Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1901 — FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

NEW YORK MAN A SUICIDE. Take* His Life at Office of National Stamping Works. Without apparent reason and with much unconcern F. ,C. Steimann, head of the firm of F. C. Steimann & Co., jewelry and surgical instrument dealers, New York City, drew a penknife from his trousers pocket, opened it slowly and cut his own throat. The suicide occurred in the offices of the National Stamping Works on the eighth floor of the building at 118 Michigan.street, Chicago. Mr. Steimann talked at length with President Frank L. Kohlhase and transacted some business. He started toward the elevator door, but suddenly stopped and reached into his pocket and produced a penknife. Miss Cora Gailey, an employe, had just left the office and was in the same hall. , The man glanced over his shoulder at her and then turned his back upon her. He slowly opened the knife and deliberately thrust the little blade into his neck just under his right ear. He pulled the blade in through the flesh for about two inches, staggered against the wall and almost fell to the floor. With apparent great effort the man straightened himself up against the wall and began cutting again. Before he fell unconscious he had managed to draw the knife all the way across his throat. Miss Gailey screamed and ran into the office. A telephone message was sent out for a physiciaii, but before one arrived Steimann expired. He leaves a widow and several children'in No cause-for the suicide is known.

NEW RICHES IN KLONDIKE. Canadian Metallurgist Says Platinum Abound* in Yukon. C. S. Hurter, metallurgist for the dominion government at Vancouver, is responsible for the statement that among the .millions of dollars of Yukon gold brought to him for purchase by the government this season there was an abundance of platinum unknown to the miners. Hundreds of little nuggets of platinum were mixed with the coarse gold. Mr. Hurter gave it as his opinion that the miners of the Yukon were throwing away thousands of dollars’ worth of platinum daily. The dominion government is now sending an expert to the Klondike to investigate the matter. NOVEL SURGICAL OPERATION. Negro Stabbed in Heart, Physicians Sew Wound, Patient Will Recover. A case that is interesting St. Louis physicians is that of Eli Daniels, a patient at the City Hospital, who is convalescing from an operation of the heart. Daniels is a negro roustabout on the steamer City of Chester. He was stabbed in the heart at Chester, 111., and Dr. H. L. Nietert, superintendent of the City Hospital, where Daniels was taken twen-ty-four hours after being cut, sewed up the wound, taking several stitches, and the patient is now well on the road to recovery. Has Capital of $3,000,000. The Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, capital $3,000,000, has been incorporated at Trenton, N. J. The company is authorized to purchase, own and control all the rights, real estate, personal property, docks or other securities of the Phoenix Oil Company and the Osage Oil Company, operating in the Osage Indian reservation. Lakes Claim 132 Lives in Season. While the season of navigation has passed without storms which will have an historical interest, the loss of life in navigating the great lakes was larger than in any previous season since the use of modern boats. The death list shows a total of 132 persons, as compared with 110 last year, 100 in 1899, 95 in 1898, 68 in 1897, and 66 in 1896.

Cashier la Acquitted, Harry M. Clark, former cashier of the First National Bank of Bridgeport, Ohio, indicted on the charge of making false entries on the books of the bank, has been acquitted in the United States Court after a second trial. Tracked by Chicago Police. Detective Joseph Barry of Chicago caused the arrest of Ned Bonis in Omaha, Neb., on the charge of wife desertion. Bonis came from Chicago about three months ago and is employed as a bookkeeper. Thirty-nine Prisoners Esctipe. Thirty-nine prisoners, serving sentences for minor crimes, escaped from the South Side city jail in Birmingham, Ala., by digging through a sixteen-inch brick wall with pocket knives. Five of those who escaped were captured. Deluge City of Cleveland. Continuous rain for twenty-four hours that turned into wet snow caused the Giddings brook in the eastern portion of Cleveland to overflow and to flood a number of streets. Quincy street is the worst sufferer. Turn Permits fnto Notes. At Winamac, Ind., James Mortimer and ten other farmers have been swindled by signing supposed hunters’ permits, which afterward turned up as promissory notes calling for SSOO each. Prof. W. G. Williams Stricken. Prof. W. G. Williams, of the chair of Greek at Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, suffered a slight paralytic stroke. Although he is 79 years old, it is thought his condition is not serious. Held Up by Highwaymen. Highwaymen held up two brothers named Eagle, robbing them of their horses, gold watches and money. The hold-up occurred within two miles of Williamsport, Pa. Dates for Ftate Fair*. At the recent meeting of the American fair and exposition managers in Chicago dates for the several State fain

