Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1890 — A NEWSY MELANGE. [ARTICLE]

A NEWSY MELANGE.

DOINGS OF OUR NEIGHBORS AT HOME AND ABROAD. Events of Interest and Importance in Every Quarter of the Globe, Religious Intelligence, Crimes and Casualties, Industrial Notes, Personal Mention. TALMAGE IN HlB PULPIT. “Standing Room" Only in the Vast Building in Which Servidtes Were Held. When Rev. Dr. Talmage stepped on the stage of the Academy of Music in Brooklyn on the Sunday morning after his arrival from the Holy Land a very large congregation confronted him. There was not a vacant seat in the building, and hundreds remained standing in the aisles during the services. More than five hundred persons had seat's on the stage. So great was the crowd at the doors that a dozen policemen were required to preserve orde-. Dr. Talmage referred to the tattered appearance of his Bible, and explained that he had carried it in his recent wanderings in Syria and Palestine. He delivered a characteristic discourse, with frequent re:erences to his travels in the Holy Land. FINDING OF AN OLD SILVER MINE. A Missouri Man Alleges that He Has Made an Important Discovery. There is a great deal of excitement at Gainesville, Mo., over the reported finding of an old silver mine in that county. A man is said to have found on the top of a high ridge a flat stone covered with rude letters, with these legible words following: “ Follow this.” and with a mark pointing to the east. Searching in, the direction indicated, he found a circular opening arched over with close-fitting stones. The finder excavated and found where drifts or runs had been walled up. It ii believed that this is an old silver mine about which marvelous stories were once told by the Indians but which was lost years ago and to find which many efforts have been made.

AN ENTIRE FAMILY DROWNED. Nix Persons Lose Their Lives on the Ice Near Kingston, N. Y. A Kingston (N. Y.) dispatch says: The four children of Jacob 11. Slater were skating on the lake at Binnewater, about six miles from here, when the ice, which was but a few inches thick, gave way and the little ones were precipitated into the water. Their shouts were heard by the members of the family, who lived near* by, and the father and mother rushed to the rescue. By the time the parents reached the lake the children had disappeared beneath the ico. The mother, frantic .with the thought of her children’s peril, rushed upon the ice, which gave way beneath her weight, and she sank beneath the surface. Mr. Slater then attempted to reach his wife, and he, too, was drowned. The entire family is wiped out of existence. CHIEF JUSTICE WOODS ILL. The Eminent; Jurist of Mississippi Ruptures a Small Blood-Vessel. A Jackson (Miss.) dispatch says: Chief Justice Thomas H. Woods is in a very critical condition. His affliction is a rupture of a small blood-vessel of the brain. The other morning, when the servant went to awake him to make a fire, he was in bed and apparently all right. Thirty minutes after he was found on the floor in an insensible condition and has been speechless since. His family is in Meridian. A later dispatch says: Judge” Woods’ physicians pronounced his condition much improved and are hopeful of his ultimate recovery. FULLER CHARGED WITH PERJURY. The Secretary of a Kansas Insurance Company Charged with That Crime. James A. Fuller, the Secretary of the Topeka (Kan.) Insurance Company, has been arrested, charged with perjury. When a receiver was appointed for the company some time ago. Fuller testified that ho had bribed several prominent members of the Legislature. He also swore that at a meeting of the directors it had been voted to pay him a salary of $l5O a month. The receiver now charges him with having committed perjury when he swore to the latter statement. TOSSES BY THE FLOOD. A Rough Estimate Places the Damage Done at' Oregon City at $5135,000. An Oregon City. (Ore.) dispatch says: The water has receded so far as to permit a rough estimate of the damage done there by the flood. While much of the machinery in the mills there is covered by sediment carried in by the current and it is impossible to obtain a correct estimate of the damage. it is thought $125,000 will cover the loss. STRICKEN DOWN AT THE ALTAR. Rev. Peter Favermans, an Aged Priest, a Victim of Paralysis. Bev. Peter Favermans, the pastor of St. Mary’s Boman Catholic Church at Troy, N. Y.. the oldest priest in active service in America. was fatally stricken with paralysis while at the altar. He was ordained to the prieshood in 1830 at Ghent, Belgium. He has been pastor of St, Alary’spince 1842, , and has labored in the diocese since his ordination. He founded several public institutions, and purchased the property now known as St. Joseph’s Provincial Seminary from the Methodists Four Victims of a Murderer. Near Purcell, I. T.. a cowboy discovered the bodies of an old man. a woman, and two children lying near a broken wagon. All had been murdered*

