Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1892 — COULDN’T TAKE A JOKE [ARTICLE]

COULDN’T TAKE A JOKE

INVALID KENTUCKIAN DRIVEN TO SUICIDE. i Amateur Smugglers In a Peck of Trouble— Belligerent Kansas Attorney Wauls to Ftglit a Duel with the Judge—Murder, ous Virginia Bobbers. Congressional. The way in which business was rushed through the House on the 7th led to considerable talk at the capital about the prospects of an early adjournment. Penator Allison. Chairman of the Committee on Apcropriations and therefore an authority on the state of the appropriation bills expressed the opinion that the Senate would be ready to adjourn by July 15. The Senate surpassed all previous records in passing the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill in thirty minutes, and many changes were made. Tl.e House had a Very brief session. An urgent deficiency bill appropriating $7,674,000 for pensions and $14,000 for contingent expenses of the House was passed. Bills were also passed establishing weather bureau stations on Middle and Thunder Bay Islands and Lake Huron, -and ceding lands to the city of New Bedford, Mass, for a public park. The bill forfeiting land grants opposite unconBtructed roads at the time limited by the granting acts occupied the remainder of the day. _ M’MIIXAN’ GETS TWELVE TEABS. Long Sentence for a Desperate Man Once Made Prominent by Suspicion. Charles McMillan, the man whom Houston. Texas, officers believe to be the one wanted for an assault, in February last, on a lady of much prominence at Sedalla, Mo , was convicted of burglary of the store of J. H. Nudin that took place some months ago. He gets a term of twelve years. The lady and her husband came dowu from Sedalia, but the lady would not positively identify the man as her assailant Since McMillan bas been in jail he has tried to hang himself with his bedclothes and at another time he set fire to his bed and attempted to burn himself. VICTOBV FOB UNION' PRINTERS. Their Long Fight with the New York Tribune at an End. There is much rejoicing among union printers over the report that the New York •Tribune has at last given up the long fight with “big six,” and that hereafter only union compositors will be allowed to sot type for that paper. This settlement of the contest, which was at one time a very bitter one, has been made upon an amicable basis, and. following so quickly on the return of IVhltelaw Iteid from his several years’ sojourn abroad, the 6,000 membersof “big six” are inclined to give the ex-Mini-ter to France the credit of bringing it about.

Terrorized by Earthquake. Home dispatch: An earthquake was. fel* in the province of Foggia, in Northern Apulia. Many people were attending the cathedral and churches In the city of Fogg’a. and the vibration led niJhy of them to think that ajniracle had happened and that the sacred images twgre to come down front their pedestals. The people of Naples ars gxcitcd over Hie disturbed c.ndition of Vesuvius. Tho mountain is liouring forth enotmous streams of lava. Tim presenj appearances are very similar to th.aT wli'iqh preceded the erupWon of 1671, which destroyed sixty lives. Hundreds of people who live on the slopes of the mountain are- moving away, and a great deal of damage has already been caused by the lava streams. t “ Murdered kv Masked Robbers. Berry Starnes, who lived in Rye Cove. Bcott County, Ya-. was murdered and ills house robbed of S4OO by three masked men. Mr. Starnes was awakened by some one shooting on the outside, and was told to open tbe door. Starnes opened the door, and was covered by revolvers and commanded to throw up his hands. Slamming the door, the old man started toward tho woods. He was shot nine times In the head. The murderers ransacked the house, getting $450 of the old man's money. There is no clew.

