davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The state capital., 1891-07-18
HAYTIAN AFFAIRS.
Why Minister Douglass Left His Post-A
Revolution Impending, in which Legit-
ime, who is Sojourning in jamaica,
May Have Hand.

why Minister Douglass Left His Post-A
Revolution Impending, in which Legit-
ime, who is Sojourning in jamaica,
May Have Hand.
New YORK, July 1.-THE Atlas line
steamer Athos from port Limon, ar
rived here this afternoon. Late in June
the Athos touched at Hayti, and accord
ing to her officers it was learned that
Fred Douglass, United States minister
to Hayti, had left his post at Port au
Prince because the Haytian govern
ment did not care to recognize repre-
sentative of the United States, and
that it was rather the desire of the
"Black republic" to break all inter-
course with this country. The Haytian
government, it was said, fears the
United States, and in order to avoid in
references of any kind from this
government would sacrifice official
intercourse with it. There had been
no report of revolutions when the
Athos touched at Hayti, and no news
of that country was received On the
return trip, when she put into King
ston, Jamaica, except that Legitime
was still there, and that he was grow
ing in favor. The Hay tians prefer him
to Hippolyte and only await his word
to institute another revolt.
The Athos also brought news of the
failure of the extensive fruit-importing
corporation known as the Baltimore
Fruit Co. This company has main
tanned feet of ocean steamers which
piled between Philadelphia and these
fields
The state capital., 1891-07-18
FEARFUL EXPLOSION,

Two Men Blown to Atoms by an Acct
dental Explosion of Dynamite while I'm
loading it From Steamship In Brook
lyn.
New YORK, July 15.-The tramp
steamship r. c. Booth, 1000 tons bur-
den, lying at the foot of Ricard street,
Brooklyn, with cargo consigned to
Spence & Co., New York, was serious
ly damaged this morning while unload
ing box of dynamite cartridges that
exploded, killing two men. Two
others were wounded. One of
the men was blown to pieces
by the explosion and fragments
of his body were found at some dis
tance from the scene of the accident.
The pieces were gathered and placed in
a box A large hole was blown in the
starbOard side of the steamship At
last accounts she was sinking. The
two men killed were William Reagan
and Cornelius Hays. The injured are:
William Williams, and Ivan Eversin,
the first mate and the machlnist. Hays
was lowering one of the boxes of dyna-
mite that was a part of the vessels
cargo to the deck when the box struck
projection and the explosion followed.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
RAIN-MAkINo EXPERIMENTS.

The Invention of Prof. Myers for Produc-
ing Rain to be Given . Practical Test In
Some of the Dry Places of the West
Twill be = Great Achievement II Suc-
cessfu1.
ROME, N. Y, July 15.-For the past
few days Gen. r. G.. Deinfurth, of
Washington, d. c., has been on the ball
loon farm of Prof. Carl e. Myers, in
Frankfort. Herkimer county, in con-
sultation with the noted balloonist.
Prof. Myers has invented an apparatus
by which he claims he can regulate the
rainfall by sending balloons up in the
air carrying explosive bombs, the con-
cussion of which will produce rainfall
in the most arid region.
Gen. Deinfurth is special officer
charge of the experiments that will
take place in the far west in few
days. One hundred balloons, each ten
feet in diameter, have been made and
sent to Texas for the experiments.
The plan is to initiate the balloons with
one part of oxygen and two parts Of
hydrogen. small ordinary cartridge
connected with two wires is placed in
the balloon, and the whole is sent up.
When the balloon is sufficiently high
the cartridge is exploded by means of
electricity sent through the wires and
the two gases unite in forming water.
This serves as nucleus to precipitate
the moisture of the atmosphere, and
rain follows. Many successful expert
ments have been made in this vicinity
and near Washington, D. C. Prof Myers
and Gen. Deinfurth will start for the
west in few days, and their expert.
ments will be awaited with much inter.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
A FATAL WEDDING FEAST.
A Jersey City Policeman, Set Upon while
Attempting to Quell Disturbance at a
Wedding JOlificatiOn in a Tough Locali-
ty, Uses His Pistol with Fatal Effect
Upon William Brennan and His Wife.

