Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1901 — IN GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL.

The yacht Columbia, champion of 1899, has been chosen to race against the Shamrock 11. in defense of the America’s cup. E. C. Duchesny, 47 years of age, assistant general superintendent of the Pacific division of the Canadian Pacific Railway, wax killed by a falling roek at tunnel No. 11. The investigation into t&e loss of the steamer Islander has begun at Victoria, B. C. The pilot denied reports that he and the captain were drunk, as did a majority of the other witnesses. Henry Peltier and his wife, farmers, living just outside of Windsor, (Jnt., were struck by a fast Michigan Central train while driving into that city and instantly killed. Their carriage was ground to pieces. Two hundred thousand dollars lost in lake ships stranded in the gale and fiftysix lives barely rescued by life-saving crews is the record on lower Lake Michigan and Lake Huron for Saturday night and Sunday. Forest fires are ravaging Newfoundland and threaten several large lumbering districts. Twenty-three houses have been destroyed in the settlement of White Bay, and it is feared that other villages also have been burned. Gen. D. S. Stanley, president of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, announces that the annual reunion of that society and the veterans of that army will be held at Louisville, Ky., on Perryville days, Oct. 8 and 9. The I’nited States consul at San Salvador has cabled the State Department as follows: "Fire broke out in the barracks adjoining the presidential residence and destroyed both buildings. Public order and commerce unaffected.” It is reported in Washington on goo 1 authority that arrangements have keen completed in London for a new treaty to take the place of the defeated HayPauncefote compact and that everything is now ready for its formal drafting. This will l>e done by the British foreign office. Lord Pauncefote and Ambassador Choate. R. G. Dun & Co.’s review of trade says: "A holiday reduce! the volume of legitimate business, while speculative operations were seriously curtailed by the general closing of exchanges from Friday afternoon to Tuesday morning. In the movement of merchandise and in many manufacturing lines there has been effort to make up the loss by working overtime, but the week's record will fall behind those immediately preceding. Actual sales of many iron and steel products are recorded at material advances and the tone throughout is hardened by vigorous demand. Placing of sample orders for spring footwear is of such character as to indicate a healthy market and some jobbers are so anxious for early delivery that contracts are being closed now. Despite more activity in the market for cotton goods and placing of government contracts the staple shows no great strength. Although unsettled in tone little alteration occurred in the principal cereals. Trading was restricted and tip* re was an apparent distineliuation to assume an aggressive stand on either side of the market. Commercial failures during the month of August were 803 in number and $9,458,866 in amount of liabilities. Compared with the same month last year the statement is most unsatisfactory, aa failures were then only 735 in number ami $7,323,903 in amount.”