Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1895 — IN GENERAL [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL

The Canadian Parliament .has been prorogued without taking any action on the Manitoba school question. Four young men lost their lives on Lake Deschenes Friday at Ottawa, Ont. They were Eddie Brophy, aged 13; Walter Brophy, aged 19, and Alex. Brophy, aged 23, sous of P. G. Brophy, superintendent of Ottawa water works, and thel6-yea r-old son of the Rev. W. Winfield, chaplain to the Governor General. They were sailing in the lake when their yacht capsized in a squall. Roy Miall, son of the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, was also in the yacht, but clung to it when it upset and was rescued. Capt. Quick of the American schooner Carrie E. Lane upon his arrival at Breakwater, Del., had a tale to tell about a thrilling encounter in Cuban waters with a Spanish gunboat. Two shots were fired at the Lane by the man-of-war, and one df the schooner’s crew narrowly escaped being killed by one of them. The vessel was made to heave to and give an account of itself. The Lane soon came to a dead stop, and the gunboat drew up under its “quafteE A boat was lowered amtfour Spanish marines, under the command of a Lieutenant in the Spanish navy, came aboard. They were fully armed and the leader civilly lifted his hat and demanded to know from what port the Lane had sailed and whither it was bound. Capt. Quick gave the required information and no further search was made and the vessel was permitted to continue on its course without further molestation. Capt. Quick says he could not get the name of the gunboat. He adds that after the first shot was fired at the Lane he caused the Stars and Stripes to be hoisted at the peak, but the only response the Spanish made was a second shot. The gunboat did not hoist its colors until after the first shot was. fired. The following is the standing of the clubs in the National League: Per P W. L. cent. Cleveland .......86 52 34 .605 Pittsburg7B 47 31 .603 Baltimore 74 43 31 .581 Boston 73 42 31 .575 Cincinnati 80 . 45 35 .563 Chicago 84 46 38 .548 Brooklyn 76 41 35 .53£T Philadelphia _... .73 39 34 .534 New York7s 39 36 .520 St. L0ui5....... .81 29 52 .358 Washington 70 25 45 .357 Louisville 74 15 59 .203 WESTERN I.EAGUE. The following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: P. W. I. cent. Indianapolis 73 44 29 .603 Kansas City.... .75 44 31 .587 Milwaukee7B 45 33 .577 Detroit.7s 38 37 .507 Minneapolis 73 34 39 .466 Grand Rapids....7B 36 42 .462 St. Paul 76 32 44 .421 Terre Haute76 29 47 .382