Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1901 — EVENTS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Charles Foster of Fostoria, former Governor of Ohio, and Secretary of the Treasury in I’rewdent Harrison's cabinet, has tiled a petition in voluntary bankruptcy. The petition states that be owes $747,008.34, and hia absolutely no assets. Cardinal Ktimpolla is believed to have been designated by Pope Leo as his choice for successor. W hilv regarded its the most able man in the college of cardinals, he will be opposed by conservative factions, being inclined to democratic ideas. The steamer Dolphin brings news ot another Dawson tire with an estimated loss of $75,000. Every building from tiomlolfo's Point, at the converge of First and Second avenues, up to and including Fairchild's Hotel was burned to the ground.

The avalanche which was reported some time ago to be threatening destruction to the camps at Sunrise, Alaska, has, according to latest advice, descended upon Smith's camp, killing six men and burying the place under hundred* of tons of earth. The late Count St. Otten de Pierrecourt bequeathed to the city of Rouen, France, his fortune of 10,(XX),000 francs, on the novel condition that the city annually gives a marriage gift of 100,000 francs to a couple of giants, in order to regenerate the human species. The little village of Kendall. N. Y., was almost destroyed by fire. Only two business places were left standing. In all five stores, a dwelling house, a hotel and a barn, together with numerous smaller outbuildings, were destroyed. The loss will aggregate nearly $40,000. At a regular meeting of the board of managers of the Minnesota state prison at Stillwater, unanimous action was taken in favor of paroling the Younger boys, now serving life sentences. Before the parole can be effective all three members of the state pardon board must approve it. Miss Ethel Bonnie, while gathering mushrooms near Pausing, Kan., was struck on the back of the head by an unknown person, presumably a tramp, and rendered unconscious, after which her body was thrown into an old well, for the purpose of hiding the crime. The young woman regained consciousness and after repeated attempts reached the surface and went home. Private Henry Cumberlage, a soldier in Company C of the Twenty-ninth infantry, now stationed at Fort Sheridan, 111., was assaulted and killed by Smith \\ heeler, a deserting member of the same' company, who has been a prisoner in the guardhouse. The prisoner was engaged in doing some work on a road under guard of Cumberlage, who was acting as a sentinel. Wheeler escaped immediately after the assault, Following is the standing of the clubs in the National League: W. L. W. L. Cincinnati .. 8 5 Brooklyn .... 7 (i Pittsburg ... 8 5 St. Louis.... 7 7 Boston <i 5 Philadelphia.. 6 9 New York... 0 5 Chicago ..... 5 11 Standings in the American League are as follows: W. L. W. L. Detroit 10 3 Washington.. 5 (1 Chicago .... 9 4 Philadelphia.. 4 7 Baltimore .. .- 7 5 Cleveland ... 4 9 Boston 0 5 Milwaukee .. 3 10