Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1900 — BREVITIES. [ARTICLE]

BREVITIES.

The Bachelors* Club of lamdun has expelled the Duke of Orleans. John F. Cowcjr, United States consul general at Yokohama, Japan, is dead. Hadedxe. daughter of the Sultan of Turkey, has eloped with Niedjar, a Turkish poet. Dr. Frank H. Fisher, husband of Maud Lillian Bern, prim.n donna, is dead in New York. Six hundred laborers on a military road in Porto Rico straek for an advance of 10 cents a day. Fire totally destroyed the brick high school building at Kirkwood, Mo. Loss $20,000, fully insured. Rhode Island Republicans put up a ticket headed by William Gregory of North Kingston for Governor. Merchants and manufacturers of Porto Rico have forwarded to Congress a plea for free trade with the Knifed States for the islaud. Cuba's exhibits for the Paris exposition reached New York on board the United States transport Buford front Havana. The exhibits comprised 100 large eases. Fire at Miamisburg. Ohio, destroyed the Big Rothschild tobacco warehouse and damaged adjacent buildings. A Chicago firm owned the warehouse. Loss estimated at $150,000. At Eiubreeville. Teuu.. tire destroyed the foundry, machine shops and blacksmith shops connected with the |dants of the Virginia Iron. Coal and Coke Company. Loss SOO,OOO. The United States Government, at the request of President Kruger and President Steyn. has offered to the British ’ Government its services as mediator, with the view of bringing about peace in South Arrica. At Grand Forks, N. D.. the City Council decided to accept SOOO from the bondsmen of the late city treasurer, M. L. Gordon. Suit had been begun against the bondsmen for $4,200, the amount of shortage claimed by the city. At Haaleton. Pa.. Frank Ward waa faatautly killed and several others seri- ’ oualy injured by an explosion of dynamite In n coal mine. , Kdward Pettinger. 08 years old, at one time one of the wealthiest residents of Mount Vernon and one of “Boss’ Tweed’s lieutenants, died in the almshonae at East View. X. Y. Ben. Higgins, one of the best known merchants of Cntlodeu, W. Va., had his throat cut almost from ear to ear by his only brother. Walter Higgans. The | grew oat of the election of town