Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1902 — BREVITIES. [ARTICLE]

BREVITIES.

The quadrennial conference of the M. E. Church South was held at Dallas. Texas. Gov. Davis of Arkansas pardoned a negro on condition that he go to Massachusetts, as that State, he said, sympathised with the race. Probably the biggest boy in the State is Jay Hopping of New Monmouth, N. J. He is 15 years old, six feet two inches tall, and weighs 207 pounds. He is in a grammar school. During a heavy fog an east-bound extra freight train on the I'uion Pacific rnn Into freight train No. 1-1 at a crossing in North Topeka, Kun., killing two men and injuring seven others. The interltorough Rapid Transit Company of New York City, which will operate the Itapid Transit underground railroad In that city, was incorporated with a capital of $25,000,000. At Newark, N. J.. 11-year-ohl Jennie Laughlin .was accused by her teacher "and the principal of stealing $7 from the former's desk. She denied the charge, ran away and has not been heard of Since. Richard C. Davis, cashier of the People's National Bank of Washington, Infl., who pleaded guilty to embezzling over $70,000 of the bunk's funds, which lie spent .in gambling, has been sentenced by Judge John 11. Baker of the federal court in Indiann[>olls to five years' Imprisonment in the prison at Columbus, Ohio. The Panama Canal Company is r<*ducIng the number of its employes considerably. Director Royer and other high officials have been removed. The economies resulting arc said to exceed 2,500,000 francs annually.