Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1892 — THE NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

riVm»ni>n>maii< jrf'i, i_„ a i puwwuDcetncQi- oj a Trust opportunity of another f ®e**s steamship stock has greatly tfcia season. The expense of lying in quarantine is a feeavy one, and to this loss must be what ITiifrht, Ka m nrln : uu uiauu c Ohs Of the most peculiar features Hi ;SVoadh parliamentary life is the -SBtaftliiflDking while addressing the house. No sooner does a deputy MMMMfer ascend the rostrum than » glass filled with his own favorite t»rew is placed before him. IiIiXAOMXA Ipo be set to work tread lag mitt wheels and furnishing eleclights for various Canadian towns. No doubt the commercial apiritof this age wiU soon have Nia Ifpaildoiajf laundry work for residents of all the surrounding count ry , ißburAW) Bellamy, the author of “booking Backward," has grown whiskers since he was last photo graphed. On behalf of the geutle|jMn who have no whiskers and ccnnot raise whiskers, all good sociullata should protest. Common prop erty in whiskers or socialism is a

A» Italian surgeon is credited with the opinion that “coal smoke i« a deadly enemy of the cholera germ. ’ Tell it not in Chicago. The city of the World's Fair has been sedulously thriving to get ric ci the smoke imismnce; but if it should have so plausible an excuse for abandoning effort as this dictum of the Italian surgeon furnishes, we fear much that all which has been done will go for — v ThE use o! wood creosote, which is extensively distilled in North Carolina flam the wood of Pinus Palus ttiiß, is recommended by Capt. W. H. rjipy for antiseptic purposes. It destroys vegetable and animal life, repels moisture, and coagulates fermentable matter. As a paint for pibodeu or metallic surfaces it prenerves them from wet or dry rot. rust and the attacks of insects; and when fpmeed by hydraulic pressure into the pores of wood its antiseptic effects are extended to the very center of

Workers in ornamental wood now assert that yellow piue, hard finished to oils, Is the rival in beauty of any wood that grows, not excepting the costliest of the hard species, it being susceptible of receiving and maintaining as high a degree of polish as any known wood, while, when impregnated with oil, it is almost indestructible. In such a condition it is Impervious to even hot greare aud sobstances that leave an ineffaceable Stain upon white nine, maple various other woods. Ah exchange announces that ’ 0» women in Chicago support their husbands.’' The sooner people all recognize that the faithful wife in I the home In all cases furnishes her fwtt half of support to the home the better It will be. The wisest and Ihos* successful men know that their is due asmueh to their wives Kto themselves. The best capital aay man ever had to start on is a «red wife; and to keep her at her best she must always be trusted as Ins equal in all things. -m 1U..2 TheRS is a strong probability that within a few days the federal authorities will Stop foreign immigration The order - will apply to steerage passengers'* who are not American citfoent The wisdom of such a proceeding is manifest. It would tone to minimize the danger from cholera infection and would render more eradication of cholera should It pfrtoln a foothold oc this conti sent. At the same time it would he A measure Of kindness in preventing ■Hirer:mtl misguided immigrants fPfrom undertaking a trip which now is bcsc-k with perils and discomforts. The restriction of immigration at tote time Is called for by crcry wise tj <in * ■

It IS a funnv tiling, but all men like aprons. There is something housewifely about them that suggests good dinners and sweet con BKlderate care. The coquette tliorojghly understands this, and , v< • , acason findrher armed with au apron or two with which she intends to quell mankind. The latest one is : Made Of raum»iy <jM*h plain, and gathered in at the waist to a

