Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1892 — BATTLE IN PRAGUE. [ARTICLE]

BATTLE IN PRAGUE.

THE POLICE ENCOUNTER AN UNRULY MOB. i .1 Dynamiters Rampant in Paris—Two Congressmen Draw from tlie Same Fountain of Eloquence—The Terrible Result of a Mother's Carelessness. Congressional. Tho silver bill betas shelved, the Rouse on the 29th proceeded with the consideration of the free-wool bill, the entire duy being devoted to debate. Mr. Stewart of Nevada gave notice in tho Senate that imicedlately after the morning houron the 4th prox. he should call up his free coinage of sliver bill, now on the Senate calendar, with an adverse report. Tho nomination of John H. Baker to he United Stales District Judge for Indiana in place of Judge Woods, was taken up by the Senate in secret session and confirmed. The Senate also confirmed the nomination of Milo A. Jewett, consul at Sivas. Turkey, and D. T. Hindman, of Britton. S. I).. agent ftrthe Indians at the Sisseton agencr. S. D. The credentials of Roger Q. Mills as senator from 'Jexas were laid before the senate, together with a letter from Mr. Mills saying that he had transmitted his resignation as a congressman to the governor of Texas. The senate by a unanimous vote ratified the Behring Sea treaty without any restrictive conditions.

HE BOUGHT HIS SPEECH. Carious to Relate It Was Almost a Duplicate of That Delivered by Heldcn. There is blood on the face of the moon which shineson Representatives Tim Campbell and Beldou from New York, says a Washington dispatch. It all conies from Tim’s lack of aspee.'hmaker's ability. It was brought to light whoa the Congrosslona Record, showing the speeches of the two men at the Spiliola obsequies, was read. Beldcn made his speech, hut Tim contented himself with, having his printed in the Record. A comparison shows them to be identical in thought, and in many parts word for word. The question was, who was the filcher? It was supposed that some newspaper correspondent had written both, and, being in a hurry, had duplicated them in part. Belden was very mad when he heard of it. It appears that both are right. Belden wrote ills speeoli, and according to reports Felix McC'loskey, a protege of Spinola and an officeholder, went to Belden and •ecured his speech to show to Widow Spinola for cerrection. Whether he copied it. or having read it retained unconsciously certain passages in his memory, is not' known.

SLASHED WITH SWORDS. - Blobs in Prague Fight with the Police and Many Men Receive Wounds. Some time ago preparations were begun In Prague by the National Czechs to coieprate the anniversary of the birth of John Corneulus. the distinguished educational reformer. After tho itoiaratlons had in many cas>s been completed the government Issued an older forbidding the celebration. The Czech; »,er: highly indignant and the leaders declarod that the day should be celebrated in spite of the prohibition. An enormous crowd surrounded the monument to the Poet Haiek on the Carl Plata The police attempted to disperse the crowd, but they were resisted with dogged determination. Orders were then given to charge the crowd, arid desperate fighting followed. The mob was armed with sticks, and dealt many severe blows to the gendarmes. The latter slashed right and left with their swords, and finally* after a pitched battle, the crowd was forced to retreat. Many of the rioters were placed under arrest PARIS PANIC-STRICKEN. Dynamite Bomb Exploded in the Credit Lyonnais. One of the Principal Banks. The wildest excitement prevailed at Paris, Tuesday afternoon, wh.*n it became known that another dynamite explosion had occurred. This time it was in the building of the Credit Lyonnais, cne of the large, t banking institutions in the city. The streets were crowded at the time and tho news flew from mouth to mouth like wildfire. Intense terror prevails throughout the city and the people fear to go to their beds, not knowing at what point the dynamiters may next operate. Premier Loubet held a conferencj with the chief of the Parisian detective force. It was resolved that the. police should not be limited in the stringency of their treatment of suspected dynamiters, and that ail arrested on reasonable suspicion should be treated with tho utmost rigor allowed by the law.

