Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1899 — IN GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL.

T. J. Fitzmorris of Omaha has been elected president of the United States I,eague of Building and Loan Associations. Consul McCook at Dawson says that $10,000,000, instead of $20,000,000, in gold will cover the product for the last twelve months. Four men were crushed to death, seven seriously injured and a number slightly hurt in the wreck of a construction train on the Midland Railway near Windsor, N. S. There is another hitch in the Alaskan boundary controversy. Canada wants to establish docks, wharves and and other terminal facilities at the proposed leased port on the Lynu canal. Cubans had a big procession and mass meeting at Havana. A number of speeches were made, all in favor of absolute independence and union and urging the furtherance of work to secure this result. A new transatlantic record to Boston was established when the big Dominion line steamship New England, CapL James McAuley, steamed into port, having made the run in 6 days 7 hours 40 minutes. The United States has been brought into the Dreyfus case through a published statement ascribed to former Ambassador Eustis, in which he is made to say that Dreyfus is culpable and that he could prove it. The current number of Bradstreet’s says: “Special activity in the iron and steel industry is reported at Chicago, where heavy advances have been made in finished products, and numerous shipments are reported. The cereal markets note little change in price, but trade opinion seems to favor steady flemand and few fluctuations, in view of admittedly large necessary takings by foreigners.” Secretary Gage has upheld Ckistoms Collector Stone of Baltimore against the civil service commissioners in refusing to allow Special Deputy Collector Dryden and Cashier Montell to take the examination ordered by the civil service board. The collector held that he did not think an examination at this time would be necessary, as both men had been employed in the customs service nearly fourteen months.