Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1903 — CIRCLING THE GLOBE [ARTICLE]

CIRCLING THE GLOBE

Oliver T. Sherwood, the defaulting cashier of the Southport (Conn.) National Hank, charged with the misappropriation of SIOO,OOO, was sentenced to ten yearn in prison by Judge Platt in the United States Court. He entered a plea of guilty. Seven firemen were injured hy the fall of a blazing roof in a tierce tire which destroyed the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company’s storehouse, Vanderbilt avenue, Clifton, N. Y. The building was completely destroyed, entailing a loss of $45,000. Secretary Shnw authorizes the statement that owing to the scarcity of 2 per cent bonds, both for circulation and as security for government deposits, he will renew refunding o[>erations to the extent of $20,000,000, In accordance with the previous circular. The controversy between the engineers and firemen and t lie Great Northern road has been amicably settled. Neither the company officials nor the grand officers of the two brotherhoods would state just what the terms of agreement were, but it is known chat each side made some concession?. Employes of all the flour mills of Minneapolis struck at midnight Wednesday, and seventeen mills, employing 1,800 men, will be closed indefinitely. Good feeling exists on bosh sides, nnd the mills have been left In the best shape possible, with firemen and watchmen to protect the property. The tug Parnell was capsized in the Niagara river at Tonawanda while towing the steamer Oscar T. Flint. The crew had n narrow e.cape. It succeeded iu getting on the life raft, which floated Off the pilot house when the tug went down, and was finally rescued by the yacht William Mills. Near Michigan City, Ind., within two hours’ ride of Chicago wolves have become so plentiful that the farmers have nppealed to the County Board of Supervisors to restore the old bounty of $5 a scalp. The animals threaten to overrun Johnson, Dewey and Hanna townshinps, hiding in the brushy sections of the marshes. In some instances the wolves have invaded farm yards nnd carried off poultry, but they have occasioned greater loss among sheep. A series of wolf hunts is talked of to rid the county of the animals. The clubs in tho National League ar# standing thus; W. L. VV. L. Pittsburg ...91 47 Brooklyn ..'..(58 (54 New York... 82 55 Bouton 57 78 Chicago 80 55 Philadelphia. .47 85 Cincinnati ...72 03 St. Louis 42 02 Following is the standing of the clubs in the American League: W. L. W. 1,. Boston 87 4(5 Detroit (54 (57 Cleveland ...74 01 St. laiilis 04 (58 Philadelphia..7o 59 Chicago 57 74 New York.. .00 01 Washington.. .43 89