Challenges the Judge to a Duel. At WicbMa, Kan., no little excitement was created by the discovery that C. Reed, Judge of the District Court, had been challenged to fight a duel by I. N. Bird, a prominent attorney. Judge Reed Is Invited to select the 6eld of honor at any point within one hundred miles of Wichita, and to name weapons, except knives. 'the quarrel originated a couple of months ago. during proceedings In court, when the attorney and Judge are alleged to have interchanged some vfncomplimentary rejnarks. y Opium Smugglers Come to Grief, r A large haul of smuggled opium and a I clever capture of the smugglers was made at Lewiston, N. Y. Two men, who gave fictitious names but were afterward ascertained to be George Looney, n well-known lawyer, and Tom Dean, son of Judge Dean, both of Toronto, were arrested with four valises containing 120 half-pound boxes of opium. This is probably their first attempt at smuggling. The large duty on opium, 912 a pound, tempted them. ——* - •.*—»■ - - f Driven to Suicide by Jokes, v The jokes and jibes of his friends caused Henry Shafer, of Louisville, to place a plsteri in bis mouth and blow out his brains. He was a consumptive, and tor some time had been gradually wasting away. He was very sensitive about his condition. It U thought that ho had become depressed at the jokes of his friends, and, in a moment of despondency, ended his life. For Killing HU Wife. Dr. Robert W. Buchanan, of Now York, was arrested upon a bench warrant on the charge of killing his wife, Annie B. Buchanan, by the administration of poison. Fatally Gored by a Bull. Martin Scott, a farmer living lu Palmyra Township, near Vincennes, Ind., was fatal1/ gored by a bull. Killed by Blasting Powder. While John Williams, Fred Goddard and Charles Williams were engaged in blasting In Henry Hulls' quarry In the eastern edge of Greencastle, Ind., an explosion of a twen-ty-flve-poond can of powder took place, seriously wounding John Williams and Goddard and killing Charles Williams Aided in Her Husband’s Murder. At Alderson, L T., while Walker Murphy and Mat Bawdey were quarreling over Morphy's attentions to Mrs. Bawdey, the woman in dispute held her husband while Morphy shot and killed him. Murphy •scaped. Big Train Bobbery. A Santa Ee passenger train was held up fast outside of Red Rock, L T„ about 11 o'clock Wednesday night The robbers flagged the train at the stock yards, and after captaring the engineer and fireman hook the express car by storm and blew <V»en the safes One report has it that SSO, - v MO was secured. Friendly to the Fair. Governor Burke, In his message to the special session of the North Dakota Legislature. says: "The sentiment of the people warrant* me is calling your attention to the matter of an additional appropriation ■swvfw.y 1 »"

fearful calamity. Pennsylvania Oil .Regions Swept by Fire and Flood—Hundreds Ferish. The oil regions of Pennsylvania were risited Sunday by a disaster of fire and water that is only eclipsed in the history [>f this country by the memorable flood at Johnstown just three years ago. It Is impossible to give anything like an accurate idea of the loss of life and property,as chaos reigns throughout the devastated region, it is safe to say that not less than one hundred and fifty lives have been lost and many believe the number nearer two hundred and fifty. Nearly one hundred bodies have already been recovered and many piople are still missing. Tho number may far exceed one hundred and fifty, but this is regarded as a conservative estimate. 'The property loss will reach far into the millions. At Titusville the loss is estimated at $1,500,000; Oil City. $1,500,000; Corry, *60,000; Meadville, $150,000, and surrounding country probably a million more. The disaster was caused by a cloudburst, which swept down upon scores of monster oil tanks, tho contents of which, mingling with the flood, blazed fiercely, with great disaster to life and property. SUNDAY-SCHOOL ABANDONED. Too Many Chinese Pupils Married Their Teachers. The Sunday-school for Chinese which has been run for over fourteen years in connection with the Trinity Baptist Church, at Fifty-fifth street and Lexington avenue. New York, has been temporarily abandoned. The class not long ago numbered one hundred scholars and an equal number of teachers. Two months ago, one of the scholars, Lee Wing, married his teacher, MjUs Lizzie Field. This marriage was followed by several others, and a tremendous hue and cry was raised against the teaching of Chinese by young women. The Sunday school at the Trinity Baptist Church gained such publicity that both scholars and teachers shunned their weekly meeting place, and Sunday before last only three of the original hundred put In an appearance. Last Sunday neither scholars nor teachers turned up at the appointed hour, and the superintendent, Mrs. A Carto, decided to abandon the school at least until next fall.

