Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1899 — YERKES ROADS SOLD. [ARTICLE]

YERKES ROADS SOLD.

EASTERN SYNDICATE TO CONSOLIDATE THE LINES. Chicago’s Well-Known Street Railway Magnate Will Step Down and OutGigantic Financial Deal-Unknown Schooner Goes Down Off New Jersey. The consolidation of the North and West Side street railroad systems of Chicago and their sale to the Whitney-Elkins-Widener syndicate has been carried out. Upwards of $50,000,000 is involved, and the success of the scheme means the retiring of Charles T. Yerkes as the street car magnate of Chicago. The men who engineered this great scheme to a successful issue are Isaac L. Rice of New York, president of the Electric Storage Battery Company and of the Electric Traction Company of Chicago; Martin Maloney of Philadelphia, silent partner in the big traction firm of Elkins & Widener; Charles E. Yerkes of New York, son of the Chicago street railway magnate; William L. Elkins, Jr., of Philadelphia, son of the traction magnate of that city; Egbert Jamieson, counsel for Charles T. Yerkes, and Levy Mayer, attorney for the Whitney-Elkins-Widener syndicate. It is understood that the price of the stocks in the transfer agreement was 140 for West Chicago and a figure near 300 for North Chicago. SCHOONER SINKS OFF JERSEY. Life-Savers Fail to Find Any Trace of the Vessel’s Crew. Reports from the life-saving stations along the New Jersey coast show that a two-masted schooner sunk about five miles off the Island Beach station. One of her topmasts is gone and the other shows about ten feet above water. A 16-foot yawl painted lead color, with brown gunwales, came ashore at the Forked river station. This boat probably belongs to the sunken .schooner. Life savers who went to the wreck found her to be a one topmast schooner, apparently of about seventy tons. Her sails appeared to have been washed away. There was nothing to indicate her name and the fate of her crew is unknown. ATTEMPT TO RESCUE BANDITS. Four Outlaws Killed by Gnards While Try inn to Liberate Their ChieL At Mayari,, Santiago de Cuba, between Holguin and Sagua de Tanamo, an attempt was made by four outlaws to rescue the bandit chief Miguel Gonzales and five other bandits, who were in the custody of the rural guards. The sentinel who detected the attempt fired, wounding one of the outlaws. The guards rushed to the assistance of the sentry and a sharp fight ensued, all the would-be rescuers being killed. Two of the guards were wounded. The prisoners have since been removed to Baracoa. Might Have Averted Murder. Claims for damages to the amount of $25,000 have been filed against the Western Union Telegraph Company for the non-delivery of a telegram of warning, which, it is claimed, would have averted a murder. The message was sent by Lizzie Small of Richmond, Me., to her sister, Mamie Small, employed in a Gardiner, Me., shoeshop, on the day that Mamie was shot and killed by Bradford Knights. Official’s Large Shortage. An expert examining the books of J. E. Wiseoskie, ex-city treasurer of Argentine, Kan., has reported to the City Council that he is short between $20,000 and $25,000. When Wiseoskie resigned and disappeared recently he left word that he was short SB,OOO and assigned his property, valued at about that amount, to the city. Concede America In Ruler. Aguinaldo’s representatives to the American Philippines commission have formally admitted the sovereignty of the United States over the Philippine archipelago, and it is the confident expectation of the President that the end of the rebellion is close at hand.

Iron Hall Wound Up. Judge McMaster of the Marion County (Ind.) Superior Court has ordered the receiver of the Order of the Iron Hall to pay the final dividends—one-fifth of 1 per cent. The distribution of this dividend will close the receivership, which has existed seven years. To Pay American Claims. The Sultan has authorized the American minister, Oscar S. Straus, to telegraph President McKinley that his majesty has promised to pay the American claim of $20,000 for losses sustained by Americans in Turkey during the Armenian massacres in 1895. For St. Louis Celebration. Gov. Stephens of Missouri has signed a resolution submitting an amendment to the constitution to the vote of the people to allow St. Louis to vote $5,000,000 for bonds for the Louisiana purchase centennial celebration to be held in St. Louis in 1903. No Pinkertons for Missouri. Gov. Stephens of Missouri has signed the bill prohibiting the employment of non-residents as deputy sheriffs, deputy constables or as police officers. The measure is intended to prohibit the importation of Pinkerton detectives into the State. May Call an Extra .-'essiou. So many affairs of great importance await action by the next Congress that it is said the President seriously contemplates calling that body together in extra session as early as October. Well-Known Writer Married. Richard Harding Davis of New York, writer, and Miss Cecil Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall Clark of Chicago, were married at St. Gabriel’s chapel, Marion, Mass. Forest Fit'e In Pennsylvania. A big forest fire has been raging in York County, Pa. Fifty acres of valuable timber belonging to the estate of the late Henry Baumgardner has been destroyed. T ycliat Killed in Asia. Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Kellogg, an American Presbyterian missionary, was killed by falling over a precipice while cycling in the Himalayas a few days ago. Will Count the Indians. The Dawes Indian commission, composed of Thomas B. Needles, A. S. McKennon and Tama Bixby, has gone to take the census of the Choctaw nation. . ■ ■ - ... ■ . .. ..

