Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1891 — ABOUT TO HANG HIM. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ABOUT TO HANG HIM.

A HOOSIER NEGRO NARROWLY ESCAPES LYNCHING. Destructive Fire at Franklin, Pa.—Yellow Fever and Small Pox—Stmriing of the Base-Ball Clubs—Phoebe Couzius Will Fight—New Jersey on Fire. ALMOST A LYNCHING. Indignant Boosters Take Measures to Break Dp a Gang or Toughs. For several months the citizens of Hjiughville, across the river from Indianapolis, have been greatly incensed at depredations committed openly by a gang of colored toughs In their vicinity. John Devine, an old colored man, was robbed and beaten by Ike and John Abbott, who had but recently been released from the workhouse. The assault on Devine was Immediately made known to the town marshal, and after an exciting chase the offenders were captured and placed In jail. Later In the evening citizens held an impromptu indignation meeting and decided to take the matter into their own. The crowd broke into the jail, and, taking John Abbott therefrom, placed a rope around hts neck and led him to the woods. He cried for mercy, protesting his innocence, and while the vigilants were fully intending to lynch the miscreant cooler counsel prevailed and it was decided to make him confess. Twenty hickory switches were cut, and after Abbott bad received seventy-five lashes on the bare back he broke down and confessed that his brother had planned the robbery. i BIG BLAZE AT FKANKLIN, PA. The Finest Business Block In the Town Partly Burned—Loss, $140,000. Firo broke out in the basement of Karns & Co.’s dry goods and notion house in Franklin, Pa. The store was in the center of the largest and finest business block in the town. The flames spread and in a short time the eastern half of the block was in ruins. The' losses aggregate 8140,000; insurance, $66,500. An engine and hose carriage came from Oil City, eight miles distant, in eight minutes aud rendered valuable assistance. Don't Want Blair. The Chinese government has notified the United States of Its unwillingness torcceivo

ON THE DIAMOND. How the Clubs Engaged in the National Game Stand. Following is a showing of the standing of each of the teams of the different associations: NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. I*, we. I W. L. ipc. Bostons C 0 1.000 Pittsburgs.. 3 3 .500 Clevelands.. 4 2 .666|New York*.. •! 4 .330 Gbicagos.... 4 2 .G36;Brooklyns... 1 5 .100 Philadelp's. 3 8 ,600|Cincinnatis. 1 5 .100 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. _ W. L. f»c. W. L. Baltimcres .10 4 .Yl4 Columbns... 7 10 .411 LoulsvtUes..l2 6 .066 Cincinnatis. 6 12 .333 Bostons 10 5 .663 Washingt’s.. 4 9 307 Bt. Louis.... 10 7 .538 Athletics.... 4 1J .233 WESTERN ASSOCIATION. Vi. L. We. W. L. Wo. Omahas...:. 7 4 .636 Minneap’lis. 5 5 .501 Denvers 7 4 .636 Kansas C’ys. 5 0 .454 Bt. Pauls.... 5 5 .500 Mtlwaukees. 5 7 .416 Sioux Citys. 6 6 .500 Lincolns.... 4 7 .303 smallpox and Yellow Fever. Another case of Smallpox has developed aboard W. K. Vanderbilt’s yacht Alva, which has been at quarantine nejar New York since Us arrival from the Azores on account of one of the crew having the disease. The new victim is a seaman. Phoebe Will Fight. Miss Ppcßbe Couzins has filed a bill in tho Circuit Court at Chicago asking the court to restrain the World’s Fair Board of Control aud the lady managers from Interfering with her discharge of the duties of Secretary of the latter body.. Due to the Lymph. One of the consumptive patients treated at the Montefiore Home in New York with Koch’s lymph has entirely recovered, and the physicians think the cure due to the use of the lymph. Butler Will Appeal the Case. General Butler, it is understood, is preparing to take to the Supreme Court of tho United States the case of Mrs. Johnson, over which he has had so much trouble with Judge Carpeuter at Boston. Fonnd the Po y. The decomposed body of Depot Agent A. L. McDonald, who disappeared from Heiskells, Tenn., some time a:-o. has been found in the Clinch River. Foul play is suspected. A Forest ou Fire. Flames raged in a forest near Yillvlile, N. J.. and a owath through the timber six tniles long and four miles wide was burned. Gave His Cash to an Officer. Rev. Father Briody, of Minneapolis, who arrived at New York from Europe, appeared at the Jefferson Market Court seeking assistance to recover 8703 in cash and a check for $2,000 on the Irish National Bank of Minneapolis, which he says he intrusted to a policeman, not feeling capable of caring for It himself. Freight Tra n bitched. A freight train on the Southern Pacific was ditched near El Paso. Texas, and Head Brakeman George Manley and Engineer John Tull were fatally injured.

