Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1903 — FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

BURN HUMAN BODY IN WOOD. $ Strange Women Mourn Over Myateriona Midnight Funeral Pyre. At a late hour the other night a closed carriage was hastily driven to the woods belonging to Frederick Ivrump, south of ’“Brazil, Inti, •On . arriving at a dense clump of bushes four men and three women got out of the vehicle and carrying a heavy bundle wrapped in white clotti, hurried into the woods. The men were closely followed by the three women, who carried cans evidently filled with coal oil. When a dry cluster of brush was reached a pile of sticks was quickly heaped together, thoroughly saturated with oil and the men placed the object they were carrying on it and ret it on fire. The flames lighted the woods for some distance and three men watched, the movements of the party while the object, which is supposed to have been a human body, was being consumed. The women seemed to be weeping and it was some time after the fire died out before the three onlookers dared to go to the place, where they found an accumulation of charred bones. Prof. A. C. Fishback, who examined them, says they are human bones and look as though they had been sawed or broken. The purpose of this was evidently so that the bones could be burned to ashes. The people departed in the carriage as mysteriously as they came. The authorities are investigating. :*;■ ~.-h PERIL. AT A 810 FIRE. Chicago Firemen Endangered When Standard Varnish Work Burn. Lives of many firemen were endangered in a fire which destroyed the greater part of tho Standard varnish works, 2620 to 2040 Armour avenue, Chicago. The blaze was started by an explosion and the flames on the varnish so rapidly that in a short time the firemen seemed unable to check the sweep of the flames. The explosion threw barrels of varnish through the roof of the building and two large tanks fell to the basement. Firemen on ladders were compelled to leap for their lives, and one, Guy Anderson, fell under the ladder. He was partly stunned, but Policeman Lacey of the Cottage Grove avenue police station dragged him away before the falling walls reached him. The loss is placed at $200,000. CANDY STRIKE 18 BROKEN. Owners Lift Lockout and Worker* Retarn to the Factories. In the wake of the many other premature strikes called in Chicago the last year the candy makers returned to work the other day defeated in their controversy with the manufacturers. The strike of 500 candy workers in thirteen factories, called a month ago, which was followed by a lockout throwing 1,500 out of work, has been broken. Fully 75 per cent of the strikers returned to work when the lockout was lifted. Birthplace of Dickens Sold. The birthplace of Charles Dickens, 387 Commercial road, Landport, near the Portsmouth dockyard, where his father was a clerk, and in which the author spent the earlier part of Ilis life, was sold by auction at Portsmouth, England, nud bought in for $5,625 by the Mayor, representing the city of Portsmouth. It was announced that a Dickens museum would probably be established iu the house. ' No Indictment for Hcichlln Mnrdcr. The grand jury of Lorpin -County, Ohio, which has been investigating the Keichlin murder case for several days past, completed its labors and reported no indictment. This is taken to mean that notwithstanding the large number of witnesses examined nothing really definite as to who killed Agatha Keichlin was brought out. Officer Stands Olf Ohio Mob, At Oxford, Ohio, a deputy sheriff stood off a mob as it was lynching Louis Spivey and cut the strangling victim from a tree to Vhich he had been strung. The marshal of Oxford, in attempting to arrest a drunken man, precipitated a riot in which five men were wounded, four fatally. \ " - -• American Leairne Season Ends. The American League closed its season Tuesday with the clubs standing in the following order: # W. L. \V. L. Boston ..... .91 47 Detroit 65 71 Philadelphia. .75 60 St. Louis 65 74 Cleveland ...77 63 Chicago 60 77 New York... 72 62 Washington.. .43 94 Stricken at the End of Sermon. Ilev. Truman F. Allen, pastor of the Thirteenth Avenue Methodist Church in Minneapolis, was stricken with apoplexy just as he finished what he thought might be his last sermon to the congregation. In three hours lie was dead. First Footl»«ll Victim East. The first accident of the football season iu the East occurred in Philadelphia. The victim is Neil Mohan, 11 years old, who was admitted to the Polyclinic hospital suffering from a broken leg received while playing in a game. Canal Treaty May lie Reopened. Advices have been received from Bogota to the effect that Congress has passed a law authorizing the President to conclude a canal treaty with the Uuited States on a certain basis, without the approval of Congress. Government Will Pay Wage*. The government of Ontario has arranged to pay the wage claims of the Consolidated Lake Superior Company at the Soo. The situation has materially improved as a result, part of the military having left for their homes. Yells Flrei Bees Sweetheart. Unable to gain an audience of his sweetheart, who had retired, Tony Saphsiaskl climbed ber father's porch la To-

ledo and raised an alarm of fire. When the family came rushing out lie seized the opportunity to propose marriage to pretty Victoria Kosinski and was accepted. After the bans were called the first time Victoria began to consider how she had been duped, and now refuses to marry Tony. •' TROOPS SEIZE COLORADO PAPER. Victor Record Suppressed Because It Criticised the Military. The military under command of Gen. Chase surrounded th ©offices of the Victor (Colo.) Record TTiT'ofBerTiTgBTTJWr demanded the surrender of all the employes who were at work. The same tactics were employed as though actual war was in progress. An orderly entered the and ordered all hands to line up tyetween files of soldiers preparatory to marching to ihe famous bull pen that lias 1 defied the laws of habeas corpus. The following complied with the instructions: Editor Ivyner, Walter Sweet, Circulator H. J. Richmond, Foreman Frank W. Langdon, linotype operator, and -George Basham, reporter. The office boy was told to stay to look after the safety of the property, and then the word of command was given and the tropps marched-down the streets-.- Tho excuse for the summary arrest was this fact that for several days articles have been appearing criticising the conduct of tlie military in making arrests without authority of law or warrants of any kind.

