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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
THE BIG FIRE.
Dense Clouds of Spray, Steam and
Smoke
Rise From the Scene of the Blackened
Ruius-Five Persons Known 60 Have
Perished In tho Terrible Conna-
gration-Fatal BOX No. 81.

BosToN, March 31.-A strange coin
cidence in connection with the
terrible conhagration of Friday is
that the three great fires in Bos-
toms history-those of 1872, 1889 and
1s03-were all rung from the same box
--52
The estimate of loss-s4, SEQ, 000-re-
mains unchanged. OF this little over
$1,000, 900 is on buildings, and the re-
mainder on stock.
Five persons are believed to have per-
ished, three are known to have met
death, while Harry Turner, aged 1s,
and Lewis Buck, aged 10, employees of
the Jacquith Rubber Co., are missing.
They were at work on the fifth floor Of
the building and their bodies are
doubtless in the ruins.
Over score are badly injured and
more deaths are certain to result
All night long there were little knots
of sights seers grouped at intervals all
along the circuit of the ruins The
"boom booml" of the engines, as they
kept hammering away, made talk diff
cult The inside of the burned build
ings was lurid with yellow flames, dull,
through the mist of smoke and steam
and clouds of spray. Through it the
broken walls loomed up, black and ter
rible. Here and there was only a cor
ner standing, two or three feet left on
each side, and there piece of side wall
and foot or two left towering up by
some strange freak of the fire.
Every street in the heart of the fire
district is covered with heap of the
widest mass of destruction. The de-
bris of walls that had fallen all over
the street Covered it with jagged heaps
of brick.
There were ridged, burnt and torn
pieces of sheet-iron in quantities strewn
about There were tangles of fallen
wires it made one shiver to touch. All
night, after the fire had been well un-
der control, there was little effort made
to come to close quarters or to explore
the ruins for bodies.
1t was too dangerous and too uncer-
tain in the dark,
Also the work of the department
through the long night watches was al
most wholly confined to pouring on
water from vantage ground of securi-
ty and keeping vigilant watch on the
lair of the foe.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
President Palmer Thinks tho Fair Will
BE Closed on Sundays.

President Palmer Thinks tho Fair Will
BE Closed on Sundays.
New YORK, March 1O.-President
Palmer, of the Worlds Columbian ex-
position, was in this city Thursday,
having come from Washington, where
he had been exerting himself in favor
of the appropriation for the fair. He
said: ''The last great peril that threat
ened the exposition has been averted.
If congress had failed to recognize SUBJ
stantially the commission which repre-
sents the national feature of the fair,
it would have been discredited in the
eyes of the world. The appropria-
tion contained S570,ooO for the
awards commission, which will
go toward the compensation of the
foreign and domestic jurors and those
appointed by the board of lady man
ayers. The sum of $3.50, 900 was for the
government board having charge of the
United States exhibits. Senators Ali
son, Hale and German have been prom
inent among the friends of the fair in
The senate. AT IL o'clock Friday night
Don M. Dickinson, at my request, came
down to the house and worked until 3
o'clock in the morning. He doubtless
convinced them of the discredit which
would be brought on the government
f the exhibition should be denational-
lied by denying this appropriation"
There seems to be no doubt that the
closing of the fair on Sunday is settled
fact
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
Ia This Why Hill Called2

New YORK, March IL. Referring to
Senators Hills call upon President
Cleveland, the Washington correspon-
dent of the Herald says: Politicians
have come to the conclusion that Soma
tor Hills visit to President CleVS-
land has no special significance.
merely called in common with other
senators and representatives so that a
continued staying away from the white
house on his part would not excite more
comment. 1t is entirely likely that
Senator Hill assured President Cleve-
land that the latter's administration
would be supported by every means
that lies in the senator's power.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
Cutting the Army Bill.

BERLIN, March 1.-THE committee of
the Reichstag, Friday, rejected the
second clause of the army bill provid-
ing for the increase of the regimental
strength of all branches of the services
The reichstag committee Friday also
rejected the first clause of the army bill
fixing the effective force of the German
army in time of peace at 492, 06si ex-
elusive of officers and non-commissioned
officers, and also rejected Herr Richter's
amendment retaining the present eff
fective force until December, / $685. The
committee then adjourned until March
"a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18

peachment proceedings were instituted
in the house of representatives Satur-
day morning against Judge j. ].
Dubose of the Memphis criminal
court The resolution of impeachment
was based on memorial signed by
5000 citizens of Shelby county. The
charges preferred accuse Judge Dubose
of malfeasance in Office, failing to en-.
force the law against gambling and
general dereliction of duty.
Judge Dubose is strange and strik.
ing character, and his official actions
have been a subject of much contention
in Memphis for long time. He has a
large following and the attempt at i'm.
peachment will be bitterly fought
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
GOLD RELlEE FUND
Accepted From Cincinnati Banks by Sec
retary Carlisle.

