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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-08-30
LIGHTNING SAFEGUARDS

The details OF the terrible powder aud |
dynamite explosion yesterday ipa Chicago
are sickening 10 the average. reader, |
and still are but meagre irts comparison |
to the actual facts. Ii appears that
all this hoI1or is the result of Il criminal |
carelessness on the part OF the owners of |
the magazines, in neglecting to attach |
condncting-rods to the buildings, for the |
deflnction OF the electric current, which |
science has taught all men are absolutely I
necessary for the safety OF all structures,
especially those in an exposed position.
As in the cases of thousands OF such
accidents, though mostly on smaller
scale, this criminal carelessness has
caused a loss Of life and cuts and bruises
rs well as a Ices of property, and no law
can reach the owners OF the exploded
building TO punish them for their neglect.
That lightning rods have saved thousands
OF buildings and ships from destruction
is eel known, and that they should be
placed on all magazines where explosives
are stored, should be made n stringent
law, with heavy penalties for failure to so
place them. While. q citizen has the
right to place sueh rodsupon his dwelling.
or not, as he.may choose, he has no right
TO subiecapeople Lying, in the. viQinisy.'
magazines owned by him TO- the - u
OF a. horrible DEATH when i -'ahceS
easily ayoidedI andA L. Nould be 50
| nlarinp nf; Guch ~ q, looking 10 the
tIgeneral tfls-- IDS Will now become
Ilate, To ,lghout Illinois, but toe
lioGr. Je OF service to the poor victims
-Aeir criminal carelessness. There are
those who laugh at such rods rs being
3 useless to save buildings from destruc
f. ton, but the matter has been decided by
g eminent scientists, and no ship can rate
ST Al i'm q foreign register without suci
Al rods are on her, and in the case oil th'
IN Washington monument it has beel
ly proven that such rods render it safe iron
); attacks OF lightning 1t will not be din
he cult to make the people in the vicinity q
le the horror believe that lightning rods ar
' of good service, and doubtless eyerythin
in the shape OF house will Instant
be covered with them. At thi
J.. distance it may look to some to b
y matter OF no moment, but let
H. bolt strike somewhere in the city, whei
~ there was no rod, and every man in tow
~ would instantly put them on his hous'
49, Since, then, the rods are conceded to
~ ~ good safeguard, why not use them no
~ and obyate all chance OF loss and deaf
,a by the fell fluid? II eqnal-landed in
-, tice was meted ont 10 the owners oil I'll
" Chicago magazine, they would be pu
ished for wanton murder just as rigl
'iio eously as the assassin, or the incenda
led whn cnmmiis arson.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-08-30
CRANKS.

From the days OF Martin Luther, mp to
and including the great proposition adj
vanced by a son OF Ham that ode sun do
move" humanity in the civilized world
has been more or less afflicted with self
styled seers and prophets. all OF whom
have had their day and time has ex-
ploded their vain Illusions, Now we are
threatened with neN phase OF the re-
ligio-geographical order, as set forth in
the following:
"All who profess to love their Bible" are
requested TO Join society Just founded IN
England. This organization is established
to combat a heresy which Is regarded as II
most dangerous enemy to religion. Inc
members of the society will publish II weekly
journal to defend the great truth that the
earth is not a revolving globe.
In the light OF facts revealed by science
this seems laughable and truly ridiculous
vet it is Il fact nevertheless, and many
converts will be made to the new theory
and necessarily all the teachings OF tho
Bible-so far as said converts ARE con
cerned-wil be revolutionized, Right
here in Salt Lake City are two men, botl
original Mormons, who claim to have re
ceived revelations from the Almight.
touching the settlement OF the loca
question, and both-each unknown to th
other-have presented their illusions I
the various journals with the hope OF oil
tanning notoriety, when it was found tia
both were substantially alike in the
matter, and aim at the same end. To a
unprejudiced eye both are respectabl
men as citizens, yet cranky on tn
theme, and both have host Of friend
~ who have made il troublous and tropics
ar the newspaper men oil the city,
ipg to praise their own and damn IL
fellows work. In Ne
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-08-30

