Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1902 — SUMMARY OF NEWS. [ARTICLE]

SUMMARY OF NEWS.

The transport Thomas brings news of a new cholera outbreak in Manila. When the vessel left there thirty cases of cholera were being reported daily. Army stirgous arriving on the Thomas say the disease is raging unchecked in the southern provinces. Frank Costello, aged 10, a switchman on the Air Line, was instantly killed at the Washoe smelter. Anaconda, Mont, lie had just thrown the switch when the train started, and in attempting to catch oil lie fell under the wheels. His mother lives in Chicago. St. Louis Court of Appeals decides that the boycott is an illegal conspiracy in restraint of trade; that capitalists may refuse to use their money unless they become public charges, and workmen may refuse to work if they keep out of the pool-house. ]>r. Henry Looker, a Milwaukee physician who wont to New York City a few days ago to attend l)r. Lorenz’s clinic, was robbed on his way to his hotel by two men who sprang upon him from behind a shanty. The robbers obtained sllO, a gold watch and chain and a diamond stud. The marriage was celebrated in St. Bartholomew's Church, Ngxv York, of Edith Koineyn Cray, daughter of Justice John Clinton Cray, of the New York Court of Appeals, and Robert S. It. Hitt, second secretary of the I'liitcd Slates embassy in Berlin and son of ltepresentative Hitt. Thomas Nehns of Pittsburg was brought before Commissioner Pound trt Lockport, N. Y-, on a charge of smuggling foreigners afflicted with eontngeous diseases into the United States. He was held for the grand jury. Hliyies Eeeoc, n Syrian, arrested in his company, was ordered deported to Syria. The body of Mrs. C. D. Smith, better known as Mrs. Carrie do Mars, one of the most strikingly handsome women in Toledo, was found in a retiring room at the Union depot, a bullet hole through her head, a revolver lying at lu-r side. She was married two days before to C. D. Smith, who was to have taken her and her five children to Clyde, N. V. Senor Olavnrria, director of the renowned Las Vizcainos College, reports to the Mexican government the discovery at that institution of a hidden chest containing extremely valuable gems. The chest contained n solid silver image of the Virgin, inlaid with gold and ineritsted with gems, IDli diamonds, 342 emeralds, twenty-six rubies, four hyacinths and 1,D17 pearls.

Fire broke out in the basement of Day’s drug store, situated in the Masonic Temple Block, at Beatrice, Neb. The entire Masonic Temple, s three story business block, was destroyed. The loss is $125,000. The principal losers are; Beatrice National Bank, $40,000; Masonic Temple, $35,000; Day's drug store, $7,000, and a number of minor losses, ranging from $1,500 to $.'1,000. Joseph Foley shot and killed Mrs. James B. Wilson and then with n shotgun literally blew off bis own head at the Wilson farm near Liberty, Mo. Foley was formerly employed by the Wilsons and while drunk he wont there to borrow a gun. He handled the gun so recklessly that Mrs. Wilson remonstrated with him, when lie shot and killed her without provocation. He then killed himself. The worst lire in the business section of Knoxville, Tenn., since the disastrous million dollar conflagration of 1897 broke out in a four-story building on Commerce avenue, occupied by the JOioxville Pants Company. In two hours buildings adjoining it on Commercial avenue, oeeupled by Broyles, McClellan A Lackey, L. David Commission Company; the large establishment of the George Brown Hardware Company on Hay street, that of the Shanklin Grnin Company and the It. H. Cuttee Company building on tlie same streets had been destroyed. Sevorul other buildings were badly damaged. The loss will amount to about $500,000.