Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1891 — AMERICA'S FAVORITE. [ARTICLE]

AMERICA'S FAVORITE.

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL HAS GONE TO HIS REST. V.’<>n‘, Hides and Tallow Go Up in 1 lames —Frightful ' iJraili Kate in Now York—filicides in Chicago—Two Jltn Killed by a Wreck. , AMERICA’S EOVED FOEI Is Summoned from This World to tha One Above. James Russell Lowell is dead. His doath was caused by an affection of tho liver, together with other ailments Incidental to his advanced ago. The poet was a son of Charles Lowell and grandson of Judgo John Lowell, of Nowburyport, Mass. The family of Lowells came originally from Bristol, England, and show an excellent record of eminent lawyers and ministers. His homo had been in Cambridge In the old houso where ho first saw the light, Feb. 22, 1819. Mr. Lowell was a graduate of Harvard in 1838, and at that time rdcited a class poem which attracted considerable attention outside the classic shades of the university and was published In 1839. Ho studlod law in the Cambridge Law School and was admitted to tho bar In 1840, and opening an offico in Boston commenced the practice of his profession. But his connection with tho law was of short duration, and he soon abandonod It altogothor and gave his attention entirely to literary pursuits. In 1877 ho was appointed Minister to Spain, and in 1880 ho was transferred to England. No other ministerial appointment over gave such widespread satisfaction. A SPECTACULAR BLAZE. Burning of a Big Wool and Hide Warehouse in Chicago. Fire broke out In the seven-story and basement warehouse on the southwest corner of Michigan and La Sallo streets, Chicago, and the structure, occupied by 1L M. llosick & Co. as a pelt and tallow factory, was completely gutted. The building was owned by J. W. Oakley and was covered by Insurance. Mr. O’Berno, loses $100,900. Mr. Hosick said ho valued his stock at SIBO,OOO. and It Is a total loss by flro and water, fully covered by insurance. 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. L. Wc. W. L. <@o. Chicagos....64 87 .693 Brooklyna.. 43 46 .489 Bostons 61 37 .580 Clovelauds. .43 49 .467 New Yorks..4B 85 .578 Ciucinnatls.37 65 .402 Phlladelp’s. 45 44 .606 Plttsburgs..3s 54 .393 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. w. L. *po. W. L. *)o. Bostons 60 80 .688 Columbus.. .46 51 ,474 St. L0ui5....62 37 .626 Clnclnnatls.42 64 .438 Baltimores.,s4 88 .687 loulsvilles..34 67 .337 Philadelp’g.,49 45 .521 Washlngt’n.3o 61 .38) WESTERN A BSOCIATION. V/. L. tpo.i W. L. so. Milwaukees.6B 35 x2fLincolns....44 44 .6(6 Omahas 45 85 ,563!Kansas C’ys.44 47 ,484 Mlnneapo’s..6l 44 ,637|Denvors 36 54 .400 Sioux Cltys.46 45 ,fo3|Duluthß 38 58 .396 Saloons Opened in Indian Territory. A dispatch from Ardmore, I. T., says that under the recent decision of Judgo Bryant, to tho effect that It Is not a violation of the law to Introduce and sell beor In the Territory, several saloons have beon opened In Ardmore. This decision moans a thousand saloons In that country In less than three months if tho Government does not take some action to stop It.