GREAT LOSS BY PRAIRIE FIRES. Enormous Damage Caused by Flame* in South Dakota. Definite reports regarding losses caused by prairie fires in South Dakota show hundreds of thousands of dollars damage was done by the flames in various parts of the State. In Sanborn County several dozen farmers lost everything. From Jerauld County comes a like story. South of Armour a large number of farmers were burned out. In northern Brule and southern Buffalo counties nearly three townships were burned over. Nearly 3,000 head of live stock was lost. Damage in these two counties will amount to thousands of dollars, and it is reported two men lost their lives. Near Castle Wood Mrs. Erickson was burned to death while trying to save horses. CHINESE INVASION PLANNED. Alleged Plot to Smuggle Oriental* Across the Border. The Federal authorities'of the western district of Texas, embracing all of the Rio Grande border, have received information that a gigantic plot is now under way to smuggle Chinese into this country from Mexico. A few months ago the Mexican Central Railway Company imported about 1,000 Chinese to work on extensions of that line. They were brought direct from China and soon after their arrival a professional American Chinese smuggler got among them and caused many of them to desert their work, and they are making their way toward the Rio Grande frontier in small bands.

Big Loan Association Fails. The Fidelity Building and Savings Union of Indianapolis, the best known association in Indiana, has given notice of voluntary liquidation. Harry LaFalotte and the late Brace Carr were the founders, and there are 6ve series of stock issues for $1,000,000 each. The union operated extensively in Illinois and other States until headed off 1 by adverse legislation. It met with heavy losses in Chicago and still holds much Chicago real estate. James E. Patten is president. He reports that all of the series will pay out with the exception of No. 4, which is iu doubt. This series is involved in Chicago holdings. There are 5,000 stockholders and outstanding loans amounting to $600,000. Vandals in Atlanta Church. The Baptist tabernacle in Atlanta, Ga., was entered by some lawless persons and considerably damaged. The doors were broken in, the new carpets torn up, paint was smeared over the seats and walls and a water tank upset. The act may have been in revenge upon the pastor, who recently denounced lynchings.

Poison Found in a Body. Prof. Witthaus of New York has completed his analysis of the body of H. C. Barnet, and has reported that he found a large quantity of cyanide of mercury in the body. District Attorney Gardiner, at the inquest into the death of Mrs. Adams, repeatedly connected Roland Molineux with the death of Barnet. Pops Leo to Be Arbitrator. The strained relations existing between the republics of Hayti and San Domingo, caused by a dispute over the boundary line between those two countries, is in a fair way of settlement. The whole question, with others involved, is to be referred to the holy see, Pope Leo XIII., at Rome, to adjust. Flames Destroy Frame Buildings. A fire of unknown origin destroyed Charles Bacharach’s clothing store in Philadelphia, and before the flames were subdued about fifteen other buildings, principally small dwellings in the vicinity, were badly damaged. The entire loss is estimated at $150,000. To Lay Cables in Philippines. The United States cable steamer Hooker sailed from New York for Manila, to connect by cable all the principal points in the Philippines. The Hooker was formerly the Panama, one of the first prizes captured in the Spanish war. Pay Visit to a Holy Sbrine. The annual pilgrimage of Roman Catholics to the shrine of Our Lady of Consolation at Carey, Ohio, took place the other day. Flames Damage a Church. St. Philomae Church, in Cincinnati, was damaged about SIO,OOO, principally on vestments and other contents, by fire. Woman Suffrage Bill Dead. The Connecticut House of Representatives defeated the bill providing for woman suffrage, by a vote of 103 to 63. Italian Ministry Out. The Italian ministry has resigned.