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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-13
RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT.
Democrats Of Ohio in COnven-
tiOn.
MORE ABOUT THE ITATA.
Insurance Company Suspends, Ri
dicuIous Affair, Killed her Hus-
band, Fire at Portland, State and
Foreign News, Etc.
RAILROAD COLLISION.


ASPEN, Cello, July 49, A horrible
railroad accident occurred at Aspen
Junction last night. A special train
was backing from the water tank to
the switch to the Aspen track, when
the rear end of passenger coach
crashed into an engine coming out
from the rOund-house. The check
valve on the side of the boiler was
broken off and the hot water and
s,eam poured into the broken end Of
the passenger car, horribly scaldine
thirteen passengers-five men, sever
women and one child. All that was
possible was done to relieve the suf-
ferings of the unfortunates.
The disaster was probably due to
an error of judgment on the part of
the "hostlern bringing the engine
out from the round-house. He
thought to clear the main track be-
fore the passengertrain reached him,
md was pushing his engine at a
high rate Of speed. just at the coal
chute he struck the rear corner of
the passenger coach. tearing a hole
10 IL and ripping the valve from th'
engine. Torrents Of scalding steam
and water poured in upon
the victims, and of twenty
i've passengers In the coach three
colored men IN the foaward apart
nient were the only ones who es.
capped without injury. Tonight the
remainder of the injured are rest
ing quietly, with good chance of re-
covery.
Seven persons were scalded to
death. Thirteen were scalded In all.
It is now reported that none of the
injured eau survive. A party OF
Midland officials have just reached
here from the scene of the accident.
They made preliminary examine
ton.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-13
FIRE Ar NApA.

NAPA, CAL, July IA house be-
longing to II. Bachelinder, two
miles west of town, caught fire last
evening and was burned to the
ground. Mrs. Fannie Hooger per
fshed Ia the flames.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-13
DEMOCRATS OF OHIO.


CLEVELAND, July 13.--The dele
gates to the democratic state con-
vention are arriving here and indica-
tions are that tomorrow will witness
the largest gathering ever assembled
In the Buckeye state. Although
the preliminary meeting of the
COMMITTEES will be held tomorrow,
the convention will not be held until
Wednesday. That Allen w. Thur
man, son Of the "Old Roman," is
to be temporary chairman, is appar
ent TO all except the friends Of the
other candidates, and also that
Governor Campbell will be re'nom.
mated on the first ballot although
the friends OF. Lawrence Neal Insist
that their candidate has fighting
chance. Governor Campbell's friends
are complaining of the circulation Of
u story TO the effect that he contem-
plates declining the nomination after
winning the fight and that theCamp-
bell men are then to throw the nom-
ination to Mcmahon, Dayton. The
story has received no general cre-
dence.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-13
RAMS IN AUSTRALIA.

MELBOURNE, July 18.-The heavy
and inccessant rains have caused the
overflow of the Yarrayarra river.
Railroads are blockaded aud thous'
ands Of people are rendered home
less.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-13
fArAL QuARRnL.


Sr. PAUL Mlnn, July lathe
German government has sent q Of
tlciai 10 this country 10 investigate
the pork question, He Is Or. De.
Dolph, who now Ia st.Paul says the
law OF reference 10 microscopic eN-
amlnailons as l found Ia use here Is
satisfactory. II they continue 10
execute the law la the same manner
IL which q Is now helng observed
lhe time win nol he very Ear distant
when ia the opinions of experts The
restriction policy win be abandoned
aud American pork be froe 10 enter
German and other tarelgn mAraeis.
AssiONRn.
MILWAUKEE, July ls. -rhelsland
sash aud Door eompany has as.
slened. Assets slao.ooo liabilities
unknown
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-13
WHIPPED no DEATH

ANcoMA, Tex, July IA disso-
Iuie man who made indecent pro-
posals 10 the vile Of a respectable
citizen Of this town Saturday, was
caught yesterday, stripped to the
skin and black-snake whip applied
40 vigorously that the man will die
Because Of the sympathy accorded
to the negro slayer, J. s. Love,
Monday, 10y two colored brethren,
all the negroes have been warned By
the white citizens to leave town in
ten daye. under severe penalty.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07

