Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1892 — PRINTERS’ HOME DEDICATED. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Phonsaigds of Persons Witness tbe Ceremonies. At Colorado Springs, Colo., 6,000 feet above the turgid bosom of Lake Michigan and yet within the shadow of the great mountain ranges, whose snow-tipped crests seem to touch tbe western sky, a Senator of the United States, a bishop of the Episcopal Church, and a journeyman printer stood Thursday noon upon a platform and amid huzzas from thousands of throats joined bands in response to one sentiment, “The right of union for selfprotection is given of God.” The Senator was Jacob H. Gallinger, of New Hampshire, who, at 16 years of age, was a full-

fledged master of tbe art preservative: the Bishop was the venerable W. E. McLaren, of Chicago, who also, in his early days, served time at the ca*e; and the journeyman, John P. McKenna, of New York, Vice President of the International Typographical Union. The event which gave occasion for their manifestation of fratefwtty, and which brought together representative printers and publishers from nearly every commonwealth of the land, was the dedication of that Institution—which owes its existence to the contribution of every un'on typo in the United States and tbe welcome aid of a Couple of philanthropic Philadelphians—a home for anion printers.

PLOTTED TO. KILL THE CZAR. Hls Palace Undermined and the Channel Filled wltij Explosives. A week ago two French detective; arrived at the palace of the Czar of Russia and began a careful investigation of tbe place, one In the disguise of a coachman and the other in that of an assistant. Two day* after their arrival they reported that the whole palace had been found to be undermined, that tbe underground channel beneath the Czar’s sleeping-room was already half filled with explosives and that the nihilists back of tbe plot would have started the explosion doubtless the next time the Clar slept at the palace had they not been frightened away by the algns of discovery of their plot. This plot was known In a general way to exist, yet the czar's police were unable to discover its details or even to fix its location definitely. Tbe cellars and grounds of the Gatchina palace were carefully examined and upon finding nothing the detectives decided that the conspirators had not yet begun to act The Paris detectives wore then summoned. DEATH BEFORE STARVATION. •Mr. and Mrs. William* Attempt Suicide to Escape Poverty. The identification of the body of John Williams by hls wife at the morgue in St Louis, brought to light a pathetic story of suicide as a release from poverty. Mr. and Mrs Williams went to St Louis from Warrensburg. Mo., where they had been married two years aga Williams secured work, bat was discharged about a month ago and had not been able to obtain employment since. The couple saw starvation staring them in the face and they determined to drown themselves. They selected different point; on the river to accomplish their purpose. Mrs. Williams threw herself into the water, but was rescued by boatman. Again she tried to kill herself in the same way, and again was rescued. She went to the morgue in search of her husband and found hls body on a slab. She told her story to the attendants and then went away. It is believed that ■he has at last succeeded in ending her life. CRASHED THROUGH A BRIDGE. S Electric Cars Fall In Toledo, Resulting In the Death of a Motor Man. Two electric cars crashed through the Lake Shore bridge, on fit Clair street, at Toledo, bhlo. ’fke first car broke jown p, short distance away from {he brldg"e and was being pushed into the city. When the bridge collapsed the floor rested upon a freight car standing on the tracks underneathj Frjnk Manet, the motor man on the rear car, was caught tlu twg and hls life crushed out Passengers escaped Injury, , They Are for OfOVef. ¥he New Hampshire Democrat! met In Btaffc Oonventioii at Oohttdrd and chose delegAbeh to Chicago. ' The concluding plank Peadß is toltowS! “We recognize in Grove* tefeVeihhd a great leader in tariff reform-, who, with an energy that never failed, with a directness that never swerved, with a sublime faith that never faltered, led the way through the reverses In 1888 to an overwhelming victory in 1890, and under whose continued leadership there will be achieved a crowning triumph in 1892.” Conductor and Passenger In a Ravine. J. D. Miller, conductor on the westbound train of the Texas and Pacific Road, ordered an unknown negro, who refused to pay hls fare, from the train. In the tussle which followed, both men fell from the moving train and into a ravine near the sldo of the track The train was backed op and Miller was found unconscious. He had been robbed by the negro, who had made his escape. Mllller is now at the point of death, due to a fracture of the skulL

Tried to Cremate Himself. The negro McMlllen, now in jail at Houston, Texas, and suspected of being the party who committed the terrible outrage last winter In Sedalla, Mo.,' attempted to commit suicide by cremation. He took the straw from hls mattress, piled It in his cell, fired it with a match, and threw himself Into the blaze. He was badly burned about the neck and head. He made a desperate resistance when the jailer attempted to extinguish the flames. Bloody Duel In Frankfort. In a street fight at Frankfort., Ky., between John T. Johnson and Charles P. Owens the latter was mortally wounded, the former shot twice, and three bystanders severely hurt. Owens said tliut Johnson had been too intimate with hls (Owens’) wife, and had ruined his family and destroyed his happlnpss for life. He said Jobnson fired first, and he (Owens) fired Six shots, but was unable to kill Johnson. Diphtheria Epidemic In Erie. At Erie, Pa., thirty-two houses are placarded for diphtheria, a large proportion of Cases proving fatal. During an outbreak in January the school board refused to close the schools at the request of Health Officer Woods. The court will take action on a motion for a mandamus closing the public •chools for three weeks. Strict quarantine of the infected houses is ordered. Snowstorm In Indiana. A blustering snowstorm occurred north of Crawfordsvfile, Ind., Friday morning, which lasted about fifteen minutes, when a drizzling rain began. An area of perhaps ten miles was covered to a depth of an inch with snow. Had Tsiidll to Stone. Stephen Powers, according to an Angola, Ind., dispatch, was in life a unique character and in death be is still a marvel. While alive he was the champion whisky-drinker ti the State. No amount of it would lntoxt-

