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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
state Feet 81 gar ConventIon.

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec 10. Seven hun
dred delegates are in attendance at the
State Beet Sugar convention, the first
session of which is being held in the
capitol building, The meeting is the
outcome of call by the Lincoln board
of trade for an expression of opin-
ion from business men ana farmers
on the success of the infant in
dustry in Nebraska and how best to
further the interest A sentiment
favorable to the retention of the pres
ent bounty or sugar was developed in
last evenings meeting and universal
desire expressed for more manufac.
tories to dispose of the product.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
WANT A COMMITTEE.
The Chilians Say They Court Investiga-
tion of the Relations Between Chilli and
the United States.

The Chilians Say They Court Investiga-
tion of the Relations Between Chilli and
the United States.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10-Central and
South American cable advices to the
Herald are as follows: The Herald S
editorial of December IS, entitled, mo
Occasion for War" in reference to the
trouble between Chilli and the United
States in regard to the Baltimore af-
fair has been cabled to this country
and published in the leading papers
and has called forth words
of high praise from the Of
ficials and the public of Santiago and
Valparaiso Nothing will be more
gratifying to the Chilian people than
the appointment of committee of the
United States congress to fully investi-
gate the relations between the two
countries and every question affecting
them. Chilians say that they rely on
the integrity, honesty and justice of
the American public aside from the
spread eagle views entertained by the
administration.
Senor Leala, the new Spanish min
lister to Chilli, will sustain the conduct
of his predecessor, Senior Ordonez, rela-
tive to the protection of refugees in the
Spanish legation.
The sensational report sent from
here Thursday in regard to the alleged
plan to burn the American legation
and adjoining building, so as to afford
the mob preteXt to attack the lega-
ton and seize the Gillian refugees
there, is without the least foundation.
1t probably had its origin in some wild
talk indulged in by some hot-headed
Young men at the conclusion of the
rnass meeting last month, particulars OF
which cabled you the same evening il
occurred. The story was started by
adherents of Balmaceda, who also to-
day set ahoat the rumor that President
Montt would be killed on Decem Der 26,
the date of his inauguration.
l fail to find the slightest trace OF
truth in the other sensational story
sent from here in regard to the alleged
shooting of three men by sentence OF
cOurtmartial
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
LAST
Tho Baseball War Is Ended-A Twelve.
Club Organization Is Formed.

Tho Baseball War Is Ended-A Twelve.
Club Organization Is Formed.
INDIANAPoLIs. Ind, Dec. 19-Every
matter of Importance connected with
the formation of the new ball league
may now be regarded as settled, and II
only remains for the new aggregation
to, adopt constitution. Williams,
Iverson, Prince, Wagner and the
Columbus parties have been fully sat
isfied in tho settlement, and will take
their cash and seek glory in the new
enterprise.
The end was attained early Friday
morning, and the organization of the
new league is now being perfected.
Nick Young has been reelected presi,
dent, and Phelps, of louisville, has
been chosen attorney The new direc-
tory consists of the presidents of the
clubs of st. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Baltimore, Boston and Washington.
Won der Abe, Williams, Brush, Won der
Horst, Soden and Scanlon respectively.
The committees on schedule and
playing rules will be appointed Friday.
The official name OF the organization is
the National League and Americana Asso.
citation of Professional Baseball Play
ers. Its term of existence is ten years.
No club can be dropped without the
consent of all clubs, including the one
to be dropped
The twelve-membcrship clubs are
those heretofore given. Colum bus, Chi
cago, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and
Boston Association clubs drop out OF
existence. II is understood that Boston
received S37, 800; Philadelphia, S43. 900;
Columbus SIC, 900; Chicago, S13, 600, and
Milwaukee, SG,0OO-a total of S1Oj, 500.
The Milwaukee figures may be few
thousand more. In an interview Pres
ident Young says that the new organ
ization starts out with the most bril-
liant future. THE old league and the
old association are ended, said he, and
new order OF things prevails"
"The old league never owed a debt
after it was due, though" he added,
| laughingly, I'VE had to walk the floor
considerably in 1890 The cessation of
this war means revival Of interest in
the national game. There is a repre-.
sentative club in every city and only
one, and the removal of the division of
patronage, as well stimulate local en-
| thusiasm as enhances the prosperity of
the clubs. The new committee will re-
wise the schedule system and improve
the field rules of the game, and from
all this it is hoped that the stimulus
given the game will be permanent"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
Eruptive Gieysers.

