Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1891 — THE NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The profits o' the >. £ or trust have been $11,400/100. There' is a strong probability of a race war in Oklahoma. Young Sioux braves are disposed to make trouble again. Dun's agency takes a hopeful view of the b.s ness situation. r - j Tbe Hentiesy niurder case at New Orleans has gone to the jury. ' 1 Streeter and Taubeneck have issued an fiddre-s on Palmer’s election. i A Kentucky mob failed in its attempts ’to lynch a family of puis ners. A girl of Virginia City,"Nev., reprimanded by her teac.-.er, shot herself. 1 Six men were shot, four fataby, at a dance in Kentucky on tbeiltb 1 j The jury in the Her.nessy case at New Orleansa quitted the Italians. Near Reading, Pa., a little girl was probably fa ally bitten by dogs. W atterson is out in an angry interview on the Hili-Cie eland < ontroversy. Tv o members of the Arkansas house I ad a fight on tho floor on the With. The Hon. John E. Carr of Haverhill, I Ma«s., v as ki led by an ansrry bull. New York makes the first application for an allotment under the direct tax bilk Jake Ktlra n whipped George Godfrey in a 44-round fight at San Francisco un the 13th. There is a st rong probability of agenera* strike and lockout of plasterers at Milwau. : kee. The government report shows compara- ’ lively smail stocks of wheat and corn salable. President Harrison has refused to pari don John C. Etio, the New Xork bank wrecker* I Col. H. Clay King shot David Paston, a well known Memphis lawyer, on the stree on theJOtb. Fire at Pittsburg de troved boa-d of trade and other property valued at 8000,000 on the 11th. Six lunatics perished in the flames from : the burning of the asylum at Nashville Tenn.. mi ttie 13tb. Judge Gresham and Senator Farwe both refuse to rnn for mavor of fffitc.ago n the Citizens’ticket. Phillip Moock. a dairyman near NewpwtvKy.rhecame enrage that bhrhorso and pulied out its tongue. AYipgins piedic,s earthquakes in New EngTanfiffiiF TiTree"!jffiars" and the worst gtorms 1 f ihe decade in a few days. j A sipiaw charges a Michigan Senator with being a bigamist, rot having been divorced from her when he married a white woman. it is rumored at Washington that Charles j Emory Smith will resigu his post at St. j Petersburg, and that the President will appoint Mr. Huston minister to Russia. j A bill has been favorably rep rted to the Pennsylvania house making all bills or notes payable in gold, silver or treasury notes, regardless of contrary contracts. j The case of Boyd, Sutton & Co., of New York, to test tho McKinley tariff law, has been advanced for argument in the United States Supreme Court. The date is the, fourth Monday in April. Ex-Minister Foster has been dispatched to Spain to nogot ate a reciprocity treaty i | With Cuba. Washington op nion favors ' the belief that such a treaty w.ll be ne - ! gotiatcd without any doubt. | The steamship City of Poking arrived 1 at Sun Ft on the 11th, twenty-five days from Hong Kong and sixteen days 1 from-Yokohamiw Sorne "OQ Ghin-ese pirates and robbors were t eheaded in Kwantung piviyinoe during the last few days of the old Chinese year. Assistant Clerk Crawley, of the House of Representatives has balanced his books | and firulTthat the expenses of the lower | branch of the Fifty-seventh General Ass I sembly aggregated $4 1, 503.43, which is j ’ over sll,<too less than two years ago, when : thb House co-t the Bttte ifi , 2C !l. Tfib Senate’s cost this session was uuuut $37,000 as against 8.J.U0 in So 1 /. — p lH+ {:,(;hbrleß-VVaWsXe : n, the "ATiTertcan areh.rologist, has had! further success in his task of excavating hidden treasures from tho ruins of Eretria, on the island of Fua. a (Negro Pontr, which was founded bes re the war of Troy, and which wa destroy ed 4'.M) H. C. by the Persians. Pro I fessor Waldstein has found the ruins of a 1 theater, a number of era' es and srlendid i treasures consisting of gold diadems, 1 jewels, vases, etc. { The records of the Postoffice Department show that during the two years of the present administration ended March 4. 