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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
UNRULY FLAMES.
Ten Large Tobacco Warehouses
Destroyed.
One-Third ofthe Tobacco Crop of wiscon-
sin Burned-Loss Near 81, 200, 900.

MADISON, WIS.,, July 5.-One of the most
disastrous fires that ever occurred in this
section OF the State took place at Stoughton
about two O'Clock this morning, burning ten
out OF thirteen large tobacco ware houses, the
st. Paul Depot and about twenty. .eight
freight cars loaded with wheat and other
merchandise. The loss is estimated all the
way from $4,000 to $1,000, 900. The fire
originated in an old hay y-press, now used
as box factory. The tobacco warehouses
were all owned by New York and Phila-
delphia tobacco houses; Oppenheimer &
John Mark. of Chicago, being among the
toosers. The fire probably, created the
heaviest destruction of tobacco that has
ever occurred in the United States at one
time from that cause. 1t is estimated that
fully one-third of the entire Wisconsin
There were about 1900 cases in the ware
houses ready for shipment. These
cases were worth about $50 a piece,
thus making the loss on tobacco about
S45O,OOO. The warehouses were worth
loss of $4,000. The depot was a large
frame structure which had recently been
repaired SO that it was almost entirely
new. There was a large amount of freight
stored in the depot near by, and all of it
wdS ottVCus luc CARS WulCu WOt Q
burned were standing on the side track,
and in the excitement of the fire it was
impossible to remove to safe location.
Nothing can be learned Of the origin
of the fire. The general opinion, however,
Is. that it was started by some Fourth of
fireworks. This is the second disastrous
conflagration which has visited Stoughton
within year OF TIVE past. Not long ago
T. F. Mandt's carriage works, one Of
the largest institutions of the. kind in
large loss. The loss from to-day's fire
is partially insured, though the exact
amount could not be learned. The loss Of
seven companies represented by A. a..
Main, of this city, is $5S, 500. The individ-
ual losses fall mostly on Eastern buyers,
though some of the Stoughton buyers lost
from $25 200 to $75 5000, and will be ruined
by it. The disaster will throw about five
hundred people out of employment.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
MRS. DUDLEY NOT GUILTY.
The Jury Decide in Five Minutes---Mrs
Dudley Makes q Speech.

Dudley Makes a Speech.
NEW York, June Notwithstanding
the remonstrances of her counsel, Mrs.
Dudley insisted on her right to address the
jury under oath. "Gentlemen of the jury"
she said, 81 am not insane. The doctors
say lhave homicidal mania; but I can
refute that. My act was premeditated. I
wish you to decide my case by acquiting
me on the ground that my action was justi-
fable, or convict me. I consider that I
was perfectly justified in what I did. I
meant to kill O'Donovan Rosa. He
is by his own admission a cowardly
murderer, who shelters himself be-
hind the American flag. He told me that
the blowing up of buildings was perfectly
right; that he intended to blow up the
House of Parliament and English vessels,
and that the lives of a few women and
holy cause of Ireland. He was a murder
er; he had shown himself to be one; and
that is what determined me to shoot him.
II am insane, then every man who stands
up for his country is insane also. 1t l am
homicidal, it is queer that never shot any
body before. l have carried loaded pis-
tol since was sixteen years of age. / gave
ODonovan as fair a trial as a prisoner
has ever had in your Court. I shot him,
wag appg to sne & p
him I'd hang for it. am glad now that l
did not kill him, because II had done SO
the Irish would have considered him a
martyr. But assassination has a certain
honor. After the first shot he begged for
his life like craven coward. He was on
the ground and l could not have missed
him. For Gods sake do not kill me,' he
cried, and SO refrained. He is dirty,
cowardly cur. found him guilty and shot
him; this is ALL" Mrs. Dudley spoke SO
rapidly at times that the Court steno-
grapher could not keep up with her. Her
manner of enunciation was amusingly in
tense, and at times Judge, jury and audi
ence were all laughing. Assistant District
Attorney Nicon asked her if she had
threatened the life of District Attorney
MARITIME. "No," she replied, "but 1 said he
ought to be killed for keeping me in prison
SO long without a trial" "How about me?"
asked Mr.. Nicoll. "Oh, you wouldn't
be much of loss to the community
Dudley. Mrs. Dudley said that while in
prison she had been perfectly bewildered by
offers from managers who wanted her to
lecture. 81 answered them all, she added,
"by saying that I would consent only
on condition that O'Donovan should
come with me, and 1 would give
practical illustration, aided by O'Donovan,
of the effect of dynamite on the human
Frame" At the conclusion the jury retired,
and in five minutes returned verdict of
acquitting Mrs. Dudley on the ground of
insanity. A motion waA then made to send
her to the State LunaGlc Asylum, which
her counsel opposed, and asked that she
be permitted to return to her native coun
try, and be placed in an institution there.
Judge Gildersleeve will listen to argu-
mentS on the motion on Thursday.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
HAPPY MoRMoNs.
They Rejoice. at the Removal of an Old
Enemy.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, July 2.-The only ar
rest on the charge of polygamy to-day was
Apostle John Henry Smith, cousin of the
Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith. He has
been in Europe two or three years
as President of mission there,
but returned recently, since which time
his polygamous wife has been eluding
Marshals with subpenas. Her brothers
testified that they knew nothing of the
marriage, nor that Smith lived with their
sister, although she had t,~ee children.
For want of testimony, the Commissioners
discharged Smith, but subpenas are out
for witnesses in the case to go before the
grand jury. The Mormons are de-
lighted with the removal of Morgan,
Chief Justice of Idaho. There are
many "saints'' in the southern part of that
Territory, and Morgan has been active in
waging warfare against them for months
past. The Mormons have been working
hard for his removal, and, having suc-
ceeded, are rejoicing almost as much as
they would If Chief Justice Zane, of this
Territory, were retired.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
APPALLING ACCIDENT.
Women and Children Hurled Over Preci-
pice Ninety-Five Feet.