Bunsen has explained the periodical
eruption OF gcysers in such satisfac-
tory manner that doubt is no longer
possible. A cavern filled with water
lies deep in the earth under this geyser
and the water in this cavern is heated
by the earth's internal heat far above
two hundred and twelve degrees, since
there is Il heavy hydrostatic pressure
upon it arising from the weight of water
in the passage or natural standpipe that
leads from the subterranean chamber
to the surface of the earth. A AIter a GER
tain time the temperature of tHe water
below rises, so that steam is given off
in spite of the pressure, and the column
in the exit tube is gradually forccG up
ward. The release of pressure and the
disturbance of the water then cauGe the
contents of the subterranean chamber
to flush into steam and eXpGl the con.
tents of the exit pipe violently. These
eruptions may also be provoked by
throwing stones or clods of turf into
the basin of the geyser, The water in
the cavern below is disturbed by this
means, Chicago Graphic
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
A cARNIvoRoUs PLANT.
The Strange Production of Nature Foun,
in Nicaragua.

The Strange Production of Nature Found
in Nicaragua.
There is strange plant lately found
in Nicaragua which is said to have a
fondness for flesh and blood. The dis
coverer of this plant is an English nat
uralist named Dunstan, who has just
returned from two years examination
of the fora and fauna of Central Ameri-
ca. Dunstan says that while exploring
the swamps in the neighborhood of
Lake Nicaragua he one day suddenly
heard his dog cry out as if in agony.
On reaching the dog he found that a fine
1ope-lille tissue of roots and tibers near
ly covered the animal. The plant
seemed to have made the dog prison
er, with it's intcrlacing stems, which
were nearly black and eXudcd "A thick,
viscid gum The naturalist drew his
knife and with great effort managed TO
free the dog. He was then astonished
to find the animals body was blood
stained and the skin had puckered
appearance, as if it had been sucked.
When he was released the dog staggered
as if exhausted. While he was releas-
ing the dog from his dilemma the twigs
curled around Mr. DunStan's hand, and
he found that wherever he was thus
touched his flesh was red and blistered.
1t is said that the natives regard thAs
remarkable plant with superstitious
horror, and the name they give it is the
equivalent of devils snare. - Review
of Reviews
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
STATES AND COLONIES.
4 Chapter on the Rise and Fail of sta
soyereipnty.

4 Chapter on the Rise and Fail of state
sovereignty.
1t is easily obvious to the careful
reader of American history during the
ten years Immediately following the
Declaration of Independence that the
dominant fact in that critical period
was the strenuous jealousy, within the
new-made states, of any sovereignty
external to themselves. They spent
thirteen hard years, one for each of the
colonies, in recovering or rc-creating a
common sovereignty.
Some states had formed constitutions
before the Declaration of Independ-
ence. In all of them, either by consti-
tutonal or de facto governments the
people had taken up and exercised all
the powers of civil government From
1774 to 1881 the colonies were in a
transition stage. They were passing
from colonies to states, remaining the
same in substance while changing their
form and name. If any one act defines
the transition, if any political act in his
tory may be said to have made the
states out of colonies, it must have been
the Declaration of Independence. We
may repeat, before it they were colo
onics, after it they were states.
The colonies thus passed into state
hood. But they were by no means
states within a national union as we
conceive them to be to-day. The hJrd,
slow and reluctant process by which Il
national sovereignty was created to un-
fold these states within an indivisible
union is the story of the next twelve
years. So slow and hard and gradual
was the process. indeed, that the ma
tional union in its indivisibility was not
fully and finally recognized until Grant
met Lee at AppomattoX. DR.. Wood
bn1.n i'm Chartauou1D
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
AN OWL IN COMBAT.
A Train Dispatcher's Encounter with q
BiR Screech Owl.


