Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1902 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

Mayor William C. Mnybury of Detroit, Mich., has been nominated by the Democratic city convention for a fourth term. The Bank of Summit, S. D., was blown up by robbers and the vault looted. The loss is estimated at from SIO,OOO to $20,000. Edmund Janes James has been formally installed as president of Northwestern University with pomp and ceremony. A dozen or more persons were injured by an electric car colliding witli freight cars at a grade crossing in East Liverpool, Oldo. James Younger, the bandit, paroled from the Minnesota penitentiary, committed suicide because of his inability to secure a complete pardon. A well has been drilled on the farm of George Z. Work of Chicago, near Humboldt, Kan., the output of which is estimate*] nt 100 barrels u day. The engine of a west-bound Chicago and Alton freight train was derailed eight Utiles east of Kansas City, injuring three trainmen, one fatally. The corning mill of the Miami Powder Company’s plant at Xeuiu, Ohio, w as destroyed by an explosion and Joseph Griillu was almost instantly killed. William 11. Williams, known as "King” Williams, was shot and instantly killed at Thirteenth and Lincoln streets, St. Louis, by Charles, alias “Beef,” Williams. Henry Geswine and Charles Davidson, section men on the Norfolk and Western Railway, were instantly killed and Frank ties wine seriously injured Hear Iroutoti, Ohio. The engine of west-bound Chicago and Alton freight train No. 87 was derailed eight utiles enst of Kansas City, injuring three trainmen, Engineer Lee Mach«n fatally. Walter Dideck of Forbes, Mo., ami 8, M. llines and his daughter of Murray, lowa, were seriously hurt in n collision on tlie Burlington Railroad near St. Joseph, Mo. Two persons were killed, one fntally and three slightly injured in nil explosion which partially wrecked the tugboat Fred Nellis of St. Louis, near Mound City, Ark. George Hodges, colored, was found near Norfolk, Neb., with his throat cut. lie was still alive. He charged two fellow workmen with assaulting him and robbing hint of S2O. Mary Keck, aged 10. committed suicide with carbolic acid in O’Fallon Park, St. Louis. Her mother arrived on the scene just in time to hold her dnughtcr in her arms ns site died. Fire nt I'rhnna, Ohio, destroyed the Tucker wood rim factory. Loss $70,000. Charles Migrct, son of the watchman, was burned to death, and another son may die from his injuries. Drilling for oil for fuel purposes is solving the serious fuel question in the

West. TVo more strikes have been made at Spring Vnlley, Wyo.,‘ and it is reported * third xvas made near Fossil. Illinois Federation of Labor convention, East St. Louis, voted to urge its 400,000 members not to support State militia, and to xvithdraw if In service; militia was called capital’s tool. The large brick power house of the Helena, Mont., Light and Power Company, near the Great Northern passenger station, and its contents were destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $50,000. The Big Four “twentieth eentnry dyer” was wrecked at Flint, Ohio, on the Cleveland division, by running into an open switch. The entire train left the track except the last two conches. Ten persons xvere injured. Two hundred people wrecked the building in which Iliseman's “joint,” or illicit saloon, was conducted at Longford, Ivan. They smashed twenty cases of beer, ten kegs of whisky and tarred and feathered a woman inmate. Seven thousand dollars’ worth of diamonds and precious stones were stolen from the counter in-the First National Bank building in Duluth, Minn. Tbe victim was Mrs. T. D. Merrill, a prominent society woman. J. J. Hill, examined in the railroad merger hearing at St. Paul, declares there xvas no intention of restricting trade in the formation of the Northern Securities Company, which was organized largely for the purpose of developing the great trade of the Orient. Frank Tanke, under sentence of death for tbe murder of John Wellner, has been granted a new trial at Henderson, Minn. The case xvas a sensational one. Mrs. Tanke, xvho xvas formerly Mrs. Wellner, confessing on the witness stand that she herself murdered her first husband. Corn crushing plant of the Glucose Sugar Refining Company In Chicago xvas burned, and in trying to escape the flames four men jumped to death and four others sustained fatal injuries. It is believed that ten persons xvere buried in the ruins. The pecuniary loss is placed at $-i<)M><H). Mrs. T. D. Merrill, xvho lost a pearl necklace and diamonds Valued at $7,000 at Duluth, has recovered the jewels. The police believe that some one was tempted and took the jewel case under the impulse of the moment, later becoming con-science-stricken and returning the property. The steamer Musser, belonging to the Van Sant line of steamers, while splitting her raft for Cussville slough, had a crib of lumber stolen. Four men held up the watchman and boldly purloined the lumber. In all Mississippi river - vpencil ce such a thing has never been heard of before. The Txvin City, Minn., Rapid Transit Company has acquired title to a twenty-txvo-acre tract of land at University and Snelling avenues, St. Paul. About $22,(XX) was paid for the land and the company proposes to expend nearly $500,000 more in building and equipping a new car building plant. A burglar xvho had entered the girls’ dormitory at Hardin College, Mexico, Mo., by xvny of a tire escape and stolen money and jewelry from the rooms of various students xvas finally put to flight by Miss Bertha Pattongill of Atlanta, 111., a Latin teacher, lie escaped before an alarm could be given. The mail bag containing checks and money orders representing $50,000 which xvas stolen from a Cleveland and Pittsburg train en route from Pittsburg to Cleveland a few days ago xvas found tbe other afternoon on the river bank near tbe East Liverpool, Ohio, depot. The hag had been cut open and rilled. Mark W. Woods and George J. Woods, representing minority stockholders in the Lincoln, Neb., Traction Company, have filed a petition praying that a receiver be appointed for the Lincoln Heat, Light and Power Company. The petitioners allege that moneys belonging to the trnction company have boon illegally used to promote the interests of the heat and power company. A young Englishman jumped from the top of a Santn Fe freight car xvhile crossing the Snlt Fork bridge, near Ponca City, Ok., saying the momentum would carry him to the hank, and making a bet to that effect. He fell short, however, striking n rock in the river, and was instantly killed. In his pockets were found evidences that lie xvas the nephew of the Earl of Lonsdnle. A. Campbell, receiver of the defunct Chamberlain hanking house nt Tecumsch, Neb., received a letter from Charles M. Chamberlain, the cashier and alleged wrecker. Chamberlain says he is anxious to return to Teeuinseh if given a guaranty that he xv ill not he prosecuted, and that xvith his knowledge of the affairs of the hank he can save the depositors many thousands of dollars. High school students in Argentine, a suburb of Kansas City, fought n class battle every day for n xveek. The students captured the Rev. E. It. Smith one afternoon, tied him to a rail fence, and kept him prisoner txvo hours because be sympathized xvith the sophomore class in its contests xvith the other classes. The freshmen turned the hose on the'sophomores and hound one of them in the manhole of n sewer. The battles resulted from nttempts by the sophomores to paint their class numerals on the roof of the smelter.