Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1899 — REUNITED TO WIFE. [ARTICLE]

REUNITED TO WIFE.

CHICAGO MAN PREFERS SPOUSE TO A LEGACY. Son of a Millionaire Returns to the Woman He Married, Thongh It Costs Him sss,ooo— Cowboys Kill a New Mexico Cattleman. Jack Van Schaack, son of the millionaire druggist, Peter Van Schaack of Chicago, has regained his wife. At the same time by returning to her after a long separation he will lose a legacy of $55,000. Mrs. Fione Van Schaack and her husband met by chance at Bath Beach, ■N.; Y., when for the first time for more than a year they came face to face. The immediate result of the recognition will be the discontinuance of the suit for divorce which Mrs. Van Schaack began last January. Mrs. Van Schaack always declared that her father-in-law, Peter Van Schaack, was responsible for the trouble between herself and her husband. Two years ago she obtained from a Brooklyn jury a verdict for $64,000 against him for the alienation of her husband’s affections. This nmney was never collected, but about six months ago the suit was compromised by Mr. Van Schaack, Sr., settling $25,000 on her only son Calvin. AVENGED BY COWBOYS. Wealthy Cattleman Killed for Attack* ioa His Housekeeper. W. J. Spradling, a wealthy cattleman, ' controlling stock interests in Chloride, was killed by cowboys near Fairview, N. M. in revenge for his murderous assault upon Miss Nellie McKinstry. Spradling, without provocation, made a threatening remark to the woman as he was riding by, both being on horseback, and followed it up by firing a revolver at her pointblank. The shot took effect in the woman’s neck and she fell from her horse. Cowboys near by started after Spradling, who emptied his revolver at them. A fusillade from Winchesters in the hands of the pursuers brought Spradling to the ground with six bullets in his body and head. He died almost instantly. The injured woman came from Marion, Ind., to act as housekeeper for Spradling. She will recover. No cause for the trouble is known. DOUBLE HANGING AT MUSKOGEE. First Legal Execution of Whites Ever Held in Indian Territory. Cyrus A. Brown and Matthews Craig were executed at Muskogee, I. T. It was the first legal hanging of white men ever held in the territory. Brown killed Daniel Cuthbert, an aged white man, on the Arkansas river near Webbers Falls, I. T., in October, 1896. Cuthbert lived in a houseboat and had cared for Brown when the latter was ill. When he recovered Brown shot his benefactor in the back, threw the bAdy into the river and made off with his boat. Craig killed United States Deputy Marshal Joseph Heinrichs at Tahlequah, I. T., last March. Heinrichs arrested Craig for selling liquor in the territory and took him to his own house for the night. While the deputy was asleep Craig shot and killed him with a revolver passed in by a confederate. Political Tragedy in Texas. At a Populist camp meeting near Bruceville, Texas, J. B. O’Brien, editor of a Democratic newspaper, made a speech in favqy of expansion. Dr. J. B. Harris, chairman of the Populist committee, took O'Brien to task. A shooting affray resulted, Dr. Harris being shot in the head and left breast and O’Brien in the right side. Harris is dead. O’Brien’s wound is not considered fatal. Appeal to Diaz for Redress. The recent torture inflicted upon six Mexican prisoners confined in the Hidalgo County jail by officials of that Texas county in an effort to extort confessions has become an international affair. Four of the prisoners claim to be citizens of Mexico and have appealed to President Portirio Diaz for aid and redress. * Dend Child Heir to Millions. Juanita Teresette Terry, aged 13 years, who was killed with her half-sis-ter and nephew by a train at Seabright, N. J., was the only daughter of the late Juan Pedro Terry, the Cuban millionaire, and would have inherited between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000 from his estate. To Raise Price of Writing Paper. It is reported in New York that both the American Writing Paper Company, the corpora** oll recently formed by consolidation of many writing-paper manufacturing concerns, and the independent mills, will Before long raise the price of paper. The advance is attributed to the increased cost of raw materials. Mob After Street Car Men. A Big Consolidated motorman and conductor were threatened with violence by an angry mob at Cleveland. The Broadway car was running at a rapid rate and struck a spring wagon, throwing the four occupants on to the pavement. The police, coming on riot call, had great difficulty in protecting the street car men. Two Killed in a “Crap” Game. News comes of two men killed and four wounded at Parsons’ camp ground, near Russellville, Ky., in a fight over a game of craps. A dispute arose and about thirty shots were fired. John and Jay Sanders, colored, were killed, and four other negroes were wounded. ? Eleven Vessel* Are Wrecked. Thirty persons are known to have lost, their lives along the North Carolina coast, and the beach is strewn with spars, masts and other wreckage. The sailors say that eleven vessels are ashore on the coast between Hatteras and New River inlet. Serious Fire in Milwaukee. The yards of the Uhrig Fuel Company and of the Forest Lumber Company at Milwaukee were badly damaged by fire. The total loss amounts to about $150,000. . i f Calls on the Mayor to Resign. The City Council of Sonth Omaha, Neb., has adopted resolutions calling upon Mayor Ensor to resign, under threat of impeachment proceedings. Emperor of China Is Insane. The Shanghai Mercury publishes a communication from Pekin to the effect that the Emperor has developed symptoms of insanity. ■

