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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
THE WORD TROLLEY"
How 1t Happened to BE Applied to II
Hresent POnular Use.

How 1t Happened to BE Applied to Its
Present Popular Use.
Most persons who use the word "trol-
ley" probably do not know the origin
of this term, or why this name was
given to that apparatus by which the
electricity is conveyed from an aerial
wire. Twenty years ago, the word was
used to designate "a form of truck
which can be tilted, for carrying rail
road materials or the like" This is
the only definition of the word in Web
ster's dictionary of the edition of 1s4s.
In the edition of 1892 of the same work,
three other definitions are added. Q)
"a narrow cart that is pushed by hand
or drawn by an animal" 1t is noted
that this meaning of the word is in use
in England, not in the United States.
(2) "A truck from which the load is
This meaning is technical, according
to Webster, and employed only in
speaking of machinery. (3) Electric
railway.) A trucl! which travels along
the fixed conductors, and forms a
means of connection between them and
a railway car" 1t is easy to see how
the primitive form of the electric troll.
ley, which travels upon the wires
came to receive its name from it's re-
semblance to other types of trolley
and the name, having been immediate.
ly given 10 this primitive form, was
natural retained when the method OF
connection was changed from little
truck moving on wire, to a mast hav
ing at its end wheel pressing on the
lower surface Of the wire.-L' Elec'
Grician
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
a monster Case.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 17.-By di.
rection of the republican state commit
tee there was filed Thursday afternoon,
In the Marion county circuit court, q
suit to test the constitutionality of the
legislative apportionment act of the
last general assembly.
4 The suit is directed against the clerk,
sheriff aud auditor of every county in
Indiana, and there will be l76 defend
ants The proceedings are brought to
enjoin the election officers In the nine
6-two counties 1rom performing the
iuties. assigned To them under the leg
i've appoetiopuaeDt ~ ~ 1eeA
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
NO WONDER.
This Man Would Make Any Woman Weary
of Life.

OF Life.
A big, red-faced, jolly-looking wo-
man got into Niagara street car yes
terday afternoon. She was followed
by man with gray hair and close.
cropped gray mustache and dyspeptio
expression.
They sat on the sunny side of tho
car The man relapsed into gloomy
silence. The woman looked around
the car and tried to be cheerful,
kind of hot" she observed.
''What?" growled the man.
"Kind of hot"
"Where?"
"Here.'
''Well, guess you can stand it,"
The woman took the mans sourness
as if she was used to it. After the car
had gone block she said:
What pretty tlowers!"
"What?" growled the man.
81 said what pretty flowers"
"Where?"
sat that house we passed"
"Well, what of it?''
| Five minutes later she said: Isn't
that nice baby?"
"What?'
'Isnt that nice baby?"
"Where?"
"Thcre," pointing to beautiful liz +
tic boy on the opposite side the OF car.
Looks like II fool"
The car tnrned down Pearl stroef{
and the chimes of st. Paups were ring
ing.
''l'hat's nice music" said the woman.
"What?"
"That's nice music"
"Which?'
"Why, those chimes"
"Sonads like a lot of cow-bells-
Do yvA wonder that wives sometimG
do not love, honor and obsy2-Bu&AN
Expren
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
Afraid of the Anarchists,

MARsEILLEs, Nov. 20.-The investiga-
ton made by the police into the plot to
blow up the residence of Gen Mathe-
lin, commander of the Fifteenth army
corps, has resulted in the discovery of
several persons who saw the anarchist
criminals on Wednesday night, while
the latter were taking steps to carry
out the outrage they had planned.
The police, however, are una BILE. it is
said, to obtain much information from
these people as they fear to risk draw
ing upon themselves the vengeance OF
the anarchists. All Of the anarchists
WHO have been arrested expressed APP
proval Of the outrage.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
A MYSTERIOUS CRANK
Destroys the Upholstering in the Green
Room at the White House.

