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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-18

WHY the Sun Sets,
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

THE Department of State has infor-
nation that the incendia.y fires at
Port an Prince. Hayti. July 4 and z,
started by rebels. destroyed about one
fifth Of the town. including many of
the public buildings, such as the
Chamber of Deputies. the Department
of the Interior. the War Department.
the new law school building, the civil
court house. the Government printing
Office. the Protestant Episcopal Church
and the residence Of the Bishop of
Hayti and. of the Ministe. Of War. The
FreLch and English Legations we're
guarded by French sailors from the
war vessels in the harbor. A detach-
msnt was offered by It's French Minis
ter for the protection of the American
Legation. but the offer was declined by
tho Minister.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

THE Commissioners of the State of
New York in charge of the Niagara
Falls reservation r planning for an
establishment roadway from the
reservation down the bank of the river
to the whirlpool rapids. and also the
construction of a bridge across the
river just below the whirlpool to the
Canada side, which will afford the
public unrestricted opportunity to W.T.
ness all the majestic features of the
ra!nral scenery of the river, the falls.
the rapids and the whirlpool.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

THE New York Legislature in extra
session has abolished the use of ma
chinery in the penal institutions of the
State. and c~Onvicts will be employed
only at hard labor upon goods required
in the prison system. The Legislature
also abolished the New York City
Aqueduct Commission which has been
under investigation by the Senate.
prompted by charges that Governor
Hill had relations with the commission
and contractors IN the works. The
creation Of a new commission of seven,
upon which should be three city Off
Gals. was delegated by the Legislature
to Mayor Abram S. Hewitt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27
TEN MEN
RecklesSness Results i'm the Dealt
Of Ten Canadian Lumb~rmeiy

Drunken RecklesSness Results in the Death
Of Ten Canadian Lumb~rmeil
THREE RIVERS, Que, July 90 vora-
geur, just arrived here, brings tidinss of a
dreadful drowning accident to a party oi
lumbermen, of which he was a member.
The drowning occurred, he. states, on the
Mattawan river, which enters the -.
Maurice some fifty or sixty miles above
Pines, a post on the st. Maurice. twentv
miles or SO from this place. The narrator
formed one of a gang of forty or fifty who
were engaged on the log drive for one OF
the lumber firms doing business heN-.
About three weeks ago h drive was al
n Of the rapids ON the Mattawan. and
the men had procured some whisky from
the. canteen. With this they got exhil-
arated, and in drunken freak decidtd 10
run the rapids. Accordingly one Of the
log-driving boats was run out into the
stream. Fourteen men boarded her. Ih'
bowsman and steersman Were. as is usual
ly b case, half breeds, and in Their sober
senses would have found no difficulty N
running the rapids safely. With songs.
etc, they showed the boat off and ali went
well until the middle of the rapids was
reached. Then those on the banks Sa"
the steersman take out his paddle for an
instant. This vas fatal, as the current.
which was terrific, swung the beat aTo9k'
broadside and over she went, throwing NJ
load into the seethihg water. ThGss On
shore made all the attempts possible :"
rescue their unfortunate comrades. tut 70
no purpose. The water was high the
rocks numerous and the current 80 >"-
that it was a physical impossibilitE 70 80
at them before the whole boat load va5
drowning or dashed to pieces on tne roe-s
which abounded.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

THE richest discovery of gold ever
made outside of the .COmstock lode is
reported to have been made at the
Lake Superior Iron Company's shaft.
e Ishpeming, Mich, 800 pounds Of
quartz carrying free gold at the rate
of $50, 900 to the ton being uncovered
by one blast and brought into the city,
where il created the widest excite
ment. The quartz was worth fully
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

GENERAL GREELY. of the Signal
Service, said recently that he had no
present intention of asking to be re-
lieved. but he was unwilling longer
than the interests of the service absO-
lutely required to hold an uncertain
tenure of Office in a bureau which
must steadily deteriOrate unless reOr-
ganized under strict examination as to
cOmpetency.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

SENATOR CHASE has submitted an
exhaustive report on his bill to reduce
The postage on fourth class matter. He
says the bill proposes. in effect. to
merge the third and fourth classes.
with uniform rates of one cent for each
two ounces or fraction thereof. The
fourth class embraces merchandise,
samples. seeds and an infinite variety
Of small articles of almost every con-
eivable class.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

The order for the dispatch Of Brit
ish r~e;nforcements to the Cape has
beer cOuntermanded. owing to an inn
prosement in the condition of affairs
in Zululand.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

JOAQUIN MILLER is living the exist
ehce of a hermit in the mountains e
Oakland. Cal. He is engaged upon a
poem of some length. entitled Leg
ends of Christ" embOdying quaint
stories picked up by Miller when he
lived in the Levant.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27
,Eafal Railroad Accident.

