Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1901 — LOVER SEEKS DEATH. [ARTICLE]

LOVER SEEKS DEATH.

A YOUNG PORTO RICAN KILLS HIMSELF IN NEW YORK. Would Rather Die than Bear Lone Separation from Hia Sweetheart Dun & Co. Report Condition of Trade aa Generally Satisfactory. Felix Seralles, a young Porto Rican, ■who has been attending school in this country for several years and whose father was one of the richest sugar-plan ters of Porto Rico and prominently identified with the government of the island until the.y?nd of the Spanish regime, committed suicide at Hotel Munro, 110 W est Fourteenth street, New York. The young man had left the summer home of his mother at Buena Vista cottage, Bath Beach, the day before to go to Wesleyan College. He was accompanied by a cousin, Marcel Seralles. Three letters were found on a table in his room, all of them sealed. One was to his cousin Marcel, who was asleep in the next room. A second was to Miss H. E. Relma, Buena Vista cottage, Bath Beach, and the third to Miss S. Odell, Tarrytown. It was said that the young man was desperately in love, with a young woman in Tarrytown, presumably Miss Odell, to whom the letter was written, and that he was disconsolate over the prospect of a long absence from her at college. WEEK’S RECORD FADES BEHIND. Holiday Cut* l own Production—Commercial Failure* for Außtiat. R. G. Dun & Co.’s review of trade says: “A holiday reduced the volume of legitimate business, while speculative operations were seriously curtailed by the general closing of exchanges from Friday afternoon to Tuesday morning. In the movement of merchandise and in many pianufacturing lines there has been effort to make up the loss by working overtime, but the week’s record will fall behind those immediately preceding. Actual sales of many iron and steel products are recorded at material advances and the tone throughout is hardened by vigorous demand. Placing of sample orders for spring footwear is of such character as to indicate a healthy market and some jobbers are so anxious for early delivery that contracts are being closed now. Despite more activity in the market for cotton goods and placing of government contracts the staple shows no great strength. Although unsettled in tone little alteration occurred in the principal cereals. Trading was restricted and there was an apparent disinclination to assume an aggressive stand on either side of the market Commercial failures during the month of August were 803 in number and $9,458,866 in amount of liabilities. Compared with the same month lait year the statement is most unsatisfactory, as failures were then only 735 in number and $7,323,903 in amount.” PROGRESS OF THE RACE. Standing: of League Clubs in Contest for the Pennant. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National League: W. L. W. L. Pittsburg ...70 42Boston 57 00 Philadelphia 69 47Cincinnati ...44 66 Brooklyn ...67 51 Chicago '.....48 73 St. L0ui5....62 54 New Y0rk...44 69 Standings in the American League are as fdiotvs: W. L. W. L. Chicago ....73 46Baltimore ...58 57 Boston 67 50Washington. 53 03 Detroit 64 55 Cleveland ...50 66 Philadelphia 61 56 Milwaukee . .44 76 Sign Pact in Pekin. Assurances of peace with the world were given by the Chinese government at Pekin Saturday when the protocol agreed upon by the Emperor's advisers and the ministers of the powers was formally signed by representatives of all the parties concerned. Two Killed l>y a Train. Henry Peltier and his wife, farmers, living just outside of Windsor, Out., were struck by a fast Michigan Central train while driving into that city and instantly killed. Their carriage was ground to pieces. * postoffice Robbed of $1,500. Thieves broke into the postofllce at Lansdowne, Pa., dynamited the safe and escaped with stamps valued at $.1,500, leaving untouched $6,000 worth which they overlooked. Not a clew on which the police can work wiTS| left behind. Wounded W'hlle Hunting. At Cass Lake, 51 inn., W. J. Murphy, proprietor of the Minneapolis Tribune, was dangerously injured by the premature explosion of his gun while hunting. The charge of shot entered his side under the right arm. Gale Costs $200,000. Two hundred thousand dollars lost in lake ships stranded in the gale and fiftysix lives barely rescued by life-saving crews is the record on lower Lake Michigan and Lake Huron for Saturday night and Sunday. Heavy Fire Loss in Denver. In Denver, Colo., fire destroyed the buildings at 1825 to 1837 Market street. They were occupied by the HnmphreyJones Mercantile Company, wholesale paints, and the Sauer Manufacturing Company, confectioners. Loss SIOO,OOO. J- - f Robbed of $20,000 in Bill-. Five package* of SIOO bills, amounting to $29,000, were stolen from a trunk in a cottage at Long Beach, a seaside resort twenty miles from Los Angeles, Cal, The money was the property of John Ketnpley, who came to Long Beach from Fort Dodge, lowa, about five mouths ago. Pitcher Fell- Deed in Game. Lakin Herron, pitcher for the baseball dub of Arkansas City, Kan., fell dead while playing against the Joplin team. Physicians declare excitement and overexertion brought heart failure.