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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
News Items.

THE German Emperor has promised to
accede to the petitions to extend labor
protection to the mercantile classes.
THE New York Biscuit Company are
said to be buying up all the large cracker
concerns in the country.
J. CHARLTON SIMPSON, prominent
contractor, builder and undertaken of
Fincastle, Va, committed suicide while
preparing coffin for the burial of a lit
tie child.
ADvIcEs from the agricultural dis
tricts of Kansas state that dry weather
has reduced the prospective yield Of
winter wheat To less than that of last
year, and that the oat crop will be very
light.
THE President and family will sum.
mer at Cape May.
THE body Of an acrobat named Muir
dock was found in the river at Chicago.
Five wounds on the head indicate muir
der His partner, West, is suspected by
the police, who are looking for him.
Brown HAL, the champion race stall
lion Of the world, paced quarter Of q
mile in twenty-eight seconds at tho Ew-
all Farm, Spring Hill, Tenn.
THE Reformed Presbyterian Synod, In
session in New York, severely con-
demned Masonry and other secret 30.
cieties.
Hon. WM NJ. SPRINoER, of Illinois,
has been nominated for the ninth time
for Congressman from the Thirteenth
Illinois District.
THE Democrats OF Illinois have nom-
mated General Palmer for Governor.
The Baltimore grand jury has indict-
ed q number Of hotel and saloon-lseep-
ers for violation OF che new high-licons,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
A CLOUD-BURST
mandates Iowa villages, Wrecking Scores
of Dwellings md nmaging Others.

mandates Iowa villages, wrecking Scores
of Dwellings and Damaging Others.
Underwood, Ia, fifteen miles from
Council Bluffs. was inundated by cloud
burst-the third in that section within
a week. Shortly after two o'clock in
the morning an immense cloud was OBJ
served by the terrified villagers coming
up from the west. AS it passed to the
north it seemed to burst in fury. The
Valley of Mosquito creek received this
deluge. Before daybreak the flood had
deluged the little city, which les on a
hat, and all but engulfed it. When day
broke the lower and western half of the
town presented pitable plight. Scores
of dwellings were totally wrecked,
while others are twisted from their foun-
dations. At noon the waters of Mosquito
creek registered twenty-five feet above
high water mark. The lower part of the
city is standing in ten feet of water.
Two miles of the Rock Island track
above Underwood and for distance
below is submerged and probably
washed away. The Milwaukee and st.
Paul, which parallels to Rock Island,
is an equal loser. The bridges of both
roads are swept away three miles above
Underwood. The dwelling of Joseph
Barrier was wrecked, and it occupants
narrowly escaped drowning. large
number of cattle and hogs were drown
ed. The total loss in Underwood and
vicinity will aggregate S15O,oOo. A
special from Weston, village seven
miles below Underwood, on the Mos
quito creek, shows that the damage
there is not less great. The best
part of the town is under from five to
fifteen feet of water. A line of corn
cribs containing one hundred thou
sand bushels are under water, and will
probably be total loss. Heavy losses
of cattle and sheep are reported. The
total loss about Weston will reach $780,
900. At Nicola, and as far az Persia. on
the line of the Milwaukee road, the
storm ragged with savage effect. At
Persia the Farmers Alliance lumber
yard loses $1,000. Mosquito creek is a
mile wide, and is doing much damage.
The loss will reach 100000.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
RUIN AND DEATH.
Tho winds Come and the Lightning Shocks
Towns Destroyed by EXTRAORDINARY