Sweltering in Gotliam. Hundreds of New-Yorkers were prostrated by the Intense heat. Twelve fatal cases occurred In twenty-four Hours, While the mercury roached 94 dogroes there, it was 82 in Chicago. The hospitals were overcrowded, and many cases were fatal only because of lack of care. Rains Help Kansas Crops. An Emporia special says: A regular flood of rain fell here, 3 3-10 Inches falling In an hour. Specials from various parts of Kansas show rains to have been pretty widespread. Farmers are jubilant, and say that the rains have made a good corn crop certain. Yel'ow Fever In Hsyti, A Port-au-Prince dispatch says it Is Impossible any longer to conceal the terrifying fact that an epidemic is raging thero. The doctors pronounce the disease a complicated pernicious fever—the same thing as yellow lever, or worse. Wind and Hail Storm in Texas. Reports from Yokum and Lexington, Tex., state that a terrible wind and rain and hail storm swept over those sections. Houses were unroofed and blown down and stock killed, but no los.s of life was reported. Fatal Smash-Up. The engineer and fireman of an express train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad were killed in a collision at Briant’s Siding, Ind. The passengers escaped uninjured. A Barge Founders in a Gale. The steamer Red River arrived at West Selkirk, Manitoba, and reports that during a heavy gale at Elk Island her valuable barge, with 175,000 feet of lumber, was lost Pizarro’s Rema ns. At Lima, Peru, the vault was recently opened in which the remains of Francisco Plzarro were placed in 1541. The body was found well preserved. The Horrible Hea her. Seventeen persons committed suicide in Chicago during five days of torrid heat Despondency ovqr illness was the greatest cause. No Bye Must Leave Bussia. A ukase has been issued prohibiting from Aug. 27 the exportation from Russia of rye and rye meal of all kinds and brands. *■ Will Pay Its Depositors in FulL The People’s Savings Bank, which failed last winter at Atchison, Kan., will probapaw its depositors dollar for dollar, the having increased the value of manyre&l estate mortgages upon which money can be realised-. Suspected of Poisoning Their Son. Willis Lytle, an 1 boy supposed to have been slowly poisoned, died at Providence. Wash. The parents refused to get mod lea' aid. and suspicion was raised that they were poisoning the boy to get property left him by relative*

STRUCK BY A CYCLONE: A Circus Tent Blown Down at Washburn, Wls., Killing Two Persons. A terrible cyclone struck Ashland, Wls. A heavy rain accompanied It, flooding the streets for hours. At Washburn, across the bay from Ashland, the tornado’s force was more furious. Prof. Williams’ circus tents were blown down and scores of people, were injured, but only two were killed—George Debell and Louis Wilson. The animals escaped from their cages and ran wild in the streets. About 60,000 bushels of grain are damaged In the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha elevator. The roof was stripped from the FI field Block. Tho Swedish Baptist church was lifted four feet from lis foundations and turned around, 'The Postofflce building collapsed and caught the Inmates, but by a fortunate lodgment of timbers they all escaped without injury except two women, one of whom suffered a broken leg and the other a contusion of the head. The roof of the Omaha elevator was dashed Into the bay, exposing the stock of wheat to the rain. Loss at Washburn Is probably $50,000. RAN INTO AN OPEN SWITCH. The Pennsylvania Limited Wrecked Near Palestine, Ohio—One Man Killed. The New ♦ork and Chicago limited, No. 2, the fastest train on the Pennsylvania system, ran through an open switch and onto a side track on which were four loaded freight cars, one mile east of East Palestine, Ohio. Tho limited was running about forty-five an hour. The open awltch was not discovered until too lato to stop the train. The shock as the engine struck tho freight cars was tremendous. The freight cars and engine were totally demolished, and Engineer Isaac Ritchey and Fireman William Carney were pinioned under the wreck and seriously Injured. Elmer Chlpp, a resldentof East Palestine, who was walking on tho track at tho tme, was struck by the engine and Instantly killed. There were forty-three passengers on the train and nearly all wore asleep in their berths. They were hurled from their berths and badly shaken up, but none was seriously hurt.

INSANE CRIMINALS ESCAPE. Nine of Them Overpower Their Keepers In the Auburn Hospital—Six Recaptured. At Auburn, N. Y., while two attendants were absent at breakfast, the lnsano criminals In ward 6of the State Hospital overpowered the two remaining keepers, stabbing one of them five times, took tho keys, went out, locked the keepers In and escaped. Tlioro were nine of them. Tho alarm was not given until tho two attendants returned an hour later. Then the citizens turned out for tho hunt and up to noon six of the convicts had beon recaptured. One was caught while demanding breakfast of a woman. A citizen grappled with him and was getting the worst of It when tho woman produced a revolver, enabling the citizen to capture tho man. BUSINESS IS DULL. The Feeling of Confidence, Nevertheless, Distinctly Increases. R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade says: With business In many lines disappointingly dull, tho feeling of confidence nevertheless distinctly Increases. The belief Increases that tho country will be able to sell such vast quantities of grain abroad, and to draw so heavily on foreign supplies of capital, that all home industries will bo greatly stimulated. Monetary difficulties are still in tho future, for though at some Southern points money is tight, supplies at Western centers are adequato for legitimate business, and mere speculation gets less help than usual. Depression In some great Industries continues and is real, but may be traced to causes obviously not permanent.

