Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1889 — THE WOULD OVER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WOULD OVER.

LATEST intelligence from evert PART OF THE GLOBE. The History of a Week Gathered from the Wires, Embracing: I’olitical Doings, Personal Movements, Accidents, Criminal Affbirs, Labor Notes, Etc. SAMOA IN CONGRESS. The House Promptly Votes SIOO,OOO fora Coaling Station at Pago-Pago. The House passed the naval apprniiriatiou bill on the 2d iust., with an amendment appropriating SIOO,OOO for the establishment of a coaling station at Pago-l’ago, Samoa. There was considerable debate, in which several Congressmen expressed their views on the Samoan question and the necessity of the United States having a first-class navy to protect the interests of its citizens in foreign lands, alter wnich the House adjourned. THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER. Sir Julian Pauncefote to Succeed Suckvlile West at Washington. It is stated in London, Eng., that Sir Julian Pauncefote, permanent Under Secretary of State for the Foreign Office, has been appointed British Minister to the United States. Although the report is not officially confirmed it is creditod at the Foreign Office. The appointment created intense irritation in British diplomatic circles as a departure from the rnlo of succession in appointments according to rank in the service. Sir Julian Paunce'oto is a lawyer, not a diplomat, und was never attached to any embassy. He was appointed to his present post on account of his extensive knowledge of the legal bearings of treaties. As his present salary is only £2,000 yearly, the new appointment is a desirable one, the salary of the Minister at Washington being £6,030. Sir Julian Pauncefote married Miss Selina Cubitt, duughter of the late Major Cubitt, and has a family. Among officials he has a reputation for shrewdness. He has quiet, amiable manners, allied with much acuteness.

MIIS. FRELINGHUYSEN DEAD. The Ex-Secretary of State’s Widow I’asses Away at Her Home. Mrs. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, widow of ex-Secrotary of Stato Frelinghuyson, died at. her residence in Newark, N. J., after a lingoring illness, agod 72 years. Mrs. Frelinghuyson was ill while hor husband was in President Arthur’s Cabinet, and after ho died, four years ago, her health declined rapidly. She wak a daughter of George Griswold, a wealthy New York merchant who was engaged in the China trade in the palmiest days of sailing vessels. She had six children, all of whom survive hor. They ure Miss Lucy and Miss Tillie Frolinghuyscn, Mrs. John Davis, Frederick, George Griswold and Theodore Frelinghuysen. At the time of President Arthur’s doath it was reported that Miss Tillie Frelinghuysen was ongaged to him. WANT THE VESUVIUS. A European Government Offers to Huy tlie New Man-Of-War. The Philadelphia Record says: “An offer has been made for the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius by a European Government, and If the United States Government or tho contractors shall not take the vessel, Mossrs. Wm. Cramp & Sons will dispose of hor at a prico far in excess of the sum named in the contract ensered into with the United States Government. The Cramps aro not in a position to accept tho offer, as the cruiser has been partially accepted by the Navy Department. The members of the firm refuse to disclose the name of the nation which made tho offer, but the Italian Government is supposed to be the one, inasmuch as the Cramps are now constructing a pneumatic dynamite gunboat for that country." SEVEN VICTIMS OF A WRECK." Three Men Kilted and Four Fatally Injured in a Missouri Accident. By an accident on the St. Louis and San Francisco llailroad, near Springfield, Mo., three men were instantly killed and live injured, four of them fatally. A switch engine moving live-stock cars jumped the track and went down an embankment, carrying ten men with it. The killed are: William Miller, yardman; George Lowery, brakeman; Charles Mason, switchman. The injured are: C. A. Browning, both legs cut off; Ed McLane, engineer, terribly scalded and both legs broken; Frank Crawford, yard-master, both logs broken and mangled; John King, switchman, head cut and both legs broken; John Reynolds, slightly injured.

Big Fire rt St. Louis. Fire destroyed elevator B at the AnheuserBusch Brewing Company’s works in St. Louis, Mo. The building was ot brick, with an inner wall of wood, and was 100 feet high and 80 feet in depth. It contained about 200,000 bushels of malt and barley, valued at about $190,000, which is a total loss. The loss on building and contents will reach at least $200,000. President Cleveland’s Future. A late dispatch from Washington says: “It is authoritatively announced that President Cleveland will return to the State of New York to reside on the expiration of his term of office, and will, on March 5, resume the practice of his profession in New York City, having 1 associated himself as counsel with the law Arm of Bangs, Stetson, Tracy & MacYeagh.” _____ 4 Serious Wreck at Denver. A serious accident occurred at North Denver, Colo., on the Berkley motor line. A car became unmanageable, and dashed down a high grade at the rate of forty miles an hour. Just before reaching the foot of the hill it jumped the track and was smashed to pieces.

