Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1891 — WIND IN WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WIND IN WASHINGTON.

MANY OTHER EASTERN CITIES STORM SWEPT. Fonseca ‘•lse<ogn»,” as He Calls It, anil ' Nominates Ills Successor-Teachers Rebel—An Arkansas Town Scorched -Four Burned to Death. 4. Teachers In Rebellion. , Of thO-llteen young women • . the public "°- N Y < twelve live in Brooklyn an 4 t Ong IsUn <i City. La,t J °" e y in order of the tyU ®^ e .l a t ><ted •« a'gVeenient which stipulated t 0 reside in Woodhaven. thfese teachers are calllng thetr rs-. ■ *' TIRED INTO THE AIK. Extraordinary Duel in Oklahoma —Bravery Saved a Man's Life. The particulars of a strange duel come from the Cimarron country, near ihe western border of Oklahoma. A gambler named Bassett had a quarrel with a ranchman named Weaver. Roth men drew pistols, but bystanders . stopped them before they had a chance to use them. It was decided that a'duel wus the only way that would settle the trouble. The ordinary dueling code did not satisfy the men. and they made a peculiar agreement. They were to withdraw and their friends were to load one revolver. A blanket was placed over the table and two revolvers were placed under the blanket, one empty and the other loaded. Both men were to draw an 1 fire at the same time. The positions were taken and the revolvers drawn. Bassett fired first, but bis revolver failed to respond. Without flinching he placed his revolver on the table and folded his arms, calmly looking Weaver in the face. Weaver took his time and deliberately aimed at the center of Bassett's forehead. After what must have teemed an eternity to the latter Weaver slowly raised the pistol and fired the ball through the air. saying that Bassett was too brave a man to die. and he did not believe he had cheated. The men became fast friends and all trouble between them ! s past.

SWEPT BY A CYCLONE. Washington City Devastated by a Terrific Wind-Storm. Baltimore was entirely without communication with Washington. Intelligence was received from that city that a terrific hurricane was raging and that several people bad been killed. It was als > said that great destruction to buildings had been caused by the tornado, many being unroofed. Immediately after the receipt of this information the wire went down. All other te egraph wires were also interrupted, giving evidence of the fury of the gale. Advices from neighboring cities show that the hurricane was general In that section, being accompanied in ma-iy Instances by furious rain-storms, amounting almost to cloud-bursts. Flcods have resulted from the heavy rains in Maryland and Southeastern Pennsylvania, and It Is believed that reports of great damage and perhaps loss of life will be received as soon as any ‘ means can be bad of conveying Intelligence. The gale on Chesapeake Bay was one of _tbe hardest kno vn for years. The oyster smacks have run for shelter when 1 possible, but it 1« not deemed possible that all have escaped. ... FONSECA BOWED OCT. Revolutionist Pressure Too Great for the 4v‘ Dictator. Dispatches from Rio de Janeiro bring the Intelligence that the opposition to Dictator Fonseca has gathered sufficient force to break through the barriers erected by the government to hold It in check and make itself master of the situation. All that Is known is that the uprising was so formidable that Fonseca considered It impossible longer to maintain his ascendency and has surrendered his authority. In retiring, or “resigning” as he called It. he declared that he did wo in favor of Florlauo Petxotto, the Vice-Chief of the Provincial Government, of which Fonseca was th? head. The news that Fonseca had resigned spread like wildfire. Everywhere it was received with enthusiastic cheers and exclamations of sat. isf action.