A Jersey City Policeman, Set Upon while
Attempting to Quell a Disturbance at
Wedding Jolification in a Tough Locali-
ty, Uses His Pistol with Fatal Effect
Upon William Brennan and His Wife.
NEW YORK, July 15.-The shooting
and killing of Brennan and the fatally
wounding of his wife by Policeman
Ryerson was the outcome of a quarrel
which the policeman was trying to
quell at the wedding festivities of
Christopher Wilson and his wife at
their home, No. Gray street, Jersey
City. Christopher is an eXpressman.
He invited a number of his friends to
attend the festivities consequent on his
marriage Monday night. The locality
in which the Wilson's went into house
keeping is tough one. The night was
warm and Wilson's guests adjourned to
a vacant lot adjoining. Here whisky,
beer, etc, flowed freely.
In short time William Brennan and
John Lawler, both tough characters,
appeared on the scene. They were
unlimited. They helped themselves
freely and soon quarreled with Will
sons guests. They were beating one
of the guests named Coyne, whose
cries brought Policeman Ryerson to
the scene. The roughs fled and Ryer-
son followed Lawler to Brennan's
house, % Gray street for the purpose
of arresting him, when Brennan, Law
Ter and Brennan's wife set upon him,
threw him down and were beating the
life out of him when he drew his re-
volver, shot and killed Brennan and
fatally wounded his wife. The latter
has an ugly bullet hole in her abdo-
men, LaWler was arrested.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
TO THE RESCUE.

An Arizona Sheriff Organizing a Force to
Go to the Aid of His Posse, Who are
Surrounded by Hostile Navajo Indians
The Chief in Custody.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., July 14.-Sheriff
Francis arrived here at s o'clock to-
night, having with him the Navajo
chief who was leading the band in their
raid on the cattlemen. The sheriff
states that he has grave fears for the
safety of his posse, who are surrounded
by the Indians 80 miles from here
He has asked all citizens to organize
Immediately and to start at once to
their assistance. All the horses and
firearms in this neighborhood have
been secured by Company c, who will
go as citizens, beside thirty volunteers,
WI lin one hour. The sheriff secured
= chief while he was quietly riding on
his pony short distance from his band
and made hasty retreat, leaving his
posse. United States Marshall Brown
has telegraphed to Fort Whipple tor as
sistance. Marshal Brown says that
the Indians are in terrible rage at
the arrest Of their leader, and that they
will in all probability come to this
place and endeavor to rescue the chief.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
A RUSSIAN RIVAL.
A Powerful Rival for the American Bacon
Producers.

Producers.
LONDON, July 16.-In an interview
With the secretary of the Russian
Bacon Co., which has recently estab-
lished markets in London, Hamburg,
Havre and Barcelona, he stated the
company was confident that it would
oust American bacon from the Euro
pean market. The secretary gave an
interesting history of the incep-
ton and growth of the new en-
terprise which bids fair to become SO
important. 1t seems that some time
ago twenty expert workmen were sent
by Russia to Chicago, Omaha and Kan
sas City, who obtained employment in
the great paclzing-houses Of those cities,
and also managed to learn d good deal
about the general status and methods
of the business IN America. In due time
these men returned home and made
their report, and upon the strength of
their representations the government
proceeded to erect an immense factory
near Graise, 200 miles from Moscow, at
a cost Of $150,OOO, and leased it at a
nominal figure to the company for
twenty-one years. The government
also afforded the company special rail-
way facilities whereby it is able to de-
liver its product in London in ten
days at ninepence per 100 weight
less than the freight cost from
Chicago. Deliveries are made in
Hamburg in seven days. The
company employs fifteen Irish
dressers, who receive two pounds ster-
ling per week. A host of other en-
ployes, all Russians, receive but nine
pence per dav, SO that the cost of labor
is much less than in the American
cities. Graise is situated in li1e center
of a peasant farming country and COM
mands product of ] g. 600, 900 hogs inn
mediately, with double that number in
prospect for the near future. The conn
pany will open markets in all the i'm
portant cities of Europe soon. The
company's bacon is sold in the London
market to-day at Al shillings per hum
dred weight.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
Quicker Time to be Made.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 15.-The gen.
.ral passenger and ticket agents of the
Pennsylvania company make the fol-
lowing announcement respecting the
fast-train service: On and after Sun
day, j uly 10, quicker time will be made
between st. Louis, Indianapolis, Gin
cinnati and New York by the trains of
the Pennsylvania lines. Train No. 20
will arrive in New York at 2:3O p. M,
one and half hours earlier than at
present, and train No. 81 will leave
New York at p. M, one hour later
than at present, making a quickend
run west bound.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
Suicide In an Asylum.

