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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-21

could be no more appropriate any
where, for from this county you sent
your democratic boys to the front by
the thousand
On almost every battlefield, from
Gettysburg TO Galveston bay and from
the banks Of the Ohio 10 Savannah,
where Sherfnan's invincible troopers
saluted the sea under the light of the
southern stars, sleeps one or more of
the democratic sons Of old Licking
county,
And yet demsgogues, seeing power
and place about 10 slip away from
them, are filling the land with the
lying statement that the democratic
administration is going to take the
pensions away from the deserving old
veterans / call 1t lying statement,
because ! believe In the use of plain
Anglo-Saxon words
The men who coin and the men who
circulate it, know that II is lie, but
are anxious to ride again into Office on
the back of lie, since truth 40 longer
refuses to carry them.
desire TO say here and now to our
republican friends, surrounded as am
by the bronzed democratic veterans of
the war, and the democratic fathers
and mothers and wives and sisters of
the heroic democratic dead, that these
illustrious dead are our dead as well as
yours; that the honored living are our
fathers and sons and brothers as well
as yours, and that their comfort and
care and welfare are as dear TO US as
they can be to you!
And shame upon the demagogues
who seek to trade upon patriotism, so
often the last ditch of the undeserving,
and whose love for the soldier never
manifests itself except in political
campaign.
Nowhere between the rising and set
ting of the sun, in all this broad land,
in Office or out of Office, is there sin
gle man who marches beneath the flag
of democracy, but is in favor of giving
the most ample pension to every de-
serving veteran who needs it.
And now, If there is any man here
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-21

publican campaign in Ohio, and $4,000
more to pay for champagne and terra
pin, at Chamberlain's, and Welckler's,
and Wormley's, in Washington.
And what will the 100000 victims
profit by their $50, 900? Nothing. Their
members in Congress will gladly fur
nish them all the information without
demanding the 800, 900.
Before leaving this subject desire to
refute, with the official figures, the
conscienceless falsehoods placed in cir
culation and disseminated by the re-
publican committee at Columbus and
by other parties.
At one point in Ohio, during the clos
ing days of August, at a soldiers re-
union, q republican politician, in the
guise of truthful soldier declared
that he had official information from
the pension agency at Columbus that
$4,000 names had been stricken from
the rolls in Ohio since August 1.
At another reunion, another nan Of
the same class and caliber, declared
that he had official information from
Columbus that pensions were being.
stricken from the rolls in the Ohio dis
trict at the rate of more than 1000
day, and that $4,000 had already been
dropped during the month of August.
Knowing as did that on the last day
of each month, Pension Agent Gen.
John G. Mitchell, a good republican,
made up a list showing the number
dropped from the roll resolved to ap-
peal to him for an official statement of
The exact truth. On the 2Sth of Au-
gust addressed him letter, asking
him to give me the figures. Here is his
reply:
UNITED STATES PENSION AGENCY,
COLUMBUS, o., Sept l. 1893
'Hon W. A. Taylor
"MY DEAR SIR:-Your favor of the
2Sth ult is duly received The total
number of pensioners of all classes on
the rolls of this agency on
July 81, 1898, was. s................. 98,5T7
"Total number August 81, 1893. -. 10S,140
"The large increase noted above
is occasioned by the transfer to
this agency of the pensioners at the
National Military home, Dayton, o.
Ii you wish any subdivision or
modification of the above figures shall
be pleased to give you access to the
monthly report, which gives in detail
all the various laws under which the
aforementioned aggregates are pen
stoned. s.
II regret to inform you that 1 am
prohibited by the honorable commits
sioner of pensions from giving any
information about suspensions.
Sincerely yours,
John G. MITCHELL,
"U. S. Pension Agent"
There is the complete refutation of
| all these monstrous falsehoods, from a
republican official who keeps the rec
ords. Instead of $4,000 or so, 900 PEN
sioners being dropped from the rolls In
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-21

To sustain prices the Sugar trust re-
stricts production by operating an aver
age of only two-thirds Of its refining Ca
pacity. 1t now owns "a refining plants,
of which are permanently held idle, / Of
which was burned this year and Of
which hate bcsn connected with other
refineries.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-21

