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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
IN DANGER.
Democratic Members Combining With
View to Making the Passage
or tho Biii impossible Unless the House
Puts Certain Amendments to Restore
Certain Special Industrics-They
d. Have Not Agreed How to Act.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-The Wilson
bill Is in danger. Democratic mem.
bers of the house OF representatives are
endeavoring to combine, with view
to making the passage of the bill i'm.
possible, unless the house puts certain
amendments to it that will restore
special industries which they or their
constituents are particularly interested
in, all of which are afforded protection
by the Mckinley law.
Within n few days representatives,
including Louisiana members, some
from Alabama, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Connecticut, comforting together to see
strength to be formed. They have
not agreed upon any definite line Of
action. The plan many have been talk
ing over, contemplates drawing up a
schedule including various articles
upon which they want increased pro-
lection, pledging each man combina-
tion vote for amendments necessary to
have the entire list in the incorporated
bill.
To carry this plan into operation all
members of the combination would pe
pledged to vote for the amendment
fixing the sugar schedule to the salts
faction of the Louisiana men. They
would all vote for taxes from iron
pre- and coal to pacify the men inter
ested in these products, SO on through
the list.
The promoter of the scheme is work
ing very quietly, and is averse to any
publication being made Of his move.
ments Sperry (Ct) Sunday evening
said nothing definite had been done,
and did not know what might be done.
He said there was great deal of dissat-
tsfaction with the bill among the DEM
ocrats If all could be combined there
might be sufficient changes to make the
measure more satisfactory in those sec
tions Of country that suffered mos!
heavily
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
DISPOSED OF.
The bankruptcy Biil Settled in the Hous,
of Rcprcsentutives.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--The house OF
representatives Friday by n vote of 1O1
yeas to 92 nays, struck out the enacting
clause of the Torrey bill providing for
uniform system of bankruptcy pro-
:eedings in the United States This
vote recorded by tellers in the commit
tee Of the whole house was afterward
emphasized oy a yea and nay vote in
the house, where 142 members placed
themselves on record by name as
against the bill and IL in favor of it.
The bankruptcy bill has been before
the house certainly five years, which
has taken up works of every session Of
congress In almost endless debate. II
was disposed of by the Fifty-third con.
gress Friday morning in less than five
minutes.
Foryears past commercial bodies all
over the United States have been petit.
tioning congress to provide some uni.
form system of bankruptcy pro-
cedure. 1t was two o'clock when
Col Oates (Ala) who has been in
charge of the bill after announcing
that the general debate on the bill
which has been running some three
weeks all told during the extraordi.
nary session and the present session
was closed they moved that the house
go into committee of the whole to dis
cuss the bill by paragraphs. This was
done. Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, at this
juncture asked Col. Oates to permit the
substitution of bankruptcy bill which
he had framed for the original Tor
rey bill Tho difference between the
two measures lay in this that the
Torrey bill provides that q debtor may
be forced into. involuntary bankruptcy
by his creditors while the Bailey bill
provides only for voluntary bankruptcy
on the part of the debtor. The Bailey
bill is favored by the southern con-
gresham. Congressman Oates refused
to permit the substitution and thus set
tied the doom of the Torrey bill. Be-
forc single member could under
take to debate any provision of
the bill, Mr.. Bland, of free silver fame,
coolly moved to strike out the enacting
clause of the bill He was supported by
the entire southern contingent, only
the republicans and a few northern
democrats voting against him. In less
than five minutes the formal report
was made to the house that the COM
mittee Of the double house had moved to
report, the Torrey bankruptcy bill back
to the house with the enacting clause
stricken out Mr.. Bland Immediately
demanded a yea and nay vote on the
adoption of the report, which after
some discussion was taken with the
nj nhnvo voc,,1t
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
NEW CANAL,

