Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1892 — GOOD FOR ST. LOUIS. [ARTICLE]

GOOD FOR ST. LOUIS.

SHE MAY BECOME A GREAT GRAIN CENTER. British Lawmakers Assemble—K. of ULosing Ground in Michigan—Pathetic Request of Riggin’s Relatives—A MuchMarried Woman—Must Have Been Crazy. Congressional. On the 9th the House entered actively upon the legislative work of the session and in the brief space of five hours more practical business was transacted than in any previous day of the Congress. The President's message with its various suggestions and recommendations for legislation was referred to the various appropriate Committees without even a single contest ovqr the question of jurisdiction and material progress was made in the consideration of the Military Academy appropriation bill. Several measures were the subjects of discussion, but no definite settlement of any was made. In the Senate Finance Committee, the free-coinage bill was not discussed at great length, and when it came to a vote in reporting the bill to the Senate adversely it was at once apparent that there had been some change in the views of certain Senators since the last Congress. The vote stood 7 to 4 in favor of the adverse report. Although adversely reported, the bill was placed on the calendar of the Senate, where it can be reached, in deference to its friends, and it is understood that Senator Stewart will insist on calling it up in the Senate at an early day. The Peffer bill, proposing to loan Government funds to the farmers of Indiana, did not receive a single favorable vote. MANY EMPTY SEATS. Incidents In the Opening of the British Parliament. The opening of the British Parliament was shorn of much of its impressiveness by the failure of the Queen to officiate in person. Many once familiar faces- were missing as the members of the lower house slowly filed into tiie chamber. There was a vacant seat where once the great Parnell had masked his batteries for attacks upon the government and opposition alike, and over across the gangway, right under the shadow of the Speaker’s chair, a little bow of crape on the leather back of a capacious seat told the story that the government leader, William Henry Smith, will be seen no more among men. The grand old man failed to put in an appearance owing to the fact that ho desires to prolong his stay in the south of France until his presence is urgently demanded. It was after 2 o’clock when the black rod summoned the members of the House of Commons to the House of Lords for the purpose of receiving the Queen's speech. The document was read by the Lord Chancellor, who, attired in his robes of state, occupied the woolsack, and was listened to with very close attention. ST. LOUIS TO EUROPE. Scheme to Use Whaleback Steamers on the Mississippi River. A scheme is under discussion which may result in the shipment of grain from St Louis directly to Europe. The success of the new whaleback steamers in making the voyage from Duluth to Liverpool has attracted the attention of local exporters and Eastern capitalists, and it is believed that vessels of this class can be sent to Europe by way of the Mississippi Kiver and -the Gulf of Mexico. A representative of an Eastern syndicate hus been in the city in consultation with the grain exporters, the Government engineers in chargo of the Mississippi River improvements and men familiar with the river, with the view of putting the plan lu operation, A MICHIGAN K. OF L. ■/ Master Workman Allen Admits that the Order Is Losing Ground. , The annual convention of the Michigan State Assembly of the Knights of Labor opened at Grand Rapids under the presidency of State Master Workman Henry I. Allen. In Ills annual address the Master Workman admitted that the order had not grown in Michigan, but that on the contrary there had been a falling off. It therefore behooved the members of the order, in view of the probable facts that the next two years would be fraught -with events of great interest to the masses, to commence an earnest campaign in order that Michigan nvlgjit be placed at the front in the fierce battle for wage-earners’ lights. She Has Four Husbands. Amiza Williams, a woman with four husbands, has been committed to the county jail at Wilkesbarre, Pa., on a chargo of bigamy. When Seth Williams, husband Na 4, married the woman he thought she was single. When they quarreled, the wife showed her husband four wedding rings, and she said she could keep on adding to the number unMl she got the right man. This angered the husband, and he swore out a warrant for her arrest Mate Riggin’s Remains. The family of Charles W. Riggin, the vtswain’s mate of the United States m cruiser Baltimore, who was killed in during the recent attack of the 'n Valparaiso upon the crew of the pore, have asked Secretary Blaine i aid in having the body brought to for burial The reason for Me existence of a law in Chill which p. the disinterment of a body for in» after it ha 4 been burled. folmed Her Father’s Barn, chba, Ohio, Bertha Jacobs, 14 yeafo doll daughter of a rich farmer, •m- father’s barn, causing a loss of away and was caught while ceptt a neighbor's barn. She has tod tito epilepsy. Mlfiflrhroat Before Hts Wife. Be W. Klldow, a student at the the fibyterian Theological Semi\f_ ibta, 8. C., committed suicide fS* eof his young wife by cutilberifc w ith a razor. It is thought and v ® ®K«Ili!tS to Be Garroted. In* 5 anarchists sentenced to death martial for leading the mob in the .nude a short time ago upon the >Xeres, Spain, have been garroted • The trials of all the prisoners have yet been concluded. It Is expected three others will be sentenced to death, jre is great excitement at Xeres. He Is Wanted In Chicago. John It Rogers, said to be one of the most expert pickpockets in the United States, was arrested at St. Louis He is wanted an Chicago for jumping ball bond toe a crime conunltted there a year ago. ara*mis<ea me indictments. • At New York. Judge Martino dismissed the indictments for misdemeanor found tgabutt the eiitors of the different dally newspapers who published the details of tbe electrocution of the murderers Wood, •miter; Slocum, and Jugiro at Sing Sing, Mr J. sm. Forty Persons Browned. A fearful accident is reported from near |MMaa. Germany, owing to the floods and lea Tse river Oder has been runtatoh. ami lu the rush of waters thirty Kaunl and carried down the MMUMja —i jwt leas than forty persons

