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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
FOREVER DISQUALIFIED.
Why George Frisbie Hoar Can Never
Elected President of tho United States.

Why George Frisbie Hoar Can Never BE
Elected President of tho United States.
Hon. George Frisbie Hoar is occa-
sionally patted on the back by too par
tial friends who have faith to believe
that Republican nomination for Pres
ident is waiting for him. The presi-
dency of the American Antiquarian
Society is a much more congenial place
for this choleric old pre-Adamite, but
since he has BOOM although wee
and rudimentary one, let it be recorded
and encouraged. Brother Blaine has
had considerable fun with him at one
time and another, but in 1884 Uncle
George, allured, perhaps, by the pros
pect of being made Secretary of State,
worked for his former prosecutor with
characteristic petulance of speech and
piety of demeanor. We suppose that
the paleozoic man of Worcester has
never understood how candidate
whom he went moral bail for could
possibly be beaten.
But beaten Brother Blaine was, and
beaten would Uncle George Hoar be if
by some tremendous convulsion of a
National convention he should ever get
tne chance. The woman suffragists
might rally around his venerable relics,
snd the civil war be fought over under
his command, but all would be in vain.
And yet he is man of talent and of
experience in public life, antique of
aspect and vehement of speech, has
that sublimity of self-admiration which
goes far to impose upon the world,
and his private character is high. 1t
is impossible to say that a man from
Massachusetts may not be nominated
for President, improbable as the con-
tingency now seems; and Mr.. Hoar
may be the man. But there is one ir-
refragable objection.
Like his cousin, Mr.. Evarts, and like
Mr.. Edmunds, he is virtually disabled
and disqualified by his participation in
the detestable conspiracy and fraud by
which Hayes was dumped into the
| White House. Fraud vitiates all it
touches, and Frisbie Hoar, member of
the infamous eight of the commission
to promote fraud, will not escape pun
ishment if he ever goes before the
American people. He appears ven-
cradle, pious and sanctimonious, but
no semblance or reality of subsequent
good conduct can induce forgiveness
Of his great offence. He is perpetually
disqualified for the Presidency.-M =.
Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
DROUGHT IN TEXAS.
Cattle Dying in Forty-Eight Counties
Grain Crops Failure.

Cattle Dying in Forty-Eight Counties
Grain Crops Failure.
FoRT WORTH, TEX, May T.-The unpre-
cedented drought throughout North and
West Texas continues. Reports received
from forty-eight counties in the dry sec
tion show the crops to be almost entirely
a failure. In many counties there will
hardly be corn enough raised to re-
place the seed, while in Others the wheat
and oats crops are entire failures.
The oldest settlers say that this is the
longest drought this season known in the
history of Texas. In most counties there is
no grass at all and stock water is getting
very scarce. The range is not las good now
as it was in February last. In regard TO
the mortality of cattle on the trails and
the great ranches of the West little that is
authentic can be obtained. Reports agree,
however, that the plains are covered with
dead carcasses, and that hundreds of head
are dying daily of starvation and thirst.
Many herds are too weak to be driven to
water.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
DAMAGING TESTIMONY
Elicited in the Maxwell-Preller Murder
Case-The Prisoner Cornered on
All Important Points.


All Important Points.
81. LOUIS, May 27.-Maxwel1 took the
witness stand this morning, and was cross
examined. The prosecution cornered him
in statement after statement, and utterly
demolished the story he told yesterday.
He stood convicted by himself of decep-
tion, fraud, forgery and lying, habitually
lying to his nearest friends to feed his pitt
full vanity and to gain his ignoble ends.
Without blush, with an unconcern which
is not SO marvellous as it is monstrous, he
admitted to lie after lie nailed to his rec
ord. His testimony to-day compared with
that of yesterday may be summed up
thus: He says: -"I killed my friend
by accident" and yet saw him die un-
der his own hand without call for help.
He says: ut was my friend, who / ad help
ed and cheered me, that killed by acci-
money. He says: 81 was crazy with grief
and horror" and yet he stripped the body
and forced it into a trunk; he slept in the
room with it and left. lit to rot in conceal
mourned for him." and yet. he mercilessly
drew the scalpel across his breast and
branded him as traitor. He says 81
was SO dazed with terror and
sorrow that 1 did not know
fast women, feed his vanity on monstrous
lies, wear his clothing, spend his money on
jewelry and on wine and women, and gloat
over his deed while pretending to mourn
for his friend. He asks the public and the
jury to believe his story of accidental Kill
ling, in the light of robbery. lust and
lying. Contradiction after contradiction
has condemned him in the eyes of every
one. Brooks remained on the stand
until four O'Clock, when Mr.. Martin, of his
attorneys, went on the stand to testify as
to his correspondence with Mccullough,
the detective, who went into the jail and
wormed confession out of the prisoner.
Mr.. Martin swore that he had no wrong mo-
tives in the matter. A number of expert
witnesses are yet to be examined, and it is
expected that the case will go to the jury
next Tuesday.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
The Folsom Party Arriye.

