Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1893 — IN THE FATAL CHAIR. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE FATAL CHAIR.

SING SING’S LIGHTNING EXECUTIONER AT WORK. A New York “Sweater” Den the Funeral Pyre of Five—Ex-Pregident Harrison at the Fair—The Chadron-Chicago Cowboy Race Is On. In the Fatal Chair. At Sing Sing, John L. Osmond'suffered death In the electrical chair Monday morning. Osmond was convicted of the murder of his wife Mary and his cousin John C. Burchell He and his wife had lived In Burchell’s apartments, New York City. He became jealous of his cousin, and after repeated quarrels le:t the house, and Mrs. Osmond began proceedings for a divorce. He went to the flat on Oct 3. 1891, and killed the woman and her admirer. His conviction for murder in the first degree was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. FIVE LOST THEIR LIVES. “Sweater" Shop Building, Filled with Workers, Gutted by Fire. The six-story brick building at 10 and 12 Montgomery street. New York, proved a death-trap at 8:30 Tuesday morning, when a fire broke out, precipitating a panic among the 200 men and women employed in the “sweater” shops on five of the six floors. Five persons are known to have been killed and a number injured. The bodies of the killed were so horribly mangled that it was a difficult matter to Identify them. One body was that of a woman about 30 years old, another that of a man 40 years old and a third that of a man 45 years old. All of the occupants of the building were Polish Hebrews. The fire started on the first floor of the building, it is supposed from a stove used for heating irons The stove was near the stairway, and in a few seconds the flames shot up as far as the second and third floors, cutting off the escape of many of the unfortunate inmates of the building.- When the alarm of fire was’ sounded in the building there was a wild rush of the men, women and children who worked in the different sweater shops. All got out safely except those reported killed and half a dozen who were injured. One woman jumped from the first-story window and fractured her legs and a man received a severe scalp wound by jumping. Many people suffered slight injuries in scrambling down the fire escape, COWBOYS HAVE STARTED. The Great Race from Chadron. Neb., to Chicago Has Commenced. The much talked-about cowboy race from Chadron. Neb., to Chicago, has begun, and Governor Crounse, It Is said, gave the signal for the start by firing a revolver. The best opinion is that the man who averages fifty miles a day will win the race. Each man leacs an extra horse and rides in a thirty-pound saddle The Humane Society people held me?tlngs to devise u plan to stop the race, but did not prevent the start. The cowboys are such as might be expect-ed-to take part in such an enterprise. They number twenty-five, and half of them are mounted on stolen bronchos. “Snake Creek Tom,” “Rattle-snake Pete" and "Cockeyed Bill” are the names of three of the whitea He Cog and Spotted Wolf, two fuU-blooded Sioux, are in the lot The route of the race has not been made public, lest humane people along the line should interfere. The flr,t rider to reach Chicago is promised a prize of 91,000 in gold by the managers of the race. Buffalo Bill is said to have put up another prize of 9500 and a saddle and revolver.

HARRISON AT THE FAIR. The Ex-President Visits Jackson Park with Mr. and Mrs. Palmer. Ex-President Benjamin Harrison was among the distinguished visitors to the World's Fair Monday. He arrived In Chicago from Indianapolis over the Big Four Road early in the morning, and was met at the depot by his friend President Thomas W. Palmer, of the Wot id's Columbian Commission. whose guest he was to be at the Fair. Accompanying the ex-Presldent were his daughter, Mrs. McKee: “Baby” McKee, now grown to be a big child; Miss Swan and Miss Dlmmlck. The party was driven straight to the Lakota Hotel. The ex-President lost little time in making bls way to the Fair grounds, and expressed himself as being suprlsed at the magnitude of the show. Appointments by the President. President Cleveland turned the wheel Monday morning and ground out another batch of appointmenta The full list follows: James E North, Collector of Internal Revenue for the district of Nebraska; Harry Alvan Hall, Attorney of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania Postmasters : Illinois— Willis L. Grimes, Batavia; Samuel P. Tufts, Centralia; Isaac Fielding, Champaign: James S. Wilson, Mount Carmel; John W. Potter, Rock Island, Indiana Joseph T. Dilley, Mitchell. Kansas—Louis • Sarbach, Holton; George Van Cleave, Phillipsburg. Missouri—Jacob D. Allen, Benton; 8. W. Hurst, Tipton. Montana— John N. Harder, Castle; F. W, Bucksen, KallspeL South Dakota—George C. Kasler, Hill City. Hanged to a Tree. E. B Ford, a newspaper correspondent at Dundas, Minn., narrowly escaped lynching the other night He is the correspondent for several newspapers, in which he criticised the Mills revival meetings. He also made a host of enemies in Dundas by publishing scandalous statements about a minister there, on account of which the congregation threatened hirn. Ten men, clothed in white gowns and masks, went to his home and pulled him out of bed. They had him already hanging to a tree when his brother, with a rifle, shot at the crowd, and the whitecaps dispersed.

