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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
A LIVELY MATINEE.
A Disguised Audience Attempts to Mob
tho Actors In Il ST. Lonis Thenter.

n Disguised Audience Attempts To MOD
the Actors In II st. Louis Theater.
ST. LOUIS, March 3.-A riot occurred
in the Standard Theater during tho
matinee performance yesterday, and q
detail of police had to be hurried to the
scene, and it took the blue-coats nearly
an hour to clear the theater and tho
streets. The Standard is one of the So
called 'popular-price" theaters, and has
been devoted to high-class vaudeville
attractions. A Sunday matinee is n
feature of the week. a party of barn
stormers in play called "Iuna"
was presented by the management
to three thousand people yesterday after
noon. The play had no merit,
the people no talent, and before tho
curtain was up fifteen minutes the audi
ence rose in their seats and began guy
ing the actors and calling on the man
agement to stop the performance. All
sorts of missiles were thrown on the
stage, and the din became so great that
tho curtain was rung down and an end
put to the show. Then the people began to
clamor for their money. They gathered
outside in front of the theater, and as
the crowds on the streets Joined tho
mob there were 5000 people booting and
yelling in few minutes. Ironical
cheers were given for the management
and the show. A break was made for
the stage door, and the performers
were panic-stricken. About ten police
men arrived at this time and saved the
actors
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
WILD WINDS
Sweeping Over the Western Part
of Tennessee,
Tho Town OF brownsville Visited With
Disastrous Rcsult-Damage
at Other Points.

MEMPHIS, Feb. GA wind-storm OF
cyclonic proportions, accompanied by
hail and rain, swept over this section of
country Tuesday, doing an immense
amount of damage to property aud caus-
ing the loss of at least one life. Browns
Vile, Tenn, fiftysix miles northeast of
this city, was the worst sufferer so far
reported The storm struck the town
while it's inhabitants slept, and had
done it's terrible work before the
situation was realized. 1t came
from southwesterly direction,
and was preceded by a rumbling
noise, which lasted a few seconds, and
then burst upon the town in appalling
fury. Residences rocked like cradles,
and heavy brick buildings trembled like
leaves as the storm swept by in its inn
petuous career leaving wreck and de-
struction everywhere. Daylight reveal
ed the frightful work of the cyclone.
Almost every building on the public
square was unroofed, causing great
damage by water to immense stocks
of goods, while scores of residences
were dismantled and are in ruins. The
business houses that suffered most are
as follows: Kings hardware store,
Mann's Opera-house, Causes photo
graph gallery, Brewers grocery store,
Hotchkiss &c Lyle's dry goods store,
Scott's and Lord & Glass drug stores,
Fannin &c Thomas grocery, Winston &c
Wilder's dry goods store and the cotton
compress. The Jewish Synagogue, tho
Methodist Church, the Baptist Female
College and the courthouse were also
unroofed and otherwise damaged. The
loss will exceed $50, 900. The only life
reported lost is that of Mrs. James
Cooper, the wife of an engineer. A tree
fell across the house, crushing it in,
killing her and badly injuring two OF
her children. At Mariana, Ark,
the new Christian Church was COM
pletely demolished, Leasers cotton
shed was blown away and the
roofs of several other buildings
were lifted off. About three miles west
of town negro school house, with
eighty-ive children in it, was blown
from it's foundation, but no one was
hurt. Three houses were blown
down near Riverside and several build
ings flattened out in the southeast
ern portion Of the county At
Hot Springs the old observatory, which
has stood for several years on the sum.
NIT of Hot Springs Mountain, and from
whose top thousands of visitors have
viewed the surrounding country, was
leveled to the ground be the gale. The
storm played havoc with the entire
country between Hot Springs and tho
Ouachita river. Many farm house were
torn to atoms, and the path of the storm
is one mass of wrecked timber Large |
trees were uprooted; in many places the
roads are completely blockaded by fall
en- timber. 1t is not yet known whether
any lives were lost, but that there were |
is more than probable, owing to the de-
struction of so many farm houses. Con-
damage was done to buildings |
and fences at Little Rock, and at Alex
ander, near that place, a school-house |
was blown down and nine children in |
jured.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA.
william wsldorf Astor Worth About Two
Hundred Million l'ollars.

