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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
OHIO STATE NEWS.
A MOTHERS woe.


She Sought Butial for Her Maynard sonss
Body. But the Stern Law of the Prison
Had Already Given 1t Up for Dissection
COLUMBUS O., Dec. 16.-A pitiful af
fair was made public Friday. A fine.
looking, old wihitc-haired woman came
all the way from Chicago to obtain the
body of wayward son who died in the
penitentiary, but on reaching the insti.
tuition was triclscn with the cruel in.
formation that the boys remains had
been turned over to the medical col.
lege and had been dissected. The
name Of the convict was Robert Demp
sey. He was two year man from
Athens county, where he was convicted
of burglary, and his term of sentence
would have expired Thursday.
Some two weeks ago he contracted
pneumonia, and week ago Thursday
he suddenly died. The prison officials
knew that he had n mother living in
Chicago, but did not know her address
or even her full name. Telegrams and
letters were sent but they did not
reach the old lady until Thursday. She
is very poor, and not being able to OBJ.
tain money for n railroad ticket, she
went TO the railroad officials and told
her story. She had not heard from her
wayward boy for five years. and she
wanted the poor comfort OF getting for
his body decent burial. A pass was
furnished her to Columbus, but it was
too late, for as required by law the
body had been given to the medical
college Mrs. Dempsey thought her
son had money on deposit at the peni.
tentiary, but it was only five cents, and
she found herself destitute.
Gov. Mckinley learned of her condi.
ton and gave her money to obtain food
and Friday afternoon furnished her a
ticket home.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
Three Killed in a Wreck.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec 1s.-A freight
train, east-bound on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Southwestern railway was
hurled down an embankment 1876 feet
high, near Muldrough's station, at 9
o'clock Sunday evening.
The killed are: Thomas Keegan, en-,
gineer, Louisville; John Downs, fire.
man, Louisville; unknown man.
Injured: Two unknown tramps and
two colored brakemen.
Thirteen cars were wrecked, five con.
tanning hogs, 500 of which We're killed,
Sl150OO
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
: : :
CLEVELAND
viii Not Favor His Opponents, says
a Democratic Congressman.
Expected Any Favors He Must Prove
Himself, by Voting, to BE Friendly
Toward tho Administration.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 49, Stories re-
garding the determination of President
Cleveland to subordinate everybody in
all issues, unless they agree with his
IDEAS, multiply. The latest has for its
author prominent democratic con-
gresham, who went to the white house
to look into certain post Office appoint
ments
after patiently waiting for num-
ber of congressman, who preceded me
to make their wants known, IL did not
take long for me to discover" said he
Sunday, while relating his experience,
that the president was in mood to
descend to the pettiest tricks which
one might expect to find in the make
up Of the poorest politician. After ques-
tioning me pretty closely as to the avail
ability end capacity of my condidate.
he wandered off on a dissertation on the
tariff and Hawaiian questions. Then he
sounded his views on both subjects, and
gave me to understand pretty clearly
that If 1 expected any favor at his
hands, must prove myself to be friend
ly toward the administration in my
| voting. This was revelation to me,
Aoi L oNpcStco UeUUeT UTcuUIleuU uuu
| hoped that stories circulated concern
ing the presidents methods were ex-
aggerated. My experience taught me
lesson, and it will be long time be-
fore l subject myself to a repetition Of
| the treatment accorded me at the white
house"
Another story in which Senator
Palmer appears as the lucliless man
appears here. The senator from 1lli-
nois went to the white house and in
formed the president that he wanted
John Donnelly appointed marshal not
later than Wednesday, SO that he could
depart for Chicago to help elect Hop
llins, the democratic candidate fo,
mayor. Wednesday came, but no nom
| ination.
Senator Palmer receives little sym
pathy from his colleagues in the sem
ate, who say he ought to have followed
Voorhees, example and got his patron
age before he became an administra.
tion senator. The answer which the
president is said to have made not long
ago, when asked how he came to APP
point young Eckels controller of the
currency, "Oh heard Senator Palmer
wasn't going to let me do it, so l
thought I'd see," is recalled by those
who heard of his late rebuff.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
ARMORED CONTESTANTS.
Football as 1t is Now Played Profession.
ally,

