Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1897 — NEWS NUGGETS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS NUGGETS.

Pittsburg steel manufacturers propose to erect a colossal bronze statue of Tubal Cain. Prince BotkinC, the Russian delegate to the seal conference, has arrived at Washington. Two masked men held up an electric car near Oregon City, Ore., and robbed the thirty-five passengers of about S9O. The British steamer Hesperides, laden with iron ore, went ashore on Diamond shoals, Cape llatteras, and is a total wreck. The crew was saved. It is said in Washington that E. D. Kotzebue, the Russian minister, will not return to the United States because of family reasons and liis own ill health. The United States heard on geographic names has lived the spelling of many Alaska names. “Klondike” is adopted, and what is commonly called Dyea is spelled “Taira.” West Virginia -officials have called upon former Secretary of State Chilton to pay a balance of between $15,000 and $20,000, which he had collected as tax on charters, etc., and he has promised to do so. in a few days. The United States Government may protest against the action of Nicaragua in granting to r.n English corporation a concession that i-onHicls with that awarded to the Maritime Canal Company of New York. . At San Francisco John 11. Coville has been arrested on a tele.-rapine dispatch from Boston. He L> accused of embezzling $1,500 from Marshall I*. Pollard Of that city. When searched S4OO was found on his person. J. B. West, a student at the Texas State University in Austin, became violently insane. He was put in a cell with another lunatic, Thomas C. Dotige. and choked him to death, although four attendants tried to tear him loc-.se.-' It is rumoted among iron and steel men of Cleveland that John W. dates will soon resign the presidency of the Illinois Steel Company’lo become the head of the Consolidated Steel and Wire Company, with plants in Various cities. On Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Frank Early was in the company of Nannie Fry Early's wife appeared ar.d a disturbance followed. Early shot and killed his wife and fatally shot the Fry woman. Early and wife are colored and the Fry woman white. An eleetrie car on the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Internrban line left the track on the trestle approaching the Cedar river bridge, eleven miles from Waterloo. lowa, and fell fifteen feet. It struck on its ride, and was completely demolished. There were on board thirteen passengers and four railway employes. All the passengers and two of the employes were injured. The State Department is preparing a report on “Commercial Relations of the United States” that will be of great value' to all business men. Illinois Republicans at Washington complain because John C. Ingereell, appointed consul at Copenhagen, is charged to Illinois. They say he has never been « citizen of that State. George Morgan was hanged at Omaha for the murder of Ida Gasklll in November, 1895. Morgan died protesting his Innocence. His victim was but 11 years old and had been assaulted and choked to death.