Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1899 — Told in a Few Lines. [ARTICLE]

Told in a Few Lines.

An anti-cartoon bill has been passed by the House of the California Legislature. Six cases of yellow fever have developed in the 202 d New York regiment at Guanajay, Cnba. The Brace meteorite, which weighs over four tons, is now on its wax from Australia to the British Museum. The question of bounties for officers and i sailors who destroyed the Spanish fleet wifl be referred to the,United States court of claims. The Commercial Congress, to meet at Wichita, Kan., in May. will invite Presidents Dole of Hawaii and Aguinaldo of the Philippines to attend as territorial delegates. A'beautiful red fox suddenly appeared in the streets of West It ox bury, M» H . in broad daylight, and was immediately pursued by dogs and men, bat he far outran them all and escaped. The opinion first expressed by Schiaparelli that certaia lines risible on Mars are canals is bow opposed by another Italian astronomer. Dr. Cernlli, who declares tha whole thing an optical delusion.