Ohio during the month Of August, there
was an actual increase Of 1868. an av-
erage Of $50 per day.
In answer TO Gen Mitchell's invita-
tion called at his Office and he showed
me the rolls These rolls give the fol-
lowing changes in the month Of July,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-09-21
John G. MITCHELL,

~. s. Pension Agent"
There is the complete refutation of
all these monstrous falsehoods, from a
republican official who keeps the rec
ords. Instead of $4,000 or SO, 900 pen
sioners being dropped from the rolls In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Illinois Legislature Urged -
Raid Fx-Treasures and
Ex.AuditOrs,
And Not to be OutdOne by Ala i.
bama, a NOn-Cigarette Bill
Is Introduced.
Sucker Democrats Learn Appor-e
tiOnment Lesson from
Badger Brethren.

! Springfield, Ills, Feb. 6.-Not a quo.
rum was present in either house or
senate this afternoon and IN adjourn
ment was soon taken, again demon
strating the futility of attempting to 10
business on Monday.
/ Nearly every member of the general
assembly is receiving letters from CON
SutuentS urging that action be taken II
the matter of investigation OF eX treaSur
erS and auditors and that those officials
be forced to make restitution of all in
terest money or fees illegally appropri-
ated to their own use.
. The movement is apparently becoming
stronger every day and members assert
that L wave Of public opinion is sweep
ing over the country that will brush
away any technical parliamentary Oppo-
sition that may be offered.
The attempt of the Alabama legisla-
ture to suppress the cigarette nuisance,
which is attracting attention from he
press from all over the country, is likely
to find REPETITION III Illinois. Representa-
tive Morris, of IroquoiS, has presented
Il stringent bill ON the subject and thinks
from Il canvass he made OF the mem
bers there is no doubt it will so through.
Representative Whitley, of Sangamon,
is bound the democrats shall not get in
the same hole their brethren i'll Wiscon-
sin did by including the repeal previous
appointments in the new apportion-
ment law, and is preparing to separate
the repeating measures which he will
introduce tomorrow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
ICY RAILS CAUSE A WRECK
Three Trainmen Killed in a Collision
the Baltimore 4 b"io Road

Three Trainmen Killed in a Collision
the Baltimore Il ""i" Road.
PITTsBURu, Pa, Feb. CA disastrous
wreck occurred ut y. III. NJ Williams
Station, twelve miles this SIDE OF
Cumberland, on the Baltimore e. Ohio
road.
Two men are under the wreck and
are no doubt dead; another is fatally
injured and several others badly hurt.
Tho Sc dead are: George Wallace.
engineer; married; lived at Connells-
Vile, Pa; John Ncz. conductor;
married, and also lived at Connells-
Vile.
William INLAND of GIcnwood, fire.
man, is fatally injured.
Conductor Dunlap and FIagman
Grimes are both badly mi ured
The names of the rest Of the crews
who were injured have not yet, been
learned.
The accident occurred at the foot OF
the mountain and was caused 10y The
icy rails which rendered the train I'M
manageable At the foot of the noun
tain it crashed into another freight
and both trains were wrecked The
bodies of the men are still in the ruins,
! Twenty-four cars were demolished.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
No Patronage for TammanY.

New YORK. Feb. 6.-The World
says: mo Tammany man will be APP
pointed either to the collectorship or
postmastership of New York" An
ex-Congressman, who has had several
conferences with the President-elect
during the past week, made this state
ment yesterday. This man. who NOT
very long ago was candidate for
United States Senator, said that Mr..
Cleveland has given several hearings
to those interested in the, disposition
of federal patronage in this city and
State. ct these conferences not, .
Tammany Hall leader was present nor
was one asked to participate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
CALL UNCHRlSTtAN.
Ministers Up in Arms Arms AGAINST the
rrityeriess air Program.