HoPKINsvILLE, Ky, July 14.-Mrs.
Nancy Cooper, an inmate of the West
ern asylum and a lady highly con-
nected, suicided Sunday night, by hang
ing herself with her gown. The gar
ment was wrapped tight about her neck
and one end attached to the bed post.
She then threw herself forward upon
the floor, and died by strangulation.
Several other female patients occu-
pied the same apartment, but SO quietly
was the deed accomplished that they
were not disturbed. and their first
knowledge of the fact was the dis
coyery Of the lifeless body.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

SIR GEORGE BADEN-PowELL and DR..
u. Nj. Dawson, Behring sea commits
sloners, arrived at Vancouver, b. c., on
the 18th, and left for Prebyloff islands,
where they will begin the investiga-
tion of the seal question, on the even
ing of the same day. In replying to
the address presented by owners of the
sealing fleet of Victoria, Sir George
said he was at liberty to make the an
nouncement that Canadian vessel own
ers would be compensated for any
losses sustained.
THOMAS HINCKLEY, of Seattle, was on
spree at Tacoma, Wash, on the 18th,
and in company with n man named
Douglass, entered the Elk saloon and
ordered drinks for the crowd While
the barkeeper was serving the drinks
Hinckley pulled his revolver and began
shooting. VIM. BrannOn, the proprie-
tor, and George Martin, city tax col
lector, were instantly killed; several
other persons were wounded. Hinck-
ley and Douglass were lodged in jail.
OVER 200 Knights Templar, represent
ing nearly every state in the union,
many of them accompanied by their
wives, sailed from Jersey City, n. j.,
on the 18th, in the City of Berlin. for a
tour of Europe to last from five weeks
to three months. The most important
places in England, Ireland, Scotland,
Wales, France and Belgium will be
visited by the entire party, while good
many of them will also visit the other
continental cities.
Mrs. Lucy PRATT, young widow
with three children and slender means,
one of the trained nurses at the San
Francisco hospital for children and
training school for misses, recently sold
forty-five square inches of her skin for
500. A strip of skin 9x5 inches wide
was cut from her body by surgeons
and grated onto the leg of VIM. A.
Daggett, a railway mail clerk, who had
been frightfully injured in a railroad
accident.
THE Ohio democratic state conven
ton, at its session in Cleveland, on the
18th, renominated Gov. Campbell on the
first ballot. Determined and noisy op.
position was manifested by the Hamil.
ton county delegation. Lieut.. Gov.
Marquis was renominated by acclama.
ton. A full state ticket was also placed
in nomination
On the 18th Comptroller Lacey made
a call for report on the condition OF
the national banks at the close of bust
ness on the 9Th.
THE steamer Empress of China, car
rying the third around-the-world ex.
cursion party, left Liverpool on the
18th.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
A Futile Boycott of Spanish Bank Notes
in Madrid.

MADRID, July 15.-The Madrid trades
men have failed in their attempts to
boycott the notes of the bank of Spain.
Many cafes and business houses con-
tinued to receive the notes until noon
Monday, and few persons appeared at
the bank asking for an exchange of
notes. In the afternoon the demand in
creased with rush. but on the whole
the day passed quietly. The bank has
taken complete measures in Madrid and
the provinces to have enough silver to
meet the emergency 'Tithout touching
its gold reserve.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
THE AMERICAN HOG.
A German Official Investigating the Pork
Question.

German Official Investigating the Pork
Question.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July IA. The Ger
man government has sent an official to
this country to investigate the pork
question. He is DR.. George Dedolph.
staff surgeon of the German army. DIR.
Dedolph, who is now in st Paul, says:
'"The main purpose of my journey
to this country concerns the very
important question of the abolition
of the present restriction of Amer
can hog products from European
markets. The law in reference to
microscopic examinations, as l found it
in use, is satisfactory, and if they con-
sinue to execute this law in the same
manner in witch it is now being OBJ
served the time will not be very far
distant when, in the opinion Of experts,
the restrictive policy will be abandoned
and American pork will be free to
enter German and other for eign mar
kets."
The state capital., 1891-07-18
Opposed to Convict Labor.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 16.-About
forty convicts employed as miners by
the Tennessee Mining Co., at Brice-
vile, Anderson county, were released
early yesterday morning. Two hun-
dred and fifty armed miners and indig-
nant men went TO the mines and took
the convicts from the guards. No vio-
lence was offered. but the convicts
were told they could go free if they
wished Two of them wanted liberty
and left, but the others, fearing cap
ture and not having a change of clothes,
refused the offer. Troops have been
dispatched to the scene.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
Nearly Thirteen Thousand Dollars in a
Piano Stool.