Hundred Million l'oliars.
New York, Feb. 2S.-Tbe admission
to probate of tho will OF IL o late John
Jacob Astor makes William Waldorf
Astor tho wealthiest man in America, IL
not in the world. The estates of John
Jacob Astor and VIM. Waldorf Astor. con-
solidated by Wednesdays proceeding, arc
believed to be equivalent to very nearly
5000, 900, 900. William Waldorf Astor is
the only living person who can tell the
precise value of the estate or what his
father was actually worth. Mr.. South
mayd, who was an executor of the last
will of John Jacob Astor's father, said
that he did not know how much John
Jacob Astor was worth. 81 don't be-
lieve," he said, there is person living
excepting the son, who can guess the
value of the estate within million
or two. don't think the estate of
William Waldorf Astor will be quite
5000, 900, 900, but as a matter of fact
don't know as much about the facts as
shall" The lawyer said that John
Jacob Astor did not transfer any of his
property before his death except small
parcel desired by the son. At the time
of the transfer report was printed that
he had given away the bulk of the es-
tate, so as to guard against will con-
test after his death. The date of the
will shows that it was executed just af-
ter the death of Mrs. John Jacob Astor.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
CHICAGO NAMES THE PLACE
Park to BE Built Out Into the Lake with
Other VAST Changes.


CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Lake Front Park
will almost certainly be the site of the
Worlds Fair. The Daily News announces
authoritatively that so far as the Chicago
Subcommittee on Site and General
Plans can decide the question, the loca-
ton of the fair is settled. The scheme
provides for widening the park
out into the lake from 800
to 1,7O0 feet. This will give
260 acres for the exhibition buildings,
promenades, depots, etc. The Illinois
Central railroad tracks now skirting the
present waters edge are to be lowered
below the grade and covered with q
grass plat. AS permanent improve
ment the proposition will increase five
times the space of Lake Front park and
provide the largest park in the world To-
Gated in the very center of great city.
The site as outlined is just twenty
two acres larger than the grounds
of the Paris exposition. The Lake front
is the focus of the street car lines, and
is on belt line railway that crosses
every railroad track entering Chicago.
The site also has direct water commune
cation with all points on the great
lakes, and all foreign ports whose ship
ping can pass through the Welland ca
nal. A grand central railway union pas
senger depot is designed to be erected at
the foot of Madison street, on the lake
front.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
AssAssINATED IN THE HOUSE.
EI-Congressman Taulbee Shot Down in
the Capitol by n Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, March lin the corri-
dor of the House yesterday ex-Congress-
man Taulbee was shot in the face by
Charles Kincaid, correspondent Of
the Louisville Times. Both men are
Kentuckians and the trouble was caused
by the ex-Congressman pulling the cor
respondents nose for publishing certain
statements in regard to him. The shoot
ing occurred just outside the capitol, near
the southeastern entrance to the build
ing. Taulbee was shot in the face, but
it is not known yet how serious wound
was inflicted. Kincaid is slight built,
inoffensive looking man of about thirty
five years of age. He was formerly
judge in one of the Louisville courts,
and his family is one of the best known
in Kentucky. He has wide acquaint-
ance in social circles here and has spent
considerable of his time in attending
receptions, parties and other society
events.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
A child's Murderer Settled

MADISON, Ca, March Yesterday
morning the dead body of the nine
year-old niece of Colonel Horton was
found by the roadside, with her throat
cut from ear to ear. Circums tances
pointed to Brown Washington, colored,
as the murderer. Before the coroners
jury he confessed. The citizens met
last night and appointed committee of
ten as lynching party. The prisoner
was taken mile out of town, given five
minutes to pray, and when his body was
drawn up 500 shots were fired into it.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08

