
voting for the bill. The substitute as
nassed by the house differs from the
senate bill in many important par
ticulars. II places under the control
Of the new department. the coast ana
geodetic survey. the bureau OF statls-
tics. the census bureau. the bureaus Oh
foreign commerce and immigration.
and also creates the bureau of manu-
features and corporations.
President Mitchell. OF the mine
workers. arrived at indianapolis. Ind,
on the 18th, to attend the coming
meeting of the organization of which
he is the head. In short speech AT
dinner rendered him he said he %
not believe in strikes. but regarded
them as horrible and the creators or
suffering.
The dedication OF "A memorial arch
TO Baron Won ketteler the German
minister to China who was killed ny
boxers at the outbreak of the
troubles. took place al Pekin, on the
18th. 1t was erected by the Chinese
government.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Lain went ashore ten miles from the
rock of Gibraltar. on the 18TH. ana
tugs were unable 70 pull her OFF. She
had 100 saloon passengers and 700
emigrants. all bound for New York
The interstate commerce commits
sion has issued statement showing
that during the three months ended
September 30. 1902. there were 2o3
;, persons killed and 2.6lg injured IN
/. the United states.
a The crown princess Of SaNony and
NJ. Giron, who have changed their
names TO VI. and Mime. Andre Gerard
arrived al Mentone. France. on the
18th. with the intention Of staying
+. two months.
Two ocean liners crossing the At
lantic rot into communication wher
nearing New York. on the 18th and
game OF chess was played by wireless!
tclerraphy between teams on the tive
vessels.
Abram 5. Hewitt. former mayor o
New York and for many years mem
Der of congress, died in that city, OF
the 18th. his wife and SIX children be
ang present mt the bedside
: Jacob X. Upton. chief clerk Of tn
United States life-saying service, die
!, suddenly in Washington, on the 18TH
IN tine senate. on the 'oth, MT
Bailey (Tex) objected TO considera
I, ton by unanimous consent of all bill
from the republican side. on IN
ground that the senators from Ne'
York had interfered with matte
: purely local TO the state OF leNa'
This created discussion, which wa
y ended by the senate going into exec,
- tive session on the Cuban reciProcit
~ treaty. at the conclusion OF whic
Mr. Foraker continued his remarF
!. fayoring statehood for Oklahom
Arizona and New Mexico....ln u
-. house considerable business WI
~ transacted. Among the measure
IN passed was the senate Hawaiian n
II. claims bill The consular and drpi
matte appropriation bill, the third
- the regular budgets, was passed. al
fair progress was made with the ID
49,. trict Of Columbia appropriation ID
,, In the discussion Of the diplomat
,as bill Mr.. Slayden (Texl made sol
NH serious charges against United Stat
mi. consular representatives in Mexi'
,.a which Mr.. Grosvenor (Oo deciar
we're uniustified
Judge T.. T. Lane was found de
49,, on the railroad track at Harrisonvil
WI. Mo. on the 10Th. from an unkno
ra,, cause. lie was elected to the legis
}. if ture while serving sern" !" 1an
~, refusing to make levy TO pay
railroad bonds when he was jut
~ Of Cass county.
There were six new cases OF phl
y, and six deaths at Mazatlan, on
10th. House burning goes stea'
~. on. and there is q feeling OF g
sternatiou among the people. ow
-. to the daily scenes Of horror
v.rc desolaton.
n of 'oi. oani"ei 'l's' 49, q
the the republic Of Texas. was an on
in the American army in the Mex
- war. took hand in Indian wars
,n,ar was n confederate captain. died
On Rich Hill, Mo-, on the 10Th, age
were years.
Fire in st. James orphanage,
% IN Benson. Neb.. near Omaha, on
i &c 10th, destroyed a part Of the b
.andc ing. causing loss Of $4,000.
the hundred children in the building
the time were taken out in safety
It'll In an opinion delivered on the
goods the United States supreme coui
New Armed the validity Of the Illinois
Inheritance tax law.
four Thomas G. Plat was nominate
allan. the New York republican caucus
the 18th, TO succeed himself az
ed States senator.