Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1891 — Page 2

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ANOTHER JOHNSTOWN.

THE FLCfODS IN SPAIN CLAIM 2,000 VICTIMS. i Two Kentucky Murderers lynched—Clearing Up the Musgrave Mystery-New York Rivals Chicago in Her Fires-Work men Injured by a Falling Scaffold. He Is Short 964,000. An examination of the books of Major J. S. O’Brien, of Chattanooga, embezzling Treasurer of the Catholic Knights of America. develops the fact that he is short £64,000 and possibly £75,000. It is thought O’Brien is in hiding in the vicinity of Chattanooga. HUNDREDS DEAD. Terrible Results of the Recent Floods in Spain. The overflowing of the Consuegra in Spain threatens to cause further damage. Two-thirds of the houses practically destroyed are still standing, but their foundations are sapped, and they threaten to fall at any moment. The families saved from drowning are camped near the dwellings formerly occupied by them, and are in the greatest distress from want of food. An estimate classed as a moderate one, and which is within rather than over the actual number, places the total of the death list at 2,000. Large numbers of corpses still rest where they were found. Unless are Soon interred an epidemic of fever is feared. TWO MURDERERS LYNCHED. The Gilliland Brothers Hanged at Somerset, Kentucky. James H. and Josiah Gilliland were lynched at Somerset, Ky., by a mob for the murder of Sheriff McCarguc, of Pulaski County. The lynchers commenced gathering during the evening, and by 1 o’clock there was a large crowd In front of the court house. Jailer Shepherd was called to the door, where he was overpowered by the mob and forced to give up the keys to the jail, when the prisoners were taken out and hanged. The Gilliland boys were game to the last and no confession could be procured, they only asking to kneel and pray and protest their Innocence. Their groans were only answered by angry curses from the mob. The authorities did all in their power to suppress and quell the angry mob. McCargue was one of the most popular men In the county.

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. Vc.l W. L. s>c. Chicago 76 U .633 Brooklyn . 51 66 .436 Boston 69 59 ,580iClevelatid. 53 69 .434 New York. ..62 48 .564|Pittsburg. .52 67 .437 Phil’d'lphia.6l 55 ,52C;Cincinn’ti. 47 72 .395 AMEBIC N ASSOCIATION. W. L. 1?C.I W. L. SO. Bostonsß2 37 .689 Columbus.. .59 68 .465 St. L0ui5....77 45 . 631!Milwaukees.53 68 .438 Baltlmores .66 53 .5 s|Louisvilles. .42 79 .347 Philadelp’s,.6s 57 .523|Washiugt’n.40 77 .342 WESTERN ASSOCIATION. W. L. Vc.l W. L. tfc. Sioux Cityß.64 55 .538|Omahas51 CO .459 K'nsas City. 63 57 ,525|Denvers53 63 .457 CLINCHING THE EVIDENCE. Where Musgrave’s Partner Purchased the Skeleton. The firm of Parson & Co., St. Lduft. dealers in secret society paraphernalia, have just furnished documentary evidence damaging in the extreme to B. R Musgrave, who tried to swindle certain insurance companies not long ago by leaving a skeleton to burn in a log cabin near Terre Haute. This firm sold the skeleton to Musgrave, and the letiers constitute the strongest evidence yet brought against him, completely substantiating Charles H. Trout’s confession. BURNED TO THE GROUND. Sherman, Wyo., the Highest Point on the Union Pacific, Destroyed. The old frame block composing the town of Sherman, the summit of the Black Hills ran",e of the Rockies, the highest point on the Union Pacific Road, and the location of the Oakes Ames monument, has been burned. The loss will be about 340,000. Most of the block has been standing since 1886. The Union Pacific station, containing the postoftlce, was saved. TERRIBLE FALL FROM A SCAFFOLD. Nine Workmen on a Railway Bridge Drop Fifty Feet—Four Fatally Injured. A terrible accident occurred at Saltsburg, Pa. A swinging scaffold under the railroad bridge was crowded with nine workmen When the ropes broke, precipitating the entire party into the river bed fifty feet below. The river is low and the men fell in on the sharp stones, four of them being fatally Injured, while the rest were more or less bruised. MILLION DOLLAR FIRE. New York Visited by a Disastrous Conflagration. In New York, a fire broke out on the second floor of 128 Fulton street, where Douglas Taylor’s bookbindery and printing office is located. The building was the old office of the Commercial Advertiser, and in ten minutes the flames filled the whole of its six floors. The loss is estimated to be £1,600,000, partly covered by insurance. Concerning the Chinese. Judge Beatty, in the United States Circuit Court at San Francisco, held that Chinese merchants could not be permitted to land in the United States without the certificates provided for in the Chinese restriction act of 1884. Rescued by a Mob. At Harrodsburg, Ky., a mob rescued a prisoner from the jail. The authorities attempted to recapture him, when a battle ensued. The Governor ordered out the militia. Terrible Result of a Quarrel. John and William Ronan, father and son, had u fatal quarrel with Shelby Jett, a Madison County farmer, near Richmond, KJ 1 ., the younger R. nan being killed and the senior Ronan seriously Injured. Jett -was fctait ip the head, hut is not fatal. He has been arrested. Held to Court. The five mercantile appraisers of Philadelphia. M cssrs. Patton, Houseman. Crawford, Hell, and Hunter, charged With dereliction hi office, have been held for appearance at court in bouds of $2,500 each, i

