Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1903 — FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

RECOVERS STOLEN JEWELS. Woman Robbed on Pullman Cor Gets Diamond* in Kansas City. The arrival in Kansas City of Mrs. J. B. Brady, a wealthy woman of San Antonio, Texas, accompanied by J. D. Womack, chief of detectives of that city, follows the arrest of Boland Fitchue, a negro, Dec. 23, and explains a robbery on a Pullman coach near Rogers, Ark., two years and a half ago, when diamonds and jewelry worth $3,000 were taken from a berth occupied by Mrs. Brady. These valuables were found In the possession of Fitcliue and his family. That the negroes had the diamonds was made knpwn to the police after n quarrel. Thomas Fitchue complaiucd that his brother, Roland, had robbed him of diamonds which he said were heirlooms in his family, but the police did not accept his story, and learned that Thomas Fitchue was the porter on the train at the time Mrs. Brady was robbed. All the jewelry has not been found, but Fitchue has informed Mrs. Brady that the stones not in his possession are In a northern city and will be returned to her. Mrs. Brady will not prosecute Fitchue. PLAN A NEW STATE. Move to Unite Sections of Montana and North Dakota aa Montague. A movement is on foot for the formation of a new State to bo called Montague, and which is to be formed by segregating that section of Montana cast of the Belt Mountains and that part of North Dakota west of the Missouri river. Glendive, being in the center of this section, will be made the capital of the new State, provided the deal gobs through. The new State would have an area of about 18,000 square miles and is a strictly stock-growing section. A meeting of legislators from North Dakota and Montana has been held iu Glendive and the project thoroughly discussed. The principal reasons assigned for the proposed change are that the people of eastern Montana are dissatisfied with corruption in the western section, while North Dakota men are disgusted with existing conditions in eastern North Dakota. THREE NIGHTS UNDER SNOW. Stage Driver and Woman Escape Alive from Wyoming Slide. Jack Ferris, the stage driver between Grand Encampment, Wyo., and ftudofeha, and an unknown woman passenger were caught in a snowslide while driving along a narrow detile in the mountains. The stage was covered with snow, rocks and limbs of trees to a depth of ten or twelve feet, but its occupants were not injured, although one of the horses was killed. For two days and three nights Ferris and his companion remained buried without a morsel of food, and they would have perished but for their discovery by a searching party.

Will Attend St. Louis Exposition.

The New Orleans French colony has received word that President Loti bet of France will come to that port about June 15, 1904, on board a French man-of-war, en route to the St. Louis fair. The idea is to retrace the steps of historic French discoverers and to ascend the Mississippi River as they did in years gone by. Charges Against Retail Coul Men. Charges against indicted Retail Coal Dealers’ officials in Chicago tiled with Judge Horton by agreement, inefude notices to wholesalers that carload sales to individuals and manufacturers may lead to proscription. The Glen View Golf Club and State normal schools are included among offenders. Explosion Fatal to Three. Mrs. Jehu Newell, living near Glass postoffice, Ohio, was killed and her two young sops futally injured by an explosion of what was supposed to be an empty nitroglycerin can, which the boys had brought to their mother and which she was attempting to clean. The bouse was demolished. Urgent Need of Provisions. Swedish famine disaster can be averted only by quick forwarding of supplies; food needed by thousands of tons to keep 100.0Q0 persons from starving; several towns of 6,000 population must have 1,200 tons of flour besides provisions already sent.

Rock Island Hays Southern Puciflc. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad has purchased from the Southern Pacific the Houston and Texas Central Road and will pay for it in the preferred stock of the Rock Island Company. The price agreed npon is between and $7,000,000.

Dynamite a Herd of Sheep. A band of masked iue* raided the sheep camp of William Minuich, thirty miles northeast of Thermopolis, Wyo., shot Minnich through the lungs, dynamited and slaughtered 300 head of sheep md burned the outfit wagons. % Frick*# Nephew a Hero. Charles Frick, a nephew of the coke mngnate and sou of Edgar P. Frick of Wooster, Ohio, proved himself a hero by rescuing Miss Lena Kettler. the chum of his sister, from drowning after she bad gone down twice. Jesuits May Enter Germany. The German government has decided to readmit the Jesuits, who since 1872 have been excluded from the country. Chancellor von Buelow made the nnhouncement in the Reichstag. Princess and Tutor Part. The Crown Princess of Saxony i.nd M. Giron have parted forever, and the royal romance is ended in a torrent of tears. Accede to Labor’s Demands. The railroads west of the Mississippi River have granted in full the demands es the trainmen for an increase of 10

