Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1896 — Page 2

gbejcmocratitSctitintl J. W. McEWKS, Pnbllnher. RENSStUER, - - - INDIANA.

FEARS OF CIVIL WAR.

MANITOBA BITTER AGAINST’tHE REMEDIAL MEASURE. People Wildly Excited and Warning: bent to Ottawa—Five Lives Crushed Out in a Wreck—“ Bat” Shea Ip Dead—French Victorious. Ominous Threats Made. The introduction of the remedial bill in Parliament caused the wildest excitement in Manitoba, the province most directlyinterested by the passage of the measure. Seditious mutteriugs are heard and ominous fhreats are conveyed to the Dominion Government, that the bill upon its passage or the endeavor to enforce it after its passage, will be bitterly resisted by its opiwnents of Manitoba. The Greenway Government openly announces that any attempt to coerce Manitoba into submission will bring on serious trouble. Rebellion is likely to follow, and a civil war is a possibility. The Conservatives of Manitoba, fearing a race and creed war following the passage of the bill, have gone so far as to warn the Dominion Government to consider the consequences of hasty action in the matter.

FIVE KILLED, THREE HURT. Disastrous Wreck on the Illinois Central Railroad. A disastrous wreck occurred near Dongoki, on the Illinois Central Railroad. 340 miles from Chicago, at 0:45 o’clock Tuesday morning, between a passenger train bound for Chicago and a south-bound freight train. Five of the passenger crew were killed and three hurt. None of -the passengers was killed, and, so far as known, none was injured. The damage to the railroad property is veryheavy, as the freight cal's were piled up in frightful confusion. Passenger coaches, also, were totally tvrdcked, and the track tom up for a great distance. The men killed had homes in Centralia. as did •those: who were wounded, that being the end of the division. It is said that Engineer Huntington had ample time to escape had he jumped when the light of the freight first appeared. But he seems to have stuck to his post and done all |»visible to reduce the force of the collision. The result is that he lost his life, though he undoubtedly saved the lives of his passengers. Had he abandoned liis engine in time to secure liis btvn safety, the shock must have been intensified to a tremendous degred," and, instead of slight injuries, scores of passengers must have been killed.

REPORTED REVOLT. Hovaa Lose .4,000 Killed in un Attack on the French. A French newspaper published on the Island of Reunion prints a message from its correspondent at Antananarivo, dated Jan. 24, declaring that a great conspiracy had been discovered there. The correspondent. asserts that 4,000 Ilovas attacked the French, but were repulsed wit'll a loss of .‘>,ooo killed. Continuing, the correspondent says a rumor has reached him that a number of French officers and soldiers have been murdered and flint fourteen Ilova chiefs' have boon condemned to death. He adds that the French resident ordered them to be shot immediately and that, sem-al other chiefs were sentenced to transportation. The news is not officially- confirmed.,

STEAM LIGHTER SUNK. One Report Soys All Were Saved* Another that Eight Men Perished, The steam lighter Lester, durjjig j a fierce storm Tuesday, sank off Rockaw'ay inlet. A New York tug went to the rescue of her crew of nine men. The men at the life-saving station at Itockaway Beach believe they were all saved. A report from Coney Island says that the life silvers ffrortt saw two men hanging to a yawl acid before help could reach them they sarik ont-hf sight. They also say they saw the Two Brothers pick up one man and that was all. Dies in the Electric Chair. Bartholomew Shea died in the electrical chair at Diumemora, N. Y., Tuesday, paying the penalty for the murder of Robert Ross at Troy in March, 1X94. When he was conducted into the death chamber he started as he came in sight of the electrical chair, but said nothing. The straps being adjusted, the priests in low tones read the service of the dead. While the priests read the first voltage was turned on. It was 9:50 when Shew entered the room and 9:58% when he was pronounced dead. Busy Buckeye Burglars. The safe of the Leesburg, Ohio, bank was opened with explosives and $(>,000 was stolen. Burglars opened the safe of Samuel A. Crocker & Co., Cincinnati, dealers in surgical instruments and dental supplies, and carried away $3,000 worth of gold loaf. Damages for Blacklisting. In the suit of Johnson, a discharged engineer, against the Iron Mountain Railway Company, at .Memphis, for $15,000 damages for breach of contract and blacklisting, the jury 4-eturued a verdict awarding the plaintiff $1,535 damages.

