Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1898 — ATTACKS AN EMBASSY [ARTICLE]

ATTACKS AN EMBASSY

WASHINGTON PRINTER THROWS BRICKS THROUGH WINDOWS. Much Damage Dorie to Sir Julian Paunccfote's Residence—Miss Pauncefote Is Injured - French company Strikes at an American "Industry. Objects to British Alliance. The Washington police have under arrest Joseph W. Pearson, a printer, 26 years of age, who on a recent night made a,violent attack on the British embassy -with bricks, which he flung into the drawing room in which members of the family of Sir Julian Pauncefote were seated. Miss Pauncefote was struck by a brick, but fortunately its force was somewhat spent and she escaped with a slightly injured ankle. Several windows were smashed and the magnificent cut glass of the main entrance doors was broken and ruined. The total damage, it is estimated, will amount to S7OO. A telephone call was made for police as soon as the first missiles -were thrown, and the servants rushed out and were engaged in a fight with Pearson when the police arrived and arrested him. He was taken to the police station, where his mother called later and said she had noticed her son had been acting strangely ever since he graduated last June from studies he had been pursuing diligently for two years past. Pearson is thought to be insane. MENACES AMERICAN INDUSTRY. French Company Wants a Prohibitive Duty on Cotton-Seed Oil. Consul Brittain at Nantes reports that an influential companj 7 has been formed in France and that strenuous efforts.will be put forth by its members to secure the passage of a measure which will place the import duty on cottonseed oil at so high a, figure that it will be practically prohibitive. The importance of this proposition lies in the fact that nearly all of this oil imported into France comes from the United States. The consunrtnation of the plan, the consul sMfrs, w 7 ould be a severe blow to American exporters. It is said to be the purpose of the French company to undertake the manufacture of cottonseed oil in France, importing the cottonseed for that purpose from Egypt, on the theory that it will then be impossible to dictate the price of oil in the United States. COLLEGE STUDENTS RIOT. Police Called to Subdue Expelled Youths at Knoxville, Tenn. A riot resulted from the refusal of several students at Knoxville College. Knoxville. Tenn., a Presbyterian school, to comply with the new order that they must march to the classes in double file order. A meeting of the faculty was called and the students notified that they must comply or leave. They decided upon the latter course and at once became boisterous and were in the act of making personal attacks on the faculty when a police detachment arrived. Concession from Mexico. The Mexican Congress has confirmed one of the largest concessions for many years. The concession was granted to Captain A. B. Smith of Los Angeles, Cal., and his associates, for colonizing, steamship and railway enterprises of the first magnitude. The colony lands include many leagues of the Gulf of California, with conditions that a railway be constructed at once from the lands to Yuma, Cal., and a steamship service be placed from the head of the gulf to the southern Mexico boundary. Death of the “ Barley King." The death of Edward Johnson occurred at Zanesville, Ohio, after a protracted illness incident to a stroke of paralysis sustained several months ago. The deceased came from Syracuse, N. Y.,. and embarked in the pearl barley and oatmeal business and shortly afterward patented a process for pearling the barley, which enabled him to control the market of the United States, and he became known as the barley king.

Millionaire's Will Being Contested. At Stillwater, Minn., an attempt is being made to break the will of Isaac Staples, who died last May, leaving an estate valued at more than $1,000,(MH). To two of his sons, who were alleged to be spendthrifts, he gave one-half his estate, and the other half was equally divided among three others, leaving the descendants of two of his daughters but a few thousand dollars each. Crushed to I'cath. Benjamin Davis, aged 38, a night roller, was killed at the Sharon. Pa., iron works. He was engaged in putting in a liner on the 12-inch mill, when his arm caught in the boxing. In an instant his body went through the small space, horribly mutilating it. His head was crushed and his neck broken. Big Department Store Burns. Fire destroyed the large department store of G. Hartstein Rons at Milwaukee, entailing a loss of SIO.(MM), of which $50.<MM) wns on building and S2O,(MM) on stock. Losses to adjoining property will make the total loss foot up in the neighborhood of SIOO,OOO, partly covered by insurance. shot by n Carthage, Mn. Man. John D. McCrellis, a retired business man. and for thirty years a lending citizen of Carthage, Mo., shot and mortally wounded W. J. Gilfiltan at the latter's home. Gilfillan is charged by McCrellis with ruining his himo. McCrellis gave himself up and was released on bond. Child Killed Herself. ’ At Paducah. Ky„ death was preferred to cold and hunger by Bessie Fisher, yet in her teens. who suicided by discharging a pistol in her tnouth. The girl had been left rflone with a fatherless babe nnd a ! little sister and brother, without food or . fuel. Destructive Fire in Kansas. '• A S7S,(MM) fire occurred at Coffeyville, I Kan,, destroying the business houses of Read Brotheis. W. M. Condon A Co,, the Leader. Slosson A Co. nnd the Jones-Bas-sett Company. Part of the loss was cov ered by insurance. HwlM President Chosen. The Swiss federal assembly has elected M. Mueller, who was vice-president for 189.'', to be president of the Swiss federation. M. Hauser of Zurich was elected vice-president. They are both radicals. ■ l»» ■■■ ■ I Cabinet Vacancy Coming. Cornelius N. Bliss of New York, Secretary of the Interior, will resign Jan. 1.

