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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
FEEING WATERS.
The One Who Refuses to "Tip' Them
They Gail u ''SnalEe."

The One Who Refuses to "Tip" Them
They Call IL ''Snalte."
Snake" is the word which hotel
walters use among themselves to desig-
nate any patrons who do not tip" Yet
how often are we assured that the
practice of feeling walters is wholly
voluntary, is not sanctioned by the
owners of hotels and restaurants, and
does not affect the quality of the serv-
ice rendered? In the name of common
sense and common justice let us have a
reform in this business of one sort or
another. Either tipping should be abol-
ished or it should be established on "a
reasonable and we'll understood basis;
Whatever the members of the Boston
Walters Alliance may think, most peo-
pie whom they serve are perfectly ready
to pay for their service and pay well.
but a great many customers do object to
paying double, that is, paying the cash
ier an amount that is fixed on the
checks according to a scale ample for
meeting all expenses of the house, in
cluding walters wages, and also paying
the walters individually. In Europe the
matter is arranged very satisfactorily,
because there it is expected and under
stood by proprietors and patrons alike
that the entire compensation of the
walters is derived directly from those
whom they serve. There is regular
gradation of customary fees, propor-
toned according to the size of ones
checks, and foreigners learn from the
guide books just about what the sum is
that should be paid the Vaiterin eoch
instance. No reasonable person finds
fault with that; but state of things in
which every guest is liable to be
sighted to his face and jeered at behind
his back unless he submits to be bed at
the table, besides paying at the desk, is
not easily reconcilable with our Amer
lean notions of fair play.-Boston Adj
vertiSer
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
MAD AT POLK.
The Alliance President Threatened at
Wichita-Tar and Feathers Talked OF

The Alliance President Threatened at
Wichita-Tar and Feathers Talked or
Col L. L. Polk, president of the Ma
tional Farmers alliance, makes point
in his address of denying the stories of
his inhumanity to union soldiers, and
declares that he never held rank above
n third lieutenantcy and could there
fore never have been in authority at
any post NJ. M. McAllister, vet
eran, of Wichita, Kan, who was in
Salisbury prison, North Carolina,
when Polk was governor holds a sick
parole signed by L. L. Polk, brigadier-
general, commanding the post, and
gives the alliance leader the blackest
reputation for his conduct to union
prisoners. A score or so of old soldiers
got together Wednesday and perfected
plans for applying tar and feathers to
Polk before he should leave town that
night but somehow news of the inten-
tion leaked out, and the police took
steps to prevent the projected assault.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
PRESIDENT POLK.
He Denies That an Enort Was Made to
Tar and Feather Him at wichita.

He Denies That an Effort Was Made to
Tar and Feather Him at Wichita.
L. L. Polk, president of the National
Farmers alliance, who arrived in Kan
sas City Thursday morning, en- route to
Iowa, was interviewed by a representa-
tive of the Associated Press in re-
gard to the report that he mar
rowly escaped coat of tar and
feathers Wednesday afternoon in
Wichita, Kan, at the hands of an
enraged crowd of ex-Union soldiers.
He said: "There is no truth whatever
in that report. 1t is simply another of
the many inventions of my political
enemies. During the past ten days I
have been in all the principal cities of
Kansas, and my reception has been a
continuous ovation, and from the hum
dreds of old soldiers whom have met
every day 1 have heard nothing but
words of good cheer and sympathy"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
LABRADOR.

Race of the Montagnais Indians Discovered
There-the First Known to White Man.
Prof. Lee, chief of the Bedoin college
expedition to Labrador, which arrived
at Halifax, n. s., Wednesday on their
way home expressed himself as being
more than satisfied with the results of
his expedition. He had satisfac-
torily solved the question of the exist.
ence and grandeur of the Grand
Falls of Labrador, subject which had
heretofore been legend to the scien-
tific, and race of Montagnais Indians
have been found. This is the first dis
covery of that race known to the white
man. Their characteristics We're noted,
and record kept thereof. Measure
ments were taken, and these will be
shown on charts at the Worlds fair in
ChicarO
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
PILLAGE AND MURDER

