Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1889 — A TURBULENT WORLD. [ARTICLE]

A TURBULENT WORLD.

IMPORTAXT HAPPENINGS OP THE HAY TOED BY TELEGRAPH. 3Forelgn ami Domestic Intelligence Transmitted by Wire—A Kaleidoscope of Interesting Occurrences —Political, Criminal, Accidental, and Industrial, IMPORTANT RAILWAY DEAL, she Big Four People Capture the Line of tlie Chicago and Eastern Illinois. President H. H. Porter and others interested ini the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway Company and the Indiana Coal 'Company have had conferences in New lork for the last week or two with President Ingalls of the “Big Four” and Chesapeake and Ohio, and other parties connected With the Vanderbilt interests, Bumors have been current since these conferences opened that negotiations wore in progress by which the "Big Four,” or, rather, the Vanderbilt people, wore to secu e control of the Chioago and Eastern Illinois Boad. It is now stated that negotiations for the acquisition of that company by the “Big Pour” have been concluded and that its management will be turned over to the latter at an early day. The acquisition of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois will give the “Big Four” and Chesapeake and Ohio What they have long desired—namely, an independent inlet to Chicago with excellent terminal facilities in the heart of that city. | AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION^ The Plan ot'Sir Henry Parkes for Uniting tlie Colonies. A Sydney (N. 8. W.) cable says: Sir Henry Parkes, in a circular letter to the Prime Ministers of the Australian colonies, after pointing out difficulties in tho way of the creation or a federal army, gives in detail the objects of the convention recently proposed by him in a speech here. According to his plan a convention of delegates from the various colonles’would be held for the purpose of constructing a federal government on the basis ot a federal parliament. He further says that the scheme Will necessarily follow closely the type of the government of the Dominion of Canada, and adds that the delegates to the proposed convention will also be guided by the rich stores of political knowledge collected by the framers of the American Constitution and by others since their time. EIGHTEEN PERSONS HURT. Wreck of a Santa Fe Train In Texas—Five of the Victims Fatally Injured. The south-bound Santa Fe passenger train, consisting of five coaches and two baggage cars, was wrecked by a broken rail south of Brown wood, Texas. The two rear cars were thrown from the track and rolled down a fifteen-foot embankment, landing bottom up. They were full of passengers. Who were piled together with the chairs lying on top of them. They screamed for help, and the windows had to be broken open to get them out. Eighteen passengers were injured, five of them fatally. One of the coaches caught fire three times, but the flames were promptly extinguished. Among the injured are: T. R. Jones, of Belleville, 111., fatally ; left at Zephyr in a dying condition. Mrs. Henry Mason, or Austin, Texas, fatally. Alexander George, of Friedland, Texas, fatally. W. A. Spaugh. An unknown woman also was fatally hurt. DISTINGUISHED CATHOLICS. Delegates to the Baltimore Centennial Arrive in Now York. Archbishop Satolll, Papal Delegate to the Catholic Centennial at Baltimore, has arrived at New York, on the La Champagne, accompanied by Father Howell, an Englishman, and Bev. Dr. Hebron, professor of Egyptology and Oriental science at the new university in Washington. Stanley Working Toward Mpwapwa. A London cable says Mr. MacKinnon, the organizer of the expedition to relieve Emin Pasha, has received the following dispatch from Zanzibar: Letters have been received from Stanley, dated Victoria Nyanza. August 29. With him were Emin. Casati, Marco, a Greek merchant ; Osman Effendi Hassan, a Tunisian apothecary; Stairs Nelson, Jephson, Parke, and Bonny. Eight hundred people accompany him toward Mpwapwa. AH were weU. Stanley reports Wadelai in the hands of the mahdists. The Two Dakotas Admitted. The last act in the admission into the Union as States of North and South Dakota was completed by the signing of the proclamation of admission by President Harrison. This is the first instance in our bistory of two States being admitted at the same time. A Kansas City Reporter In Luck. Alexander Simpson, for some years a reporter on the Kansas City Times, has received word from London that he has fallen heir to the estate of his aunt in Edinburgh, Scotland. The estate is valued at $200,000. St. Louis Speculators Heavy Losers. It is said that St. Louis speculators 10*1 $1,000,000 last week by drops in trust certificates, particularly ia the cotton-oil trust, which was a favorite in that city. Edison’s Latest Idea. Edison, the electric inventor, is experimenting upon an underground system of electric street-car propulsion with alleged chances of success. Notes by Cable. Abelis, a prominent clothing merchant at Eesth, has failed with liabilities of $400,000. Queen Victoria has sent a telegram expressing sympathy for the sufferers by the disaster at Templeton's carpet factory. A brass-worker named Wunsche has been arrested at Prague for counterfeiting. It is learned that he has issued 5,000 5-mark '.pieces. <• \ »