LYxcHtURG, Va, July B.-A collision
occurred On the, NprfolH 4 Western AZ
road yesterday morning about two o'csSek
eight miles above the city betweeA a
freight and a material train in which beta
engineers, one fireman and seven oi tAs
crews were killed. The freight which Lai
left Lynchburg about midnight in q GU
with the material train. Both en-nes
were completely wrecked and seven cas-
demolished. Fireman May of the fre.-r-
train was fatally injured. A large :V;Te
Of hands vas at work all day moving a.
wreck and the track has been cleared. IAe
accident was caused, it 10 claimed, by a's
conductor of;ths material train Gisunds5'
sanding ordArG
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

The explorer Burton in an interview
1t Paris stated that he believes the
White Pasha who has arrived in the
Gahr-el-Gazcl province is Emin Bey
and not Henry NJ. Stanley. He thinks
that Emin Bey is striking nOrthwards.
Mr.. Burton is of the opinion that Stan
ley's force is not strong enough to at
tempt an attack upon KhartOum.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

The Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill as reported to the Senate has been
increased by the Senate Committee
from *23. 800. 900 to 81. 800. 600. but is
still $500. 900 less than the estimates.
It exceeds last years bill by nearly
e.. OlO. 600.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 9zfNas'.-
Workman Monaghan, Of the Swi&hn'en'
Union, who has been here for TIVE Rays L
vestigating the recent strike in the Wahaxi
yards, has come tofhs conclusion thai :
was sncalled Tor snd has declared II oa-
He says that the switchnen had no bus
ness to strike, Is the trouble was in>igi.H-
cant and could have been settled in a si'i'
time. The S~witchmen's Union. he sa.s
does not believe in strikes except as a 49,
resort, and it did not appear that the iari
had made any attempt to srbi:rate. q
had always advised against strikes aui
said they did not pay, He did nos ASK wv
railway company to take back the striAiDo
switchmen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

SIR CHARLES RUSSELL made the state
ment on the trial of Jockey Wood that
only two jockeys on the English turf
have unblemished reputatiOns-TOm
Cannon and John Osborne.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

The man who represented himself
Us Artist Remington. of Harper's
Weekly, and killed himself at Trini-
dad. Col. recently. is fully identified
as Baron R~aymOndston Rhoski, of
Germany. His father is a Colonel in
the German army and of noble lineage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

IT is reported in New York that Ed
ison has sold his monograph to an
English syndicate for $25O.OOO.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

CANADA at present has no murder
ers under sentence Of death. The TACT
is almost without precedent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

The population of California 10 now
placed Mt q million and a half-neariy
double what it was in 1880.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27
CURRENT COMMENT.

CHOLERA prevails to an alarming ex-
tent among Europeans at Hong Kong.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27
ADDITIONAL ~DIsrArCHEs.

