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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-21

1T r. very commonly remarked by bus
mess meu that The year of a Presidential
election is bad year for general business.
and the remark is the outgrowth Of the
almost universal experience IN late years,
The fact is that on years when such elec-
tous occur the attention ~ citizens is too
much absorbed in the chances ot their
favorite candidates 81 pay that attention
to business details winch insnres business
success, and the possibility 81 changes ia
policy that are likely 10 follow change
of the government machinery from one
party % another, introduces An element
of uncertainty that i. likewise injurious 10
business. A writer a the February num-
her II the Cenfarv Hogaxfne suggests
sorns reforms IN ths n~tso~1s ssd
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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-21

ST. JOHN has made his statement In re-
gard to the charges made by j. 5. Clark
son and others, to the effect that he sold
out TO the Democrats during the cam
paign. His explanation is certainly
plausible, though, of course, there will
be a wide difference of opinion as to the
s-credence that should be given It, Now
let us hear from the other side again.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-21

The MuskegOn newspapers are stirring
up the project of direct line OF railroad
between Muskegon and Grand Rapids in
a rather lively manner, and if the busi-
ness men OF the city viii second the ef-
forts of the newspapers as they ought to-,
it will not be long till that enterprising
city will feel the new life that such a road
would give her. The great need of Mus
kegon to-day is increased railroad con-
The Secretary of the Interior reports
that about 100000 acres Of land are
now leased by various tribes of Indians
to cattle men for grazing purposes, at
prices ranging from one cent to three
dollars per acre, though more than TO-
100000 acres average less than two cents
per acre. The result is that many of
these cattle men and livestock associa-
tions have secured the control of large
tracts by the payment of this small trib-
ute to the Indians, though the Indians
have no right 80 to lease them, and have
amassed millions OF dollars from the
profits OF the transaction. Immense
monopolies have thus grown up, which
pay no taxes or revenue of any kind to
the Government, and yet they prevent
actual settlers from acquiring any rights
to the lands.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
GROWING SERIOUS AGAIN.
The Trouble in the East Assumes a
More Strained Attitude.
Bulgartans Determined to Resist the
Advance of King Milan.

LONDON, Oct. 19.-The relations between
Bulgaria and Servia are much strained.
The refusal of King Milan to receive Min
lster Grekaff, who was to have been sent by
Prince Alexander ON a special mission to
Servia, indicates a speedy invasion of
Bulgaria by the Servians. The Bulgarians
are exasperated by Servia's attitude.
A cabinet council was held to-day to con-
slider the situation. The militia continue
drilling. The population are resolved to re-
slst violrtion of the frontier. Their an
ger is at present diverted from Turkey to
Servia. 1t is expected that 10000 men
drawn from the Madras army will be sent
to Burmah. A messenger bearing
the ultimatum of the Indian government
left Rangoon for Mandalay yesterday. Dis
patches from others say the Greek army is
eager for war, and that the ministers are
delivering lntiammatory speeches. The
war rumOrs from the Balkans conflict.
A dispatch to the Standard from Pesth states
that the Bulgarian troops now mark their
movements and that an attack on the
Turkish frontier is really imminent. The
Bulgarian premier, NJ. Karaveloff, it is
stated, despite the refusal of King Milan to
receive an emissary of Prince Alexander,
has left for the Servian capital
to propose joint Bulgarian
and Servian attack upon Turkey.
A Gordon has been established on the from
tier by the Montenegron government to pre-
vent desertion to Servia. At Rustahuk,
Bulgaria, the landing and shipment of ma
terlal is going on increasingly. A battalion
of volunteers has left there for Roumelia.
The troops displayed great enthusiasm.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
Proper Oognizance Being Taken in Oolum-
bus of the Recent Disastrous
Ohio Election.
The Plot Thickens in Hamilton County
With Some Retaliatory Charges
and Arrests.
A Republican in Linn bo for Perjury
Republicans Having 1t All
Their Own Way.
Governor-EIect Foraker Going to
New York and a Big Love
Feast in Sight.
GreatEnterest in Ballots.

