Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1895 — MARCH ON TIEN TSIN. [ARTICLE]

MARCH ON TIEN TSIN.

JAPANESE MEET WITH SLIGHT OPPOSITION. Government Wins the Famous Bet! Telephone Sait—Kansas City Terrorized by Footpads—Long Tramp of a Texas Family—Fatal Explosion. Chinese Being Routed. Shanghai advices say the first and secend Japanese armies are marching direct on Tien Tain. They are now north •f New Chwang, which place has been captured. Several other cities have also been taken, all without serious fighting. The force of the two armies combined amounts to about 72,000 men. The Shanghai officials of the native city have removed their wives and families to the foreign settlement for safety in anticipation of an outbreak which is feared in consequence of the imposition of the war tax. The Government Wins. Judge Carpenter, in the United States Circuit Court at Boston, decreed that the telephone patent, 463,569, issued Nov. 17. 1891, to Emile Berliner, be declared void and delivered up to be canceled. There were two grounds upon which the government attacked the Berliner patent, and on both grounds the court decides against the company, which is not only defeated but has to pay the eos*s, which are enormous. The first ground of attack was that its issue had been wrongfully delayed by the American Bell Telephone Company, working through various proceedings of the patent office. The second ground of attack by the government was because substantially the same patent, or a patent substantially covering the same invention, was issued in 1880 to Emile Berliner. The company has the right to appeal to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. While the Berliner patent was a ground patent, the American Bell Telephone Company has protected itself by special patents in every improvement made. Upon the announcement of this decision Bell telephone stock broke from 200% to 191, and sold later to 194 and 193, more than 700 changing hands. The value of the patent involved is said to be $5,000,000. FROM TEXAS TO NEW JERSEY. Charles Roberts and Family Make th« Journey as Tramps. Charles N. Roberts, his wife and five children, who have' triimped thir way from Brqwning, Texas, are housed at police headquarters in Newark, N. J. The eldest of the children is a 14-year-old girl and the youngest is a boy of 6. Roberts says his crops had failed and, with $65 in money, he determined to seek his brother, who, he supposed, was in Newark. While traveling the family lived on charity and slept in barns. At Henderson, Ky., they were all laid up-with grippe for a month. At the end of that time all their money was gone. The longest stretch of tramping without a ride of any kind was 285 miles through Indiana and Kentucky. The family arrived in Newark on Saturday morning and Roberts searched the city, but eould find no trace of his brother.

TOWN FULL OF THUGS. Seven Hold-Ups in One Evening in Kansas City. A wave of outlawry struck Kansas | City Monday night. Ex-Deputy Constable Isaac Cahn was shot through the brain by Foster Pollard. Five persons were held up and robbed by foots pads on Independence avenue, near Highland, and two persons were robbed on Buff street. The men robbed were John Burke, a saloonist; Alexander Chouteau, a visitor from the Indian Territory; M. Sutherland and Carl Ralstrom; Nettie Harris, a young colored woman, who was shot because she refused to throw up her hands. She is not dangerously wounded. W. V. Franklin, of St. Louis, was the sixth man to be relieved of his cash, while the name of the seventh man held up could not be learned. CAPTURED BY CANNIBALS. Sad Fate of One of a Party of Mexican Prospectors. A party of citizens which left Hermosillo, Mex., a few weeks ago to explore/ Tiburen Island in search of gold mines, which, according to tradition, are to be found there, has returned with one missing. The Seris Indians, the cannibalistic tribe who occupy the island, made no hostile demonstration toward the prospectors, but Edwardo Flores, a young member of the party-, became separated from his companions, and although a long search was made for him he could not be found. It is feared that he was kidnaped by the Indians and killed and eaten. FIVE BLOWN TO DEATH. I Fatal Boiler Explosion in a WestJßay City Factory. i By the explosion of the boiler in Russell Bros.’ planing' mill and box factory at West Bay City Tuesday morning five persons were instantly killed, several others -were injured and one is missing. The explosion occurred while the mill was shut down for a few moments, the boys flocking to the engine-room to eat lunch. All the bodies were terribly mutilated and almost unrecognizable. Official Is Gone. William D. 8. Anderson, assistant treasurer of Cook County, 111., ‘for twenty years, is missing. He left the office in the county building Saturday without a moment’s notice, failed to send word of his intentions to his wife, and it is feared he has wandered away while temporarily irresponsible. Attacks His Wife from the Stage. Charles Dickson, the actor, created a sensation at Davenport, lowa, .by publicly apologizing for the appearance of Miss Alice Thrill in the leading feminine role of his play, “A Jolly Good Fellow.” Mrs. Dickson, who usually assumes the part, was, he said, sulking at the hotel. Bought by Chicago Capitalists. It is rumored that a syndicate of Chicago capitalists has purchased all the private mines at Rock Springs, Wyo., not controlled by the Union Pacific, for £20,060,000. Historic Vessel Retired. The Dale, one of the oldest and most historic vessels of the navy, has been ordered out of commission and will be turned over to the Maryland naval' militia. ■j True Bills for Leading Men. A dispatch from Atlanta says ths United States Grand Jury has indicted thirty-six prominent men of Murray County, Georgia, for white-capping. ( Peixoto Very 111. Ex-President Peixoto, of Brazil, has been taken down with a severe atack of locomotor -ataxia, and has been forced to retire to his country residence.

