Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1901 — EVENTS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

The presidency of the New York Cenrial, to succeed Samuel K. Callaway, who resigns to become head of the Aineri- ; can Locomotive Company, lias been offered to VV. 11. Newman, president of the ; Lake Shore and Michigan Southern ltaitway. - At Black Buck Lake, Minn., a wild moose, chased by dogs, got tangled up In the anchor rope of a boat containing a little girl, and before the parents could' J interfere the moose dragged the boat nnd I its contents across the lake. The child j was not hurt.' The schooner Edwin lloy arrived at ! Halifax, N. 8., from Capo Horn after a successful sealing trip of eight months. The schooner brings 1 ,l'Oo skins of fur seals, and reports seals numerous in the South seas and no other vessel engaged on the fishery. ‘ J. 11. Stokes, alias W. J. Davis, 11. V. Hawkins, J. 11. Langford, W. J, Stone and W. I. Crane, one of the most noted burglars In the West, whose specialty ia robbing fur stores, lias been left an estate Vof $50,000 through the death of relatives in Fort Dodge, lowa. The trick of a practical joker who drugged a bowl of punch served at a meeting of the Supreme Council, “Order of X,” a new social order in Indianapolis, nearly caused the death of every one present. As it was, out of the twentyfour members present nineteen were prostrated for several hours. In deciding the DeLlma case against the federal government the Flitted States Supreme Court held that the constitution followed the Dag iuto Porto Hico, and that the island, at the time the duties \yere collected, was- a territory of tlio United States, but not a part thereof within the revenue clause of the constitution. Mitchell Kidd, n farmer living on Davis creek, near Charleston, \Y. Vn., was shot and killed at iiis home by John Kowlins, a miner. Itowlills’ wife was infatuated with Kidd and a few days ago left her husband at their home in Fayette County and could not be found. Rowlius found a clew and followed her Pt> Kidd's house. It was announced at the annual commencement of tlie Columbus, Ohio, Art School that Emerson McMlllen of New York had offered to give a site valued at $.*10,000 and n sum not so exceed SIOO,000 for the erection of an art museum, providing an equal amount was raised by the people of Columbus by popular subscription. - Lieut. Gov. M. F. Allen, vice president nnd director of the Farmers’ National Hank, which recently suspended at Vergonnes, Vt., and J. \V. Ketchjjm, a representative in the Legislature from that place, wore arrested By Fnited States officers under indictments charging them with complicity with Cashier D. 1). Lewis in wrecking Ihn bnnl. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National League: W. L. \V. L. New Y0rk...14 8 Brooklyn ....13 13 Cincinnati ..15 11 St. L0ui5....12 10 Philadelphia 10 12 Boston 0 14 Pittsburg .. .15 12 Chicago 11 19 Standings in the American League are us follows: \V. L. W. L. Chicago ....19 9Boston 11 11 Detroit 18 11 Milwaukee ..10 17 Washington. 14 9 Philadelphia.. 9 17 Baltimore ...12 OCleveland ... 8 19