Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1903 — EASTERN. [ARTICLE]

EASTERN.

Truxtuu Beale, the divorced baaband of HsTrietßlshie, daughter of the late James O. Blgint. married Miaa Mary Oge of San Rafael, Cah, at New York. The big prohibition auditorium at Port 11/ehmpndt Staten island, was destroyed by Are, together with two «pa'l residences near tfy, causing a loes of $21,000. Anson Phelps Stokes has abandoned his splendid country place nt Lenox, Mass., because it was too costly to maintain, and tho property may be put up ia*o farms.

The strike of 300 laborers for an eighthour day, which was inaugurated April 1, at Oswego, N. has been settled, the contractors granting the demand. This action forestalls a general strike Of' all building trades. The |own of Avoca, eight milea from YVilkesbarrc, Pn., has had a second caveIn. Several acres of land covered with bouses in the heart of t|io town went down nearly three feet. The buildings afe-badly damaged, r

Pursuant to the «ctfoa.tftken .at ft mass meet lug, 10 r oop miners returned to work 1W the Mahanriy district of Pennsylvania, waiving the Saturday e4i6rt day pending i* settlement of tb* dispute by a board - ,T, The Common Council pf Lowell, M«W./' passed’ an ;ortler_ to appropriated $500,000 to aid (he jUriking teYtHle worker?.- The Aldermen unanimously killed .fhn, order On the ground that‘\hey could riot legally; vote money forxtielt a'piir^ose. 1 The fecord for spped 1 between CamAefi and Atlantic City.'N-J., has been Broken, The distance of over tiftlfhvg miles Was covered by the train in forty-two m'inutes, which is nearly, three seconds faster ' than trip was ever made in before. John M. YY’isKer, leugiuecr of the Harleiii Itailway train in the Park avenue.' New York, tunnel disnsfer of' Jan. 8,1002, which caused the-dentil of seveu-' teen persons, vyap found not gin»fj\ Wihker was charged with yfliniunl neglect. The. jury in the ease of Rosie Itoichart, accused of tho idtudifif iff Adftm Beiehart, Jn r husband, at Hazleton, Sfav returftod V verdict cpnvietiirg' nemsf. ed of nVabsluiigliter. - Judge' J.Thck sentenced her to a yenfrdw ; -.|hc'<dtiif(if ipi-ison. Tim body of Adolph 11 fJ’iiouUytn.ithe. wealthy liii-'j'iiiaiit who. is iKflw-yed .to have jumped into the JlurJejn rlvcy. New York, from High bridge op March -1 was" found wdthfii'ii short distance 'of the bridge tfy~a •Troaftnap,. win/. will .receive .a re Ward of ' ; •"''' ! ;L1 •-; ft ConjpvMirtaflf-elcct Wiilkjfri! Khndolpiv Hear t,. fVoprtetftr of tins’-‘ / -N'iwt'i 'Yfririti American, A’his.agp -Vnericanf ; the Sun .Frauciacn _E.vum.iuer, ,was married in New York 1 Tuesday so jtiss MplieeutWiilspn, daughter of (.renigc'li: Willson, president of thrf 'Mfissltf Ccmt' puny. ■ / ; <j. /'

The Pemisy-h anu Supi-enie A-'ourt libs discharged from custody Arthur Wadsworth, tt meinber of the Kightjcbjith regiinent, National Guard of I’enusylvanja, of Pittsburg, who was arrested for shooting and killing WiMiatii Durham, a.unuun miner, at Shcmahiioah diiriMg tfce ftnthfacile coni strike. : • Incut. Joseph A. Jvqiley of fire engine company No. 3 was fatally shot by Mrs. Isabella Viola while he was struggling with Luke Viola, the woman’s husband, in the hallway of an nparttnent house iu Boston. Kelley died. He was attempting to force his way into the apartments of the .Violas when shot. The second trial of the suit of Miss. Marie BOIIU for $25,000 against Harold. 11artsfmrn, j 2 years old, son of dame* M. Hartshorn, a banker, hits, been open/ ed* hi -the-XcW York Supreme Court. Miss Bents says cm Oct. 25, IflOO, the boy jugiped on her hack*..kicked her and maltreated her so as to cstpie. jjartinJ. paralysiA' . - _ • ” George ' Fratlcfs Alexander' "Seymour, Earl of Y’arririmth nnd prospective l Mat* quis of ltettford,' EarTof Hertford and Viscount Benuchftwip of llaflic'in Great Britain,'.Baron Cntuvay oil Raglgu in England,and -Baron -(/oitway of Ivillultagh in Ireland, pn Monday married Miss, Alice Thaw,' daughter of Mrsi YJ. C. ThaW of Pitt'bvrrg. ' '

The Declaration of Independence fins been Withdrawn* from the public view, placed in a light and air tight ease and stored -in a State Department vault. ; It will not again he placed bn exhibition in Washington. These measures have been found iii order to preserve the document,'which shows the effects of age and much handling. . In Philadelphia Daniel W. Anderson, former treasurer of Weceacoc Tribe, Improved Order of Ucd Men, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment for embezzling $2,470 of the organisation's funds. Judge Davis said he was satisfied that in the general sense of tho term Anderson was not a criminal, lint the law compelled him to impose sentence.