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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
FROM BRAZIL.
The insurgent Ship Javary Sent Il
the Bottom.
Her Crew Went Down with Minists,
Mcndonca Thinks It Indicates Mel"
los speedy Downfall Bombard-
mcnt of Rio Deemed Certain.

New YORK, Nov. 24.-Minister Men
donca, Thursday morning, received ,
cablegram, by way of Washington
from the minister of the exterior OF
Brazil. 1t reads as follows:
Monitor Javary sunk Thursday
afternoon by Fortress San Juan"
The cablegram was from Rio, Thurs.
! day evening, and was forwarded te
Mendonca from Washington. Minister
Mendonca was jubilant over the news,
and said he thought it indicated Mel
los speedy downfall
! The Javary, he said, was the second
in Importance of Mello's fleet, the
Aquidaban being the first. She was OF
5000 tons displacement and carried
guns with range of nine miles. She
had two guns even stronger than the
Aquidaban's. She was built in France
and had heavy armor. She had been
used by Mello in the bombardment OF
Nictheroy, and was most effective.
Her machinery was disabled some time
ago and she was towed from place tc
place.
LONDON, Nov. 24.-The Brazilian
legation in this city has received a dis.
patch from Rio Janeiro, dated Wednes.
day, stating that the insurgent war.
ship Javary had been sunk by the
Nictheroy battery. The crew of the
vessel went down with the ship The
Javary was an iron turret ship of 3,64O
tons displacement. She was 24O feet
long, SO feet beam and drew II feet
inches of water. Her engines were OF
$500 horse power. She carried four
elton guns besides an auxiliary bat.
terry.
The details of the sinking of the
Javary off Fortress San Juan show that
active hostilities have been resumed at
Rio Janeiro, and from this time on
there will be war to the knife on both
sides. Private reports received at Mad
rid say Admiral Mello is already willing
to conclude treaty of peace to prevent
the shedding of blood. He is repre-
sented as being willing to submit the
entire question to arbitration, and
allow commission to adjudicate He
is willing to retire from the contest
and even from Brazil provided Peixoto
will do the same. AS Peixoto has
Heet en- route from Europe and the
United States, it is not probable that
he will conclude treaty with Mello,
but will demand the unconditional sur.
render of the rebels
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
AN EARTHQUAKE.
Canada Receives n Severe Shaking Up
Tho Shock Is Also Felt in New York,
Vermont and Massachusetts,.

Canada Receives n Severe Shaking Up
The Shock Is Also Felt in New York,
Vermont and Massachusetts,.
MONTREAL, Nov. 2s.--A heavy shock
of earthquake occurred here at 1859
o'clock Monday morning, lasting about
fifteen seconds. 1t was felt in all parts
of the city and suburbs, and caused
great commotion. Many of the
tall buildings on St. James street
in the central part of the
city shook violently, and their occu-
pants fled to the street. In narrow
streets like st. Francois Xavier, people
rushed out looking up fearfully as
though expecting the stone walls to
fall.
1t was the worst shaking up Mon
treal has had for long time. Dis
patches received here show that the
shock was distinctly felt to greater
Or less extent at many places in Quebec
and eastern Ontario.
ST. JOHNS, Quebec, Nov. 2s.-A heavy
shock of earthquake occurred here at
u:4s o'clock Monday morning, lasting
several seconds.
New YORK, Nov. 2s-Dispatches state
that an earthquake shock occurred in
st. Lawrence county, N. Y, about 11:45
Monday morning. The shock was also
felt in st. Johnsbury, VT, and Green
6eld Mass
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
NEGRO UPRISING.
Serious Situation Down In Aiahana--Au
Unconfirmed Report That a Battle Has
Taken Place and Number Been