Big Scresch Owl.
The big screech owls of Florida are
not specially valorous, but circum.
stances occasionally urge them TO bat
tie. young train dispatcher on the
Florida Southern railway, while seated
ut his desk at 3 o'clock in the morning
engaged in sending train orders, was
suddenly disturbed by huge owl that
came rushing through the window, with
a shoot, hootw and crashed against the
opposite side of the room. The dis
patched was just then directing "A train
into Ocala, where it was to pass down
freight train, but the great owl knew
nothing of this, and blinded by the light
in the room, circled round and round,
breaking lamps, knocking over chairs,
upsetting stacks of papers, and creating
havoc generally. The dispatcher brave
ly stuck stuck to his desk until he got
30. k" and then grabbing the office
broom went for the owl. The fight
was fast and furious. The OWLS wings,
bealS and claws were used indiscrimi-
nately. and with such effect that the
dispatcher was more than once nearly
"knocked OUT" but with final bang
of the broom the owl was rendered un-
conscious, and, before it could recover,
he had securely wrapped its legs and
wings with telegraph wire. That after
noon, after repairing damages, the dis
patcher put his captive in n big cage
and finally succeeded in tanning it He
is rather proud of his pet, but at the
same time does not care to capture an.
other under similar circumstances. -r.
EpI1ap nnys
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26

Editor Jones, colored, of Cleveland,
o., was not allowed to put up at a
Chillicothe hotel,
Ohio has four congressman whose
ages are less than forty years They
are Caldwell, GAM, Donovan and John
son.
Anton Rubinstein, the Russian plan
list. has accepted an offer of S125, 900 for
a series of fifty concerts to be given in
the United States
The jury in the case of Noah Rich
ards, the Negro on trial for the murder
of Policeman John j. Sherman, at New
York, Saturday morning, brought in q
verdict of murder in the first degree.
The Cherokee council and the U. s.
commission have agreed upon the sale
and purchase Of the Cherokee strip for
a consideration of 100000
The monitor Mianotonomah, which is
TO be the finest ship in the navy win
be foated out of the dry-dock of the
Brooklyn navy-yard Wednesday. She
will go on her trial trip to Gardner's
Bay.
DIR. Conrad Fischer, of Munich, has
been forced to resign from the reich
stag and from his official positions,
owing to his name being connected with
the swindling operations of the banker
Graf of that city
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
Mills Dander I'm.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Mr Mills is
writing IA letter to Speaker Crisp, de.
clining the second place on the commit
tee on ways and means, the chairman.
ship of which had been rendered to
Springer Mr. Mills says in the letter
that having served ten years on
that committee once as it's chairman
it is very unusual to relegate him, and
that the objections uged against max
ing him chairman operate with equal
force against his being on the commit
tee at all. Gov Hill has wired Crisb
not to turn Mills down, that he must
head the ways and meanas committee.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26

PLAIN CITY, o., Dec. 1G.-One year
ago Tuesday Tim Connell, a farmer
west of town, swore off drinking any
kind of intoxicants for twelve months,
and signalized the event in sus-
pending a jug of whisky by a rope
in the top Of jacll-oals tree near
his barn. Then he kissed his wife
and told her he had hung the devil,
Tuesday morning he attempted to climb
to the jug to see, so he said, if the devil
was dead, and in reaching for the rope
he leaned forward too heavily on n rot
ten limb of the tree and fell heavily tc
the ground, breaking his right leg in
two places.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
why IL nlue Rose Is impossible.

A florist makes the assertion that
blue rose is among the impossiblities,
but, while al explanation Of this curl
Gus fact may be equally impossible he
fails to mention very interesting law
which governs the coloring of all
flowers. A knowledge of this law
would save many hower-growers hours
law is simply this: The three colors,
red, blue aud yellow, never all appear
in the same species of flowers; any two
may exist, but never the third. Thus
we have the red and yellow roses. but
no blue; red and blue verbenas, but no
yellow; yellow and blue in the various
members of the viola family las par-
sizes, for instance), but no red red and
yellow gladioh, but no blue, and SO on.
st Louia Republic
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26

