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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-25
HIS WILD EXPLOIT.
A Yankee Tar Who Would Not Admit
Foreign Superiority.

n Yankee Tar VINO WOuiu MOI
Foreign Superiority.
While the United States ship Nipsic
and several men. of-war of different ma
tions were anchored near each other
in the harbor of Montevideo last April
the crew of Dutch man-of-war which
was moored a short distance from
Uncle Sam ship entered into liveliest
competitive drill and did their utmost
to beat the time made by the American
boys in shining masts up and down
and crossing yards. After some very
determined racing, in which the Amer
leans had slightly laid over their per-
sistent competitors, one of the Dutch
men, who had succeeded in crossing
the mainroyal yard few seconds
astern of the time made by the Nipsic,
gave loud shout, which drew the at
tention of every ship in the harbor,
and shining up the pole to the truck.
which is circular piece of wood about
the size of dinner plate fixed at the
very top of the mast and used for the
purpose of hoisting the flags, he drew
anu obOOo Oh iiio iiNou vi
the truck, and twirled his legs around
as If to challenge and deride the
possibility of any seaman daring to
rival him in that line of business and
after maintaining his position for al
most minute he repeated his yell OF
defiance and slid down the royal back
stay to the deck, where he was received
by cheer that could be heard all over
the city of Monteviaeo. The rousing
cheer had an instantaneous effect upon
the temper of Jack Peterson, the curly
headed captain of the Nipsic's foretop,
who, after declaring that no square
headed Dutchman under the sun could
get ahead of him, rushed up to the
main truck, and in attempting to stand
on his head. which he had never before
attempted to do he instantly overbal-
anced and fell distance OF 180 feet
into the water, accidentally going in
feet first after the manner OF u most
expert diver. The sommersault and
fall were entirely accidental, but
looked from distance like a feat OF
great skill jack was Mt once pulled
aboard the ship, and before he had
fully recovered his breath he jumped
on the rail. and shaking his clenched
fist in The direction of the Hollander,
he shouted ut the top OF his voice;
There, you Dutch pea-soup guzzling
son-of-a-sea- cook. let's see you beat
that. San Francisco Examiner.
AT the New York Agricultural
Station experiments made in growing
tomatoes without transplanting proved
very successful Plants grown entirely
in the open ground matured fruit in
twenty-five days shorter time than
those which were cared for In the hot
bed the first two or three months o.
their existence.
Tho farmer WHO wishes to feed
properly mast study his COWS as indi
viduals, aud learn how mYch ench Car
appropriate.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-25

The farmer WHO wishes to feed
properly mast study his COWS as indi-
viduals. aud learn how much each can
appropriate. =
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-25

former self All her wealth of sunny hair
was gone, and the wan, child-like face
seemed almost too spiritual for this earth.
She went, and, leaning over, kissed her
niGce's forehead.
''What are you thinking about, little one"
rush of tears burst from the girls eyes,
as she exclaimed:
"Aunty! Aunty! Why did get better!
What use is there of my living when /
wretched I-sent him loved to his dcathf
O, Aunty II is more than / can bear!h
The tears forced themselves through the
thin fingers as she covered her face with her
hauds Aunt Jane did not speak. There
was slight movement in the room and
Clare raised her head. Then piercing cry
of unutterable gladness rang out:
'Frankri
A manly figure lsnelt by her side; his arms
were around her; and Frank Cfor II was he)
spoke:
Darling, have heard it from your own
lips. You do love neW
nut Clare had tainted; the Joy was toe
much for her feeble frame. When she came
back TO consciousness, and saw Fratk bend
ing over her, regardless of AuntJans--who,
indeed, was too much overcome TO notice
she wound her soft arms round his neck,
AMI as he felt the tremulous kiss upou his
lips he knew that at last the love he had
coveted SO long was his.
Itdid not take long 10 tell Of his capture by
the savage foe, and of his escape; and Joy.
| full greeting from his comrades, who had
mourhed him as dead.
To say that Aunt Jane was pleased, would
not be enough; aud when her lawyer drew
up her will, ! do not think that that charity
asylum got all of her fortune, although, OF
course, no one kl ows yet, for she il stlll
olive, and watches with happy eyes the
welded love Of her niece Siaye' Sgar ana .ne nus
, 1889-08-08
THE POsTOFFICE.
The Employees of the Postoftice Over
worked and Another Clerk Needed.