NEW FEDERAL OFFICEHOLDERS. B anche K. Bruce and Ellhu Coleman Confirmed- -Nominations. Ihe following confirmations have been made public by tne Senate: Solicitor General, William H. Taft, of Ohio. Minister and Consul General to Corea, Angusline Heard, of Massachusetts. Consuls, Eugene O. Feohet, of .Michigan, at Piedrus Negras; Thomas McDermott, of Tennessee, at St. Thomas, West Indies ; George W. Pepper, of Ohio, at Milan. Collectors of Customs, John F. Berry, San Diego, Cal.; John M. Clark, Chicago. United States District Attorneys, Franklin B. Mays, Oregon; Lewis E. Parsons, Jr., Northern and Middle Districts of Alaba:na. United States Marshals. Frank Hitchcock. Northern District of Illinois ; J. I. Tracy, Western District of Missouri; John H. Simmons, Southern District of Ohio; John Vigneaux, Western District of Louisiana. Also these Census Supervisors: Illinois, Cash C. Jones, Second Dis trict. Michigan, Henry C. Tillman, First District; Charles H. Wisner, Second; James N. Mcßride, Third; Donald C. Henderson. Fourth; James Watson, Fiftn; Georgs A. Newett, Sixth. Minnesota, H. J. Millor, First District; E. J. Davenport, Second; W. B. H. Johnson, Third; E. E. Adams, Fourth. Wisconsin,' Luthar B, Noyes, Fourth District. Blanche K. Bruce, Recorder of Deeds, District of Columbia; Elihu Coleman, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin ; George ’W. Irvin, United States Marshal for Montana. Among the nominations sent to the Senate by the President were the following: Collectors of Customs-Alanson W. Beard, District of Boston and Charlestown, Mass; Frank A. Vaughan, Saluria, Tex. United States Attorney—James W. Remick, New Hampshire. United States Marshals—Louis T. Baris, Oregon; George W. Irving, Montana. Supervisors of census—North Dakota, David S. I)ood; Indiana, Sidney Conger, Third District; Illinois, Emil Schmidt, Seventh District; Norman H. Moss, Eighth District; lowa, John W. Rowley, First District. IMPRESSIVE SERVICES. Secretary Tracy’s Wile and Daughter Laid at Rest. The funeral of Mrs. and Miss Tracy at the White House, in Washington, though considered private, was one of the most imposing and largest that have taken place in recent years. When the hour of the funeral arrived the crowd about the Executive Mansion had swelled to over 5.000. In the White Houso the east room had been convetted into a tempo ary chanel. a tempo- ( rary pulpit having been erected on the south side, near the center. Directly in front were the two caskets, completely buried beneath the floral offerings. The entire room was filled to its utmost capacity. The army and navy officers were present in full uniform, all public officials, tl’.e entire diplomatic corps, including the Chinese,’ Japanese and Corean legations, Pap - American congress delegates in a body, and at least 100 Senators and members of the House of Representatives. The services were conducted by Rev. George W. Douglas, of St. John’s Ep scopal Church, and Rev. George F. Elliot, of the Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church. The music .was by the celebrated Schubert Quartette of New York, assisted by ten young men from St. John’s Church. The services in the house laste 1 only half an hour, and the cortege then started for Rock Creek Cemetery, where the caskets were placed temporarily. The President, Mrs. Harrison, Vice President Morton and Mrs. Morton, Secretary and Mrs. Elaine, and the entire Cabinet went to the cemetery.

A MINING HORROR,. Frightful Explosion in a Welsh CollieryScores Killed. While about three hundred miners were at work in the Abasychan colliery, near Newport, Wales, an explosion of foul air shattered the various shafts ‘‘and imprisoned the whol) force. When an exploring party entered the mine.it was found that about a hundred and fifty of the men had either been crushed to death or suffocated, by foul air,nearly all ventilation having been stopped. In a short time, sixty of the dead victims had been brourht to the su (ace, besides a number of others who had suffered injuries. The physicians in attendance pronounce halt- the number of dead to have been killed by lire and concussion and the other half by suffocation. Several of those rescued alive died a'ter being brought to the surface. The bodies taken out were so horribly mutilated that, except in two or three cases, identification was impossible, recognition being rendered doubly doubtful by the fact that the men, owing to the close and heated atmosphere of the mine, wore no clothing whatever, except heavy boots to protect their feet from tne flinty bottom. A KNIGHT OF HONOR GONlf. Ex-Supreme Treasurer Duff Expires at St. Tonis. Capt. Charles B. Duff, ex-Supreme Treasurer of the Knights of Honor, died at St. Lonis from brain and heart trouble. In early life Mr. Duff followed steamboating on the Ohio. Mississippi, Missouri, and lied Rivers, and rose to the position of captain of one of the finest steamboats punning between fit. Louis and New Orleans. Later he became manager of a fire-brick company. Two years ago, while Supreme Treasurer of the Knights of Honor, he was f-tricken with apoplexy, from which partial paralysis followed. Later he accepted the position of superintendent of the removal of the exhibition build ngs at Cincinnati. He had but just completed that work and returned to his St Louis home when the third attack forced him to his death bed. Mr. Duff was 58 years of age. FUND FOR RANDALL’S BENEFIT. Childs and Drexel Raising Money to Ahl the Congressman and His Family. The physical condition of Samuel J. Randall is so critical as to awaken the fears of his friends at Philadelphia. The ex-Speaker’s only source of income is his salary, and a number of his friends have gone quietly to work and raised a fund for Mrs. Randall in ease the’ Congressman should not recover fromlhis illness. The movement is headed by George W. Childs and A. J. Drexet.ana the fund has already.reached 550.0J0, ’ KANSAS FARMERS ASKING FdR RETIEF. The Governor Petitioned to Convene the Legislature in Extra Session. Petitions emanating Irom the headquarters of the Farmers’ Alliance are beiug circulated throughout Kansas praying the