While professional pugilism has been
refined, if the expression may be per-
mitted, and hedged about with strict
rules and conditions which have ma
terially served to soften the old-time
brutality, football seems to have had
its dangers and roughness accentuated
with the improvements" in the regu-
lations surrounding it. 1t is no longer
a sport into which the contestant en-
ters depending alone upon skill and
endurance. The college elevens now
enter into the sport with full
realization of the dangers they may en-
and weight, sly kicks, thumps and
general rough and tumble work. They
take precautions accordingly.
The costume in which the ''players"
array themselves is not calculated to
excite admiration becauge of beauty
of material or artistic cut 1t is cum
ningly contrived to protect its wearer
from the dangers of hotly-con-
tested battle. No Kuight of the CRU
sades ever went forth to combat in
armor better adapted for the wearer's
Pai PcSSs' Aip iiSdoo VI puc WuTlOTS
are protected by long hair and skull
caps Their shin bones are hidden be-
meath woolen stockings and leather
shields. Knees, thighs and hips are
wadded until all their symmetry is
gone. Their jackets are tightly laced
to the throat, for buttons might add
additional risks to the game, and any
how would not last through half
''scrimmage.' Shoulders and elbows
are padded and shielded by leather.
Nose masks and teeth protectors are
common, and ear shields as almost
necessary adjuncts to those useful ap
pendages are not to be sacrificed in up.
holding the honor of the alma mater
and making u holiday for the assem-
bled thousands.
Thus the deadly peril of the college
sport" Is recognized and sought to be
guarded against. This is the game in
which lusty young men entering col.
lege are almost forced to engage. For,
willing or not and whether or not with
parents wishes. no student once chosen
Tor the eleven dare refuse, under pain
Of losing caste with his fellows. Y itb
III that that tmplieA
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
CoLoRED DEMOCRATS.
A National Organization With Washington
as Headquarters.

A National Organization With Washington
as Headquarters.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-At meeting
of the executive committee of the Ma
tional Negro Democratic associat tion it
was decided to establish permanent
headquarters in this city 1t was
agreed that consolidation of the Ma
tional Negro Democratic organizations
would be advisable, and the following
officers of the new body, in the event
that it became an accomplished fact,
were agreed upon: president, Ii. c. c.
Astwood, of New York; vice president,
j. A. Roos, of Kentucky; secretary,
John J. Bell, Jr., of Georgia; treasurer,
George L. Downing, of Rhode Island;
chaplain, Rev. w. Fl. Heard, of Della
ware; sergeant-at-arms, w. Z. Scott, of
Illinois: chairman OF executive commit
tee, James A. Ross, of Iowa; chairman
of campaign committee, w. E. Gross,
of New York; chairman of advisory
board, James c. Matthews, of New
York; chairman of organization com
mittee, ]. Milton Turner, Of Missouri;
historian, w. Ell. johnson, of New York.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
puNceNr PARAGRAPHS.

