Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1904 — NEWS BRIEFLY STATED. [ARTICLE]

NEWS BRIEFLY STATED.

Matters of General Interest Taken from the Wires.

Some of the Happenings of the Past Week Given in Condensed Paragraphs for Busy People.

Thursday, March 17.

Andrew Carnegie declares he has no Intention of endowing a theater in this country or elsewhere. Jan Kubelik had to flee while giving a concert at Ling, Austria, when a German mob, incensed over the language war, stoned the hall. The Dietrich investigation at Washington has closed until Saturday, when one more witness will be beard.

The Duke of Cambridge, cousin of the late Queen Victoria, is seriously 111 at London. He is very old. Cameras, not mounted on tripods, will be allowed on the St. Louis World's fair grounds without charge or limit.

Friday, MWrch 18.

The battleship Illinois is at New York with a hole in her hull where the Missouri rammed her by accident. Balfour has accepted Campbell-Ban-nerman’s challenge to consider a vote of censure and fixed March 21 as the date.

Paderewski, the pianist, has been expelled from Russia, it is reported, because he declared that he was not a Russian, but a Pole, when complimented by the czar. James J. Hill,president of the Northern Securities company, favors the nomination of Grover Cleveland for president by the Democrats. “Roosevelt and reciprocity” is Governor Van Sant’s political war cry.

There is a dearth of house servants In Memphis, Tenn., according to a letter received by Mayor Harrison, of Chicago.

Saturday, March 10.

A resolution has been adopted by the New York-Chicago good roads convention at Erie, Pa., favoring a national highway between the two cities. School was suspended at Colorado Springs, Colo., because of the antics of 100 pupils who attended arrayed in grotesque green costumes in honor of St. Patrick’s day. The bill appropriating $250,000 of state funds to relieve the destitution caused by the late Baltimore fire, has been passed by the Maryland senate. It now goes to the governor. Ex-President Cleveland quietly observed his 07th birthday at home at Princeton, N. J., yesterday.

The condition of Postmaster General Payne is reported to be satisfactory.

Senator Tillman has gone to bis home at Edgefield, S. C., to spend two weeks.

Monday. March It, The Republican convention of the Tenth Missouri congressional district nominated Richard Bartholdt to succeed himself as representative. The annual opening of the Yosemite park to visitors will take place April 1.

The California Democratic central committee has indorsed Hearst’s candidacy for president. Democratic convention In Orleans, Chemung and Cortland counties, New York, instructed delegates for Judge Parker for president. Michael Davitt is seriously ill at San Frnncisco.

Miss Ethel Harte, Bret Harte’s daughter, has gone on the concert stage. Orders have been issued for the organization of a marine guard of two companies for duty at the Louisiana Purchase exposition. The lowa legislature passed a bill creating a state hospital at Knoxville for the treatment of inebriates.

The belief is general that the Japanese are making a general movement northward in Korea.

Tuesday, March 29.

D. J. Sully, the suspended “cotton king,” says lie will resume very shortly, he is sure. Congressman Butler Ames will act as head waiter at a society frolic in the festival of nations at Washington. Senator Platt and Governor Odell declared peace after tlieXew York conference.

The Hearst campaign is to be extended to senatorial and county conventions.

Chicago and London are in a race to show' the lowest death rate, the figures for last year being respectively 15.34 and 15.02. Joseph Meyer, of Cincinnati, aged 27, died in the arms of his mother aboard a train In the station at Asheville, N. C. He was en route home to die.

Wednesday, March 23,

James K. Taylor, supervising architect of the treasury department, estimates that plans for government buildings cost from 3% to 4 per cent, of the total cost.

Marines at League island navy yard are disgusted with the new regulation uniforms and especially with trousers which have no pockets. Some tax-dodger, conscience-strick-en, sent $lO to the county treasurer at Chicago with the request that it be given to charity. Mayor McClellan, of New York, is confined to his Lome by a severe attack of grip. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, widow of Dr. M. T. Scott of Lexington, Ky„ committed guieide at her residence by shooting.

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