Stops Prize Fights. President Cleveland signed the Catron anti-prize fight bill Friday afternoon, making it a law in immediate effect. Killed in a Free Fight, In a free fight at Sugar Lake, Mo., Sunday, one man was killed and several others more or less seriously injured. Miniature Johnstown Flood. Bariy Tuesday morning an immense water main burst with terrific force in Franklin avenue hill, Cleveland, Qhio, and, with the great volume of water that poured oat, several hundred feet of the bill, on which were many small houses, was washed into the river. Loss by Fire. Fire gutted the three, upper stories of Jhe, .building occupied',by the Nebraska Goods Company, wholesalers, at Omaha, 1 Neb., Tuesday morning. Loss *4l ,000; insurance, $37,000. Estate Claimed by Two Widows. L. D. Wheeler, of Youngstown, Ohio, died recently, leaving a widow and two children. A sensation is caused by another woman appearing, claiming she was married to Mr. Wheeler at New Lebanon, Pa., in 1880, and demanding her dower interest in the estate. Astor’s Editors Desert Him. Henry J. C. Gust, editor of the LonAa Pall Mall Gazette, aini Mr. Muller, assistant editor, having declined to resigif Their positions, Mr. Astor has summarily dismissed them. The editorial staff, upon learning of the action of the chief, resigned in a body.

WHOLESALE MURDER. Despondent Chicago Carpenter Kill* * "Hia Family and Himself. Chloroform and a revolver were the agents with which Richard Klattke, a carpenter of Chicago, slew hia entire family of six; then, turning the revolver upon himself, he committed suicide. When residents in the vicinity burst into the home, early Wednesday morning, they found seven corpses, and a superficial examination showed that each of Klattke's victims had been shot through the brain, and that he himself had died iu a similar manner. No evidence of struggle existed, and an empty chloroform botIle would indicate use of that anestheticbefore the shootiug. Klattke was despondent. The members of his family were cold and hungry. Since Christmas he had been ont*of work and he-euded his troubles just as relief was in sight. Wednesday morning his next-door neighbor. Adolph Schmidt, called at the cottage with the joyful news that he had found a job for Klattke. At the same time Mr. Brown arrived on a similar errand; They came too late, just how much no one knows, for the bodies were cold when discovered. SURPASSED EXPECTATIONS. Bonds Realized an Average Price of 111 Per Cent. The amazing success of the bond issue is still the talk of Washington. As the fids are examined more closely the greater file success appears to be. A week before Secretary Carlisle would have been weir satisfied had some one assured an average price of 109. The loan will actually go ibout two points above that price. Unfiticial and approximate figures grade the fids iu the following magnificent column: Premium rate. Amount. 150 .$ 50 150 100 125 50 121 50 120 850 119 and fractions 110,850 118 5,050 117 3,500 110 and fractions 90,500 115 229,000 114 and fractions 1,510,750 113 and fractions 1,580,950 112 and fractions 10,959,100 111 and fractions 34,077,300 Below 111 and above 110.0877 0,507,000

Total above the Morgan bid. 555,012,900 G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT. Railroads May Grant Demands of Commander-in-Chief Walker. The meeting of the National Executive Council of the Grand Army, which had been called to select a new location for the national encampment, owing to the refusal of the railroad lines centering in St. Paul to extend the ticket limitation to thirty days, us demanded by Commander-m-Chief Walker, has been postponed for two weeks iu order to await developments growing out of the notice given by the Chicago and Great Western that it will not abide by the decision of the Western Passenger Association, but will grant the Grand Army demands, even if it stands alone in so doing. It is thought the other roads will be compelled to meet this defection, and that consequently the encampment may be held at St. Paul, as designated by the Louisville gathering. BUILDING BLOWN UP.

Disastrous Ending to Flashlight Powder Experiments. While experimenting with a new flashlight powder invented by George Lawrence, a Chicago photographer, P. T. Dunning, an employe, caused an explosion which wrecked the building, severely injured Dunning and Mrs. Lawrence, wife of the photographer, and shattered windows in several Structures adjacent to the studio. The explosion occurred in a room in the Second story, where Duuuing was engaged iu making powder'used iu tanking flashlight pictures. He had completed the work of compounding the material, and was putting it into small boxes, each calculated to contain two minces, when without apparent cause the powder exploded.

Britain Is Defiant. A dispatch sent by Joseph Chamberlain, British Secretary of State for the Colonies, to Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor if Cape Colony, reviews the history of “vents in the Transvaal since 1891, and points out that the mining interests, the mainstay of the country, are mainly in •ho hands of the IJitlanders, who are debarred by legislation from the rights of citizenship. It states that the whole direction of affairs and the right of taxation remain a monopoly in the hands of a decreasing majority of the population engaged in agriculture, while the majority, who raised the revenue from £75,000 to £2,000.000, are denied any voice in the government of the Transvaal and are unable to obtain redress for the formidable grievances hampering and injuring them incessantly. Mr. Chamberlain emphasized the pacific and above-board character of the Uitlander agitation, and recalls that the Uitlanders’ petitions were rejected by the volksraad amid scornful laughter, one member ,qf that body challenging the IJitlanders to take up arms and fight. He then proceeds to state the position of Great Britain and her claims toward the Transvaal, saying: “Since the convention of 1884 Great Britain has recognized the Transvaal as independent internally, hut its external relations are subject to the control of Great Britain. There is no reason to anticipate that a foreign state will dispute our rights, but it is necessary to state clearly that the Government intends to maintain them in their integrity. Internally Great Britain is justified, in the interests of South Afiea as a whole and for the peace and stability of the Transvaal, to tender friendly counsels regarding the newcomers, mainly British subjects.”