1 ROBBED THE CZAR’S TREASURY. The Criminals, Who Took 9300,000 In Rabies, Supposed to Be in America. The Russian Government has officially notified Chief of Police Farley, of Denver, through the consular agent at San Francisco, that one of its treasury vaults in Siberia has been despoiled by robbers. Gold rubles to the amount of $390,000 have been taken, and his imperial majesty the Czar requests that'the chief arrest the robbers if they happen to arrive in Denver. The robbery was committed Dec. 1, the perpetrators making tracks at once across Siberia, and the agents of thfe Russian police are of opinion that some one of the Chinese seaports is the point where they will take ship for America.

CHILIAN RIOTERS SENTENCED. Judge Foster Deals with the Three Men Charged with the Baltimore Assault. At Valparaiso, Chili, Judge of Crimes Foster passed sentence In the Baltimore assault case of Oct. 16, 1891. The finding of the'eourt Is as follows: Carloa Arena, alias Gomez, sentenced to 920 days’ imprisonment for wounding William Turnbull, the coal-heaver of the Baltimore. Jose Anumada. sentenced to 320 days’ imprisonment for injuring Turnbull. Frederlco Rodriguez, sentenced to 140 days’ imprisonment for wounding Boatswain’s Mato Charles W. Riggin. Gomez and Rodriguez, under the Chilian penal code, must pay Iho families of Turnbull and Riggin damages. These damages aro recoverable by civil suits. END OF THE LOTTERY FIGHT. Louisiana’s Famous Gambling Alliance to Wind Up Its Affairs In 1894. John A. Morris, the principal owner and director of the Louisiana Lottery Company, has given notice in the newspapers that ho intends to withdraw his proposition for the recharter of the company, and that the concern will wind up its affairs and retire from the field when its charter expires in 1894. This act is the result of the decision of the United States Supreme Court declaring the anti- lottery law constitutional. BLAINE DRAWS OUT. He Declares He Is Not s Candidate for the Presidency. Blaine Is not a candidate for President. His letter of withdrawal was mailed to Chairman Clarkson, of the National Republican Committee, to whom it was addressed, and made public at Washington by Mr. Blaine. Prospects for Wheat. Secretary Martin Mohler, of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, believes that wheat in America will soon rise. The other day he lectured to the farmers of Osborne County. Kansas, on “Wheat at $1.25 Next May.” On this he said: “C. Wood Davis, the Alliance crop expert, has had considerable to say lately about food products, and his prophecy of 51.50 for wheat may be good. But there are several things to be considered. I believe that the price of wheat next May will depend entirely on the condition of winter wheat when the first reports of the Board of Agriculture are made. The condition of the people la Russia will not affect our markets. Count Tolstoi is feeding several thousand people at an expense of $1 a head a month. He feeds them on soup instead of broad, consequently our grain Is not sought by the Russians as much as some would think.” Idiot Cured by Trephining. If a novel surgical operation which was performed at Washington Is successful, there will be one idiot less in tbe world. Ex-Surgeon General William A. Hammond, assisted by three surgeons, opened the skull of au imbecile, removed a largo amount of bone, closed the skull, and expects that the patient will not only recover but will bo a level-headed man. This is the first operation of the kind over performed upon un adult.