THE total loss of life by the Arizona
| dam disaster is estimated at fifty, at
least.
THE cigarette combine" is not yet
completed.
JOSEPH MORRISON murdered his wife
at Carbon, Wyo., and then committed
suicide.
RICH discoveries of precious metals
have been made in Montana.
ADvIcEs from Wood river, Ore., state
that cattle and horses are dying IN large
numbers in that section. Many herds
will be wiped out entirely unless thaw
comes soon.
VIM WALTER PHELPS will tender his
resignation as Minister to Germany and
return to New Jersey to run for Con-
gress.
SENATOR MAcINNIs has introduced a
bill in the Ontario Senate to make
Gaelic an official language.
CHIoAGo's expense in booming that
city for the Worlds Fair is estimated at
$400, 900.
A DISHONEST foreman at Chicago en-
bezzled large amount and forced his
employers into an assignment.
The heirs of Samuel ]. Tilden are
said to be willing to provide for the es-
tablishment of public library out of
the estate.
THE Superior Ice Company's big build
ing at Bayfield,, Mich, collapsed on the
Gath. One man was fatally and several
others seriously hurt The building
contained $4,000 pounds of ice.
The Law and Order League of the
United States has decided to change its
name to the international Law and Or
der League, and it may now include
Leagues OF the different provinces in
Canada.
AT Hudson, ILL.,, John Philers, OF Am
boy, a freight conductor on the Illinois
Central, fell from his train and was
fatally hurt. One leg was crushed above
the knes
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Property Damaged at Torrance, Miss.

TORRANCE, Miss, Feb. 2S.-Yesterday
afternoon heavy wind and rain-storm
struck this place, doing an immense
amount of damage. The front of d. L..
Jones & Sons store was torn away, and
the roof was blown more than two hun
dred yards Van Hoover's dry goods
store was wrecked. Fences and barns
were leveled to the ground in many
places. Heavy rains are still falling,
and the streets are flooded.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Mackenzie's suits Successful.

LONDON, March 1.-The trial of the ac-
tion for libel brought by Sir Morrell
Mackenzie, the noted physician, agai.st
the st. James Gazette for publishing
disparaging articles in connection with
his treatment of the late Emperor Fred
erick of Germany. The jury awarded
DR.. Mackenzie e1,5OO damages. DR..
Mackenzie had similar suit againt the
London Times and the jury in that case
awarded him e150 damages.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Landslide on the G. g. 0. Road.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 2s.-A
landslide occurred near Quinnimont, a
hundred miles east of here, on the Ches-
apeake e. Ohio railway, at O. clock yes
terday morning, covering the track for
two hundred yards. A freight train of
eighteen loaded cars ran into the slide
few minutes later and wrecked nearly
all the cars. Nobody was hurt. The
east-bound vestibule train had just
passed when the slide occurred.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Hydrophobia After Twenty-Four Years.

ERIE, Pa, March 3.-John Wilson, o
young farmer living near Erie, is a VIC
tim of hydrophobia. He lies in convul-
sions and the case is we'll marked.
Twenty-four years ago he was bitten
through the thumb by dog A few
weeks ago he felt numbness in his
hand, and as soon as it had reached his
shoulder he was seized with rabies.
Neighbors held him fast with buckskin
covered hands. During lucid intervals
the poor fellow begs piteously to be
smothered and put out of his misery.
He is single man twenty eight years
of age.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 1.-Walk-
er Sanford, aged ninety-hve, died last
night of la grippe. He leaves family
of nine children, ranging in age from
fifty to seventy years, four of whom are
Methodist ministers. Mr.. Sanford was
probably the Oldest resident of this
county, and was one OF the pioneer salt
manufacturers Of the valley.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Mad River Dam Breaks.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Feb. 28.-The dam
on Mad river, at Eagle City, this county,
has burst, and the surrounding country
is flooded. Miles of fences and many
outbuildings swept away in the great
pulse of the current. Hundreds of corn
shocks from the Sultzback farm are
heaped in an enormous pile on the pike.
Some live stock is reported drowned.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Young Lincoln Not Dead.

