Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1892 — “TVVAS A FEARFULBLAST [ARTICLE]

“TVVAS A FEARFULBLAST

FIVE TONS OF GUN-COTTON EXPLODE. Success of the New Election law—Legislative Measures Killed In Committee— Another Wonderful Product of Kansas May Knock the Coal Trust. At Washington. The time ot the Senate was consume! On the sth hy consl ler.it, on of the bill proposing to assign t> array officers the duties of Indian agents It was r.-vealod that one of the causes of Indian turbulence is that different lots of bacon. 185.000 pounds In all. have been unfit for food when distributed. '] ha House Chinese bill was referred tQ tjie proper committee. In the House, the time was passed over the free wool bill, and nothing was accomplished. SHOOK TOE WHOLE CITY. Who Explosion of Five Tons of Gun-Cot-ton In St. Petersburg. 8t Petersburg was thrown ifcto - a slate of Intense excitement by a terrific explosion. Bo much has bgen heard there lately of the fiendish work of Anarchists that, for a time, every tno believed thut they ha I attempted to destroy some of the i u illc streets. It was soon learned, however, that the explosion was due to an acciSent at the state factory for the manufacture of smokeloss powder, where, loj some unknown manner, five tons of gun-cotton had explo led. Tho shock of the explosion was tremo-idous. The whole city was- shaken, and houses swayed on their foundations as though from the effects of an earthquake. The building In which tho gun cotton had been stored was nowhere to bo soon. It had been blown Into splinters. Nine workmen were In the building when the explosion took place, and every one of them was blown to pieces. A search was made for the remnants of their b dies, and some of their limbs were found 250 yard i away from the building. Houses a mile and a quarter away from the scene wert mado to tremble by the shock of the explosion.

ALLIANCE HILLS SHUT OUT. Senator Sherman Reports Adversely Measures Introduced bv Peffar and Others. Senator Sherman, from Iho Co:: mittcc on Finance, reported adversely to the Senate a number of Alliance financial schemes. They included Senator Peffer’s bl 1 for paying pensions, sorting Idle la! orers to work, and preventing crime among tkopocrnnd vice among the rich, and tho undue influence of alien lebrr by a graduated system of incom) tax. wh eh. Senator Sberpoan ■aid, provided a princi; lo of taxa'lon which it was not in the power of the Senate to originate. Also Senator Kyli's bill to repeal the power of ihe Secretary of the Treasury to anticipate the payment of Interest on the public dobt; Senator Call’s bill to prohibit national banks from receiving or paying interest on deposits made hr national banks, and Senator George’s resolution Instructing the committee ilo report a bill requiring the Issuing aud ■ keeping la circulation of United States Treasury noiel Jo the extent of StO per capita of popuiutlji - siu-'ri* ' EX-SENATOR CLAIR AND CHINA. The New Hampshire Statesman Says He Has Heen Misrepresented. Ex-United States Senator Henry W. Blair, of New Hump-h're, was asked if ho ha i anything to say In refe-.enie t) t ie present th ne e situa'ion. Mr. Hlair said: •I do not know as lou ht to sa ' anything •bout it ju.t at pnss t andwrnd rather have' m re time to pi-epuio a statement. My oiineci-ion with tho Chluose has b>en the subjic ct much misrepresentation, both lunocent and willful. I have repeat«diy asked the department to make ptbllc the corresfon'ien e to atlve to my re. cotton as Minister to China. Thus far it has been without avail, although It would be a simple matter of justice to myself, w ho have been placed in a false position l.ofore the public. Unlc s this is done so m I Intend ! to take action In the malt r myself and let the public know the Inside hlslo yof the cas ;.i A GOOD LAW. The Australian Hallot System Is Proven a Grand Success. , From all the Ftates holding elections milder the Australian ballot system comes commendation of the new law. Voters generally understand Its provisions, and Uked it. In Chicago Its bonefits were most noticeable. The rtngsters were totally unable to destroy the secrecy of the ballot or to control the.voters, and as a consequence • l.tof boodlers are now out of au aldermanic job. „ » Ran Into a Shower of Mud. The through ex pres i on the Union Pacific Road, when It re. chcdj&anuis Cl y, had h most remarkpJ>le' J aspearaucc. -d e ng covered with mud to the depth of fully an Inch. The headlight was completely covered an.d- the engine and coach windows ware so plastered over t iat they were dark. The trainmen say that at 110 svlUe, Kus., near Topeka, the ttal i ran Into a shower of mud. which cam) down for some time from the clouds. It Is supptsod to have been takes up by a water-s out G Smith Helped to Bury Ills Victim. John Smith and W. H. Reynolds jeslding near Campton. Ky., met In tlfaroad near the residence of Ira Drakes. Reynolds’ father-in-la v. Tuey had a few unpleasant words, when Smith struck Reynolds twice' on the head with a piece of wood, from the effect, of which he died within' six hours. Smith helped to dsg a grave and asdstod the neighbors in the interment, after which be was arrested and Is now in the Sampton Jail, bail being refused. Disapproves the Reading Combine. Governor Abbett, of New Jersey, has announced his disapproval of the bill to legalise the Reading Railroad combine, and filed a memorandum setting forth his, reasons therefor. He que,lions the constitutional 1tjf of the act Flfiy Persons Poisoned. At a church 1 inch In She b/viile Trnn., fiftz pers n; were poisoned by eating ice cream. H. li Dyer, a pioutient firmer, C. W. Russell and John W. Ruth, m:r-cfca-its, :o e her with n number of young people, became dqn e -ou-ly ill and I a I a desperate fight o life It Is suppose 1 time the pot oa came from the linin' of ti.e freezers. Three Cases of Typhus. Three new cases of typhus were discovered In Key York Monday, and the victims were Imwed a ely tout to North Brothers Island. Charges of Bribery. Postmaster B. F. Myers, of HarrDburg, Pa., has given out an open letter addre s d to the Democrats of Pennsylvania, In which he charges all sorts of things against Secretary of 6tste Harrlty. and declares shat the administration should remove him. Aatong other things lie accuses Harrity of tmibery. Wisconsin Rank Looted. Yhs City Bank at Elroy. Wis., was blown apse by burglars and about $11,500 secured, n* robbers escaped, and it Is supposed they left on the south-bound train, either fia Chicago or Milwaukee, where detectives an aa the watch for them

