Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1899 — NEWS NUGGETS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS NUGGETS.

James Callahan, 17 years old, n farmer, was killed by a Wabash west-bound freight train near Mexico, Mo. At Williamson, W. Vn., Elias Hatfield, who killed H. E. Ellis, was sentenced to twelve years in the penitentiary. There was a disastrous earthquake at Aidin, Asia Minor. Hundreds of persons were killed in the Valley of the Mender. The Government has taken steps to secure possession of Mission rock, San Francisco, which has been held by the California Dry Dock Company since 1870. According to advice's brought by the Steamer Empress of India from the Orient, the empress dowager of China is said to be seriously ill. Li Hung Chang has been recalled to power. Rev. Dr. L. M. Kuhns, one of the bestknown preachers of the Lutheran Church, in the West, dropped dead at the Omaha exposition grounds. He held the leading pulpit in Omaha for a generation. The Russian Abyssinian expedition has discovered a new range of mountains be- , tween 8:30 and (! north latitude and 36:30 longitude. By permission of the Czar, the mountains have been named the Nicholas 11. range. A passenger train, north bound on the St. Louig and San Francisco Railroad, collided with a freight train fifteen miles southeast of Kansas City. Four persons were killed and four others more or less seriously injured. The contents of a caution fired during a soldiers’ reunion nt Ceredo, W. Vn., passed through a coach of a Huntington and Big Sandy train. More than a dozen persons were injured by flying missiles and broken glass. Prof. Swingle of the Agricultural Department has gone to California for the purpose of giving the fig growers of that ; Btate who are attempting to propngate the Smyrna variety of figs, the benefit of his information on this subject, v Corea has at last a written constitution. It has nine articles, all dwelling upon the powers and prerogatives of Hie | Emperor, and containing no mention whatever of any rights or privileges belonging to any other person in the realm. Joiin L. Hanna, chief of police at I>alton, Ga., was shot and killed by throe . moonshiners whom he was trying to arTrust promoters have invaded the pie field. The American Pastry and Manufacturing Company opened its doors at New York. It controls uineteeu plants and haa a capital of $3,000,000. filurifH. F- Farley of Monterey County, Cal., was shot and killed by George 1 Caesar, whom be waa trying to arrest for arson. Caesar, who had been drinking, threatened to shoot four officers and burn van the town.