The postofficc is located in the First
Nj. Il. church, corner of Sprague and
Bernard streets, and is in good running
order. 1t opens at II M. and closes at
9 p. NJ.
The employees worked like horses dur.
ing the fire to save the effects of the
office, and would have carried every
thing out had not some one shouted
that they were about to blow up the adj.
joining building with dynamite. POST
master Peel worked hard. With the OK
ception of a few private boxes aud
records nothing was lost. All of the
mail matter was saved.
a good many people complain of the
delay in the delivery of the mail and the
long time they are compelled to wait in
line to receive it, but this cannot bG
helped. The postmaster is doing all lac
can with the force at his command, unu
shows willingness TO do all i'm his
power to relieve the pressure. His force
have all they can do, ana have not had
time to touch the delivery of papers
since the fire. These must be handled
i'm day or two. To meet
this and other needs, several
citizens are ready to subscribe toward
the salary of an additional clerk for QUO
month. There is no provision for it in
the funds at the disposal OF the post
master He, however, will use any one
and will try with that help to give the
ladies a separate general delivery vim
dow. All Interested are invited to drop
their subscription into the postotfce adj
dressed to Postmaster Peel. Act im-
mediately, it at all, Subscribe from 81
to So cash, in advance, To be refunded if
the arrangement cannot he carried out.
, 1889-08-08

The Crescent block, IA handsome three
story red brick on Riverside avenue, be-
tween Lincoln and Monroe streets, is one
Of the finest buildings left by the fire.
There are u great many towns which do
not possess as many inhabitants as this
block IL is busy beehive of business
men coming aud going necessarily. The
following is II list of tie occupants and
their business;
a. M, Murphy e Co., loans and insur-
ancc Hairs Safe ~ Lock Company
Citizens National bank, Spokane Furni-
ture Company, Wetzcl & Dodson, lew.
clers; Honglton ~ Williams, real es-
tate Spokane National bank, Crescent
dry goods store, Browne Nationa! bank,
Spokane Savings bank, A. d. Jones u
Co., real estate and insurance, Northern
laci iic Mortgage Company, Binkley u
Taylor, attorneys; Drs. Chcadcr ~
Powell, l.. H. Rand, architect: DR..
Grove, DR.. Gerlach, dentist; Hyde "a
Jones, attorneys; Winfield Mortgage
and Trust Company, Turner, Forster ~
Turner attorneys q. +, Edmiston loan )
McNcn Bros, loans and insurance NJ .
Seller, DR., Russell, DR. House. Brown ~
Barker, real estate; Spoor a. Steel, real
estate; ID, NJ, Thompson, abstracts and
loans; DrS. Mason & Tilmont, Megquicr
~ Post attorneys, StrobaCh n Nunter,
abstracts, loans and insurance; j. w.
Carpenter, architect j., +. Williams, ,
stonographcr; Dir. Harvey.
The third floor has thrty.four sleep
ing rooms, elegantly furnished, and
nearly all are occupied by permanen t
tenants.
, 1889-08-08
CONyENTIOS NEWS.
How the Location or the Capitol viii
Be Settled.