Special to the Globe.
CINCINNATI Oct. 19.-There is intense
interest taken in the official opening and
certification of the Hamilton county re-
turns to-day and the clerks Office has been
crowded all day by representatives from
both parties, and of the several candidates.
There is general impression that Clerk
Dalton. who was himself clearly elected on
the Democratic ticket, will do the square
thing i'll making the returns, and that if
fraud shows up it will have been
accomplished before the returns reached his
hands. Owing to late start, only few
wards have been completed, and at the
present rate the count will take most OF the
week, In several precincts mistakes were
dlScerned on one or the other side, which
may or may not have been intentional, but
IN one precinct, Fourth ward, 996 votes
were returned, 200 or more above the regis
tration, of which Hoadly got 926, Foraker
As, while about $50 Republican votes are
known to have been cast. In this precinct
Democratic senator was given
926 votes, while the tallies showed only
726. In Precinct d 357 votes were certi-
he'd, while only 32S were cast. There were
number of other similar returns which,
when corrected, Injured to the benefit OF the
Republicans. There do not seem to be any
symptoms of trouble tonight, nor is any
likely to occur, except under great provo
cation. In the later event the danger of
violence is conceded to be greater than it
was last week.
The Franklin county official vote is as
follows: Foraker, 1866; Hoadly, 11,20O;
Leonard, 5S1; Northrop, 65. Two Re-
publican representatives are elected by
pluralities of 362 and 1,349. Cheney,
Democrat is elected over Ellis by 203.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
MR.. SABIN THINKS YES.
The Minnesota Junior Thinks the Senate
Will Confirm All Mr.. Oleveland's
Nominations.
Gen. Hazen Punct ures the Flimsy Charges
Preferred Against Him by
Crank.
Secretary Manning Has no Use for
Photographs OF Chinamen's
Thumbs.
Our Relations With Mex1co--Mani-
toba Crees on United States
Soil--Capital News.

Senator Sabin ON Combinations.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Oct Ex-senator Sabin of
Minnesota arrived from the East this
morning and was found in room 101, Grand
Pacific, busy with his private correspond
ence. He declined to be interviewed in re-
gard to his politics. the presidential ap-
pointments; etc. He said, however, that in
the East it was the general feeling that
New York would go Republican, and the
way in which things had been managed by
the Ohio Democrats would largely increase
Mr.. Davenport's majority.
"What do you think will be the action of
of the United States senate in regard to con-
frming President Clevelands s appointments"
asked the DAILY GLOBE reporter.
II do not know what the action Of the Re-
publican caucus may be- said the senator,
''but do not believe there is any inten ton
to embarrass Mr.. Cleveland in his movements
towards reform. There are, however, some
Of the senior senators and members of the
house who have been consistent in their be-
lief in civil service reform and also the
tenure of Office law, who may think it neces-
sary to preserve their consistency of action" I"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
which they delivered to County Clerk Dali
ton in that shape, instead of sealed,
AS THE LAW PROVIDES.

DIR. Thompson, the Republican judge,
said:
want to say that I did not sign these tally
sheets. went to supper election night, re-
questing the other judges to do no counting
until returned. l had eaten nothing all
day. When L came back could not get in,
so I refused to sign
Mr.. Dalton took the sheets at the same
time, remarking that they should have been
sealed and one sent to the CITY clerk. The
opinion of the county solicitor was re-
quested in the premises. The count was
adjourned at $50 p. m, after four wards
had been canvassed. The discrepancies be-
tween the tally sheets and the official
count were of little Importance
till Precinct "a" of the Fourth
ward was reached. The total
number of votes announced as cast in this
precinct was 996, divided as follows:
Hoadly 926, Foraker 4S, Leonard %.
County Auditor Cappeler objected, that ac-
cording to the newspapers there were but
some 700 registered in this precinct, and if
this were true over 200 fraudulent ballots
had been cast. County Clerk Dalton said
that he did not know whether the news
paper statement was correct or not. He
had only to count the votes as returned,
and the count was proceeded with. An
other objection was made by citizen that
the returns were not certified to properly.
Mr.. Dalton advised the objector to make
memorandum of it and take objection to it
if he could.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
TELEGRAPHnC SPARKS.

