The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

scnate-Nr Warren occupied ~
{ greater part OF The scnarss time. o-
the 2d with a speech attacking ths
Gibson - 20 repeal most of fle ex-
Sting land laws ne commended iha,
The land laws We're beuefcert and ia
The main honestly administered and
urged that there was n0 demand for
repeal The post Office appropriation
bin was siie'racked for the day AZ
1850 p ID the senate adjourned .....
I House-Three hundred ana nineteen
pension bills We're passed ly fhe house
in two hours Another hour was de-
voted 70 rapid fire legislation hv unan-
Iimous consent in which a large num-
\ Der ~ bridge bills and other matters u
minor importance were disposed NJ Mr..
| Maddox tGal. who had threate. "a %
stop The proceedings by a poin. ~ no
quorum when the pension legislation
was finished. insisted on the point and
as there We're few members present.
the house adjourned
5. Stocker Williams. one Of the most
widely-known Free Masons IN the Unit
ed States died on the Sd in the home OF
his daughter in Washington Court
house O Mr. Williams was Grand
master OF the Ohio Grand Lodge 81
Masons from 1855 20 lSSS He pos
sessed the largest private Masonic il
brary known and contributed much
TO the literature Of Free Masonry.
Three men are dead and TWO engines
and about forty cars were derailea be-
cause OF the head-on collision az TWO
freight trains az Locust Cur.
u miles east % Terre Haute. Ind Oh
hc Cd. The dead are Brakeman Ira
'aine ard Richard Simmons and Frank
Hickey who We're stealing d ride. The
wreck is attributed 20 misinferpreta- /
ion ~ train order
The seventy-fourth annual confer I
nee OF 'he Mormon church was opened .
u the Tabernacle at salt Lake City.
''ah. and was attended by more than
eNp0 church members President 10
eph r Smith in his opening speech.
welt upon the divine projection that
ad been given the church. and said he
ord see the hand 81 God in its
row n
James johnson a nephew 81 j B.
larcNn who was sssassiratel 2 wear
50. was shot and KILLED on The zd bv
rmmer Spice. 81 The mouth III George
reels zen miles south 81 Jackson Kv
licer was sardiu- in a house toat
The river ana Johnson on sund
ar and the Shot was Aired apparently
l,hout proyocatiol
Senate Though TIRE rcst once ap-
'opriation bill was before the senate
most tic entire day. on the 9TH. the
-rly debate on the measure was n
lation 20 general land laws ssnate
.journed at 4.15 r. N H0use-lr
e house If representatives. an al
mpt 20 secure consiie ration under
spenslon ~ the rules a. the bin an
oDriatiug $3.50 for the Lewis and {
ark Centennial exposition 10 be held
Portland ore in 1905. failed. after
e house had divided several times
d the roll had been called twice. The ,
litary academy appropriation bill
IS then taken up. and after Mr.. Park ,
mad explained as features briefly. 4,
:. Coidfogel u - spoke in behalf ,
the Jews Of the United States. for /,
ION LIE asked equal treatment and
election while travelling In Russia.
; Liyernash Cali made an attack =
President Roosevelt. and NJ Nor .
] (Pa discussed the negro question. :
nsideration Of the bin was not con I,
ded vixen the house adjourned al
IS o'clock p m
secretary Wilson has decided % cx-
" assistance TO the cattle interests
Montana North Dakota and south o
kota In the determination " caitle G
h or scab Approximately 81 ex- 81
rs will be in the field shortly max al
practical demon trations az the q.
thods Of dipping cattle 10 stamp out
disease.
he Capital national hank. 81 Cnih-
o. T. one Of the oldest banking ~
.ituiions in Oklahoma and a terri 2.
al and United States depository. ~
sed its doors on the 9Th. IL was a.
red in the hands Of the comptroller
the currency a statement IS not
ainable at this time. Dr
4 an opinion by Justice Peckham. "a
supreme court Of the United states. Dr
the 4th. sustained the Maryland IA
ute requiring voters moving into
state 20 sign a declaration Of their
ntion 10 become citizens. as a pre-
lisie 70 the exercise Of the franchise. br'
iss Lizzie Haifshein. Of Appleton. TOT
aged H. is dead. after fast Of ha'
avs, undertaken with the deliberate ha'
mpi, Il is said 10 end her life. from cd
IN all pleasure had been banished a :
oniinuous IN health since her birth.
bert Robbins. president and Ed
4 J.. Robbins. cashier. Of the late 7
net Farmers bank at Auburn. Ind liar
arrested, on the 9Th. in that city. ma
warrants charging them with en- bro
lement Dor