Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1894 — THE NEWS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

6enator Tnrpie is said to be "out” with the President. The business portion of Bath, Me., was burned, Sunday. Loss. $500.(00. * Michael Davitt. the Irish agitator, has been granted his discharge in bankruptcy. A St. Louis man atie.nptcd to stop a child’s funeral until tho parents paid him three day’s rent. A New York syndicate, now being formed, will take the entire issue of bonds offered by Secretary Carlisle. j The A. P. A. has served notice on the Kansas City Democracy that no Catholic must be given place on Its ticket. Jefferson Hall, a prosperous farmer near Atchison, Kas., killed himself upon hearing a dog howling in his yard. Offers for the new issue of bonds up to Wednesday evening aggregated MS.OjO.OOO, and there is no doubt of the success of the loan. At least one thousand saloon-keepers in Chicago have gone out of the business in the last three months, on account of hard Times. Henry Balk, prominent St. Louis boot and shoe merchant, has fled to Holland, deserting his wife and a corps of creditors. Governor McKinley and Frank Hnrd, the free trader, spoke at tho banquet of the Ohio Society in Chicago, Tuesday night. The steamship Paris brought to New York Spanish gold to the value of 650,00(V francs in transit to Cuba to move the sugar crop. A man named Yonmans Introduced in the lowa House, Tuesday, a bill prohibiting papers from publishing accounti of prize fights. The Illinois Board of Agriculture has decided to spend SSOO. <0) on the permanent State Fair buildings and grounds at Springfield, The Mayor of Duluth charges that $15,000 of the city’s funds has been misappropriated- by tho American Loan and Trust Company. Senator Boyd, of lowa, said In a speech that Col. A. C. Fisk never earned an honest dollar in his life, and they are going to fight a duel. The American Bell Telephone Company will ask tho Massachusetts Legislature to be allowed to increase its stock from $20.G0J,003 to $30,003,000. The six hat manufactories at Danbury, Conn., employing 80Q people, resumed operations Monday after ashut-downon count of labor troubles.

John Steinback, arrested In Buffalo by Officer Hunter for burglary, slashed the officer across the face with a razor and disfigured him for life. At Pinev l.e, Ky., Bob Marler was baptized in the bath tub of the county jail. The Rev. Mr. Borum, pastor of the Baptist church, performed the ceremony. South Charleston, 0., citizens treated “Prof.” Lars Anderson, an a I aged spirit medium, to a feast of bad eggs aud induced him to leave town. Robeit Jones, a Peoria boy, fired five shots at bis father, inflicting fatal wounds, because the latter would not loan him money to buy a pair of shoes. Jasper N. Reese, of Springfield, 111., has sued the Louisiana Lottery Company for 125X00 for falsely advertising in a circular scattered broadcast, that he had drawn a fifteen-thousand-dollar prize. At a meeting of the Indian currency association the president, in his address, favored the taxation of silver, saying that India won d be unable to bear any further direct taxes to meet the loss caused by the in exchange. Rosina Yokes, the actress, died at London, Sunday, of quick consumption. Miss Vokes was compelled to abandon her American tour last fall, and sailed for England in November. Her death had been expected for some time. Policeman Arado, an Italian, was shot and instantly killed in a Chicago saloon, Wednesday, by Pair draan Bacon, whilo trying to aid his brother, who was engaged iu a quarrel with Bacon. Arado was worth SIOO 0)0 and was a man of Influence with bis race. A lottery firm doing business under the name of the Montana Mining, Loan and Investment Company have been operating successfully among residents of Wabash, The loans aro the prizes and are made to the holder of certificates which serve as tickets. An election to fill two vacancies in the House of Representatives, was held at New Y< rk city, Tuesday. Lemuel Ely Quigg, Republican, was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of John R. Fellows, Democrat. The other district returned a D -mocrat. Judge Cox, of the - District Supreme Court, at Washington, D. C., Tuesday, declined to grant tho application of the Knights of Labor to compel Secretary Carlisle to show cause why he should not be enjoined from Issuing $50,001,CO) of bonds, as proposed in his recent bond circular. The funeral of Hon W. H, Calkins occurred at Tacoma, Wednesday. It was private, only alout 200 of the most intimate friends attending. The family received telegrams of condolence from exPresident Harrison. Vice President Stevenson, Secretary Gresham and other prominent people. Among those who attended the funeral was cx-Senator Pierce, of North Dakota, who has recently returned from Portugal, where he was United States minister.