Governor to convene the Legislature in extra session. The petition sets forth that there exists among Kansas farmers great financial embarrassment, and asks that the Legislature be called to extend relief to them by the passage of a law providing for the relief of the farmer by giving the mortgagee of a Homestead at least two years in which to occupy and redeem, if possible, after sale of mortgaged premises; and to provide also for a stay of execution of all judgments on promissory notes and mortgages, bonds, etc., for a reasonable time after judgment, without bond. BISHOP O’UONNOR SAID TO BE DYING. Drexel on’Her Way from Pittsburg to Receive the Prelate’s W ishes. Mother Sebastian, o’ the Sisters of Mercy of Pittsburg, and Sister Katharine (Miss Katharine Drexel, the millionaire) have gone to St. Augustine. Fla., to the bedside of the Right Rev. James O’Connor. Bishop of Omaha. The Bishop is dying, and it is supposed that he has important plans to communicate to Miss DrexeL He has several projects for the establishment of an order to work among the Indians. Bishop O’Connor was the first President of St. Michael’s Seminary in Pittsburg. He waj at Philadelphia for ten years, and was made President of the College of St. Charles Borromeo. In 1876 he was made Coadjutor Bishop of Omaha and succeeded Bishop O'Gorman in 1885. He has been the spiritual adviser of Miss Drexel for years. Gen. Salamanca Dead. Gen. Salamanca. Captain General of the Island of Cuba, died at Havana from complications of, the liver and kidneys. All the authorities of the island were at the palace when he died. The 'last sacrament was administered to the Captain General a few minutes before he died. A Madrid cable says that Gen. J. Chinchilla, formerly Minister of War, has be m appointed to succeed Salamanca as Captida General of Cuba.

A Great Biidge Completed. A Montreal (Que.) dispatch says: The •Canada Atlantic Railway’s steel bridge over the St. Lawrenc i at Coteau Landing is now all but complete and freight trains have made their initial trips over the whole work. The structure is a mile and three-quarters in length. The American Hog in Mexico. Owing to the protests of Secretary Rusk, backed by diplomatic letters from the State Department, the Mexican Government has announced that it will discontinue the obnoxious quarantine regulations in regard to American hogs. Opposed to the Tottery Scheme Pastors of Fargo. N. D. t have held a meeting to protest against the lottery scheme now before the Legi-lature. A committee of live was appointed to go to Bismaick and work against the passage of the measure. Englishmen Buy the Lorepaugh Show. The Philadelphia Times says that the Forepaugh circus has been sold. English capitalists taking two-thitds of the stock and the estate retaining a third interest. The show w.ll continue to exhibit in this cou itry. California’s New Assistant Bishop. The Rev. W. F. Nichols was dleote I assistant bishop of California by the Episcopal Diocese in session at San Franciseo. He is the rector of St. James’ Church of Philadelphia. Mr. Nichols is now in his forty-second year. Microscopists Will Meet at Louisville. Dr. George E. 1011, President of the American Society of Microscopists, announces that the Executive Committee of that society has selected -Louisville as the next place for the annual convention upd Aug. 19 as the date. A Railroad Man’s Shortage. At Cincinnati a shortage has been discovered in the accounts of Peter L. Dudley, until recen Iv general passenger and freight agent of the Cincinnati Northern Road. Rescued a Condemned Murderer. At Lexington. Miss., an armed mob took possession of the jail and liberated Eugene Story, who had been convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged, Other prisoners were liberat-d at the same time. Opposed to a Bridge at Detroit. The Senate Committee on Commerce have voted unanimously to render an adverse report o;i Senator McMillan’s bill authorizing the construction of a bridge across the river at Detroit. A Family Robbed While at Dinner. At Cleveland, Ohio, while the family of J. B. Perkins were at dinner, a thief climbed upon the front porch, entered the house, and stole a jewelry box containing 54.600 worth of diamonds and $75 in cash. For Governor of Oklahoma. Petitions are being circulated at Topeka, Kan., and among the colored people of Oklahoma asking the President to appoint ex-State Auditor E. P. McCabe Governor of that Territory. Mexican Lions in Arkansas. Two large Mexican I ons have recently made their appearance on the banks of the Arkansas River six miles west of Little Rock. Ark. Approve! by the President. The President has approved the acts for a bridge across the Mis-ou i, near the mouth of the Kansas River, and creating three’additional land o Tices in Colorado. Ohio’s Oldest Editor Gone. Joshua Saxton, editor of the Urbana (Ohio) Citizen, the oldest editor in Ohio, died, aged 82 years. He had been continuously in the publishing business since 1821. A Trust in Cheap Novels. Publishers of paper-covered libraries have formed a trust with a capital of $3.090,000. Small publishers are hesitating between fight and capitulation. Favor the Australian Ballot. The convention of Knights of Labor of New York State, held at Troy, adopted

