The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, June 19, 1891, Image 3

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    A. SPLENDID EXHIBIT.
JH WHAT JiltAZIL WILT. SIAKi :
AT TTTJS irOKLD'S FAIll.
AVIiat the Special Commlxnlori to that
Country Say * The Court of Private
Lund Claim * Of Whom and IIo\v It
IN Constituted The Kemulxin of the
JLato Sir John JUncdonuId Luld to
Kent An Iuipo lii ; Funeral The
Great Stock. Yards at Tollcvtoii , In
diana.
Rrazll'H ICxhlbit at the Fair.
WASHINGTON , Juno 13. Captain
-Alexander Rogers , the special commis
sioner of the world's fair to Brazil ,
writes from Rio de Janeiro under date
of May 8 , announcing that General
Llello Rego and Mr. Dracuert have
been appointed as cornmissioners on
the part of the Brazilian government
to take charge of the work of securing
an exhibit of the resources of that
country for exhibit at Chicago. One
of these gentlemen will accompany
Captain Rogers and the other will go
with Lieutenant F. E. Sawyer , the com
missioner , to the Arizona provinces in
their journeys into the interior of the
republic. Letters of introduction and
instructions from the capital have been
forwarded to all the officers of the sev
eral states that are to be visited , who
.are to work up things as much as pos
sible be/ore the arrival of the commis
sioners in their respective localities.
The Brazilian government has provided
Captain Rodgers and Lieutenant Saw
yer special free delivery envelopes for
( ( helr correspondence and showed them
a great many other attentions.
Captain Rodgers says : "I am glad
to report that there seems to be an
earnest desire on the part of the gov
ernment to do everything in its power
to have Brazil well represented at Chicago
cage , and if congress is as liberal in
its appropriations as desired they will
have u splendid exhibit.
Court of Private Land Claims.
WAHUNGTOX , .June 12. The court
of private land claims constituted by
the president consists of three repuli-
cans and t\vo democrats. Mr. Reed ,
who is made chief justice of the court ,
is a resident of Council Bluffs , la. He
was born in Ashland county , Ohio.
March 1 , 1835 , and settled in Iowa in
1857Ho served during the war of
the rebellion as an officer in the Second
end battery. Iowa light artillery , and
was a member of the Iowa state sen
ate from 1-SGO to 18G8. Ho was sub
sequently judge of the district court
and he was elected in the Fity-first
congress a& a republican and since the
close of that congress has been engaged
in the practice of his profession.
Judge Murray is a resident of Huntington -
ington , Tenu. He is about fifty-five
of age , served in the union army dur
ing the war and was afterwards ap
pointed United States attorney for the
western district of Tennessee. Heisa
strong republican , but was recom
mended for appointment for both poli
tical parties. He was recently em
ployed as special counsel for the gov
ernment in election cases.
Judge Sluss of Kansas was formerly
judge of the district court. He has
resided at Yiehita. . His appointment
was urged by Associate Justice Brewer
pf the supreme court. He is a repub
lican.
' The democratic members are Colonel
puller of North Carolina and Judge
Stone of Colorado. Judge Stone was
judge of the supreme court of Colorado
for many years. He lives at Denver
-and is a fine Spanish scholar.
The United States attorney before
, the court is Matt G. Reynolds of St.
louis , a young man of high legal stand
ing and president of the Young Men's
{ republican league of St. Louis.
Canada' * CJrcat State rhan at Rest.
KINGSTON , Ont. , June 13. The re
mains of the late Sir John Macdonald
were committed to their last resting
place yesterday in Cathedral cemetery.
The entire-morning was spent in vie w-
jing the remains in the city hall.
Twenty thousand persons passed the
bier. The procession was the grand
est ever seen , in Kingston. It was
over two miles long and occupi " over
Jorty minutes in passing a given point.
The parade moved at 2:45 o'clock.
At that time three miles of Princess
-street were lined with spectators. [ Not
less than forty thousand persons viewed
"the soieinn advance. The parade was
under civic control. The stores were
closed and draped in mourning. The
-order of the parade was direct from
the city hall along Ontario and Princess
streets to Cataraqui. The pallbearers -
ers were the members of the cabinet
$ nd Hon. J. C. Aikers , ex-lieutenant
governor of Manitoba. The mourners
were represented by Hugh J. Macdonald -
-ald , Colonel McPherson and Joseph
Pope , private secretary. The hearse
was flanked by eight artillerymen ,
who on arriving at the last resting
place took the casket containing the
remains of Canada's greatest states
man and carried it to the grave.