. THE International single scull regatta, at
Pleasure Beach. OnOndaga lake, n. Y, was
by John Teemer, of McKeespOrt, in
just twenty minutes, his boat crossing the
finish three lengths ahead of the others.
TenEyck was second and Hamm captured
third place. HOsrner was fourth and Hem
ley fifth.
BERLIN and Vienna journals state, on
the strength of reports from a Russian
source, that the Car may perhaps approve
the independence Of the Balkan States.
They say the Car is willing to make such
Ferdinand must leave the throne.
The President has approved the act for
q bridge across the Missouri river, between
Clay and Jackson Counties; the act for the
relief of Genera q. Cluseret; the act pro-
viding for the sale of the site at Fort
Omaha, Neb.; and the act in regard to the
funded debt Of the Territory of New Mex
90.
Four thousand Sioux Indians camped at
Cheyenne agency on the I'D. waiting to
treat with the Sioux Commission. A visit
among them revealed the fact that they
were generally opposed to signing the
Sioux bill, Mt least One-half the adults
fatty refusing, and the remainder being
undecided as to what they would do.
A DISPATCH from Wady Halfa says that
three boats loaded with native fugitives
who left that llace during the recent at
tack of the dervishes sank in the river and
tina 15O persons were drowned.
The following naval cadets ave been
dismissed from the service as a result of
the recent haxing cOurt-martial trials at
Annapolis: Richard H. Leigh, Mississippi;
George Shepard, Wisconsin; BiOn b. Bier.
rer. Kansas, and Charles W. Lyle, Vir-
ginia.
A ssENGER train on the Milwaukee
was derailed by q COW near Redwing,
MIMI, recently. One man was killed and
two ladies belonging to an Uncle Tom
show were injured.
CONGRESS was in session on the I'D, but
nothing Of any consequence was done.
SETTLERS Of New Mexico have reinstated
George Blosser ON his ranch near Ration.
Blosser was dispossessed by the Maxwell
Land Grant Company. Great excitement
prevailed, the settlers saying they would
resist any attempt at dispOssession until
Congress had acted finally in the matter.
CHAR CIGNARALH, the murderess Of her
husband at New York, has bad her SEN
tence Of death committed to imprisonment
for life.
TIE Grand Opera House at Butte, Mont,
was destroyed by fire recently. Loss,
$4,000.
TIE coal mining town Of Roslyn, Wash.
T., was burned the other day, about 200
houses being destroyed, and only the coal
Office and the depot remaining.
About 1900 people were homeless.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND on the I'D sent
Q special message TO Congress highly COM
mending the work Of the Civil-Scrvice
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

1HE president VI tHe NN0t!Oudi tASSOCld.
ton of Democratic clubs has selected the
following executive committee: Charles
Ogden, Nebraska: Bradley G.. Schley, Wis
consin: Alexander 7. Ankeny, Minne-
sofa: Harry Welles Rusk, Maryland: X. G.
Monroe, New York; Harvey n. Collision,
Massachusetts: Lawrence Gardner, Dis
trict of Columbia.
THE journal de st. Petersburg welcomes
the visit of the German Emperor to Russia
and says it is a confirmation of the policy
of peace which the two powerful empires
are trying to consolidate,
HoN. p. DARDEN, grand master Of the
National Grange, died ut his home in JEFF
ferson County, Miss, recently.
A REVOLUTION is reported in Venezuela
with DIR. Juan X. p. Paul leading the VIC
tOrious forces.
THE Eighth Indiana Democrats have
nominated Elijah v. Brookstine for Con-
gress after casting 139 ballots.
CALVIN S. BRICE has been selected chair
man Of the Democratic National Campaign
Committee.
THE State Prohibition convention was
called to order at Jackson, Miss, On the
18th by B. T. Hobbs, of Brookhaven, and
Judge E. G.. Peyton was made chairman.
Bishop Galloway successfully advised
against an electoral ticket.
COLONEL LAMONT reports that thieves
have broken into his house in Northern
New York and distracted papers having
reference to the Hill and Cleveland cam
paigns.
GENERAL FORNEY has been renominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the
Seventh Alabama district.
The President has approved TIE Agri.
cultural and District of Columbia ApprO-
priation bills.
THE Kansas Prohibition party has nomi-
mated a full State ticket headed by Rev. J..
ID. Botkin, of Wichita, for Governor.
THE Democrats and Greenbackers Of
Michigan have nominated a fusion ticket,
headed by Wellington X. Burt, Of Saginaw,
for Governor.
GENERAL BOULAxGER is making rapid
progress towards recovery. Friends who
have made speeches in Ardeche in behalf
Of Boulanger have been received with
great hostility. When NJ. Laguerre at
tempted to address a meeting, his voice
was drowned with grOans and Kisses.
THE Emperor of Germany and the Gar
of Russia met at Cronstadt on the 18th.
The President has recognized j. B.
Hartznek as Vice-Consul of the Neither
lands at st. Paul for the State of Minne-
sofa, and N. B. Borden, Consular Agent Of
Spain at Fernandina, Fla.
The Senate confirmed the nomination Of
Melville w. Fuller for Chief Justice by q
vote of II to 20.
EDWARD p. Roe, tae novelist, died sud-
denly at Cornwall. On the Hudson, n. T.,
on the 10Th, aged nfty. He was born A.
New Windsor, N. Y.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