ihh "S%~' of the Mexican Government
~, ~ 'e ts3''S out circular impressing upon
~" "F,,S" $ the necessity OF proving that
t'S' y" ,xican Government is not a party
""o Ljust arrests or punishments OF for
.gners, will have tendency to cool the
ardor OF many who looked for blood
shed over the Cutting affair, and proves
that the Mexican Government is not
blind to the fact that some such step is
necessary to insure her peace with the
United States. 1t will also serve TO let
Bayard down gracefully from his rather
peculiar position.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-08-30

formerly representative Irish Democrat
and when asked for a reason have answered
tnat ne voted for Blaine and that makes
long been aparty leader. was thrice Cover
nor, twice United States Senator, was ofics
appointed Minister to Denmark, and war
President Garfield's Secretary of the , >
terror. 10 the latter post he was appo;, y. n n
under such circumstances as to M, iteu
plain that he was Mr.. Baine's cho' Ike IT
when Mr.. Blaine left the Cab .ce, ana
Arthur's accession, kirkwood e. met upon
out Surely II must be stror flowed nm
part OF n comprehensive " ig reason ana
now sioies The dooT in hp e,ogramlmie, i tns, ma,
Votea the po,,,iiis.s. t of man who has
hia na,- ,roi1pt S'~ ticket only once since
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-08-30
MAIL LETTINGS.
NOTICE CONTRACTORS
Postoffice Department
WANMNoroN, D. O., InIy |, lssG.

WAsiuSGroN, D. G., July /, 1856.
Proposals will hr received at the Con
tract OlIirc "l this Department until 4
T.. IN. ol September lS, 1896, ior carrying
HE mails ol the United States upon The
routes, and according TO the schedule of
arrival and departure specified by tho
Department, in the Territory OF Utah,
from January |, 1887, Ia June 30, 1880.
Lists Of routes, with schedules Of arrivals
and departures, instructions 10 bidders,
with forms for contracts and bonds, and
all other necessary information, will be
furnished upon application to the Second
Assistant POstmasier-General
WILLIAM #. Villas,
Postmaster tieneral
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15
Patents Granted.


Patents granted to citizens of Ohio
on January II, 1886, and reported ex-
pressly for the PRESS by G. A. Snow
& Co., Patent Lawyers, opposite U. s.
Patent Office, Washington, D. c.
A. Ball. Canton. Harrow.
F.J. Bort, Cleveland. Water Alarm.
j. W. Clark. Etna, Fence.
L. 8. Coburn, Oberlin, Skate Wheel
L, C. Cron. Piqua, Drawer Fitting Machine.
S.W. Dixon, Findlay, Kiln.
c. II. Follett, Newark. Coupliag.
P. c. Flora, Eaton, Machine for Building
Combined Paling and Wire Fences.
w. A. Hicks. Johnstown, Railway Switch.
s. W. Martin, Springfield. Pump.
6. P. Price. Carlisle, Gate.
j. Myers, Car Coupling.
W. Pearson, W est Milton, Fence.
H d. Rood. Reading, Valve.
j. Roshong. Canton, Door Check.
D. Sauder. Pettisville, Windmill,
c. Stintz. Sprin gfeld. Gas En gine.
w. Smith, Troy, Baking Apparatus,
d. Unverferth, Dayton. Wrench.
j. H. McGaughey. Mt. Victory Steam Boiler
r. F. Haught. Manchester, Car Coupling.
G. Henkel, Springfield. Pool Rack and Ball
Spotter.
NJ. Hertenstein. Columbus. Reservoir Cook
Stove.
F. P. Hoffman. Lima. Envelope.
W. Holmes. West Salem, Sieve.
o. C. King, Newark, Safety Trap for Shoes.
b S. Kohl. Salem. Safety Tank and Autom at
ic Filler.
f. M. Lechner, Columbus, Furniture Caster.
J. A. Jefery. Colum bus, Drive Chain.
E. q. Proctor, W Wasnington c. H.. Nut Lock
D. L. shafer, Pleasant Hill, Harness.
B. f. Rees. Columbus, Dust Guard for Axle
Boxes
Fl. NJ. Weaver, Mansfield, Harvester.
c. II. Williams, Cleveland, Blank for Turn
Buckles.
s. White, Toledo, Sun Shield.
w, Mcdowell, Haskins, Fence.
I. D. WoodWorth, Youngstown, Fence Post,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15
AURORA. O.. April 10, 1885.