Rays Find a Bullet. A most successful experiment with cathode photography, or X rays, as Prof. Rontgen himself has named them, has been conducted at McGill University, Montreal, tjuobec. Prof. Cox experimented on a patient of Dr. Kilpatrick, Tolson Cunning, who had been shot in the “ft leg about Christmas. The bullet could not be located, and the man suffered intense pain. The wound had closed up. The leg was photographed, and, though it took forty-live minuses, the bullet was found. Young Forger Finds Victims. A bright, lively youth, professing to be employed in the office of ex-Mayor C. S. Denny at Indianapolis, has uttered forged checks in the name of Mr. Denny collectively amounting to considerable. The forger is described as 16 years old,' add answers to the name of Roy. Thomas. Failure Hastened by Death. J. Rush Ritter, of the Solicitors’ Loan and Trust Company, Philadelphia, whose speculations are alleged to have wrecked that company, died Friday.' The result of his speculations is believed to have hastened his death. Dropped Dead Through Fright. Benjamin Fowler, aged 60, employed as crossing flagman at Miincie, Ind„ died Friday of-fright. A cab filled with women had a miraculous escape at his crossing, and the man dropped dead Syndicate Is Selling. Morgan pool at New York was busy Friday selling bonds at the market rate of 116%. There were reports in Wall

that Mr. Morgan was also a boyei .of bonds, which was not unlikely, as they are regarded as sure to advance to 120 within a short time. It is said that the Morgan people, like many others, havi contracts for the delivery of many of the bonds, and find that they are short in the supply they expected to get. I .ate in the day, too, came a report from Washington saying that the Morgan syndicate was only to get $33,009,000 of the loan. This was a great surprise, as on Wednesday the general opinion of those who heard the reading of the bids was that Mr. Morgan wonld get at least $50,000,000, ami Mr. Morgah reported the treasury clerks had given him $57,000,000 as bis probablt allotment. At the subtreasury in New York the jo was an jurush of gold for examination, which means that those who Arc iu and above the Morgan bid ari placing tlieir gold for safe keeping in the treasury vaults until the arrival of the official notification that lsinds have been allotted to them.

POSTAL REPORTS ON GOLD. Statement of the Average Receipts Now Being Prepared. Postmaster General Wilson has received replies to all the 900 letters sent a few weeks ago to first and second-class postmasters asking for the percentage, of gold received at their offices. Ills clerks art now engaged in tabulating the percentages, and the complete statement wjl! soon be ready to give \o the press. It will show that a considerable percentage ol postoffice receipts is in gold Coin, or its actual equivalent. The Postmaster General will not gay what action will be taker as a result of this inquiry, but if may bt that postmasters whose receipts in gold are reasonably large will be instructed tc send the gold in future direct to tlie treasury, instead of depositing it iu local banks with other postoftiee receipts. By depos king the gold the Government, in nearly every instance, loses it, and it goes tc increase the hoard of gold held by bankers.- By sending it to the treasury or sub treasury, it could be used to replenish ths gold reserve.

BRIGHTER BUSINESS OUTLOOK. Unparalleled Success of Bond Sale Is the Cause. R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review ol Trade says: “The wonderful success oi the jvopiilar loan alters the face of events The influence upon all manufacturing am all trade cannot lie lightly estimated. If puts tlie treasury on a safe basis for the time, whether Congress does anything useful or not. It notifies foreign nations that the United States has power as we! as purpose. It unlocks millions of gold which have been gathered in preparation brings directly- several millions of gold from Europe, and stimulates the anxiety of foreign investors to obtain American securities. With such a revolution in business suddenly effected, the eustomarj records of the last week and month arc of less Value than usual.”