FOUR BURNED TO DEATH. The Old Homestead Hotel at Jamestown. N. Y., Destroyed by Fire. At Jamestown. N. Y., three servants and one child were burned to death by a Are in I the Old Homes oad Hotel. All escapes were > cut off and the people in the hotel were com- 1 pelled to lower themselves to the ground from tbesecond-storv windows. The bodies I of the victims were found in the room where , they slept None of them was burned, but , thev had been suffocated. The loss on the building Is about 86,000. The hotel was conducted by Snowden & Tompkins. Their loss on contents is about 86,000; Insured sot 83,003. The Grand Central restaurant suffered considerable loss by water. Falls to the Flour City. Minneapolis will have the next National - Republican Convention. So the National Committee decided, after six ballots, the Minnesota town being victorious on the seventh, when it received twenty-nine votes. The convention will be held June 7. South Sea Island Outrages. The British ship Royalist recently visited the South Sea Islands, where outrages had been committed on Europeans. The marines destroyed the village of the guilty natives, and in doing so killed several ol them. He Was a Capper. The story Is now going that Wells, the Englishman who made such big winnings at Monte Carlo, “stood in” with the bank and the scheme was arranged to ; dvcrtlse the business. Gov. Hovey Dead. Governor Alvin P. Hovey, of Indiana, died quite suddenly In Indianapolis frorx ailments contracted from climatic influences while in Mexico a short time ago. Prohibits Gambling In Grain. A bill rendering people who gamble fr grain on the Bourse Hable to prosecution has been introduced in the German Reichstag by the Conservatives. Deadly Deooctlon. Mrs. Catharine Corders, of Minnesota City, Mina., committed suicide by taking the heads of matches and drinking them in Biped Game. The last week has been a notable one foi banting accidents in Rockland County, N. IX Many gunners have been hurt ev•ry Dr. Schroeder Dead. Dr. N. J. Schroeder, who Oct. 9 was held to the Grand Jury charged with the murder Murphy, employed in French’s * t^-v>pston - 111, died suddenly the Otoer night. The circumstances surround- ~ ““ »«»th and the history of the case leave no doubt whatever that the Doctor in a moment of despair took his own Ufa Mlnnwot.-. Hug. Lumber Cut. The Minnesota lumber season Is over and I** “‘J'”' thß rc * r caches 447.713.252 TIS *° d 97,597,300 lath. ** iu “ o^r - Mmstaahingles, ami Uta

BOUGHT biff bEhHISi). Sordago Trust Pays 8250,000 for ’ Twine-Making Plant. His The price of twine will be ad van* dlr. It Is thought, and thereb- jed raps,ooo,ooo tale. With a transr / hangs a fas finished prior to Nov. action which tendent plant for the mar .12 every indelas been absorbed by th .Ufacture of twine trust. The official de >e twine and cordage s the National' Cb~ -slgnatlon of this trust her, as it would -dage Company, and Jurhe “Securltv - appear from the records, inanelal d • z Corporation,” in its purely >lant to ' -eatings. The last independent ittae’ ~■ oo absorbed by the trust was that •ee jed to the immense harvester and .per establishment oi William Deerjug & XX, th Chicago. The trust paid Mr. DeerJwg §250,030 for his twine plant and five I Wd a quarter acres of ground underlying t. When the deal was made and the final j japers signed the only opposition to the i trust had been bought out. The International Cordage Company by this manlpu'atlon of interests becomes the controller >f every cordage factory of importance in i the United States. Not an inch of twisted iber—except sewing thread—can be sold lave at a price fixed by the trust. From tracers’ wrapping-twine to ships' hawsers, ill rope made in this country will be the property of the consolidation. Farmers’ , ilnding-twine, of which an immense quantity is used in the. great wheat fields, is also , inder the control of the combination-

DIED A HERO'S DEATH. A Pennsylvania Miner Killed While Saving the Lives of His Fellow-Workmen. Napoleon de Montague, a miner, was tilled in the Lance colliery, at Plymouth, Pa., while endeavoring to save his fellowworkmen from a terrible death. Bo had 3 red a shot and ran behind a pillar. When It exploded the flash set fire to some gas icar the roof of a chamber communicating with the main Realizing that the fire might spread In a moment through the whole mine, De Montague drew off his :oat and smothered the fire. Just as the fire was extinguished .the roof the chamber, loosened by the blast, fell upon him. He was extricated as soon as possible, but inly to die in the arms of 'his rescuers. Had the fire spread a terrible explosion Would have followed, endangering the Ilves 3f over a hundred men. VIRGINIA TO PAY HER DEBTS. Agreement Reached Whereby the State Obligations Will Be Funded. At Richmond, Va., an agreement was reached between the Virginia State Debt Commission and the Olcott Commission, representing the foreign bondholders. It provides that all bonds of the State not heretofore funded In Riddlebergors shall be lumped in a capital of $111,000,000, bearing 2 per cent, interest for ten years and 3 per cent, for ninety years. This will make the total Indebtedness of ihe state about $21,000,000, as about $8.000,)00 has already been funded in Rlddleberger 1 per cents. It Is expected that the legislature and the boudholdsrs will promptly ratify this agreement and that the vexatious debt problem will be finally seltled. ENGLAND IS BEING BADLY HOAXED. An Old American Dime Museum Freak Drawing Crowds. At' London, the sensation of the week :omes from a music hall. It Is furnished by Miss Annie Abbott, the “Georgia Magnet," who Is exhibiting at the Alhambra, and every day the excitement increases over her performance, which Is not only being discussed In the ordinary critical way by the papers but they go so far as to write leaders on her. The reserved portions of Ihe house are closely booked a week ahead of time, a thing hitherto unknown in Lonton music halls. Many of the American colony, who believe the whole affair Is a gigantic fake, are laughing at the way staid Londoners are being humbugged TWENTY BUILDING# BURNED. Fire Destroys Properly tit Correctionville, . lowa. Va'ued at 880,000. Fire destroyed about twenty buildings at Correctionville, lowa. Inflicting a loss of 880,000. The heaviest losers uro G. W. Fletcher & Co., lumber dealers, whose loss Is $20,000 and Insurance $12,000. The Laub Block, which contained the opera house, was destroyed. At Syracuse, N. Y., fire broke out In a dime museum in the Bastlle Block on East Genesee street. The loss on the block Is' estimated at $50,000. and on goods about a like amount.

