Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1891 — A TURBULENT WORLD. [ARTICLE]

A TURBULENT WORLD.

IMPORTANT 6F THE DAY. Foreign and Doinostii Intelligence Transmitted by Wire—A Kaleidoscope of Interesting Occurrences—roll tical. Criminal, Accidental, and Industrial. ! * SLOW WORK IN CONGRESS. Coast Defenses and Internat’onal Conferences übjects of > ebate. ( Ox the 2d and 3d the Senate accomplished nothing of importance. The fortification bill, contemplating coast defenses at Boston, New York, San Francisco, Hampton Roads, and Washington, received some attention. as did also a measure proposing an international conference upon the question of the slave trade and the trade in gunpowder and liquors in Africa. In both houses a hill was passed to amend section 108, Revised Statutes, so as to reud: ♦•Vacancies (in the Cabinet; occasioned by death or resignation shall not be temporarily tilled under the three preceding sections for a longer period than thirty days.” (The present law limits the time to ten days, and the bill has special reference to the appointment of a successor of the late Secretary Wiudom.) The Senate hill was passed by the House (with an amendment striking out the appropriation clause) providing for the erection of a public building at' St. Paul, Minn., at a cost of SBOO,OOO. Casualties Among tlie Cars. A band-car was run down on a trestle near Marlin. Texas, and one section man was killed and live others badly hurt. A passenger locomotive exploded while running near Cleveland, killing the engineer and fireman. By a collision on the New York Central at East Rochester, N. Y., an eiyjineer was killed and his fireman was mortally hurt. In a collision at. Corry. Pa., ainengineer and ills fireman were killed and another engineer and two head brakernen were injured. Eyraud Moots Death. Si ieliael Eyraud, the murderer of Gouffe, was executed on the Place de Uouquette, Paris. Eyraud met his fate with fortitude and resignation. There were but few witnesses at the cxeoutlon. owing to the fact that it was not generally known until too latp for the evening papers to announce that the famous criminal was to meecxdeath In the morning. The murderer positively, even angrily, refused to listen to the good priest’s prayers, to pray himself, or to have any religious rites performed in his behalf. Foster Wants W:n<lom‘s Place. The Republicans of Ohio are ruovinton the President for the appointment of exGovernor Foster as Secretary of the Treasury to fill the place made vacant by the death of William W’indoio. A Murderer Confesses. Russell C. Canfield, the man arrested at Dirtiondale, Mich., on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Nellie Griffin, has made a full confession, which clears up thq mystery. Suspended the Principal. Charles Ford, principal of the Calhoun public school in Chicago, has been suspended, pending an Investigation into charges of alleged inhuman ' cruelty to pupils.

Passenger Train Dei-ailed. Three coaches of the North Sh ire limited, on the New York Central, were derailed at East Rochester, N. Y. The engineer and fireman were killed. No passengers were injured. May Hin t the Wli -at. The cold wave, it is f ared, will have an ill effect on the wheat plant, owing to the absence of the protecting snow. The crop is said to be growing slowly in California caused by lack of moisture. Hebrews Coining West. A colony of Hebrews from Russia, comprising 160 families,'will arrive In St, Paul and Minneapolis. They were sent by Baron Illrsch, who donated a large sum of money far the purpose. I ■■ ■..... Big Cotton Movement. According to the monthly report the movement of cotton for January reached a total of 961,064 bales, exceeding the movement for January, 1890, by 194,675 bales. Texas Insurance Company Suspends A special from Tyler, Texas, says :# The East Texas Fire Insurance Company, with headquarters at Tyler, went into voluntary liquidation. Tlie Kansas Law-Malcers. The lower house of the Kansas Legislature adopted a resolution instructing the Kansas delegation in C ingress to work for the Paddock pure food bill. Died of Her Injuries. The young teacher near Winnebago City, Minn., who was assaulted recently by the Krueger family because she punished a child, has died. Earthquake in Java. Joana, Java, was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake; twelve persons were killed and seventeen wjunded. After Ammunition. It was reported that agents of the Guatemalan Government werj negotiating for cartridges at Kansas City. The Canadian Parliament. The Governor General of Canada has dissolved the House of t ominous. The new Parliament will assemble March 5. Highwaymen in the C-Sy. James Davis, a stockman from Chevenne, held up by footpads at the Stock Yards in Chicago and robbed of $565. Will Have ( airy Schools. Canada’s authorities have decided to establish dairy schools throughout the Dominion. A Cargo of slfgar Los*-. The bark Jose Moore, while off Cape San Antonie, was lost with $40,000 worth of sugar. Predicted His Death. Mr. Henry Sempseil. a business man of Bloomville. Ohio, informed his wife that he felt he was going to die in the afternoon, •*nd. after making all preparations, he passed away quietly at 1 p. m. He had not been feeling well for some time. Attache I Sain Jonas. Mayor Ward attacked Sam Jones, the evangelist, at Palestine., Texas, with a cane. Jonos wrested tlie cane from the Mayor and gave him a beating. Bystanders then sc para tad the two. The Mayor was arrested.