A Serious Situation Down in Aiahana--An
Unconnrmed Report That Battle Has
Taken Place and Number Been
T Wounded.
OPELIKA, Ala, Nov. 25. "A Negro up
rising occurred in this county Thurs
day morning about o'clock. twelve
miles from this city. Eleven of the
ringleadcrs were jailed and large
posse of armed citizens Is securing the
ncighborhood.
Thursday Mr. jeff Wheatley, n
wealthy citizen, residing twelve miles
from Opelilka, severely thrashcd Ne
gro man for abusing and using pro-
fame language toward his wife. One
hundred or more Negroes of the neigh
geance on Wheatley.
Open threats against his life were
made, and half hundred Negroes
sccretcd themselves in ambush and
waited for Wheatley to return to Opel
ika. The Negroes were heavily armed
and made bold threats of vengeance.
They remained sccreted near Wheat
ley's home all night.
Friday morning citizens of the neigh
borhood got wind of the affair and sew
eral gentlemen rode to Opelika and in
formed officers of the discovery A
posse, numbering some 200 men, with
all the firearms available, and headed
by Sheriff Gibson, hastened to the
scene.
Upon arriving they found the Negroes
concealed in different places, and be-
fore they realized the situation eleven
of them were safely handcuffed The
Negroes arrested were armed, several
with razors and two with revolvers
concealed on their person. A stampede
of the Negroes ensued and the re-
naming ones escaped for the time
being.
Both whites and Negroes are thor
oroughly aroused, and it was reported
Friday night that battle had taken
place and several persons have beer
Ivo1,pJnI
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
LOCKED OUT.
Four Thousand Hatters Summarily
Discharged.
Danbnfy, Ct, Practically Paralyzcd by
the Turn In Labor Affairs--Thc Dis
agreement Between Employers anN
Employees Existed for y Year.

DANBURy, Ct, Nov 27-Four thou
sand employees of twenty of the largest
hat factories in the country were dis
charged Saturday afternoon and 1000
others were thrown out of employment
by the shutdown. The action is vir.
tually lockout of organized labor,
though the mar ufacturers do not ad-
NIT that fact. The Hat Finishers' as.
sociation held o mass meeting immedi-
ately and declared the action of the
| manufacturers lockout and nre de.
termined to fight 1t.
They appointed committee OF
twentv-one to conduct their affairs. The
organization will meet Monday, and
from their present attitude will take
the same position. The men are quiet
and orderly, and though the more hot.
heated ones have made threats, there il
little fear that any violence will be at.
tempted. The men are aware that they
are facing the hardest struggle they
have ever had. There has been little
work in the factories in several months
and many families are already in need.
The manufacturers are aware of this,
and depend upon it to force the men
into submission.
In some of the shops the men refused
to work Saturday, and the manufac.
lures who We're anxious to complete
outstanding orders were unable to dc
so. AT Holley, Bellaires s. Co. IS forty.
four finishers walked out of the fac.
tory, leaving one hundred dozen unfin.
ished hats AT Mallory & Sons the
men were offered double wages, but
they would not work. The women
met at various places and marched to
the factories in bodies TO receive their
pay.
1t is said that at the Merritt factory
there was watchman in the yard of
the factory armed with shotgun, and
another inside similarly armed. The
leaders in trade organizations look
upon the action of the manufacturers
in rejecting the compromise PROPOSE
tions of the different unions with in
tense disfavor. They say there will be
no further concessions made, and if it
means fight they will not be backward
in meeting the manufacture more than
half way. They claim they have not
played their trump card yet They
control the union label and can vote to
take it from the manufacturers.
The disagreements between the hat
manufacturers of this town and their
employees have existed for nearly a
year, growing more pronounced when
the present dull season began. The
step was taken by the manufacturers
to free themselves from the alleged
nominations of the trades unions.
which have practically controlled the
trade for eight years Of the $4,000
people who compose the population OF
Danbury, nearly 5000 are connected
directly with the hat making industry.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
TlE-UP BROKEN.
Getting Trains Through on tho Lehigh
Valley Railroad.

pettihS 1rains Through on tho Lehigh
Valley Railroad.
New York, Nov. 25.-The tie.up on
on the Lehigh Valley railway is un.
questionably broken. Passenger service
is practically free again. Although
freight is badly blocked, the company
has made considerable progress toward
moving cars which have been stalled
for five days. The blockade at Buffalo
and Sayre has been ended, loaded
trains passing through without inter-
ruption. At Jersey City other trains
are ready to depart as soon as engines
arrive from up the line
Coal traffic is seriously impeded but
coal trains have begun to move out of
the Wyoming valley regions. The
strikers acknowledge that the company
is making progress, and have now
placed their hope solely on the eff
cheney of the new men. The deputy
sheriffs have been reduced in numbers
at nearly all points, and the railroad
officials claim they have no more fear
OF an outbreak. They claim the road
will be completely manned and oper-
ated according to the old schedules in
about three DAYS
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
JURY CORRUPTION.
Couehlan Case, in Chicago, Abruptly Post.
pOncd-Afldavits to the Effect That the
Jury Had Been "Paokcd" by CouRhlin's
Friends.