1891 there were ‘2, 5. appointments made of presidential postmasters. Of thisnumbe r 47c were made upon resignations, 965 were made upon the expiration of tlieeommis- ■ siops of tne incumbents, 778 werbmad e upon removals, 74 were made to fill vacan* cies cau-ed by death, and 45.1 were made a 1 offices which were raised from the so irtq 1 to the president al class during this term, making a total of *2,754 changes. The whole number of presidential offices in c perat.ou on March 4, ls9l, was, however, 2,»99. FOREIGN. Germany will not rescind prohibition on American pork. Seventy lives are known to have beeD . lost in the late English storm, j A blizzard, the won*, in years, prevailed : throughout England on the llth. 1 The Bunk of Paris was forced to come to the aid oi a big Paris institution. I Signor Orispi drew a revolver during a hot debate in the Italian deputies. [ Bra il has ratified the reciprocity arrangements with the United States, j A British ship foundered off Falmouth , on the llth and fourteen of her crew were 1 lost. | . France will not be represented at the world’s fair unless our tariff laws are modified. There are many evidences that Emperor William seeks reapproachment with Bismarck. It is believed Canada wiH soon enter Into negotiations for reciprocity with the UniVkt States. -— — The people of Alexandria, Chesterfield •nd Deei field have prepared a case to test ‘ the law prohibiting the use of natural gas in flambeaux. A foreign steamship, tbe name of which is unknown, was wrecked off Start point,

near Dartmouth, Bear Devonshire. Engand. during the recent blizzard. All the CTewaLd passengers were drowned. PALMER ELECTED SENATORHon. John M. Palmer was elected United States Senator by the Htineis Leg'islatura on the llth. The Republicans held a caucus this morning. The managing committee was empowered to handle the senatorial mat ter as it might think best. The committee sent for Representative Moore, one of the F. M. B. A. men and offered him the solid Republican vote 1 of 100 if he and his two conferees. Cockrell a d Taubeneck would join them, but Moore 6aid;““l regret to be obliged to diisap, i point you, gentlemen, but your offer comes to.late. After waiting eight weeks in vain for Republican support, CockreH and my--6 CEave decided to give our votes tor Gem"!, eta: Palmer, aud have affixed our signatures to an address to that effect." A few minutes before the meeting of tbe joint assembly the Republicans joined in a chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” amid great applause. The Democrats struck up a melody, but of a rather more- cheerful na tore. In the meantime every available j inch of space in the chamber open to the j public had been occupied by a throngin' tensely eater to witness the closing scenes in this memorial contest. The Republican ste ring committee ordered their member not to answer preliminary roll-call. Senator Evans, however, disregarded the corns mit-tee’s injunction, and answered “here’’ j whence his name was called. On the roll- | call of the House both Cockrell and Moore answered “here." , Taubeneck did not answer to his name Twenty-five Senators and seventy-nine members of the House have answered to their names,"said the Speaker. “itisnow j in order to take another vote for United States Senator." ' When Cockrell's name was called he rose, to .his feet and saidi..“Mr. Speaker.—” “No speeches! no speeches 1 object! vote! vote! vote!" shouted forty Republican ! voices in unison. “If you will keep your mouths silent for a minute I will vote," said Cockrell. *1 i vote for John M. Palmer.” For a few minutes the Democratic shouts nnd cheers that reverberatnti through the Capital Wfere deafening. After a slight lull they again broke out .and it was sevetat minutes before Older was restored Tiie Republicans remained silent through" out the proceeding—. Moore s name was called and in a r.orsertlv cairn voice he said t .'Jjohu M. Paiiner," Again Democratic enthusiasm found vent in prolonged ethers aiffiTbats and. papers were thrown wildly in the air. When the name of Morns, tUS ! colored Republican