Convict Escaped In a Lime Car. Colvin Brown, a convict at tho State Penitentiary In Canyon City, Col., secreted himself in a car of lime, and eluded the guards. When missed telegrams were sent out and he was found by the conductor, who fastened the doors of the car, bringing tho convict to Pueblo, where he was turned over to the sheriff. Brown was sent up from Pueblo last July for five years for jewelry robbery. Strikers Use Dynamite. A Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester electric car ran over a dynamite cartridge. Tho car was thrown from the track, and nearly all the windows in It broken. Tho windows in the houses near by were also shattered. wore twelve men, employes of the company on the car,"but no one was badly hurt. It is supposed that the cartridge was placed ou the truck by the strikers. Struck Free Gold. Reports come from Boulder, Cola, that two miners have made the biggest silver strike of recent years, In the Orphan mine, at Copper Rock, ou the rklge between Bald Mouctain and Sugar Loaf. The quartz is reported full of free gold. The miners and prospectors aro wild over tho strike, and many have started for the scene. Spotteil Fever In Texas. Spotted fever is raging five miles north of Daingerfleld, Texas. Five deaths have been reported, more new cases are developing, and the people throughout that section are grektly alarmed. Some talk of leaving until ihe disease passes over. It Is in bad form, and none have recovered so far. It is confined to a small district.

An Ex-Jailbird’s Busy Knife. Owen Lane, who was last week released from tfie Colorado Penitentiary after serving four years for robbery, returned to Leadvllle and picked a quarrel with a saloon man named John Boyle. Lane drew a knife and stabbed Doyle once in the back and twice in the head. Doyle will dip. Lane is heßLon the charge of murder. ■ - Prisoners Escape at Eau Claire. James Donovan, of St. Paul, held for trial for burglary on the .residence of a prlmt; John Wilson, a Chicago tramp printer, convicted of burglary on a mill; and Chester Bell, a boy under sentence to reform school for burglary, broke out of the Eau Claire, Wls., jail and made for the woods. Officers are in hot pursuit. Bank of Hamburg Robbed. The Bank of Hamburg, lowa, was robbed of from $3,090 to $4,000. It Is supposod to have been done by the bookkeeper, who is missing. It will not affect the bank. Ex-Premier Mackenzie Injured. Alexander Mackenzie, ex-Premler of Canada, sustained a fall, from the effect of which he became delirious, fcnd now his condition is believed to be critical. Missouri Woolen Mill Burned. At Carthage, Mo., fire destroyed the main building of the Missouri Woolen Mill, owned by Mayor W. B. Myers. The origin of the fire is unknown. Arrival of the Arizona. The steamship Arizona, of the Guion line, frjm Liverpool, Jan. 24, has arrived offtl'.'ew Jersey Highlands. She is three days behind her usual time. Pour Buried Under a Wall. While workmen were eniaged in tearing down a building at Glasgow. Ky., one of the walls fell and four men were burled betealb the ruina The Jenney Coihpany Beaten. The Indiana Supreme Court rendered a decision affirming the lower court In the c»*e of the citizens of Plymouth vs. The Fort Wayne Jenney Electric-Light ComThe suit is the outcome of a propo-

sition made in 1888 to locate their arc-Gight factory in Plymouth, providing the citizens would donate 517.000. This was complied with and a building erectep, but the company failed to locate This amount, with Interest, will be recovered by the citizens. HE LOVES faATTIE BLAINE. The Secretary of State and His Daughter Bothered by a Letter-Writing Crank. For some tlmo post Miss Hattie Blaine has been receiving a series of letters couched in fervent language and signed by one Markle. who expressed an urgent desire to marry her. The climax was reached the other day when Mr. Blaine received a letter from the importunate suitor asking that he might meet the Secretary in his library and recoive an introduction to his daughter. Upon Investigation it was found that Markle was a clerk In the War Department. of previous good reputation He Is Insane and will be brought before the lunacy commission to be examined in regard to his sanity.

