Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1899 — ONE AGAINST THREE. [ARTICLE]

ONE AGAINST THREE.

BURGLARS TAKEN BY A PLUCKY OHIO YOUNG MAN. Kg Ralph Hoyt, Single-Handed, Captures a Trio of Crooks Who Robbed a Postoffice Brigandage Being Forcibly Discouraged in Santiago Province. Ralph Hoyt, a well-known young man of North Fairfield, Ohio, without any assistance save a Winchester, has succeedin tracing and capturing three heavily ginned burglars who broke into and robbed the postofflce and a store at North Fairfield a few nights ago. The three burglars were tracked to a barn four and a half miles from Fairfield by the prints of new rubber boots in the mud. When found the men were sound asleep in the haymow, and were dazed and astonished when they were awakened by the loud call of Hoyt to get up and come along with him, which request was supplemented by a cocked Winchester near their heads. The coolness with which young Hoyt made his demand demoralized the trio, and they were meekly marched to Fairfield and handed over to the authorities. Hoyt will receive S6OO reward. The burglars were well provided with revolvers, dynamite and tools for cracking safes. SENTENCED MAN DENIES GUILT. Kansan Given tbe Death Penalty for the Murder of Hie Father. At Topeka, Kan., John Henry Collins received the death sentence for the murder of his father with the same placid demeanor that has characterized his actions from the first. When asked by Judge Hazen if he had anything to say, •he made a sensational speech, which brought tears to the eyes of many of those who crowded the court room. Among other things he said: “I know that I am innocent; I know that I did'not kill my father. I wish, if it were possible, that he might come back here to-day from beyond the grave and be before you so you might learn from him that I am not guilty.” CUBAN BANDITS ARE KILLED. Officials at Santiago Take Vigorous Steps to Suppress Brigandage. Five more bandits have been captured and two others killed at Santiago de Cuba. The citizens express satisfaction at the capture of Matamoras and Trucon, wellknown brigands, and it is thought that with their capture the backbone of brigandage in the district is broken. Col. Juan Vian, the new chief of gendarmie, is showing much more energy than was displayed by his predecessor, Col. Francisco Valiente. Indeed, the recent captures are due to his zeal and he believes Chat little, if any, further trouble will . arise from brigands for a time at least. Cut to Pieces by a Train. • While inspectors in the Lake Shore yards at Cleveland were looking over the trucks and wheels of a freight car which had just arrived from the east they were horrified to find the lower part of a man’s body clinging to the iron work of the trucks. The body had been severed at the hips. As yet the upper part of the body has not been found. Burglar Is Eliot Down. At Brady Island, Neb., Willard afid Walter Eavey, who were sleeping in a store in which the postofflce is located, were awakened by some men trying to enter. They armed themselves and when the intruders appeared both fired. One of the robbers fell, wounded in the hip by a charge from a shotgun. The other burglar escaped. Claim to Be Tyson’s Heirs. Dr. L. B. Tyson and his two sisters of Kenton, Ohio, claim to be heirs of the mysterious and eccentric James Tyson, tile multimillionaire who has just died in Melbourne, Australia, leaving $4,000,000 to the Government and many millions to heirs unknown. Played Robber and Shot His Sister. At San Francisco, Kitty Wannenmacher, aged 15 years, was shot and fatally wounded by her foster brother, Joseph Miller, 19 years old, while the young man Was playing that he was a highwayman, with a rifle which was not supposed to be loaded. Bob Burdette Is Married Robert J. Burdette, the humorist, and Mrs. Clara B. Baker were married at Pasadena, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Burdette • will make their future home in Pasadena, .where Mr. Burdette will fill the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church. |; i Large Loss for Armonr. ' The five-story brick structure of the Ar- • jnour Curled Hair and Felt Company in • Chicago was destroyed by fire, with all its •'contents. The loss will reach $250,000. Many of the employes had narrow escapes from death. F . Texas Ehip Canal Opened. At Port Arthur, Texas, seven miles of ship canal connecting the waters of Sabine lake and the Gulf of Mexico were opened with a celebration in which 5,000 people participated. fe* Brothers Slay Two Men. At Hoytsville, Ohio, G. H. Westenbaven of North Baltimore and Clarence WJttenmier of Hoytsville were shot dead by Paul and John Zeltner. The Zeltneni are in custody. McCoy Gets the Decision. : “Kid” McCoy got the decision over Joe before tbe National Athletic Club at Ban Francisco, and 8,000 persons Haw the fight. E Killed by Unknown Robbers. rNear Oregon, Mo., Samuel Crow, aged ijg|j?ars,' an eccentric character, was murdered while asleep by robbers who beat & head to a pulp with an ax handle. Robbery was the motive, Crow being conwealthy. The amount of booty, if Pfo aecnred is not known. Hjgxplosion In Fireworks Factory. BHk Hoboken, N. J., a small manufactory was destroyed by an explo-

