Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1892 — A CANADIAN CANARD. [ARTICLE]

A CANADIAN CANARD.

COLLUSION CHARCED BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UNCLE SAM. Wlaeonsln’R Apportionment Invalid—PhilXelphla Postal Pilrererg—Little MlnneMts Town Scorched After the Coal Tract—Old Boreas’ Wild Work on Monnt Washington. Nearly Wiped Out the Town. Fire started In the St Elmo Hotel at Bellingham. Minn. In less than twenty minutes the building was a solid mass of flames. The business buildings are built closely together, joining the hotel All efforts were made to subdue the flames, but In one hour they were entirely beyond control The town is almost destroyed, and over fifty families who lived up-stairs In the buildings are homeless. ' STARTING A WAR SCARE. Russian Interference in Behring Sea Rei carded a* Ominous by the Canadians. It Is reported In Ottawa that the captain ot one of the British Columbia sealing vessels seized by the Russians In Behring Bea Is there for the purpose of furnishing the government with affidavits of his seizure and Information as to others; also that he makes the following statement; Having heen in the Baltic he understands the Russian language, and while a prisoner on board a Russian gunboat learned from the conversation and actfons of the Russian officers that thoy were Instructed to make only a pretense of seizing American vessels, the real object being to assert such rights in Behring Sea as would materially assist the United States in the approaching arbitration. Bo this as it may, cableCrams regarding these seizures are passing dally between the British and Canadian Governments, and the sending of a British Cunboat to the scene Is regarded as ominous. The contingency is certainly contemplated of a war between Russia and England, and If these seizures and consequent violations of the treaty of 1823 between Russia and England are regarded as a casus belli, with the United States assisting Russia, the possible consequence? to Canada are very serious. *■ DECLARED THE ACT INVALID.

Decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court In the Apportionment Case. The Wisconsin Suprome Court has rendered a decision declaring the apportionment made by the extra session of the Legislature Invalid. Justice Winslow dissents. Another sessioh will doubtless be called «nd the Legislature will make another attemptto conform to the rullngsof the court. Hie court hold that the order granting leave to the relator to bring this action on behalf of the State was properly made. Hence the motion on behalf of tho defendnnt to vacate tho same and dismiss the action must he denied. The ourt further holds that the complaint states facts sufficient to entitle the State to tho relief demanded therein. Hence the motion on behalf of the State to strike out the demurrer to the complaint as frivolous and for judgment must be granted. Such determination of these motions In offect overrules the demurrer tj the complaint Tho general view of the situation is that tho court practically decides that the Legislature has no discretion In making apportionments so far as population Is concerned, and that tho law Is practically declared Invalid. BOBBED THE HAILS. i Arrest of Van Drivers Who Have Heen Despoiling Philadelphia Merchants. After nine months’ hard work Postal Inspector Edgerton has succeeded in running down a set of conspirators who have been systematically plundering Philadelphia merchants of thousands of dollars’ worth of valuable goods. The full extentof their operations or the number engaged are not yet known, hut four men were urreßied and the postal inspectors and United States Deputy Marshals are out after those who have received stolen goods and other members of the gang. Their system of stealing was simple but effective All mail pouches are placed in the mail wagons to be carried to the depots. The merchandise is placed in what are called tie racks fastened with a string. At the depot the drivers would hack up their wagons, get Inside, and leisurely ransack the bags 1 killed in a railway collision. RHghtful Wreck on a Road In Alabama —Casualties of the Day. A terrible wreck occurred on the Western Railway of Alabama at a little trestle one mile from Opelika Passenger train Na 51 Jumped the track and tumbled over a steep embankment to the stream below. The killed number three.

