The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
NEWS ITEMS.

CiS W. us
Frank Sherry was burned to death in
the burning of the City hotel, at Aso'
tin, Wash.
The general assembly of Irish Pres
byterians in session at Belfast con-
demned the home rule bill.
The president has accepted the resig-
nation of Gov. w. M. Stone. of Iowa,
commissioner of the general land office,
TO take effect March "a.
Yale seniors voted to continue wear
ing caps and gowns after easter. One
funny" student also favored crinoline,
but was sat down upon.
Despite his protests to the contrary
Gov. Boies, of Iowa, intends to run again
for governor He is also laying his
plans to succeed Senator Wilson.
A choleraic disease has been preva-
lent in Lorient, France, for week.
In six cases it has been fatal Thurs
day four fresh cases were reported
Edison has won his suit against the
Sherman Electrical Co. at Boston, and
a permanent injunction was granted
to him against both those companies.
The Alamo hotel, the second largest
at Colorado Springs, Col, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire Friday morn
ing. Loss, $4,000. The guests escaped
amid great excitement.
At New Castle, Pa, after being out
twenty-four hours the jury found
Michael Tenora, the slayer of Louis
Demarsh, at Hillsville, guilty of mur-
der in the third degree.
Tuesday afternoon, Hattie Clark, a
Negress, suicided by saturating her
clothing with kerosene, applying a
match and roasting herself to death. No
cause is given for the act.
One hundred towns and villages of
Minnesota held biennial elections Most
of the candidates were chosen on
citizens or Peoples tickets and political
lines We're not closely drawn.
The Northern Pacific steamship Ia
coma arrived at Victoria, b. c., flying
the yellow flag. There were three cases
of smallpox on board among the Chi
nese The steamer was quarantined.
A Berlin dispatch says: If the report
that Chilli and Peru will ask Switzer-
land to act as arbitrator in their dis
putes is true, the head of the high court
at Lausanne will be entrusted with the
duty.
A little son of Mrs. Callie Hubbard
of Portsmouth, O., was knocked over by
bicycle ridden by Tilton Huels. The
child's injuries are regarded as fatal
Huels was also injured, but not danger
ously.
Mr.. Gladstone was received with
cheers Friday when he appeared in the
house of commons. All the Irish mem
bers and many of the British liberals
wore shamrocks in honor of St Pat
rick's day.
Ex-Secretary Tracy's return to pri-
vate life was formally celebrated by
the Hamilton club, of Brooklyn, Thurs
day night, by banquet. The new Sec
retary of the navy, Hilary A. Herbert
was present.
Secretary Hoke Smith has appointed
NJ. Cooper Pope, of Washington, Ga.
chief of the division Of lands and rail
roads, secretary's Office, interior depart
ment, vice L. A. Weaver, of Pennsyl
vania, resigned.
The Colorado senate Wednesday
morning passed bill abolishing capita
punishment. The bill will doubtless
become law, as Gov. Waite is know
to favor it, and it is almost certain t.
pass the house.
Shipments for the Worlds fair ar
arriving in New York in large number
on every vessel from Europe and Soutl
America They make very consider
al 4l,n 81 o1n,.1yc n
the custom-house.
Ex-Congressman Blount, envoy of th'
administration to Hawaii to look int
the status of affairs there regarding an
neXation matters, arrived at Chicago a
midnight and left Thursday morning
for San Francisco.
Edward Parker Deacon, the slayer o
Abeille, sailed on the Trave from Lon
don Wednesday, with his daughter Gla
rejoining his other children at Newport
Gladys is the child whom Mrs, Deacol
abducted.
Recorder Smyth, of New York, ha
refused to grant a new trial in the cas-
of Carlyle Harris, who is under sentenc
to die for poisoning his schoolgirl wife
who was Helen Potts. There is nov
no hope for him save from the governo
or president
Capt Rodgers, United States navy
who has charge of distractions IN tn
New York harbor, is busy arrangin
programme for the coming naval pi
rade, when it is said that the naval re
serve will act in the novel capacity c
harbor police.
The Carnegie Steel Co., of Homestead
Pa, recently gave an order to Whit
worth & Co., of Manchester, Eng, fo
a massive piece of machinery, to have
capacity of 16, 600 tons pressure and t
cost over S1,O0O,OO0. 1t will manufaC
ture armor plate.
Word has been received announcin
that plot to assassinate Director Roc
erigues of Costa Rica, in San Jose, ha
been unearthed. Forty leading Cost
Rican liberals are implicated
the plot, all of whom have been arreste
and put in prison
James Waters, a young lawyer havin
an Office in the Unity building, Chicago
and who recently arrived from poin
in Tennessee, died at his boardln
house Friday from the effects of MOI
phia taken with suicidal intent Youn
Waters had been drinking heavily.
Dr. Frank Gardiner, a prominer
physician of Salt Lake, Utah, was a
rested Tuesday night charged wit
the murder of an infant. The charre
I remains were found in stove. Gard
ner is accused of having assisted in