That Brings Manchester, Eng, to tho
Front-The Port of Liverpool Has q
Great Rival.
MANCHESTER, Dec. S.-The directors
Of the Manchester ship canal formally
opened the canal Thursday. The pub
lie opening will take place on New
Years day with q procession of ves-
sells.
In 1885, after several years Of fighting
between Liverpool and Manchester,
parliament passed bill authorizing
the construction of the Manchester ship
canal. Work on the canal was COM
menced in 1887, and after many vicissi-
tudes and the expenditure of vast sums
of money, the canal was completed.
Ships may enter the canal at East
ham by one of the three locks The
largest of these is 600 feet long by so
feet wide, and will accommodate
steamers of the size of the White Star
liner Teutonic, which is nearly of 10,-
600 tons burden.
Liverpool is directly west, about 40
miles, and is the greatest port in the
world. Heretofore cargoes for Man.
chester were unloaded at Liverpool and
transported by rail All that will now
be done away with
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
OHIO STATE NEWS.
HIoH-PRIcED COAL.


Looks Like breakers Ahead For the Ohio
Coal Combine.
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. s.-The bottom is
about to drop out of the Ohio coal com.
bine, which has been ruling prices with
high hand in this state for the pas,
year or more. 1t developed Thursday
that the secret session of the Union
Mine Workers state executive board,
which has been in progress here since
Tuesday night, had a very significant
bearing upon the future of the baronial
combine, which has kept prices almost
beyond the reach of common people.
The primary purpose of the combine
was to prevent the competition that
has existed for years and then increase
the prices. After getting the scheme
under way the trust advanced the
wholesale price of coal Is cents per ton
causing retailers to advance the selling
price 25 cents per ton. This occurred
directly after the threatened coal fam.
inc last winter. 1t now appears that
the Coal Trust finds itself confronted
with a condition which knocked out its
theory of results. The fact is the trus,
finds itself with an overproduction oi
high-priced coal on its hands, with nc
market. This has resulted in the shut
ting down of mines in the Hooking
Valley, until now not one-third of the
miners are employed. This state o.
affairs brought about the called
meeting of the miners executive
board. The secret of the meeting
is that an attempt is being made t.
find remedy for the distressing con
dition of affairs in the mining distrct
Of Ohio The trouble is that tn,
operators outside of Ohio are under
selling the combine and that il
where the shoe pinches. At Akron
alone the operators of Pittsburgh ar,
now selling 10000 tons of coal pc
month, formerly purchased of ohi'
operators. The same conditions exis
at Cleveland and other places wher,
Pittsburgh coal is sold at wholesal
for ninety.fve cents per ton, railroa,
rates added, while the price of the com
| bine is Sl.1O
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
NEW COUNTERFEIT.
Close Copy of the Treasury One Hum
dred Dollar Notes.

Close Copy of the Treasury One Hun
dred Dollar Notes.
New YORK, Dec 9.-The treasury Of
fcials in New York have had their at
tention called to new counterfeit 500
treasury note. 1t is production by the
photograph, pen and ink process, which
is very slow, but, in the opinion of eX-
perts, a very dangerous process. The
particular counterfeit presented was Of
the series of 1890, letter B, and its most
marked defect was in tho portrait Of
Farragut, which has longer nose than
the original, and more outward curve
of the upper lip, losing the determined
expression of the face. The imprint
"Bureau Engraving and Printing" in
the right border, is missing. The spu-
rious note is creased in imitation of the
silk thread. The color of the back of
the note is darker than the genuine,
and the lathe work poor. Particular
warning is made of this counterfeit, as
the number, seal and check number
are likely to differ.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
FEATHER-WEIGHT TYRANNY.
Tho Rule Which Too OFTEN Prevails In tn
Domestic Circle.