William FL. Graves, prominent citizen of
Syracuse and the patentee of several mechan-
ical devices, committed suicide.
There is no change in the strike among the
longshoremen at Galveston. The matter will
probably be settled by arbitration.
The health authorities of Peoria, ILL.,, are
taking active measures toward stamping out
the smallpox at this place. The cases so far
have been very mild.
Fire in the buildings in St. Louis in which
the Bell telephone offices are located did dam
age amounting to $4,000.
William Becker, a citizen of Ring town, Pa,
was struck by train at that place and in
stantly killed. He was an old settler.
William G. Glenn has been arrested at Chi
cago, charged with having used the mails for
carrying on a fraudulent business at Rochelle,
Ill.
At Lancaster, o. last night Isaac Kyle fired
upon two trampS who were trying to enter
his barn. One, Alfred Hulfsh, was fatally
wounded. Kyle is in jail.
In a bar-room row in the little town of Cres-
ton, Mo-, Saturday night, between William
Fenlon and Samuel James, the latter stabbed
the former eight or ten times, killing him.
James was arrested.
The works of the Lafayette sugar refinery,
eight miles south of Lafayette, Ind, were
struck by lightning and burned to the ground.
Loss, 200. Insurace, $4,000.
Joseph Schuler, aged 21, and David Engle,
aged 10, engaged in drunken quarrel at To-
ledo, O., and Schuler shot Engle through the
head. Engle died. Schuler was arrested.
Ia Hot Springs, Ark, Reid Gault, a young
lawyer, the son of the late Gen. E. N. Gault'
fatally shot j. d. Sullivan, a wagon driver,
after quarrel about personal matter.
Millions of squirrels are emigrating from
the Mississippi side over to the Arkansas side
at point commencing about five miles be-
low Memphis, Tenn, and extending down for
twenty miles. They are swimming the Mis-
sissippi river and evidently making for more
elevated ground in Arkansas. Thousands are
being killed by farmers who by reason of
their great numbers use sticks instead of
guns. A similar emigration of squirrels oc-
ep-.ed in 1872.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
DIED By CREMATION.
Fire in a Dwelling in Chicago Spreads so
Rapidly That the Family Can
not Escape.
Four Out cf SIX Persons Burned to Death
How the Catastrophe
Occurred.
Details of the Pennsylvania railroad
Accident--The Killed and
Wounded.
Robbery and Arson at Chattanooga,
Tenn..-A Fathers Fiendish
Crime.
Four Lives Lost.

Chicago, Oct ia terribly quick
spreading fire broke ont in the one-story-and-
a-half brick cottage at No. sc Vernon Park
place, owned and occupied by w. ). Bates,
a few minutes after o'clock this morning,
in which four persons were burned to death.
The family consisted OF five persons and a
servant girl, and all but two met most
terrible death. An alarm was sounded at
6:25. When the fremen arrived on the
scene the house was ablaZe. Fire Marshal
CampiOn found Mr.. Bates in the alley at the
side Of the house suffering from several
bruises, but able to tell the story of The
catastrophe, wringing his hands in agony
over the loss of his family and suffering
keenly from his own severe hurts. He said
that at o'clock this merning the servant
girl started fire in the kitchen and went
out doors a moment leaving the door open.
She returned in a minute or two and found
the kitchen in a blaze. The girl ran away
screaming with fright, and Mr.. Bates was
aroused, rushed into the kitchen and
tried to eXtinguiSh the flames with
a hose attached to the hydrant and
afterward with buckets. Not succeeding,
he pushed out and sent in an alarm. The
firemen went to work on the blazing pile
with will and succeeded in putting the fire
out i'll about fifteen minutes. The entire
interior of the house was Quilted but the
walls remained intact. When the tiremen
entered the house they found the charred
bodies of the entire family, with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Bates. They were:
MRS. MARY E. BATES, aged 80.
JOHN BATES, aged so.
EDWARD BATES an infant.
MRS. DREYLSON, aged 70, mother Of Mrs.
Bates
The body of Mrs. Bates was found lying
two feet from the front window on the first
floor, burned to a crisp. The charred re-
mains of her baby were lying close by. The
remains of Mrs DreylSOn, the mother of
Mrs Bates, were found upstairs. She evil
IDENTIFY died of SuffocatiOn, as the body was
not much burned. The boy was found in
the ruins of bed. All of the partitions
and walls of the house were lined with felt
and when the blaze once started it spread
all over the house with incOnceiyable rapid
ity. The charred bodies were removed to
the morgue by patrol wagon. The house
was valued at 81, 500 and there was no in
surance on it. Nothing was heard of the
servant girl after her flight. 1t is also said
that brother OF Mrs. Bates was lodging at
the house and was seen about the place
when the fire was in progress but suddenly
disappeared.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
and internal injuries. 1t is believed he cannot

