Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1898 — JUST LIKE A NOVEL. [ARTICLE]

JUST LIKE A NOVEL.

LOVE AFFAIR WITH A TRAGIC ENDING. Romance of the War, Beginning in Cuba, Involves a Sick Soldier and Two Sweethearts—lndian Trouble in Minnesota at an End. Death Ends a Romance. Albert Martin, a rancher who lived near the Cheyenne river in Ziebach County, S. D., enlisted as a volunteer at the be-. ginning of the war and fought at the Rattle of El Caney. After the battle he met Ramona Perez; the daughter of an officer of Garcia’s command, and they became sweethearts. Soon afterward he was attacked by fever and sent home on sick leave. He was engaged before his departure for the war to the daughter of a neighboring ranchman, and arranged to be married while home on his leave of absence. Meanwhile the Cuban girl had learned of his illness and that he had gone home, and she resolved to follow and nurse him. Dressing in her brother’s clothes, she crossed to Jamaica and secreted herself on a fruit steamer bound for New Orleans. Reaching there, she tramped and beat her way to Hermosa, S. D. When she reabhed there she learned of her lover’s approaching marriage and the shock drove her insane. At the same time the American girl learned of her lover’s flirtation and broke off the engagement. Martin began drinking heavily and disappeared. A few days ago his body was found floating in the Cheyenne river. Whether he fell in. while intoxicated or committed suicide is a matter of conjecture. KANSAS CHURCH WANTS $5,000. Sues a Railroad for Disturbing Worship with Noise of Engines. The First Methodist Church of Leavenworth, Kan.,,has sued the Chicago Great Northern Railroad for $5,000 damages: Two years ago the Great Western built a depot near the church. The church complains that during Sunday services the engines shriek and throb, bells ring, steam s ( purts out and the smoke is so dense that often tfye minister is forced to dismiss his congregation. Many members of the church, it is alleged, have withdrawn on account of this disturbance. The church property has become practically worthless as a place of worship and for these reasons $5,000 damages is prayed of the Federal Court. LOST TRAIL FOUND. Old Russian Trail to Copper Center Used Fifty Years Ago. A special from Juneau says: Opposed to the stories of many returning disappointed prospectors from Copper river, Alaska, that there is no gold in that section, is that of H. L. Jaffe, Mayor of Valdes, who says important discoveries have been made on the Taslunn and Lineina rivers. Jaffe also claims that Capt. Abercrombie’s surveying party has located the old Russian trail leading from Valdes to Copper Center. The trail was established over fifty years ago, but it has been lost for several years. The trail avoids the Valdez glacier. INDIAN TROUBLES OVER. Orders to Fourth and Seventeeth Regiments Countermanded. $ Orders countermanding the order to the Fourth and Seventeenth infantry regiments, United States army, to lie in readiness for field service in connection with the Indian troubles in Minnesota, have been issued by Col. Thomas F. Barr, acting commander of the department of the lakes, after the receipt of the following telegram from Gen. Bacon: “Indian trouble about ended by surrender of men wanted. Services of Seventeenth and Fourth infantry will not be required.” Kills Her Three Children. In a fit of religious mania Mrs. Charles E. Burrell of Toronto, Ont., killed her three children. She strangled them and laid them on the bed, and when her husband, who is a marble polisher, came home she told him the children were now angels and she would soon join them. She is in custody. Panic Prevails at Vienna. The death of Barisch, the employe in the bacteriological department of I’rof. Nethnaglo’s establishment at Vienna, who contracted the bubonic plague there while assisting in cultivating the plague bacilli for purposes of scientific investigation, has almost created a plague panic in Vienna. Fled as a Stowaway. Ivan Kraus, an officer of the Russian army at Port Arthur, China, who arrived at Vancouver, B. C., on board of the Empress of Japan as a stowaway, has been arrested. Kraus was discovered making maps and plans of the fortifications at Port Arthur and fled. Fhot by a Hatfield Partisan. The trial of Captain Hatfield at Logan, W. Va., has caused one battle and more bloodshed seems likely to follow’. Charles Stratton, a Hatfield partisan, shot and fatally wounded Deputy Sheriff Henderson and Marshal Huff. Pngilist Walker Dies of Injuries. Billy Walker, the pugilist who was knocked out by Andy Dupont, died nt South Omaha, Neb., after having been unconscious fifty-six hours. The charge against Dupont will be changed from prise fighting to murder. Davis a Fast Boat. The torpedo boat Davis, in its preliminary trial of three-quarters of an hour, under the supervision of the naval board at Portland, Ore., averaged twenty-four knots, one and oue-half knots above the required speed. Fire at Dallas, Texas. At. Dallas, Texas, a four-story brick building, owned by J. C. Dargan of Atlanta. Ga.. and occupied by the Texas Drug Company, wus destroyed by fire. 'The loss is estimated at $150,000. Five Perish in Flames, News just received from Clairrille, n new town in Plumas County, California, reports the burning of a hotel and the loss of five lives. The five unfortunate people were suffocated while they slept. Fuller from Floods. ' Great havoc has been caused by floods in the low-lying quarters of Flume, Aus-tria-Hungary, which have been submerged. The damage done is estimated at 2.000.000 florins.