New York, May 2s.-The Sun says:
''Miss Francis Folsom, bride-elect of the
President of the United States, her mother
and her uncle, Mr.. Benjamin Folsom ar
rived in the port of New York last night.
They came comparatively. unannounced,
but not by any means unwelcomed. There
was a revenue cutter to meet them, and
they were transferred from the steamer
Nordlander to the revenue cutter to shrill
salutes of steam whistles and waving of
hats and handkerchiefs, quite unusual at so
late an hour of the night.''
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03

B.snss: c.sas Of i've line: OF s:s g per s'p
A MOST wRETcHED BOOK.

A Libel upon America and Disgraos 10
Citizen Who Has Been Highly
Honored.
Every true American. every patriotic
citizen, and every friend Of General
Logan will be panied and chagrined at
the wretched mixture of falsehood.
bigotry and ignorance which that
gentleman has issued over his own
name in book entitled "The Great
Conspiracy" It is inconceivable how
sane man, one who passed through
the war of the rebellion, saw the doc
trine of secession torn out root and
branch, and witnessed the gradual ra.
turn of friendly relations between the
sections SO long at war over ideas and
SO desperately engaged in armed strife
for four years, can write as he does,
not only of the origin of the difficulty
but of its conclusion.
If General Logan is correct vhe war
for the Union was a failure, the Repub.
lican party has been the most stupen.
dous fraud of history, and all the lives
and treasure sacrificed for the perpet.
uation of this Government have been
worse than wasted. His absurd ''con-
spiracy" is still in existence, as he
claims, and yet when traced down it is
found to be at this time nothing moro
formidable than conspiracy" by q
political party-composed. as the last
election returns showed. of more
than one half of the American people
to keep itself in power. We are all
familiar with that kind Of csnspiracies,
and, under the same definition, Mr..
Logan himself, was an arch-conspirator
not long ago when he endeavored to
'.seize" the Vice Presidency.
Outside of and above all the conflict
ing claims of partyism the production
of book like this is supremely shame
full. 1t is libel on America by one
who has enjoyed honors lnnumerable
from her people. 1t is falsehood, the
product of insane partyism which can
not but belittle the Republic in the
eyes of the world. 1t reveals fren-
zied bigotry and an ignorance SO dense
on the part Of the author as to make
his elevation 10 the United States Sem
ate reproach to every citizen of Illi-
nois. It is q degrading, brutal and
causeless attack on the statesmanship
of his own party, on the memories Of
the dead, and on the best aspirations
of united people for q peaceful, con-
tented and prosperous future. In every
way and from, every point of view the
silly argument which this envenomed
party chieftain has sought to establish,
belittles the American people, scandal
ICES the State which he represents and
disgraces himself. It will fall into con-
tempt as it deserves to fall, and the
author, who has shown more of the
weakness of his nature than even his
enemies ever suspected him of, win be
lucky if he does not fall with it.-Chi.
cag0 Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
purbin Waro,s Funeral.

LEBANON, o., May 26.-A change was
made in the arrangement for the funeral
of General Ward. Instead of being from
the residence, it took place from the Opera
house at one O'Clock this afternoon, where
the remains lay in state from ten to twelve
O'Clock Tributes of respect were sent by
the bars of Montgomery and Clermont
Counties, the Miami Club, of hamilton !;
the Ohio Club, of Cincinnati, and also the
surviving members of the Seventeenth
Ohio Volunteers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

Powderly's Plan for the Future Govern
ment of the Order.
CLEVELAND, o., May 27-It is said that
Mr. Powderly's plan for the future govern
ment of the Knights of Labor is the estab-
lishment of g State Assembly. There will
then be four assemblies. Local assemblies
will be subordinate to districts, districts to
State and State to National The scheme
provides, among other things, that no As
sembly but the State and National shall
have power to order either a strike or
boycott. If local Assembly wants to
order a strike it must first get the consent
of the District and then the State Assem-
blies
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Canada Fitting Out Vessels.