Mr.. EDIToR:-In my communica-
ton of last week L was printed to ask
the question: "Will Communism
teach how to extract labor out of un-
educated labor?' This may be some
thing of task, but it was not the
question propounded, I feel sure. The
question in my mind was, and has
long been, how to extract labor out
of an educated laborer
To extend the subject a little farther,
will beg to propose the question to
others than communists. Will edu-
Gators and political philosophers OF
any kind please answer? Do educated
men aspire to become field hands-to
work in barns-or bury themselves in
the mines? Do our improved and ex-
pensive schools seek to graduate can
didates for these most useful and nee
essary pursuits? On the contrary is
not an educated man thought to be a
failure unless he seeks to eschew such
drudgery, and the cloth adapted to it,
and idIes away his life on public taxes
and the earnings of others?
Will high education, equally dis
tributed, promote equality in wealth,
and reduce the hours of labor down
down-so low finally, that no one will
need to labor at all. ?
If one thing is more apparent than
another, it is the fact that the idle,
burdensome classes are outnumbering
the laboring classes about in proper
ton to the increase of educational ex-
penses. Farms are being mortgaged
to build school houses, to hire teachers
and pay hotels for keeping tramps,
and other extras, not heretofore con-
sidered necessary in good government
Legislation encourages a hatred of Ia.
bor by denouncing more than s hours
as an outrage upon wagemen, while
the farmer and his wife must fill full
IA hours every day if he intends to
succeed-and then he Is no Noble
Knight of Labor, ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15
From John Swinton's Paper, by request.
Get Rid of the Debt.

DEAR READER.-The national debt
is now about ST, 800, 10000 Did you
ever consider how much that is? 1t
is supposed to be about six thousand
years since the creation of Adam. Do
you know thatour public debt amounts
to over $3.50, 900 per year for that length
of time? Thomas Jefferson said, ma
tional bank paper must be suppressed,
and the circulating medium restored
to the Government to whom 1t be-
longs" The national banks of today
do not want their paper notes sup
pressed, or the bonds paid. If we are
to have the present national banking
system permanent we must have a
permanent bonded debt, for the bank
currency is founded on the bonds.
Jefferson died July 4, 1925, and yet the
clock did not tick as many times from
then till July 4, 1876 (the centennial
anniversary of the independence of
the United States) as that number of
seconds is represented by dollars of
our public debt.
Bondholders tell you national debt
is national blessing-don'ty you think
it is national curse? Don't you think
the boards of money now locked up in
the United States Treasury should be
W UhC pay lh0
debt now due? Who is it that do not
want the debt paid National banks,
bondholders and large capitalists, be-
side the Republican and Democratic
parties, as such, which are controlled
by the bondholders and capitalists.
Some of their leaders are now advo-
eating and urging the spending of
millions of dollars for constructing
forts to protect us from some insignia
ry foreign foes, simply to get rid of the
surplus revenue.
havepenned these few lines hoping
it will set you thinking. Remember
that - a nation is always what the
people make it," and the people are
what their moral and political teach
ings and actions make them
PHILIP DELANo,
Brooklyn, n. Y, March 81.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15

THE Supreme Court of Illinois have
decided that the new election law of
that State is constitutional. They
referred to Daggett vs.. Hudson, in
which our own Supreme Court held
that our law was unconstitutional,a and
said that " neither reason nor author
ity are SO unmistakably on the side of
the Ohio decision as to oblige US to
follow it." This law was even more
Objectionable than our own with re-
spect to the time within which the
voter could establish his qualifications,
for it required the registry lists to be
permanently closed three weeks before
the election.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15
Dr.Fenner' 'sKidnev
@Back-aChe Cure.

