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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
THRILLING ACCIDENT.
A Hook and Ladder Wagon Col
M lides with q Street, Oar. h
Two' of the Five Passengers Receive Se
vcrc Injurics-A Horse Inside Car.

| pve
verc Injurics-A Horse Inside u Car.
One of the most thrilling accidents
that has occurred in Cincinnati for a
long time was that at Fifth and Syca.
more Wednesday night. Shortly after
nine O'Clock the hook and ladder truck
OF the fire company on Sycamore street,
near Eighth, driven by Henry Meyers,
came dashing down Sycamore street on
its way to tho fire on Lower Main street.
At the same time Newport car No. ID,
driven by Peter Klein, was going cast on
Fifth street. Foolishly the car driver
thought he could make the crossing be-
fore the truck reached Fifth street. But
he didn't. The momentum of the heavy
| truck was such that it was impossible to
stop. The street car had reached a
point where the rear half of 1t was in
| the middle of the street. AS 1t reached
| there the pole of tho truck struck it
| just forward of the platform. The
| horses were rearing and plunging
under the strain of the drivers tug
ging at the reins. BY this rearing
of the horses the pole was raised,
and passed through the upper part of
the last window, went on through, and
came out on the other side. 1t tore a
large piece out of the car, lifted the roof
up and made a hole large enough to adj
nit the fore quarters Of the left-hand
horse. The collision brought the truck
and car to n stand-still, with the pole
sticking through the car and the horse
with his fore feet in the car paving
madly and endeavoring to extricate
itself. In the corner of the car next to
the window where the pole entered
sat Miss Emma Bnrkamp, Of New
port, Ky. The pole passed within q
few inches of her head, in her fright
she fell to the floor and scrambled out
on the platform. Directly opposite sat
man. He fell to his knees and crawled
out on the platform, leaving horse
in possession of the car. The members
of the hook and ladder company at
once began to try to get the horse out
the other one having broken loose from
his hitchings. Instead of backing out
as the fireman wanted him to, the ami
NAL in his struggles got his hind hoofs
into the car, and then was clear in. He
would not back out, but turned around
and stood lengthwise of the vehicle.
The only way he could be got out was to
break the sides of the car. The escape
of the five people from death or
serious injury was marvellous. Miss Bur-
kamr escaped with cut on the left ell
bow and a cut over the left eye, neither
of the wounds being serious. Jos. Cor
ebert another passenger, received a Sc
we're, but not dangerous scalp wound.
All the others did not receive even q
scratch. One passenger stood On the
platform, and one horse was on one sic o
of him and the other on the other side.
yet escaped without injury. The car
was complete wreck. The dcmolisl ed
cab on the truck looking like it had been
struck by lightning.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
MOTHERS HBROIsM.
Gave up Her Life for Her Endangered
...t. stt Children. i

One of the most terrible accidents
ever known in Dubuque, Ia, occurred
Sunday morning at o'clock. The resi-
dence of Ex-policeman John McBee was
discovered on fire. A neighbor ran
across and tried to arouse the family.
While knocking at the door the window
in the upper story crashed and Nc Bee
fell to the ground. For few moments
he was senseless. When he recovered
he began crying that his family were up
stairs. The flames were quickly extin-
quished and the fireman entered at the
top of the landing. The mother
and three children were found and
quickly removed Mrs. McBee
and the Oldest daughter, Rose,
aged Is years, were dead. The young
est daughter, Bertha, aged 16 years, and
Charles, 5 years old, were still alive.
The boy died in the afternoon. The
girl is still alive but can not recover.
Nc Bee is too dazed to give connected
account 1t is gathered that he awoke
nearly suffocated and aroused his wife.
They groped in tho smoke and darkness
until McBee struck the window, through
which he leaped or fell. The mother
was with him, but remembering her
children, went back to save them. When
found the family were in a group with
their arms around each others necks.
The building is a small two-story frame.
The bodies were very slightly burned.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
RUSHING THINGS.
Hfects of the Tariff Bill on the Trade
Of Foreign Countries.
Every Thing Available Pressed Into Ser
vice to Get Articles of Mcrchan-
disc Here Before tho Bill
Goes Into Eject.