As Archdeacon Jones stepped for
ward in cyclical robes there was hard
ly a dry eye in the largo multitude as
the casket was lowered in its last rest
ing place. The burial service of the
Church of England was read by Arch
deacon Jones , which was followed by
a benediction , and Canada's greatest
.statesman was laid in his last resting
place. The grave was then securely
sealed. The crowd slowly dispersed.
The guard of A battery will remain in
charge for a month.
ISad for t5 e Britons.
CAKI.RAD. June 13. Mr. P. D.
Armour of Chicago , who is here with
his invalid wife , said that he had just
received a long dispatch from Chicago
statihg'that ground had been broken at
'Tolleston , . .Ind. , for the new stock
K
it.
V
yards. Ho said that they proposed to
establish packing houses there. They
will not be so cramped for room as at
the old yards. wliiiMi , he says , are alto
gether out of place in so close prox
imity to the best part of the city of
Chicago. They propose to issue 10.-
000,000 of stock , which they will
divide among the packers and dealers
who follow them. The Associated
press correspondent asked if the other
packers will follow and desert the old
yards. "They cannot help them
selves , "said Mr. Armour.Ve three
( Armour , Morris and Swift ) practical
ly control the business ; the others must
follow. Besides , it is to their own ad
vantage. The old yards in Chicago
are now so high it scarcely pays to do
business there. We shall give accom
modations at more reduced rates. You
see , the old yards , which originally
cost about $1,000,000. were sold sev
eral months ago to an English syndi
cate for $25.000,000 , who want to get
interest on this immense sum , consequently
quently the high charges are neces
sary. "
"But. what will become of these mil
lions when you and all the other great
houses move away ? " said the corre
spondent.
"I am not worrying about English
investors , " said Mr. Armour. "I feel
sorry for them , but I must look out
for my own interests and the interests
of the community first. " Mr. Armour
said there are also sanitary reasons
why changes should be made. In the
new quarters they shall have most
perfect arrangements for proper ex
amination and packing of pork , and
he thinks as soon as Germany is con
vinced of the proper examination , etc. ,
it will allow the importation of Amer
ican norlc.
An \Vorkliiu the Indians.
WASHINGTON' , June 12. Commis
sioner Morgan of the Indian bureau has
received a second letter from Superin
tendent Backus of the Genoa , Neb. , in
dustrial school for Indian children , ex
plaining more fully the situation in
that section as to the employment ol
Indian children in the beet fields.
Backus , owing to the opposition of the
working people about Norfolk , advises
against putting the boys out to work ,
and says :
"Wo have three political parties in
the state at the present time , with
about 70,000 in each party. One par
ty is composed of the farmers' alliance
and the Knights of Labor combined ,
the other two are the republicans and
democrats. I feel sure if we allow
our boys to work in the beet fields , the
farmers'alliance and Knights of Labor
organizations will unite as a party in
condemning our action. "
Commissioner Morgan , in reply ,
briefly reviews the history of the In
dians as a race in this country , calling
attention to the fact that they are
struggling Avith many discouraging
obstacles in efforts to secure for them
selves a livelihood , and briefly explains
the policy of the government. The
commissioner explains that the
" " has been of
"ousting system" great
benefit to the Indian boys and
girls and he greatly depreciates
the action of some of the labor
ing people of Nebraska , in oppos
ing the scheme. He suggests if the
superintendent finds his efforts to se
cure proper employment for the pupils
of his school at reasonable wages are
to be resisted by political parties or
other organized bodies of citizens of
Nebraska , that he report the case fully
in order that the matter may be laid
before congress at its next session.
The commissioner further asks that if
in the judgment of the superintendent
the people are so hostile to the school
in its endeavor to make intelligent ,
independent citizens of its Indian pu
pils , whether it would not be best to
stop all projected improvements , with
a view of closing the school and aban
doning the enterprise. Money , he
says , can be expended to advantage in
states where citizens are only too glad
to have these institutions of learning.
A Kuiiavray Train.