per cent in wages in the freight service and 12 per cent in the passenger service. The decision was made by General Manager Allen of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, but by a prearranged agreement all the other railroads will follow this move. HEROISM SAVES MANY LIVES. Passenger Runs Train Out of Tunnel When Crews Became Unconscious. The lives of 200 passengers aboard the east-bound overland train on the Great Northern Railroad were imperiled the other night when the train was stalled in the Cascade Tunnel for,an hour and thirty minutes owing to an accident to the air brakes. John Abbott, a passenger, proved a hero, and liis act doubtless saved many lives. The crews of both engines and many passengers were overcome by gas caused by smoke from the locomotive, and the lights in the cars were extinguished. Abbott, realizing the situation, while passengers falling nbout him in an unconscious state, made his way to the locomotive. He found the crews uncouscious, but succeeded in starting the air pump and releasing the air brakes. He then backed the train to the west end of the tunnel, it being all down grade, and ran it to the switch nt the tunuel entrance. GIRL ON DISSECTING TABLE. ludianapolis Ghoul* Betrayed by One of Their Number. A dramatic story was told in connection with the grave robbery trial in Indianapolis, to explain how the gang was exposed. It seems that Rufus Cantrill, who betrayed the ghouls, revealed the secrets of the gang because he found the body of his sweetheart, Stella Middleton, in a medical college when he returned to the city after an absence of several days. Cantrill did not know that the girl had died while he was away, and, according to the story lie is said to have told .befere the grand jury, he was so wrought up over the discovery that lie made a full confession to the prosecutor. It was this confession that brought to light the wholesale devastation of the graveyards ardund Indianapolis. BIG FIRE AT LEBANON, IND. Indianapolis Is Asked to Aid iu Fighting; Flames. At 2:15 Friday morning the Cincinnati store at Lebanon, Ind,, was burning and the Indianapolis fire department had been asked for help; The fire was beyond control and adjoining buildings were threatened. The store is owned by Phil Adler. The stock and building are valued at SIOO,OOO. The insurance is $30,000. Lebanon is a town of 8,000 inhabitants.

Mystery in Man's Death. The body of George F. Rich of the Gnu of E. W. Rich & Sons, Chicago, was found beneath the ice in a pool on the corner of Liberty and Robinson streets, Binghamton, X. Y. It is thought that he lost his way and fell in. The water was t lireefeet deep. A gold watch, SI7B in cash and valuable papers were found on the body. Rockefeller to Live Long. John D. Rockefeller evidently is not worrying much about his health, as he expects to live for ten years to come at least. He has deeded a roadway through property owned by him to North Tarrytown, N. Y., and agrees personally to see that it is kept in repair for the next ten years. * Millionaire Offers to Rebuild Town. Joseph Buttell, the millionaire land owner of Mkldiesluirg, Yt, has offered to rebuild the business portion of that town, which was destroyed by fire. The proposition of Mr. Battell is to buy the sites of all the buildings burned and to erect on each a fireproof building. Kills Sister and Himself. ' While standing at the counter of her cigar store in East Third street, New York, Mrs. Mary Fleischer was shot and killed by her brother. Adolph Gross, whose demand for money she had just refused. Immediately afterward Gross shot himself iu the head and fell dead. Home of Jefferson Davis Fold. Behuvoir, the historic home of Jefferson Davis in Harrison County, Mississippi, has been sold by Mrs. Davis to the Sous of Confederate Veterans of Mississippi. The consideration is SIO,OOO, of which SB.OIIO was paid iu cash and the balance was guaranteed.

Ftab at Jnstlce’o Heart.

James Kilroy, union picket, charged with the murder of the non-union foreman of the Gauger Manufacturing Company, was acquitted in Chicago. Judge Itrentano declared the verdict'is a direct stab at the heart of justice. . Railway Men Offered a Raise. Following their demand for 20 per cent increase in wages, trainmen and conductors of the Missouri. .Kansas and Texas Railroad have been offered a raise approximating 11 per cent. Hardie Henderson Killed. Hardie Henderson, the former wellknown baseball piayer.’was instantly killed by beiiyt struck by a trolley ear at Thirtieth and Market streets, Philadelphia. Addicks Out as the Field. J. Edward AddicKs formally withdrew from the candidacy for the United States Senatorship from Delaware, after an eight-year at niggle. Montana Senate Defeats Ftiffra*c Bill. The Montana Senate defeated woman suffrage bill, majority voting for indefinite postponement. Vermont Abandons Probibitlon. Vermont abandon*prohibition, special election resulting in adoption of local option law by a majority of about I,UOa