SLAIN Ry SCHOOL TEACHER. Fierce Fight at Caborn, Ind., in Which Wesley Hurt Is Killed. Wesley Hurt was killed by Thomas Wiggs, a school teacher, in Pike County, Ind. Wiggs is the son of State Senator Joseph W. Wiggs and has been engaged to teach school at Caborn for a few days in place of the tegular teacher. Hurt called at the school house, and drawing a revolver, said: “Wiggs, I have never had any use for you, and either you or I will die right here.” Wiggs attacked Hurt with a pocketknife and slashed him across the chest and abdomen, literally cutting him to pieces. Wiggs’ brother, 16 years old, who was attending school, attacked Hurt from behind, stabbing him several times in the back. The two brothers were arrested. Thomas Wiggs is 20 years old and was recently mustered out of the army, having served with Gen. Miles in Porto Rico. KLONDIKERS BRING GOLD. Passengers on the Laurada Are Said to Have Brought $150,000. Miners who arrived at Seattle several days ago on the steamer Laurada brought out $150,000 in Klondike gold. They kept their secret well, and it was not known until some more of the party arrived on the steamer Topeka. One of the richest of the party was Toney Page, a Dawson woman, who brought out many thousands. M. M. Odell and E. L. Aldredge of New York, Bonanza creek claim owners, were other rich passengers. Skaguay was frozen up when the Laurada left and every one was on short rations of water. Two of the rich Klondikers washed their faces in champagne in consequence. Two large Alaskan mining deals have just been closed which involve $6,000,000. Murdered in Sierra Leone. Inquiry among the officers of the foreign mission boards in New York regarding the dispatch from London reporting the murder of an American missionary and his wife and the taking into captivity of his two daughters by natives of the Mendi district, Sierra Leone, revealed the fact that none of the larger boards has missionaries in that part of West Africa. The Missionary Alliance has men in Sierra Leone, but one of its officers said that all its representatives were young and unmarried. From the same source it was learned that the murdered missionary was probably one of the United Brethren missionaries. Their headquarters are in Pennsylvania. Six or eight months ago several of the United Brethren missionaries of this same district were killed, and others of them driven to the coast and their property destroyed. It was not until the British Government sent troops that the natives were quieted and the missionaries dared to return to their stations. At that time a number of the natives were executed. These latest murders are probably the result of a recurrence of the former difficulties. Upholds the Tax on Banks. In the United States Court of Appeals at Cincinnati, on an appeal from the decision of Judge Ricks, sustaining the construction of the treasurer of Hancock County in listing property of two banks in Findlay for taxation, the court affirmed Judge Ricks’ decision. The contention of the banks was that the debts of the stockholders should be deducted from the amount of stock taxed.

Moore Admits Hie Crime. John Moore, the Hutchinson, Kan., man who killed his five children, has made a tacit confession. He said: “If I committed the crime it was when I did not know what I was doing. I ought to have gotten into the fire and burned myself a little, then I suppose it would have been all right.” Moore set fire to the house after killing the children. Advance in All Departments. The engineers of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company’s mills at Pittsburg have been notified that their wages will be advanced 10 per cent April 16. A representative of the firm is responsible for the statement that on the same date there will be a general advance in all departments, affecting fully 5,000 men. Robbers Wreck a Bank Office. At Medway, Mass., the Medway Savings Bank’s vault was blown open by burglars. From the fact that a second fuse, applied for the purpose of forcing open the strong box, had not been lighted, it is thought the men were frightened away by the noise of the explosion. The bank office was completely wrecked. Coal Company in Difficulties. The Central Trust Company has brought suit in the United States Court at Columbus against the Ohio Mining and Manufacturing Company to have a receiver appointed for the Perry County Coal Company. It is claimed that the company owes the trust company $700,000 and interest. Melba Has a Narrow Escape. Mme. Melba had a narrow escape from death while attending a reception given in her honor by M. H. De Young at San Francisco. She was hit on the head by a heavy bronze statue which fell from a pedestal, and was unconscious fifteen minutes. Storm Destroys a Village. Liberty, Tenn., is almost wiped off the map. A tornado swept over it, wrenching trees from their roots and felling houses in all directions. Damage to property in the storm’s path is enormous, but no fatalities are reported. Georgia Peach Crop Ruined. At a meeting of the Georgia Fruit Growers’ Association it was decided there would be no peaches for shipment from that State this year. The reason given is that the trees were injured by recent frosts. Jockey John Epperson Killed. At San Francisco, John Epperson, a jockey and part owner of the horses Texarkana and Bessie Lee, was stabbed to death by James J. Gilligan, a horse rubber, the men had been enemies for a long time. , Win a Hot Battle. A terrible battle was fought northeast of Caloocan, in which the Americans lost 100 men, including killed and injured, and the rebels lost about 500. Aguinaldo’s forces were completely routed. Operation on Mr. Hillis. Mrs. Newell Dwight Hillis, wife of the new pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, underwent an operation for acute appendicitis at Philadelphia the other day. Five Children Burned to Death. During the absence of John Dian and wife of Grenfell, Man., from their farm their residence caught fire and their five children ware burned to death. -