Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1899 — IN GENERAL [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL

Edison’s son has scheme to use submarine cables for telephoning between New York and London. The largest business block in Rendrew, Ont., was burned, the loss being $50,000. Adam Brisson, a cab driver, was killed „jjy falling bricks. The President has appointed HIM Lieut. Thomas H. Slovens, Fourth cavalry, a captain and assistant quartermaster, vice Capt. Howard', recently killed in the Philippines. Fire destroyed the tannery of C. H. Peter’s' Sons at St. John, N. B. The bHilding contained a large stock of valuable leather. Tbe Peter’s homestead adjoining was also destroyed. Loss $75,000. J. E. Varcoe, a grocer of Toronto, £)nt_, was shot and killed by burglars. The burglars jumped from a second-story window and one of them was stunned. The other was shot by a constable aad may die. Recent heavy weather"culminated in a tremendous hurricane, which completely razed the banana and other cultivation parishes in Jamaica. Portland, Bt. Thomas and Morant Bay are reported severely damaged. President McKinley will commute the sentences of death imposed by court martial in the cases of the enlisted men convicted by court martial of attacking Filipino women, and they will probably be sentenced to life imprisonment. The American schooner J. B. Van Dusen left St. John, N. 8., for New York. When about six hours out the mate, while intoxicated, stabbed Capt. Baisley and threw the body overboard. The body was recovered by two of the„ crew, who rowed ashore at Point Le Preaux. Maxwell, the assassin, has already been taken by the authorities. White pine lumber manufacturers have agreed upon a uniform mark-op in prices, taking effect at once. The advance is 50 cents per thousand in some grades of dimensions and $1 a thousand on some grades of uppers. Notice is given that all grades not advanced now will be shortly, -making’ a uniform advance of $1 per thousand all around on all grades. At Montreal fire destroyed the biscuit nnd confectionery warehouse of Vian & Frere, and adjoining buildings. Chief Benoit, of the fire brigade, was badly injured and a fireman named FeKe’ier was finally burned. Viau & Frere are the principal sufferers. Total loss* #309,000. The Parnell hom«4tead in Wicklow County, Ireland, now advertised under foreclosure proceedings, will nut Le sold. Tammany Hall, of New York, guaranteed the SIO,OOO needed to pay off the claim against the homestead. The latest issue of Bradstreet’s says: “Cereals appear to have reached a dead level, with prices showing little or no change. The dullness of wheat at domestic markets finds explanation in Bradstreet’s statistics of world’s stocks, which indicate a gain for the mouth of over 17,000,000 bushels, contributed entirely from American sources, however, as foreign supplies showed a slight shrinkage. Wheat, including floor, shipments for the week aggregate 4,465,842 bushels, against 3.046,836 bushels last week and 3,704,693 bushels in the corresponding week of 1898. Since July 1 the exports of wheat aggregate 77,239,858 bushels, against 77,620,216 bushels last year. Corn exports for the week aggregate 4,583,477 bushels, against 4,503,423 bushels last week and 2,342,745 bushels in this week a year ago. Bince July 1 corn exports aggregate 83,473,247 bushels, against 53,297,192 bushels during the same period a year ago.”