OLYMPIA, Wash, Aug. If the re-.
port of the committee on public build.
lngs, as handed In this morning, ~
adopted, Ellcnsburg will have an equal
chance with Olympia, PasCu and every
other would-be Capi tai, To obtain tho
coveted prize, The question of locating
the capitol will he voted ON az the same
time as the constitution. Ifno city gets
a majority of all the votes cast, another
round among the three leading cities
will be allowed at tho next general clcr-
tion--t that is 1890. Then, il still ma.
iority is lacking, anothcraud final strug-
gle at the next general election settle,
the question, which only twothirlS
vote of all the people can afterwards
change. Meantime, the capitol remains
here. The PROPOSE ton Is looked ON
very favorably. and Is thought to be u
fair thing for all hands.
The convention passed tho article on
amendments this mOrntng with single
change from the committees report viz:
All amendments to the constitution To
hc published for three months before
adoption.
The convention took up the article of
revenue and location for consideration
in committee of the whole, Turneriu the
chair. Section sone as adopted, reads
that all property in the state not exempt
by the laws of the United States, or this
constitution shall be taxed in proportion
To it, value, to be ascertaiucd as pro-
vided by law, and for the purpose of
paying the state debt ifany. The lcEis.
lature shall provide for lcvying tax
annually and the principal Of such debt
shall be paid within twenty years from
the final passage of the law creating Tie
debt.
Section Q, providing uniform rate OF
taxation, was passed without debate.
Section 3, that lands and improve
ments shall he assessed separately was
struck out. The convention then dis
cussed the taxation of church property.
, 1889-08-08
WEST NEWS.
Convicts at Walla Walla Attempt
to Escape But Go Back
to Work.
Chez Gong Must Hang for Mur-
der---Vessel Wrecked. But
the Crew Saved.

WALtA WALLA, Aug. 7.--ActlVc Ig''.
araNons are being made to fight i-.
our people are alarmed at the efforts of
the incendiaries and the fate Of 0pu-
kane.
Tumalum river Is dry, for the lir-t
time in anyone's memory.
To-day noon Frank Williams of Port
Townsend and Charles Emmcrsou Of
Tacoma, oonvicts, working in a brick
yard, instead of going to work us usual
orawl led through "A barbed fence sur.
rounding the yard and jumped on IN
engine, They pulled the throttle wide
open, attempting to make their escape
thereby, but, there being too much clay
on the track, the cars would not move,
and finding half u dozen WinChcstCr3
aimed at them, they returned whence
they came and marched to their places
IN the line somewhat Crestiallen.
, 1889-08-08
ADDITIONAL LOSSES.

ST. Gore architect, 1l9 w. Riverside
avenue. Loss, $205; no insurance.
w. ii. Fuller, assayer, Brownies block.
Loss, $1,000; no insurance.
Y. Nj. @. A., $40 Mill street. Loss, $500;
no insurance,
S. Berkemeyer, carriage painter, cor.
ner Riverside avenue and Washington
street. Loss, 500; no insurance.
Mrs. L. w. tluenby, household goods,
Sprague and stevens streets. Loss, 5000
no insurance,
Potter e Vantassel, bottlers, 1l1Is
Main street. Loss, $500; no insurance.
Drs Parmly Il Smith, Hyde block.
Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
DR. G. s. Penfelh, Cannon's block
Loss, S2500; insurance, $1,000.
&, b. Cornell, household goods, 500
Howard street. Loss, $1,000 insurance,
$500.
Cornell & Fitzgerald, saloon. SOB How
ard street. Loss, $t200; insurance, 5000.
DR.. w. w. Potter, Falls City block.
Loss, $1,000; no insurance.
+. a, Burden, restaurant, 4l2 Post
street. Loss, $3.50; insurance, $500.
DR.. C. X, Merriam, over First National
bank Loss, $1,000; no insurance,
Western Star Div. U. r. X. of p. Riv-
erside avenue. Eoss, $500: no insur.
anCe,
MYRTLE No. Il, X. of p, Wolverton
block. Loss, $500; no insurance.
|, Furth & Nestos, harness store Eagle
block. Loss, 5000, insurance, $500
Imperial clothing house, Frankfur,
block Loss, $50, ,0o0 insurance, 10000
@. O. Rudolf, Insurance, Keats block
Loss, $50; nosinsurance,
John X, Ashley, civil engineer, Can.
mons block. Loss, $500; no insurance,
Mrs. NJ. l.. Davenport. dressmaker,
frankfurt block. Loss, $500; no insnr.
ance.
J. Griblcr, fruits and cigars, 20 East
Nam street. Loss, N500 insurance
5000.
j. b. Maxwell, photographer, Howard
, 1889-08-08
The Local Market.