Soapstone, or steatite, can be made
into anything Very beautiful stoves
are made of it, and stationary wash
tubs and sinks are important products
Not an ounce need b. wasted for the
dust is dried toaaulterate rubber goods,
giving so-called gum rubbers their dull
finish, and in paper too, it is used to
give weight while all waste can be
ground up into flour which can be
made into "A fireproof paint for the in
terror of mills or the roofs of buildings,
Scientific American.
-Boolskeeper-"To-day, Herr Meier,
it is just twenty-five years since l en-
tered your employment Principal
"All right, l understand; you wish to
thank me for all the salary you have
drawn ducing that time, ,'-Dorfbarbier
-"How far shall this eXcruciating
uncertainty go, Adelaide, my beloved?'
said gallantyoung Romeo to his pretty
Juliet the other evening. go To-
father" was the promp and satlsfac.
tory reply, Demorest's Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The Brazilian
minister has informally notified the
secretary of state of the desire of his
government for an extension OF the
time for the exchange of notifications
of the arbitration treaty formulated by
the international American conference.
This treaty has lapsed by the reason OF
the failure to fully exchange ratidca-
tions within the specified limit of time,
Other South American countries have
also expressed desire for an extension
of the period of ratification, and the
proposition is warmly indorscd by this
government
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
su,cido Caused nv Grin.

LANCASTER, O., Dec 19,-Wm. Cox,
one of the wealthiest citizens of Lam
caster committed suicide Friday after
noon by cutting his throat from ear to
ear He has been suffering terribly
with grip the last week
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. IA cable.
gram brings the news of the death OF
Miss Carrie S, Bell, an indianapolis
young lady who went to India three
years ago as a missionary. The death
of Miss Bell, which occurred December
Is, was caused by cholera.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26

CITY OF GUATEMALA, Dec 21.-Great
excitement exists in this city. Don
Lorenzo Montufar, the candidate
for the presidency has armed his fol-
lowers and is preparing to pronounce.
Montufar is one of the most prominent
men in Guatemala, having been minis
ter to the United States for some time,
and has large following President
Barrillas is very much alarmed and is
extra precautions for his personal
safety. Troops have been stationed at
the presidents residence, and the guard
at the national palace has been doubled
1t is though by many that the Barrillas
administration is nearing its end.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
Another Revo,t in rnzIl.

BUENos AYREs, Dec. 16,-It is report
ed here that Yuguaron, in Brazil has
started fresh rebellion. The cause
for the new outbreak is alleged to be
refusal to accept the orders of Presi-
dent Peixotto. The national quad has
been commanded to suppress the re-
volt
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
NriI1I, Rrnn,s nnd rlar.

DENVER, Dec 16.-The notorious
Mike Ryan, convicted of dIugging and
robbing a countryman of $1,000, was
Tuesday morning sentenced TO ains
years in the penitentiary.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
NO ALIENS WANTED.
a Bill to Dismiss All Foreigners From
Government Employ.

Bill to Dismiss All Foreigners From
Government Employ.
WAsH1NGToN, dec. Ex-senator Gall
niger says that he will press the con-
sideration of his bill for the dismissal of
all aliens in government employ.
There has been an unwriiten law in
some OF the departments, for many
years, forbidding the employing of
aliens. A number of men who have
received appointments to posi-
tions in the treasury department
and who have come to Wash
ington to take them, have been obliged
to return to their homes because it was
learned on their arrival here that they
we're not citizens of the United States,
\ recent case was that of man from
Pennsylvania appointed TO the position
Of skilled laborer in the treasury de-
partment He had given up good
position to come to Washington, but
under Secretary Fosters rule the de.
partment was obliged to refuse to APP
point him, although he had taken out
his first papers.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
How to stop Hiccoughs.

DEDHAM, N. H Dec. 91.-A bottle of
ale and an onion prescription given by
a physician of Hyde Park, stopped the
hccoughs, from which Jacob Seigler
had been suffering for week. A num-
ber of other remedies were tried, but
without avail. Seigler lives in East
Dedham. The onion and bottle of ale
had to be eaten and drunk together in
order to make the cure effectual.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-26
OHIO STATE NEWS.



COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 10.-William Ed.
ward Fitzgerald murderer of Police
Officer Freed, of Youngstown, was
hanged Thursday night in the annex Of
the Ohio penitentiary. At exactly mid
night Fitzgerald, accompanied by
Father Logan, stepped with an easy,
springy geit upon the stage The
straps were adjusted, and as those at
the knee were bucllled, the prisoner
said referring to the pain: "You know
that ! am bow-legged." He looked
very handsome with his black suit
and his white tie. His face clean
shaven, was deathly pale, but he showed
no symptoms of weakening. All things
necessary were quickly adjusted. lie
was asked If he had anything to say
mo, )" he answered. Then, looking into
the crowd, in loud tone he called out,
Good bye. Doctor" He bade good
bye to the priest, thanking him for his
kindness, muttered a prayer the black
cap was put on, the moose pulled tight
ly, and at 1903 the trap was sprung.
He never moved after the fall of seven
feet In just thirteen minutes he was
dead.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-14
st, Louis TO Colorado via Wichita,