The Mckinley bill is likely to destroy
the Birmingham, Eng, button trade.
Many orders have been cancelled, and
the employees in most OF tho button
works have been put on short time. AT
and cars are employed in rushing every
thing to the frontier before the higher
American duties come into force ON tho
9Th inst. 1t is feared, however, Fri
days storm will prevent large guam
tity Of produce from getting over in
time; and buyers have therefore
stopped buying any thing more
for the United States market. This has
caused an almost complete stagnation in
barley, eggs, and apples, and q stag
nation is likely to continue some weeks,
or until the new regulation is UNDER
stood. 1t is too early to say what effect
the Mckinley bill will have there. The
major part of this seasons production
will have got to market under the old
tariff. The effect of the passage Of
the Mckinley bill has been to hurry
forward shipments Of barley at Boll-
eville, Ont, of which the elevators
and warehouses have been cleared. Full
ly half the crop, which is a light one,
has already been moved. A very large
export of peas and apples has been made.
All the eggs in store have also been
shipped. The prospective effect of the
measure will be to stop the export
of barley and peas unless the United
States prices advance to such an extent
that about present prices can be paid.
The export of eggs will al
so be stopped. The fact that the Nc
Kinley bill will come into force Octo-
ber 6 has had the effect of materially
lowering the price Of barley, at Sarnia.
Ont. A high price was paid for several
days by those buying for shipment to
the United States before the bill came
into force. 1t is likely that the effect
of the bill in the future will be to lower
the price of barley in that district, and
the United States as market for Cana
dian eggs is considered practically
closed, The seed houses at Cape Vim
cent, N. Y, are working full force night
and day and employing as many schoon-
ers as possible in order to get their Ca
madam grown peas and beans into the
country before the Mckinley bill goes
into effect.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
,FIFTY-FiRST CONGRESS.



WASHINGTON. Sent so-sENArE-Artcr nm
| importnn, legislation. the conference report on
n no oosu".".s w vn ,so ,",.fr h,,, yos rand and
| Nyossrs wo,onn Sncrmnn and pud,loc,, spoke
| A nu,,,,r al ,riy,tc ncnsion hills we're pussed
| ana of,.r hriof cxccut,ve session the Senate
na,o,.,,,n
HousE.-rhn bill TO dohno and reguinte I'VE
| jurisdiction of q. S. Courts, with senate amcmu
monts, was briefly discussed ana la'd ns'ue' !no
conference report on the gcncra' uehcieney u''i
was agreed TO. The conference report on ,nu
Dill 10 fucrenso the eiicicncy Oh inc Sieha
Corps OF the army. ana 10 transfer the Wealner
Service to The Agricultural department WIS
agreed TO. ON motion OF MI Caiaweii w II
TT 6 40, h,, the ,r,ptin, thorcon Of nnv paint.
inc or nivor,iscrcnts rbo Housc then took n
rccess tho evening session IN be for the consid
Grafton or bil,s renor4od Inv the Committee on
indian atrnirs attcr which the House adjourned
=,
WAsHINGfoN sept 5l-oENATE-'ne CON
ference report on the tarllt oill was taken up
again ths morning ana MI carlisle adurcsscu
the Senate. Messrs Allison Gray ana A'drch
also mnue snort speeches' Vote on the con,
ference report was then taken, which resulted
rs ioiiows: Yeas 33 nays s'. aehclencS D'i,
10 proVlue lor compensation OF mcrnpers anu
delegates nHected by the Silcott uenciehcy was
passeu. Ihe transfer OF tne sighai osrV'ce
was agreed TO- also the triai oil iree oehVers
IN stnali towhs. At p. IN. the senate ao'
]ourned.
uousr. motion of Mr.. MCKINLEY con.
current reso,ution was nrrcod 10 directing Tho
clerk OF the House to number consccntivciy ,he
paragraphs OF tho enrolled tari1 nili. Ihe
speaker laid oeforc thc House the piil 20 aenhe
ana regulate the 1urisdiction OF U. .. courts
ana u wasreterred to the Judiciary committee
Ihe request OF the senate ior a conference on
the Dill to promote the admin stra'ion OF JUS
tice IN tho U. > Army was granted. AN APP
preparation oil Eloooo was passed. 10 ehape ,ne
fostnaster General TO test 'he iree denVery
system at small towns. several piiis were
passed. IRON, 'he ca!ehuar' ana Ut o'4o p H. Tue
Rouse auJourheu. 3"
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1-SENArE The first
session of the fiftvfrst Congress- closed TODAY
at o n. m. At five minutes before 8, the tariff
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Increase Of Circulation.