A TEXAS WILD WOMAX. She Lived In tlie Wood* for Six l'car* and Subsisted on Pecan Nut*. Mary Haywood has been living In the woods noar St. Bedding. Tex., like a wild animal (or the hist six years, and during all that time she has lievdr slept under a poof. Shß wore a dress made of reeds and leaves, and has lived principally on pecan nuts, although she would make nocturnal raid* on smoke-houses and steal meat, which she devoured raw. She would never permit anyone to come near her, and the. people of that se :tion tolerated her presence until her thieving operations became ao active that they captured her through .strategy. She was pronounced insano by a i®*. Alexander Mackenzie Dying, - - At Toront (V o,nt~. Alexander Mackenzie Is very rapidly nearing the end'. Thejtis-. ease has reached the brain, and Mackeneie lies almost open, vacant eyes. He suffers no paln,»brqathos easy, and has a wonderfully full puls?. but his case has passed beyond human skill, and without hope the dying man’s relatives and friends wait for .the- last approaching end. -" Children Burned to Death. Near Nashville, Ind., Charles Swearing was on his farm when his wife locked their little boy and girl, aged 4 and 5 years. In the house, going to a neighbor’s farm. A little later the bouse took fire from some unknown causo, and, before aid arrived, was destroyed wl£h all Its contents., The two children were roasted alive. | Suspended by Gov. Meirlam. Gov. Merrlaro, of Minnesota, has ordered the suspension from office of County Treasurer H. O. Peterson. This action was the 1 result of a report recently submitted bv the •State Examiner showing a loose state of affairs in Peterson’s office. It was shown that an item of over 81,203 received by Peterson had never bean entered on the hooka Peterson nail the money to the county out of his own pocket. laying the blame for the-error o i a deputy who had been discharged. The suspension is made under a state law giving the governor ih> power. Sprockets Has at Last Surrendered. Claus Sprockets’ Philadelphia sugar reSnery was formally turned over to the sugar trust in consideration of 87.030.000 In trust cert (Scales The transaction- was conducted between Treasurer Soarles, of the trust, and Claus Sprockets personally. Mr. Sprocket* will leave Philadelphia for Sun Francisco, where he will remain. ■mphll Lynchers Alarmed, At Memphis, the Grand Jury was charged a few days age to investigate the Ipmrfchsff of Calvin McDowell. Tom Moss mad »U 1 Stewart They have begun work teoarsort and b-fore another twenty-four Swum MM sold the lynchers will be arrested.

FIGHT OR BACK DOWN. Salisbury Pat In a.Corner by the President’s Keply. A war cloud blacker than any since the rebellion hangs over this nation. Whether It will burst and send down ruin and disaster on so many homes, or whether It will pass away without doing harm, no one In Washington, says a dispatch, can with confidence predict. The solution of the question rests with Lord Salisbury. It is his move upon the great chess board of nations, and that operation is being awaited with eager Interest Speculation on the direction of that move Is rife. It is tho topic of the day. Will it bo backward or forward? Will Salisbury back down or fight? It is the opinion here that he must do one thing or tho other. It is not expected that ho will consent to a renewal of the modus vlvejidl. Such a surrender after his last refusal Is considered out of the question Tho President has taken a stand from which he cannot recede. “The property of this Government will be protected even if it takes tho military force of the country to do It,” is the tenor of his late note, and whether Salisbury replies again or not the President will fulfill his declaration. It, there-* fore, devolves upon Salisbury to say, if he say anything at all, whether Great Britain will permit tho seizure'” of poachers bearing the British flag, or whether she will, if necessary, resist such seizure by force of arms. If tlie former, well and good. If the latter, let the responsibility for the greatest war the world will havo ever seen rest upon his head

ALMOST A HORROR. Seventeen Persons Injured in a Crossing Accident at Odin, 111. A disastrous crossing accident occurred at Odin. 111., Tuesday night, in which seventeen passengers were injured, though none of them dangerously. The names of the injured are as follows: M. B. Andrews, Lawrenceville, 111. hurt about head; Henry Ferryman, Olney, 111., right leg and hip bruised; H. C. Francher. Neoga. 111., collar bone broken and otherwise Injured; W. R. Hoagland. Chicago, hand slightly cut; Mrs. O. R. Jenkins, Flora. 111, cut In temple; Charles IClepper, Washington,lnd., right arm and shoulder bruised; It. McClure, Western Union lineman, Salem, lit, cut about head; R. N. McCauley, attorney, Olney, 111., left side and fingers bruised; A. IL Moore, Indianapolis, Ind., right leg cut; Mrs. L. W. Myers, Elk City, Kan , left arm and head cut: Miss 11. L. Robinson, Bealeton. Va., slightly bruised lu head; Charles Rutlence, Switzerland, slight cut In head; James A. Scndder, Terre Haute. Ind., hand sprained; M. V. Thompson, Seymour, Ind., head cut; J. H. Ward, Lawrenceville, 111., cut In back and face: S. O. Wlcklin, Fairfield. 111., slight cut on hand; R. F. Wires. Lancaster, Ohio, right hand cut and leg bruised.

