Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1902 — FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF EARTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF EARTH

ECCENTRIC LEAVES FORTUNE. New York Miser Bequeaths SIOO,OOO to Nonexpectant Friends. William Augustus Tyler, known as an eccentric character, died a few days ago and a will was found which disposed of property amounting to nearly SIOO,OOO to persons in various cities of the United States. Tyler was of a frugal disposition and though 82 years old enjoyed the best of health until quite recently, when without an overcoat or adequate protection he walked from his home to Binghamton, a distance of five miles, aud back through a blizzard, contracting pneumonia, which proved fatal. The will which was offered for probate, after providing handsomely for his wife and disposing of numerous bequests to friends, gives $4,000 to Judge Edward P. Kirby of Jacksonville, 111., Willis P. Dickinson, who is said to have an office in the Masonic Temple of Chicago, is named for $2,500 and Lewis Mason of Chicago, a conductor on the Chicago and Alton Railroad, will receive SI,OOO for courteous treatment accorded Mr. Tyler. Other Illinois persons named are Wilson Wood, $3,000; Evan Wood, $3,000; James and Mary Wood, $3,000. SAW RICHARDSON MURDERED. Reported Discovery of an Eyewitness of St. Joseph Crime. Prosecuting Attorney Booher of St. Joseph, Mo., claims he has at last secured an eye-witness to the murder of Millionaire Frauk Richardson at his home in Savannah, Mo., on Christmas eve, 1900. Prosecutor Booher for several days has been iu communication with a man at Council Bluffs, lowa, who has given him the details of tho murder. The name of this man Mr. Booher refuses to reveal. The man said be had ■ broken into the Richardson home to secure something to eat While he was there Richardson came hdtiie and was shot by a man who had been visiting with a woman in the parlor. This man claims to have seen the fight that preceded the murder. ROBBERS WORK BY DAYLIGHT. Boldly Hold Up Several Pedestrians in Columbus, Ohio. Two highwaymen literally had Columbus, Ohio, at bay for a few minutes the other night. They started from Spring nnd • High streets, one of the principal downtown corners, and held up five men at the points of revolvers and relieved their victims of watches, rings, pins and cash. As soon as they had robbed one man they proceeded on their way aud held up the next. They were fifteen minutes in making the five holdups, and during a part of that time they were within a few rods of a stream of people. The police have not caught the daring ma rauders. - - Detroit Bank Is Closed. City Savings Bank of Detroit is closed because of operations of its vice-presi-dent, Frank C. Andrews, who has been arrested on charge of wrongfully securing over $1,000,000 of the institution's funds. The institution has deposits of over $3,000,000, which directors hope to pay in full. Andrews turned over property worth nearly a mßlion as part payment of claims against,Jiim. May Uncover Treasure. At a meeting of the Pacific Exploration Company, which recently sent on expedition to Cocos Island to search for buried treasure, the president reported that a letter had been received from Admiral Palliser, formerly in command of the British Pacific squadron, stating that If the expedition was a failure he would divulge the hiding place of the treasure if given a fourth of what was found.

Crime Amid Fire Ruins. Militiamen on guard at the Paterson, N. J., fire ruins heard groans in a house just within the fire lines. They ran upstairs and found Charles Handley, a telegraph lineman, with his head crushed. He revived sufficiently to say two women had attacked him and then relapsed into unconsciousness. New Novy Cost $250,838,498. The total cost of the "new navy” of the United States has been $25*1,838.405. The vessels finished up to June 30, 1000. cost $109,147,163. The cost of the vessels unfinished on that date and the estimated cost of completion is reported at $147,691,225. Collision on the Fort Wayne. One man killed, one seriously Injured, several cars consumed by fire and a lot of live stock slaughtered is the result of a collision of two Fort Wayne Railroad freight trains, near Haysville, Pa. After the collision the wreck took fire and a number of cars were consumed. Census Clerks Out of a Job. Two hundred and eighty clerks in the census bureau at Washington have been dismissed on account cf the gradual conn pletion of tlfb work. There will be a large number of dismissals in the next few weeks. Two Killed in a Duel. Louis Chambers and Telesen Trujillo fought a duel with pistols in a saloon at Bowen, Colo., in which Trujillo was killed Instantly and Chambers received wounds from which be died several hours later. Train Wrecked in Ohio. The Cleveland-New York flyer on the Erie Railway was ditched near Mahoning, Ohio. Private car of President Ramsey of the Wabash was Included ! n the wreckage. One man was fatally hurt. Officer* Will Be Removed. As the result of the investigation into the deaths from antitoxin at St Louis ’the city bacteriologist and the janitor at the a city chemist's office are to be removed from office. • Fire Destroys Big Plant. An early fire at Hannarville, Pa., on the West Pennsylvania Railroad, destroyed $75,000 worth of property and