The following are the prevailing g retail
prices asked by local dealers: Flour,
SO; ham, per pound, i6; breakfast ba.
con, per pound, Is; clear sides, per
pound, 10; sugar, per pound, IL; coffee,
roasted per pound, 80 lard, per pound,
Ia butter, per pound; 35; syrup, per
gallon, = lemons, per box, $40; water
melons, per dozen, SO to 81.
Plums, small box, 80; peaches, 90; ice
Per, 100 pounds. d. milk, per gal, 20;
vegetables and fruits, but there Is enough
of everything in the market 20 keep
soul and BODY together, and there haas
been no suffering for food on the part oi
any person who had time TO cat. The
greatest need, nnd in fact the only need
up to tine present time is shelter, and
this is being rapidly provided.
, 1889-08-08
BAD Man BURK E.
His Record Is Not Clear, But Tie
Cries over u Letter.

CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Chef of Police
Hubbard, in company with several of
Dr. Crouin's friends, went down to see
Burke thi, afternoon for tho purpose of
Identification by friends. Hubbard car.
rcd with him 4 letter which had been
in the Norihside postoifce soine time
for Burke. IL was from his mother in
Iowa. Tho prisoner opened the letter
and peruscd it. Wncn he had finished
lac threw himself on the floor of the cell
and cried like child. Seeing his
grief-stTiCken condition, II was decided
10 postpone the conformation of wit
ness until another time,
An afternoon paper says Chief McRca
of the Winnipeg. police fore" viii ue a
witness at the trial that he won Burkc's
confidence during the latter soiourn in
Winnipeg, and the prisoner made i'm
portant admissions to him, The au-
thoritics here are confident that Burke
will eventually confess.
States Attorney Longenecker said to-
day; II do not tnink he can hold out
against the unavailable prospect of cN-
ecution for murder. | think he
will confess. am certain Burke
actually killed Cronin, and nothing in
the world can save him from the gal
lows except n juror who would not hang
anybody with all the evidence we have
against Burke, and there is far more
than has been published. There Is ne
escape tor him, ana we will drag down
the others with him also. We have cvi.
denne that can't he controverted."
II seems that the murder of Cronin is
not the first crime of that nature with
which Burke has been charged. He was
arrested IN 1887 on suspicion of having
been connected with the death of one
Tony Gallagher, but was discharged fol
lack of proof.
, 1889-08-08
WHERE THEY SLEEP.
A Tour OF the Stricken City by Moon
light.

Hundreds of men in the city are still
without shelter. While u few of these
are undoubtedly vagrnnts, and some are
known to be gamblers without occupa-
tion since the fire, probably avery large
majority are honest laboring men who
were burned out of the numerous cheap
lodging houses with which II portion Of
the burnt district aboundcd. These are
shelterless not so much from lack of
money as from the lack of shelterng
facilities now existing In some of the
larger buildings in the eastern part Of
the city such uniortunates are allowed
to occupy the floors at nights, which
NiVy 10 IN i.rgo u!-ribtia, Tie ivC.y
stables too, afford shelter to many;
lumber piles and covered drive. ways
underneath the mills extend their hospi-
tality; large numbers gather in
groups near the railroad tracks, where
they pass the night seated on ties or
logs around bivouace fire ana n
very large number sleep under the trees
on the Hats west of the city, or under the
approaches to the bridge on the North
Side. So far as the police have observed
them, they appear to be well-meaning
people generally, ana therefore are not
disturbed. The proprietor of the l.u-
Verne hotel on Railroad avenue, has gen
crously accommodated scores of the
more deserving with chairs in his Office
at night, and has even given up his own
bed to respectable men, while he re-
manned ON night watch. Certainly the
less fortunate OF the hurned-out have
little reason to complain of lack OF
charity on the part Of those capable OF
extending it.
, 1889-08-08
NOTES AND INCIDENTS
Few OF tho Minor Events Briefly Re-
latnh

