Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1901 — THE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS IN BRIEF

Julius Standenmeyer and Mrs. Emfly Mcfhc-eters, who were divorced twenty years ago. have juat been remarried at Dubuque, la. The bark Pinmore. supposed to have been lost after having been stranded on the beach near Gray’s Harbor during the storm last Wednesday? baa been towed into Port Angeles, Ore. John W. A. Hess of Buchanan, SV. Va„ was found dead in his room In a small hotel in Whitehall street in New York city. Reuben Pickett charged with the murder of his wife, has been founa guilty of manslaughter in the first degree at Minneapolis. Burglars wrecked the store of C. S. Ellis at Windsor. Wls. The Indiana supreme court has deckled that JOhn Rlnkard, who murdered his wife at Marion about a yea* ago. must die on the gallows. A street car was wrecked with dynamite by strikers at Scranton, Pa. Harry M. Clark, former cashier of the. First National bank of Bridgeport. 0., indicted on the charge of making false entries on the books of the bank, has been acquitted. Frederick Shults, alias Lindley, has been sentenced at Soo, Ont, to be hanged on Feb. 7 for the murder of Miss Mary Craig. Clarence Bird, aged 16, lias been convicted at Independence, Kan., of manslaughter in the fourth degree for killing Joshua Linton, aged 18, in a fight The Red Cross solcety has re-eleetea Clara Barton president. Charles E. Fitcham, teller of the First National bank of Ballston, N. Y., charged with misappropriating >IOO,000 of the bank’s funds, entered a plea of not guilty. Actor Charles T. Claudas was killed at St Joseph, Mo., by falling from the third floor of Swift & Co.’s packing plant Senator Jones was re-elected chaiiman of the Democratic congressional caucus. The store of the Galesburg Shoe company of Galesburg. Ills., one of the largest in this city, was damaged by fire.