Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1893 — PARIS IN A TURMOIL. [ARTICLE]

PARIS IN A TURMOIL.

FRENCH MINISTRY HAS AGAIN RESIGNED. Sadden Death of Benjamin F. ButlerDemocrats In Control at - Springfield— Boston Has a Blaze Costing Several Fives and a Million Dollars. French Cabinet Out. The French Ministry has resigned, owing to differences In the Cabinet over the arrest of ex-Minister of Public Works Bulhut and other matters. At Paris the greatest excitement prevails and people throng the streets. The police are out in force and dispersing crowds. President Carnot has charged M. Rlbot with the duty of reconstructing the Ministry. It is openly charged that the President and M. Rlbot are not in earnest in the Panama prosecutions and that they have no intention of bringing the bribe-takers to trial, and that the prosecution of De Lessees, Foutane, Cottu and Eiffel will be nothing more than a farce It is also charged that efforts artbeing made to postpone the exposure of certain guilty parties until the law of prescription will have taken effect. The ministry, which has resigned, was the same as the old ministry of M. Loubet, with the relative situations of its members changed and without M. Ricard and M. Roche. BEN BTLI.EK IS DEAD. Though His Demise Was Entirely Unexpected, He Expired at Washing ton. Benjamin F. Butler, the lawyer, statesman, politician, and millionaire manufacturer, died at his Washington residence at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. During the present winter a case which had been decided against him In the highest courts of the State of Massachusetts and In which he took an appeal to the United States Supreme Court had demanded his almost constant residence in the capital. He was a familiar figure at the sessions of that body on Mondays, when the decisions were handed down. Finally, a few weeks ago, the case was decided against him. Whether or not the loss of this case, to which he had paid such clcse attention, brought anything more than the sorrows of a casual defeat will not be known. His death created an immense surprise, as it was not even known that he was ailing, any more than any man who had lived and labored so long would be. At the hour of his death, public details of his taking off were more than meager.

AETGELD INAUGURATED. Illinois Democrats Celebrate the Event In Royal Style. At Springfield in the presence of the Senators and Representatives In joint session assembled, In the view and hearing of 3,000 of the best men and women In the State, in the great hall of representatives In the Capitol, amid the pomp and circumstances of flags and flowers and music, surrounded by the leaders of his political party, proud of his and their triumph, John P. Altgeld was Inaugurated Governor of Illinois at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, At the same time and following In their order of precedence these Democratic State officers were declared the executive department of the State: Joseph B. Gill, Lieutenant Governor; William H. Hinrlchsen. Secretary of State; David Gore, Auditor; Rufus N. Ramsay, Treasurer; Henry Kaab, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Maurice T. Moloney, Attorney General. MILLIOX-DOLLAR FIRE. Disastrous Conflagration at Boston—One Life Lost and Several Persons Hurt. A disastrous conflagration raged on Federal street, Boston, Tuesday, and before It was subdued over 25,000 feet of land was burned over, eight or ten buildings were badly damaged and several others are completely burned out The total loss Is $1,000,000. . Ladderman Fitzgerald was seriously Injured by an electric shock from an illuminating wire. District Chief Mullen, of South Boston, was burled under the walls of Hecht Broa’s building, and It Is reported that four firemen have been crushed in a similar manner. An employo of one of the firms Is missing and is believed to have been burned to death.

THIRTY MINERS DROWNED. Terrible Calamity Caused by the Flooding of a Mine in Cornwall. A terrible accident occurred Tuesday at Penzance, Cornwall. While a number of men were at work In the Wheal Owl mine at that place water suddenly rushed In and drowned thirty of tlio miners. As soon as the rush of the water was heard those who were nearest to the main shaft rushed Into the cage and were quickly drawn to the surface. Others at a distance were overtaken by the water and their cries could be beard resounding through the galleries. Now Worth Half a Million. A writer In the San Francisco Examiner tells how, when a young man, he answered a small "agents wanted” advertisement, engaged with the advertisers as canvasser, and during the winter made S6BO clear of expenses This he invested to advantage, and is now worth half a million—all from a small advertisement. There are a number of advertisements in this paper, and the above is further proof that it pays to read them. Found Guilty of Riot. The verdict of the jury which has tried the thirteen strikers charged with riot at the Duquesne Steel Works of the Carnegie Company, finds ten of the accused guilty of riot, two of unlawful assemblage and one acquitted.

