Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1901 — BREVITIES. [ARTICLE]

BREVITIES.

Peter L. Ruhmnnn was killed at Norfolk. Neb.,’by the premature discharge of a mortar. Miss Helen Could is said to have gone Into the mining business- iti partnership with M. Mankuss of Colorado. Eugene (1. Smith, a well-known farmer, was found dead in lied at Linchburg, Tcun., with his,head split open by an ax. J. P. Sain, for the past seven years city editor of the Pittsburg Volksblatt, was almost instantly killed by being thrown from a street car. Cenerai Manager Mttdge of the Santa Fe road announced that his company would this year spend $350,000 in the construction of new shops tit Topeka, Kan. . The workers tit the plant of the National Steel Company at Sharon, Pa., signed the new scale for 1901, which provides for a reduction of Pi per cent. About 400 men were affected. The postofllee at Wither'* Mill, Mo., was burned. The office was kept in the store of S. T. Gregory, and ♦very thing in the building was consumed. The origin of the fire is unknow n. James \V. Priestly, founder of tlie James W. Priestly carpet mills, was asphyxiated by illuminating gas at the home of liis son, John W. Priestly, in Philadelphia, lie was.S3 years old. W. MaeKenzie, the Canadian railway magnate, now at Winnipeg. Man., an flounces that owing to failure to get eon trol of the Northern Pacific Portage branch, his company will probably build. Noah MeCinnis was hanged nt Butler, Mo., for the murder of Frederick M. Barchorling. MeCinnis made a confession, stating that he had no intention of shooting the man, but only shot to scare him. Tile extensive pattern plant of S. Jar vis, Admits & Co. in Pittsburg was almost completely destroyed by fire, to gether with a large number of patterns and molds. The loss is estimated at SIOO,OOO. Frank Daniels, the well-known actor, who is appearing with his company in “The Ameer,’’ in, North Dakota, was married the other day at Fargo to Miss Olive McDorman, who lias been on the stage for two years. Jacob Inman, who went from Chicago to visit his brother nt Nardin, Ok., sex era! months ago in the hope of recovering liis broken health, committed suicide by drinking carbolic add. lie was growing worse instead of better. While attempting to escape a quarantine which hail been laid upon a loggers’ camp three miles from Sparta, Minn., a lumberman shot and instantly killed one of the deputies engaged in guard duty. Smallpox had broken oti( in the camp. Tile gold production of Oregon for the year lissi amounted to $3,770,000. The lumber output of the State for the year amounted to HJKMOQJKX) feet. The Earl of Ifopetouu was sworn in at Sydney as the first governor of die federated Australian colonies amid scenes of pageantry stub as never before hud been attempted in the antipodes. In Burlington, lowa, fire destroyed two buildings on Main a Htreet, oenpled by Schramm &*Sehraeig and by the Connor Mercantile Company. Guest's music store was damaged slightly. The losses are estimated at $150,000, insurance $75,000.