Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1887 — THE WORLD IN A WORD. [ARTICLE]

THE WORLD IN A WORD.

The Latest Intelligence, Domestic and Foreign, Transmitted Over the Electric Wires. Political, Bailroad, and Commercial News, Accidents, Fires, Crimes, Etc., Etc. THE VERY LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. MINERS IN BATTLE. Nanticoke, Pa., the Scene of a Bloody Affray in Which Over Sixty Men and Several Women Are Seriously Injured. Dispatches from Wilkesbarre, Pa., give particulars of a fierce battle near Nanticoke, in which 300 miners were engaged: The combatants were composed of men of all nationalities, Irishmen, Welshmen, Hungarians and Poles being largely represented. Strangely enough, the occurrence was inspired by a Methodist preacher named Taggart. It seems that it has been the custom of several Hungarian and Polish merchants of Nanticoke to send peddlers to Glen Lyon daily to supply certain boardinghouse keepers. These latter in many instances are hired by young unmarried men, who club and live together. They order goods of the peddlers, who trust them. The Susquehanna Coal Company always selects Saturday for pay day. Heretofore it has been their practice to pay at Nanticoke. On Saturday, however, for the first time, they paid the men at Glen Lyon. The following day, Sunday, has always been chosen by the merchants to make their collections. Rev. Mr Taggart, of Git n Lyon, has frequently preached against this desecration of the Sabbath, and frequently determined to put a stop to it if possible. Yesterday he organized a posse of his church members for that purpose. The men got wind of it, and made up their minds to resist. Ths collectors made their appearance, and the natural excitement of the moment was augmented by a universal indulgence in beer and whisky. As the day advanced the churchmen became alarmed at the situation and kept themselves in hididg. The feeling of antagonism was so intense, however, that it finally culminated in a free fight between men of opposite nationalities, all of the participants being maddened with drink. Soon 300 men were furiously engaged, with sticks, stones, and clubs for weapons The riot lasted halt an hour, and men were struck down on all sides. Dozens were carried away with cracked and bleeding heads to their homes. A few women mixed in the fray, and several of them were badly beaten. Over sixty of the rioters were seriously hurt, many of them fatally.

GLOOMY FOR FERDINAND. Russia Will Not Recognize His ElectionTalk of Occupying Bulgaria. News comes by cable from St Petersburg that the Russian Government has sent a circular to the powers declaring that it is unable to recognize the validity of Prince Ferdinand’s election to the throne of Bulgaria. According to the circular, Prince Ferdinand acquainted the Czar with the fact of his election, and requested permission to visit St Petersburg in order to learn the Czar’s wishes before going to Bulgaria. The Czar replied that the Prince’s election would not be recognized by Russia, and that the Prince could by no pretext justify his journey to Bulgaria. The circular in conclusion expresses the hope that the Bulgarian people will coincide with the Russian views and not permit a flagrant violation of the Berlin treaty. DEAD CATTLE BY THE THOUSAND. Immense Losses of the Cattle Syndicate in the Texas Panhandle. A Colorado (Texas) special to the Chicago Timeg says: A gentleman just in from the upper panhandle informs your correspondent that the reports of loss of cattle by the Capital Syndicate have not been in tbo least exaggerated. The company has thousands more cattle than it has water to supply, and they are dying by the thousand. One emploj e of the syndicate told this gentleman that the losses for the previous twenty-two days would average five hundred head per day, and at one large well a herd of cattle, crazed by thirst, crowded on the covering of the well, which gave way, actually filling the well full of struggling cattle. Seventy-three head were afterward dragged out of the hole. The almost entire absence of winds for some weeks past has kept the wind-mills from pumping water, thus cutting off almost the entire supply.

The Green Diamond.

The race for the championship of the League is becoming decidedly interesting, as will be seen by the appended record of the eight contesting clubs: , PercentClubs. Won. Lost. age. Detroit. 53 34 609 Chicago. 51 35 .593 New York 49 39 559 Philadelphia 49 40 550 Boston 47 40 ’540 Pittsburg.; 36 49 423 Washington 34 49 408 Indianapolis 27 60 .’3lO St Louis still maintains a long lead in tho American Association pennant racb. The following shows the record of won and lost games: PercentClubs. Won. Lost age. fit. Louis 70 26 .729 Louisville 56 42 .571 Cincinnati 56 46 .549 Baltimore. 52 44 .541 Brooklyn 47 49 .489 Athletic 47 50 ,484 Metropolitan 33 61 .851 Cleveland 26 72 *265

Anti-Powderly Delegates Elected.

A New York dispatch says that anti-Pow-derly delegates will represent District 49 at the Knights of Labor National Convention in Minneapolis. There was a stormy time at the district election. T. B. McGuire and other Home Club and administration candidates were defeated. The vote in several instances was close, and there will probably be a number of contests.

Bits dy Telegraph.

De. N. A Archer, Professor of Hygiene in the University of Pennsylvania, was drowned near Atlantic City while surf-bathing. Fix men have been indicted at Woodstock, Va., for taking Senator Riddleberger l from jail, and the Deputy Sheriff who surrendered the keys to them has also been indicted. Biddleberger, who has been suffering from mania a potu, is convalescing, and will return to jail this week to serve the remaining three days of his sentencx