BRYAN NOT A MILLIONAIRE. Devotes a Page in the Commoner Denying that He Ie Rich. W. J. Bryan’s paper devotes an entire 'page to a denial of reports that Mr. Bryan is a millionaire. It states that Bryan had $3,000 or $4,000 before he was nominated for President the first time. His new house was to cost SIO,OOO, but the amount paid far exceeded the contract price. In addition to his house and thir-ty-five acres of land where it stands he has property,,real and personal, vnlueA between $15,000 and $20,000, of which $2,000 or $3,000 came to him by inheritance. In 1897 he received $17,000 as his royalty from liis book, “The First Battle.” An equal amount was given to bimetallist committees. Since 1896 Mr. Bryan ims given $20,000 to advance political reforms and half as much for educational and religious purposes. In the two years his paper has been in existence he has taken from its till an average of- $5,000 for his personal use. It is said that his presidential campaigns augmented his earning power and also added to his expenses.

CATTLE PEST COST SIOO,OOO. Foot and Mouth Epidemic Causes the Slaughter of 3,000 Animals. Dr. D. E. Salmon, chief of the bureau of animal industry, who has returned to Washington from Boston, where he superintended the fight against the foot .and mouth epidemic, says that 3,000 animals Jiave been slaughtered in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont nnd New Hampshire, and that the indemnity the government has paid the owners aggregates over SIOO,OOO. There were 2,671 head of live stock killed in Massachusetts, the indemnity in that State amounting to $82,840. Dr. Salmon said that unless new cases should develop it is probable most of the quarantine restrictions will be removed in sixty or ninety days. Not a case of the disease has been reported from any point outside of New England, although a general spread was feared at the inception of the epidemic. OKLAHOMA HAS $230,000 FIRE. Heavy Loss Caused by Flames in Big General Store. Fire that started in the Lion store, dealers in general merchandise, at Oklahoma City, Ok., caused a loss of $250,000;. insurance about oue-third of loss. Th® entire stock and buildings of the Litis store was consumed, entailing a loss of more than $175,000. Another fire in a frame building ou Broadway at the same time caused additional loss. Fire apparatus was sent in by El Reno and Guthrie, nnd the fire, which for a time threatened the entire city, was gotten under control. MILITARY STRENGTH OF UNION. Total of 10,833,396 Persona Available for Duty as Soldiers. Secretary Root transmitted to the House of Representatives the other day an abstract of the returns made to the Adjutant General of the army by Adjutant Generals of the various States, showing the militia strength of the States to be as follows: Officers, 8,921; enlisted men, 109,338. The aggregate number of persons in the United States available for militia duty is given as 10,853,396.

Like Dogs Better than Children,

Dr. George F. Slirady, editor of the Medical Record, and who was the physician to Gen. U. S. Grant, prints an article declaring that the birth rate in the United States is rapidly becoming as small as it is in France. He declares that the well-to-do woman is averse to bearing children, and that she prefers a dog in the house to a baby. Jury Finds Murder Verdict. John Robertson was found guilty at Kirksville, Mo., of murder in the first degree. This is the first conviction by a jury in Adair Couuty on this charge. The crime for which Robertson was convicted was the killing of his father in-law, George Conkle. Will Not Act aa Arbitrator. President Roosevelt has again declined to arbitrate the Venezuelan dispute as requested by the allies, and the case will go to The Hague court. Minister Bowen, whose course is said :o be responsible for the turn iu affairs, is criticised. War Breaks Out in Honduras. A cablegram from Honduras announced that civil war has broken out in that country. Gen; Sierra, the retiring president* is reported to have refused to give up the presidential post to President-elect Bonilla, and the latter started a revolution. ___ Full Pardon for Younger. Cole Younger has been granted a fnll pardon in St Paul, and under it wUI be permitted to return to his old home in Missouri. He was out oo parole for two years. The board of pardons secured a promise from him that be would not put himself on exhibition. Fire at Middlebnry, Vt. During a heavy gale fire broke out in the business section of Middlebury, Vt., and before it could be controlled six blocks, two halls, a planing mill, and other property were destroyed. The loss is estimated at $150,000. Mrs. Peck’a Body Found. The body of Mrs. Tracy reck, wife of Prof. Peck of Yale University, was found in Fort Hale Park, at Morris Core, Conn. Mrs. Peck disappeared the previous day. It ia believed she committed suicide. ,1 Bank Robbers at Cambridge, lIL The bank at Cambridge, IH., was «n----tered by robbers and SIO,OOO was stolen. Five robbers, their flight impeded by heayy snowfall, were captured in a ban a few miles from town.