Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1897 — Sparks from the Wires. [ARTICLE]

Sparks from the Wires.

The Burlington road has declared a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent. Heavy rains aud floods in the south of France have closed all railway communication with Spain. Garrett A. Hobart has resigned from the Joint Traffic Association. His successor will be appointed at the next meeting. A catboat manned by Andrew Foley, William and Oliver Welle, was upset in a squall in Shlnnecock bay, L. 1., and all were drowned.