Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1903 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

Half of thy business district of Austin/ Ark., was burned the other morning. The lor* is $50,000. ' The diocese of Arkansas, ’ Protestant Episcopal Church, vote'd against the proposed change hi. name of tlie church. Frank Kilber, of Piqua, Ohio, died at’ a sanitarium at St. Pari*, Ohio, from the effects of exces.-ivfi cigarette sum}.- . Ing. ' _ ■ Judge Dickinson issued a regtraining order against a scheme to Increase tlie Omaha, Neb., wards from nine to thir--teeti. . - - t--F'redi*ricJc W... Font, .lc., an attorney, was sentenced at -Bt. Louis to four years in the pcnitcutiary violation of the homestead laws. Ex-Mayor Albert Ames, of Minneapolis, has been sentenced to six years «t hard labor in State prisou for bis share in tlie boodle scandal. Postmaster Hedges was instantly k’lived at Kossuth, lowa, and the office destroyed by an explosion. Bobbers y;<i believed to have caused tlie explosion. 11. B. Martin, n nephew of J. Bradley Martin and said to be quite Avealthy,- is employed at Denwr ns an ordinary dairy hand. lie is seeking ta recuperate hi* health. At Bonner, Mont., fire destroyed a warehouse iu the rear of the Margaret Hotel. The rear of the hotel c a light fire. The guests were aroused mid escaped in thoir night clothes. Loss, $50,000. The First Methodist Church of Omaha celebrated the twelfth anniversary of its dedication by the liquidation of a $40,000 mortgage, the ha lance of $1 j 2-000, which waa the original cost of the edifice. In St/Louis Mri Elsie Strieb jand Mrs. Sophia Wtinsch wi<Ve seriously burned and probably disfigured ’for life by acid thrown into their faces try Frank Strieb, husband of tlie former woman. - Western farmers are facing a “hired hand” famine because of exodus of yourfg men to city; “liberal salary” and •’‘light worl” are offered to city jfolks who *re anxious to spend summed4n the country. An autopsy on the body of lona Mathe 13-year-old girl who it was supposed had committed suicide in Ole Vela mi by drinking carbolic add, showed that her death was caused by a ruptured heart. Mrs. E. Berge, a tenant in an Omaha apartment building, was restrained from talking by an order of the District Court, »u complaint of the Owner of the atrncture, who wearied of the woman’s gossip. Fireman Joseph Riley was killed and Jack Ascber. Newton Holt, Engineer Ryan and Conductor W.. J. Weir were fatally hun in a wreck on tbe Choctaw. Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad at Hot Springs, Ark- . A telephone message from Culver, Kan., tells of the robbery of the State Bank at that place of $3,000. The robbers blew open the safe and obtained almost all the money on baud. Tbe robbers escaped .on a hand ear. / f • Lillian Bussell lost -$4,000 on Je Hane at the St Louis fair grounds. Miss EnamU was accompanied by her daughter,

Miss T illian Russell Bolomdtl, anj between them they easily divided-attention with tlie performances on the traok. Laura Stickler, aged 25, Junfipcd Cemh a hotel yrlndow hi Chicago t«^ r escape from Homer C. Heed, whobffd accompanied her to the hostelry. She'is hos Ueriously hurt. Heed, who is a prisoner, denies the rtory told by Mis* Stickler. Bix persons werehurt becanse-of a\collieion between two trolley cars in Cleve* land, Ohio. There was much-excitement on both ears, and the injured persons were trampled upon in a mad rush by tpOr passengers to try to get opt of.the cars. Mrs. A. K. I.elaud tried to blind Judge William H. Lueders of Cincinnati by throwing cayenne pepper into his eyes. The judge had dismissed a ease brought by Mrs. Leland against Mounted Offtbfr Ogden on ol charge of assault rfnd •tery. •; .i'.. Jf/:/ / ■■■-'•-■ t-'-l. - - who was ns nearly «« can be ascertained at least IW'years old, was found dead in bed at Salem, Ore. Her waw prohgbly the oldest map In Orfejgota.'. lie was a Frenchman nnd teryed in L t he French war Of 1806-15 dudp*. Napoleon. -s. ■' ' *'■ - ‘ :1 ’ The Deerlng Harvester Works strike in Chicago was ended through the Chicago Federation of Labor’s efforts. The nine hour working day and permission to join labor unions was given by the company. Other differences will be- arbitrated. During a performance of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” before a crowded house at olit. Neb., several rows of seats collapsed, injuring a number, three perhaps fatally. A panic resulted, but order was soon restored and the injured taken to their homes.

The Great Northern has receded-from its position, and the strike which 1 threatened to tie up the entire system ,ba* been avoided. The trainmen have won a victory, and have forced- concession# from President Hill, which have respited in a new agreement. _ . George Kettler, who twenty years trgo is said, to have had the contract for manufacturing boots, for the German army, and who as Baron von Iyetteler, oWned half a million dollars in Hanover, wasfound dead in bed in bis .little sboeahop in Argentine, Ivan. Fire starting at midnight destroyed the interior pud. roof of »St. John's .e4tbedr.pl,' tlie . largest. Protestant Episcopal .church in Denver/ The loss is estimated at SIOO,OOO. The cathedral was built in 1881. The fire is thought to hirvi been' of incendiary origin. 7" The regents of the University of Nebraska have'passed a resolution setting' forth the facts About the offer of John D. Rockefeller to contrilmie' toward, a j new building for the university arid ap-, proving tlie arrangements to fulfill the conditions of .the offer. *

Governor Yates, 'Of Illinois, has signed the Mueller municipal ownership afreet railway bill, hut objects to many features of it. Tbe Torrens law amendment bill making compulsory the registration of all land titles of decedeuts has also been signed by the Governor.