CHICAGO, Feb. G.-Ihe program for
the - urle. i'a.r opening EXERCISES, as
prepared by The EAtcutIve Comm ttee
Of ice local directory. does not meet
win the approval of the ministers of
| chicago. ne committee has stricken
! OH the Invocation, which WAS Il feature
OF the opening exercises.
The ministers say that a short prayer
would occupy little time and that tie
! fair is d natlonat INSTITUTION aud not L
| private enterprise. The dedicatory
| ceremonies OF last October are poin ted
+! to as d precedent. i he claims made
10y the directors that they could not
secure ceie brant who would he ac-
cepta ole 10 all the religious bottles are
not considered good.
The strong point used by all the
| clergymen is that the fair is an insti-
tuition representing this country, and
as America is a Christian nation recog-
milton of this fact should be made at
the opening Of the great Exposition.
There is little doubt, it is claimed
that an agreement could be reached as
to who should deliver the prayer.
"Ihere is nothing in the excuse that
the ministers could not agree" said
Prot. David Swing to your reporter
this morning. Il think that's merely
an inven ion of some freetninller who
wishes to have fun at the Expense of
religion. l am sure that some one
could be selected who would be ac-
ceptable to all religions. l think that,
| while not absolutely necessary, it
would be very deoira ole to open the
Exposition with religious exercise.
The Fair is not a private enterprise
but "a great national institution and a
religious observance would certainly
, not be out of place.
Il think there is no question of the
propriety of opening the Fair with
prayer said the Rev. DR.. jackson,
presiding editor of the Methodist min
listers conference. SIN my opinion it
would make no difference who de-
livered the prayer. The chief point is
that this is Christian nation and at
j the commencement Of one of the great
est works that fact should be recog-
nized. There is no doubt that a
/ clergyman could be selected to whom
no sect would object. l cannot under
stand why the directors of the Fair
have omitted religious exercises from
the programme. At the opening of a
political convention prayer may not
be In the best taste, but this is a very
! different matter"
| The Rev j. w. Conley said: This
is recognized as a Christian nation and
it seems to me that it would be incon-
sistent to omit religious observance at
the time when this great work is final
ly completed and thrown open to the
public. The Fair authorities created
a precedent for themselves last Octo-
Der and in face of that | cannot see
why they have omitted prayer from
the program. 1t would not take up
much time, nor do | think there would
be mucn difficulty in selecting a man
who would be suita bic to all classes of
the community. Perhaps the directors
! say that the ministers cannot agree
, and have cut them out of the program
! because they have opposed Sunday
opening of the Fair
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Live stock.

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-CATTLE-Receipts IL, 900.
The market was not altogether satisfactory to
the selling interest. buyers are making stin
fight against an advance, but unless all signs
are misleading it will come, and before the
season has much further advanced. The mar
ket was slow to-day, but prices were fully as
good as on Friday last for all descriptions.
Quotations range from 81 .500l.75 for old straw
cows to Sj.0016. Is for extra steers. Most of the
days work was at prices below s.. very few
ripe steers being offered Cows sold princi-
pally At &. 10000 and "A .00949o took the bulk
of the steers
I HoGs-Receipts, 10000. The demand for
hogs was of Indifferent character. Sales
were at s. . 80 for poor to prime grades
averaging under 200 lbs. at S.75Gs. Is for aver
ages of from 200 to 250 lbs and at T.S508.30 for
common to choice hogs weighing from go to
400 lbs Few choice heavy lots were TO be seen
and ales at better than S.. % we g scattering.
From s. 7O9S790 took most OF the light and $50
as. 10 and s. -000825 were the prices most fire.
quently paid for medium and heavy. The close
was very dull and many lots were held over.
SHEEP Receipts, 10000. The weather was
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
NO CHANCE OF SILVER REPEAL.
Congressman w. l.. Wilson Says There /.
little Hnmc of EARLY Action

Congressman w. l.. Wilson Says There I.
Little Hope of EARLY Action.
LAKEWOOD, n j., Feb. 8 congress
man w. l.. Wilson OF West Virginia
who came from Washington on Satur-
day to confer with Mr.. Cleveland pre-
sumab bly, on the prospect of the reoeal
of the Sherman silver purchase act at
this session of Congress. spent last
evening with Mr. Cleveland and Don
Nj. Dickinson at the Cleveland Cottag,
and had another long talk with the
PreSldent-eiect yesterdayo
Mr.. Wilson, when asked what wa
the prospects of silver bill passing
both Houses of Congress before the en- |
of the present session, said: "Thr
chance of bill passing the House de
ponds largely upon the Committee OF
Rules. They are to report resolutio"
on Thursday. If the resolution merel !,
brings up the silver bill for discussion
nothing will be accomplished, as but
twenty-four working days remain and
appropriation bills will take con
siderable of the time If the
committee reports Il rule requiring =
final vote on the silver bill IL a certain
time and the House decides to vote on
the measure | am satisfied that the
bill will pass the House. In the Sen
ate, however, there is sufficient min
GRITTY against the repeal of the Sher-
man law to absolutely prevent the
passage of bill at this session.
You do not consider the outlook
very encouraging for bill reachino,
the President before March 4, them"
"No. The time is too short in nv
opinion for the repeal of the silver law
at the present session"
''Do you believe the law would be
repealed if it were brought to a vote
in both houses?''
Eyes; if a straight vote could be OBJ
tanned the law would be repealed at
once, but with the determined minor
ity there is little hope of straight
vote, and therefore little hope Of II
change in the silver legislation at pres
-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
JUDGE JACKSON TALKS.

