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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-12-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Half fare to Columbus Decem.
Der 18th and 18th.
columbus and return, half fare
December 1lth and 18th.
Miss Jessie Collins entertained
the Pedro Club last evening.
Miss Nettie Blasius left yester-
day afternoon for st. Marys.
Columbus and return Decem-
ber llth and 18th, half fare.
e. p. Armstrong and A. Voris
were in Lancaster Thursday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Larimer, on Wednesday,, a boy.
The Commissioners adjourned
Thursday, to meet Saturday, Dec.
10Th.
MIR. VIM. Cassel, of Lancaster,
was among our business men We'd
nesday.
December 11th and 18th, half
fare to Columbus, good returning
until 14th.
Mr.. John Mcnamara, of Nc
Arthur, was in our city on business
yesterday.
MIR. ]. B. Lynch, Of Somerset,
was the guest of mine host, Brooks,
yesterday.
The council visited Nelsonville
yesterday to examine their water
works system.
Mrs. John Hillery, of wehb's
Summit, spent Wednesday with
Logan friends.
-Rumor has 1t that Mrs. Kate
Wood will soon take charge Of the
Rempel House.
Miss Mary Gould will enter
tain the Young Ladies Sewing Cir
Gle this afternoon.
-'Cinnati Enquirer? Stop Mart
Kanode on Sunday, or during the
week and get one.
MIR. James Stevenson of Nell
sonville, was business visitor to
our city, yesterday.
Miss Mary Roberts was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ward,
at Lancaster last week.
Robert Wright Jr., returned
home Sunday night, after few
days visit in Columbus.
Half fare to Columbus, Decem-
ber llth and 10Th, good returning
until December 14th 1894.
The play is clever and "Pete"
is more than clever. Rempel's Op-
era House Wednesday Dec. 18th.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Preston
spent few hours in this city Tues
day, the guests of Mrs. Chas. Rose.
MIR. Jason Thompson and Miss
Jackson were married by ]. M.
Floyd, J. p, last Tuesday evening.
MIR. Dee Friesner, of the Lam
caster Gazette, is here, making a
short visit with his mother and his
many Logan friends.
Miss Kate Bowlby entertained
the Hawthorne Glass" with a taffy
pull Thursday evening. Quite an
enjoyable time was had.
DIR. Pritchard of Buchtel was
In our city yesterday. The DIR. is
just returning from visit among
relatives In West Virginia.
The Amanda correspondent of
the Lancaster Democrat says: Miss
Mary Roberts, of Logan, spent
few days visiting friends here.
The best of German dialect COM
medians is Pete Baker. Rempel's
Opera House Wednesday Dec. 18th.
Seats on sale at Rempel's Bazaar.
The Women's Relief Corps will
give Pie Social at the G. A. r.
Hall. Saturday evening Dec. Sth.
Every one invited. Admission 1Oc.
There are some people who
think there is no such a thing as q
3good DEVIL" but the DEMOCRAT
has one in the person Of sDick"
Eastman.
The subject of Sunday even
ing's lecture by Rev. ]. E. Rudisil,
OF the M. E. church, will be "Thou
shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbor."
-Messrs Peter Kleinsc hmidt,
Chris Juergensmeier, and Jno. M.
White, have been selected by the
council to make estimates for the
building of water works.
The Logan Temple Number 81
Rathbone Sisters, went to Murray
City last Wednesday evening and
Instituted temple at that place.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
FOR THE C. T. A. HOME.
Cornerstone Laid with Impressive
Ceremonies at BinghnmtOn.

by Associated Press)
BINGHAMTON, N. Y, Oct. 9.-Fully
10000 visitors were in the city to-day,
the occasion being the cornerstone lay
ing of the Home of the Commercial
Travellers Association Of America.
Large delegations were here from New
York, Elmira, Hornellsvile, Albany,
Troy, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buff
falo, Detroit, Mich; Chicago. Providence,
Boston and Portland, while other cities
were represented by smaller delegations.
1t is but fair estimate to say that there
were fully 5000 commercial men in the
city.
The celebration of the day included a
parade through the principal streets OF
the city. winding up at the home site.
which Is situated on the top of South
Mountain, just within the southern
limits of the city. The procession was
made up of the many delegations of
commercial men, thirty. Ave odd Fellows
Eighteenth and Twentieth New York
| districts, Red Mems Tribes. the Thlr-
teenth Regiment of the Pennsylvania
National Guard, the local fire depart
ment and many other civic. military and
fraternai organizations.
Most Worshipful Grand Master of the
Free and Accepted Masons, Of the State
| Of New York laid the cornerstone ac-
cording to the Masonic ritual. and de.
| livered an address.
| Col. Archie Baxter, of Elmira, n. Y.
and Gov. Pattison made short extern
poraneous speeches. In which each eu
| logized the commercial travellers ant
| said many pleasant things for the Home
The evening world., 1894-10-09
TOILED THAT HE MIGHT PRAY.
Shoemaker Worked 81 Hours to OBJ
serve Yum Ripper.