--"Will you have piece OF cake,
Johnny?" "Yes." YES IT, "IA
you've got any,"
"A Hunter. -Chappic--'T'm awfully
fond Of hunting dogs" She Gnnocent-
ly)--"Yes? Where do you go to hunt
them?"-Detroit Free Press.
-Cupper, Cowper and Cooper are de
sccndants of mon who made the wooden
cups from which our English fore
fathers drank their beer.
-"Undoubtcdly soldiers make the
the best husbands" How is that
senora?" because they are accus-
toned to subordination. Ell Mott.
sicro.
Miss Softly ('vho has been attend
ing a course of lee c,ures)-'O. professor,
I saw such a funny old fossil in the
museum to-day. | thought of you at
once. Vogue
-Muggins-"I never knew man to
take so much interest in his business
as Closefist." Buggins-"Whati is hep"
Muggins-"A money lender" "-Phil@
delphia Record.
lis the 9:4s train delaycd?" Eyes,
he's about fifteen minutes late" "Why
do you call train hep" " "'Causl
this train is n he. It's fast male
train, mister. IN. Y. Recorder.
Vinegar will not split rocks, SO
Hannibal could not thus made his way
through the Alps. Nor will it dissolve
pearls, so that the story of Cleopatra
drinking pearls melted in vinegarmust
have been fiction.
-Wife-'Who was at the back gate
, just now?" Husband-"A tramp who
wanted something to eat" Nife-"Did
you invite him in to get bi ?" Hus-
bandit invited him in, bu5 Towser
got the bite. ."-Norristown Herald.
-,1ones-"Well Smith, did you pro-
pose Miss Airess last night?' Smith
-"i es, and her answer was very am
biguous and contradictory Jones'
'Why, what did she say?" smith
''She gave me positive negative. =
| Yankee Blade.
| Very Funny. SIR" said Mr..
Gallagher, sit was funny enough to
make u donkey laugh. laughed till I
cried" And then as he saw a smile go
round the room he grew red in the face
and went away mad.-Boston Post.
Why They Were Discharged Gus
tomer-"Was it because your business
was so dull that you discharged half
your help?"' Dry Goods Dealer-"Not
at all. The saleswomen wore such big
sleeves, you know, that we had to re-
duce the force one-half or enlarge the
shop. ."-Boston Transcript.
Bobby is attending to his piano
lessons very faithfully of late" said
that youths uncle. YES" replied his
mother; 81 don't have any trouble
with him about that now" "How did
you manage ito" "Some of the neigh
bors complained of the noise his exer-
else made. and I told him about it.
Now he thinks its fun to practice
Washington Star.
A Frenchmans gallantry to ladies
is always equal to an emergency. At
a party gentleman of that race
stepped heavily upon the toe of lady,
who looked up with an angry frown.
pardon, madam he said, bowling
low, but L have forgot to bring my
microscope" Your microscope" "But,
yes: for to see re leetle feet of
madam. Tit Bits.
Little Billy came in one afternoon
from an assembly of the children of
the neighborhood with his clothes
pierced above and below with a great
many little holes For PHYS sake"
exclaimed his mother, what has hap
pened to you?" 60" said Billy, we've
only been playing grocery store, and
everybody was something in it; and I
was the Swiss cheese. ''-Youth's Com
|
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
HIS MOTHER
Tells the Jury About tho Insanity Tha
Has Been the Heritage of Prendergast.

Tells the Jury About tho Insanity That
Has Been the Heritage of Prendergast.
CHICAGO, Dec 19.-When the Prem.
dergast trial was resumed Saturday
morning, Mrs. Prendergast, mother
of the prisoner, YVES recalled by the
defense and asked in regard to the
sanity of her husbands father,
She testified that the boys grand
father was insane in 1889, and that
he was confined in an asylum at that
time and was irrational at times after.
ward. He was a soldier in the English
army and his arm was shot off in a
battle in the south of Spain. The wit.
ness was very much confused during
cross-eXamination, but made her story
straight when interrogated in kindly
manner by Judge Brentano.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
sIaughterInr Indians.

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 16-The ton
pedo gunboat Boomerang, of the
Australian squadron. returned from
New H'5rides to her headquart-
ers shortly before r. M. s. Arawa
sailed for this port. The boomerang
had been cruising since last April, and
in company with the French cruiser
Scortf visited and fired ON native settle
ments on the islands of Pentecost, lay.
Ing waste the villages of tribes known
to have butchered white men. Many
of the islanders were also arrested and
fined or imprisoned, according to the
extent of their guilt.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
PlTTSBURGH'S POOR.
Andrew Carnegie Has n Scheme for Rails.
ing &1OO,OOO for Them.


PITTsBUIGH, Pa, Dec. 1s.-When the
police and firemen of Pittsburgh start
ed out Tuesday to take complete cen.
sus of the unemployed and destitute, it
was confidently expected that they
would finish in two days. They have
been at it constantly since, yet the
work has not been finished. The
names of 1900 families have beer
turned in to Director Brown, of the de-
partment of public safety, who has
charge of the census Mr.. Brown said
that the complete returns will show
$500 families who are actually in want.
In nine out of ten cases the families are
large, and fair average to each would
be six persons. This would make 21,-
900 people to be assisted by the relief
committee.
These figures may seem little high,
but Director Brown says they are
right. The officers were provided with
blanks in which they entered the
name, residence, number of people in
each family, how long the wage-earn.
ers have been out of work and whether
any of the family is i'll. Over half the
oi'hhS CuihCu III Ccil pdtllcClC SIorleS OI
sickness. In but few cases were ply
sicians in attendance, the great major.
ity suffering for medicine and nourish.
ment. There are also a number OF
cases of births in which there were nc
physicians in attendance, the people
being too poor to call one.
Andrew Carnegie has intimated that
he will raise s1OO,0OO for the benefit OF
the poor He has scheme for the
city to furnish employment for all the
able-bodied men, and pledges himself
to raise this sum to pay them. The
work will be on public improvement,
such as grading the Schenly park, in
which Mr. Carnegie is building ST.,
100000 library, and street labor. AS
the city appropriations have been ex-
hausted and no work can be done until
next years appropriations are made
the money will be lent to the city. Mr..
Carnegie has intimatcd that he does
not care whether the loan is repaid or
not SO long as work is furnished to
those who want it.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
Fit Punishment for a vandaI,

