Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1902 — GREAT CATTLE TRUST [ARTICLE]

GREAT CATTLE TRUST

ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEW COMBINE ALMOST COMPLETED.

Several of the Largest Commission Firms in Stockyards to Unite in New York with $50,000,000 Capital —Fined for Refusal to Strike. All arrangements are completed for the organization in New York of the cattle trqzt, which win have a capital of $50,000,000 and will monopolize the cattie business of the entire West. Four and pwMMy six of the largest commission firms in the Union stock yards are negotiating for the combination. Cattle growers will be advanced sufficient money to feed their herds and market them. In this manner the consolidated firms can control entire sections of the country, which means cutting the expense of operating almost in half. Firms mentioned U certain to be parties to the combination are the Strahorn-Hutton-Evans Commission Company, McCausland, Hoag' &~Turner, Smith, Haas & Co. and the Evans-Snyder-Buel Company. The two others mentioned are the Drum-Floto Commission Company and Greer, Mills & Co. JILTED—SHOOTS SWEETHEART. Unrequited Love Leads Missouri Youth to Fatal Deed. Great excitement prevails in Fairport, Mo„ on account of the probably fatal shooting of Maude Chisam by her lover, Marion Lucas. Lucas, who is a young farmer, quarreled with Miss Ohisam, a handsome young woman of 16 years, and fired four shots from a revolver at her, after their return from a drive and stroll, which had continued from 9 o’clock until midnight. It is generally believed in the neighborhood that the shooting resulted from a mad love and the girl’s refusal to marry her lover, although Lucas, who is now in jail, claims he was driven to desperation by the girl imploring him to marry her. Miss Chisam is popular in school, church and social circles. FINED FOR REFUSING TO STRIKE. Former President of Union Assessed $1,500, bnt Declines to Pay. The largest fine ever imposed upon a union workman for refusing to obey a strike order has just been assessed against James McCarrick, former president of the boilermakers’ union of Kansas City, Kan. He has been fined $1,500, because he remained at work when the boilermakers in the Union Pacific Railroad shops went on a strike. McCarrick says he will not pay the fine in the event of a settlement between the boilermakers and the railroad company. “If it ever becomes necessary for me to go elsewhere to work,” he says, “I will look outside of union shops for employment. My family comes before any union on earth.”

League Base-Ball Race. Following is the standing of the clubs of the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Pittsburg ..100 34 Chicago 64 69 Brooklyn .. .71 59 St. Louis... .56 72 Boston 65 61 Philadelphia. 52 77 Cincinnati ..66 67 New Y0rk...45 80 The clubs of the American League stand as follows: W. L. W. L. Philadelphia 79 50 Cleveland .. .68 64 St. L0ui5....75 56Baltimore ...49 81 Chicago j.... .72 56 Detroit .....48 82 Boston 72 58 Washington. 57 73 Pleads Guilty to Big Theft. Moses T. Hale, ex-City Treasurer of Colorado Springs, charged with embezzlement of SIO,OOO of city funds, withdrew hj» plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty in the District Court. Judge I>eeds suspended sentence, saying that it appeared that tiie shortage, which was incurred through the defendant's generosity to friends, had been settled by his brother. r Cruiser Successfully Launched. The cruiser Des Moines took her first dip into the water at Quincy, Mass., and was cheered as she slid from the ways by thousands of persons, including a distinguished party from the city for which she is named. Miss Elsie Macomber of Des Moines smashed the traditional bottle of champagne against the steel prow of the cruiser. Fire Sweep* Wire Factory. The barbed wire department of the Oliver plant of the American Steel and Wire Company was destroyed by fire at Pittsburg. The loss is $150,000. The fire was caused by the explosion of a lamp, wMch in turn caused the explosion of a barrel of oil in the oil room and in a short time the entire building was in flames. Thcee Firemen Injured. Three firemen were injured and twen-ty-five horses burned to death in a fire in a large livery stable at 525 East Sixtyeighth street, New York. Two of the injured men were taken to the hospital, where it was feared their injuries would prove fatal. The financial loss was small. Prairie Fire in South Dakota. The most destructive prairie fire in the history of Beadle County, 8. D., is reported. Not a grain or hay stack is left standing in an area twelve miles long by five wide. Big Packing House Barna. The big packing house at Chihuahua, Mexico, owned by Mexican and Kansas City capitalists, was partly destroyed by fire. The loss is $500,000, partly covered by insurance. Girls Fall Under Carriage. Trip of President Roosevelt came near being marred by another tragedy, two little girls narrowly escaping death under his carriage at Detroit. crowds filled the streets and gave noisy welcome whenever their guest made an appearance. Lebanon, Pa., Strike la Off. Flffegn hundred factory operatives employed by the American Iron and Steel Company, who went on strike on Aug. 29 at Lebanon, Pa., have returned to work, «he strike having been declared off.