CATTLE MEN AROUSED. Their Business Demands Free Tiado in Sagar with Germany. Washington dispatch: Word reaches here that the vast cattle interests of the West, representing an invested capital of not less than $500,000,000, are about to grapple in a deathlock struggle with the sugar trust, and that the direction of the fighting is. to be lodged with P. D. Armour, Nelson Morris, and Swift, the Chicago kings of the meat trade. The United States is to be the battle-ground. Free sugar is a necessity to the free exportation of meat products to the great consuming markets of Europe. The imposition of a duty on sugar was promptly met by the raising of an embargo against American beef by Germany and Denmark. Germany has indicated clearly that she does not propose to recede from the position taken with regard to American meats until the discrimination against the beet sugar interests of the German empire is removed. The American meat trade with foreign countries approximates $150,000,000 a year, am’ 'ling that threatens this mighty b* -*a in a vital or important way insti touches the pockets of one of the m powerful and fighting combinations in existence. In I this fight the meat men feel that they can I command the aggressive support of the • Senators from every Western and South- ' ern State and put up a combination that i will b-3 invincible. The department of : agriculture may be relied upon to help the I cattle men. This is the first real danger , that has menaced the sugar trust.

POOLING BILL SURE TO PASS. Canvase of the Senate Shows a Majority in Favor of the Measure. There is a well-defined impression in Washington that the Senate will agree to the railroad pooling bill practically as it passed the House. A careful canvass of that body has been made and the friends of the measure are sure of a majority. The complexion of the Interstate Commerce Committee, consisting of Senators Butler,’ Gorman, Brice, Camden, Lindsay, Smith, Cullom, Wilson. Chandler, Wolcott, and Higgins, is indicative of speedy and favorable action. It is not regarded as at all likely that any serious attempt to widen the latitude of the measure will be made, owing to a fear that such action would imperil its chances not only in the Senate, but in the House when the amendment goes back to that body to be acted upon. Leading Republicans in the Senate say there will be no partisan opposition to the bill. SIR JOHN THOMPSON DEAD. Canadian Premier Expires at Windsor —Made a Member of Privy Council. Sir John Thompson, the Canadian prime minister, expired at Windsor Tuesday after the meeting of the privy council, at which he was sworn in as a member. Sir John Thompson, the minister of justice, was the subtlest intellectual force in Canadian public life. If intellectual grasp, power of debate and unblemished character were the sole requisites for leadership Sir John Thompson would have had no rival. But Sir John, although popular with those who knew him intimately, and although a most unpretentious and even diffident man, gave an impression of austerity and unapproachableness. Moreover, he proved a poor pupil at the subterfuges and wiles of the politicians. He was born in Halifax in 1844.

