Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1891 — OUR HOG IN TROUBLE. [ARTICLE]

OUR HOG IN TROUBLE.

KAISER WILLIAM'S SU&JECTS COMPLAIN. >tiey S«s They Have Found TrlcUtareo Acwlw—Cndlcatloas that Chtll Ha% Decided to Not WhtpjlUncle S»m-Children A ten oet Cremated. Holders May Recover Damages. 1 The question <Jf liability on the part of teailroads In cases of Injur?" to persons riding on‘passes was settled by the New York 'Court of Appeals. dra Potter brought ■suit to ucover for injuries received while "riding on a New York, Lake ’Erie and Western train in May. 1888. The l defendant sought to avoid liability by that plaintiff was riding on a pass ■and that its servants were not guilty of •nejritgence. -The Court of Appeals holds •that the "decision of the general term ‘awarding "damages should be sustained, ■nd this practically decides the question 'that railroads are liable for accident to ipass-holders. ‘BURNT CLAY FOR CEMENT. -A 'Deduction from the Use of Powdered Volcanic Earth at Catania. 'A freak of nature has furnished the world with a pointer in construction, Con•wul He:lth. of Catania, thinks. In the frequent eruptions of Mount Etna great beds Of eta. 7 were covered from twenty to 200 ffeet deep by tire lava streams. When the ■eruptions'took 'place in the dry season the lava 'Converted the clay into a fine red gravel or powder. These deposits are now •mined and are considered very valuable. Mixed with a little lime and tho usual proportion of water the burnt clay makes a •cement which has no equal in the opinion •of those who use it Visitors to Catania are attracted by the soft pink color of the unpainted buildings. This is the result of •the burnt clay mortar. Every structure In •Catania is made of lava liberally cemented with mortar. Sidewalks, aqueducts and •even the great sea wall are laid with this mortar. Many years of use have proved the;permanent qualities. WAS A TITLED BRUTE. •Countess Russell's Charges Against Her Lord and Master. The sensational divorce suit of Countess 'Rcsiell against Earl Russell has been begun in the divorce division Of the High Court of Justice, London. The defendant is a grandson of the celebrated statesman Lord - John Ru-sell and is Only twenty-six years old. While at Oxford he attracted considerable attention by his eccentric theological .and political vievs. Countess Russell ■ claims release from her husband on the ground of cruelty of an extreme and extraordinary nature. The Countess is the youngest daughter of the late Sir Claude Edward Scott, and up to the time of her marriage she was one of the leading beauties of her circle and lived with her mother at Oaklands Park, Weybrldge, Surrey. WAR ON AMERICAN PORK. Griaixn Deputies Ask that Steps Be Taken to Prohibit Its Importation. A nnmier of Deputies, representing ■country districts, have entered a formal -som plaint, before the Budget Committee at Berlin. Jn regard to A merican pork. They -claim that trichina* have recently been "frequently found in American pork, and they aslrthat steps be immediately taken to prohibit its importation. Dr. von Boetticher, Minister of the Interior, said that the importation of American pork in -the future wOnld be prohibited unless thoroughly inspected in the United States, and Added, that if after this inspection trichina were found in American pork, the government would be forced to entirely prohibit lie importation into Germany.

