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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
THE NEW MONITOR.

Bids Opened at the Navy Departments for
Her Construction-Descrip OF the
Proposed Vessel.
WASHINGTON, April Bids were opened
at the navy department Wednesday for the
construction of the new armored coast de-
fense vessel Of the monitor type. The bid
der4 for constructing the hull and machinery
according tosthe departments designs were
William Cramp& Sons, Philadelphia, 81 ,614,
900; N. f, Palmer, Jr, & Company Cthe
Quintard iron works. New York, 81, 900, 900;
the Union iron works of San Francisco,
1,69S, $50. No award has yet been made
The new vessel will be a departure in de-
sign from any vessel in the navy, and Capt
Hichborn, who is acting as chief of the
bureau of construction, Is confident that she
will be the most formidable vessel for her
displacement or any in the world, and able
to cope with anything afoat. She approx
mates the monitor type, and is of 5000 tons
displacement in cruising trim. When she
goes into action, by taking on water ballast
she sinks until her deck is but sixteen inches
above the water level, thus diminishing
the side of the target exposed to an OPP
ponent.
The sides, covering the machinery, are to
be covered with sixteen inches of armor, be-
sides the protection afforded by the coal
bunkers. The barbettes containing the guns
are to be of 16-inch steel, and the deck will
be Of steel two inches thick She will be 261
feet long, 40 feet beam, 141S feet draft, and
has speed Of sixteen knots. At this speed
she can steam 6S2 miles, but at ordinary
cruising speed, about nine knots, she would
travel 2,727 miles, without renewing her
coal supply.
But the most remarkable feature will be
the tremendous power of her armament. In
the forward barbette, mounted on a turn
table and manipulated by hydraulic power,
she will carry a 16-inch rifle weighing ITO
tons and forty-nine feet long, one of the
largest guns afioat. In the rear barbette
there will be 12-inch rifle, weighing forty
six and half tons. A 15-inch dynamite gun
fifty feet long will project from the bow,
and in other places the vessel will carry six
3S-pounders, three 9-pounders, two 6-pound-
ers and four 3-pounders, all revolving can
non and rapid firing guns. Machinn guns
and electric Sears lights on a hollow steel
military mast will complete the ship. which
will take three and half years to build.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
Poor Peoples Chances.

I Some years ago a city missionary
was crossing one Of the parks in New
York on the Sabbath day and said to a
lad, "What are you doing here, break
ing the Lords day? You ought to be
at church and worshiping God instead
of breaking the Sabbath in this way"
The poor lad In his rags looked up at
the city missionary and said: "Oh, sir,
it's very easy for you to talk that way,
but God knows that we poor chaps amt
got no chance"
The sentiment seems to- be growing
that in the United States the time has
arrived when "the poor chaps don't
have no chance"
There is some truth in ii. The poor
are not shut out from making a liveli-
hood, but the gulf between riches and
poverty continually grows more difficult
to cross. AS the country becomes densly
populated keen business competition
decreases the chances for accommodating
wealth by ordinary business methods.
But the same conditions vastly inn
prove the chances for great success to
! those who can strike out in New paths,
can furnish something to the world that
others cannot.
True merit, in commodity or ability,
will win easily and with grand results
in this country, if the masses can be
induced to recognize it. This recogni-
ton can only be accomplished by what
are sometimes sneeringly alluded to as
advertising methods.
What a marvellous success has at
tended the thorough introduction to the
world of the merits of that wonderful
remedy for kidney Warmers
Safe Cure. Hon. H. H. Warner first
came to know of its curative power by
being restored to health from what the
doctors pronounce fatal kidney trou-
ble. He concluded the world ought to
know of it and in the ten years since
he began its manufacture he has spent
millions of dollars in advertising the
Safe Cure.
His methods have been Ingenious
sometimes, perhaps, open to criticising,
but they had purpose, which has been
accomplished.
But mark? he never would have Sc
cured four fold return of the vast sums
thus expended if the real merit of the
remedy had not been fully proven to
the millions of people reached by his
advertisements.
Ten years of increasing success of
Warmers Safe Cuse is due, first, to in
telligent and pleasing advertising, by
which the people were made acquaint-
ed with the remedy. Second, to the
true worth of the remedy, proved by
actual experience, showing it to be the
only specific for kidney disease, and all
diseases growing out of kidney derauge-
ments.
Mr.. Warner has something the peo-
pie want, tells them so, then proves it
to their atisfaction-success follows as
q matter of course.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota, North Dakota, MOnta-
ma. Washington.