FOILED THE LYNCHERS. A Texarkana Mob Hunting fur a Negro Fiend Wlw Assaulted a White Woman. At Texarkana. Ark.. Wednesday morning before daylight Jerome Fisher, a negro, entered the house of Mrs. Dooley, a white woman, and assaulted her. The negro fled and was pursued by citizens. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon Fisher appeared at the residence of SherifT Cannon and surrendered. He begged the Sheriff for protection and a fair trial. He was taken to the scene of the outrage and identified by Mrs. Dooley, after which he was locked up in jaiL At night a mob of several hundred surrounded tlie jail, and with sledge hammers battered down the doors and entered. The Sheriff, however, antieipat3d their action and had spirited the negro away and concealed him. The mob then began a searcli for Fisher, but have not yet discovered ills hiding place. It is certain that the negro will be lynched as soon as the mob can locate him. BLAINE LEAVES THE CABINET. Full Text of the Correspondence Attending His Resignation. Political and commercial circles alike were startled Saturday by the news that Secretary Blaine had resigned his position, following is the correspondence: —... ___ Depaktment of State, I - - zap-, Washington, D. C. f To the President: Jk— ■- J t - •-» * — t respectfully beg leave to submit my resignation Ut tills offlee Of Secretary Of State of tfm United States, to which I Was appointed By yon the sth of Match, 1889. 'file condition of public business in tho Department of State justifies me in requesting inv resignation may he accepted immediately. I have the honor to be. very respectfully, your obedient servant, James (i. Blaine. Executive Mansion, Wakhinoton, D. C.— To the Secretary of State: Your letter of this date tendering your resignation of the office of Secretary of State of the United States lias been received. The terms in which you state your desires are such as to leave me no choice out to accede to your wishes at once. Your resignation is therefore accepted. Very respectfully, yours; Benjamin Hahiuhon. The Hon. James G. Blaine.

HARRIS' WINERY BURNED. ('hllloitilh'm Scliweliifiirth Loses $200,000 by the Fire. The winery on the celebrated ranch of Thomas Lake Harris, the widely known Mystic, who has a colony of subjects near sunta Rosa. Cal, was destroyed by fire, causing the loss of $200,000. Immense quantities of wine and brandy were stored in the w inery, which was said to he the largest lu the State. The fire, which Is supposed to have been of incendiary origin, started In the belfry of the winery, and soon bbcime uncontrollable. The brandy In storage caught fire, and at midnight streams of burning brandy were running all over the place, and the conflagration presented a magnificent sight from Santa Rosa The winery and stock were vulmd at $400,000; insurance, sllO, - 000. . , Indians Present tlio Passion Play. “The Passion Play,” in nine tableaux, was given by Indians at St. Mary's mission, near Vancouver, B. C., under the auspices of the Roman Catholic priest. Two thousand five hundred of the savages went frantic over tlio affair. Christ's crucifixion was represented under the greatest excitement. Weird chants and most realistic acting made the scene one never to bo forgotten. In the last and most horrible scene a wax Image of Christ was affixed to a high cross and was made to drip blood from the pierced parts of the body. The audience was greatly affected.

Thieves Slaughter Wyoming Steers. Skillful range hands employed by an association of Cheyenne. Wyu, ride the line between Wyoming and Nebraska In tlit interest of local herds. These riders have just reported on their first spring trip. They find that during the winter eightythree Wyoming beeves have been slaughtered near the line, and in one locality the heads and hides remain. It Is estimated that ao less than 400 steers have been driven over the line since last fall. Street Battle with a Burglar. At Pittsburg, a thief was discovered breaking into the palatial residence of John A. Renshaw. The Renshaw family is absent. and the house Is temporarily uuoccupled. Citizens gave chase and cornered the thief, whereupon the latter turned and fired Into the crowd, the bullet striking William Kerner hi the forehead, inflicting a dangerous wound. One of the pursuers shot a the thief. Inflicting a very serious wound, from which he may die. Strangled to Deatli by Snuff*. At Cadiz. Ohio. Mrs. Henry Thomas sent her 9-year-old son Willie to a store to buy snuff. Later the boy was found dead near his homo with his mouth full of snuff. It is supposed the hoy had undertaken to use the tobacco aud was strangled to death. Reading Struck by a Cyclone. A report has reached Philadelphia that a tornado swept over Reading, Pa., killing several persons aad destroying a vast * mount of property. Telegraph wires were down and details unobtainable. Mangled by a Train. David Klstler, a farmer of Tiffin, Ohio, and his 18-year-old daughter were run down by a passenger train on the Nickel Plate Road, near Green Springs. Klstler Was killed and his daughter fatally injured. Southern Farmers. Aiken. S. G, special: The Southern planter realized a lower price tor his cot toe ■be pent season than ever before. The

