Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1890 — BREEZY BRIEFLETS. [ARTICLE]

BREEZY BRIEFLETS.

INTELUGXNCE GATHERED BY WIRE FROM FAR AND NEAR. An Entertaining and Instructive Summary of the Doings in the Old and New World, Embracing Politics, Labor, Accidents, Crime, Industry, Etc. A PLEASURE PARTY DROWNED. Terrible Loss Caused by the Capsizing of a Small Boat. At Fall River (Mass.) a small boat containing a party of pleasure-seekers was capsized in the rough water in the bay, and eight persons were drowned. The names are: Samuel Wittles, aged fifty; Mrs. Witties, aged forty-five; Henry Wittles, aged ten; Samuel Wittles, Jr., aged twelve; Levina Buckley, aged thirty-five; Fred Buckley. aged three; Willie Bncklev, aged eight; Willie Turner, aged eight. The accident was caused by tho inexperience of the men who were rowing the boat, and the persistent rocking of the boat by a child in the party. Only one of the party could swim, and ho succeeded in saving one of his companions besides himself. AWFUL DYNAMITE ACCIDENT. Two Men Killed and Twenty-live Injured While Working at a Fire. During a severe storm which passed over Lucas, Ohio, lightning struck tho John Charlos Block. The block was entirely consumed, together with two dwellings adjoining. There is no fire apparatus in the city and the citizens turned out with buckets, but could do nothing toward extinguishing tho flames. Their efforts were directed toward saving the contents or the building. While removing the goods about fifty pounds of dynamite which was kept in store exploded with disastrous effect. The bodies of John Smith and Jeremiah Jones were mangied and mutilated beyoud recognition. About twenty-flvo persons in all were more or less injured. The seriously injured are: Joseph Hanna, F. Russell, John Gallagher, and F. Myers.

THE HALL-PLAYERS. Standing or the Various Club* in the Six Leading Organization*. Players. W. L. c.j National. W. L. 33 c. Boston 16 lo .615 Philad’phialS 10 .60J 8r00k1yn...16 11 .592|Brooklyn . .13 10 .535 New Y0rk..13 10 .565 Ne« York. .14 11 .560 Chicago... .12 11 .521 Chicago... .12 10 .545 Phil&a'phial3 12 .520 Cincinnati .13 11 .541 Cleveland.. 9 12 .428 Boston 11 15 ,423 Pittsburg . 8 14 .333 Cleveland.. 8 12 .400 Buffalo .... 713 .350 Pittsburg.. 8 15 .347 American. W. L. ?c.| Western.. W. L. 5? e. Athletic....lß 8 .692|Minn’apolisl5 10 .600 Rochester..l9 9 .678,Sioux City. 14 10 .583 Louisville.. 14 13 .518 Denver 13 10 .565 St. L0ui5...14 14 .500;Des Moines 14 12 .537 Columbus..l4 15 .482 Milwaukee.l2 12 500 Syracuse...l2 14 .46l!Kan as CitylO 13 .434 Toledo 9 14 .391 Omaha 10 16 .384 Brooklyn... 6 19 .240fSt. Paul.... 8 14 .363 IIL-lowa. W. L. c. Interstate. W. L. 33 o. Dubuque...l3 3 .812 Burlington .15 7 . 681 Monmouth. 12 5 .705 Evansvillee 13 9 .590 Ottumwa.. 12 7 .631 Terre Hat.l2 9 .571 Ottawa ....11 8 .578 Peoria 9 10 .473 C'dr RapidslO 8 .555 Quincy 8 15 .347 Aurora 8 8 ,50J Galesburg.. 7 14 .333 Sterling.... 3 16 .157 Joliet 2 15 .117; GONE UP IN SMOKE. Several Business Blocks at Portsmouth, Ohio, Destroyed by Fire. At Portsmouth, Ohio, the explosion of a gasoline stove set fire to a frame building in the rear of Welche’s wholesale confectionery store. The flames spread quickly to the main building itself and from there to large blocks on either side of it. A number of buildings were totally destroyed. The loss on buildings is $50,000, with light insurance; on the goods stored in the buildings also about $50,000, well insured. CRUSHED TO DEATH. A Strong Wind Blows Down Weak Walls and Three Mon Are Killed. At Laredo, Texas, during a heavy thunderstorm a strong gust of wind struck the power-house of the electric motor streetcar line. The brick walls of tie building, which was 150 feet long by 50 feet wide, collapsed and the whole structure fell with a crash. There were four men in the building at the time, three of whom, two white men and one negro, were killed. More Labor Riots In Austria. The labor agitation at Pilsen. Austria, has been renewed. Strikers have pillaged stores, inns, and vicarages. Many rioters have been arrested at Trophan. Sixtyseven persons recently arrested for rioting at Wagstadt and Fulnell have been sentenced to imprisonment for terms varying from three months to three years. Break in tlie Erie Canal. A break twelve rods wide in the Erie Canal, near Utica. N. Y., has washed away the New York Central Radtoad tracks. A freight train ran into the gap and was wrecked. No loss of life. Canal navigation will be interrupted two weeks. The Passion Play at Ober-Annnergau. The Passion Play has begun at Ober-Am-mergau. Over ftvo hun red actors take part in the drama, and nine hours will bo consumed in each production. Joseph Meyer takes the part of Christ a To Unveil Hendricks’ Statue. The Ist of July has been fixed as the date for unveiling the monument of the late Vice President Hendricks on the State House grounds in Indianapolis. Tramps Flra a Village. An infuriated lot of tramps set fire to and burned the village of Coolidge, N. M., because the citizens had banded to drive them away. The New London Tower. The Watkins tower, 1,253 feet high, will be erected at Wiilesden, a London suburb. I

