Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1902 — NEWS NUGBETS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS NUGBETS.

Maj. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton has been retired, having reached the age of 04 years. Fred Ames, the indicted chief of the Minneapolis police, is reported to be on the way to Europe. Between thirty-five and fifty miners were killed by explosion in Daly-West silver mine near Park City, Utah. The President has issued a commission to Director Merriam under the new permanent census law us director of the census. Anthony Vaughn, a wealthy citizen, was found dead at Lima, Ohio, with a bullet hole in the breast, and is supposed to have been murdered. Captain Hobson, the Cuban war hero, rescued a drowning girl, who bad jumped in the Mississippi river near East St. Louis to test his gallantry. The elevator of the Henderson Giain Elevator Company, at Henderson, Ky„ was destroyed by fire. The loss is SIOO,000, covered by insurance. Eire destroyed the four-story brick foundry building owned by Josiali Thompson & Co. in Philadelphia, Fa. Loss SIOO,OOO, partly insured. The President censured (Jen. Jamb H. Smith and retired him from active list, approving finding of court-martial which investigated Lis "kill or burn” order. In a rear-end collision at Kirkersville station, Ohio, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Engineer J. A. Little and Brakcman Orrin Dittem were killed. Heart trouble caused the death of Mrs. Wellington Wells of Brookline. Mass., while she was bathing in Silver lake, llurrisville. N. 11. She was 25 years of age. John Willis Baer, secretary of the Christian Endeavor Society, has resigned that position to accept one as assistant secretary of the Presbyterian board of home missions. Jury in the ease of “Capt.” Streeter and his allies, on trial for the murder of Watchman Kirk in Chicago, failed to agree except in the case of William Force, who turned State’s evidence, and he was acquitted. One man was killed and four others were seriously injured by a collision between a trolley ear and a carriage in which the men were riding at Canarsie. L. I. The man who was killed was Neptune Skidmore of Brooklyn. Five Italian counterfeiters, who were arrested in the eastern section of Balt*more, were found guilty by a jury in 'lie federal court and sentenced by Judge Morris to terms in State prison varying from live to ten years apiece. In Baltimore Congressman Frank C. Wackier was badly bitten in both bands while heroically endeavoring to defend his child. Hattie C. Wachicr, from the attacks of a large St. Bernard dog. 'J lie daughter was also badly bitten. Lena Rohmer, aged 22 years, of Gretna, Neb., jumped in front of a Union Pacific train at the Union station ut Denver, Colo., evidently with the intension of committing suicide. Both tier legs were cut off and she "ill die. The strike or the freight handler* has come to an end at Chicago, At a mass meeting the men - otnl to go hack to the freight yards in a body, .isli for reinstatement, and on receiving it. try to make such terms aa they cun with tiie officials. Mattie Bcnils, the Wichita telephone girl, who drew the second yriae in the Oklahoma land lottery last fnllfwas married the other night to Charles W. Payne, II Chicago grocery salesman. Her farin' la adjoining Lawton, and j* said to be worth $50,000.