Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1902 — MAY BE LUKE DILLON. [ARTICLE]

MAY BE LUKE DILLON.

DALLMAN THOUGHT TO BE DR. CRONIN’S FRIEND. Han Convicted of Trains to Blow Up Welland Canal Xa Thought to Be Well-Known Irish Leader — *7,500 for Loss of W ife. At Buffalo a morning paper pijbUslics a story to the effect that Karl Dalhuan, one of the three men sentenced to life Imprisonment in the Kingston (Ont.) penitentiary for attempting to blow up a lock In the Welland (Canal on April 21, 1900, Is no other than Luke Dillon, the Irish Notional leader, and famous as a close friend of Dr. Cronin, who was murdered In Chicago. Three men were captured soon after, the explosion, which wrecked O portion of one of the Canadian canal locks. Two of them— John Walsh and John Nolin —were identified and their records traced. The third man, who gave his name as Karl Dallman, was a mystery. - GETS $7,500 FOR LOSS OF WIFE. Head of Figgite Church to Pay for Taking Mrs Donahooifroin Husband Albert A. Donahoo was given a verdict of $7,500 damages by a jury in the 1)1# trict Court at Omaha, against Mrs. Sarah C. Figg. head of the Figgite Church, for alienation of his wife’s affections. The religious sect of which Mrs. Figg is the head, Donahoo alleged had laws which prevented his wife from living under the same roof with him. and he charged that Mrs. Figg was the cause »f his wife uniting herself with the Figgite Church. flamage by Storm and Flood. Storm "caused loss or lire and great property loss in Ohio Valley, the South and parts of the Northwest. Over two score persons were injured in Pittsburg In panic in church partly wrecked by I wind. Floods caused hy a rainfall that continued for twenty-four hours resulted In property damage amounting to $5,000,000 and the loss of several lives in middle and eastern Tennessee. Novels the Cuuse of Crime. Her imagination inflamed by’* reading of the killing of Walter Brooks, Mrs. Annie Isaacs, a jealous young bride of two months, fired seven harmless shots it her husband, Ilarry Isaacs, in New York, in revenge for what she thought were his attentions to young women. Then she killed herself by drinking carbolic acid. Asylum Faces Nurse Toppan. The three alienists who have examined Miss Jane Toppan, the professional nurse charged with a number of murders by poison at Cataumet, Mass., find that she U insane and was not responsible for her acta. The next step will be to send the woman to an asylum. Lack of Water Makes Fend. Many cattle on the Colorado plains are In a pitiable condition for want of water. Water holes in Morgan County have been fenced ft i »y owners of small herds and other cattlemen whose stock is shut off from that water are threatening to take retaliatory measures. Incorporate a New Railway. Articles of incorporation were filed at Pierre, S. D., for the Federal RailwayCompany at Rapid City, with a capital of $18,000,000. Incorporators: William T. Chad. "Charles I>. Matristmand J. R.Henry, Rapid City; Joseph H. Muhlke and Forrest O. Murdock, Cttiieugo. Boers Went Through Gaps. About 1,500 Boers under Delarey, I.iebenborg, Kemp and Wolmarans were within the area of Lord Kitchener's latest movement, but though surprised by the rapidity displayed by the British troops, gaps in the latter's lines enabled most of the burghers to escape. Wireless System for Alnska. Captain Morse, chief signal officer of the Ilepartment of California,’ received arders from the War Department to opeh negotiations for the installation of a system of wireless telegraphy between army stations in Alaska. Robbery of Nebraska Rank. The safe of the Bank of Bazile Mills. Neb., was blown open and SI,OOO in cash and S7OO in drafts stolen. There is :io clew. After making iheir haul the burglars stole a team from Sanford Saunders' barn and made their escape. J. K. Jones Is Defeated. Senator James K. Jones, twice manager of Democratic national campaigns, and trusted friend of William J. Bryan, suffered ignominious defeat in the Arkansas Senatorial primaries, carrying only five counties out of fifty-five. Fire in Theater Building. Two thousand persons escaped from Pike Opera House at Cincinnati while fire ranged in two floors beneath them and the auditorium was filled with smoke. Women fainted on the street after danger from panic and flames was passed. Sultan's Brother la Dead. A report'has reached London from Constantinople that Mohammed Rechud, the Saltan’s brother and his presumptive successor, is dead. The report says sou! play is suspected. New Divorce Law. A new Rhode Island law requites two years’ residence before application can be made for a divorce. Paau Law to Curb Osteopathiats. Osteopathlats were given official recognition in Ohio by the passage of an act In the House for a committee to osteopathy and to regulate th« practice of that system of curing human ills. Osteopsthlsts are not t« be permitted to practice surgery or administer drugs. Pension Commiaaioner to Rtcp Oat. Commissioner of Pensions Evans has placed his resignation into the linnds ot the President. It will not take effect before an important position in tbs dqdo •atic service is .found for him. —*■ - - —-v ....