Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1903 — BREVITIES. [ARTICLE]

BREVITIES.

It is announced that genuine anthracite lias been discovered in Routt County, Colorado. The fields are believed to be fully as ex tensive as those in Pennsylvania.' Gov. Durbin of Indiana has forbidden the immediate trial of Robert Leo. murderer of Patrolman Massey at Evansville, declaring that he would not be sure of a fair hearing at the present time. In a fire believed to have been of indiary origin. Mrs. T. B. Goodnight was burned to death at Wilmington, Cal., and her husband was fatally burned in trying to save her. Their home was destroyed. The Pittsburg Leader says: “From undoubted authority it has been learned that Alva C. Dinkey, superintendent of the Homestead mills, will soon be elected president of the Carnegie Steel Company when President Corey resigns.” A. .1. Patterson, convicted at Concordia. Kan., find sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for withholding $5,000 collected from the illicit :.itoons at Clyde us license payments while lie was County treasurer, was pardoned by Gov. Bailey. The last link of the United States government telegraph system connecting St. Michael. Alaska, with Seattle has been connected, but vast forest tires have interrupted communication. Miles of telegraph poles have been burned in The” wilderness through which the line rune. The Shoe and Leather Mercantile Agency of Boston has announced the assignment of the large boot and shoe manufacturing firm of Ara Cushman & Go. of Boston and Auburn. Me. The , firm did a business of ’sl,2s<MM)t) a year and lias liabilities estimated between $400,000 and $500,000. fit ilokah. Minn., a mob of thirty-five citizen* took Mrv Ruby Santros and William Beide from bed in the former’* home, toripjied them naked in the public square, applied li coat of tar and feathers and whipped them out of town, leaving them with the warning, that if they returned they would be lynched. Peter Kureghiaa, editor of an Armenian paper in 80.-ton, was dangerously shot by Samuel Gatesian, .also, an Armenian. but who is charged by the wounded man with being a spy iu the employ of the Turkish government. Kureghian says lie has been pursued for years by Turkish spies because of bis defense of the Armenians. Dr. Charles Lancaster, author of several medical liooks and high xchool grammars. is dead at Plainfield. N. J.. in his ItOth year. Within a few days Itefore his death he enjoyed good health and recently was engaged in revising the manuscript of a new book. A telegram from Russell, Kan., *ays two negroes were placed on the auction block for harvest hands. They were John and Harper Porter and known as good workers. The bidding was spirited, starting with $2.50 a day. August Reinhart finally secured them on a bid of *3.21 a day. iliiiwT'~ , 'i' ft « . - ■■■'. » ..