Commencing Sunday, July 1880, the
Missouri Pacific railway will run through
sleeping cars from ST. Louis via Pleasant
Hill, Rich Hill, Fort Scott and Wichita to
Geneseo and from thence to Pueblo. Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver This change
was made on account OF great many peo-
pie from the east going to Colorado being
DESTROYS of going via Wichita. The train
will stop here two hours, giving all a
chance to view the Peerless Princess" and
still land passengers in Colorado same
time as if they had gone via Kansas City
1t also gives the citizens Of Wichita sleep
ing car service from here to Colorado Re
turning, it gives US through sleeping car
service Wichita toSt Louis, and gives the
Colorado people a chance to go east via
Wichita. This change will undoubtedly
be appreciated by the travelling public, and
especially by the citizens of Wichita. If
you are going east or west 60 via the pop
ular new through route. Through chair
and sleeping car service. New route just
com pleted between Fort Scott and Rich
Hill goes through the finest mineral and
agricultural country in the west. Don't
forget the new short line to st. Louis or
Colorado.
City ticket Office, 100 North Main street.
Wichita, Kansas.
4o-tt E. E. BLEckLEY. P. & T. A.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-14

Crossing the great snowfield forming
the floor OF the amphitheater were hum
dreds of yawning chasms, many Of them
twenty 10 forty feet in breadth and half q
mile in length. These we had TO crvss BY
narrow snow bridges or follow for long
distances before being able to pass around
their ends. A view Into the blue depths of
one of these great crevasses is sight never
TO be forgotten. Their lips are OF white
snow. festooned and overarching In thou-
sand fantastic forms; Aelow. the color
changes by imperceptible gradatIons to tho
deepest blue. Their extreme depths are as
dark In color az the unfathomable Sea-
Many times their bottoms are beyond the
reach of vision; again they are level foorosi
and form fairylike valley. with walIs0of
scuiptured crystal; In other instances they
are partly filed with water of the deepest
indigo, in which every detail of the fretted
walls above Is reflected.
Some OF the larger crevasses are crossed
by snow arches, thrown directly from bank
to bank, and resembling in their grand
proportions the natural bridge Of Virginia.
Our way lay for miles across this beautiful
but treacberous pavement along the brink
OF dizzy precipiccs and across narrow
bridges with bottomiess CULTS on each
hand. Although we had been living en-
the glaciers for weeks and had become ia
miliar with many Of their wonders. the
great crevasses in the upper snow regions
were so magnificent in their proportions
and 50 wonderful in color that they called
forth ordinations of admiration from
every member OF our party.-Israei c. Rus
sell ia Century.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-14

The clerk in the lawyers oclee who uzed
10 copy "a al the h-.efs and other legal
papers Ia q beautiful roand hand thas wa
pleasing 20 look at uniss~ yon really want
ed 20 read The docunext b thing cs the
past There ara few sDeclrneas Isfs. cs
course, oat they reoogri1s tia fss4 tkAs
the COPYING CLERK ts . nschA1aarn xxy D.
hind the TINES. and they ars lc,s~crn<.
}ou viii frd then IN the cid fasfion-,i
o1acsz, and vsry Old snf siow they are scy
the most part The chances n. that IN
the sane dice tbs-e Is . huz.linx :ype-
writer, clicking oc more In half "a hss.r
than tie copyEng clerk VIII get over Is
thrse tines as looz tirss
There Ia srail a ehxncs for tts eorvfaa
clerk % show his skill IN wills Txo~'
Written wills are not ye< Ia fashion. Bal
OK al Tbs o<hsr legal pagers fled in tie
elsrS's oelces of tbs courts q. lsax. thres.
quarters srn tTpewris.1a- The change /.
appreciated The rzp-rs fled are cot hsIf
a. Sai<y as before IL took place. and shey
can be read ihrougn Ia 9. leax. third of
TIE time necr.zary 20 unrav.l TIE ,aawls
q The COPING clerks roand hand--Ssw
York Tines.