Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1902 — FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

COME BACK FROM HAWAII. | Senators Return from Trip—lnvestigated Questions of Great Moment. United States Senators Burton of Kansas, Foster of Washington and Mitchell of Oregon have returned from the Hawaiian Islands, 'where they have been on a tour of investigation as a subcommittee of the Senate committee on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico. They were accompanied by ex-Senator Thurston of Nebraska. Speaking of the work of the subcommittee Senator Mitchell said: “We spent twenty-two working days in the Hawaiian islands, twenty of which, including also many night sittings, were occupied in taking testimony upon the subjects committed to us for investigation. We visited four of the principal islands of the territory—Aohu, Hawaii, Maui and Molokai —and the cities of Honolulu, Hilo, Lahaina, Mountain View and several smaller towns, and took the testimony of several hundred witnesses of all classes. We also heard the reports of _£pmmercial bodies and kindred associations.” No matter connected with the relations of the federal government of the islands was ignored by the committee. Special attention was given to labor questions and the claims of Queen LiliuokaInni for the loss of the crown lands and the annual revenues from them. Attention was given also to the question of the advisability of so amending the organic act as to require- the organization of county and municipal governments.

REUNION IN PLACE OF FUNERAL. George Allen, Supposed to Have Died, la Met by Hearse and Mourners, L George Allen of West Unity, Ohio, got off the train the other day and met a hearse which was waiting to receive his remains and found a large number of friends gathered to pay their last respects. Allen had been west a number of years aud recently a letter came to his relatives saying he was ill in a Chicago hospital. Then came a telegram announcing bis death. His brother went to Chicago to arrange for shipping his body home. He then discovered there were two George Allens in the hospital; tbe other one was dead. He found his brother so much better he took him home with him. A family reunion took the place of a funeral. SHIP WRECKED.FI VE LIVES LOST Schooner Loaded with Coal Meets Disaster Near Kincardine, Ont. The first serious disaster of the fall storms on the great lakes is the loss of the schooner Ann Maria, which was wrecked near Kincardine, Ont., with the loss of Captain Gordon, three sailors and a man named Ferguson of a rescue party. The schooner was carrying a cargo of coal when overcome by heavy weather. The lost vessel was built in 1864 and measured 256 tons. She was owned by George S. Eastman of Milwaukee and was valued at $5,000. SHOOTS AND KILLS HIS RIVAL. Jealous Austrian Murder Another in Presence of the Woman They Love. At Ely, Minn., Joseph Grazek shot and killed Eli Seaezeck. Both are Austrians and enamored of the same young woman. Both called upon her the other evening at the same time and without wanting Grazek shot Seaezeck, killing him instantly, the bullet going through bis heart. The feeling among the friends of the dead man is strong and Grazek will be brought to Duluth at once. '

Four Slain in Arkansas Feud. A shooting affray bet-veen two factions on the streets at Eldorado, Ark., resulted in the killing of four men nnd the wounding of two. On account of the threatening attitude of the opposing factions Gov. Davis, in compliance with a request from the sheriff of Union County, ordered the State militia stationed at Eldorado on duty to suppress trouble and preserve order. Coal Strike Will Go On. New York conference between .(perntors anti Gov. Odell ended in disagreement; operators refused to negotiate on terms proposed by Governor and Senators Platt, Quay and Penrose; 5 cents aton advance aud recognition of union were asked for miners and return to work guaranteed. St. Louis’ Annual Pageant. Ths twenty-fifth annua) Veiled Prophets’ street pagenut and ball, annually conducted under tbe auspices of the Merchants’ Exchange, was held in St. Louis. It is estimated that the city bad over 100,000 visitors within her gates for the occasion. Burglars Loot Railway Office. Burglars dynamited the safe in the ticket office of the Pittsburg and Western Railroad Company at Allegheny, Pa., and secured about SBOO in cash. No tickets were taken. The thieves left uo trace. Kruger Makes Accusations. Paul Kruger's memoirs, now being printed, accuse Chamberlain of provoking Boer republics nnd bringing on war; Milner is declared Chamberlain's accomplice and Johannesburg reform party a joke. Costly Fuel May Raise Prices. Dun & Co.’s review reported costly fuel mny soon force manufacturers to raise prices; New England cotton mills are preparing to shut down; railroad earnings for September gained 9.4 [<er cent over 1901. Nitroglycerin Explode*! Two Dead. Two men were killed by au explosion in a nitro-glycerin factory near Limn, Ohio. Tbe factory was destroyed and considerable damage done to buildinga in town. Poisoning In a Feud Case. . Prof. Philip H. Clark of Asseuet, Mun., was arraigned in court on the charge of having attempted to poison tbe