GARFIELD’S REMAINS MOVED. Conveyed at Midnight to tho New Monument in 1 ake View Cemetery. A Cleveland, Ohio, dispatch reports the removal of the remains of the late President James A. Garfield from the public vault in Lake View Cemetery to the crypt in the Garfield monument shortly after midnight The secret removal of the lemains was in accordance with the wishes ot Mrs. Garfield, who was opposed to any demonstration or show. It was after 12 o'clock when a party of gentlemen consisting of Amos Townsend. Chairman of the Committee on Arrangements for the dedication of May 30, Gen. James Barnett and Harry A. Garfield, son of tho late President. took a carriage from a down-town hotel and drove along the famed Euclid avenue to the cemetery. The party drove direct to the public vault and the heavy doors were thrown open. Tho bronze casket containing the remains of the late President could be seen dimly in the flickering light shed by the lanterns. It had remained undisturbed in the imult since 1881. Four stulwart men carri«i the remains to a hearse outside which was in readiness, and the casket was conveyed to thejnonument and deposited in the crypt at its base. The new sepulcher of the martyred President is accessible to all. A strong railing will be erected around the casket to prevent any one approaching nearer than ten feet. BIG BLAZE AT MILFORD, UTAH. Several Buildings Burned, with a Loss of 945,000. A largo portion of Milford, Utah, lias been destrove l by fire, the blaze being started in a corral by a drunken man who was smoking a cigarette. The blase spread to the northward, burning the store-house and supply depot of Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins, three saloons, a hotel,the Union Pacific engineer’s office, the express office, the postoffice, and tho Consolidated Implement Company’s building. It was with difficulty that the whole settlement was prevented from going up in smoke. Kilpatrick Bros, and Collins barelv saved their books. Their loss is ;25,00), with no insurance. The Consolidated Implement Company's loss is ! 8,0X3. The other losses amouut to $12,030. It was first reported that tho Union Pacific, depot had been burned, but this proves to be an error. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN MONTANA.

