Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-12-21
CONDENSED NEWS.

the HastT Readers.
Potteries in the vicinity Of Trenton vii
suspend in few days, owing to fear Of tn
passage OF the Wilson tariff bill.
A monument 10 General James Shield
was unveiled with appropriate ceremonie
in statuary hall iD the Capitol in Washing
ton.
II Is reported that Emperor William 4
negotiating for the purchase OF the Ameri
can sloop yacht Vigilant, which recently
defeated the British cutter Valkyrie in thu
races for the American cup.
Hon. Lawrence T. Neal, the defeated
Democratic candidate for governor OF Ohio
says that IL was tine action Of the admins
tration in regard 20 the pensions and moi
the tariff which caused his defeat and Nc
Kinley's election in Ohio.
Several vessels are fast in the ice in the
western end of Lake Erie.
Prendergast is on trial in Chicago for the
murder Of Mayor Harrison.
At Portland, Or, the United States
grand jury returned indictments against
"a persons-l4 white and 13 Chinese-for
conspiring to smuggle Chinese laborers in
to the United States from British Colum-
bia.
The farmer statesmen Of congress are
considerably agitated over these features
OF the presidents message and the post
master generals report which discourage
rural free delivery, and advise the discon-
tinuance Of government distribution of
seeds.
An army Of tramps and buns are en-
camped about Canton, o.
The Chilian-American claims commits
sion has filed a claim against the United
States for $225,7T for the seizure of the
steamer Itata during the Chilian war
At the meeting of the BARRIERS Interna-
tional union at Cincinnati action was taken
In favor Of Sunday closing everywhere,
and it was decided to shorten the hours of
work after Jan. from a. IN. to 6. p. m.
The ladies of the Blue Grass region pro-
pose trying to defeat Congressman Breck-
inridge
A company has been organized in Balti-
more to place trolley system on the Ches-
apeake and Ohio canal.
Natural gas, with pressure of 200
pounds, was struck at depth of 500 feet
ut Grand junction, Colo.
Ludlum and Bostetter bunco artists,
will be eXtradited to Indianapolis from
New York for swindling.
The 10 Siberian convicts who escaped to
San Francisco from Saghalien and become
the main feature in museum at Oakland,
have suddenly disappeared, apparently
fearful Of eXtradition to Russia.
Lehigh Valley strikers are not satisfied
with the settlement of the strike and may
go out again.
AS result of Governor dwellings, ia
nous tramp circular knights of the road
are focking into Kansas, where they in
tend to winter.
Toledo and Pittsburg are doing good
work in helping the unemployed by giving
them work on the parks and paying for
the same by popular subscriptions.
Chairman Wilson of the committee on
ways and means stated that the Demo-
cratic members of the committee had
taken no action whatever upon ths matter
of changing the tax on whisky.
Miss Mary Cummings of Huntington,
Ind, has received letter signed "W. A.
Goldworthy, Marion, o." in which the
writer says unless she sends him $25 within
three days time he will kill her and then
himself. He adds he rather hopes she will
not send it, as he wants to die.
So-called land investment companies
did an immense business in Omaha until
the newspapers exposed their methods.
Crimes and Casualties.
The Yaqui Indians are congregating in
bands of several hundred and are preparing
to join the Mexican revolutionists.
Near Park. sburg, W. Va, crank who
gave his name as William Alonzo Jones of
San Francisco had his skull broken by
Roger Seffen, a well-to-do farmer about
whose house he fingered for several hours
and finally kicked the door in
E. M. jenkins, town marshal of Voss-
burg Miss, was shot and killed by Deputy
United States Marshal Earl Patton.
Captain Fowls, his young wife and their
young babe were drowned by the capsiz-
ing of boat on Salt river, California.
At Dresden, Tenn, Will Edwards quar-
relied with his wife and then shot her. He
tried to kill her sister but she escaped, and
he then turned the weapon on himself with
fatal effect
At st. Charles, Ills, four masked men
covered Operator Foster and friend with
revolvers, bound them to chairs, drilled
the safe, blew it open, secured S11O and es-
capped. No clew.
At Wausau, Wis, Herman Habrek was
found guilty of manslaughter and SEN
fenced to seven years at hard labor. He
killed his father with an ak. His brother
Otto was acquitted.
Foreign.
Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Ger
many is seriously i'll. He is not quite H.
The Spanish police continue to raid an
archist hotbeds.
The prevalence of influenza has caused
a great increase in the number of deaths
in Germany from respiratory diseases.
DR.. Schweninger, Prince Bismarck's
physician, denies that there is any ground
for the revived alarmist rumors regarding
the princes health.
A severe storm swept over Great Britain.
doing great damage on land as well as sea.
Several vessels were wrecked and one or
two sunk. Many lives were lost.
A dispatch from Buluwayo. the capital
of Matabeleland, dated Dec. 3, announces
that quiet prevails there, and that it is ex-
pected thst everything will be settled
shortly.
Fires.
Phoenix cork works, Lancaster, Pa,
burned. Loss, $4,000.
Fire, caused by defective. .flue, destroyed
the building No. Is, steam engineering and
general stores in the navyyard, Norfolk.
1t is thought the loss will reach $25O,OOO
Creal Springs, Ills, had $4,000 fire in
the business portion.
The fire in the Crystal Ridge mine at
Hazelton, Pa, is now under control Loss
at 81, 100000.
Personal.
B. P. Hutchinson cold Hutch'D will