• COLLIDE AT A CROSSING. Engine Runs Into Trolley Car at Rankin’s Crossing. A shifting engine on the Baltimore ant Ohio Railway ran ip to a 2d, avenue electric car at Rankin's Crossing, nine miles east of Pittsburg, killing Conductor W. H. Cooper and fatally injuring Motonpai: John Riddloy. There were eight passengers iu the car, of whom three work women They escaped with slight bruises. Al; were badly frightened and regarded tlieii escape from death as remarkable. The accident was caused by slippery rails. ' Answers the Senate. ill response to a resolution of inquiry the Secretary of War lias sent to the Senate a statement of the amount oi money which could be used advantageously in coast defenses. lie says that $25,078,800 could be so used by the department prior to July 1, 1897, of which amount $4,722,000 should he made available during the preseiit fiscal year. He recommends, that $15,807,000 be designated for fortifications, $1,000,000 foi sites, $2,500,000 for submarine defenses, $0,310,800 for guns, mortar projectiles, etc. The special advantage of the increased -appropriations as enumerated by the Secretary are: The utilization of the army gun factory to its full capacity; the more rapid armament of our fortifications; the addition of twelve mortars and carriages to those alreridy* estimated for; the purchase of an*.additional 500 deckpiercing shells and supply of heavy material for siege service.

Feud Ends in Wholesale Murder. Hungarians aud Poles of Whiting, lud., engaged in a riot at Joseph Maovitik’s saloon Thursday afternoon, in which three men were shot and killed and two seriously wounded. Many more were injured in the melee, l>ut not serious enough to Require medical attendance. The trouble was the culmination of a race war ol long standing between the,rival races emUloyed by the Standard Oil Company. Wrecked by Wind. In Brooklyn, N. Y’., a three-story brick building in Second avenue, between Thir-ty-ninth and Fortieth streets, was blown down during a storm. Three persons were buried in the ruins. Big Fnilure at New York. U. & H. Adams, manufacturers of cotton goods, New York, assigned without preferences, to Charles E. Shade. The failure is said to involve $500,000.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime. $3.50 to $5.00; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 66c to 67c; corn, No. 2,28 cto 29c; oats, No. 2,19 c to 20c; rye, No. 2,40 cto 41c; butter, choice creamery, 18c to 19c; eggs, fresh, 12c to 14c; potatoes, per bushel, 18c to 25c; broom corn, 2c to 4c per pound foi poor to choice. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 tc $4.50; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, common to prime. $2.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2,71 cto 73c; corn, No. 1 white, 27c to 29c; oats, No. 2 White, 22c to 24e. St. I.ouis—Cattle. $3.00 to SS.QO; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 72c to 74c; coni. No. 2 yellow, 26c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 19c to 20c; rye, No. 2,37 c to 39c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4150; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat!" No, 2,75 cto 76c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 29c tOGUd; oats, No. 2 mixed, 22c to 23c; rye, No. 2,43 cto 45c. Detwit—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.00; hogs. $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.00 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 75c to 76c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 28c to 29c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c * to 23c; rye, 41c to 42c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red, 75c to 76c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 28c to 3Qe; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 23c; rye. No. 2,41 cto 43c; clover seed, $4.45 to $4.55. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 spring, 64c to 65c; corn, No. 3,27 cto 28c; oats, No. 2 white, 20c to 22c; barley, NO. 2,32 cto 34c; rye, No. 2,39 cto 41c; potk. mess, SIO.OO to $10.50. Buffalo—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.75; sheep, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 78c to 79c; corn, No. 2 yellow. 32c to 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 24c to 25c. - ,»$ ew . Xorfe-Cattle. $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, SB.OO to $5.60'; sheep. $2.00 to $4.25wheat, No. 2 red, 82c to 83c; corn, No. 2,’ 37c to 38c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to 26c; butter, creamery, 15e to 20c; eggs Western, 14c to 16c.

VETERAN STATESMEN.

LEGISLATORS ACTIVE AT AN ADVANCED AGE. Morrill witb His 85 Tears lathe Nettor of the Senate and Is than Gladstone—Many Other Distinguished Statesmen! Capital City Chat. Washington correspondence:

Englishmen like to boast of the great age attained by tbeir statesmen and public men and point with special pride to the “grand old man,” Mr. Gladstone. But gsl we, too, have some §l®' fid men. the most re*Ua markable being Senator Morrill of Ver'"pSSjmont. Senator Morrill is 85 years of - age, in perfect health, with a mind FpjTvi vigorous and active, nr i. been intellect and [' li' a remarkable capacity for work. He is

older than Gladstone, and he is still in the thick of the hurly-burly of political life. He was born at Stratford, Vt., and was a representative in Congress in the 34th, 35th, 36th, illth, 38th and 39th Congresses, and wag elected to the United States Senate to succeed Luke P. Poland on March 4, 1807, and has served since continuously in the highest legislative body of his country. While the oldest member of the Senate, Senator Morrill

a closely pressed by several of his distinguished associates. There are just exactly eight other members of the upper house of Congress who have passed the threescore and ten limit, their ages and names being as follows: Harris of Tennessee, 79; Palmer of Illinois, 78; Pugli of Alabama, 75;