The vandal, with his barbarity and a
city knife and pencil, who has an in
sane longing to associate his meaning
less name with the great places of ma
ture and history, has not SO free hand
in the Yellowstone reservation as he
enjoyed before the park was guarded
by the soldiers of the United States
army. 1t has been the custom of this
creature TO carve his initials on the
front of the terraces and to write his
name in the liquid left in the pools
after geyser has been playing. Years
after the writing in the water the
name is legible and the pencil marks
are fresh, sp slowly does the geysers
build up their deposits, The Upper
Geyser Basin is fifty miles from Fort
Yellowstone, at the Mammoth Hot
Springs. The telegraph is the enemy
OF offenders the world over, and if
tourist writes his name in pool he
may be reasonably certain that the
fact will be telegraphed to the post
through which he must pass when his
trip is done, and there he is very like
ly to meet IA captain of cavalry, who
will hand him u rubber and send him
back fifty miles under guard to erase
his name. The Million.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
A Horrible Fate.

HENDERSON, KY, Dec. ID. News has
just reached here of. lynching that
occurred near Nebo, Webster county.
Henry Givens, a colored man, was the
victim. His lifeless body was found
tied to tree and fairly riddled with
bullets. His skull was crushed in and
both eyes cut out.
The day before Givens had threat.
ened to poison the schoolhpuse well,
and being ordered to leave the county
refused and drew a pistol on Ephraim
Wilson, a farmer. Owens was also sus
pected Of poisoning . lot Of stock y
the vicinity
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
BIG swlDLE.
st. Paul, Minn., Men Turn a $3.50, 900 Trick
on Their Friends.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 16-Expert
accountants have been going over the
books of the American Building, Loan
and Investment Co., of Chicago, for two
months, and it was learned Friday in
St Paul from directors of the company
that there is skrinkage of more than
s25O,00O in assets and that the securi-
ties are practically worthless.
One item of assets is for s14O, 900,
loaned on pasturage at St Paul park,
which is not worth one-fifth of the
loan. In April, 1881, Vice-President M.
b. Modica and Secretary VIM. Marston
got M. ID. Miller, of this city, on the
board of directors, and through him
eastern capitalists were induced to
make the loans on the st. Paul park
property. All the lots are remote from
the city and are unimproved 1t is be-
lieved in St Paul that Modica and
Marston got all the money and made
ant the mortgages to 'straw" men.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
Worked the Raised-Not, scb.,ne

LIMA, O, Pee. 1e.-John Fox, rich
farmer, was visited couple of weeks
ago by two slick strangers purporting
to be piano agents They wanted to
sell him an instrument He thought
the price too high, and they went away
saying they would see if they could
sell some others in the neighborhood.
They came back and said they had sold
two Others which made the price of
his very low. He signed a contract to
take the instrument, and it turns up a
sixty-day note in bank calling for
Sd 50O
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
United states ships Safe.

Rio DE JANEIRo, Dec. 15.-Thomas L.
Thompson, United States minister to
Brazil, announces that whatever
other nations may do, the United
States will protect their commerce
from all encroachments Of the insur.
gent naval vessels The action of othe.
nations in Withdrawing the protection
formerly accorded, to merchantmen by
their naval vessels at this point is con.
strued as an attempt covertly to aid
the insurgents in their efforts to restore
the monarchy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
To Coin seisniorage.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Voor.
hees, chairman of the finance commit
tee, has introduced bill for the coin.
age of seigniorage on the treasury
stock of silver at the rate of 81, 900, 900
a month. After this seigniorage fund
is all coined monthly silver purchases
are to be resumed sufficient to coin s2,.
000 900 month. Provision is made for
the appointment of commissioners to
another international monetary con.
ference. The bill was referred to tho
finance committee.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
Mines Sold to an English syndicate.

