Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1894 — Page 2

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THEFT IS HER TRADE.

ARREST OF CROP-EARED LOUISE BIGELOW. Wild Day for Sugar in Speculative Circle* —Death Comes to Miners in the Depths of the Earth—With Spring, the Dalton Gang Blooms Again. Noted Shoplifter Caught. “Little Louise’’ Bigelow, an expert shoplifter known to the police of all the large cities of the United States, and wanted throughout Great Britain and on the continent of Europe, was arrested by Detectives Cronin and Stevens, at Chicago, Tuesday afternoon. Two women, local shoplifters, were with her when she was arrested. 'J bey will be given the alternative of leaving town or serving a term in the Bridewell. ‘•Little Louise,” as she is known to the police everywhere, is celebrated not only as a clever shoplifter, but also as having been the wife of Barney Aaron, an English light weight champion, and also the spouse of Tom Bigelow, a safe blower and thief of national reputation. Another thing that adds to her celebrity is the absence of the top portion of her left ear. 1 his is the “mark of Cain” put on her over thirty years ago while serving a second term for shop-lifting in a London prison. This distinguishing mark she always kept concealed when on the street under a heavy veil. Tuesday afternoon, when presenting her to the view of the Central Station officers, Lieutenant Haas attempted to take off this veil. She resisted, tried to scratch his face, and declared she was Insulted. The veil was taken off, however, and the detectivesail feel assured that with her veil off they will always recognize “Little Louise” in the future.

FOUR DEAD IN A MINE. Cave-In and Explosion of Gas in a Pennsylvania Colliery. Four men out of a gang of nine shaftsinkers were killed in the Richmond shaft, near Scranton, Pa. The accident was caused by the fall of a shelf of rock from the side of the shaft near the bottom and a consequent explosion of a blower of gas. The men were at work almost 400 feet from the surface, clearing away coal at the foot of a shaft Above them hung a bell-like piece of rock. Blasts detached it and the three were caught and crushed to instant death. Chargeman HolwlU rushed away as the fall came with five others of the men. He went further into the opening than his fel-low-workmen. He still carried his naked lamp on his head. Instantly there was a •hoot ofi flame that enveloped him in a blaze, and with aery of horror he sank down helpless and all afire. The others tried to put out the flames at their own peril, but before they succeeded he was dead. The afterdamp quickly gathered and it was only by prompt action that these survivors wicceeded in reaching the foot of the shaft, and signaling the engineer were hois.el to the surface.

ENORMOUS TRADES. Sugar Breaks Loose on the New York Board of Trade. Between 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, when business opened, and 11:30 about 100,000 shares of sugar stock changed hands at the New York Chamber of Commerce, and during these dealings the price of the certificates moved or rather rushed from 88 to 100, turning at par and receding as rapidly as they had advanced to 92. After another upward spurt the price seemed to settle about 93. The excitement attending these extraordinary sales was Intense, and the dealings as reflected In the quotations were most Irregular. For a while all other business seemed at a standstill. During the rush comparatively little stock changed hands at extreme figures. At the round 100 the sales were 400 certificates Most of the sales were between 95 and 93, at which price the amount dealt in was enormous. It was to corner the belated shorts that the drive was made, and there was nothing for the gentlemen who had sold what they had not got but to go into the market, buy and deliver, or make terms to be dictated by the purchasers.

FEAR THE DALTON'S, Express and Railroad Officials Prepare for a Raid from the Outlaws. The American Express and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas officials are much disturbed by news from the territory of the movements of the Dalton gang of outlaws. For several months these criminals have been quiet, fortified in Sapulpe mountain, forty miles west of Vinita. Friday night, It is learned, they broke camp, and, heavily armed and otherwise thoroughly equipped, rode toward Vinita. Every Indication .pointed to a raid on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Road, and as a result the road’s officials and those of the American Express Company have put on extra guards, each supplied with a shotgun whose shells each contain sixteen buckshot Nothing has been heard from the gang since they broke camp Gotham Papers Seized in Paris. Upon Information given by Prince Colonna, John W. Mackay’s son-in-law, Paris officers seized all copies of the New York World of Feb. 5 which were offered for sale Prince Colonna declared that an article published in the World of that date was libelous. The paragraph to which he objected most strenuously said that he had been expelled from the jockey club in Rome for cheating with cards. His lawyers have served a writ upon Joseph Pulitzer, of the World, claiming 100,000 francs damages.