UntD FOB HER HOME. Desperate Battle a" Ade'skle in the Coke Begion Growing Out of Evictions. Threats have been turned to violence and violence has again caused death in the Pennsylvania coke regions, with the result that Company C has been called to the scene of the tragedy and all is Id a ferment. Officers went to Adelaide, where they made two evictions after a great deal of trouble and opposition. They were then overpowered by the strikers and driven away. Re-cnforced by Sheriff McCormick and a large force the deputies returned, when a pitched battle took place between the sheriff’s posse and about 300 Hungarian men and women. In which a Hungarian girl was killed, another woman fatally woundea, and other persons injured, among whom are several deputies. The battle occurred while the members of Company C were lunching. The deputies were trying to keep the Huns from carrying back the household goods which hud been thrown out of the houses in the forenoon. A big, strong Hun was fighting with the deputies when Sheriff McCormick started to assist them. The Hun saw him coming, and tried to shoot The girl who was killed was a lover of the big Hun, und was fighting for him with too ferocity of a young lioness. The deputies say the pistol went off in the hands of the Hun und killed his sweetheart. If it had not been for the arrival of Company C at that moment, every deputy doubtless wbuld have been Injured if not killed. THE WEEK OF TRADE. Money Markets Ava Undisturbed aud Collections u Little Easier. R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade says: But for speculation this would have been a comparatively dull week. In the interior business has been somewhat improved with more favorable weather, but many causes combine to prevent great activity. Prominent among these is the reaction from excessive real estate speculation and building which have prevailed for years in some quarters. The money markets are generally undisturbed and comparatively easy, with fair to brisk demand at many points and a little stringency at one or two. Collections appear to Improve, though rather slowly. The business failures occurring throughout the country during seven days number, for the United States, 205, and for Canada, 42, or a total of 247, as compared with a toWdf OT last week,' and 243 the• week previous, to the last. For the corresponding week of last year the figures were 218, representing 170 failures In the United -tates and 30 in the Dominion of Canada.

DENSITY OF POPULATION. Number of Persons Per Square Mile that the Country Can Support. The density of the distribution of population, according to the census of 1890, as shown by a map prepared by Henry Garnett, the geographer of the eleventh census, has just been issued in connection with a bulletin on the subject by Superintendent Potter. Mr. Garnett observes that speaking generally agriculture In this country Is not carried on with such care as yet to afford employment and support to a population In excess of forty-five to a square mile. Tho figures show that the settled area has constantly increased. During the last decade the per cent, of increase in the settle! area was 24.05, while the increase in.the.population of the country was 24.86 per cent. Three hundred and seventy-seven thousand seven hundred and fifteen (377,715) square miles have been redeemed during the last ten years, exceeding by 80,384 squuro mile., the area settled between 1870 and 1880.

1 LOCKS GO UP IN SMOKE. Rome, N. Y., Visite I l>y a Disastrous Blaze —Loss Nearly $102,009. Rome, N. Y., was visited by one of the most disastrous conflagrations which have occurred there in years. The fire originated in the Wiggins Block. Tho entire block was destroyed. J The Dickinson Block, occupied by Palmer & Sons, grccers. and owned by Mrs, George Dickinson; the Farmers’ Hotel,! occupied by Albert Fox; the R. W. Pritchard feed store, and Mrs. J. E. Drake’s millinery store were also eaten up. Flying embers threatened the whole city, and a dozen small fires started and were extlnguishcid. Tho total loss is -8101,175; insurance, $44,250.

