Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1895 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

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J. H. Honey, former coiner of the mint at Carson, Neb., and alleged to have stolen $50,000, was caught near Phoenix, Ariz., working On a railroad grade. J. A. Jones and Thomas Barnes, broth-ers-in-law, engaged in a pistol duel on horseback near Crawford, Neb. Jones’ horse was shot from under him. He continued the battle afoot and was killed. For the first time in almost a year the Missouri river is running bank full at Omaha, and is within ten feet of the danger line. Every river in Nebraska is on the point of overflowing, and all bottom lands are flooded. The President has denied the application for pardon in the case of George M. Van Leuven, convicted in lowa fo# violation of the pension laws, and sentenced Dec. 15 to two years’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of SI,OOO. The Bolt and Nut Manufacturers’ Association, in session at Cleveland, 0., advanced prices 10 per cent. The National Wrought Iron Pipe Association of Pittsburg, Pa., has made an advance of 10 pet cent in all lines of pipe. The Illinois State Bankers’ Association closed its convention at Rock Island after adopting a resolution denouncing the attempt to establish a silver legal tender currency at a ratio of 1G to 1. W. P. Halliday was elected president. Foui* members of the San Francisco, Cal., Civic Federation have been arrested on a charge of criminal libel. The complainant is Dr. Marie Livingston, candidate for health officer, upon -whom the federation had been making war. The steamer Santa Rosa arrived in San Francisco from San Diego and way ports with three shipwrecked mariners of the schooner Crest aboard. Captain Harlow of the Crest says that when off Point Conception the schooner was badly disabled by a fierce storm. All of the food was washed overboard, and after drifting about four days with nothing to eat a dog was killed and eaten to appease the hunger of the crew. A dead man kept guard over the Osbourne Chemical Works at Cincinnati Wednesday night. John Nelson, the night watchman, died of apoplexy in his chair in front of the open door early in the night, but his watch was effective and the. place was undisturbed. Brother officers who passed during the night saluted Nelson and it was not till mornyjg that he was found to be dead. Ptomaine poisoning nearly caused the death of the entire family of August 11, Christensen Thursday in Evanston, 111. Seven members of the family and also Samuel Wright, n guest, partook at dinner of Frankfort sausages purchased at Max Iluhn’s meat market and became shortly afterward deathly sick. Two of the children were past the help of a physician when one was called, but the other members of the family and the Wright boy, after several hours’ hard work in resuscitating them, were pronounced out of danger. Gov. Morrill of Kansas has removed S. W. Chase from the wardenship of the penitentiary and appointed J. Bruce' Lynch, of Chanute, as his successor. The removal was made at the suggestion of the investigating committee which recently found Chase guilty of immorality and malfeasance in office. Chase's lawyer has instructed him not to give up his office, claiming that Gov. Morrill’s action is illegal. He says he will carry the case to the Supreme Court. It was rumored last night that Chase and his adherents are quietly aViuing themselves, and that they will, if necessary, hold the office against Lynch by force. i The free silver convention at Springfield, 111., Wednesday declared unanimously in favor of the free coinage of sil-

ver at a ratio of 10 to 1 with gold. This declaration was adopted without a dissent, ing voice from the 850 delegates who com''posed the convention. The delegates also went on record as being in favor of the holding of a national Democratic convention, to take action on the money question. John P: Hopkins, of Chicago; W. H. Hinrichsen, of Jacksonville; George W. Fithian, of Newton, and L. B. Parsons, of Flora, were named as delegates-at-large from the State to attend such convention if one shall be called by the properly constituted authorities. -