Forestry Congress. Representative men Interested lb the forestry question participated In the opening of a two days’ session of the National Forestry Congress at Albany, N. V. Urge a National Strike. The railroad and river coal miners of Pittsburg district were in session Monday ■with forty delegates, representing 12,000 minors. It la proposed to demand a uniform rate of 3 cents per bushel for mining. President Frye has been advocating a national strike. ; n 4. Three Men Crushed. At Bruce Mines, Ont., three miners were killed at the Ophir gold mine by the rock CMini? 1° on them. The dead men were: Frank Percy, James O. Heath and Anthony Savage. Brazilian Rebels Badly Routed. In an engagement between the Brazilian Government troops and insurgents near Sarandi the rebels were defeated. The battle was a horrible massacre. Four hundred of the rebels were left on the field. The government forces also captured many prisoners Death of Janet Patey. lima Janet Monach Patey, the distinguished contralto singer, died at Sheffield, Bagland. Mma Patey. after singing unusually well, was twlce recalled and •ung “The Banks of Allan Water.” After leaving the stage she fainted and never. regained consciousness.

WOMAN KILLED BY TRAMPS. Afraid to Trust Banks, She Kept 81,000 in Her House. - An aged lady, Mr*. Sarah Ballner, Uvea by herself near St. Henry. Ohio She was quite wealthy, and kept a large amount of money in the house, as she feared the banks were not secure. Her body was found Friday morning near the barn, where she had gone to feed the chickens. She had been knocked down with a club, and, after being killed, was left to lie where she was felled, while the robbers went through the house, securing $2,000 in money and other valuables. Tramps were the perpetrators of the crime, it is thought, and a big reward has been offered for their capture. PASSING OF A PREMIER. Mr. Gladstone Tenders His Resignation to the Queen. William Ewart Gladstone, for years the ruler of British politics and the most unique figure in the public life of the age, has made his final exit from the stage of action. His resignation of the Premiership was tendered to the Queen Saturday, and the Grand Old Man of England will now retire to the enjoyment in his remaining years of distinguished honors earned during over sixty years in the service of his country. The Queen writes formally accepting Mr. Gladstone’s resignation and announcing the choice of Lord Rosbery to fill the office of Premier.

EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY. Failures Continue to Decrease, While Mills and Factories Resume. R G. Dun &. Cu’s Weekly Review of Trade says: With no more definite Information than a week ago regarding the outcome of financial or revenue disputes, perhaps more people have come to the belief that the end will answer their wishes. Certainly rather more are taking limited risks in business, especially in stocks A substantial basis is the slowly growing demand for goods, caused by gradual exhaustion of stocks held by dealers, and this has further enlarged the working fdree in manufactures. More works have resumed or increased hands or hours than have stopped or reduced. ~ Might Be a Firebug. At last a Co.umbian guard has succeeded in arresting a man who Is strongly suspected of setting fire to one of the World’s Fair buildings. The prisoner says his name is Michael Murphy. 'ihe police believe enough evidence can be brought forward to prove that he is pne of the gang of incendiaries who have been applying the torch to the buildings at Jackson Park. He Was captured shortly after an unsuccessful attempt at incendiarism. One Minister Starved Out. Rev. Mr. Roberts, pastor of the Methodist Church at Richland, Kas., surprised his congregation by announcing that he had preached his last sermon. He very frankly told bls hearers that he took the step because they had starved 1 film out. In an interview Rev. Mr. Roberts complained most bitterly because there are thirty marriageable young men in Richland from whom ho has failed to receive a single fee during the past year. Americans Lost in Mexican Wilds. A party of Americans left Durango, Mexico, on a hunting expedition in the Sierra Madre Mountains, jhe locality is a wild and dangerous one, and two of the party were lost The bodies were found lying close together in a ravine. They had been partly devoured by wild beasts, and whether they died from exposure or were killed by a panther could not be learned.