The office of the water works is
now located in the basement of the
Echo mills, in the room formerly occu-
pied by the old water works company.
When the First National bank vault
was opened everything was found to be
perfectly intact, ana their total loss is
now cut down to Slcp.
Chief Witherspoon lost nearly every
thing In the great hre-papers, house,
hold effects, etc. His three-story brick
building on Sprague street, which cost
$4,000, was burned. Insurance $1,000.
William Lothrop of hose company No.
1 lost his household effects and loth.ng,
valued at 5000. No insurance. d,
Tiger hook and ladder company had
the the furniture in their house burned
up. Loss $500.
Arrangements have been made with
the First CONGREGATIONAL church TO ring
the alarm on its bell in case of fire.
The fire department will locate on the
west side of Howard at or near the rail
road tack.
Nearly 500 feet of hose was destroyed
in the lire.
The department IL still playing
streams inio the burning, easements in
order 10 save valuable safes and papers.
The First National bank have figured
their loss down TO about $1,000. They
expect TO put up one'story ouidinS
for temporary quarters.
Mr. Delafield can get his trunk by
calling at COG East Main.
The headlines over the Tacoma
Globes account of the fire were decided
ly expressive; Distances the World
Spokane's BlaZes, Like her Horses, Have
no Known Equals; An Actual Fact that
History Records not as Great a Fire Ac,
oording to the Population Loss Placed
as High as $50, 900, 900 Conservative Esti
mate Slb, 600, 900, Exploding Giant Pow
der in Futile Attempts TO Stay tie FLAMES
Adds 10 the Terror; Course that the Fire
Fend Took in its Work OF Devastation
Profiered All Graphically Told foi
Globe Readers,
Charley Dewey, who resided in the
, 1889-08-08
street and Riverside avenue. Loss, sie,-

street and Riverside avenue. Loss, sl2,-
600.
IL. Kruger, gun store, 800 Howard
street. Loss $4,000; no insurance.
l., Merriam a. Co., real estate, over
First National bank, loss, 1900.
Sprague street. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
L, W. Nettleton, Eagle block. Loss,
W. o. Nettieton, Tull block. Loss,
$3.50; insurance, $3.50.
A. Sauer, cigar.maker, 3l0n Post
street. Loss, $1,000; insurance, $500.
Mrs, NJ. G. Setterberg, millinery and
| drcssmaking, 2ll Sprague street. Loss,
| 500; insurance, 5000.
Abernethy Il BELT, real estate, 222 Mill
street. Loss, $500, no insurance.
NJ. ID. Oxlcy, grocery, Howard street.
Loss, $4,000; Insurance, $500.
A. j. Shirley, grocery, Howard street.
Loss $1,000; insurance, $1,000.
Mr.. Anel, saloon, Howard street.
Loss, S2500; insurance, $1,000,
MIR. Davis, grocery, Howard street.
Loss, $1,000; insurance, 5000.
VIII Grommer, truckman, First street,
between Howard and Mill. Loss, $3.50
no insurance.
J. l.. Adair, house furnishing, corner
Post and Main streets. Loss, $4,000
insurance, $500,
Mrs A. L. Swain, artist, Washington
building. Loss, $3.50 mo insurance.
|. :. Roscnbaum, California Wine
house, 20S Post street. Loss, Sll 900
insurance, $1,000,
Il. j. Scanlan S TO-, saloon, 1l3 River.
side avenue. Loss, $1,000, insurance
$1,000.
w. G. New, shirt maker, 100 Weat
Main street. Loss, 1895; uo insurance
Frank Miller, restaurant, % East Mair
street. Loss, $1,000 insurance, $500.
ii. ID. James, grocery, Howard street
Loss, 5000; insurance, $500.
T.. Pierson, jeweler, 227 Howard street.
Loss, 500; no insurance.
Herrin ~ Carpenter, commission, loS
Post street. Loss, $500; no insurance
c, w. Carson, home bakery. Loss
S25, 600; insurance, ST. 900.
O'Connell n Miller, Keystone hotel
corner Post and Front streets. Loss
$3.50; no insurance.
DR.. Il. II. BuntOn, 3li Mill street
! Loss, $1,000; no insurance, VIII opcr
again at 726 Howard street.
, 1889-08-08

