The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-15
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


Snatch the senate. on the otl,
u Mr.. Spooner replied u the democratic
structures on the conduct Of the post
Office department and also trayersei
iuuite an extensive political field He
I5efentet the course Of the postmaster
general in the irregularities OF his de-
partment. and charged t1at the effort
iPou the part Il the democratic senator
Ito secure a congressional inquiry was
Il the interest Of political policy. Sew
eral bills Of minor importance we're
passed The bill for the appropriation
for the Portland. ore. and for coast
wise shipping were passed finally by
accepting the house amendments. The
senate then. at O'Clock. Went into
executive session. and az $3.50 p. N
adjourned HouEe-The recent exec
utive order OF the president relating
20 age as evidence o. pensionao!e dis
ability furnished the text for an i'm
+ vassi0ued appeal hy Mr. Bourke Cock
ran ~ " o. the members OF The
house 10 uphold the dignity Of that
body IS refusing 90 submit % what he
a.-eeed 20 te THE usurparian u me eX-
q 1.ire authority of congress by he
executive IT. anticipation off w Cock
rams speech almost every seat was oc-
-riel GA rhe floor and The galleries
ere filled t1 overflow Mr Cock
ran he'f bis AMI euce throughout AID
his remarks frequently we-e punc'Iat-
81 wirh .ar5 applause from both sides
O., rhe chamber
Mrs Conception Nasluez Of the PHIL
i1nine islands GA the 9Th filed an an
,we- 10 The petition u Lieut. Sidney
: R1rhark O. a watch was filed ia
the district court ID l-savenworth. kas..
last year ro have an alleged marriage
ceremony between himself and the
Filipino woman SET aside a. forgery.
The woman ID her answer insists that
She i The lawsul wife of Burbank
4 Great Northern passenger train
arrived in Sioux City Ia on The 10th.
from O-Neill. Neb. having been IN
stalled in a cut near McLans since the
srh Five engines were sent 20 help
ze- the train or. and the sn0wdFifts
a-a over the smokestacks ~ four ~
them. and another was thrown from
tho track by the snoN
l~lre which broke ont on the 10Th.
IN The basement Of the Galesburg High
school. a. Galesbuyg H.. resulted ia
The total destruction of the building
John slater a fireman. was instantly
killed by falling walls The loss is es-
rimatad az sl11.on0. fully covered By
. insurance
Senate-The Culberscn ameniment
70 the post Office appropriation bin pro-
Ivid.ng for a commission 10 investigate
the post Office department vas before
The zenate. On The llrh. and after being
ruled out - order in modified form.
was r.-finz when the senate ad-
I i1u-red Mr. German made an earnest
Plea Tor an investigation. saying the
post Office department had cast reicc-
tons upon ID members ~ congress AMI
THAT a thorough examinaro n should he
tad Mr Alfrich answered that the
T amendment finally modified meant
nothing. thar IL an invest cation was
Ito ie had IL should b. ia live one .-..
Hru-e-The house p1 scd the bil re-
. 9c--ed hy The committee on rive-s and
Y hartcrs appropriate ssoa".oo0 Cor q
lte-tcrarinn 81 malnfeuance az chan
nels or 81 other river and harhor in
lprcvemcuts Mr. Burton chairman q
the comm r-ee. IN explaining the hiii.
urged the adoption q settled princi-
pies with regard 20 river and harboT
work Mr Clark tNol made q plea
for Tho improvement cf the Missouri
river Quite a large number n bills 81
minor importance were passed Al
SOS oriock p. n The house adj
liourued
Judge Palmer. in the criminal divi-
sion a. The district court az Denver.
Col on the llth. decided that there is
no punishment prescribed by statute in
that state for fraud committed al spe-
cial elections. such as the recent char
ter elections in that city This decision
frees Is election officials who are
charged with sfgfns the ballot boxes
On petition OF Frank Koutsky Judge
Bartlett. in the district court on the
Iilth issued a restraining order against
the city council and several city off,
Gals OF South Omaha. Neb enjOining
them from conspiring 20 count OUT
Koutsky. who alleges that he Va elect
- mayor az The recent election With
plurality ~ rs votes
Henry Medium. OF Portland Ore.
formerly United States surveyor in
that state. was arrairned. on the 18th.
on an indictment returned by the
United States grand jury for completely
in the land frauds In that state and
pleaded not guilty Medium vas in
fictef On 81 counts
Immediately upon the assembling Of
The senate IN the iith the chair pre-
sented an Invitation TO congress to at
tend the formal opening Of the Loulsi-
ana Purchase exposition al St Louis.
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