Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1894 — THE NEWS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

T. V. Powderly, the ex-labor leader, has been admitted to the bar at Scranton, Pa. . noted nrfcOa donna, died at Warrenville, N. J., September 21. Senator Jones. of Nevada, will not resign, as requested by the Republican State committee. R is said that English capitalistswill begin the manufacture of tin plate in the United States. The Washington State Ro publican con ~ vention at Spokane, Sept. 20, declared against free coinage. Mr. and Airs. George Clouser celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary —nearAlahomeL..lll.,Scpl. 18 Secretary Carlisle denies the report that women are to be discriminated against in the Treasury Department, An English syndicate is negotiating for the purchase of all the street car manufacturing concerns in St. Louis. Garbage men in New York are on a strike and the city is filled with foul smells. Reduction in wages caused the trouble. Jacob Levy committed suicide at St. Louis in order that his family might be provided for by the insurance on his life. The Central Ohio Electric railway has bee'h incorporated, It is a scheme for connecting Pittsburg and Chicago- bvsclectric railway.

Four hundred and fifty employes of Alex ('row, the Philadelphia carpet manufactr urer, have gone on strike against a 20 per rent, reduction in wages. L Mayor Farr, of Kenosha, Wis., is declared to be ineligible because he is not a property owner, aud proceedings have been begun for his removal. The South Carolina Democratic convention at Columbia, Sept. 19, nominated John G. Evans for Governor. The convention was controlled by Tillmanites. The democratic committee at Frankfort, Ky., Saturday, officially declared W.C. Owens to be the nominee in the seventh district to succeed W. C. P. Breckinridge. A tornado at Leroy, Minn., Friday, killed three persons and wrecked a vast amount of property, A similar visitation occurred at Emmettsburg, lowa, and several deaths resulted. B. P. Hutchinson, better known as “Old Hutch,’’ the opce famous Chicago Board of Trade plunger, has opened aorie-eent cigar store opposite the Board where he once made and lost millions. Captain Walters, a prominent citizen of Washington, Ind., died at Washington City, Sept. 19. He was serving as a Government clerk. Captain Walters was seventy years old at the time of his death. 6At noon, Sept. 20. Mayor Hopkins, of Chicago, ordered all public gambling houses to shut down. It is claimed that his action is a direct result of the recent crusade inaugurated by the law and order element. St. Louis capitalists have been victimized with fraudulent school district bonds. Investigation hash'd to startling discoveries. It is believed that a great swindling scheme has been organized, the extent of which is not y_c.t known. ____l A tramp is under arrest at Huntington as the fugitive bookkeeper and confidential clerk of Kuh, Fathan & Ffsher, clothing manufacturers, of Chicago. Reregistered as Williams, but his right name is supposed to be Fred Grucnewold. Mrs. Maggie Jones, a partially deaf colored woman living at Point Pleasant, 0., was told that if she would bind a live toad on each ear for twenty-four hours her hearing would be restored. She followed the advice and can now hear very distinctly. Mrs. Susan Johnston, an aged woman, while walking through a cemetery at Homeworth, 0., was pinned to the earth by a falling tombstone. Her cries finally attracted the attention of a passerby, who relieved her. Her injuries may prove fatal. While standing on a flight of steps with an iron railing, watching a fire, at Now York, Thursday night, Daniel Mullane. seventeen years old, carelessly placed his hands on the railing and was instantly killed by electricity which had accumulated from electric light wires in the building. The "swell” Lexington hotel at Michigan boulevard and Twenty-second street, Chicago, said to be worth $1,000,000, was sold at a delinquent tax sale for $6,410.74, to William Mills, a salaried clerk. The Lexington is claimed to be one of the most luxuriously appointed hotels in the world.

Thomas Foster, who has fjust been sentenced at London to three years’ penal servitude for a number of petty frauds, was the. originator of the “missing word"’ craze, of which newspapers all over the country some time ago availed themselves to boom circulation. He has been living on his wits for years. The marriage at Jersey City of ftanlel C. Osmun, of Chicago, and Millie D. Powers, ends a romance begun thirty-five years ago. The couple were engaged at that time, but the match was broken off by the girl's parents because Osmun was poor. Both have been married and lost their partners by death. A large number of the higher salaried female clerks in the Treasury Department have recently been discharged and their places tilled by men. It is announced that the policy of the Department will in the future to to reduce the number of women clerks still further. Women, it is said, are incompetent for tho duties of the bureaus to which they have been assigned. Trouble is again brewing in tho block coal district, and whether or not two thousand employes are forced out depends upon the negotiations now in progress between the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railway officials and the operators. The operators allege that the railway company is discrhr.inating'-in favor of bituminous coal.