POSTAL GROWTH. Mr. Wanamaker Thinks It Calls for Reduced Charges, Etc. Three of the subjects which the Postmaster General will discuss in his forthcoming annual report are 1-cent postage, free delivery In smell towns, and postal telegraphy. Upon the first subject the Postmaster General will refer to the large liumber of petitions that he has received during the past year asking for the establishment of the 1-cent rate. Mr. Wanamaker will not recommend such a change in the postal laws, but will lay all the facts in his possession before Congress for that body to act upon. He will say that 1-cent postage would lie a good thing and should be brought about as early as fmsslble, but ho Is convinced that its Inauguration would necessitate the employment of a much larger force of men, the increase In the size of postal cars and the enlargement of the postoffices, among other things. Whether the disadvantage growing out of a decreased postage rate would not more than offset the conveniences which that rate would induce is a matter which will be left to Congress to determine. In that part of the report which will treat of the extension of free delivery to small towns Mr. Wanamaker will speak very positively. He expects to show that the recent extension of that system op its present limited scale has paid for itself. From that he will argue in substance that, as It is a good and Inexpensive convenience, the country ought to have more of it. DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. Frightful Wreck on the Union Faciflc Railway in Colorado. A Denver (CoL) special says: Passenger train No. 314, bound toward Denver on the Graymont Division of the Union Pacific Railway, was wrecked near Beaver Brook Station, and twenty-six passengers were injured, five of whom will probably die. The train was late and running rapidly, and when rounding a sharp curve the express car left the track and ; rolled down a fifteen-foot embankment. It was followed by the mall and two passenger coaches, one of which turned over twice before reaching the bottom. The train was loaded with passengers, many of -whom were Knights of Pythias who were returning from the Knights of Pythias State convention which was held at Aspen last week. When the news reached Golden. Cot, a wrecking train was ordered out and was starting when Robert Pruin, an employe of the road, attempted! to board the engine. In doing so his revolver fell from his hip pocket, the hammer striking a stone, and the weapon was discharged, the ball taking effect in the man’s neck, making a wound which will result fatally. TIES ON THE TRACK. —— Robbers'Make a Bold Attempt to Wreck an Express Train. Train robbers tried to wreck the fast express oh the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad. The train is duo in Chicago at 0:25 p. m. The desperate attempt te hurl it from the rails was made about twenty miles out of Chicago. Charles Howard, an employe of the Standard Oil Company, at Whiting, Ind., has been arrested on suspicion of being one of the wreckers. He was brought to the city and locked up at the Desplalnes Street Station. A score of officers from South Chicago hunted all night through the Indiana marshes after the five men who, Howard says, tried to ditch the train. Ties were placed on the track by the desperadoes, but the engineer of the train saw the obstruction in the glare of his headlight, and reversing the engine came to a stop just as the pilot pushed Its nose against the pile of heavy timbers. IT MAY MEAN WAR. Great Britain Takes Vigorous Action in China. China has finally succeeded in rousing I the British Government to vigorous action. The unsatisfactory reply of the Chinese Government to the protest of Sir John Wol- ! som, the British Minister, has been followed by what is almost equivalent to an open declaration of war by Groat Britain. News comes from Shanghai that a steamer has been chartered by the British Government to at once procoed to Ichang with men, ammunition and arms'. Ichang is in the province of Hupeh, on the Yellow River, and is j in the center of the disturbed district. | England’s action will doubtless be the signal for the adoption of more aggressive measures by the other foreign powers represented in China.