WOULDN’T PAY FOR RAIN. Wizard Melbourne Says tho Mexicans Did Not Treat Him Fairly. Frank Melbourne, the rain wizard and h:s brother have atrlveJ In El Paso from Herrnoslllo, Mexico, whither they went under contract' with the State of Sonora to produce rain. Mr. Melbourne said that, his contract allowed him sixty days in which to produce three storms at ?2,500 each. The committee appointed by the Governor would not permit hint to operate until the 21st of Marsh, five davs before his contract expired. He then bogun his experiments, ana between the ild and (ith one and onequarter Inches of rain fell. As soon as the clouds began gathering the committee ordered hint to discontinue operations, us a natural rain was coming. He did not receive a dollar for his experiments. A committee of El P.aso citizens is trying to raise money to enter Into a contract with Mr. Melbourne for rains throughout tho season to cover Western Texas, £ou:hjrn Now Mexico and Eastern Arizona. RIFLES AT FIFTY PApES. Louisiana Gentlemen Have a Bloodless Duel with Winchesters. Edward Ilaliler and David Reese, both of Breaux Bridge, La., fought a duel. The weapons selected were Winchester rifles and the distance was fixed at fifty paces. The men were allowed one shot each. Fortunately neither man was Injured, each shooting too low. The sheriff telegraphed Instructions to his deputy to arrest tho duelists, but the dispatch arrive 1 too lute to prevent tho meeting.

TUREE MEN MURDERED. Believed to Have Keen Prospectors Who Were Murdered by Their Guido. A Brazoria, Tex., dispatch says: All the lower coast country is stirred up over the finding of the bodies of three men horribly mutilated and each of them bearing marks of foul play. About ten days ago a party of five, one a Mexican, was seen In Ibe vicinity, prospecting. The Mexican acted as a guide. It Is thought the irospectors were murdered by the Mexican and his white partner. Threatened a lUot at Kent. A riot broke out at Kent, Ohio, which threatened 6erlous rosults. A number of switchmen were discharged by Erie officia’s for .drunkenness and new men xvero put in tfieir places. The discharged employes and their sympathizers assembled In the yards and demanded reinstatement They wore refused and immediately attacked the new men, threatening to shoot them. Order was maintained for a while, but at last the men attacked the police officers, using revolvers, forty or more shots being exchanged. The mob was finally dispersed, two of their number being badly wounded.

Made Tlietn Dance and Pray. ...Joseph Myereck shot and instantly killed Thomas Edwards at Sims Mills, Mo. Edwards was a Asperate character, and while drunk went toSttluhomeof old man Sims, a ho, ■Was MyeTeck’s graiidfivUger. Drawing hisgun he made Mr. and Mrs. Sims dance, pray, Btc., until the old couple became exhausted. Myereck was. unarm'3d"'lind powerless, but after Edwards left he secured a shotguft" and, following him, emptied Its contents into the back of his bead. Gone with an Older Woman. Society circles at Hillsboro. Ind., are stirred to their depths over the elopement of Edward Shultz, a married man, 24 years of ago, with Miss Ella Dodge, an elderly maiden of nearly 40 summers. Toth are wealthy and highly connected. Miss Dodge being an enthusiastic worker and treasurer qf the Sunday school. Schultz leaves a wife, two interesting children, and a valuI able and well-stocked farm for his ancient charmer. N Solid lor Cleveland. At Grand Forks, N. D.. the Domocratlc State Convention xvas caliel to order by D. W. Marratta, of Fargo. A solid Cleveland delegation will be sent to Chicago. Talks with the delegates Indicate that 90 per cent, of the party in North Dakota are for Cleveland. Bad Railroad Wreck In Utah. Train No. 2 of the Utah Central from Park City to Salt Lake left the track at Grindstone, three miles north of the park. One coach tumbled ox-er. taking with it the locomotive and tender. The coach was wrecked. Thirteen wore Injured. Knob Factory Burned. At Akron, Ohio, the works of Baker. McMHlenA Co., manufacturers of onamfeled knobs, smoking pipes, etc., was burned. Loss. 850,003; lnsuran e. 535.C00. The fire is believed to be of Incendiary origin. Peculiar Flea for Divorce. A lawyer at Paters >ti, N. J., has under : advisement the application of a woman for 5 divorce from a dead man. He? first husfcand enlisted In tb* war and vas killed.

She married again, and &t thft death of iter second husband she ascertained that her second marriage deprived her of the benefits of tho pension law. Subsequently she learned that her second marriage was bigamous, husband No. 2 having a wife living at the time of his marriago to her. This marriage, she thinks, can bo set aside as null and void, and then she jrill be able to procure a widow’s pension.

