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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
II CAME.
Rain Produced at the Will of the
Wizards,
But IL Takes Dynamite Bombs to Fro
duce Them-Tho Conclusions Fol-
lowed by Heavy Precipitatlons.

Saturday the rain-makers made their
first experiment at Corpus Christi Tex,
and it was complete success. Broken
cumulous clouds had been floating over.
head all the morning, and at p. IN.
Messrs. Ellis, Castor and Fairchild en-
tered carriage and drove out of town,
accompanied by County Engineer Gun.
ter, representing the citizens commit
tee. The party carried two boxes in
the carriage, containing two mortars
and u dozen 21-pound bombs. When
the outskirts of the town was
reached the mortars were unpacked
and set upon small hill Three
rounds were fired, four shells being ex-
ploded at each volley, while broken
clouds were passing overhead. No rain
was falling any where in the vicinity
when the firing began, but after every
report n sharp shower fell, and as the
clouds passed away to the southwest
the rain was seen to be falling in tor
rents over limited area. By the time
the last shot was fred the party
were drenchcd, and returned to
the hotel The rain could be
seen spreading off to the south
west, and in forty minutes heavy
rain was falling, which was general
over the entire city and continued for
half an hour. Mr.. Ellis was seen at
the hotel Sunday evening and said:
''The citizens committee objected to
our making experiments on so small a
scale not believing it would be success
full, but l knew that the conditions
were favorable and wished to show
them how easily rain could he started
at such time" The final experiments
there will be made next week, then the
party will operate at two points on the
Mexican National railroad, finishing
their work at San Diego.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
They Will Be Sent Back.

-Four immigrants arrived at New York
on the steamer Normandia are found to
be under contract to work in the
Thomas coal mines in West Virginia
They will be sent back. An italian
immigrant who arrived on the steamer
La Champagne when questioned said he
had lived here five years and showed
naturalization papers. When cross-ques-
toned however he could not explain how
it was he could not speak word OF
English, and finally admitted that he
had never been here before
and that he had bought the naturaliza.
ton papers in Havre He admitted
that he was under contract to work fol
the Chaplin Iron Mining Co., Iron Moan
tain, Mich.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
ALL FOR GOLD.

Murder, Robbery and Arson-An Old
Lady and Her Son Cruelty Slaughtered
and Their Remains Burned to n Crisp.
News of robbery. n horrible double
murder and the burning of the dead
bodies to hide the crime, which occur
red in Raleigh county, w. Va, last
Friday night reached Charleston,
Thursday. The victims were Mrs.
Mary Cozart, widow of Henry Cozart,
and her son Jopling, who were
living alone some fifteen miles
from Raleigh c. II. The murder
was a mysterious one, and there
Is no clew to the murderer. Living
away from the road, the murder was
not discovered until Saturday night,
when coroner's jury was summoned.
The investigation showed the lock on
the door to have been broken, the
rifle which Jopling kept over the front
door to have been broken in two
and the barrel and lock were
found near the remains of the victims,
while Mrs. Cozart's revolver was found
lying near her remains. There was
evidence that the murder was commit
ted after the victims had gone to bed.
Their remains were charred to crisp
and were barely recognizable when
found in the debris of the burned build
ing. The heart of Jopling was nearly
consumed, showingit to have been emp
tied of the blood before the fire reached
it, while Mrs. Cozarts heart was in
tact evidencing that she had been MUIR
dered by blow, causing no loss Of
blood. Persons living in the neighbor-
hood heard gun shot Friday night and
others saw the light, but none dreamed
of the tragedy that was being enacted
so near to them. The victims had laid
by considerable money, all in gold, and
it was supposed they had from $500 to
81, 900 in the house at the time of the
fire, less than SIS of which was found
scattered in the ruins, and no trace of
Jopling's watch has yet been found.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
MADE PRISONERS