Suppressed tlio Insurgents. An Oporto special says: The revolt has been suppressed and order is once more restored in this city. Shortly after the beginning of the revolt Hie insurgent troops and a portion of the fiscal guards, led by two non-commissioned officers, seized the Hotel de Ville in Dorn Pedro square and proposed to there and then declare a republic. However, a strong body of loyal troops, composed of artillery and fusileers, promptly surrounded and laid siege to the Hotel de Ville. The resuit was that after a feeble resistance the insurgents surrendered unconditionally. The loss on both sides so far known/vas slight. The insurgents will be tried py court martial and In all probability the ringleaders will be shot Tlio Dead Secretary. Impressive funeral services were held over tlio remains of the late Secretary TVindom In the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant at Washington, they being preceded by private services at the family residence on Massachusetts avenue. The passage of the cortege through the streets was witnessed by great crowds of people. Among those in attendance at the church were the President and Mrs. Harrison, the members of the Cabinet and diplomatic corps and other distinguished persons. The body was interred at the Rock Creek Cemetery. Death Before Starvation. Near Horton, Kan., Mrs. Henry Wysong was left a widow two years ago with three children dependent on her for life. The, fear of starvation so preyed on her mind that she attempted to kill her children and herself. The eldest, a boy of 12. got away from her after she had cut his throat with a knife, and he then ran to a neighbor’s. The neighbor hurried to tho house and found the place in flames. The woman had killed tho remaining two children, and, after inflicting mortal wounds on herself, she set fire to the house. She Sure Enough Flies. Pennington’s air-ship model is now flying in Chicago. Whether Inventor Pennington succeeds in making ari air-ship that will replace tho railway is still a fruitful subject of speculation, but he has done two things that have never been done before. He has solved the problem of atmospheric displacement by making a machine that will traverse tho air at any desired altitude without regard to the density of the atmosphere, and he has been able to steer tho machine with fans. Settlers Fleeing from Their Homes. The flight of settlers from the Roseau country, in Minnesota, continues unabated In spite of the fact that the temperature has dropped to 25 degrees below zero. Many of the fugitives from the alleged raids of tho Chippewas are so poorly clad that they must freeze to death on the prairies. The companies of the First and Third Infantry stationed at Ada and Fergus Falls will be sent Into the Indian country, but not until the weather moderates, as the militiamen could not stand the blizzard. Cattlemen in the Cherokee strip. If the authorities at IVashington beliex’e that the cattlemen lmvo vacated the Cherokee Strip they would seem to be under a misapprehension, as It Is authoritatively stated that large herds still roam the country. Tho size of the herds, where held, and tlie names of the owners, members of the Cherokee Strip Live Btock Association, are all given, and It is further asserted that the Indian police are fully aware of the situation. Punished a Crazy Man. At Fort Worth, Tex., the jury in the ea«e of Rev. Dr. William Mitchell, the Presbyterian minister charged witli forgery, brought in a verdict of guilty, fixing punishment at two years In tVo penitentiary. The verdict is a surprise, as Dr. Mitchell’s bitterest enemies admit that his mind was unbalanced.