and internal injuries. 1t is believed he cannot
live.
Ralph Curry, EnGlishman, aged 90, injured
about the neck. not dangerously.
Christina Bol5ha, Norwegian, aged 40 years,
leg broken and injured internally. Her con-
dition is considered critical. She was on her
way to Minneapolis, MINI.
Laura Redessen Melanarnd, Norwegian ,
aged. 81, severefe injured about the head and
back; not considered dangerous. Her two
year-old child had its leg broken. She was on
her way to join her husband at Norwood. la.
Thomas P. Pratt, the telegraph operator,
was arraigned to-day On the charge of man
slaughter. He waived an examination and
was held to await the action of the coroner's
jury. Norman L. Rome. counsel for Pratt,
makes the following statement:
Pratt was stationed in the Marion signal
tower, near the station of that name. He
controlled the east end of Il section of the
road, extending from Marion to the Fish
mouse on the HachenSack meadows, about
two miles distant. 1t was his duty to record
the passage of trains and their passing the
Fish house upon tally sheet which lay be-
Iore him. The Immigrant trains had passed
MS station thirteen minutes before the West
ern express approached. Pratt glanced at
his sheet and mistook another entry for the
record of the immigrants train having
passed the Fish house. The immigrant train
had not left the block, however. having
broken loose from the train
In his statement to Chief of Police Muir
ply Pratt admitted that he had not re-
celved the signal from the Fish house, but
took it for granted that the block was clear
because thirteen minutes had elapsed.
Supt. Crawford of the New York
division states that an investigation shows
that Pratt alone is responsible A white
signal. denoting a clear track, was shown
and justified the engineer of the express
train in running upon the block. The un-
injured immigrants have been forwarded to
their destinations County Physician Con-
verse is satisfied that there are but seven
bodies at the morgue. The supposition
that there were eight was caused by the
mixing up of the dismembered limbs of the
woman found this morning.
Coroner Hughes has been ordered to hold
an inquest, which will begin its session in
this city Thursday evening. The jury has
been impaneled. They viewed the bodies
to-day. The wrecked Lehigh Valley en-
CINE was raised at 7:30 p. IN. In the mud
beneath the boiler was found the body of a
boy apparently about 10 years of age. He
had light hair. Both legs were cut off be-
low the knees. The right side of the face
was crushed IN and the hands were scorched.
Beside the body was found the right leg of
boy who was presumably about II years
OF age. The member does not CORE
spond with the remaining portion of any
bodies in the morgue and it is thought an
other life has been lost. This makes to-
tai of nine deaths. A pile of debris still
stands where the locomotive lay and work
men are carefully searching it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
A VIEW OF BOHEMIA.
Rev. DIR. SchauffIeis Talks Very In
tcrestingly of the Esohenni;ans.

A large congregation greeted Rev. DR..
Schaufileis last night at Plymouth church,
and he held them deeply interested for an
hour with dissertation on Bohemia and the
ancient and modern history of its people. Mr..
Sch aufnels has spent seven years as mis-
sionary among the people and was thor
oughly acquainted with his subject. He
spoke eloQuently of the persecution to
which the converts to Professionalism were
subjected by the Roman Catholic church,
and as an instance to illustrate the truth of
his words, he said one Jesuit priest had
boasted that he had destroyed 20, 600
Bibles.
How can we reach these people that
have come to our shores?" said he. Il
don't wonder that our Christian workers
become discouraged with the result of their
labor among them, for they come to us i'm
pregnated with Romanism and fight against
the teachings of the Protestant; but we can
save them if we get among them and put
forth all our energy to engEaft into their
hearts the seeds of Christian religion" He
spoke of the condition of the people in Mo
ravia, where man could not be married
unless he had been to confessional and had
been absolved; and not only in their own
country are they imposed upon, but
III cleveland, O., even. the priest, Tor the
consideration of S5, will forgive mans
sins. He claimed that
INFIDEL PROPAGANDA
among the Bohenians in this country was
wonderful, and spoke of a paper published
IN Cleveland called THE Morning Star of
the New Age" which was a strong advocate
OF lngersollism, which was circulated widely
among the Bohemians, who were influenced
by Its teachings. AS an illustration of the
style ct the paper he quoted the caption of
an article descriptive of the NewhalI house
burning, which read: Where Was the
Lord God and His Guardian Angels. He
reported gratifying success in his work
among the Bohemians in Cleveland, and
told several touching stories of conversion
and devotion to the Christian work. which
is principally carried on among the chill
dren, who were to control the government
of the city with their votes in the years to
come. The speaker concluded his remarks
with an effective appeal to the people to ex-
tend their Christian work, not only among
the Bohemians in the city, but among the
Poles. Scandinavians. Germans and other
foreign uatienalities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
FRIVOLOUS CONNECTICUT cows.
They Enebria1e Themselves or Cider
and ScandaiiZe Their Cows,