of the country for 1902 were fixed as follows: lowa, Aug. 22 to 30; Minnesota, Sept. 1 to 6; Nebraska, Sept. 1 to C; Ohio, Sept. 1 to 6; Wisconsin, Sept. 8 to 13; Indiana, Sept. 15 to 21; Missouri, Sept. 22 to 27; Illinois, Sept. 29 to Oct. 4; New York, Aug. 25 to 30. SAFE BLOWERS ARE FOILED. Six Masked Men, Surprised at Work, Make Attack and Flee. Six masked men broke into the Northern Central Railroad office at New Freedom, Pa., and made an attempt to blow open the safe. Two of the men stood guard outside while four operated on the safe. One charge of nitroglycerin was exploded on the safe, but proved a failure. A second charge was being prepared when Charles Shaffer, a Northern Central engineer, came along and discovered the men at work. One of the guards fired a shot into the air as a warning to those at work inside. The two guards fled, and the men inside rushed out, and seeing Shaffer, attacked him. Shaffer knocked down one of his assailants, and a hand-to-hand fight ensued. Shaffer was overpowered and robbed of his watch and money, and the men escaped. The town was aroused and a posse was organized, but no trace of the robbers was found. % COMMITS ASSAULT AND SILICIDE. Jacob Wisebaker of Carey, Ohio, Fatally Beats His Parent. Jacob Wisebaker of Carey, Ohio, fatally assaulted his aged mother, and when he learned he was under suspicion committed suicide. Officers who were searching for him found his body in the hayloft of Ting's livery barn. Mrs. Valentine Wisebaker the previous day received her pension money, part of which is missing, and it is thought her son, in an effort to rob her of this money, found it necessary to beat her into subjection. Shortly before noon neighbors passing the Wisebaker home were attracted by a bloody hand feebly beating upon the window. Investigation showed that the woman had been fatally beaten. Her skull was crushed, her face pounded to a pulp and her body covered with cuts and bruises. Beside her lay a poker covered with blood, and the room bore evidences of a terrible struggle.

KILLED DURING A CARNIVAL. ew ndlcr and Two Policemen Shoot Each Other in Houston, Texas. Officers J. C. James and Herman Youngst attempted to arrest Sid Preacher, a confidence man, at Houston, Texas, and the swindler opened fire with a shotgun. With the first shot he mortally wounded James, who fell. He then fired at Youngst, knocking him down, and was on top of him beating him when James, despite his wounds, raised himself from the gutter and fired three times, killing Preacher. James and Youngst died within three minutes. There was great excitement over the matter, as carnival week was in full blast and the street was crowded with people. Safe Robbers Route!. Robbers blew the safe in the Farmers’ bank at Shreve, Ohio. The explosion awakened citizens, who turned out en masse to capture the cracksmen. The latter, however, became frightened and fled, without having secured anything of value. Two men, supposed to have been implicated in the attempted robbery, were subsequently captured a few miles east of town and brought back. Bank’ll Currency la Gone. Henry J. Fleishman, for years the trusted cashier of the Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of Los Angeles, Cal., and one of the best known of local financiers, has dropped from sight, and with him has gone SIOO,OOO of the bank’s currency, according to the officers of that institution. . Savings Association Goes Under. The Louisville, Ky., Savings, Loan and Building Association, which has been in business for eleven years, has filed a deed of assignment. The liabilities are estimated at SBO,OOO, and it is stated that the assets amount to 85 cents on the dollar.

Meat Said to Be Disease 1. Six men have been arrested in Chicago for dealing in diseased meat. One officer of the Standard Slaughtering Company. which has a contract for killing diseased cattle, three retail dealers and two clerks are under arrest. Cracksmen at Wharton, Ohio. Five or six men broke into the saloon of J. N. Dick, at Wharton, Ohio, drilled a hole ipto the safe and blew it forty feet iuto the street. No money was obtained. Miss Dick was fired upon three times, but was uninjured. Bark I'inmore in Port. The bark Pinmore, supposed to have been lost after having been stranded on the beach near Gray's Harbor during a storm, has been towed into Port Angeles, Oregon. Collapsing Ice House Kills Two. One man was killed and two received injuries that will probably result fatally by the collapse of an icehouse hi course of construction at Orange, N. J. Child Frightened to Death. A big Newfoundland dog, playfully seeking a stick of candy in the hands of a 4-year-old New York boy, frightened the child to death. New Haven Publishers Fail. The failure of the publishing firm of Butler & Alger of New Haven, Conn., is announced. The liabilities are stated to be $51,300 and the nominal assets $16,762. Actor’s Fatal Fall. Actor Charles T. Claudas was killed at St. Joseph, Mo., by falling from the third floor of Swift & Co.'s packing plant.