Fatally Burned by Steum. Near Pittsburg a freight train ran into a rock. Tlie engine and three cars were badly wrecked. Brakeman F. T. Gray was fatally burned by steam; 1). C. Mahon, fireman, badly burned, will recover; Engineer Oscar Albaugb was scalded and bruised badly. Meissonier Is No More. Meissonier, the famous French artist, died in Paris. The announcement of the end is not a surprise. He had been ill for several weeks, and for a time his death was hourly expected. Then he rallied a little and some hopes were entertained of his recovery, but the improvement was transitory. One Hundred and Filty Killed. Mr. 11. C. Frick, owner of the mine at Youngwood," Pa., the scene of the terrible explosion, says that there were in all 160 men working in the mine, nine of whom escaped with their lives. The rest, or 151 men, were either killed outright or suffocated by the terrible fire-damp. On Pacific's Bottom. Wreckage from the missionary ship Phoebe Chapman discovered at Tahiti, and tlie continued absence of that vessel, confirm tlie belief that she lias foundered at sea. Elder Cudeny of Nebraska left Honolulu a year ago in charge of her. A «170,000 Roast. Fire totally destroyed the buildings of the Western Refrigerator Company at Chicago. It was caused by the explosion of 400 gallons of ammonia. Avast amount of apples, cheese and poultry was destroyed. Loss reaches $170,000; fully insured. Hacked His Wire to Death While Drunk. While crazed with drink Sebastian Peters murdered his wife, at Lima, Ohio. He had been on a protracted spree. Before she could escape from the house he had hacked her in a dozen places. Peters is now a raving maniac. Run Down by a Railroad Train. C. A. Hoy, night operator of the Kansas Southern at Holliday, and his wife were struck by a passenger train. Mrs. Hoy was instantly killed and her husband severely wounded. They had been married only about a month. “An Underground Railway.” At Buffalo, N. Y., six Chinamen and two white men were arrested charged with violation if the Chinese exclusion act. One man, James M. Miller, is believed to manage the Canadian end of “an underground railway.” Trlclilnlasis in California. At Downievllle, Cal., John Tr&bino is dead, one other is still dangerously sick, and two are thought to be out of danger. They ate half-cooked pork, Dec. 24, in blood sausage. A post mortem revealed trichin;?. \ “ Could,” Not “Would.’' At St Louis. Judge Thayer docided that as Selwyn Edgar wrote to two men in England stating that he “could” give them steady employment, the contract labor law was not violated. Edgar paid the men’s passage. Team. Wagon and Driver Blown Up. While an oil well shooter was on his way to a well near St. Mary’s, Ohio, with a load of nltro-glycerlne It exploded and blbw the

horses, wagon and driver to, atoms. The only evidence of the disaster was a huge hole in the roadway. The First Count Stands. The Nebraska House indefinitely postponed the bill providing for a recount of tho votes cast at tlie late election on the prohibitory amendment. - The bill appropriating SIOO,OOO for tho relief of drought sufferers in the western part of the State was passed by a '■ unanimous vote. Collapse of an Art Ruihting. A three-story brick building, occupied by the display of the Western Art Association, fell at Omaha while a wall was being repaired. The loss will thousands on the pictures alone. The Bouguereau picture, “The Return of Spring,” was ruined. It was valued at $20,000. Chill’s Civil War. Reports have been received of another engagement off Ancud, capital of the island of Chiloe, in the Chiloe archipelago. The battle was fought between a Government man-of war and an insurgent war vessel. It resulted in the defeat of the insurgents. Injured by Fire. v Four fireman were seriously Injured during a fire In a five-story building on Fifth street, Philadelphia. Three colored prisoners lost their lives by the burning of the jail at Moss Point, Miss. They started the fire themselves in an effort