Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1898 — GIVE WIDOW $1.000. [ARTICLE]

GIVE WIDOW $1.000.

ACQUITTED CATTLEMEN MAKE A PRESENT. ' —; 1 ■Men Who Killed John Kkman in SelfDefense Provide His Family with Means of Subsistence—Business Record of 1898 Is Unprecented. Make Glad a Widow’s Heart. As a sequel to the court scene at Hot Springs, S. D., in which thirty-two cattlemen were acquitted of the charge of killing John Ekman, a sheep herder, in Fall Biver County, South Dakota, last August, a cavalcade composed of the exonerated cattlemen rode up to the little cabin occupied by the destitute family of the dead man, near Chadron, Neb. The leader knocked at the door and Mrs. Eckman responded. Her face grew pale and she trembled. “Mrs. Eckman.” said the leader, “we have come to make you a little present. We shot your husband, but it was in self-defense. We know you are without funds. We would gladly restore you your husband, but that is impossible-, so we do the next best thing—give you the means to support yourself and children. If you need more call on us,” and he handed her a bag containing SI,OOO in gold. The woman was unable to express her thanks. She gazed at the bright mass of gold and the tears coursed down her cheeks. The stern plainsnjen raised their hats, mounted their horses and rode away. ✓ BUSINESS NEVER SO ANIMATED. Foreign Demand for Cereals Continues Unabated —Activity in Other Einee. Bradstreet’s commercial weekly says: “Current business conditions furnish some sharp contrasts to those usually looked for or reported at this season of the year. It is, of course, reasonable to look for exceptional activity in holiday and retail trade generally at this date, and in this respect the most sanguine expectations appear to have been realized. Probably never before at this date,, however, was the course of general business so animated as at present. Speculative activity is no longer confined to the stock market, but has widened to include wheat and corn amons rte cereals and copper among the metals, while the rush of business in iron and steel seems little, if any, abated, and some lines, notably cotton goods and raw wool, are displaying an activity .and strength which would have been welcomed at any time for a year past. Prices of securities and of staples alike furnish examples of aggressive strength which are so numerous as to deserve special mention. The foreign dema'hd for cereals continues unabated, any slight price reaction being taken advantage of by foreign buyers. Wheat, including Hour, shipments for the week aggregate 5.515,231 bushels, against <5.243,859 bushels last week. Since July 1, this year, the exports of wheat aggregate 115,236,084 bushels, against 123.56(5,647 bushels last year. Corn exports for the week aggregate 4,103,673 bushels, against 3.251,936 bushels last week. Since July 1, this year, corn exports aggregate 77.289.899 bushels, against 76.260.454 bushels during the same period a year ago.”

KILLED THE TOWN MARSHAL. <needier Came In for That Purpose and Succeeded. Samuel Casedier, a well-to-do farmer, rode into Hartford. Ky„ the other day with the avowed purpose, in which he succeeded, of killing the town marshal, Cicero King. He also fatally wounded Gabriel B. Likens, ex-clerk of the Circuit Court. Casedier declared he committed the crime because King had been making himself obnoxious by arresting persons for drinking and being disorderly. As whiii us he met the marshal he whipped out a dirk and stabbed King to the heart. Likens attempted to arrest the murderer, and was stabbed several times. Casedier surrendered and is in jail. Needs More Vigilance in Samoa* The Washington Government, according to a dispatch from Auckland, has instructed the United Stag's consul at Samoa to act with greater vigilance and not to intrust his duties to his British and German colleagues. It appears the German agent has taken advantage of his colleagues' confidence to hind guns and munitions of war without their knowledge iind also to obtain important advantages for German firms. Life Sentence for u Murderer. At Stockville. Neb., Andrew Hawkins ■ was found guilty of the murder of T’hos. Jansen ami sentenced to the penitentiary for life. Thomas Jansen held a mortgage on Hawkins’ farm. A year ago he visited Stockville to collect interest, carrying with him a large sum of money and valuable papers. Hawkins killed him, appropriated liis belongings and threw the body into a deep well. Collins Guilty of Murder. “Guilty of murder in the first degree” was tliy verdict returned at Topeka. Kan., in the case of young John Henry Collins, chargial with the murder of his father, James S. Collins, a prominent real eetate and insurance agent of Topeka, who was >hot as he lay asleep in bed early one morning in May last. Rob a Bunk of SIB,OOO. The American National Bank nt Lima, Ohio, was robbed of over SIB,OOO, The n.oue vault was entered without the use <it tools or destroying the time lock. New York Fire Kills Several. Fire in the five-story tenement at 175 Greenwich street. New York, resulted in the loss of several lives. . New Counterfeit Bill Is Out. A new counterfeit $1 silver certificate has been discovered. It is of the series of 181 MI. Bruce, registrar, Roberts, treasurer, and apparently printed from photo-etched plates on heavy bond paper. The execution is poor and the work vfbuld deceive only the most careless handlers. Famous Cattle Farm Is Sold. • Sunny Slope farm, at Emporia, Kan., famous as a breeding establishment for Hereford cattle, was sold for $40,000, the purchaaer being C. A. Stannard of Hope, Kun.

