The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-26
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the report of Geronimo's willingness to
surrender.
THE EAST.
The session of the Grand Lodge Order Of
the Sons of st. George opened at Buffalo,
N. Y, on the 18th with two hundred dele
gates present, representing nearly every
State in the Union. F. W. Fleck of New
York, was elected Grand President and
Thomas Brown, of Philadelphia, Grand
Vice President
The ninth annual convention of the
American Bar Association was opened at
Saratoga, N. Y, on the 18th with one hun
dred and fifty members present. William
Allen Butler presided and spoke upon the
Congressional legislation of the past two
years. A general council for the ensuing
year, composed of one member from each
State represented, was elected. The secre-
tary's report gave the total membership at
702
James 6. Blaine was driving under one of
the arches erected for the tournament, the
arch fell and heavy bar struck across the
carriage just in front of Mr.. Blaine W.
E. Richardson seized the horses bride and
heldit till Mr.. Blaine could be rescued. 1t
was narrow escape.
Eli Whitney Blake, inventor of the Blake
stone crusher, and nephew of Eli Whit
ney, inventor of the cotton gin, died at
New Haven, Conn, on the 18th, aged nine
ty-one years.
A bridge over the West river near Brat
tleboro, VT, gave way on the 18th while a
mixed train was CT ossing it and the entire
train, consisting of six fiat, two box, one
passenger and one baggage car, was pre-
cipitated into the river sixty feet below.
ID. A. Smith, the engineer, and j. j. Green,
station agent at New Fame, were killed and
several others received serious injuries.
An oil train was descending a grade on
the 18th on the New Jersey Ce ntral rail-
road near White House station, N J., when
coupling broke and soon after the sep
arate parts collided. The conclusion ex-
ploded one of the tanks, igniting the oil.
Other tanks exploded in quick succession
until 100000 gallons of oil were on fire.
Most of the cars were consumed. Loss
about $50, 900.
Samuel E. Payson, prominent commits
sion merchant of Boston and owner OF
Atlantic and Indian Orchard Mills stock,
failed on the 18th, owing to his having en-.
dorsed paper for the defaulter Gray, who
has since committed suicide.
The Lewiston (Me.) Steam Mill Company
have assigned; liabilities S167, 800; assets
probably S75OOO.
Four masked men entered the residence
of Squire Manning, near New Castle, Pa,
on the night of the 18th, and after beating
him with a club robbed the house of about
81, 100. There is no clue the robbers.
Cooper Graham successfully navigated
the whirlpool rapids at Niagara Falls on
the 10Th, with his head protrud1ng from a
barrel. James Scott, fisherman, at
tempted to swim the rapids at the same
time in a cork suit. His dead body was
picked up at Lewiston an hour later.
George Smelling, treasurer of the Lowell
(Mass.) Bleachery, was arrested on the
10Th, charged with embezzling $4,000 oi
the company's funds. He was put under
$50, 900 bonds.
A convention of anti-saloon Republicans
has been called to meet at Binghamton, N
Y, September z, to select delegates to the
anti-saloon conference at Chicago on the
l4th. Among the well-known names at
tached to the call, are those of Judge Noah
Davis and Thomas L. James.
The National Association of Ex-Prisoners
of War adjourned at Buffalo on the 10Th,
after selecting Chicago as the next place OF
meeting, and electing the following officers
President, Major John McElroy, of Wash.
ington, D. c.; Vice President, Dr. John
Watson, Of Buffalo; Second Vice Presi
dent, William D. Lucas, of Des Moines, la.
Chaplain, Charles Dickson, of Connecticut
Treasurer, James A. Penfield, of Boston
Historian, Frank E. Morgan, of Philadel-
phia; Executive Committee: F. A. Cleve
land and DR.. G. G. Somers, of Chicago, J
F. Schall, of Indianapolis, and o. D. Noble
of Chicago.
The Treasury Departing ent has awarded
the contract for distinctive paper to be
used in printing in ternal revenue stamps
to the Fairchild Paper Manufacturing
Company, of Boston.
Commodore Chandler has been relieved
from the command of the New York navy
yard, to take effect Octo ber l, and will b.
succeeded by Commodore Gherardi.
The Cambria Pa.) Iron Company /
making war upon the Knights of Labor
Sixty employees have recen tly been dis
missed without notice and without assign
ing a reason. About half of the company
| employees are Knights of Labor and it
| expected that the whole number will b
| discharged.
Hon. Ezra Millard, ex-Mayor of Omaha
| died suddenly at the Grand Union Hotel
Saratoga, N. Y, on the Goth, of heart dis
case. He was presid ent of the Commercia
National Bank of Omaha.
The Weymouth (M ass.) Iron Compan
| suspended payment on the Goth and tn
works we're shut down. The company wa
founded in 1887. The suspension is due t
losses by last springs flood and to the fai
ure of the Bridgewater Iron Company.
| Business failures throughout the countr
during the seven days ended the Goth nun
ber for the United States 161 and for Can,
da 25, or q total Of 1856, as compared with
total of 157 the previous week.
At a meeting of the New York Board
Aldermen on the Doth the finance con
mittee reported the tax rate for 1887 at 20!
No action was taken. The rate is fixed O
s1,2O3,9 ,941 ,065 worth Of real estate and s217
O27,22l of personal property.
1t was reported at New London, Conn
on the Goth that Jud ge Barrett. of Ne
York, who recently sentenced the bo,
cotters in that city, has been warned {
move out of his present quarters at tt
Hutchinson place in New London, whel
he is spending the summer, OF expect
dynamite explosion.
A monster Sooialistic convention will /
held ut Auburn, II. Y, about the middle c
Septenihsr waieh, 1. 70 sxpsetsd, ever 4,e1