FOUGHT IN CHURCH. Two Hundred Polish Catholics Engage In a Free Fight—Thirty Arrested. In St. Mary’s Polish Catholic Church in Reading, Pa., the pastor. Rev. Father Mark Januskiewez, took public exception from tho ultar to a letter written him by a member, Simon Puranowskl, and called the latter a chicken thief. Paranowski replied to the priest, and the latter ordered his removal from Hie church. A fight took place between nearly 200 members, in which Paranowski was severoiy handle 1. Afterward thirty Polanders were arrested for participating in tho disgraceful affair. ENGINE BLOWN TO FRAGMENTS. Three Killed and Four Injured In a Reading Railroad Horror. When half-way between Wayne Junction and Nlcetown, on the Round Brook track of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, engine 180. while pushing freight train 504 up a steep grade, blew up with a terrible force, killing three men and injuring four others, two of whom will probably die. BIG BLAZE AT MEMPHIS. A Fire of Unknown Origin Sweeps Away a Number ol Valuable Buildings. A disastrous conflagration broke out in Memphis. Tenn., anil destroyed all the buildings in a block in the very center of tho city. The loss will reach $1,000,000. One man was killed by jumping from a window. John Carried a Prayer Book. At Newburg, N. Y., a prayer book playod an important part in the case of John McElrath, on the charge of entering the storo of 11. & Shorter. When Shorter opened his storo he found a prayer book on the floor. It had “Minnie McElrath, 285 Broadway,” on an inside leaf. Minnie identified tho book as one her brother John carried with him. Shot Herself Before the Mirror. Miss Mona Morse, of Garrett, Ind., fatally shot herself. M!sb Morse was found lying upon the floor writhing in agony In front of a mirror. It. is supposed, from the position in which she was found, that she stood before the mirror, placed tho revolver to her forehead and shot herself. The cause is shrouded in mystery.

Prohibitionists Will Convene. The Wisconsin Prohibition Stato Central Committee has issuod a call for a Stato convention, to be held in Madison May 31 end June 1. Six hundred and forty-five delegate i will be present, one for each twenty-live votes or major fraction thereof. Has Indlctocl Two Hundrod Kumsellers. It is stated that the Grand Jury, which is In session at Bangor, Me., has indicted every rumseller In tho city. There are over 200 of them, and it is expected that thore will he a goneral exodus of such tradesmen to avoid appearanco in court. Pullman Porters in Trouble. Tho Pullman car porters of trains running in Kansas are in dismay over the ar-> rest of several of their members on char res of violating the prohibitory laws by selling liquor to passengers. Murdered by Highbinders. Dr. Chuoy Sue Lee, a Chlndso physician, well known and rospectod, died at San Francisco from a wound infllctod on him by two Chinese highbinders. Tho murder was extraordinarily wanton. Hlg Hotel Closed. The Grand Centrul Hotel, which has for many years been one of the most noted hostelries in New York, has closed its doors. It will be remodeled and occupied by stororooms and offices. Tobacco Man Burned. Firo destroyed tho Central Tobacco Warehouse at Louisville, Ky. Captain W. E. Edwards, who was sleeping In tho building, was burned to doatl* Loss, $25,000. Train Jumped the Track. The fast express train on the Baltimore and Ohio Jumped the track a short distance north of Baltimore, Ohio. Several were killed. May Bo Lynched. Five of the men who lynchod Joe Shields at Shelby ville. Texas, aro undor arrest and are In danger of themselves being lynched. Alter the Moonshiners. Six illicit stills and several thousand gallons of whisky have been destroyed by officers In Alabama, and three men captured. Shot by Assassins. Richard Mitchell was shot by assassins in ainbush at his home near Stonewall, L T.