Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1888 — THE NEWS RECORD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE NEWS RECORD.

SUMMARY OF THE EVENTFUL HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK. Political. Commercial, anil Industrial News from Ail Over the Laml—Fires, Accidents, and Crimes —The Oist of the News in a Few Fines. ' AN EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA. A Shock of Considerable Force Felt Throughout the State. A shock of earthquake that was sharp enough to cause many people in hotels and private houses to run out into the street was felt at San Francisco, Cal. The direction was northwest to southeast and the duration ten seconds. Telegrams say the shock was felt through Central California. The University of California reports the shock to be the severest jsinco 1871. In some places children wore reported to have been soiled out of their cradles. The shock was followed by a rumbling sound which was distinctly audible. LONDON SOCIALISTS ASSEMBLED. Mrs. Parsons Makes a Speech Advocating the Use of Uomhs. The socialists of London held an immense meeting in Victoria Park to commemorate the Trafalgar Square and Chicago riots. Speeches were made from three platforms. Mrs. Parsons, of Chicago, advocated the use of bombs, Mr. Graham, member of Parliament, denounced capitalists and landlords, and said that until workers organized to take land, capita], and machinery for their own benefit they would continue to be slaves, and the Trafalgar Square and Chicago scenes would be repeated.

THE YELLOW SCOURGE. /Seventeen New Cases ami Two Beallis from file l’lague. The new cases of yellow fever at Jacksonville, Fla., on tho 18th, were 12, and the deaths 1; total number of cases to date, 4,013; total deaths, 398. Of the new cases four were white. The city proper is comparatively free from yellow fever. The suburbs develop most of tho new cases. The fever has appeared in a virulent form in South Jacksonville, across St. Johns Itiver. At Gainesville live new fever cases and one death occurred. AN AGED LADY MURDERED. Miss Mehltable White Found ill Her Darn with Her Throat Cut. A most shocking murder has been brought to light in that portion of North Braintree, Mass., known as “The Five Corners.” The victim was Miss Mehitable White, aged 64, who had been running a large farm in that section, and who had lived with no other company than a hired man. Her body was found under the hay in the barn, her throat being cut. The house has been robbed. The hired man is missing, and is suspected. Death of Rev. Charles J. Hendtey. The Rev. Charles J. Hendley, rector of Bt. Paul’s Church and Grand Prelate of tho Grand Commandcry of Knights Templar in New Hampshire, was found dead in his chamber at Lancaster, N. H. Tho cause was doubtless apoplexy. His family were all absent in Kansas. The funeral occurred under the direction of the Grand Commandery and North Star Coinmandery of Lancaster. Whippeil by Masked Men. Fifty masked men mounted on horses covered with sheets, entored the village of Sardinia, Ohio. They went directly to the house of Adam Burks, took him out into the yard, and horsewhipped him. They charge Burks with stealing coal. Burks is a married man, a shoemaker by occupation. He has been working in Cincinnati, and returned to Sardinia but a short time ago. The people w'ero wild with excitement.

Tlie Haytian Republic Confiscated. The Haytian legation at New York has received the following; The Prize Court of Port-au-Prince, after trial, has condohined the American steamer Haytian Republic 10 eoufiscaiion lor violating tho blockade of the port oi bt. iuu.ro and for actively participating in tne rebellion ot the northern distrie.s of Hayti. The sentence of the court was passed on ihe alst oi October lust, 'the United States steamship Boston has arrived at Port-au-Prince, xvuere her tommand-r is assisting the United states miniate, in investigating the case. An appeal may be taken io the Court of Cassation i supreme Court). Killed by an Alleged Wife. Harry W. King, a junior member of the largo clothing house of Browning, King & Co., of Chicago, was shot and instantly killed in the rotunda of tiie Paxton Hotel, at Omaha, Neb., by a woman claiming to be his second wife. The murderess was formerly a Miss Lizzie Beichler, of Cleveland, Ohio. The immediate cause of the tragedy —King had discarded tin; Beichler woman and married a Miss Butty, of Louisana, Mo. Denounced by a Priest. At Dunmunway. Ireland, the other Sunday, the priest at each mass denounced the murderer of Lynch and urged the people to become detectives in order to capture the criminal. Sparks from the Wires. A Boston clerk who claims to be closely related to Joseph Chamberlain, the English statesman, has been*arrested for theft. W. J. Durent, a stockman in Indian Territory, was murdered. His friends suspected two men uamed Jeffries and Davis, with whom Durent had quarreled, and killed them. The steamer Maud M. Fish sank at Gould’s Landing, twenty miles boloxv New Orleans. She was valued at SIO,OOO and insured in Cincinnati companies. Mate John Pox was lost.

