Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1896 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

The Lehigh Coal and Iron Company, one of the largest companies at- the bead of Lake Superior, has been Reorganized under the name of the Lehigh Coal and Coke Company. The purpose of the change was to recapitalize. The Mexico, Mo,, City Council passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to either'sell or give away to minors cigarettes or cigarette wrappers. The law Is that any one found guilty of the misdemeanor shall be fined not less than SSO nor more than SIOO, Most of the young men in the city are cigarette nseyg. Rev, C. O. Brown is no longer pastor of. the First Congregational Church of San Francisco. At one of the stormiest and moßt sensational meetings of-his congregation he resigned, and by this unexpected action destsoyed the plans his opponents had beemuaiiking foi several weeks, TO'TireweFj)f-4aJst-his-frjends— remained with him. Over twenty Milwaukee school children were knocked down and injured by a runaway team Tuesday. The- team, which was owned by William Schattsehfteider, was hitched with a weight. The little ones cried, “Runaway, runaway,” and gathered in crowds along the curb to witness tho horses dash wildly -along- the street. -As the t eam ran, the hitching weight, which was on the near. sid£, swung up over the heads of the little ones who lined the curb and landed in their midst. The infuriated horses followed the impulse which was given to them by the-fiying weight and dashed in. among a hundred oi the boys and girls who were shouting in glee at the flying team, and Tn an instant there wore at least twenty-five of them who had been knocked down and trampled upon. The only ones who are thought to be dangerously wounded arc Frank Sehubie and. Annie Nolden. They are in. a critical condition, and the physicians have but slight-hopes for their recovery.

The mining camp of "Cripple Creek, Col., is no more. The destroying angel whose wings of fire fanned the camp on Saturday renewed his visitation Wednesday, and completed the calamity. Thousands of people are homeless, with two inches of snow on the ground and a thermometer that is hugging the zero mark. No description can exaggerate the condition of affairs. Two million dollars’ worth of property went up in srnftke, with probably one-tenth of that coveted by insurance. The loss qf; life is great owing to the reckless use of dynamite in throwing down buildings that stood in the path of theifire, With the hope of erecting a barrier of debris that would stop further progress of the flames. The Palace, hotel was blown to bits, and sleeping guests were hurled to eternity. Four are known to be dead, and the injured number twenty. The fire was started by bandits, whose aim was to loot the banks. Not a business building is standing. Only- a few outlying residences escaped the flames. A severe cyclone struck near-Spencer, S. D., Monday at 0:30 p. m. It took a northerly course, destroying f;irm property and'daing immense-damn getir crops.The little town of Epiphany lay directly in its path and .waft completely wiped off the earth, not a building left standing. Three persons were fatally injured and fifteen more were seriously injured in that immediate- vicinity. At Madison heavy wind demolished several buildings. A family of five are reported killed outright near Montrose, bu'r the report cannot be verified. It rained in Nebraska almost incessantly for twenty-four hours. In various portions o i the State a violent gale blew, destructive of windmills and small buildings to a considerable extent. In North Omaha great piles of rubbish, tree limbs, mud an 1 sidewalks filled the street from curb to curb. Lightning that accompanied the rain.played havoc with the overhead wire system and struck iu several places. The greatest damage about town was sustained by the Nebraska Telephone Company. About 4Off telephones were temporarily: out of service and nearly all the toll lines knocked out.