Tho NIuuS OOruV tut
Towns Destroyed by Extraordinary
Rain-Falls.
Reports received at the railroad of
fees in Des Moines, Ia, say that tho
Milwaukee and Rock Island railroads
sustain severe losses ut Weston. un-
derwood and Persia, and all trains are
suspended on both roads. fast STOCK
train on tho Illinois Central plunged
into n washout at Ackley with seven
carload of cattle, over 100 head pelng
killed. The storm about Adair was the
worst ever known there. Corn was
badly washed out and orchards and gar
dens ruined in many places. A barn
near Anita was struck by lightning and
valt-sble horse consumed. One farm
er near there lost eight head OF large,
pigs A German farmer northwest OF
Adair lost sixty head of hogs His barn,
corn-crib, hay-stacks and fences were
carried away, and three feet OF water
stood in his residence, driving the fam
lily to the upper story. John Cook, liv-
ing east Of Casey, had a $4,000 stallion
drowned in the Middle river, and came
near losing his own life. A terrible elec-
trio rain storm passed over Aclsley at an
early hour on the 9Th. A
cloud-burst occurred and water fell
in sheets for several hours.
Beaver creek, half mile north, is
raging torrent Bridges and culverts on
railroads and highways washed out. Cat
tie, horses and hogs were swept from
pastures, and corn-felds are badly
washed out. The damage will be great.
Around Leroy, Mimi, the storm is said
to have been like cyclone and the dam
age was great. Chester, Ia, suffered
from this cyclone which formed near the
southeast corner of Oakdale Township,
Howard County, and took a north
westerly course. 1t demolished a
school-house, iniuring the teacher
and several children, one o.
them, daughter of John Kelly,
being fatally hurt. 1t next smashed
Pat Noonan's new barn, riddled Loomis'
orchard, destroyed the places Of Orange
Baldwin, Arthur Lawson and Hulver
jacobson. A stick was driven into
Jacobson's eye, and Mrs. Joseph Mckee
was seriously injured. The Mckee
homestead was blown away. Since the
I'd six and one-half inches of rain have
fallen at Milbank, S. D., and the rain
fall is nearly as heavy through.
out the two Dakotas. At Sioux
Falls, during Thursdays storm,
lightning struck the Blissman school.
house, twelve miles southeast of Flan-
dreau. Physicians and others went out
at once to the scene. No one was kill
ed, but fifteen or sixteen pupils were
rendered unconscious for few mo-
ments by the force of the lightning. The
bolt struck the chimney and entered the
school-room. For an hour the heavens
were ablaze with lightning. The elec-
trical storm was the worst ever known
in that vicinity.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
SWORN TO STEAL.
A Society For the Promotion of Robbery
ThriYeS in Tennessee.

A Society For the Promotion of Robbery
Thrives in Tennessee.
James Beal, we'll known in the vicin-
ity of Strawberry Plains, Tenn, has
been arrested on the charge of larceny
and housebreaking. Beal had a hearing
before Squire Moulton, when some
startling revelations were made by q
witness named Pleas Bryant. For the
past three years the citizens in that sec
tion have been missing articles of diff
ferent kinds. Nearly every farmer in
the community has lost something.
About thirty men, banded together un-
der the head of Labor Knights" bave
been doing systematic stealing. They
had regular officers and binding oaths.
One of their provisions was that each
member should steal something at least
once a week or pay fine. An obliga-
tion of force was not to support any can
didate for Office who was not well loaded
with financial argument. Members of
the band understood each other thor
oughly, and always reported thefts to
headquarters. Articles stolen were sold
and the money divided. A number of
arrests are expected and some spicy de-
velopments looked for.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Tapped His Lungs.

Surgeon Girard, stationed with tho
Eleventh infantry at Fort Niagara,
Youngstown, N. Y, performed an ex-
ceedingly difficult operation upon Thos.
Brighton, aged seventy years, and one
of the oldest hotel men in Niagara Coun-
ty. Brighton complained for some time
of a suffocating feeling and his breath
grew shorter every day. Physicians
both there and in Buffalo pronounced his
disease asthma. DIR. Girard was con-
suited and, in testing the mans lungs,
found water on them. An incision in
Brighton's back near the ribs was made
and pump inserted. BY means Of this
operation the lungs were relieved of an
amount of water filing four large bot
ties. The patient was greatly relieved
and the wound is healing rapidly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
Terrible Accident on the L. 81 N.
Near English Station, KY.
A Wagner sleeper Rolls Over and Breaks
to Pieces, with Serious Result to
Its Occupants.