for a time threatened the entire place. The fire started in the plant of the Duquesne Distributing Company, and before it was controlled consumed the main structure, a four-story brick building, the First Methodist Episcopal Church, postoffice, Thompson’s general store and several small buildings. HINDOO TWINS CUT APART. Ligament Attaching Them Together Severed by Paris Surgeon. The Hindoo twins, Bodica and Doodica, who since their birth have been joined together at the hips by a ligament of flesh, were cut apart the other day in Rousseau hospital, Paris. The operation, which was performed by Dr. Doyen, occupied twenty minutes. In severing the membrane connecting their bodies three arteries were cut, and blood to the amount of from thirty to forty grams was lost. The girls were suffering from tuberculosis, and the operation was decided upon in the hope of giving the twins a stronger chance for life. Tho signs seemed to point to the absence of blood Communication in the connecting ligament. SAFE BREAKERS GET S9OO. Large Store at Avilla, Ind., Entered— Man Bound by Burglars. ~’ At Avilla, Ind., the large general store of S. K. Randall was entered by burglars. The safe was blown open with dynamite and S9OO cash and a large amount, in notes Were taken. David Shanline, a barber, returned from a sleigh ride with a young woman while the robbers were at work and discovered them in the store. He was captured and bound in the store, where he was kept until the work of the burglars was completed. The safe, a massive affair, was wrecked by the explosion. There were five robbers. GIRL ACCUSES HER FATHER. Louise Buff Testifies that She Saw Her Mother Murdered. Miss Louise Buff arrived at Mexico, Mo., from Troy, 111., and caused a big surprise at the trial of her father, Alfred Buff, charged with the murder of his wife, the mother of the witness. She took the stand, gave damaging testimony against her father, and it may Cost him his life. She swore she saw him deliberately shoot and kill her mother. The girl broke down and had to be taken from the court room. Outlaws Fight for Ransom. Die Information (a Vienna newspaper) reports that two bands of brigands are at war for the possession of Miss Stone, cue being that which originally captured her, the other desiring to seize her now so as to claim the ransom. In an engagement between the two bands on the border between Turkey and Bulgaria the total casualties were twenty killed and twenty wounded. Tunnel Builders Guilty. The grand jury has returned a series of indictments against the contractors and workmen alleged to have been responsible for the fatal and destructive explosion on Park avenue, New York, on Jan. 27 and against the city officials charged with dereliction in connection with the storing of explosives. Pennsylvania Train Ditched. West-bound passenger train No. 405. the Pittsburg and Detroit flyer, on the Pennsylvania, struck a broken rail between Helena and Millersville, Ohio, and left the track. The train was ditched and several coaches wrecked. About a dozen passengers are reported injured, some seriously, but none fatally. Old Bridegroom a Suicide. John M. Blue of Larue, Ohio, was found hanging to a bedpost at his home, having strangled himself to death. Two weeks ago Blue, who was 73 years old, .and Clementia Drake, aged 63 years, were married. No cause for the suicide has been found. Five Hurt at Grade Crossing. A Superior street motor car in Cleveland dashed into a freight train going at full speed at the Cleveland and Pittsburg grade crossing on Superior street. Five men were hurt, three of whom were policemen. The men are not believed to be dangerously hurt. Schooner Burns at Sea. An unknown three-masted schooner was burned at sea. The schooner came to a point about six miles off shore in a northeast direction from Cape May lighthouse. New Jersey, and was caught in the ice fields flowing out of Delaware bay. Springfield, Ohio, Shope Burn. Twelve manufacturing firms suffered a total loss of all their stocks and machinery and 1,000 men were thrown out of work when fire destroyed the East street shops in Springfield. Ohio. The aggregate loss is $700,000. Accused of Counterfeiting. Charles E. Davis and Benjamin Ivins and tbeir wives, accused of counterfeiting, were arrested iu St. Ix>uis by United States secret service agents, who also secured dies and metal used in manufacturing spurious coin. Switchmen Win Their Fight. The Northern Pacific switchmen's strike in the yards at Missoula, Mont., has been declared off. Every concession asked by the striking switchmen has been granted. I Thousands Idle m Berlin. A census of/the unemployed in Berlin, taken indicates that there are 75,000 persons totally without employment And about 40.000 partially unemployed. . / Blow* Out Gas and Dies. U. M. Clayton, aged 72 yean, of Mount A*r, lowa, blew out the gas at the Florentine Hotel in Lima, Ohio, and was found dead the next morning. j ' gi - . *