AI.TOONA , Pa. , June 14. A serious
accident occurred on the Pennsylvania
& Northwestern railroad at a point
near Beliwood , which resulted in the
death of three men. A freight train
of thirty heavily laden coal cars left
Lloydsville followed by a pusher. Af
ter reaching the summit the train com
menced to descend the mountain side
at a high rate of speed. The engineer
and crew applied the brakes , but they
failed to work on account of the slip-
ery c onuition of the rails caused by
rain. The runaway train kept on in
its mad flight until a speed of seventy-
live miles per hour was reached. The
trainmen struggled with the brakes ,
trying to save themselves and the
train. At Roat's trestle , which is a
curve , the engine left the track fol
lowed by twenty-nine cars , which were
piled up and broken into all shapes.
A hunt for the missing employes was
instituted. Then engineer , John Si-
monton , was found dead between the
sand box and bell. It is supposed that
he climbed out on the engine to work
the sand box. Fireman Millard Frazier -
zier and Conductor Van Scoyne wore
taken out from under the tender horribly
ribly disfigured. Brakemen Dunn and
Hetrick jumped from the train when
at its highest speed , the former going
over a high embankment was forced
through a stout fence. His escape
from instant death was miraculous.
He only received a slight wound in the
head. Hetrick was not so fortunate
and received a number of injuries , but
none of them of a serious nature.
The standing committee of Maine
met at Portland and voted unanimous
ly against the confirmation of Rev.
Phillips Brooks as bishop of Massa
chusetts. The principal reason as
signed was that he was not sound in
his theology.
LET INDIANS WORK.
A'tl OXE If AS A HKTTKlt JtlCllT TIIAX
TO J.
Indian Commissioner ITIorgnii II -
POHCS of a Very KcmarkaliJe Ques
tion AVhat the KaiiMa * Alliance
ProjioNes Iolii r Publicity to bo
llii'cu to Articles on Ucoiiomlc Q.ue -
tloiiM Statistics Kft ardlii the Crop
of IVlieat Hrinhlny : Up the Idea * of
IS'cbrawka Farmer * .
ItidlatiH .4ro Not Alien * .
WASHINGTON , June 10. Indian Cora-
Eaissioner Morgan has disposed of a
very remarkable question which was
presented by Superintendent Backus
of the Indian school at Genoa , Neb.
Superintendent Backus some time ago
advised the co'himissioner of Indian af
fairs upon the strength of resolutions
passed by the workingmen of Norfolk ,
Neb. , to prohibit for political reasons
the \vorking of Indians in the sugar
beet fields of .the state. Superintend
ent Backus' protestors looked upon the
work of an Indian in the same light as
they would regard that of a convict or
alien. 'Commissioner Morgan says in
his letter to the superintendent that
the Indian is the original American
citizen and has a better right to work
when , where and how he pleases thaa
any other citizen of this country ; that
the Indian originally owned this coun
try and that white people are in point
of fact trespassers upon it. The com
missioner regards' the advice of the
Nebraska superintendent and the
organized labor friends as the most
advanced step ever heard of against
the education of the 'Indian and
the efforts of the government to
make him self-supporting , and believes
that it would better become the Indian
to protest against the methods of those
who object to his labor. Commissioner
Morgan reminds the objectors that the
people around the Carlisle , Pa. , school
are sufficiently civilized to not protest
against the education of the Indian and
says that if the people of Nebraska
desire it he will be glad to transfer the
Indiana from the Nebraska school to
the one at Carlisle , and close up the
former and let the people of Nebraska
themselves take charge of the educa
tion of their Indians. At the Indian
office the suggeestion from Nebraska is
regarded as the most unique of the age
and if it could be framed would doubt
less attract widespread attention at the
world s fair.
The Country' * Wheat Crop.
TOPEKA , Kan. . June 10. The exe
cutive committee of the state Farmers'
alliance , recently in session here ,
closed a contract with Wood Davis of
Sedgwick county to write a number of
articles on economic questions to be
publiseed in pamphlet form for circu
lation among the alliances. He will
write on option dealing , the govern
ment ownership of railroads , the val
ues of farm products and kindred sub
jects. The pamphlets are'to be sold
to suballiances and Mr. Davis is to
receive a small royalty on each copy.
The committee guarantees the sale of
(500,000 ( copies on four pamphlets.
Mr. Davis lives on a large farm near
Wichita. He has made quite a repu-
tion as a writer for leading magazines
both in the Unitea States and England ,
especially upon subjects of arid wastes.
He is a republican. As a statistician
he ranks high.