WINoNA, Mimi, July 14.-Twelve
thousand nine hundred dollars in bills
were found, Saturday, in piano stool
among the effects of Lena Weinberg,
the housekeeper of the old Huff house,
who suicided two years ago. Eighteen
months ago S12,O0O was found in some
alse-bottomed trunks. The stool was
ingeniously fixed and the money placed
there without suspicion. The find was
made by the administrator. The belief
is that the money was stolen, as she
handled the funds of the house. Her
friends reside in Germany.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

The sealing schooner Maggie Mac,
Capt. Cox, returned to Victoria. B. c.,
from the north on the 18th. The cap
tain reports having been stopped at the
entrance to Behring sea by the United
States steamer Thetis, showing pro-
clamation and warning them that if
caught in the sea after notification his
vessel would be seized. The schooner
accordingly returned with only three
skins. Other sehooners had been
~araad and were on their way home,
The state capital., 1891-07-18

The business failures during the
seven days ended on the 10th, number,
for the United States, 222; for Canada,
25; total, 247; as compared with total
Of 237 for the week previous, and 1877
for the corresponding week Of last year.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
knights Templar on a European Tour.

New YORK, July 16.-Over two hundred
Knights Templar formed in procession
at the pier of the Peoples line of Al
bany boats shortly after a. M, and,
preceded by Cappas Seventh regiment
band. marched to the Desbrosses street
ferry. whence they were transported to
Jersey City, where they boarded the
City of Berlin, which has been specially
chartered to carry them to Queens
town. The pilgrimage is in charge Of
Henry Gazee e. Son, of London, and
will last from five weeks to three
months. Nearly every state in the
union is represented in the pilgrimage.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

THE municipal elections at Metz. on
the 18th, resulted in the choice of a
council composed of nine Germans and
twenty-three protestants against Ger
man domination of Alsace- Lorraine
The result hes created a sensation
fhara
The state capital., 1891-07-18

PRESIDENT FRANK MCGRATH of the
Kansas Farmers Alliance pronounces
the report that the alliance had sent out
asecret circular appealing to its mem
bers to hold their wheat until it would
bring S1.25 per bushel a fake pure and
simple.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
Cut His Throat,

F. McKinnon, a travelling man OF
Boston, cut his throat at Milledgeville,
Carroll county, few days since, and
will probably die
The state capital., 1891-07-18

THE steamer 'Athos, arrived at New
York on the 14th, reports the founder
ing of the Helen Mead in the gulf of
Mexico. The Mead was bound from
New Orleans to Nicaragua, and is the
third ship Of the Morgan line sent on
the same voyage with the same ill-fated
result.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

REPORTS from the eastern shore Of
Maryland and the Delaware peninsula
indicate that the early varieties of
peaches are rotting on the trees, and
that those Which are picked do not bear
handling. This is the result Of over
bearing and too much rain
The state capital., 1891-07-18

FIVE opium smugglers have recently
been captured by boat crews from the
United States revenue cutter Wolcott.
The men were all caught in the vicin-
ity of Roche harbor, San Juan island
The activity of the Wolcott is practi-
cally breaking up all smuggling on the
straits.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

SPECIAL TREASURY AGENT MOORE
has, after investigation, recommended
the removal of Frank B. Clark, collec-
tor of customs at Ell Paso. Tex, on the
ground of immoral conduct and neg
lect of business. His accounts are all
rityht
The state capital., 1891-07-18

CONSIDERABLY dissatisfaction is said
to exist about the site selected in Sioux
Falls, S. D., for public building, and
it is intimated at the treasury depart
ment that a commission may be sent to
Sioux Falls to obtain information on the
subject.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

The Dublin Freeman's journal an
nounces the death of the Nation, a
weekly newspaper Of that city, on its
fiftieth anniversary.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
End of a Sensation

Mrs. Charles Fera has secured a di-
vorce at Danville, S., 900 alimony and
custody Of the children. Thus ends a
big sensation.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

EXPERTS FAUNCE AND BROWN, ap-
Keystone and Spring Garden banks of
Philadelphia, were at the treasury de-
partment in Washington, on the 9th,
receiving their instructions prior to be-
ginning the work
The state capital., 1891-07-18