Destroys the Upholstering in the Green
Room at the White House.
WAsHISGToN, Nov. 1S.-In spite of all
precautions that have been taken for
protection of the president and to keep
cranl1s away from the white house, the
sacred precincts of the mansion have
been entered in some mysterious man
ner. and the presidents household is
greatly excited. For many weeks past
there has been series of robberies OF
e mysterious and peculiar kind in
Washington. The burglars have stolen
but few things, but have at each visit
destroyed considerable amount OF
furniture, slashing pianos and chairs
and cutting up table linen and cloth.
inals has failed.
Without any thought about burglars
but solely for the protection of the
president, who is greatly afraid OF
cranks, the white House has been
guarded by special detectives and pc
licemen in addition to the regular
watchmen, and every precaution has
been taken to prevent any unauthor
lied person from entering the building.
The East room only has been open to
visitors. No one has been permitted
to enter there who looks suspicious,
and those who have been permitted to
examine the room have been in charge
of watchmen. All other parts of the
house have been closed to visitors ex.
cept on special occasions. Notwith.
standing all these precautions it has
been demonstrated that some one has
entered without the knowledge of the
guardians.
1t has been discovered that some per-
son or persons, possibly crank, has
entered the green room where visitors
are not allowed except with a guard in
attendance. and slashed the furniture
with knife. Great slashes in the form
of cross have been cut in the beauti-
full satin upholstery, and other acts OF
vandalism with no other object in
view, or whether it was done by some
crank as a warning or threat against
the president is not known. The sup
position is that the cutting of crosses
in the furniture is intended as threat
such as senders of bloodthirsty
letters convey by crossbones and
skulls. Whatever may be the motive,
the fact that an entrance could be
made to the building and vandalism
committed and the culprit escape with
out being discovered, has sent cold
chills down the back of the presidents
household
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 1s.-Three
men entered the jewelry store of Au-
gust Loch, of Federal street, Alleghe-
ny, Friday afternoon, and, while two
engaged the attention of the clerk the
third grabbed tray from the window,
on which were twenty-four diamonds
valued at $4,000, and ran from the store.
The alarm was given at once and the
thief was chased to Montgomery ave-
nue. and captured. While running he
tried to throw the tray into sewer,
but failed. All the diamonds but two
were recovered The thief wa. identi-
fed as Harry Schaffer, of Chicago. His
cOnfederateS escaped.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
The Rebel Fleet Woll Prepared.

BUENos AYREs, Nov. 20-A Rio de
Janeiro journalist named Murat arrived
here Sunday. He is u refugee. He
says that the revolutionists have ten
first-class war ships, twenty-five minor
war ships and 1900 men in their fleet.
They have provisions in abundance.
The damage caused by the lombard
ment has already been enormous.
Nictheroy is almost completely de-
stroyed.
He says that the report that Admiral
Mello favors the restoration of the
monarchy and has proclaimed Prince
Pedro as emperor of Brazil is foul
calumny.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
CUBAN REVOLT.
The Insurgents Well -Slsirmishes
With Many Killed on Both Sides.


With Many Killed on Both Sides.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-In a converse.
ton with one of the Cuban delegates
sent to Cuba in disguise by the Cuban
societies in this city and Brooklyn, he
states: "It is, a well-known fact that
the Spanish government controls both
the telegraph and cable lines, and it is
Its policy in this political trouble to
withhold all authentic news from the
outside world. 1t is fact that there
has been fighting going on for the past
few weeks between the insurgents and
the Spanish troops. Many lives have
been lost on both sides. The insurgents
are headed by honorable and brave SOL
diers. The leader is Higinio Esquerra,
veteran of the war of 1868. A number
of arrests have been made by the Span
sh government, but from last reports
Esqerra is still at the head of the in
surgentS,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
Miners Entombed.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE explosion of a
merlie-Kirkwood mine at Airdrie, in
the paraifine lamp in the engine-room
of the Sum-County Of Lannrk, Scot
land, set fire to two of the shafts.
Tifty-two miners are entombed in
the pit, and are in danger of being suf-
located, us the ventilating fans are
s<onna1
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
Lies Early Promise.