TRADE STILL BRISK. Reports from Many Cities Are Encouraging—The Failures. R. G. Dun & Oo.’s weekly review of trade says: AH returns of the condition of business are encouraging. From nearly every city reporting these conies the same cheering information that business is better and prospects brighter. The Government crop repoFt is one of the most favorable ever Issued. Money is plentiful for legitimate trade. The business failures occurring throughout the country during the past seven days number for the United States 187, and for Canada 27, or a total of 214, as compared with a total of 217 last week and 214 the week previous to the last For the corresponding week of last year the figures were 193, representing 167 failures In the United States and 26 in Canada. MANY DEATHS BY FLOODS. Reports of Loss of Life and Destruction ot Property Throughout Spain. Reports are constantly arriving from Spain of loss of life and destruction of property by reason of the great floods. Near Castlego a train was derailed, one person being killed and three others Injured. At Toledo a number of hiusjs collapsed and six persons wereciutheJ to death. From various points come reports ot great loss of life by drowning. Official advices from the province of Toledo report that the floods have inflicted enormous damage and caused the loss of 2,000 lives. Communication Is almost entirely cut off in many directions and It Is believed when the full returns are received a still greater calamity will be revealed. SUNK IN A COLLISION. The Italian Steamer Taormina Sent to the Bottom of Cape Sunium. News has reached Rome of a terribly disastrous collision off Cape Sunium. The Italian messageries steamer Taormina collided with the Greek steamer Thessalla. The former vessel almost Immediately sank. The captain, several of the crew and forty qabin passengers who were standing on the bridge of the Taormina at the moment of the collision were rescued by the boats of the Thessalla. Cape Sunium is. on the southeastern coast of Greece.. SKINNED HIM ALIVE. Horrible Punishment of a Colored Brute in Louisiana. News has been received of a heinous affair near Arcadia, La. A school-teacher was going home the other afternoon when When she was set upon by a burly negro.

who dragged her into the woods near by and tied her to a tree, where she was kept for two days A searching party found her there the evening of the second day, when she told them her story, with the request to hide near, as the negro would soon return. This they did, and in a short while the negro made his appearance and was captured. He was fearfully tortured, being skinned alive and literally cut to pieces. His body was left In the woods for the buzzards to dispose of. MILK WITHOUT COWS. A Stock Company in Michigan to Make the Fluid Out of Corn and Water. At Kalamazoo, Mich,, a stock company is to be formed for the purpose of supplying Chicago and Kalamazoo permanently with milk, and especially during the World’s Fair. Mr. Parker, of Grand Rapids, has succeeded in making a preparation from corn, a pint of which added to four gallons Of water and four gallons of milk makes a mixture Impossible to be distinguished from pure milk. It Is thought to be nutritious and can be delivered at Chicago at 7 cents per gallon. The difference in taste cannot be detected. ON THE FIRST BALLOT. J. Sloat Fassett Heads the New York Republican Ticket. Ata largely attended State convention at Rochester the New York Republicans nominated, on the first ballot. J. Sloat Fassett, present collector of the port of New York, for Governor. Following is the complete ticket: Governor J. BLOAT FASSETT Lieutenant GovernorJOHN W. VBOOMAN Secretary ot StateE. F. O’CONNOR ComptrollerAßTHUß C. WADE TreasurerlßA M. HEDGES Attorney GeneralW. E SUTHERLAND EngineerVERPLANCK COLVIN