Regarding the wheat crop this morn-
fng he said to the Times correspond
ent : "In my view the crop of wheat
in America will be above the average ,
the acreage being 1,500,000 larger of
late years. The wheat area in the world
in the eighth decade increased 24-
000,000 acres , which was out of pro
portion to the increase of population ,
the increase in the wheat area being
1G per cent. The increase in poula-
tion was 11 per cent , the result being
low prices the world over , depression
of all agricultural interests , stagnation
in commercial circles , and great de
pression in the value of land as well as
an enormous accumulation of bread-
stuffs. During the nineteenth decade
the wheat area increased by 3,200,000
acres , being li per cent , while the
bread eating population increased 13i
per cent , resulting in the rapid ad
vances in the price of breadstuffs and
an upward tendency in the value of
land. This disproportionate increase
in population and area devoted to the
production of breadstuffs resulted in a
wheat area of fully S , 000,000 acres be
low the enormous requirements of the
breatfeating population being equal tea
a shortage of 100,000,000 bushels of
wheat per annum. In addition to this
enormous shortage of 100.000,000
bushels the growing crop of Europe is
now estimated by European statisti
cians at from 160.000,000 to 250.000.-
000 bushels below the average , making
the probable entire shortage anywhere
from 250,000,000 to 300,000,000 for
the coining cereal year.
The probabilities are that tae neces
sities of the farmers throughout the
world will require them to market a
large part of the growing crop , we may
say three-fourths thereof , during the
first part of the cereal year and this
will result in prices far below what the
statistical situation warrants , but when
the pinch comes , as it certainly will ,
during the fourth quarter of the year ,
prices will advance rapidly and are
likely to reach anywhere from $1.50
to $2 per bushel. In the wheat pro
ducing district of the United States
with such a crop as is promised we
*
should have 120,000,000 busnels for
export. But the shortage of the grow
ing crop in France being officially esti
mated at 90,000,000 bushels and the
tropical island , Central America and
Eastern Asia annually taking about
20,000,000 bushels of our wheat , we
should have but little if anymore than
enough to make good the deficiency in
\
the French crop , and as the remainder
of western Europe is certain to grow a
crop of 15 per cent below the average ,
it is , absolutely certain that the product
of the coming harvest will be 250,000-
000 bushels below the world's needs.
All Europe west of Hungary arc im
porters of bread stuff.
Communities In Nebraska.
SrmNGFiKi.u. O- , June 10. Hon.
John W. "Bookwalter , visiting here ,
said :
lam on iny way to Nebraska ou
an especial mission. I have always
believed that the United States farmer
leads a lonesome and dismal life. He
lacks the pleasure of intercourse with
others socially , and for the purpose of
consultation and comparisons. His
ideas are not whetted to the keenness
they might have. My theory is one
which I have seen operated with great
advantage in France , Germany and
Switzerland. The formation of farm
ing communities , a small village , for
.example , centrally located in the midst
of a series of farms. The tenants
work their lands by day and return to
their community at night then there
is a chance for evening recitation , for
the brushing up of ideas , for discus
sion as to the advantages or disadvan
tages of this or that theory. You can
readily see the benefits of this plan , as
one butcher , one baker and doctor can
do all the work in their respective
lines. I am going to build a large
number of houses for my tenants in
my town of Bookwalter , Neb. , and try
the experiment. I am convinced that
it will be a success. 1 shall volun
tarily build a large town house and
establish an agricultural library. I
think the plan is ideal. It combines
all the advantages of city and country
life , a little town not big enough to
have any of the vices , a peaceful rural
community. " Mr. Bookwalter owns
60,000 acres in Nebraska.
Tlio loiva Rankers.
Sioux Cixr , June 12. Tue bankers'
convention adjourned to meet in Dav
enport on June 2 , 1892. Judge J. R.
Heed of the land claim court , ex-Rail
road Commissioner Peter A. Dey and
others spoke of the silver question and
all opposed the free coinage , but the
convention passed no resolution in re
gard to it.
A resolution asking for state control
of private banks was laid on the table.
Resolutions favoring the abolishment
of the free collections system and re
cognizing labor as the source of wealth
and asking legislation for its protec
tion was passed.
John L. Romey of Burlington was
chosen president , C. R. Hannon of
Council Bluffs , T. J. Van Horn of Mt.
Pleasant , C. C. Coon of Clinton , J. H.