THREATENED WITH FLOODS. Mexican Towns in Danger of Being Swept Away—Crops Destroyed. Heavy rains have fallen Incessantly since the 15th of last month In tho grainproducing districts of tho State of Vera Cruz. Tho Rivers Pasaloapan and San Juan have been forced over their banks, and extensive farming tracts aro under water. All crops In consequence are reported to bo a falluro, and the situation In that part of the republic Is desperate. Cotton lias been heavily damaged, and the city of Tlacotalpam Is threatened by the rivers, which are lncroaslug in volume, and the people residing there fear a total destruction of the place, as has happened there In previous years. MOBBED THE JEWS.

Russian Farm Laborers Loot Hebrew Shops and Kill Three Victims. Advices received give another illustration of tbo hostility against the Jews in Russia.. The last Instance occurred at Elizabet-Grad, on the Ingol River. Several thousand farm laborers, small land owners and others engaged In agricultural occupations marched Into town and proceeded to the Jewish quarter. The terrified Jews made frantic efforts to hide themselves from their enemies. Amid cries of “Kill the Jews!” thousands descended upon the shops and dwellings, driving the owners from them and plundered them of everything valuable. What was not worth stealing was destroyed. Some resisted and three were killed. AFRAID OF HIS GUNS. The Populace of an Ohio Town lu Fear of a Desperado. Cashier Maple, of the Exchange Bank, of Columbus, Ohio, had just opened up for business when a man appeared with a revolver In each hand, and without further Introduction commenced shooting. Maplo was struck twice, not seriously; the robber secured $1,300 from behind the rail, and meeting a farmer named Wm. Van Do Mark, shot him fatally and passed outside. Many citizens, attracted by the firing, had assembled, but at the muzzles of the desperado's guns, they cleared the streets andallowed his escape. WILLIAM CODY’S REMAINS FOUND. The Grave of Buffalo Bill’s Father Accidentally Discovered. In an old dismantled burylng-ground near'Leavenworth. Kan., known as Mount Aurora Cemetery, by chance the remains of William Cody, Sr., father of “Buffalo Bill,” were exhumed by workmen quarrying in the place. The remains itere Incased in an iron casket and were found to be well preserved, notwithstanding they were burled over thirty-five years aga SUGAR WILL GO UP. Treasurer Sears Says the Trust Is Not Negotiating with Sprockets. Treasurer Sears, of the suggjytrnst, Says that th«rc- 'Tci-e no negotiations going on between the sugar trust people and Claus Spreckels. “There Is nothing new,” be added, “and tneprice of sugar Is going up.” CLOUDBURST IN PENN YLVANIA, Houses and Factories Inundated and Business Practically Suspended. A cloudburst occurred between Harrisburg and Rockville, Pa., and caused Paxton

Creek to rise so rapidly that the railroad tracks and many houses in South Harrisburg were flooded. Several factories were Inundated and operations were suspended. Trains on the Pennsylvania Railway ran through several Inches of water for two or three hours. WRECKED BY a LANDSLIDE. Disastrous Accident on the Bio Grande Road at Debeque, Colo. A passenger train on the Rio Grande Junction Road was wrecked at Debeque, Colo. The train had just entered a deep cut when a huge mass of earth slid down upon it. The engine and baggage cars were demolished, but the other coaches werd only thrown upon their sides and not damaged badly. AH of the passengers were more or less sh‘aken and bruised, but no one is reported seriously injured. FURY OF A STORM. Lightning Kills Two Persons and Sets Fire to an Elevator. A terrific storm of thunder and lightning broke over Morden, Man., and raged furiously for several hours. The grain is down in bad shape. Lightning struck the dwelling of a farmer named Daniel Martens, about three miles from Morden, setting fire to the house and Instantly killing Mrs. Martens and stunning Mr. Martens and six children. SNEEZING TO DEATH. Miss May Creston a Victim of a Strange Affliction. Tho physicians of South Charleston, a villago twelve miles east of Springfield, Ohio, are completely baffled by the case of Miss May Creston, who Is literally sneezing to death. She seems to be tho victim of a strange nervous affliction and with tho lingering effects of a severe case of the grip, with which she was afflicted last winter. CRASH AT CINCINNATL Failure of the Blymjer Ice Machine Company—Liabilities, *300,000. The Blymyer Ice Machine Company of Cincinnati assigned. Capital stock, $600,000; liabilities estimated at $300,000. The falluro resulted from lack of ready money and their funds being tied up In unfulfilled contracts.

