The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-26


that every one connected with the house
hold anticipates restful night for Blaine.
December % a. m.-All the lights in
the house are extinguished and every thing
IS apparently quiet within.
Jacob Henrici, Economite Leader, Dead.
PITTsBUgG, Dec. 25.-Jacob Henrici,
head of the Economic Society. of Econ
omy, Penn, died at O'Clock this morn
ing. aged S3 years.
tJacob Henrici WAS born In Gross KarlSeck,
Bavayia, on January Is. 1903. came 70 this coun-
try when 20 years of age. ami shortly after con-
nected himself with the Harmoufst Society.
When Father Rapp, the founder of the sect.
died in 1865, he succeeded him, and has since
been the governing spirit. Il is believed that
John Duss, second trustee OF the organization,
viii be Henrici's successor. The wealth of the
community is said to be about sSo.oO0o0o.
great deal of apprehension exists among the
mem oers concerning the future of the society,
owing 10 a division of opinion concerning be-
liefs on marriage.
The Economics or Harmonists are a peculiar
religious sect founded by George Rapp. Ger
man. Kapp conceived the idea of reforming
modern society by the literal realization of the
precepts in the New Testament and collected a
band of believers who were anxious to revive
the practices of the primitive church: but the
civil authorities OF Wurtembnrg iuterfered.
Rapp and his followers therefore emigrated in
1903 10 Pennsylvania. anu on Connequenessing
creek. Butler county, organi7 7ed religious So
ciety in which all things were held in common,
aud members of both sexes adopted the
practice of celibacy. This settlement was
named Harmony. By the cultivation of
the land. by weaving and other indus
tries they acquired wealth. In 1915 the
community removed to tract OF 27 eco acres
lying along the Wabash river, in Indiana. In
their new settlement, which they called New
Harmony they attained a much higher state of
prosperity. In 1924, however. they sold the
land and improvements to Robert owen for the
purpose OF establishing socialistic colony. aud
settled in Beaver county, Pa. on the right bank
of the Ohio river, seventeen miles northwest of
tittsburg, where they established the village of
Economy, containing church, a school, mu-
scum. 100 dwellings and mills for the manu-
facture of wooden cloth, fannels, cotton goods,
carpets and -four. ProseIytes are received into
the society, and admitted to full membership
after a probation of six months. Those who
sever their connection with the community
ceive back, without interest, the treasure that
they put into the common store. ofenses are
punished by temporary suspension or expulsion.
In 1888 800 Economics were induced TO leave
the community by Bernhard Muller, an i'm
postor. who had been admitted under
the name of proi, and who persuaded his
dupes that he was the Lords apointed, seat to
establish the m!llennial kingdom. After
founding New Jerusalem, near Pittsburg, Null
Ter absconded with the greater part of ;l05,000
belonging TO his followers, that had been paid
out OF the chest of the Economic Community.
The society has since increased in numbers by
the accession of other converts. On their farm,
which embraces $500 acres, the Economics
raise live stock, pursue silk culture. make wine
and cultivate fax, grain. fruits and vegetables
nr Toad hn ,rf. aha,, d f~ha
now at Chicago. has some followers in the Com
munity, aud may be able to get good deal of
the money in the treasury if the society breaks
up, as seems probable
Gen. Frederick Tracy Dent Dead.
Gen. Frederick Tracy Dent. brother-in-
law of Ulysses S. Grant, died at Denver
last Friday of dropsy. He was born at
White Haven, NO., Decembe H. 1870. He
was graduated at the United States mill
tary academy in 1913, made brevet second
lieutenant and served on frontier duty and
in garrison prior to the Mexican war,
which he entered in 1917. He was engaged
in the siege of Vera Cruz, the capture of
San Antonio and the battles of Churu-
busco, where he was severely wounded,
and Molino del Eey. receiving for gallant
and meritorious conduct the brevets of
thereafter on the Pacific railroad survey,
on frontier duty in Idaho, in removing the
Seminole Indians, and at various points in
Texas. Virginia and Washington terri
tory, until he joined the Yakima
expedition in 1856. He partici-
pated in the Spokane expedition
in Washington territory, being engaged in
the combat of Four Lakes in 1855, in
a., -, ha
and in the skirmish on that river. After
frontier duty at Fort Walla Walla he be-
came a member of the Snake river expedi-
ton to rescue the survivors of the massa-
ere of Salmon Falls Us60), at which time.
1858. he was promoted to the rank of
major, and was in command of a regiment
in the army of the Potomac in 1863. He
was in New York city, called To- suppress
anticipated riots, from September. 1868, to
January. 1854 He served rs n member OF
the military commission for the trial of
state prisoners from January till March,
1854, becoming then staff officer
with Lieut.. Gen. Grant, having
the rank of lieutenant colonel. AS
aid -de-camp' during Grants whole
time AS Lieutenant general, he was present
in the battles and military operations of
the ktCnmOhu CdfipatSh. us WAS uiiii'
tary commander of the city Of Richmond
aud of the garrison of Washington. ID. c.,
in 1860. He was on the staff OF the gen.
eral-in-chief at Washington City after l3o8
as colonel, aide-de-camp and secretary TO
President Grant during his first term. For
his gallant and meritorious services in the
field during the civil war he was breyetted
brigadier general OF the United States
army and brieadier general OF the voiun-
teers He was transferred to the Four
teen,h infantry in 1866. was made lieuten-
ant colonel Of the Thirty-second infantry
in 1857, colonel Of the First artillery IN
l9sf. and at his own request. after forty
wears of service, was retired IN December,
1883.
President Hsrrisnn's Christmas.
WASHINGTON CITY. Dec. % President
Harrison and his household spent quiet
Christmas, the former remaining indoors
until o. H., when, accom- panied by Mrs.
Dimmick, he took brief stroll. The fam
lily dined at . O'Clock.
President Elect CIe.eland's Christmas.
New YoRK, Dee J--President-eiecs
Cleveland celebrated Christmas in tho
orthodox fashion. In the morning they
attended the Central Presbyterian church.
and in the afternoon received o few callers.
The fire Record. -
MILWAUKEE,. Dec. 25.--Fire this af'
MOOT, destroved tbe 4 eenau lfour In<