On February 22d, 1889, the President signed the
bill creating South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana
and Washington States of the Union,
SOUTH DAKorA.-The great Prairie State. to
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Rail-
way has three main lines, reaching <ken dale, Alb
erdeen Huron, WATERFOWL, and Sioux Falls. 60
to South Dakota via the St. Paul, minneapolis 81
Manitoba Railway and pass through st. Paul and
Minneapolis en- route.
NORTH DAKoTA.-Whers is grown the No. Hard
Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthful climate nur-
lures the most vigorous and brainy civilization on
earth; where single counties raise more wheat,
oats and barley than entire States; the soil of
whose fertile praires is richer than the valley OF
the Nile; where the Turtle Mountain, Minot and
Devils Lake land districts invite the home seeker
to secure free home. Magnf cent daily train SER
vice to Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, Devils Lake,
Bottineau, and all other important points.
MONTANA, THE GOLDEN. in her mines
of precious metals wealth in her 900, 600 head of
live stock; profit in her fertile fields, producing
larger yield of crops than any other State or Terri
tory; the richest country per inhabtant on earth
where prosperity is universal; which has the best
paid labor in the world; balmy winter climate,
caused by warm wiEds from the Pacidc. The st,
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway is the only
railroad passing through continuous agricultural
country from st. Paul and Minneapolis to the
Rocky Mountains. 1t runs through the Great Res
arvation Of acres Of land free to settlers
| the Milk River Valley. Wood, water and coal in
abundance; no irrigation required; the only line
nassng through Great Falls with it's 0O0 600 horse
jower cataraCts; immense coal veins, and sur
rOuuulnR country Ol irSo
qelena, the capital city and commercial center Of
Montana, and Butte, the richest mining camp on
,arth, to San Francisco by the Columbia River Val
ey, Portland and Shasta Route or Ogden, Utah. to
California points. Remember this is the only line
unning dining cars, sleeping cars and free colonist
eepers of its own from st. Paul and Minneapolis
Great Falls. Helena and Butte. 1t is also the
shortest line to Butte.
wAsHINoToN.-The country of tall timber, in-
tented bo Puget Sonnd, the Mediterranean of the
'aciir. Do not forget that the st. Paul, Minnea-
,eis & Manitoba Railway is the only line which Of
choice of three routes to the Pacific Coast.
he Manitoba- Pacific route is the only line by
which passengers en- route for Tacoma, Portland
ud San Franci SEQ can pass through Port Town
end and Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run
hrough without change or delay. Distance to the
'actfc Coast is same by other lines, bat prices
ftioEets arc five and ten dollars less. Take the
Seattle route.
Fbr further information, maps, rates and publi-
cations in regard to he resources of the four new
States, write apply to f, WHITNEY, Genl Pass.
and Tkt. Agt., st. r., M & M. Ry., St. Paul, Mimi.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
NPSIG AFL2AT.
The United States Still Has a
Vessel at Samoa.
ARRIVAL OF A BRITISH VESSEL AT
SYDNEY WITH THE NEWS.

The Disabfed Vessel is Floated on the
Beach, The Friendly Natives Lending
Material lAssIstance-The Germans Order
q Cruiser, a Gunboat and Covette to
Samoa at Once.
SYDNEY, N. s. w, April 6-The British
man-of-war Calliope, which escaped posi-
bic destruction in Apia during the ravages
of the cyclone there on March l5 and Id by
being able to put to sea, has arrived here.
She reports leaving Samoa on the 2lst of
March, and that the United States man-of-
war Nipsic had been floated off the beach,
the natives lending material assistance.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
She Outranks Us.

