Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1899 — EASTERN. [ARTICLE]

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Samuel Mclntyre, known as “the hermit,” died at Stony Brook, N. J, aged 102 yearn. Joseph A. Beckham has been nominated for Governor by Rhode Island Prohibitionists. The Buttery whirljiool rapids elevator, a landmark of Niagara, was hurled into the gorge by a hurricane. Rev. Joseph M. Taylor, president «jf Vassar College, has declined the presidency of Brown University. Mrs. Cornelia Jackson, better known job the stage as Connie Jackson, the only sister of Joseph Jefferson, died at New York. Burglars blew open the safe in the East Syracuse, N. Y., post office and obtained nearly $3,000 in postage stamps and money. Mayor Quincy of Boston has given directions to the superintendent of public grounds to begin the work of exterminating the English sparrow. Roland B. Molineux has been indicted for murder in the first degree by the grand jury at New York, in connection with the poisoning of Mrs. Adams. By a boiler explosion at Frank Kmaltz’s stone quarry at Myerstown. P»-, Monroe Billinger was instantly killed and Irving Firestone and Frank Smaltz injured. George Leoffert Sc Sons, lumber dealers of Sharpsburg. Pa., hare filed a }ietition in bankruptcy. Inabilities $12(5.009, assets $(5,000, principally open accounts. By an explosion of gas in the No. 3 shaft of the Kingston Coal Company at Wilkesbarre, Pa., David A. Thomas and Harry Evans were fatally burned and Wassill Sbradack was killed. T. Estrada I’alma, the head of the Cuban revolutionary delegation to the United States, in New Y'ork declares that he does not intend to return to his native island to participate in its affairs. The first st?p in the amalgamation of the entire woolen industry of the country was taken when the American Woolen Company, with a capital stock of $50.000,000, was formed the other day in New York. The residence of John Haines at West Salisbury. Pa., was burned, and two .children, aged 2 months and 2 years respectively, were cremated. Mrs. Haines was also dangerously burned and Mr. Haines was slightly injured. The wages of all day laborers in the tin plate plants of the Newcastle, Pa„ district have been advanced from 3 to 10 per cent. The advance will affect between 1,200 and 1,300 men. The Ileese-Ham-tnond Brick Manufacturing Company at Jeannette has advanced the wages of its 250 employes from 5 to 20 per cent, and the Williamsport Nail Company has made a 10 per cent advance.