They Did Their Courting by MallEarl Eugene Wllliard, a Chicago printer, I arrived in Fort Wayne, Ind., and the same evening was married to Miss Myrtle Shields, a handsome Fort Wayne orphan girl, whom he had never seen until a few hours before the marriage. The couple had been corresponding some time, the, result of an advertisement inserted in one of the city papers by the young man. Opera House Burned. At North Baltimore, Ohio, fire broke out on the stage of Henry’s Opera House and spread with great rapidity. The Opera 1 House and the entire block, with all contents. were entirely consumed. Loss. $109,090, divided up us follows: Dr. Henry, $60,000; Orville McDowell, $15,000; Bushong & Spitler, $25,000. Insurance, $30,000 on the whole property. Montana Mines Go for a Million. Several gold, silver, copper and iron mines near Bozeman, Mont., have Just been i purchased by George W. Ballou, who represents a syndicate of Now York capitalists The price paid was $1,000,00l£ The mines will be extensively developed and large concentrating works erected. Convicts Poor Workmen. The operation of the shoe factory at the Fort Madison (Iowa) State prison was discontinued. ’1 he reason given by the contractors is that the work of the convicts was not satisfactory, and that it was difficult to market the goods. Kossuth Has Suffered a Relapse. Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, has suffered a relapse and is again seriously ill. Dr. ? Basso,his physician, despairs of his recovery, as he refuses to take regular medical treatment. Defeated the Gallows. Charles Salyards. who was sentenced to be hanged at Carlisle, Pa., for the murder of Policeman Martin, attempted to commit suicide. He took a mixture of matchheads and vinegar.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO. Cattle—Common to Prime.... f 3500 5 25 Hoas—Shipping Grades 4 00 & 6 25 Sheep—f air to Choice 2 25 & 4 00 Wheat—No. 2 Red 6734@ 5834 Coen—No. 2 34 & 35 , Oats—No. 2 30 @ 31 / Rye—No. 2 47 @ 48* Buttbb—Choice Creamery 23 @ 2334 Eggs—Fresh 13 @ io Potatoes—Per bn co @ 60 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3 00 @4 75 Hogs—Choice Light 300 @ 5 25 Sheep—Common to Prime 200 @ 3 25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 65 & 6634 COBN—No. 2 Wh.te 34J4@ 3534 Oats—No. 2 White So & 32 „ ST. LOUIS. Cattle -. 300 @ 5 oo Hogs 3 00 @ 5 25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 65 @ 5534 Cobn—No. 2 33 Ift 34 Oats—No. 2 23 @ 30 Babley—Minnesota 52 @ 63 CINCINNATI. Cattle 3 00 @ 4 50 Hogs 300 ! @ 600 Sheep... .... ~ 201 <3375 Wheat—No. 2 Red 57 @ 58 Cohn—No. 2 [ 35 <<« 35 Oats—No. Mixed.... 31 @ 32 Rye—No. 2 si & 53 DETROIT. Cattle 300 @ 4 so Hogs 3 00 @ 5 26 SHEEP 2 00 @3 26 Wheat—No. 2 Red 58 @ 5834 COBN—No. 2 Yellow 36 @ 37 Oats—No. 2 White 30 @ 31 TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 2 Red -.. 58 @ 5834 COBN—No. 2 35J6® 3634 Oats—No. 2 White 30 @ 31 Bye—No. 2 49 so BUFFALO. Wheat—No. 1 Hard 70 & 7034 Cobn—No. 2 Yellow 40 @ 41 Oats—No. 2 White 3434@ 3534 Rye—No. 2 53 @ 65 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 5pring.......... 67 @ 68 COBN—No. 3 33 @ 34 Oats—No. 2 White 31 @ 82 Rye—No. 1 48 @ 49 Babley—No. 2 49 @ so PoßK—Mess U 75 @l2 25 NEW YORK. Cattle 300 @ 5 00 H0g5...4 375 @6 25 Sheep 200 @4OO Wheat-No. 2 Red. 6334@ 6434 Cobh—No. 2.. 4 43 @ 44 Oats—White Western 88 @ 43 Butteb—Choice 28 @ 26 POBI— Mom 13 50 @l4 25

ANOTHER FAIR CITY.

CALIFORNIA’S INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. gome Typical Fea tare 8 of the Early Historic Life of the State--Some of the Old Gambling Dens Reproduced Small-Pox Becomei Alarming. In the Sanset City. The California Midwinter International Exposition, at San Francisco, is proving a great success. The Exposition has awakened all the energies of the people of the State and there is now on exhibition such a variety of products of the soil—agricultural, horticultural, viticultural and mineral—as was never before seen on the Pacific slope. Eastern and foreign exhibitors are well represented in tneir choicest and rarest wares. The most interesting features of the exposition, perhaps, are the rep oduction of old California architecture - ob-

ject lessons of the early historic life of the State. Many of the mining cabins have been brought from the mountains and set up in the grounds. These have a historic value from their associations with men who have since acquired wealth and fame. Among the old miners’ cabins, one of the shabbiest is the house in which John W. Mackav lived for several years at Allegheny, Sierra County, 'where he made his first strike, which

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furnished the means for his further work in quartz-mining. Another equally interesting cabin is that which once belonged to Hon. George 11. Perkins, now United States Senator from California, and ranking as one of the millionaires of the State. Another cabin was occupied at one time by Mark

IN THE ORIENTAL VILLAGE, MUN STREET, CAIRO.

Twain, when he was working as a miner. One. of the mining camps has all the gambling accessories which characterized the old camps, keno and faro outfits, a roulette wheel, etc., and the games are called by Mexican women who have presided over similar games in the roughest camps of California, Arizona and Nevada, and who have witnessed more fights than they could count on their jingling bracelets, made out of gold coins contributed by ’‘admirers.” There is also a dancing hall, the inevitable saloon, the counter of which is formed by»two planks laid on barrels, and a hotel, which is an exact

APPROACH TO THE FINE ARTS BUILDING.

reproduction of the pion er hostelry There is also a museum which is stocked with relics of the ’49 period. In one corner of the grounds is a model placer mining eamp. Here are flume, sluices, rockers, long-toms, riffles, and other devices for catching gold. Several old' miners show the visitors exactly how the gold was dug out in ’49. The ground has been “salted” with gold dust and small nuggets, giving the spectacle the full air of realism. The large buildings on the ground are splendid in appearance and con-

REPRODUCTIONS OF THE OLD MINING CAMPS OF UNITED STATES SENATOR PERKINS AND JOHN W. MACKAY.

stitute another World s Fair City on a smaller scale. Of several scenes on the grounds we print illustrations.

SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.

Chicago Thinks It May Be Necessary to Quarantine Patients at Home. The, Chicago Health Department is in a quandary as to what Is to be done with smallpox patients if the disease does not rapidly abate. The hospital is beaming so crowded that it will soon be impossible to accommodate any more within its walls. Tuesday there were’l6o cases under treatment there, and nearly all the available space in the building and in the new wing was occupied. Cots were placed in the corridors in the upper part of the building and the drying-room had been converted into a ward. Dr. Potter said to a press correspondent that the outcome of the crowded condition of affairs will jrobably be that the city will abandon the policy of rem- ving all patients to the hospital, “It will probably be necessary,” said he, to quarantine the patients in their homes. This was done during the epidemic of 1882, ahd it can easily bi done now. ” There were fifteen new cases found Tuesday and the sufferers were removed to the hospital. An Indianapolis dispatch says that Indiana authorities may ask that all passengers to or through Indiana be subjected to inspection by the Illinois officials, and if this be refused quarantine stations will be established along the Indiana line and the trains out of Chicago will be held for inspection and examination. The officials believe that less inconvenience would be occasioned the traveling public by applying the remedy in Chicago, but if this cannot be done the Indiana authorities will act on their own soil.

Dr. M. R. Trumbower, State Veterinarian of Illinois, was some time ago requested by Dr. J. W. Scott, Secretary of the State Board of Health, to proceed to Lombard. Dupage County, and make an inspection of the eattle that are used there for cultivating vaccine virus. He did so, and has submitted his report. After giving the character of the cattle selected from the Union Stockyards at Chicago, he tells how they a e cared for on the vaccine farm, and concludes his report as follows: Tqls business has been carried on for the past seven years, and at present from twelve to fourteen cattle are used weekly, aoout 35.009 points are produced from twelve cattle So far as I can see, everything Is conducted in a proper manner; no diseased or improper cattle are used, and the product ought to be reliable and beyond suspicion. .The State p-ison at Sing Sing, N. Y., has been placed und >r close quarantine because sever al of the convicts engaged in securing rags have been seized with smallpox.

LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN.

Charles 11. Luscomb of Brooklyn Is the New President. At the annual meeting of the League of American Wheelmen held at Louis-

CHAS. H. LUSCOMB.

terests in the summer of 18811, and shortly became captain of the Brooklyn Club, holding that position three years. In 1888 he was elected President of the League of American Wheelmen, a position which he filled with great credit. The present membership of the League is 36,950, an increase of 2,646 the past reason. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New York rank in the order named in the League membership at the present time. There has been a decrease in the membership of women during the post season, the membership of the fair sex being now 915. The Auditing Committee of the Lea rue has taken care of over SIOO,OOO in the past year.

ROAD-MAKING IN THE COUNTRY

Efforts of the Agricultural Department Meeting with Success. The inquiry being made by the Agricultural Department into the system of road management and road-making methods in the United States is meeting with favorable results. Among otner things the co-operation of practically all of the principal railri ads in reducing freight rates on road materials has been secured. The edition, 3,000 copies, of bulletin No. 1 on “Recent Road Laws of the Various States" has been exhausted and a reprint has been ordered. Information is being gathered for further publications for which many applications are now on file. Concerning some of the results reached, General Roy Stone, who is in charge of the investigation, said: “It appears that while many short sections of good highways are being built in various parts of "the country, with a gratifying general cheapness in cost and freedom from burdensome taxation, yet in some of the States a Serious setback to the movement has occurred through the failure of legislation intended to advance it and rened upon for general results. The optional country road laws passed in 1893 have nowhere proved acceptable to the county boards, except with two counties in Michigan. It is clear, therefore, that these laws are either in advance of public education or at variance with the public iudgment in the States concerned, and that a new departure must be taken to insure any prompt and general advance in highway construction in those States. “Fortunately it has been able to point to the remarkable success of the State aid and local option law of New Jersey, and to commend it with certain modifications to the consideration of other States. That law proceeds upon the theory that while the country as a whole may be unwilling to embark in road building, those smaller communities which are themselves willing to contribute fairly toward the improvement of their highways may justly demand county and State aid in carrying on such improvements. ”

MR. WILSON MUCH BETTER.

Eats with Relish Atole, a Nutritious Dish, Prepared by Indian Women. A late bulletin from Dr. Underwood, who is nursing Congressman Wilson at Guadalajara, is very encouraging. His pulse is steady, his temperature fairly normal, and his appetite good. The Mexican physician has prescribed atole as diet. Atole is a very nutritious dish. Corn is ground by hand by Indian women, and the meal is then parched and sifted into boiling hot water or milk in the same manner as used in mush in the United States. It is, however, much more appetizing than mush when freshly ground and cooked. Congressman Tarsney has the best Indian Woman obtainable cooking it fresh at all hours of the day, as Mr. Wilson eats it with relish, but can take only a 'few spoonfuls at a time. Consul General Crittenden received a message from Mr. Tarsney saying Mr. Wilson is improving, that the climate is splendid, and he thinks the patient will pull through. Mr. Wilson is much prostrated,but it is believed that the crisis is past.

