Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1896 — NEWS NUGGETS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS NUGGETS.

Seventy Cuban insurgents rajitured in Havana Province have been seutemed to be shot. King Menelek. of Abyssinia, has ere . pressed his regret at being unable to semi mu embassy to Moscow upon the occasion of the coronation of the i_:unl has explained that his inability to do so vs on account of the. prolonging of the war and the fact that he must stay at Tigre. The Imboden Shoe Company, St. Louis, manufacturers of a general line of men's and women's shoes, has failed. The claims' of secured creditors are end those of the unsecured, who are chiefly Eastern shoe manufacturers, tanners end leather dealers, amount to $37,200. The assets are upward of SIOO,OOO. and it is said all indebtedness will be paid in full. - • Thomas Wharton. Sunday edit dr of the Philadelphia Times, fell from a fourthetory window of the house in lived: early Friday morning and was iuerantiy killed. It is generally believed that he committed suicide. Of late the. other occupants of the house had noticed that Mr. Wharton seemed to be melancholy. lie was eccentric, and made but few friends. Hichard Ringer, a Friend. Neb., merchant. was bitten by a dog several mouths ago. A few days, since he was stricken with what was supposed try be a Severe ease of grip. Friday physicians agreed ft was a case of hydrophobia. The victim scirod a razor when he heard the dreadful diagnosis of his malady and almost severed his bead from his body, before anyone could interfere, dying at once. Ira G. Stillson died at Akron,, 0., Sun-, day morning frost the effect*, of a blow •truck by the murderer of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Stone. IBs skull was fractured, ft f.s biSieved, by a blow from a coupling |#in. He was 33 years old and was Stone's lured man. lie was unable during his , c onscious periods to reoaH any of the circumstances of the murder. The Populist city convention at Portland, lire-, has nominated ex-Gov. PenlioyeFfor Mayor. The Taxpayers' League is expected' to indorse the nomination. Uov. Pennoyer refuses to state whether •r not be will accept the nomination.