Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1903 — STARVE IN THE SEA. [ARTICLE]

STARVE IN THE SEA.

6AILORS CLING TO SIDES OF CAPSIZED VESSEL. Ballast of Italian Baric, Vermont, Bhtfta and Boat Ooea Over in Storm —Minnesota Preacher Haa to Pay Finn for Illegally Hunting The French steamer I.e Lion, Captain Erland, from Alicante, Spain, which arrived at Marcus Hook the other day, had on board the shipwrecked crew, twelve In all, of the Italian bark Vermont, Captain Mariano. The Vermont sailed from’ Marseilles for St. John, N. B. Captain Mariano says that his vessel’s ballast shifted and the capsized during a terrific gale. So sudden was the accident that the men did not have time to launch a boat or secure food. When the vessel went over the crew clung to the side and were in an ahnost erhaasted condition when sighted by the Le Lion.

BABB BALL SCORES. Standing of the Clubs In Bis Lcism Games. The clnbs in the National League are standing thus: W. L. W. L. Pittsburg .. .60 28 Brooklyn ....4144 Chicago 55 39 Boston 36 48 New York... 50 36 St. Louis 33 57 Cincinnati ...47 44 Philadelphia. .31 57 Following is the standing of the clubs in the American League: W. L. W. L. Boston 55 32 New Y0rk....41 40 Philadelphia. .52 36 Chicago .... .39 45 Cleveland ...45 41 St. Louis 37 47 Detroit ...4.43 41 Washington.. .28 58 PERISHES AS HELP IS NEAR. Bailor Battles All Night with Waves to Die as Aid Approaches. Charles Morbaeh of North Muskegon, after clinging all night to the capsized schooner Tennie and Laura, released his hold to catch a life line as help approached and perished. Captain John Bather, his sole companion, was rescued by sailors from the steamer Mark B. Covell. Hie Tennie and Laura started from Muskegon loaded with slabs, but was wrecked by the gale. The exhausted crew of tlie schooner Glen Cuyler, waterlogged in the gale, was rescued by the uteamer Neff. They had mantled the pumps all night and were taking to the lifeboats when rescued.---

PREACHER VIOLATES GAME LAW*. Warden of Minnesota Chases Minister in Automobile—ls Fined. Deputy Game’ Warden A. S. Carmichael of Leseuer, Minn., hunted down a violator of the game laws with an automobile and made a capture. He was out after quail hunters, and while dismounted ran against the Rev. Henry Rifforty, pastor of a local church. Rifforty fled. He proved a better runner than the officer, and the latter was being rapidly distanced when he remembered his out.o. Rifforty was quickly run down and carried off to the town as a prisoner. The preacher was arraigned before Justice Max Distel, lined, and reprimanded. Carpenter Shot by Hotel Man. In a fight William Deerwester, a carpenter, 45 years old, was 6hot to death by Clark Huffman, proprietor of the Star Hotel at Seven Mile, near Hamilton, Ohio. Huffman was arrested. He claims that because he refused to sell Deerwester beer the latter assaulted him with a billiard cue and that he fired in selfdfeuse. Witnesses say Huffman began the assault. Schools Teach Statehood. There has been a plan adopted by the territorial board of education of Oklahoma to teach statehood matters in the public schools. A book has been published setting forth the reasons why Oklahoma should be admitted and a eopV will be placed in the bands of every pupil in the territory. Frost in North Dakota. Reports of frosts have been received from Park River, Langdon, Cristal, Manvel and other points in the northern part of North Dakota, but at none of them was any damage done. Minnesota points also reported a light frost, but no <lamBT 1 Killed in a Knife-Duel. Joseph Corse of Boston was killed in a knife duel at Ueyerv. Mass., by Anthony Montanino, also of Boston. The q/Eeers found a man lying on the ground, dead, and with five terrible stab wounds. Jin the right hand was clasped an open bloodstained knife. Employes Kill a Foreman. Leroy R. Masterson. a foreman at-the Pueblo, Colo., 6teel works, was murdered while asleep. Suspicion rests on member* of a gang of laborers of whom Mnsteraon had charge and sixteen of them have been arrested for the crime.

Boy Big Kami for Colony A syndicate of Madison, Wis., men bare purchased Windsor Shades, in New Kent County, Va. This farm contains 6,000 acres. The price paid was $03,000. The place will be cut up into small tracts and colonised. eraer Beat* Minnesota. The suit brought by the State of Minnesota against the Northern Securities Company was dismissed by Judge Loeh«n, who held there had been no violation of the State laws. Accident at Portlaa*, Ore. Two person* were killed, five are missing and eighty were injured by the col- - lap— of one span of a bridge aver the Willamette river at Portland, Ore., which warn packed with people watching a onearmed man swimming. 1.. Je*lon»y fames Shooting. . JaMtmry over Miss Sadie Guilbert ceased W. G. Wray, a traveling salesman of Pittsburg, Pa., to shoot fatally William Farris in Cochran's saloon nt I McConnellsville, Ohio. Wray was arnwted and lodged in jail.