REV. A. j. MERCHANT, Presid1ng
Elder M. E. Church, Meadville, Pa,
writes:
(Aprfl I6, 1884, " DIR FENNER's Kidney and
Back-ache Cure gave me almost instant re-
lief 1t effected a cure completely l have
needed nothing since took it four years ago."
FRANK r. PKRCIvAL. Rochester. N. Y. writes:
(April 8. 1881 lone bottle of DIR Fenner's
kidney and Back ache Cure helped me more
than all the Kidney Remedies taken in the past
two years; six bottles entirely cured me- {"
MRS. JAMES FULLER, Fredonia. N. Y. writes:
March 8. 1882 "Dr. Fenner's Kidney and
Back-Ache Cure has relieved me of Kidney
Disease Heart Disease, and Female Weakness.
never had a medicine help SO quickly"
HARRY W ATERs. Hamlet. n. Y, writes:
(July 9. 1883 "One bottle of DIR. Feuner's
Kidney and Back-ache Cure has cured me OF
Kidney Complaint and Rheumatism after other
celebrated Kidney Remedies and Doctors had
failed"
Cures all diseases of the KIDNEYS,
BLADDER, URINARY PASSAGES, BACK
ACHE, DROPSY, FEMALE WEAKNESS,
NERVOUS DEBILITY, HEART DISEASE,
RHEUMATISM, &C, The most success
full remedy that has ever been admin
istered i'm the diseases named. Supe-
riOr to all others.
For sale by Belding & Armstrong.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15
A bloody Affair.

A terrible scene of riot and blood
shed occurred at East st. Louis, last
Friday afternoon. About 2: Is o'clock
a crowd consisting of from 100 to $50
men, mostly strikers, were gathered
ON the east end of the bridge, near the
Louisville & Nashville r. r. track.
They were watching the operations of
an L. & N. switch engine, and as it
passed and repassed them, jeered the
engineer and crew that were attend
ing to the switching. Opprobious ep-
ithets were applied to the crew, but
were not noticed by them. Watching
this scene were five deputy Sheriffs,
two of whom were armed with Win
chester rifles and three with revolvers.
They nervously watched the operation
of the crowd and finally rushed for
ward. They were Joined by about ten
other deputies. and losing entire con-
troll over themselves. fired promiscu-
ously right and left. The crowd broke
and ran, cursing and swearing as they
went. 1t is said that at least 100 shots
were fired, and the men fell in their
tracks. Five men and one woman
were killed. A terrible scene followed
and the deputies were cursed by the
angry crowd. Four of them who did
the shooting, accompanied by four
others gave themselves up to the po-
lice. Some of the deputies made a
mad rush IN their efforts to escape, and
were pursued by the mob. One of
them was beaten to death and another
shot. The rest made their escape.
The crowd vowed vengeance, and at
midnight fired the long row of freight
cars in the L. & n. r. R. yards. The
fire spread from these cars to those of
the Cairo Short Line. Many railroad
buildings were fired, and great destruc-
ton ensued. 1t was terrible affair,
but matters have again assumed a
quiet aspect. At the seat of the trouble
on Sunday, everything was perfectly
quiet, the city being guarded by
strong force of military. Confidence
is practically restored, and it is believ-
I'd the worst is over.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15
what HaIstead wants.

The Columbus correspondent of the
Plain Dealer says:
"It is pretty well understood here
that the secret of Murat Halstead's
extraordinary ferocity toward Senator
Payne arises out of crazy ambition
Murat has to succeed Payne in the
Senate. Halstead has trumped up all
these charges against Payne, hoping
to worry him into resigning, in which
case he is vain enough to think that
the legislature would elect him in his
place. This is why Halstead has in
structed his correspondents here and
at Washington to send out the ridicu.
lous story about Senator Payne being
broken up by the charges,in bad health
and thinking of resigning. This in
ordinate vanity of Murat makes him
but this is the whole secret
of his crusade against Senator Payne"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15
The Home Rule Sch eme.