Futile Attempt to Rob. Four masked men stopped the Missouri Pacific express, bound for St Louis, in the suburbs of Omaha Monday night Cheap Rates Announced. The Pennsylvania, Michigan Central, and the Big Four railroad companies will run excursion trains daily until it is determined if the public attend in sufficient numbers to make it pay, landing passengers In the World’s Fair grounds at one fare for the round trip. Annie Goes to Prison, Annie Murphy, whose career in unsuccessfully passing forged papers was cut short by her arrest and trial at St Cloud. Minn., ha* been sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. Express Robber Returns the Money. After a ten days' investigation of the recent Peru, Ind., express office burglary, in which SBOO was taken, express officials have stopped work, having, it is reported, received the money back from the one who stole it No prosecution is now looked for. It is supposed a Peruvian was guilty. • ———— -1, Rescued with a Lasso. Thlrteen-year-old Charles Rauser of Philadelphia was rescued from drowning in true wild West style. He fell into a mud pond, and when Mounted Policeman Rauser came along the boy's bead was just above the level. The policeman threw a lasso over the boy s head had drew him out

M’KINLEY RENOMINATED.

Buckeye Republicans Declare for the Present Tariffi The Ohio Republican State Convention at Columbus renominated Gov. McKinley by acclamation. Gov. McKinley’s name

was presented by Col Bob Nevins, of Dayton, and seconded by Senator J. W. Nichols, of Belmont There were no other nominations, and the Governor was declared ’ the nominee, amid a scene of wild enthusiasm. A committee was appointed to conduct him

to the halL and a few moments later he made his appearance. He was greeted with cheers, prolonged for several minutes He oonrtnenced his address by accepting the nomination, and expressed bis gratitude and. appreciation. The old ticket was named entire, and the platform adopted declares for the present tariff.

LIEUTENANT PEARY’S PLANS. Will Start on His Second Arctic Trip the Latter Part of Tills Month. Lieutenant R. E Peary, United States navy, having obtained a three years' leave of absence, is in New York making final preparations for his second trip io the Arctic regions. He Intends to start the last of this month on the steamer Falcon, which has been built for the trip Lieutenant Peary says that his main object is to determine the characteristics of the detached land masses he found on his last trip north of main Greenland and to determine the last coast land of Greenland from Independence Bay southward to Cape Bismarck. The trip will cost about {25,000 and Lieutenant Peary will bear the entire expense from proceeds of lectures he delivered for that purpose. Captain Henry Bartlett will be in command of the Falcon and the crew will consist of Second Officer Dunphy and twenty-five men, most of whom served on the Kite.

UNCLE SAM MAY USE HIS GUNS. Determination of the Judiciary to Keep the World’s Fair Closed Sundays. A Washington correspondent sends out the following: “The ultimatum of the Federal Court at Chicago, to the effect that the World's Fair cannot be opened on Sunday is final and will be backed up by force of arms if necessary. This, in brief, is the way administration officials regard the matter. It cannot be said that anyone here fears that such extreme measures will be necessary. yet at the War Department there was considerable talk about the possible necessity of utilizing troops to prevent the gates being opened. In the absence of Secretary Lamont none of the officials felt at liberty to be quoted as to what course would likely be pursued, but they all agreed that the military would be brought into prominent requisition if any attempt should be made to Ignore the injunction issued by the court«

