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

SOUTHERN.

Passenger Conductors Guppy, Young, 'Sdrfkliw. IletinYfigs and Ravit-ftWroff, who were let out on the Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis Railroad a month ago, have been reinstated. The Governor of Louisiana ordered two companies of militia from New Orleans to Natchitoches. Trouble is threatened there on account of the refusal of election officials to proclaim the result of the election according to the ballots cast, some of which, it is claimed, are fraudulent. Fire at Paris, Texas, destroyed property valued at 8250,000, including the Hotel Peterson, the J. K. By waters 1 Building, M. F. Allen &Co.'s warehouse and the Clements Building.- The body of John Saulsman wai found in the ruins, and it is supposed taat he was murdered and the fire started to conceal the crime. At Newport News, Va., the Old Dominion Line steamer Wyanoke ran into the United States cruiser Columbia early Tuesday morning and sank in thirty minutes. All OT the Wyanoke's pasengers and craw were savfL, but the baggage is all lost and probably the cargo also. Two firemeu were badly scalded.- The Columbia was anchored very near the pies and was not seen from the Wyanoke on account of the brilliancy of the electric lights on the pier. According to Kentucky law, which requires that if u defendant is to be put on the stand at all he shall be called first, Scott Jackson whs put upon the stand at Newport, Ivy., Thursday morning. He gave a brief sketch of his life in Jersey City and New York, and of his acquaintance in Greencastle, lad., where his mother lives, and told briefly of liis acquaintance with Pearl Bryan. He was in Greencastle from the spring of 1895 until the middle "of October of that year anil saw Pearl Bryan often. He was about to tell of statements made to him by Will Wood concerning Wood's relations with Pearl Bryan.when the Court ruled that euch testimony was not admissible. Jackson said he received many letters, from Wood, but tharthey were so vile that hcdestroyed all cjxcept two, which are now Id the possession of the prosecution.