KILLED BY A BURGLAR. Well-Known Citizen of Cleveland Murdered in His Own Room. William H. Price, the well-known member of the firm of printing press manufacturers, Chandler & Price, was almost instantly killed at his home in Cleveland at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday morning by a burglar. Just what occurred between the burglar and Price will probably never be known. Shots were heard and a minute later Price was found by his son lying with his face downward on the floor and rapidly expiring. Price awakened and seeing two men in the room sprang from his bed, and as he did so one of the burglars shot at hiin three times, all of the bullets taking effect. Price fell, and as te did so the two burglars ran out of the oom. From a pocketbook on the diningroom table SBS was taken by the burglars. No other property is missing from the Price residence. Reverend Rascal Overhauled. After having deserted his wife and'children, his friends and his congregation to brave the scorn of the world with a woman in whose affections he could never jhopo to find a lawful place. Rev. Conrad Haney, of Chicago, has found himself deserted in turn. When Mr. Haney and 'Mrs. Brandt left Chicago their flight was announced to the woman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Huttig, at Muscatine, lowa, the same day by telegraph by Mr. Brandt. Mr. Huttig, Jr., assumed the right of a brother to reclaim his sister, and started out in chase of the guilty pair, locating them at Cincinnati. There is a wellfounded rumor afloat that Mr. Huttig flourished a big revolver in the runaway preacher’s face and threatened to pull the trigger, while Mr. Haney calmly told him that he was perfectly indifferent as to whether the gun was loaded or not. Mrs. Brandt, it is said, bore herself with the same composure. Mrs. Brandt returned to Chicago. The meeting between .the mother and daughter and husband ban best be imagined. Friday Mrs. Brandt left the city alone. She was accompanied to the train by Mr. Brandt, who purchased her a ticket to an eastern seaport, from where it is said she will take a steamer to Europe. Those who saw the parting say it was a tearless one.

Peruvian Rebels Score One. Advices received from Peru via Colonna, per steamer Alliance, are to the effect that Gen. Pierola, who is in arms against the Peruvian Government, is gaining accessions to his ranks. The general sentiment of the people appears to be in his favor. He has control of several of the principal ports and is very strong in the interior of the country. H 6 has a wellequipped army and is close to Lima, the capital. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Puno was, on her arrival at Ho, subjected to a rigid search by Government troops. The object was to discover if the steamer was carrying arms or ammunition for Gen. Pierola's forces. A company of soldiers remained on ,the boat until she arrived at Callao, the port of Lima, to prevent communication with adherents of Gen. Pierola and to inspect all the cargo landed. At the time these advices were sent Pierola’s forces had control of the Oroya railroad and traffic on the line to Ancud was suspended. The only railway in the country remaining in operation was the short line between Lima and Callao. Cashier Stoic $25,000. Frank A. McKean, cashier of the Indian Head National Bank at Nashua, N. H., has embezzled $25,000. McKean was twice elected Mayor of the city, was candidate for Governor in 1878 and was City Treasurer for many years. He has disappeared. Scalded to Death. Willie Ott, 6 years old, went to a hogkilling at his uncle’s near West Franklin, Posey County, Indiana. The uncle, who was drunk, held Willie over a kettle of boiling water and accidentally dropped him into it, scalding him to death. The uncle was arrested. Figures on Imports. An interesting compilation just completed by the statistician of the Treasury Department shows tiat England has suffered a uoteworftiy loss during the last

ten year;. her totai percentage dropping down fro» nearly 24 per cent, to 16 4-5 per cent Germany has lost less than one-half pel cent, her share now being 10% per cent. France has 7% per cent against nearly 10 per cent, in 1885. Nearly all the European countries have lost percentage, but none as much as England. While Europe's trade with this country has fallen from 55 to 45 per cent, of the whole, the West Indies, Mexico and South America have gained almost precisely the share which Europe has lost. The increase of our trade on this continent is likely to be used as an argument in favor of the Nicaragua Canal and of free ships.