ERIE, Pa, June 3G.-During last night a
fearful accident happened on the Nickle-
plate Railroad at Springfield, this county.
A freight train, having aboard the wife
and two children of the conductor, G.
Donlan and Miss Sadie Mahoney, was
run into by another freight while on
trestle bridge. The women and children
were on a fat car and were hurled
over a precipice ninety five feet deep.
Brakeman Fahey was frightfully injured
and Miss Mahoney was disfigured for life,
part of her face being torn away. Mrs.
Donlan, who is now dying, had her breasts
which obstructed her fall half way down.
She hung there for some time, still clinging
to her baby, which had its arm broken.
The wires gave way and she fell again, but
the child was caught in some branches and
was saved.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
GENUINE BOURBONS.

Politicians Who Never Learn and Who
Never Forgct-The Bloody Shirt Busi-
ness.
The Republicans of Ohio are genuine
Bourbons. Like the line of princes who
bore that name they never forget and
they never learn. The ut!erances of the
platform which they adopted at their
convention last week is tie most fool
hardy attempt to revive dead and long
buried issues we have witnessed in
many day. The bloody shirt lost all
the potency it ever possessed years ago,
and no one ought to know this better
than the Republican leaders in Ohio
The platform adopted by them was de-
nounced in advance seven years ago by
the most brilliant Republican statesman
their State ever produced. We refer to
General Garfield, who, on the 10th of
October, 1878, spoke as follows in the
House of Representatives Il want to
say another thing. The man who
attempts to get up a political excitement
in this country on the old sectional
issues will find 'mself without party
and without support. The man who
wants to serve his country must put
and that is the restoration of business,
trade, commerce, industry, sound polit-
ical economy, hard money and honest
payment of all obligations and the
man who can add anything in the
direction of the accompl shment of any
of these purposes is a public bene-
factor"
"Without party and without sup.
port" these are the words in which
General Garfield in 1873 foreshadowed
the defeat of the Republicans in Ohio
in 1885. At the same time he outlined
the course of the man whom these same
Republicans now denounce, President
Cleveland, who in three short months
has done more to firmly reunite the
North and South than was accomplished
by the Republicans in twenty years.
He is endeavoring to make the inter-
ests s-business, political and sociai-of
the two great sections of this country
unit, and because his efforts are being
| rewarded with success the Republicans
of Ohio lyingly assert that he has ap-
pointed unrepentant rebels to Office
and disregarded the claims of the North.
ern veterans. And the leading Repub.
lican journals of the country, re-echo
ing the sentiments of the Sprin gfielt
Convention, assert that these are the
| grounds upon which the political bat
ties of the next four years are to bt
| fought!
Such blind folly as this invites de-
feat, and defeat will come. If there are
any Republicans in Ohio who still revere
the utterances of their great leader, le
them heed the warning of seven years
ago before it is too late. The party
that hopes to return to power by re
newal of sectional strife will find the
road long and difficult one.---Pitts
burgh Post.
Visits to strawberry farms shows
much animation in the picking season
When the berries begin to ripen the
| pickers swarm to the various patches tc
| gather the berries for market. In the
Maryland fields the colored laborers
give great picturesqueness. The fields,
hall. covered with berries, people clad
IN many-hued gowns, picking or carry
ing the fruit on trays, make an inter
seting spectacle, -Ghieaas zImsA
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
NATURAL GAS.
The Standard Oil Company Secures Con-
troll Of the Supply in the Oil Regions.