Sherman of Ohio, 72; Bate of Tennessee, 72; Morgan of Alabama, 71, and Gear of lowa, 70. The Tennessee Senator was born in 181 G. The fact that he is almost an octogenarian is not apparent to a casual observer, and were it not for the fact that his few remaining hairs are a silverywhite, lie could easily pass for 00. Some say that he is becoming a little testy in his advancing years, and that he is apt to be short and peppery, particularly in debate. As a presiding officer, however, ho has no superior, and lie is ns impartial while in the chair as he is well versed in parliamentary law. Palmer of Illinois. Senator John McAuley Palmer, who

comes next in the list, is a sturdy Democrat with a distinguished military record. He carries his 78 years with a good deal of grace, and is still active and vigorous. When hi* ■ was elected to the Senate in 1890 the Legislature of : Illinois contained just 101 Democratic members, while to elect their candidate they required three

PAIMER.

more votes. Every one of these 101 Democrats voted for Gen. Palmer on each of the 153 ballots that were'taken before a result was reached, and on the 154th ballot the independents united with the Democrats and lie was elected United States Senator. As a reward for their wonderful constancy each of the supporters of Gen. Palmer was presented with a gold medal. Senator Pugh, of Alabama, is stijl iu active political life at 75. He is an excellent judge of brandy and wine, and Landlord Page, of the Senate restaurant, has named one of the Alabama Senator’s concoctions the Pugh cocktail. It is a favorite drink with the Southern members. The senior Senator from Ohio is one of

the few remaining representatives of the Webster school of statesmanship. His figure is tall and erect, and in debatb he has a picturesque delivery that reminds one of the days of Clay and Calhoun. Both of Tennessee’s representatives! in the Senate are more than 70 years of age. William B. Bate, Har-

ris’-colleague, being 72. He has a long war record, serving as major general in the Confederate army, and he has a painful limp as a memory of the late struggle. He looks every inch a soldier, however, even to his iron gray mustache and military goatee. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has lived 71 years, 20 of which have been passed in public life. He is an authority on matters of international law, and was one of the United States representatives at the famous Behring Sea tribunal. One of his hobbies is the Nicaraguan canal, and he is one of the strongest advocates of the Government ownership of this pathway of commerce. His personal appearance is quite prepossessing; ho has a florid face and snowy mustache and goatee, a combination that is generally pleasing. Between 60 and 70 Years. John Henry Gear, the new Senator from

lowa, conies from the House with a long and honorable record. Gear and Allison make a strong pair of Senat s from lowa. There are twenty Senators whose ages range between 60 and 70 years. Senators Hawley of Con-

VOORHEES.

necticut, Hoar of Massachusetts, and George of Mississippi, are each 69, Of the trio Hawley probably shows his years the least. He has had quite a distinguished and varied career. After practicing law he became editor of the Hartford Courant, which he now owns, served through the war as major general, was elected Governor of his State and eventually came to Congress. After serving through three Congresses he was elected

to the Senate In 1880 and has been there ever since. He is a brilliant debater, and can make a very fiery speech. Senator Hoar is a wellknown public man, a scholar and a statesman. He has degrees from nearly all the IJew England universities of learning. and is a mem-

ber of a number of historical and literary societies, and is now corresponding member of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Senator Hoar has a keen sense of humor, which is clearly reflected in his twinkling blue eyes, and he is never better pleased than when engaged in repartee with the Democratic members of the Senate. Senator George, of Mississippi, enjoys the distinction of being the most careless member of the upper house

in regard to his personal appearance. Ha is a bluff, whole-souled man, however, and is a favorite with his associates, notwithstanding his neglectful habits. Other Distinguished Statesmen Senators Voorhees of Indiana, Stewart

any speech he makes. Senator Voorhees shows all of his 08 years, and his brow is wrinkled with the worry and cares of many a political battle. He is a bitter partisan and has made many a fiery speech on the floor of the Senate. Senator Piatt is a tall and well-preserved man and looks stroug and vigorous. He always takes a prominent part in discussions in the Senate, but is never known to say anything brilliant, his words being slow and measured. Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia, who ie 07 years of age,

has seen considerable of public life. He served through the war as major general in the Confederate forces, has been Governor of his State, and served in the United States Senate for eight years previous, to his last election to that body. Senators 1 Cullom of Illinois and Allison of lowa, both of

whom are on the list as possible presidential nominees, are 6(5 years of age. Cullom is noted for his resemblance to Abraham Lincoln and trains his whiskers to increase the likeness. He is a shrewd politician and carries considerable force in the councils of his party. Allison is considered one of the handsomest men in the Senate, and is a great favorite on account of his uniform courtesy and consideration of others. These Senators are Go years old: Teller of Colorado, Vest of Missouri and Jones of Nevada, while Senators Peffer of Kansas, Walthall of Mississippi and Proctor of Vermont are each 04. Of the sextet