WON’T BE IAKKN ALIVE. Four Colored Fugitives from Justice Defy tho Choctaw Authorities. Ross Riley, Jeff Brown, Cudge Barnett and Luke Andy, the four negroes who were condemned to be shot at the Wawaka Court grounds. In the SChoctaw Nation, and who made their escape, returned to their homes, and the negroes in tho community rallied to them to a man. all armed to the teeth. The negroes are defiant and declare that they will resist arrest. Light horsemen are scouring the country in every direction, and in case they come upon the negroes it is believed that a bloody battle will ensue. EXPELLING THE JEW’S. * Eight Hundred Families Ordered by the Authorities to Leave Kiel. Eight hundred Jewish families have been ordered to quit Kleff forthwith. Tho well-to-do have already gone, but the pcor artisan classes are in the greatest straits. Many are arriving on the Austrian frontier in a destitute condition, but the Austrian officials refuse domicile to paupers. The Kieff police accept no excuse, raiding the city with the utmost severity unless bribed to delay action. The daily expulsions from Moscow number from 100 to 150. Sunday an exceptional raid was made, when 090 were expelled. MAY END THE CHILIAN WAB. The Insurgents Sustain a Naval Defeat that Knocks Them Out. At Washington the Chilian Legation received the following telegram: The first naval division of the Government of Chili, in the port Of Caldera, attacked the ironclads Blanco Encalada and nufascar and destroyed them both by the use‘of Whitehead torpedoes, thrown at the first moment. The Gover intent vessels Almlrante Lynch and Condell received no damage whatever and are preparing to attack the rest of the rebel squadron. MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING. The Accounts of a Missouri Bank Nearly 810,000 Short. Captain H. W. Covington, cashier of the Farmers and Traders’ Bank, of Montgomery City, Mo., has disappeared and the citizens of that town are puzzling their minds as to whether he is responsible for the mysterious shortage of $9,300 in the bank’s accouats or whether the loss of the money has so preyed upon him that it has unbalanced his mind. VON MOLTKE IS SILENCED. Germany’s Great Master or War Dies Suddenly at Berlin. At Berlin the death of Field Marshal Count von Moltke was announced. The Coupt attended the session of tho Reichstag held In the afternoon. His death was very sudden, and the physicians who were summoned announced that it was caused by

failure of tkh heart He died quietly and painlessly. The news of the Count's unexpected death has caused great sorrow In Germany. Von Moltke was born Oct. 24, 1800. Mangled Bodies Found. Two boys while playing In a creek behind a saloon at Kansas City found the end of a gunnysack sticking out of the mud. Thpy dug around it and uncovered another sack. Each sack contained a mutilated human body. One of the bodies was that of a negress. It was cut in two at the middle, and was badly mutilated. Only the legs, arms, and a part of the trunk of the other body were found. The head was missing. It hus not been determined whether the latter body was that of a man or woman. It was at first supposed that the bodies were subjects of medical students, but the Coroner professes to believe that they are the evidences of murder. Duty on Lottery Tickets. Having been debarred from using the United states mail, branches of lottery companies which formerly did business In the United States have been established In Mexico. Secretary Spaulding decided that there Is no law to prevent lottery tickets from being admitted as printed matter, but he instructs the custom officers to assess duty upon them at the rate of 25 per cent ad valorem of their face value, under the paragraph of the McKinley bill which provided for this rate of duty upon “all printed matter not especially provided for.”

