Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1891 — PERISHED IN THE DEEP. [ARTICLE]

PERISHED IN THE DEEP.

Fourteen Lives Lost by the Wrecking of a Bark and a Steamer. The British steamer Smeaton Tower brought to New York the two survivors of the Swedish bark Mora, which was wrecked on the Island of Mona. The captain and the remainder of the crew, numbering seven, went down with the wreck. The steamer Stella has been wrecked at Batoum. Six persons were drowned. Review of Trade. H. G; Dun A Go.‘s weekly review ot trade says: ‘gt‘ ' L The improvement la business continues. It is greater than before at the West, considerable at the South, and Is clearly perceived even at the East. Yet dlaerkle u*" h "* [ l^ orc *P^ r *“ t * h *“

have born m»d» tipon a more rapid and greater Inc ease in THAI ness than has been realized. Fre mature Expansion in some forms of production a*A of trade has invited the usual corrective, and a depression exists whicto is so general that It might easily he misinterpreted. To Restore the Andre Monument. The question of restoring the monument erected by Cyrus \V. Field over the spot where MaJ. Andre was executed Is being agitated at Tappau, N. V. The monument was brokon into many pieces by destroyers and lies face downward, imbedded In the grass. Farmers around Tappan are ready to give something toward the. restoration of the monument. The sentiment of people •In relation to the Andro monument has ■changed materially, and It is thought If it were restored there would he no further •efforts made to destroy it. Great Spread «f Smafl-Pox. Tho N. Y. State Board or Health lias taken extraordinary measu-res to prevent the possible spread of small-pox across the Canadian border. There are in Montreal and the Province of fjnebec over 100 cases of the dreadful disease, and the health officers in every bordering town and hamlet have been instructed to exercise the utmost vigilance. The great 'outbreak is attributed to the fact that a girl sick with smallpox escaped from a Montreal hospital. Freed the Convicts. It is reported that the trouble between „free miners and lessees of convicts in the Briceville (Tenn. district culminated in the release of the convicts confined in the stockade. The guards were overpowered and 3,000 free miners furnished clothing and arms to the liberated prisoner, s. One hundred and forty-one convicts were released. The authorities were powerless and the stockade was burned. Fears a Plot. The Queen Regent of Spain has directed the authorities throughout Spain to make diligent search for all persons suspected o treasonable designs. The Spanish Government Is said to have received information to the effect that a plot is in progress for the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a republic, and this plot is shared in by persons of prominent standing. Strangled by a Blue Racer. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dering who reside in the Choctaw Nation, was choked to death by a blue racer. Mrs. Dering carried her child into the front yard, placed before her something to play with and returned to the house. Latershe looked out and saw a large snake encircled around the child’s nock. She ran to the child, hut it was dead. Fatal Result of a Dust Explosion. At St. Louis, Mo., an explosion occuired. at the Chester & Kellar Manufacturing Company’s works, as a result of which two men will die. Edward Wellen, the engineer, and Henry Rosher, the fireman, entered the dust-room with a torch, and directly afterward the dust ignited, and Instantly there was a terrific explosion, followed by flames. Engineer Killed in a Collision. A serious railroad accident occurred at Taopi Minn. The Kansas City and the Milwaukee Roads cros9 at tills point, and it wus at the crossing a Milwaukee freight train collided with the Kansas City engine. Engineer Chambers, of the Milwaukee, wus killed. A tramp who was stealing a ride under the forward end of the Kansas City baggage-car was also killed. Immense Yield of OIL The McDonald oil Held, near Pittsburg, touched the world's record by producing 77,090 barrels of oil in twenty-four hours. The prize has heretofore been held by the Bradford field, which is nearly ten times as large as the McDonald, and made the record nine years ago. Kipling Wants Royalty. Rudyard Kipling, the novelist, who arrived at New York on the steamship La Gascogne, comes hero to seek redress from numerous publishers who have “pirated,” it Is alleged, a number of his stories. Soo Blockade Opened. At Sault Sto. Marie, Mich., tho blockade caused by tho sinking of the Susan Peck in the chr.nnel at Lake George was raised, the propeller Monarch being the first boat to cpuui through. Stabbed TwaTMen. United States Deputy Marshal George Wise and C. Garcia were stabbed and killed by Francisco Flores, a smuggler, whom they attempted to arrest at Laredo, Texas. Flores escaped. Robbed ami Murdered. At Weedsport, N. Y., the body of Edwin A. Havens, a veterinary surgeon, was found. The skull was crushed in and in all probability he had been robbed and murdered. Ruined While Building a bonfire. . At Akron, Ohio, while Mrs. James Harkins, aged 60 years, was starting a bondfire her clothing caught fire and she received Injuries which proved fatal. Burled Alive. Near Martinsville, Henry County. Va., two men were killed and three wounded by a cave-id on the Roanoke and Southern Railroad. Italy’s Grain Yield. The yield of wheat in Italy is 15,450.000 quarters; of maize. 8,068,000; of oats, 2,000000; of barley, 1,201,000; and of rye, 2,403,000. Powder Mills Blown Up. The powder mills near Hubbard, Ohio, were blown up, killing George Maggie and Ben Bolan instantly, LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. _ CHI AGO. Cattlx—Common to Prime $3.50 @ 650 Hog —Shipping Grades 4.00 gS 450 Sheep—Fair to t hoioa 3.00 «s 5.25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 'J3U.W 04U Corn No. 2 54' « Oais—No. 2 3) Bye—No. 2 90 gp M Butter Choice Creamery 29 <t» .31 xhe v be—Full Cream, flats 11 @ a 2 Eoos-Fresh 21 @ .21 Poiat .as-New, jer bu 25 «£ ’35 , INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 323 @ 5.75 Hogs—Choice Light 3.,0 ig 4.25 tHK nr - Common to Prime 3.00 <ffl 4.00 Wheat-No. 2 Red 93V£.« 94's CopN-No. 1 White 63H<@ .M'., Oats-No. 2 Y\ hit® „ ST. LOUIS. Cattle...; 3.50 # 4.50 Hogs 350 01 405 Wheat—No. Sited .92 @ ’93 Corn—No. 2 51 & Oais-N0.2 28 tg .29 Bye—No. 2. CINCINNATI. 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