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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
The Anarchist Executions.

LONDON February S.-The following are
particulars from Berlin of the execution
of the Anarchists Reinsdorff and
Kuechler, Saturday morning, at eight
O'Clock, at Halle. One hundred officials
and citizens were present. First the State
Attorney directed the execution of Reins-
dorf, who was forty three years old. He
was brought in first, and looked extremely
pale, but he was energetic in bearing and
step. Questioned by the attorney as to his
identity he answered with loud affirma-
tive. He then listened calmly to the read
ing of the Judgment, and bowed to the at
torney, who asked his recognition of the
Imperial signature. When the State
Attorney handed him over with the
usual formula to the executioner
Reinsdorff exclaimed, in loud voice:
"Nieder NIT der barbarei! es lebe die bar
bareiw down with barbarism long live
barbarism 7 The rapidity of the execu-
tioner and his assistants prevented him
from any further outbreak. In half min
ute his head rolled into the receptacle. The
corpse was put in a coffin and filled with
sawdust, and was carried off by prisoners.
Reinsdorff had declined religious assist
ance. Immediately before his execution
he sang the popular songs, "Steifel Muss
Sterben" and "Bist Noch so jung" Four
minutes after Reipsdorff's execution
Kuechler appeared with tottering steps.
His eyer We're full of tears. He was con-
Quoted by the Protestant clergyman, to
whom he turned repeatedly. From the
time of leaving his cell until his death he
did not speak one word. Both executions
were performed by the Berlin executioner,
and took. including all formalities. twelve
pninutaS
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
A TEST OF LOVE.
The Novel Plan by Which a Young Man
Tested His Swectheart's Affection,
and the Tragic Consequences.

BALTIMORE, Nd, February 6.-The mys-
terry surrounding the shooting of Miss Eva
DeCoursey, aged seventeen years, a popu-
lar young lady in Washington County,
Maryland, a few days ago, was solved to-
day. 1t appears that young law student
named Clarence Newell has been court
ing Miss DeCoursey for two years past
About a week ago they quarreled, and
neither would make any concession
to the other looking to a recon-
ciliation. On Sunday last Newell met Miss
DeCoursey as she was leaving church in
company with another young man, and
the quarrel was renewed. The next day
he resolved upon novel, yet, as the sequel
will show, an unfortunate plan to effect a
reconciliation. Knowing Miss CDeoursey
would pass his house Monday on her way
two young men to watch for her, and i'm
mediately upon her reaching the pave
ment of his dwelling Newell dis
charged a pistol into the fireplace, and
the young men rushed out of the house
and exclaimed: MY God, Clarence has
shot himse f, and is dying" Miss De-
| Coursey rushed into the house and found
young Newell lying upon the floor in the
parlor with a revolver by his side. A large
| spot of blood was upon his temple, and he
DeCourseyl appeared crazed by the
around the neck of the PROSTATE
youth, exclaimed: "Oh, Clarence, why did
you do this?' Suddenly she caught sight
of the revolver lying upon the floor. Pick
| ing it up, she pointed the weapon at her
breast, and, with the remark, "Clarence,
will die with you," she pulled the trigger
and fell to the floor. Young Newell, upon
hearing the report of the pistol, realized
| what she had done. He leaped
to his feet and ran for assistance
| Miss DeCoursey was found to have been
seriously hurt, the ball having entered two
inches below the heart. She remained un.
conscious. Newell and the two young mer
who took part in the affair are deeply
grieved at the result. The feeling
against them is very bitter. The
doctor attending Miss DeCoursey says
| she is not yet out of danger. Newell
stated to-day that she would never touch
his pistol, even when it was unloaded, ant
| hence he had no idea she would shoot her.
| self. Miss DeCoursey's family will moi
permit Newell to visit the house again
The blood upon Newell's temple was from
his nose, which he had forced to bleed fol
| the occasion,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
White Slaves.

