Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1902 — FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

one Woman shoots another. Enowbatl BriiiKH a Feud in Roger# Park, 111., to a Climax. Rogers-Park, HL, was thrown into excitement the other day bya shooting in the fashionable lake shore district. As the culmination of a three months’ feud a woman was shot and seriously injured. A snowball in (he hand of a 15-year-old boy was the direct cause. Mrs. William Lncehle is suffering frpm a bullet wound in the shoulder, and Mrs. James Whittaker is- under arrest. Clarence Laechle threw a snowball which struck little Helen Whittaker in the back of the neck. The mothers became involved in au argument over the matter. Several windows were broken by missiles. Mrs. Whittaker saw young Clarence in front of the bouse wiih a revolver iu his hand. Securing her husband's revolver, the woman went to the window and fired three shots to fiighten the boy away, she asserts. One of the bullets struck her neighbor. WRECKS DUE TO SLEET STORM. Freight .following Prince Henry’s Special in a Smash-Up. Wrecks,, tpr .which the sleet storpa is directly or indirectly responsible, are reported on various railroads in the vicinity ‘of Philadelphia. Prince Henry's.spacin' on the Pennsylvania bail just passed a curve east of Bristol when ,the extra freight, which left Trenton at 3 o’clock, jumped the track mu! strewed cars over four tracks. Three passengers were injur* 1 and two cars w recked by a Collision l.etween the Norristown accommodation and the Reading accommodation on the Reading road at Conshohocken. One mau jwas killed and three injured in a freight collision on the Reading road near Bridgeport, due to lack of signal facilities, the wires having been destroyed by the storm. ACCUSED OF MUTILATING BOY. Ohio Couple in Jail Charged with Murdering Foundling. Henry and Nancy Cross, a married couple, are in jail at Washington Court House, Ohio, charged with killing Ralph Thompson, aged 10, a lad whom they took from the Fayette County Children’s Home five weeks ago. The coroner’s post-mortem examination revealed the awful causes of the child’s death. His toes were frozen off so that the bones protruded, his back was roasted and parts of his body burned off. Scarcely a square inch of the child’s body was from sears and bruises, and a ring round his neck indicated he had been hanged. Cross is said to be a demon. Mining Monopoly for Germany. Cabling from Pekin, the correspondent of the London Times says he has learned that the German agreement for the acqpixitmu of a mining uionoiwly in ShanTung province is upon the eve of settlement and that it will confer great political advantages. The agreement will praytma Hy cluse a 1 urge pa rt of ShanTung province to British and American industrial enterprise. Gas Explosion Injures Three. As the result of an explosion of gas at Aplington, lowa, a large new brigk .and stone block of Arends & Krammer was badly wrecked and three persons were burned. The damage to the building and ..stock will reach several thousand do 11 arg. The explosion was caused by carrying a lighted lantern into the basement to investigate the failute of a gas machine to work. Brave Lad Highly Honored. Arthur Egan, the 17-year-old life saver who rescued twenty-three persons from Lake Michigan at Chicago, was the recipient of the only medal ever presented to an American for bravery by the Royal Humane Society of Great Britain. The presentation was made by Captain Wyndham, the British consul. Grizzly Kills Two, Then Die#. The steamer Tess arrived at Vancouver from the North, with news of the killing of two men by au enormous grizzly bear at Rivers Inlet. One of the men was a white trapper and the other an Indian. Then bodies, with that of the bear, were Lund tegether within a few feet of each other. Politician Hurt by u Full. Maj. C. E. Washburn, Republican member of the Kansas City board of election commissioners, was found unconscious iu an alley in West Ninth street. He was suffering from severe wounds on the face nnd head. Maj. Washburn said his Injuries were due to a fall.

Crushed Under Furnace Gate. Two men were almost instantly killed and two injured, one dangerously, by the falling of a furnace gate weighing over a ton at Jones & Laughlins* steel works in Pittsburg. The accident was due to the breakiug of a chain which supported tbe gate. «• Life Sentence for Murderer. Tbe jury, after deliberating all night in the case of George Woods, on trial at Chillicothe, Ohio, for the murder of Jacob Bosley last August, returned a verdict of murder in the second degree, which carries the penalty of life imprisonment. Two Seriously Burned. Three alarms were sent out for n fire at 238 aud 240 East One Hundred aud Ninth street. New York, two five-story tenements. The tire was extinguished with SIO,OOO loss. Two men were seriously burned. - Ohio Bank Clones Its Doors. The Comptroller of the Curreud) - has appointed National Bank Examiner J, W. Delay receiver of the First National Batik of Belmont, Ohio, upon telegraphic advice from tbe directors of the bank that they bad closed tbe doors. Galveston Escapes Htorm Liability. By a decision of the Court of Civil Appeals tbe city of Galveston is relieved •f responsibility for private property seia-