Dono by Brigands in thS South of Russia
Terrible Condition Resulting From the
Famine.
Alarming accounts of brigands grow
ing out of the famine come from South
of Russia. Murders and outrages are
of daily occurrence. Bands of starving
peasants haunt the roads and forests
in the Caucasus, lying in wait
for travellers and resorting to
pillage and murder. In many viii
lagos state of complete anarchy pre-
walls. At Elizabethol fifty brigands
recently surprised two houses at mid
night, murdered the twenty-five occu-
pants, and then caroused. A week ago
diligence was attacked in broad day
light All the passengers were poor
women and girls. The brigands mur-
dered the former and stripped and oWt-
ragged the latter.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Demand for Henvy Enrines.

At no time in history of railroads have
the efforts to improve the work of en-
gines received more attention than at
the present. Mechanics are attempting
to determine the most perfect combine
tions of speed and strength, and at the
same time economize in the use of fuel
Each year the standard of locomotives
iu this country is raised higher, and the
engines of the present time are great
improvement on those OF even ten years
ago. Some master mechanics are of the
opinion that the heaviest locomotive
now built is AS heavy as it is practical
BILE to build one while others predict
that still heavier passenger and freight
engines will be built and the roadbeds
of the country so improved as to admit
of high speed with safety, even if an
engine weighs one-third moro than the
ten-wheel passenger cugines now in
use. What the future of mechanism
will bring forth to increase the speed
and power of engines IS problem of
interest to others than mechanics. In
dianapolis journal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
CHICAGO FIREMEN.
They Breathed a Poisonous Gas
at a Fire,
ind Captain Is Dead ana other Men
Arc in n Critical Condition.

ana n captain Is DeNu anu ONneT mch
Arc in Critical Condition.
The Fire Insurance Patrol and lot
of the fire engines were called Wednes-
day night to extinguish a small blaze
in the Office of the Anderson Printing
Co. on Adams street, Chicago, caused
by the breaking of bottle of muriatic
acid. The fumes from the burning acid
and wood caused the firemen to cough
violently; but, after eXtinguishing the
fire they went to their respective quar-
ters. Soon after they were attacked
by intense pains in the lungs, accom-
panied by severe chills, heart failure
and every symptom of pneumonia. Ply
sicians who were called said that
the men had inhaled muriatic
ether, deadly poisonous gas,
caused by the burning of the
muriatic acid Capt. Mullens, of the
Fire Insurance patrol was in the most
serious condition, and in spite of all
that could be done for him, died early
Thursday morning in great agony.
Capt. Patrick Donahoo, of one of the
city engine companies, and Joseph
Williams. a fireman, were in critical
condition throughout the night, but it
is thought will recover. Several other
members of the department suffered
severely, andit was said by the hospital
physicians Thursday morning that two
or three more will die.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Memphis Tneator Burned.

The Memphis Theater the oldest in
the city, was destroyed by fire Thurs
day morning at 8 o clock, The fire was
discovered by Patrolman Logan, who
turned in the alarm, kicked in a door
and aroused the janitor, who occupied
room above the ticket Office. The
fire is supposed to have originated in
the dressing room of the theater, and
to be due to the carelessness of the Be.
low Zero Co., which closed its engage
ment there Wednesday night.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Clay King Sentenced to Death.

Col. H. Clay King was Thursday sem
fenced to be hanged at Memphis, Tenn,
on the 9th of November next by Judge
Dubose, of the criminal court. The
condemned is one of the best known
lawyers at the Memphis bar, who on
the 10th of March last waylaid and shot
to death David II. Poston, lawyer of
equal prominence, who was opposed to
him in n suit in the chancery court.
Poston was unarmed and not expecting
any difficulty with King either then or
elsewhere.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Planes as High as House Tons,

a. disastrous prairie fire has burned
over large portion of Emmons county,
sixty miles south of Bismarck, n. d.
Driven by strong west wind, sheet
of flame as high as house tops swept
over the country from the Missouri
river past Williamsport, which place
narrowly escaped, and into the south
eastern portion of the country. The
loss will be heavy, as large area of
range lands was burned over Many
farmers lost their entire crops and
buildings.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Fatal Carelessness,