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-Master Abraham
Lincoln, son of Mr.. Robert Lincoln. the
American Minister, who, it was thought,
was dying Wednesday night has rallied.
The abcess from which he was suffering
was lanced by his physicians during the
night, and much relief was afforded to
him by the operation. His physicians
state that his vitality is wonderful.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Crops Ruined in Texas.

AUSTIN, March IA cold norther pre-
vailed last night, and the mercury went
down to 20 degrees. Growing corn, oats,
fruit and vegetation generally were. de-
stroyed, causing very serious loss to
farmers. Hundreds of fg-trees loaded
with fruit were killed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
OIL Revealed by a Land Slide.

PARKERsRURG, w. Va, Feb. 2s.--A
land slide occurred on the farm of An
drew Toothman, on Worthington creek.
few miles from this city on the Staun-
ton pike. Early yesterday morning a
stream Of oil was discovered flowing
from cliff OF rocks where the slide oc-
Cured
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Another Hatfield Murder.

PIKEvIILE, KY, Feb. 2s.-"Uncle"
Joe Johnson, an inoffensive old man,
was killed at his home mile east Of
this place, by a member of the Hatfelds,
for revealing one of their plots some
time ago. Five hundred dollars reward
is offered by tho citizens for the capture
of his murderer,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Incompetent to Manage His Hstato

ST.. PAUL, Feb. 2S.-Edward Langevin,
worth $4,000, 900 and the principal owner
of the town of Crookston, Mimi, besides
being the heaviest holder of st. Paul
real estate, has been adjudged incom.
petent to manage his estate, and his
wife and two sons-in-law have been ap-
pointed guardians.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Lost at Sea.

LONDON, March 3.-The number OF
lives lost by the disaster to the steamer
Quetta, which was wrecked while on
voyage from Queensland TO London, is
now said to be 100. A dispatch from
Brisbane, Queensland, says that tho
Quetta had $50 souls on board, of whom
l16 were saved, including the captain
and several officers.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08

CHELALIs, Wash, March 3.-The sher
iff arrived here yesterday with the man
arrested at Toledo Friday, supposed to
be Silcott. He gives the name of L. e.
Thayer, and is apparently attempting
to conceal his identity. He claims to
have been resident of Washington, d.
c., md to have known Silcott.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
The Big London Tower a Sure Thing.

LONDON, March 3.-M. Eiffel, the cell
ebrated French engineer, has arrived in
London. The chief object of his visit
is to confer with Sir Edward Watkin
regarding the proposed tower to be con-
structed in England on the lines of M.
EiffePs Paris tower, though larger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Died in the Moose.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 27.-George
Clark, convicted as one of the murderers
of VIM. McCausland, the Allegheny City
droVer, was hanged here yesterday. The
drop fell at 11:07 a. m, and he was pro-
nounced dead in two minutes. At 11:24
the body was cut down.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
The Modus Viyendi.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 2S.-Advices from
Newfoundland state that the Legisla-
ture of that province will not consent
to renewal of the modus vivendi re-
garding the issuing of license to Ameri-
can fishing vessels on account of the
bitter experiences the province has had
in enforcing the bait act of the colony.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Rhode Island proh,ps Nominate.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Feb. 27.-The State
Prohibition Convention put in nomina-
ton the following ticket: Governor, Rev.
John Larry; Lieutenant Governor,
Joshua c. Brown; Secretary of State,
John w. Mooney: Attorney General,
John Il. Blodgett, General Treasurer,
John p. Hazard.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Levee Breaks, Inundating Plantation.