WASHINGTON, April S-The German COR
vette Sophie, which has left Zanzibar for
Samoa, is another fine ship, superior to the
Richmond, Adams or Alert, which will
constitute the American squadron at Samea.
She is of composite type, fourteen knots
speed, 1900 tons burden, carries eight ,6-inch
and two 811lS-inch rifles and four machine
guns, with a torpedo boat, and uses forced
draft, which engineer experts here think
contributed largely to the escape of the
English war vessel Calliope, as it enabled
her to ret tip steam in a short time. w
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18

The late DIR. Austin Flint, professor
in Bellevue Hospital Medical College,
Fellow of the New York Academy OF
Medicine, member of the State medi-
cal societies of New York, Virginia.
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, etc., say
in speaking of advanced kidney disease
(or Bright's:) "Fatal termination il
many tines,dne to pericarditis (hearI
disease, apoplexy, difficult breathing
|dropsy." The foregoing are but symp
toms of diseases. That heing the cas-
there is nothing absurd in the claim
made py the proprietors of Warner,
Safe Cure that they prevent apop'exN
aud cure heart disease, etc, with War
ner's Safe Cure. Why? Because it re
moves the cause of disease, and when
the cause is removed the symptom
called disease is cured.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18

Before the hurricane burst every precau-
tion had been taken by the commander of
the Calliope to render the vessel secure.
Five anchors had been dropped, but when
the storm was at its height four of the an
c chains snapped, and the vessel began to
a. The captain then determined to leave
the reefs, and, if possible, reach the open
sea. This he eventually succeeded in doing,
working his way out at the rate of half
knot an hour. Tremendous seas broke over
the vessel, inficting much damage, but for
tunately not life was lost. Thousands of
people flock to the water side to see the CAL
Hope, and all unite in praising the pluckiness
of her captain.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18

AUCKLAND, N. e., April 1.-The recent
hurricane in the South Pacific ocean swept
over 1,2OO geographical miles, embracing
in its track the Hervey and Society groups
of islands. The American ship Red
Cross, from New South Wales for
San Francisco was driven ashore at
Raratongo and wrecked. The crew
was saved. The American ship Ada Down
was wrecked at Ouray Her Crew was
saved. Wreckage from the British ship
Suakim, from New South Wales for San
Francisco, was seen at Aitutaki. 1t is sup
posed that the crew perished.
The hurricane that made such devastation
at Samoa did great damage on the island of
Tahiti, one of the Society group Many
persons were drowned. On the island of
Tonga thirty persons perished and the storm
did much damage.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
Ex-Governor Foster has had many 9

Ex-Governor Foster has had many a
newspaper paragraph written about
him since his advent into political life
as member of the Forty-frst Congress
in March, 1871. One of the great things
he did for his home town of Fostoria
while in the House of Representatives
was not exactly in the way of politics
nor of big appropriations for public
buildings. He supplied the town with
a first class barber. There had long
been cry in the little municipality be-
cause of the lack of tonsorial artist,
and when Mr.. Foster found one in
Washington he induced the knight of
the raisor and shears to go out to Fos-
toria. The Congressman fixed up a
shop for him, gave it to him, rent free,
and bonus of $10O year besides. This
was about all Mr.. Foster ever did in
Washington for his home town, but
the barber is there yet.-FJndtey Jeff.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
WREcKING COMPANIES.
Several Of Them Anxious to Work ON TIN
Wrecks at Samoa.

Several Of Them Anxious to Work ON the
Wrecks at Samoa.
WASHINGTON, April S.-Since the disaster
at Samoa, Secretary Tracy has received
propositions from several wrecking compa-
nies offering to 60 to Samoa and UNDER
take the work of recovering the guns and
other property of value lost in the destruc-
tion of the Trenton and Vandalia. No ac-
tion will be taken, however, until Admiral
Kimberly's report has been received, which
is expected to give details as to what has
been lost and the location of the wreckage.
1t is possible that the vessels may have been
thrown SO high on the shore that the re-
covery of the property will be compara-
lively easy. This is probably the case if the
storm was accompanied by a tidal wave. If,
however, the vessels went to pieces in deep
water, the services of wrecking company
will be required
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18

President Harrison holds family pray
ers in the White House every morning.
At half past O'clock the family as
sembles in the library, where General
Harrison reads chapter from the
Bible, which he explains in a few
words. The Lords Prayer is then re-
peated by the entire family, and exer-
cises end. 1t has always been the GUS
tom for the Harrisons to have morning
family worship, and their occupancy
of the White House will not interrupt
the CUSTOM Wnshin1tOn Critic.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18

AIKEN, Mimi, April Sat 4:45 p. M
Wednesday it became so dark that lights
were necessary in the business houses, and
the air was filled with snow that was as
black and dirty as though it had been
trampled into the earth. Six ounces of snow
and one-fourth ounce of dirt and sand were
found in the bottom of dish. The dirt is
very fine, something like emery, and con-
tains particles that have metallic luster.
This dirty snow fell to the depth of half an
inch The atmosphere at the time presented
a peculiar greenish tinge There was little
wind blowing at the time from the north.
west, though there seemed to Ee considera-
BILE wind higher up. Solid chunks Of ice and
sand are reported to have been picked up in
various nIaces
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
Run Through a Mill wheel.

