Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1898 — BURN POWDER PLANT [ARTICLE]

BURN POWDER PLANT

.UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT [ KING'S MILLS, OHIO. | Firm Belief that Foreigners Were Ke- | ’ aponsible for the Fire Unknown r Man Now in Cuatody—M. Sarrien k Heads the New Cabinet in France. Powder Mill in Danger. i The finishing department of the King fcpowder Company, located at Kings Mills, KOhio, was destroyed the other night in a | manner leading to the belief that it was rthe work of enemies of the Government. gTho building, in which was stored a quantity of smokeless powder, had evidently Ejbeen fired near midnight by two men, one Los whom was badly burned and apparently Kind been dragged away from the burning IKiiilding by his companion, who then ran Kway in the direction of South Lebanon. Hjmokeless powder in the condition it was Kn this department does not explode, like Ebrdinary powder, with a flash, but breaks Koto a bright light, and burns for some Kme. The great light attracted citizens Knd some of these met a stranger going tol>nr<l South Lebanon. The injured man JNas taken into custody. He is apparently Bi foreigner, but is so badly injured that Hie can scarcely talk. The powder burned ■his not for the Government, and the loss is inconsiderable, i>erhaps $2,K). This company has a contract to supIfiy the Government, and this is thought rtJbe the reason its destruction was atBnpted. HK - Race for the Pennant. IHfollowing is the standing of the clubs VlKthe National Baseball League: K W. L. w. L. EKton 38 20 Philadelphia .22 27 ••••31 23 St. Louis ....19 34 ItKsburg ...28 25 Louisville ...18 38 fffiollowiug is the standing of the clubs Rhe Western League: U W. L. W. L. ■Binapolis .38 18 Milwaukee ..28 23 'MBmlsus ..28 19 Minneap'lis ..19 32 W;®ity...3O 21 Detroit 18 34 -■ffijjl ••••31 22 Omit ha 13 32 Minn., Mill Burna. jaMTstillwater, Minn., the flouring mill belonging to Isaac Staples ■H totally destroyed by fire. It was l®Hottest fire witnessed there since the Bmg of the Minnesota State prison. Kjheroie efforts of the fire department saved the business houses ’ilßtectories in North Main street. The estimated at .$150,000 and the inon the elevator and contents was WR No insurance was carrk'd on iAH, owing to the excessive preBk The fire, it is supposed, started Ifesjßk hot pullev in the engine-room of ■KT ■W'- t Princess Is Abducted. CHgnd f° r 'y brigands, according to sßteial dispatch from Constantinople, a sister of the sultan. The (JKm was seized while she was out B&g at Kizil Toprak, a few miles where she resided. Hamid has three sisters—Princess fcv‘,-*tße, widow of Mahmoud Djeilallodin Seniha, wife of MahKpasha, and Princess Mediha, wife ' MBs Pasha, late secretary of the le£ at * on i n London. Princess | Princess Seniha have long MMRlnthe suburbs of Constantinople.