In twepty-four hours the trains on
the Ohio River railroad killed three
people, and five in three days. A man
named Parks, living near Ravenswood,
was killed Saturday night; an unknown,
asleep on the track, was killed few
miles from Parkersburg, w. Va, Sun
day morning; a woman named Lowell
was killed Saturday; boy who was
struck on Thursday died Saturday
night, and three days ago man was
killed. These accidents occurred while
the victims We're either walking or
sleeping on or near the track.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26

The Holy Synod has directed that as
sistance be given to the starving with
out making any distinction between
creeds. The Holy Synod also directs
that food be given to the sufferers in
preference to money. The government
of Saratoff has provided food and shell
ter for the German immigrants of that
section who are suffering from the fam
inc now prevailing.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
A Mexican Battle.

Juan NIacorito, who has arrived in
San Antonio, Tex, from Nier, Mex,
says that the Mexican revolutionists
We're overtakcn north of that place
Friday by government troops, and that
a battle ensued in which several on
both sides were killed and wounded.
Catarino CARA, the leader of the revo-
luton, was seriously shot and then
hanged to tree. Gen. Ruiz Sandoval,
Garzas chief-lieut., escaped to the
mountains with few followers. He
is being pursued, and will be captured.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Another Balloon Accident.

One of the features of the State fair,
now in progress at Meriden, Ct, has
been the balloon ascension every after
noon. Prof. Northrop has been max.
ing the ascensions, but Thursday after
noon he was indisposed, and Jas. Rob.
inson, one of his helpers, agreed to
take his place. When the balloon had
reached height of 100 feet, one of the
ropes on the trapeze broke and Robin
son fell to the ground. 1t is thought
ne will die.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Editors Who Carried pops.

Il, M. Tate and Everett Moore, re.
speetive editors of the Hopkins County
Echo and the Alliance Vindicator, who
have been vigorously attacking each
other for some time, met in the street
and began fist fight at Sulphur
Springs Tex, which terminated in
both drawing pistols. Moore received
five bullet wounds and lived but few
hours. Tate received but one slight
wound and is under arrest.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
RUNAWAY HORSES.
A Chicago Mans Plan For Stopping
Them.

A Chicago Mans Plan For stopping
Them.
A new system of stopping runaway
horses by electricity was given prac-
tical test on the lake front, Chicago, by
A. Il. Holson, the inventor. Michigan
avenue was lined with spectators. Hol-
son got into carriage to which two
horses were attached and with no driver
on the box. A man lashed the horses
with a whip and they dashed away
at break-necl1 speed Suddenly the
animals raised themselves on their
launches and came to full stop The
invention consists of a dry battery I'M
der the drivers box connected by wires
with metal balls place in the horses
nostrils. There are two buttons, one
on the drivers box, the other inside,
which will close the circuit when
pressed, The result is mild shock,
which the inventor claims, will invar-
iably bring runaway horses to stand
still
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Called Them Rotten.

In the police court at Wheeling, ".
Va, Henry Miller, quiet, unoffending
citizen, was fined 81 and costs. The
charge against Miller was that he had
remarked to companion, while walk
ing up the street, that the majority of
the city officials were rotten. A police
man overheard the remark and arrested
him. The affair has caused consider
able indignation.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
RAIN MAKERS.
An Interesting Discovery Made BY One
of the Party in n Balloon.