was called, that gen* \ tleman voted for Cicero J. Lind ley. | The program now became for all Republicans to vote for Liudley, it having been ! found impossible for Fuller or any other man to receive the full Republican vote Representative Taubeneck wh-.n his name was called voted for “A. J, Streeter, noma i inee of the F. M. B. A. party," and dropping to his: seat, burst into tears of sincere sorrow that no one doubted, aud Cheer after cheer from the Republican side re* , warded his loyalty to his party nominee. The roll call showed every Republican voting for Liudley, every Democrat for . Pairnor, Moore and .Cockrell for Palmer and Taubem-ek for Streeter. On the 151 th ballot Speaker Crafts said: •‘Whole number of votes cast is ‘204; necessary to a choice 103, of which John M. Palmer has received 103 votes [Democratic 1 applause], A. J. Streeter 1 vote aud C. J. Ltt.d ey RH) votes, aud I hereby declare ’ John M. Palmer duly eleete 1 United States , Senator to represent the State of Illinois I in the Con ress of the United States for the to nil of six years.” j Deafening applause from the Democratic I Side and galleries greeted this announces ; ment. The Democratic Representatives | cheered themselves hoarss, aud mounting their desk 3 threw bats and paper- nqd baskets in the air. Several members blew horns. A joint committee was appointed to notify Gen. I Ph4tnTfcr bf his ielectibh; 'He was conducted into the chamber by the committee, appeared oy the side of the Speaker and was greeted with applause. Speaker Crafts introoueed him and he spoke as follows: “Gentlemen of the Thirty-seventh General Assembly, you ought scarcely expect mo to speak at this ; time. I feel more like saying: ‘Ain’t I ' glad to get out of the wilderness.’ I thank I you, members, for vindicatiug the rights lof tne people. By a plurality of votes was expressed the desire of tue people to select one United States Senator.and my election is historical You men who have labored so long to elect your independent candidate also deserve my thanks. [Applause.] “My Republican friends, I thank you, too. Vou. it this contest, represented the old method of electing Seßators. 1 thank you hint tue contest has oeen free from petsonalities. [Applause.] Trie occasion i aoes not require a long speech.” Immediately after tne election of Gen. Palmer was known the church and fire bells of Ahe city began to ring, aud above nis voice, when addressing tue joint assemnly, could be heard tie triumpnaut nielouy of tne bells. Every factory and mauuiacturing 1 stablishment in the city, quite legurdiess ot tue politics of the pio--1 ri. tors, blew in unison the r whistles in appreciation of the fact trial Springfield now claims both the Illinois Senators. 4-rivate res deuces hungout their flags and bunting, (M>d from the stub 01 every publio buiidinv in the city proudly floated the colors of the Nation. At night the festivities continued. Fireworks and sky-ro kets from the pu lie square that must be visible to the Illinois farmers for many tni.es over the piair es; Chinese lanterns, transparencies and illuminations on every house 'estify the admi ation of the citizens of Springfield for their d stinguistied fellow townsman. A heavy and melting snow had been falling all the afternoon and evening, but has been insurreient to dampen the ardorof the un* terrified Democracy. Tho Democratic members cf the General Assembly are wearing conspicuously their “101" badges, and amid their re.oiciug they have star ed a movement to procure and present to Messrs Moore and Cockrell two mngnl * cent badges surpassing in beauty, cost and workmanship ac.t thing yet devised. Both gei.l etnen received many beautiful floral pieces from members and friends, and after tbe ad ournment of the House great crowds pressed around them and shook, hands and <-ongratulated them, the throng including a great many ladies. Indeei.it 1 seems asif the geneueriil re dicing lias became mteotioiis • It is hard I v an exaggarati nto say tha ever, body in Springfield is ceiehrating tonight. All parties seem t> be well satiated with the election of Gen. Palmer,