cate him. Finally whisky 4tt not sntfcfy him, and for years before hls death he bought Fowler's solution of arsenic by the dozen bottles and drank the stuff in large quantities- He lived to a very old age and after death was buried on hla farm. A few days ago bts family concluded to remove hls remains. On opening the grave it was found that the body had not decayed a particle and had literally turned to stone. BAD CREVASSE IN LOUISIANA. Break 100 Feet Wide tn the Levee at Bonnet Carte—St. Lent* Safe. A break has occurred in the levee at Bohnet Oarre, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, eighteen miles above New Orleans, The break is over one hundred feet wide and five feet deep. Tbe water is pouring through the crevasse at a tremendous ratu The levee tson the Gypsy plantation. owned by John Pymond. Tbe Mississippi Valley Railroad tracts run within two tulles of the crevasse, and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks are about six ml es distant. At last accounts the crevasse* was over '-00 feet wide and 5 feet deep and was washing badly. The Missouri River has reached its height at Kansas City and Hermann. Mo . and is now slowly falling. The crest of the flood is about twenty miles from the mouth ol the Missouri River and is slowly making its way toward fit. Louis The Mississippi is now failing at that point. All the levees and embankments between fit Louis and the mouth of the Missouri are intact, and unless an unexpected strain occurs will be able to withstand the rush of the flood. Relief boats are busily engaged in rescuing people from Islands that are covered with water and Carrying them to places of safety.

BOLIVAR IS TAKEN. The Venezuelan City Captures! by the Rebels Fighting Palado. Confirmation of the capture of the city oi 801 l Tar by the insurgents and news of tbe death of tbe commander of the government forces. Gen. Santiago Rodll. has been received from Maracaibo, Venezuela. Beside; tbe killing of Gen. Rodll. Gen Lucio Espinoza, tbe government’s chief in the Altc Orinoco, was made prisoner at Bolivar. He was in command of the town while Bodil was out on the plantations forcing th< farm hands into Pataclo’s army. The rebel chieftain. Gonzales Gil. rode into Bolivai at the bead of a column of cavalry nearly sixteen hundred strong. Espinoza made as good a defense as he could, but after a light brush with General Gil he surrendered, as did 2)0 troopers under him. The men immediately enrolled themselves under the insurgent banner. A few were killed or wounded on both sides One oi Rodll’s guard rode Into the town with the General’s head on a saber. General Gi] ordered the head and body interred. General Gil now occupies Bolivar with nearly 2,509 well-armed men. The city of Bolivar is the key to Crespo's stronghold, the Alta Orlnooo GIFT TO KANSAS ODD-FELLOWS. Property Worth *200,000 to Found an Orphans' Home Donated by a FrenchmanE N. Deboissiere, a wealthy Frenchman, who came to this country fifteen years ago, has deeded over 3,000 acres of land, highly improved and stocked, with 500 head of fint cattle and horses, to the Odd-Fellows' lodges of Kansas, 1o be converted into t home for orphan children of Odd-Fellows. The gift is worth $200,000. The donor wil! sail for France in a few days, where he has immense possessions. He is 83 years old At New York, John D. Rockefeller has donated $50,000 to tbe endowment fund o’ the Tabernacle Church In Second avenue it fulfillment of a promise made last Thanksgiving Day to Rev. Dr. Daniel C. Potter,th« pastor. According to the provisions of th< deed the interest derived from this fund 1: to be applied to the general expenses of th< church for the next ten years, and durln* the subsequent ten years the proceeds wil be applied to the uses of tbe church or foj other purposes. FATAL FIRE AT BROOKLYN. Warner’s Institute Burned and Two Live; Believed to Have Been Lost. Warner’s Institute, Broadway and Willoughby avenue, Brooklyn, was destroyed by lire. The building had been recently fitted up by the Zoelner Maunerchor, which owns the premises. The loss wil. reach $150,000. Besides the singing society there wero located in the building several stores and a branch of the Postofilce. Tht mail raatterj Including two lurgo Irish anc ftermaii malls, was nearly all destroyed. Two young men named Carl Nedszu and John Kutsky, employed in thg Instjtut* Building, are missing, and it is they were burned to fleath. The origin o/ tbe fire is unknown. WRECKED BY A WINDSTORM. Arapalioe, the New Oklahoma Town Practically Demolished. A terrific windstorm swept over the new counties in the western part of Oklahoma Territory, Thursday. The tents and small buildings in the town of Arapahoe were all demolished. The temporary court house was wrecked, and the papers and record* scattered all over the country. The tent in which the newspaper was published wa* carried entirely away and the outfit wrecked. Near the town of Frisco five houses were totally destroyed. Several persons were badly injured. Death Smote Him In Chureh. Rev. William F. Spoake, pastor of the Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, was stricken with heart failure while addressing the Sunday-school and died a few minutes afterward. Missouri tor Grover. The Missouri State Democratic Convention, at Sedalla, elected a solid delegation for Cleveland;

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