MERCANTILE MIRROR. R. G. Dun St Co.’» Reflections ot Business Conditions. R. G. Dun A Co.’s weekly review of trade says: Business indications aro not quite so clear. There Is, on the whole, less evidence of Improvement in distribution, and yet the prospect in the great Industries seems brighter. The movement of grain and cotton falls off, and the sharp decline in prices is felt in many quarters, but the tone in the iron, woolen, cotton, and shoe manufactures is rather improved. The money markets are abundantly supplied. With unusually conflicting signs the confidence which prevails in business c rcles is still unabated. But for the uncertainty how far foreign relations will affect money and business here, tho general confidence in the future of trade would seem to bo justified. The business failures occurring throughout the country during the last seven days number 231, as compared with totals of 240 last week. For the corresponding week of last year the figures were 250.

Says Cleveland Is the Man. Ex-Postmaster General Dickinson has returned to Detroit from an absence of several weeks In the East, and was asked what impressions of the political situation lie had gathered while away. “I visited New York, Washington and Boston during my absence,” said Mr. Dickinson, “met a large number of men prominent in p illtics, and think that I understand the situation pretty clearly. My opinion, from what I learned in New York. Washington and Boston—and, in Boston, Gov. Russell told roe that Cleveland was 5,000 votes stronger in Massachusetts than lie is—is that Cleveland will be nominated at the Chicago convention by practical unanimity before New York is Cached in the Call of Ftatas. There are reasons, too, for believing that the delegation chosen in New York at the midwinter convention will not hang together until the date of the national convention.”

Fighting Over Corn. Baltimore and Philadelphia are about to have another tilt over corn. A few weeks ago Baltimore was getting nearly all the western trade, her total exports from January 1 being over 12,000,003 bushels, against 1.200.003 for the corresponding period of 1891. But a change lias com*. The receipts there now aro very light, and corn 1 ; going to Philadelphia. The statement Is-made on the Cora and Flour Exchange that Pbiladelphl has been at work for two months in the west, making bids and selling at prices that no other market could even aiproximate. No One Dared lnfirfcre. Henry J. Smith, a San Francisco s'otecutt'er, killed himself in sight of a sicken *d crowd vh > dared not interfere. Smith had an attack of delirium tiemens and was strapped to his bed. He escaped, ran to a neighboring fishmonger's stall, secured a knife and then ran up the street to a vacant lot. where he turned and warned off the fishermen who were pursing him. He then drew the kn'fe several times across his throat, the crowd which had collected being too horrlUed to interfere. At the fourtli stroke he sjvered the Jugular vein and windpipe and fell dead *in the sv nd.

Death in the lilow. August A. Rinteleman. a Milwaukee capitalist. died at St. Mary's hospital, Salt Lake City, under peculiar circumstances. In San Francisco lie took a Turkish bath, and while the attendant wus rubbing hilm his hand slipped and he lilt Mr. Rinteleman a violent blow in tho side. It was a little painful at the time, but he thought little of it until llio spot begun to swell and blood-poisoning set in. Physicians performed an operation, but it did not Improve the patient’s condition. Chinese Cannot Evade the Law. Wcrd has been received at Ottawa, Ont, that In order to evade the United States exclusion act Chinamen are taking out naturalization papers In Montreal, thus becoming British subjects, and as such crossing over Into the Untied Statos, bidding the American laws defiance. In the highest Canadian official circle; it Is held that, although he may boconv: a British subject, a Chinaman under that plea cannot claim exemption from tho United States exclusion ac*. Blew Himself Up with Giant Powder. Horaco McChrlstlan, representing Benham, 'iurnor&Co., wholesale liquor dealers of Chicago, committed suicide In a deserted tunnel near Kingston, N. M. He attached a fuse to a stick of giant powder, 11 hted it and placed the stick in his mouth. The entire upper portiou of the lody was shattered. Despondency over financial matters Is supposed to have caused the suicide.

Six Killed, Twenty-Seven HurtIn Amsterdam, the explosion of a barrel of benzine in u drug warehouse killed six persops and Injured twenty-seven, somo of them fatally. Four houses were destroyed. lowa Appropriate* S 135,000. The World’s Fair bill by Shields came up for final passage hi tho lowa Senate and went through by a vote of 26 to 10. The amount appropriated Is 5125,000. Young Field Committed. Judge Van Brunt has committed E W. Field to the Buffalo State Hospital. Field will be removed.