WASHINGTON, February 5.-Captain
Cesar -Celso Mareno in 1873 secured the
passage of bill by Congress to prevent
the importation into this country of Italian
children under the padroni system. That
system, in so far as children are concerned,
has, it is believed, been broken up; but
Captain Mareno says that the padroni
system of importing G adult Italians is as
horrible and extensive as was the system
of bringing over children. Those imported
are of the peasant class. They are lied to
by the padroni to induce them to come over,
and are practically slaves. These slaves
number now about eighty thousand, and
next year, if the system is not broken up,
there will be ninety thousand of them in
this country. Captain Mareno says that
these men came over here under con-
tract with the padroni. The latter
hire them out to work by contract
collect their wages and do not give them
more than twenty-five cents day. They
do not understand the English language,
and are not allowed to talk to any one ex-
kept the padroni, or their agents. The
Captain is urging Congress to take action
in the matter. He has written letter to
King Humbert on the subject.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
STUPENDOUS STEALING.
The Old Commonwealth the Victim of AL
legged Systematic Robberies for
Fifteen Years.

LOUISVILLE, KY, February Ga
special from Frankfort says: "a superb
cial investigation of the records of the
State of Kentucky shows beyond question
that system of robbery has been carried
on for fifteen years past, that rivals any
thing ever heard of. At the same time it
has been conducted under cover of law. 1t
is evident that the amount stolen will not
fall far short of 81 100000. 1t is not easy to
get at the details by which the plunderers
secured the spoils, but simple set of fig
ures readily establishes the fact that a
deficit of that magnitude exists. A study
of the books shows that in the
Department of Criminal Prose-
cutions the steal has reached at least a
million in fifteen years. In the cost of
keeping idiots during the same time there
has been a steal of $500, 600, while in other
expenditures which have not been exam
ed closely there are indications of other
crookedness, which may add $500, 600 more
to the robbery. 1t is believed that in most
cases the money can be traced to county
and district rings which have been abetted
by the Legislature"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
THE ANARCHISTS.
The Story Of Drilling at Pittsburgh
not a Mythe.
A Prominent Police Official States it to be a
Fact-In Chicago the Movement Is
Very Plain.

PITTSBURGH, February S.-The story that
Anarchists armed and are drilling here
and that dynamite is stored in various parts
of the city, seems to have some foundation.
In an interview with reporter of the DIS.
stated he had reliable information that dy.
Mantle was stored at least in one place with.
in the city limits, and that a large supply oi
guns had lately been received by Pittsburgh
Anarchists, which, it is thought, had beer
shipped from Chicago. The parties hav.
workmen out of employment, but Anarch
lists. Herr Joseph Prick, prominent So.
cialist, to reporter of the same paper ad
mitted that Anarchists were armed in thii
city, and that they had their regular night
for drilling. He said there9were uel
''groups," and about four thousand mem
bers in Allegheny County.
CHICAGO, February S.-Moderate Social
lists held a largely attended meeting on the
West Side this afternoon. Speeches were
delivered in English and German, counsel.
ing agitation to secure the adoption Of
was held on the North Side, at which
moderate Socialists and Anarchists dl
vided the time in discussion. The Social
lists counseled moderation and agitation
the Anarchists, as usual, the use of dyna
mite, which, as one speaker remarked
WOulu Iudke OHo HAL equtl 10 d tnOuSduu
He favored defiance to all law.
CLEVELAND, O., February ST. Z. Ge
ger, formerly an agent of the Internationa
Workingman's Association of Anarchists
says there are four groups of the order il
this city, with two hundred members an
many sympathizers. Two are Bohemian
and two German. A fifth, American, vii
be organized tomorrow. He says work
ingmen here are ripe for riot, and that un
less the times improve the greatest revolu
tions the world has ever seen will be inau
gurated. Socialists are increasing in numbe
here very rapidly. Geger is a railroa
clerk. The present agent of his group
Franta Sakrid, of 1856 Croton street.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
TELEPHONE TEST.
Whistling and Singing i'm New York Dis
tinctly heard at Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, February 5.-Three of the
new telephones invented by Webster Gill
lette, of Ypsilanti. Mich, in position at
New York, Meadville, Penn, and room 80
of the Postal Telegram building in
Chicago, were tested tonight. The one
at this end was surrounded by
Mayor Harrison, DR.. DeWolf, several
Board of Trade men, reporters and others.
Singing, whistling and talking in New
York and Meadville could be heard through
the instrument. here. Phil. A. Armour was
called, the price of pork and wheat asked,
and the decrepid joke about the size of
Chicago women's feet came over the wire.
In this instrument there can be
used from two to twenty wires, each with a
direct battery of two cells and separate in
duction coil, acting on single diaphragm.
The sound from the wires is. concentrated
on the coil, where it is condensed and
transmitted as one sound, there being a
continuous current of electricity. Con-
versations have been carried on by
means of these instruments between New
York and London, and experiments have
demonstrated that the capacity of the in
strments for transmitting sound any dis
tance is limited by the number of wires
used and the strength of the batteries to
which they are attached.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
Interesting Masonic Relics.