Houses Considerably Shaken Up at Billings and Other Points. A Billings (Mont.) dispatch report* the occurrence of a very severe earthquake shock. Tiireo distinct shocks were f-lt, accompanied by a deep rumblin' noiso. Two brick houses were shaken down and a third was cracked from roof to base, the building seoming to opon and shut like a gigantic mouth. Chundoliers. dishes and pictures wore shaken down, and people, who were aroused from sleep poured into Iho streets amid intense excitement. In Billings Hall a dance was in progress, and tho severity of the shook threw many dancers to tho floor and broke up the party in wild terror. In Yellowstone National Park all tho geysers are in an abnormal state of activity. DKESSED-BEEF MEN VICTORIOUS. Minnesota’s Law Declared Unconstitutional by tlie Supreme C ourt. The United States Supreme Court has rendered a decision in the important, case of Minnesota against Henry Barbor, known as “tho dressed-beef case.” The Court affirms the decision of the lower court declaring the drossed-bcef law unconstitutional. and discharging the appellee from custody on the ground that the act practically ignores tho rights of citizons of other States, as well as Minnesota, to engage in interstate commerce. Barber was convicted of selling fresh beef slaughtered in Illinois, and which had not been inspected before slaughter, as required by the law of Minnesota, Ho alleged that the law was an unconstitutional interference with interstate commerce.

NOT WHAT THEY PRAYED FOR. A German Church Struck by Lightning and Four People Killed. A Berlin cable says: The village of St. Mahlen. near Hildesheim. has been visited recently by severe hailstorms which have done a great deal of damage. The people gathered in a church to pray for a cessation of the storms. While the.services were in progre-s a thunderstorm came up. and the church was struck by lightning. Four persons were instantly killed, and twenty persons wero injured, four being rendered completely blind. The people wero panic-stricken, and in the rush for the doors two children were crushed to death. DEATH IN A COLLISION. Four Mon Believed to Have Reen Killed in a Wreck Near Altoona. A disastrous freight wreck occurred at Elizabeth Furnace, three miles east of Altoona. Pa. A freight crashed Into a stock train as the latter was crossing a switch from one track to another, completely demolishing fifteen cars and an engine. also killing many head of stoe’e. Engineer William Boyd, of Harrisburg, is reported dead in the wreck and his fireman and two brakemen are thought to have been killed. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY’S GOVERNOR Arrival and Welcome of George W. Steele at Guthrie. A Guthrie, I. T., special says: Governor George W. Steele has arrived here. Ho was received at the depot by the citizens of Guthrie and numerous delegations from outside towns. Ho was accompanied to rooms previously engaged for him by the Committee on Reception. SHORT, AND DIDN’T KNOW IT. William Peake, Treasurer of Kansas City, Is Minus ($23,000 of this City’s Funds. William Peake, City Treasurer of Kansas City, Mo., appears to be short in his accounts to the amount of $22,262.16. The discovery has b&a made a shortage

existed and an examination hag been ordered by the Mayor, Mr. Peake is an old and highly respected citizen and is serving his third term in office. He says that he had no idea that he was short in his accounts to any considerable extent. SMUGGLED OVER THE BORDER. Fan Diego's Collector Enticed ( liinamen Over to Secure Credit for Their Capture. A San Diego. CaL. paper charges that Collector of Customs John Berry paid £SO to inveigle some Chinamen over the border some weeks ago so that he might have the credit of capturing them. The charge, which is sustained by the testimony of several constables. Is a misdemeanor under the exclusion act and punishable by u fine or imprisonment. The facts will be brought at once to the attention of the Treasury Department by affidavits. RANDALL’S sLX’CESSOR. Richard Vain Elected Without Opposition from the Republicans. Richard Vaux has been selected without opposition to succeed the late Samuel J. Randall as Representative from the Third Congressional District, the Republicans deeming it inexpedient to nominate a candidate against him. Unlike his predecessor, he is an out and out free-trader, and will voto against the tariff bill. The newly elected Congressman is 74 years old. and has always been the strongest kind of a Democrat Presidential Appointments Approved. The Senate has confirmed the lollowiag nominations: John Waugh, Indian Agent at Devil’s Lake Agency. Receivers Public Moneys—Anson 8. Baldwin, at North Platte, Neb.; David E. Bomgardner, at McCook, Neb. Registers of Land Offices —William T. Riley, Hailey, Idaho; John I. Nesbitt, North Platte, Neb. William C. Brace, Appraiser of Merchandise, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Registers of Land Offices— Joseph Tracey, Humboldt, Cal.; John F. Sheehan, San Francisco. Receivers of Public Moneys—Alfred D. Campbell, Miles City, Montana ; Robert C. Heydlauff, Ashland, Wis. ; Jay R. Sanborn, Cceur d’Alene, Idaho. William H. Davis of Han Francisco, Supervisor of Census First California District.