to escape. May Not Got Their Watches. The manager of a watch and jewelry company at New Orleans, which sold goods on the Installment p’an, suddenly left the <*lty and some of his patrons are fearful lest they lose the amounts they have paid him on goods yet to he delivered. Fold ’Frisco Highwaymen. At San Francisco four men weie sitting in a grocery store, when two masked men entered and covered the occupants with pistols. One of the robbers took about S3OO from the till, and both hurriedly left. Killed in a Collision. A collision occurred near Kingston, Ont., between two freight trains on the Grand Trunk Railway. Several of the trainmen were seriously Injured, and afireman named Low was killed. Pennsylvania’s Wishes. Tho Legislature of Pennsylvania adopted a resolution calling on Xlie United States Senators from Pennsylvania to support the Federal elections bill by all fair and honorable means. Eight Persons Poisoned. The family of James Rail, consisting of Ball, three children, Edgar Reasor, two hired men, and Miss Etta Dickerson, living west of Denison, Texas, were poisoned by eating bread made with cotton-seed oil. Ran Into an Open Switch. A freight on tho K. C., W. & N. ran into an open switch six miles from Kansas City. The train was wrecked. John Aroken, a stockman of Donovan, Ivan., a sufferer from heart disease, died of fright. Dropped Dead from Hear’ Failure. At Grand Forks, N. D., Miss Winnie Colville, of Denver Lake, an accomplished pianist and successful music teacher from Massachusetts, dropped dead from heart failure. Roomers on the Move. The march of the boomers into the Cherokee strip has begun. Enid is the first town to he named, and building is rapidly progressing. Kansas towns near the strip are overrun with boomers. Crime of an Army S urgeon. Surgeon William D. Deitz, of the Fifth Artillery, stationed at Alcatraz Island, Cal., shot and killed his wife, and then committed Buicide l:y shooting himself. It is believed he was insane.

A Now Jersey Explosion An explosion entirely demolished the celluloid works at Arlington, N. J.. and severely injured several persons. No fatalities reported. His Legs I’ertten Off. At Petersburg, Pa., John Baske was oiling machinery when his clothes caught in the shaft and he was whirled around until ills legs were beaten off above the knees. Terrific Loss of Life. Over one hundred lives and an enormous amount of property were destroyed by tremendous storms and floods at Massowah Island. Killed by a Boy. At Pittsburg, Pa., a boy threw a stone at Kate Kophef, which struck her over the left eye. Her parents did not call a physician. Erysipelas set in and the girl died. Minnesota Flour Mill Burned. At Wasecas, Minn., the flour mill of Everett, Augenbaugh & Co. and the two storehouses of the company were burned. The loss is SIOOO,OOO. Kille.l Over a Line-Fence. John Blask and Jas. Goss, two Indiana farmers, near Gosport, engaged in a fatal quarrel over a line-fence. Goss was killed, and Black escaped. A'.ibaina Murder. At Birmingham, Ala., George Burton, night watchman at Shepard’s planing mill, was murdered and an effort was made to burn the body in the fire box. Big Failure at Butte CityJames R. Boyce, Jr., & Co., of Butte City, one of the oldest and largest dry-goods houses in the West, assigned. The gross liabilities are SIOO,OOO. Pittsburgh and Detroit Fires. The Central Church of Christ, at Detroit, and the packing rooms of Cairtt & Co’s glass factory, at Pittsburgh, burned. Loss in each case $25,000. Gouged HU Eyes. A 14-year-old girl at Bellaire, Ohio, and her mother gouged out the eyes of a school teacher because he chastised the girl *for chewing gum in school. The Price Is Up. The price of linseed oil lias advanced 50 cents per barrel. At the meeting ordering this, every mill in the country was represented. The Deadly Stiletto. Some Italian desperado plunged a stiletto into Nicholas Siennas,at Park Side, near Chicago, thirty-three times, and left him in the bushes dead. Chas. If rail laugh Dead. Mr. Charles Bradlaugh. a member of Parliament who acquired much notoriety soma years ago by reason of his openly avowed atheism, died at London. Good Sea Boat. The cruiser San Francisco, In her final trial trip at Mare Island, developed speed and soa-going qualities that delighted all concerned. Leonard W. Jerome. Leonard W. Jerome, the most noted patron of the turf in America, is pro-