family of his cousin, Mrs. 8. A. Terry, and her brother t Frank Barrows, six persons in all, by putting sugar of lead in the wells from which they drew their water supply. It is known that a feud existed between Prof. Clark and his distant cousins. GOTHAM BLAZE PERILS LIVES. Tenants Driven Ont and Children Rescued by Firemen. Fire on Friday damaged the six story building at 478 and 480 Pearl street, New York, and its contents to the extent, of $75,000. The establishments of D. H. Cordozo, electrotypers; F. F. Young, photograph materials; S. M. Frank & Co., smoking pipes, and Fudilla Bros., musical instruments, were completely burned out. The building is owned by the Jackson ektate. The fire for a time threatened many lives and compelled the firemen to drive tenants out and lift children from their beds. At one stage a terrible burst of flame issued from tho two upper floors of the building, followed by a cloud of smoke that swept down into the street, driving everybody away. The crew of an engine working near at hand were compelled to crawl on their hands and knees for half a block before they were out of danger. No one was injured. POSTOFFICE SERVICE GROW.-. Largest Increase of Receipts on Record Is Made Last Month. The largest increase in postal receipts in the history of the service is shown in the reports of the gross receipts of the fifty largest postoffices in the United States for last month as compared with September, 1901. These fifty offices furnish approximately half the entire postal revenue of the country. The net increase over the same month last year was 20 per cent. ' The total gross receipts were $5,058,694, an increase of $833,667. The largest increase was 50 per cent, at Dayton, Ohio, closely followed by almost 49 per cent increase at Jersey City, N. J. New York City and Chicago each showed an increase of 22 per cent. Receipts at Albany, N. Y„ fell off $695.

BOY MURDERS WITH AX. Kills Mother and Sister and Fatally Injures Four Others. While laboring under mental aberration, the result of the strain of perfecting an appliance for patents on au airbrake which are pending in Washington, Chas. Cawley, 17 years old, of Homestead, Pa., killed his mother and one sister and fatally injured four other children. He also tried to slay his two older brothers, but was detected, overpowered and turned over to the police. The weapon used was an ax with which he crushed and hacked his victims beyond recognition. GIRL DROWNS HER RIVAL. , Then Fails to Commit Suicide and Confesses Her Crime, Miss Rodella Bain of Bridgeport, 0., who attempted to commit suicide, confessed to Chief of Police Rice of Wheeling, W. Va.,. that in a quarrel on a boat with Miss Gay Smith over George Nolan she pushed Miss Smith into the Ohio river and that her attempt at suicide was the result of remorse. Miss Smith’s body was found. Miss Bain will be held for murder. Reward for London Attache. In compliance with the wish of tho late William McKinley, Henry White, the present secretary of the, .United States embassy at London, will be made ambassador at Rome. The late President McKinley intended to thus reward Mr. White for his efficient services as secretary of the London legation, but found no opportunity during his Incumbency to do so. Asks Miners to Resume. President Roosevelt has asked Mr. Mitchell to use all of the influence nt his command to induce the miners to go to work. The President promises the appointment of a commission to investigate the grievances of tbe men and further that he will urge legislation by Congress in accordance with such recommendations as the commission may make. Wife Tires of Aged Teacher. The romantic marriage of Prof. B. W. Goldberg, a prominent pedagogue of Lincoln, Neb., was terminated when the court granted him a divorce from his wife, whom he married iu London after a two weeks’ courtship. She was formerly Miss Frost, a well-known English actress. Four Trainmen Are Hurt. West-botind Rock Island passenger train No. 15, while running sixty miles an hour, collided with a Hannibal and St. Joseph switch engine a mile east -of Kansas City. Four trainmen were badly hurt, the passengers shaken up and both engines demolished. ~ Violence in Strike District. Violence is again reported in the anthracite regiou. One striker wns killed by a guard, two trains were wrecked by dynamite, circulars suggesting the murder of oppressors were posted and 1,000 rounds of ammunition for strikers were confiscated. New Place for Wisconsin Man. Edward B. Bragg, consul general at Havana. tons been transferred to the post of United States consul general at Hongkong. He takhs tha of William A. Rublee. The latter hasirtfjen transfened to the consulate at Havan\» z - Two Men Killed by KxplM |ton. Earl Bush, married, and Fjffink Anapaugh, single, were blown to utces by an exploaiou of nitroglycerin at Abe factory of the Producers’ Exploaiw Company, near Lima. Ohio. / Veteran* Choose JFrancisco. Grand Army broke cafiup,after selecting San Francisco aa plfcce of next meeting. s’

