Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1895 — IN GENERAL [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL

The body of an American, literally cut to pieces, was found at Juarez, Mexico. He had evidently been murdered by robbers. - ■ - An interesting ceremony was witnessed in Montreal when Archbishop Fabre, assisted by three priests, blessed the new branch of the Hochelaya Bank, just opened. The ceremony, which is of an imposing nature, and one seldom seen in Montreal, consists of the assisting priests immersing a vessel in Tioly water and presenting it to the archbishop, who proceeds to sprinkle the water throughout the building, followed by the priests, who make the responses to the benediction. During a heavy fog Thursday night the Canadian steamer Jack, bound down with lumber, collided with the steamer Norma off the Menomonee river, opposite Middle Island, Lake Huron. The Norma irnmediatcly sunk. The cook, wheelsman and fireman were drowned. The barge

Sicken was near by and picked up the remainder of the crew. The Norma was valued at $200,000 and insured for $175,000. The Jack is afloat but badly damaged. The Norma was a steel propeller of 2,304 tons gross. She was built in Cleveland in 1890 and is owned by Capt. Geo. P. McKay, of Cleveland. The Canadian steamer Jack is a new boat and the vessel which damaged the locks in the Welland canal so badly about three weeks ago that navigation in the canal \yas suspended for three days. Following is the standing of the clubs _in.the NatimiaL Baseball League: Per Clubs. Played. Won. Lost. cent. Pittsburg 34 22 12 .647 Philadelphia 30 18 12 .600 Baltimore .... *£. .27 16 11 .593 Cincinnati 34 20 14 .576 Cleveland .' 33 19 14 .576 Chicago 35 20' 15 .571 Boston 28 15 13 .536 New York 31 15 16 .484 Brooklyn 30 13 17 .433 Washington 32 13 19 .400 St. L0ui5........34 12 22 .353 Louisville .......30 5 25 .167 WESTERN LEAGUE. Following is the standing of the dubs of the°Western League; Per Clubs. Played. Won. Lost. cent. Indianapolis 28 21 7 .750 Grand Rapids.. ..29 18 11 .621 Minneapofiij 27 15 12 .556 Toledo.. ..29 13 16 .448 Kansas City 29 13 16 .448 Detroit 27 12 15 .444 Milwaukee .30 13 17 .433 St. Paul.... 27 9 18 .333 A scheme to make an important change in the system of crop reporting is about to be put into operation by the Agricultural Department. A correspondent will be located in every township, and he will be required to report promptly to the Department. The plan will embrace only twenty States, ranging from New York to the innermost of the Central States, but these comprise 90 per cent of tJie wheat area. They include 1,389 counties, and the greatness of the scheme is apparent when it is taken into consideration that the number of townships in a county averages about fifteen. This will be used In conjunction with the system now in vogue, each set of reports acting as a check on the other. Steps looking to the organization of the new Correspondents have been taken, but the new plan cannot be put in operation before next year. The plan was suggested by a committee of the National Board of Trade. Another plan, that of licensing all thrashers who are to be required to make the reports, has been under consideration, but it is not regarded as feasible by officials. The thrashers would have to be licensed by the State. This would cause a very material delay in transmittal.