ROBBED THE EXPRESS CAR. Two Bold Operators Hold Up a Train on the Georgia Central Road. The night express on the Central Railroad, which left Savanah, Georgia, the other night, Is reported to have been held up about five miles west of there by* two men and the Southern Express car robbed. The robbers were passengers on the train, who entered the express car as the train stopped at a crossing and compelled the messenger to open a safe which contained the money. The sealed safe was not touched. TRIP OF A FAST MAIL. From New York to Albany, HSO Miles, in 140 Minutes. An Albany, N. Y.. special says: The first western bound transcontinental mail train, with mail for China and Japan, passed through here on the Central Railroad. The distance from New York to this city, 150 miles, was made in 140 minutes. The train consisted of a locomotive and three mall cars. Switches were spiked, but the pressure of the train was so great that these spikes were wrenched from the ties TO NAVIGATE THE AIR. Luddy, the Troy Inventor, Thinks He Has Solved the Problem. The West Troy genius, Timothy Luddy, has silently labored for twenty years perfecting plans to navigate the air. His brain has brought forth a combination ot balloon and airship. According to the statements of Mr. Luddy and his friends, he has at last succeeded in rigging a machine that will go to the clouds and remain there long enough to be wafted thousands of miles by an ordinary wind.

ANOTHER TASCOTT FOUND. Millionaire Snell’s Alleged Murderer Hold in a South Carolina Jail. Near Bamberg, S. C., a man supposed to be the notorious William B. Tascott, who murdered the millionaire Amos J. Snell in Chicago the night of Feb. 8, 1888, was arrested by C. W. Stewart, a detective who claims to be from Washington, la. Stewart says he met the man tramping in Savannah, and assuming the guise of a tramp himself kept up with him until he was positive he had the right man. The man answers the description of Tascott. MADE THE GUITEAU ROPE. Another Supposed Victim of the AssaSjj sin’s Curse Dies at St. Louis. Robert 11. Humphrey, the man who made the rope with which Guiteau was hanged, was stricken down, at St Louis, with paralysis of the spinal cord and died. Guiteau, before his death, cursed the men responsible for his execution, predicting that they would come to no good end, and several of these men have gone to untimely graves. SIXTEEN MEN LOST IN A HURRICANE.

The Entire Crew of a Nova Scotia Fishing Schooner Lost at Sea. The two-topmast fishing schooner Georgiana was malting Halifax harbor on the night of the hurricane with a crew of sixteen men and a cargo of 800 quintals of fish. Its dories were smashed and swept away. It was thrown upon Its beam-end and finally turned bottom-up and all Its crew drowned. EX-CONGRESSMAN CLARKE DEAD. The Ex-Congressman from Neenah, Wis., Expires at His Old Home. Ex-Congressman Charles B. Clarke, of Neenah, Wis., died nt Theresa, N. Y. The remains were conveyed to Neenah by his family, the members of which were present when he died. While Mr. Clarke’s health had been a cause of anxiety for some days, it was not believed that he was crltlcal y 111. GEORGE B. LORING DEAD. Sudden Demise of the Ex-Minister to Portugal at His Home in Salem, Mass. George Bailey Loring", ex-Mlnister to Portugal and formerly Commissioner of Agriculture, died at Salem, Mass., from heart tro u ble. Improving His Time in Jail. Rev. John Van Wagoner, of Cedar Springs, is repenting an error in judgment In the Grand Rapids, Mich., jail. Van Wagoner caused the arrest of a young man for disturbing a revival meeting. The young man. was not convicted and brought suit for damages by capias and secured a verdict of 835 with $67 costs. The pastor refused to pay and was put In jail. He has his prayer book and hymnal with him and Is getting up a revival in the county jail until his tormentors get weary of paying his board.