The Wagner through sleeper from
Louisville to Boston, via Cincinnati,
over tho Louisville and Nashville, was
wrecked near English, KY. on the 9th.
Eight persons were seriously wounded,
two of whom will probably die. They
are as follows: Colonel II. c. Hodges,
Superintendent of the Government store
houses at tJeffersonville, severely bruised
and right leg brolten; Mrs. Colonel
Hodges cut and crushed about head and
shoulders, can hardly recover; John
Johnson, wealthy cotton merchant OF
Memphis, cut about head and
chest; Mrs. John Johnson,
dreadfully mangled about shoulders,
and will probably die. b. Q.
Epperson, superintendent Short Line
Division, Louisville and Nashville, cut
about head and arms, and greatly
bruised and mangled Brent Arnold,
general agent Louisville and Nashville,
Cincinnati, cut about head and back and
severe cut on arm. G. r. Brent, contract.
ing freight agent l.. and N, at Cincin.
natl, scalp wounds G.. Beggar, brake.
man, leg crused at knee; amputation
necessary. Joseph Blackwell, colored
porter, of Suffolk, Va, badly bruised. The
train passedEnglish at about fifteen miles
an hour, and was going twenty miles an
hour just beyond when it ran upon an
embankment which had just been re-
paired and had been softened by the
rains. The engine and one coach which
made all the train, except the sleeper,
passed safely, but the track spread un-
der them. The sleeper was derailed
and broke into about one-fourth back.
The front part in which Epperson was
was dumped on over the ties hundred
feet. The rear part rolled over four
times and landed complete wreck at
the bottom of the bank.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
TRAIN FELL ON THEM.
Four Section Hands and the Engineer
Killed Outright, and Other Passengers
Injured.

Four Section Hands and the Engineer
Killed Outright, and Other Passengers
Injured
The Northwestern passenger train
near Rockport. Ill.,, jumped the track on
account of broken wheel. A gang of
section men were working about two
hundred feet from the point where tho
engine left the rails, and before they
could get away the train had run them
down and toppled over on them. The
entire train was wrecked, and the en-
gineer and four of the section men were
killed outright. The fireman, two Sec
ton men and some of the passengers
were injured. The killed are: Edward
Blaisdell, of Freeport, who has been en-
gineer on this division for over thirty.
five years; August Johnson, Of Winne-
bago; Emil Anderson, of Winnebago;
John Gustafson, of Pecatonica; John e.
Drehmer, of Pecatonica. The injuries
of Fireman william Secor will prove
fatal. None of the passengers were dan.
gerously hurt.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
TRAIN ROBBERY.
Two Masked Men Hold Up an Express
Train-Lcttcrs and Registered Pack
apcs Rincd.

Two Masked Men Hold Up an Express
Train-Lcttcrs and Registered Pack
ages Rlhcd.
The Northern Pacific passenger train
was robbed by masked men near West
Salem, North Dakota, on the night OF
the Tth. Two miles east Of New Salem
and twenty-five miles west of Mandan,
the engineer and fireman were surprised
by two masked men climbing over the
tender and ordering the train stopped at
the end Of big revolvers. The sum-
mons was obeyed. Express Messenger
Angevine, hearing shots fired for
ward, and suspecting something,
hid 5000 in money from the
safe, locked the small safe, put out the
lights and ran back to New Salem. The
mail car was first tackled by the robbers.
Only one mail agent was in the car, and
he Immediately obeyed orders by hand
ing over the mail matter. A number OF
registered letters were rihed, and then
the two robbers turned their attention
to the express car. This they found de-
serted, much to their chagrin, and mis-
taking tho fireman for the express mes
senger, they ordered him, at the point
of pistols, to open the safes. He protest.
ed that he knew nothing about it, and
finally satisfied the robbers. Then the
train backed to New Salem, and finally
came on East. The express messenger
remained incognito, and got on the train
as it left New Salem. The passengers
were not touched. One put his head
out of the window during the delay, but
was told to get his head back, and a
bullet whizzed past his head as re-
minder that orders had better be obeyed.
A posse, with the sheriff, mounted and
armed, left Mandan on special train
for the scene of the robbery. The robbers
compelled Engineer Kilmartin to break
in the door of the postal car. Only four
masked mon were seen at any one time,
and suspicious are rife that only two
were engaged in the work. During the
controversy in the mail car the mask
fell from the face of one man, reported
to be of medium height and build, light
hair, and with several days growth of
light beard. The district around New
Salem is peopled by quiet, law-abiding
settlers. 1t is supposed to be the work
of people unknown in that part of the
country.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
NOT A HOUSE LEFT.
A Tornado Wipes Out the Town OF
Bradshaw, Neb.
Twelve Persons Killed, Eight Fatally and
Score Less Injured