On City, Pa, July Louis Russell, Of
Reno, died last evening from the effect of
burns received the previous day. He and
his brother had been out burning potato
bugs from vines, when by some means the
oil-can was upset and took fire. The flames
communicated to his clothing, with the re-
suit above stated. By its purchase,
which has just been consummated,
of controlling interest in the
Fuel Supply Company of this city, the
Standard Oh Company has obtained con-
troll of the fuel gas business of this section.
The Blizzard states it has been informed
on good authority that the capital stock
of the company was placed at 81 ,0O0, 900,
interest at par. The cost of the plant is
said to have been in the neighborhood Of
900. The Standard people will supply
Franklin, Meadville and Titusville with
fuel gas in addition to this city.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
Mackin Convicted,

CHICAGO, July 1.-The jury in the Mackin
perjury case returned this afternoon, hav-
ing been out exactly an hour, with a ver-
dict of guilty. The punishment fixed was
five years. Imprisonment in the Penitentia-
ry. As the last words of the verdict were
pronounced, Mackin slightly paled, and
chatted smilingly with his brother. The
jury was unanimous from the start as to
Mackin's guilt, and there was very little
discussion over the term of Imprisonment.
The prisoner was at once taken to Jail,
where he remarked to a reporter, who had
inquired how he felt about the verdict:
Nv ell, you know, me boy, there are great
changes come 10 many mems lives, but we
alas tbrslgA yeti III fEhs II TO the snd,"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09

Sea waves. according to observa-
tions of the United States Naval Hy-
geographic Officer, show a height of
from forty-four to forty-eight feet but
those of a height greater than thirty
feet are not commonly encountered.
The longest recorded wave measured a
half mile from crest to crest, with a
period of twenty-three seconds. Waves
having a length of five hundred or six
hundred feet, and periods of ten to
eleven seconds, are the ordinary storm
waves of the North Atlantic.-M Y
Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
Three Trainmen Killed by a Collision.

EAST SPRINGFIELD. Pa, July 1.-TWO
heavily freight trains, one running
east and the other west, met on the high
trestle bridge on the Nickle-plate Rail-
road yesterday, and were thrown to the
abyss one hundred and fifty feet below,
both trains being terribly smashed. Three
trainmen. James Peters, Thomas Long and
Raymond Knox, were killed. The proper
ty destroyed is valued at many thousands
of dollars. The engineers and conductors
have disappeared. 1t is not known whether
they have been killed or ran away, fearing
they might be held responsible for the dis
aster, as it appears to have been caused by
some ones neglect.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
pisastrous powder Exnlosion.

CHEYENNE, July 2.-This afternoon light
ming struck the powder magazine mill
north of this city, causing frightful ex-
plosion of giant powder. A house in the
vicinity was blown to pieces, Mrs.
Walker and infant, were seriously injured.
Rocks were blown in every direction for
half mile. The effects of the shock were
felt all over the city. Telegraph poles were
demolished, fences torn down and the ad :
iacent driving park seriously damaged.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
Big Bear Captured.

WINNEPEG, MANITOBA, July 5.-Big Bear
was captured Friday morning near Carlton
by Sergeant Smart, of the mounted police.
His son and one of his counsellors were
taken at the same time. Big Bear said his
band were on their way to Carlton
to surrender. They had been some
days without provisions, and had
passed Ollei's and Irvine's forces on the
way. Seven more of Big Bears band were
captured by Dennis surveyor scouts, and
Irvine has taken seventeen. The remain
der are surrendering to the Indian Agent
and giving up their guns. One of the Frog
Lake murderers was among those captured
by the scouts.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
DoubIy Fatal Jump,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July Patrick Blif-
ford, aged fifteen, and Jas. Dunn, aged
twenty five, jumped from a moving Penn
sylvania Railroad freight train, on which
they were stealing ride, near this city
this afternoon. Blifford jumped against
his companion, and both were thrown down
In front of the Western express, on the op-
posite track. Dunn was instantly killed.
Blifford was so terribly mangled.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
Found Guilty. and Sentenced TO Hanu.