resolutions in favor of the Australian ballot system. . . More Base-Ball Lawsuits. Suits to restrain Fogarty, Souders and Farrar from playing with the Brotherhood have been begun by the Philadelphia National League Club. Theft of 8170,000 on a Steamship. There was a great robbery on the steamer La Plata on her voyage from Buenos Ayres to Antwerp, f 170,000 in specie and bonds being stolen. Kansas Lumber Dealers Assign. A. J. Ewart & Co., lumber dealers at Topeka, Kan., have made an assignment. The firm’s 1 abilities will reach SS9,Q:X), with assets amountlug to about the same amount. Probably Fatal Gas Explosion. A gas explosion occurred in the coal mine near Como, Col., which resulted fatally for two men and burned a dozen other miners severely. England to Make Another African Seizure. Lo d Salisbury has a-ranered for immediate occupation by Englaul of the Makololo and Shire districts of Southeast Africa. Reverses in Trade. Business failures for the past week reported by R. G. Dun & Co. are 321, as compared with 291 the previous week. One year ago the failures were 3J3. A Thousand Men Idle. Alaska shaft, the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company’s largest colliery, has closed indefinitely. One thousand hards are thrown out of employment. Milan Worried by His Gambling Debts. At Vienna it is reported that King Milan is a victim of melancholia. His gambling debts trouble him and he threatens su cide. He has to be closely watched at all times. Hanlan Issues a Challenge. Edward Hanlan has announced that he will row any man in the world on the watets of St Louis Bay at Duluth, Minn., for tne world’s championship.

Destitution in Missouri. Destitution is said to prevail in Hamilton County, Missouri, owing to the failure of crops, and aid is asked for the suffering people. Toil’Wall Knocks Out Goode. Toss Wall knocked out Bill Goode in the twelfth round at the Pelican Club, London, and won the middle-weight championship. The Duke of Montezuma Dead. A Madrid cable says: The Duke of Montezuma, descended from the Emperor of Mexico of that name, is dead. A Gale in North Dakota. During a wind and snow storm at Minnewaukan, N. D., the roof of the court house was blown off. An Incendiary Caught in the Act. Richard Brewer was captured while attempting to set fire to Hartline’s agricultural warehouse at Norwalk, Ohio. Death of Wythe Denby. Wythe Denby, brother of the p-esent Minister to China, ciied at Washington, aged 7J. King Milan Loses Heavily at Play. Milan, the ex r King of Servia. iost a quarter of a million f: a rcs the other day at the Casino at Monaco. The Pope’s Brother Dying. A Rome cable says: Cardinal Pecci, brother of the Pope, who is suffering from pneumonia, is dying. The Czar True to Doni Pedro. The Czar reiterates his declaration that Eu-sia will not- recognize the republic of Brazil during the li etjime of Dom Pedro. Poet Keats’ Sister Dead. The Countess Fanny K^ats-Llanos, sister of the poet John Keats, died at the Spanish capital. Will Save Funeral Expenses. Sam Morgan, of Rhinebeck. N. Y., was blown by dynamite into such fine pieces that they can’t find any of him. Indians Have “ La Grippe.” The grip is prevalent among the Indians in the Canadian Northwest. The disease is most widespread in the vicinity of Calgary.