FIKE BUGS CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Clover Detective Work Revealx a Gigantic Conspiracy at St. I’anl. One tff the most diabolical conspiracies ever concocted culminated in the arrest At St Paul of a gang of incendiaries who for over a year have made a regular business of setting fire to Stosses and stores In various parts of the city for the purpose of securing a portion of the insurance money. The scheme was unearthed by a detective agency, assisted t»y Ham Floyd and Ben Finkelburg, who stood in with the gang and seized them In ♦be very act of applying the lighted match which was Intended to destroy property. NOT AFRAID OF CHILI. Beeent Naval Orders Believed to Show that the DifHculty Is Ended. It has been decided by the Navy Department that the double turreted monitor Mianto'tomah shall not leave American -waters this winter. Admiral Walker Ison his way to South America to take command of the Boston and will receive Instructions while en route regarding his work. In naval and diplomatic circles these facts are regarded at significant It is thought that an apprehension of further difficulty wl.h Chili laover. Russia Wants the Horses. The Post,-of Berlin, is authority for the statement that the Russian Government is about to isi-ne a decree prohibiting the exportation of horses from Russia. In some quarters this intended action of the Czar’s Government is looked upon as additional evidence that Russia is preparing for hostilities in the near future. Flames in a Convent. The protectory building connected with the conveatof the Sisters of Mercy, two todies north of Newberg. N. Y., burned to the ground. There were 240 children Steeping in tire building, but all got out •afely. The structure was a four-story Urick. Loss about $40,000. Smoked and Soaked. Fire threatened to destroy the Adams Company Building, on Dearborn street between Monroe and Adams, Chicago, and the Commercial Block, adjoining on the south. A,s it was. the dr mage to the building will be over $25,009. Probable Work of Train-Wreckers. A train on the South Carolina Railway **• wrecked near Summerville. A fireman *M killed and the baggage master, express anaa and three passengers Injured. A rail was misplaced. It is believed, by a discharged employe of the road. Lake Vessel Lost. The machinery of the Anchor Line steani•hip Philadelphia, flour laden from Chicago tor Buffalo, broke down just below Bat Point, at the mouth of the Detroit river. Her tumps did not keep her from filling •ad she souk. No lives were lost. Washington Policeman Murdered. JaalOT B. Slack, a member of the Washterton police force, died from knife wounds IpHkded by Charles H. Myers, a neighbor. Wtogk heard Myers cursing in his stable —kt to Slack’s house, and attempted to ar•Mt him. A scuffle ensued and Myers, who baeu drinking, stabbed Slack in the IB Took Desperate Chances. H- Wilde, an alleged bigamist esfrom a North Carolina railroad train tosas the chief of police of Kinston. Though WWte was handcuffed and the train runM a high rata of speed. he iwnx to atoMptoi tajary and «ot clear away.

IT WAB A IlfcEP LAID PLOT. " A Case Alnr.ogt Equal to That of Lost Charlie Ross. The Vjear-old set of David T. Beals, whcy.-Va.s stolen from his honiq at Kansas Cl'.y, Mo., and heM for. ransqna, was recovered upon thelpaymant of $5,000. Banker /Reals had issued the following notice: {ss,ooo 'RANSOM. , To Whom It May Concern: Return my thUd, receive ss,OOOland no questions asked. D. T. Bxals. In the evening u man of strange appearance prvsemted /himself at the front door of the Beals mansion. He wore a false-face and a wig and was dressed very like a day (laborer. "He told the servant who answered the brill that he must! gee Mr. Beals Immediately.. Mr. Beals went to the door. The man said he was a detective; that tee had four*! the abductresi and her accomplices; that they had the lost child In their possession; that they demanded $20,000 ransom, and that he was prepared to deliver the phlld to its parents for that amount Mr. Beals declined to pay the sum and .stuck to his original offer of 85.000. It was finally agreed that the “detective” should deliver tire child for that amount Not long afterward a ring brought Mr. Beals to the door. He saw his lost child in the arms of the ruffian who had bargained for the delivery of the child. Mr. Beals, who had drawn $.5,001 in bank notes in order to be ready to fulfill his part of the bargain, counted out the money before the eyes of the man who at the same time placed in the arms of the overjoyed father the lost child, who was sleeping soundly, ignorant that he was being returned to his parents. The servant who aided in abducting the child is under arrest.

BUSINESS IS GOOD. An Active Retail Trade Noted by R. G. Dun & Co. R. G. Dun SCa’s weekly review of trade says: A week broken by a holiday has shown the usual characteristics—weak speculation, an active retail trade, and a moderate wholesale business. But the great factors which go to make National prosperity are unaltered. At Boston trade Is steady. At Pittsburg pig-iron Is weaker, but manufactured Iron and steel are in good demand, and the glass trade Is fair. At Cleveland, trade ts good in all lines, excepting a less demand for manufactured Iron. and manufactures are active. At Chicago some decrease Is seen in cured meats, lard, butter and cheese, but a slight increase in barley. 20 per cent in flour, the week’s trade being the largest of the year, an Increase of a third In cattle and oats, of half in hides, and receipts of dressed beef and corn are double last year’s, and of rice and wheat three times last year's. Merchandise sales largely exceed those of last year, and prospects are favorable. There is the same confidence at St Paul, where cold weather stimulates trade, and Minneapolis saw mills have closed the lareest season on record, while the flour mills, though troubled by ice, turn out 28.000 barrels daily.

