Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1899 — WEEK’S NEWS RECORD [ARTICLE]

WEEK’S NEWS RECORD

According to advices from Magellan Strait, the American minister at Santiago, Chili, has definitely purchased ’Various islands of the Wellington archipelago, with the object of establishing coaling stations. John Zacbert, a San Francisco mining •Xpert, declares that the old Russian boundary of Alaska is defined by monu■aents placed at short intervals, and that inclosed in each is a chart of the Russian possessions. Congressman James Hamilton Lewis has left Seattle for Washington to present claims for damages against the Canadian Government of Americans debarred as aliens from locating placer claims in tire Atlin mining district. Edward Kieley, who has been chased by an Indiana mob near Bourbon and was cornered in a swamp near Bloomingburg, escaped from his pursuers and is concealed in the marshes with Nellie Berger, whom he abducted. Fifty tramps took possession of the little town of Poseyville, Ind., and for three hours the officers were unable to do anything. They marched through the main streets of the town terrorizing the inhabitants and looting the residence of Mrs. Florence Duff. Pittsburg and Eastern capitalists have just purchased 4,000 acres of coal land in Westmoreland County, Pa., the consideration. it is reported, being $1,400,000. It is the intention of the new company to make coke of the coal and to begin operations at once. David Connell was shirt and probably fatally wounded by an unknown man at the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad depot at Cripple (’reek. He had been soliciting miners to work in the < oeur d’Alene country and seven recruits whom he had secured were with him when he was shot. A bold highway robbery took place in Corry, Pa., when patrons, of the Pawnee Bill show were returning to their homes. The robbers had destroyed the arc light, leaving the road in darkness, anil with drawn revolvers they proceeded to stop -the people and carriages, blocking the Street until at least 500 people were held. Litigation, extending over fourteen years and at present affecting claims estimated at $10,4)00.000, has been brought to a conclusion by a decision rendered by Judge Townsend in the I'nitcd States Circuit Court at New York in favor of the International Tooth Crown < ompany. The decision upholds the validity of the tooth crown patent. C. G. Anderson of Fulton, 111., leading ■ party of twelve prosjieetors, has arrived at Dawson, Alaska, with sensational news regarding a copper find nt the headwaters of the White river in American territory. Anderson and his companions are said to have found chunks of pure copper, ranging front the size of a hen s egg to pieces weighing twenty-five pounds. Jack Holly, L. Priest and Will Bobo, prisoners at the Federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., ferociously assaulted with shovels Guard F. Knief, and after beating him over the head and neck, almost severing his head from his body with the crude weapons, made their escape. Jack Holly, the leader of the ■trio, attempted to board a fast-flying Santa Fe train, missed his foothold and was cut in two. The standing of the clubs in the National League race is as follows: W. L. W. L. [Brooklyn ...60 SOCincinnati ...47 42 Boston 55 34 Pittsburg ....46 44 Philadelphia. 53 86 Louisville ...40 48 Baltimore ...51 37New Y0rk...35 52 'St. L0ui5....51 38Washington. 34 58 ■Chicago .....47 40Cleveland ...16 76 I Following is the standing of the clubs In the Western League: W. L. W. L. Indianapolis. 53 33Milwaukee . .30 45 Minneapolis. 51 37 St. Paul 30 47 Detroit 46 41 Buffalo 37 48 Grand Rap. .45 41 Kansas City..3s 53