An Interesting Discovery Made BY One
of the Party in n Balloon.
The active work of sky bonn bardment
to produce rain was commenced near
Ell Paso Tex, by Mr.. Ellis and his as
sociates shortly after 10 o'clock Friday
morning. To prove the immense force
exerted on the air currents by even a
slight explosion Mr.. Ellis, the hero of
the sensational ascension of Thursday,
relates a peculiar experience. While
he was almost mile above ground,
and probably three or four miles from
the starting point Prof. Kessler explod-
ed some half dozen charges of dyna-
mite. These charges were small, four
sticks of the explosive, weighing each
one-half pound, were set off at time.
"Yes," said Mr.. Ellis Friday, II felt the
effects of these explosions. First saw
the puff of smoke. A few seconds later
came the dull deadened reports; then to
my great surprise the side of the bal
loon nearest the scene of the explosion
collapsed slightly, with a sharp crack,
the folds continuing to quiver and vi
brate from the effects of the shock for
several seconds after. If that does
not conclusively prove that explosions
cause commingling of upper air cur
rents, / would like to know why and
if the conclusion resultant upon that
charge of only two pounds of dynamite
should produce such results what must
be the effects on the currents when we
touch off one of these balloons, contain.
ing 500 cubic feet of one of the most
powerful explosives ever invented? NV
instruments worked perfectly and the
data L obtained is already on my rec.
ord"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Our Gold Coming Home.

There was withdrawn from tho
Bank of England Saturday 1856, OOO in
Guiding e150, 600 in United States coin,
which was scaled, and 100000 which
was taken for New York. Il BSsides this
sum of &00,O 900 withdrawn Saturday,
there was withdrawn for New York
Friday the sum of ESQ, 600 These with
lrawals have had the effect of harden
ing the rates for money.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Flower Nominated for Governor.

At the New York democratic state
convention at Saratoga, Wednesday,
Hon. Roswell p. Flower was nominated
for governor. VIM. f. Sheehan re-
ceived the nomination for lieutenant
governor, and Frank Rice for secretary
of state. Mr.. Flower has rendered his
resignation as member of the Fifty
second congress from the Twelfth dis
trict
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
A Rabbi Renounces judaism.

Rabbi Samuel Ereuder, of the Hebrew
congregation at Davenport Ia, at a
business meeting Friday evening form
ally rendered his resignation and re-
nounced Judaism. He is an Austrian
by birth, and has been in the ministry
five years, filing charges at st. Paul
and San Diego before coming to Daven.
port.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Carried Into the Air.

Patrick ODonnell, employed in q
Hazleton Pa.) quarry, had thrilling
experience Tuesday. While at work a
storm came up. There was thunder
and lightning. All at once O'Donnell
was carried off his feet into the air.
He went up nearly 100 feet, and then
came down suddenly $50 feet away. 1t
is doubtful if he will recover.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Train Robher Run Down.

Word was received at Muskogee, I.
T., that the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
train robbers, who robbed the express
just north of there Monday night, had
been overtaken by the officers and
blood-hounds, seventy-five miles west
of MuslSogee, and sharp fight followed,
In which one of the Dalton boys was
wounded and captured.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
May Become Inoperative.

Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
minister, has notified this government
that the modus vivendi as to the catch
of seals in Behring sea has been violat-
ed by the North American Co., in ex.
ceeding the agreed catch of seal The
matter may lead to the modus vivendi
being declared imperative after this
date
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
A scorching sentemher.

Reports from all parts of Minnesota
and the Dakotas indicate that Wednes-
day was the hottest September day in
the history of the signal service. The
register at Redfield, Webster and Aber-
deem, S. d., was 100 degrees in the
shade. At Lac qui Parle, Shakopee
and ChaslSa, MINI, it was 9s degrees
and at st. Paul it was 95 degrees,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26

Letters received in London from Jed.
dah, dated August "a, state that the
death rate from cholera among the pill
grims to Mecca was unprecedented in
the annals of Mohammedan pilgrimage.
The authorities at that time estimated
that ll,0O0 pilgrims had died during tho
season
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
stu on the Outs.

The London Standards Berlin corre-
spondent says that the efforts to recon-
Gle Emperor William to Prince Bis
marck have completely failed. The
Cologne Gazette says it, is announced
chat Count Weddell will replace Count
Won Munster as German ambassador at
Paris.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Price of Coal to Be Advanced.

