Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1904 — Interesting News Items. [ARTICLE]

Interesting News Items.

A man thought to be a tramp was run over by a Missouri Pacific train at Leroy, Kan., aftd cut in two. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, who refused to support W. J. Bryan in 1890 and 1900, has declared for Judge Parker. R. P. Hobson has broken down in his campaign for an Alabama seat in Congress and has canceled Jiis engagements. The cold in northern Italy is so intense that tho Tosa falls, near Simplon, probftbly the-grandest among the Alps, are frozen.

Andrew l Carnegie is to succeed Senator Hanna as president of the Natiorial Civic Federation if he can be persuaded to accept the position, so it is said by the men working in the interests of the organization. A bill has been Introduced in the lower house of the Virginia Legislature to allow Grover Cleveland to hunt ducks when he pleases regardless of tho gam* lows. 1 The Carnegie library building In Kansas City, Kan., was opened with a public reception and entertainment. There are 5,000 volumes in the new library. Tho building cost $75,000. Mrs. Hanna Gibson, wife of Ned Gibson, committed suicide near Lang, eight miles northeast of Emporia, Kan. 11l health and domestic trouble are given aa reasons for her suicide.