TRAINMEN SLAIN BY TRAIIpS. Two Brakehtea Killed and Thrown Ua* der Moving Freight Train. Three tramps stealing a ride on a Chi- > Chicago Great Western freight train | and killed Brakemen J. E. Wilson and | Oonney Matthews and threw their bodies ' nnder the wheels. The train had proceeded about two miles from Marshalltown, lowa, when the two brakemen discovered the tramps and ordered them from the train, which was moving slowly. Instantly the tramps drew resolvers and fired. The brakemen fell, wounded, but did not roll from the train. The tramps threw the wounded victims under the moving train and their bodies were terribly mangled. At Melbourne the conductor missed the brakemen and a search was made, and the bodies found along the track. The murderers escaped. Wilson lived in Marshalltown and Matthews in Des Moines. Both were married. ENDS LIFE IN BURNING HOUSE. Ohioan Shoots at His Foe, Fires Hia Own Residence and Kills Himself. An attempted murder by a man aged 87, followed by his suicide and the burning of bis house, startled Newtown, Ohio, the other day. Jacob Christman, who has been living alone, saw L. D. Drake, a farmer with whom he has had much trouble about money matters, standing across the street. Christman rushed out and fired a shot at Drake, but missed him. He then went back into his hopse, from which a pistol shot -was heard and simultaneously flames burst out and the house was consumed. It is thought that the old man supposed he had killed his enemy and preferred death to the penalty of the law. HEAVY DAMAGE*TO WHEAT. Fully Twenty-five Per Cent of Crop in Oregon Hnrt by Continned Rain. While reports of damage to the wheat crop have been exaggerated, it is now estimated that fully 25 per cent of the wheat of the Willamette valley of Oregon has been rendered unmerchantable by the wet weather and that only a small portion of the remaining 75 per cent of the crop will grade up to the number and standard. Reliable reports indicate that the damage in Columbia basin is also heavy. Big Fonr Grants Demands. The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis (Big Four) Railroad announces that it has met the demands of the engineers on the system by agreeing to increase the pay of passenger engineers from $3.15 per 100 miles to $3.25, and the wages of freight engineers from $3.75 per 100 miles to $3.80 per 100 miles. Fire Alarms the Prisoners. Fire caused a panic in the Kings County penitentiary, New York. With 250 prisoners in an uproar the guards were insufficient and 200 police reserves were ordered to the prison double quick. Within twenty minutes after the police and firemen arrived the fire was out. Attempts to Murder His Wife. After making a futile attempt to kill his wife, Hugh Herr, living at Cleveland, sent a bullet into his head. There is little hope for Herr’s recovery. The cause for the shooting was that Mrs. Herr did not want to live with her husband. First Blow Proves Fatal. Henry Marron, 60 years of age, was killed near his home, seven miles southwest of Ponca, Neb., by a blow of Forris Casey’s fist. The murder was the result of an old feud. Casey gave himself up to the authorities. Rides a Wheel 1,200 Miles. After riding a bicycle 1,200 miles to attend the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republican and to meet old comrades of the civil war, A. Rappe, aged 84 years, of Marinette, Wis., lias arrived in Philadelphia. S ultan Signs Treaty, The Sultan of Sulu has signed the treaty presented to him by Gen. Bates, acknowledging the supremacy of the United States Government over the entire Sulu archipelago. Forces Indians to Retreat. Mexican troops under Gen. Torres defeated the Yaquis in three sharp engagements before Vican. Two Mexicans were killed and 22 wounded, while the Yaqui loss was 40 killed. Train Kills Three Persons. Three persons were killed and three' injured at Seabright. N. J., while driving by being run down by a train of the New Jersey. Southern Railroad.