LOYAL TO GRbVEIL The Minnesota State Democratic Convention Indorses Him for President. The Minnesota State Democratic Convention was held In St. Paul, and from first to last was an enthusiastic Cloveland-in-corsement meeting. Every mention of the ex-President’s name was received with cheers, and the platform. Instructing the delegates to the national convention to vote for him from first to last, was carried with a vim that greatly delighted the oldtime Cleveland supporters. The delegates also are all enthusiastic for Cleveland. Ex-Senator M. S. tVHkenson presented the following resolutions: That wo present the name of Grover Cleveland for the Presidency and we expect our delejatz's In the National Convention to be hereafter prepared to use every honorable means by their united voices and votes lo’assist In his nomination. That in their vote In said convention the delegatisn shall vote as a unit, a majority of the delegation determining what the vote of the entire delegation shall be. That the dolegation shall continue to vote and work for Grover Cleveland as long as there Is reasonable hope for his nomination. These resolutions were adopted hy a rising and cheering vot/rhnt was vigorously unanimous. ROBBED THE MAIL CAR. A Georgia Pacific Passenger Train Hold Up Near Birmingham, Ala. The pass ngor train which left Birmingham. Ala, at mllnight Wodnesday for Atlanta on tha Georgia Pacific Railroad was held up by masked robbers near Weems. As the train moved away from the station a robber boarded the engine and covered the engineer with a rifle, compelling Iplm to stop the train 500 feet away oa a trestle. One man stood guard over the engineer and fireman while several others opened fire on the Inside of the train In order to frighten the passengers. Another robber knocked on tho door of the mall car, demanding entrance, which was refused. He then broke open the door, firing at the postal clerk, who was slightly wounded. Every registered letter in the car. sapposed to contain about $2,000, was taken. Tho express car was not molosted. The entire robbery was done in a few minutes. during which time several of tho gang kept up a'continual firing and Flagman Quincy Adams came near being killed. The engineer says the robber on the engine was a white man, and the postal clerk says the man who robbed him was a mulatto.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO EGAN. The Chilian Minister and Consul Me Creery Coming Home. At Washington. Assistant Secretary Wharton frankly said that Mlnls'.cr Egan and Consul McCreery had been granted leave of absence. He said: “It Is true that the leave of a' sanCe has been granted and that Minister Egan Is expected to return to this country. He has not been in America since be went Into the diplomatic service thre; yeais ago. and it is quite natural that ho should desire lo return home. His work there has been anything byt, easy, land I have no doubt that he feois the nfeed of a vacation ” “Does this mean, Mr. Wharton, that tho United States Intend sever diplomatic relatlonsw ltli Chill?” was asked. “Not at all, not at all,” he said. “Any such assumption would bo totally unwarranted. Our diplomatic relations with Chili are thoroughly satisfactory, and tho only question now at issuo between the two countries Is oue of Indemnity for the Baltimore affair.”

