Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1898 — NEWS NUGGETS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS NUGGETS.

The war revenue bill just passed by Congress has received the signature of President McKinley, making it a law. Gen. Roca has been elected president of the Argentine Republic for a term of six years by the representative of the fourteen provinces. A tornado descended on Riddleville, Texas, and three people were killed out- - right- A boy’s skull was crushed and he fatally injured. Several other people were Injured by the tornado, many limbs being broken. Much damage is reported and small houses were demolished. The General Assembly of Rhode Island Is holding its last regular session in Newport. The new capitol, at Providence, which is nearing completion, will be in ■ readiness for occupancy a year hence, when the next Governor is inaugurated. The present Assembly will abolish the second capital city of Rhode Island before

next June. The biggest panic known to the wheat , trade at Minneapolis occurred the other day. Everybody appeared to have July grain to dump into the maelstrom and prices dropped 2 cents or more at a jump. ■ losing 13 gents in the first two hours and [ keeping up the break until it had slumis'd [. 20 cents to 92 cents. Liquidation was L heavy all over the pit and there were r rumors of heavy losers. L There was a desperate battle in Sutton mßoenty, Texas, between it posse of officers I and the band of train robbers who held ; up the Santa Fe express train near Cok- | man Junction and killed Fireman Lee Johnson. Three of the roblters and two | of tbeir pursuers were wounded. Four of K the robbers were captured, among the e number being the one who was wounded i in the fight with the trainmen at Coleman. | . The first boat from Dawson is expected B at San Francisco about July 4, but it is Knot likely that any miner will trust his t gold on a vessel unless she is escorted by k a government steamer, There is a very i general impression around Dawsou that pirates have banded together to attack a | goM-carrying vessel on the high seas and toot her. . A four-story building at Biot, a village near Cannes, France, collapsed. It is estimated that thirty persons wore killed Troops were ordered to the scene to clear f up the debris and recover the bodies of-