Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1893 — CAST UP BY THE WAVES [ARTICLE]

CAST UP BY THE WAVES

FOUR BODIES AFLOAT IN THE MISSOURI. Mayor 'Wash’burne Wants M >re Holidays —An lowa Saw-Mill Boiler Lets Go with Terrible Effect—The Litchfield Mill Wrecked—Bombs In Rome. Five Murders Brought to Light. A terrible tragedy was tossed to light by the muddy waters of the Missouri at Lowell Station, fifty miles north of Kansas City and only ten miles south of St. Joseph, when a big dry goods box was found containing the bodies of four men and one woman, all of whom had been murdered. The crime must have been coinnvitfed weeks ago, for the bodies, despite the Icy waters, were in a badly decomposed state, 'they ate supposed to be the remains of a party which was camped near Rulo, Neb, forty miles above, for somo time, but which disappeared several mouths.

INDULGES IN SARCASM. Somewhat Remarkable from the Mayor of Chicago. Mayor Wnshhurne, of Chicago, sent an order to the heads of departments in the City Hall calling their attention to the Council order declaring a holiday in honor of Emperor William’s birthday, and at the same time giving expression to some rather cutting sarcasm. The order reads: To the heads of departments: Gentlemen—Bv an order of the City Council • passed Monday night the City Hall is ordered closed to-morrow, for the transaction of public business in order to properly commemorate the birth of his august majesty Emperor William of Germany. Pursuant to this order of the honorable the City Council you are hereby instructed to carefully observe the order In question by closing your department to the transaction of all business excepting the routine business pertaining to your department. This - will require the retention during that day in vour department of such employes as come in contact with the public at large visiting your department for the transaction of necessary business, and it will also include all those city employes who transact city business outside the City Hall. I desire to here commend the spirit which dictated the setting apart of this day and the setting apart of March 17 by the city council as American holidays, and 1 trnst that the council In its wisdom, having recognized the cosmopolitan character of our population by granting holidays to the different nationalities whose blood here commingles in the production of the American citizen, will not deprive the city employes of other nationalities of opportunity to properly commemorate the birth of all dead saints and heroes, as well as the birth of all reigning monarchs. If the catalogue of dead and living saints and monarchs be not sufficient to exhaust the scoular days of the year, I wbuld suggest that the council as a change appropriate the few remaining days by closing the City Hall in order that we may commemorate the birth of some American hero. I have the honor to remain, yonrs very truly, Hemi-stead Washbuune, Mayor.

BLOWN TO ATOMS. Four Men Killed and Several Seriously Wounded at a Sawmill. A terrible accident is just reported to have occurred at a sawmill on the Skunk River, three miles north of Lockridge, lowa, whereby four men .lost their lives and several were injured seriously. The ■engineer had become neglectful of his business and allowed one of the boilors of the engine to run out of water. A workman, noticing the danger, and thinking to avert a calamity, sealed ills own doom and those Of his fellow workmon by injecting a lot of cold water into the boiler, causing it to oxplod3 with a fearful report, tearing the building to pieces and blowing him to atoms. The dead are; John Adam*, saw tendqr; Gates, engineer; Hnldozier, assistant engineer; Eshelman, a boy. The scene of tho accident is iu a backwoods country, but hundreds of people gathered to view the ruins, The remains of the dead men were all horribly mangled, and in some cases ouly recognized by their clothes. WHISKY WAR IN A NEW SPOT. Thirty Fort Scott Saloon-keepers Arrested Despite Municipal License. At Fort Scott, Kan., great excitement was created when it was leurned that Gov. Lewelllng had commissioned J. I Shephard to arrest all violators of prohibition laws. Shirty saloon-keepers were behind the bars of tho county jail, arrested on counts ranging In number from ten to thir-ty-five. and if the minimum penalty is applied for each count it will require a small fortune for each man to obtain his liberty. It is a move Induced by the temperance people of Fort Sco.t to suppress the sale of liquor, which has been legalized by the municipal authorities, notwithstanding the prohibitive law, for the last mouth.

HALF THE TOWN WRECKED. Many Persons Are Killed by an Explosion at Lltchtleld, Hi. Fully ono-half of Litchfield. IIL, was wrecked by an explosion of one of the big "boilers in the Kehlor fiourlng-mllls. Many persons were killed, 'i he entire milling plant, which was one of tha biggest in the United States, was entirely destroyed. The walls and machinery woro scattered for blocks in every direction. Hundreds of houses and business blocks were completely shattered and crushed and many of those who were Snsido instaotly killed. Terrorized by Hombs. Tuesday evening an attempt was rnado to.blow up the Marignoll palace in the suburb of Rome, and would have succeeded had the bomb been heavily charged. As it was, the stairs were torn away and a great hole was made in the ■earth. The damage to the building was Immaterial, wbilp windows in all buildings within 200 yards of the palace were broken. This attempt was not the only one made, for later in the evening two other/ were made. Vice Consul Svanoe Dead. Peter Svanoe. Swedish and Norwegian Consul at Chtcago, died at his borne, 20 Evergreen avenue, of pneumonia. He had been ill a week. Sailed for Hawaii. Ex - Congressman Blount, President Cleveland’s special commissioner, sailed for Hawaii on the revenue cutter Rush. Schaefer Hag a Fall. Jake Schaefer, the world-famous bilhardist. may never be able to handle a cue with his old-time skill again. As It is, his two matches with George F. Slosson have been indefinitely postponed and may never be played. The “wizard” fell down stairs and broke his arm. Made Chief Justice of Delaware. Governor Reynolds, of Delaware, appointed Charles B. Lore Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of ti e State to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Chief Justice Rob'n-o.i. He was Attorney General of the State for five years from 1563. Mysterious Robbery of Malls. A mysterious mail robbery has just been llscovered In Akron, dhla The sums involved are placed at about 125,000. This amount, was placed in a special mall pouch at the Akron, Postofflca. Nothing has been seen of that bag since It was taken from the mall wagon at the Union depot. To Entertain Veterans. - CHy Attorney Jones, of Indianapolis, has submitted an opinion declaring the proposed ordinance raising $75,000 by taxation for the entertainment of the Grand Army encampment in September constituU °raie citizens’ committee pwm