Murdered a Sheriff and May Be Lynched. Sheriff John H. McCargue, of Somerset, Ky., was assassinated by two brothers named Gilland. They arein jail'. The Sheriff was working up a larceny case against the Glllands and they killed him. There Is much excitement and the murderers may be lynched. Sad Accident to a Lady Rider. At Minneapolis, during the ladies’ race at the State Fair Grounds, Miss Viola Poole’s horse stumbled and threw her rider. Miss Lane was close behind, and her horse fell, throwing Miss Lane. The Poole girl was

picked up unconscious and found to have a fractured collar bone. Miss Lane’s injuries are considered to be fatal. Charge the Marshal with Murder. At Guthrie, O. T., William Meadows, of El Reno, O. T., has been arrested for a murder committed in Texas sixteen years ago. For many years Meadows has gone under the assumed name of W. D. Rodeam, and for two years past has been a United States Marshak Father and Daughter Killed at a Crossing, Jacob H. Shaffer and his two daughters, Ella and Ida, attempted to cross a railroad track in a buggy ahead of a passenger train at Warren. Ohio. Mr. Shaffer and Ida were instantly killed, and the -other daughter seriously hurt Mr. Shaffer was a wealthy farmer. Foul Play Suspected. Bob Omesby, in charge ot a gang of men putting up lines for the Post Telegraph Company, near Chattanooga, Tenn., is missing. He had drawn 11,500 to pay his force, which he failed to da Suspicions are entertained of foul play, and the company will investigate the matter thoroughly. Three Men Killed by an Explosion. Locomotive 113,' of the Long Island Railroad. exploded at Oyster Bay Station, L. L, just as it was about to haul out. Several cars, containing a few passengers, were at tached to the locomotive. Engineer Donald son. Fireman Dickerson and Brakeman Mahoney were killed. A Cracksman Escapes. At Springfield, Ohio, about three weeks ago a cracksman, supposed to be Jimmy Mulligan, was injured by an explosion while breaking open, a safe. The next day he entered the City Hospital for treatment. An intercepted letter to a sister disclosed his Identity, but he made good his escape.

Terrible Results of a Quarrel. John and William Ronan, father and son, had a fatal quarrel with Shelby Jett, near Richmond, Ky., the younger Ronan being killed and the senior Ronan seriously injured. Jett was shot in the head, but ths wound is not fatal. He has been arrested. Forced to the Wall. Alexander & Son, corn brokers, of Threadneedle street, London, have failed. Their liabilities amount to £1,870,808 and their assets to £27,379. The failure is attributed by the members of the firm to losses incurred in grain speculation since May last Children Burled In a Sand Pile. At Bridgetown, N. J., Sadie Shaw, aged 5 years, and Johnnie Souders, about the same age, were playing on a pile of sand, when it caved in, completely burying them. Sadie was killed, and the boy was so badly Injured that his recovery is doubtful. Shortage of 530.000. President Coleman, of the Catholic Knights of America, is at Chattanooga, Tenn., investigating the accounts of M. J. O’Brien, Treasurer of the order. Thus far in the investigation of the accounts there is a deficit of about 130,000. A Life Sentence. The sentence of the Rev. Howard McQueary, of Canton, Ohio, suspended for six months for alleged heterodox utterances, has been changed by Bishop Leonard, of the Episcopal Church, to perpetual suspension. Lost His Life Through Fright. John Carey, an old citizen of Logansport, Ind, while crossing the railroad tracks, heard the engine whistle, stopped in the middle of the track as if struck helpless, and was run over and killed.

Does Not Want Fassett’s Place. Friends of Senator Hendricks, who has just been mentioned as the probable successor of J. Sloat Fassett as Collector of the Port of New York, say that the Senator will not accept the place. Commemorating a Bloody Event, The corner stone of a monument to the memory of the White League who were killed in the riot of 1874 was laid at the head of Canal street, New Orleans, where the battle was fought. Interstate Commission’s Loss. Judge Thomas M. Cooley, of Michigan, one of the most able jurists of the country, |and President of the Interstate Commerce .Commission, has resigned his position on account of ill health. Engineer Killed. An east-bound freight train on the Georgia Pacific Road jumped the track and rolled down a high embankment near Day’s Gap, Ala. Engineer John Whiteworth was Instantly killed. Buried by Caving Sand. At Bridgetown, N. J., Sadie Shaw, aged 5 years, and Johnnie Souders, about the same age, were playing on a pile of sand, when it caved in, completely burying them. Both are dead. Jules Grevy Dead. M. Francois Jules P. Grevy, ex-President of the French Republic, is dead.

LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.

