Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1894 — THE NEWS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

“Gas” Wilson, a well-known trainer and driver of trotters, has become insane. 4lt is said that Senator Hill will renew bis fight on the income tai in Congress this winter. Unknown citizens of Little York, 111., used dynamite to rid their neighborhood of an objectionable house. Another bond issue of $50,000,000 is said to be probable next spring, immediately following the adjournment of Congress. 4 President Cleveland is suffering from a severed attack of rheumatic gout to which he I)as been subject for a couple of years. Charles L. Routt, who inherited the bulk of the estate of Reuben Springer, the Cincinnati millionaire, died at Jacksonville, 111. Two companies of California State militia have been mustered out of the service tn disgrace for refusing to obey orders aga ins trio ter.? (irrniigt be s trike. The anthracite coal barons have decided to limit the December output to oue-balf the June output, and have advanced the price 50 and 00 cents a ton. Samuel Seeley, a bookkeeper in the National Shoe and Leather Bank at New York, disappeared a few days ago. Investigation disclosed a defalcation of $354,000. t> Mrs; Paraa Stevens, the New York society leader, has been sued by a former servant, who alleges that she was compelled to leave because of Mrs. Stevens’ bad language. The Whisky Trust, it is said, will here • after make whisky by the Taskamine process, which is in use in Japan, and which saves about three cents a gallon in the cost of manufacture. Efforts of the defense in the San Francisco strike controversy cases to have President Cleveland and general managers pf railroads subpenaed, have been thwarted by adverse rulings. ’ A bogus messenger boy secured 81,000 worth of Paris-made clothing from Mrs. Geo. Gould at New York. The theft was kept secret for ten days! The thief got away and the dresses were not recovered.

It is possible that an attempt may be made before the Tennessee Legislature to contest the election of H. Clay Evans as Governor. .It is contended, on the other hand, that the law makes no provision for snch a contest. The fishing schooner Gracie H. Benson was sunk in a collision with the steamer Reading, Of the Philadelphia & Reading line, at the entrance of the Boston harbor early Wednesday morning, Six of the Benson’s crew were drowned. Official figures of the late election in New Jersey am as follows: Democratic, 115.345; Republican, 163,823; Prohibition, 7,252; Peoples, 4,14'.h Socialistic-Labor, 4,454; Peoples and Socialistic- labor, 1,193. Republican plurality iiXthe State, 48,478. Secretary Carlisle, Monday, accepted the bid of the Stewart syndicate of New York city for the entfnl issue of $50,000,000 5 per cent, bonds, ojn a basis of 117.077. It is figured that the ponds will net the Government about which will restore the gold reserve to its normal status. The news of the terrible massacres in Armenia has been confirmed by letters just received at Boston from Bitlis, Turkey, The number of Christian Armenian villages wiped out is nowjplaced at fortyeight. Cholera is now raging in that part of Asia and is believed to have been brought on by the stench arising from the unburied bodies of the unfortunate martyrs. ceJndge Dallas, at Philadelphia. Nov. 27, fiPd an-opinion in the United States Cir cuit Court dismissing the petition of Hicks et al..railway trainmen seeking-to compel the receivers of the Philadelphia & Reading company to retain them in their employ and at the same time allow them to remain members of their union. The discussion in effect states-that the petitioners have no standing in court. Men must give up their unions if they desire to work under receivers.