general verdict is that overproduction la the cause. With a crop of 8,000,000 bales in 1880-91 and a larger one than that in 1891-92, more cotton was raised than could be utilized. It was not so much the fault of au increased acreage in cotton as an unusually large yield over previous years. The steady decline of cotton has aroused the planter to his danger, and he is casting about to see what can be done to avert another large yield and bring back tbe old prices of the staple. If cotton goes down to 5 cents a pound next year it will swamp the average farmer, because ho cannot raise and market it at that price. NOVEL WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBIT. An Historical Map of the United States Made of Inlaid Woods. G. W, Kirkbridge, of Big Rapids. Mich., has in preparation a most novel exhibit in tbe form of an inlaid map which he is going to seDJ to tb<s World’s Columbian Exposition. Ifirkbridge is an ex-soldier und an artist in the way of ingenious wood carving und is liow making the effort of his life. Two years ago he began work upon what be terms an historical map, and ht lias been pegging away at it at spare moments every since. Upon one side of a surface 3 feet 9 Inches by 5 feet 6 inches be has inlaid a map of the United States. Each State and Territory is represented by native woods, the boundary lines being constructed mathematically true to survey. F.very minute detail has been closely attended to, and as a result the map is a beauiful piece of workmanship and look* like a fine oil painting. ON TRIAL FOR BRIBERY. The Seven Alleged Boodle Aldermen Face a Chicago Court. Ihe seven alleged boodle Aldermen, whom Gem Lieb's Grand Jury of March Indicted for bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery, wero put on trial Monday in Judge Collins' Court, in Chicago. They are Nicholas Connor, Daniel R. O'Brien, William O’Brien, Stephen Goslln. John Dorman, Patrick J. Gorman and Phillip Juckson. The defendants seemed to take tho whole matter as a huge joke. They lounged about the benches, read tho latest political news and chatted with their friends. When an adjournment was taken four jurors had been accepted by bott sides.

FRIGHTFUL BOILER EXPLOSION. Two Men Killed and Two Others Fatally Hurt Near Logansport, Ind. The boilers in Ivinz e & Coughill’s tile works, south of Logansport, Ind., exploded, killing two men instantly and fatally injuring two others. The building was blown to atoms. There is a large hole in the ground where the mill stood. The explosion was heard several miles away. The cause of the explosion is unknown. Tho loss will amount to 515.Q00. Trade-Mark Case Decided. In tho United States Circuit Court at Chicago Judge Woods recently decided a case wherein the llostetter Co. was plaintiff and G. A. McKee defendant. The plaintiff makes and sells Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and defendant kept what is lormed a department store on West Madison street and sold au Imitation of plaintiff's hitters, but in the genuine bottles, which had been once filled with plaintiff’s hitters. These bottles still had the original labels, but the corks wei.e sealed with a counterfeit metallic cap, and they were sold at what the druggists call “cut rates.” Immediately upon close of ttie arguments by Mr. Clarke for plaintiff and E. C. Dahms for defendant, the court grant’d a decree of perpetual injunction, wltti costs, etc. C TT.U Harrison on the First Ballot. John IL Lynch, the colored officeholder from Mississippi, while on his way to Minneapolis. was talking very strongly for the administration. He said: “Tho Blaine boom? Wind. Nothing el-e. Tho men who are pushing Mr. Blaine have had no other candidate for twenty years, Harrison will lie nominated on tho first ballot All the colored people of the United States are for tho President There is no concerted movement on their part to secure (he nomination of any other man. Harrison's treatment of tho colored men lias been very satisfactory and he will be supported loyally.”