ED M’DON ALD’S LUCK. The Illinois Supreme Court Find* Fatal Errors in the Case of the People Against the Alleged •• Bootller*.” In the Supremo Court at Ottawa. 111.. Judge Craig has iiled a decision in the case of Ed McDonald, convicted with McGarigle of “boodling” in Cook County. McDonald was engineer of the County Hospital, and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for his connection with tiie "boodling* of the Board

of Commissioners. The opinion is to the effect that the men did not get a fair trial; that some of the instructions of the Judge were errors; that the opening ahd closing statements of counsel for the people went beyond statutory bounds, especially the references to Mike McDonald, who was in no manner legally connected with the ease; that even slurring references were made to the Supreme Court, brought out by statements of the probability of an appeal by defendants to that body; that a proper bill of particulars was not furnished by the State’s Attorney; that improper evidence was introduced and permitted to go to the jury; and that the Court’s instructions were not impartial in their scope and purpose. As a result the decision of the lower courts was reversed, and the cause was remanded for a new trial.

SENTENCE COMMUTED. Mr«r Robinson, of Massachusetts, Will Not Hang. Mrs. Sarah Jane Robinson, the Somervihe. Mass., poisoner, will not hang. She will for the rest of her life remain in solitary’ confinement in tho State Prison—the only female convict ever imprisoned in that institution, and tho second prisoner to suffer solitary confinement. Governor Ames and his council commuted the death sentence to solitary confinement for life. When the condemned woman heard the verdict she fell back into the chair and moaned: “My God! I wish it had been the other way.” She had prepared her mind to die, and the sudden end of her misery seemed far preferable to the lingering torture of solitary confinement. For several minutes she gave way to the wildest outburst of grief and rocked to and fro, crying out for death. Ever since her conviction and sentence, Mrs. Robinson has stoutly maintained her innocence. She expected to hang, but said that in time her innocence would be established. The action on the part of the Governor and the Council has practically settled tho question of hanging women in Massachusetts. Tremendous pressure was brought to boar in this ease to save that State from the disgrace oi hanging a woman. This has not been done since July 10, 1789, when Rebecca Waugh was hanged in Worcester for murder. WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW. Money in Ample Supply anil Collections Maintain a Good Average. R. G. Dun &, Co.’s trade review for last week says: Tbo volume of legitimate trade continued large, but importamt advances in transactions in anticipation of an improvement in prices were so large prior to the election that comparative dullness followed. Wheat speculation was sat upon heavily bv the stoppage of exports from the Atlantic ports and the enormouß movement Irom the Pacific coast. Another depressing feature was the export of 4,700,000 bushels of corn in five weeks, against 2,8)0,001 bushels last year, pointing to less foreign demand for wheat. With assurances of larger supplies corn was % cent cheaper, with speculation narrow and sales only 4,2. 0.000 bushels tor the week. Oats were 1 cent dearer. The boot and shoe trade was decidedly active and premia ng. Excessive profill 11 ion weakenßil the an hraeito coal market, interior demand for hi,uminous had fa len off. Coke out\ ut in Western Pennsylvania exceeded all past records Money was easy at Nashville, firm aUKansus City, and in active demand at Memphis, but nearly all points had an ample tiupt 1 v fc'ca cely any complaint was male of collections. Treasury disbursements for the week exceeded receipts by only A500,00j. The failures during the week numbered 237.

DIES ON THE GALLOWS. Tlie Aged Murderer of Two Children Hanged in Pennsylvania. William Showers, 65 years of ago. was luingeel at Lebanon, Pa., for murder, in the presence of several hundred people. Showers was arrested at Anuvillo, Pa., his Lome, May 30, 18e7, and May 31 me bodieß of his two lit.le victims were found in a drain near his house. in dune he pleaded guilty, but afterward, while witnesses were being examined to det .rmiue the degree of his guilt, he withdrew liis pieu of guilty, Srpteuiber al he xvas again brought up lor trial, but it xvas not until November :‘0 that the Judge sot aside all proceedings iu the case alter the finding of \he bills of inui unent. Juecember 15, i 8 7, he was again arruigued in Court, and after a vain attempt to secure a change of venue, he was tried and lound guiky. When his grundchildreu, named William Keliler and Sumuel hperaw (both the children of his unmarried dauguter), disappeared, Showers attempted to allay suspicion of ibe crime by a s orv about having taken them across the mountains, se\en miles away, '.o be 'aken to Texas by friends. The children xvere siraugledin bed, and when found iathedran near tho house had ropes around thejr necks. Showers desired to 111 a, ry a woman who refused to jive with the cnildrtn, hence the ormie. MORMONS WANT TO GO TO CANADA. The Dominion Government Declines to Countenance Polygamy. The three Mormon elder,=. Messrs. Card, Taylor and Lyman, have* J«d an interview with the Minister of Customs at Ottawa, Ont. They sought permission to take in machinery from the States, either new'or old. free of duty; also all their agricultural implements, .horses, cattle, etc., not only xvhen they went in as settlers, but at any future time when they desired it. Mr. Bowell pointed out to them that under the law no concessions could be allowed to

