Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1901 — FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

NEGLECT KILLS NAVAL CADET. 8. M. Green of Sandutky, Ohio, Says Son’s Death Is Due to Exposure. J. M. Green has returned to his home in Sandusky, Ohio, where he is a United States pension examiner. He'comes from Washington, where he arranged to prefer charges against the officers of the United States training ship Santee at Annapolis. Green alleges that his son Horace died because of gross neglect. Horace Green died on Dec. 14, the cause of death being pneumonia. He was sick but two days. It is alleged that he was hauled out of his hammock and forced to march in the ranks, although he was unable to drill. Qu the morning of the 14th he was very sick and became delirious. An extra guard was stationed to watch him. Notwithstanding the fact that he was not expected to live, it is claimed, the deck was washed down as usual, the stream of water being turned on and the floor scrubbed while the young man lay raving and dying in his hammock. He died before midnight. It is further alleged that he had no medical attention, that the food furnished the seamen was unfit for a dog to eat, that there was no-heat on the berth deck and that the hatchways were open, exposing the men, including the sick one, to cold draughts. CONGRESSMEN NEAR TO DEATH. Hunting Party Has Narrow Escape from browning in the Gulf. The House of Representatives nearly lost several of its members in the storm that swept the Gulf of Mexico recently. Congressman Robert Broussard had arranged a. hunting party for the holidays, to hunt ducks in the Vermilion Bay. The party included Congressman Broussard and Breazeale of Louisiana, W. K. Rodenberg of Illinois, J. F. Stallings and J. D. Clayton, Alabama, and several others. The party left Avery’s Island on the gulf coast for the Vermilion swamps in a large yawl. The yawl was caught in a gale, blown about in all directions, and finally upset, three of the party being thrown into the water and having a desperate struggle for their lives. When rescued they were completely exhausted, and could have held out only a few minutes longer. The congressional party saved the lives of two other hunters caught in the same storm.

PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED. Accident on Chicago Great WesternThree Trainmen Hurt. • A Chicago Great Western passenger train was wrecked near Sargent, Minn. Two engines were pulling eight cars thir-ty-five miles an hour, and the second engine struck a defective rail and was overturned with the baggage car. The latter was burned. The seven coaches left the I track, but were not overturned. Baggage- I man Green, Conductor Healey and Buffet Car Porter Hudson were seriously bruised, but no one else was hurt. CHILD WISHES TO DIE. Four-Y'ear-Old James Mclntosh Longs to Join His Dead Sister. Separated from his sister Iva by death, James Mclntosh, aged 4, of Cincinnati, pleads daily with his mother to end his life, in order that he may join her. Iva died recently from burns sustained by her clothes catching fire at the grate at her parents’ home. The two children were devoted to one another, and were together constantly. Buy Line to Link Seas. President Albert J. Earling of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway has sold his 20,000 shares of stock in the road, thereby confirming beyond question the report that the St. Paul road had been acquired by the interests. The line has passed into the control of J. J. Hill, J. Pierpont Morgan and John D. Rockefeller. It thus becomes part of a great transcontinenal system. Tobacco Strike Is at End. After enduring great suffering from want, the 1,500 striking employes of the Louisville stemmery of the Continental Tobacco Company decided to go back to work. They will not get the increased wages asked for, but their other demands were granted by the management. Big Fire in lowa Town. Fire destroyed nine business buildings at Fairbank, lowa. The town had no apparatus and its entire destruction was prevented only by tearing down several buildings. C. W. Eckelberg of Waterloo and John MeCunniss of Fairbank were perhaps fatally injured. Loss $15,000. Put Hie Child on a Hot Stove. Sylvanus Grace, living at Newport, N. J., in an angry mood picked up his child and set it down on a hot stove, burning it in a horrible manner. Not satisfied with this, he bit a hole through the child’s ear. Human Brute Wields Razor; Walter A. Weinstock, aged 20 years, assaulted Miss Nellie Morris at Hackney. Ohio, and cut her with a razor. She died a few hours later. Weinstock was seized and bound. Porto Rico Has Trolleys. Thousands of people at San Juan de Porto Rico witnessed the starting of the new trolley system, the island’s first road of that description. The people were much astonished. < Collision Kills Seven Men. Two heavy freight trains on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad met in collision near Hays station, Miss. Seven men of the eight in the crew were killed. Queen's Marriage Date Fixed. The marriage of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland to Duke Henry of MecklenburgSchwerin has been officially fixed for Feb. 7, 1901. ~ Aahantee War Ends. England has at last stamped out the rebellion in the powerful black kingdom of Aahantee in the west of Africa.

MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.65; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $5.25; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $4.60; Wheat, No. 2 red, 73c to 74c; corn, No. 2,35 cto 36c; oats, No. 2,21 c to 23c; rye, No. 2,46 cto 47c; butter, choice creamery, 22c to 23c; eggs, fresh, 21c to 22c; potatoes, 44c to 50c per bushel.* * Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.60; hogs, choice light, $4.00 to $5.05; sheep, common to prime, $3.00 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2,74 cto 75c; corn, No. 2 white, 35c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 24c to 25c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.25 to $5.40; hogs. $3.00 to $5.05; sheep, $3.00 to $4.15; wheat, No. 2,72 cto 73c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2,22 cto 24c; rye, No. 2,48 cto 49c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $3.00 to $4.90; hogs, $3.00 to $5.15; sheep. $3.00 to $3.55; wheat," No. 2, BOc to 81c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 37c to 38c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 24c to 25e; rye, No. 2,53 cto 54c. . Detroit —Cattle, $2.50 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $5.05; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2,80 cto 81c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 37c to 38c; oats. No. 2 white, 27c to 28c; rye„'62c to 53c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 78c to 79c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 36c to 37c; oats, No. 2 mixed,'23c to 24c; rye, No. 2,50 c to 52c; clover seed, prime, $6.00 to $6.25. Milwaukee—-Wheat. No. 2 northern, 73c to 74c; corn, No. 3,34 cto 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to 26c; rye, No. 1,52 c t0,53c; barley, No. 2,59 cto 60c; pork, mess, $10.50 to $11.15, Buffalo—Cattle, choice shipping steers, $3.00 to $5.40; hogs, fair to prime. $3.00 to $5.50; sheep, fair to choice. $3.00 to $4.40; lambs, common to extra, $4.50 to $6.20. New York —Cattle, $3.25 to $5.40; hogs, $3.00 to $5.60; sheep, $3.00 to $4.30; wheat, No. 2 red, 79c to 80c; corn, No. 2, 44c to 45c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 32c; butter, creamery, 24c to 25c; eggs, western, 26c to 27c. GOULDS FEAR THE KIDNAPERS. New York Millionaires Take Great Precautions Since Cudahy Abduction. An intimate friend of Mrs, Edwin Gould of New York says that ever since the kidnaping of Millionaire Cudahy’s son in Omaha both Mr. and Mrs. Gould have been in constant dread that their two little ones might be stolen. Every precaution is being taken to-protect them from kidnapers. There is never a moment when the Gould children are not guarded by reliable household servants and closely watched day and night by private detectives. When the two little boys retire at night the nurse double bolts and bars the door on the inside. Four private detectives are employed to keep the Gould household under coustant surveillance. GREAT RAIL LINE PLANNED. All-Canadian Line from Ocean to Ocean to Be Built. It is announced from Ottawa, Ont., that McKenzie and Maun, the railway millionaires, will make their Canadian Northern and Rainy River railways part of their scheme to run a new railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific all on Canadian soil. The liu6 will start from Quebec and run north of the Canadian Pacific almost 200 miles, bending south to Winnipeg, and then northwest to a port in British Columbia. This route will run for its whole length through splendid agricultural, mining or wooded lands. The scheme will be aided by the Dominion and provincial governments. Miners Have Narrow Escape. A heavy explosion of gas occurred in the Hollenback mine of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company at Wilkesbarre, Pa. It set fire to the woodwork, but this was quickly extinguished. Five hundred men were at work at the time. All succeeded in getting out safely, with the exception of two, who were badly burned. Thirty-Story Building. The Aetna Real Estate Company has completed plans for a thirty-sjtpry building, to be erected the coming! summer at the southeast corner of Tmrty-third street and Broadway? New York. The building is to have a frontage of 118.6 feet on Broadway and 97.75 feet on Thir-ty-third street, and will be 455 feet high. Town Almost Wiped Out. Almost the entire business portion of Williamson, W. Va., was wiped out by fire. The flames raged for five hours, all buildings on one of the principal thoroughfares being consumed for a distance of two squares. The loss is roughly estimated at $75,000. Three Injure I by Explosion. The boiler at the Queen City Marine Railway Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, exploded by reason of frozen pipes, and Frank McKinley was probably fatally injured. Frank Woodward, the engineer, and Joseph McClelland, carpenter, were seriously injured. Actress Killed by Ether. Jessie E. Clarke, whose stage name was Violet Creegan, was found dead in her room at a Chillicothe, Mo., hotel. Death resulted from the use of ether, believed to have been taken to relieve headache. Buys Its Fait in Portugal. The Armour Packing Company of Kansas City has purchased 25,000 tons of common salt in Portugal, the price being less than in this country. Mr. Kruger Wants Peace. Mr. Kruger has asked Queen Wilhelmina to write letters to several European rulers to use their influence toward stopping Transvaal war. Norristown Theater Burned. The Grand Opera House at Norristown, Pa., was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $25,000.

SLAYS HIS HIRED MAN. North Dakota Farmer Avenges His Sister, Then Surrenders Himself. William Barry, a wealthy farmer, who was placed in jail at Milton, N, D., is, according to his own confession when he surrendered himself to the authorities, the judge, jury and executioner of a man who had betrayed his sister. Andrew Mellen, his hired man, was the victim of the farmer’s wrath. Barry says hq discovered that an intimacy existed between Mellen and his (Barry’s) sister. During the night the girl left the house, and after a long search Barry found her on the prairie badly frozen. Taking her to a neighbor’s house, he returned home and found Mellen in the barn. Locking the door, he told him that he must die and gave him the choice of a rope or a knife. Mellen refused either, and Barry then placed the rope about his neck and attempted to hang him. A terrible-strug-gle ensued, and, seeing that he could not succeed in killing his victim in this way, Barry gave him five minutes’ time to say his prayers. Mellen knelt to pray, Barry meantime standing by his side, watch in hand. At the end of the five minutes he plunged a knife- several times into the neck of the kneeling man, who died almosVinstantly.