Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1911 — GENERAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL NEWS.

HANKOW, CHINA—The revolutionists are in undisputed possession ol Wu-Chang, a city of 600,000 inhabitants, capita of the provinc eof Hupeh. The capture of the city was the culmination of a series of sudden developments during the last twenty-four hours, all of which came about as the result of the tremendous feeling created by the execution of fdur rebels in front of the viceroy’s yamen. Among the foreigners known to have been in Wu-Chang are twenty-five American missionaries. Communication with the city is almost completely cut off and no word as to the fate of the Americans has been received.

PEKIN, CHINA—The American Methodist missionaries at Chengtu, the recently besieged capital of Szechuen province, telegraphed that they estimate 10,000 people were killed in the fighting between the insurgents and the government troops. Of the dead 2,000 were soldiers; others rebels Ten thousand rebels are in possession of several cities southwest ol Chengtu. Soldiers are marching out against them. The Methodists say that as a result of the rising thousands of natives are homeless and many, becoming desperate, commute« suicide.

RUSHVILLE, IND.—One Republican vice president was played against two Democratic United States senators at rival political love feasts, Besides Vice President Sherman, the Re publicans had Charles W. Fairbanks, Joseph G. Cannon and ex-Senator Henenway as speakers. John W. Kern and Benjamin F. Shively spoke for the Democrats. Merchants, in planning foi the annual “bargain day” got Mr. Sher- , man to attend their celebration. Former Congressman Watson then staged a Republican love feast 1

MU NCI E, IND.—Because it is said the men who have been financing the remonstrance fight for the “drvs" Lave refused to put up any more money, the attorney for the remonstrators announced that the appeal ii the second ward remonstrance case would in all probability be abandoned and that the “dryß” would abide by the decision of Judge Charles Bagel

of Anderson, who a few weeks ago declared the remonstrance ineffective in the second ward, and granted twen-ty-six licenses.

WASHINGTON—With all martial honors the body of Rear Admiral Schley was buried in Arlington Nar tional cemetery, on the Virginia Heights overlooking the city of Wash ington. In the escort were over 706 cadets from the naval academy at Annapolis, marines from Washington and Philadelphia, seamen and gunners from battleships of the navy, soldiers of the Spanish war, and cavalry and artillery detachments from the posts and stations near Washington.

NEW YORK—Christopher Columbus, who discovered this country some. 419 years ago, is apparently not of revered memory—at least in New York. At any rate the city officials have frowned on a proposal for an appropriation of SIO,OOO for a celebration in honor of the anniversary of his landing, most of them expressing the opinion that if a celebration is wanted the persons who want it should foot the bills by private subscription.

TORONTO, ONT.—The fourth ecumenical conference of Methodism, which convened in the Metropolitan Church in this city will be a most important and significant gathering. The word “ecumenical” refers to every part of the inhabited world, and includes “all people who earth do dwell.” Of the 500 delegates expected, over 400 have arrived. Rev. Henry Haigh, president of the British Wesleyan conference, preached the inaugural sermon.

EVANSVILLE, IND. —The trial of John W. Blauth, former bookkeeper and teller for the Evansville Trust and Savings company, who is charged with embezzling funds from that institution, is in progress before Acting Judge A. C. Hawkins, in the circuit court. Great interest is manifested in the trial here and the court room is packed daily.

WASHINGTON—After striving for nearly two years to interpret the Sherman anti-trust law in the Standard Oil and tobacco cases, the supreme court of the United States was brought face to face again with the Sherman law. The case up for argument was the “hard coal case.**