Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1902 — WEEK’S NEWS RECORD [ARTICLE]

WEEK’S NEWS RECORD

The congregation of the propaganda, composed of the cardinula of the Homan ■Catholic Church, has selected Itight Rev. James Edward Quigley, Bishop of Buffalo, to succeed the late Archbishop Patrick A. Feehun in the archdiocese of Chicago. Leading citizens of Caracas asked President Castro to give full power to United States Minister Bowen for settlement under best possible terms; Castro and blockading powers are believed likely to accept; Washington officials are willing. The Chinese court has returned to Pekin from a four mouths* sojourn at the summer palace. It has developed that the Emperor is again a prisoner, surrounded by a strong guard. Ou the return- trip he was concealed- in an enormous guard. General Francisco Sanchez Hoohavarria, the provincial governor, died at Santiago, Cuba. Manuel Yerro, president of the Nationalist party, succeeds him. Yerro, who is a brilliant young lawyer, probably will continue the policy of his predecessor. Tin- roof of the Pennsylvania Railroad round house at West Philadelphia collapsed, injuring a number of men. The ruins caught fire, but the flames were subdued before gaining any great headway. Thirty locomotives were damaged by the falling roof. That wheat was grown in Alaska by the Russians a century ago is proved by the discovery of two old flour mills built by the subjects of the Czar. One of these has been discovered on Wood Island, in southeastern Alaska, and the other in the interior. “General Peanuts,” who for several years was one of the best known midgets and clowns connected with Barit uni’s and Forepaugh and Sells' circuses, was found dead in bed in New York. He Was a Japanese, .‘lB years eld nnd two feet one inch high. The difficulty which Western railroads are finding in keeping enough mechanical help is affecting tin* clerks. Some of the roads, the Santa Fe included, have begun reducing salaries of the office employes on the excuse that the high wages paid to mechanical help makes it necessary. The bank at Clareiim*, 111,, was opened by robbers and S3,(MX) taken. The gang cut tlie telegraph wires to prevent an alarm being sent to neighboring towns. Citizens were awakened by the explosion and chased the thieves. But they made their escape on a baud car. No clew bus been secured. Collector Cruzen at Sun Juan, Porto liico, seized several hundred cases of liquors which had been brought from St. Thomas on hoard the United States lighthouse tender Laurel. It is reported that several army and nary officers, as well as some prominent citizens of San Juan, are implicated in the matter. John Best, 28 years old, a man of disordered mind, on a recent night, rose from Jiis bed and ran through the house ■ln Lapeer, Mich., cutting Jasper Clegg’s bead nearly off with a razor, dangerously wounded his own mother, wounded his sister and finished by shooting himself to death. Clegg, who was (10 years old, Istarded at the Best home. Best was committed to the insane asylum about a year ago, but six mouths later was discharged as cured.