MOUNTAIN OF QUICKSILVER. Richest Mine in the Country Is Found x>n an Oregon Farm. A mountain of queer-looking ore found in Lane County. Oregon, several years ago has turned Out to be one of the biggest quicksilver deposits in the United States. The surrounding country is farm land. Not long ago the farmers discovered the ore in question to be cinnabpr. from which quicksilver is derived. They bored three tunnejs, all running through pure cinnabar ore. Recently they sold the mine for $45,000 to Tacoma and Port Townsend men. who will erect a smelter upon it. Richard Chilcott, one of the owners, has just returned from New York, where he found that the unsold supply of quicksilver in the country amounts to only 5,500 flasks of seventy-six pounds each. Ho says his mine will produce 800 flaslik monthly. Shipments to New York in car lots will commence soon. PREACHERS TO AID POLICE. Fear of Highwaymen Keeps Church Pews Empty at Evening Service. The Congregational ministers of St. Louis, in conference, have decided that the cause of empty pews at evening church services is occasioned by fear of footpads, and have appointed a committee of three ministers to render any assistance to the police that may be necessary to suppress the evil. Rev. Dr. M. Burnham of Pilgrim Church was selected chairman and Rev. Dr. C. S. Sargent of Central Church and Rev. Dr. C. H. Patton of First Church, associate members. This committee is empowered to confer with the proper authorities in regard to any movement which might be made with a view to suppressing highway robbery.

TRAIN ROBBERS GET NAUGHT. Foil to Enter Illinois Central Express Car in Mississippi. Illinois Central train No. 1, south bound, was held up one-half mile south of Pope’s station, Miss., by two men. The robbers suddenly appeared on the engine and compelled the engineer to stop, after which they attempted to break in the express car door. They tired several shots, but failed to gain admission. The robbers then fled, obtaining nothing and making no attempt to rob the passengers. No one was hurt Sinashup Near Rahway, N. J. A rear-end collision occurred on the Pennsylvania Railroad, three miles from Rahway. N. J„ which resulted in the loss of two lives and serious though not fatal injuries to four persons. The two persons killed were W. O. DeWolf of Parkersburg, W. Va., and E. Knight, sleeping car porter. About twentj- persons were cut and bruised and nearly all the occupants of both trains in collision were thrown from their berths. Previous to the collision John Vanderveer, the engineer of one of the trains, and his fireman jumped off. Both received scalp wounds. For two hours two women and two men lay pinned down by (Jebris, suffering from their injuries. It was impossible to get them out until after the arrival of the relief train. The engineer blames the thick fog for the accident.

Aided by Great Britain. Consul General Wildman has cabled the State Department from Hong Kong that the British authorities there have suppressed a filibustering expedition organized in Hong Kong for Aguinaldo and his followers. This is another instance of the friendship of Great Britain to this country. The information regarding the filibusters was communicated to the President, and as a result he ordered the battleships Oregon and lowa, nt Valparaiso. Chili, to proceed to Manila via Callao and Honolulu. By assembling a large force at Manila the administration believes it will be able to avoid international disputes and impress the insurgents with the futility of resisting such a strong naval nation ns the United States.

Takes Poison on Lover’s Car. Miss Belle Hite, 23 years old, swallowed carbolic acid on an Olive street grip car in St. Louis in the presence of a large number of passengers, and died from the effects of the poisoning three hours later. She is supposed to have been in love with the gripman. Henry McNeill, who refused to make a statement. Miss Hite’s family lives at Madison. Wis. Millions Are in Sight. A strike of gold in the Trickier tunnel, being driven through Pike’s Peak to increase the water supply of Colorado Springs, has caused the most intense excitement in that city. A splendid vein, bearing large quantities of sylvanite, has been encountered by the contractor, and samples of the find assay up into the thousands. Deputy Killed by n Small Boy. Deputy Sheriff Frank E. Nye was shot and instantly killed while attempting to serve a writ of possession on Mrs. Marjorie H. Crosby at her house in the suburbs of Chicago. A boy of 13, Thomas George Crosby, the son of Mrs~ Crosby, confesses that he fired the shot. V Undo Finn Objects. The United States minister at Peking. Edwin H. Conder, has entered a protest against the proposed extension of French jurisdiction at Shanghai. This, added to the vigorous British protest on the same subject, will undoubtedly stiffen Chinese resistance to the French demand. Three Killed by Moonshiners. A special reports a tight near Flat Top. Ky„ between revenue officers and moonshiners in which Sam May of Coburn. Va„ one of the revenue raiders, and two of his companions were killed. The fatalities among the moonshiners are not known. Whole Army Killed. A dispatch from Shanghai says a powder magazine situated in the center of the Chinese camp at Hang-Chow exploded, leveling n square mile of houses. It is estimated that 3,000 soldiers were killed, Inchiding the general commanding the forces. Colonel >•". F. Barrett Killed. Col. Edward 3. Barrett, national prtstident of the Sons of the American Revolution. was killed by falling from a window of hia home nt Concord, Mass. He was about 00 years of age. Married n French Nobleman. The marriage of Mrs. Demetrius Callins Bey. formerly Mrs. I’. T. Barnum, to Le Baron Alexnndryd Ornnginns, a French nobleman, took place In Paris. -» Man» Persona Honielene. Sixty families, aggregating 250 persons, wore made homeless by the destruction of the Melrose flats, 3754 and 3750 Ellis avenue, (Jhlcago.