The fierce struggle for existence of an
east-side family came to light this
morning, when o lamp overturned at So
Allen street. and started a slight fire in
the house. Lewis Jacobson is a shoe
maker, who lives with his family In two
rooms on the third floor of the house.
Although he works twenty hours a day
he Is unable, his wife said this morning,
10 provide more than bread and water
Tor his wife and two II e cSi en-. Tnree
days ago he said to his wife:
"on Tu esday evening Yom Ripper will
Comm ence. That is the most sacred of
The Hebrew church days. l do not know
how l am going to stop my work for an
entire day"
Ihey talked the matter over as Jacob
son worked, and finally he decided that
ne would not sleep until the holiday be-
gan He would work day and night until
mat time. and then he might observe the
uay and still provide for his family.
Al clock this morning jacobson
was sun at work at his bench. He had
oeeh sitting there for fifty-two hours,
n niIaa, ths shoes that he had made were
ITO dose. His head nodded and struck
uht iainp, and 1t fell to the bare floor.
ing oil
Mrs. Jacobson, who had sat by her
husbands side and worked as long as
sp u When the mishap occurred. She
Spidhg to her feet and saw that her
husbands beard had caught fire. She
IeW blanket around him in time tC
The evening world., 1894-10-09
SAT DEAD IN A CHAIR.
BoRgs Went on n spree md Then
shot Himself.

Thomas Boggs, a clerk. forty years
old, was found dead in his bedroom at
los King street, about noon to-day. with
two bullet holes in his head. He had
committed suicide sometime between
last Saturday and last night.
Boggs was the brother OF John L..
Boggs, Of the dry-goods firm OF Boggs
& Company. 2s5 Hudson street. He was
a confirmed drunkard and his brother
told an Evening World" reporter that
drink probably caused him to take his
life. He was unmarried and as far as
anyone knows had no responsibility of
any kind.
John l.. Boggs. another brother. and
the suicide lived at the above number
with a Mrs, Dignan. as housekeeper.
Thomas Boggs was employed as a clerk
in his brothers store. All last week he
was drinking heavily.
Last Saturday noon he went to his
room, and that was the last seen OF
him until to-day. All In the house had
supposed that he was not home, a thing
that very often occurred.
keyhole Of Boggs's bedroom door and
saw him sitting bolt upright In chair
close to the bureau.
she surmised that something was
wrong and sent for his brother. who
bust open the door. Then, II was dis
covered that he had killed himself. The
revolver, with three empty chambers.
was beside him.
An attempt was made to keep the fact
OF thes uicide secret. Undertaken
stephen Merritt. OF Eighth avenue and
Twentieth street, was summoned to pre-
pare the body of burial. He reported the
matter to the Coroner's Office, but up TO
30 o'clock that afternoon the police of
Macdougal street police station had not
been notified.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
BLOOD IN THE CITY HALL.
A Murderous Fight and an Accident
Create Excitement.

Gustave Brown, Greek chestnut ped
dler. living at $50 Greenwich street, and
Luclan Cell. a Maltese, without a home,
got to quarreling in City Hall Park this
afternoon and when chased out fell to
fighting at the Bridge entrance.
Cell drew an iron bar from his pocket
and began to beat Brown over the head,
with the apparent intention of Draining
him. Park Policeman Cogan, who had
watched them, rushed across Park Row
and arrested both men, taking them to
the City Hall police station.
A great crowd gathered at the doorway
and well-dressed young man among
the curious was pushed down the base
ment steps leading to the station. He fell
headlong and rammed his head through
g ground glass window in the door. His
face and head were badly cut and he
bled all over the place. He cried with
fear, and although he said he lived in
Brooklyn, he would not tell his name.
The policemen washed him up and let
him go to his doctor as he begged. =
The fighters were sent to the Oak
street station to be locked up.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
TO LAND AT TOMPKlNSVILLE.
The CarroII-starin Company BuiId-
Ing Ferry Slips.