The yield of apples this season in New
London, Windham and Tolland counties
was never equaled before. Every tree is
heavily laden with fruit. Splendid fruit
is sold at 10 cents a bushel, given away
or carted to the mills, around which apples
are piled in great gold and pink-tinted piles
as high as mans head. The mills grind
all day, and are fanked by big open tubs
of the sweet apple-juice, which is free for
all.
The Tolland county cows know a good
thing when they see it. They have always
been fond of sweet cider, and they never
miss chance to get drunk at the mills.
They are enjoying themselves this fall
Not less than half dozen of them have
been gloriously drunk within a few weeks,
and the rest are awaiting chance to fol-
low suit
William Bishops Alderney set the per-
niciOus example. He missed her at the
close of a day recently, and hunted over
his farm for her unsuccessfully until early
| In the evening he found her in an unused
| cellar. She lay on her back, her hoofs
waving in the air, and on her face was an
expression ofsupreme and unexpected
| happiness. ''She was drunk clean through" :"
said MI. Bishop afterward in describing
HcI COHuItlOD, -Dub ndUcu u ulSCufD ner,
she looked so resigned and surprised. It
took me thirty minutes to coax her to get
up and go home. She was all right next
day, but she went around with her head
down as though it was heavy, and she had
longing expression as if cocktail would
be the proper thing"
The next cow to get tipsey was William
Blackman's and the effect of her indulgence
was such that she ''dried off," Her SYM
toms were the same as in the case of the
Alderney. Then several of Henry Dag
gets COWS drank not wisely of cider, and
tumbled down in helpless intoxication
about the cider-mill. Finally, a prohibi-
zionist deacon's steer filled himself with
apple-juice, and woke up the quiet neigh
borhood, prancing along the highway, and
trying to lock horns with pair of bars.
Then the Tolland farmers resolved that it
was imperative to adopt some course of
action to promote sobriety among our
stock.-Norwich correspondence New York
Sun.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
The Plot Thickens.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 19.-Julius Dexter,
one of the most active of the citizens COM
mittee of 100, now engaged in investigating
the alleged election frauds at the recent
election in this county, was arrested to-day
on a charge of perjury. The trial was set
for Wednesday, and Mr.. Dexter was re-
leased on $1,000 bonds. The warrant on
which the arrest was made was sworn out
by John Miner and Patrick Kelly, judges
of election at Precinct F, Ward Nineteen.
1t charges that Mr.. Dexter made oath to a
complaint, before Squire Dunning, that
they, after the counting had been COM
menced in their precinct, postponed it, and
then removed the ballot-box. They claim
that Mr.. Dexter committed perjury in
swearing to this. Mr.. Dexter has sub
scribed $500 to the committees fund for
carving ON the Investigation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-20
Our Mexican Relations

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Secretary Bay
ard said to reporter to-day that the only
negotiations pending between the United
States and Mexico that he knew of was the
so-called reciprocity treaty still before the
house of representatives. 1.-The relations
between this country and Mexico" he
added, ''are more cordial than they have
ever been before. The feeling that closer
relationship commercially would be advan-
tageous is becoming more general, and
there is less jealousy and fear ON the part
of the Mexicans that we have any designs
upon their country, or want to disturb their
anatomy. The relations now are most
friendly, and the Mexicans have come to
see that they will get nothing but good
from close intercourse with the United
StateS''