Bradshaw, Neb., is town Of five hum
dred people, situated on the Nebraska
railway, about sixty miles west OF Linz
coin. The place was struck by lorna.
do, coming from the southwest Scarcely
q moments warning was given, the roar
of the wind being the first notice that
the terrified people heard. 1t struck the
town fairly, and there was not left sin.
gle building. Every business house
was made total wreck, and the princi
pal street was filled with the ruins. In
village a few houses are left
with semblance of their former
appearance, but they are without win
dows and doors, and their contents were
scattered broadcast over the prairie.
The depot building was crushed to
kindling wood, and every car stand
ing there was wrecked except one that
was loaded with stock, and which was
blown, without leaving the track, to
York, a distance of nine miles. The
telegraph lines were Frustrated, ana
when the car arrived at York it was
feared that some disaster had
occurred. A messenger went up
the track, and at midnight returned
with the news of the disaster.
The fire bells were rung, and in short
time large numbers of people were on
their way to give assistance. AT the
same time special train left Lincoln
with physicians and other relief. 1t
was found that Russian settlement
near the town was struck, and the re-.
port is that nine persons were killed
there outright. The physicians say that
in all twelve are dead, eight mortally
wounded, and perhaps twenty-one hurt
more or less seriously.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Another Iowa Tornado.

A terrific tornado struck the western
portion of Hardin County, Ia, near
Hubbard, on the 5th. The house of a
man named Weatherby was torn to
pieces, but the family escaped by taking
refuge in cave. Proceeding north
eastward the storm next struck Geo. A.
Whites house, leveling two large barns
and unroofing his dwelling. Rissee's
residence was next struck and totally
destroyed, with all the household effects.
The family escaped almost by miracle.
The barns and outbuildings of James
Heffern were also destroyed and consid-
erable live stock killed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Killed by a Pencil.

Near Powder, Ala, Joshua Lacey, q
prominent farmer, was up on scaffold
about four feet from the ground doing
some carpentering on house. when he
missed his footing and fell headlong to
the ground. He held in his mouth at
the time sharpened carpenters pencil,
and falling forward on his face the sharp
pencil was thrust down his throat,
piercing an artery and causing hemor-
rhage, from which Lacy died few hours
nftprward
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
The Silver Bill.

In regard to the silver bill passed by
the House Saturday, while it places a
limit on the amount of silver to be
coined each month, amounts to practical
free coinage, inasmuch as it is estimated
that if coinage is carried on to the full
limit, it will consume the entire silver
product Of the country. The only differ
ence to be settled between Senate and
House is in regard to bullion redemp-
ton, provided for by the House bill.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14

At Cincinnati, on the sth, on being
bantered by companion, Dan Wilcox
plunged headlong from the Newport
bridge. Losing control Of himself in
his descent, he struck the water with
terrific force, on his chest. The sound
of the contact was heard a square away.
Wilcox was taken from the water, walk
ed few steps, gave three gasps and
died. The distance from the bridge to
the water is exactly 1T feet.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
A FOOLISH SCHEME.
The Plan Was to Make Lower California
n Dependency of England.

DCpehuchVy VI
An investigation into the proposed
fllibustering expedition against Lower
California, puts new phase on it.
From evidence already obtained it ap.
pears that the president of the Mexican
Land and Colonization Company, had
concocted scheme for the annexation
of the peninsula to the Brisish EN-.
pire on the basis of the plan followed by
the East India Company, when Grea:
Britain acquired her possessions in In
dia. A new republic was to be declared
in Mexico, and the United States was
expected to suppress the insurrection,
and then Great Britain was counted on
to come in, and in the interest of her
subjects, declare protectorate over the
peninsula. Manager Scott assured the
fllibusters that two English war ves-
sells would be ready to enter the harbor
of Esenda and recognize the new ns-
tion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
The Gear Relents.

The Gar has issued a ukas ordering
the abandonment of the Russian anti
Jewish policy for one year. This meas
ure is understood to have been taken in
DIFFERENCE to the numerous protests
against the recent wholesale expulsion
of Jewish merchants, lawyers and other
prominent Hebrews, which have taken
place in Russian Poland, Southern Rus
sia, and other parts of the empire.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14

Ben Myers, aged sixteen, while jump
ing on and off Wabash passenger train
at Danville, ILL.,, fell under the wheels
and sustained fatal injuries. An hour
later at the same place and in similar
manner VIM. Andrews had his leg taken
off by freight train. About the same
time VIM. Russell had his foot badly
crushed while taking free ride on a
Wabash train.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Confederate Decoration Day.