The fast mail train on the Monon was wrecked at Salem, lnd. . The accident was caused by a broken flange. "The train was behind time nud was running very fast- When derailed it turned clear over. Several passengers in the day conch were badly bruised.

Two street cars, the second and last i« a string of three cars bearing, a trolley party of officers and delegates of the national convention of the ltoyal Neighbors, collided on Central avenue at 17th street, Indianapolis. Ten women were more or less injured, three seriously.... | Edward C/Moebus, aged ,30 years, a hardware merchant, shot his father, John Moebus, aged 65, in his .store .ih Hmnip 'tori, Ohio. Moebus was relegat'd oji $lO,-.. 000 bond. The older plan • intended to’ marry a young, wopiap, which led io a; family quarrel and the shooting. -, n - ,Y passenger train, went-into tim tfilcji. near'Bloomington, Ohio.' 1 Engineer John. A’lny of Newark was Instantly kiiled-and-* it he, fireman’s body wns. under (Tie engine. Throe conches Were wrecked* _So fifr its known 7 now, ito passengers' Were hurt, spreading roils caused tlife • A sensational inpidefit early mass at St. Mary’s Cfiurcp..Toledo, when Louts Orth, a carpenter/ 35 yettrs Old. was stricken 1 " with liett-rt ' disease while kneeling In prayer. He was curried out in the hope tiiat fife fresh itir would revive him, but lie died a moment' later. .. / -- -

Fire that started in a garbage box destroyed nineteen buildings at Seminary and Lill avenben aiid Dunning streets, Chicago. Forty-five families* were rem) dered homeless, while the financial was $206,006. Many persons ip attempting to save household property had ;uaryow escaties.- ;/ , The body of an unidentified -man was fomfd hanging in a box car \yhlclr arrived. In set. Lends from-Wurslmll, lnd. He was - iveH dressed, and his clothing -boreya Francisco tailor's mark. His linen was marked "J. M,” Tlie man was apparently 35 years old and hod gvfdptfly been of refined character. / • Tbe scene.of the Investigation into the’ plot to destrby the steanief Umbria "feus shifted to Cbieagdfr and eriflened ' wks found showing that the infernal machine was made-by George Husseil, who jpoip 7 j rd a.'weok in,'a flat r at 207,' WaahifigfDu' boulevard. Belief that' thwpiot wak t^ie ; Jvork of anarchists and not the Mafia 18 strengthened by inrertigation. / The heaviesf oattle and shcep iosx iri the history of Moiitnaa, the; damage ei whigh-will foot as high hqs been caused by the terrihip.jfmwff, storm which has been rifjgliig for three diys. In Some sections fnjly 90 per ‘cent rff the ; sheep on the ranges have perished. Three herders ut least wandered away iu thq blinding stortu and froze to death. The State Auditor of Minnesota is beyond of ithe courts, according'to a decision rendered in St. Faul by District. Judge W. L. Kelly. The beet sugar company sought a mandamus to compel the auditor to draw a warrant for $20,000 due under tbe bounty law, but the judga decided that be had no authority to issue such a writ against a State officer. A tornado struck the western edge of Guthrie. Okla.,' nnd, following the ridge, blew down many trees and demolished several chimneys. Between tlie Cottonwood and the Ciuimarou Rivers it blew down the new story and a half Loose of William Murray and also the old one near by. Mr. aud Mrs. Marray escaped injury by going to the cyclone cellar. C. E. Dicerman. a wealthy banker; his daughter. Mrs. E. Porter Fraker. and hi* datkghter-ln-law, Mrs. A. E. Dickerman, and the coachman, Henry Simpson, were tart at Bt. Paul fa a xuuaway accident. Mrx Fraker’s spine' was ao of-

t tttt coak fieldaa Gshnulhis. awahl<yyiil H for&d In Jky KA ifjjpn lor biUßninoifi coak next wntfß §Tse CBiio CO%l trujK has> already* raeid the price ‘.ffSefi'enbrfE mew It Is also announced that Columtoken from JUe favored list in fot/bh qnp > i Ff anto f inga. brought m that cjty last winter to the MeffltWjruftQ Afj la Kansas City Judge Andrew F, ans'in the Circuit Court decided {rafijmt the v heirs of Mrs. John FrTduy, vrlfo hrobght suit to recover residence property in, that cltv valued at f sl,O(Xj,Qop. Thakpiiopert.v originally w as-a farm owned by TKoalas dimes, wbo came to ItansasiCity from Kentucky in 1839 and who lefts'the*' lafid to his nine children, one of Whdai Wai Mrfk Prlddy. Mrs Priddy dieth and -was. hurled in Oregon in ,1892 rnmKsuit brought by G. W. Priddy amPother of her licirs. -■■■