Jackson-That new baby of yours is
. fine little fellow.
Jenkins-I should say! I'm pretty
heavy man, myself; but he weighs a
great deal more, In proportion to his
age, than ! do.-Puek
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25

DEs MONIES, Ia, Nov. 1s.-The total
count of election returns, now com
pleted, shows: jackson (R.), received
207, l59; Boies (D.), 174,798; Josephs
Pop J, 28,5ll; Mitchell, (Pro.), 10,107,
The house will stand republican 10 tc
81, and the senate republican "a to 10.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25

PITTsBUBaH, Nov. 1s-Flint glass
manufacturers not connected with the
United States Glass Co. have decided to
form an Independents assc siation and
sta9S their factories a. once. This will
give employment TO sbout nins thou
sand men
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16

Business Men of Cincinnati Appealing to
Their Congressman to Protect Their In
terests.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Representa-
tive Caldwell is in constant receipt of
communications by mail and telegraph
from business men representing large
Cincinnati interests affected by the pro
posed cutting of tariff rates in the Will
son bill. Proctor & CANDLES appeal for
protection arrived Sunday, pointing out
the serious effects to the soap industry
which would follow if the raves as
indicated in the Wilson bill be-
came Law. The white lead and
cordage interests are also alarmed. To
all of these demands for Mr.. Cald'
wells good offices with the ways and
means committee the Cincinnati con-
gresham can but file the papers and
suggest that the various industries af
fected should make faint protest
against the free trade Wilson bill. BY
concerted action or the manufacturers
of the United States something may be
accomplished but in no way can re-
publican congressman get hearing.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
Figuring on the New Tariff.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Secretary Car
isles annual report on the condition
of the treasury, which usually goes to
congress with the presidents message,
it is thought is not likely to reach that
body until next Monday or Tuesday.
The report is nearly, but not quite,
completed, and is delayed because Sec.
retary Carlisle is figuring out the effect
of the new tariff bill on customs
revenue. This ascertained, he will know
what internal revenue taxation to
recommend to produce sufficient rev.
enue to meet the expenses OF the gov.
ernment for the fiscal year ending June,
1895, and to provide for immediate
needs of the treasury.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
Chicago Art Institute.

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-With the formal
opening Saturday of the Chicago art
institute, what is claimed to be one Of
the finest art galleries in the country,
erected for the benefit not only of the
citizens of Chicago but of the hundreds
of thousands of visitors that come and
go every year, becomes an accomplished
fact The structure itself is familiar to
people from all over the world that
were attracted to Chicago during thu
past summer by the fact that within IT
was held the famous series of Worlds
congresses The building complete ,ias
involved an expenditure OF s6Ou, 900,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
THE CAPITAL
Fairly Swarming With Delegations
OF Manufacturers.
Members of Ways and Means Committee
Besicged - Manufacturers Want the
Wilson Tarir Bill Changed to Meet
the Views OF Their Interests.

WASHINGTON, Dec s.-The capital
was fairly swarming Thursday morning
with delegations from all over the
country anxious to see the various
members of the ways and means COM
mittee and press upon them the neces-
sity for changing theWison bill so as to
meet the views of'every interest affect.
cd. The democratic members Of the COM
mittee, however, hid themselves behind
the big doors of the committee room
and refused to allow anyone to enter,
and the only information they would
give out was that they intended to have
the bill ready for the house on Wednes-
day next, December 1s. There is al
ready opposition to this date from the
superstitious, because they do not like
that 49,"
During the afternoon Chairman vii.
son, Breckinridge, of Arkansas, and
one or two others came out and heard
delegates from manufacturing intar.
ests. Mr.. Breckinridge spent some
time with the representatives of the
silk and plush interests from Paterson,
N. j., who came to rebel against the
utlJ lJuSUulGuO Va Uhc ouUy Oh raw hiu'
terials used by them and the manu-.
factured articles which the Wilson bill
put at only per cent. difference.
Isidore Strauss, of New Yor,s, was
here also fighting against the income
feature, while Wilson was busy listen.
ing to general complaints.
The feature of the day, however, was
the circulation by Harter, of Ohio, of a
petition to the committee asking for q
change in the sugar schedule. His
proposition is to abolish the bounty al
together and at once and put specific
duty of one cent per pound on raw
sugar, and this would make it one and
one-fou1 til cent on refined or all above
sixteen, Dutch Standard. The petition
was started Wednesday afternoon, but
at first did not meet with much encour.
agement Thursday morning, how
ever, he claims to have met with more
success. 1t requires majority OF the
democratic members to entitle it to any
consideration OF the committee.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
BOMB
Exploded in the French Chamber
of Deputies.
One of the Ushers was Killed fnstantly-
Three Lady Spectators Hurt, Ono OF
Them Being an Amcrican-A
Panic In the Legislative Hall.