MAKING I P THE CABINET. B'aine, Allison, Alger and Wunsmaker to bue Portfolios. It is learned in Washington. D. C.. from a man whose information is dheet. that four places in Gen. Harrison’s Cabinet have been definitely settled, and, while not all of them have formally accepted, there is no doubt about their ultimately doing so. In the first place, Mr. Blaine wrote to Gen.

Harrison some timo ago accepting the Secretaryship of State. Senator Allison will bo the next Secretary of the Treasury. This lias unquestionably been decided on, and Mr. Allison’s letter accepting the honor will be written soon. Gen. Alger will be a member of the Cabinet, taking the position of Secretary of War, and, as announced some time ago, Mr. Wanamakor will be Postmaster General.

THE NATION’S FINANCES. The Public Debt Decreased by Several Millions During January. Following is the public debt statement for January: INTEREST-BEARING DEBT. Bonds at4>£ percent $ 173,238.10) Bonds at 4 per cent 681,130.450 Refunding certificates at 4 per cent. 126,78) Navy pension fund at 3 per cent.... 14.0)0.000 Pacific railroad bonds at C per cent. 04,623,512 Principal $ 033,127,842 Interest 6,‘<58,493 Total * 930,183,335 DEBT ON WHICH INTEREST, HAS CEA-SED SINCE MATURITY. Principal $ 2, 67.093 Interest 15 ) t o4G Total .5 . 2pZo/741 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. Old demand and legal-tender notes.# 340,737.823 Certificates of deposit l i,.65.000 Gold certificates 130,986,"592 Hi I ver cert ificates 245,337’ 158 Fractional currency (less #8,375,934, estimated as lost or destroyed).... 6,918,12.) Principal & 7i3,t94,982 TOTAL, DEBT. Principal $1,679,08',920 Interest, 6,218,139 Less ca'su' items available’ lor reduction of debt.. .$3)9,52>,114 Leas reserve held lor redemption of United Hi ales notes 100,000,000 # 418,525,144 Total debt loss available cash items. 8.1,762,915 Net cash in the Troasury 61 93j 943 Debt less cash in Treasury lob. 1, 180 '• #1.121,815,972 Debt less cash In Treasury Jan. i. 188 ' 1,134,062,357 Increase of debt during the month. s 12,216,235 Decrease of debt since June 30. 188 a 43,736.683 CASH IN THE TREASURY. Available for reduction of the imbUo debt : Gold held for gold certificates actually outstanding # X30.98G.592 Silver held tor silver certivicates actually outstanding 245 337 433 U. K. notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding 13,915 000 Cash held for matured debt and in- * terest uiqiaid 8,283,235 •cruetJonal currency Total available for reduction of debt $ 393,525,144 RESERVE FUND. Held for redemption of U. S. notes, nets Jan. 14, 1875, and July 12,1882..$ 100,000,000 Unavailable for reduction of debt : Fractional silver coin # -24,440.597 Minor coin 143, ;67 _ -fotal $ 24,39-',764 Certificates held as cash 29,855,631 Net cash balance ou hand 64,930,'.'43 Total cash in Treasury as shown by Treasurer s general account. # 617,910,482

DISSATISFACTION IN TRADE. General Complaint Made by Business Men i i Regard to Collections. The review of rado for last we k i v R. G. Dnn & Go. is as follows: Dissatisfaction with tho state of trade is increasing, and there is general complaint as to collections. But increased confiden o in the new airangement of railroad Presidents tends to support better prices for securities. Swelled by spaculation in stocks and in products, the clearings through the banks snow a much larger volume of business iu January than for lire same month last year, and for the last week a gain of 17.7 per cent-, at all cities and 1 '■'! per cent, outside of Now York. Wheat has declined a cent an l a half for the week, with sales in New York of 24.000.0JJ bu. Corn and oats have stilfened a fraction. Oil has risen Jic, with sales in New York 0f5,500,0j0 bairels. The cotton market lias not changed as to prices. Cotlee is only uu eighth stronger and sugar is unchanged, with tea firm and in good demand at tticucn. Prices lor bmter, cheese and eggs have been depressed, and leather is suid to be lower than at any other time for thirty-five years. The market for iron does not improve. Coal is dull, and the mines wonting short time Copper declined sharply. Reports from other cities are remarkably uniform in tenor; trade quiet or only iairly active, money in abundant supply and easy, with but moderate demand. E\ioptions are Bt. Paul, whore a slight stringency is observed, and Omaha, where the demand is active; Nashville, w here trade is now active, and Milwaukee, where higher rail rates threaten to close souu factories. The business lailures numbered 332, as against 3i2 the previous week and 33J the week before. For tbe corresponding week of last year tbe figures were BASE-BALL TOURISTS. Preparations Being; Made in New York City to Welcome Tliem. A big reception is being arranged in New York City for the American base-ball players who went to Australia when they come home. The 'reception will be the most elaborate ever devised in honor of the exponents of the popular game. The steamer will be met down the bay by steamers and tugs chartered by the base-ball magnates. Basd-ball players and base-ball lovers will join in giving the boys a greeting at quarantine. Tho evening following the arrival of the teams they wi 1 ' be