OTTAWA, CNT-, May 27.-In addition to-
the 500, 600 already voted this season for
the protection of the fisheries against the
intrusion of American fishermen, the Gov
ernment last night asked Parliament to
them to make the service more effective.
In the House of Commons to-day Hon. Mr..
Foster, Minister of Marine, in reply to a
question, said that six steamers and six
schooners are being fitted out to protect
the Canadian fisheries. The instructions to
the masters of these vessels are to cruise
around the coasts to protect the inshore
fisheries from the encroachments of the
foreign fishing vessels, especially those Of
the United States
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Nova scotian uII-FeeIInq Increased.

BosToN, May ga Haifax special to
the Advertiser says: THE opinions of
Portland fishing vessel owners, republished
here, have created considerable excite
ment, and increased the illfeeling now be-
ginning to manifest itself. Aleading man,
who thoroughly understands this question,
said that neither England nor Can ada was
anxious to enforce this 'barbarious' treaty
of 1918, but the Americans would not gree
to appoint a commission to modify it. The
U. s. Congress, of their own free will and
accord, went back to its provisions. What
else can England and Canada do he asked.
but to vigorously enforce it, just as they
enforce every other treaty and lawr'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03

-Twenty-three years ago DR.. Lobs-
cheid, German physician, married
Bertha Won Bieberstein. Six years later
she became insane and was placed in
an asylum in Silesea. In course of
time the husband quit Germany, and
after extensive travels settled in
Youngstown, o. Recently he was con-
siderably surprised when his wife
walked into his Office. The doctor says
she is still insane. She declares that
she is sane, and that she is looking for
her. son whom her husband kidnapped
and sent to California. = Cleveland
Leader.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
They Took the County Money.

ST. Louis, Mo-, May 30.-The store OF
VIM. P. Farherty, at Perryville, county
seat of Perry County, Mo-, was burglarized
open and between S., 600 and IS, 600 stolen.
Two packages containing 50, 700 were over
looked, and some small sums belonging to
depositors were left behind. Mr. Farherty
is The county treasurer, and most of the
money taken belonged to the county
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Liberal Church Subscriptions.

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-The pastor of the
Church of the Covenant announced to his
congregation to-day that debt of $16O, 600
still remained on the church, $4,000 had
been raised and s6O, 600 was covered with a.
mortgage. A subscription was at once
started to raise the balance, and in thirty
minutes S3S,0O0 was subscribed. Justice
Strong, of the U. s. Supreme Court, CON
tributed $1,000
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
DANGEROUS Fun.

NEWPORT, r. l., May 3O.-Last Wednes
day night an attempt was made to break
into the store of H. G. Blanchard here.
Since then John Branch, the clerk, who
sleeps in the store has kept close watch.
Last night the boys here thought to scare
him by rapping on the door with piece of
iron Thinking them burglars, the clerk
fired three shots with a revolver, hitting
one boy, John Alexander, in the head and
infiicting very dangerous wound.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Fatal Kisses.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Georgie Cutter.
aged two, died on Thursday morning Of
diphtheria, which it is believed was com
imunicated to him by the kisses of his little
sister Essie, aged four, who is very i'll with
the disease. It is held by the physicians
also that Essie was affected with the dis
ease by being kissed by the grandfather,
who is suffering from the poisoning, ac-
tcompanied by severe bronchial trouble.
The case is attracting much attention
among physicians. The family reside at
of h1Ic
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Blue and Gray Join in strewinq Flower.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 3O.-About
five hundred Confederate and Union SOL
dIers met together yesterday in this city,
and after addresses by ex-Congressman
Vance. of Ohio, for the Union soldiers, and
Captain John s. Swami, for the Confeder
ates, a procession was formed and marched
to the cemetery, with several wagons load
ed with flowers, where they proceeded to
decorate the graves of Blue and Gray.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03

CHICAGO, May 27.-The Rock Island Rail-
road Company has effected the arrest of
John Corners, alias "Yellow Hammer"
and Butch" Mccoy, we'll known in Pc
oria, for the murder of Kellogg Nichols and
the express robbery near Morris on the
18th of March. The arrests were made on
the strength of a confession of a convict
named Plunkett, now incarcerated in the
Michigan City Penitentiary. Plunkett
claims that he was to have taken part in
the affair, but was detained at Michigan
City for having dallied with some Indian
apolis Overcoats. Another pal named
"Jef," surname unknown, is also impli-
Gated by Plunkett but can not be traced.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Terrible Dynamite EXPLOSION.