■ordered Wife, Child mod Sell. At P»ter>on, N. A. Joseph Mellenberg, mm old man, murdered his vile, shot and Mriooslr wounded his stepdaughter and took his own life They were people In moderate circumstances, and the tragedy was the outcome of a petty quarrel over the settlement of a judgment secured against the Mellenberge. tmmw Blockade on Honni Washington. A terrific wind and snow st>rm prerailed oa Meant Washington the other night, the wind reaching a Velocity of 100 miles per hoar. Wire communication with the Glen Mease and the summit is cut off, and the wains cannot get dowk the mountain on account of snow and ice. M- •* Terrific Force of a Boiler Explosion. The boiler of a locomotive on the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company’s road near Pratt mines. Alabama, blew up. Oaeman was killed outright and two mortally wounded. Killed a Promising Filly. At Lexington, Ivy., the promising bay yearling filly by Onondaga, dam by Prince Charlie, the property of the Iroquois stable. Injured herself on a fence and had to ba •hot Hill Going to Albany. Within a few mouths probably at the close of the campaign. Senator Hill will remove his law practice to Albany and confine his attention to cases In the Court of Appeals and General Term. All bis time not engaged in Senatorial duties will he devoted to his legal business. Canady Commits Suicide. William P. Canady of North Carolina, formerly Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, committed suicide la Washington by shootH»I himself through the bead. He bad heen la financial difficulties for some time. i Work of a Typhoon. ■■ the , dethe erof

CRUSHED AND CREMATED. Horrible Scenes at a Wreck on the Pennsylvania in Ohio. A most appalling railroad accident oczurred on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad one and a half miles west of Shreve, Ohio, at 4 o’clock Wednesday morning. Na 8 fast line, going east, collided head-on with a section of Na 16 freight, going west. Both engines, one express car, two postals, a smoker and one passenger car and three or four freight cars wero thrown In an indescribable mass. Twelve persons were killed and cremated. The two firemen, one engineer, four postal clerks and six or seven passengers wero among the killed. There was no water near the. wreck and nothing could bo done to extinguish the flames. The place where the accident occurred is known as Brown’s cut, and is filled up for about 300 feet. The cries of the unfortunate people In the burning mass were awful, and the sight was all the more horrible because nothing could be done to assist the frantic ones. William 11. Brown, of Huntington, Ind., a passenger who was slightly Injured, says the front parts of the trains were thrown up on a bank thirty feet high and parts of them over a fence on top of the bank. Tho freight was running on tho passenger’s time. TRAMPLED TO DEATH. Four Women Killed in a Fire Panic In New York City. Four women were trampled to death and a dozen other persons injured, several of them probably fatally, by a sonseless Are panic in a Jewish synagogue in New York. The catastrophe occurred In one of tho four synagogues located In a dirty and crowded tenement house at 27 Ludlow street. The synagogue Is on the third floor, and was crowded with Polish and Hungarian Jews of the lowest type. The panic was the result of a bit of paper catching fire Irora a candle which was being used In the ceremonies attendant upon the Rosh Hushonnuh celebration. The worshippers In the room numbered about 300 yorsons, and thoy were so closely packed that when a man who saw the paper blaze up cried “Fire i” none of tho peoplo could turn to get out, hut forced their way over tho heads of other.* Tho men led the fight to get to the door, and women and children were trampled under foot. The men made no attempt to save womon and children, but literally fought their way to tho passage and struggled with ono another on the stairs to get to the street.