Mr.. Glanstone's home rule scheme,
as outlined in his speech Thursday,
an Irish parliament in
Dublin, and viceroy to represent the
crown. The queen can delegate so
much of her powers as she sees fit to
the viceroy. That office is to be nom
political, the occupant of the position
not changing with the change of the
imperial ministry. The present re-
ligious disability is to be removed, so
that a Roman Catholic may be ap-
pointed viceroy.
The Irish parliament Is to be com.
posed of two classes or orders" The
" first order," or upper class, is to have
IO3 members. OF these 2s will be the
Irish representative peers now sitting
In the British house of lords and who
are to receive in exchange for their
present seats life sittings in the Irish
house of the first order. The other rs
are to be elected for ten years by voters
having a property qualification as oc-
cupiers to the value of e25 and up
wards, the representatives themselves
having a property qualification of ssOO
annual value on capital value of e4,-
600. The lower class, or second Or
der" will have 2O6 members, to be
elected in the same manner as the
present members of the house of
commons were elected. With the es-
tablishment of the Irish parliament
the representation of Ireland in the
Westminster parliament will cease.
The peers will be given seats in the
- first order" and the members of the
house of commons at Westminster
will be transferred to the "second
order" in Dublin.
With certain specified exceptions
the Dublin parliament will have full
legislative and administrative control
of Irish affairs. The exceptions are :
" Everything which relates to the
crown all that which belongs to the
defense, the army, the navy, the entire
organization of the armed force and
the foreign and domestic relations"
There are also to be specifications
preventing the establishment or en-
dowment of any particular religious
sect and securing the rights OF the
Protestant minority.
The fiscal unity of the empire is
preserved, but the entire proceeds aris-
ing from the customs and excise duties
in Ireland will be for the benefit of
that country. These funds are tQsbe
used for the discharge of Irish obliga-
tions. Any balance which may re-
main after this is to remain in the
Irish exchequer.
The provisions of the bill vest in the
Irish legislature the general power of
imposing taxes. 1t is proposed that
the maximum duration of the Irish
parliament shall be five years.
The present judges in Ireland are to
be retired on pensions and their sue
cessors appointed by the Irish govern
ment. The constabulary will for the
time remain under the present author
ity, but ultimately will pass under the
CODLrSl OI tno 1TlSu icSlSld1ulC. AC
whole civil service in Ireland will also
pass under that control, the present
officials having the remainder of their
terms capitalized according to the laws
now in existence. Ireland is to con-
tribute one-fifteenth toward the inn
perial expenditure, which, according
to Mr.. Gladstope's figures, will leave
it handsome yearly surplus--[P Plain
Dealer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15

The Central Labor Union of New
York denounce Jay Gould as an 'arch
enemy of the republic" and declare
that " it is the intention and purpose
of the great enemy of the American
people to destroy all labor organiza-
tions." and they resolved to appoint a
committee to prepare the way for ex-
ecuting general boycott upon him in
New York and other cities.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15
ANOTHER fine vein of oil has been
struck at Findlay, o.

ANOTHER fine vein of oil has been
struck at Findlay, o.
THERE are no indications of the ad-
journment of the Ohio solons at an
early day.
THE bill to admit Washington ter
ritory as State passed the Senate on
Saturday.
Gov. FORAKER has issued procla-
nation designating Friday, April 30,
as Arbor Day,
1T is expected that the Cincinnati
election investigating committee will
submit its report this week.
A $4,000 FIRE occurred at Holyoke,
Mass, Saturday night,in the Hoiyoke
Paper Works. A night watchman
was smothered to death,
1T is reported that the discharged
Springfield knights of Labor have
decided to sign the iron clad oath and
return to work.
VIM. Fl. DEACON, the principal Re-
publican witness in the Cincinnati
Senatorial Investigation, has been ar
rested on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretences.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has appoint
cd Hon. Howell E. Jackson, U. 5.
Senator from Tennessee, to succeed
Hon. John Baxter. deceased, as Judge
of the u. 8. Circuit Court.
At Irondale, near Wellsville, Sat
urday night, Marshal Murray was shot
and probably fatally injured by
brother of man named James, who
he was attempting to arrest.