DE LEUVILLE A BANKRUPT. Mrs. Frank Les le’s Would-Be Admirer in Financial D.fficulty. The Marquis de Leuville, who has from time to time acknowledged the soft Impeachment of betrothal to Mrs. Frank Leslie, despite that sprightly lady’s denial that such tender relations existed between them, has been declared a bankrupt. A Prisoner’s Daring Leap for Liberty. At Denver, Col., Juan J. Weeks, a United States prisoner, escaped from his guards by jumping from the window of the United States court room over the postofflce. Weeks had been sentenced by Judgo Parker to Imprisonment in the House of Correction at Detroit, and was In company of Deputy Marshal O. W. Brown. Weeks made a dash for liberty, throwing a handful of pepper In the Deputy’s face as he ran. The crime for which he had been sentenced ten minutes before his escape was complicity in piano frauds In Omaha, Kansas City and Denver.

Comrades or the Battlefield. From St Louis, Mo., George E. Dalton, Commander of the Comrades of tho Battlefield, has issued his first order. All who served ninety days against the Southern army, who were so wounded on the field of battle as to prevent further service, or who were captured by the enemy and were unable to complete the ninety days’ service, are eligible. The life membership fee Is $3, which covers the cost of a certificate and badgo. Commander Dalton will soon appoint recruiting officers to get in the 200,000 ellgibles. Shot by a Negro. A desperate duel took place at Norfolk Landing, Miss. The principals were D. B. Shaw, managor of R. H. Shaw’s plantation, and a negro named Reed. They had a dispute about the length of time the negro had worked. The negro shot Wall In the right side. Wall emptied his revolver at the negro, then reloaded and fell dead. The negro wont to the earth at the same Instant, one of the balls from Wall’s pistol having passed through his body. His wound is regarded as mortal. Weathered the Gale. The steambargo S. E. Sheldon passed Port Huron, Mich., with the schooner Saveland in tow, tho Saveland having lost her foresail, forebooms, two jibs and fore and main gaff topsails. The schooner S. J. Huff arrived In tow of the F. L. Yance, she also having lost her fore and main sails and staysails In same gale. The steamer Lockwood and schooner Zach Chandler are hard aground at the lower end of St. Clair Canal.

Work on a Ship Railway Suspended. Work on the Nova Scotia ship railway is suspended by orders cabled from London. There Is no failure of contractors or company, as has been reported, but in the present state of the money market the company was not able to float its remaining securities without a sacrifice which it deemed unnecessary.- As soon as the present financial crisis passes work will be resumed. Condition of New England Crops. The effect of the recent dry and cool weather on Now England crops has not been favorable. It is, however, te'o late In the season to greatly damage the crops as a whole. Potatoes are about made and are turning out very well. Tobacco Is promising, and will doubt ess be satisfactory unless injured by early frosts. The hay has all been secured and in good order. t i Named Their Candidate. John Seitz, of Seneca County, was nominated for Governor of Ohio by the People’s Party Convention at Springfield. The party demands the abolition of national banks as banks of Issue, government control of railroads, liberal pensions for soldiers, the suppression of gambling in futures and the election of United States Senators by popular vote. Lively Election Contest In Guatemala. Recent advices from Guatemala say that the contest over the election of President is raging fiercely. The rival candidates are General Barillas and General Barrios, the former being the present holder of ihe Presidential office. There Is danger that the campaign will yet result in the use of firearms. , Minister Douglass Resigns. Fred Douglas, United States Minister to Haytl, has tendered his resignation to the Department of State. Mr. Douglass does not give his reasons for the resignation. Bad Railroad Wreck. A bad wreck occurred on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad about two and a half miles north of Kalamazoo, Mich. The south-bound express was thrown from the track by a loose rail, and a sleeper, coach, and two baggage cars rolled Over an