Accepted From Cincinnati Banks by Sec"
retary Carlisle.
CINCINNATI, March 13.-At a meeting
of the clearinghouse association Friday
it was agreed that the banks of the
city would offer Secretary Carlisle
5000, 1000 in gold in exchange for
legal tender notes. Bankers Griffith
and Kellogg were appointed committee
to secure subscriptions, and obtained
agreements to supply gold as follows:
First national, s25, 900; Fourth national,
s25, 900; Commercial, 100000; Ohio Val
ley, $4,000; Equitable, $40, 900; Citizens,
$780, 900; Third, 100000; Merchants,
800, 900; Lafayette, 500, 200; German,
S7O, ,O00; Atlas, $4,000.
Secretary Carlisle telegraphed that be
would accept the gold.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
Colored Man Lynched,

VIcKsBUBG, Miss, March 1S-Satur-
day night about 8 o'clock Lee Walton,
colored, killed Rufus Haywood, coIored,
respectable man living near Nitta
Yuma, Sharkey county. The murder
was most brutal one Sunday the
coroner's jury, after an investigation,
committed Walton to Jail, charging him
with murder While the constable vas
en- route to the jail at Rolling Fork, a
large number of infuriated blacks took
him from the officer and hanged him.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
Driven Home Like Cattle.

SPRINGFIELD, O., March 19-Word
reached here Saturday night that Viii.
bur Waldron rand Clara Warrington,
the youthful Mechanicsburg lovers who
eloped Friday night across the fields
with $40 in their possession, were cap
tured Saturday afternoon ut Irwin sta
tion by the boys father. Mr.. Waldron
took them in charge and made the pair
hoof it back to Mechanicsburg, dis.
tance of twelve miles, driving them
with a whip like cattle down the rail.
road track. A crowd of about three
hundred people collected at the depot
and gave the young couple rousing
reception upon their return home
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18

DANvILLE, ILL.,, March 13.-Sunday
night passenger train on the Big Four
railroad, ran into some coal cars stand
ing on an open switch, completely
wrecking the engine and damaging sew
eral cars No one was seriously injur-
ed. The switch was locked and the
light out, A similar accident occurred
at the same place few weeks ago, and
it is thought to be the work of train
yUreolrarc
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
SWEEPS TOO CLEAN.
An Ordinance Against Fakirs Takes in
the Commercial Traveller.

the Commercial Traveller.
OMAHA, Neb., March lis. B. Wood,
a well-known commercial man repre-
senting q commercial house, was ar
rested in Omaha, Thursday, under a
recent ordinance requiring drummers
doing business in the city to take out a
license. The ordinance was intended
to reach only fakirs, but it is liable to
cause all drummers much trouble. Mr..
Wood was discharged.
1.-THE ordinance is a broad one," said
Judge Berks, land should be altered so
as to clear commercial travellers AS it
is now every travelling man coming into
Omaha is liable to arrest if he has no
license
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
Tho rirgt oovernor'p Grave.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March lathe
governor has appointed II, +. Work, of
New Washington, and G. H. D. Cole and
M. b. Cole, of Charlestown, to supervise
the erection of a monument over the
grave of the late Gov, jennings, the
first governor of Indiana. The remains
lie in an unmarked grave at Charles
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
MILTON Dollar Pailure.

PHILADELPHIA, March 13.-Seth b.
Stitt and John f. Bottomley, individu-
ally, and S. B. Stitt & Co., woolen mer-
chants, have assigned. The firm is
rated over 81, 900, 900, and the failure
causes great surprise.
There is no apprehension of any other
concerns being involved by the failure,
the trade being better prepared To
stand such shock at this time of the
year than at any other
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18

LITTLE Rock, March 11.-Merchants
and planters from forty counties in the
state met here Friday, forming Cot
ton Planters convention, Nothins' will
be discussed at this meeting except tn,
question of the re3uction Of the cottoI
s)reagc in Arkansaa
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18

Boston, March 1.-THE grand jury
of the U. S. circuit court Friday re-
ported an indictment against Col Jonas
II. French, one of the directors OF the
Maverick bank, for making false en-
tries in the reports Of the bank to the
controller of the currency.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
Prominent ohio odd Fellow Dead.

