Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1902 — IN THE PUBLIC EYE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Joseph W. Folk tia looked upon as the man of the hour iu St. Louis. He has brought to bay the men who are alleged

to have robbed the city by resorting to bribery, and now' lie declares he will land them in the penitentiary. Mr. Folk was bora in Tennessee. For years he was a struggling youug lawyer in St. Louis. Then he Was elected circuit attorney. There is nothing particularly tempting about this posi-

tion. ft consists of supervising the prosecution of all criminal trials in hisvcounty. But Mr. Folk proceeded to make something out of the place by getting after the boodlers who have infested St. Louis for the last twenty years. At first he was laughed at, but now he is feared by those who jeered at him and is being congratulated by the respectable element in St. Louis. To Marquis I to, both in and out of Japan, is ascribed the credit for the negotiations of the Anglo-Japanese treaty of

uiuiuui protection against the aggression of Russia iu the Orient. Though the marquis in resigning the premiership of Japan seemed to retire from politics, it is evident that he resigned to. perform an even greater political mission. He made his tour of the world, passing through this country and visiting

London and St. Petersburg. The trip seemed innocent enough, but he blazing the way for Japan. Before he reached home, the negotiation of the treaty was announced. Congressman Charles Edgar Littlefield, who will be requested by President Roosevelt to draft an anti-trust lull for

consideration next Congress, is the representative of the Second District of Maine and was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman Dingley. Mr. Littlefield is a native of Lebanon, Me., and is 51 years old. He was admitted to the,bar in 1876, became a member of the

Maine Legislature in 1885, and Speaker in the following year. He served as Attorney General of Maine from 1889 to 1893.

“Little Hell,” in Chicago, is to have a church. Rev. Dr. John H. Boyd of the First Presbyterian Church of ISv.v.n-

ton, hfts told the members of his congregation that the lowly are too much overlooked by the high. He believes that mission work should be undertaken in the- dark districts of the eity. His congregation thinks as he does, for the preparatory steps have been taken to

institute a new mission in “Little Hell” and to carry on settlement work. Dr. Boyd has been head of his present church for the past seven years and has made wonderful strides in his work. He was born in Mississippi.

Admirers of Mjr. Rosewater, who is the editor and publisher of the Omaha Bee, claim that he is one of the great news-

paper men of the country. He has come into prominence by bolting the nomination of tCongressman David IL Mercer, who has represented the Omaha district since 1892. The sensational action of the editor is interpreted variously. Some

think he was actuated “by party loyalty, others are of tlie opinion that the bolt waa adopted ns a means of “getting even” with a personal enemy. So much ia certain, hdwevof, the action has caused a stir of more than local interest. Interest in Senator William I\ Frye of Maine is revived by the rumor that be la again to marry, bis wife having died

about 18 months ago. His first wife was Caroline Speare, and the lady to whom he is now reported to he engaged is Miss Ellen May of Portland, Me. The Senator is now 7U years old. Forty-one years ago he made his debut in public life as a member of the

Maine legislature. He waa a presidential elector in 1864, was first elected to Congress in 1871 and haa represented Maine in the Senate for twenty-one year*. Mas Ethel Veitel, otherwise known as Trixie, the girl who met with the accident in the slide-for-life from the water works tower at Btillwater, O. T., died from her injuries. She was 19 years old and lived at Joplin, Mo. Fire wiped ont the entire business |or> tion of Gervmia, Ore., two blocks of frams buildings being destroyed. The loss la >150,000. r~~ 1 , New trial granted James Wilcox. Elisabeth City, N. CL, under sentence ro be hanged for the murder of Nells Cmpsty,

JOSEPH W. FOLK.

C. E. LITTLEFIELD.

MARQUIS ITO.

REV. DR. BOYD.

E. ROSEWATER.

SENATOR FRYE.