The only thing is to take hold some
where, says Charles Dudley Warner,
and to begin to use the art of reading
to find out about things as you use
your eyes and ears. | knew a boy. a
scamp of lad, who almost needed a
high chair to bring him up to the
general level of the dining-table, vino
liked to read the encyclopaedia books
about his own size-for what he want
ed to know. He dug in it as another
boy would dig in the woods for sassa-
fras root. 1t appeared that he was in
terested in natural history and natural
phenomena. He asked questions of
these books exactly as he would ask a
living authority, and kept at it till he
got answers. He knew how to read.
Soon that boy was an authority on
earthquakes. He liked to have the
conversation al table turn on earth
quakes, for then he seemed to be the
tallest person at the table. | suppose
there was no earthquake anywhere of
Importance but that he could tell
where it occurred and what damage it
did, how many houses it buried, and
how many people it killed; and in
what shape it left the country it bad
shaken. From that he went on to try
to discover what caused the disturb
ance. and this led him iuto other in
vestigations and at last iuto the study
of electricity. practical as well as
theoretical. He examined machines
and invented machines and kept on
reading and presently he was an ex-
pert in electricity. He knew how to
put in wires and signals and bells and
to do number of practical and use
full things, and almost before he was
able to enter high school he had a
greal deal of work to do in the city
and three or four men under him.
These men under him had not read as
much about electricity as he had.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
The Far wester Editor.

I've bin ruminatin' on the editors see,
That came from way back yonder on a sort
A lot O. well-fed fellers, wearin' hilfalutin
clothes
An tolabe good lookin' fur as manly beauty
An / find myself contrastin' their condition
with the boys
That hold the frontier sentiment in sort O.
The Arizona Kicker brand, whose brainy
bugle toots
whar' the musical six-shooter robs the courts
O. libel suits.
Back east opinion architects heve nothing
else to do
But write an think, an think an write about
everything ats new;
But in the free an easy west, acrost the
dreary plains.
The bulk O editorial work is done outside O.
brains.
The editor is coroner an jestice O. the peace,
An makes out legal papers from last will to
Umpires the dorg fights of his town. the two
And acts as final referee in all degrees o.
sport
He's lookout fur faro game, an of'n takes a
A practicin' O. medicine wen anybody's sick;
He plays nervy poker game assisted by his
Laughs with the people in their joys, an
grieves with them as grieye.
He alters makes the speeches on the Fo'th day
An plays the parsons hand when thars
nuptial knot to tie;
An now an then contracts to do some prac-
Wen either party wants man at slings q
hefty jaw
His sanctum table alters sets a-facin' to the
door,
Sos wen angry citizen comes smellin' arter
gore
He ant got no advantage an kin seldom git
the drop
On the publisher, an editor, an owner o. the
shop.
He wears his britches in his boots an never
combs his hair
Except fur legal holiday or extra big affair;
An thinks a starchy collar is a mark O. serv-
An wearin' socks excusable in nothin' but
dude.
He's prominent at lynchin's, calls the fggers
at q dance,
Works a minin' speculation every time he
gets a chance,
Keeps pair O runnin' hosses fur the terri
toral fair,
An never shirks at meetin' when he's asked
to lead in prayer.
So / find myself contrastin' his condition with
the men
Who preach out to the nation with stubby-
pinted pen;
An he seems to be more usefuller, a dogona-
ton sight,
Than them at don't do nothin top O. Gods
green earth but write.
Capt Jack Crawford, 1.-The Poet Scout, in
St Paul Pioneer Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
House-Building as a Diversion

A prosperous merchant who had
never given himself any recreation and
had thought of nothing but business
discovered awhile ago that he had
fallen into a rut. His health was i'm
paired and he was beginning to worry;
he needed rest and he got it by taking
up more work. He owned some land
in the suburbs and he thought he would
build house.
'.After the plans had been drawn" :"
he said, Il decided to superintend the
building myself. l had never built a
house. and, as anybody who ever has
built one will understand, I had, while
engaged in the work. ample occupa-
lion to the exclusion of all other cares.
When | went to the house, which was
at some distance from the railroad,
walked from the station and back and
got more exercise than l had had in
years. Altogether, the building of the
house was great help. The change
was refreshing and found myself GO
ing at my regular business with new
vigor.
II sold that first house as soon as it
was finished. Since then | have at
different times built ten more, and |
have sold all but five; of these, four
are rented. I have made a little
money on the houses. but the rea!
profit has been in the diversion which
the building of them has afforded
Nes0 Yor6 San.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
Occupation in Heaven.