PAYING MORE WAGES. Manufacturers* Pay-Rolls Show an Increase Over Last Year. R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly Review of Trade says: Dun’s review is enabled, by the kindness of several thousand manufacturers who have forwarded statements of their pay-rolls for November, this year, in 1893, and in 1892, to make encouraging comparison of earnings for that month, which shows an increase in total payments of 15.2 per cent, over last year, but n decrease of 18.3 per cent, in comparison with 1892; 10.2 per cent, more persons were employed than a year ago, but 8.6 per cent, less than in 1892. The average of earnings for over 250,000 hands is 4 per cent, larger than in 1893, but 14% per cent, less than in 1892. In some of the industries more hands are at work than in 1892, but in others the decrease is large. Neither the larger orders In some branches nor the depression of prices in others, afford a safe indication of the general movement. But the working force does not lessen more than usual for the time of year, the demand for goods does not seem to diminish, though in most departments it is considerably below the capacity of works in operation, and the volume of business transacted is a little larger in comparison with last year than in November.

SHOT A WOMAN FOUR TIMES. A Love-Sick Terre Haute Man At tempts to Kill Mrs. Montgomery. At Terre Haute, Ind., Isaac Bridges shot and seriously injured Mrs. Joseph Montgomery when she was returning from the theater. Several months ago a barrel of flour in the Montgomery home was poisoned and members of the family narrowly escaped death. This occurred on the day following a threat made by Bridges that he would kill all of the family. Another rumor makes it appear that Bridges was infatuated with Mrs. Montgomery, and had even gone so far as to plead with her to get a divorce from her husband, and'that his advances had been repelled by her. She refused to hare anything to do with him. NEW BILL ON SLEEPING CARS. Representative Fiedler Would Reduce Charges and Benefit Patrons. Representative Fiedler, of New Jersey, has introduced a bill regulating the charges for sleeping car berths. It provides that passengers shall not be charged more than one-half cent a mile for lower berths and one-third of a cent a mile for upper berths. The bill provides also that not more than one-half cent per mile shall be charged for a seat in a parlor car, and that sleeping-car companies shall provide free of cost a safe for the safe keeping of passengers’ valuables. A penalty of SIOO is imposed for every violation of any of the bill's provisions.

Disgraced and Dead. As the result of a shortage of SSOO in the Citizens’ Bank of Council Bluffs, John R. Huntington, a clerk in the employ of the bank, to whom the loss was traced, is now lying dead at the undertaker’s, killed by his own hand, and F. N. Hayden, of Chicago, and C. A, Cromwell, of Minneapolis, two expert accountants in the employ of the Fidelity and Casualty Company, of Ntew York, are at the Grand Hotel seriously wounded. Huntington is shot through the head, the ball entering just in front of the right ear, and he died instantly. Hayden is shot through the fleshy part of the neck and though his injuries are serious they are not likely to prove fatal. Cromwell is more seriously injured and may die, though his wounds are not necessarily fatal. Drug Clerk’s Serious Mistake. Dr. J. 8. Mann, of Muncie, lud., administered what he thought was codia to Mrs. Frank Raburn. She was soon showing signs of poisoning. The doctor protested, and to show his confidence, swallowed a bigger dose of the medicine. In a half hour he fell unconscious, and it was a life and death struggle with him all day. Dr. Trent analyzed the drug and found that he had been given atropine, through a drug clerk’s error. John Worthy la Dead. At 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, at the Murray Hiil Hotel, New York, John Worthy, of Chicago, died. Mr. Worthy, who was President of the Commercial Loan and Trust Company, and of the Metropolitan Elevated Road, of Chicago, had been Buffering for several days with a carbuncle between his shoulders, and his death was due to blood poisoning following an operation. Victory for Income Tax. In the House Thursday Mr. Cockran’s motion to recommit the urgency deficiency bill, with instructions to strike out the appropriation for the income tax, was defeated —yeas, 49; nays, 168. Civil Service Rules Extended. The President has issued an order extending the civil service law and rules to the internal revenue service.