Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1901 — WEEK’S NEWS RECORD [ARTICLE]

WEEK’S NEWS RECORD

Passengers arriving at Springfield, Mo., on the ’Frisco's St. Louis train report that a professor in the State School o£ Mines-at Holla, Mo., killed a girl student because of jealousy and then fled, afterward killing himself when capture was imminent. A small tornado of wind, rain and snow passed through the western portion of Deuel County, S. I>., doing great damage. A school house and numerous farm dwellings were blown down and grain stacks were scattered and destroyed. Over two inches of rain fell. Marine insurance companies foot up their losses on the lakes this season to date to over $1,000,000. This does not include the hundreds of smaller claims, whose aggregate sum will reach between *.•100,000 and $400,000. The season appears likely to he as disastrous as that of 1808, In a fire which destroyed the plant of Freund Brothers, varnish manufacturers, of Chicago, one fireman gave up his life for duty’s sake, another is expected to die from injuries received, and several others were so badly injured that they will carry the sears for many months, if not always. Mrs. Thomas Eaves, living at Gloucester, N. Y., was bitten on a finger of her right hand several weeks ago by a mosquito. Her hand became swollen and physicians found- it necessary to amputate the finger, it is supposed that the Piosquito which hit her had been on some poisonotts weed.

A race riot started at Somerville, Tex., and several hundred shots were fired before the negroes broke nnd tied. One negro, name unknown, is dead and two men are seriously wounded. The riot arose over the employment of a negro brakeiuan by a railroafl, the road paying no attention to warnings to discharge him. Fire in the five-story brick building at BO Wabash avenue, Chicago, caused a loss estimated to be $25,000. The building Wes occupied by L. Gould & Co., dealers in woodenwnre; J. K. Wampole A Co., pharmacists' supplies; Western Leather Manufacturing Company, aud Schroeder & Wittstein, makers of jewelers’ tools and machinery. The fire damage was confined to the two top floors, but the stock of all the firms was damaged l»y water. The origin of tho tiro is a mystery. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National League:

IV. L. W. L. Pittsburg ...84 45Boston 00 05 Philadelphia 7ti 54 New Y0rk...51 78 Brooklyn ...70 50Chicago 51 80 St. L0ui5....09 OOCinciimati ...47 70 Standings in the American League arc as follows: W. L. W. L. Chicago ~..82 52 Baltimore ...00 04 Boston 75 57 Washington. <ll 71 Detroit .....72 00Cleveland ...55 78 Philadelphia 71 01 Milwaukee ..47 80 A few days ago Superintendent Hold <>f the Burlington route at Platte City. Mo., received a letter, unsigned, mailed at Waldron, Mo., demanding of the Burlington that $4,000 be deposited by a light on the public road below Waldron or the tracks would he blown up with dynamite. Superintendent Hold, Detective McMichael and Sheriff Elgin of Platte County went to the place at the appointed time and captured 'John and James Sanderson, one of whom has confessed, implicating his brother. They were taken to Platte City and are now in jail awaiting a .preliminary examination. The Kansas City Times says: "The expert accountants who have been at work on the hooks of the defunct SiegelSatinders Commission Company for many months have practically completed their labors, and for the first time since the concern went to the wall Frank Rockefeller, the Standard Oil capitalist, learned the full extent of his financial losses. The startling revelation was made by the expert accountant* that Mr. Rockefeller •will suffer a loss of nearly $5,000,000 as a result of alleged manipulation of the books by 1- rank Siegel, the company's former president, who is now resting under tWo indict ments.”