GEN. MILES LEAVES CHICAGO.

He Will Succeed Gon. Howard In the Department of the East. Gen. Miles will soon be transferred from Chicago to New York to fill the place caused by the retirement of 0.0. Howard. Gen. Miles will go East at the beginning of the new fiscal year. It is expected that Gen. Miles will remain at this new station until September, 1895, when he will be p -emoted to succeed Gen. Schofield as commander of the United States army.

Newsy Paragraphs.

The story that Gov. McKinley is to try as successor to Calvin S. Brice in the Senate is denied. The lumber output of the Pacific Northwest has decreased during the last year 700,000,000 feet. A cyclone near Homer, La., destroyed several buildings and killed a and a negro girl. Telegraphic reports from many points in Colorado and New Mexico disprove the reports that range stock is dying off by thousands on account of severe weather. Andy Wentworth, a foreman of he fire department of Columbus, Ind., has brought suit against the city for $5,600 for injuries received by being thrown from a hose reel that had upset in a ditch. All the glaciers in the Alps would not equal one of the largest in our territory of Alaska.

STARVING IN TEXAS.

TALES OF HUNGER, DEATH, AND DESOLATION. ▲ Once Proeperoua. Regloi, on Which Nature Bestowed Her Choicest Gitte, Now a Vast Desert, Strewn with the Bones of Cattle—Untold Suffering Along the Bio Grande. The Rio Grande Valley might be likened unto the valley of the shadow of death. Where a few years ago thousands of head of cattle, horses, sheep and goats grazed on luxuriant and nutritious grasses is now a floor of sand and alkali. Buzzards and wolves are all that is left in animal like, except a few destitute and starving families. In vegetation nothing is se?n except the great green cactus, with its forbidding thorns, which secure it against an attack of even sheep and goats. In Starr, Zapata and portions of Encinal, Hidalgo, Cameron, Dimmet, Maverick and Duval Counties in the extreme southwestern portion of the State the direst want prevails. In Starr County the situation is more deplorable and the ruin and desolation more widespread than in the adjoining counties, but in sections of each the same awful and gruesome state of affairs is manifest. Until four years ago this section was one apparently most favored by nature. Vegetation was rank in growth. The mild, salubrious climate lent a charm to life, and all was prosperity and happiness. Cattle and sheep thrived and fattened on the wild grasses, and with little effort in tne way of cultivation the husbandman garnered enough to supply all needs. In the more favored localities, where springs were numerous, little villages had been established and a large population was contentedly living, deriving its income from the vast stock and sheep industries. All this has been transformed. The scene shifted and the white, bleaching bones of animals covering the ground for miles and miles is all the eye now meets. No crops have been raised or harvested for four consecutive years. Even the springs have dried up. The scene presented is that of a vast desert, with nothing to relieve the monotony. A Sad State of Affairs,

ville, Ky.,Charles H. Luscomb of Brooklyn was elected President. Mr. Luscomb is a graduate of the College of the City of New York and Columbia Law School and is a well-known and successful New i York lawyer. He became identified with wheeling in-

To increase the want and misery, hunger has attacked mankind as well as the dumb animals, and many have died praying for bread. For a time the poor subsisted on roots and prickly pears, adding half putrid flesh stripped from dead animals which the buzzards had not completely devoured. The little Mexican children are naked, and the older ones without clothes t> cover their bodies. Taking Starr County as an example, fully 90 per cent, of all live stock has perished. A year ago there were in that county 22,000 horses, 55,000 cattle, 125,00) sheep, and 25.000 goats. To-day there are not all told in the county more than 10,0)0 head of four footed animals. Wealthy men are bankrupt and absolutely starving. What is true of Starr County applies to portions of other counties. The better to give some idea of the distressing state of affairs, some of the losses sustained by ranchmen are: F. Garza last August owned 2,500 sheep, 160 cattle and 80 horses; he has 2 horses, 10 sheep and 1 cow left. E. Gonzales, 1,20) sheep; has 25 left, all other stock dead. C. Gomez, 2,50) sheep, 600 cattle, 1)0 horses; 60 sheep left, cattle and horses all dead. C. and P. ranch, 4,000 sheep; 300 left. E. P. ranch, 1,500 sheep; all dead. Peterson Brothers, 2,000 cattle and horses; about 150 left. This list might be extended indefinitely, but this will suffice to show the condition of the country. So grave has the situation become that all hopes have been abandoned. The gnawing pangs of hunger are being felt by all alive, and scores are falling victims to starvation. The drain upon the more f ortunate has been so steady that they cannot longer help one another, and they have appealed to the charity of the world for contributions of money, clothing, or provisions of any kind. As far as the live-stock industry is concerned, the agony is over, as the animals’ bones now strew the once green pastures. It bee o nes necessary to feed the living, and remove them to other localities where they can begin the-battle of life anew. Mass meetings have been held at some of the near-by towns, and preparations are now going on to relieve the suTerers.

