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New-York tribune., 1891-12-17
THE NEW RECIPROCITY TREATIES.

A STATEMENT REGARDING THEM ISSUED Ff'OM
THE STATE DEPARTMENT
Washington. Dec 16.-Ths Department OF State made
the following statcmcDt this afternoon
For the last three four weeks negotiations nave
been IN progress between the Department o. SUie ana
the British Legation, assisted by commissioners rom
J2naiCa Iarbadoes British Guiana and other colones'
with view TO reciprocity arrangement Del"eoh 'ho
United states and the British West lnoles DdSeu uio
sect.n :, O. tie Tarii Act.
The l.f a, t,,c Commissioners those from Jamaica
let the clty TO-DAY aud II is understood that sal
aciO-T arrangement has been agreed upon 70 eior'-e
Jamaica, Barbsdocs. the Windward ana INC Lee""IN
iSsuds Trinidad and British Guiana. IN return !or
the continued free Introduction OF sugar ana coeS
INTO the United states it has been aefeeu oS ''e
colonies named not only greatly TO enlarge the tc9
LIST Of their ta,igs but also 10 make very considerable
reductOns in the dutv on TIE Leading AGRICULTURAL ahd
oher PRODUCTS Of III. United states ~ is e%2fc'SS & SS
Nat the Official proclamation on the SUBJECT VIII po
published before the 1t OF January.
BATTERIES OF THE BLAHE AND THE NE" -fohN'
Washington. Doc I6 Cspecia) There has usen Il
good deal Of talk since the Eew-fOrk was ahcieu "
the relative battery power OF tie blake Of the ESls
navy and the New York, and theFk have bec SO n@.s
erroneous data used In the compaYWRs that the b'oau
q ordnance Of the Nayy has pieparcc some hbuIe' ~
connection with this subject which nay prove OF 'cF
et even outside OF professional circles
The Blake, which L. vessel Of 1000 loh'' ma
against the 500 tons OF the NcwYork MAN Da''ci9
~o 9@inch Blr. 10einci rapid firing GUNS anu
secondary battery sixteen 3-ponndeTS SeVe"
mes'nne guns and four 14inch tOspcdo tuDtS' IIo
York for is main battery has six einch EII'
.-'4lhch Iapd fire guns, ana for its secondary pht
1e5 eight Gpounders four I-pnnders. four machine
guns and six Is-inch torpedo tubes. In the case OF
Ns biase the weight of alloround FIRE world be i''oV
~anos for the Hain battery and 10 pounds iof I"e
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17

II Improvement Is needed By this plan tic nceds OF
the pu5iic VIII be more fully met.
The forccastcrs are also encouraged to predld, for
the second Third day IN advance. whenever they
think the state Of the her will justify them IN DONG
The privilege OF doing this was given them wo
years ago, snd they have mCic and more taken ah-
vantage of this liberty unil now such forecasts are
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17
THE A 3 q Al LA HIS.
A Pure Egyptian Cigarette.

disappeared and with army OF friends he is SEARCH
Ing the Tenderlon Precinct for Fernet. How tho dog
escaped 10 q mystery. - 4,
an orator and Is called the Depew of the BookmAkes
Club The heavy betting Is all done In the city rcmst
as betors say 81 600 Will wipe horse on the boaros
on Ia, tiack. n.. -
j. \. Kirk intends TO sell his horses Poentate has
beeu fired and turned out
Pierre Lorillsrd will soon regain his prestige as 2
hreedcr lie h:1s the imported stalllQns simon Magus
and Sailor Prince, also Emperor and fifty mares a
selccel breeding.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17
orv,vu,,1 CONTRACT. ExFcrTED.

Washington Dec. 1d.-~The Fo'tna''erUeher'i mas
o,.ad co,t,octs with the Iachc Nail steamship Com
yr fr mail service on the routes between New YORK
coIoo san Francisco and Panama, san Francisco ana
Hong Kong. 10 begin on February l. 1892 and with
rolion Hiss d Dallet OF TIE fcd Line Tor service
between New Yor, and La GuoyIa, 'enezue' To Degn
on March !, 16J..
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17
ASSISTANT APPRAISER

ASSISTANT APPRAISER BIGLIN EXONERAIED'
Washington Dec. 10.-Specal Agent Cummings has
made a report 10 the Treasury Department compieeE
exoncratng Assistant Appraiser Hgiin' Oh He" forA'
from, any grongdoing IN 4e case Of Mrs. Mnnick' VINO
a .,oe aiI4qcd was allowed to smuggc costly dresses
- "a G iscSs through the New-YOrh Custom House.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17
SILVER PrECNASEs.