The Conflict Inevitable. A dispatch from Montevideo says that Fonseca has indignantly rejected the demand of the Rio Grand Junta for his resignation, and said that he would use all the mea sat hiscommand to bringthose whom he called rebels to obedience. In addition to the large force already sent to attack the troops of the Junta. Fonseca Is offering a large bounty and liberal pay for rel cruits. These are hot hard to get among j the numerous floating population of Rio I Janeiro, which includes many desperate characters from all parts of the world. I These are coming forward to take service ,In Fonseca’s army. Great indignation , has been aroused In Rio Grande at the prospect of having these mercenaries turned loose upon the people, should Fonseca prove victorious, and the consequence is a great stimulus to the voluntary recruiting for the Junta. For the present the policy of the Junta will probably be one of defense. The Junta has. however, given It to be distinctly understood that they are in arms for the liberties of Brazil. They Were Saved by a Tramp. The lives of a number of Burlington freight officials were saved by a tramp who halted a special composed of Manager Holdrege's private car and an engine forty feet from a partially burned bridge over a deep canon near Crawford, Neb. The bridge is 110 feet long, and three of Its bents had fallen. The tramp was given a purse, a hearty meal, and a pass to St. Joe, but he was on board No. 42 in a .later wreck at Leahy’s siding and was badly shaken up. The train was running forty miles an hour and was i stopped so suddenly that the passengers were distributed over the cars and badly bruised. Pittsburg to Relieve the Coal Famine. There are fair prospects of a relief of the coal famine in the South and West by the shipment of coal from Pittsburg. Pa. The rivers, which have been too low for boating purposes for several months, are rising and an effort will be made to send out enough coal to relieve the present wants of the South nt least. The towboat Seven Sons started with six barges for East Liverpool, 0., and others will get out if there is a rise of one or two feet more. The Pittsburg harbor is blocked with coal barges and fully 15,000,000 bushels is awaiting a boating stage of water. To Control the Phosphate Output. At Ocala. Fla., at a convention of those interested in the Florida phosphate industry, forty-four mining companies were represented by one or more delegates each. Six private miners also participated. The convention adopted a p'.an for a phosphate combination, which provides for the organization of the Florida phosphate syndicate which shall regulate the output of the mines, control the sale of rock and the handling of it. fix prices, etc. It will be managed by a board of directors with plenary powers. One of America’s Favorites Gone. W, J. Florence, the well-known comedian, died at Philadelphia. His sickness, which was of short duration, was at first considered as of little adcount; but the genial actor, though claiming that he treasure to get welL has been steadily losing strength and <m the afternoon of his death was unahl% saoept by great exerttoo, to coogh

