Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1901 — EVENTS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

At Griifithsville, W. Va„ Minnie Waddell, 12 years of age, shot a burglar a* lie wus entering her home (luring the ab gence of her parents, and then stood watch through the night over her wounded victim till her parents returned in the morning. The directors and stockholders of the Hamilton and Liudewuld Electric Transit Company have transferred the street car property and Lindenwald Park over to the Ohio Southern Traction Company, which runs from Cincinnati to Dayton, Ohio. The purchase price is said to be )f250.0(H). The jury in the case of Herbert W. Pearson of Duluth, Minn., against the Greut Northern Railway Company reported its inability to agree and was discharged. Mr. Pearson sued to recover $1,500,000 for the location of vast beds of coal in the States of Washington and Montana. Thomas Langford, chief of the fifth battalion of the New York fire department. was thrown thirty feet by the breaking of a ladder at SS Prince street. It is feared his spine is broken. The fire, which burned for an hour before it could lie located, caused a damage of at least $40,000. The grand jury at Indianapolis that has been investigating the insanity trust reported. It failed to return indictments against the parties involved because there had been no evidence of criminal intent. The report says: ‘‘There has been no violation of the laws of teh State of Indiana, but we are also of the opinion that the law has been abused.” The combine of light oilcloth rontpanies of the country, to be known as the Standard Table Oilcloth Company, was effected the other day under the laws of New Jersey. The capital stock is $10,000,000, underwritten by Youngstown, Ohio, capitalists. The combine consists of seven concerns. It is expected that Youngstown will lie the headquarters of the new combine. A pitched battle in which 3,000 persons took part resulted from the invasion of Evanston, 111,, by a band of 1 hiwieitvs attended by one hundred /ion guards in uniform. Bad eggs, decayed fruit, stones Hnd dead cats were thrown at the e£horters. The guards undcrßßilc instantly to punish those who had done the throwing. A wild riot resulted, in which tlie Dowieites were defeated. At the bi-monthly wage conference between representatives of the Amalgamated Association and Secretary Nutt of the labor bureau of the Republic Iron and Steel Company at Youngstown, Ohio, the wnges for puddlcrs Were advanced from $4.87% to $5.25 per ton. Finishers were given un advance of about 5 per cent. The increase dates from July 1 un I affects about 40.0(H) employes. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National League: W. L. VV. L. Pittsburg ~,80 25 Brooklyn ....84 82 St. Louis. ...37 21) Boston 21) 31 New York. 1.32 20Cincinnati ...28 30 Philadelphia 85 30 Chicago- 22 47 Standings in the American League are as follows: W. L. W. L. Boston 88 21 Washington. 20 20 Chicago .....42 24 Philadelphia. 25 35 Baltimore .. .32 25 Cleveland ...24 30 Detroit 30 20 Milwaukee . .22 43 South-bound passenger train No. 7, on the Chicago and Alton Railroad, from Chicago, crashed into the second section of freight train No. 88, two miles west of Norton, Mo., shortly before 0 o’clock Wednesday morning. Both engineers and the conductor of the fredght train were killed instantly, and fourteen pus seiigcrs were killed and forty others were Injured. The coaches took lire and were burned. The truius collided headon while going at a good rate of speed. The engines were pushed to either side of the track and practically demolished, while the forward cars of the passenger train telescoped each other.