mkmcofl ill beyond recovery by his physicians in London, Eng. Moor© Wanted bnt l ittle. President Moore, of the People’s Bank, at Fayetteville, ? C., Is arrested for “borrowing” §100,600 of the $165,000 capital stock of the bank. Sawed Her leg* Off. T. A. Mann, of Minden, Neb., has skedaddled to escape lynching for sawing off the legs of a live cow. He got mad at the brute. Three Were Wounded. Of ten tramps who attempted to capture a train at Tippecanoe, Oh'io, three were wounded, two mortally, and the rest driven off by the train crew. Want Fre© Coinage. The National Executive Silver Committee, Gen. A. J. Warner. Chairman, has issued an address to Congress and the people, urging the free and unlimited coinage of silver. An Unknown Assassin. Lena Marks, aged 19, was chloroformed and had her throat cut in the yard of her father s bakery, at Marcy, N. Y., by an unknown man. - Deposed Their President. S. B. Erwin, President of the Kentucky Farmers’ Alliance, was deposed and T. T. Gardner, Vico President, put in his place. Lymph Couldn't Save Him. George M. Bradley, who had been inoculated with Dr. Koch's lymph, died at New Haven, Conn. Heady lor His Sig. In North Dakota the constitutional amendment reached the Governor for his approval. Rlew Out the Gas. 11. S. Weil, of Dozier, Weil & Co,, was asphyxiated by gas at the Imperial Hotel in New York. And Now It’S in Greece. Cold weather and severe storms continue in Greece. Many accidents are reported on land and sea. South Dakota K. of L. The South Dakota Knlglits of Labor, in session at Pierre, reports an increase of 60 per cent In membership the past year. Nebraska Failure. R. E. W. Sprague, dealer in clothing and gents’ furnishing goals at Chadron. Neb., failed. Liabilities, §21,000; assets, $22,000. Indiana Ingenuity. Counterfeit nickels are in circulation' at Brownsburg, Ind., supposed to have been made in the town. . Serve Notice on the World’s Fair. The Socialists have served notice on the World’s Fair managers that non-union labor must not be employed. First in Its History. The Nickel-Plate Railway has declared a 'i'A per cent dividend, the lirst in the histary of the company. ’Twas a Costly Tangle. Six million dollars of damage was done by the Eastern storm. The heaviest losers are the telegraph companies. Indignant Mothers. Two mothers at,Kansus City cowhided G. J. Goodman and Ed Hunt for enticing thcii daughters to stay out one evening. English Prejudice Waning. Reports from England are that the consumers are clamoring for American beef. Only the dealers there oppose it. Thought He'd Better Leave. At Selma, Ala., the Keeble Company failed for §250,000, and 11. C. Keeble, manager, fled to avoid Indictment. Horrible Death of Four Men. A ladle of molten steel was upset at the Duquesne Steel Works in Pennsylvania, and four men were burned to,death. Wheat Shortage. Nebraska's wheat crop is reputed to be 10,000,000 bushels short, and the growing crop badly Injured. St. Louis Leads. In the St. Louis market, wheat touched a dollar, and some enormous losses on tht Board of Trade followed. Mine Horror in Michigan. Fire has broken out in the Chapin mine, imprisoning eight miners, who have undoubtedly perished. Montana Thief Dead. A Montana horsethief named John Nile! was shot dead, while resisting arrest, anc three others captured. Wliito-Wingcd Peace. News from Zanzibar is to the effect thal peace has been proclaimed at Samu. For the Fourth Time. Nevada sends J. P. Jones to the United States Senate for the fourth time. Senator Hearst Besting Easier, Senator Hearst fs reported to be resting comfortably.