JAPAN GIVES REASONS. Sending of Troops to Korea May Mean Possession for a Time. Information received through official sources at St. Petersburg "shows that the explanation of Japan’s moving troops to CoVea is intended to remove suspicion concerning her intention. The number of troops moved is estimated between 8,000 and 10,000. Japan explains that the movement is part of a plan of experimental mobilization for the purpose of showing her ability to mobilize a considerable force fn connection with the friction between Japan and China, but that it lias no connection with differences between Japan and any other power. TURKS DEVASTATE DISTRICT. Inhabitants of> Razlog Either Mass*Driven t»nt of Country. A disp&teh from the Rila monastery says that the entire population of the district of Razlog has been massacred ors has ttedi Three thousand women and children, from the Turkish soldiery, have arrived at Bila. Many villages around Razlog are said to be burning. Titer town itselfis surrounded with tents occupied by the Turkish troops, who avoid fighting, and, according to the dispatch, attack only innocent people. Robbed and Laid on Ralls. A telegram from N'aco, Ariz., says J. W. Dooley, a ranch owner, was beaten and robbed by highwaymen, and those who committed the deed carried the victim to the railroad tracks, where they left him unconscious, expecting him to be killed and his remains to be so mutilated as to conceal the crime. Dooley was struck by n traiu and dragged a hundred feet, but escaped death. "Warned of a Dynamite Plot. Sheriff Gilbert was warned by wire by President Moyer, of the Western Federation of Miners of a plot to blow up the four big mills at Colorado City treating Cripple Creek ore. Officials of the miners and millmen’s union confirm the alleged plot, but the details are withheld. The mills are valued at $2,000,000. Dun's Trade Review. Dim’s review of Chicago trade says business has been improved by the presence of thousands of centennial visitors; the industrial situation is clearer and better crop reports are coming in. For the country generally the outlook is encouraging. Mob at Canadian "Soo.” The Canadian Soo was practically* at tho mercy Monday of a mob of unpaid workmen of the collapsed 'Consolidated Lake Superior Company. The offices of the company were stormed and demolished. The town was left iu darkness after a day of serious rioting. liic Game Boizure Made. Chief Game Warden Fullerton of St. Paul confiscated 2,000 ducks killed in the southern Minneeotn marshes by pot hunters in the employ of Chicago firms. The seizure is the largest the State has ever made. Massachusetts Democrats Nominate. W. A. Gaston has been nominated for Governor by Massachusetts Democratic convention; Gen. Miles was called in resolutions “foremost American roldier,” “snublied” by President Roosevelt, “a chance participant in small fight.” Far Whites at Horse Bhow. The Warrentou, Va.,*horse show, under the auspices of the colored people, will he held Oct. 21 and 22. This will bo th© first exhibition of its kind. No white person will be permitted to ride or drive in the show ring. Three Trainmen Killed. A north-bound passenger train on the Frisco system and a south-bound freight collided head-on near Keshkonog, Mo. Three trainmen were killed, a fourth fatally hurt and a passenger was slightly injured. McClellan Named by Tammany. George B. McClellan was nominated for Mayor of New York by the Democratic city convention: Supreme Court Justice Gsynor was put forward by Brooklyn, but defeated 434 to 219. Great Coat Food action. For the first tim* in the history of the United States the production of coal has reached a total of over 300.000,009 short tons, valued at $373,133^43.