Carlton of Iowa Falls , A. E. Bigelow
of New Hampton , R. Vanetchen of Ce
dar Rapids , Cal.vin Manning of Ot-
tumwa , C. B , Worthington of Des
Moines , S. S. Wick of Osceola , J. M.
Kelly of Macedonia , Abner Graves of
Daw City and J. W. Reed of Ida Grove
were elected vice presidents. The ex
ecutive council elected J. F. Latimer
of Hampton treasurer and J. M. Din-
widdie of Cedar Rapids , secretary.
Creeds Crumbling.
ST. Louis , June 11. Under the
head of "Creeds Crumbling" an eve
ning paper quotes Rev. Frank G. Tyrell ,
pastor of the Central Christian church
of this city , as saying that all the signs
pointed to a dissolution of orthodox
creeds. Mr. Tyrell , in sermonizing ,
pointed out forcibly the dissension in
regard to matters of belief and faith
which iave shaken the Protestant
church , and from this drew conclusions
that the creeda are crumbling and will
ere long disappear He cannot , he
says , accept ; the belief of the trinity of
Jesus , and asked as to why he believed
that the Protestants' creeds are falling ,
he replied that one had but to notice
how the teachers of the gospel are de
manding the right to make their own
deductions provided that they acknowl
edge the divinity of Jesus.
The effect of Dr. Tyrell's statement
is as if a bomb shell had exploded in
the midst of the orthodox ministers ,
and everybody is discussing the stand
taken bv the reverend gentleman.
Expelled for Hero * } ' .
PiTTSBUur , Pa. , June 11. The sensational -
sational trials of the six young minis
ters of the Reformed Presbyterian
church ended yesterday and the synod ,
by a vote of 95 to 37 , expelled five of
them from the church. The charges
against them were scandal , libel and
following divisive courses in declaring
in favor of the right of franchise.
Their names are : Revs. E. M. Milli-
gan. J. R. J. Milligau , W. II. Reed ,
W. T. C. Samson , J. C. K. Milligan.
Rev. A. W. McClurkins' appeal was
sustained , and R. B. Burnett , the stu
dent also charged with heresy , has not
yet been tried. Immediately after the
announcement of the vote all the sus
pended ministers left the church. They
were met on the outside by several
ministers of the United Presbyterian
church , who extended to them in an
informal way the right hand of fellow
ship. The scene during the vo'ting
was very exciting. The verdict was
not unexpected and several ministers
notified .the synod of their intention to
follow the young men.
The thirty-seven who voted against
the suspension of the young" men , this ' .
afternoon presented a paper of dissent
from the action of the synod and asked
that it be spread upon the minutes.
Rev. E. M. Milligan was the first to
catch the eye of the moderator after
the announcement of the vote. He
said : "Jn view of the fact that this'
synod has found me guilty of scandal , j I
libel and divisive I
following courses , ! (
therefore appeal to the bar of an enlightened - '
lightened Christian conscience and
place myself on trial in the Mononga- I
hela presbytery of the United Presbyterian - ' '
terian church. " He was followed by
the other suspended ministers. ,
5V " - * *
PARTY AND POLITICS ,
TIIE ritOUIUITlOXISTS OF OHIO A\J )
Hoth Hold Conventions and IMuco
Ticket ! ! In the. Field Platform * that
They I'lit Forth Booming the Alli
ance Party In Kaii a Xe\v Polit
ical Organization in IVIlnno.iota
The Illls oiirl Farmer * ' Alliance
A Recommendation for Comollda-
YTIth the National Alliance.
Iowa Prohibition Convention.
DES MOINES , la. , June 11. The
prohibition convention met here yes
terday. About fifty counties of the
ninety-nine were represented by about
one hundred and fifty delegates. The
proceedings were opened with an ad
dress by Temporary Chairman D. B.
Turney. He asserted that with the
liquor vote divided between the dem
ocrat , republican and people's parties ,
the prohibitionists would unite the
forces of the anti-liquorites and carry
the state , The rest of the morning
was devoted to the appointment of
committees.
At the afternoon session A. W.
Cowles of Dallas county was made
permanent chairman. Greeting was
sent to the Ohio prohibitionists in
Springfield. A platform was adopted
and the convention nominated a full
state ticket.