Four Bodies Hanging from a Tree. A parly of cattlemen who were preparing for the round-up when the injunction of the Judge was served upon them have returned to Buffalo, Wyo., nmd report the finding of a relic of the recent war between cattlemen and rustlers In tlio shape of four human bodies swinging to the limb of a tree. The bodies hud , evidently been h anglng there for several weeks, and were dried and shriveled to such an extent that It was impossible to identify them. It is believed the men were members of the invading party who wero captured by the rustlers. Students' Pranks Cause Death. At New Haven, Conn., Wilkins liustln, \ ale '94, of Omaha, died of an Intestine rupture. While being Initiated a member of the D KE society ho was run against a carriage pole by the students who were leading him blindfolded through the streets and severely Injured. Stoned by Strikers. At St. Louis, the engineers, firemen, and roustabouts of the Anchor line have gone out on a strike, and the trouble resulted in a small-sized riot, which it required fifty policemen to quell. Tonnossee Militia Withdrawn. The Tennessee State militia has been removed from the Oliver Spring -mines, with a view to a peaceful settlement of the troubles in the mining region. MARKET QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO. Cattle—Common to I’-rmio.... ,?3.50 @ 475 Hoos-Shipplng Grades 3.50 19 6.00 Sheep—l air to Choice 4.U0 9 0.70 Wheat—No. 2 Spring ‘ 84 9 >5 Coax—No. 9, new 50 9 .54 Oats—No. 2 82*49 .33'* Rye—No. 2 73 9 .78 Butter—Choico > reumerv IT l v> <9 .IK Cheese—Full Cream, fiats wt '9 .19 q Eggs -Fresh 15 9 jh Potatoes— Choice old, per bn... .45 9 !S Indianapolis. Cattle-Shipping 3.25 @4 50 Hous —Choice Light 3.50 9 5.0 J SH.- EP—Common to Prirno 3.0 C 9 45 J Wheat-No. 2 Red go 9 .87 Cor.v—No. 1 White 49 @ '.51 Oats-No. 2 White 30 9 .3/ ST. LOUIS, Cattle B.CO @ 4.50 f l ' Gs 3.5 ti @ 4.7'. W heat—No. 2 Red. fcß 9 .80 Corn—No.2... .stem i,u Oats-No. 2 .32 9 Rye—No. 2 71 @ .73 CINCINNATI. Cattle. 3.00 @ 4.50 R° es 3.00 9 5.00 Sheep... 4.U0 @ 6.00 Wheat No. 2 Red 87 9 .80 Corn—No. 2 9 <5 1 Oats—No. 2 Mixed ....... .35 9 .38 „ OR IKOir. Cattle. s.oo @ 4.50 " oos ... 3.00 9 4 75 w H HEA P T -No:2Ked:::::::::;::;:: 3 ; 9 °? Coax—No. 2 Yellow .5u>.,9 511,7 Oats - No. 2 White 37 9 33 ~ . TOLEDO. W HEAT—No. 2 <a 07 Cc RN—No. 2 will e go 9 5 „ Oats-No. 2 White .' 3J 9 Rye............... 9 q., EAST LiHERTY. ® ' Si Beep Cattle Fine 4.00 <9 575 Goca 3.0 J 9 4.25 tt™* Common 2 0J @325 Hogs—Prim©. , 451 704 Sheep—Choice. 4JO 9 5775 l,ambs - .. 0.5 u @ 8.50 MILWAUKEE. Cn ß x 4T vfS' 2 Spring. .83 @ .8 , fj% f, Bakley-N0.2........ * 9 « £ A 37 LE - " i ' 3.60 @ 4.75 ggg*- 8.00 9 550 —No 2 . b M < • OAT>-Mlx«»d W—tom. jl 9 \sa •WMMHtiMry 4. & 47