Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1898 — MYSTERY OF THE SEA. [ARTICLE]

MYSTERY OF THE SEA.

fcIUST HAVE GONE DOWN VERY CLOSE TO LAND. Bark Marie Seidenburg Drops Out of Sight Between New York and Philadelphia—Family of Four Murdered in Texas by Unknown Persons. German Bark Missing. The German bark Marie Seidenhurg, from Dublin, Jan. 31, in ballast, for Philadelphia. is missing and fears are entertained that she has foundered and that Tier crew of twenty-one men found watery graves almost in sight of land. Seventeen days ago the missing bark was sighted off Scotland lightship, outside of New York harbor, and orders were put on board of her by a pilot boat addressed to Capt. Menkens, her master, instructing him to proceed to Philadelphia, where she had just been chartered to load crude .oil for Marseilles. Since that time the Marie fieideuburg has not been seen or heard from. The mysterious disappearance of this ship is one of the strangest events in ehipping annals. She had oply 100 miles to cover when last sighted to reach the Delaware capes, and she should have reported there the next day. train robbers put to flight. Jlravc Express Messenger Prcv-ents a Hold-Up Near Grant, N. M. Meager details have been secured by the Santa Fe Railway of an attempt to hold tip the west-bound Santa Fe passenger •train near Grant, N. M. The tram was tagged some distance from the lonely station and. slowed down. The fireman and engineer, however, suspected the cause tof the flagging and were moving ahead when the robbers opened fire and wounded the fireman. The train was stopped and five masked men approached. Express Messenger Fowler stepped from the train and opened fire with a brace of pistols. The robbers were unprepared for this and fled. One of them was severely wounded my Fowler, but his comrades got him away. Fowler joined the New Mexican officers who are now following the trail. The train proceeded west. Nothing was heard of the robbers.

WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED. Two Men Who Were Refused Lodging Are Suspected. The whole Lee family, consisting of father, mother ami two small children, Jiave been murdered on a ranch near Faint Rock, Texas. A man who gave the alarm says that in the early part of the evening two men called at the Lee house and asked to be allowed to stay during the might. They were denied accommodations. latter in the night he awoke to find two men in the house, and ns he ran he was fired upon by them. An ax was the weapon used for murdering the victims.

Refuses Brady’s Request. A passenger who arrived at Seattle on the steamer Australia from Skagmty reports that Gov. Brady and Collector of Customs Ivey were turned down by Captain Belcher of the Canadian mounted police. They asked permission to place two deputy collectors at Lake Bennett for the purpose of facilitating the transportation of Canadian goods in bond. Captain Belcher refused their application. It is stated that they were acting under instructions from Washington. Wire Nail Men Meet. All members of the Salem, 0., Wire Nail Company were present or represented by agents at an important meeting the other day. The matter of consolidation •was placed before the officials by Frank Baackes, recently elected general manager of the American Steel Wire Company. Mr. Baackes stated the object of the consolidation to be mutual protection. The meeting resulted in the Salem company entering the combine, which is now completed. To Learn if Worden Is Insane. Dr. A. M. Gardner of the Napa, Cal., insane asylum, has gone East to secure in various localities in New York State affidavits of a number of people as to the sanity or insanity of Salter 1). Worden, the train wrecker now at Folsom under sentence of death. Many people living in New Y'ork have written to Gov. Budd giving data as to the insanity of some of Worden’s relatives. Will Plead Guilty. At Fairfield, Cal.. Frank Belew has announced his intention of pleading guilty to the murder of his brother and sister. He has signed a statement in writing that he committed the crime, declaring that he ■does not know what motive prompted it, and adding that he will provide for his children and throw himself on the mercy of the court. Rioting in Houston, Texas. The street car strike at Houston, Texas, iassumed riotous proportions the other day. The company’s efforts to run cars were met with stones and clubs from the crowd, ■numbering 1,000 persons. AU of the car ■windows were broken, and the property otherwise damaged. Soldiers dispersed the mob. Russian Flag Hoisted. The Chinese garrisons have been withdrawn from Port Arthur and Ta-Lien-Wan, the Russians landing, and the Russian flag was hoisted at both places. Proprietor Irish Tinies Dead. Sir John Arnott, baronet, proprietor of the Irish Times, is dead in London. He was born in 1817, was knighted in 1850 and was created a baronet in 189(>.

Nitroglycerin Lets Go. Two nitroglycerin magazines, containing about 1,500 quarts, belonging to the Bradford Glycerin Company, exploded with terrific force at the factory, about five miles east of Findlay, O. The shock was feit all over that part of the State. No lives were lost so far as is known. Straits Free from Ice. The Straits of Mackinaw were opened by a southwest gale, which rapidly drove the ice into Lake Huron. This is the earliest opening for the sixty-three years of Yhich records have been kept. River Miners to Strike. A general strike of Ohio river coal miners will be inaugurated April 2 unless all of the conditions of the Chicago agreement are conformed with by that date, or the operators agree to pay the men upon a run-of-mine basis. A strike will affect about 5,000 men. • J. Sterling: Morton Elected. Former Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska was elected president of the National Sound Money League at its first annual meeting held in Chicago. A. B. Hepburn of New York was re-elected treasurer and E. V. Smalley secretary.