Washington. Dec. 16.--Of the 1O6s,oco ounces OF
slye7 offered for sao TO the Treasury department 10
day, 7Os0OO ounces we're purchased as lolo]s . :
40, con onces a. 20 $500 $4,000 ounces at So.9562j
55s, 600 ounces al Eo0570.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17

humber p....s'..'5 5471.2o3 5A36.709 1888
TIE total amount of duties paid the articles in
tludei IL the foregoing table S6oe,os0. In the
following table ere included the chief items of imports
into jamaica both manufactured and unmanufactuIed
articles from the United States and England respec-
lively. and also the rates Of duty imposed. Where
the rate is specific the equivalent sd-vaorem rate is
also shown An inspection of this table will convince
any flr-uinded and intelligent person That the Ja-
naican tariff was shrewdly cOntrved to discriminate
scsinst the United states and in favor OF Great
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17
Fxpoits 70 Exports 70

The total value Of the exports 70 some OF me @ ead
nr countries was A. follows: United states. a. 81 >
~ Tnited kingdom s2075.s43: France 1882 OBI ;
Germany $253035: Canada, s2o1 GEO. Russia, sel'
l57; Italy, S42,545
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17
RoNDS RFDCFNTD,

Washington, Dec. 16.-The amount of 1-n per cent
bonds redeemed to-day wns $24 $50 making the total
redemptions to date s22 25o 300. and leaving out
Standing $:3,245.400.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17

OF ENGLAND.
,sY rEIEeRArH TO THE TknuSK.I
wsehngton, Dec. 16.- The time has surely arrived
y .Aanee IN the trade relstions bctween the United
-. and Jamaica. The Official returns OF the i'm
-. and exports OF Jamaica for the year ended on
r1-,A 81 1891. show a large increase The last
- published was for the year ended on september
% Isss The harsh discrimination against the United
s.s,rs a all the British West India tariffs has been
..aOly marked and fragrant In the case of Jamaica.
~. \ will be modified to some extend by the reci-
~.,,v an cement which has just been concluded.
The ohcia returns show that the general imports OF
,.msics during the year ended on March 81. 1891,
.T,eaded those Of 1889 by about 30 per cent. The
,rnorts from the United Kingdom increased, in round
.-n-ss 40 per cent: from the United states, 3s per
~, and from Canada, l3 per cent Imports from
c,onhia increased from almost nothing to sol SOS,
s,.,y All Of which represented cattle, industry
mich has sprung up within the last eighteen months.
=, which threatens sharp competition with the United
S,.,s Imports from the United states. amounting
= v.ue 70 s3, ,554l25, paid duties amounting 10 $685.
a,s r a3 2-1o per cent, which DC 2-1O per cent
tse duties collected all goods imported into the
,,.nc while goods from the United Kingdom. amount
ns in value to s5.s47 .o2s, paid only s774.sbo. or
Ioa a.lo per cent, which AZ $40 per cent of the
t,,T collected on all the imports. Tho following
s,,.ment shows at a glance how harsh is the dis
,,minstion against the United states
Imports. from the 1mgSIs1ed ngg.1 from the
yssred free Of duty y........ 100000 sS95,7SS
4 ysIo'en duty (l21 p et ssssa. 4saisss as ssS
The amount admitted free Of duty from the United
sates in 1891 Is much larger than in 1889 because the
materials for the Exposition buildings, the materials
and furnishings Of hotels subsidized by the Colonial Gov
.-oment and all the materials for building and Oper-
s,c the railroad are admitted free The railroad now
h,pg in the hands Of a NewYork syndicate, its trade
with the United states has naturally increased. The
statement shows that, without the enforcement Of
aferentis against the United states and in favor
a, En Gland, the tariff is adjusted to make the
GODS imported from the United States, which represent
sne third Of the total imports pay 46 per cent OF the
oal duties; while the imports from the United King
dsm which amount to Sc per cent Of the total imports
pay only AZ per cent OF the total duties. II this be not
rprocaly unequal and unreasonable, 1t Is difficult to
inagne what would be regarded.
The following table will show few OF the articles
which contribute literally to the OF jamaica.
The first column shows the total quantity Of each sr
ee imported. the second column shows the quantity
imported from the United States and the third column
shows the total amount Of duties collected each
sriclc:
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17
r,,porcu SERVICE To cIIpop,IA

Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars without change New
YORK ~ san Francisco via New-YO Cetrni and Ilud
son River Ea!hoad. For particulars address NJ. G
Roach No. Ala Broadwav. "
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17

party. II is said that OF the guides declared
themselves t. be Democrats while FIVE replied that
they were Republicans.
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17

For Chri .tuas ueLlds pack Of tine Triton brand o
squt czcrsT playing cards. ..
New-York tribune., 1891-12-17
uMAICA'S FOREIGN TRADE.
wR INGENIOUS AND UNJUST TARIFF.