A little Vermont friend. aged 4, stood
by the window as the family physician
drove by with smile and bow for
his little favorite. A moment later
she turned from the window with a
sigh and said: Mamma. isn't it too
bad that DR.. Blank can't go to heaven?"
why, Jessier' said mamma in sur
prise. What makes you think he
can't go to heavenP" why, of course
he won't CO." said Jessie. There's $
nobody sick there. and they won't need
any doctors"
Little Jessie's original idea was told
to the clergyman, who called a day
or two later. who said that he should
consider that "a knock-down argu-
ment" against the theory that we are to
continue our present occupation in
the future life. A popular physician.
on hearing the above. said that he did
not see why the doctors had not as
good chance as the ministers. for
surely there would be no souls to save
in the better land.-Rochester Free
Proco
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
HISTORY OF THE TRADE DOLLAR.
Coined for Use in the Orient. it Became a
Nuisance at Home.

The trade dollar was a commercial
convenience when first coined, but is
now commercial nuisance. In 1873
the trade dollar was issued for pur-
poses of trade with China and other
Asiatic countries. Before that time
Americans had been huying Mexican
dollars and shipping them to the Ori-
entails in payment of merchandise.
The trade dollar was never intended
for circulation in this country, but for
expectation abroad. For five years
they were coined and largely used.
The act authorizing their coinage re-
pealed the act authorizing the coinage
of the standard dollar, thus making
them for time the only coins issued
by the United States. The merchants
might as we'll have used silver bars for
Eastern trade, but it was thought that
the stamp of the government certify
ing 420 grains of silver 900 fine would
give other countries greater confidence
than to use simple bars of silver un-
stamped and uncertified.
From 1873 to 1876 they were legal
tender and 15. .000 GOO of them were
coined. From 1876 to 1873 all trade
dollars coined were not legal tender.
Dub III Is GL6 OplulOu Vi CDIIu0uL law
yers that the Is. 600, 600 already coined
were legal tender, while those coined
after 1876 were not. Their coinage
was discontinued Feb. %, 1878. up to
which time there had been 35 95J. $50
coined. The exact value of the trade
dollar now is n cents. although people
get as much more than that for them
as they can.
Feb. 10. 1887, an act was passed by
Congress authorizing the redemption
of trade dollars for six months, dollar
for dollar. At that time statisticians
estimated that there were about seven
million in the country. AS z, 689 036
were redeemed, it is probable that
there are not many now in the United
States, although they do not command
a premium as rarities.
Like all the other coins of value the
trade dollar has been counterfeited.
most of the counterfeits being made of
type metal and circulated in China,
Japan. and the East Indies. The in
habitants of the East have learned to
be wary and watchful when handling
coins which come from the Occident.
Most of the trade dollars that went to
the Eastern countries were melted and
recoined in the currency of the Orient.
The trade dollar contains four grains
| more of silver than the standard dol
lar and has eight one-thcasandths less
alloy.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
smoke Blossoms.

did you ever see a smoke blossomP'
asked an old smoker. well, the way
to make them is this: Blow ring in
still atmosphere and then watch it.
The smoke making the ring revolves
toward the center as you look toward
it. While 1t is floating away part of
the ring shoots slowly away from the
rest. forming a loop. When the two
sides of this loop come almost together
the loop seems to burst at its apex and
lily-shaped blossom appears there.
Sometimes this blossom will break up
into smaller loops and they will pro-
duce smaller smoke blossoms. as did
the larger one. can't account for it,
but smoke fT1gg -ffvarfa5f7j Deafs
these queer blossoms. = NeW York
SaAN.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
Canton, O., Sept. 10, 1891.
The Republican Party and Good
Crops.