FOLLOWS SISTER TO PRISON. Will Prince Found Guilty of Aiding in Murder of Brotfier-in-Law. Will Prince was found guilty of manslaughter in the fourth degree at Kansas City. His punishment was fixed at two years in the penitentiary. Prince was convicted of complicity in the murder of Philip H. Kennedy, who was shot and killed by his wife Jan. 10, 1901. _Prince will appeal the case. Kennedy was contracting agent of the Merchanta’ Dispatch Transportation Company. He married Luln Prince under compulsion a month before he was killed, but he refused to live with her. His wife’s father and two brothers sought to compel him to support her. Because of their threats against Kennedy before the tragedy Prosecutor Hadley, acting upon the theory that they influenced Mrs. Kennedy to fire the fatal shots, charged them with complicity in the crime. Mrs. Kennedy was given a sentence of ten years. C. W. Prince, the father, and Bert Prince, the other brother, are yet to be tried. CASHIER PLEADS GUILTY. Surprise in Case of People's Bank at Washington, lud. The trial of Richard C. Davis, charged with embezzling $75,000 while cashier of the People's National Bank of Washington, link, camo to a sudden end in the United States Court in Indianapolis, when Davis withdrew his plea of not guiltj- and offered one of guilty. Counsel for Davis asked the court to defer sentence on Davis and permit him to go home under- bond. He said Davis had some important eases against gamblers in the Circuit Court at Washington to recover money that he lost to them and wanted to see these cases to the end. Judge Baker agreed to permit Davis to go back to Washington and remain until April 8, when he is to appear iu the United States Court and receive sentence. The bond of Davis was fixed at $5,000. TRAIN IN A. LANDSLIDE. Jarring of Engine Believed to Have Caused It—Fireman Killed. A north-bound freight train on the Seattle-Sumas branch of the Northern Pacific ran into a huge landslide at Lake Station, fifteen miles north of Seattle, Wash. Charles Fietz, the fireman, was caught between the boiler of the engine and one of the box cars and was burned to death. It is believed the jarring of tfie train started the slide, which buried the track under thousands of tons of dirt and rock. The train ran into it and the engine was precipitated into Lake Washington. Fietz was the only one of the crew injured. HISTORIC WITNESS IS DEAD. Kansan Whose Tale'Was Disproved by Abraham Lincoln Dies by Fall. Joseph A. Douglas was killed the other night at his home in Lyndon, Kan., by falling from a load of corn. Mr. Douglas was the wituosa in the historical Armstrong murder trial in Illinois, when William Armstrong was cleared by Abraham Lincoln. Douglas swore at the trial that he saw young Armstrong strike the fatal blow, saying that the moon was very bright at the time. Mr. Lincoln then produced au old almanac as his only witness, by which he proved that there was no moon on the night in question. Wreckage of British Sloop Found. Proof that the British sloop-of-war Condor was wrecked at sea and that the 130 officers and men of the crew perished was brought to Victoria, B. C„ by the ship Egeria. The Egeria, which went out to seek the Condor, found wreckage of the vessel near Clayoquet, on the west coast of Victoria Island. Bill Against Christian Science. The Ohio House has passed a bill aimed at Christain Scientists. It provides that any parent or guardian who shall willfully deprive any sick child under the age of 16 years of the services of a physician shall be waed from $lO to S2OO, or imprisoned for six months, or both. Engineer Slept at His Poet. On duty for thirteen hours and so tired out that he slept at his post, was the sensational evidence given by Engineer William Jackson to the coroner, who Is investigating the fatal collision on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad near Haysville, Pa. Mother and Babe Asphyxiated. Mrs. Louisa Vennalta, aged 25 years, aud htr 2-year-old child were found dead in bed at their home in Philadelphia, having been asphyxiated by illuminating gas. In the same room her other two children were found almost dead, but they were resuscitated. Arbitration Prevents a Strike. In accordance with the plan of arbitration arranged a fortnight since 6,000 New York cloakmakers have reached an agreement as to wages and conditions for the spring season and thero will be no strike. ••White Ghoet'* Kills a Boy. Edward R. Thomas, son of Gen. Samuel Thomas, ran down and killed Henry Theiss, 7 years old. In Naw York, with his automobile, the original White Ghost, formerly owned by William K. Vanderbilt. Jr. Naw Triple Alliance. The discussion in the English Parliament of the Anglo-Japanese alliance convinced diplomats generally that the agreement is a triple instead of a dual alliance, the United States being the third, but silent, party. _ Conductor Killed by Waiter. J. 11. Salisbury, conductor on tho Knoxville branch of the Southern Railroad, was shot and mortally wounded at the Glen Rock Hotel at Asheville, N. t»y a negro waiter.