The 9th was Confederate Decoration
Day. With no display, but quietly and
the surviving Confederates
of Maryland covered the graves of their
fallen comrades with fragrant flowers,
emblems of memories still fondly cher
ished. There are about 1900 active
members of Confederate societies in
Baltimore, and the membership was
we'll represented
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14

There have been several deaths in
Lima, O., from diphtheria lately and
an epidemic is feared as the ply
sicians in attendance upon two re-
cent fatal cases failed to report them
to the board of health, and many were
exposed. There were several cases in
South Lima of mild character.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Sad Casualty in Connecticut.

Edward and George Smith, aged thir-
teen and ten years, and their mother
were drowned in a pond at Middleburg,
CT The mother had rushed into the
water to help the boys who had been
playing on raft and had been thrown
into the water by its capsizing. She
could not swim and getting beyond her
depth was drowned with her children.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Pension ONCE Expenditures.

The expenditures Of the Pension Office
from June 80, 1889, to June 80, 1890,
amount to S1O9, 357, 534. The regular
appropriation for the year was Ss1, 1885,
TOO. Thus there was deficiency of
S27, sos, S34, S2l, ,59s, s34 of which was pro-
vided for by deficiency appropriation
in April, leaving $e,OO0,OOo yet to be ap-
propriated to meet the requirements Of
the year just ending.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Engineer Dunn skips.

Sheriff Hale, of Alameda County, Cal,
and several deputies have been keeping
up search for Engineer Dunn in order
to serve warrant, charging him with
manslaughter, which was issued by
Coroner Evers, of Oakland, after the in
quest into the cause OF the drawbridge
disaster.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Suits Against Hx-Treaaurara

Suits were begun at Chicago in the
name Of the city against four ex-city
treasurers and their bondsmen to recov-
or interest paid them on city funds and
not deposited in the city treasury. Tho
suits cover the period from 1881 to 1880,
and the amount claimed is $500, 900.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Bnumerator'a Burden Too Heavy.

Supervisor Peterman, OF Mt. Ver-
non, o., received telegram from New.
ark stating that ono of the census enum-
orators for Licking County, O., had com
mitted suicide. The vacancy was filed
by telegraphic correspondence.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Firemsn Injured.

While firemen were engaged in ex-
tinguishing fire in Philadelphia, the
flames reached storage basin in which
were twelve barrels of gasoline. A ter
rifle explosion followed, and eleven of
the fremen were caught in shower of
burning oil and badly burned. Some Of
them will probably die of their injuries.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Ball Players Arrested.

Several mines of the Interstate
League Of base ball clubs were arrested
for playing ball on Sunday. Arrests oc-
CURED at Lima, Newark and Spring
field, o. The ladies' nine defeated the
local club at Danville, Ill, and were
subsequently arrested.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Ordered Back to Europe.

Seven Belgian glassblowers and four
teen Italian laborers, who landed in
New York under contract to American
employers, have been ordered back to
Europe by the Government inspectors.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14

The amount of money carried from
various parts of the United States by
the mails to New Orleans for the lot
terry company is over twenty-five mill
ions year. Four National Banks OF
New Orleans are agents for cashing
nrizes
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
gnglish syndicate Beer Boycotted,

Irish saloon-keepers in Chicago refuse
to buy English syndicate beer New
York brewers, who have purchased mals
from other brewers, instead of making
their own, also decline to purchase Of
the syndicate, regarding it as assistance
to competitors
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
Census Takers Cautioned.

The superintendent of the census has
issued an order forbidding supervisors
and enumerators making public any in
formation gained in the performance of
their duties. Attention is called to the
law on this subject.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
To Organize a New Party.

The Farmers Alliance and tho
knights of Labor OF South Dakota havc
decided to organize new political party.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-14
No Strike for Pive Years.

At Toronto, Ont, the builders labor
ers' strike is over for five years, an
agreement covering that period having
been reached. The first two years the
laborers are to get twenty cents an hour,
and the following three years twenty
one cents.