The platform is long and compli
cated. It favors straight out prohibi
tion , free and unlimited coinage of sil
ver , the Australian ballot reform , a
state constabulary to enforce prohibi
tion and the immediate abolishment of
the whole United States revenue sys
tem , since its operation is to encour
age by recognizing the liquor traffic.
Ttiere was considerable discussion over
the Australian ballot plank in the plat
form , but it was finally adopted.
Following is the ticket : Governor ,
Isaac Gibson , Salem ; lieutenant gov
ernor , J. G. Little. Perry ; superintend
ent of public instruction , Mrs. M. H.
Dunham , Burlington : railroad commis
sioner , C. T. Hart. Coyne ; supreme
judge , D. B. Turney , Bennett.
A state i-cntral committee was
elected composed of one member for
each district and other plans were
formed to carry on an active campaign.
The action of the people's party in
dodging the prohibitory issue both in
Cincinnati and the Des Moines plat
form was commented upon and de
nounced.
Ohio Vrohibltloiiist * .
, O. . June 13. Tht.
prohibition state convention was called
to order yesterday morning. Tem
porary Chairman Maelain was made
permanent chairman. The platform
denounces the liquor traffic in the
usual terms ; demands revision of the
immigration and naturalization laws ;
ieclares for woman suffragedenoi&ues ;
speculation in margins : recommends
pensions to soldiers and sailors and to
their widows and orphans , graded ac
cording to time of service ; recognizes
gold : , silver and currency as the proper
circulating medium , issued in sufficient
quantity to meet demands ; demands
the reclamation of unearned land grants
and that no more of the national do
main be granted ; declares for a tariff
to be assessed on goods from such
countries as tax American products ,
and that the expenses of the govern
ment should be paid by the income tax.
The following ticket was nominated :
Governor , J. J. Ashenhurst , Stark ;
lieutenant governor.V. . J. Kirkenball ,
Jackson : supreme judge , Hewson L.
Peake , Erie : attorney general , W. H.
Matthews. Hamilton ; state treasurer ,
George W. Mace , Darke ; state auditor ,
L1. E. Reesor , Clark ; school commis
sioner , E. P. Soltars. Portage.
To Boom thev Party.
TOPEKA , Kan. , June 11. L. L. Polk ,
president of the National Farmers' al
liance , has issued a circular to all state
alliances requesting them to make ar
rangements for holding a number of
mass meetings , one in each congress
ional district some early day in Sep
tember. Acting upon the advice of
the national president Secretary French
Df the Kansas state alliance will in a
few days issue a circular designating
a place in each district where meet
ings shall be held and giving suggest
ions necessary to success. It is also a
plan to have these followed by county
meetings in order to give all an oppor
tunity to participate in the boom which
they are intended to give the new pee
ple's party.
Another Political Party.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , June 11. A new
political party has been launched in
this city under the name of the nation
al association , sixty gentlemen of St.
ljaul and vicinity filing articles of in
corporation with the secretary of state
of Minnesota. The leader of the new
party is Charles F. Huff , the well
known St. Paul contractor. The ob
ject of the party as stated in the arti
cles of incorporation are tounite so
cially and fraternally all respectable
citizens for the purpose of bettering
their conditions in private or public
life by a course of debates upon polit
ical subjects , from which will result a
more thorough knowledge of what is
needed in the way of reform or polit
ical economy in the counties , the itates i
and the nation. " j
The famous crater of Solfatara of
Possouoii , near Naples , is showing
signs of renewed activity. This voi-
cano was active long before Vesuvius
was , but for ages has been nearly ex-
tinct.
Michael Davitt's Labor World of
London has suspended because more
attention was devoted to Irish matters
than to the interests of the working
classes. i j
NKWft
The Hehring sea bill has received
royal assent.
The Anglo-Portuguese convention
was signed at Lisbon. ' '
The French chamber of deputies had
voted to admit tallow free.
A cloudburst occurred at Chilicothe ,
Tex. , and four men were drowned.
The Russian imperial council haa
decided to enforce the new tariff on
July i5. ;
Russia's negotiations for a commer
cial understanding with Germany have
been ruptured.
Rev. John S. Ray was sentenced at
Wooster. CX , to two years in the peni
tentiary for burglary. *
The people of Upper Guatemala are
reported to bo planning arevolution
to'overthrow Barillas.
Within the lastsix weeks 2,000 Jews
have emigrated from Elizabegrade ,
principally to America.
