Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1900 — IN GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL.

According to Mexican statistics that country is enjoying great prosperity. Great masses of gold have been found in the Atlin district in British Columbia. It is reported Mrs. James Brown Potter, after securing her divorce, is to marry Geu. Kitchener. The United States has completed arrangements to substitute American currency for Porto Rican money. The population of Cuba is 1,572,71)7. This is the finding of the Census taken by the American administration of the island. A company of the Seventh United States infantry, stationed at Columbus, Ohio, lias been ordered to Alaska to protect miners. A discharge in bankruptcy has been grauted to John 11. Haverly, the theatrical and minstrel manager, wiping out $327,749 of debts. The murder of an American in charge of railroad construction at Aeathan, Mexico, by a bandit may cause international complications. The strife between Rear Admirals Sampson and Schley is settled, Schley taking precedence over Sampson and to rank next to Dewey. It has developed that Earl Russell’s new wife is really Lady Somerville, a Scotch countess, who obtained a divorce Saturday at Genoa, Nev. The big steel bridge of the Quebec Central Railway over the Etcbemin river at St. Anseiiue, built in IS9G, was carried away by ice. The loss is heavy. A resolution passed by the continental congress in 1779, providing for a monument to Count Pulaski, has been unearthed, aud Toles are to petition for $120,000 to erect a statue. An attempt was made to blow up lock No. 24 of the Welland canal at Port Colborne, Ont., with dynamite by two men who made their escape. The lock was badly damaged. Fierce forest tires rage in Manitoba, the Dakotas and’Minnesota. Laves of many lumbermen sacrificed and great loss of property. Dramatic flight from ttaines of a young girl and her baby twin sisters. The Tyrell exploring party, with whom is Archdeacon Loftbouse, reached Fort Chipcwyan, on Lake Athabasca, March 19. They covered the 430 miles from Lac La Biebc on snow shoes in seventeen days. Prices of steel products will be cut so as to dispose of the surplus stock aud reopen the idle mills. This conclusion was arrived at at a conference between President Lambert of the American Steel and Wire Company and President Gary of the Federal company. At Fredericton, N. 8., James Little, a carpenter, GO years of age, has been arrested charged with the murder of Edward Lawrence, Mrs. Lawrence and three children. The tragedy occurred at Lakesville Corner on Feb. 21, when the Lawrence house was burned in the night. Bradstreet’s views the trade situation thus: “More rather than less irregularity in the trade and price situation is to be noted this week, partly the result of weather conditions, but partly as in the case of the iron and steel trade, because of the continuance of those missionary efforts in the direction of lower prices which hare been such a feature of the iron and steel trade of late. That the basic conditions of trade remain on the whole favorable, is, however, evidenced by a number of features. Railroad earnings continue heavy, and the decrease noted in bank elearinga is chat-geable largely to religious and other holiday observances and to restricted stock speculation. Heavy rains and cool weather early in the week had a depressing effect on trade and collections. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregated 3.898,451 bushels, against 2,896,G 53 bushels last week. Corn exports for the week aggregate 3,158,747 bushels, against 2,799,444 bushels last week.”