WASHINGTON, February 6.-Efforts are
being made by the Masonic fraternity to
reproduce at the monument dedication, as
near as may be, the outfit used by George
Washington in his lodge and public appear
ances as member of the Mystic order.
The gavel used by him as Lodge Master is
in the possession of the Potomac Lodge, of
Georgetown: the chair he occupied
is in the Washington Alexandria
Lodge, of Virginia; his apron and the
Bible used by him are also accessible, and
together with other paraphernalia, includ-
ing, probably, the jewels worn, will be
utilized at the ceremonies attending the
dedication. A curious feature of the cele-
bration will be that the ''lesser lights" used
will consist of the two identical candles
which were lighted at the Masonic funeral
rendered Washington. The remains of
these have been preserved, and will be
used again for a similar purpose.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
IN EGYPT.
General Wolseley Given Full Dis
-creJion for the Future.
An Arab Courier Says General Corridor
Wears the Mahdi's Uniform,

LONDON, February cit is understood
that the Cabinet Council to-day decided to
give Lord W.olseley carte blanche to take
any measures he deems necessary for the
rescue of General Gordon, if alive, and to
make use of such military operations as he
considers admissible to regain the ground
lost in the Soudan by the fall of Khartoum.
1t was decided to send telegraphic orders
to India for a dispatch of Indian troops
to Suakim, and meanwhile to reinforce the
garrison at Suakim by drafts of troops
from England and the Mediterranean.
The concurrence of opinion In the Ministry
is in favor of a strong, active and vigorous
policy. The Ministry sanction any de-
mand of Lord Wolseley which will aid in
the defeat of the Mahdi and secure the re-
leased of General Gordon, if alive, or wreak
vengeance upon the Arabs if he is slain.
Astonishment has been caused by the re-
port that the Cabinet at the ses-
sion to-day considered a dispatch re-
ceived from Wolseley asking instruc-
tions. In this dispatch Lord
Wolseley informs the Government that he
time than five weeks, when the hot season
Will have commenced. He assures the
Ministry that he feels still confident of his
ability to successfully attack Khartoum
and defeat the False Prophet, but he says
operations necessary to achieve these
The telegraph line between London and
Korti is entirely occupied with dispatches
between the Cabinet and Lord Wolseley.
Opinions differ greatly as to the fate of
General Gordon. He has always averred
that he would never be taken alive, and
those who know him best believe that he
has been killed. Still, it is known that the
one point toward which Ell Mahdi has de-
voted his best energies during the past year
has been the capture of Gordon alive. As
long ago as August, 1884, Gordon wrote his
sister in London that she need have no fears
for his personal safety, because he had a
charm for his life which he would not
explain to her beyond saying that it came
from his trust in the Almighty. Other
private letters, received at about the same
time and only now made public, say that
Ell Mahdi had ordered that all his soldiers
must shoot wide of General Gordon, and
| that any one who killed or even wounded
the great infidel should be punished
with death. The battlefield at
Ell Obeid, where the army of
Hicks Pasha was slaughtered, is staked
off with posts to show where various Off
GERS met their fate, and Ell Mahdi has SOL
emnly assured his followers that he would
some day show them General Gordon
chained to the post which marks the
spot where Hicks was killed. But those
who know General Gordon believe
that before he is chained to any post there
will be many killed, and. that he will be
among the number. The belief among army
officers is that, if the fight which resulted
in the surrender of Khartoum occurred
after a mutinous uprising of the native
troops, General Gordon is dead.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
How Honeycomb is Filled.