them which are not permitted to other settlers. They will be allowed, however, to take in their settlers’ effects free. EXPENSES OF POSTAL SERVICE. The Receipts Fall Short of the Expenses by Many Thousands of Dollars. The annual report of the Third Assistant Postmaster General says: The total cost of the postal service for the last fiscal year, includin' the amount earned by tne subsidised PaciLc railroads for mill t.ansportati n, was •□B.IgB.OA lhe pos.al and money-order receipts amounted to «5.j2,<U5,176, leaving a deficiency of 430,8*8. This deficiency is maimy, it is said, to the gr. at extension ot the free-delivery service and the increase of ralway mail trauspo tition. The total number of pieces of registered matter transmitted durinr the year was 13,677,1L9. and of special-delivery matter 1,434,400. Htaiis ics are given showing that in the cheapness of postage, the nun.her of postoffices, extent of mail routes, miles of service performed, postal revenue, ana postal expenditure, and number of letters and other pieces of mail matter transmitted the United States is now conspicuously ahead of every other nation in the world. There were mailed during the year 1,769,800,000 letters, 372,200,u00 postal cards, 1,063, loo,(XX) newspapers and periodicals, and 372,900,000 pieces of third and fourth class matter. HEAVY DAMAGES. A Verdict for 99,000 Against a Railroad Company. The jury in the suit of Frank E. Pooiey against the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore llailroad Company to recover damages for injuries sustained in a collision at Clifton Station March 12 last, the day of the great blizzard, have returned a verdict at Philadelphia. Pa., for the plaintiff for 59.000. The defense of the company was that the accident was unavoidable and due to an act of God; that the engine of the train on which the plaintiff was a passenger was frozen up and could not proceed; and that the engineer of the colliding train was unable to see before him on account of the snow in the air. FAILED FOR 9400,000. A North Carolina Rank Collapses, Many Large Firms Being Involved. The Bank of Durham, N. C., has made an assignment. Several of the largest business establishments in Durham are involved. A list of the failures is as follows; The Bank of Durham, State bank, owned by W, T. Blackwell; liabilities estimated at $400,000; estimated assets upward of SBOO,OOO. F. J. Parrish, warehouseman and manufacturer of smoking tobacco; liabilities $190,000; estimated assets $300,000. J. W. Blackwell, coal dealer, contractor, etc.; liabilities, $110,000; and others to the amount of $41,000. It is stated that Blackwell will bo able to pay all creditors in full.

REWARD FOR TASCOTT. The 9120,000 Offered lor His Apprehension Remains Good. Tho $20,000 reward offered for the apprehension of Willie Tascott, tho supposed slayer of A. J. Snell, of Chicago, which expired Nov. 17, has been renewed by Mrs. Henrietta Snell, the widow of the murdered millionaire. When the reward was first offered Mrs. Snell thought that a sixty-day limit would induce the police to put forth their best efforts to locate the fugitive. Now she is satisfied that the reward has not been u very strong temptation. The renewed offer holds good for sixty days more. A NEBRASKA TRAGEDY. Tlie Hollies of Two Farmers Found in a Haystack. Hiram Raten and William Ashley, district school directors, living north of Cozad. Neb., were murdered and their bodies concealed in a haystack. Suspicion points to Albert Houstein, aneighbc.r, with whom the murdered men had some trouble and who has left the country. Both men had been shot through the head, and the bodies when found were badly disfigured, having been eaten by hogs. Should Houstein be caught he will probably be lynched. CANADA TREATING WITH SPAIN. Efforts to Deprive the United States of Her West Indian Trade. It is learned that Sir Charles Tupper is actively engaged in negotiating a treaty of commerce between the Dominion of Canada and Spain. Sir Charles proposes to secure for Canadian products the advantages in Cuba and Porto Rico that were granted to the United States by the treaty rejected in 1885. It is hoped to build an extensive trade in tho Spanish West Indies for Canadian products, thereby cutting into the United States’ commerce with those islands.