SOLDIERS RIOT ON TROOP SHIP. Insult Their Officers, Causing a Reign of Terror. There was practically a reign of terror on the transport Sheridan on her voyage from Manila. During the trip from Nagasaki more than 1,500 soldiers, who had been discharged, became dissatisfied at the treatment given them, defied their former officers, and for a time held possession of the steamer. The time of the enlisted men expired while the Sheridan was on the high seas, far from her destination. Acting under regulations of the department, the officers secured the necessary papers, passed over the money and mustered the 1,555 soldiers out of the service. Then began a rumpus perhaps never equaled on an American transport. The discharged men cheered wildly. Some threw their small arms overboard, and all at once manifested a disposition to “kick.” Some of the men were ordered to empty buckets and to clean the officers’ quarters. They told the officers that no man who wore a shoulder strap should dictate to them. The officers tried to enforce their demands, but were again jeered. Two days before the Sheridan arrived in San Francisco a riot took place.

EFFECT CONNER IN HEMLOCK. Pennsylvania Combination with $20,000,000 Capital Makei Great Dea'. Interests identified with those of John A. Dubois, the Pennsylvania lumber king, are back of a project to corner the hemlock- market. It is said $20,000,000 is at the disposal of the combination. Mr. Dubois sent representatives to half a dozen States and their work ha-s been performed so quietly that its nature and intent were not revealed until the corner had been practically effected. The transaction is considered the most daring in the history of the lumber business. The deal had not progressed far until F. H. Goodyear & Co. of Buffalo, N. Y., and several other “lumber princes” were glad to become identified with it. They were let in and then the lines were sharply drawn. Options have been secured when possible, but when necessary purchases outright have been made. CAUGHT BY DIAMOND BROOCH. Alleged Portlanl, Oregon, Jewelry 1 hieves Arrested in Omaha. W. H. Woods and a female companion, giving the name of True Johnson, both colored, were arrested in Omaha, charged with robbing Alfred P. Lowenthal, a traveling salesman for a New York jewelry firm, in a Portland, Ore., hotel of $15,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry. When arrested there was found In their possession $3,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry, railroad transportation to Portland and a check for S2OO given by a local pawnbroker in exchange for a diamond brooch. The brooch led to their downfall. The pawnbroker, recognizing it from circulars sent from Portland, notified the police. Go bil Case Papers Lost. By the burning of the store of Lowry & Goebel in Cincinnati Arthur Goebel lost papers and evidence'relating to the murder of his brother, William Goebel, and the trials of ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers, James Howard, Henry Youtsey and others tried or indicted in Kentucky for the assassination at Frankfort almost two years ago.

Absolves Mrs. Dale. Mrs. Elizabeth Howe Dale was exonerated from all blame in connection with the poisoning of her child, Emiline Dale, by the verdict of the coroner's jury in New York. It was found that the child’s death was due to poison, but that this had been taken accidentally and without the knowledge of the mother. Mammoth Oil Well Struck. Homer, the new gas field in Licking County, Ohio, reports that a well has been drilled on the Fulton farm which gives a daily output of 3,500,000 cubic feet. This is the biggest well in the field. Gas was struck at a depth of 2,160 feet. University Building Turns. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the main building of the University of Wooster, Ohio. The loss is estimated at $250,000, and the insurance is about $70,000. It is supposed that an explosion of chemicals in one of the laboratories was the cause. Hit by Bull Movement. The commission firm of 11. R. Penny & Co., with offices in the Omaha Board of Trade building, has closed its doors. H. R. Penny said that the firm had suffered losses of over $40,000 during the recent bull movement hi wheat, but that his customers would be paid in full. Gets the Best of Robbers. Deputy Sheriff Patterson, who went in pursuit of three robbers who broke into Edward Wood's store at Galena, S.. D„ and secured S4O, met them at Strawberry Gulch, and after a fusillade of shots one robber was killed, one was made prisoner and the third escaped. Knew Antitoxin Was Poisonous. Assistant City Bacteriologist Schmidt testified at St. Louis that he knew the antitoxin serum which caused the deaths of thirteen persons was poisonous when he issued it, but said he sent it out on the order of his superior officer. Kidnaped Boy Returns Home. Walter H. Brunner, aged 16 years, son of a Buffalo fireman, was brought home the other day from Batavia, having, as he alleges, been abducted by five tramps. He escaped from them and went to the police of Batavia for protection. Businesi House* Burned. A block of business houses, seventeen in number, were destroyed by fire at Sweetwater, Texas. The loss is estimated at $150,000, partially covered by insurance.