say. rfi~ >r2niuat; II was a :; ,rprise ami
that miller VII Not succeed HIM.
I Cincinnati, O., Feb. G.-Judge Jackson,
recently nominated by President Har-
riSOn for the office of associate justice of
the supreme court of the United States,
was here today in connection with his
duties as circuit judge. He was warmly
congratulated by members of the bar,
with whom he has always been familiar.
Speaking Of his appointment, he said:
Il have had no communication with
the president relative to my appointment
either before or since | was informed of
it. l haYGNno idea who my successor will
be, but | would like to say a word
about what was in the morning papers,
saying that [ was appointed 50 that Har-
rison might appoint his old law partner,
Miller, to the place | vacated. Now as
Il matter of fact such a thing is impoS-
my own district
DO you think the president should let
Cleveland make the appointments"
Not at all. 1t is not a new thing fol
Il retiring president to make such az
pointments. President John Adams APP
pointed Chief Justice Marshall only two
days before the Inauguration of Thomas
Jefferson, who objected to such action
snrious.y, and President Jackson appoint
ed Justice Catron, and had him con-
filmed on the morning of March 4, only
Il few hours before he retired from the
presidency. The appointment Of a DEM
ocrat by Il republican president seems
4 good step toward removing the court
still further from the realm of politics
with which it should not have the least
connection"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
FIRE AT PEORIA.

Damag e to the Extent of 500, 900 Caused
ny Rapidly Spreadl & Confia grafton.
Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 6.-This afternoon a
fire broke out in the dryhouse of the
Peoria Sugar works and spread with
frightful rapidity, soon enveloping the
warehouse and starchhouse, both of
which were easily destroyed entailing
a loss of over 100000.
The men in the buildings had the
greatest difficulty in getting out, Charles
jaeger being terribly burned about the
head and face.
The warehouse of he Pabst Brewing
company, to the east was soon de-
stroyed by the fire and it looked as if
the Garry ice house, the main building
of the sugar works and the Leastdale
planning mill, all of which were a short
distance away would go, but at 6 o'clock
the firemen had the flames under con-
troll.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
STRAY SPARKS.

At the Nebraska Republican caucus
last night, ]. NJ. Thurston withdrew and
Paddock will be given the solid vote of
the republicans ut tomorrow's ballot.
No election of Il senator in Washington
yet.
Floods are causing terrible havoc in
Queensland. A dispatch from Brisbane
says that at least twenty-five, and it IS
feared many more, human lives have
been lost at Ipswich, % miles from
there, and the damage to stock and
lands will be friShtfuI
Fire at New York, caused by gas ex-
ploding in a cellar, killed John Peterson,
n gas inspector, and painfully burned
sixteen inmates of the house.
Director General Davis, of the world s
fair, has submitted to the council of
administration. lengthy report upon
cholera quarantine. He shows the need
of the strictest precaution by both na-
tional and municipal governments.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
8ESIEGED BY A NEGRO MOB
Unsuccessful Attempt to Lynch
Station Agent In Texas

