Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1899 — Odds and Ends. [ARTICLE]

Odds and Ends.

Vice-President Hobart has leased the late Norman L. Munro’s residence, Long Branch, N. J. Overdue Italian bark Michele arrived at Gloucester, Mass., after a 92 days’ journey from Italy. President Kruger says the Transvaal must maintain its dynamite monopoly, no matter what England says. Rear Admiral Sampson’s squadron will participate in the ceremonies inaugurating the Governor of Rhode Island May 80. John Hall, Olathe, Kan., one of Roosevelt's rough riders, has been sentenced to the pen for six years for horse stealing. Lawrence Engeln, 3, Chicago, playfully placed a clothes line around the neck and swung off the porch. Dead when found. Gen. Funston’s Kansas friends claim that he is entitled to a share of the $3,000,000 now being distributed to the Cubans, since he served with them before our war began. Elijah C. Harvey, negro, New York, studied for the ministry, but forsook it to steal. He was arrested for taking silverware from the residence of Millionaire Yerkes, New York. John Hannahan, millionaire shoemaker,. Newport. R. L, may be decorated by Queen Victoria for recently saving the crew of a British vessel in West Indian waters. He picked them up in his yacht.