Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1900 — IN GENERAL [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL

Mrs. John D. Rich, the Chicago woman who was surrendered to Mexico to be tried for the murder of her husband in Juarez last May, was adjudged guilty by the Mexican court and sentenced to fourteen years in prison. Regarding the report that President Diaz of Mexico had designated his successor as President of the republic, it is stated on authority of Mexican officials that President Diaz has expressed a wish that Gen. Bernardo Reyes succeed to the office when he retires therefrom. The mail from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, brings the news that a report is current there that six Americans were shot near the foot of the Bacatete mountains by order of Gen. Torres, who is in command of the Mexican troops now operating against the Yaqui Indians in the Bacatete range. The passenger carrying transatlantic steamship lines are almost uniformly refusing to book large excursions for passage to Europe this summer. Parties have been formed to go to the Paris exposition, and some of them number as many as GOO persons. It was said at several steamship offices that the refusals were caused by the desire of the lines to refrain from overcrowding their steamers and to be able to provide accommodations for their regular yearly patrons who might not apply for staterooms so far in advance. Bradstreet’s says: "Exceptions to the quiet and even dullness shown bj’ many lines of trade and speculation are found iu the active demand for woolen goods for next fall’s delivery and tn the active call for dry goods on spring account. In the latter direction prices show special strength, and the bulk of the business placed in woolens has been at advances of 25 to 40 per cent. Weather conditions throughout the country part of the week have been against retail trade in seasonable goods. Another effect of the unusually mild weather is that shown in the northwestern lumber business. Lack of snow will probably insure a reduction on the cut of last year, and this, combined with smaller stocks, points to at least a maintenance of present lumber quota- . tions.”