FOREST fires are doing much damage
about Coral and Howard City, Mich, and
the towns are in danger.
TWENTY lives were lost BY the wreck Of
the Star Of Greece neal Adelaide, South
Australia, recently.
By an explosion Of petroleum on tho
Spanish steamer AsturianO at R0uen 10.
Gently eight sailors lost their lives.
THE lone highwayman who robbed the
stage near Miles City, Mont, some few
days ago has been captured.
A TERRIBLE torn visited Wheeling, W.
Va, on the evening Of the 18th. While
watching the rushing waters . bridge gave
way and many personS were drowned.
Reports from the vicinity also indicated .
disastrous loss of life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

NEW YORK, July Ex-Governor Hill has
committed the sentence of CHAR Gig.
narale, the murderess Of her husband. 70
imprisonment for life. The tidings were
taken to the TOmbs last night BY Pearl Ev.
tinge, the actress, Who has taken - active
interest in saving the life Of the italian
woman.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27
Bridge Fslll Approved

WASHINGTON, July 2a-The President
has approved the act for q bridge across
the Missouri river between Clay and Jack.
son Counties, No.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-27

knocked insensible by the bolt, and was
supposed to be dead, but revived.
A GERMAN farmer named Hardtlich be-
came insane at Plainview recently and an
nOunced hat he was going to see Emperor
Frederick. He used a shotgun to per-
suade his family to accompany him on the
trip, but was intercepted by friends and
forced to return home.
LIGHTNING played queer freaks in a DIS.
trict school house in Wayne County the
other day. The fiery fluid ran down the
chimney, tore out one gable end, destroyed
the stove, throwing . lid out Of the win
dow and the stove door out of the door and
split one seat into kindling wood. Not .
single length Of stove pipe was left whole.
There had been school during the day, but
il was dismissed about an hour before the
storm.
ScRIBxHR is booming as Q hay market.
H. E. OsGo0D, representing the Jewell
Nursery Company, OF st. Paul, Mimi, met
with . serious accident at Columbus the
other day while driving . pair Of bsonchos.
The team became frightened, throwing
him to the ground and causing . compound
fracture Of his right let. He was taken to
st. Aary's Hospital, where his leg was
amputated.
The west-bound flyer" ran intoa bunch
of horses belonging to N. C. Keith near
North Platte the other night. Thirteen
were killed and W. crippled. All the
horses were Of superior speed pedigree
and some of them were valued at $500 and
$500.
WHILE recently bathing in Campbell
lake, tor miles from Fremont, Horace Car.
pentar was dyUWned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-29
PREPARING
For the North Carolina state Demo
cratic Convention.
lsnocinI telegIam d &c DIspntch.l

Especial telegram TO the Dispa;ch.l
RALEIGH, y. c., My 2S.-All the indlca-
ton. are that the Democratic Convention on
Wednesday will be the largest ever held in
North Carolina. IL Is evident that the city
viii De put 10 rs best 10 accommodate the
delegates, but the citizens hsye the matter in
band and all Will he provided for. The
Congress .iOnal Convention meets tomorrow
al 3:l5 o'clock, and II il now conceded that
the contest has narrowed down between b.
II. Bum. OF Nash, and y. Il. BrOughton, OF
RALEIGH. With chances seemingly in favor Of
the fOImor. IL is impossible 10 give any
thing like an approximation OF the result OF
the first ballot for Governor on Wednesday
next. hut II is certain that Judge FOwle will
lead largely. lie will not, however, have a
sufficient number OF votes 10 nominate him,
and it is evident that a break will come.
What direction this will 90 it Is hard now
10 predict. but predictions are freely made
that IL will result in a" dark horse"
StrOnach's warehouse, in which the State
Convention is 10 be held, has been beautifully
decorated and Is low in readiness. The
ladies OF the city have taken hold OK the mat
ter and are furnishing flowers In abundance
for decorating purposes. The celebration
on Wednesday night under the auspices OF
the l Dung MEMS DemOc'atlC OluD VIII DC
a grand aG5ir. Some OF the most prominent
gentlemen OF the State will deliver adj
dresses.
The excursion TO be gotten up by the eugi-
neers OF the Raleigh and CASTOR railroad TO
Norfolk and Portsmouth on the Sd OF July
will be big thing, as 4 large number OF our
citizens will avail themselves Of the cheap
rates to 20.
b. II. Bum addressed the Young Mems
Democratic Club tonight. A large crowd
was present and the greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed.
"Henry Hall" opposite the postoflice,
has been secured for the business head
quarters Of the Alexander men.
The Mecklenburg delegation Will be here
tomorrow.
The friends OF Judge FOwle tonight
confidently claim 400 votes on the first ballot.
II takes 4S1 votes to nominate, and they
claim that be Will secure tue necessary num-
Der wien the break comes.
A special train left ASheville tonight,
bringing most OF the delegates from west OF
the Blue Ridge. They are expected to ar
rive here tomorrow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-29
Dana ana Read interviewed.
fBy tolerraph " the Dispafch. l