UNCLE SAM S OBLIGATIONS. He Has Paid Over Nine Millions of Them the Past Montlu The following is a recapitulation of the debt statement issued Nov. 1: INTEREST-BEARING DEBT. Bonds at 4)6 per cent $ 125,009,330 ! Bonds at 4 per cent 647,288,850 j Refunding certificates at 4 per cent.. 113.460 Navy pension fund at 3 per cent.... 14,000.000 j Pacific Railroad bonds at 6 per cent. 64,623,512 j Principal $ 852,635,172 Interest 6,427,601 | Total * 859,062,972 DEBT ON WHICH INTEREST HAS CEASED SINCE I MATURITY. Princij>al $ 1,885,875 Interest 152,406 Total « 2,028,281 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. Old demand and legal-tender notes. .$ 346,737,458 j Certificates of dejjosit 12,510,000 ! Gold certificates 120,937,229 1 Silver certificates... 277,319,944 Fractional currency (less $8,375,934, estimated as lost or destroyed).... 0,915,690 Principal.... $ 704,420,321 TOTAL DEBT. Principal $1,618,941,309 Interest 0,580,207 Total $1,025,521,576 Less cash items available for reduction of the debt .$ 419,235,136 Less reserve hold for redemption of United States notes 100,000,000 $ 519,235,136 Total debt less available cash items $1,106,2 C 0.439 Net cash in the Treasury 45,335,762 Debt less cash in Treasury Nov. 1, 1889 1,060,950,677 Debt less cash in Treasury, Oct. 1, 1889 $1,070,055,530 Decrease of debt during the month $ 9,104,853 Decrease of debt sinee June 30, 1889. 15,965,944 CASH IN TREASURY AVAILABLE FOR REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT. Gold held for gold certificates actually outstanding $ 120,937,229 Silver held for silver certificates actually outstanding 277,319,944 U. S. notes held for certificates of dopbsit actually outstanding 12,510,000 Cash held for matured debt aud interest unpaid 8,406,082 Fractional currency 1,881 Total' available for reduction of the debt .... $ 419,235,136 ' RESERVE FUND. Held for redemption of U. S. notes, acts June 14, 1875, and July 12, 1882..$ 100,000,000 Unavailable for reduction of the debt: Fractional silver coiu 22,737,899 Minor coin ; 154,730 Total $ 22,892,630 Cert ificates held ttH cash 37,004,196 Net cash balance on hand 45,335,762 Total cash in the Treasury, as shown by Treasurer’s general account $025,067,725 THANKSGIVING DAY PROCLAMATION President Harrison Names tlie Last Thursday in November as a Day of Prayer. The President has issued tho following Thanksgiving Day proclamation: A highly favored people, mindful of their dependence on the bounty of Divine Providence, should seek fitting occasion to testify gratitude ami ascribe praise to Him who is the author of their many blessings- It behooves us, then, to look back with thankful hearts over the past year and bless God for His infinite mercy in vouchsafing to our land enduring peace, to our people freedom from pestileuce and famine, to our husbandmen abundant harvests, and to them that labor a recompense of their toil. Now. therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States of America, do earnestly recommend that Thursday, the 28th day of this present mouth of November, be set apart as a day of national thanksgiving and prayer, and that the people of our country, ceasing from the cares and labors of their working day, shall assemble in their respective places of worship and give thanks to God, who has prospered us on our way and made our paths the paths of peace; beseeching Him to bless the day to our present and future good, making it truly ono of thanksgiving for each reunited home circle as for the nation at large. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this first day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and fourteenth. Benj. Harrison. By the President— James G. Blaine, Secretary of State. THE MILLS ARE SOLD. The Pillsbury anil Waslilxprn Properties Secured by a Syndicate. A London cable says: Tho sale of the great mills of the Washburns and the Plllsburys has been concluded, as well as that of their milling, elevator and water power properties, concerning which negotiations have been under way for many weeks. The sale is to a company recently organized and to he known as the Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mill Company. It is composed of American and English stockholders. ExGovernor Pillsbury, Senator W. D. Washburn and C. A. Pillsbury and four English associates will- form the board of directors. Senator Washburn says that the new company would make extensive additions and improvements in the property, as tho infusion of English blood would greatly increase the foreign sale of the mill’s products, one-third of which is now exported. The property disposed of consists of mills A, B and Anchor, of C. A. Pillsbury & Co.; Lincoln and Palisade mills, of the Washburn Mill Company, 130 elevators of tne Minnesota & Northern Elevator