DENVER, Col, Dec. I'D. H. Moffa,
and Eben Smith have sold the Victor
mine, one of the best in Cripple Creek.
to an English syndicate. The price wal
not stated, but it is supposed to be
about 81, 100000. Messrs. Moffat and
Smith paid 100000 for the mine, il
yielding them a profit of about $50, 900
The Mary Daven mine at Cripple Creel
has also been sold to George Lochen, O,
Chicago, for $50, 900.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
horticulture society Oaicers.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 16.-Ihe State
Horticultural society reelected the fol-
lowing officers Friday: President, Geo.
w. Campbell, Delaware; vice president,
o. w. Aldrich, Columbus; secretary, w.
w. Farnsworth, Waterville; treasurer,
N. Dinner, Dayton; executive COM
mittee, N. Halbaugh, w. r. Lazenby
and N. Dinner.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
His Assur,annn.

~ wish to know" said the elderly
female physician who had been adj
mitted to the office of the western
mayor, ''if it is safe for lone woman
to go on the streets here at night@'
And the mayor looked as serious ana
solemn as the circumstances would per-
NIT when He replied: MADAM, can't
look you in the face and say that 1t is
not "--Detroit Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
Lumber Men win Protest.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 15.-L. r. Howes,
of Sanduslsy, and L. A. Hildreth, of
this city, the executive committee
of the State Lumber Dealers associa-
ton, have called a meeting of the asso-
citation here, on January %, to take ac-
tion against putting lumber on the free
list. There are 800 members in the or
panization
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
An outlaws Fate.

FRESNO, Cal, Dec. 15.-The jury in
the case of Outlaw Chris Evans,
charged with the murder of United
States Deputy Marsh;.ls Wilson and
McGinnis at SIMPSONS Flat, disagreed
Thursday morning. The judge, how.
ever, refused to discharge them and
sent them back. They returned in hall
an hour with verdict, finding him
guilty Of murder in the first degree and
fixing the penalty at life imprisonment
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23

CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-John Westgarth,
the Lily Lake farmer who issued cir
cuiar calling for 10000 armed and
mounted" men to meet him on the lake
front Tuesday night, was Wednesday
adiudged insane at Geneva, Ill. Thurs
dny he was taken to the asylum at Ell
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
Albert Lessure Died of Ulcer.

AANEsvILLE, O., Dec. 16-Coroner
Smith rendered his verdict Friday in
the case of Albert Leasure, who was
found dead at the Columbus Insane
asylum, to the effect that the deceased
died OF blood poisoning resulting from
IN ulcer on the arm, and he finds no
syidence of violent treatment by at
lendants at the asylum.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
Hunter Killed.

New HOLLAND, o., Dec. 16-Ray, the
2o-year-old son of Wright Templin, liv-
ing few miles south of here, was ac-
cidentally shot and killed by COM
panion named Alter while out hunting
Friday afternoon.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
Stage Held Up.

ABILENE, Tex, Dec. 18.-News
reached here Friday morning of the
hold-up and robbery of the stage run.
ming between Haskell and Benjamin,
Tex, some eighty miles north of here.
The work WAS done by q masked lone
highwaymSn. No passengers were ON
the stage, and nothing was taken ex-
cept the mail pouch, which was carried
OF by the robber.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
The Election Law Repeal

WASHINGTON, Dee. 15.-The senate
committee on privileges and election,
has agreed to report the house bill re-.
pealing the federal election laws with.
out amendment This ssnate was pre-
sided over Thursday by the vice presi
dent and u basket af flowers greeted
him upon his return.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23

LONDON, Dec. 15.-In the house o.
commons Thursday, by a vote of las ts
80, the second reading OF the bill au
thorizing y loan of 100000, 600 to India,
wing to the failure of the government
90 sell India bills, was passed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
While ,Coon Hunting.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Dec 16.-Pearl Aid
rich fell so feet from tree while hunt
ing 'coons at Catawba. His left thigh
was broken near the hip, the bone pro-
truding six inches
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
Fifty Days Over Due.

BOSTON, Dec. 16.-The two-hundred.
ton schooner Margaret A. Gregory,
Capt. Gregory, from Cape Haytien
Island, of Hayti, is now fifty days over
due and is thought to be lost
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
Hospital for the Big Four system.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Dec 16.-The Big
-Four road is on the eve of building
hospital here for it's entire system.
President ingalls,, who recently built
one for the Chesapeake & Ohio, is the
father of the plan.