ny the Russians, at Cooper Island
Trouble May Grow Out of the Arrest
of Two Americans.
A short time since word was received
at ottawa, Ont, that two vessels, COM
manded respectively by Danot and AL
exander Mclean, natives of Cape Bre-
ton, Nova Scotia, had been shot at and
made prisoners by Russians at
Cooper Island for sealing in
Behring sea. Friends of the two
captive sailors, through their rep
resentative in parliament, ap-
pealed to the Dominion government to
secure their release, if possible. The
minister OF marine promised to investi.
gate the affair, and through the Brit
ish authorities, draw the attention OF
the Russian government to the breach
of the neutrality laws should it be found
that the McLeans had sailed in Cana
dian vessels and had retained their
allegiance to the British crown.
A telegram has been received from
the collector of customs at Victoria, B.
c., In which he states that the McLeans
were sailing in American vessels and
that it was reported that they had be-
come American citizens Credence
seems to be given to the latter state
ment by the fact that only natural
lied citizen of the United States can
sail an American vessel. The relatives
of the McLeans will now seek the as
sistance of the United States govern
ment in securing their release.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Strictly Local Rain.

An elderly woman entered an optic
ian's store on Broadway the other day
to make some purchases and stopped to
examine a curious-loolling card which
stood on glass cesG. It was picture
of a ballet dancer, wearing gauzy
pink skirt. She turned to clerk be-
hind the counter, and asked:
What do you call this thing?'
THAT, madam" blandly replied the
clerk, lis a French barometer The
skirt of the ballet girl is saturated with
chemical mixture. In fair weather it
is blue. When the weather changes
and it is about to rain it becomes violet.
During the rain it turns pink,
The woman looked closely at the card
for a moment, and then walked to the
door and looked at the sunny sky. She
said:
Its no good The skirts pink and
its perfectly dry outside"
The clerk took the card in his hand
and glanced with puzzled expression
at the pink skirt. Then he looked at
the floor and light came into his face
Madam" he said, 'our boy has just
sprinSled the floor"
The woman looked disgusted said
'huh," and walked out The clerk con.
tinued TO smile.-N. y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
ATE A OoRPsH.

Horror Follows n Brutal Murder-Awfui
Suspicion That the Victims Compan-
ions Helped, Unoonsclou ousiy, TO Dispose Of
Him.
San Luis Obispo county, Cal, has, In
times past, been the theater of many
bloody and mysterious crimes in
which phases of deviltry were devi.
Gus, but the climax has been reached
in recent murder near Cholame, on
the eastern line of the county, in
which an inoffensive man was
killed, his bones chopped into pieces
with sharp instruments, part of the
remains fed to hogs and part stripped
of its skin, salted and fed to harvest
hands employed by the murderer The
story is so utterly horrible that, except
for a well-connected chain of circum-
stances which has been carefully put
together, would be utterly beyond
credibility. These proofs are so null
tiplied that warrant has been
served by Sheriff O'Neal charging
John Gularte with the willful MUIR
der of one Martin Helms, the murder
occurring presumably on the Sth OF
June, the date when Helms was last
seen. Helms was employed by Gularte,
and was killed for his savings of $500.
Many fragments of the body were
The harvesters who recently worked
for Gularte were fed on salt pork.
They are firm in their present convic.
ton that they helped to dispose OF
Helms by eating him.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
TWENTY-EIGHT INJURED.
A Dynamite Explosion in a Crowd
of Celebrating Italians.
Appalling Casualties ut the Newark Fes-
tival of st. Rocns' Day.

A horrible accident occurred at an
italian celebration at Newark, N. j.,
Thursday night, by which three per-
sons were killed outright and twenty
five persons seriously and some of
them fatally injured. The resi-
dents of the Italian quarter in Boy
den street celebrated a festival
which is known as st. Rocas Day
in a three-story house, No 2S. Chinese
lanterns, decorations of all kinds and
shrine were among the outdoor at
fractions. Among the novelties pro-
vided for the entertainment of the cele-
brants was the explosion of a lot Of
dynamite inclosed in gas pipe. This
piece was fred about 10:45 o'clock, the
people being grouped in close proximity
to the gas pipe. The explosion came
with the most violent effects Scarcely
had the detonations died when the air
was filled with the shrieks and groans
of pain from twenty-five people who
had been torn and wounded by the
powerful explosion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
LAND UNoooUP1ED.