VIcKsBURG, Miss, March IA private
levee in Oak Bend, fifteen miles below
Vicksburg, and on the Mississippi side,
was broken by the storm Thursday
afternoon. The T. j. Williams and
Newton Landing plantations are totally
overfiowed in consequence, and Oak
Bend, Diamond and Freeland's planta.
tions are partially inundated.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Idaho to Be Reported Pavorablv

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27..-The House
Committee on Territories has decided to
report favorably to the House the bill
for the admission Of the Territory of
Idaho as a State.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Alaska Seal Contract Awarded.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has awarded the Alaska
seal contract to the North American
Commercial Company, of which d. o.
Mells, OF New York, is the principal
stock holder.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Twenty five Miiiions in smelling.

CHICAGO, March 3.-The big smelling
organizations of the United States have
formed a Trust with capital of $685.
10000 Last November it was rumored
that such pool would be formed. Now
1t is said to be an established fact
Smelling and refining companies which
are said to include all but five in the
United States are reported to be in the
cOm b1ne
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Policeman Killed.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 27.-Police-
man j. c. Payne was shot three times
and killed by an unknown coJored man
yesterday The trouble arose over a
banana peel which the unknown had
thrown down and which the officer or
dered that the colored man pick up.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Ex-Minister pendleton's Rema,us.

New YORK, Feb. 28.-The q. S. man
of-war Enterprise, late of the Mediter-
ranean squadron, arrived at the navy.
yard yesterday afternoon. She brings
to America the body of the late Minis
ter to Germany, ex-senator George II.
Pendleton.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Policeman Lowell,s Murderer CAUGHT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb 2S.-Robert
Armstrong, colored, who murdered po-
liceman Lowell for compelling him
to pick up banana skin he had
thrown on the store floor, was captured
yesterday in swamp on the outskirts
of the city.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Right Under Libertv,s Torch

WASHINGTON, March 1.--Sccretary
Window has issued orders for the esaab-
lishment of an immigrant landing depot
on Bedloe's island, New York harbor, and
arrangements will at once be made for
the construction of the necessary build
inpS
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Big Error In BOOK Excepting.

JACKSON, Miss, March 3.-The experts
who have been examining the books
of ex-Treasurer Hemingway will report
that his accounts are correct, and that
tho apparent big shortage was due to
errors In bookkeeping.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08

PARIS, Feb. 2s.-The Steele, semi.
official paper, says that treaty exists
between England and Italy providing
for concerted action by those powers on
the west coast OF the Red sea.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
No Americans Need Applv.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 2s.-A bill has
been introduced in Parliament to pre-
vent United States citizens obtaining
employment in this country.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Governor Pleming's Appointmsnss.

CHARLEsToN, w. Va, Feb. 27.--Gov-
ernor Fleming tonight appointed w. A.
Ohley, editor of the Paramount Index,
to be Secretary OF State, and Alex. II.
Wilson, OF 'his city, to bv janitor at Tho
Capitol.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Afrn-Amarican Call

New YORK, Feb. 2s.-A call has been
issued to all local branches of the Afro
American league of New York to meet
in State convention at Rochester, May
25, 1890.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
A Barge Canal.

WAsmNGToY, Feb. ETA bill has
been introduced in Congress to build a
barge canal from the Mississippi, at
New Orleans, to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
pasaangar coach upaets.

ROANOKE, Va, Feb. s7.--A passenger
coach on tho Norfolk and Western road
upset near here, and eleven Of its occu-
pants weis seriously cut and bruised.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
Train piapatcher Killea.

WATER VALLEY, Miss, March 8. III.
G. Jenkins, train dispatcher of the Illi-
nols Central railroad, was thrown from
. buggy and killed yesterday afternoer,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
American Money counterfeited in Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 28.-Charles
Sottell, Swiss, was arrested at Quay
mas yesterday on charge of counter
feiting American money. Sottell, it is
stated has branch establishments
throughout the State of Sonoma.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08

LONDON, Feb 27.-Abraham Lincoln,
the only son of Minister and Mrs. Lin
coin, died last light.