embankment fifteen feet high. The coaches were filled with passengers, none of whom were killed, but a large number were wounded. ~ Shrieks Helplessly. John Cooley, of Chicago, was drowned in the Kankakee River, at Kankakee, DL, while bathing. His wife with a three months’ old babe In her arms and Cooley’s sister stood on the banks of the river and witnessed the drowning, but were powerless to aid him. Mrs. Cooley was frantic with grief, and was conveyed to Chicago in a serious condition. Gus Williams. “Keppler’s Fortunes” has been entirely rewritten for Gus Williams, and ho will star In that play this season. It is claimed that Mr. Williams is the only legitimate German dialect comedian now In the country. Gus Williams is now at McVicker’s great Chicago theater. Editor Was Too Persistent. R. S. Colvin, stenographer and editor of a weekly Oakland, Cal., paper, was shot by John G. Howell and died. The shooting was due to the manner in which Colvin forced his attentions upon Howell’s daughter. Shot and Killed Through Jealousy. At St. Paul, Minn., Christopher Koran shot and killed Moritz Welsser at Koran’s home. Welsser boarded at the house and two months ago the Korans separated, the husband accusing his wife of Intimacy with Weisser. Fatal Fire at Kansas City, Kan. At Kansas City, Kan., the stables of James Whlto were burned. Four horses and a mule could not be rescued and were cremated. After the flames were extinguished, the charred remains of William Lunn, driver of an ice wagon, were found In the ruins. Exchanging Scalp* lor Scr p. At Midland, Texas, the Commissioners’ Court has been In session, the first time since the State rabbit law went into effect. The total number of scalps turned In was 13,000. County scrip was exchanged for the scalps.

A Woman Starves to Death. The wife of Matthew Weiser, a Langenburg, Man., farmer, lias been found dead in bed. The cause Is a mystery, but it Is supposed she starved to death, her husband being absent from home. Influenza in Moscow. Influenza has again made its appearance in Moscow, and is attacking people in all classes 1 of society. The reports show that on the average 500 persons are dally prostrated by the disease. Children Burned to Death. At Redding, Cal., a girl and boy, children of Charles Plftshok, were horribly burned while trying to light a fire In the kitchen stove. The girl has died, and the boy Is not expected to live. Failure at Findlay. T. C. Beck & Co., hatters and furriers and dealers In gentlemen’s furnishings, at Findlay, Ohio, made an assignment to J. O. Reed. Assets and liabilities are not yet scheduled, but the failure is a bad one. Ch'H t> Declare War Against I olivia. A telegram received from Buenos Ayres asserts that Chill will declare war against Bolivia because the government of the latter country has recognized the congressional party of Chili as belligerents. Poses a Peg While Stealing a Ride. At Marlon, Ind., John Franze fell under a freight car on the Clover Leaf while stealing a ride. One leg was cut off and he will probably die. James Thorougligood Hanged at Dover. James Thorough .ood, a negro, 26 years old, was hanged In the jail at Dover, Del. His crime was an assault upon a colored girl 8 years oid. Had Killed Three Men. John Grayson, an old man who died at LaGrange, Ark., a few days ago, confessed on his death-bed to baying committed three murders. Mr. Powell Will Recover. At Boston, though there was no change In the condition of James Russell Lowell, his physician expresses a hope of a speedy recovery. Charles P. Hammond Dying. Charles P. Hammond, made notorious because of his operations in Cleveland street London, is thought to he dying’ at Seattle, Wash. Deadly Railroad Wreck. ' Nine Italian laborers were seriously Injured, two fatally, In a railroad collision near Bradford, Conn. A Noted Cuban Bandit Killed. The notorious bandit, Sant Ana, has been killed by a detachment of soldiers near the Mercedes estate. Struck Natural Gas. J. F. Fulton, while drilling, atf Kouts, Ind., for water, struck gas at a dopth of 130 feet.