Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1901 — WEEK’S NEWS RECORD [ARTICLE]

WEEK’S NEWS RECORD

There now seems to be no doubt that an immense new steel plant is to be built at Norwalk, Ohio, and preparations hare been pushed so vigorously recently that-all that 4s Jwav is to place the money to cover the contracts for the buildings. Edward Whalen, better known its “Boston Frank,” one of the cleverest “pennyweight*’ trick operators in the country, is in the custody of the Baltimore police. He was arrested in W tishing ton in company with Mabel Harris, of Philadelphia. lite Cyclorama building at Royal ami Maryland avenues, Baltimore, whs destroyed by fire. The only animals saved in the “zo«»” were a lion and a came). All the others were burned to death. Frank C. Bostwick estimates his loss on animals at about $400,000. Charles F. W. Neely, charged with embezzling $3,000 of postal funds, has arrived at' Havana from New York. The prisoner" was delivered to the 4»eeper of the Careel. Neely, who is in good spirits, received many visitors and talked confidently of his acquittal. The body of Judge N. Pearl, of Grand Gulf, Miss., who had been missing for two weeks, was found in a small but swift stream. He had his watch mid money on his person. The coroner's inquest shows that the deceased met death by' accident, having fallen from the bridge. Two of a gang of swindlers received long term sentences in the Boston Superior Court, Della McLean getting eight years and William Drinkall seven years in prison. The gang recently inveigled Dav4d Gordan, a collector, into all at and relieved him of a small sum of. money and a watch.

Walter (’. McAlister, William A. Death, and Andrew ,1. X-tuupbelJ. who were found guilty of murder in the second degree for the killing of Jennie Bosschieter. on Oct. IM. HMM), together with George J. Kerr, who pleaded guilty to assault, have been sentenced to thirty years in prison. Peace among the warring Creeks Ims apparently been reached and all that remains to be done is to give Cliitto Harjo, the chief Snake, who has caused all the trouble, a preliminary hearing ami send him to Muskogee for trial for treason. In the meantime a few more of tin' minor leaders will be arrested. The parents of Fred Alexander, the negro who was burned at the stake by a Leavenworth, Kan., mob on Jan. 15, were in Kansas City the other day seeking advice about suing "the city and «.unity of Leavenworth for damages and support. The father of the dead man is a Baptist minister. He said he is con lident that an appeal to the colored people of the United States would bring forth a popular subscription large enough to carry the case to the highest courts in the country. An attempt was made nt Caseyville, HI., to kidnap Willie, a 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kinsella. The father saw a man dragging the boy ns fast as he could toward the village of Alma. Mr. Kinsella mounted a horse and went in pursuit. He overtook the man, ami jumping from the horse attacked him. A desperate fight ensued for possession of the boy. The father beat the other man almost into insensibility and took the boy. back home. The man had been known by the name of Bert Williams.