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

IN GENERAL.

The naval board lias adopted plans for newly authorized cruisers, sacrificing speed to heavy armament. An auction sale of some of the effects of Edward Noyes Wescott. author of “David Harum,” brought $75. Philip Nesdai, an American owning a mine at Navidud, canton of Mascota, State of Jalisco, Mexico, has been murdered, presumably by miners. The National Candy Company, composed of candy firms all over the country, lias been organized. St. Louis will be the headquarters of tbe combine. Weekly trade reviews say settlement of coal strike removes only serious obstacle to industrial progress, though some lines are handicapped by car shortage. Beef magnates have perfected their merger. In Trenton, N. J„ on Friday was incorporated the United States Packing Company with a capital stock of $1 - 000,vOO. It is announced that the proposed sewing machine company trust has practically fallen through, the small companies refusing to join the big ones and holding their plants at fabulous figures. Louise Montague sued John A. Davidson, president of marble company, for SIOO,OOO for failure to keep alleged promise that he would give her a home and his life insurance if she-would quit stage. Two Mexicans were run over by a train nt Agua Prieta, across the International line from Douglass, Ariz. Otic was killed and the other badly injured. The trainmen were immediately arrested and placed in the Mexican jail. Commandant Snyman, formerly of the Boer army, lias arrived nt Mexico City, accompanied by Marshall Bond mid Ereeve Merritt of New York, to confer with tilt* government officials regarding the establishment of Boer colonists. King Oscar of Sweden and Norway has decided against the United States and Great Biytniu and in favor of Germany in the Samoan controversy, of which he was the arbitrator. The lauding of mariucs nt Apia is hold to have been unwarranted. . An unexpected question lias arisen in connection with the bidH for the construction of buildings for the permanent army post at Chicknmnugn Park. Each of the bids received for the work complete amounts to over $1,000,000, and the appropriation by the War Department is but half that amount. During the war with Spain \V. Rankin Goode, the isiy orator of Cincinnati, ••nised over SB,OOO by popular subscription for n battleship to be called “The American Boy.” Hx-United States Attorney John W. Herron, fathar-ln-lnw of Governor General Taft of the Philippines, is returning the money to the subscribers. The American board of missionaries has received a letter detailing the threats of assassination sent by Bulgarian brigands to Rev. George I). Marsh, a missionary In the province where M ‘as Elicit M. Stone was kidnaped. Mr. Mnrah received a letter demanding $2,400 and threatening upon refusal to Flow up the public square of Phillppopol», where he lives, and also to kill bis wife.