Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1899 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

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Navigation between, Detroit and Cleveland is open. A heavy snowstorm is reported in Colorado, seriously impeding the mountain roads. At Hastings. Minn., J. F. Krueger's grocery store nml stock were destroyed by tire. Loss $2,300. At Perry, Ok., George W. Boggs, late postmaster of Shawnee, was convicted of robbing his owu postoffice of $2,000. William L. Rietz of Chicago abducted his 2-year-old child from Zanesville, Ohio, where he was in the care of his mother. At Joplin, Mo., T. B. Kier, a mine owner, while in his mine was crushed by a huge bowlder that rolled down upon’ him. Bishop James Duggan, for years bishop of the diocese of Chicago, died at St. Vincent’s insane asylum, in the suburbs of St. Louis. “Kid” McCoy got the decision over Joe Choynski before the National Athletic Club at San Francisco, and 8,000 persons saw the fight. At Fostorio, Ohio, Smith’s livery stable burned. Forty-eight horses were burned to death and more than fifty buggies aud wagons destroyed. Loss $20,000. "Aunt” Katy Snodgrass died at Milford Center, Ohio, of grim aged 103 years. She was the oldest woman iu the Woman's Belief Corps in the United States. At Hoytsville, Ohio, G. H. Westenhaven of North Baltimore and Clarence Witteumier of Hoytsville were shot dead by Paul and John Zeltuer. The Zeltners are in custody. At Tacoma, Wash., while asleep in bed. Dr. Charles It. Corey, a prominent druggist, 50 years of age, iuingiued he was being chased by burglars, aud thereupon shot and killed bis wife. With little hope of his recovery, Albert Griffith, known the world over as “Young Griffo,” the pugil'st, has been sent to the Jefferson, 111., insane asylum. Excessive use of liquor has wrecked his mind. The five-story brick structure of the Armour Curled Hair and Felt Company in Chicago was destroyed by fire, with all its contents. The loss will reach $250,000. Many of the employes had narrow escapes from death. A gasoline launch blew up at Folsom street wharf, San Francisco. George Nelson, the only man on board, was burned about the face and lost both eyebrows, but was not fatally injured. The lnuncb was totally wrecked. At Bismarck, N. D„ James W. Cole, who on Dec. 12 shot aud killed his sweetheart, Sophronia Ford, through rage and jealousy, expiated his crime on the scaffold. The execution was the second legal hanging in the State. Arthur Croke, aged 17. charged with the murder of his father; L. S. Medler, aged 25, charged with highway robbery; Dominick Perelo and Edward Baker, both waiting trial for burglary, bruke jail at Canyon City, Colo., by removing some of the bars of the cage and digging through the wall. Although James Galligun admitted that he was responsible for the death of Jockey John Epperson, who was fatally stabbed in a saloon opposite the Oakland, Cal., .race Irnt-k, a coroner’s jury has returned a verdict stating that Epperson’s death resulted from a knife wound ia the neck inflicted by a person unknown. Robert J. humorist, and Mrs. Clara B. Baker were married at Pasadena, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Burdette will make their future home iu Pasadena,

where Mr. Burdette will fill the pulpit of the Finrt Presbyterian Church. The Cincinnati local Iron Foaadrymen’s Association, after a long consideration of (he demand of the members of the Iron Holders’ International Union for an increase of wages, has decided to grant a 10 per cent increase to take effect May 1. At San Francisco, Kitty Wannenraacher, aged 15 years, was shot and fatally wounded by her foster brother, Joseph Miller, 10 years old, while the young man was playing that be was a highwayman, with a rifle which was not supposed to be loaded. Dr. L. B. Tyson and bis two sisters of Kenton, Ohio, claim to be heirs of the mysterious and eccentric James Tyson, the multimillionaire who has just died in Melbourne, Australia, leaving $4,000,000 to the Government and many millions to heirs unknown. At Cincinnati, Richard A. Roberts, a barroom porter, ran a knife into the throat of Charles Prietsch, a mechanical draughtsman, and turned the knife around in the wound. Death was instantaneous. They had disagreed about throwing dice. Near Oregon, Mo., Samuel Crow, aged 70 years, an eccentric character, was murdered while asleep by robbers who beat his head to a pulp' with an ax handle. Robbery was the motive. Crow being considered wealthy. The amount of booty .if any, secured is not known. Fire broke out in the japanning department of the Dangler Stove and Manufacturing Company’s plant in Cleveland and the structure was practically destroyed. The plant of the Cleveland Machine Screw Company was also destroyed. Three hours after the fire started a falling wall at the screw works, fell, burying beneath it Lieut. Roth of fire company No. 7. Later in the day Roth’s dead body was taken from the ruins. A battle was fought eight miles north of Dexter, Mo., between Charles Hendrickson and a gang of thieves, of which he was the head, and Sheriff Rains and a posse of officers. About 100 shots were fired. Hendrickson was killed, receiving ab ound in the head. His daughter, who was an active participant in the battle, was probably fatally wounded in the left breast. Hendrickson and bis gang were fugitives from County, where they were charged with a number of robberies. Two were captured and five escaped.

A lockout affecting nearly 500 workmen occurred the other day in East St. Louis. The trouble was between the contractors and the Allied Building Trades’ Union. The difficulty arose through a refusal of C. C. L. Bosquic, a contractor, to allow Charles Palmer, a walking delegate, to go among his men while working. Accordingly the union passed a resolution condemning Bosquic and a strike was threatened. To circumvent this the contractors, about twenty-five, got together, and when the men came to work they found that all had been laid off until they agreed to abide by the contractors’ decision. All the men employed on tbe new city hall are included.