Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1904 — IOWA’S GOOD RECORD. [ARTICLE]

IOWA’S GOOD RECORD.

EXCELLENT SHOWING MADE IN TARGET PRACTICE. Equals Work of British Ship Ocean in 1902—Summer Cottages at Thousand Island Park on St. Lawrence River —Destroyed by Fire. __ Remarkable records wore made by the lowa's guns in the ajinual record target practice just conipleted at Pensacola. The lowa’s 12-inch guns made forty-two shots ami thirty-four hits. The best 12gun made eleven shuts and eleven hits. The hits per gun per minute for the 12-inch guns were 0.75. This equals the record made by the British ship Ocean in 1902, when she broke the world’s record, anil in the case of the lowa die record is all the more creditable because her guns are of an old type. The lowa’s 8-inch guns made 1.20 hits per gun per minute, the best gun making eight hits out of nine shots.

STRIVING FOR PENNANTS. Standing of Clubs in the Two Principal Leagues. The clubs in the National League are standing thus: W. L. W. L. New York... 13 3 St. Louis 7 10 Cincinnati ...14 7 Boston 7 11 Brooklyn ...10 7 Pittsburg .... 5 12 Chicago 9 7 Philadelphia.. 4 12 Following is the standing of the clubs In the, American League: W. L. W. L. Boston 14 4 St. Louis 9 7 Chicago 12 9 Cleveland .... 8 8 New York... 9 71 letroit ....... 8 10 Philadelphia. 9 7 Washington ..1 15 FIRE-RUINS SUMMER HOMES, Dozen Cottages Destroyed at Thousand Island Park, on St. Lawrence. Thousand Island Park, famous as a St Lawrence river summer resort, suffered a fire loss of $20,000 to $30,000. A man cleaning lawns set fire to a pile of leaves, the blaze spread through the dry grass, and a dozen handsome summer homes soon were in ruins; The Coinin’ blan Hotel and other cottages were threatened. The Stetson Hotel at Norton burned and Nellie Pelletier, aged 16. perished. Guests lost all their personsl effects.

RIVER MAY SWALLOW A TOWN. Authorities at Elk Point* S. D., Plan to Fight the Missouri. The authorities at Elk Point, S; D., are alarmed over the fact that the’Missouri River threatens to swallow up the town, and they called in expert engineers to aver the danger if possible. The floods this spring changed the course of the river materially, and already many acres of good land have been swallowed by the stream, with die water approaching nearer the town every day. To War on “Higher Criticism.” A campaign to fight the "higher criticism” of the Bible was announced by Rev.»Daniel H.“ Gregory, general secretary of the Bible League, at the last session of the league convention in New York. Dr. Gregory estimates that SIOO,000 will be needed, immediately and an income of SIO,OOO a year to pursue the campaign work. Will Curtail Shingle Production Representatives of thirty-one shingle manufacturing companies of northern Wisconsin and Michigan peninsula, under the name of the “Northwestern Shingle Manufacturers’ Association,” met in Escanaba, Mich., and agreed to curtail the production of shingles until the price of the product is raised to its normal level.

First Prize to Minnesota. In the Northern Oratorical League contest in Ann Arbor, Mich., George Jones, of Minnesota, won first place and was awarded a prize of SIOO. His subject was “The American City.” Chicago and Michigan tied for second place and the maroon representative, Thomas Meek, was awarded second prize of SSO on percentage. Fear Cannibals Have Him. S. P. Verner, a former missionary, who went to the heart of Africa for members of the tribe of pygmies for the world’s fair, was last heard of Feb. 28, the date of his arrival in Congo. Because no letter has been received from him since that time grave fears are felt by exposition officials that he has been captured by cannibals. Hungarian Novelist Dies. Mattrus Jokai, the famous Hungarian patriot and novelist, died in Budapest from inflammation of the lungs. He was 79 years of age. Alimony Must Be Paid. An Ohio court ruled that alimony is a duty, not a debt, and that obligation to pay it cannot be lost through the medium of a bankruptcy court. Japanese Take Dalny. Dalny, the great Russian port north of Port Arthur, has fallen before the onslaught of the Japanese. \ Big Fire in Utica, Mich. Fire at Utica, Mich., destroyed seventeen business houses and ten dwellings, half the village, causing $150,000 loss. Hold-Up Men Get SI,OOO. Two robbers held up Kinsley’s restaurant in Chicago with revolvers and compelled the cashier to give up SI,OOO. Body of Wentz Is Found. The body of Edward L. Wentz, the missing young millionaire of Philadelphia, has been found in tire mountains of Tennessee. He had been killed, instead of being held for ransom, as was supposed. Andrew M'Nally Dies. Andrew McNally, President of Band, McNally & Co., and one of the best known business men in Chicago, died suddenly at his winter home in Altadena, Cal., just outside of Pasadena. Death was caused by pneumonia.