Terrorized by Taurus. A ludicrous yet destructive incident occurred on Saturday at St. Paris, Ohio. In the millinery establishment of H. C. Gibbs. A large ferocious-looking bull of a drove Of cattle being driven through the place left the herd und rushed Into the crowded store. The animal’s appearance caused a panic, and two ladies fainted. The animal broke three show cases, spoiled considerable fine millinery, and Was finally by the combined efforts of several men drivon out in the street again. C'ha-ed by the Judge and Jury. At Forest City, Ark., James Dobson, colored was placed on trial for the murder of Nancy Abies, a white woman, in 1890. As Dobson was ascending the witness stand to testify, he made a dash out through the window. The judge, jury, and audience -started-in pursuit, and after a chase of several hundred yards, firing their revolvers in the aimo frighten the fleeing negro, he was captured, brought back, and severely reprimanded by the judge, after which court adjoilrned. Left His Wife and Child Destitute. At Seattle. Wash., the wife and son of Charles 11. Hammond of Cleveland street (London) notoriety have become county paupers. Six months ago Hammond was convicted of stealing a sealskin saque and a gold watch and chain from a woman who was drinking in his wine-room, and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. In his efforts to got a new trial Hammond gave up everything to the lawyers, leaving an invalid wife and 13-year-old boy destitute.

Fatal Duel Between Californians. Sylvester Tirado and Francisco Olives fought a duel at Cantua Canyon. Cal. Olives was killed and Tirado has been arrested. The men owned adjoining sections of land, and had had numerous disputes, and finally agreed that the next time they met they would fight it out. Both were armed with revolvers and commenced firing at each other at a distance of forty yards. They closed in, and at twenty yards Tirado sent a bullet through Olives' neck. Horror In u Hospital. At Auburn, N. Y., between the ward visits of the night watch, De Witt Savacool, an epileptic patient at the Willard State hospital, killed another patient named John Morrow. Dr. Bishop discovered that the victim died of suffocation, as Savacool, after felling Morrow across his bed piled the bedding over him, with another hedstead on top of that.

The Ground Is Broken. Amidst the plaudits of thousands of citizens. tho blare of trumpets, the beating of drums, the booming of cannon, the melody of children’s voices and the eloquence of orators, ground was broken In New York for the monument which is to be raised at Riverside Park, where rests all that is mortal of the greatest of the heroes of the war of the rebellion- -the immortal Grant. Minnesota and Dakota Wheat Stocks. Figures compiled by the Northwestern Miller show the stock in private elevators at Minneapolis to be 3,970,000 bushels, a decrease of 122,000 for the last week. The Market Record places the stock in country elevators of Minnesota and the two Dakotas at 3,430,000 bushels, a shrinkage of 820,000 for the week. The Visible Supply if Grain. The visible supply of grain, as compiled by the Now York Produce Exchange, is as follows: Wheat, 22,343,562 bushels; Increase, 157,450. Corn, 2,464,482 bushels: Increase, 225,585. Oats, 2,622.358 bushels; increase, 113,881. Rye. 428.778 bushels; increase, 10,920. Barley, 767,114 bushels; decrease, 144,001. * •

Poisoned l>y lee Cream. There was a wholesale poisoning in Austin, Texas, from* eating icecream. The family of E. M. House, one of the wealthiest and most prominent men in the city, partook of ice cream from a leading case, and shortly after nine persons were prostrated with violent cramps aud eight of them are very sick. Houx Enlisting Rapidly. The probability of a resumption of hostilities by the Sioux this spring is determined by .the receipt of information by Gen. Brooke that the Indians were rapidly enlisting in the cavalry service. Troop L of the Sixth Cavalry has been organized complete with Brule Sioux, including the most warlike of the ghost-dancers. Killed Jesse James’ Cous'n. Dick Liddell, once a member of famous James’ gang, now a wealthy horse owner on Eastern tracks, wat* arrested and lodged In jail at Richmond, Va. He is charged with the murder of Wood Hite, a cousin of Jesse James. The crime was committed in 1882, and was the outgrowth of a feud. More Fighting in Chili. The insurgents of Chili have fought another battle with the government troops, and defeated the latter. This last battle was fought at Iquique. Further advices bring the news that t*ne insurgents’ fleet Is concentrating about Valparaiso. It Is announced, however, by the Insurgents, that they will not bombard the city.