Fl ish with Money and Wear Fine Clothes, hot Still Eat Stewed Dog:. The Indians composing the Sioux nation are just now the happiest and most contented mortals in the country. This state of affairs is brought about by the distribution among them of tens of thou ands of dollars by the government, being the first payment made for ceding about a million acres of land to the government a few years ago. As a further payment for the land the Sioux will receive during the next few months large quantities of agricultural implements, thousands of horses, cattle, oxen, etc. The Indians who are entitled to their portion of the money and goods distributed, says a Chamberlain (S. D.) dispatch, are those at Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Santee, Flandreau, Lower Brule, Crow Creek, Forest City, Standing Rock and Ponca agencies. As a result of these cash payments the towns nearest the agencies have been filled of late with Indians of all ages, sexes and condition, who lost no time in exchanging their money for articles of various kinds. Although the government furnishes them with practically all the necessaries of life, the red man can find many ways of squandering his money. Among the first places visited when they are looking for investments are clothing, boot and shoe and dry goods ■ stores. They buy ginghams, calicoes of ' bright colors and flowered patterns, velvets, and occasionally silk for the squaws, and muslin, bright-colored > ishawls, trunks, valises, hats, children’s overshoes, beads, etc. Millinery stores | are also extensively patronized. It is.' only a short time before dealers are sold out of cigarettes, young Indians less than 10 years of age being as eager to smoke them as their elders. Scores of the Sioux are annually be-: coming more aristocratic, and in order to maintain the proper dignity, invest their surplus wealth in buggies and I double-seated carriages, the harnesses | on the horses being the best in the ' market, and the Indians preferring those with brass trimmings. Now that most of the Sioux are content to reside i in comfortable log or frame houses, 1 especially in the winter time, when the airy tepee is hardly sufficient to pro- I tect them against the rigors of the northern weather, they wish to make the interior of their dwelling as com-1 sortable and homelike as possible, and ' for this reason they are, when flush, ! gocd patrons of furniture stores. Here they purchase cupboards, bedsteads, j chairs and occasionally a baby car-: riage. Owners of newly purchased I baby carriages pi esent an amusing eight.. Coming from a store where he and his wife have just purchased a

SIOUX ARE IN THE SWIM.

handsome one, the Sioux takes the lead, wheeling the empty carriage, while his wife follows in the rear, bringing on her back a large-sized papoose. The Government furnishes the Indians with liberal supplies of meat of nearly all kinds, bub nevertheless, they expend large sums for this while in the border towns. During the present pilgrimage one Indian visited a local meat market and purchased pork to the amount of $13.50. During these visits of the Indians it is remarkable how many stray dogs disappear from the street 5 . A visit to the ‘.emporaiy Indian village in the outskirts of the town and an inspaction of the contents of the large iron kettles steaming and boiling over the bright fires would solve the mystery. When the last strav dog has disappeared into the iron kettles of the Sioux, and subse uently into the stomachs of the red man and his friends, the Indians stroll through the residence portion of the town and watch for dogs that are large and fat. When such a cur is discovered the Indians ascertain the owner, go to him or her and offer to buy the animal. Dog soup is still a favorite dish with the Sioux, and probably will be for many generations to come. An Indian will cut his hair, wear white man's clothes, adorn himself with a white shirt collar and necktie, cover his head with a stovepipe hat, shine his shoes occasionally, but he is not yet prepared to relinquish his craving for dog soup. After several days of trading and sightseeing the Indians return quietly to their reservations, empty in pocket, but rich in this world’s goods. Their money is all gone, but they know the Great Father will give them more in the future.

PEACE IN HONDURAS.