Heavy Loss by’Fire. At Albany, N. \\. the largest freight house of tbe New York Central Railroad lias been destroyed by fire. The building was a large frame structure, and was liilod with penoial merchandise. The origin of tho fire is not certain, but it is supposed to have originated in a consignment of fireworks. and spreading to some barrels of kerosene oil caused a terrific explosion. The entire loss is thouc it to I e about $175,030, of wh ch about $75,003 will fall upon the New Y'orlc Central Rail oad Company and about £53,000 on the Merchants’ Dispatch Tho insurance will amount to about i 90,000Blew Himself Up with Dynamite. A Birmingham. Ala., di'pitch says: Bob Craw-lord, a white convict of the Pratt mines, laid down a stick of dynamite, lit the fuse and shouted good-by lo a dozen lol-low-convicts who wore watching him. Half a bushel of his remains have been found. Crawford was serving a ten yea s’ sentence for burglary. Last week he escaped, but was soon, recap’urod. .When taken back to the mines ho said he would die rather than serve out his term. Turkish Troops Honied in Albania. The attempt of the Turkish Government to install Kahreman Pasha as Governor of Albania at Laisoho has been fiercely resisted by the Albanians, who attacked the Turkish troops senttoquell the disturbance and routod them. Many ot the soldiers were killod. Additional troops have been sent to the .scene. The International Conference of Miners. At Brussels, the international conference of miners, after a lively session, resolved to favor legislative enactments making eight hours a day’s work. The conference then adjourned until April, 1831. It is the opinion of some of the delegates that a general strike among miners will take place next May day. Drowned While Boating. At Providence, R. L. Mrs, John Huling, Mrs. Delia Mahnel and Miss Mamie Huling were rowing in a canvas-decked boat on tho Davis villa Pond when the craft suddenly filled. Mrs. Mannel and Miss Huling wero drowned, but Mrs. Huling escaped by clinging to her dog. which swam with her to shore.

Won’t Answer Census Questions. It is reported at Washington that New York lawyeys have entered into an agreement to resist answering the questions ot census enumerators touching acute or chronic diseases, or defects of mind or body; and that they will also refuse to answer the queries affecting private debts. Twenty-two Years for Shellenbergor. At Doylestowu, Pa., J. Monroo Shellenberger, the forg.-r and embezzler, has been sentenced by Judge Yerkes to undergo an imprisonment ot twenty-two years in the Eastern Penitentary. The prisoner was almost prostrated by the sentence and had to have assistance to leave the court-room. Leased to an English Company. The Unitod States Consul at Callao, Peru, has notified the State Department that the Peruvian Government lias leased to an English company the famous quicksilver mines ot Santa Barbara. They were formerly the most productive in the world, but have not beon worked for fifty years. T. V. Powderly Not a Conspirator. At Greensburg, Pa.. T. Y. Powderly, J. B. Byrne and Peter Wise have been acquitted of the charge of conspiracy preferred by Edward Callaghan, of Scottdale. The case was taken up at 1 o’clock d. m. and was given to tho jury at 5. A verdict was returned at 6 o’clock. Shot Thoir Employer. Near Pioche. Nev., Contractor Collins, Of Omaha, was shot and killed by two men who had been working; for him but had quit, and whom he refused to pay. The men told him he had just eight minutes in which to settle, and, at the end of that time, he not weakening, they shot him. Five Miners Killed by Falling Kook, Five miners, named Michael Beacher. Mat Scholar, Joseph Deneairca (Australia),