MORRILL.

his carelessness in handling immense rolls of bills has occasioned a good deal of gossip. He always has a number of bills of large denomination, which he carries loosely iu his pockets. Senator Mills of Texas has passed 06 summers, and the Pennsylvania Senators, Cameron and Quay, are each 02, while Cockrell of Missouri, with 01 years to his credit, completes the list of twenty senators whose ages range between 00 and 70. Cameron might easily be taken for 50, while his colleague is just about as youthful.

Going to school in the far Northwest is attended, sometimes, with the possibility of rare adventures. Iu the valley of the North River, in Cheliaiis County, Washington, not only bears but cougars are very common. A newspaper of that section relates that the littie son of Presley Collett, 7 years old, who lives about a mile from the village of Artie, went to the postoffice on his way home from school. This was a fortunate proceeding for the little Collett boy, for at the postoffice Rodeu Wade’s dog came up jo him. The dog knew him, and the little Collett boy patted him on the head, and the result was that the dog followed the boy on bis way home. As the little fellow was trudging along the lonely road, with the dog a trifle in advance, he felt something snatching and nibbling at liis trousers. He looked around, and saw a great, savage animal following and crouching behind him. It was a cougar, and a very large one at that. The child uttered a fearful shriek, jumped ahead as if he had been shot, and ran down the road as fast as his small legs could carry him. Meantime the dog came buck and .attacked the cougar ferociously. He was a small dog, and not l'or a moment a match for the cougar, and spite of a noble struggle, was quickly torn lo pieces. But his attack detained the cougar long enough to enable the flying boy to get a considerable distance down the road. Here he came across William Valentine, 17 years old. 'William ran into ids house and got a gun, and came back after the cougar. Any Cheliaiis boy of 17 is a good shot; and Valentiue, as soou as he caught sight of the cougar tearing and eating the dog, aimed a shot at the animal which ended its life. The cougar measured a littl? over sixfeet from tip to tip. He would undoubtedly have made a meal of the Collett boy if the dog had not offered, himself for that purpose.

SHERMAN.

All travelers iu South America are impressed by the wonderful endurance of the Indian couriers of Peru and Bolivia. A Frenchman declares that they filled him with admiration. The manner in which they journey over the Cordilleras on foot he pronounces astonishing. They climb and descend at the same pace. They speak rarely, scarcely ever complain, and never stop. If the traveler halts for a moment to light a cigar, they are at once some hundreds of feet in advance. The gait is slow, but without relaxation. That Is what makes Ahem such incomparable couriers. . j Often when a man haVrf“Journey of several days to make, he takes his wife along; she bears her baby upon her back, and the dog follows. The husband carries the provisions. And this is how they travel: The Indian chews coca and spins cotton. The wife sings to the baby, and spins also. They eat without halting, and make but the shortest stop ta drink. Toward night, “to comfort themselves,” they cuew some “roasted beans.’,’ I was escorted by an Indian and his family who traveled after this fashion. | Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon asked the Pope to annul her marriage with Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria on account of the latter consenting to the conversion of her son, Prince Boris, to the Greek Church. The Pope dissuaded the princess from taking this action.

PUFFER.

of Nevada and Platt of Connecticut are all of the same age, 08. Stewart is a patriarebiallooking statesman, and however his views on the silver question may be regarded by the general public, that he is a favorite with the frequentersof theßenate it shown by the applause that invariably greets

ALLISON.

Teller is probably Ibe most sprightly, his step still retaining the spring of youth. Peffer is just the opposite. His movements are slow and heavy and he • walks with the undecided movements of a man of 80. Jones is a man of considerable wealth, and

MILLS.

The Collett Boy’s Adventure.

Indian Walkers.

SILVER MEN ON TOP.