For Pacific Navigation. The steamers Alaska and Arizona, of the Guion Line, New York, are to be brought around Cape Horn and placed on the Puget Sound and Oriental Route for the Northern Pacific Railroad. Shortage In Maine's War Department. In the management of Maine's War Department for the last few years It has transpired that the military appropriations have been overdrawn and the account? have been loosely kept, and as a result a deficit of some $6,000 or more is reported as having been discovered. Millionaire Clark's Son Killed. James A. Clark, aged 28, son of the millionaire thread manufacturer of Paisley, Scotland, was killed at Colorado Springs by being thrown from a carriage while driving. lie had just received a telezram informing him of the death of his sister at Paisley. Small-Pox at Homewood. Tile small- pox has broken out In Homewood. a suburb of Pittsburg, and the prospects of an epidemic are alarming. Already ire cases have developed. The disease originated among Italian colonists. The health authorities were notified on Tuesday, and the Infected district was at — : 1 Dr. Pearsons' Liberal Donation. Dr. m K. Pearsons, the Chicago philanthropist, has given $50,000 to Colorado College on condition that $150,000 additional hi secured in two years. One year ago a mm mm was ftren u> the college by a Ms—srhnsstti phlioott;.

SNOW BLOCKADES TRAFFIC. New fork Visited by a Severe Storm Nearly Equaling the 1887 Blizzard. Not: since the terrible fall of snow five years ago has New York experienced a storm that so nearly resembles a regular Dakota blizzard as that Which has been blowing here since early last night, says a dispatch. Traffic on Broadway has been almost suspended, while on some of the less prominent thoroughfares the blockade is complete. In some places the snow has drifted until it is from four to five feet deep. It began to grow colder toward the middle of the afternoon, and the leaden-colored clouds assumed a troubled, threatening look. The wind was uneasy and blew in fierce gusts. During the early evening the snowflakes, which had been straggling down all afternoon, began to fall fast and furious. The snow became fine as dust as it Increased In volume. The wind blew hard, whirling tho dust-like snow through the streets until one could scarcely see the electric lamps a block away. The elevated trains rolled along at half their usual speed, while at times the surface cars were blocked several minutes by the rapidly forming drifts.

SCORES FALI. IN BATTLE. North Carolina the Scene of a Most Desperate Lynching. A desperate battle has taken place between Sheriff Mooinaw’s deputies and the mob of lynchers at Bakersville, Mitchell County, N. C. Calvin Swipes and the Whitsons have been lynched, but the vengeance of the mob cost at least thirty more lives. Tho men lynched were moonshiners who had murdered Isaac Osborne, who reported the illicit distillery to the revenue officials last summer. The Sheriff has kept the prisoners under heavy guard, and three attempts have been made to wreak vengeance upon them. The stern determination of both the avengers and the officers Is shown by the terrific slaughter when the last and successful attempt was made. While some of the crowd were of lawless nature It is stated that the most of them were the best citizens of the county, who Sad become tired and sick at the way filings had been done as regarded criminals. iVilllam Osborne, brother of the murdered naji, led the determined mob. John Osjorne. another brother, was also among ;ho number, and both of them fell in the battle. CITY FATHERS INDICTED. SYliolcsale Charges of Doodling Against Brooklyn Officials. Eighteen or twenty Brooklyn city officials were indicted by the Grand Jury In Connection with scandals growing out of Jhe lavish expenditure of money for the Columbian celebration last October. Warrants were Issued for the arrest of the men. whose names will not be disclosed untU they are apprehended. Boodllng to an unprecedented oxtent ts alleged to have occurred iu the purchase as material for the celebration. The grand jury reported that the city paid $11,400 for reviewing stands costing less than $3,000, and the county SO,OOO for stauds costing $1,500. Other lavish expenditures of a like Character are Instanced. Mayor Boody is Involved, the grand jury recommending that suits to recover the money be brought against him, Comptroller Jackson, City Auditor Weber, and several members of the Board of Aldermen, and the County Auditor and Supervisor. The amount the city lost is estimated at $40,000.