DR.. c. Spencer has been prying into
the business secrets of the bee, and thus
tells of what he has learned: I'm my
observatory hive one cell was built
against the glass, and that afforded an
excellent opportunity of seeing how bees
deposit honey in the cell. First. a bee
deposited thin coating of honey upon
the base of the cell, making a sort OF
varnish, as it were, to the base of the
cell. The next bee that came with
honey raised up the lower edge of this
film of honey and forced its honey be-
neatn; the next bee did the same, and
the film acted a' kind of diaphragm.
keeping honey in the cell. When the
cell is full enough to be sealed, the bees
commence contracting the opening
with wax until there is only small
hole left in the centre. when they ap
pear to take one little flake of wax and
pat it down over the opening. At any
time during the process of filling the cell
the honey could be withdrawn with a
hypodermic syringe, and the 'dia.
phragm' left hanging in the cell. Dos
ton transcript.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

An Ohio girl, while out riding with
a young man, got out of the buggy and
killed herself with pistol. He proba-
bly, persisted in driving with both hands,
Detroit Free Press.
-"Wen, now, that sticks in my
cropr' remarked the old farmer, as a
customer showed him over six bushels
of twigs and branches extracted from
ton of his best hay.-Burtington Free
Press.
Bachelors can breathe easy again.
For three years they need not blush
and start coyly and timorously when the
fair maidens tell them they have some
thing to say in confidence.
If you would be truly happy, my
DEAR said one lady to another, .you
will have neither eyes nor ears when
your husband comes home late from the
club" Eyes, l know" answered the
other, wearily, ''but what am l to do
| with my nose?"
AT the rink:
| A daring young man named McCollum,
| Who was long and lank, and looked solemn
Hit the floor with his head,
And the words that he said
Would I'LL long newspaper column:
| -NOrTist0lCn Herald.
| 1t was just after the tiff. II won
DER" snarled Romeo, ''if we shall
know each other in heaven. "I'll re-
member you, of course" replied Juliet,
with tender emphasis, "but, of course,
1 couldn't know you without meeting
you," and period of silence as long as
centennial poem crept into the room.
N. Y. Herald.
| Business has been rather dull in
Texas this year. A Galveston drummer
| who had made a tour of the State, on
his return to Galveston was asked by
his boss: .'Well, did you get any
orders?' 81 should smile. l don't
think went into single store, that
wasn't ordered out by the proprietor
himself. ''-Teras SJtimgs.
When Mrs Oleo, the boarding.
house mistress, was told that the inspec-
tor of provisions had seized 46S pounds
of veal, ninety-two pounds of poultry,
fifty-two pounds of bear meat. thirty
seven lambs. six barrels of peas, and
200 boxes of herring, she remarked:
pretty good appetite; but nothing to
some of my boarders. You'd ought to
see them when they're good and hum
gry."-Chicago Tribune.
| -:Smlth, now is 1t that you Away ;
get such good bargains?" queried Jones.
because l was taught in my infancy
habits of thrift, patience and economy
replied Smith. "My father was always
drumming it into me to wait little
while and you'll purchase cheaper.
Why, even my mother used to sing bye
low, babv,' before could walk. Jones
was perfectly satisfied with the explana-
tion.-B0stOn Courier.
AT a restaurant the other day the
antics of green-looking customer, who
was twisting up in his chair, and turn
ing round in all sorts of contortions, at
tracted attention. Approaching him,
finally, the restaurant man asked in deep
perplexity: "What do you do that for?
For heavens sake! what is the matter?
Was it the lobster?" Lobster be
blowed!'' growled the victim, with WELL
feigned anger; I'm only taking my
dessert" "Your dessert5" Eyes; look
at your bill of fare" We threw our
eyes over it. 1t enumerated some dozen
coed things for dinner, and at the bot
tom were printed in fair large type the
words, For dessert turn over ~
r Ledger.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12

The attempted suicide of a girl
twelve years of age, living at New Ha-
ven, because her mother refused to let
her wear new cloak to church, was a
remarkable occurrence. Vanity is the
besetting sin of many people, but it sell
dom manifests itself so strongly as this
even at maturity. The disappointed
child took opium pills, then wandered
off from home until she fell down in the
street, overcome by the effects of the
narcotic. Under medical care she re-
vived and was brought out of danger
NeU HGcen ReGiSter
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
Lady Drops Dead in Church.