• CHICAGO. Cattle—Common to i rimes3.so @ 6.50 Hoos—Shipping Grades 4.00 @ 5.50 Sheep—Fair to Choice 8.00 @ 5.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red94U@ .95 Corn—No. 262 & .64 Oats-No, 2 Rye—No. 2. 87 .39 Butter—Choice Creamery .21 & .21 Cheese—Full Cream, f1at5...... .09 @ .10 Eggs—Fresh 15)6@ .17M Potatoes—New, per bn 25 & .35 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3.50 @ 5.75 Hogs—Choice Light 8.50 & 5.25 Sheep—Common to Prime 8.50 @4.25 Whekt—No. 2 Red 94 @ .9456 Cohn—No. 1 White 64 @ .65 Oats—No. 2 White32W@ .33 ST. LOUIS. Cattle 3.53 @ 5.75 Hogs 4.50 @ 5.25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 93 @ .95 Cobn—No. 263 @ .65 Oats-No. 230 @ .31 Rye—No. 282 & .84 CINCINNATI. Cattle, 3.50 @ 5.00 Hogs 4.00 @ 5.50 Sheep... 3.00 @ 5.06 Wheat—No. 2 Red 93 @ .95 Corn-No. 2 665fc@ .675, Oats—No. 2 Mixed 32 @ .33 DETROIT. Cattle 3.00 @ 5.25 Hogs 3.0) @5.03 Sheep 3.00 @ 4.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 95 @ .93 Corn—No. 2 Yellow6B @ .69 Oats—No. 2 White 33 @ .34 TOLEDO. Wheat—New94 @ .96 Corn—Cash....-65 @ .67 Oats—No. 2 White3o @ .31 Cloveb Seed 4.60 @ 4.70 BUFFALO. Beef Cattle. 5.03 @7.00 Live Hogs 4.25 @ 55J Wheat—No. 1 Hard L 0) @l.Ol Cobn—No. 2 70 @ .to MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Spring9o @ 92 Cobn—No. 3 .61 @ .62 Oats—No. 2 White 31 @ .33 Hte—No. 1... 8754® .884 Barley—No. 2 63 @ .67 Pork—Mess 9.75 @10’23 NEW YORK. Cattle „ 8.50 @ 5.50 Hoos 4.00 @ 6.00. Sheep..... 4.25 @5 25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 1.03 @1 o> Corn—No. 274 @ .75 Oats—Mixed Western 32 @ .36 Butter—Creamery 16 @ 25 POBK— 12.25 @1175

CURRENT COMMENT.

Open or Shut ? The movement to close the World's Fair at Chicago Sundays is a movement hostile to the Fair itself.—New York • World. There does not seem to be much occasion for difference of opinion. The debate is all on the side of Sunday closing.—St Paul Globa What the people will indorse is the application of common £ense to the ques- . tlon. Beyond this neither custom nor law can go.—New York Press. By a vote of 56 to 36, the lady man agers of the World’s Fair registered themselves in favor of the l air closing its doors on Sunday.—Milwaukee News. The wise course, and the one that will in all likelihood be adopted, is to admit the public to the Fair on seven days in the week with certain restrictions on Sunday.—lndianapolis Journal. Whatever position the reader may take upon tho question of opening the World’s Fair on Sunday, he must adm : t that the American Sabbath Union made a powerful protest before the Board of Managers.—Omaha B?e. Open Fair gates would Immensely diminish drukenness. disorder, excursion's, crime, and depredations of a various nature by engaging the attention and time of tens of thousands in an orderly, pleasant, and profitable mlnner.—Troy Press. The exhibition is being conducted under the auspices of the government, which hqs invited all other nations to participate therein, and it would be anomalous indeed it the managers should tramplo upon the laws which hedge the institution of the Sabbath and fling an Insult Into the faces of every Christian in the land.—Prttsburg CommercialGazette. The machinery of the Fair may be stopped on Sunday to prevent the noise and give its attendants rest But to cloze the Exposition on the one day when hundreds of thousands of people can alone visit it would not only be an injustice to them; and a fatal blow to the financial success of the Fair, but a foolish concession to a superstition which no longer dominates America or any other civilized country.—New York World.