FARGO IN RUINS. Three Million Dollars in Property Destroyed—3,ooo Ijeople Homeless. The cily of Fargo. N. D., was practically wiped out by fire Wednesday afternoon and evening. The loss Is conservatively estimated at $3,000,000, with not over onethird of that amount in insurance. Itseems probable that as many as half a dozen persons were burned to death. Fully three thousand persons are homeless and many have lost their all. Aid was summoned from Moorhead, Grand Forks, Crookstone and even from as far as Duluth. The flames destroyed the Great Northern bridge and set fire to buildings on the Minnesota sjdeof the river, A fierce south wind drove the flames like prairie flra. Brick buildings seemed to melt away into heaps of crumbling sand and it was Impossible to force enough water through the mains to fight fire by the acre. DELUGED BY A CLOUDBURST. Great Damage at Hinton, W. Va.—Three Drowned in a Cave in Mexico. A cloudburst at Hinton. Va., and vicinity resulted in great destruction to property. The damage In Hinton is estimated at $200,000. The trestles on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad were washed away, and landslides cover the track for many miles. The running of all through trains on the road Is suspended. A City of Mexico dispatch says: A cloudburst at Mixqulhaula, in the state of Hidala, has done considerable damage to crops. A man named Miraureo and his wife and child sought refuge in a cave when the storm came up, and the cloudburst filled the cave with water in a few seconds, drowning all three.

Hig Slump in Wheat. On the Chicago Board of Trade Thursday July wheat reached 63 cents, an unparalleled price It was 3% cents per bushel lower than ever before known on the board. Its fall in reaching this point was, according to our correspondent rapid enough to satisfy the most greedy bear. Great e.veitement prevailed upon 'Change. The first sales of July wheat, when the comparatively cool lot of dealers entered the pit. Were at from 66’ 4 cents to as high as 07 cents, and everything appeared calm and peaceful. Some of the anxious, care-worn traders began to relax the gloom on their countenances, and some were even to be seen indulging in their usual pranks. That lasted until they heard that prices were tumbling in Minneapolis. where. It was said, some grain elevator companies had failed. Even that was turned into a joke for a minute or two. for in answer to an inquiry one of the regular jokers said that it was the elevator at the Manufactures Building at the Fair which he had heard was away up with a big crowd in it. Matters soon became too serious for jesting, however, as the crowd became excited and rushed to sell out their wheat before it went down to zero. From 67 cents it rolled downward until, in an hour from the opening, July wheat was worth only 65J4 centa In Minneapolis at the same time it was worth only 56?4 cents.

Bore of Gatling Guns. There is a probability that the bore of the navy Gdtllng guns will be changed. To be of the greatest service, the Gatling guns used in naval warfare must be fitted to use the ammunition manufactured for the small arms issued to the sailors. The adoption of the small caliber for the new army rifle is to be followed up by the navy, and that in turn will necessitate the reduction of the bore of the Gatling guns from 45callber to 32-caliber. Already the Ordnance Bureau is preparing for ihe change. Bank Open All Night. During the recent run on Chicago bunks the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank remained open till long after midnight, paying out money on demand. The last depositor 1b the line got his money st 3 a m.. then the bank closed until 10 o’clock in the morning The assets of the bank are $28,114.000. The stockholders are estimated as being worth $150,000,000. The bank has not called a loan in nine years. Six Men Rob a Train. Six masked men. held up the New Orleans express on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at Forest Lawn, Hl., at 9 o’clock Thursday night, and robbed the express car of $lO,000 in cash and valuables worth a large amount. The robbery did not occupy over twenty minutes' time. Sir John Hudson Killed. Major General Sir John Hudson, commander of the British forces in Bombay, was thrown from his horse at Poona and killed. Fargo Will Need Substantial Aid. Fargo's citizens have thrown open their houses generously. Many are in pub-