The republican press and the repub-
hcan stump orators, Maj. Mckinley in
cluded, claim the good crops as one of
the benefcences which accompany re-
publican management
The people heretofore have looked on
the blessings which the earth and the
seasons give as the gift of God. The
republicans claim them as the result of
the Mckinley bill. Their effrontery in
this matter is without parallel in the
history of peoples, or of parties. In
stead of, with thankfulness, magnify
ing the abundance as a manifestation
of the love and mercy of the Author of
all good, they claim that the pros
perity of the day is evidence
that the Mckinley tariff bill
is panacea, healing the
wounds of the suffering people. Now,
let every farmer in the state ask him
self these questions: SIN what manner
has the increased tariff duties benefit
ted meP What have bought cheaper
this year than did two years ago? If
my crops were no larger than they were
in 1890 would l be as able to provide
for my family as was in that year? In
what manner has increased tariff duties
benefited me? If there were not strong
foreign markets would the home mar
ket consume my products? Do the
good prices which are promised mere
suit from a demand from home con-
sumption, or have their origin in the fact
/ the harvests have partially failed in
| Great Britain and IN Europe? Did the
Mckinley bill blight the crops of Eu-
rope and England? Will it blight them
next year? How have the increased
tariff duties affected me? recognize
that sugar is cheaper than it was, but
am told that was brought about by abol-
ishiDg the duty on sugar. and
not by increasing the duty. Now. if in
stead of abolishing the duty on sugar
the duty had been increased would that
have 1esseued still more the cost of
sugar? They increased the duty on
| glassware, wooden goods and tin. Do
I get these articles cheaper than I have
heretofore bought them? Certainly
not Now, if the abolition of the sugar
duties lessons the cost of what sugar
use, why was not the duty on woolen
goods, glassware and tin abolished? II
tree sugar is such a good thing, why are
not other necessaries of life put in the
position in which the sugar stands? II
was robbed when paid tax on the
sugar l used, am I not robbed when
pay tax on the clothes wear?"
The farmer who answers these ques-
lions honestly to himself, will not vote
for Mai. Mckinley for governor. He
will vote for James E. Campbell
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
THE wHIrELEAp TRUST

is protected by a duty of three cents
per pound, or So per cent The Mills
bill reduced the duty on whitehead, but
Mckinley, as the friend and defender
of everything in the shape of monopoly,
refused to make any reduction As
sured of the protection of Mckinley
and the republican party against any
interference with their monopoly of the
home market, the whitehead concerns
have organized their trust and set about
squeezing every cent possible out of the
American people.
When the thoughts OF the American
citizen, 'in the spring time" turn to
the cost of painting houses, the history
and operations of these great com
bines'' should not be overlooked.
''The power of these great organiza-
tions, trusts having vast amounts of
capital at their command and crushing
out individual competition everywhere
remorselessly, has become distinct
menace to the national peace and pros
perity. In very selfdefense the people,
acting in their political capacity,
through their legally-elected represen-
tatives, are abundantly justified in en-
acting measures to put them down"
JOHN E. MoNNoT.
Canton, O., Sept. 10, 1891.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07

face, as was his habit whenever he saw
me. His eyes were bloodshot and he was
hot all over He was ill., The first
thing thought of was that he would
soon be with poor Simpson in the
other world. never saw the treasure
that / would not have given as free as
water to have saved the life of that in
nocent and affectionate creature. ba-
boon as he was. No father ever hoped
against hope when he saw his baby
slowly approaching the boundaries of
another world more than l did then.
Sam Simpsons spirit seemed to say i
am going to leave you. Toke'-the
name he always called me by.
prayed over that dumb brute as l
prayed at poor Sans grave.
1.-The cold winds and fogs of Lon
don were too much for my baboon. If
there was ever a case of pneumonia he
had it. He would press his little hands
against his breast and sides and look
at me as if to say Such pain here.
The fourth day, as l was kneeling by
his box, he reused himself from the
stupor in which he had lain for day
and half, looked up at me, and tried
to smile. As God is my witness, he
tried to smile. Then he moved and
drew his little form toward me. 1 did
not stir. Then, if ever baboon kissed
a mans hand. he kissed mine. Then
he lay over on his side and closed his
eyes. looking upon my face to the last.
He was dead.
Gentlemen, that poor baboon died
like a human being. / have seen many
one go over, before and since, on the
battle field. in the hospital, in the jun
giles of Africa-where notP There was
no difference. He died as a tired
child goes to sleep, kissing the white
hand of its mamma. The tears rained
down my face. l felt''-here there
was click in the majors voice-''as if
1 had lost child of my own. You
may smile if you like, but | wept like
woman"
But nobody smiled, or thought of it.
Il don't blame you, myself major, J"
said Whistl1ng Bill, sopping out his
eyes with towel.
Nor L." added Harry Handsome
and | together.
Yes" said the major, "that poor
dumb brute of a baboon died like a
human being. Chicago Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
The Bombay Parsees.

