Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1900 — Brief News Items. [ARTICLE]

Brief News Items.

Mary Yardley, 105, Chicago, is dead. I Hundreds of Chinese In Mexico art said to be going home to fight. South African mine owners fear tbex will be taxed to help pay the expense? of war. Fall maneuvers of Russia’s army hav< been abandoned on account of the Chin' ese trouble. Chicago has a project on foot to bulk •n exposition building to cost >2,000,000 1 lit will seat 20,000 persons. Jacob Yonpolski, wife and five childrenf Chicago, were saved from suffocating ii their home. Firemen rescued them. f Engagement of Miss Bessie Mac Don ■ld, Chicago, to Baron Rudolph d Hirsch, Munich, Bavaria, is announced. Mrs. Bryan will accompany her bus band on some of hia campaign tours. H will speak In Cincinnati and Cleveland.