Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1888 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Gloucester. JUhermsn arejnot satisfied with the new treaty. A new oil well at Findlay, 0., is flowing 100 barrels an hour. Pleuro pneumonia affects the cattle on several faros in New York and Connecticut , The imports in the las’; twelvemonths amount to $715,355,045; exports, $706,821 909. The Rhode Island Prohibitionists, Wednesday, nominated a complete State ticket Libby prison has been purchased by Chicago parties and will be removed to that city and re-erected. It is claimed that gold is found in Adams county, Ohio, and prospecting is going on at a rapid rate. „ A violeht storm passed over Wilkesbarre, Pa., Saturday, doing much damage. Several persons were injured. Fraulein Lillie Lehman, the prima donna, was married at New York, Saturday, to Herr Paul Kalish, the tenor. Tire Dubuque (lows) Personal Liberty League has been incorporated. Its purpose is to counteract prohibition legislation.

Abbe Hamel, of New York, en route to Montreal, was robbed of $2,400 at Plattsburg, N. Y. The money was in a satchel. “Bonazna” Flood is said to have lost $10,000,000 in the California wheat deal, and has been compelled to sell his Virginia Bank stock. The condition of things at Mt. Vernon, 111., is said to be terrible. Rain storms have added to the general destitution and suffering. The Supreme Court of Dakota has just sustained the local option law, by which 64 of the 85 counties have voted in favor of prohibition. Peel A Co.’s new iron-clad building on Grant street, Pittsburg, occupied by a number of commission firms, burned Friday night. Loss, SIOO,OOO. Monday morning the buildings at Nos. 45 to 50, on both sides of Exchange street, Buffalo, were destroyed by fire. The total loss is about 1375,000. A great strike is threatened by the ship carpenters and calkers at all ports along the chain of Lakes. They want ten hours pay for nine hours work. The Farmers’ Alliance is a very strong organization at Gifford and Dewey, 111., and has’recently successfully boycotted a certain brand of flour, driving it out of the market Mat Hutchinson is in jail at Nashville, Tenn., forTifutaliy beating his 5 yearold eon to death, for allowing himself to be caught stealing coal, although she sent him to steal the coal. Francis Herbert, of Detroit, charged with outraging Agnes Gray, aged thirteeh, wfljg7dund gunty and received the extreme penalty of the law—hard labor for life in the penitentiary. Chauncey M. Depew and Justice Harlan of the U. 8. Supreme Court addressed the Chicago Union League Club on the 22d, celebrating the 156th anniversary of the birth of Washington. The French ship Isle de Mark sank at New Orleans, Saturday, carrying with her the Vallette dock, and entailing a loss of $200,000. The dock and ship are now under 70 feet of water. W. W. Means, President, and John R. DeGamp Vice President, of the defunct Metropolitan bank, of Cincinnati, have been indicted for the misapplication of the funds of the bank, and 4 . placed under heavy bonds. The project to cut a canal through the upperpeninsula“bf “Mtchlggn'andunite the ports of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior has been revived. The canal would cost $5,000,000, be forty miles long and save 300 miles travel. Frank Gibson, near Chattanhbga, found a bomb shell in the field, where it had lain since the war. He carried it home, and his wife thoughtlessly placed it on the stove, when it exploded. Mrs. Gibson is fatally ir j ured. Prof. Swenson, in charge of the sorghum sugar experiments at Fort Scott, Kan., says: From 104 to 110 pounds of first sugar, twenty pounds of second and ten gallons of sirup is the average produce from a ton of cane. The rink of 8. D. Newton, at Peshtigo, - Win., builtlin 1886, but which has been unused since last winter, collapsed Wednesday from the heavy weight of snow on the roof. Four workmen who were engaged in converting it into stores were killed or injured. Martin Irons, the leader of the great strike of railroad men on the Missouri Pacific system, two years ago, who has been on trial at St. Louis, on the charge of attempting to tap telegraph wires •nd obtain dispatches going to and from Jay Gould and General Manager Hoxie, was acquitted Saturday afternoon. In court at Springfield, 111., State’s Attorney J. B. Jones and Hon. Lloyd Hamilton quarreled and exchanged bitter words. It is said that Jones dashed at Hamilton with a knife, but was restrained by a detective, and that a bail* iff, by herculean efforts, kept Hamilton from attacking the angry State official. Both are leading Democrats, and the affair has created much talk. A Providence, R. I, special says: Rev. ©. W. Still, a Baptist minister and a parishioner named Allen have been —waging war against rhe saloons at East Greenwich, and they have been threatened with violence On Saturday night Mr. Alien’s well wu poisemed with'ar-