Five Hundred Million Acres of Arid Pub.
lilo Lands-An Aggregate of 100000
Acres Disposed of to Settlers.
The report of Commissioner Carter OF
the operations of the general land of
flee during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1891, was made public Friday. A
comparative statement is made, show.
ing the number of agricultural, mineral
and coal entries made during the
fiscal years 1856 and 1887 and the
fiscal years 1890 and 1891.
Patents issued during the
fiscal years 1890 and 1891
were pre-emption, 140, ,515; home
stead, 75.545; timber culture, 5,346: mil
itary bounty land, 1913; agricultural col
lege scrip, SO; miscellaneous scrip, 446;
mineral, 3, 199; coal, 450. Total number
of agricultural patents issued during
tSS6.S7 was a., 443 against a total of
R31, ,607 during the years 1890 and 1891,
an increase of 1s7, 164 patents. The in
crease in the number of mineral pat
snts issued was 967, and of coal
patents 3S2. The number of acres
Of public lands disposed of dur
ing the year shows that the cash
sales amounted to 2, 143, 900 acres. OF
the miscellaneous entries mot CASH
t,04O 393 acres were homesteaded; $780,
DOG acres were entered under the tim
Der culture law. The railroad selec-
tions amounted to 1,s57,5 ,572 acres; the
state selections TO 174,4 ,4O4 acres, the
Indian allotments to III, 4s5, and the
original swamp selections to 90, 1877
acres Total cash receipts during
the year, S., 429, ,22O. Filings dur
ing the year, 2O,241. The fees amounted
10 S77,0 ,069. Final entries during
the year were 51,934, representing
an acreage of 7,359,9O5 original en-
tries, same time, 45, s45 aggregating
s. 400, ,S32 acres. Decrease of entries for
the year, 1864, representing an acre
age of 9, 500, $50. Patents to land-grant
railroads during the year, 9,Oss,67
acres, an increase over previous year of
2,724, ST. Surveys have been accepted
during the year to amount of 5000, ,OO4.
The vacant public lands in the public
land states and territories is $40, 964, 6S3.
Commissioner Carter makes strong
plea for the irrigation of the arid lands.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
FULL OF PERIL.
A Surveying Party Undertakes Hitherto
Noncompliance Journey.

A Surveying Party Undertakes a Hitherto
Unaccomplished Journey.
Information has been received that
several mem bers of the Burlington and
Missouri River surveying party, which
has been RAINING lines through the
Sinking Water country in the Big Horn
Basin between Buffalo and the Yellow
stone Park, separated from the main
body and undertook the perilous
enterprise of running line
through the Big Horn Canyon. This
was nearly two months ago. Nothing
has been heard from them since, and
the other members of the party have
almost abandoned all hope of ever see
ing them again. Except in winter,
when the river is frozen over, there is
not an instance on record of any one
trayeling through this terrible rent in
the mountains and coming out alive.
One or two men who made portion of
the journey have been nearly torn to
pieces, and say it is more awful than
the Grand canyon of the Colorado, and
the danger infinitely greater.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
FIREMEN'S ROAST
On the Roof of An Elevator in Minneapolis
-Eighteea Go to the Hospital and One to
tho Grave.

VII the huOt VI All EltNdtOT III
-Eighteea Go to the Hospital and One to
the Grave.
Thursday afternoon fire broke out in
elevator of the c., NJ. and st. P. rail-
way at Minneapolis. The entire fire
department was soon on the ground.
Chief Runge, perceiving that the flames
were in the high tower of the elevator,
sent nearly a score of his men up on
the roof annex with lines of hose
to fight the fire. Apparently there
was no fire under them and that was
the only way to reach the seat of the
fire. 1t was a dreadful risk. OF sud-
great stream of fire burst from one end.
Another stream broke forth to the left
of the men. An involuntary groan
escaped from the watching throng as
the smoke and flames shut the little
band of firemen from view. They've
fallen through was the cry on many a
lip. But no-a break in the cloud of
smoke suddenly disclosed them to view,
making wild rush for the three lad
ders. Many reach them, but a groan
went up as one, two, three, four, five of
the men fell or jumped from their mar
row footing. Again the smoke lifted,
and there, on the very ledge stood a
fireman, apparently dazed and not
knowing what to do. "Slide down the
hose" yelled the crowd. The man
heard, and grabbing the big hose at his
feet he shot down through the flames
and reached the ground without drop
ping. Eighteen fremen were injured,
but only one fatally, c. w. Mitchell,
truckman, who fell from the roof OF
the elevator annex.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Another Occupation for Women.