BLOOMINGTON, IND, February S.-Tht
congregation of College Avenue Methodist
Church was thrown into intense excite.
ment by Mrs. Lizzie 7. Sibert dropping
dead, while in her pew, of heart disease
She had just entered the room, had taken
a seat, and was singing the familiar
hymn, "Rest in the Promise o.
Jesus" when she dropped to the fool
without word of warming, dying in few
minutes. Her little boy accompanied her
The scene SO affected the congregation thai
the regular services were dispensed with
Mrs. Sibert was a leading lady worker OF
the church, was connected with all mis-.
sionary societies, and was much beloved
by the citizens.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
Mail Adyices from China and Japan.

SAN FRANCISCO, February S.-The steam-
er Rio Janero arrived this afternoon, bring
ing Hong Kong dates to January 8, and
Yokohama to the 18th. The gum
powder works at Fatshan, four
teen miles from Canton ex-
ploded December %, and killed two hun
dred and fifty employees. The Corean
Government has agreed to pay Japan as
indemnity for the outbreak against the ia
panese and the burning of the Japanese Le-
cation, December 6, 100000 yen: also to pun
ish all the leading rioters. Their negotia-
tions were carried on through General
Foote, U. S. Minister to Corea. 1t is ru-
mored at Tien Tsiu that Russia will soon
make an effort to annex Corea.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
Terrible Railroad Accident.

CREsToN, Ia, February ga serious
accident occurred about ten miles west OF
this place this afternoon. AS a train
approached the bridge across a small
stream it struck broken rail and tilted
along on the ties until it ran upon the
bridge, which went down, carrying with i,
two coaches and sleeper containing from
twenty to twenty-five passengers. The
following is list of the killed: Robert
Brown, Mt. Pleasant, Ia; Mrs. Powell
New Albany, Ind; Mrs. W. c. Carroll, San
Cache, Colorado. Eight others were in
jured. The accident was probably due to g
broken all, caused by cold weather.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12

While a daughter of Mrs. Eliza
Thomas, of Brooklyn, was cleaning out
the pantry, she found an old teapot
which she threw with other trumpery
into the ash barrel on the street. Later
in the day two Italians came along and
overhauling the barrel found the teapot.
Examining it they discovered that it
contained about 1865 in gold, the hard
earned money of Mrs. Thomas, who
had put it in a teapot for safe keeping.
The gold was recovered from the
ltalians.-B BrOOklun EaQle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
DYNAMITE COnuress.

PARIS, February 5.-The Figaro in an ar
ticle on the coming congress of dynami-
tiers, to be held in Paris, says: The formal
opening of the congress will take place on
the 23d of February. Eleven delegates will
attend Of these six will be from America.
Seven delegates, the Figaro says, are
already in Paris, and these have
commenced their labors. The meeting
will discuss the utility of explosions by dy-
Mantle in aiding the Irish cause, and the
question of union of the dynamite party
with the Fenians. The Figaro adds that
the Congress will also bring up for discus
sion and decision the question as to whether
or not members of the English House of
Commons, who voted for the crimes act
ahau be executed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
Tim law fo i've

about one O'Clock Philip Ivet, while intoxi-
Gated, shot his wife in the abdomen and
then killed himself. The woman will re-
cover. The trouble arose between them
over the support of the family, the woman
claiming that Ivet had not done two days
work in the twelve years they
had been married. Wednes-
day they parted, the woman moving into
town from the farm and the husband fol-
lowed her. Yesterday he demanded that
she return with him or he would kill her.
The shooting occurred during a fight afte,
the wife threatened to call the Sheriff. The
man shot himselftwce; the first shot grazed
his forehead, the second entered the breast.
killing him almost instantly,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
Lee Linn's AssaiIant Dies.

WABASH, IND, February s:-Bill Hickey
who was shot yesterday by Lee Linn
editor of the Wabash Courier, died at an
early hour this morning, and an inquest
was held this afternoon. The evidence
went to show that the shooting was done
in self-defense. The Coroner reserved his
verdict till tomorrow morning.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
Mysterious Deaths.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, February 5.-The
dead bodies of John and Margaret Sullivan
were found in the bedroom of their house,
about two miles north of Ansonia'
this afternoon. Sullivan was EN-
ployed at the Wallace Wire
works in Ansonia, and was last seen on
Tuesday night, when he left for home.
There was nothing about the bodies to in
dicate a violent death. On table in the
bedroom was a bottle filled with alcohol.
Everything in the house was in its usual
good order.