FREE COINAGE BILL PRESENTED IN THE SENATE. Members of the Senate Finance Committee Adopt a Substitute for the Tariff Bill—Action Taken on Proposition of Mr. Vest. Snbstltnte Given the Senate. The belated tariff bill emerged from the Senate Financte Committee Tuesday and made its appearance soon after the session opened. Chairman Morrill made the report, stating that a free silver amendment had taken the place of the original bill. Mr. Quay had remained standing while Mr. Morrill spoke and at once followed with a motion to recommit the bill and substitute back to the Finance Committee with instructions to report the original bill and amendment separately. The silver substitute to the tariff bill reported to the Senate was suggested by Senator Vest and was agreed to in the Finance Committee by a majority of 1, Senator Jones (Nev.) voting with, the Democrats for the substitute and all the Republicans present voting against it. Senator Wolcott (Colo.) was the only Republican absentee and he was recorded as voting against the substitute. Senator Jones (Ark.), the only Democratic member not present, was recorded as voting for it. The substitute agreed to is in the exact words of the silver substitute for the bond bill which passed the Senate on Saturday. It provides for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 to 1; directs the immediate coinage into standard dollars of the silver seigniorage in the treasury accumulated by the purchases under the Sherman act; prohibits the issuance of national bank notes of a smaller denomination than $lO, and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to redeem greenbacks and treasury notes in either gold or silver exclusively, at the option of the Secretary, and to reissue greenbacks.

HAWLEY.

KAFFIR CORN IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Interesting Results of Experiments Made by Farmers Last Year. A detailed description of'.the new famous Kaffir corn in an article from Guthrie, Ok., and first printed a few weeks ago in the columns of the Globe-Demo-crat, has been widely copied by the newspapers of the Northwest and has aroused much discussion among the farmers of South Dakota as to the adaptability of Kaffir corn to that climate. Last year and prior a few farmers in the State procured small quantities of this seed and experimented with it, and the results of these experiments are interesting. T. B. Strong, a farmer and ranchman on White River, iu the ceded Sioux lauds, had a field of corn which yielded fully up to expectations. He declares that it is the very best kind of feed for any kind of stock. I’. .1. Geriu, a Chamberlain business man, experimented last season with a small field of ordinary Indian corn and Kaffir corn. The ordinary corn was irrigated several times, while the Kaffir corn received only the, natural rainfall, which was much below normal. Still, the Kaffir corn grew as fast as the other, was green and healthy looking during the very driest periods of the summer, proving, in this Instance, at least, that it can withstand drought to the degree claimed for it. In referring to a newspaper statement warning farmers to go slow in going into the culture of Kaffir corn, F. D. Hyer, a prominent farmer of Hanson County, says that three years ago he risked a dime for seed. This year he has ten bushels of seed and next spring will put in all he can cultivate. He declares that he finds noth-

ing thnt excels it for feed and nothing that stands the dry, hot winds, and ulways keeps growing like it. His experience shows that the Kaffir corn, in his region, should' be put into the ground as early as other corn, and the more it is cultivated the better; that it can be cut for feed three times in early summer. While there seems to be a good deal to be said in favor of the new corn, there are, of course, two sides to the question as applied to a region so far north as South Dakota. A resident of Watertown, who spent fifteen years in South Africa, the region from which the corn was brought tb this country, saw the corn grow there time and again, and expressed the opinion that it will not prove a success in the Dakota climate. He has never witnessed any experiments with it here, however, therefore his opinion is wholly superficial, but adds that he does know that even in the warm climate of Africa, where the growing season is longer than it is here, the Kaffir corn'crop was a failure three or four seasons during the fifteen years of his residence, because there was not sufficient time for it t« mature.

A. Fuller, aged about 50, a Cincinnati shoe dealer, committed suicide at the Stag Hotel. Canon Smith, a pioneer of Michigan, was killed at Edwardsburg by a kick from an unruly horse. Shadrack Inman, father of John H. Inman, the,i prominent New York cbanker, and of Samuel M. and Hugh T. Inman, well-known capitalists of Atlanta, is dying at his home in that city. R. McKay, aged 83, died suddenly in Bruce, Mich. He was one of the original abolitionists, casting his vote for that party in 1842, when it had hardly two anti-slavery votes in the town. Virginia S. Washington and Mary It Washington, of Portsmouth, 0., repre senting themselves to be immediate de scendants of George Washington, have written to the Secretary of the Interiof offering to sell to the Government a number of relics of Washington. Among these is a snuffbox presented to Jefferson by Washington and afterward returned to the donor.

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SENATE AND HOUSE.

WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAWMAKERS. A Week’s Proceedings in the Halle ol Congress—lmportant Measures Discussed and Acted Upon—An Impartial Resume of the Business. The National Solon*. The belated House tariff bill emerged from the Finance Committee in tbe Senate Tuesday, and it had a free-silver substitute attached, by a majority report of one in committee. No definite action was taken. Minor business was transacted in the House, and the balance of the session was devoted to heated controversy over appropriations for private and sectarian charitable institutions in the District of Columbia. The Senate spent Wednesday in fruitless debate upon the tariff-silver bill. Id the House Delegate Catron (N. M.) introduced a hill to prevent the pugilistic festival from taking place near El Paso, and the measure was nrshed through without division. The bill makes prize fighting a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not less than one year. Mr. Catron asked for unanimous consent foi consideration, but Mr. Knox (Rep., Mass.) objected and the bill was referred, but subsequently was taken up and passed. The measure also prohibits bull fights. The House also began its debate on the Senate free-eoinage bond bili. The Catron anti-prize fight lull passedthe Senate Thursday. The law becomes executive from the moment it is signed by the President, and all persons must at their peril take cognizance of its eiK actment. The Senate free-eoinage substitute for the House bond bill was debated five hours in the House in the afternoon and for three hours at the night session. Nevertheless the pressure from members for time to present their views is so great that it seems possible now that the debate may continue indefinitely. The House Friday was in an uproar most of the time because of a tilt between Talbert of South Carolina and Barrett oi Massachusetts, over the former’s defense of secession. A resolution of censure failed of adoption, 200 to 71. The bond bill debate consumed the evening session. The Senate chose Mr. Frye president pro tern, and passed a bill opening the forest reservations of Colorado for the location of mining claims. A resolution offered by Mr. Stewart was agreed to calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the estimated increase in revenue if the pending tariff bill becomes a law, anfl what the duty on wool per pound would he under the law based on the present market price of wool. The resolution contemplating a reform in handling appropriation bills by distributing them among the several committees was referred, for report next December. Senate adjourned until Monday. The House debate Saturday upon the Senate’s free coinage substitute for the bond hill was very spirited. Mr. Towne, a Minnesota Republican, claimed the attention of the House and galleries for over an hour with an eloquent effort on behalf of free coinage. Mr. Hali, a Democrat from Missouri, on the other hand, announced his conversion to “sound money” in a rather sensational speech, in which he charged that eight Senators who voted for free coinage, according to “credible information,” had privately said that they believed free coinage would bring upon this country national and individual bankruptcy and ruin. He charged them with trying to “feather their nests at home” and declared that the greatest sin of the present age was the cowardice of statesmen. He also declared that a high officer of the administration had said that the silver agitation had already cost the Government $202,000,000 iu bond issues, and in the course of the next twelve months the bond issues would increase to $1,000,000,000. Mr. Hall voted for free coinage in the last Congress. The National Game, Bird and Fish Protective Association has prepared a bill, which will soon be introduced in both houses of Congress. Except to appoint definite time for the hearing of several important matters, the Senate did nothing Monday except wrangle over resolutions and amendments con eeruirig the Monroe doctrine. The House continued debate of the bond hill.

LAND DEFENSES MOST NEEDED.

Admiral Walker Gives His Views to the House Committee. Admiral Walker appeared before the Committee on Coast Defenses in Washington and made an exhaustive statement on the subject of coast defenses from a naval point of view. The admiral stated that while of course he advocates the construction of a thoroughly effective naval force he fully recognizes the absolute necessity of land defenses. Ho considers one forju of defense to be the complement of the other and both as necessary as cavalry and artillery are to an army. He deems the land defenses to be a necessity as a means of protection to the country by leaving the navy free to operate outside, and affording safe places of refuge iu case of the naval forces being overmatched, by a superior fleet of an enemy, also to afford the means of repairing damages, and obtaining supplies and coal under the shelter and protection of the forts. He stated that without the land defenses our dockyards could be destroyed and our ships pursued into port and annihilated by a superior fleet. He also advocates the building of battleships rather than harbor defense vessels as being better adapted for geueral purposes of attack and defense.

RATES FOR SLEEPING CARS.

Question Up Again Before a Sub-Com-mittee of the House. The question of taking steps toward re, during the rates charged by sleeping and palace car companies was thrashed over by a sub-committee of the national House Committee on Compierce, A bill introduced by Mr. Corliss of Michigan was before the committee, but after a long debate it was decided to strike out all after the first section of the bill and report that section to the full committee for consideration. The first section proposes to extend the interstate commerce law so as ta include sleeping or palace cars operated by common carriers engaged in interstate commerce. The news of' the election, of Sir Charles Tapper, Sr., as member of the House of Commons from Cape Breton has been received with gratification by Conservatives. Sir Charles will take his seat iu the House of Commons soon. The Manitoba school bill will be introduced within forty-eight hours afterwards. By the will of Ezekiel J. Donnell, of New York, nearly.all his estate, amounting to $630,000, subject to life estates of his widow and daughter, Florence T. Donuell, and to the death of the latter without issue, is devised and bequeathed to the New York Free Circulating Library for the purpose of erecting a building and maintaining a free reading room. A large number of insurance men, representing the Western Underwriters’ Union, the jurisdiction of which extends west of Pennsylvania to the Rockr Mountains, met at Buffalo. One of the oojeets of the meeting is to try to reduce tjje excessive commissions paid to agcnta.