senic, and an attempt was made to blow up Rev. Mr. Still’s house with mite. Mr. Still has resigned his pastorate and declares he will fight the liquor traffic with his whole energy. ’Squire John Goney, James Copeland and J. E. Malloy, prominent residents of Ashley county, Arkansas, were, Monday evening, lodged in the penitentiary at Little Rock, to save them from mob violnece. They waylaid and killed a sewing machine agent, S. J. Echols, mistaking him ior William Duckworth. The latter had threatened to kill them on sight because they had him indicted. A reign of terror is reported in the neighborhood of the crime, friends of Duckworth and the prisoners being under arms.

Mason Landing, Ky., was visited by a terrific cyclone, from a southwesterly direction, on Sunday evening, destroying a large number of barns and dwelling houses r in that neighborhood; Three farm hands, named Moses Jackson, James Hernuon and John Dewitt, were killed by falling timber. A young lady, Miss Jennie Talbott, and two children of a farmer named Fohnley were dangerously injured. No hopes are entertained of Miss Talbott’s recovery. The Boston Journal, of Tuesday,prints a long interview with General Butler upon the subject of the fishery treaty, in which, after discussing its provisions in detail, the General says: “This treaty is simply, as was the treaty of Washington, of 1871, and the Halifax arbitration of the fishery question, a surrender ot the rights of the United States, and the dignity and power of her people to the social influence at Washington of the British aristocracy.” The New York Tribune Thursday morning prints an interview with Senator Frye in regard to the fisheries treaty. The Maine Senator criticises the treaty severely. He says privileges have been surrendered, new exclusions introduced, and the fishermen’s necessities jaggled with. The Tribune says: “In view of the fact that Mr. Frye’s judgment in all matters relating to the fisheries is paramount with his Republican colleagues in the Senate, it is n t too much to tay that the fate of the treaty is sealed. It will bo rejected by an overwhelming vote. The only question is by how large a majority it will be beaten.” FOH.KIUN. Moonlighters have razed several houses at Linsmore, Ireland. The Austrian press generally oppose Russia’s proposals regarding Bulgaria. Another cabinet crisis is impending in France. The appropriation for secret service will come up shortly before the Chamber, which is disposed to refuse it. The Cabinet threaten to make the vote a question of confidence, in which case the ministry are likely to be withdrawn. Counsel for the crown announced in the Crimes Act Court of Killarney, Tuesday, that all summonses issued against news venders of that district for selling newspapers containing reports of meetings of suppressed branches of the National League would be withdrawn. The firm of Fratelli & Moroni, contractors, Rome, Italy, have failed with liabilities of 50,000,000 lire ($10,000,000). It is stated that the Company Delesquilino is a creditor to the amount of 25,000,080 lire; Tiber Bank to the amount of 6,ott uIL life; and the National Bank to the amount of 2,000,000 lire. The village of Valtorta, in the north of Italy, has been half buried by an avalanche. Many houses were wrecked and their occupants buried in the ruins. —Troops from Bergmno inwe arrived to aid in disinterring the buried. Twenty-three corpses have been recovered. Several persons have been extricated alive, though more or less inj ured.‘2;