Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1889 — AMERICAN PILGRIMS RECEIVED. [ARTICLE]

AMERICAN PILGRIMS RECEIVED.

An Audience with the Pope—Gifts Exchanged. The Pope of Rome gave audience to the American pilgrims in Rome. Bishop Rademacher, Mgr. Seton, and the Very Rev. Charles A, Vissani presented a richly behind address to the Pope, who greeted each with ,t kind word and a benediction. His Holiness gave the priests full privileges and

power to pronounce a special papal benediction upon their congregations on their return. In Messing the oriflamme carried by the pilgrims, the Pope, observing the eagle, said: “America never goes back from anything.” He expressed the hope that America would soon have a national hospice in Palestine like other nations. The Pope presented to each pilgrim a silver medal inclosed in a handsome case, and in return received many gifts from his visitors.

SIOUX CITY OFFICIALS, Some Peculiar Appointment* Made by the New City Council. The new City Council of Sioux City, lowa, has elected as Street Commissioner Fred Munchrat, Jr., who was convicted on trial of manslaughter in the famous Haddock murder, and who is now under sentence for four years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. An appeal is pending in the Supreme Court in his cft.sc. The next Chief of the Fire Department is a professional gambler, who was found guilty recently of violating the State liquor laws.

GREAT FAILURE IN BOSTON. Charles H. North & Co., Pork Packers, Go Under with Liabilities of 575f),000. Charles H. North &. Co., of Boston,Mass., the second largest pork-packing firm east of Chicago, have made an assignment. Liabilities estimated at §750,000. A Cold-Water Ticket. The Rhode Island antl-resubmissionists have nominated this State ticket: Governor, James H. Chace, of Lincoln; Lieutenant Governor, Franklin Metcalf, of Charlestown; Secretary of State, J. Barclay Foster, of Westerly; Attorney General. H. Rogers, of Providence; Treasurer, E. A. Green, of Lincoln. The platform declares that the laws for the enforcement of the prohibitory amendment of 1886 have not been given a fair trial, and that the Republican members of the Legislature have violated their pledges in voting to resubmit the amendment, and demands more stringent prohibitory legislation. A State Ticket Nominated. The Rhode Island Republican State (Convention made these nominations at Providence : For Governor Herbert W. Ladd, of Providence. For Lieutenant Governor Daniel G. Littlefield. The incumbents of the other State offices were renominated. In regard to resubmission tho platform adopted says: We believe it is the duty of the General Assembly to permit the people of the State to pass judgment upon any proposed amendment to the Constitution whenever an opportunity is demanded by any large number of citizens, realizing that our Constitution furnishes full protection against hasty changes.

Uncle Sain’s New Navy. The chiefs of the naval department bureaus have been directed to immediately prepare plans for the new vessels authorized at the last session of Congress, as follows: • One armored steel cruising monitor of not less than 3,C00 tons, at a cost not exceeding $1,500,000 (the Thomas cruiser); two steel cruisers or gunboats of the most approved type, of 800 to 1,200 tons displacement, to cost in the aggregate, exclusive of armament, not more than $700,000, and one ram for harbor defense of the general type approved by the Naval Advisory Board Nov. 7,1881, of the highest practicable speed. Subscribe:! g 11,500,000 Each. A Home special says: Bishop Keane, President of the new Washington University, has presented to the Pope two gentlemen Of Washington who contributed munificent sums to the institution. It is said that each subscribed $1,530,003, The Pope thanked them warmly for their magnificent gifts. A Probable Suicide. A man registered at Hurst’s Hotel. St. Louis, the other night, as C. W. Bennett, Chicago. Ho was intoxicated, and was put to bed by a porter. A few minutes later he dressed himself, and either jumped or fell from the window, crashing through a skylight into the baggage-room. It is thought he suicided. New Way of Extracting a Needle. It is reported from Scranton, Pa., that Charles>Nier ran a needle into his foot recently, for which the doctors searched in vain. The other day he was taken to the plant of the Suburban Electric Railway, and his foot held near one of lhe dynamos. In fifteen minutes, as reported, the needle was drawn out.

Offered the Post of Government Architect. The Secretary of the National Treasury has tendered the office of Supervising Architect to James H. Windrim, the leading architect pf Philadelphia. Pa., who built the Masonic temple and other notable buildings in the latter city. He is a selfmade man. A Train Tin-own from the Track. The Montreal and Boston night express, on the Central Vermont Railroad, when near Rockingham Station, Vt., struck a huge bowlder which had rolled on the track from the rocks above. The entire train was thrown from the track, but none of the were killed.

Money Put to a Good Purpose. A check for $26,003 has been paid to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to be invested, and the interest devoted to relieving the wants of the poor of Washington. The money was received from the inauguration, over and above all expenses. Loss by Fire. Mossgrove’s United States Hotel, at Stubenville, Ohio, has been partially destroyed by fire. Loss, $20,000; insurance, $13,500. Elizabeth Beechler to Be Tried. The trial of Elizabeth Beechler, charged with the murder of Henry W. King, Jr., at Omaha, Neb., will take place soon. Wants Heavy Damages. M. Singerman, of Cleveland, Ohio, is suing the Pennsylvania Railway Company for $25,000 for alleged false imprisonmentA Disastrous Blaze. The furniture store of Comstock & Avery, at Peoria, 111., was destroyed by Are, caus-

ing an estimated loss of $250,000; insurance not known. Several employes narrowly escaped with their lives. lowa Barglarg. Burglars entered the store of F. W. Forward at Davenport, lowa, and secured goods valued at S6OO. Will Have Horse-Cars. A franchise has been granted by the Town Board of Marion, Ind., for a three-mile street-car line. Accident to Mrs. Cyrus I ield. At National City. Cal., the aged widow of Cyrus W. Field fell and broke a shoulder blade, and is not expected to survive. Montana Copper Mines. Representatives of the owners of the copper mines in Montana state that the mines will cont nue in operation.