The Treasury Department monthly
statement of changes in the circulation
issued Thursday, shows net increase
during September past of Se2, 900, 7e7.
Bond redemptions and prepayment OF
interest is the chief cause of this unusu-
ally large increase. The total circula-
tion of the country on October is
placed at 81, 49s, O72, 700, against S1,4O5,-
O1s,o 900 on October 1, 1889, an increase
during the past twelve months of $685.
o54,7 700. During the twelve months inn
mediately preceding this period the cir
culation increased $40, ,677, 72O.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Poisoned BY Her Neighbor.

Rome, Ga, is in highly excited state
over the development in the case OF
Mrs. Wimple, who it was discovered had
been poisoned by her friend and neigh
Dor, Mrs. Doss Mckee. The efforts to
relieve Mrs. Wimple were unsuccessful,
and she died Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Mckee is still at large. but the officers
are making vigorous search for her.
She is young and attractive woman,
twenty-five years old.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
A Horrible Crime.

While out nutting seven miles east OF
Belleville, ILL.,, Lorenz Karius and Lor-
enz Mueteren came across the senseless
bodies of negro man of seventy and
his daughter, aged forty, with their
throats cuts from ear to ear. The wom-
an revived sufficiently to tell horrible
story of crime. She said that they were
attacked while sleeping'by an unknown
man, who cut their throats and robbed
them of all the money they had-three
dollars Subsequently the man died.
The woman can not live.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
A WONDERFUL MAGNET.
Amazing Force Developed by EIectricit.
I'm n Huge Mass of Metal.

Amazing Force Developed by Electricity
I'm Hugo Mass of Metal.
Probably the largest and strongest
magnet in the world is that at Willett's
Point, n. Y. 1t came to be made by ac-
cident. Major King happened to see
two large fifteen-inch Dahlgren guns ly-
ing unused side by side on the dock. lie
Immediately conceived the idea that a
magnet of enormous power could be
constructed by means of these cannon,
with submarine cable wound about them.
Electricity was brought into use, the
cannon being wound with cable, and
they were converted into huge perma-
net magnet. An idea of it's power may
be gathered from the following descrip-
tion in New York paper:
The magnet, which stands about ten
feet from the ground, is eighteen feet
long, and has eight miles of cable wound
about the upper part of the guns. 1t
takes force of $4,000 pounds to pull off
the armature. A crowbar applied to the
four strong men to tear it away. A
seemingly impossible experiment was
performed with some fifteen-inch can
non balls. They were solid and as
much as strong man could lift; yet the
magnet held several of them suspended
in tho air, one under the other.
The most interesting experiment was
the test made of an American non-mag-
netic watch. Ever since the great rail-
roads OF the country have compelled
their employees to provide themselves
with timepieces that would not be at
tracted by the magnetism generated by
the car-trucks there has been much spec
ulation as to whether such a watch could
be made, and sharp rivalry has been
going on between the American and
Swiss manufacturers. The test was en-
tirely satisfactory. The magnet was SO
powerful that an ordinary watch was
stopped stock still as soon as it came
within three feet Of it, while an Amer
ical non-megnetic watch was for ten
minutes held in front of the magnet, and
1t did not vary the hundredth part of
second.
An amusing experiment was made
with sledge-hammor. When one tried
to WELD it in a direction opposite to the
magnet he felt as though he were trying
to hit blow with long feather in a
gale of wind. This simple experiment
takes tho conceit out of strong man.
Another amazing test was made with
number of carpenters spikes. A spike
was put lengthwise on the end of the
magnet, then another spike was at
Iached to the first, and SO on until line
pf them stood straight out from the mag
act at least four feet in longth. Treas
ire Trove.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
MASK ED DnsPnRADoEs
Rob an Express Car on tho Gas. 3 Q. Ran.
road. After binding and sGagginK the