Killed by an Italian.' An Italian made an unprovoked attack on two men In Newark, N. J., killing one and fatally wounding the other. The assassin was captured. Elect’d a < hicago Woman President. At Scranton, Pa., about 150 delegates were in attendance at the International Convention of the Young Woman’s Christian Association. Miss Laure Reynolds, of

Chicago, presided. At the conclusion rn routine business officers were elected foi the ensuing year. Mrs. J. V. Farwell, ol Chicago was elected President. Throstenesl by Salisbury. Lori Ballsbury has informed Portugal that Unless the British are given access t« the Ruigwa River, in accordance with tb« provisions of the modus vivendi, England will resort to force. The Portuguese cabinet has responded by giving consent to the free passage of the river.

Burned Twelve Villages. The British advancing on the Muneepoors have burned twelve villages occupied by the rebellious tribesmen. The insurgent! retired to the hills, where they were shelled and many killed and wounded. It is believed the enemy have been completely cowed. Tlie Kentucky Poisoning Case*. Mrs. B. F. Guthrie, wife of the first victim of the poisoning at the wedding neat Llndon, Ky., died. Mrs. Guthrie’s death leaves her daughter the wealthiest unmarried lady In Kentucky. Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Dr. Hobson at St. Matthews are very low. Taken from Jail ami Shot to Death. One hundred and fifty soldiers broke open the jail at Walla Walla, Wash., and shot to death A. J, Hunt, who shot Private Miller, It is also reported that the guards fired on the soldiers and several persons were killed. A Child Starved to Death. At Cleveland, Ohio, Julia Toth, 6 years old and motherless, died at a hospital from starvation. Her father left her to seek employment, and she was dying when the attention of the authorities was called to her. Battle on u Train. Near Crawfordsville, Ind., a gang of desperate tramps entered a coach while the train was stopping at a junction and tried to hold up the passengers. A fierce battle resulted, and they were driven off.

Burglars Fiml a Rich Booty. At Findlay, Ohio, the residence of the Winters Bros., proprietor.-, of a fruit farm, was entered by burglars, who choloformed the inmates, blew open a safe and got away with $3,000. Two Tramps Run Over and Killed. At St. Joseph, Mo., a Burlington train struck and killed two men, evidently tramps. From letters found on them one is supposed to be George Gaston and the other F. I. Marmaduke. Struck on the Lime Kiln. At Detroit the first accident of the season at the lime kiln is reported. The propellor Milwaukee, from Chicago to Buffalo, struck while making the crossing and sunk to the bottom. Ita’la’s Peaceable Sons. Seven hundred Italian stone-masons struck work In Morrlsania, N. Y. They became disorderly and the New York polic« arrested a dozen of them. The Blast Was Too Quick. Frederick Fesser, a farmer living neai Bourbon, Ind., while blasting stumps on his farm was blown to pieces by a premature explosion of dynamite. Secured a License. The American Trotter Register Association, of Chicago, with the object of publishing a horse register, secured a corporation license. The capital stock is $150,000. The Kentucky Way. At Elizabethtown, Ky.. William Showers was shot dead by Charles Moore, hit brother-in-law, who accused Showers oi killing his sister. I Victory for tlio Lottery Company. At New Orleans the Supreme Court hat decided the lottery mandamus casein favoi of the lottery company. The Gre-n Hug Again. It is stated that a small greenish insect Is doing great damage to wheat In Rich and Russell Counfiles in Kansas. Suicide of a New York Lawyer. In New York. John B. El wood, 60 year! old, was found dead In his bed-room. Ht killed himself by taking cliloroform. To Bo a Fair Attraction. General Grant’s old log cabin in St. Louit County, Mo., Is to be moved to Chicago as a World’s Fair attraction.

Texas’ New Senator. Horace A. Chilton, of Tyler, has been appointed United States Senator from Texas, vicb Reagan, resigned. Arrival of Immigrants. Eleven hundred European immigrants arrivod In Boston. They will settle In New Enj land. Thinks she’s Insane. Prof. John Dickinson, Anna Dickinson’i brother, is satisfied that his sister’s mind la unbalanced. Colonel Ingersoll IIL Col. Robert G. Inger=oll is confined to his bed in New York, seriously sick with the grip-