Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1889 — THE NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

DOMESTIC. A tornado did great damage at Martinsburg, W. Va. The Texan “spring palace” at Ft. Worth, was formally opened Wednesday. . Th* anti-Mahoue Republicans of Virginia want recognition in. the distribution of patronage. The last brick of Rioby Prison, formerly located at Richmond, 1 a., has been shipped to Chicago. The English brewery syndics § has made several extensive purchases recently in Detroit and New York. One hundred and three student* graduated from the Peabody Normal (“school at Nashville, Tenn., Thursday. General Jos. B. Carr. ex-Secretary of State of New York, had a cancer removed from his right cheek, Wednesday. Mrs. Fanny Deweese died near Louisville, Wednesday, at the age of 115. Her husband died twelve years ago aged 107. Three men were killed and five others severely injured by the falling of a bent at a barn raising near Akron, 0., Wednesday. The Connecticut House has passed—--65 to 59—the bill giving women the right to vote on the question of the sale of intoxicating liquors. Decoration Day was appropriately observed throughout the United States. President Harrison participated in the ceremonies at Brooklyn. —Annemorial monument, erected by citizens of Chicago in honor es the policemen who were killed in the Haymarket riot in 1886, was unveiled, Thursday. Denver has been seized with an epidemic of mnrders and suicides to an alarming extent. During the past ten days three murders have been committed, and as many suicides have been reported. Joehna D. Grant, janitor of the Jefferson Democratic Association’s building in Baltimore, and his wife; both colored, were smothered to death Wednesday night by gas, which escaped is their room. There was an unpleaeant conflict at Oakwood Cemetery, Chicago, Thureday, between Grand Army men and members of the Old Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Association over who should decorate the graves of dead comrades. Joseph Rice and Maggie Barnes, both full-blood Indians, living at Detroit, Mich.,took out a marriage license Thursday. Rice is a scenic artist of considerable ability, regularly employed at Whitney’s Opera House, Detroit. A meeting of shippers and farmers of a number of counties in Missouri was held at Jefferson City, Thursday, for the purpose of organizing a State association for better protection in railroad freight rates and other things in which they are interested. Hundreds of miners are flocking into the Yukon district, and trouble over the boundary line between Alaska and the British possessions is becoming a serious matter. As the question now stands the miners can defy the laws of either country. A disastrous cyclone passed over Clements. Kansas, Wednesday. Captain Brown and his daughter were killed; his wife had a leg almost tors off, and his sop had an arm and leg broken. It is reported that six or seven other persons were killed. Dispatches from Oklahoma reportthe finding of rich iron mines a short distance from Guthrie. The ore is said to be very fine, and probably contains sixty-five per cent, of iron. A shaft will be sunk at opce and a thorough exami* tion of the deposit made. Two freight trains Collided on the Housatouic railroad, near Trumbull Station, Conn., early Tuesday morning, killing two men, and probably fatally injuring two others. Both engines were wrecked beyond repair and several cars reduced to kindling wood. Ice a quarter-inch thick resulted from the cold snap at Cheboygan, Mich. Vegetables and tender plants were killed and fruit trees badly nipped. A slight fall of snow was observed at Indianapolis. In some parts of northern Michigan, Bnow fell to a depth of four inches. A posse, consisting of two sheriffs, a deputy marshal and eight citizens, made a raid on a gang of counterfeiters, who have been operating in the neighborno >d of Versailles, 111. Four men were captured, and, besides counterfeiting tools and coins, * large quantity of illicit whisky was found. A terrible accident occurred at Danville, Va., Thnrsdsy. J. G. Penn was building a large brick tobacco factory on Bridge street, nearly two hundred feet long and six stories high. The walls had been completed and carpenters were at work on it. The wind was blowing hard, and about two o’clock that afternoon the entire building came down with a crash. Five men were instantly killed. Ward Gregory, postmaster of Ithaca, N. Y.. and editor of the Ithaca Drama, died Thursday of Bright’s disease, at the age of forty-five years. He was a prominent Democrat His term as eetmaster would exDire next April. r. Gregory acquired some notoriety years ago, bv keeping Mr. Tilden’s picture at the bead of his editorial column all through President Hayes’s term, with a legend declaring Tilden to be President and Hayes a fraud. The failure of the Wcranton. PA, City Bank and Ihe arrest of the Vice-Presi-dent and Cashier, Jessup, charged with embezzlement, has caused a sensation. All of the Directors, with the exception of President Throop, as soon as they were convinced of the enormity of Jessup’s shortage, to save themselves, withdrew to the last penny every cent that they had on deposit during the morning banking honrs. Dr. Throop. who is worth $3,000,000, and had $68,000 on deposit, alone of the Directors, allowed his money to go in the general crash. In the Joint Convention of the General Assembly, of Rhode Island, Thursday morning, the Newport eount* delere who were disaffected because of defeat of ex-Governor Wetmore for United States Senator, bolted the Republican nomination of Almon K. Goodvstar'Sf ’“Pawtucket, for State Auditor, and voh M for Win. C. Townsend, senior j member from Newport. Oa the fifth ballot the Democrats abandoned their own candidate, Elisha Bncklin, of Pawtucket, and voted for Townsend, who

was elected. The Republican leaders were completely surprised, and as they did not dare to proceed with further electiods until a conference had been held, a recess was taken. FOREIGN. The Czar lives in perpetual dread of Nihilists. ~ A heavy storm prevailed, throughout Seven families were arrested at Lug--gacurren, in Ireland, ‘Wednesday. Prince Alois Schwarzenburg, of Austria, was fataUy wounded in a duel. The new minister to Mexico, Mr. Ryan, was banqueted Thursday night at the City of Mexico. Mail advices from Japan say that on May 3at Yakato a thousand, houses were destroyed by fire and many fives were lost. About ten thousand people were rendered homeless. The Vicomptese Chandon de Brialles gave,a breakfast Wednesday in honor of Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill). Many members of the leading families of France were present. The Pope has suggested that members of the Noble Guard should serve forty years, instead of thiry, as at present, before being entitled to a pension. The proposal meets with opposition. Severe earthquake shocks were felt in the Channel Islands, Friday. Also on the isle of Wight and many of the towns on the mainland of England and France were affected. No damage was done anywhere. Severe storms prevailed throughout France. The greatest damage was done in the departments of Seine-et-Marne, Aube, Venue, Hante-Soane and Ardennes, where in some places the country is almost devastated. In the house of commons, Thursday evening. Sir James Fergusson, parliamentary secretary to the foreign office, denied the reports from Victoria, B. C., that three men-of-war in the Pacific had been ordered to proceed to Behring sea in June to protect British sealing vessels from interference by American meD-of-war. Victoria, B. C., is in a state of great excitement consequent uoon the order received by the English fleet to prepare to sail for Behriug sea on June 14. The fleet consists of the Swiftsure the Amphion and the Defender. The Amphion is a twenty-knot cruiser, is heavily armored and is by far the most powerful ship of war in the Pacific ocean. The sealing schooners are being assured that every protection will be afforded them. Torpedo boats are being fitted for the protection of the harbor, A colonist speaking onthe subject praises the prompt action of the British government in protecting her interests and thinks a rupture between England and the United States imminent.