AFTER HAVANA’S CAR LINES. Canadian Syndicate Offers $1,000,000 for a Street Railway in Cuba. Toronto interests in street railways are after the franchise in Havana, and have made an offer of netf.’ly $1,500,000 for the present service in the Cuban city. William MacKenzie, president of the Toronto street railway; Frederick Nicholls, of the Canadian General Electric Light Company, and Z. Lash left for the south to perfect arrangements for taking over the line. It is claimed the Canadian syndicate outmaneuvered an American company that was after the railway iq Cuba. The same Canadian syndicate already operates street railways in Montreal, Toronto, London (Ont.). Winnipeg, Kingston, Jamaica and Birmingham (England). YEAR’S WORK OF MISSION?. Protestant Missionaries in the Field Number 11,830. Bev. E. E. Strong, D. D., editor of the Missionary Herald, has prepared a summary of world-wide Protestant ’missions for the last year. It shows that there has been a large increase iu subscriptions, coming Uhiefly from this country, where an increase of $25,000 is shown, and from Great Britain, where to the $6,471,840, regularly contributed, is added $2,089,134 expended by organizations not strictly missionary. The American board has received in contributions the last year $687,203, making a grand total of $30,405,043 received since, organization. The twelve colleges of the board have 2,483 pupils. Another Trust Formed. A combination of all the rubber concerns of Trenton. N. J., has been formed. The companies consolidated are the Empire, Globe. Hamilton. Home, Mercer and Trenton, with the United Rubber and the Whitehead company. The capital is $5,000,000, and the object is to economize to meet competition. These six companies will be operated from one office. The consolidation will throw many salesmen and clerks out of employment, but it is believed it will increase the number of operatives, which is now 1.400. to 2,000. because the organization wilt reach out for new business and will try to lead the rubber business of the country. Nearly all lines of rubber goods are manufactured by these factories excepting shoes and clothing. Sharp Trick of Russia. The Paris correspondent of the London Daily News says: “By influencing China to delay the payment of the war indemnity to Japan the Russian Government will be enabled to acquire several Japanese warships now building abroad, which Japan will be unable to pay for at the stipulated time.” Children Perish in Flames. Fire destroyed an' apartment house at 223 Union street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Thirty families were driven out in the cold and it is believed that George and Edith Griswold. young children of William Henry Griswold, perished in the flames. Loss $30.000. Alton to the Goulds. Jay Gould’s millions have secured" the Chicago and Alton Railroad, and a consolidation of all the southwestern lines owned by George Gould and the other heirs of the wizard, with the new acquisition, will be announced very soon. Endows Victoria College. At the last meeting of the board of governors of McGill University in Montreal, Lord Strathconi announced his intention of endowing the new Victoria college for women, which he built at a cost of $250,000, to the amount of $1,000,000. The Alameda Brings $3,510,000. The steamer Alameda, from Australia, brought treasure to San Francisco amounting to $3,510,000. The money is to settle in part the balance of trade between this country and England. Freak of Spanish Women. A mob of women at Grenada. Spain, considering that the discovery of America was in their opinion the principal cause of Spain’s misfortunes, stoned the statue of Columbus there. Liberal Leader Resigns, Sir William Vernon Harcourt has resigned the leadership of the British liberals owing to personal feeling against Rosebery, and a split in the party is certain. Two Children Cremated. The residence of Curl Wold, at Halstad, Minn., burned and his two children, who were alone at the time, were cremated. Calvin 8. Brice Head. Calvin S. Brice, railroad financier and former United States Senator, died from pneumonia at bis home in New York.