ed for public purposes in the great storm of 1900. The..decision is of great importance to the city, as following the storm property of considerable value was pressed unto public service by the city authorities, and if the city were financially responsible for the same an obligation would'lie created which would cost the stricken city hundreds of thousands of dollars. FIGHT OVER VALUABLE CAPTURE Contending Forces Mee’t in Hospital and Start Shooting. In a desperate fight between county and city officers at St. Francis hospital, Wichita, Kan., Sheriff Simmons was seriously injured and Policeman Dennis received a broken arm. J. W. Dniiii. wanted iu Oklahoma on a charge-of bigamy and’ at Clarkesville, Ark., Tor bank robbery, was in the hospital tinder guard of city officers. Sheriff Simmons claims he "hardbirnothor warrant for Dunn. When he attempted to serve it ue was attacked by Policemen Dennis and Fpx with revolvers. Several shots were exchanged, one taking effect in. the sheriff’s lace.l Sheriff Simmons had Policeman Dennis, who fired File shot, arrested on a charge of attempted murder. A_reward of SIL: 000 is to be paid for Dunn's capture, this being the direct-cause of the trouble.

ONE DAY’S CRIME CALENDAR. Four Murders Reported-from. Missouri and Kansas. •An epidemic of crime prevailed in —thecountry surrounding Kansas City,. Mo., during the twelve hours preceding noon Tuesday. At Lawrence, Kan., Edward Katherman, a high school boy of excellent family, was shot dead on the street by J. B. Shane, a photographer. The motive is unknown. At Boonville, Mo.. Charles Reis shot ami killed his wife, owing to jealousy. At Marshall, .Mo., Will Johns stabbed Mrs. George Whitney to death in a family quarrel. At Farmington, Mo., a human head was found, apparently freshly severed from the body. The remainder of the corpse has hot been found. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN PITTSBURG. Man Kills Woman and Then Puts Bullets in His Own Brain. W. E. Reynard shot and killed Margaret Lambert at 805 Watson street, Pittsburg, and then killed himself. The woman was shot through the heart, and Reynard then put two bullets into his brain. He had been drinking hard for several days, and it is supposed was-temporarily insane. Margaret Lambert, the dead woman, was from LoAdou, England. Reynard was with the Carnegie Steel Company as a timekeeper. China Paying War Indemnity. Tire bankers' commission at Shanghai has received the first installment of the Chinese indemnity, via Hongkong, amounting to 1.820,000 taels. The installment will be distributed to the powers in the following percentages: Russia, 29: Germany, 20; France, 15 7-16; England, 11: Japan. 8; United States, 7; Italy, 6; Belgium. 2; Austria, 1; Holland, 2-16; Spain, 1-16. Third Suicide in Family. Frank Gilman, a pioneer settler, 71 years old, shot himself dead in a rooming house in Deliver, Colo, lie is the last of three brothers to kill themselves because of the loss of their father's estate, which was valued at SIOO,OOO, but Was eaten up by long litigation in an attempt to break the will. Early Break-Up Causes Loss. Millions of feet of timber cut and ready for hauling will have to be abandoned until next season because of the early break-up. It is estimated that the loss to the logging and lumber industry will not be less than $10,000,000 anil many of the smaller loggers will be bankrupt. Boers Defeat a British Force. A convoy of empty wagons was attacked and captured by the Boers southwest of Kierksdorp (Transvaal colony). The escort consisted of a force of the Imperial Yeomanry, three companies of the Northumberland Fusileers and two guns. The lighting was severe. Cigarette Smokers Barred at Academy Cigarette smokers are not wanted at the Northwestern Academy. Evanston, 111. Dr. IL F. Fisk, principal of the academy, .made 'lr-speech to the students, against their use, and ended by advising those who thought they couldn't quit them to leave the academy. Appalling List of Murders. A report compiled by Russian consular agents in Turkey shows that during last year 2.599 Christians were murdered by the Turks, an average of seven murders daily. In only sixty-one cases were the murderers punished. Body Concealed in Stump. 'S'evefdl persons out walking found the remains of Lena May Prendergast, aged 17, who had l»ecn missing from Boubum. Texas, since Doc. 23. The girl was murdered aud her body concealed in a hollow stump. » Immense Oil Tank Buraia. One of the large refining tanks in A. Miller & Sou's oil refinery, Allegheny, Pa., exploded, the oil catching fire. No person, so far as known, waa injured, as all the workmen are thought to have been nwgy from the plant for dinner. Suicide Rather than Diagrace. Attorney Ernest Wedekind of Chicago, dreading the disgrace of trial for alleged misappropriation of a client's money intrusted to him, killed himself while in custody of officers. Mail Clerk Falla from Car. John Koontx, a railway mail clerk, whose home is in Cleveland, fell from his car on the limited fast mail of tbe New York Central Railroad at Batavia, N. Y„ and received fatal injuries.

