Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1895 — THE NEWS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

A herder and 2,000 sheep perished in a Montana blizzard. Mrs. Cockran, wife of Congressman Bourke Cockran, died at New York, Wednesday night. An immense electric rower house, next in size to the Niagara Falls plant, is to be Jbuilt near Tacoma. The Methodist book concern made $120,000 in profits during the year, notwithstanding the depression. An epidemic of grip is now prevalent at Amesbury, Mass. Over three hundred cases have been reported. • Madge York,»an actress, was shot and killed by Jas. Gentry, a comedian, at Philadelphia, Sunday night. A negro preachei- with a bunco emigration scheme is in danger of being lynched by his victims at Shelby, Miss. 1 While attempting to escape four Mexican prisoners, implicated in the murder of Americans, were shot and instantly killed. Citizens of Arizona are hostile to the proposition of the War Department to remove the troops from San Carlos Indian agency. Gus Batiste killed his wife in Algiers, La. He was playing cards with .several men when his wife entered and upbraided him. The shooting followed. The centennial anniversary of the. birth of George Peabody, the great philanthropist, was celebrated at Washington and in many of the leading cities. Feb. 18. Chas F. Warwick, Republican, was 'elected mayor of Philadelphia, Feb. 19, by from 50,000 to 60,000 majority, over exGov. Pattison, the Democratic candidate. Maggio Pratt’s motion in a New York court, to amend her petition for divorce ifrom Chas. Pratt developed the fact that she has been married to Pratt four times. A barbed wire stretched across the art~BfdtHctyn, LMondayUniigh t, and Securely fastened at either end, seriously lacerated a trolley Car motormannamed Radcliffe. ’ Colorado burglars wear bullet-proof coats. Thomas Cook, a merchant at Elmora, attempted to kill a safe “cracker.” but the bullet, though striking the burglar’sshoulde.r. fell flattened to the floor. 4 Charles Jeroleman, a seven teen-y earold boy, of New York City, was pushed over in a playful manner by a friend. He fell, striking his head on the pavement. His skull was fractured and ho died in a iiw hours, the victim of a senseless s joke.” 1 At Portland. Ore., Richards Banker, who swindled the A. O. U. W. of about $2,090 try'fcigningTfeath; pleaclecTgTiTTtyTo the charge, and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in th.e penitentiary. Mrs. Banker and Harry Hunter are held as accomplices.

The polyglot petition of the W.C. T. U. in favor of prohibition, which has been enrolled on silk, and contains 7.000,000 names, is now ready for presentation to the President of the United States and to Congress. It is supposed to be the largest petition ever drawn up in any country. Gen. Lew Wailaceli'ctureii atCentral Music Hall, Chicago, Thursday night, A large number of Armenians were in attendance, expecting that Gen. Wallace would refer to the Armenian atrocities. He did so, but his references were not. well received by these foreign refugees, and they hissed the speaker vigorously. The Belmont-Morgan Government Loan Syndicate, Feb. 19. issued their prospectus for the American half of the new four per cent, .bonds. Bonds are for public subscription and may be paid for in currency or gold. Subscription list will be opened, Feb. 20, and will be closed without notice. The bonds are placed at with right reserved to reject all offers. 4 At Minneapolis,Tuesday evening, while Harry Hayward, on trial tor the murder of Miss Ging, was being taken back to jail after the adjournment of court, a big crowd surged about the officers and hundreds of men shouted “Hang him! hang him!” The prisoner treated the matter lightly, bnt the excitement was intense, all the same. An attempt to prove Adry Hayward, who testified against Harrys,o be insane, was made in court, Wednesday, but the judge ruled that he was a competent witness even if he was a lunatic. The trial continues to attract great crowds. Jas. B. Gentry, who killed “Madge Yorke,” the actress, in Philadelphia, Monday night, was found unconscious on a doorstep in that city at 1 a. m.. Wednesday. He was found to have twd serious stabs, which had penetrated the lungs. Consciousness returned shortly after Gentry reached the hospital, and he explained that he had attempted suicide. He is also suffering from a fractured skull, which he received in jumping from the fire escape at the hotel, where he committed the murder. Gentry tells an incoherent story and is believed to bo feigning insanity. “Madge Yorke’s” true name was Dryesdale. 6 A free-for-all fight took place at tho Republican city convention at Central Music Hall, Chicago, Feb. 21, over a discussion on credentials. One of the delegates assaulted another And immediately a general row followed. The delegates armed themselves with canes and chairs and pounded each qther energetically and indiscriminately. The battle lasted for a quarter of an hour, resulting in many bad bruises and sadly battered hats,. Police interference stopped the row. George B. Swift was nominated for mayor by acclamation. He acted as mayor during tho Interval following Mayor Harrison’s assassination and the election of Mayor Hopkins.