Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1902 — EVENTS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

A treasury warrant for $39,809 has been forwarded to Mrs. Ida 8. McKinley, widow of the late President, for salary which would have been due him July 1, 1902, the appropriation for which ■was made at the last session of Congress. The Vandalia pay car, on its way to Terre Haute, was wrecked by dashing Into an open switch, which, it is believed, was thrown by would-be robbers, but the fact that the train was not badly wrecked kept the robbers from appearing on the scene. Judge Kirkpatrick in the United States District Court in Trenton, N. J., refused a writ of habeas corpus asked for by George W. Lederer, a New York theatrical manager, who is seeking to obtain possession of his 6-year-old son, 1 now held by Mrs. Lederer. Mrs. J. W. Johnson, wife of a sergeant in the United States army recruiting station at Joplin, Mo., died on a train between there and Kansas City from poison taken with suicidal intent. She had grieved because her husband had been ordered to the Philippines. The Crown Prince of Siam, Chowfa Maha Vajiravugh, has arrived at Copenhagen. The crown prince will sail from Southampton for New York Oct. 3. He will visit President Roosevelt, make a two months' tour of America, and will then sail for Japan and home. The American Molasses Company has been incorporated at Trenton, N. J., with a capital of $3,000,000, divided into sl,500,000 preferred, bearing 7 per cent nencumulative dividend, and $1,500,000 common stock. The company is to deal in sugar, syrups, glucose, molasses and similar products.

In a tail-end collision between two South Side elevated trains in Chicago live persons were injured and 200 others were thrown into a wild panic. The fault, according to the officials, was with the motorman of the rear train, who failed to stop his charge as ordered by the safety signal. The residence of John 1). Rockefeller nt I’oeantico Hills, Westchester County, N. Y., was burned to the ground. The fire is supposed to have started from crossed electric wires'. The house stood on the top of a hill about 600 feet above the level of the Hudson river. None of the family was at home. N. E. Peterson, aged 78 years, formerly a wealthy citizen of Chicago, but subsequently engaged in business' in Las Vegas, N. M., committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. A few years ago he lost his wife. This, with the loss of property and an impairment of health, is believed to have unbalanced his mind.

An attack upon two girls, aged 5 and 6, daughters of Charles H. Motzen, caused intense excitement at Hamilton, Ohio. A stranger enticed them away with candy, and when they tried to Escape he seized them both by the throat and dragged them to a lot overgrown with high weeds. He struck one on the head with a blunt weapon and cut the head of the other. Following is the standing of the clubs of the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Pittsburg .. .9'l 34 Chicago 02 06 Brooklyn ...70 50 St. Louis. .. .55 69 Boston ..... .63 60 Philadelphia. 51 75 Cincinnati ..64 64 New Y0rk...45 79 The clubs of the American League stand as follows: W. L. W. L. Philadelphia 7G 50 Cleveland .. .66 62 St. L0ui5....72 54 Washington, 56 70 Boston 71 56 Baltimore ...47 80 Chicago ....68 56 Detroit 48 7t}