NO BIBLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. —f~ ; ~ ~~~ Nebraska Supreme Court Says It la • Violation of the Law. By an opinion rendered the other evening by the Nebraska Supreme Court the reading of the Bible and singing of sacred songs in public schools of the State are prohibited. The case is one appealed from the District Court of (Gage County, and the lower court is reversed. The plaintiff in the original action is Daniel Freeman, who claims to be the first homesteader in the United States. The syllabus of the opinion says: “Exercises by a teacher in a public school, in a school building and in the presence of the pupils, consisting of the reading of passages from the Bible and in the singing of songs and hymns and offering prayer to the deity in accordance with the doctrines, beliefs, customs or usages of sectarian churches or religious organizations, is forbidden by the constitution of the State.” KILLED AND HURT IN COLLISION Local Passenger Train Runs Into Express Near Menlo Park, N. J. One man was killed and twelve persons injured in a rear-end collision of passenger trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Menlo Park, N. J. The western express, known as No. 6, east bound, a heavy train made up of four Pullman, three coaches and a postal and baggage car, was run into by a local passenger train from Philadelphia. It is understood that the dead man was either a baggageman or postal clerk, as both the baggage and postal cars were badly wrecked Aid was immediately summoned from the surrounding towns and as quickly as possible physicians who responded dressed the wounds of the injured, who were placed in a car and hurried through to Jersey City. MOB LYNCHES TWO NEGROES. One Confesses a Recent Murder and Implicates the Other. Garfield Burley and' Curtis Brown, negroes, were lynched at Newbern, Tenn., by a mob of 500 persons. Burley "hot and killed D. Flatt, a young farmer near Dyersburg. Flatt had traded horses with Burley and the latter demanded that the trade be declared off. Flatt refused and while on his way home was shot down by Burley. A posse hunted down the murderer and caught him in a negro cabin at Huffman, Ark. While being taken to Dyersburg he confessed the murder end implicated Curtis Brown as an accomplice. SAYS GHOULS SHIPPED BODIES. Women Shows Police Where Thirty Corpses Are Stored. Acting on information furnished to the chief of police of Indianapolis by a Louisville woman, the police of the latter city visited a cold storage plant connected with the T. J. Wathen ice eream factory and discovered thirty bodies. The woman wrote that some of the bodies were stolen from cemeteries in Indianapolis. It was found that the plant is maintained by several local medical colleges, where it was asserted that the bodies were secured legitimately from Kentucky State institutions.

Convict Fireman Escapes. Byron Murphy, a convict fireman ->f a California prison locomotive, stole the engine and made a thrilling escape. Murphy threw open tbe throttle as Engineer Freeman stepped ’off the locomotive. Dodging a fusillade of bullets and silencing a brakeman with a moukey wrench, Murphy headed for Sacramento, but jumped off at Alder creek and escaped in the woods. Vast Mergers Forced to Pause. Ten large financial projects, the combined capitalization of which is $1,150.000,000, are at a standstill in New Y’ork because of the scarcity of money. In addition there is a number of smaller combinations, whose proposed capitalization will amount to $200,000,000 more, which lack completion because of the recent stringency in the money market. Old Soldiers Disagree. A row in Union Veterans’ Union meeting at Washington resulted in diHegates from half a dozen States withdrawing from hall; Gen. Dyreuforth refused to permit presentation of report recommending his suspension, and blows were barely avoided. Chicagoan Commits Suicide. George B. Smeeth of Chicago committed suicide by jumping from the seventh story of the Arlington Hotel iu Seattle. Wash. He was picked up dead. Before jumping he declared his intention of killing himself. He was a member of a Chicago foundry firm. German Settlers Killed and Eaten. Advices received from Kaiser Wilhelm’s Land (German New Guinea) state that several German settlers have recently been killed and eaten by the natives and that the latter are becoming hostile and aggressive. Engineer Averte Hold-Up. The engineer of a Rock Island passenger train, west bound, averted a hold-up near Chickasaka. I. T„ by increasing tbs speed of tbe train when ordered to stop. Several shots were fired into the coaches. Lipton Makes Formal Challenge. Sir Thomas Lipton’s third challenge for a aeries of races for the America’s cup was signed at Belfast. by the officials of the Roysi Ulster Yacht Club. - Stewart the New Commander. Gen. Thomas J. Stewart of Pennsylvania has been elected commandcr-in-cbief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Medical division of the pension bureau was severely scored in committee reports. Educator Kills Himself. Prof. J. J. Iglehart, a prominent educator of Columbia, Ma, committed suicide at Centralia, Mo., by shooting.