POLITICAL NEWS. Posey Will Contest lor a Seat in Crogress —Vote of loxva. It is stated that Col. Frank B. Posey, the Republican candidate for Congress in the First District of Indiana, will contest the election of Judge Parrott, tho Democratic candidate, xeho has a plurality of twenty-six votes. Posey claims frauds were committed in Perry County, where the Catholic monastery is located. The official returns of the vote for President ir. loxva give: Harrison, 209,139; Cleveland, 178,778: Harrison’s plurality, 30,361. THE SUGAR TRUST. Till) State of New Y’ork Questions That Institution’s Legality. The affairs of the great sugar trust will hax-e an airing in court in New York City, in a suit brought against the trust by the Attorney General of that State, Both sides are anxious to make a test as to the legality of the trust's existence and also of its present methods of doing business. Prominent lawyers will appear on both sides, and a great legal tussle is expected. Official Returns irom Missouri. Official returns from the Presidential and Gubernatorial vote of Missouri give these totals: For Cleveland, 261,957; Harrison, 236,325; Fisk, 4,954; Streeter, 15,853; total vote, 519,089: Cleveland’s plurality. 25,632; majority, 4,825. For Francis (Dem.), 255,822; Kimball (Rep.), 241,591; Manring (Labor), 15,349; Lowe (Pro.), 3,076; Francis’ plurality, 13,231. He lacks 5,194 of having a majority. A Dwelling Robbed and Burned* W. O. Hoover, a farmer living a few miles south of Wabash, Ind., lost his home by attending apolitical jubilee. His house was

ransacked during the absence of the family. The burglars set Are to the building when they left and it was totally destroyed; none of the contents was saved. There was no insurance on the property. To the Victors Belong the Spoil*. The Findlay (Ohio) Postoffice employe', recognize the fact that on and after March 4 a new administration will be in power. The Postmaster, his deputy, all his clerks, and all the letter-carriers have forwarded their resignations to the department at Washington, the same to take effect immediately after the date named. Will Have to Give His Reasons. President Seelye, of Amherst College, Mass., called as a witness in the Andover case, before Master in Chancery Charles E. Grinnell, refused to answer certain questions, for which he will be obliged to give his reasons before Judge Allen in the Supreme Court. Gov. Guy Not Killed. Governor Guy. of the Chickasaw Nation, I. T., was not killed, as reported, the would-be assassin’s ballet missing him. His adherents, well armed, were ordered to surround the Capitol at Tishomingo, when, if Byrd and his friends do not surrender, a war of extermination will be begun. To Restrict Production. For the purpose of restricting production the river coal operators propose to shut down all the mines along the Monongahela, which plan will throw 6,000 men out of employment. A meeting to consider the matter will be held at Pittsburg. The Nun of Kenmare. “The Nun of Kenmare,” now living at Utica, N. Y., has written to Pope Leo resigning the Mother Superiorship of the Order of Peace. Opposition to the work of the order by certain bishops, she says, has caused her to take this step.

Over a Million Dollars for Missions. The General Missionary Committee of the Methodist Episcopol Church, in session at New York, resolved that $1,100,000 be raised for distribution for foreign and home missions and SIOO,OOO be appropriated to* meet outstanding drafts and indebtedness. Financially Embarrassed. William Beeson, engaged in the iron and coke business at Uniontown, Pa., has become embarrassed, owing to speculations wool, but he will bo able to meet all niims unless pressed by creditors, of whom the largest are two Boston wool firms. The Bald-Knobl>er Chief to Hang. William Walker, chief of the Christian County Bald-Knobbors, has been sentenced by the Supreme Court of Missouri to be hanged Dec. 28. Walker and fifteen other Buld-Knobbers were indicted in 1887 for the murder of Charles Green and James Eden. Ansclilag Cheats the Gallows. Fritz Ansclilag. a German, committed suicide in jail at Los Angeles, Cal., by taking strychnine. Ho was to i avo been executed for the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock at Garden Grove in January last.

Tried to Blow Up tlie Court House. A special from Henrietta, Texas, states that a desperate attempt was made to destroy the court house at that point by the use of some powerful explosive, supposed to be dynamite. To Advance Women. The Association for tho Advancement of Women, comprising famous women of America and Europe, held its sixteenth annual congress at Detroit, Mich. Over 250 members of the society wore present. Bullied to Death. Thomas W. Moore, of Bloomington, 111., engaged in the lumber business at Chattanooga, Term.. was burned to death in a hotel fire. Chicago’s Ex-Mayor. Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison has returned to his home in Chicago after a trip around the world. Ho was welcomed and banqueted by many citizens of Chicago. Heavy Failure. John McKinlay, wholesale flour and grocery dealer at Albany, N. Y.. has failed for SIOO,OOO.

ED M’DONALD.