.rr nrr1ts ON MANUFACTURED GooDs-HEAvY
TAXES on FOOD PRoDUCrS-HARSH DIS
cRIMINATIoN AGAINST THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE BENEFIT
OF ENGLAND.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
ENTomBED.
A Terribl, Mine Explosion In Nova Scotia

Terrible Mine Explosion In Nova Scotia.
Spring Hill IN. 81 special: A terrific
explosion occurred in the coal mine here
which was felt for miles around. II
was at first reported that $50 men were
entombed and several killed. Neighbor-
Ing towns were telegraphed to for aid,
and Immediately responded. Six sur
geons started from Amherst; and large
number OF citizens from other surround
ing towns volunteered their assistance,
and large party was soon at work to
rescue the imprisoned miners. One
Of the rescuing party bravely went
down TO the bottom Of the lower
pit and found two boys with
their heads blown off and otherwise hor-
ribly mangled. Further exploration was
rendered impossible, owing to the abun-
dance of the fatal "black damp" the
miners dread. At the time of the ex-
plosion there were 1000 men at work in
the mine, but most Of them succeeded in
making good their escape, though many
were completely Frustrated by the shock
and the black damp. After the first
excitement, it was found that there
were only about forty miners still
left in the mine Most of these
are in the last slope, and
it will be impossible to reach them for
many hours, and perhaps even fer two
or three days owing to the caving in of
the roof, which effectually blockaded all
the passages to this section of the mine.
1t is feared that many, if not all,
have perished, as some at least must
have been fatally injured by the fall
ing roof, even if they were fortunate
enough to escape the deadly damp.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
PERUSE AND PONDER
OVER THE NEWS FROM TOP To
BOTTOM OF OHIO.
Crushed Under Failing Lumber-RetaiI
Merchants observation-disclosures Gas
Explosion-Found Drowned-FIred Into
Train.
baby Burned to Death.

Scott, a small village north Of Van
Vert, was the scene Of a horrible ac-
cident. Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Stanley went
away from home and left their two little
children alone in their house, which is
on the outskirts of town, and returned
to find that their little home with all its
contents had been destroyed by fire, and
their little 3-year-old daughter had been
roasted to death by the flames. When
the fire broke out the little boy, 5 years
old, made heroic effort to get his little
baby sister to come out with him and flee
from the danger, but was unsuccessful,
and at the last moment escaped himself,
and ran to neighbor's and told them
that his little sister was in the house.
Willing hands rushed to the scene, but
too late. The little girls cries had
ceased When the fire had died out, the
little ones remains were found buried in
the ashes and burning embers partially
covered by smoldering feather tick.
Her head was burned to crisp, and one
little foot completely burned of. She
had evidently sought to escape the
,schorching flames by crawling under the
bed when all other avenues Of escape
had been cut off.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
GEN. SHERMAN:

Ths Noble Old Hero Laid in the Tomb.
The last taps have been sounded, the
bngIers have trumpeted forth a final fare,
we'll, and William Tecumseh Sherman
sleeps with his kindred. Only the fresh
turned earth ON mound in Calvary
Cemetery, just where the walk of the
Holy Rosary and the Way of Bethany
come together, tell the story that the
last of that great triumvirate of Ameri.
can generals, whose fame is as i'm
perishable as the nation itself, has been
laid to rest between the devoted help.
mate, who, until called away, smoothed
and comforted his declining years, and
little Willis" his idoliZed soldier-lad
die.
The funeral column was made up o1
six divisions, composed of the regular
military escort and provided by army
regulations: Grand Army Posts, Loya
Legion, Sons Of Veterans, Civic Societies
datuFes of Missouri, Illinois, and Kan
sas; Governors Of States and stats, un
organized bodies and citizens in carriage!
and on foot.
The march to the cemetery from thu
depot was through the principal streets
of the city, through Grand Avenue
thence out Florissant Avenue to Calvar,
Cemetery. Tho entrance to the GENE
terry was by the rear gate. The larger
part of the military remained outside o.
tho cemetery. The services at the grave
were of military character. The only
exception was the reading OF few pas
sages of Scripture and the making of {
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
NEW YoRKs FAREWELL.
Services Over General sherman's Re-
mains,