coughlan Case, In Chicago, Abruptly Post.
poncd-Amdavits to the Effect That the
Jury Had Been ''Packcd" by Coughlin's
| Friends.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 2s.--The discovery OF
nm attempt to corrupt the jury brought
the Coughlin trial to an abrupt pause
Monday. The states attorney was
| given information just before court
opened that certain jurors, whose
names the officials would not divulge,
are intimately connected with some of
! Coughlin's friends that they were
placed in the venire for the purpose of
getting them on the jury, and that
they were coached" as to how they
should answer all questions put to
them In order to qualify themselves as
Jurors A dozen detectives were put
to work investigating the allegations.
Afiidavits cmbodying the facts were
hastily prepared and sworn to.
There was a brief consultation be-
tween the attorneys for the state and
Judge Tuthill in the latter's chambers
before court opened. When the Judge
took his seat States Attorney Kern,
addressing the court, asked that the
case go over until o'clock. When the
case was called at o'clock Monda-. af-
ternoon the attorney for the So re
asked Judge Tuthill for another CON
tinuance until 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, stating that discoveries of the
gravest nature had been made, and
that further time for the investigation
was necessary. Judge Tuthill granted
the request, and the case was contin-
ued. 1t is reported that two jurors
had been arrested, and that startling
disclosures will be made
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02

COLUMBIA, the gem of the ocean, "
has new meaning since the extraor.
dinary performance of Uncle Sam's
new war ship. The rate of speed which
she achieved in her trial trip, an aver.
age OF thirty miles an hour part of the
time, has never been equalled by any
water craft. 1t would be a very high
rate for merchant vessel or an ocea n
passenger steamer, but for huge man.
of-war it was simply wonderful. II
shows that our ship-building facilities
and engineeing skill are fully equal tc
those of any other country.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
Vanderbilt Sails

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Thursday af.
ternoon w. X. Vanderbilt's yacht
Valiant sailed for Europe and the East
indies. Several hundred people gath
cred and witnessed her departure. Mr..
Vanderbilt came aboard little after 2
O'clock, followed by Oliver H. Belmont,
Winthrope Rutherford, J. l.. Webb,
Frederick o. Beach and DIR. Ell. Keyes
The yacht will make its first stop st
Gibraltar.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02

AT recent meeting of the Quill club
IN New York Charles Emery Smith, ex-
United States minister to Russia and
editor of the Philadelphia Press, said
that representative of great Euro
pean power in St Petersburg remarked
to him that he considered the three
great coming nations to to be China,
Russia and the United States, which
has the whole western hemisphere in
It's grasp. In extent of territory and
population they are already the great
est. Great Britain's conglomerate te race,
scattered over the globe do not count
III this estimate
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
German Couvict enuB por.s.

Old ''snuffers" In New York common.
ly use imported snuff boxes made Of
birch bark, the product OF convict labor
In German prisons. The birch bark
snuff box has for bottom an oval piece
of wood, set within the bark, and for q
lid like piece of wood, provided with
leather strap as q handle. These
boxes are said to keep the snuff moist,
q condition that metallic boxes do not
conserve. Some snuffers have a box
for every day in the week and hand.
some one for Sunday. The daily boxes
are made of birch bark, but the Sunday
box may be of silver. Only small
quantity of snuff is placed in the latter.
IN. Y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02

WAsHINGroN, Nov. 2S.-A case of con-
siderable Importance to the eotates of
deceased attorneys has been decided by
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Reynolds, on appeal from the action of
the pension bureau. The ruling pro-
vidcs that where an attorney dies leav-
ing pension claims pending in which he
was entitled recognition his personal
representative will not be recognized
to complete such claims.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02

l.. ID. DEWEY, assistant botanist OF
the agricultural department, has start.
ed on trip to the northwest to inves.
tigate the extent of the damage done
TO the crops OF that part of the country
during the present year by the Russian
thistle This, though one of the least
known generally, is one of the most
dreaded of all weeds, and it is said this
year has inflicted a loss of over 81, OOO,-
600 on the farmers of the United States
Unless speedily checked it promises to
spread all over the entire country.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
The Plaintifrs Displeased.