TOMS RIVER, N. j., May 27.-The drying
house of the U. S. Dynamite Company was
blown to pieces to-day, by an explosion,
were working nthe building, were instant
ly killed, port ons of their bodies being
scattered one hundred yards in all direc-
tions. Two hundred pounds of dynamite
were exp oded. Window-glass was broken
at Forked River, thirteen miles distant and
doors were forced open by the concussion,
at Waretown, seventeen miles away.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Confederate Grayes to be Decorated.

SAM uskY, O., May 30.-The graves of the
Confederate dead on Johnson's Island,
Lake Erie, will be decorated tomorrow by
McMeens Post G. A. R., of this city. Dur
ing the war over fifteen thousand prisoners
were confined on this island, and more
than two hundred dead were buried there,
but few of the graves being now marked
Congress, Southern Legislatures and
Southern Masonic Lodges will be asked to
appropr ate money with which to improve
the cemetery and Keep it in decent order.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Foreign Notes.

The Pope has appointed the Very Rev.
F. Katzer Bishop of Green Bay, Wis.
THERE were reported at Venice, on the
Both, thirty y-two new cases of cholera and
twelve deaths.
The Minister of Marine, of Spain, is
about to present to the Cortes scheme for
\ credit of S45,OOO,O 900, with which to en-
large the navy.
THE Cunard Company has presented to
the captain of the steamer Fulda a pocket
.hronometer in recognition of his services
20 the passengers on the occasion uf the
sinking of the steamer Oregon.
THE eruption from Etna is subsiding,
and it is hoped the danger Is averted.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Business Embarrassment nts,

New YORK, May 2s-The business fail
ures occurring throughout the couhtry dur
ing the last seven days, number for the
United States 154, and for Canada q, as
compared with 167 last week and 176 the
week previous. The casualties in the East
ern, Southern and Middle States are light,
and below the average in number the
Western and Pacific States furnishing more
than one-half of the total number Of fail
ures of the week
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03

LAMAR, Mo-, May 2s.-Robert B. Hay,
about thirty-two years old, was shot and
fatally wounded by c. H. Barber, about
twelve O'Clock last night. Barber is seven
ty-eight years old, deaf, childish and lives
alone with his seven year-old daughter, his
wife having left him some weeks since Hay,
who.is quite deaf also, visited the old mans
house to talk over some business matters,
and knocked at the door. Barber mistak-
ing him for burglar, fired on him with
shot gun
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
a Victory for the Eioht. Hour Day.

CHICAGO, May 26.-The 5000 packing
house employees of Sidney A. Kent, who
inaugurated the eight-hour movement at
the Union Stockyards, held a consultation
with Mr. Kent to-day, at which the latter
agreed to continue the eight-hour plan un-
til October at nine hours pay, except the
laborers, whose wages were only reduced
from 81 rs to 81 65
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Destructive whirlwind in michiuan,

LAPEER, Mich, May 2s.-At about mid
night last night, whirlwind of terrific
severity, accompanied by thunder light
ming, rain and hail visited this vicinity,
unroofing. barns, twisting off signs and
awnings, breaking glass and blowing down
huge trees. The inhabitants were much
alarmed, many taking their children with
them and repairing to the cellars for safe
ty. Much damage was done to property,
but there was no loss of life yet reported.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
WITH A NOISE LIKE THUNDER
The Whole Interior of q Mill Falls In
Loss of a Hundred Thou
sand Dollars.


