Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 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, June 16. The police have abandoned further search in Mexico for Herman E. Haas, who stole $17,500 from the Corn Exchange National bank, at Chicago, and escaped. Two hundred and seventy-three young men received diplomas at the Princeton university commencement. Tufts’ college has conferred on Julia Ward Howe and Secretary of the Navy Moody the degree of LL. D. The twenty-third annual convention of the Association of Railway Telegraph Superintendents is in session at Indianapolis. The United Confederate Veterans will meet next year at Louisville, Friday, June 17, Robert Curns and his bride of an hour were severely injured In a runaway accident at Washington Heights (Chicago suburb). The Amity (Colo.) dam, completed last year at a cost of SIOO,OOO, has been torn out by the high water in the Arkansas river. The loss is total. Dominic I. Murphy, recently appointed secretary of the Panama canal commission, has assumed the duties of his office. The will of the late Levi Z. Leitor, of Chicago, will be tiled for probate in the courts of the District of Columbia within a few days. Anna T. Snyder, of Chicago, and John C. McKeon, of New York, were married at the Homestead hotel. Hot Springs, Va., by Rev. John G. Scott. The American Co-Operative Congress is in session in the Hall of Congresses, World’s fair grounds, St Louis. At the closing exercises of the commencement season of the Western Reserve university Bishop Spalding, of Peoria, delivered the address to the graduates. Saturday, Jane IS. Charles Nechter. proprietor of the Boston store, Chicago, Is at a hospital slowly recovering from an operation for appendicitis. W. K. Van Ruypen, of Washington, has bees elected president of the Red Cross society. Richard Olney of Massachusetts, was selected aa counselor. Radium, it Is said, is soon to be quoted at $500,000 instead of $16,000,000 a pound. Figuring upon an Illinois candidate

for second place on the national ticket. Democratic leaders are considering Samuel Alschuler for the nomination. The will of Senator Quay has been probated, but it does not disclose the amount of his estate. Santos Dumont, the airship man, has arrived at New York. The Massachusetts Prohibitionists placed a wonman on their state ticket, nominating Mrs. Fannie J. Clary, of Williamsburg, for secretary of state. Governor and Mrs. Odell have joined Senators Depew and Platt in the former’s special carand started with them for Chicago. Monday, Jana 20. The Vatican exhibit at the World’s fair is now open for inspection. The Cape May challenge cup has arrived at New York from London. The British not having any boat they think able to defend it they have sent It back. The attendance at the St. Lonls World’s fair last week was 475,187. The Chicago Teamsters’ union is about to elect Sam Low a Chinaman, as a delegate to its international convention. So rigid was the rule against betting at Washington Park, Chicago, on Derby day that a gentleman was arrested for conducting a bat pool In his party on a tally-ho. Taaaday, Jana 21. The national Populist convention, which opens in Springfield, 111., July 4, will be in session a week. It is said an effort is being made to compromise the Lawrence C. Phipps divorce proceedings so that Mrs. Phipps will get possession of the children part of the time. There are 375 entries In the* American handicap target match to be shot at Indianapolis this week. Five hundred delegates have assembled at Peoria, 111., for the twentysixth International convention of the Knights of St. John. A decision given by the Colorado Supreme court affirms the constitutionality of the Inheritance tax law. Wednesday, Jana 22. The annual convention of the Knights of St. John, a Roman Catholic organization, opened at Peoria, IIL Major General Wade, now commanding the Philippine division, probably will relieve Major General Corbin of command of the Atlantic division in October next The Train Dispatchers’ Association of America is holding its annual convention at St Louis. The Pennsylvania Railroad company baa reduced 5,000 employes in Its ahopn at Altoona, Pa„ to two days m week. Judge Cleveland, at New Haven, Conn., directed W. J. Bryan and the attorneys in the Bennett will case to frame a satisfactory order unde* which $75,000 held in New York can be turned over to the widow.