lie institutions, schools, and colleges, but for a month to come they will find living very expensive. A large _puq>ber p( pyjc, c^rs'are being u'sed tot godaTs"whlch have been saved, but a great deal of the property still lies In the open spaces and in the streets. At a citizens’ meeting over $6,000 were subscribed to relieve the immediate wants of the destitute, but generous help from the outside will be needed in a few days it much suffering is to be avoided. The militia will be kept on guard until all the goods are housed, as it is known that a large number of crooks have come in from other cities on the lookout for plunder. ARE GIVEN OFFICES. Administrative and Consular Places Distributed by Cleveland. The President has made the following appointments: William G.« Crawford of Louisiana, to be Deputy Auditor of the Treasury for the Postoffice Department; Rodolphus O. Randall of Alabama, to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Alabama; Charles E. Gorman of Rhode Island, to be Attorney of the United States for the District of Rhode Island: Norborne T. N. Robinson of Louisiana, to be Assistant Solicitor of the Treasury. Peter H. Pemot of Indianapolis, Ind.; Joshua Hutchins, of Athens, Ga., and Clem V. Rogers of Indian Territory to be appraisers of the value of houses, lands, or improvements occupied by Intruders or unauthorized persont within the Cherokee outlet, under the provisions of the act of Congress, approved March 3 1893. To be consuls of the United States: Warner 8. Kinkend of Kentucky, at South Hampton. Eng.; Norfleet Harris of Alabama, at Leeds, Eng.; Lucien J. Walker of Alabama at Cork, Ireland: Marcellus L. Davis of Arkansas, at Trinidad, West Indies; Lars 8. Requa of lowa, at Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Edward Downes of Connecticut, at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Daniel W. Maratta of North Dakota to be Consul-General of the United States at Melbourne, Australia.

Reaction Is at Hand. R. G. Dun & Ca’s weekly review of trade •ays: The severe depression of a week ago, which culminated In tight money and numerous failures, has been followed by some recovery. Reports that definite action by Congress on the money question lias been assured have done much to cause the better feeling. But the stringency at Chicago and elsewhere has forced realizing on the unprecedented stocks of wheat, so that the lowest prices ever known have been made here and at the West. This has helped exports and in other respects monetary conditions are distinctly more favorable. Though no radical change in underlying conditions has occurred there is more hopefulness and some recovery from the extreme condition of credit. Two Injunctions and a Supersedeas. Sunday closing of the World's Fair ndiv stands In this condition: Judge Stein, of a State cou'rt, granted an injunction to restrain the authorities from closing. The United States Court of . Appeals, by Judges Wood and Jenkins, granted another to restrain them from opening, Judge Grosscup dissenting; and Saturday Chief Justice Fuller granted an order staying the latter injunction temporarily. Within a few days Justice Fuller will call in other Judges and the matter be finally settled. Many Hurt by a Gas Explosion. By an explosion of gasoline gas in Samuel Rezepper’s grocery store at St Louis sixteen persons were more or less injured, four of them perhaps fatally. Gasoline, it is supposed, had been .leaking in the cellar and gas generated. The noise ol the explosion was heard more than a mils away, and the floor of the store where all the victims were congregated was completely wrecked. The wonder Is many people were not killed.

Three Firemen Killed. Fire which broke out in Lyon Street, San Francisco, destroyed about a dozen fins residences, most of which were of recent construction. Three firemen, named Richard Windrow, Edward Davis, and Charles Madison, were instantly killed by the falling of a chimney, and another fireman named Henllt was badly burned. The los» is estimated at (200,001). Base-Ball Record. The standing of the clubs of the National League Is shown by the following table: , W. L. ¥>c. W. L. tfc. 8r00k1yn....23 14 .622 Baltimore . 20 18 .826 Boston 24 15 .616 Washington 18 19 .486 Pittsburg.. .22 IB .696 Bt. L0ui5...16 20 .429 Philadelp'ia.2l 18 . 588 Cincinnati. .16 22 .421 Cleveland,. .17 14 .548:Cli!csgo 15 21 .417 New Y0rk...20 18 .6261 Louisville .. 4 24 .143 Four Were Drowned. The festivities of a picnic party at Kummer’s Spring, near Spring Valley, Minn., came to a sad end. A party in a carriags drove to the side of the spring, which is very deep, when the horses became frightened. jumping in and upsetting the carriage ■

Sulcide of a Journalist. John D. Nicholas, of Denver, Col., atone time owner of the Indianapolis Journal,and a well-known editorial writer, committed suicide by taking morphine. He was 56 years old, and had become despondent Hanged a Negro Murderer. Bob Brown, the negro murderer, was hanged at Mayfield, Ky. The crime for which Brown suffered the death penalty was the murder of Albert a well-to-do farmer, the night of Dec. 10, 1892. Dr. Briggs in Prl-it. Dr. Briggs publishes an article in the New York Evangelist exhorting all loyal Presbyterians to remain in the church, and declaring that the General Assembly does not represent the majority in the chdrch. Russian Treaty in Force. The President has issued a proclamation officially promulgating the Russian extradition treaty.

GOV. M’KINLEY.