Tho Rule Which Too Often Prevails In the
Domestic Circle.
All tyrants do not go about menacing
their victims with clubs and alarming
them with the clanl1 of chains and
click of the bolt in the dungeon door.
There are tyrants with sweet faces and
soft voices, with eyes that laugh and
lips that WOO and fingers that caress.
Their tyranny is very gentle, but withal
it is as difficult to resist as the soft,
steady, blanket-like pressure of the fog
when it comes stealing in from the sea
or creeping up from the valley. Who
does not know the tyranny that is
harder to escape than any other be-
cause it wears the guise and uses the
voca abulary of love. Such despotism is
sometimes exercised by II wife, who,
caring only for material advantage,
stiles day by day and little by little
her husbands aspirations after better
things, who becomes, as Rosamond to
Lydgate, her husbands basl-plant--a
plant traditionally supposed to thrive
on the brains of murdered men. Pink
and white tyranny, Mrs. Stowe charac-
terized this sort of despotism, exercised
by beautiful, frivolous and selfish
woman over IA large-hearted and noble
butin her hands batiied and helpless
man. This fea ther-weight tyranny is
sometimes found in family where one
or The other parent refuses to allow the
growing young people in the house the
right to develop along the lines nature
intended and in their own way. The
! man of business who is resolved to make
u business man of his son, when the
latter prefers to be sailor or a soldier
the professional man who elects tha
| his boy shall adopt his vocation wher
art or landscape gardening OF mechan
les are the boys avocation-each o
these is, through his very love, eXercis
ing n feather-weight tyranny whicl
may be crushing in its effects. Womel
are, it must be admitted, more prom
| to this defect than men. A woman
methods are more subtle; she use
fuesse. Where IL man goes crashin;
on with an AK and hammer she put
aside an obstacle or interposes one witt
gentle deliberation. -ilarper's Bazaar.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
DR.. MEYERS JURY.
The Alleged Poisoner's Trial Is Now h
Progress,

The Alleged Poisoner's Trial IL Now Ia
Progress.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-The jury to try
DIR. Fl. c. Meyer was completed at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon. Ninety
seven citizens had been examined
Thursday before the two empty seni !
in the box were filed, and out OF 700
citizens summoned on special panels
during the week $40 had been exam
ined.
: The jury ls composed of exceptional
~ intelligent businese men. Assistant
District Attorney John +. Mcintyre,
who prepared the case, made the open
ing address.
Mr.. Mcintyre spoke nearly two
hours and detailed what WAS probably
the most fair and, ut the same time,
the most heinous OF machanelian crimes
ever heard within the walls of New
York courtroom. When he described
the last days of the unfortunate Brandt
and the sad and fiendish methods OF
the defendant perceptible shudder
ran through his more than attentive
liSfauars
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
VOLCANO LIKE
The Condition of Affairs In Hawaii-Pres-
ident Dole Doesn't Need Anybodys Aid.

The Condition of Affairs In Hawaii-Pres-
ident Dole Doesn't Need Anybody's Aid.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE latest
from Hawaii is brought by the schooner
Transit on November 90. The Bulletin
published letter from Minister Willis
in which he said he wished his remarks
of Honolulu.
The steps taken by Minister Willis in
his interview with the Star, which was
revised in proof by him before publica-
tion, caused considerable anxiety in
government circles, owing to the init
nation that any breach of the peace
would be punishable by the American
minister. To a reporter his words
were: ''Any trouble precipitated on
the other side would be stopped at once
by the United States forces"
On the morning of the nth, the day
after the Alameda left, President Dole
called upon Minister Willis to learn
how far the authority of the United
States was expected to be carried in
case of an emergency. Upon his re-
turn it was learned that the provisional
government was fully satisfied with
the explanation ana HmluaulOnS maue
by Minister Willis.
1t is the general opinion that the
| original language used by the United
| States minister conveyed more than he
intended it should. 1t is understood
that President Dole very clearly in-
! formed the minister that the provision
al government commanded the situa-
tion, and would require no aid from
the United States unless it was
called for. The president assured
the minister that any breach OF
peace which might occur would be
speedily dealt with by the Hawaiian
government The provisional govern
nent received assurances on the points
mentioned which were perfectly salts
factory. 1t is understood that Minister
| Willis said he would stand back of the
present government until the present
difficulty was settled.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
OPIUM sMUeeLERs SEIZED.
Inspector Hereny Makes a Couple of Cap
tureS at Chicago.