and Dominick and Ginglia, Italians, were killed by hanging rock falling on them in No. 11 shaft. South Hecla Branch of the Calumet and Hecla Mina. Early Crop* in California. A Tulare, CaL, dispatch says : The first barley of the season wa9 harvested at Waukena. in this vicinity. The yield was twenty-one centals to the acre. The first wheat of the season was marketed May 18, the earliest eve known in California. Objectionable Census Questions. The protests that have been made concerning the questions to be asked by census enumerators caused Representative McAdoo to introduce a resolution directing the Committee on Census to report a bill looking to proper restrictions. Internal Revenue Collections. The collections of internal revenue for the first ten months of the fiscal year ending June 33, 1830, were $114,545,276, or £9.724,354 more than the collections for the corresponding period last year. Carlisle’s Committee Assignments. Mr. Carlisle will be apportioned, it is said, to the following committees in the Senate: Finance. Territories, and Woman Suffrage. Mr. Blackburn leaves the Territories Committee to go on Appropriations.

A Shortage of Fruit Jars. At a recent meeting of flint glass manufacturers held at Pittsburg it was discovered that there is a great shortage of fruit jars throughout the country. An advance of 25 per cent, on this Ij of goods is expected. Tile Visible Supply of Grain. The visible supply of wheat and corn is, respectively, 22.694,974 and 11,026,248 bushels. Both have decreased since last report the following amounts: Wheat, 96,938 bushels; and corn, 319,183 bushels. An Embezzling B« ok-Keoper. George W. Roberts, book-keeper and confidential manager of the Smith & Griggs Manufacturing Company, at Waterbury. Conn., has been arrested. He is charged with embezzling it 13,003. Elected Methodist Bishops. In the Coherence of the Southern M. E, Church at St. Louis, the Rev. Dr. Attieus G. RavgAod of Sheffield, Ala., and the Rev. Oscar P. Fitzgerald of Nashville have been elected bishops. Heavy Rains in York State. Farmers in Central New York are fearful for their crops, rains having fallen without infer:uption for several days. In Albany the other day half an inch of rain fell in thirty mihutes.

A Big Bucket Shop Bursts. The Public Grain and Stock Exchange (limite I: of- New York, the largest bucket shop in the United States, has gone to the wall, owing to an attachment secured by a customer at Oswego, N. Y. Censured B. K. Bruce. Tho Hon. B. K. Bruce has been censured by the Afro-American League, of Ohio, in convention at Columtus, for alleged discrimination against hi* own race, in dischurgiug negroes from office. Confessed to a Bold Robbery. A man under arrest ut Claytoh, Mo., haß confessed that ho is the man who, about a year ago, made President Moffat, of the First National Bank of Denver, give up $20,003 at the point of a pistol. High License in Geo-gia. The liquor license in Rome, Ga.. has been put at SI,OOO per annum, the entire sum in advance. Ten dealers have paid for licenses and three have gone out of business. Shot the Wrong Person. In attempting to kill his wife at Chillicothe. Mo., John L. Bowden fatally shot Mr. Rainey. Bowden then committed suicide. Sentenced for Libeling His Wife. Giuseppe Carusi, alias Count Montereole. has been sentenced at Philadelphia to six months’ imprisonment for libeling his wife. Ex-j Senator Jones Insane. At Detroit, Mich., ex-Senator Jones, of Florida, has beer, adjudged insane, and committed to St. Joseph’s Retreat.