The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01
LATE NEWS ITEMS

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senate-The senate. on the estA. was
in session only about three hours Dur
ing that time a number OF private pen
SION bills were passed and another por-
.'on OF the District OF Columbia appro-
ariatiOn bill was read and debated The
district bin vas still under discussion
when The senate took IN the pension
calendar After passing a number Of
bills on that list the senate adjourned
- HoVse-The house began consider
alton OF the sundry civil appropriation
Dill Ten hours were fixed for gen
eral debate on the Measure. bur At
The end 81 an hour and 4 half there
were no speakers ready 10 continue.
and the house adjourned for lack II
Z takers. Chairman Hemenway az the
7 appropriations committee. and Mr. Ben
Z Ton iteml filed statements on the bin.
Nj Hemenway summed up the fiscal
condition for the next fiscal year
F showing thar after al legitimate ex-
penses had been paid there would be
S-".H.el1 surplus for the year. 4
number ~ minor bills were passed By
unanimous consent. and special orders
were made for the Consideration II
pension bills which had the right Of
way
Rev John Potts Of Toronto. Ont..
Preached On the Hill % Mars. on The
-1th. 20 The delegates 10 the Worlds
Sunday school convention The min
listers and delegates repeated S. PauTs
address 20 the Athenanians All The I.
members q The party from The United
States are well and Will proceed 20 +
Jerusalem. where The meeting OF the
convention VIII be held.
o. :. Strickland a prominent con
tracing mason Of Guthrie. Okla. and
William Shaul. OF Ponca CITY. were
killed while engaged in pulling the
framework from a stone arch bridge
northwest Of Ponca City on the asth.
The arch fell. and Strickland and
saul were buried under tons OF stone.
Inc bodies were horribly manglal
Mrs jefferson Davis. widow Of the
late president Of The southern confes-
eracy. was stricken. on the 9th. in At
lantic City. y. j.. with an attack II
acute Indigestion. through her re-
vitality. Mrs. Davis rallied
and no Apprehension Is now expressed
Tor her rapid recovery.
The Wabash. White and Patoka riv-
srs. near Princeton. Ind. were rising
IN the 27th. The property loss has al
ready reached 100000 in southwest
I'm Indiana. All trains are greatly I
ielsye< a
seHate-Th. senate. or the esth. i
discussed for three hours the recens i
rider Of .he pension bureau making :,
ID age a. evidence OF disability. and
hen passed the District 81 Columbia Z,
ppropriation bill The discussion 81 ii
he pension order was based on the n
asoiution offered some DAYS ago BY p
r. Carmack. directing the committee II
The judiciary 20 inquire into the
lthoriiy Of tho executive branch II %
De government 10 make such ar or cr
Pr The senate ar AS p. r. went a,
70 executive session and az f.a5 D. "a
: adjourned Eou seize sundry q
VII btu was before The house. but de-
ne took wide range. lfr.Gine-t a.
Lassl devoted considerable time 10 81
l~werinE some 81 the statements re-
nriy made on the floor by Mr. Spight m,
iiss-i regarding The race question
defended the president FOR inviting
'oker washington 20 dine with him.
z said the president was a man OF "a
big heart IS well as birth. breeding
q cultivation. Mr Clark MOI made
speech on the tariff. and declared
efuivocaily On favor % the tarir
lrramme for the democratic party 5e,
s fr1ne plea for the tobacco growers 49,
s male hy Mr Trimbie ky. who ~
,ed the removal 81 the tax 81 six ~
~ a pound On raw tobacco House vfs
burned az $40 p. m. H.
ames p. Hossford. Of Helena. Mont. 49,,
- yeas connected with the Office +
;Le grperyising architect of The ca
.slry department. and for over two -
o superintendent OF construction
the Helena federal building. died ..,,
denly or the -S,hof Brishts disease. -
! - years. Interment a. Geneseo.
A., W. beer
\, y, -. ~ .'V"'' io' TT
~ az a7rie .a-lAN iu me Lancaster Ill .
ny treasurers Office. pleaded
~ On the -srh % the embszzlemeut
-p1 o. public funds. and was SEN SUM
~ % serve four years ia the peni-
larry Waugh gave forged tax re- :.
+ and kept the money. Ie,..
G Stitch. a gas. OF and brick ror,,
n'a'cr u independence. Kas has :, !.
2 $4,000 for a fine arts depart sale,
70 Nashburn college. Topeka. in ssrI,
Y q the memory Of son ari .-ovi
htfr Who AZ one time attended tLat
tuition Ace
e ..lsfna' ier-g neral. on the gslh Ha
n'e' he Iss rnation 81 II ~ Rand hlegr
i.ia1t frIrri utendent Cf the dl- the
2 ~ s-i-ric- and allowances OF ammo
'osi office department. The action wifs
exec; inn, dia;cly The ;