Foreign War .Clouds. Everybody has been watching so long for an outbreak of war in Europe that it would now be about the most surprising thing that could happen.—Philadelphia Inquirer. There is one good material reason for keeping the peace at present Russia has just ordered a new rifle for her infantry and wbuld probably rather not fight until rearmament is completed.—San Francisco Bulletin. Certainly if the Emperor desired war he could find a bettor pretext in this (Dardanelles) Incident than has served for many a previous’ outbreak, and an occasion which would give him an active ally in England, whether this latter country desired it or not But William has said he was for peace, and evidently meant it—Springfield Republican. The Dardanelles incident would probably have caused war had it occurred a dozen years ago. At present, however, France is on Russia’s side, Turkey is partially acquiescent on account of her opposition to England on the Egyptian question, and England will make no formidable protest unde:’ present conditions. Slowly, but adroitly and surely, Russia is forcing her way to the southward, and the old Muscovite dream of establishing its headquarters at Constantinople may be verified earlier than Central or Western Europe imagine.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Short crops will not stand in the way of war, but may precipitate it The French are eager at all times for a row. The masses in Russ a and Germany would welcome a campaign to relieve the monotony of semi-starvation. Austria and Italy have their Internal troubles. England has vast interests on the continent and in As a and Africa. If there is any big disturbance going on she will be dragged into it France and Russia cannot much longer contemplate the triple alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy. without making an effort to smash it, and the first flash of gunpowder will light a lurid blaze throughout Europe.—Atlanta Constitution.

Minneapolis Says No. St. Paul—hot the apo t’e, who was not a matrimon’al enthus ast, but the neighbor of Minneapolis—asked’ Minnie so marry him. Minnie says “No.” —Detroit Journal. St Paul has proposed, but Minneapolis has rejected his suit She says she won’t marry the fellow who is so badly in debt and can’t get within five miles of her. — Buffalo Times. Miss Minneapolis forbids publication of the banns that were to make her one with Sfr. St Paul, and lets out the secret that five miles of comparatively open space lies between them.—Louisville Journal. Minneapolis prefers to go it alone, and respectfully declines to unite in bonds of municipal wedlock with St Paul. The newspaper fight between these two cities will be fanned into fresh flame for a while. —Buffalo Commercial. St Paul made a very bad move when she proposed consolidation with Minneapolis. The spiteful flour city makes the suggestion the occasion for mud slinging at the other twin, and at the same time booms herself In the most vainglorious fashion. Kansas City Times.

Grunts and Squeals. There can be no' doubt that this decree will prove a direct blessing to this country.—Burl ngton Hawkeye. A hungry man does not examine his breakfast with a microscope before he tas'es it—Philadelphia Record. The popular clamor for cheap food compelled the . government to break the blockade which has lasted for ten years, although a great deal of our pork has entered Germany through Holland and Denmark as Danish and Dutch smoked meat —Minneapolis Journal The great American hog seems to have at last got the German bars to such a height that it will have no trouble in jumping over. Hurrah for the hogl— Kansas City Times. This action of the German Government will very materially inciease our exports es pork and Its products, and it is therefore a matter of very great importance to the West —Omaha Bee. Germany has removed the prohibition placed upon American pork. This news will be deceived with a grunt o,jj-ap-proval in Chicago and Kansas City.—* Minneapolis Tribune.