SEIZING AMERICAN CATTLE. Those that Stray Across the Border Confiscated by Mexican Officials. Complaints have reachod Doming, N. M., from Las Palomas, Mexico. Immediately south, that the customs officials ut that place are seizing largo numbers of American cattle which stray across the line from day to day. Some weeks ago tho Mexican Government issued an order to the effect that on and after a certain day all foreign cattle tound on Mexican soil would be confiscated. The cattlemen on this side of the lino made strenuous efforls to secure their stock and were In a large degree successful At the same time (he loss sustained was considerable, as tho grazing in tho vlncinlty of Las Palomas is tho best within an area of 100 miles, and the cuttle had gone there In large numbers. It Is simply Impossible to round them all up Naturally, tho cattle are returning to their old grazing-grounds, but as rapidly as they cross the border they are seized by the officials. The loss to the cattlemen by the action of the Mexican authorities will mount up luto the thousands and is dally Increasing. LOTTERY SHARKS AT WORK. They Btlll Have Hopes of Gaining a Foothold In North Dakota. A Fargo, N. D., dispatch says; The startling statement Is made here that the Louisiana Lottery has not given up all hope of galniug a foothold In North Dakotu. and that the wires are already being pulled In certniu legislative districts In order to defeat the amendment to the constitution which will come up for action at the session of tho Legislature this winter, forever prohibiting the granting of any charter to a lottery. An amendment must pass two consecutive sessions of the Legislature, and then he submitted to a vote of the people, before liecoming a part of the organic law, and If the bill could be defeated In tho Legislature this winter It would he five years before it could again dome up for action. If the bill for the amendment to the constitution goes through tho Legislature this winter It will forever stop any hopes the lottery company may entertain of gaining a foothold in this State, as It would carry at the election by an overwhelming vote.

TO PURSUE THE SOUTH PORTLAND. The Venezuelan Minister Arms a Taclit to Capture the Blockade Runner, After a good deal of trouble and bard work. General Peraza, the Venezuelan minister, succeeded in obtaining and arming a vessel at New York with which to pursue and. if possible, capture the South Portland. She will soon be on her way after the steamer that is causing the Venezuelan government go much uneasiness. She has a large crew, mostly of Venezuelans, but among them are four Englishmen who have served in the English navy as gunners. In addition to her crew, the cruiser will have as passenger a number of Venezuelan officials and army officers, and Carlos Bolet, son of Minister Peraza. Gen. Carlos Castro is her commander. She can steam eighteen knots an hour.

HUNTING FOR THE WRECKERS. Men Scouring the Coantry to Find the Santa Fe Train Robbers. A late Topeka dispatch says: Armed posse 3 are scouring the country in every direction for the miscreants who wrecked the Atchison. Topska and Santa Fe express near Osage City. Further evidence has been secured showing conclusively that the wreck was well planned. Two through freights bad passed over the track within a half hour of the ill-fated passenger train. The last one preceded the express train within five minutes, and was waiting for it to pass at Osage City. In this short time the fish plates and spikes had been removed. The robbery theory Is undoubtedly the correct one. The Santa Fe Company has employed extra detectives and has Its \tra forces at work on the case. Sentenced to Twenty Years’ Imprisonment. i A remarkable murder trial at Gadsden, Ala., closed with the conviction of the defendant for murder in the second degree, the sentence being twenty years’ imprisonment. William Welsh was assassinated at Gadsden In 4889 and Abe Lancaster was found to have slain him and sent to prison. Two years Talley Welch confessed the murder and tbancaster was released. Welch withdrew his confession after being sentenced to death and asked for a new trial, with the lesuit as given. Benefited by the Change. Mrs. Harrison is considerably better and for the first time in many weeks the President has dared to hope for her recovery. Ever since she reached thef White House she has continued to improve. She declares now she is perfectly contented. He Criticised Diaz. G, C Hogue, an American merchant of Monterey, Mexico, has been expelled from the republic for criticizing the administra - tion of President Diaz. Blown from Bed and Killed. At Aspen. Ohio, John Powell was killed by being blown up with dynamite. He and his wife had retired for the night and were