The agents of the coal producing com.
panies met in New York Wednesday
and ordered prices advanced ten to
twenty-five cents per ton on October /.
Broken is advanced ten cents, egg and
stove fifteen cents, and chestnut TWEEN.
ty-hvc cents.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
CLEVELAND Congratulates P1owOr

Hon. Roswell p. Flower, democratic
candidate for governor of New York, is
receiving hundreds of congratt1atory
messages. One reads as follows: "Buz-
yards Bay, Mass,, September II. Ros-
well P. Flower: Hearty congratula-
tions from the fishing grounds of Cape
Cod. --Grover Cleveland"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
21.O0o Italinna cnminr.

A large number of Italian emigrants
are taking ship from Stettin by tho
steamers which ply from that port.
Over 2l,00O of these emigrants recently
proceeded by rail from north of Italy to
stettin where they embarked for the
United States.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26

Fire started mysterionsly on the
prairie near Cramers farm, six miles
north Of Lisbon, N. d. Nearly thirty
thousand bushels of wheat was de.
stroyed. At latest reports the fire is
still raging and running in north
easterly direction
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Mrs Peary All Rlrht

Mrs. Dietrich, of Richmond, Va,
mother of Mrs. Lieut.. Peary, who is
now in the Arctic regions received n
.etter from her daughter Wednesday
saying that the exploring party is not
in distress, as has been reported.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26

Mrs. Robert Kennedy, her son and
daughter, Mrs. d. w. Armstrong, OF
Duluth, MINI, are said to have fallen
heir to fortune valued at so, 0OO, 900,
which has been in the English courts OF
chance,y for years.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
An Original Portrait of Columbus.

U. S. Consul Gen. Frank H. Mason,
stationed at Frankfort, while visiting
Venice recently, discovered an original
portrait of Columbus, painted about
1902. 1t is understood that the portrait
will be exhibited in the Columbus de-
partment of the Chicago Worlds fair.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26

1t is almost certain that two men
John Audelman, aged 81, and his son
Lewis, aged SS-were burned to death
in the destruction of the Commercial
Advertiser building, New York, Tues
day. They had offices in the building
and are missing.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26

A dispatch received in Paris from
Buenos Ayres announced that EX-
President Balmaceda, of Chilli, has ar
rived at Mendoza, the capital of the Ar
gentine province of that name, and sit
uated not far from the Argentine from
tier
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Pacific slone Earthnnake.

About S:35 Wednesday night several
shocks of earthquake, lasting ten sec
onds, were felt at Portland, Ore, but
no damage was done. At $40 p. m,
an earthquake shock was distinctly felt
at Salem, Ore. Brick buildings wero
shaken, but no damage done.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Mexican Congress opened.

President Daz opened congress
Tuesday night. In his speech he said
"Our foreign relations are excellent.
l have named a commissioner to the
monetary convention at Washington,
also commissioner to arrange treaty
of reciprocity with the United States"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Crushed BY an ElAnator.

While Western Union employees wero
placing box weighing 800 pounds on
the elevator in indianapolis, Ind,
Wednesday, to lower it from the sixth
to the first floor, the elevator started
and the box tilted and caught Franh
Wierse, aged II, crushing him to death.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Plg Ahattolr I'm ohloarn.

A syndicate has been formed in Ham.
burg to construct pig abattoir in
Chicago in order that Germans may
control the imports of American purh
into Ger., any
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Grating a Failure.

Phylloxera is ravaging the grape
vines in South Austria, in spite Of tho
fact that American vines had be On
grated upon them, under the belief
that this would have curative effect
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
A Forfaitad c1nnanainn-

The Mexican government has de.
clared the concession granted to Messrs.
Ellis and Ferguson Tor the colonization
OF Negroes in Mexico forfeited on ac.
count of noncompliance with contract.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Big Fire at shsfHald. Ala.

The Cleveland Hotel and ten business
houses were burned at Sheffield, Ala,
Sunday night. The buildings are to-
tai wreck and the loss is about Sl1O, 900,
with light insurance.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
Pasted FiftY-Two Days.

Alexander jacques the French faster
at the Westminster aquarium, has
completed u tifty-two days fast.