Prof. jackson of Columbia college is
one of the two men in America-Prof.
Lanman of Harvard being the other
who are honored by occasional auto
graph letters from the high priests of
the Parsees in Bombay. The Parsees
are the descendants of the exiled fire.
worshipers of ancient Persia, and they
are reduced now in numbers to about
100. 600. but they remain now the most
moral and intellectual people of Asia.
The high priests interest in the Ameri-
can professors is the result of their re-
searches into the ancient language
and literature of the Persians.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07

Unless Blaine be nominated by ao-
.Iamation, unless Harrison gets major.
lty of the convention on an early ballot,
Mckinley will be taken out of the field
of vice presidential possibilities by
domination for president. That is why
the Blaine boomers play with fire when
they try to tempt him to help pull their
cart with offer of second place on the
hcket.-Portland Oregonian (Rep.).
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07

Pure chloroform, something hitherto
unattainable, will now be made by M.
Pictet, chemist of Geneva. The ma
jority of deaths from chloroform are
said to be traceable to impurities. One
feature of M. Pictet's process is the re-
duction of the chloroform to the cold
ness of 130 degrees below zero.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
The Pulse.

A physician who kept nightly rec
ord of his pulse for five years reports
that every year it falls through the
spring until about midsummer, and
then rises through the autumn to Nov
ember or December. Theu comes a
second fall and second rise, culmi-
mating in February.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07

If the abolition of the tariff on sugar
has lessened its cost to the consumer,
what is the effect on the consumer of
Increasing the duties on blankets, car
pets and clothing? VIII our republican
farmers answer that question?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07

sDaiIy. Except sunday. fFIag stop. Meals.
Dark Faced Type denotes time from 100 D. m. to LOG
a. M: Light Faced from LOO g. m. to 100 p m
JOSEPH WOOD, E. A. FORD,
General Manager, General Passenger Egsnt
8-2-a.-I PITTSBURGH, PENFA.
For time cards, rates of fare through tickets,
baggage checks, and further information re-
garding the lunning of trains apply to any
Agent of the Pennsylvania Lines.
W. D. ARMSTRONG, Agent,
Ravenna o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Of Ohio.
7 a * a ITO N.

SECTION 1. Be 1t resolved.by the General Az
sensbly of the State of Ohio, That proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of this State
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November 1891, to amend Section 2, of Article
XII, of the Constitution of the State of Ohio,
so that it shall read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
SEC g. Laws may be passed which shall tax
by aniform rule all moneys, credits, invest
ments in bonds, stocks. joint t-stock COM panies,
or otherwise; and all real and personal proper
ty according to the true value thereof in money.
rights, privileges. franchises, and such other
subject matters as the legislature may direct;
but burying grounds, public school houses
houses used exclusively for public worship, in
stitutions OF purely public chtrity. public
property used exclusively for any public pur-
pose. and other property, may. by general laws
all property SO exempted shall. from time to
| time, be ascertained and published may be
directed by law.
SECTION g. AT such election. those electors
desiring to vote for such amendment may have
placed upon their ballots the words "TaXa
tion Am eadment-Y es," and those opposed to
such amendment may have placed upon their
ballots the words Taxation Amendment
No"
SECTION 8. This amendment shall take effect
on the first day of January, 1892
| NAL r. AYSELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
VIM. ANCE MARQUIS,
TlwaNrS Ss4r1N N.cAl -,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
WHAT A BRIGHT BOY DID.

He Dug Out Knowledgn from CIyclo
pedia and Made 1t Pay.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-10-07
Southwark.

Nos. 336 and 33S connect at Wellsville for
Steubenviile and Bellaire Nos. 33S and 342
sonnect in Union Station, Pittsburgh, for the
East.
BETWEEN BAYARD AND NEW PHILADELPHIA. !