Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1902 — SUMMARY OF NEWS. [ARTICLE]

SUMMARY OF NEWS.

By a deal just closed in Kansas City a New York syndicate obtains two gold mines and a copper mine in Mexico, the property of Buenaventura Bueerra. one of the wealthiest men in that country. The consideration, jt is said, was $500,000. A tornado passed over the town of Davenport, in Lincoln County, Ok., doing much damage to crops and stock. ■Several farm houses were blown down. Mrs. John Penn and daughter, aged 10 years, were killed by the fall of their house. An explosion occurred aboard the submarine boat Fulton a short time after she reached the Delaware breakwater at Philadelphia. Five of the crew were injured, one of them perhaps fatally. The explosion is supposed to have been caused by gasoline. The navigation syndicate has been a profitable investment for J. Pierpont .Morgan. It is authoritatively stated that the New York financier will get £2,500,<K»O ($12,500,000) for his work in organizing and financing the combine. This sum is to be in preferred stock. Admiral Schley was the recipient at Memphis of a magnificent silver service, the gift of admirers from Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama, it was presented to him in the presence of a vast audience by former Senator Thomas Turley, who made the presentation speech. Samuel 11. Balkwill, a Tacoma capitalist. and Receiver Scobey of the Olympia land office have organized the Consolidated Gold Company, with a paid-up capital of $15,000,000. to unify and operate paying mining properties in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and California. The discovery lias been made that a large number of Polish immigrants, located in the eastern part of St. Joseph Mo., have buried aliout SIOO,OOO in gold, divided into small amounts, in various dooryards. The Poles will not trust the banks and insist on making secret excavations for their savings, which remain under constant guard of some member of the family. The King’s Daughters' Horae, a charitable institution at Oakland, Cal., containing forty inmates, was badly damaged by fire and two patients, William Bray, at one time a New York editor and John 11. Murray were burned, and Bray died of his injuries. The fire is supposed to have originated by Bray overturning a lighted lamp while in an epileptic fit. “Mother” Jones, who is an organizer for the United Mine workers' Union, says that May 17 will witness one of the greatest stoppages of labor on record. According to her statement, on that date every man in the country will lay down his tools, quit work and take a holiday, to show the mighty effect on business that can be produced by labor asserting itself if only for one day. Following is the standing of the clubs of the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Pittsburg ... 8 2 Boston ...... 5 6 Chicago .... <i 3 Brooklyn .... 5 7 New York... 7 5 Cincinnati ... 3 7 Philadelphia. (1 5 St. Louis.... 2 7 The clubs of the American League stand as follows: W. L. W. L. Chicago .... 4 2 Baltimore ... 3 3 Detroit 3 2 St. Louis.... 3 4 Washington.. 4 3 Boston 3 4 Philadelphia. 3 3 Cleveland ... 3 5 Five girls are known to have been killed and more than a score injured during a panic at the cigar factory of Harburger, Homan & 00. in Philadelphia. The company employs over girls. A workman employed in the building was slightly injured by being caught in an •■levator. Some person cried "fire.” an.l immediately there was a rush for the stairway of the building, The crush was so great that many of the girls turned back and rushed for the windows. Before they could be restrained from jumping a score or more had hurled themselves to the street. The jsdice officials say that those who were killed were crushed to death in the jam on the stairway- as they made a mad rush to gain the street. The girls were packed in the hallway leading to the street by the hundreds. and those who were killed, fainted and were trampled and crushed to death by their excited comrades.