Secretary Rusll, who is establishing
meat inspection stations at South
Omaha, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Bos-
ton, Chicago, and other cities, says that
it has been found by experts that wom-
en- are better adapted to the prepara-
tory work of meatinspection than men.
At Chicago IS men and the same num-
Der of women were tried at this work,
and the result largely was in favor of
the latter The work is such as women
can perform, being light and clean, and
requiring care, skill and deftness,
qualities which women show in abund-
ance
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Gambling Don Crime.

At Baxley, Bales & Co.'S tie camp,
about eight miles below Waycross, Ga,
Friday night, Harry Jackson was shot
three times in gambling den by Neil
Talbert There were three or four Ne
groes present playing seven-up. Neil
Talbcrt accused Jackson of cheating.
- dispute began between the two men,
which resulted as above. jackson was
dying when last heard from. Talbert
escaped to the swamps, chased by a
large crowd of Negroes.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03

There seems to be determined effort
to wreck Lake Shore passenger train
between Toledo and Elkhart, Ind.
Only couple of weeks ago several
piles of obstruction were placed on the
track ahead of the New York and
Chicago limited, and Tuesday, near Bar
Oak, a large pile of stones were placed on
the track, but by good fortune the pas
senger which struck it did not leave the
track, although the engine sustained
some bad breaks.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Disannnintad Ronmara.

A great many wagons are trailing
back over the Cherokee strip with peo.
pie who failed to get claims in the In
dian lands opened last Tuesday. AL
most all of them will drift about, living
under canvass, waiting for the strip to
open They seem to feel as if every
one on the strip is their enemy, and are
said to be firing the grass in hundreds
of places. They do not know when
they are on the strip or when they are
on the Indian reservations, and the
reservations along the Santa Fe have
suffered greatly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
a OuestlonnbIe Advantnge.

Lord Houghton said to himself: "Hav-
ing no duties to perform am obliged
to put up with pleasure. People are
said to be in easy circumstances. and
"well off, when they have not to work
for living; but this is very question
able advantage. The pains and penal
ties of idleness" soon teach us that we
are really bad off, and in by no means
easy circumstances when we have moth
ing to do. But, indeed, it is impossible
to do nothing. We must either work
usefully or do mischief, Now, as it is
not everyone that can invent useful
work for himself, it is far happier for
MS to have some necessary employment.
Recreation after work is good, but "a
life of pleasure is a life of pain. - De-
troit Free Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Rev. DR.. Rurchard Dead.

Rev. DIR. Samuel d. Burchard died at
Saratoga, N. Y, Friday afternoon.
Rev. Burchard was suddenly lifted into
notoriety in the memorable Cleveland
Blaine campaign of 1884 by the utter
ance of a single sentences: Rum, Ro.
manism and Rebellion" 2eed in an ad-
dress of welcome to Mr. Blaine at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, New York
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Another ohance for our Pork,

When the French chambers resume
legislative work next month the efforts
of Mr.. Reid, the American minister, to
secure the withdrawal of the pork pro-
hibition are certain TO be crowned with
success. The comm ittee of the senate
will give immediate attention to the
bill passed by the chamber of deputies.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Young sigel Pardonea.

The sensation caused two years ago
by the arrest, trial and conviction of
Robert Sigel, the son of Gen. Franz ST.
gel, for forgery in New York city, was
recalled Wednesday by thu action of
the president in granting u pardon to
the young man.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03

Advices from Peru report the murder
of four American explorers on the
River Maranon. They were Califor-
mans prospecting for gold. The party
consisted of five, but one, owing to
illness, had to return. The others were
murdered in cold blood by the natives,
who mistook them for ecclesiastical
emissaries and spies.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Forests Wrecked by Winds.

A farmer from Itasca county, in the
northern part of Minnesota, says that
the havoc already wrought by wind
storms among the forests of that sec
ton could not be appreciated. He es-
timated that about $4,000, 600 feet of
timber had been blown down. In some
districts the forests presented scene
of terrible devastation.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03

A special from LiSole Rock, Ark, to
the st. Louis PoSr-Dispatch says: j.
r. Lamar committed suicide Thursday
night by taking an overdose of NOR
pnlne. he W as the son of the late Il.
NJ. Lamar, a prominent politician of
Georgia, and nephew of Associate
Justice l.. Q. c. Lamar.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Fatal Panic in a Church.

