The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-30
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
In the ser ste, on the cath. while the

In The serste. on the cath. while the
statehood bill was construcuvely inc
subject under debate, IT was scarcely
mentioned at all. the lndianoia post
flee matter taking up most of the
cay. Mr. spooner defended the pres
dents action. and was replied 10 py
Mr.. McLaurin. who said there hau
been no threats against the postmas-
ter. A number of bills were passed
among them one authorizing the CON
,truction of bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at ST. Charles, by the Iowa
& Missouri Railway Co.: appropria'-
ing 5000 600 for headstones for the
graves of confederate soldiers who |
died in northern prisons' provining
for the compulsory attendance oil
witnesses before registers and receiv-
ers of the land office, and number
of others. The house began consid-
Grafton Of the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, and passed ii. with an
amendment increasing the appropria-
ton for seeds from s2s0.0oO To s5oo'-
600. The whole bill carries an appro-
priation of S5.25s.s6O
u. w OU titC -vNis sH
nounced his withdrawal from the race
for the Colorado senatorship. and
urged the people TO acquiesce In the
election of Henry NJ. Teller. on the
gath. by the democratic members OF
the legislature.
In sermon at Montreal. Can. on
the 25th, Archbishop Bruchesi said
| Al vanttfroI nt1hllC
library il was rich and proud enough
to buy one without having recourse to
the aims Of an American millionaire.
A large meeting Of delegates OF
Irish societies was held in New York,
on the 25th. at which resolutions were
. adopted denouncing the trial and
: death sentence of Col. Arthur Lynch
.. as a trayesty on justice.
Charles J. Schumacher. st. Louis
detective, was shot and killed at
. Stanton. Mo-. on the cath. while en-
. gagged in running down men who are
: believed to be the robbers of the
J Union (Mo-) bank.
Tue smallpox hospital AT Biddeford,
Me. was destroyed by fire, on the
l25,h. and SO men. women and children
we're forced to escape in their night
: clothes with the mercury several de-
rree,. below zero.
\ William McGhee, a white man, was
\ killed and three Mexicans probably
!, fatally wounded in general fight be-
! tween negroes and Mexicans on
farm near Nacogdoches, Tex.
In the senate. on the 26th. Mr.. Quay
: insisted on the consideration OF the
sta tehood bill 10 the exclusion OF oth-
er business, and objected to an at
:, tempt by Mr.. Plat to call up com
mittee report providing for the print
= ing Of a public document. in reply
y TO a charge by Mr.. Hale that he was
confiscating the time Of the senate
. Mr.. Quay replied that this could %
y obviated by allowing vote on thu
" statehood bill. The senate went int
nj executive session. az the close OF
~ which the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was passed. III
y the house the military academy bii
n was passed without debate. The In
III dian bill was taken up but not com
| DltItu. ~ ItStlu'iph Nh' ''tf''~
es calling on the postmaster general 10
ne the spondence in the lndianol
(Miss.) post Office case.
n The Utah house Of representative
IL adopted resolutions, on the 10th. sc
re verely censuring a Salt Lake pape
as which had published an article sayin
m that IL some of the members coul
or change places with jackrabbits tn
legislature would be benefited.
ed Bv n decision OF the United state
ne supreme court. on the Goth, \.
er- Smythe. late superintendent OF I'll
ne New Orleans mint. and his suretis
ed were held responsible for $4,000
treasury notes lost while in Smythe
ds custody.
fe, At the annual banquet Of the Col
he federate Veteran camp, in New Yor
IN on the Goth, many prominent Unio
lis, and confederate officers were presen
IN Henry Watterson paid tribute
the character Of Abraham Lincoln.
eA Emil Turk. a young man Of Collin
'ed Vile, H., confessed TO the 81. Lou
ne police on the goth, that he was oi
ny Of a party Of three who murders
~ John Moog. an old cigarmaker. in
Louis. last Christmas eve.
10 Twelve hundred girls employed
ma n Chicago biscuit factory were lock-
mt out on The Goth. on account Of tro
nt.. BILE between the employers and Z
lea union.
Albert. trick elephant belongi
4 10 a circus, 30 years old and weip
'ew ing 5000 pounds. died from natur
his causes at Kansas City, Mo-, on I
Of 26th.
Fay Boone. a direct descendant
ran Daniel Boone, died at Ills home
gon New Cambria. Mo-. on the Goth.
Ill, San Francisco dealers, on the &c
raised the price Of -four 20 cents
barrel.