CLARKsv1LLE, Tenn, Nov. 2s.-The
case of McTighe, Hussey & Co., con-
tractors, in building the Clarksville
Mineral RAILROAD, VS.. the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad Co., has been de-
cided. The suit grow out of differ
ences in the engineers estimates, and
over 1856. 900 was asked for. The court
allowed compliments s25, 9O2. 81. In
terest is to be paid from the time the
money was due, and the respondent is
taxed the costs of the case. The plain
tiffs are dissatisfied with the verdict
and will carry the case to the court of
appeals at Cincinnati The defendants
will also appeal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
VIII Get Her SALARY.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Nov. ss.-In
the case of Miss Schilling vs. the school
board of Walker district, which was
tried in the circuit court, last week, on
an appeal by the board from the de-
cision of the lower court, and award
ing Miss Schilling the full amount
claimed with costs. This case is the
one in which regularly appointed
teacher was refused her salary on
technical grounds. The verdict is
very gratifying to the country school
inarlms
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02

The financial burdens of government
are said to be lighter in Alabama than
they are in any other state in the
union. The tax rate next year will be
only five mills for state purposes; while
the counties are prohibited by law from
levying tax of more than five mills.
or at the rate of SO cents on the hun.
dred dollars There is special tax in
some OF the counties that makes the
rate little higher, but in no case is il
over one and quarter
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
MANY I YEARS AGO.

In the year 7eo A. d. Pope Paul I. sen,
The only clock in the known world as a
present to Pcpin, king of France.
Tpa earthen lamp used by Epictc-
tus' the philosopher, was sold for 1000
drachmas soon after tho death OF thai
worthy in tho year lG1 A. ID.
A MusEuA founded in Berlin by WI.
liam ]. is intended solely for the re.
ccption OF royal garters. Carriers
from the limbs of all the princcssct
that hnvc been married in Europc since
W! have been found II this UNIQUE
collectiqn.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02

RECENT discoveries in Egypt and
Chaldea, says Mr.. Boscawen, indicates
that, although the monuments there
carry us back about 5000 years before
the Christian era, they do not const;.
tnte the limit of our sources of history.
They indicate the origin of these peo.
pie to have been in Western Persia.
kurdistan and Luristan show more
ancient remains than have been studied
In any part of the world. The old
Babylonian civilization and Chinese
civilization both came probably from
this region, and it may yet yield u.
knowledge of times far earlier thar
any we yet know Of
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
A MAD kENTUCKIAN,
Racing Stables Hostler Suffering From II
drophobiR in New York.

New YORK, Nov. 24.-Frederick Lee
aged twenty-eight years, has been sent
to Bellvue hospital from $40 Eleventh
avenue, suffering from rabies. Lee is
from Kentucky. He reached New York
week ago. He was hostler around
racing stables
Near Ninth avenue big dog jumped
out from hallway and bit him in the
thigh. Lee had been drinking freely
before, and paid little attention to the
wound. He went to drug store in
the neighborhood and had it cauter.
lied. He acted like madman, foamed
at the mouth, and his eyes were bulg.
ing out of his head. He clawed his
brother and tried to bite him. The
brother struck him in the neck, and the
supposed victim of hydrophobia fell
like log.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
Dlphtheria CLOSES the schools.

HASTINGS, New, Nov. 2s.-The city
schools were closed for week Monday
morning by order of the board of edu-
cation. A number of cases of diphtheria
have appeared here recently, and there
have been several deaths from that
disease, especially among children.
While the disease is not epidemic, the
school board feared that it might be-
come SO. If at the end of the week the
number of cases does not materially
diminish the schools will be kept
closed for another week.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
Cold Weather in the Norttwes,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 25.-Thermom.
eters in various parts of the city Fri
day morning ranged from degrees to
20 degrees below zero, and like reports
are received from all over the state,
North Dakota and Manitoba. There
was little wind and the sky was free
from clouds, the cold being the quiet,
emphatic sort, well known in this sec
ton. Colder weather is promised for
Friday night Sauk Rapids, Mimi.
reports "a degrees below, and at Far
go, N. d., 25 degrees below is re-
ported
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
A PRIVATE LETTER.
IL describes In Plain Language the Situ,
tion In Hawaii-No Throne witho,