PLUCKY GIRL DEFIES PLAGUE. Daughter of Mayor of Linares. Mexico, Conducts Affairs of City. Miss Manuela Flores Gomez, the 18-year-old daughter of the Mayor of Linares, Mexico, has attracted the attention of President Diaz through her heroic conduct during the yellow fever epidemic, and the Mexican Congress will vote her a medal. This high honor is inreCOgnltion of her self-sacrifice and bravery in remaining in Linares and taking upon her shoulders the duties of the Mayor and other city officials. Surrounded by dying victims of the dreaded disease and her father stricken with the malady, the girl stuck to her post and has directed affairs, in a masterly manner. When her young woman associates were fleeing to the mountains they tried to induce Miss Gomez to accompany them, but ehe refused, insisting she had a duty to perform and that she would do all possible to save life. When the plague began the city had a population of more than 15,000, and now through death and flight to avoid the disease the number of residents has been reduced to fewer than 3,000. TAKE VOTE FROM NEGROES. Five-sixths of Colored Population in Virginia Disfranchised. Registration books have closed in Richmond, Va., and the result shows that 5,000 negroes have been disfranchised. Less than a thousand are now qualified to vote and they are no longer a factor in politics. Inquiries in the State at large justify the belief that at least five-sixths of the negroes in Virginia have not now the right to vote and they will no longgy have to be reckoned in the calculations. The Republicans contend that their party will be largely augmented from the Democratic ranks, as there is now no fear of possible negro domination in the future. FINDS COTTON CROP SHORT. Texas Pap-r Estimates Worms and Weather Killed 500,000 Bales. The Houston, Texas, Post publishes a report showing that great damage has been done to cotton over the Staje by the boll weevil, the boll worm, the sharpshooter and dry The TSfltnale of the probable crop, based on the reports frlim country correspondents, is placed at 2.500,000 bales, provided the frost is late. The popular estimate six weeks ago was 3,000,000 bales. The reports of insect damage come from eightynine counties. It is stated that there is absolutely no chance for a “top” or second crop. New Episcopal Organization. The Episcopal Church in the United States is .taking steps to organize provinces, to be composed of groups of dioceses. The committee recommends _ the election of one of the bishops resident, within the province ns primate. The new canon provides for a convention in each province, to consist of two houses, the bishops forming the upper and the clerical and lay deputies the lower house. Texans Lynch a Negro. At Marshall, Texas, a mob of several hundred men forced their way through the brick wall of the city jail with the aid of a telephone' pole and with sledge hammers and crowbars, took out Walter Davis, a negro, and marched him to the west side of town, where he was hanged to a tree. The lynching was the result of the killing of Constable Hayes while he was taking a negro to jail. Playing of Boys at His Door. Two Rockford, 111., residents, Frank I’. Kessler, a switchman, and Alexander Cope, a newsboy, have identified Emil Waltz, who.is held on the charge of killing little Alphonse Wilmes in Detroit, as the man whom they had seen near Rockford a short time before the discovery of the mutilated body of a little newsboy in that city. Massachusetts Republicans Meet. Secretary of the Navy Moody, the principal speaker at the Massachusetts Republican State convention, rapped the Democrats for their attitude on labor, their comments upon the postal investigation and their treatment of negroes in the South. The entire State ticket was renominated. 27 Indicted for Lynching. Twenty-seven white men have been indicted for lynching a negro in Tennessee, the coroner’s verdict charging them with -“malicious, premeditated and deliberate murder.” Fourteen have been arrested and three have turned State's evidence. Train Runs Down a Party. A family reunion party, composed of about a dozen persons, was run down by a passenger traiu at Sharon Hiil, Pa., on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad, and five were killed and three injured. President t) Labor Lender*. President Roosevelt has issued a statement to labor leaders, in which lie positively refuses to recede from his decision against any discrimination between union and non-union men iu the government employ. , Harricnne Sweeps Bermndo. With a force that demolished houses and uprooted trees, a hurricane swept over the Bermuda islands the other day. Hundreds of houses'were damaged. The banana industry was badly injured. Harder* in Drunken Frenzy. In s drunken frenzy and for no reason Frank Sepitowski, a St. I.ouis grocer’s clerk, shot hit wife, probably fatally, and then shot himself in the head, but will recover. Death of Henry D. Lloyd. Henry D. Lloyd of Chicago is dead. H* was a devoted student of questions, an advocate of a referendum, sad a friend of the laboring rouses.