Upton, Ind, April 5.-Joseph Lafevre, a
young man employed at Walton & Whist
ler's Touring mill, at Atlanta, this county,
was caught in the machinery Wednesday
morning and thrown into large wheel,
having seventy-eight revolutions per minute.
Every garment with the exception Of two
shirt sleeves was torn from his body. His
arm, leg and six ribs were broken, and the
soles Of his feet were mashed into Jelly.
He is alive but cannon recnver
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
sheathed Vessels are the Best.

WASHINGTON, April L. NAVAL officers who
are advocates of sheathing modern steel war
vessels with copper point to the fact that
Germany, in sending war vessels to Samoa,
has selected the Alexandrine and Sperber,
both of which are sheathed vessels and can
lie in. the tropical Samoan waters indefi-
nitely without fouling. They say that if an
unsheathed vessel like the Charleston or any
of our new cruisers should be sent there
they would be covered with barnacles three
or four inches thick in few months.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18

Do YOU want to be carried to Africa
and see how the terrible slave-trade Is
conducted in that country? how whole
villages are laid waste, and all the in
habitants manacled and marched off to
the marts, save those who are butchered
because too feeble, too young or too old
to be of service? We have just finished
reading finely illustrated article on
this subject. The battle scene between
the slave-traders and the doomed is
terribly realistic, and the other numer-
Gus illustrations give vivid idea of the
hardships of the African in his own
country. This article in Demorest's
Monthly Magazine for May will alone
more than repay the purchaser: but
this number just published is stored
with good things, among them "Modes
ofTravel in Japan" beautifully illustra-
ted, "Ten W0man-Poets of America"
with their portraits), and numerous
other interesting articles and entertain
ing stories for the children as well as
for the old folks, besides its renOwn
Fashion Department, making it Fam
lily Magazine that should be found in
every home.
Published by w. Jennings Demorest,
Is East 14th Street, New York.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
Samoan Conferees Studying Up.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The American
commissioners to the Samoan conference
have engaged passage for Europe on the
Umbria, which sails from New York on the
18th. Meanwhile they are frequently at the
department of state consulting with the
officials and studying the protocols of the
last conference
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
Professional Ienornnce.

Nothing is more common, nor less true,
than for physicians to tell patients in the first
stages Of heart disease that the trouble is only
nervous, etc., and of no account. A little
knowledge ia q dangerous thing as shown by
the great number of people who die of heart
disease when its existence is not suspected.
Take warning. Don'S neglect the first symp-
toms, and if you would avoid sudden death
angina pectoris, ETC., take DR.: Miles, New
Cure before it is too late Sold at |. Leist's
Drug Store.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
Secretary Tracy Pleased,

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The news was re-
ceived with great deal of satisfaction by
Secretary Tracy and the bureau officers of
the navy department. ''That's good news;
that's good. 1 am glad to it," said the secre-
tary. And his face indicated as well as his
words the pleasure the tidings gave him.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18
.colored Man Murdered.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 3.-Harry Alli-
son, colored, was murdered near this city
Sunday night He had neen with crowd of
young men Of his race drinking, and as they
were leaving the SALOON be was. shot. It is
not vet known who shot him.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18

In 1860 the Prince of Wales, visiting
Canada, stopped at Ottawa, and laid
the corner stone of Canada's Parliament
Building. Since that time thousands
of people have been cured of consump-
ton, nervous prostratiOn, rheumatism
and kidney troubles, by using . few
bottles Of Milton's Nerve and Lung
Food. SAMPLE bottle free.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 3.-The White
Cap trials at Leavenworth, Ind, have been
decided in favor of the defendants, the jury
bringing in a verdict Of acquittal, after
being out but few minutes There were
ten on trial. No tangible evidence was pro-
duced against them
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-18