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ALLIANCE ORDER TO NORTHWESTERN FARMERS. From 91.50 to 92 Per Bushel for Wheat Xs Promised Later in the Season—One Million Letters Containing Instructions Sent Oat—lndications that a Big War Is Imminent. Anticipate-a Bise. The Farmers’ Alliance leaders in Min-* nesota and North and South Dakota have resolved upon another attempt to stop the tremendous flow of wheat to the markets. The receipts in Minneapolis and Duluth for the last week have run from 800 to 1,500 cars every day, and the price of December wheat has dropped to 90% cents in Minneapolis. At this rate of sale and delivery the Alliance people assert that the 150,000,000 bushels of wheat in the No. 1 hard belt will be out of the farmers’ hands before Jan. 1. and their haste will drive the price back to 80 cents. The Alliance therefore began tho mailing from its St Pgul headquarters of a million of letters to the farmers calling a halt all along the line. The letter states the new Wheat Growers’ Association and the Alliance secretaries all over the country are unanimous that wheat is bound to sell as hig i as SI. 50 and possibly S 2 per bushel, and they are unanimous in this warning to the farmers not to sacrifice their wheat ,and give the speculators all the profit there is in it. The letter says the crop is being greatly overestimated by the newspapers and grain dealers, and continues: “We do not believe a majority of the farmers are foolish enough to co-operate with the speculators to depress prices further. There is no question but prices will take a turn upward. The shortage •In Europe can now be figured with accuracy. About a week ago a congress of grain-dealers from all parts of Europe mot at Vienna, Austria? and computed figures about the crops in Europe. These figures are the highest which well-informed reputable men could furnish, for, If in a famine year like this they should give for the crop of any one country lower figures than circumstances justified, the government of that country would certainly remonstrate. It is surely the policy of Europeans not to exaggerate their disaster. The figures of the Vienna Congress show that Europe raised 258,000,000 bushels’ of wheat and 490,000,000 bushels of rye less than last year. Last year it consumed all of its own wheat crop and at least 50,0C0,C00 of reserves, 1i.0,00',000 bushels imported from America, all that other countries could supply, and all its rye crop. This year it will have from America 12 ,too,too bushels more than last, if we take the extreme figures which any reputable authority has made for our really splendid crop. “It will have as usual what other countries supply, which is insignificant, but it will have 748,000,000 bushels less of its own crop and 50,00 ',OOO bushels less to draw from reserves. In short, It will have 120,000,009 bushels extra from America to make up a deficiency of 798,0 0,000, and must consequently eat 678,000,000 bushels less grain. “Rye being dearer in Europe than wheat, the latter becomes a substitute, and is equally affected by deficiency in rye or wheat supply. When it is entirely certain that Europeans will have to\ economize in bread to the extent of 678,- z 000,009 bushels, and when the situation is aggravated by the partial failure of the potato crop, it is to be considered what prices they would pay for American wheat The shortage in Europe being four times as large as the American surplus, there is no doubt that the price of wheat will reach the highest figure ever known before this year is up and will exceed it by far before the new crops come in. “Wheat will soon be over 51.50, no matter how much farmers and speculators work together to keep prices down, and we would advise those who can comprehend the situation to hold their wheat for SL 50 and add for every month they keep it say five cents to the price. Hold your wheat. You cannot get left "

INDICATIONS OF A BIG WAR. Russia May Cause a Struggle in Which All Europe Will Participate. The Foreign Office here, says a London cablegram, is kept in a state of uneasiness over the projects ascribed to Russia involving the opening of the Dardanelles and the s izure of Constantinople. These intentions may exist only in the imagination of certain correspondents, but there is information in the Foreign Office sufficient to justify the belief that Russia is about to start on a new and important line of policy. The contingencies in question have not been sprung upon unawares They were foreseen when the German Emperor was here. Beyond doubt they entered into subjects d scussed during his visit to the Queen at Windsor and to Lord Salisbury at Hatfield House. They were considered on all sides, and the tone of the German press at this moment shows the impression which was made. The most important journals point out that an attack by Russia upon Constantinople, or a hostile movement against England in Egypt, would not affect England alone, bub would concern all Europe. England could not be left to deal with the difficulty single-handed. That is surely important notification to all whom it may'concern. Russia is rapidly Increasing Its’fleet and is trying to get its finances straight, and it means to have gentral mobilization of all its forces. The Black Sea clause of the treaty of Paris will have to be abrogated. There need be no war about that Russia by a little tact might easily accomplish this object, even before the meeting of Parliament, but if it means to pounce down upon Constantinople it would be a different affair. Then a great war would be inevitable, and breadstuffs, which you have to sell in the United 'States, would be worth anything you chose to ask for them. That is one reason why accumulating complications in European polities are of great importance to the American people. Worth Knowing. One-half the people that are born die before the age of if?. There are 3,500,000 of people always on- the seas of the world. There are at least 10,000,000 nerve fibers in the human body. It has been calculated that there are 200,000 families living in London on £1 a week. It take about three seconds for a message to go from one end of the Atlantio cable to the other. This is about7oQ miles a second.