tendered a banquet at Deimonico’s. Service will be laid for a large number of guests, and the members of the returning teams will be given the post of honor. Invitations will be issued to members of the League and Association and friends of tho players. The managers and Presidents of tho League and Association will be present, as well as most of the prominent baseball players. A special invitation will be extended to Gov. Hill. Mayor Grant will also be asked to join in tho festivities. Chauncey M. Depew will be there. District Attorney Fellows, Capt. William E. Connor, and Robert Ingersoll will be invited. A contingent will ajso be present from Wall street, and the theatrical profession will have its base-ball enthusiasts on hand.

PRINCE RUDOLF DEAD. The Crown Prince of Austro-Hangary Killed by a Stroke of Apoplexy. Archduke Rudolf, the Austrian Crown Prince and heir apparent to the throne, died suddenly at Mierling Castle, near Baden, twelve miles from Vienna, where he had gone on a shooting excursion with Prince Philip of Coburg, Count Hoyos, and other guests. Rumors were rife that he had been accidentally shot, and that he had beon murdered by a peasant, but tho official gazette says that death was caused by a stroke of apoplexy. The body was taken to Vienna, Prince Rudolf was an only eon. Barely 31 years old, too young to have taken part in the war with Prussia, he had nevertheless developed military abilities of ahiguorder. Tall, stalwart, handsome, after the fashion of the Hapsburgs, he was the pride of his parents. His marriage with the fair Princess Stephanie of Bolgium attracted the attention of the world The consequences of his death may be no less far-reaching than those which followed the decease of Frederick the Noble in Germany. Prince Rudolf, as stated, was the only son of the Emperor Frauds Joseph, so that the heir-apparent is now the Archduke Karl Ludwig, eldest brother of tho Emperor. Karl Ludwig was born July 39, 1833, anil is now Field Marshal Lieutenant in the imperial family. He has had rather a diversified marital experionco, having been married three times. HEPI’ET WAS MURDERED. Startling Evidence Developed by the New York Police. About fifteen years ago Philip Heppct. 65 years of ago, who resided at Yonkers. N. Y., disappeared under very strange circumstances. He was last seen alive while returning from a festival in Hoboken, N. J., whore lie had been with somo friends. Heppot was a heavy drinker, and his friends concluded that he had failon overboard and was drowned while intoxicated. A startling report is now circulated that the Now York police have possession of evidence to show that he was murdered, and that a number of persons supposed to be connected with bis death are now residents of Yonkers. It was learned that a man named Andrew Peterson, who died some time ago, confessed that Heppet had been murdered in a saloon at Yonkers, and that tho body was buried at tho bottom of a well.

CRUSHED TO DEATH IN THE RUIN.. A Duluth Hook-Dealer Killed in the Collapse of His Store. One of the brick walls of the burned Operil House, at Duluth, Minn., fell upon a small wooden building occupied by Albertson & Chamberlain as a book store and completely crushed it. Mr. Chamberlain had gone into the store to do some business, and was still inside when the building was crushed. When the roof caved the stovo was broken and set fire to the wreck. A hundred men worked for an hour and a half to save Mr. Chamberlain, but when they at length found him he was dead. His body was crushed and burned almost beyond recognition. The loss by fire is about §20,000. A WELL-KNOWN FAINTER DEAD. Jamei R. Lambdin, the Artist, Dies Suddenly at Philadelphia. James R. Lamdin. the celebrated portrait and landscape painter, died suddenly at Philadelphia while on a train of the Reading Railroad bound for his home in Germantown, Pa. Mr. Lambdin was in his usual good health in the morning. In the afternoon he went to Philadelphia and to the exhibition of the Academy of Fine Arts. When the train got to Cheltem avenue, Germantown, Mr. Lambdin did not get up to go out. and then it was found that he was dead. He was born in Pittsburg, May 10. 1807.