GALIA NOT BLAMED. Captain Ferguson’s Explanation Is Considered Satisfactory. Captain McKay, of the Umbria, is Inclined to believe that Captain Ferguson, of tlie Gallia, did just about right when he refused to stand by the Umbria when the latter lay disabled and helpless In the Atlantic Ocean. At any rate the two gallant skippers have resolved that If they have any dirty linen to wash they will betake themselves to a private laundry. The statement of Captain Ferguson sent by cable from Liverpool thut the Umbria was In no danger when he met her and that he feared he would run out of coal himself If he lingered, all his coal being needed for his own use, appeared to satisfy all the Cunard people In New York. Agent Vernon H. Brown expressed his delight at everything, and later Captain McKay associated himself with that declaration of satisfaction. MONETARY DELEGATES TO RESIGN. President Cleveland Can Appoint Men In Harmony with Hls Own Ideas. The Washington Post says: Senator Allison, who has returned from his attendance upon the Brussels conference, and who made an Informal report to the President of the event, said he would certainly tender hls resignation as a member of the commission to the new President, and he intimated that hls colleagues would do the same thing. “It Is certainly the proper thing,” he said, “to give the new administration the opportunity to send a commission that would be In accordance with lti own views on the silver question. ”

ISBKSTOR GETS • 160,000. A ward iu the Case of the Cape Breton Railway Contractor. At Ottawa, Ont.. at the closing of the Exchequer Court $150,000 was awarded the plaintiff in the celebrated case of Isbestor against the Dominion Government Isbestor "was the contractor for tho Cape Breton Railway, running through the coal tfrea recently bonded by American capitalists. He claimed $250,000. The case of Sims and Slatter, whose claim agpinst the government is for $280,000. at the request of the plaintiffs and with the consent of the Government has been continued until Feb. 8. Will Dam the Rio Grande. Gaylord Logan, a lawyer and banker of Albany. N, Y., who represents a syndicate of capitalists in that city and Kow Y’ork, has been in El Paso for two weeks looking Into the feasibility of building a dam across the Rio Grande just above El Paso for irrigation purposes. A company has been organized, and Mr. Log ah will announce the details of his plans for prosecuting the work, which is estimated will cost about $2,500,000.

Disasteroug Fire. Fire was discovered in the building occupied at Denver by the Hallack & Howard Paint and Oil company. A night watchman turned in an alarm and almost before the sound of the fire bell was beard on the street the roof was in flames. A second, third and general alarm was sounded. The fire was fierce, and, aided by an east wind, burned rapidly. The latest information was that the loss would reach $500,000. Erie Threatened with a Tie-Up. There are juniors of a tie-up on the Erie Railroad system. General Manager Tucker says that the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio lost over $1,000,000 during the last year, and that therefore a reduction in expenses Is possible. Oregon's Official Vote. The official canvass of the vote of Oregon at the recent election shows the following results: Harrison, 35,002; Cleveland, 14,243; Weaver. 26,875; Bid well, 2,251; Pierce (Dem-Pop. elector), 35.814. Pacific Railroad Debt. Senator Frye has Introduced a bill providing for the appointment of a commission to settle the Government indebtedness as the Pacific railroads. Burned to Death. Mrs. H. L Richardson, wife of a New York physician, was fatally burned at Sea:llff, L L A Business Crash. The Leeds Land and Improvement Company, of Blonx City, lowa, railed Friday, ■Uh liabilities of $500,000 aad assets of Si..; , f -,„• „