FOUR MILLION' FIRE. A Day of Death and Destruction for Now Orleans. Tho two largest fires ever known In New Orleans broke out almost simultaneously Sunday morningj de* ( rojrlig eleven squares of ground, 62,0 10 bales of cctio.i, and over 111,020,000 In property. Both fires were the result of carelessness, and the groat destruction was dt;e to long drought, tho dry condition of houses. cotton, etc. The strong breozo that was blowing, and tl.o insufficient size of the fire department, which was reorganized in January from the volunteer to the pay system, reducing the fore.: to about one-tenth its former size, contributed to the spread of tho conflagrat on. Be-Ides the ruen had not become thoroughly accustomed to their new duties and were greatly overworked by two big fires.

WORK OF THE STORM. Many Fatalities Reported Iroin Kansas, Illinois and Texas. Fearful reports come from many quarters of the fatal v ork of winds, Friday. At Chicago a seven-story brick was bio-.n down, crushing a frame dwelling and killing seven peop’.oi The village of Towatidu, Kan., was entirely wiped from the face of tiie earth, not a building escaping. Augusta, some few miles distant, was buffeted out of all semblanco to Us former self. At the two places, over twenty were killed, and the Injured aro counted by scores Reports of damage come from Missouri and lowa, while at Santa Anna, 'J exas, several fatalities occurred. At many points on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, boats were driven ashore and subruerge.d. Thirty Building* Destroyed. At Greepvßter*Mlas., fire was discovered lit the' opera house. It .'dvas situated cent r of the ffinest block of busiooss buildings In the city, which soon caught tire, owing to a high wind. Spack-s from the fire :cattcro;l In all directions and ultimately produced a blaze in anothiftquarter which was also disastrous. There were in all about thirty buildings destroyed. The total lnsuranco foots up ?2<>,700 and the loss Is over SCO,OOO, although many place the loss at over 8100,020. Three Men Aspliyx'ated. An accident occurred at the capitol, I Washington, wlHch almost caused tl.o death of two hou : se emp'oyea A leak was discovered irt a- gas-pipe under the western terrace, and In ’trying to repair it two men were asphyxiated. ' Their names were Fitzsimmons aud Mills. Anbth&temploye, Taylor, seeing the prodicamoiitof his comrades, eudeavore 1 to resdue them, and was In turn overcome. Taylor and Mills are out of daugor, but Fitzsimmons is in a critical condition. Fatal Fire in Boston. Clark’s Hotel in Boston was tally damaged by fire. The guests awoke to find themselves enveloved In smoke and became panic-stricken, and three of thorn were injured. Ernest W. Perry, of Leomiulster, Mass., received interna' Injuries which resulted ib his death soon after he was taken to the hospital. Tbos. I W. Southward, of Canibridgeport. had both i legs broken; Mr. Stock we 11, of Laconia. N. H.. had one leg l-rskeu. A number of other guests were bruised. Negligence Caused tho Crash. Negligence caused a wreck on the Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis railroad Tburday morning. Train No. 74. going east at a rate of twenty miles an hour, ran on an open switch at Becks siding and dashed Into some freight cars. The engine and I nine cars wore completely demolished. Five were hurt. t Charles D. Brahe Cremated. The body of Charles D. Drake, formerly Chief Justice of the United States Court Df Claims, was cremated In London Park Crematory, Baltimore, In o: edience to the terms of the will left by Judue Drake. In cne hour and a half the body bad been re- , iluced to ashes. i High Water in the Susquelimma, The Susquehanna River at Wflkesburre, Pa.. Is sixteen feet above low watermark. Boats, afe being used to convey .people to Kingston. Fight with Oynler Pirates. Battles have l>ren waged during the last week between the oystir dredgers and