| Rob an Express Car on the Cas-. & Q. Raj.
road, After binding and sGagsinK the
MVscnger. az 90
Right in the limits OF Urbana, o.,
early Thursday morning, masked rob-
bers robbed an express car on tho q, 3.
! & c. road. just after the train left the
depot, three men jumped on the platform
Of the express car next to the baggage
car, and, battering down the door, two
of them, closely masked, entered the
car. They both covered the messenger,
Il. s. Scudder, with their revolvers and
ordered him to throw up his hands.
While one of the robbers had
ceeded to buck and gag him and tie
him to his chair. They then searched
his pockets and secured the keys to the
safe. This they unlocked and plunder-
ed The amount of money taken Is
S487. 1t was thought that the wages OF
the Express crew from Sandusky to CO.
lumbus was in the safe, and that the
robbers, knowing that it was pay day,
had committed the robbery under the
impression that they would secure big
haul They were mistaken in this, for
the night express does not carry heavy
sums of money. The robbers not only
took the money from the safe, but they
took the watch and chain and S75 from
the messenger, his last months salary.
The robbers kept close watch on the
messenger until the train reached Belle
fotaine, and when within short dis
tance of the depot the men left the train
and disappeared. Scudder had in the
meantime succeeded in working his right
had loose and as the last one OF the rob-
bers was leaving the train he seized
revolver and fred shot at the man.
The officers at Bellefontaine were inn
mediately notified, and they started in
all directions, securing the country.
Two men were arrested early during tho
forenoon on suspicion of being implicat-
ed in the robbery Baggagemaster Nc
Comb has since identified one as the
man who held the revolver under his
nose while getting of the train at Belle.
fontaine. rlu .. .ft......
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Great Fire in Sydney.

Fire broke out in Sydney, N. S. W.,
Wednesday night and despite the ef-
forts of the firemen and the assistance
rendered them by citizens the flames
spread rapidly and extended over a
large area on Pitt, Castle -Reagh, Moore
and Hunter streets. Among the build
ings destroyed were the city bank, the
Atheneum club aud the warehouses Of
Lart e. Sons, Fieldheim & Co., Ball &
Co., Glib. Shallard &c Co., Lawler Sc
Richardson and Mr.. Wrench. A number
of other business houses were injured
The damage is estimated at 1900, 900
mounds
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
He Danced the Baby,

d. L. Smith, young man of Ft. Mad
ison, went to Nauvoo, ILL.,, to visit
the family of Lee Casey. He
found no one but an eight-months-
old baby at home, and, as it was crying,
took it up and began dancing it on his
knee and singing to it. just then the
father came in, and evidently enraged
at the sight, grabbed a butcher-knife
and carved Smith up in a terrible shape.
Smiths wounds.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Mistaken for a Catamount.

]. ]. Mitchell and his brother were
hunting squirrels near Guthrie, o. T..
The two men became separated. The
elder shot squirrel, but it lodged in a
troe and he climbed up to secure it.
The other brother chanced to pass the
tree, and, seeing his brothers. form On
one of the limbs, mistook it for cata'
mount. He fred and his brother fell te
the ground dead.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Defining the Lottery Bill.

Assistant Attorney General Tyner,
under direction of Postmaster General
Wanamaker, has prepared circular of
instructions to postmasters in regard to
the new lottery law. He defines tho
term 'lottery" to embrace all kinds of
schemes for the distribution of prizes by
lottery or chance, such as gift exhibi-
tions, raffles or the drawing of prizes in
money or property at fairs. -.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11

The police Of the Whitechapel dis
trict, London, have received a warning
from ''Jacl the Ripper" that he is about
to kill another woman. The hand writ
ing of the letter is identical with that
Of the othe letters which it has been the
custom of the murderer to send to the
police prior to the murder and mutila.
tion of some poor creature in White
cha
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11

Believed to be La Grippe,

La grippe has made its reappearance
near Carthage, ILL.,, and many people are
seriously i'll. The first fatality was at
Hamilton, Mrs. Arnold, wife of VIM. Ar
mold, city marshal, being the victim.
Mrs. Arnold nearly became insane with
the disease last winter. Physicians say
that much of the illness now prevalent
is the result of la grippe One woman
was sent to the insane asylum.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
GIGANTIC BURGLARY.
A Minnesota Miser Robbed of His Fortune
of $4,000 by Rats, Who Eat 1t.

of $4,000 by Rats, Who Eat 1t.
Steve Zenga, a miser, living on the
Missouri river near Cham berlain, S. d.,
discovered that he had lost fortune in
a peculiar manner. 1t had been his GUS
tom for several years to secrete his sur
plus cash in cellar under his house,
instead of placing it in a bank. The
pile had gradually accumulated until
the total reached over $5O,0 all in
greenbacks, in denominations of from 81
to $500. On visiting his secret hoard he
found that rats and mice had burrowed
in and chewed up the bills until they
were entirely worthless.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
showing on the Rocky Mountains.

