Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1904 — UNIONS’ FOE BEATEN. [ARTICLE]

UNIONS’ FOE BEATEN.

MYSTERY IN RECENT ASSAULT IN CHICAGO. Attorney Allen Struck Down frorti Behind ns He Is Leaving His OfficeAncient Order of United Workmen Makes Important Changes. Alexander C. Allen, wiio ns attorney for the employers’ association has been instrumental in securing injunctions against a number of labor unions, was the victim of a mysterious attack late the other afternoon as lie was leaving the building at 88 LaSalle sireet, Chicago, in which liis oHiee is located. He •was struck down by two men, who preached -him from behind, the blows inflicting severe scalp wounds and making him unconscious. The attack took place just after Mr. Allen had left the elevator on the ground floor of the building. The police were unable to find any witness to the assault, and the only statement that the dazed attorney could make was that he was set upon from behind by two men whose faces he was unable to see. The matter was not reported to the police till some time after the assault, when they were called -upon to remove the injured man to the - Samaritan hospital. Later he was taken to his home. Mr. Allen’s unconscious form was discovered in the rotunda of the building by Secretary Wuest of the National Metal Trades Association. At that time no one was near him and his assailants were not to be seen. 6TRIVING FOR PENNANTS. Standing of Clubs in the Three Principal Leagues. The clubs of the National League now stand thus: W. L. W. L. New Y0rk...40 1G St. Louis 27 28 Chicago 35 19 Brooklyn ....24 30 Cincinnati ...35 22 Boston 22 80 Pittsburg 29 28 Philadelphia. 13 40 The table below shows how matters stand in the American League: W. L. W. L. Boston ......35 20Cleveland ... 27 25 New Y0rk...33 21 St. Louis 25 27 Chicago 35 24 Detroit .23 32 Philadelphia 30 24 Washington... 944 Standings in the American Association ere as follows: W. L. W. L. Columbus ...38 21 Indianapolis. 30 30 St. Paul 30 24 Minneapolis.. 25 34 Milwaukee ..34 20 Toledo 22 30 Louisville ...35 29 Kansas City..2o 40 ABOLISH SUPREME TRUSTEES. Ancient Order United Workmen Make Important Changes. The supreme lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen, has abolished the offices of supreme trustees as well as the relief board. The board of directors will hereafter conduct the business. ImportSnt action was also taken relative to the interest of the order’s funds. Hereafter all available funds must be invested in the name of the supreme lodge and only investments in government, State, provincial, county, school or municipal bonds are to be made. No municipal bonds can be bought in towns of less than 5)000 inhabitants. Two Men Confess Same Crime. Gov. Toole of Montana pardoned William Walton, given a life sentence twenty years ago for the murder of John Edwards, near Deer Lodge. The pardon Is the result of the confession of William Miles, made at Kansas City, June 13, that he killed Edwards. Walton admitted the crime, but, as he has shown signs of insanity, it is believed he was insane when he made the confession. Baby Weighs Twenty-six Ounces. The tiniest atom of humanity in nil Buffalo, N. Y'., was born when the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newcomb arrived, weighing just twenty-six ounces. She was healthy and perfectly formed. Her brother was born two years ago nud weighed twenty-four ounces, and lie is now a lusty youngster of thirty pounds. Dragged to Death by Team. George Fokle, aged GO, a prosperous farmer who Uved near Broadway, Ohio, was driving ro town, when his team became frightened nud started to run. Mr. Fogle and his little grandson were thrown out. Fogle became tangled in the lines and was dragged about a quarter of a mile. He was picked up unconscious and died. Hayti Apologizes to France. The French minister, M. Deprez, at Port au Prince, Hayti, has received a letter from the Haytien government apologizing for the action of the palace guard in stoning the minister while the latter was driring past the palace. The incident, therefore, is regarded as dosed. Strike la Declared Oil. A strike of the Carriage and Wagon Workers’ Union, which began in New York early in May, for a new wage scale and recognition of the union, has been declared off. Most of the strikers will return to their employers at the old wages. Death in New Jersey Cyclone. A cyclone swept a suburb of Paterson, N. J., destroying the five Hopper icehouses and killing John Wieding, employed by the Rogers locomotive works. It is believed that others were killed. Schooner Ingomur Outsails Rivals.' The American schooner yacht lugomar, owned by Morton F. Plant of New York, won In the international yacht race at Kiel, from which Emperor William’s yacht, Meteor 111., retired before the finish. Warned to Leave Chicago. Thres men, who represented themselves as being union labor sympathizers, invaded the room of Gov. Peabody of Colorado in the Auditorium Annex nnd hinted that he would better leave Chicago at once if he valued his health.