A VICTIM OF THE COCAINE HABIT. Dr. J. W. Underliill of Cincinnati Contracted., It Four Years Ago. Dr. J. W. Underhill, at one time one of the most prominent physicians of Cincinnati, Ohio, is dead. He was a victim of the cocaine habit, and, although the immediate cause of his death was lockjaw, it was caused by his enfeebled condition. The doctor had all sorts of hallucinations, and his wife and children were compelled to leave him. On several occasions he became violent and had to be confined. Ho contracted the habit about four years ago and could never shake it off. Political Doings. Senator Berry, of Arkansas, has been reelected by the Arkansas Legislature. Posey (Ilep.) has been elected to Congress in the First Indiana District over Parrett (Dem.) by a majority ranging from 500 to 1,000, to Jill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Gen. Hovey. now Governor. The Hon. James K. Berry has been reelected by tho Arkansas Legislature to succeed himself in the United States Senate. A recount of the votes cast in the Fifth California District for Congressman shows that Clunie, Democrat, has a majority of nine votes. Members of the Wisconsin Legislature arc signing a petition for the appointment of ex-Gov. Busk as Secretary of War. It is alleged that Gen. Harison has suggested that Gen. Busk receive such indorsement. It is now reported t'-at Senator Allison has decided not to accept the position of Secretary of the Treasury offered him by President-elect Harr'.son. The joint resolution for submitting a pro-

hibitory amendment to the people of Pennsylvania has been signed by Gov. Beaver. The Nebraska Legislature has voted t 6 submit the question of prohibition or high license to the people of the State. Dakota Law-Maker*. The Dakota legislators now propose torepeal the laws creatingthe offices of Auditor. Treasurer. Attorney General, and Railroad Commissioners. This would leave Governor Church no appointments to make, and would make Secretary McCormick the disbursing officer of the Territory. A compromise is now considered probable. The Governor’s last veto was of what is called the "salaries bill." and it was promptly passed over the veto. Western Cattle Interests. A number of cattle men, representing the larger cattle interests of the West, met at Kansas City, Mo., for the purpose of combining, with a view to handling their own stock and doing away with the existing commission system. Capital stock to the extent of $150,000 will be issued, and headquarters will be located at Kansas City. Mrs. Raw son Free. The notorious trial, at Chicago, of Meckie L. Rawson, who was charged with shooting Henry C. Whitney, the attorney of Banker Rawson in the notorious divorce trial, has come to an end, the jury finding the defendant guilty of the act, but irresponsible for it on account of insanity. A verdict of “not guilty ’ was returned. Mrs. Rawson will most likely go on tho stage. Street Car Strike. A general tie-up of street cars occurred in New York City, and exciting events followed. One man, taking the place of a striker, was murdered. The attempt to run cars resulted in riots and fierce fights, and blood flowed freely. The militia will bo called out if the strike continues. Intense excitement prevails. Served Him Right. An Indianapolis, Ind., wife-beater named Patrick O’Neal was taken Irom his house by a crowd, led either by a woman or a man in woman’s clothes, and after being given twenty-five lashes was rolled in the snow. He was warned that if he abused his family again tne visit would bo repeated and he would get a double dose. Tough on a Barber. A year ago,- at Lincoln, Neb,, a colored man named Warwick had a barber of that city arrested under tho civil rights bill for refusing to shave him. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, whica handed down a decision in Warwick’s favor. • An Editor Assassinated. At Mount Horeb, Wis., G. G. Mandt, editor of the Sun. a prohibition paper, was summoned to his kitchen door by loud rapping, and upon opening it was shot and mortally wounded by somo person unknown. Will Go on the Stage. Mrs. James G. Blaine. Jr., has signed a contract at New Y'ork with Manager Daniel Fiohman, engaging herself to play as an actress for three years. Told In a Few Words. Tho Judiciary Committee of tho Pennsylvania House will report against the passage of the granger bill prohibiting the importation of dressed boef into tho State. J. W. Gale & Co., wholesale, dry goods merchants at Toronto. Ont., have assigned, with estimated liabilities of a quarter of a million dollars and small assets. A. C. Bird, for six years General Freight Agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, with headquarters at Milwaukee, has been appointed Freight Traffic Manager of tho road. Mr. Dwight W. Keyes, Assistant General Freight Agent, has been tendered the office vacated by Mr. Bird. The Graniteville (S. C.) Manufacturing Company's warehouse, containing 2,346 bales of cotton, has beon destroyed by fire. Tho loss is $109,090 and the insurance $90,000. A sensation has been caused in Georgia by the resignation of R. H. Jackson, President of the Farmers’ Alliance, who was looked upon as a candidate for Governor.

JAMES G. BLAINE.