Reno Post No. AZ, g, A. H., met last
night in Watson's office. The boys of
the q. a. Il. have been peculiarly un-
Fortunate ia losses during the fire, their
banners, books, rituals and everything
being destroyed. However their meet
ing last night viii undoubtedly explain
the condition of affairs and secure a re-
issue and settlement of accounts.
There is one thing singular in COM
parison of similar situations elsewhere.
The posts of SPOKANE have always in
qnircd after the condition of posts ia Sc
attle, Eilensburg and other points of
misfortune but 50 far not II word of in
ms to the condition of the Spokane com
radcs. They will undoubtedly hold the
line, however, and be found in the front
hereafter.
, 1889-08-08

Withorspoon block and was doing. bnsi-
ness over knights book store, at the Ar
lington bar, and running the Budweiser
saloon, lost everything. However, he Is
now rebuilding at 10 and Is Main street,
and proposes to stay with the town.
The Tiger Hook and Ladder Company
lost everything in the fire. Some one OF
the BOYS took the banner of the COM
pany to the Arlington for safe keeping,
but they might as well have left II In
their quarters, for II went up in smoke.
Ed Wilson had Just furnished bunk
room in dude style and is now sleeping
OH the pavement.
Harry Gilbert lost about $1,000 in per-
sonal property by the burning OF the
Arlington.
W. II. Mead lost everything he had.
Mrs. L.. W. Quimby, who lived in the
Mash block, corner of Sprague and
Stevens lost everything-household
goods, books, clothing and valuable pa-
pers, She is sick with fever and the
loss falls heavily. She had no insur-
ancc.
In taking the money out of the Spo-
kane Falls bank yesterday, u box OF
gold coin was accidently spilled in the
ashes and debris, and for several hours
q number of trusted men were engaged
in the search for the lost treasure, most
of which was recovered
Cornell & Fitzgerald intend opening
the Elite saloon on the old stand-oO3
Howard strect-as soon as the debris can
he cleared oil and the military embargo
is removed.
Johnson IL Dent, proprietors of the
| Toronto bakery on the North side, have
| been uniustly accused of charging eN'
tortionate prices, while on the contrary
| they put large force at work the night
| of the fire and got out all the bakers
supplies possible and sold them at their
| former prices
The next morning after the fire MIR.
/ Freeze, who lives ten miles northeast
| from here, found in his front yard a
package of ]. II, Boyds cards, partly
burned, with rubber band around
| them.
The ranch Of Colonel |. n. Peyton,
who lives at Pleasant Prairie, eight miles
from here, was completely covered win
partly burned shingles.
Telephone messages await +. g. Hall,
]. S Sanford and Il. II. Hutchinson
The office is now located at 2lS East
! Spraguc street.
Messrs. Burns a. Chapman who owned
! the building No. il214 Howard street,
and had rented it to Mrs. j, Nelson pre-.
vious to the fire, generously returned
her the money that she had paid in ad
vance.
Mr.. Waltman and Mr.. Dawson, OF
| Rockford, came in yesterday as mesSen'
gers to bear an expression OF sympathy
| from the people of that place ON account
of the fire, and accompanying il with a
| substantial testimony in cash, The
committee was IN doubt AS to whether
to accept the generous offer not, as there
is strong probability that no money
| viii be needed.
, 1889-08-08

=. J., Webster, Judge Browne, Judge
Galkins, II 4. Allen, 5, q: Hyde, Judge
Others, sufficient to make up carload,
returned TO Spokane Immediately after
the fire.
Mr.. Webster and family were absent
twenty eight days, The ship in which
they sailed 10 Alaska lay to u 'dac and a
half in Glacier bay, With the mercury at
eight degrees above the freezing point
ana wall OF ice 800 feet'high near by.
Fish are plentiful in these waters, the
average catch at single haul being
about 5000. averaging twelve pounds
each. Seventy y.fve new caunerIes were
established this year, and the capital
stock will be all paid up with two and
Il half months catch,