Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1902 — SUMMARY OF NEWS. [ARTICLE]

SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Commodore Albert G. Clarey, U. S. N., retired, died at his home in Springfield, M a SB. Musaolino, the notorious brigand, was sentenced at Lucca, Italy, to imprisonment for life. At Knoxville, Tenn., Pearl Slemmons, known on the stage as Pearl Tompson, tiled secret divorce proceedings aguinst Hugh Slemtnons, who is said to be >n Chicago. The Secretary of War has directed the sale at public auction of the steamers Grant and Sedgwick, they being needed no longer for the transport service. The Grant is at San Francisco and the Sedgwick at New York. Miss Ethel Sigshee, third daughter of Captain Sigsbee, who commanded the battleship Maine when it was blown tip in Havana harbor, was married in Washington to Robert T. Small, son of Sum Small, erstwhile evangelist. Mrs. Lillian J. Adams has been appointed city treasurer of Kansas City, Kan., by Mayor Craddock, to succeed her husband, John A. Adams, who died. Mrs. Adams had been her husband’s principal deputy for the past five years. Evanston, 111., society is astonished by the unexpected post [ton omen t of the wedding of Ralph McKiunic and Miss Edna Ixtuise Evers*, tlie groom announcing that he intends to take a “trip for his health” on the eve of his marriage, which had been set for the very near future. The secret methods by which the Kansas City bucket shops and their many branches in the West secure Chicago Board of Trade quotations was disclosed at a meeting of the directors of the Kansas City hoard. Detectives discovered Hint by a clever arrangement of delicate telephonic instruments the quotations received ut tlie office of a regular broker were sent to the Christie, McPherson and other bucket shops. The leak will be stopped. Following is the standing of the clubs of the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Pittsburg ...35 9 St. Louis.. ..18 115 Chicago ....25 IS New Y0rk....1S 25 Brooklyn ...24 20 Philadelphia, lit 25 Boston .....IS 22Cincinnati ... 10 27 The dubs of the American League stand as follows: W. L. W. L. Chicago ....24 15 St. L0ui5....20 ID Philadelphia 25 17 Baltimore .. .19 25 Boston .....25 lit Washington. IS 24 Detroit 20 111 Cleveland ...10 27 An oil gusher has been fottnjJ at Red Fork, I. T„ which is pronounced by experts to be one of the most promising discoveries in the Indian Territory fields. Oil was struck ut a depth of 1,500 feet. Experts say the quality is first class, an 1 the supply almost inexhaustible. The Red Fork field has been under development about u year, and this well is by far the best strike of oil yet made. The people of Red Fork arc excited and believe their field will rivul Beaumont.