CINCINNATI, May 2S.-The C0mmercial-
Gazette will print In the morning interviews
with [. A. Dana, OF the New York sun. and
Whitelaw Reid, Of the Tribune. Dana SAWS
OF Cleveland that there Is nothing now 10
show any opposition 20 hls renomi-
nation, and be believes IL likely
that Cleyelaad will have the say
as 70 the nominee for the yice.presidency
otherwise II elected he might b. bandl-
capped. He said that II Blame should be
nominated the Mugwumps would DO quite
as strong and fully ~ well OF az before, and
the stalwarts, especially those on the Oneida
county breed, VIII likewise be very strong and
very brter. OF The Republican presidential
candidates he said that Csauncey NJ. Depew
would undoubtedly beat out OF sight IN
New York airy man the Democracy could
put up with the exception OF Governor
HILL"
Wbtelaw Reid ssid in reference 10 Blaine:
"No one Gao say What he would do u uDsn'
imously Bominsted At Chicago. His Floreace
letter was sincere, and be really WANTED 10 be
counted est. and he would be greatly pleased
II only he could DO taken at his word.
Nothing short OF unanimous nomination
would tempt him 10 reconsider his determi'
uatiOn.v
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-29

White river, rs all the highway bridges are
wsshed out, and tits feared that great dsmsge
has been done further northwest, as the wa
terspout came from that direction. Captain
J. A. Sweet. farmer, lost sixteen heao OF
cattle apd five head OF horses-the wstef
coming IN such a wall that II carried the live-
stock along with IL. Mr.. Sweet came across
the river In boat, and reports that terrible
damage has been done To other farmers, ootn
In loss OF livestock and crops. The rivers are
still rising and II Is raining bard. No loss
Of life Il yet reported, but It Ia feared toat
after full report can be obtained there VIII
be fatalities to record. The cloud was
plainly visible from here, and II had the APP
pearance Of a rolling mass Of black clouds
revolving like cart-wheel or q log. entirely
different from a cyclone cloud. A man by
the name Of Anderson was In the extreme
southern limit Of the spout, and be reports
the water as coming in solid wall ten feet
deep and carrying everything possible before
IL. Anderson barely escaped with bis lie.
This section is noted for water-spouts. The
last one occurred three wears ago and carried
away the entire railroad camp which was
then building the Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley railroad.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-29
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

MAY -. lsSA
To-day, "a usual Mondays, was an ofi-dsy,
though some OF tho activity Of last week con-
tlnued in some private sales Ayery good line
Of bright Wrappers were sold for export last
week, besides other sales named The buoyant
spirit OF western markets has had some effect on
ours. aud will nc doubt show moro definitely
soon. Burleys show from all authentic reports
material advances Ia the past week, and crop
prospects seem 70 bs not 30 fiattsring, while
stocks are fast dwindling down, and few desira-
bic grades OF old being left for daily oferiHgs
BurIeys hero are being held stiff and will DO soon
marked up Tho Interior Virginia and North Caro-
lima market make no important developments
lately. The crop shows by recent receipts very
little good tobacco, which proves that only rem
nant OF tho 1883 crop can remain in the planters
hands. Worms, bugs, and bad weather are COM
pialned Of: but there must DO something OF this
Kind every year. Dark new tobaccss arc every
where very firm. Tho crop already in the
ground Is from two thirds TO three quarters OF
tho whole 10 be SET In the West about % per
cent IS reported as sOt out