Services Over General sherman's Re-
mains.
Services over the remains OF General
Sherman were held In New York Thurs
day. The services OF prayer began
promptly at 12 o'clock. The street in
front Of the Sherman residence was kept
free from pedestrians, but the side
streets were crowded with the forming
troops and citizens. About 1925 the
caisson, draped in black and drawn by
four horses, was drawn up in front of
Sherman's house. The horses were
mounted by regulars and an army officer
was In charge. At the caisson was an
orderly leading the black charger which
bore the military trappings OF Gen. Sher-
man. The services were over at 1890.
The prayer was read by Rev. Father
Sherman. Close TO the. casket stood the
other son, =. Il. Sherman. In the front
parlors were all the members of the
family. Secretary Blaine and wife and
Mrs. Damrosch were present in another
room. Father Sherman was assisted by
Rev. Father Taylor and two other
priests. Father Sherman, in conduct
ing the simple services, read from the
Scripture the passage beginning: 81
am the resurrection and the life"
After the two selections were sung
from the Oratorio of Elijah by Mendel-
ssohn, Father Sherman again read the
Scriptures and 1.-THE Mserere," from
Mendelssohn, was given. Prayer was
then offered by the son, and the cOnclud-
ing music was the "Piu Jesu." so,
Rest in the Lord" was one of the selec-
tions. Senator and Mrs. Sherman were
with the family at the time these services
were performed.
The funeral cortege which followed
the remains from the house to the cars,
which were to bear them to st. Louis,
was one of the largest New York has
ever witnessed. AS the calsson bearing
the body rumbled over the pavement
through the sunllt street into Eighth
Avenue, the vast crowds stood with un-
covered heads AS the cortege passed
down the avenue there were altogether
fully 10000 men in line. The entire
route was lined with 1,7O0 police and the
most perfect order was maintained. AS
the procession moved slowly along,
church bells began to toll and along the
whole route the sound of bells continued
as it wandered its way to its destination.
There were many funeral dlrges played,
but none struck with keener force on
the listening ear than Marching
Through Georgia." played in half time
as arranged for the occasion by P. S.
Gilmore.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
FOUR LIVES LOST

In u Railroad Collision in New York city.
New York special An appalling dis
aster occurred in the Fourth avenue
tunnel, near Eighty-ifth street, in which
two women and four men met their
death and several other persons were
seriously injured. All were employees of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad. The accident was caused
by the New Haven accommodation train
which left the Grand Central Depot at 7
o'clock and crashed into the shop train,
the rear car of which was filled with car
cleaners and other employees bound for
the railroad shops at Mott Haven, and
which had left the depot ten minutes
ahead of the New Haven train.
The dreadful masses of burned flesh
were laid on the south bound track and
hoisted up to the street through the air
vent on stretchers. Policemen at the
head of the gap pulled them up and laid
them down in the little park that incloses
the air vents and covered them decently
with horse blankets. AS one after an
other was brought up the crowd in the
street increased and the police found diff
tculty in holding it back. Down in the
dark tunnel squads of smoke-begrimed
firemen labored with hooks and axes on
the wrecked car, the rear end of which
had to be fairly pulled to pieces before
the first OF the dead was reached. AS
the men worked farther forward to-
ward the middle of the car aided by
policemen and train hands. the light of
dozen lanterns was flashed into the
dark depth, whence soon a shape was
brought forth, before which the ranks of
workers and idlers alike gave way and
fell back, 1t was carried out and laid
upon tho track. Every fresh body
brought out steamed as if it had been
parboiledf in addition to being burned.
Half dozen fire engines had pumped
streams fof water into the gap before the
wreck e5ould be approached.
A moh complete wreck than the tele-
scopedf car it would be impossible to
imaginke. No single passenger on the
New Haven accommodation was hurt
and even the engineer, Lewis Fowler, es-
carped with slight scratches. All those
who were killed were employees of the
company. They either belonged to the
crew of the shop train or they were
cleaners or shop hands going to the
Spuyten Duyvil yards.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
AWFUL TRAGEDY.
Mrs. james Bass Murdered by a Negro,
Near BartOnia, Ind.