sand Dollars.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, May 2S.-Last
evening a terrific noise was heard in the
Valley City Mills. On investigation it
proved to be the giving away of the over
loaded floors. The whole interior of the
huge structure fell into the basement, and
large portion of the contents was soon
swept away by the mill race out into the
Grand river, leaving the lofty mill like an
empty egg she'll. There were stored in i'm
mense bins in the second, third and
fourth stories of the mills be-
tween 1900 and 10000 bushels of wheat
and about thirty tons of bran, all weighing
500 tons. In the western portion Of the
building was the milling machinery of the
most improved and costly styles, a portion
OF it having been put in but year ago, at
an expense of $1S,0 All this plunged down
into the basement in the general destruc-
tiOn. The timbers and machinery in fall
ing broke through the west side of the
building, facing the river, making a gap
in the wooden walls fifteen feet wide and
twenty to thirty feet high. A smaller gap
was also made in the wall on the east side.
The damage is estimated at from $4,000 to
$1,000 The mills were insured to the
amount of $4,000, but the insurance is
worthless, as it only covers damage by
fire. A new mill will be erected at once
The disaster occurred by the timbers yield
ing in the first story and forcing the up
| rights, the whole came down.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Shot His Stensnn

LOUISVILLE. KY, May 3O.-Lucius C.
Owsley, Louisville drummer. shot and
killed his stepson, Dewitt Taylor, near
Bradfordsville, KY, Saturday night.
Family difficulties are said to be the
cause. Taylor is said to have been pursu.
ing Owsley, when the latter turned and shot
him
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03

The number of so-called "glass-
eaters has become amazingly large
within month or so. Several profess
to even diet on soft soap, coal oil and
such like, including an Eastern man,
who, in spite of his claimed ability,
succumbed to dose OF poison.-Chi-
ca0O Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
The Presideni,s Marriane.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-President Cleve-
land will be welded to Miss frankie Fol-
some in the White House Wednesday, June
2. The ceremony will be unostentatious.
announcement, and all gossip previously
INDUCED j. goes for naught
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Iha ProhibltlonIsta of indiana.

INDiANAroLIs, May 26.-The Prohibition
lists to-day nominated the following ticket:
Secretary of State, Rev. j. H. Hughes;
Auditor, Sylvester johnson; Treasurer, P.
G. Perkins; Judge of Supreme Court, R. s.
Dwiggins; Attorney General, Judge W. M.
Land; Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, G. W. Hodin.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Cornell Strikes IT Rich.

ITHACA, N. Y, May 26-The famous
Fiske will case has been decided in favor
of Cornell University. 1t has been con-
tested since 1883. The University receives
81, SOC, 600 for library purposes from the es-
tate of Mrs Jennie McGraw Fiske.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
The Winter Wheat cron.

WAsIlN ton, May 30.-The winter wheat
crop has IN many large sections been badly
dicted from numerous reports received
that while the crop will not come nearly
up to earlier prophesies of an immense
yield, there will still be fair average
Weld "So
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03

Mr.. Cleveland told the repre-
S. natives of the New York State Press
Association that he worked from four
teen to sixteen hours day. It was
expected after the warning conveyed
by Mr.. Manning's attack that the
President would pay more heed to the
dangers attending such prolonged ap-
plication to duty. But he doesn't seem
to have fulfilled that expectation. If
Mr. Cleveland is not in the party sense
good Democrat he is at least genu-
inc Amcrican.-Brooklym Eagle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
vllIaoe DESTROYED by Fire.

MILWAUKEE,, WIS, May 26.-The village
of Runkels, Wis, on the valley division of
the st. Paul road, was totally destroyed by
fire on Monday night. Many of tine set
tiers barely escaped with their lives. The
losssis estimated at S35, 900.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03

Some of the blind can read five or
six hours without feeling fatigued.
They use both hands in reading, the
right fore-finger being used chiefly to
separate the words and syllables, while
the left fore-tinger recognizes the word
BY itself.-M Y ZribUtse.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
Nova Scotia in the Role of secessionist.

HALIFAX, N. s., May 28.-In an address
just issued by Premier Fielding, the fol-
lowing occurs: ''In the opinion of the
Government the time has come when the
people of Nova Scotia should once more
make an effort to obtain release from the
union into which they were forced.'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
A MiIlionaire's Gift.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 3O.-Andrew Car
negie, the millionaire steel manufactures
has given $3.50 coo to Allegheny City for
establishing free library and music hall
This is in addition to his gift of $500 900 to
Pittsburgh. w