KEEL, April 6.-The German naval author
the gunboat Wolf to be put in readiness at
once to proceed to Samoa. The German
corvette Sophie has left Zanzibar for Samoa
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. March 18.-Flour-Steady. Wheat
Easy; 941a for seller cash; $50 for seller April;
961s for seller May Corn-Steady; 341a for seller
cash; 347s for seller April; 35 for seller May
Oats-Steady 2414 for seller cash; 25 lie for sell
Ter May. Rye-44 for seller May. Barley
Nothing doing. Prime timothy, 1.37a1 49, Flax
seed-1.55 Whisky, 1.03. Pork-Easier; 119O
for seller May; 1875 for seller July. Lard
Steady; 6771s for seller cash; 6S5 for seller May
Shoulders 550a5.70 short clear 6.50a6 6215; short
ribs, 6 .0Oa61O Butter-Quiet; creamery, 2Oa26;
dairy, Is 023. Cheese-Quiet; full cream ched-
dars and flats, 1OAa11 young Americas. 1116a12.
Eggs-Quiet; fresh, 1234a13. Hides and talIow
Unchanged.
Flour-Receipts, 10 600; shipments, 1900.
Wheat-Receipts, 10000; shipments, II pnn
Corn-Receipts, 164 600; shipments, 111,0O0.
Oats-Receipts. 1O0,G coo: shipments $4,000.
CHICAGO. March 18.-rhe Drovers journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts 9, 900; steadier; choice
beeves, 4. 00a4.15; steers 30Oa40O; stockers and
feeders, 20Oa3 IS; COWS, bulls and mixed, /. 50a
300; Texas steers, 2 40a3O0 Hogs Receipts,
1000; weak; mixed 460a4.8O; heavy 46oa4SO;
light, 4.75a500; skips, 300a4 30. Sheep-Receipts,
5000; strong; nat yes, 3.50a4 IS; western, corn
fed. 1884 20. Lambs. 50a575
CHICAGO, March lS-The Drovers Journals
special cablegram from London quotes heavy
supplies of home bred cattle; demand very weak;
prices 1ac lower; top American beeves, 12c per
pound, estimated dead weight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
FAvORs THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Bishop Foley, Of Detroit, Takes Strong Ground
for State Educational Facilities.
DErRoIT.-Bishop Foley astonished the
catholics on Monday by coming out in IN
interview taking strong ground in favor
of the public school system. A commit
tee of ladies recently called upon the
bishop, bearing petition for the admis-
sion of women's votes for school in spect-
OTIS. Bishop Foley signed the petition
and the woman sufragists were delighted.
Being asked today if he was in favor of
woman suffrage generally, the bishop
said ne was not, and added: 81 signed be-
cause I thought perhaps 1t might prove
of some benefit to education and perhaps
take the schools out OF politics. believe
in the state providing educational facili-
ties for its citizens, and believe that the
public school should be non-sectarian.
Sectariauism should not be allowed to en-
ter either into politics or the public
schools. When vote vote as John Fo-
ley. an American citizen, and | would vote
for protestant candidate against q cath
oiic if the former was better fitted for the
place in question than tie latter. | do
not approve, however, of the maintenance
of SCHOOLS for the rich out of money tax
en- from the poor"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21

miners, who were working in No. z, and
soon saw Rokus crawling from the debris.
They both Joined in the shouts and heard
Nearsbalski calling from No. chamber
for help. He was pinioned by large
rock 81 urged his comrades to come to
his rescue. They climbed up distance,
but the danger grew SO great that they had
just time to run back when q second fall
occurred and no more sound was heard.
The poor fellow was in all probability
killed. The five miners who were saved
secured themselves by setting props in the
gangway, and they awaited the result.
They heard their rescuers at work outside
and signaled five times On the solid pillar;
the rescuers returned the signal, aud the
wives, children, and hundreds of friends
at tie mouth of the colliery knew that five
we're safe. At II O'Clock today they heard
q voice shouting, "Are all safer" The i'm
prisoned miners answered back, Give are
here; one is covered" The next moment
they embraced their rescuers and shed
tears of happiness. Their de'iverance
had been effected by driving tunnel
twenty-niDe yards.