MENACE TO BRITAIN. Turkey Said to Have Ceded Cape Sheik Shalb to France. Berlin is treated to another sensation. It was the rumor that Chancellor von Caprivi Intended to resign (a rumor, it should be added, which has not been officially denied up to the present), and now the people at Berlin are startled by the announcement by the Kreuz Zeitung (conservative) that by a secret agreement with France Turkey has ceded Cape Sheik Shalb. in the Persian Gulf, to France. Capo Sheik Shalb Is on the Island of Bushir, or Busheab, eleven miles from the north coast of Persia, and might be strongly fortified and otherwise made use of as a harbor for the French fleet. Between the main land and the island of Sheik Shalb or Busheab is said to be water affording good anchorage for the largest war vessels. This would give France a depit and possible landing place for ir.xtps not far north of the British possessions in India, and might, under certain circumstances, enable Franco to cooperate with Russia should the latter country's troops invade Persian territory and possibly continue an onward march toward India Itself

SHOT DEAD ON THE STEPS. Terrible Tragedy at Salt Lake City, Growing Out of Municipal Trouble. At Salt Lake. Utah, for the past six months there has been a muddle in the police department on account of charges preferred against William P. Parker, captain, and A. B. Glenn, sergeant. For several days Parker had been drinking heavily, and the fact that he was to be retired preyed on his mind. Among those who testified against Parker at the investigation was Officer George Albright. The two men met in front of the city hall, when Parker grasped Albright by the neck, and. placing a revolver against his body pulled the trigger. The weapon missed fire, and before Parker could pull the trigger again Albright shot him twice. Parker fell dead. RIGHTED A WOMAN’S WRONGS. Released from Jail, Where She Was Imprisoned by Villains Who Robbed Her. David Galley, a tailor living In New York, complained recently to the Philadelphia police that he had been decoyed to that city by a woman named Zepha Sazankein and robbed of SI,BOO. The woman was arrested and convicted and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment Further investigation led to the belief that the arrest and conviction of the woman was due to a conspiracy. The. judge who had sentenced her was convinced of the woman’s innocence, revoked the sentence, and she was set free. Galley, who had returned to New York, was arrested oa a charge of perjury. RIDING ON A RAIL. Two Ohio Men Undergoing a Novel Test of Endurance. At Botzum. Ohio, John Springer bet Wm, Noble an oyster suppar that he couid sit the longer on a rail fenca. At 8 o’clock the next morning both men were still there, having spent the night on the fenca, while their respective families supplied them with hot coffoo and warm clothing. The whole community Is deeply interested in the outcome. Springer is a largo, heavy man, while his opponent only weighs 110 pounds. After twelve hours on the fence Noble looked almost as fresh as when he sat down, but his heavy companion appeared to be suffering. MET WITH A CRASH. Fearful Collision on the Lake Shore Road at Toledo. A Pere Marquette engine crashed into the rear coach of a Lake Shore train at Toledo, and went clear into the coach, all but the cab, before It came to a stop. The coach was crowded with passeng ?rs, hardly any of whom escaped Injury. Three were killed outright, and of thirty others hurt one will probably die. FELL WITH A CRASH. Collapse of the Hoisting House of a Columbus, Ohio, Blast Furnace. The hoisting house at the Franklin blast furnace, Columbus. Ohio, fell and the ruins caught fire. The firemen had a hard time to get the Danita under control The cupola Is leaning badly and is also expected to fall The loss will not be les, than $50,000. ' Fortunately no lives were lost. BRAZILIANS MAY FIGHT AGAIN. The Rio Grande Junta Refuses to Obey the x Pelxotto Government. The Pelxotto government hat made a demand upon Rio Grande do Sul for the reinstatement of the local government as it existed before the outbreak against Ponsec*. The Rio Grande Junta has refused to obey this demand, and threatens to offer forcible resistance to any attempt to coas- :■