CINCINNATI, March 1S.-Wm. Chidsey,
grand secretary of the Odd-fellows Of
Ohio, and one of the best known and
most prominent members of that order
in the United States, died at his resi-
dence, No. 457 Mcmillan street. Walnut
Hills Saturday night.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
nidn,t saa tha Narnnin.

New YORK, March ia dozen steam
ships arrived In port to-day and Afro
immigrants, mostly Italians, were
landed at Ellis Island Several of the
steamships had TO be held over until
tomorrow. None of the steamships
sighted the Naronic
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
Boniila Wins a Great Battle.

PANAMA. March 10-Unconfirmed re-
ports received here via Nicaragua an
nounced that in decisive battle Bonil-
la has won great victory and entered
Tegucigalpa in triumph Nothing has
been learned concerning the details OF
the battle, the news of which comes
from the sympathizers of Bonilla in
Manapua
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
Heavy Damages.

Boston, March 10.--Mrs. Annie
Graves got verdict for sl2, 800 against
the New York and New England rail-
road Thursday, for injuries received iv
an accident She sued for Sl5, 900.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
Two planets piaoovered.

KEEL OBSERVATORY, March 1.-two
small planets were discovered by the
Nice observatory on the 9Th and 9th Of
the month.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18

MARSHALL, Mo-, March 7,-Wleat in
thlA section las suffered from cold
weather aud the crup VIII no do ,bt bs
the su,s.Lsp ~ for " srs
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
PREPARING FOR A STRIKE.
Impromptu Labor Bureaus In New Yorh
Hiring Railway Hands.


Hiring Railway Hands.
NEW YoRK, March 1O-Up to noon
Thursday, Charles Dodge, the man
ager of the impromptu labor employ
ment bureau, at 12 Fulton street, had
received 49S applications of men who
signified their willingness to accept o
situation as yard brakemen, switchmen
or helpers, ''away from New York"
The place has been open only few
days The fact that similar agencies
have been opened in other large east
.ern cities seems to indicate, to the
minds of labor men, that the COM
.,anies entering Chicago anticipate a
big strike in the near future and that
they are preparing to defeat any at
tempt to tie up the roads.
1t is quite generally predicted by rail-
road EN- ployea that certain demands
will he made of the Pennsylvania, Erie
and other companies May l, and that if
they are not acceded to general tie-up
will follow which will completely par
alyze Worlds fair traffic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
Judgment A gainst Street railway Co.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 1O.-Judg-
ment was rendered Thursday by Judge
Bartholomew against the Citizens
Street railway for $97, ,882 in favor of
C F. Robbins, administrator of the
Catherine Wood estate This is an old
suit which has been pending twenty
years for the conversion of stock. When
Mccormack and Allerton and others, of
Chicago, purchased the street car sys-
tenn in 1883, Congressman Thos. John
son, of Cleveland, who owned it, in
demnified tho purchasers from any liza
bility on possible Judgment of over
Judgment Mr.. johnson is consequent
" liable for $31, 900 of the iudgment
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18

The following are the more important bills
which have become laws:
The car.coupler bill; the Chinese exclusion;
the national quarantine; immigration; to grant
an American registry to two lnman line steam
ships to pension survivors of the Black Hawk
and Seminole Indian wars to increase the pen
sion to veterans OF the Mexican war; the inter-
mediate pension bill; the eight-hour bill
for adjustment OF accounts OF men
who have worked over time; to en-
able the president to enforce recipro-
cal canal ARRANGEMENTS with Canada; to pen
sion army nurses; to increase the pay OF crews
at lifesaving stations the omnibus lighthouse
and fog signal bill; to amend the interstate
commerce law so as to meet the Gresham and
COunselman decisions and correct other defects
in 1t; to amend the law in reference 10 bills OF
lading so as to increase and make more clear the
responsibilities OF transporters; approprating
$50 900 for the preparation OF site and the
erection OF PEDESTAL for tho sherman statues;
to establish u military board to review court
martial findings for the examination OF officers
OF the marine corps and 10 regulate promotions
therein; for the completion OF allotment Of
lands to the Cheyennes and Arapahoes;
10 make the secretary OF agricul-
ture eligible to the presidential sue,
cessiou; TO authorize the establishment
OF branch national bank on tho worlds
fair grounds; the poor sutors bill; TO repeal
| the life-saving projectile law 50 far us con
cerus vessels nlvigating lakes, hays or sounds
exclusively; TO enable the centennial board
| Of finance to wind up its affairs; to increase
/ the pay of privates in tnc hospital corps;
10 permit enlisted men 10 be examined for pro
motion to second lie uteuauclcs: To Vcccpt the
| loluCst of Gen, Cul VA 10 8 est PouI utal,
my; 10 give commanding onieets in tine army
| he power to remit or m t.eajc lhr hultngs ai
/ ummnrV cOurts'mlrtiiN. tn cY',ul Tor TIVE
| ears The l.l..e Nls.il. M.4-A :, .S1NoAS uiaA
The Progress., 1893-07-15

