Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1899 — Sparks from the Wires. [ARTICLE]

Sparks from the Wires.

Severe tidal waves reported from the Caroline Islands. G. W. Spurgeon killed 6y lightning, Morgantown, W. Va. Julius J. G. Lay of Washington, D. has been appointed consul general at Barcelona, Spain. James Harvey, Elkhorn, W. Va., struck James P. McClure behind the ear with a rock, killing him instantly. Body g°d i a ° U ° k iX W ° • °t a Believed he was poisoned hy a wnmr*