The stormy season on the Rocky
Mountains commenced Saturday night,
and quite an amount of snow has fallen
in different places. The weather re-
ports received at Denver, Col., show
that snow is falling from Salida to
Ouray. and it is also showing at Silver
ton, Leadville, Aspen and Glenwood
Springs. Six inches of snow has fallen
at Aspen within the past forty-eight
hours. This is the first general snow of
tho seaSon
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Damages Against Her Mother-ln-Law.

At Denver, Col, the suit brought by
Mrs. Kate Williams, of New York,
against her motherin-law, Mrs. =. s.
Williams, of Brooklyn, has been decided
in favor of the plaintiff. Mrs. Williams
asserted that her mother-in- law was the
cause Of her husband abandoning her.
She asked $4,000 damages. The jury
awarded her $12,50 u.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Boomers Ready to Move.

Hundreds of boomers are crossing the
line and preparing tosettle in the Chero-
kee strip There are several regularly
organized colonies, and they are indig-
nant at Presiden. Harrison for not
compelling the cattle men to vacate.
The boomers say if an attempt is mado
to put them out they will resist
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
CHOLERA stead,ly proeresses.

1t is denied at Lloyds that cholera has
appeared at Alden. Notwithstanding
the denial, quarantine has been estab.
lished at the French and Algerian ports
against vessels arriving from Alden.
Forty cases of the disease were reported
IN Aleppo, twenty-eight of which proved
fatal. The inhabitants of the place are
leaving to escape the disease.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Education In M,sslsainni.

The Mississippi Constitution Conven-
ton, Friday, proceeded to consider tho
subject of public education. The Sec
tion which provides that it shall be the
duty of the Legislature to establish a
uniform system of free public schools by
taxation, for all children between the
ages of five and twenty-one was adopt
ed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Detain I'd Priests Ralaasad

After an investigation by Deputy Col
lector Ingham, Rev. DIR. Minkenburg
and Rev. DR.. Loentgeruth, the two Ca tn
olic clergymen who arrived at Philadel-
phia. on board the steamer Bengenland,
and were not allowed to land under tho
provisions of the contract labor law,
have been released, and proceeded on
their journey for st. Paul.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Five Killed by An Exploaion

The boiler of VIM. Gurley's saw-mill,
near Purdy, McNairy County, Tenn, ex-
ploded Friday with terrific Ioise,
killing five mon. The dead ara VIM.
Gurley, the owner, his son, Walter Pitt
man, VIM. Johnson, and colored man
whose name Is not known.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
pestitltion in colorado.

A committee Of three has arrived at
Denver, Col, from Eastern Colorado to
secure aid for the destitute in that re-
gion. 1t is estimated that nearly two
hundred families around Linden and
Harrisburg are destitute, the crops hay.
Ing been total failure. .bt'
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
The Capital Of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City will be the permanent
Capital of that country as soon as the
Governor puts his John Hancock to the
bill. Many of the cowboys fear tho
Governor will not Do this
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
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the most perfect of strength-givers,
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mothers, and feeble women gen.
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Favorite Prescription" gives
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That's the way it's sold; that's the
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table and perfectly harmless in any
condition of the system. Worlds
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Propr's, 663 Main ST., Buffalo, NY.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Banishea Because they Arc Jews.

Several wealthy Jewish merchants of
Odessa have been ordered by the authori-
ties to settle up their business within
four weeks and leave Russian territory.
No charge is made against them except
that they are. Jews. The trade OF Odessa
is largely In Jewish hands, as is indeed
that OF most Russian cities. t'i
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11
Original Packages IN iowa.

A Peoria, Ills, firm has commenced
the sale of liquor in original packages
in Iowa, and will fight it out ON the
ground that the Iowa prohibition law is
unconstitutional.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-11

Cholera Is believed to have broken out
in Barcelona, where Ave. suspected cases
have been reported, two Of which have
proved fatal.