Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1906 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

* The Kin?'* tiMbh cAuce*. ■mTiobnnxiefy iu.English court circles, jwot»rdjws to a persistent rumor, and the fact that lie ■was in eonsttitfttiott with throe physicians tlie other day lends color to the reports. The King cm me to London from Sandringham and Sir Fc 1 iX“SsnidlV. physician extraordinary to his majesty ami the, mo * r fa moits thro a t speci a list i n GYca t Brit«n. rjglted him' nt Bnekingfiahi PSface. aocom|ianieti by Sir Frederic Treves,. the King's surgeon, and another eminent physician. All three were at the pahtce Some time.' It is said that the King's throat is. bothering him. Owing <-• a broken tendon of his ankle the King has been nrihbte'W tnlre attar exercise."' Being of an apoplectic‘tendency, lie is gaining flesh" rapidly, and this occasionally occasions difficulty in breathing. V jt is reported that recently 'the Kings first valet became alarmed early one morning by his majesty's heavy Ureat-hhtg and hastily summoned a physician.. This incident was at first denied: but was afterward' admitted unofficially. "Tin all journalistic inquiries, about the King's health lord Ktiollys. his secretary, invariably replies that it- is excellent X«twitlistandipg these rumors. King Edward went to a theater. His majesty appeared to be in good health and spirits. BANKER M VSTirttlOVsl V SI. MV. Body of It. K. Lewis of West Form--1 union. Ohio, Fonml In Home. The people of West Farmington, Ohio, are greatly excited as a result of the mysterious murder of It. K. Lewis, a wealthy banker and farmer. A stranger came to the homo of Lewis in a carriage. Lewis and this man, it is said,- were in conference for an hour. At the end of that time a, hired man in another part of the house smelled smoke and rushed into the room. He fsund Lewis lying dead with his head Crushed and his hands and feet tightly ♦-bound. The body was covered with burning straw which had been saturated "With coal oil. The stranger Was missing. PROHIBITS CROWDING OP CARS.

Cleveland Company- Decides to fiber New City Ordinance. “Take next car” soon will be a familiar sign op Cleveland street cars, for the company has decided to aid in enforcing the new health ordinance against overjcrowding. When all'the seats are filled and the permitted number of strap hangers have crowded into the cars no more passengers will be allowed to enter. It is thought by the company officials that the public outcry will force the revocation of the ordinance. Avalanche Darien Miners. Seven men were killed by a snowslide at the mining camp at Alta. Utah, according to the latest message received before the telephouewires broke. Efforts to gain further information have been fruitless owing to the condition of the wires and the deep snow iu the mountains. Held for Schaefer Murder. William Barnes, n‘ car repairer in the Rio Grande shops, was arrested iu Denver, Colo., on request of the authorities of Bedford, Ind. He is eharged with complicity iu the murder of Miss Sarah Schaefer at Bedford about 1 two years ago. *

l>cnt!i Prevents Dingrrace. Town Clerk William S. Sekrkber was found dead in a room fiHed with gas at the Union Hotel in Bridgeport, Conn. He had. been missing for three days. Shrieber figured in the ballot-box stuffing investigation now being conducted. He vat 40 years of age and left a family. Aeronaut Falla 2.000 Feet. Lindsay Cooper, an aeronaut of ClarInda, Ohio, traveling with a carnival show exhibiting at Wolfe City, Texas, fell from, his balloon at that place, a, distance of 2.000 feet, and was fnstantly killed. Qcstper was ascending, when he lost his hold on the trapeze and fell. *1,000.000 Burued In Mall Far. The mail ear on the Ostend-Herbes-thall train was burned in an accident in Belgium. The car contained the Indian mail and $1,000,000 worth of valuables, ■which were destroyed. The valuables were insured. Actreaa Wrda Rich Horseman. Viola Allen, the actress, is the wife of Peter Duryea. millionaire horseman, the wedding ceremony haring been performed in Louisville last August and kept a close secret for five months. Fonnd Dead la Hla Study. Rev. Frederick Stanley Root, secretary of the American Association of Social Science, was found dead in his study at West Divinity Hall, New Haven, Conn. He was about 50 years old.

Krudar Rrbala Victorious. | The revolutionaries have entered Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Vice President Baquerizo Moreno has assumed executive power and will appoint a new cabinet. Balraar Brrakai Mur Hart. While a minstrel company was playing at Field's opera house, Washington, Ga., a wing of the balcony gave way, falling upon a portion of the audience below. A ■core or more persona were injured. Irrlss'a Estate to Two Sou. The will of the late Sir Henry Irving was probated in London. His estate is ; valued at $73,163. The will provides for the payment of an annuity to hlf valet, Collisson. The s>nlk of the residue' goes in equal parts to The two sona of tbo testator. . ..