President Vasquez Seeks an Asylum in Salvador. Tlje prospects of peace in Central America have not been so bright for nearly three years as they are now. This is because Vasguez, the President of Honduras, has sought safety inflight, and the leader of the rebels, Policarpo Bonilla, will soon be elected in his stead. It is about three years since Bogran's term of office expired as President of Honduras. Not being eligible to re election, he managed to secure the election of Ponciana Leiva, a subservient tool. The candidate of the ant -administration party was Eonil a, who claimed that Leiva’s election was unconstitutional and unfair, and a:, once began to sow the seeds of revolution. Bogran died, but Leiva was inaugurated. Gen. Doming) Vasquez became lii chief friend and advi-er and the head of his cabinet. Leiva finally became frightened at Jhe proportions the insurrection had assumed, and turned the Presilency over to Vasquez. Vasquez was not popular, but he conducted a vigorous campaign against Bonilla, so that the latter was finally driven out of the country into Nicai agua. Peace followed for a time, although Bonilla was quietly nursing his wrath and preparing for future operations. Conspirators against Vasquez were executed every now and then hy order of the President and an outbreak was almost constantly expected. In the meantime Bonilla was collecting other exiles, and biding his time for the invasion of Honduras. Vasquez protested to the Nicaraguan Government against its hat boriug of such an expedition. The controversy ended finally in war. Last December the Nicaraguans together with a number of Honduran malcontents, under the leadership of Bonilla, invaded Honduras. Vasquez resisted as well as he was able, but was finally penned up with the remnant of his forces in the cadital. The city was besieged, until Tegucigalpa was surrendered to the rebel. It was predicted that Vasquez would be shot. It appears, however, that he has sought an asylum in Salvador. President Ezeta of that country will recognize Bonilla as the ruler of Honduras, and at the elections soon to follow Bonilla will undoubtedly be chcsen President, and will grant amnesty to all who participated in the conflict. In the long siege the allied armies lost only two generals, seven colonels and 200 privates. When peace is firmly established the Nicaraguan army with its leader, Gen. Ortez, will return to their own country. Vasquez was at La Union when last heard from, hut will probably be taken into the interior for greater safety.

TORN IN TWO AND SUNK.

Report of the Loss of the Rebel Transport Venus Confirmed. Rio Janeiro advices say that the repurts of the loss of the rebel transport Venus have teen confirmed, but the details of the loss of the vessel are meager. Friday morning the armed rebel transports Jupiter, Marte and Venus, which are lying off Porto Madama, took up positions and cpened bombardment against the government batteries. The guns in the batteries responded quickly and a lively fire was exchanged. Suddenly there was a terrific roar heard above the booming of the guns and it was at once conjectured that an explosion had occurred. At first it was thought that disaster had befallen the transport Mater. Immediately after the sound of the explosion was heard the men in the batteries and elsewhere along the shore saw a hugh cloud column of reddish brown smoke ascending and spreading out to wide dimensions as it rose. It was seen as the smoke cleared away a little that the explosion had occurred on the Venus. The vessel had been torn in half, and almost immediately afterward the stern half of the wreck went to the bottom. The bow half was on fire and in a few minutes the flames were raging furiously. This portion of the vessel floated for a half hour and then went down. The Venus was commanded by Capt. Vasconcellos. He, with three officers and twenty-nine men, made up the complement of the vessel. Every soul on board was lost. Some of the crew could be seen for a time on the forward part of the vessel as it drifted helplessly burning, and efforts were made to rescue them, but the boats that were dispatched on this work were slow in reaching the scene of the dissster, and by the time they arrived the men on the wreck were forced by the fire into the water. Many theories are current as to the cause of the disas’er. The most probable of these is that a shot from the shore batteries struck the Venus amidships anl plowed its way through the hull and boilers.

Telegraphic Clicks.

The diplomatic and consular service of the United States cost the country SSO j, 000 a year. Nine hundred persons have been converted as the result of a Methodist revival at Danville, 111. Records of 6-year-old and aged horses show twenty-one won 201 races and earned $209,108 in 1893. IT is announced that Gorman and fellow-objectors to the tariff bill have secured what they wanted. Business by the full bench of the Supreme Court will bsdelayed a month by Justice Jackson’s absence. W. Steinitz and Emanuel lasker have signed to play a chess watch for the championship of the world.

THE NATION’S SOLONS.