I'm man wero imprisoned In a mine in Mlrhly*.. Mountain fires In Colorado are doing iaYale college has entered upon the 193 d A public reception was given to Lleht. Peary at Philadelphia. » Colorado Democrats have endorsed the People's Party candidates. Fraud in tbo matter of refunding Louisffcna's direct tax is charged. Senator Mills has bad a relapse of the grip and la very 111 at Corsicana. Tex. _ Senator Quay ha* returned to Washington from Florida, completely restored to health. One of the highwaymen who robbed the anypot A 00. Beak et Rosiyn. Wash., on SatordaT wee captured et Kent. It is thought that ex-Cblef of Police An -denoßrat Someraet. who aas&ssluated editor Backer, has escaped te Mexico. The estate of the late George William Curtis, according to the will tiled In the Probate Court, amounts to about s7,<«o. Commodore Miller, the noted desperado, la giving bia pursuers a lively chase in Texas! Two hundred men are .in pursuitFurnace “A” at the Edgar Thompson steel works, Braddock. Pa., exploded, fatally injuring Michael Brennen and John Sokel. A special dispatch from Bard well, Ky., states that an earthquake shock was fait them at 4:40 p. m. Wednesday, lasting thirty seconds. Terra cotta of a rich shade has been chosen as a back ground for the decorations in Chicago during tbo World’s Fair dedicatory exercises. The Order of United Mechanics, at Manchester, N. H„ by a vote of 23 to 10 refused to eliminate the word "white’ from its constitution.

Miss Ella Spencer Reid, a piece of Whitelaw Reid, was marriod at White Plains, N. Y„ to Judge Ralph Chandler Harrison, or California. Minister Egan will be in New York on October 4, with the f75,0Q0 in gold voted by the government of Chill as indemnity ior the Baltimore’s sailors. Secrotary Noble has approved tha allotments of lands to the Seneca and the East' ern Shawnee Indians in the northwestern part of the Indian Territory. It is reported from Memphis that Alice Mitchell shows no sfgn of insanity and will be declared cured, after which she wjlj {te tried for the murder of Freda Ward. Rifle creek, Colorado, has been denuded of Its Umber by fires set by careless campers. Twenty square miles of forest on the mountains, from Tin-cup to Texas creek, has been destroyed. Captain O’Brien and William Holmes were rescued from the schooner Westmoro near Marshfield. Ore., after being on her teu days. The men were almost dead from exposure and hunger. The regular monthly cotton report for the Memphis district, which embraces western Tennessee,north Mississippi,uorth Arkansas and north Alabama, indicates a decrease of 25 per cent. The contract for building tha Pnget Sound dry dock has been awarded to Byron, Barlow & Co., of Tacoma, Wash,, the lowest unconditional bidder. Th u firm's bid was $492,455. James Scroby, the agent for Gonesseo county. New York, for the American Bible Society, has just completed a tour of the county. He found 155 families who have never seen a Bible. It is reported that the mills controlled by the paper trust of which Warner Mill, er is president will be closed this week until the middle of November, rendering idle about 50,000 men throughout the country. “Gentleman” Jim Corbett baa been refused quarters at one of the principal hotels at Albany, N. Y. It was not because of Mr. Corbott’s personnel, but because of the distasteful crowd such a man attracts.

Members of the G. A. R. visiting Rich mood, Va„ held a meeting there and adopted resolutions thanking the Confederate veterans of Lee Camp for courtesies and Inviting the Southerners to visit the Northerners st their homes. A committee appointed by the Postmaster General has recommended the acceptaace of the offer of a company to establish, free of charge, in Philadelphia, for experimental trial, pneumatic tubes for the transmission of mail. It is repotted that James Bishop, chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of New Jersey, will soon publish a supplementary annual report giving figures and claims similar to those made in the report of Commissioner of New York. 5 The largest transfor in pine lands ever made in northern Wisconsin was consummated and papers filed by which Cornel! University of New York sells to the Chippewa Logging Company 109,000 acres of pine land for a consideration of (841,706, Under the authority conferred by the last naval appropriation bill providing for the construction of two new vessels for the navy, one, a sea going battle-ship of 9,0X1 tons displacement, and one an armored cruiser of 8,000 tons displacement will be built. Fred Wlttrock, otherwise known as “Jim Cummings,” who oveipowered messenger Fotherlngham and robbed th° Wells-Fargo Express on the lion Mountain road all years ago, has been released from the Missouri penitentiary, having completed his sentence. The Westerly branch of the granite cutters’ union at Provldehce, B. 1., accepted the modified pronositlon of the manufacturers. The tgreement has not yet been made public, butit la known that there will be no discrimination between union and non-union men.