locomotive ard ran {, ,.,Yai a..
20 the ~chuylkiil ,nc,c ~u.i.,ri a.. ....'.
irGih drivers 10 uaau!c-.ut...
PEELED it a. 4 steam juatto 10. p.""- ,,h,
L was tD bc used Evan ,,f. ;!r invent
Of the high pressure engine. I'D only r
Gently Is getting he credit :i-,tti'illy '...
We have nov .ach,d p-,t"d in which
the iuyomoti." G.,w pr"ttr rapidl!. HeI'
i Blcuhiu,rp'~ rn9ci.;rr. tlc inst ever pl
,o practical list. Il u?- juot bed wheel.
iur III ti.aj day It WIS l", believed anoot.I
diving wheels Uould 20 anything bu, H.
rOuad ami round on the rails. and ;hcy
used To narncr the wheels and lou-hc1
the 81. face of The rails IN order 20 secure
adhesion. Curious c,ajnpic oi his CIrut
i Bi.iD o"'~ hI-,-Yeg locomotive or me.
chaUiral .a.ciy"-tWo long lt.- waiHin.,
behind the machine aud pU-hir.. OR the
ground one after the other. lhi+ curious
c"utrivaEcc actually moved four miles M
hour and iullrd n load. lIcdjey came
aluu- in 1~i9 and demunNt the,
snnc,h wheel, would do the work. In
1871 hc 1.alr his famous Putting BIN -
OLD, lu"omnji.c IN the world, now iii
South Il, n,ingtoE G'.,Seum. London, AMI
here v" have q llndcl of ii.
Nov We come to Stephenson Is first effort,
the "Hluchcr,' i'm 1Njl. Ii il easy 20 see
that this greet adaptyr and inritrto:, who
has had more than his share Ci credit IOr
tn. creation ot the locomotive, combined
Trcvithici, aud lleGiey. The BlUcher was
not Il success, and tov twelve or fifteen
The Progress., 1893-07-15

have the awkward steam road wagon of a
Yankee, Nathan Reed, of Salem, Mass,
who invented the multitubular boiler,
without which the locomotive of today
would be an impossibility. His wagon
was built in 1874. Next to this model is
the earliest effort of the Father of the Lo-
comotive. Richard Trevithick, a Cornish
colliery foreman.
Here is the first locomotive that ever
ran on rail. 1t was built by Trevithick
in l7O3 to decide a wager that he could not
make an engine to run five miles in an
hour. He won his bet, and attached to
the reproduction are the first cars ever
drawn by locomotive. These old relics
were used in the colliery at Merthyr
Tydvil, Wales. The next is another i'm
portant link in locomotive evolution. In
1854 Oliver Evans, of Philadelphia, accom-
plishca the first practical propulsion on
lard by steam. His machine was not in-
tended a. n locomotive at all, but as :
dreGger. When it was built its great
ws,rht raised the question of how it was
to be transported TO the foot of Market
street, where its work was to begin. To
solve this problem Evans rugged it as a
The Progress., 1893-07-15
THEW AIS
Magnificent Endeavor OF Ohc
Individual.
MUSEUM AT THE BIG EXPOSITION.

Hon. Colonel Fangborn, Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, Got Together One at
:h- Most Admirable Collections To lie
Seen at the Worlds Eair-ProSrcsS Of
RaiIruadu..
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18
The Marriage Question.

