Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1885 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

The twentieth anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln (April 15) Was commemorated at Springfield, 111., in a sol-

emn and impressive manner. Owing to rain the procession was necessarily abandoned. At the State House a welcoming address was delivered by

Gov. Oglesby, who was followed by Gen. Logan, Gen. Sberman, tho Hon. J. C. Conkllng, and Dr. Starkloff, of St. Louis. Each paid an eloquent tribute to the martyr's memory. In spite of the rain a thousand people participated in the formal exercises at the tomb, which was elaborately decorated with flowers. Singing societies and Grand Army posts were present from many places.

Maxwell, who is supposed to have murdered the man found in a trunk in a St. Louis hotel, is believed to have sailed from San Francisco for Australia. It is known that Maxwell was in need of money, and also that Preller, tho victim, sympathized somewhat with the dynamiters, while Maxwell was their bitter opponent. The stomach of Preller was found to contain poison.

The output of the Minneapolis mills the past week was 132,200 barrels of flour, against 03,605 barrels for the preceding week.

Some tramps who were driven away from Senator Stanford’s Vina ranch, in California, revenged themselves by burning tho stables, roasting, over one hundred horses and mules.

A mob from Harrold and Blunt arrived at Pierre. D. T., the other morning, entered the jail, and, securing James H. lleli, the murderer of Forest G. Small, hanged him to the flag-staff on the court house, hastening death by pulling on the swinging body. Bell's victim, Sinai!, formerly resided at Sterling, 111. Both were lawyers. Capt. Couch and Sidney Clarke of Kansas, representing the Oklahoma settlers, have returned home from Washington. They say that tho Secretary of the Interior gave the most complete assurances that all the cattle syndicates and companies which are now in Indian Territory will bo removed. They wore not informed as to the way in which this would be done. A mad dog at Somerset, lowa, bit J. M. Mason, hiß two sons, and five cows. Mr. Mason has loft home to find a madstone.

The skeleton of an infant, packed in salt, was found in the house of Kate Dubby, at Decatur, 111. The rolling-mill of the Falcon Iron and Nall Company, at Niles, Ohio, was totally destroyed by fire. The loss on buildings, machinery, and stock will aggrogate $75,000. Recent reports from portions of Eastern Oregon, Eustern Washington Territory, and Western Idaho indicate a restlessness among tho Indians that bodes trouble in the near future. Between the white settlers and Indians a strong feeling of animosity exists, which has intensified with time. One fruitful source of Irritation between the whites and Indians has been the rivalry and jealousy concerning the use and occupation of immense grazing tracts.