pel obedience. General OsnSrio, who commanded tho Insurgent ar my in Rio Grande do Sul, made a demv.nd upon the Upper Uruguay squadron tb'at It give In its adhesion. The demand rr.et with refusal nnd the squadron has Tjone to anchor In Argentine waters. Fonseca, besides abdicating the dictatorship, has renounced his title of commander-in-chief and retired to private life. The governors of all the States have proclaimed In favorof Pelxotto. It Is rumered that the federal capital will bo removed from Rio Janeiro to Nlotheroy. WILL CORM GO TO A DOLLAR? New York Speculators Excited Over the Rumors of a Corner. “Will corn go to a dollar?” This Is the query which was uppermost in the minds ol many of tho New York produce exchange mem. New Yorkers are excited by the remarkable rise in Chicago, and a few of the old-timers were so much alarmed that they stood aside to let the market take care of itself. There is no doubt in the minds ol local operators that the Chicago men have formed a “omblne."' It remains to be seen to what extent they will be able to take iu the outside public. As the lattet are wary it may be that the so-called corner will collapse, as did the one which was planned a few weeks ago. ARCHDUKE HENRY DEAD. Ho and His Morganatic Wife Pass Away from the Same Disease. Archduke Henry, of Austria, died in Vienna from inflammation of the lungs, closely following his morganatic wife, the Baroness Hofmann, whose death occurred but a few hours previous from the same disease. The Archduke was born at Milan in 1828. He held the rank of Field Marshal in the Austrian army. In 18*2 be contracted a morganatic marriage with Leopoldine Hofmann, who was born in 1842. She was raised to the nobility in 1872, and created Baroness of Waldeck in 1878. Of this marriage there is one daughter.

FIGHT OVER A COUNTY SEAT. Charges of Ballot-Box Stuffing Made Against Butte City Politicians. At Niobrara, NeU, a suit has been filed in the District Court which promises to make lively times for a number of prominent residents of the new frontier county of Boyd, which was organized last January. Notwithstanding that only 220 legal votes were cast In the Butte Precinct, the complaint alleges the defendants, by means of knowingly receiving illegal votes and by stuffing tho ballot-box, counted and canvassed 457 votes tn that precinct The poll books, which should be accessible to the public, were destroyed. Killed by a Falling Bridge. The west span of the Great Northern bridge over the north fork of the Columbia River, six miles from Columbia Falls, Mont, felL carrying with It nine men. three of whom are dead. Three of those who escaped death are thought to be fatally wounded. The span was sixty feet long, an-d the men fell in an awful crash of timber and iron, a distance of eighty-four feet, two of them being pinned under several feet of water. The accident will delay the advance of the extension of the Great Northern about two weeks. Shot In Ambush. A special from Central West Virginia says: John Carse, a wealthy Ritchie County farmer, was ambushed near Tollgy toll-gate, Ritchie County, as he was returning from church, and fatally shot. A man named Collins, between Carse and whom there had been a feud of long standing, is charged with leading the attack, and has ' disappeared. Carse’s friends are arming and Intend pursuing Collins.

Wrecked and Robbed a Train. It is reported that an east-bound train on the St. Louis & San Francisco road was wrecked at Glendale station, twelve miles from St. Li uis; that the expteis messenger and several passengers were hurt, and that after tho train had ben wrecked the robbers .secured some valuables. The amount of booty Is not known. Texas Cattle Dying. Cattle in Eastland and adjoining counties in Texas are dying from the continued dry weather and scarcity of grass. Many range cattle have already died from want of water and grass and the remainder are too poor to go through the winter, and will no doubt perish in large numbers. For Appropriating Letters. YVilllam Keseger, in the employ of the International and Great Northern Railway as car porter, has been arrested at Galveston. Texas, and 1< dged In jail in default of $1,050 ball for abstracting letters from the United States mail and appropriating their contents. Cyrus May Save them, A conference of the Field family, apropos of the failure of the firm of which the younger Field was senior partner, was held in New York, and tho advisability of Cyrus W. Field giving up his fortune to save the family honor was seriously considered. Victims of Green Goods Men. Albert Allen and C. L. Harris, of Ashville,‘Tenn., paid green goods men at New York S3OO for a package of blank paper with two SI bills fastened on the outside. The Yorktown at Valparaiso. The United States steamer Yorktown has arrived in Valparaiso harbor. Minister Egan and other Amei leans were entertained aboard. The Kearsarge at Martinique. The United States steamer Kearsarge has arrived at Martinique, West India AH are well.