TIE PLAYMATE TO TRACKS, Michigan Boys Almost Cause IJeath of Comrade in a Game. A 9-year-old boy was found by Edward McDonald, a Michigan Central employe, tied to the east-bound Michigan Central track at Ypsilanti, Mich., and a few seconds after he had (released him the 4:05 p. m. east-bound tijain thundered by, almost ten minutes late. The boy did not appear frightened by his narrow escape and refused to give his own name or the names of those who had tied him, although he says that the latter were boys of his own age and that they were playing a game. The other boys were not in evidence. McDonald does not know whether they had been watching and would have untied the captive before the train struck him or had tired of the game and had gone away. GAS EXPLOSION IN INDIANA. Fatally Injured at Kokomo -House Blown Up. A imturak gas explosion wrecked the libme of Mrs. Harriet Achey in Kokomo, Ind., and Mrs. Achey, Mrs. Ida Achey ami Mrs. Blanche Barrington were .h’. ,ril *d in the ruins. The women were terribly injured ami probably will die. Frank Wyatt, a Panhandle brakeman, jumped through a window ainf carried the women from the flames. He was burned and cut and was removed to the hospital.— This was the third natural gas explosion in the city in a week. The “gTurrnd being per--ceiitULk‘_.evm:ynilwre T . .gs._the- large inains are leaking. gi'cond explosion followed tile first, and two firemen had a miraeuhii'.s escape. ’ > .

WHOLE FAMILY IS MURDERED. Unknown Criminal Kilts Six Persons Living Near Wets 11 - Monday night it was discovered that five of the six members of the Earl family, living about three miles from Welsh, La.. had been murdered and that the head of the household had disappeared. No senre+r has yet been made for his body, although it is generally believed that he has been killed. His wife had IfebiY beaten to "death. "Gue of her sous had Ui-n shot through the head and the throats of three others had been cut. None of the family bad been seen for four days. There is no clew to 'the perpetrate of the deed. The Earls originally came from lowa, United States to Make Claim. It is understood that the United States soon will take steps to obtain a reimbursement of the $72,500 paid to brigands as a ransom for Miss Ellen M. Stone and Mme. Tsilka, holding Turkey responsible, inasmuch as the capture of the missionaries was effected on Turkish soil. This question of respdusTbiTity may have serious developments. Burned to Death in Bed. One of the worst disasters in the history of the Coeur d'Alene district occurred at Mace, Idaho. Twelve men are in the hospitals aul the bodies of four others are believed to be in the ruins of the boarding house of the Standard mine, which was destroyed by tire at an early hour in the morning. v Calls Big National Rally. -—Williiiiii JL .Benkert, national chairman of the United Christian party,’has issued a call for a national conference of Christion patriots, to be held at Black Hawk's Watch Tower, a •picturesque resort near stock Island. 111., May 1, Mr. Benkert claims a membership of 144,000 for his party now. Prof. White's Slayer Hanged, Amos Stirling, a young negro, who was the accomplice of Henry Ivory and Chas. Perry in the mttrder of Prof. Roy Wilson White, of the law department pf the University of Pennsylvania, on the night of May 19. 1900. was hanged in the county prison at Philadelphia. Catch Bawl of Counterfeiters. Three members of a gang of counterfeiters that have been operating in lowa were captured at King City, Mo. The men under arrest are James Keely, Charles Armstrong and Jerry Sullivan. They had passed considerable counterfeit coin in King City. Three Imprisoned in a Mine. George, John and Martiu Stakuinus, brothers ambminers, have been imprisoned -by a -caxoJn- iu .tW Cameron colliery at Shamokin, Pa. For several hours their rapping upon the side of the breast could be heard, but then it ceased. Eutirc Crew Has Scurvy. French bark Les Adelphes, 162 days from Madagascar for Portland, Ore., put into Port Angeles, Wash., with the entire erew down with scurvy and almost starved. Murders Wife with a Club. Joseph Solomon of Dominion City, Mau., murdered his wife, battering’in her bead with a cudgel. He had previously suggested that she commit suicide. He has been arrested. Threatened Vessel Reaches Port. The steamer Neckar, with 1,000 passengers bound for New York, after a narrow escape in nine days’ fight with gales, reached Halifax disabled. Two Hanged for Burglory, Dudley Johnson, white, and Benjamin Foster, colored, were hanged nt Asheville, N. C., for burglary, which is a capital offense in that State. Alaskan Judge la Ousted. President Roosevelt, acting upon the recommendation of Attorney General Knox, has dismissed Arthur B. Noyes, judge for the second district of Alaska. Nebraska Murderers Pardoned. Nicholas Fox and Angnst Kastner, both of whom were given life sentences in the penitentiary for murder, hare been pardoned by Gov. Savage of Nebraska.