Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 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 Para, graphs tor Busy People. „ . _ <!> Thursday, Aug. 25, Nearly half a hundred cities and towns in. New Hampshire are holding observances in honor of old home week. At the drawing at Devil’s Lake, N. D., for a homestead in the Fort Tollen Indian reservation the first name out was that of B. G. Warren, of Forest River. N. D. The schooner Selina has been lost off Labrador. Four of the crew went down with the vessel. The Prohibitionists of Texas have nominated a state ticket headed by W. D. Jackson, of Waco, for governor. The Jackson and Brookhaven clubs of the Delta B. B. League played at Jackson, "Miss., nineteen innings without scoring a run. Friday, Aug. 26. Herman Grotophorst, of Baraboo, Wis., has been nominated for congress by the Third Wisconsin district Democratic convention, and John J. Wood, Jr., of Berlin, by the Second district Democratic convention. The conference of the NorwegianDanish Methodist church is in session at Duluth. Half of the thirty hot mills of the great Shenango tin plant at Newcastle, Pa., has closed down for an indefinite period. John C. Cutter, of Salt Lake City, has been nominated bj Utah Republicans for governor. It was the Porpoise, submarine, not the Shark, that sank so suddenly off Brenton’s Reef. The report at Ottawa, Ont., is that the Duke of Marlborough may be appointed governor general of Canada. Saturday, Aug. 87. Charles E. Shiveiy, recently chosen supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, has opened headquarters at Richmond, Ind. Miss Hazel Chaffee, of Minneapolis, a niece of Lieutenant General Chaffee, slipped away from home und joined the Yankee Consul company in Chicago. Chicago men have filed with the secretary of state at Springfield incorporation papers of the “Anti-Treating League.” Edward Thornton, the British minister to Nicaragua, is dead at Managua, following a severe attack of asthma. United States Treasurer Roberts says that the shipment of currency for moving the crops lias begun lyA violent earthquake is reported from San Martin in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Monday, Aug. 29. General Fred Grant will take command of the department of the east Sept. 28. Secretary of War Taft has left Vermont for Maine, where he will speak. Heavy snow has fallen on the Appenines, where it has already reached a depth ot five inches. Anthony J. Drexel entertained King Edward at dinner at Marienbad Saturday night. George P. Money defeated “Jerry” Simpson for the Democratic nomination for delegate to congress from New Mexico. Colonel Charles Page Bryan, United States minister to Portugal, and Miss Bryan have arrived at New Y'ork. The Texas state health department has been notified of the breaking out of yellow fever in tbe government military post at Brownsville, Tex. The Canadian wheat crop is declared to be in no danger from rust, and is estimated at nearly 100,000,000 bushels. Tuesday, Aug. 30. The London Dally Mail says that George J. Gould has purchased E. A. Mill's champion bull dog “Heath Baronet” for $5,000. Preparations for the reception of 30,000 troops at Manassas and Thoroughfare, Va., have been completed in preparation for the fall military inanoeuvers. As a result of recent rains practically all the forest fires that have been raging in various parts of western Montana are now extinguished. The archbishop of Canterbury is seeing the sights at Quebec. The twelfth annual reunion of Clay county old soldiers was held in Loulsville. 111. Seven thousand people attended. Wednesday, Aug, 31. Fitzgerald S. Turton, second lieutenant in the Twenty-second United States infantry, 'has committed suicide on the island of Mindanao, P. I. 8. A. Brewster has been nominated by tbe Democratic convention of the Sixth lowa congressional district The s'ew York Stock Exchange will be closed ori* Sept 3, Saturday before Labor Day. There are four new cases of yellow fever at Merida, Mex., one suspected case and three patients In the lazaretto. At a mass convention of the Prohibition party of Montana, held at Helene It was decided not to place a state ticket in the field. Postmaster General Payne has left Milwaukee for Washington much improved in health.