PARIS, Dec. 11-Great excitement has
been caused here by dynamite out.
rage committed within the chamber OF
deputies While the house was in ses-
sion Saturday afternoon a stranger
who was occupying seat in the gal
lery threw dynamite bomb to tho
floor of the chamber.
AS the bomb struck 1t exploded with
terrific noise, and pieces of the metal
casing were thrown in every direction.
Deputy Abbe Lemire and six others
were hit and seriously injured.
M. Lemire is said to be dying.
It has been learned that the fuse was
attached to the bomb, and that the ex-
plosion occurred before the missile
reached the floor Of the chamber. Tho
bomb burst close to the head Of M. Le-
mire, and killed an usher who was
standing near by, instantly.
An American lady, who was in the
public gallery, received slight wound
on the forehead.
Two other ladies who were in the
lower gallery were injured.
A man who was sitting next to the
bomb thrower was wounded.
The bomb was thrown from an upper
gallery. All the members of the house
and all people in the galleries were
panic-striclSen.
A reporter picked up from the floor
of the house bits of metal and horse
shoe nails which had evidently been
loaded into the bomb with the explos
ives.
After considerable delay order was
restored among the members, and the
business of the chamber was resumed
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
petroleum off the rree List.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE protests
from Ohio oil producers against the
placing of petroleum on the free list
has had its effect. The ways and
means committee have taken petroleum
from the free list and agreed upon a
provision which permits it to come in
free when the countries from which it
comes admits our products free. 1t is
reciprocity SO far as petroleum is con-
cerned, and will, of course, cut out pc
trolum from Canada and Russia, which
would be the only real competitors
with the Ohio fields.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
IGNORED BY GROVER.
The Washington Civil Service Association
Goes to Pieces.

The Washington Civil Service Association
Goes to Pieces.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. = The Civil
Service association, an organization Of
about one hundred clerks in the treas
ury department, has gone out of exist
ence. The purposes of the association
were to extend the civil service in every
way consistent with laws and also to
cultivate among the clerks a spirit of
pride in their work. A number
of meetings were held until shortly
after Secretary Carlisle came into of
flee. While the officials of the new ad-
ministration evinced no active
opposition to the scheme, it
is said that they made it plain
that their wishes were that no
such association should exist About
the only thing of Importance done by
the association was to forward to the
president petition asking him to
make it compulsory for chiefs of divi-
sions to take the civil service examina-
tions the same as clerks. The presi-
dent, it is said, took no notice of the
petition
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
THOSE DOCUMENTS
On Hawaii Which Congress Wants Cleve-
land to Make Known.

lana TO make tnOwns
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-When the pres
ident complies with the resolution
passed by the senate and sends in all
the correspondence in our Hawaiian
relations from 1881 to 1898, period of
twelve years, the result will probably
be one of the bulkist executive docu-
ments on record. The reports, cor
respondence and affidavits incidental
to commissioner Blount's special re-
port, as printed for semi-private circu.
lation on the long folio sheets affected
by the state department, cover 522
pages, many of them in very close type.
As rearranged and reprinted, in the
shape in which documents are usually
sent to congress, the number of pages
will be doubled. Then, as lntimated by
EX-President Harrison, in an interview
soon after Mr.. Gresham's letter to Presi-
dent Cleveland, of date October 1s last,
was made public, there is much cor
rcspondence on Hawaiian matters
which took place before the close of
the Harrison administration, which has
not yet seen the light of day, and
which the eX-president, in that inter-
view, said he earnestly desired should
now be made public.
And to these important documents all
Others that have gone before since 1881,
which of course will include the facts
in relation to the two previous resolu-
tions referred to by Minister Thurston
in his answer to Commissioner Blount,
and it will be seen that the reply to
HOar'S resolution must necessarily be
somewhat stupendous in bulk. But,
after all, the main interest will center
round this point: Will the president
deem it compatible with the public
interests" to include in his response at
this time the instructions originally
given to Minister Willis, and any sub
sequent correspondence that may have
led to the notifications of those in
structions, if such has been the course
taken?
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
THE STRIKE OFF.
LsAisA Trouble Settled, Thanks to Arbi.
tration-- Concessions Arc Made on Both
Sides.

