Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1902 — BREVITIES. [ARTICLE]

BREVITIES.

Kdward Eggleston, author of "The I lousier Schoolmaster." died at Jones Lock, Lake George, X. Y. There is an uprising of Yankton Indians at Xapcr, Neb., and the Mayor requested tin- Governor to send assistance. Dispatches received at Montreal report the destruction of tin- village of La Belle, Quebec, The loss is estimated at SIOO,(KH). David P. James, 7.5 years old, a farmer inear Muskegon, Mich., killed his sou John after a quarrel over the elder James’ housekeeper. The ProhibitionVnt* of Massachusetts nominated William 11. Partridge of Newton for (lovernor and I)r, Oliver W. Cobb of Kasthamptou for Lieutenant ■Governor. The body of Ralph Watson, aged 27, was found ou the Northern Pacific track near Anoka. Minn., mangled almiwt beyond recognition. It is thought lie was murdered. Alto rney General lvnox, after considering tlie long-delayed report of Commiirsioner of Labor Carroll I). Wright, concludes that President Roosevelt is powerless to interfere in the anthracite miiir ers’ strike. State Batik Examiner Hartwell of Nebraska lias closed the banks at Graf and Vesta. Neb., which were organized ty Pushier Charles M. Chamberlain of the Tecuuisoh Bunk, who inis been missing for several days. The Grove House Park summer hotel, one of Erie’s oldest summer resorts, was consumed by fire with all its contents at Erie, I’ii. The inmates escaped with their lives in their night clothes. Tin loss is $20,000. A Flushing, L. L. caretaker, aided by hi- wife and daughter, fatally shot one policeman and seriously wounded a dozen others, was driven from house in which he had taken refuge by tire and captured; daughter escaped. At Cuycy, Porto Rico, there was a conflict between persons attending meetings of fedcrats ami republicans, during which six men, including a police captain, were wounded. The fighting was caused by a strictly political dispute. The Tinted States cruiser Brooklyn, the flagship of Rear Admiral Coghlan, struck a hidden roek in Buzzard's Bay and sustained serious damage. The officers state that the rock upon which the vessel struck is uncharted. The west-bound passenger train on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad was wrecked by a defective rail near Brownwood, Texas. The entire train was thrown down u twenty-foot embankment. Thirty persons were injured. B.v the collapse of a tenqsirary stand at the horse show at Denver, 200 persons, prominent society people, occupying boxes, were precipitated a distance of five feet. Three were seriously hurt and uinny were slightly injured. The Diamond Match Company is reported to have purchased mills and pine in Duluth mid vicinity, the deals Involving $2,000,000. (Sen. Alger ami Smith A Co. have bought the Mitchell A. M (’lure Lumber Company for $750,000. William Trautman of Snyder villc, Utah, who was recently discharged from the insane asylum, beat Ills two daughters to death, fatally wounded his wife, attempted to murder the remainder of Ids family and then killed himself. Several shocks of isirtliquake were experienced at Gubhio. in the province «.f l’erugiu, Italy. A number of houses worn destroyed, three persons were killed atlij many were injured. O. W. (’use. n prominent resident of Kirkwood, Mo., and for many years connected with the Pacific Express Company at St. Isiuis. was found dead at his home, with all Indications pointing to suicide. While Wu Ting Fang was talking with a laltor leader about the miners' strike on his way to Binghamton, N. Y„ a stone was thrown through Lhc ear window and narrowly missed the Chinese minister.