HARD AFTER THE COMBINE. Neither Court Orders Nor Threats Alarm the Minnesota Legislators. The Minnesota Legislative committee having in charge the Investigation of the coal combine Is being assisted in its efforts materially from outside and unknown 'ourees, and while the coal dealers say the combine is dead tho committee is unearthing startling evidence. The letter files wnich were seized from Mr. Rhodes, the local St. Paul manager, show conclusively tho existence of the combine. Many of the letters seized, as well as somo which were sent in anonymously, wero made public. One of them shows the steps taken at the time Minneapolis advertised for coal supplies for the use of the city, as follows: Deab Sib—At a meeting of the board of managers of the Minnesita coal association held this day, at which each of the shipping Companies was represented, tho following resolution was unanimously adopted: “It is hereby resolved that we will not furnish coal governed by this association to any retail dealers iu Minneapolis who have put in bids for coal to be furnished tho city of Minneapolis at Jess than the prices authorized by this association (should their bids be accepted), except at the regular retail prices. ” Yours respectfully, John I*. Rhodes. Senator Donnelly received a letter from a coal mine owner in Pennsylvania, and, being asked about its contents, made the following statement: “I had a letter from a coal baron in Pennsylvania notifying me that the coal dealers in that State have heard of the legislative investigation now under way. and givo us timely v. arnins that unless wo stop it tills entiro State will he shut out from tbe hard coal market foi the season of 1893 and 1894. I have not answered the letter, but when 1 do I think I shall be able to satisfy tho gentleman that "e in Minnesota are not accustomed to being scarel by throats like that"

WINTER WHEAT SHORT. Elevator Agents In North Dakota Shipping All the Cereals Possible. It is learned that every elevator agent n North Dakota lias within a few days received secret orders to ship at onco out of the State to Minneapolis and Duluth all the wheat possible. A big elovutor syndicate centering in Minneapolis and Duluth controls all the wheat In store in the State not nowin farmers’ hands The annual movement of most of the wheat In elevators out of the State is always made, but not earlier than the middle of April, in order to avoid the May assessment of taxation, The hurried preparations for the removal of tho wheat this year at this time are not understood unless it is to hear the market by swelling the ostensible receipts. It is believed that most of the grain in sight in both Dakotas will he on the market in a very short time The winter has been long and severe, and farmers bavo not been able to haul grain to market oven if they would. The price of No. 2 northern, the average grade, as given at the elevator is 42 cents at Jamestown, and will run about that price all over the Stato, Farmers refuse to sell what they havo left at this prlco and decline to deal witli merchants and dealors with a persistency never known.

CONDITION OF TRADE. It. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Business. , R. G. Dun & Ca’s weekly jevlew of trade says: Distribution of goods continues large for the season in spite of extraordinary weather, some failures, and a tight money market Storms and sevore cold have retarded trading and collections throughout a largo part of tho country, and doubtless cause much of the monetary pressure, though a larger part Is duo to tho groat excess of imports over exports. Europe is not shipping products from tho country as usual nor lending money as much as usual to carry products horo until they aro needed, und accumulated stocks at commercial centers, with slow collections in the country, make the demand for money unusually large. Tho natural results of the great Reuding collapse are seen in somo failures at Philadelphia and a more cautious spirit among lenders. Money is not, as usual, tight only ou call or for speculation, but tboro has been greater difficulty horo than for muny years past in effecting commercial loans In spite of all these things confidence is unabated and business is remarkably large, with somo signs of improvement Collision on the Erie. The east-bound Erie passenger train No. 12 was run into by No. 10, another passenger train, at Lackawnxen, twenty-three miles westof Port Jervis. N. Y., at so’clock in tho morning. The rear Pullman sleeper was demolished, and ten passengers, the occupants of the coach, were injured, some of them seriously. Na 12 was waiting at the station for a locomotivo to replace one which was disabled. The other cars were uninjured und no passengers in them were hurt Surgeons and physicians were sent to the scene of the wreck cn a special train from Port Jervis.

Kept Off American Soil. Twenty-three Chinese coolies, consigned to Cuba and legally and literally in bond, occupiod a car of an east-bound train that passed Cheyenne, Wyo. An agent of the Southern Pacific Railway was in charge of the shipment Ho said the Chinese wero not allowed on American soil while crossing the continent On this account a board walk was built for them between the pior at San Francisco and the railway track. These laborers go under contract to remain on the sugar plantation three years. Fatal Collision, An east-bound Union Pacific express train ran into an open switch near Evanston, Wyo., and the result was a bad wreck, in which B. F. Gay, a postal clerk, was killed and Engineer Lethbridge seriously scalded.