Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1887 — WORDS BY WIRE. [ARTICLE]

WORDS BY WIRE.

The Latest News by Telegraph from All Parts of the World. Political Gossip, Railroad Notes, Personal Mention, and Occurrences of Lesser Note. THE VERY LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. AMERICA ABHORS HIM. Herr Most’s Petition for Naturalization Rejected by a New York Court Official. A man clad in a gray tweed suit, a slouch hat, and wearing a full red beard, walked into the Superior Court at New York and told the clerk that he wanted to be naturalized. What followed is thus recited in a special telegram from New York: “I am Herr Johann Most,” he said, "and I desire to declare nay intention to become a citizen.” Mr. Boese, the chief clerk, examined the anarchical applicant. Among other things Most was asked: “If laws were passed by the constituted authorities, and you should consider them detrimental to the people, would you submit to them?” Answer—“lf I believed that they interfered with me in nay rights I would not.” “If they interfered with your riehts, would you consider that you had the right to use force in resisting the enforcement of those laws, and would you so resist them?” A. “I would.” Q- “Have you not been punished already for violating the laws of the land?” A. “Yes, I was punished in an unconstitutional manner, and unjustly, and if I had been able to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, I believe my conviction would have been reversed. I have resisted tyranny in every country I have lived in, and I always intend to do so.” The clerk declined to administer the oath. He said it would bo improper for him to administer the oath to any applicant for naturalization who held such views. Most left in a rage, and said he would bring the matter up in the couits. Mr. Boose says he will refuse to administer the oath to any Anarchists who hold the same views as Most.

DRIVE WELLS. Farmers Resist the Payment of a Royalty. Since the decision of the United States Supreme Court establishing the validity of the patent on drive wells, the farmers of Henry and Whiteside Counties, Illinois, have held a series of meetings to raise money to resist tho payment of the royalty claimed by tho patentee. About two thousand of theso drive wells exist in the above counties, and the owners of some of them have been notified that if they will pay a royalty of $lO on each well in use by them a patent-right to use tho same will be granted without further ceremony. Failure to do thia in a stipulated time will be followed by tho collection of a much greater sum or an attachment on such property as can be found for the amount Tho farmers have effected a strong organization in the two counties, raised a considerable sum of money, retained the best legal talent in each county, and will contest tho matter in the courts to the last

KILLED A CONSTABLE. Moonlighters Engage In a Fight with Officers with Fatal Effect. A cable dispatch says that Irish moonlighters killed Constable Whelan and mortally wounded another officer near Ennis, County Clare: The assault occurrel at Lisdonvarna. A constable who was present when Whelan was killed states that twelve policemen had waited in concealment in a house where they had learned that a number of moonlighters would gather. When the moonlighters came they were admitted and the doors closed and locked after them. Then a fierce fight took place in a small room. There was no firing. Five moonlighters were arrested. Two others escaped. A constable pretended to parley with the moonlighters and lulled their suspicious until they were inside the house, when a terrible struggle began. The police feared that if they made use of their firearms they might kill their comrades, so they fought with sticks, clubbed rifles, and chairs. It is reported that Whelan was keeping watch outside and that a second gang of moonlighters came up, battered in his skull with stones, and then decamped. The Green Diamond. The race for the championship of tho League is becoming decidedly interesting, as will be seen by the appended record of the eight contesting clubs: , PercentClubs. Won. Lost. age. Detroit. 67 37 644 Chicagosß 42 ’.580 Philadelphias9 46 561 New Yorksß 46 557 Bostonss 46 544 Pittsburg44 57 *435 Washington. 39 62 386 Indianapolis3o 74 .288 bt Louis stdl maintains a long lead in the American Association pennant race. The following shows the record of won and lost games: - Clubs. Won. Lost. age. Bt. Louis 86 30 741 Louisville 167 48 ’.582 Cincinnati 69 50 579 Baltimore 62 52 ’543 Athletic 55 59 - 482 Brooklyns3 60 .469 Metropolitan3s 78 309 Cleveland.3l 84 269 The Rock Island Road. A circular from the offiir of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company announces the following changes: E. St John has been made General Manager; A. Kimball, heretofore Vice President of the company, has been appointed Assistant to the President; W. G. Purdy, Secretary and Treasurer, has, in addition to these offices, been elected Vice President; J. F. Phillips, late Cashier, has been appointed Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. Sparks from the Wires. Gov. Washington Bartlett died in Oakland, Cal., aged sixty-four years. He had been sick for a month, and his death was only a matter of time. Bright’s disease was the trouble. In the case of George Hamilton, one of the strikers charged with wrecking a Missouri Pacific train in 18S0, a verdict of not guilty has been given at "Wyandotte, Kan. The War Department has ordered that a equad of soldiers be sent to the assistance of the special land agent at Yankton, Dak. Indians in that locality are threatening to create trouble. -■