ksAisA Trouble Settled, Thanks to Arbi.
tration-- Concessions Are Made on Both
Sides.
BErH1.yuEM, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE oorro-
spondence which led to the termina-
ton of the Lehigh railroad strike was
made public at an early hour Wednes-
day morning, after Chairman McDon-
AID and Judge Robinson, of the arbi-
tration boards, returned from their last
conference with the Lehigh officialA
In letter to President Wilbur they
asked the following: "If the exist
Ing strike is declared off, will the Le-
high Valley Railroad Co. agree
TO take back as many Of their
old employees as they have places
for, without any prejudice on account
Of the fact that they struck or that
they are members of any labor organi-
cation; that in re-employing men for
merly In it's service the available time
shall be so divided among the men so
re-employed that they may feel they
are again in the service of the company
and self-supporting; that in making
promotions hereafter the company will
make no distinction as between men now
in its employ and those so re-employed
on account of seniority in service or
otherwise; that when in the employ Of
the road committees from the various
classes Of employees from the branch of
service in which the aggrieved party is
employed and their grievances con-
sidered and justly treated and that in
employing men in the future the COM
pany will give the preference to former
employees when the strike is decided
off.
President WILDER, in reply, said:
1.-THE Lehigh Valley railroad company
agree to the suggestions made, and in
the event of the strike being declared
off, will abide by them. We recognize
and willingly respond to your modifi-
cation of our former understanding
that the available time may be divided
so that the men re-employed may have
certain source of support"
The great strike was declared off at
8 o'clock Wednesday morning, both
sides making concessions This action
was the result of a conference between
joint committee, composed of MEM
bers of the boards of arbitration OF
New York and New Jersey on one hand
and President Wilbur, of the Lehigh
Valley road on the other. The confer
ence, which lasted three days, was also
participated in by the chiefs of the
local and national organizations which
took part in the strike.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
LA GRIPPE.
This Country Again Threatened With al
Epidemic of Influenza.

Epidemic OF Influenza.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-There is reason
to believe that this country is again
threatened with an epidemic of la
grippe, the disease which caused SO
much distress and so many deaths when
it visited this country two years ago.
Physicians in Washington who have
been puzzled during the last two
weeks at many cases of sickness which
they have been unable to explain, have
concluded that it is revisitation of the
grippe. Their theory is borne out by
the statement of Surgeon-General Wy.
man, of the Marine hospital service.
He said Wednesday that reports sent
to him weekly by the representatives
of the service over the country unite in
the announcement that the grippe is
making its reappearance, and point.
along the Atlantic coast appear to be
particularly attacked.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
Taking BACK Mongol Bon ss.

CHICAGO, Dee. 1.-THE task of disin-
tering, boiling and scraping the bones
Of the forty-six Cinnamon, who have
been buried in Graceland cemetery for
the past six years or more, was COM
pleted Saturday and within couple
of days the forty-six tin cases, each
containing all that is left of u Celestial,
will be shipped to San Francisco for
transportation by steamer to the Flow.
cry Kingdom, where they will be re-
inferred with imposing ceremonial.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
Two Children Burned.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 0.-At o'clock
Friday morning Mrs. G. Il. Nichols
locked her two little children, Freddie,
aged 3 years, and Minnie, aged years,
in a room while she went down town.
During her absence the children played
with the stove and were fatally burned,
the body of the boy being burned to a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16

CHICAGO, Dec. 0-At the opening OF
the Coughlin trial Friday Judge Wing
began his address to the jury for the
defense. At the conclusion of his
speech the taking of testimony began.
1t was announced that the first witness
for the state would be Ex-Policc Capt
Villiers, who would tell the story OF
the finding Of Cronin's body.