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Oar National Law-Makers and What They Are Doing for the Good of the CountryVarious Measures Proposed, Discussed) and Acted Upon. Doings of Congress. After two weeks of obstruction Representative Bland cn Wednesday finally secured tbe adoption of his motion to limit debate on tbe seigniorage bllL A quorum having been secured. Mr. Outhwalte, from the Committee on Rules, reported a special order to discharge the committee of the whole from further consideration of the pending bill and providing that after two hours’ consideration in the House the previous question should bo considered as ordered on the bill and pending amendments no Intervening motion to be in order. He demanded the previous question. The speaker had his name called on the demand of the previous question on the adoption of the special order and It was sustained 170 to 10 one more than a quorum. The vote was then taken on the adoption of the special order. The quorum was lost on the vote on the adoption of the special order—l6s to 11, three short of a quorum. Mr. Outhwalte, stating that this question would come up as soon as the house convened again moved an adjournment. It was carried. The senate held a two hours’ session the whole of which was given to a speech by Senator Frye in opposition to President Cleveland’s Hawaiian policy. After a short executive session the senate adjourned. The Bland bill for the coinage of the silver seigniorage and the sliver bullion In the Treasury pas-ed the House Thursday by a vote of 167 to 130. Tbe bill as passed ■was In the nature of a substitute for the original text of the measure, but the changes do not affect the material features of the bill. An analysis of the vote shows that 140 Democrats. 19 Republicans, and 8 Populists (total 167) voted for it. and 79 Republicans and 51 Democrats (total 130, voted against It The bill for the rescue of the armament of the wrecked Kearsarge passed just before adjournment An unimportant session of the Senate took place, confirmation of the following nominations being the only feature: Granville Stuart, of Montana. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Paraguay and Uruguay; collector of customs, Martin J. Russell, Chicago. Collectors of Internal Revenue— James W. Hunter, Fifth District of Illinois. Iowa: Bert J. Wellman at Mauches-' ter. Illinois: Thomas A. Mcllvalne at Tuscola, Thomas E. Garner at Paris, Charles G Chain at Bushnell. Julian J. Beall at Mattoon, Christian W. Barnhart at Wilmington. The Senate adjourned to meet next Monday. The House Friday entered upon tbe consideration of appropriation bills. The fortification bill, carrying something over 82,000,000, was passed In twenty-five minutes and then the pension appropriation bill was taken up. An altercation occurred between Mr. Meredith of Virginia and Mr. Funk of Illinois over the former’s attempt to prove that there were many fraudulent pensions on the rolls which almost resulted In a personal collision. 1 Mr. Meredith, who was the aggressor, rushed over to the place where Mr. Funk was standing and shook his fist In she latter’s face. Hot words were spoken, but friends Interfered, and the Speaker restored order before any blows were struck. Mr. Bankhead. Chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings, offered a resolution for the appoln.ment of a subcommittee togo to Chicago and Investigate the Postoffice Building there, with a view to determining the question of its safety, etc. Mn, Bankhead explained the pressing necessity for examination. The amount Involved was large and the committees were unwilling to make a recommendation without a personal Investigation. The resolution carried an appropriation of 81,500. It was passed The debate on tbe pension appropriation bill continued all day Monday in the House, and at times considerable spirit was displayed. The principal speakers were Messrs. Dolliver, Hepburn, Enloe, and Cannon. The Senate held a short session, and but little business of Importance was transacted A brief debate on sliver was precipitated by the Intention expressed by the Vice President to refer the Bland seigniorage bill, which had just been received from the House, to the Finance Committee. Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, opposed this disposition of the bill, and asked that ft be allowed to He on the table subject to being called up at any time. This was finally ordered. Mr. Stewart at the same time offered a free sliver amendment to the bill. The only other event of interest was the offering by Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, of a resolution looking to the appointment of a tariff commission, which he offered as an amendment to the tariff bill. A number of bills of minor importance were passed. The feature of the pension debate In the House Tuesday was the speech of General Daniel E Sickles, of New York. Mr. Milliken (Rep., Maine) made a brief speech In favor of liberality in pensions, and was followed by Mr. Grosvenor (Rep., Ohio). The charge that there was wholesale fraud in the pension rolls General Grosvenor stamped as false and malicious. Mr. Coombs (Dem., N. Y.) decried the constant attempts to make political capital out of the pension business, and the unjust charges of hostility to the system upon the Southern Representatives. The Southern members, he said, had quietly acquiesced In the demands for pensions. They did not even reply to’ the taunts of the other side Mr. Blair (Rep., N. H.) said that the cry that the cry that the pension roll was a roll of dishonor, tainted with fraud, had long been heard in the land. As far back as 1881, in order to get at the fraudulent pensions, the entire roll was published. It was examined In every community, and as far as he knew not one single, solitary* case of fraud was developed. Mr. Mahon (Rep, Pa.) concluded the debate for the day. At the end of his remarks the committee rose. Mr. Dockery presented a bill from the joint committee on expenditures In the department to Improve the methods of auditing accounts In the Treasury Department, and then at 5:40 o’clock tbe House adjourned. The Senate confirmed a number of postmasters.

How to Train a Canary Bird.

As soon as the young canary is large enough to sit upon a perch in the cage take it in the hand every day, fondle the little thing, feed it with the fingers, and in the course of two weeks you will find it at the cage door ready to come out when you approach. Let it fly about the rooms, perch upon your shoulder, and in time you will notice that it will be doing all sorts of things that will amuse and interest you. By this kind of training the birds will sing much sweeter, and in many ways repay you for your extra attention.

This and That.

Prudence is the better part of shrewdness. The most accurate weather report is the thunder clap. The rich man has his mug at the barber shop. The poor man takes his there. ’Tis the accounts of a side door salcon that are kept up by a double entry system. Speaking of “sage dressing,” what’s the matter with Socrates putting his coat on? Everything a rich man says goes, if he does not say “balky horse.” Ip beauty is only skin deep the rhinoceros should be the handsomest beast afloat. The average man is apt to be the next thing to a fool when he gets beside himself. It is considered strange that aristocratic people will consent to live in a common wealth. Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, and that it is which crowns a welcome.-r-Massinger. Cornelius Vanderbilt, it is said, has given a million dollars to religious work in the past two years.