less than $1,000,000, mostly In real estate, on which scarcely the amount of liabilities can be realized at this time. The company was organized to build and did build the manufacturing suburb of Leeds, for speculative purposes. In doing so it incurred a large Indebtedness over and above the Income from the sale of property. Borne holders of prior Hens pushed their claims, and John I. Brooks, of Boston, financial agent, was sent to interest Eastern stockholders In raising money to satisfy them. F. C. Henderson, a local creditor, found that he had raised SIOO,OOO, but bad misappropriated It, and hls discovery precipitated the failure. BROKE THE WEATHER RECORD. Minnesota and the Dakotas Experience Peculiar Conditions. Minnesota and the Dakotas broke the record Friday in the mattor of weather. Id Minnesota it was snowing and blowing nt such a rate that traffic was seriously retarded, and the temperature ran down to zero, t'outh Dakota bad the hardest rain it has had in many months. It poured so hard during the afternoon that a foot of snow almost entirely vanished. The weather was as warm as in April, and the roads became almost Impassable at Chamberlain on account _of the mud. The weather was just at the froozing point In North Dakota, and It was thawing in Montana.

Pour of One Eamilj' Hissing. William Coyle, hls wife and two children, one a boy of 3 years and the other a girl of 8 months, lived at 21st and Messanle streets, St. Joseph, Mo. Coyle Is a horse trainer, and has charge of a stable at the Exposition grounds. Two weeks ago bis sister came out from Pennsylvania to visit him, and on Monday Miss Coyle took the babies in a sleigh with tho mother’s consent, saying she would have them baptized at St. Patrick’s Church. She has not yet returned. Coyle set out to search for the missing ones and he has not been heard of since. Father Graham, of St. Patrick’s, states that no one of tho description of Miss Coyle came to see him to have the baptismal rite performed. The affair is shrouded In mistery. Burns May He Fatal. Four of the twenty firemen burned by the natural gas explosion at the Donohue & Henneberry Building on Dearborn street, Chicago, will probably die from their injuries. The hasty examination by physicians on the scene of the disaster failed to discover the serious condition of the men, and not until they were taken to their homes was it made known. All the firemen were more seriously Injured than at first supposed. Several Inhaled the poisonous gus, while other are suffering from hurts overlooked in the excitement of tho hour. Chief Swenle Is in bad condition. Blaine's Life Ebbing. The news that James G. Blaine had once more passed into the valley of the shadow of death, and that even those who had been most sanguine In anticipation now held no hope of hls recovery, became known In Washington and by means of press bulletins to the country at large early Sunday morning. No expectation of Mr. Blaine's ultimate recovery has been entertained by any one in a position to acquire knowledge of the facts of bis case since tho issue of the significant bulletin of Dec. 17 lash He may die at any moment.

Troops Must Be Moved Quickly# To quote a prominent official of the War Department,“order cannot be entirely maintained on the Mexican border rtntll a railroad is built along the dividing line, thus insuring the quick transfer of troops." An order has been issued for a new flying telegraph line from Fort Mclntosh, Tex., to Insure quick transmission of messages from the seat of tno trouble; Beyond this, and the employment of extra vigilance, there will be no change from the present policy of the department Overlooked Washington's Will. Saturday night burglars entered the County Clerk’s office at Fairfax Courthouse. Va., and blew open the safe, leaving Its contents, consisting of records, strewn over the floor and partly burned. The will of George Washington,the Father of hls Country, was deposited in tho safe, but the depredators evidently were not aware of the fact, for the document was found undisturbed when the clerk came to the office. Hls Shortage Will Reach *5,000. Larrls Cain, arrested at Kansas City, where he had attempted suicide for embezzlement as deputy collector of the city and from several companies in which he was Interested, was taken to Bates county by Sheriff Colyer. Developments show that hls shortage will reach $5,000. Heiress to Millions. An old lady of Canton, Ohio, and for the last few months an iDmate of the poorhouse, who for the present does not wish her name made public, has just received word from New York that she is heiress to property In that city valued at $4,000,000. Suffers Another Loss by Fire. The Crane Manufacturing Company’ll new building, at St Louis, was badly damaged by fire. The same company suffered great loss recently In a big furniture lire which affected other establishments. German Factory Burned. F.lhorn & Luzmann’s great factory In F.lberfeldt, Germany, was destroyed by fire. The loss Is $750,000. Stockbrldge Named for Senator. At Lansing. Mich., In the Republican Senatorial caucus Stockbrldge had an overwhelming majority. Mrs. Lease Declines. Mrs. Mary E. Lease declines to run for United States Senator In Kansas.