Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1887 — THE NEWS GEIST. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS GEIST.

Important Happenings in Every Quarter of the Civilized Globe. The Very Latest Intelligence Flashed Over the Telegraphic WiresTHE VERY LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. HONORING THE GUESTS. St. Louis Citizens Receive the Presidential Party with Unbounded Enthusiasm. The people of St Louis were very demonstrative in their reception of the Presidential party Monday. Every where the distinguished guests were received with the utmost enthusiasm. Mrs. Cleveland won all by her grace aud beauty. The programme was elaborate, and pleasantly carried out The Presidential party was driven through the fair grounds, but did not alight The procession made its way back to the city, where they went directly to the Merchants’ Exchange. The President was loudly cheered upon his appearance on ’Change. Miyor .Francis delivered an address of welcome, aud the President responded m a five minutes’ speech. After referring to the growth and prosperity of the city in highly complimentary terms, ha said: I am here reminded of what I suppose to bo the fact that more than one-half of your voters are of foreign birth and parentage. The growth xmd increase of your city in every way indicate, I think, that the condition of your population thus mode apparent is by no means to be depreciated, and my observation during a long residence in a city similarly situated has led me to know the value to any community of the industrious, frugal, and thrifty men and women who come from foreign lands to find new homes with us; who invest themselves with our citizenship and who are satisfied and content with the freedom of our Government and with our laws and institutions. The line is easily drawn between them and the non-as-similating immigrants who seek our shores solely for purposes involving disturbance and disadvantage to our body politic. I hope I may, without impropriety, say this much in recognition of what has been done for St. Louis by its naturalized citizens as well as remembrance of many kind and valued friends and associates of former days. Three or four times during tho delivery of the President’s remarks—at every pause—some voice proposed three cheers for Grover Cleveland, and the lungs of tho multitude responded.

BILLY KISSANE VICTORIOUS. The Peculiar Suit of the Chemical National Bank Thrown Out of Court. The ruling of Judge Sawyer, of the United States Circuit Court, at San Francisco, in the ease of William Kissane, alias William K. Bogers, and which achieved such wide notoriety owing to the career of Kissane at the East, is that it was practically ruled out of court under the statute of limitations. The ■wanderings of Rogers in Nicaragua and California were set forth, and the bank asked that Rogers be restrained from setting up the statute of limitations to prevent the progress of its suit Judge Sawyer, in rendering his decision, reviewed the circumstances of the case, and in a few words announced that the bill in demurrer was -sustained. The complaint he deemed insufficient and stale, and no reasonable cause existed for granting the restraining order. He said that after being discharged Kissane was at all times liable to suit under the operation of the statute of limitation, but the bank neglected to commence an action. The plea of the plaintiff to the effect that the statutes should not apply because Kissane’s whereabouts were unknown was disregarded. Judge Sawyer said that even if Kissane did disguise himself and assume an alias, it did not aebar him from having the full benefit of the statute.

Destructive Storm on the Lakes. The fierce squall that gathered its forces in the southwest and burst on Lake Michigan Sunday night was the forerunner of a violent westerly gale that raged throughout Monday, says a Chicago dispatch. It was terribly destructive on the Upper Lakes. Several vessels were totally destroyed and others were driven ashore, and many lives were lost The schooners City of Green Bay, Havana, and Ebenezer went down in Lake Michigan, and eight of their crew are known to have perished.

Death of John B. Finch. f John B. Finch, of Nebraska, the well-known temperance advocate, died suddenly at Boston. Mr. Finch addressed a temperance meeting at Lynn in the evening and took a train for Boston. On the way he was taken in a fit, and although everything was done that could be, he died soon after reaching Boston. Sparks from the Wires. Late reports confirm the showing of the earlier returns, which indicated that prohibition has been defeated in Tennessee’by about 35,000 majority. A decision has been rendered by the Supreme Court at Pittsburg, Pa., declaring that dealing in differences in the price of petroleum is gambling and illegal, and can not be sustained in a court of justice. In a suit brought by the State of Pennsylvania against 8. M. Bailey, lately State Treasurer, the Supreme Court of that State has decided that Bailey and his bondsmen are responsible for about SIOO,OOO, the money having been deposited by the Treasurer in banks that failed. The latest advices from Samoa are to the effeet that the Germans took King Malietoa on board a gunboat for the purpose of exiling him on account of his failure to prevent people from robbing the German plantations. The King had previously written the British and American Consuls, expressing disappointment at the absence of their support