At a meeting, Tuesday, of the Military Band led by the lato P. S. Gilmore and business manager J. 11. Lane, It was unanimously decided, with the approval of Mrs. P. S. Gilmore, to continue the organization under Its old name, with SergtC. W. Freudsnvoll as director. The grand jury at Chicago has decided to Indict M. C. McDonald for bribery. McDonald is the widely known sporting man. The alleged bribery was the payment of 000 to J ustlce of the Peace Clias. W Woodman to Influence a decision In favor of the Garfield Park race track Labor Commissioner Peck was In court Tuesday to show cause why he should not allow an examination of his ciroulsrs. Mr. Peck's plea was that all correspondence conducted by him with employes and employers was nnder a personal pledge of i aocreey. without which no figares could | lie obtained. The oase went over until O c ». v

contents of their pockets. From the driver, Marsh Pemberton, be secured SWO>The mail pouch was rifled, but as no registered matter was found, tha robber tossed it back. Then alt tha passenger* were ordered into the stage. « While John Steller and Mr. Hlnderer, of Syracuse, were on the lake shooting dick*,-'* dog which accompanied them suddenly sprang up and the boat was til tod. Mr. Hinders? tried to recoverJSfib balance, and in so doing his gun was discharged. The load struck Mr. Stetier in • the,head, penetrating the skolLind tearing off a portion of the scalp. He fijlj overboard and with difficulty was dragged out by Mr. Hipderer. The wound is fatal. Excitement exists at Benton Harbor over ai rumor started of a case of genuine Asiatic cholera in Roy a! ton township. Five miles south- of St. Joseph, James Weed, an old man, lived in reeking filth, and was taken severely ili with every symptom of cholera. D 4. .T. S.BeertprOhonneed the base gcuftne cholera aad thoroughly disinfected tho premises. The schools near there have been closed for several d*/*.. /T-, 6 A case similar to the famous Charley Ross abductiou is reported from Montgomery county, N. Y. -Sheriff Beck has received word from Sheriff Liddell, of Montgomery, to look out for John Murphy and George Thomas, two tramps who were wanted for abducting Joseph Dwyer, a twelve year old boy of Fonda. Tb* message says the toy was enticed away by the tramps when a short distance from his home,and is probably being held lor ransom. The general term of tho New York Hu Drome Court handed down its decision. Thursday morning, in the appeal from Judgo Bartlett’s decision refusing to grant a mandamus to compel the board of supervisors to convene aud reapportion the assembly districts according to the constitution. The general term affirms tho decision of Judge Bartlett in tho special term, which practically holds that the apportionment, as made by the Kinns county hoard of supervisors, is legal and constit't'onrl. Postmaster Goncral Wanamaker has decided to issue what will bo known as the '‘Columbian series,’’ of postage stamps. The new stamps will be of tiie same width as the present series.but twice as long, the Increased size being thought necessary in order to properly display the illustrations. Those are intended to commemorate the discovery of America by Columbus. It is expectod that the entire series will be put on sale January 1,1893, and during the succeeding year will entirely supersede the present series.

FOREIGN. The Italian Parliament has been closed by a royal decree. Two persons Suffering from cholera dls* orders were removed to a hospital In Uuda Posth. The constitutionality of the law abolishing separate schools in Manitoba has been sustained. n Four of tho striklhg Ccenr d* Alone miners wero convicted on the charge of conspiracy and sentenced to imprisonment for terips ranging from fifteen months to two years. Advices have been received from Mozambique, South Africa, that a launch containing a party of Englishmen and Germans who were proceeding up the Moma river on an exploring and trading expedition, was capsized while crossing a bar, and only one of the party was saved. Mr. Ilouldeworth, secretary of tho jockey club, and Earl Durham, In the presence of Sir Henry Hawkins and Sir Charles Russell, presented to jockey Osborne at Newmarket, Wednesday, on the occasion of bis retirement from the turf, a check for £3.781. and a farewoll address in recognition of his fidelity to duty aud the rectitude of bis caroer. Dr. Francis Charles Scott-Sanders. who Is charged with forging tho name of the Earl of Londberough to bills for£4,631, was committed Thursday for trialThis is not the total of forgeries of which the prisoner is charged, it being said that he has at various times procured the large sum of $1,003,000 by torging other person’s names.