asleep when the explosion came. Instantly they wero blown out of bed to find themselves burled In the debris of their home. Mrs. Powell was uninjured and easily extricated from the fallen mass, but her hueband was killed. The origin of the explosion Is a mystery. Mrs. Powell says no explosives were kept about the house. CRUSHED UNDER CARS. A Freight Train Crashes Into a Caboose at New Hampton, lowa. Tho worst railroad accident that has ever occurred In that section of the State Is reported from New Hampton, lowa. It bappeued Saturday, but a short distance from the scene of the Wapsie wreck of two years aga Eight were killed and several hurt. A freight train and crew of ten men on the Chicago and Great Western was ordored out from Elma to distribute rails along the line of the road. The train pulled Into the Now Hampton depot to throw off a few rails and receive further Instructions from the dispatcher at headquarters at Oelweln. At the rear was the caboose with from twelve to fifteen persons In it About 10:40 the through freight came dashing around tho bend running, at the rato of twenty-five miles an hour, Intending to pull right through the station without stopping. Just before pulling into tho station there Is a very sharp curve and tho vision Is also obstructed by a grove. Nothing could be seen of the train until it would te too late to stop Tho through freight came crashing down. The engineer and fireman jumped, and tho engine plowed Into the standing caboose, knocking It Into splinters, badly wrecking two other cars, and finally burying Itself In three feet of earth. The klllod were all railroad laborers. ‘•PAT” GILMORE DEAD. The Noted Bandmaster Dies Suddenly In St. Louis. Patrick Barsfleld Gilmore, the leader of Gilmore’s Band, died at the Llndell Hotel at St. Louis Saturday night, after an illness of but fifteen hours The members of the band were not aware of Mr. Gilmore’s critical condition, and played one number of tho evening concert at tho Exposition beforo bolng Informed of their leader’s death. Patrick 8. Gilmoro was born neur Ireland, Dec. 28, 1829. Ho connected himself with military hands at tho age of 15, and, after having boon in command of an English hand, went to Salem. Mass., wher9 ho led a brats band. After this he went to Boston, where he organized “Gilmore's Band,” with which he mado extensivo tours. In 1801 ho accompanied tho Twenty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment to the field and In 1803 was placed In charge of all the bands In the Department of Louisiana by Gen. Bunks. He organized monster concerts In this country, and was the projector of the great “Peace Jubilees” held In Biston In 1809 and 1873. In 1878 ho mado a European tour with bis band. He was bandmaster of the Twenty-second Regiment of New York. He composed many marches and songs.

TRADE MUCH BETTER. Great Improvement Noted as tho Cnolera Scare Dwarfs. R. G. Dun & Company’s weekly revlow of trade says: The alarm about cholera has vanished, and trade In every direction shows all the Improvement that wasoxpected. The South Is a little dull because cotton Is low In price and late, but a little Improvement has heen seen during the last week. In a few quarters at the West farmers are holding back wheat for higher prices, so that collections are rotarded. But the general tenor of advices Is exceedingly favorable. The volume of buslnoss continues larger than a year ago. Collections are exceptionally good on the whole, and although money Is In active and increasing demand at nearly all points tho supply Is ample for all legitimate needs. Gold exports havo ceased, foreign exchange has declined, and the money market Is at present without disturbing foatures. Speculation Is not on the whole active enough to have a disturbing Influence. DETECTIVES MEET WITH FAILURE. Cannot Find Pinkerton’s Arms at Homestead, but Promise a Surprise. Detectives who havo been trying to locate the arms taken from the Pinkertons on the day of the Homestead, Pa., riot, July 0, traced the weapons to a coal mine near tho Munhall Station, thereabout Tho detectives made a raid on the mine, but the expected arms were not to be found. They learned the arms were removed a day or two before. They claim to know the parties implicated in their removal, and a sensation Is promised soon. Died In the Midst of Vice. J. H. Wlckes, a well-known New York millionaire, lost his life In a disreputable honse on Monroe avenue, Detroit Mich. He had entered the place early in the evening, and after drinking a quantity of liquor repaired to a small room on the second floor. He went to tho window and opened it to let In some fresh air. He lost his balance and fell to the sidewalk below, breaking his neck. Mr. Wickcs was the President of tho Wlckes Refrigerator Company, of New York, and was In Detroit on business connected with the company.

Wyoming Sheep Thieves Arrested. Sheriff Stough, of Cheyenne, has come in from Idaho with four prairie pirates and their plunder. The prisoners^stole a band of 800 sheep, and had twenty days' start on Stough. The latter wont Into the field alone and came upon the party just as the ■beep were being sold. Peary at Philadelphia. The Kite, bearing Lieutenant Peary and the relief party, has reached Philadelphia.