It is now admitted in all quarters
that Senator Abbott is to be the fu
ture premier of Canada.
The house of commons formally
passed the Behring sea bill as received
from the house of lords.
A Mexican met a boy on the prairie
near Gordon City , Kan. , and cut his
throat and stole his horse.
Prince Gustave , heir apparent to the
throne of Sweden and Norway , is dan
gerously ill with influenza.
A dynamite cartridge exploded in
front of the police station at Ciichy
France , doing great damage.
The London Chronicle says that the
losses from bad investments of Peter's
Pence amount to about $260.000.-
Cardinal Alimonda , archbishop of
Turin , is dead. Ho was born in 1818 ,
and was created a cardinal in 1879.
The New York university elected
Dr. Henry M. McCracken chancellor
to succeed Dr. John Hall , resigned.
The entire business portion of
Charleston , Mo. , and a number of
dwellings were burned. Loss , $52.000.
Benito Fernandez , head clerk for II. I
P. Moreal & Co. . real .estate agents at
San Francisco , is misbiiig with several
thousand dollars.
Rev. Dr. W. W. Fenn ofPittsiield. .
Mass. . has accepted a call to the pas
torate of the Unitarian church of the
Messiah of Chicago.
Captain W. B. Miller , late manager
of the Detroit gas company , is reported
to have disappeared with $14,000 of
the company's money.
At Wickliffe , Ky. , Evan E. Shelby
was taken from jail and hung by a mob.
Shelby was charged with the murder
of Mrs. Sallie Moore in 1888.
The census om'ce bulletin shows that
petroleum was produced in eleven
states in 1891 , the total production be
ing 3-1,820,000 barrels valued at $26-
054,000.
Three freight cars were wrecked at
Cloud station on the Knoxvilie , Cum
berland Gap & Louisville road and one
Daniel killed and two other men fatal
ly injured.
The directors of the American sugar
refining company declared uividendi
of 31 and 4 per cent respectively on
the preferred "and common stoclcs of
the company.
The committee appointed to investi
gate the charges of brutality and mismanagement -
management in the insane asylum at
Anna , 111. , found a most deplorable
state of affairs.
The eruption of Vesuvius continues.
The eruption is mild as yet , but the
director of the observatory on Vesuvius
anticipates that it will become violent
at an early day.
A daring attempt at assassination oJ
Joseph Crews and his wife was made
in Lamar county. Alabama. The des
perado , however , mistook a tewing
machine for the bed.
Bids for the construction of the navy
department exhibit at the world's fair
were opened. The awards will not be
made until the entire matter is consid
ered by the committee.
A cloud burst in the foothills above-
Fort Collins , Colo. , causing the Pondro
to overflow its banks , damaging crops ,
drowning stock and destroying bridged
to the extrnt of 15,000.
At Knoxvilie , Tenu. . suit brought
by George H. Eager of Boston , princi
pal contractor , against the Knoxvilie
Southern road for $382,000 , was de.
cided in Eager's favor.
At Harlan Court House , Ky. , John
Hale , who was indicted for the murder
of John Cay wood , sr. , was shot down
by John Caywood , jr. Halo had
threatened to kill Caywood.
The Michigan governor's veto of the
bill appropriating 30,000 for tiie en
tertainment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Detroit in August was sus
tained by a strict party vote.
A delegation of seventy persons , rep
resenting ail the southern states , called
upon President Harrison and invited
him to attend the exhibition at Raleigh ,
N. C. , in October arid November next.
Henry Zickel , a Grand Army man ,
killed himself at Louisville , Ky. , with
the load he last put in his musket dur
ing the war. He had been drinking
heavily on his pension money , anc
when he went home early in the morn
ing he kissed his littie girl goodbye ,
went into another room and shot him
self.
self.At
At Wickliffe , Ky. , Evan Shelby was. "
taken from jail and hanged by a mob.
Shelby was charged with the murder
of Mrs. Sailie Moore in 1SS7. The
jailer resisted and was roughly
bandied. Shelby fought desperately
and badly hurt several of the mob. He
was practically dead before they got
him out.
B. K. Verbrick. ex-president of the-
Master Car Builder's association , and
off and on for twenty-six years an em
ploye of the Rock Island in Chicago ,
died suddenly on the 3d. Death was
due to reaction following an attack of
the grippe. He was one of .the best ;
known master car builders in thecoun-
try. He was eighty-seven years old.