Ashley. 111.. Is agitated over tho arrest of Adam Hafley, of that place, for coubterfeftlng. Mr. Halley has hitherto Men regarded as an especially honorable and upright man. His workshop was found and his outlit is said to bo the most complete ever captured. Enough material was on hand to make (200,000. Mr. Hafley's specialty was a twenty dollar bill of tho series of 18'31, but plates were also found for one dollar and live dollar bills. All the plates arc nearly perfect. At Trimble. Tenn., Sept. 20. Jlob Jcllow focused a sun glass on the head of James Harber with aatonlahlng results. Hurter's hair took fire, caused by the ignition of buy rum. lie having Just came from the barber shop. Harter started to run

buVfriends caught him an extinguished the blaze. He would have killed the joker on the spot had he not been restrained. Physician’s say Harber’s hair Is entirely destroyed. Jellow is wealthy and Harber has sued for SIO,OOO damaged. Joseph B. Lynch, known asthe Messiah; William B. ©handler, John E. Collins and Sarah E. Brown, also prominent ip the councils of the alleged religious sect on Chincoteaugue Island, who call themselves the sanctified have been placed in jail in Richmond, Virginia. These people have encouraged women tc leave their husbands. The warrant charges them with being leaders in a movement that is scandalizing the neighborhood. At the business session of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at Chattanooga, Wednesday, Atlantic City was chosen as the next place of meeting. When the election of officers for the ensuing year came up Representative Morris, of Kentucky, nominated Deputy Grand Sire John W.. Stebbins, of Maryland, and he was unanimously elected. The Hon, Fred Carleton,, of Texas, was elected Deputy Grand Sire. Theodore Ross, of New Jersey, was unanimously re-elected Grand Secretary, and Isaac Shepard, of Pennsylvania, Treasurer. .• r ——=— A most distressing and peculiar accident occurred at Akron, 0., Thursday night. A platform on the second story of a block in which were situated the Athletic Club rooms, reached by an outside stairway, was crowded with young men waiting for the doors to be opened. As the doors opened the crowd made a rush and the platform gave way. Two were killed and twenty-six seriously injured, receiving broken legs, arms and every inraginabje injury. Others escaped with slight bruises.

Several boys played a joke on some companions at Ray Center, Mich., Sept. 22, that has resulted in the death of one of them. The plotters invited their victims to an orchard. Stolen fruit was eaten freely. In the midst of the feast a detached party of jokers rushed in from the side and opened lire with guns and revolvers. All the shots were fired in the air, but the frightened boys expected to bo killed, and fled pell-mell in every directionAll escaped but Ferdinand Eichbrecht. aged eighteen, who stumbled over a log, fel 1 i ntothc millpond, and -was dro w n ed. Nothing was thought of his absence, and his body was not found till morning. •Steps will be taken to punish the jokers. A dangerous $23 counterfeit silver certificate is in circulation at St. Louis. The counterfeit is from one-sixteenth to one-; eighth of an inch smaller than the genuine. The fine shade lines around the words “This certificate,” etc., in the con!-' ter of the back of the note is much and does not appear at all in a number oil places. The color of the ink used on the back of the note is too light, giving a dull< faded appearance. The most glaring defect in this counterfeit is the seal, whichl is the eight scallop one, used only on national bank notes. It is one-quarter of an inch larger in diameter than the ond used in the genuine issues of the note, which has twelve scallops. 1 *, A Santa Fe express was “held up” at; 2:20 a. m., Sept. 18, near Gorin, Mo. Thd railway company had been warned of thd plot and the trainmen were prepared for the attack. When the train was stopped the robbers were surprised with a volley of buckshot and bullets. Two robbers were killed and an unknown number are believed to have been seriously wounded. The engineer was slightly wounded by the robbers. Two of the escaped robbers were captured during the day at Memphis, Mo., and the plot was fully disclosed. The bandits were all farmers and their names are known. They will probably all be captured. It is nearly three weeks since tho Wells-Fargo-officials received the “tip” that the raid was contemplated. Since then the ex press car has been a regular arsenal. Detectives were kept on the trail of the bandits. •Several previous attempts had been made by the gang to bring their plans to a culmination, but they failed for various reasons.