1t Describes in Plain Language the Situa
| tion In Hawaii-No Throne withou
| Bloodshed.
New YORK, Nov. 27.-The World
Saturday, published aletter from Homo
lulu brought by steamer Australia
which arrived in San Francisco on tn,
| 18th inst 1t was written by Beverly
thomas, who has been resident O.
Hawaii for number OF years, to q
friend in New York. He says:
"All sorts of rumors are afloat. One
is that Willis is going to assist Liliuo.
kalani to regain her throne. What lent
color to this rumor was the landing OF
a number OF marines from the mnn-of
war Philadelphia and number OF
boats OF that warship filed with men,
all OF which were heavily armed, were
kept In the water all one night, Al
daybreak their boats were taken back
on board the Philadelphia, and no one
can tell what is the meaning of this
movement. 1t is said the queens
friends intended to make IN attempt
to get control Of the government and
the marines were to assist them. It
was discovered that their plan had been
made known, that the conspirators
were under surveillance and it was de.
cided at the last moment to give up the
attempt.
Let me tell you that If any attempt
is made to replace the queen ON the
throne there will be bloodshed. We
have now citizens guard u,nberinc
500 and this guard will fight to the
last to uphold the new government.
We are now enjoying freedom and
comparative safety, and if the United
states will only annex US, and, If it
won't do that, keep it's hands off, then
we will become prosperous Before
the provisional government was formed
we were like lot of slaves, afraid to
open our mouths.
Minister Stephens understood the
situation. He is an honest man and
ms report is a truthful one. If
Harrison had remained president q
few months longer we would have
been annexed long ago The feeling
mere against President Cleveland is
very bitter and Willis is looked upon
with suspicion. ! think a permanent
republic will be established in few
weeks and the queen will then be
forced to leave the island, have iust'
time to add few lines. The marshal
mas called meeting of the Citizens
guard. What is up / don't know. ri
VIII let you know by next vessel.
Every man has Remington rifle and is
wen supplied with ammunition"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
1T may not be known to the general

1T may not be known to the general
reader says medical journal, that a
rifieball DETECTED from it's course i'm.
mediately resumes it's line of flight
after trimming the object it is unable
to pass directly through. That is to
to say, ball turned from it's course by a
rib, passes under the skin until it
reaches point mathematically op.
posite to the point where it entered the
soldiers body, and then passes out, re.
suming it's exact line of flight, il
snough of it's initial velocity remains
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
Starving Himself

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 25.-A man
called Smith, but who refuses to give
his name, is slowly starving to death
in the Fulton county jail. give me
liberty or give me DEATH" he says. In
Il crazy tit he beat man and pleaded
guilty to assault. The recorder, beliey.
ing the prisoner insane, refused to fine
him, but the ordinary also refused a
writ OF lunacy because the man said he
was nonresident He has not eaten
for eight days
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
Heavy Rain in Texas.

BRENNAN, Tex, Nov. 2s.-The hard.
est rain ever known here fell Sun.
day. The government gauge shows
that 6.45 inches came down The
water ran into tho lower parts
OF the town eight inches deep. All the
bridges in town are washed away.
Several houses are gone, but no lives
were lost, though there were a number
OF narrow escapes. Lightning and hail
accompanied the rain. The Exchange
hotel and several residences were
struck.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
Wild Cats.

COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. s5.-Boone
township is excited over the presence
OF wild cat which is known to be
roaming in the woods. A wild cat was
killed in that locality last Saturday af.
ter sharp fight in which several dogs
were whipped, by party of coon hunt
ers. 1t measured three feet in length
and its body was covered with light
brown hair.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02

M. JULES HERMIT, the celebrated
French aeronaut who succeeded in
reaching the unprecedented height OF
ten miles above the earth, has made
ever l, 100 successful ascensions. e The
most remarkable, however, was the
last one in many respects. At an alti'
tude of ten miles he found an atmos.
phere sufficiently dense to support life
continuously, which fact leads him to
believe that there is an atmosphere sur.
rounding the moon.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
Attempt to Fire Her Cell.

MONTICELLO, N. Y, Nov. a4.-Mrs.
Halliday, the alleged murderess, at
tempted to set fire to her cell Thurs
day. She was discovered in the act,
however, and taken to another cell.
She refused to eat anything Thursday
afternoon, and food was forced into
her stomach by the prison physician
with pump