A revival was going on in the Har.
mony Baptist church, colored, at jack
sonville, Fla, Thursday night. At
midnight the gas began to flicker, and
finally went out One frenzied wor-
shipper shouted: Judgment judg-
ment" A panic ensued in which one
woman was killed, three others re-
ceived fatal injuries and about twenty
people were seriously crushed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Died of Poison.

Mrs. Jack West, of Wheeling, w. Va,
took laudanum Sunday. Her husband,
who was drunk, locked the house and
went to sleep. A large crowd of neigh
bors gathered, and policeman finally
forced an entrance and summoned a
doctor but before he arrived the wom-
an was dead. There is talk of prose-
cutting the husband.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Plenty of Seed Farms.

The census bureau has issued a re-
port on the production of seeds as an
industry. The report shows that there
were in the United States in the census
year 500 farms with total of 169, s51
acres devoted exclusively to seed grow
ing, of which 96, 567 quarter acres were
reported as producing seeds.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Two Shocks at Columbus, Ind.

Two distinct and severe Shocks Of
earthquake were felt at Coldm bus,
Ind, at 1857 o'clock Saturday night.
On the west and south side of the city
persons sleeping were almost thrown
from, their beds, and some were so
scared they jumped up and ran out into
the streets in their night clothes
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
A Gold Discovery.

While workmen were ospecting for
coal Friday on the farm of Thomas
Heavy, jr., in Silver Lake township.
Susquehanna county, Pa a paying
vein of gold was discovered Small
quantities of golo were found a year
ago, The discovery has caused great
excitement
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Tornado in South Dakota

News has reached Garry, S. D., that
a tornado struck the northern part of
Duel county, S. D., and passed into Lac
Qui Parle county, Mimi, unroofing
buildings blowing down barns and
scattering grain stacks, Saturday. We
hear of no lives lost. The gale passed
from northeast to southwest. 1t was
not q tMiSter
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Captured Three celestials

United States Marshal Hogan and
Special Agent Day, with the help of the
dries in Grand Fork, N. D., and cap
tured three celestials who had been
smuggled across the line from Mani
toba within the last two or three days,
also securing considerable smuggled
opium
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03

A special from Huron, S. Dakota,
says; This part of the state enjoyed
a splendid rain Wednesday night, the
first in over a month. The destructive
prairie fires are quenched, the intense
heat broken, and the ground we'll
soaked -
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Big Wheat Crop in italy.

Reports received by the minister Of
agriculture indicate the wheat crop of
Italy will be very great this year. AS
is well-known, last years crop was the
only full crop for number of years,
and everything goes to show that this
years crop may be even better.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03

Typhoid fever is raging at Morgan
town, w. Va. DR.. E. NJ. Tuner, presi-
dent of the university, is said to be dy.
ing with it, and Prof Emory, professor
of manual training, from Massachu-
sets, is dangerously sick. Dr. D. II.
Courtney, well known oil man, is also
very ill
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
The worlds Fair Buildings

Work upon the mines and mining
building of the Worlds fair has prog
ressed so far that the first of the trusses
to support the immense central arch,
100 feet in height, was put in position
Wednesday, and the stars and stripes
were given to the breeze from its top
in honor of the event.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
Fourteen Killed in snain.

An express train running between
Burgos and San Sebastian, Spain, came
into collision with a combined goodS
and passenger train. Fourteen persons
were killed and twenty-four injured,
The switchman responsible for the az.
cident has been arrested.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
New Honduran President.

News has been received in New Or.
leans of the election of Gen. Leiva as
president of Honduras, over Gen. Be-
rillo. Gen. Leiva was supported by
Cen Bogran, the present incumbent.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
aov. s.anley TO pecline.

The object of Henry NJ. Stanley's
visit to the king of the Belgians is to
resign his position as governor Of
the Congo state The post has been
declined by German officer of colon,
lRl experience now in Africa
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
SHOOK HOUSES AZ Bardstown. XIV.

About II o'clock Saturday night an
earthquake shock was felt perceptibly
by the people of Bardstown, Ky, 1t
shook the houses considerably, but no
damage was sustained. The shock
lasted few seconds only.