Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1896 — ODD PETS OF A CIRCUS [ARTICLE]

ODD PETS OF A CIRCUS

TWO panther-leopard cubs - _ RINGUNQS'., n -_11 -* ■4 Only Ones of Their Kind on EarthTrade Still Halts—Cripple Creek in a Blaze— Egbert’* Fearful Crime— Wrought by Cyclone. Kinglings' Hybrid Kittens. Ringling Bios., circus managers, .hare just come into possession of what they say are the only pnnther-leopirda on earth. They are the new-born children As ttK kVline. the panther, and a leopard that departed menngene life as Chicago" some weeks ago. The youngsters weigh scarcely more than a psagd apiece, hnt they scratch and spit -like sixty.” In color and marking they take after the Wbpard side of the house. Showmen haTe come to regard the birth of wild animals . in captivity as quite a matter of course, but they have not got over congratulating themselves heartily oh each successful arrival of the sort Tne Ringlings say that money could not tempt them to part with their hybrid mascots, which, if they reach maturity, will be worth SSOO each. Horrid Indiana Tragedy. Peter Egbert, a Rockville. Ind., carpenter, 22 years old and unmanned, Saturday morning, without apparent cause or provocation, Slrot tmd instantly killed Mrs. Herman Haschke and two children, next door neighbors. He then reloaded his gun, and. ooming up town, saw Sheriff W. M‘. Mull and Dejnity Sheriff William Sweem in the National Bank stairway. Egbert shot the sheriff in the back of rhe head, killing him instantly. Deputy Sheriff Sweem was shot in the right side of the nfcck, being instantly killed. Egbert then made his escape to the fair grounds, just outside of town. A posse was immediately organized and started in pursuit. Fifty or more men, armed with shotguns, rifles ami pistols, surrounded the grounds. When lie saw escape impossible, the murderer killed himself. Miss Florence Kgtert. tne sister of the murderer. when she heard .the details of the horrible affair and that her own brother was the central figure of the various tragedies, became frantic and died immediately from the shock. She was in bed suffering with typhoid fever. Buyers Well Stocked. TtrtSr ©un & Oo.’s Weekly Review of Trade says: “Business has been favored by seasonable leather, and the distribution of products .has made fair progress, not yet redneing retail or wholesale stocks far enough, however, to materially improve the position of industries Those stocks have apparently) been large ever since the fever of buying last fall, and the actual buying for consumption smaller than has been generally realized, Hence all the great industries are embarrassed by lack of adequate demand, and In gome cases the accumulation of goods In anticipation of demand has gone about as far as it can. Strikes of some importance are threatened in building and wihdow glass trades. Prices of commodities are on the whole lower than, ever before. The fall in manufactured products is less than it was April 1, but in farm products greater.” 1 ......,. National League Standing. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Philadelphia 6 1 St. Louis. 1... 5 4 Pittsburg .. . o ... 4 '4T Washington. 4 3 Boston ...... 4 4 ..Cleveland.— SBxooklvn .... 3 4, Chicago .... 5 4 New York. „ 1 ’6 Cincinnati .. 5 4 Louisville ... 1 8 Standing of Western League; Following is tae standing of the clubs of the Western League: W. L. W. L. Kansas City. 4 1 Indianapolis . 1 2 Columbus ... 3 1 Grand ltapids 1 2 Detroit 2 2 St. Paul 1 3 Milwaukee ..2 2 Wiped Out by Fire. ; Cripple Creex came near being annihilated Saturday by a fire that swept away iu a short time 250 buildings and entailed a loss of upward of $1,000,000, with only $250,000 insurance: The desperate method of dynamiting buildings in the path of the flames saved what is left of the town. An aeeideu, occurred which lost a fireman his leg. lie was placing a Tug charge under the Sisters" hospital when it exploded, blowing his leg off. The burnt district is to be rebuilt at once, with brick and stone buildings. Death Hides the Wind. *»i.:€9os-fwattMv«t least were kUtatfcjtfahfc>. ; right, three fatally and seventeen more or less injured and great destruction of property was,wrought by a cyclone which passed over Clay County, Kan., Saturday night. The cyclone started about six miles south of Clifton and went in a northwesterly direction for twelve or fifteen miles. then lost its force by spreading. It passed about half way between Clifton and Morganville. Its track varied from 150 yards to a quarter of a mile iu width.