CHICAGO, July 1.-The jury in the case of
the five Italians on trial for the murder of
Fillippo Caruso brought in verdict this
evening. Silvestri, Azari and Galardi were
found guilty and sentenced to be hanged.
In the cases of Bova and Mercurio the
State offered to nolle pros, but the attor-
ney for the defendants desired to have the
jury pass on them. They were acquitted.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09

"A furniture-maker at the New
Orleans Exposition discovered coun-
tryman from Arkansas whiting a
handsome mahogany cabinet Ito see
what the wood was like" Another ex-
hibiter, who had fitted up a room with
the finest specimens of his art, was hor-
rified to find an old lady eating her
lunch of fried chicken seated in one of
his satin upholstered chairs. "What' s
the cheer good for if it amt to set down
IMP" she placidly remarked.-M O.
Rcauuaae.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
Canadian DistilIinu Monopoly.

OTTAWA, ONT, July 2.-The Govern
ment's bill to amend the consolidated reve-
nue. act, which prohibits distillers from
selling their products until two years after
its manufacture, has been passed through
the committee and reported to the House.
The bill practically gives the present dis
tillers monopoly Of the whisky trade, as
It would require capital of nearly 81 ,O0O,- :
900 to establish q new distillery.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
Exports of minerals and 0lIs.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The Chief of the
Bureau of Statistics reports that the total
value of exports of mineral oils for May,
1885, and the eleven months ended the
same date, as compared with similar ex-
ports during the corresponding periods of
the preceding year, were as follows: May,
1885, $4,5O4, ,0O2; 1884, $4,O72, ,761; eleven
months ended May 81, 1885, $45, $50, ,O66;
1854, $40, ,345, ,OO5.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
Yellow Fever at New Orleans,

NEW ORLEANS, July 5.-The State Board
Of Health discovered to-day a case of yell
low fever at No. 3O9 Dumaine street, in the
lower portion of the city. The patient is a
native of New Orleans, and no connection
can be traced between it and the shipping.
The patient is convalescent, but there is no
doubt of its being yellow fever. The Board
regard it as a spasmodic case, such as
sometimes occurs here.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
A Bows Generous but Fatal Bravery

BOSTON, July 5.-While Henry Cooney,
aged sixteen, and William Connell, aged
fourteen, were bathing in stream in thu
Back Bay Park to-day, Connell was seized
with cramps and called Cooney to help him.
The latter cried, "Climb on my back, Will
lie, and will take you out all right" Con-
nell did SO. The brave boy struggled man
fully with his weight, now sinking, now
rising. When a dozen feet from the bank
both went down, and were brought up dead
by diver. The affair was witnessed by a
large crowd, who were paralyzed, as usual.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
Malcolm Hay Resiuns.

= WASHINGTON, July First Assistant
Postmaster General Malcolm Hay has re-
signed, and the position has been accepted
by A. e. Stevenson, of Bloomington, Ill.
He is graduate of Center College, of Dam
vile, KY, has served in Congress, and is
said to be a very able man. The official
announcement of his appointment is ex-
pected this afternoon or tomorrow.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
Smothered to Death.

CLEVELAND, O., July by the burning
of two-story frame tenement house on
Broadway, near the Nickel Plate crossing,
at midnight last night, Lena Meisel, aged
twenty; Sarah Rosenberg, aged ten, and
Fanny Rosenberg, aged eight, were smoth-
but the flames apparently did not touch
Miss Meisel.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
Fatal Operation.