In former days, young people hast
ened to marry as soon as they were out
of school, and society commended their
course. 1t was considered their duty
to become yoked without unnecessary
delay. But it is decidedly different
at the present day. The practice of
wedlock is no longer imperative. nor
does discredit attend the minated
state, even when prolonged into the
thirties. There is as much advice given
against marriage as in favor of it by
the wise and experienced of both sexes,
and the result is a steady decrease i'll
the proportion of actual weddings to
possible ones. The causes which have
brought about this marked change are
not sufficiently definite for satisfactory
analysis. No doubt observations on
unhappy marriages have q bad infu-
ence in the way of keeping people
single Unfortunately. the squabblinS
of solitary household makes more
noise than the placid career of a thou
sand happy families, and the bachelor
who draws inferences only from what
he hears is very apt to exaggerate the
risk involved in change of condition.
From perhaps one terrible example he
infers general conclusion, and spends
the rest of his days in reading the pro-
ceedings in breach of promise and di-
vorce cases, and accommodating st ories
to the disadvantage of the misunder
stood mother in law Then our extrav-
agant style of living, as compared with
that of former times, is one of the eff
fective influences. The cost of sup.
porting wife and rearing family is
much larger than it used to be, and this
feature of the matter often gives pause
ON both sides. We have come to meas
IRE so many other things by money that
matrimony has not escaped the rule.
The young people are disinclined to
start in humble way and gradually i'm
prove their situation; they want all that
their parents have without waiting and
striving for it. Many proposals are un-
questionably delayed or rejected on this
account. 1t is we'll known that the new
avenues of employment open to women
have made them more Independent, and
probably also more exacting as to the
qualifications of husbands.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18
COUNTY NEWS.
The Coal Trade.

Shipments of coal from the mines OF
the Georges Creek coal region We're
in long tons
For week ending March lS13....... 10, 1888
Increase compared with last year,. I5,5ll
The latest news from the New York
market is CLEANED as follows:
The usual amount OF speculation as to the
purposes of the Dominion Coal Company is
to be heard in certain quarters. This is the
American syndicate that recently secured
control of Cape Breton coal mines, and tie
officers are: II. NJ. Whitney, Boston !;
treasurer, John J. McLcnuan, Montreal :;
chiefengineer, f. 5. Pearson, Boston resident
manager, d, MrKecn, Glace Bay, Cal e
Breton.
Certain estimates are gwen is to the cost OF
delivering the Cape Breton coal ON vessels at
Louisburg, and 81 is taken as the basis. The
company seems to he proceeding on the
assumption that the duty of - cents per ton
will be taken OIL so that this coal can he laid
down at Boston for Sl.75 or - per ton.
Without expressing any opinion rs to the
removal of the duty, we venture to say that
the Cape Breton coal may lac laid down at
Boston for 50 a ton, but this rate will not he
made.
There are several considerations that affect
the successful rivalry of the Dominion Coal
company with American companies. In the
first place there is the present duty of - cents
nor TON which W., bptr ONE friends tn nntirn
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18

Almost every courtship might truth
fully be called a parlor drama, from
the fact that both the parties of the
first part are much made up" and do
a good deal of very neat acting.
Occasionally little brother or sis
ter who has been permitted to go be-
hind the scenes and to learn of things
not intended to be made known to the
public, innocently points out some of
the weak places that are simply gilded
over.
One such little brother, of an inquir-
ing turn of mind, said to- his sisters
STEADY company, when they two were
alone together:
Mr.. Jaysmith, do You weigh very
much ?"
About one hundred and fifty pounds,
my little man." the hopeful lover re-
sponded.
'Do You think sister could lift you?'
the boy continued.
"Oh, goodness. no !" said the young
man, blushing at the mere thought ;
"but why do you ask ?"
Il don't believe she can, either, but
heard her, tell ma she was going to
throw you over as soon as she could. "
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18
Knowing What You Know.

Il have been working all day like
Trojan" said the young lady teacher tc
her pupils, land wish you would fol-
low my example"
Up went the hand Of the biggest boy
in the class.
What is Trojan, Miss b, and
how hard does it work, please?"
"A Trojan isis a-why, Trojan is
you look that up, Billy, for yourself
then you'll remember.
That was Parthian shot," said the
principal of the school, who overheard
the dialogue.
What? Where? / didn't hear any
shot," exclaimed Miss b, rousing
herself from trance of meditation
MOP" replied the principal, with a
caustic accent. Suppose you look up
the meaning of the phrase, then you'll
remember it.
There's Roland for her Oliver, re-
marked an assistant teacher.
Then her face paled and she rushed
out in search of an encyclopedia of
phrases and fable, before some one
should ask if she knew the meaning and
origin of the illustration she SO flip
PANTY quoted.