RAILWAY COLLISION TN OHIO. Fast Passenger Train on the Baltimore & Ohio strikes a Freight. The fast New York-Chicago passenger train, No. 7, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, left Bellaire, Ohio with two engines, hauling a heavy train composed of the unlucky number of thirteen cars. About sixty-five miles west, when going down a grade at a terrific speed into New Concord, tke train ran into the rear end of a west-bound freight traip, 200 yards east of the depot. The two passenger engines plowed into the caboose and through six cars loaded with coke. Conductor Sayiuel Paxton of the freight train was caught in the caboose and instantly killed. His rear brakeman, George Frost, was caught in the wreck and badly injured. The fireman of engine 703 was fatally injured. None of the passengers was hurt. INDIAN DANCERS SHOT. One Killed, One Fatally Wounded and Another Injured. During the Indian dance near Mill Creek, I. T., promiscuous shooting was indulged l in by unknown persons. Ben Lewis, ex-constable of Tishomingo County, was killed. Wesley Brown, a fullblood, was fatally wounde<| by a, bullet in the breast. Sampeon Brown, also a fullblood, was wounded in the arm and hand. Significant French Action. The alleged war preparations of France are the absorbing subject of discussion in Paris. According to the French papers, there were important naval experiments at Toulon the other evening. A flotilla of torpedo boats was detailed to make an endeavor to force the entrance of .the harbor, and the whole garrison was called to arms and the forts and batteries were manned, ready fop instant action. The result of the experiments has not been made public. Vice-Admiral Barrera presided at a secret council of war at Brest, in which the chiefs of the maritime forces took part. Confidential orders were subsequently issued to the garrison. The Aurore asserts that five classes of the naval reserves around Brest have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness for active service. Three Dead at Youngstown. At Youngstown, Ohio, William H. Branton, a grocer, shot Constable John Jenkins and then sent a bullet through the brain of "his wife and ended the chapter of homicide by shooting himself through the right temple, falling dead at the feet of his victims. New Comet in the Skies. Dr. William R. Brooks, director of Smith observatory at Geneva, N. Y„ has discovered a new comet. The comet is large, round and bright. This is the twenty-first comet discovered by Dr. Brooks. Porto Rico Is Adopted. At noon Tuesday the United States flag was raised upon the palace at El Morro, San Juan, Porto Rico, and the final ceremony of the delivery of the island to the United States Government was performed. Killed by a Chicken Bone. R. A. Black, a well-known contractor and builder of Dover, Del., died from the effects of swallowing a small chicken bone a year ago. It had lacerated the intestines and caused inflammation. People’s Party Paper Suspends. The People’s Party Paper, one of the most influential organs of Populism, of which Thomas E. Watson was editor, suspended publication Saturday at Atlanta, Ga - \ Fatal Storm in Texas. A furious .storm, that swept southern Texas demolished houses and wrecked freight cars. Engineer George Johnson was killed in a collision at Missouri City. Fugitive Dies in Ohio. The Case of yellow fever in Paris township, Ohio resulted in the death of the victim, Miss Blanche Beck, aged 28. Miss Beck recently fled from Mississippi. Die in a Vat of Acid. At Middletown, N. Y., two little daughters of William Meyer, the proprietor of a fertilizer factory, fell into an acid vat and were destroyed. American Author Dies. Harold Frederic, the noted journalist, correspondent and author, died at Henley, England, of heart disease. His death was not expected. Senator Proctor Is Re-elected. At Montpelier, Vt., the Senate and House met in joint convention and reelected Redfield Proctor United States Senator.