unsuccessful attempt Co LynCh y
Station Agent In Texas.
STAFFoRDs POINT, Texas, Feb. GA
half-grown negro boy offered gross
Insult to Mrs. Dr. Cochran yesterday.
She reported the matter to her hus-
band on his return and the doctor
chastised the boy. Last night
while at the railway station Clin-
ton Edwards, the boys father,
met DR.. Cochran, who is one
armed man, and after a wordy quarrel
the negro picked up d stone, with
which he felled the doctor to the earth.
As he fell DR.. Cochran pulled his pistol
and put three bullets into Edwards,
killing him instantly. William Watts,
station agent of the Southern Pacific,
disarmed Cochran and then a number
of negroes assaulted him.
They accused him of having
assaulted Watts and demanded his life.
DR.. Cochran told the excited crowd he
was the guilty party but the mob was
bent on lynching Watts. Watts man
aged to reach the inside of the
depot, which he barricaded and
with the arms he had there
and the assistance of the tele-
crap operator managed to hold
the crowd at bay. Meantime
he elephoned to Richm, nd, Houst on
and other towns for assistance. While
this was going on the negroes were
also securing reinforcements, and fiery
leaders proposed burning the depot
and town. just as they were about to
put heir designs into execution an
engine pulled into the town with the
sheriff and posse of armed men. 1t
was with difficulty that he could pacify
the crowd.
DIR. Cochran surrendered, but the
mob clamored for Watts. the station
agent In the hubbub the sheriff, to
appease them, arrested Watts and
quickly getting the two men on the
train the posse pulled out for Rich
inond, where tine two men will be held
pending examination. All Is quiet now,
ma while the whites are on their
guard it IS thought there will be no
further trouble.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
Chicago Board of Trade.

CHICAGO, Feb 6-There was a furry and a
bull market in wheat the first hour The May
price jumped to 1914 c and the advance was pretty
well held up to midday. The opening was
at 781sc with sales at 7HAc and up to
79Lac back to 79c and held firm later
around 79Ic. or 1c over the close Sat
urday July ruled about nc under May,
touching 7918c at the high point the
early bulge. The chief bull influence with
the trade the weather The rain and
soft weather extended over about half the
wheat belt east of the Mississippi The West
and the Northwest had extreme cold weather.
Fear of the anti-option bill, the very small de-
crease of 81, 600 bu in the visible supply and the
snow storm quieting the fears about crop in
jury from the approaching cold wave all acted
against wheat late in the day. May went hack
to $50 ana closed 7SfcM7S3ic. July sold at ~ c
and closed 7S4@D581sc.
The corn market showed none OF the ner-
voueucSs seen in wheat on the early trading
Weather could not be a feature except in
checking the movement, and it did not appear
10 DO This The May price opened FLAG and
after touching 471tc and 475sQp472tc advanced to
4Sc. The decline up to the last hour to
47@s0I7>ac. July sold 4740D4Sc and off to an C
at the same time. Cash corn sold chiefly at
about &c advance over Saturday prices. The
market continued to decline slowly to the close
when May was at 47lsc, July 474ac or about 90
under the Saturday closing prices.
The provision market was controlled by lard
The situation in all products is very strong.
but there is less faith in high prices holding in
pork and ribs The whole market started firm
and about steady. May pork was at fl9 So
lard SlL7O, ribs $40 1874. The hogs were
given at 10000 and slow and weak
On some early selling OF stuff pork broke zoe to
Sl9.55, lard eased 7lac to Sll62a, and ribs sold
Of 17iac to 50 .95 Later the hogs for Tuesday
were put at $1,000. The lard brokers began
bidding the price up The whole market be-
came strong in sympathy May pork got up
SOC from the low point OF Il9 g. Lard ad-
vanced beyond any previous figure for the year.
going to SllS2ta. Ribs recovered to tie open
ing figure at Sl0l3H.
Closing quotations were:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
NO EXCITEMENT AT ALL.
The Much Overdue City f PelSin Arrives at
Harbor and All is Serene.

The Much Overdue City f Pel<in Arrives at
Harbor and AL is Serene.
San Francisco, Feb. 6.-The overdue
steamer City of Picking has just been
sighted Is miles out
Later.
The City of Picking did not get into the
harbor until late this afternoon. Cap
tain Searles, in his report, says:
THE Picking sailed from Yokohama
January 10, and al went well until Jan
uary 81, when about LOO miles out
from San Francisco. Then the shaft
broke. 1t was impossible to mend it,
and the vessel proceeded under sail
She encountered head winds all the way
and during 15 days under sail covered
over 1,300 miles. Beyond long delay
and the breaking of the shaft, nothing
exciting occurred"