Company, the water-power of the Minnesota Mill Co. and St. Anthony’s Falls Water Power Company, and a controlline interest in the Atlantic Elevator Company, which has forty elevators. The capital stbek of the new company Is $5,000,000, and the debenture bonds $3,175,000. The amount paid for the property, according to Senator Washburn, is $6,250,000. The sellers of the property retain a laree interest therein. The mills of the C. C. Washburn estate are not included in tho deal. THE MONTANA ELECTION CONTEST. Judge De Wolfe Decides In Favor of the Democrats. A decision has been rendered in the Silver Bow contest case, the Canvassing Board being ordered to count the votes cast in the Tunnel Precinct for McHatton. Judge Knowles, counsel for Hall, of the ' Canvassing Board, died a notice of appeal, and asked a stay of proceedings until the case could be brought before the Supreme Court. Shortly after Knowles filed his notice of appeal C. E. Irvin, Demo- ( cratio member of the board, filed an affidavit setting forth that he Is satisfied I with the judgment of the court, and does not wish to appeal the case. Hall, the Bepublioan member, says he is not satisfied with the court’s decision, and wants to | appeal Jack, the third member, is out of

the Territory. The Btate Canvassing Board has commenced to canvass votes. All the returns are in, including those from Silver Bow. Acting on the decision of the court, the County Clerk Included in the returns the votes cast at the Tunnel Precinct The decision and countwill elect two Democratic Senators. CLYMER-BAYARD. Tlie Nuptial Day Fixed for Thursday, Nov. 7. Ex-Secretary Bayard and Miss Mary W. Clymer will be married on Thursday, Nov. 7. The ceremony will be solemnized at the residence ol the bride’s mother on H street, instead of at the parish church, St John’s. It is intended that the event shall be a quiet affair, and consequently the bride, who is simple and unostentatious in her manner, has elected that her mother’s home shall be the scene of the ceremony. After the ceremony, to which a company made up of some of the older and distinguished friends of the couple will be bidden, Mr. Bayard will take his bride for a Northern wedding journey, which will end at their future home, Delamere Place, Wilmington, Del. ARTHUR SELECTED. Tlie Engineers Rally Round Their Old Chiefi T. M. Arthur has been reelected for the fourth time Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. It required but one ballot in the Denver convention to elect Arthur, and the vote stood as follows: Arthur. 313; George Yroman, 101; and S. Vedder, of California, 1. On the result being announced the convention went almost wild, and for over an hour hundreds of men clamored around their grund old chief and shed tears of joy on his re-election. Joseph 11. Sprague, of Canada, the present incumbent, was reelected Third Grand Engineer. Cleveland. Ohio, has been retained as the national headquarters. NEW YORKS ARE CHAMPIONS. They Beat the Brooklyn Ball Cluh for the Highest Honors. The world’s base-ball championship was decided in New York when the New York team won its sixth game from the Brooklyn club. The closing game was an excellent exhibition of ball playing, and the Giants had to pßiy hard to win. and well earned their victory. They outplayed the Bridegrooms at every point of the game and managed to make their hits just at the proper time. Tho score of the final game was 3t02 in favor of New l’ork, and when the last Brooklyn man had been put out the groat prizo for which the Giants had been struggling since last April was theirs. The faithful cranks cheered them heartily, and the season of 1889 came to an end. Riotous Italian Railroad Workmen. One hundred Italians employed on the Baritan River Railroad, who have been kept out of their pay by a sub-contractor, have seized as6,ooosteam shovel at Taner’s Corners, N. J.. and have stopped work on the road, and threaten destruction of the property unless their demands for about $2,000 wages are met. Don’t Want the Subject Discussed. A Prague cable says: The committee on the young Czech’s memorial, praying for the coronation of Emperor Francis Joseph as king, and for the autonomy of Bohemia, recommend that the Diet refuse to discuss the memorial, leaving the Emperor to decide when the time is opportune for the ceremony of coronation. Endowed a College Chair. The sum of $25,000 has been presented to Rev. Dr. McKnight, President of the Pennsylvania College, to endow a chair to bo called “the Dr. Charles H. Graff Professorship of Hygiene and Physical Culture.” The money is given by Peter Graff, of Worthington, Pa., as a memorial to his son, who died recently in Duluth, Gen. Howard’s Recommendations. Gen. O. O. Howard, commanding the Division of the Atlantic, in his annual report urges prompt action in the matter of defenses for seacoast cities, and favors the adoption of “amerieanite,” an explosive invented by a young Russian, as the most inexpensive means to that end. Zero Weather in Canada. Unusually cold weather for the season is reported