Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1902 — EASTERN. [ARTICLE]

EASTERN.

Four were drowned and great property loss resulted from floods in New York State. A strike movement involving 50,000 clothing workers has been inaugurated in New York. ' The New York stock market transactions again passed (he 1,000,000 share mark Friday. An earthquake rattled windows at Malone, N. Y., and was followed by storm approaching a cyclone. Papers of an anarchist from Paterson, N. J., arrested at Bra, Italy, disclose plot to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel. A building trust, planned in New York to include large realty concerns, will construct buildings in Europe after American ideas. Thirteen persons lost their lives by a tornado, which swept over Baltimore and vicinity, unroofing houses and causing other damage. Four released convicts who tried to intimidate a woman near Syracuse, N. Y., were routed by her with a broom and later captured. Washington sees in the trust conference called by the Czar a forerunner of possible economic conflict between Europe and America. W. Mills and C. Mills of Boston were killed and three others seriously injured as the result of a grade crossing accident at Old Orchard, Me. Adolph S. Ochs has bought the Philadelphia Public Ledger. The price paid for the property, including real estate, is said to be about $2,250,000. Havana citizens now visiting in Washington say that annexation is the only ’Solution of the Cuban problem, and that reciprocity will not answer the purpose. Five masked men blew open the safe of the office of the New York atid Stamford Railroad at Port Chester, N. Y„ and stole Sunday’s receipts of the office — about $2,000. A collision occurred at Sea Girt, N. J., between a passenger and a freight train on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Boyd Clark, engineer of the passenger train, was killed. Captain, Putnam Bradlee Strong disappeared from New York after giving notice of intended suicide, and pawning, it is said. SIOO,OOO worth of jewels belonging to May Yohe. Laura Biggar, New York actress, has been awarded principal part of $400,006 estate left her by Henry M. Bennett, former Pittsburg horseman. She was his housekeeper, and relatives contested the will. Strikes of anthracite coal miners, resulting in the burning of bituminous# coal, is forcing the problem of smoke prevention on New York and other Eastern cities, and the battle for municipal cleanliness becomes wider in scope. Henry F. King, 30 years old, entered the office of the New York foundling asylum and shot two sisters of charity. He then ran into the grounds of the institution and shot himself in the left breast, making only a flesh wound. King, who has been a frequent visitor to the foundling asylum, is believed to be demented.