ASSISTANT SECRETARY NETThEToN
has informed correspondent that the
act of September 13, 1888, in regard to
Chinese entering the United States un-
der certain conditions never became op-
erative, as the exchange of ratiica-
tions of the pending treaty between the
United States and his imperial majesty
the emperor of China" upon which the
enforcement of the act depended, did
not take place.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

AMONG those whom President Carnot
decorated, ON the 14th, in honor of the
fall of the Bastile, were three Ameri-
cans, Mr.. Van Bergen, DR.. Nachtel and
Mr.. Shweitzer, a delegate from the New
York Benevolent society. The two for
mer were appointed officers, and Mr..
Shweitzer knight of the Legion Of
Honor.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
Destructive wind. storm.

A heavy rain and wind-sto-in passed
over the south part of Mclean county.
few nights ago, doing considerable
damage,
The state capital., 1891-07-18
yyithdraws from the Trust.

The Elgin Watch CO. is said to have
withdrawn from the watch trust This
action was caused by the law passed at
the late session of the legislature.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
Illinois Women At the Polls.

The first election in central Illinois
under the new school law, which per-
mits women to vote, was held at San
Jose, Mason county.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

THE July returns to the department
Of agriculture show some improvement
in cotton condition during the month of
June. The general average for the
whole breadth has advanced 3 points,
standing $50. This is 3 points below
the July return of last year and above
that of 1889.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

THE Paris Steele says that NJ. Prinet,
counsellor of the court of appeals be-
fore whom the inquiry into the malad-
ministration of Panama canal affairs is
proceeding, has decided to request the
public prosecutor of New York to in
struct American magistrates to inquire
into the agreements entered into be-
tween the directors of the Panama
Canal Co. and certain contractors.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

THE socialistic labor party and >ingle
tax league have this year been refused
permission to hold meetings on Boston
common by the Boston city govern
ment. On the 12th the party hired a
hall and held meeting at which the
action of the government was de-
nounced and petition drawn up de-
manding the right to hold open-air
meetings.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

THE San Francisco Examiner an
'nounces the-ddiissc0very of an enormous
cavern in Josephine county, Ore, about
i2 miles north Of the California line
and about 40 miles from the coast.
1t is estimated that the main body of
the cave is 800 feet from the surface
of the mountain, and the cavern itself
appears to be fully as large as the
Mammoth cave ia Kentucky.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
Death of an Old Mason.

Squire Linscott, II years, resident
of Pontiac, died a few days ago. The
funeral was largely attended and was
conducted by the masonic aternity.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
Direct Trade with England.

An English syndicate, to be known as
the Atlantic and Great Lakes Naviga-
tion and Trading Co., limited, purposes
to open through water communication
for freight and passenger business be-
tween Chicago and Great Britain. The
syndicate will build and operate it's
own vessels, for which purpose capi.
tai of SIS, 900, 900 has been subscribed
The state capital., 1891-07-18

DURING speech by DR.. Barrows at
Endeavor convention at Minneapolis,
on the 10th, lightning struck the
electric-light wires and left the conven-
tion in total darkness. President
Clark quickly arose and requested
everyb body to keep their seats. The
choir then struck up hymn, an;, the
audience was kept under perfect con
troll, avoiding what might have proved
a serious panic.
The state capital., 1891-07-18

THE Lunacy Law Reform league and
Anti-kidnaping union held public
meeting at Monroe. n. Y, on the 18th.
Addresses were made by the national
secretary, Mrs. G. c. Lathrap and 9TH
ers, on the imprisonment of sane peo-
pie in lunatic asylums, citing cases
that have been proven in court Great
Indignation was expressed and vigor-
ous demand for reform was made by
several persons present.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
GaIeua ClOthierS Fail.

II. Louchheim & Co., prominent
clothiers of Galena, made an assign
ment the other day to Eli Oettinger, of
Freeport, for the benefit of creditors.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
A Boot and Shoe Merchant Fails.

Richard Webber. in the boot and
shoe business at Ell Paso, Woodford
county, has failed, the sheriff taking
possessions on an execution.
The state capital., 1891-07-18
Compromising with Creditors.

R. w. Dunham, of the grain commits
sion firm of R. w. Dunham e Co.. Chi
cago, which retired from business a
short time ago, and then got into a
legal tangle with the creditors. has
made proposition for settlement of
the 100000 liabilities. He proposes to
pay in full-5o per cent. cash and 25 per
cent. in one and two years. The cred
itOrs have pract tically agreed to this.