up phlegm that was slowly choking him. ToWard evening the trouble became greater and the physicians recognized that the end was not far off. The dying man was cheerful to the last, his native humor asserting itself even when the shadow of death was hanging over the couch. Mr. Florence received the last rites of tho Roman Catholic Church ata time he fully expected to recover. Ills wife is now in London, and only a few of his friends were at his bedside at tho last. Joseph Jefferson and the company with which Florence was playing up to the time of his fatal seizure are In the West. DYING FROM LOCKJAW. A New York Man Over Sixty Years Old Cutting a Now Wisdom Tooth. William Pangburn, of Savannah, N. Y., Is reported as dying fr_m leckjaw. Although he Is 69 years of age, two weeks ago a large tooth made Its appearance, cutting through at the extreme end of the jaw, back of the wisdom tooth,- on the left side. Pangburn went to a dentist, who made vain efforts to extract the .tooth. These efforts aggravated the pain and soreness. Pangburn’s face continued swelling, and it now measures more than a foot across. The tooth continues growing, and Pangburn cannot open his jaws, which arc tightly pressed together. All the nourishment he receives is what he can sip between his teeth. His sufferings are terrible. BIG MEXICAN CONTRACT. A Harbor to Be Constructed at Coatzaeoalcos for 84,600,000. The Diarro Official, In the City of Mexico, has published the contract entered into between the secretary of conimunicutlou and William Pulchad for the construction of a port and harbor work at Coatzacoaleos, In the State of Vera Cruz, in the sum of si,500,000. The Legislature of the Stats of Durango has passed a law authorizing the Governor to purchase corn and establish places for Its sale in ail paits of she State where people are oppressed by high price* caused by failure of crops. Accidentally Shot a Dakota Banker. Banker Thomas A. Short, of Edgurton. •S. ID., was accidentally shot and killed. In company with a party of friends he went to the Missouri River goose hunting. Upon the approach of a flock Charles Beebe raised his gun to fire, and at the same instant Short, who was five or six feet in advance, sudde’nly rose to his fe?t and received the entireicliarqwuaf buckshot from Beebe's gun in the bead. Georgto Lynchers Foiled. Martha-Scott and four companions are in jail at Atlanta, Ga.. charged with the murder of Postmaster Church, of Mount Airy, who was Ikllled by a stray bullet which was fired from a house of ill-repute in which the Innlates were quarreling. A vigilance committee was formed to lynch the party. They did «ot succeed, however, as the jail was too well guarded and tho prisoners could not be reached. Spanish Politics. The rumors of a Ministerial crisis In Spain have taken a more acute form in consequence of the increasing differences of opinion reported to exist in the Cabinet. The Conservative party Is endeavoring to induce Senor Camacho to accept tljp post of Minister of Finance. Admiral Beraiiger will probably be once more Minister of Marine.

Clogged the Fire Escapes. Thirty-one poor women were fined $2 each by Justice Smith in the Essex Market Police Court at New York. Tholr crime was heinous. They had stored furniture and bedding on the fire escapes of the tenements in which they dwell, and had actually allowed their children to play there when tho weather was fin*. Convict Dies Wealthy. A convict who had been sen cnced under an assumed name died at the Michigan City (Ind.) State Prism. Just before his death he said his true name was Shaw, and that his mother redded at Beardstown, 111. It was subsequently learned that his mother died six months ago leaving her convict son SB,OOO. The Minister Shot In Self-Defense. R. S. Bingham, a Methodist minister, who lives near Abingdon, Va., has surrendered hlms.df, saying that he had shot Fiank Queensberry during a quarrel. He claims that the shooting was done in selfdefense after Queensberry bad assaulted him. Tho Injured man, it Is said, will die. Gov. Hovey’s Condition Critical. At Indianapolis. Ind., Gov. Hovey’s illness has developed Into a complication of pneumonia and heart trouble. The three physicians who are attending him regard his Condition as critical. He has been violent and at times it was necessary to give him inhalations of oxygen. Hanged a Wife Murderer. At Ablleue, Texas, wife-murderer W. H. Frlzzel was hanged in the jail, Tho execution was public and witnessed by a large crowd, Frlzzel murdered his wife during a quarrel about a year ago. He has been Indifferent to his fate and expressed no regret for bls crime. Believed to Have Skipped with Boodle. Glaclnto Epifafrio, an Italian who for the last six years hqs carried on a steamship agency, general store, and banking business among the poorer class of his countrymen at Philadelphia, is believed to have absconded with upwards of $50,000 belonging to bls customers. Frozen to Death. At New York the cold wave has already found two victims—Emil Krampoel, a widower 46 years old, and an unknown man. They were frozen to death.