Inspector Hereny Makes Couple of Cap.
lures at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. Sing Doc Toong and
Mon Too are locked up at the Central
station charged with being opium
smugglers. M. d. hereny, Chinese in
spector of the United States customs
department, has been watching them
for two weeks, and becoming con-
vinced that they were Illegally bringing
opium across the border, caused their
arrest Ing Doc Toong was preparing
to leave the city and had already
bought ticket for Cincinnati. He was
arrested at the Dearborn Street depot
late last night when waiting to take a
train. In his satchel he had several
cases of opium. Mon Too was found in
the Office of Chang Gee Wag, where he
was talking with the physician. He
was placed under arrest, and after q
brief search eight cases of opium were
found hidden in pile of papers in the
doctors Office, for the possession of
which neither could give satisfactory
explanation.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
EyIcted Tenants' Home.

PROVIDENCE, r. J., Dec. 1i.-James
Reardon and his wife Mary, an old
couple recently evicted from their
home, have boon found making large
hogsheads their place of habitation,
they sleeping in big cask since early
in October, with some planking over
head to protect them from the recent
wintry weather There was some
straw in the bottom of the cask, bui no
bedclothes Reardon has long since
turned the three-score points. Back
of the hogshead dwelling were few
tinpans and some melted tomato cans,
which they used in the open cir foI
eooking.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
To Restore ti,a Monarchy.

WAsHINeToN, Dec. 11,-Advices re-
ceived at the state department Sunday
contain the information that all doubts
in regard to the position OF Admiral
DeGama have bcen set ut rest by his
declaration in favor of the insurgents
and for restoration of the monarchy.
Admiril Mello has thus far denied that
his int iutions We're other than friendly
10 republican form Of government,
his wh,p.e effort at revolution being u
protest against the administration OF
President peixoso. II DeGama joins
Meijo, us it is reported he has already,
the lnonarchical tendencies of the revo-
tuition can be no longer concealed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
Fire hug. a. wheeling. W. Va.

WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 9.-An in
cendiary fire Mt Middlebourne, w. Va,
Friday morning, destroyed the Baker
hotel, the business houses of James
Smith and Eli Kolzebue. and three
small dwellings The loss is about
$4,000.
The fire broke out in Bakers hotel in
the rear portion and from there spread
to Kotzebue's store and the other build
ings adjoining. There had been no fire
in the portion of the building in which
the blaze started. Tho fire brigade was
entirely helpless There seems to be
no clew to the incendiary.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
To Produce Sufficient Revenues for
the Governments Needs Studied.
One OF These is the Silver In the Treasury,
~ Assets Can He Utilixed by tho Issu.
ance of Silver Certificates Based
Upon the seignioragc.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Aecrctary
Of the treasury while waiting for the
majority Of the ways and means COM
mittee to agree upon an internal reve-
nue. schedule which will produce reve-
nues sufficient for the immediate relief
of the government while the tariff por-
tions of the bill are being tried as an
experiment, is devoting his time to
study of various economic problems.
The most important of these is
the silver in the treasury from
which lit is believed. assets can be
created by the issuance of silver
certificates based upon the seigniorage
OF the bullion now on hand without
coming the same. This idea was sug.
gested by the discovery that during the
past administration the attorney
general had delivered an opinion to
the effect that the issue of such certifl.
Gates was fully warranted. While Mr..
Carlisle in his construction of the law
believes that in orderu toHrealize
profits from seignoriage he must
coin the bullion on hand, and
yet there is the hope held out as al
ready defined by republican officials
that the slow process of coinage can
be avoided and immediate results OBJ
tanned. 1t is probable that the secre.
tary will depend upon congressional
sanction in this matter, us the presi.
dent has already indicated he will do
upon the bend question. Granted the
authority to issue bonds at a lower rate
OF interest than that already fixed
In existing statutes and to issue
certificates upon the calculated seign.
oirage OF the bullion already on de-
posit, the administration would be in a
position not only to command assets to
meet pressing demands and liabilities,
but to create gold reserve by bond
issue, which congress will undoubtedly
leave to the discretion of the secretary
of the treasury. These features OF the
legislative contemplation are most sig
nificant
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16

