Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1896 — CROFTON MAY RETIRE [ARTICLE]

CROFTON MAY RETIRE

COMMANDER AT FORT SHERIDAN SAID TO BE UNFIT. *.* ■ <' Alleses Work of Enemies—lnsurgents Use Dynamite Near Havana —Duleists’ Deadly Work with Knife and Revolver—Business Outlook. 'r - :• . Col. Crofton Assailed. Col. R. E. A. Crofton. itliSommand of the Fifteenth infantry at Fort Sheridan, has been pronounced physically unfitted for active service by the post surgeon. Major Henry Lippincott, and his assistant surgeon, Captain Charles E. foodruff. Acting upon the report of the post '■firgeon. Major General Merritt, commander of' the Department of the Missouri, has forwarded a recommendation to the Secretary of War that the colonel be ordered before a retiring board for examination. For a long time matters at the post have not been running smoothly. Col. Crofton has been in ’several shooting scrapes with his subordinates." He declares he is as physically sound as ever, and says this latest move is the work of his enemies. • Havana Is Alarmed. Havana was startled Saturday night by two explosions. It was soon found that the stone bridges of Christina and Concha and the aqueduct Of Fernando Septima ■were the points that had suffered from the dynamite. The bridgesj.vere partially destroyed, and the pipes on the aqueduct, upon which the city is dependi ni for its water supply, were much damaged. It ca n no t- yet- be stated lio w ex ten sive ist he damage done or how long it Will require to remedy it. The dynamite was placed by ageiits of the insurgents. The greatest apprehension is felt on account of the secrecy and effectiveness with which the insurgents have been able to carry out the plan. Fever and ’Smallpox have brok-’ en out, which, in the unwholesome state' of affairs, threatens to become epidemic. Many are suffering from measles, and there is much intestinal trouble among the inhabitants owing to poor arid insuflicient food. The failure of the water supply under (hese conditions is a dire calamity. Deadly Alabama' Duel. At Hartselle, Ala., a desperate duel took place Saturday night between Monroe Jackson and J. W. Vest, resulting in the death of both men, who were prominent Populist politicians holding opposite views. Jackson and another man were drinking in Vest’s saloon and expressed views offensive to Vest, who ordered them out. On reaching the street Jaekson and his friend became involved in a difficulty and Vest went out to part them. As a result he and Jackson became involved in a wordy quarrel. Finally Jackson drew a knife and Vest a pistol an daterrible fight ensued. Vest wa,s out in the abdomen two or three times and Jackson was shot through the lungs, in the thigh and in the kidneys. Both combatants fought until .they could stand no longer, and bled to death soon after friends had carried them home. Vest had a wife and seven children, and Jaekson leaves a widow and six children. '

All Prices Quiet. R. G, Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade says: "Speculative reaction has not in the least changed the.busine.ss outlook. The fictitious prices made for wheat and cotton meant no good except for individuals, and the change to prices more nearly, in accord with actual relations of demand and supply only conforms to conditions which have been well known for months. "The attack' on stocks was so plainly artificial that its influence passed with the day. and neither in foreign relations nor in domestic business was there anything to justify alarm. The Government report is to wheat indicated a much smaller yield than' anybody really expects, but that has Become so much tbetule that the re - port had no real influence, and the principal effect was the serious depression caiised T>y large usrles-nr nntieipatiom ofthe report, which seemed to be thoroughly known in advance to some speculators." National League, Following is the standing of the clubs in the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Baltimore ... .28 lTPittsburg ...23 21 Cleveland .. ..2<> Itißrooklyn .;. .24 22 Philadelphia. 28 2Q_Chicago . ... .24 24 Cincinnati .'. .28 20New York.. . .20 27 Boston 25 WSt. Louis. ... .13 31 Washington, 23 20Louisville ...10 35 Weetern League. Following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: W. L. W. L. Indianapolis. 2.5 14Milwaukee . .23 22 Detroit 2.5 ItJSt. Paul 20 20 Kansas City. 23 20G’nd Rapids. I<l 29 Minneapolis.. 23 2OColunrbus ...Iti 30