Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1895 — SHIPS IN COLLISION. [ARTICLE]

SHIPS IN COLLISION.

AMERICAN LIN ER SINKS ANOTHER STEAMER." But One Man Drowned—Another Bond Issue—Financial = Plan Formulated In Response to President’s Request for Revision of the Currency System. Sank a British Boat. The American Tine steamship 'Berlin, Capt. Lewis, from Southampton for New_ York, collided with_and sunk the Capt. Lewis, from Southhampton for New York, collided yvith and sank the British ship Willowbank, Capt, Young; of Glasgow, thirty miles soujhwest of the Isle of Portland, at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. 11 w sbel i e veil 1howho) erro w of thirty-nine were drowned. H. M, S. Blake arrived upon' the scene at 7 o'clock in the morning and picked up a waterlogged lifeboat. It sighted the Berlin, hove to,, and rescued the crew-of one of the Berlin's lifeboats which Had lost eoytrol of its rudder in the heavy sea. Late/ the American line officials telegrapbM from Southampton as foflov.*>: “The Red Star steamship Berlin from,Antwerp forNew York has returned here with its bow •damaged by a collision with the Willou’bank. whose crew wits saved, and are aboard the Berlin, including the captain'sWWise,f s e, But the Falmouth pilot on the Willowbank, who went below to save his clothes;, whs drowned.” New Financial Plan, Washington. D. C.. dispatch: Fifty millions of additional revenue to be raised by an increase of customdutiesjdeficieiibearing treasury certificates, sold for ’ greenbacks and payable in coin; long-fin'..' 8 per cent bonds to protect the gold reserve; greenbacks redeemed in gold to be kept intact in the reserve; national batiks to be'permitted to issue circulation up to the par value of their bands;'tax on circulation to be reduced th 14 or % of 1 per cent: the ininjmum capital of national 7 banks to be reduced from $50,000 to $25,000 or’less. This is the Republican financial program as agreed upon by tlib"Ways and Means'.Committee of t-he House of Representatives within twelve hours after the President’s message was read.

Russia Waking Um The St. Petersburg Novoc Yrcmya Fays: “If it comes to a. war between Great Britain and the United Sta+es-fhe-former will have to enopunter internal as well as foreign foes, fbr the Irish are not -likely to look passively at stich a conflict. In 'that event England's affairs in Turkey and the far East will not wear so favorable an aspect, and there would come the hoftr of bitter retribution for the past upon which Englishmen pride themselves, forgetting that successes gained by guile and force are never enduring.” The Bourse Gazetfd remarks: “The only honorable means left for England ti> extricate itself'from thd -affairis-a vote of censure against the Manjuisof Salisbury, anti a new cabinet might be able to rectify the blunders of its predecessors.” Ohio Militiamen Go .to Culii. , • A Key West. Fla., dispatch says: Notwithstanding the cordon of Spanish warships about' Cuba, three filibustering expeditions have recently landed. According to advices received .'here one of these expeditions was composed of members of the Fifth Regiment. Ohio National Guard. They accompanied their command on an excursion to the Atlanta exposition and there deserted and macle their way to Cuba. They joined GomcZ in Santa Clara on Sunday. Their leader was Sergt. Arthur Burge, Company K. He accompanied by L. Schwan, Company II; John Harris and Clifford Smith, Company C; and five others. The Ohioans were warmly received by Gomez, jand Burge has been commissioned captain.