Boston, July 2.-Yesterday afternoon
L. j. Orcutta, ex-member of the Legisla-
ture, and a well known business man, had
an eye removed, cocoaIne being admisis-
tered. Several hours later he died almost
instantly of paralysis of the heart.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09

The largest room in the world un-
der one roof and unbroken by pillars is
in St Petersburg. 1t is 620 feet long
by 15O feet in breadth. By daylight it
is used for military displays, and bat
talon can completely maneuver in it.
Twenty thousand wax tapers are re-
quired to light it. The roof of this
structure is single arch of iron. and it
exhibits remarkable engineering skill in
the architect.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
ORDERED BY THE PEOPLE.
The Removal of Republican Omce-Holder
lmperatively Dem ,nded.

The Removal of Republican Omce-Holdera
lmperativeiy Dem ,nded.
..Another old and faithful officer re-
moved is the pathetic announcement
with which the Republican papers seek
to rouse popular indignation against
this inconsistent and hypocritical"
Admins tration for splacing a Repub-
Lean official who has spent twenty-fou1
years in the public service and worked
his way up from every grade. AnG
then, there is the Director of the Mint,
Mr.. Burchard, an exceedingly meritori-
GUS officer, who has gained high credit
by his judicious conduct of the coinage
bureau; he, too, is to go and make room
for Democrat. The Republican pre- ,s
thinks, or affects to think, it is insuffer-
able, and the people ought to gnash
their teeth at the way the Democratic
Admin 'tration is turning good Repub-
licans out of Office.
1t is hard. There is no reason for
turning these good men out of Office,
but that they are Republicans. and there
is no reason for putting new men in.
but that they are Democrats 1t is not
only an outrageous and crying injustice
to the good men who have been, some
of them, drawing salaries from theGov-
ernment for eighteen, twenty and
twenty-four years, but it is q flagraLt
violation of the spirit of the CiyiESeryice
rules. The people must be appealed to.
But here is the trouble: The people
who are to be appealed to began the
mischief which they are asked TO rem
edy. Didn't they turn out ''the grand
old party" last fall. the party which, in
the opinion of its adherents, had gov
erned the country with admirable fidel-
ity and success for twenty fo1r years,
tie + arty that had savei the Union,
freed the slave, half paid the public
debt (af.er contracting it), restored
specie payment (after s1=pending it),
and done a great many other fine
things? Didn't they turn out that ..old
and faithful officer" President Arthur,
and repudiate that other "old and
faithful patriot, Mr.. Blaine, for no
other reason under the sun than that
they were Republ cans? And didn't
they put New York Democrat in the
White House, utterly ignorant of Presi-
dental duties. simply because he was q
Democ:at
If the people are to be appealed to
against President Cleveland. who is to
be appealed to against the people?
They are the authors of the trouble, for
they began it. President Cleveland is
only initiating and obeying them. ST
Louis Republican.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
A ChjId's Neck Broken.

RIcHvIEw, ILL, July "a seven-year-
old daughter of Chas. Uphoff was
riding the lead horse to-day while her
father was cutting grain with a reaper,
when the team took fright and ran away,
throwing the child off and breaking her
neck
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
The increase in value of nroner

The increase in value of property
in the business section of Boston during
the past fifty years is shown in the re-
cent sale of the United States Court
House at the corner of fremont street
and Temple place. The Masons pur-
chased the land in 1880 for $4,000, and
in 1882 the Masonic Temple was COM
pleted, making a total cost of land and
building of $4,000. In 1858 the
United States Government bought it
for 100000. and in 1885 sold it for
1856, ,000-Boston Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
The Cholera In Spain.

MADRID, July 2.-The total number of
new cases of cholera reported in theinfected
districts yesterday is 1.427, and the total
number of deaths $50. The epidemic is de-
creasing in Murcia and Castellon de la
Plana. In Valencia, however, there is little
change observable.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
A conaressman Dies of cancer.

CHICAGO, July 2.-The Hon. Reuben
Ellwood, member of Congress from the
Fifth Illinois District, died Of cancer yes'
terasy at his residsnce, In seymour, lii I
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
EsHnofnu II -

CHICAGO, June 30.-The Chicago street
car strike shows no signs of coming to a
speedy conclusion. Travel on the West
Side is entirely suspended.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
EIiuht of a Carrier Piueon.

BALTIMORE, July 5.-A carrier pigeon
made the flight from Atlanta, Ca, to this
city, distance of 5sS miles, in thirty five
hours and seven minutes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
The Utes Promise to Behave.

IGNAcIo, COL. June 3O.-The head chief
of the Utes promises no further retaliation
for the assassination of six braves Friday
narnipg, June 10. esaas ts secured,