Near BartOnia, Ind.
Winchester (Ind. special: One of the
most atrocious murders in the history
of this county occurred near Bartonia, a
small village seven miles southeast of
this city: James Bass, with his wife
and five children, resides in q desolate
looking log cabin of one room, destitute
of furniture, excepting bed and cook
ing stove. Mr. Bass is absent in Ohio on
business, and Anderson Rozell, colored
rufffan, was keeping company with Mrs
Bass during the absence of her husband.
About 2 o'clock in the morning q
neighbor was aroused by the scream
ing of Mrs. Bass, and hasten
ing to the house he found her
lying upon the floor, PROSTATE from q
wound in the neck. He assisted her to
an upright position and went away to
summon help. While he was gone Ro-
zell, who was in hiding close at hand,
returned and completed his desperate
deed, cutting her throat from ear to ear
and stabbing her in the breast. He then
fled from the scene. Rozell recently
forged a note, and Mrs. Bass was sup
posed to be acquainted with some of the
circumstances, and she had been sum-
moned to appear before the grand jury.
Rozell killed her because she was going
to testify against him. The scene of the
murder is CHASTITY one, the little chill
dren being huddled together in bed, while
on the floor lay the dead body of their
mother covered with her own gore.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
Porter Buried.

The funeral ceremonies over the re-
mains of Admiral Porter, the highest
officer in the American navy at the time
of his death, took place from his resi-
dence in Washington. The event was
very imposing, the greatest honors
known to naval regulations being paid
to the dead hero The officers of the
Government, including the President,
members of the cabinet, senators and
representatives, justices of Supreme
Court, army officers of every rank, vice
admirals and numberless naval officers,
members of diplomatic corps and men
distinguished in letters and science, we're
present.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
stodsnt. RaIss . Row 10 Iowa.

A conflict between the students Of
Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, and
the police Of the city has led TO the ten
der Of the services Of Company d, Third
Regiment, for the support Of the local
authorities. The students insisted on
holding their ''pell'' in the streets. The
police interferred and arrested o. f.
Shaw, OF Des Moines, President OF the
senior class, and NJ. E. Quint, OF Milo,
President Of the junior class. No further
trouble is anticipated.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
Serious Wreck.

A mixed passenger and freight train
on the Chester and Lenoir narrow guage
railroad jumped the track on the trestle
two miles south of Newton, N. G. The
killed were: Fireman J. Hoag, of Ches-
ter, S. c.; H. N. Morrow, of Cleveland
County, N. c., and w. w. Ross, of Ches-
ter, S. G. The seriously injured were:
Frank Coulter, Catawaba, N. c.; Conduc-
tor G. c. Dunlap, Of Chester, S. c.; M.
johnson, of Gastonia, N. land the Rev.
J. M. Little, of Dallas, N. G. The dead
and injured were taken to Newton, where
the injured persons received every care.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26

Early the other morning the body of
Henry Slade, German, of Terre Haute,
Ind, was found stiff in death within a
few feet of his front gate with bullet
hole through his left breast. Slade was
the night engineer at the Wabash rolling
mill and had left his home. Shortly after
his departure his wife heard pistol shot
near by, but paid no attention to it. 1t
is clear case of murder but the police
have not the slightes, clue to work on.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
Brave Little Wife.

When Sheriff Ashworth entered the
prisoners department to lock the cell
doors at the jail at Troy, Ohio, ten out of
the fourteen of the prisoners therein
made a bold rush upon him just as he
unlocked the inner door, and choked him
and then searched for a gun, but finding
none they proceeded to batter down the
outer door with door off one of the
cells. just as they had almost COM
pleted their work the brave little wife of
the Sheriff, assisted by her sister, Mrs.
Oakes, confronted the prisoners with two
large revolvers, which act held them in
check until help could arrive.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26

A terrific storm passed over Presburg,
Hungary, unroofing houses, tearing up
trees by the roots and doing an immense
amount of other damage. The storm
was followed bv an earthquake, which
caused two large fires. One of the build
ings which took fire was girls college,
several of the inmates of which were in
jured by jumping from windows. No
one was hurt seriously.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
The Confession Revised.

The committee of the General Assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church on the
revision of the confession of faith, after
very harmonious session in Washing
ton, lasting several days, has completed
its work and adjourned. The changes
made have generally met with
unanimous approval. The work
will be reported to the assembly in De-
troit next May, and by it referred to the
presbyteries for action. The changes
made in the confession have been of
great Importance, but have in no way
impaired the integrity of the system or
doctrine so long held by the church.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-26
Natural Gas Explosion.

An explosion Of natural gas occurred
In residence at 26 Kiver avenue, ALE
gheny, Pa, occupied by Owen McLaugh-
lin and family. The interior of the
dwelling-house was almost totally de-
stroyed. The inmates were all badly
hurt, but probably not fatally. The
house was surrounded by water from the
Allegheny River. The injured were
taken from the wrecked building in
boats.