the skins, and the party, heavily laden
with the antlers and choice portions of
the meat, started downward through
the green timber toward the horses.
The journey was made with laborious
slowncss in Difference to the tender
foot's worn-out condition. The horses
were sighted after three hours, and
found patiently waiting almost ex-
actly where they had been left. The
docile pack horse, which had followed
the trail all the morning like kitten,
was laden with the antlered heads and
the meat, and the homeward journey
was continued into the comparative
civilization of the valley.-N. Y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
SPECIMEN STONES.
Gems of the Utmost Perfection, Both Rare
y and Precious.

Gems of the Utmost Perfection, Both Rare
and Precious.
Before the existence of specimen
stones becomes, through the drain Of
them to America, thing of the past
for us, it may be well to say few
words about things which very few
people have ever seen, and hencefor.
ward have little chance of seeing. The
word specimen stone" explains that
it is gem of the utmost perfection,
but few know how rare and precious it
is and how little it differs to the eye Of
any but an expert from an ordinary
example of this kind. Specimen stones
are masculine luxuries. They are never
set, because even the most delicate
setting might hide defects which would
make them comparatively valuelesA
The desire to possess them constitutes
the last infirmity of noblemen, for not
only are they the most concentrated
form of property, but the appreciation
of them is most exclusive form OF
culture.
1t may seem strange, but 1t is true,
that there are probably not fifty per.
sons in England who can tell dia-
mond worth hundred pounds carat
from one worth five and twenty, and
of these fifty not a dozen are jewelers..
The trade in specimen stones is wholly
in the hands of four or five great firms,
and minor dealers, who have no GUS
tom for this class of gems, know almost
as little about them as the laity. II
takes years of practice, with such rarity
of opportunity as the market affords,
to train the eye to recognize exactly
the orthodox color of a ruby, emerald
or sapphire, and to distinguish brill
liant of the first water from an ordi.
nary ''iine stone" demands delicacy
of vision which most persons could
never acquire.
Stones may be divided into four dis
] tinct classes Poor stones, obviously
| bad in color and full of Clouds"
'iiaws" and feathers" may be bought
| Tone marvels who buys them) at com.
paratively exceedingly low prices. The
value of two rubies of the same size
for example. might be scveraliy 81 and
1,G00 per carat. Then come ordinary
stones, stones which lady may wear
| without discredit, their flaws and the
| poverty OF their color not being such
as to betray them in the wearing, ex.
cepl to a practiced eye. OF such stones
CONSIST 90 per cent. of those worn even
| by rich women. Fine stunes," being
of thrice the value, are onl,' to be seen
on the persons of those who are fas,
tidious as well as rich, for though O
commonly good judge can detect tho
| difference al once, there is too great q
temptation with most women to put
inconspicuous quantity before incon.
spicuous quality for the latter to pre-.
yail.-Pall Mall budget
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16

CoLUMBUs, o., Dec. 6.-Dr A. b.
Richardson, Columbus; DR.. Lyman,
Cleveland; ]. S. McNlahan, Cambridge,
and Robert Sherrard, jr., Steubenville,
trustees of the new MaEsillon insane
asylum, met-at the Neal Tuesday after
noon to formulate the first annual re-
port of that Institution. The founda-
tions of the main building, power
house, store rooms and workshop are
laid and the excavation for the dining
room and kitchen made. This work
and the sewerage has cost less than
ESQ, 900, the amount appropriated. The
architects are estimating the cost oi
putting the building under roof.