Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1888 — THE NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

DOMESTIC. Sewer pipe manufacturers are trying to organise a “trust.” Twenty-five cases of small-pox are reported at Belleville, 111. Evangelist Moody will spend the entire winter on the Pacific. Snow to the depth of 12 and 13 inches fell in Northern Minnesota Monday. Barnum proposes to establish an immense museum in New York City. An entensive ranch will be established at Garden City, Kansas, for the propagation of the buffalo. Nevado, Mo., is exercised over the discovery of a lodge of anarchists in its midst. Hog cholera is making serious ravages in the stock of farmers in the vicinity of Lima, G. ed at Garden City, Kansas, for the propogation of the buffalo. By a premature explosion of dynamite in blasting near Frankfort, Ky., Friday, four men were torn to pieces. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers have formally indorsed everything done by Chief Arthur in the *‘Q” strike. The Inman steamer City of New York arrived in New York Thursday, having made the trip in six days and fifteen hours, s Master Workman Powderly has asked the Brotherhoods of Engineers and Brakemen to take steps looking toward co-operation with other labor organizations. ! At Pittsburg, Dilworth & CoJs large iron works resumed operations, Tuesday morning, with non-union men. Ihe union men did not attempt to cause trouble. Two thousand miners employed by the Conola Coal and Mining Company at Blocton, Ala., have gone on a strike against a reduction from 50 to 45 cents per ton. The Boston base ball directors admit that Brouthers, Ganzell, Richardson and - Bennett have been purchased from the Detroit management? The price paidTs $30,000. Jonathan Grimes, of Minneapolis, was fleeced out of $5,000 Saturday by confidence men. Another citizen contributed $3,(.00 to the same worthy object. The will of Elizabeth Tabor,of Marion, Mass., makes a number of public bequests to New Bedford and other institutions and societies, aggregating $125,0t 0. The Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Kentucky, in session at Louisville, has proclaimed Cerneau Masonry in Kentucky clandestine and unmasonic. The Farmers and Mechanic’s Bank at Pittsburg has failed and it is evident some one has stolen $216,0001 of the funds. The depositors, however, it is claimed as usual, will not lose a cent. At Shamokin, Pa., the Cameron colliery was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The fire originated from an explosion of gas. Loss, about $75,000. employed -abouk- IJMXK men. Henry D. Harlan, a near relative of Assistant Justice Harlan, of the Supreme Court of the United States, was Monday appointed by Governor Jackson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Bench of Balti more. He is only thirty years old. B. P. Hutchinson, who manipulated the corner in October wheat, which resulted so disastrously to several members of the Board, is preparing fora similar squeeze in December wheat, having gathered in an enormous amount Of it in the past two months. At Wichita, Kan., the jury in the case of Joseph Brown vs. the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad brought in a verdict for the plaintiff for $4,500. Brown sued the road for SIO,COO for false imprisonment, he having been station agent for the company at Eldorado four years ago, and having been arrested, charged with robbing the freight room. Mrs. John A. Logan sailed from New York for Europe Wednesday as the chaperone of the Misses Pullman, daughters of George H. Pullman, of Chicago, who will remain abroad with her for a year. Mrs. Logan carries with her a letter from the President to every representative of the United States in Europe, commending her to their care. The U. 8. Supreme Court rendered an opinion Monday sustaining the decision of the lowa Courts, which -declared illegal and a nuisance a distillery in that State which manufactured spirits for sale outside of the State. This is the celebrated case of the State of lowa vs. Kidd, argued kt the last session of Court. * The winners of the League pennant have been as follows: 1876, Chicago; 1877, 1878, Boston; . 1879, Providence; 1880, 1881, 1882, Chicago; 1883, Boston; 1884, Providence; 1887, Detroit, 1888, New York. The Association winners are as follows: 1882, Cincinnati; 1883, Athletic; 1884, Metropolitan; 1885,1886, 1887, 1888, St Louis. A Boston special says: The marriage of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, the author of “Gates Ajar,” “Jack,” “Old Maid’s Paradises,” and other works, to Rev. Herbert D. Ware of Ne w York, a summer resident of Gloucester, was celebrated quietly on Saturday at Miss Phelps’ cottage at East Gloucester by Professor Phelps, of Andover, her brother.

Smallpox is liaely to become epidemic at Buffalo. A lady clerk in a dry goods store became sick and eruptions appeared on her face before she left for hey home. She passed through the principal streets. It was soon learned to be a most virulent 'case of smallpox and great harm will probably result from the careless manner in which the lady was exposed. Patrick McNamara, Postmaster and City Treasurer of Minot, Dakota, has fled to Canada. About a week ago Postoffice Inspector Wood began an examination of McNamara’s books. Before he bad been at work an hour he came to the conclusion that McNamara was short in his accounts. As the examination proceeded the shortage increased. Before the Inspector had completed his work McNarmara fled across the international line. The inspector represents that McNamara’s shortage amountaatleast.to $2,500. and whapa more. Holcomb, a Chicago wheat thief, recently skipped to Canada with $50,000 of ill-gotten gains, had an original method of theft. Holcomb had a bin of his own in the elevator. It is located below the other bins, and near the railway track. The cars are loaded through chutes connected with wheat bins. He took off one of the boards from one of these chutes, and put on another in its stead. The board which he put on had an auger-hole in it, and all the time during loading process wheat continued to pour down into his bin through this auger-hole. When he had enough so obtined he loaded it into a car, and it was hauled to market. FOREIGN. Professor Otto Lanz, the African traveler, has expressed a similar opinion to that given by Lieutenant Wiseman with regard to the safety of Stanley. Wissman’s belief is that Stanley has joined Emin Bey.