tongsmen along the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay near! Onancock, Va., and on« man has been killed and several Injured. The b.ittlo ground was Tangier Sound, anc two slooploads of hardy Tangier Islanders armed with old-fashioned muskets, are salt to have roulod a superior force of dredgers backed by the repeating lisles and cannot of tho Virginia oyster police. A fleet o: Maryland pirates also raided the Vlrglnlt oyster grounds, but were driven off by tin Islanders, who rigged up a piece of stovepipe for a Quaker gun and tqrrlfied thi well-armed raiders. LIVED A LIFE OF CRIME. Has Not Been Out «1 Jail .for Two Con tinuous Years Since He Was Sixteen. Charlio Ward, one of the most uotor. lous criminals of the United States, will b< released from the Ohio State Pe-iltentiarj In a few days. Ho Is over seventy years ol age, and according to his own story, Trhlcl is corroborated by the prison annals, be ha: not enjoyed two years of continuous llbertj since he was sixteen years old. He waborn in Scotland, and claims to bo the sot of a Presbyterian preacher. He has beat an Inmate of nearly all the State prison: from Missouri to the New England States He is well known as an expert forger, safi blower, confidence man, kidnaper, anc hotel thief. He has b;en the companion o such notorious criminals as “Blinky” Morgan, “Blank Hank,” “Dutch George” am other stars in crime. Ward’s striking face with Its long white heard, is conspicuous ij the principal rogues’galleries of this country and Europe.

tVAK ON THE JESUITS. Prohibited from Holding a Conference a Dortmund. The feeling In Berlin against the Jesuitaroused during the struggle over the primary education bill, when It was chargee that one object of the measure was to Introduce tho Jesuit! Into tho Prussia) schools, has not abated. The antboritie of Dortmund, Prussia, a strong Lutherai town, have prohibited the Jesuits froa holding an Intended conference at tha place. The Jesuits and ultramontane: generally aro very Indignant, and Fathoi GranderaUi, the noted Jesuit, will. It L said, appeal to tho relchstag against what Is claimed to be nothing short of rellgloui persecution. DUSTIN IS DEAD. The Veteran Soldier and Polltlclai Passes Away ut Carthage, Mo. General Daniel Dustin, Assistant Uniter States Treasurer at Chicago, died Wednesday at Car.huge. Mo., where he hashed for a week visiting his daughter. Genera Durtln was taken ill while engaged in thr campaign of 1888, nnd ever since his healtl has not been robust Two years ago hi was appointed Assistant Treasurer of thi United States at Chicago. For somr months he had been scarcely able to attonr to his dutios, and being advised by hli physicians, went to Missouri to recuperate. Tho trip was pleasant, but tho day after his arrival ho began to fall.

MET DEATH IN THE STORM. Trees Blown Down Upon Picnicker: Causo tho Death of Four Persons. Word lias been received of a singular ani distressing accident near Cove, Ark. I appears an Alliance picnic was held Saturday, which drew together a crowd of poopli numbering 200. In the afternoon a storn came up. The wind was very strong, levelin| everything in Its path. Wbpn 1 struck the woods la which tho picnicker! had gathered, trees were bio a n down In al directions, one of which caught and kllloc two por-ons, and morta'ly wounded tw< others. Several persons wore dangerously hurt by pl;ces of flying timber, Discovered a Baby Farm. By tho arrest of Annie B. Fisher and be: daughter Mary, at Saugus. Mass., a babj farm has been brought to light. The women were arrested on a charge of taking t( board more than two children at one time without notifying tho Board of Health The dead body of an Infant four month: old, wrapped In a tattered pillow slip, wai found Wodnesday by Chief Clark in thi edge of tho Woods near an old and squallc farmhouse occupied by the Fishor women An Investigation of tho house reveuloc ample evidence of the criminal occupatlot of Its inmates, - A Mad Dog In tho House. A water spaniel belonging to Honrj Jones, of Cincinnati, Ohio, wont mad. anc drove the entire family t> an up. or floor After an hour a hoy Was let down with t rope from a thlr.l-story w n-dow. Hecallec the police, who, aftor a sharp light, killec the bi ut;.

Earthquake at Valparaiso. A serious earthquake occurred at Arlca Chill, and camel’great’ alarm among Iti Inhabitants. It was accompanied by i heavy tidal wave The shock Was felt ai Valparaiso and Santiago. Fifty Horses Burned. Fifty head of horses, some’ef them valuable blooded animals, were burned to deatl Tuesday night at the stock farm of Pientisi Brothers, one and a half miles southwest o; Downer's Grove, 111. t Editor Ford Brutally Beaten. Smith M. Ford, editor of the Kansas City. Me. Evening Mull, was brutally baaten anc klckod by D. 11. Collins, bother of a candidate who was ut;acked In Ford’s paper. Ford’s Injuries are pronounced sorlous. Ex-Chief Justice Drake Bead. Charles D. Drake. ex-Chlef Justice of tb« Court of Claims, was found doad in his bed. His deatli was entirely unexpected. Judgt Drake was 81 years old.