Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1898 — NEWS NUGGETS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS NUGGETS.

Frank O. Houston of Payne County, Ok., was shot and badly wounded at Guthrie, while pursuing horse thieves. A New York syndicate is said to have bought two Bremen Atlantic liners for $1,250,000, and the British steamer Monmouth for $750,000. It is announced that the salaries of all engineers and firemen on the Northern Pacific are to be advanced at least 15 per cent, commencing this month. At Toledo. Ohio. James M. Wilcox and "Willism 13. Munch were instantly killed while mixing materials for fireworks. Two others were hurt. The building where the explosion occurred was wrecked. Two Illinois Central freight trains collided on n trestle near Paducah, Ky. Several cars were smashed up and the engineer of one of the trains, the only member of the two crews who had not jumped, was killed. Misunderstanding of orders . caused the wreck. The town of Dnnsratiir, in Siskiyou County, on the line of the California and Oregon Bail way, was almost swept out of existence by fire. The fire started in the Arlington House, and in an Incredibly short time two blocks of the business portion of the town were ablaze. It is reported from Washington, IX C.. that excellent progress has been made ip recruiting for the volunteer signal corps. There is to be a company of signal men for each division hr the army. The organization of twelve companies is now in progress, and their captains have been •elected. A Spaniard, who said he was n Cuban, Arrived at New York on La Touraine. Hi* name was withhold by Commissioner Fitobie. Letters from Madrid were found on him, the contents of which, were not made public. The man was sent from the barge office to Ellis Island guarded by officers. La Bourgogne, a French line steamship which left New York for Havre, was sunk after * collision with the British ship Cromartyshire in a dense fog nbout'sixty miles south of the Sable islands. There were 716 persons on hoard when the collision oecnrred and of these 553 were lost. Fifty-three passengers and 110 members of the crew were rescued, Six masked meu held up a Texas Pacific train near Stanton, Texas, the other night, dynamited the express car mid robbed the safe of what money was in it. The extent of the haul is rumored to have been SIO,OOO or more. 7* »