Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1896 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

Four persons were killed putright and a nhmber injured by a cyclone which swept over Falls City, Neb., Sunday night. At SLLouis, $1,600 Was raised in one day among the business men for the relief of those who suffered from the cyclone in Texas. This amount was immediately forwarded to Texas by telegraph and will be followed by more later. A gas explosion at Coffceville, Kan., Thursday morning wrecked, two two-story brick buildings in the center of thereby, causing the instant (Tenth of one thUn/tlm fatal injury of two other persons nnd the wounding more or less seriously of thirteen others. The business men of Milwaukee hate revolted against the boycott incident to the street railway strike. Thursday morning the commission merchants unitedly took the initiative in the movement by issuing the following rhanifesto: “The undersigned, while expressing no opinion as to differences between the street railway company and its former employes, nevertheless emphatically assert our right and that Of our families, employes and our patrons to transact business with such bankers, merchants, manufacturers and other persons and to patronize such public and private conveyances as may suit our convenience, and hereby give notice that we shall defend our rights in these matters by all lawful means.” The boycott is strangling business, and it is expected that; merchants in all branches of trade will join the counter movement for self-preservation. Twelve people froin Wichita-Kan., are now being treated for hydrophobia at the Pasteur institute in Chicago. There is a mad-dog scare df the wildest description at Wichita. About 250 dogs have been killed and the Common Council has ordered that all tfle animals bp muzzled dor sixty days. Almost every citizen carries a revolver, which he is free to use on any member, of-the canine population he sees on the street. As fast as the victims of the rabid animals can lie found they are sent to the Pasteur institute at the expense of the Commercial Club of AA’ichita. On the afternoon of May 10 a valuable coach dog developed rabies and started on a tour of inoculation. It is not known how many people and animals were bitten, but the dog was at liberty for several hours and used its teeth ou almost everything that it approached. Many horses, cats anil cows have been put to death because of tlieir having been bitten. The Rev. E. C. Beach, pastor of St. Paul’s Methodist Church at Wichita, is.in charge the party. He was bitten on the foot and is undergoing treatment. Mrs. Mary Aslikraft, a Wichita, Kanl, widow, and Kttu, her daughter,., were arrested on a warrant sworn out by T, A. Fawcett, a tailor, .charged with throwing kisses at him and calling aim pet names, thus disturbing his:peace. The case was tried in police court. The widow said she did not throw a kiss at Air. Far* 41, but did waft one over toward Ills wife, and if it went wrong and hit Mr. -Fawcett she thought it did not hurt him much, as there was no malice in' it. Miss Ashkraft, who is petite and pretty and just turned 18. pleaded guilty to throwing kisses at Fawcett. She hated Fawcett’s wife, and so threw kisses to make her jealous. l It developed that thp two families, who are next-door neighbors, have been at daggers’ points over trivial differences. The judge discharged the widow, fined her daughter $5 and gave Mr. Fawcett a severe rebuke for bringing such a case into his court. Miss Asbkraft begged the judge to remit the fine, promising never, to throw kisses again, and the judge relented to the extent of suspending the fine during good behavior.