at Lake St. John and on the line of the Lake St. John Railway in Canada. The mercury fell to zero at Chamberd. St. Adacona, and other points. Club Lake is reported frozen over, the ice being of sufficient thickness to support skaters. No Hard Cider for Kansas. Nick Schaeffer has been convicted at Topeka. Kan., of violating the State prohibitory law by selling hard cider. Judge Guthrie in charging the jury said that it was a violation of the law to sell any liquid, under whatever name, which contained as much as 6 or 10 per cent, of alcohol. Navassa Rioters Under Arrest. The American brigs Alice and Romance have arrived at Fortress Monroe, Va. t with sixty-four negro rioters from Navassa, West Indies. Fifty prisoners were formally arrested on warrants issued from the United States Court at Baltimore, taken into custody and started for that city. Couldn’t Stand the High Altitude. E. McCormick, a delegate from Boone. lowa, to the Engineers’ Convention, at Denver, was so affected by the high altitude when crossing Marshall Pass that he was taken seriously ill. The attendiug physician says he cannot live. Heart trouble is the cause. Opposed to French as an Official Language The Territorial Legislature of the Canadian Northwest has adopted a resolution in favor 6f the abolition of French as one of the official languages. This is an offset to French aggression in Eastern Canada. The resolutions will be transmitted to the Dominion Parliament. New National Banks. The Comptroller of the Currency has authorized the Union National Bank of Lou-

isville, Ky.. and the Rio Grande National Bank, of Laredo, Texas, to commence business, the former with $50,000 and the latter with SIOO,OOO capital Named for Office. The President has made the following appointments: ■ To be Surveyors of Customs —John Mahood, of Illinois, for the port of Galena, IIL ; William H. Alexander, of Nebraska, for the port of Omaha, Neb. ; Henry C. McArthur, of Nebraska, for the port of Lincoln, Neb. To be Collector of Customs—William B. Sheppard, of Florida, for the District of Apalachicola, Fla. Stock Yards at Emporia, Kas. The new live-stook yards at Emporia, Kan., have been formally opened and the first shipments of cattle received and unloaded. The receipts are principally Texas cattle for feeding in this vicinity for Eastern markets. A Kansas Bank Falls. The Abilene Bank, at Abilene, Kan., has gone under with liabilities of $400,000. The depreciation in property which followed the boom of 1884 was the cause of the failure. The bank officers claim assets of $600,000 in real estate and notes. Wyoming Wants to Be a State. A statehood mass meeting in the Opera House at Cheyenne, Wy. T., was attended by 4,000 people. Delegate Corey, Governor Warren, A. G. Campbell, and General Thompson made addresses on the Constitution, urging its adoption. Helped Build Chicago’s First House. Edward 8. Ebert, aged 90, a paralytic, fell into a fire at Shinnston, W. Ya., and was fatally burned. The injured man claims in 1818 he helped to build the first house ever erected by white men on the site of the city of Chicago, A Woolen Firm Assigns. The firm of Stiies & Co., at New York, composed of Gilbert C. H. Stiles, of Brooklyn, and Leopold Gottlieb, of Chicago, dealers in woolens and tailor’s trimmings, have made an assignment. The liabilities are said to be less than $30,090. St. Louis Breweries. . The Associated Brewers of St. Louis, it is said, have completed a deal with a syndicate of Eastern and foreign capitalists for the transfer of all breweries controlled by the association for $12,350,000. A Foreman Defaults. It is reported from Lima, Ohio, that E. W. Hewes, foreman for Richards & Co., railroad contractors, has disappeared with $1,500 of the firm’s money, which he had been given with which to pay the men. Dakota Wheat Burned. At Emcrado. N. D., a fire destroyed the Minneapolis and Northern Elevator, with 25,000 bushels of wheat. Loss, $25,000; fully insured. The Deadly Thrasher Engine. Through the explosion of a thrashing machine boiler, near Grafton, D. T., one man was killed and two probably fatally injured. Window-Glass Five Per Cent. Higher. As a result, as allegod. of a rise in chemicals, the window-glass manufacturers of Pittsburg have ordered another advance of 5 per cent, in prices. Propoged Northern Pacific Extension. A Winnipeg. Man., dispatch says: The Northern Pacific Railroad has decided to; build into the Souris district at once. About loity-flve miles will be built this year. Gen. McClellan’s Son Wed. Wednesday at Newport, R. 1., Miss Georgiana Heckscher was married to Mr. George B. McClellan, son of the late General McClellan. The Charleston Accepted. Secretary Tracy has accepted from the contractors the new cruisor Charleston, built at San Francisco. An Iron-Maker Dead. Christopher Geiger, for many years one’ of the leading iron-makers in Eastern! Pennsylvania, died at Lancaster, aged 81’ years. Surveyor General of Florida. The President has appointed John C.i Slocum, of Florida, to bo Surveyor General of Florida.