Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1898 — CURRENT EVENTS. [ARTICLE]

CURRENT EVENTS.

Fire at Rogers, Bell county, Tex., destroyed about 20 business houses, causing a loss of 160,000. At Newark, 0., David Miller whipped Levi Lock for insulting his wife. Lock died shortly afterward. Dr. Cornelius Herz, of Panama canal notoriety, died at Bournemouth, Eng., Wednesday morning The miners’ strike continues at Pana, 111. The operators have been unable to Induce nonunion men to operate their mines. Fire at the Bear Creek oil plant of the Standard Oil company at Marcus Nook, Pa., has been burning for three days, and ou.OOO barrels of oil have been destroyed. The Columbian Catholic summer school opened at Madison, Wis., Wednesday with an attendance of about 200, comparing favorably with the opening of former years. it Is almost certain that Brig. Gen. Miller will head the fourth expedition to the Philippines, which Is now expected to start next Monday or Tuesday on the steamers Peru and City of Peubla John J. Burke, the comedian, died In Bellevue hospital. New York, from Injuries received while diving in the ocean at Sea Cliff, L. I„ last Friday. He had been diving from a raft struck his head on a sharp stone. The annual meeting of the American Medical Temperance association opened Tuesday at Prohibition Park, 8. 1., In conjunction with the International temperance congress. About 75 members of the association were In attendance. Brig. Gen. Royal T. Frank, who has been stationed at Governor’s Island, In command of the department of the east since Gen. Merritt left for Manila, has gone to Chlekamaugn, where he will assume command of an army corps.