Work was begun at Tompkinsville, S.
l.. to-day on the erection of a ferry house
and slips for the New York Harbor and
staten Island Ferry Company, the fran
chise for which was recently purchased
by Howard Carroll. About 100 men and
two pile-drivers were on hand. 1t is
claimed that operations will be rushed
night and day to complete the work II
possible by Oct IA.
Howard Carroll was seen by reporter
for THE Evening World" this after
noon. He stated that the gentlemen
whom he represented in purchasing the
franchise had had a corps OF engineers
Staten Island. and that they had Sc
lected Tompkinsvlle as the most desir-
able location
rs it true, as reported that Mr..
company was asked
My, or course he is" Mr.. Carroll
replied Every one knows that Mr.
Starin's interests and my interests are
Identical. although, perhaps. this state
ment should not come from me- We
shall push the work through as rapidly
Regarding the building of trolley line
around the island, Mr.. Carroll said n
number of legal questions had to be de-
cided before any such step could be
boats will, he states, run In conjunction
with the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Company. All Of the sites that were con-
sidered suitable MS ferry landings on the
island are within a couple of hundred
feet of the tracks of the Rapid Transit
Company. Stapleton. West New Brigh-
ten and Tompkinsville were all carefully
considered, and only yesterday Tomp-
kinsvilc was decided upon.
The local electric light company has
beeen asked to furnish light so that the
construction may be continued night and
lay,
The evening world., 1894-10-09
FIRE At RIvEROALE.
M.ssrs Meeker and McGill's Pri-
vate Stables Destroyed.
Three Hackneys, One Valued at
$4,000, Burned to Death.
wealthy Summer Residents Worked
to save Their Homes.

RIVERDALE N. Y, Oct. 9.-That por.
ton of the city known as Riverdale, ly.
ing on the bluff overlooking the Hudson
witnessed a fire at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing that illuminated the country for
miles around.
The families of George w. McGill, T.
B. Meeker, Giovanni p. Morosini, Sam
uel d. Babcock, Spencer Trask, William
II. Appeby and others, whose mansions
are on these green-clad hills, were star
tied from their sleep by the brilliant
flames that already assembled to a height
OF 100 feet from the elegant stables of
Messrs. McGill and Meeker. adjoining
each other in West street, directly east
Of the Riverdale .ailway station.
W. II. McGill ana Thos. Leavey ran
to the fire box, a few hundred yards dis
tant at West street and Mosholu avenue,
but their keys would not unlock the box
and the gardener was sent to another
box. a quarter of a mile away. Half an
hour elapsed before engine and truck 81
arrived, and then the ruin was about
complete.
The firemen devoted themselves to
saving the houses of McGill and Meeker,
the wind blowing the sparks danger
Ously close to them.
Then 1t was discovered that the groom,
James O'Hara, who slept on the second
floor of the $4,000 stable of Mr.. McGill,
was missing. He was given up for lost,
and the firemen were preparing to dig
him out of the ruins this morning when
he put in an appearance. O'Hara had
been down to the city yesterday. Re-
turning late last night he fell asleep iD
the train and was carried on to larry
town.
The origin of the fire Is a mystery. 1t
destroyed the Meeker and McGill stables
and McGill's greenhouses. Mr.. MeekeI
saved his horses, but lost his carriages
and trappings. Three hackneys were lost
In the McGill stable, one valued at 5000
There were destroyed besides a vic
toria, brougham, cart, runabout, Hemp
stead cart, depot wagon, rockaway,
cutter, two Dig sleighs, harness, saddles
brides, steel bits, whips, robes, blankets
overcoats and three suits of livery, all
valued at more than SIS, 900.
Young Mr.. McGill lost a yacht model
brought from Europe, and a fine row.
boat. The property OF both Meeker and
McGill was fully insured.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
COULD HE BE BARRED?
Mr.. WydIer Wants to Vote, but
Could Not Get Registered,

A letter addressed to President Martin
and signed by Adolph S. Wydler, of 249
East Sixtieth street, was read at a
meeting of the Police Board this after
noon.
The letter called the attention of the
Board to an alleged delinquency on the
part of election inspectors in the Second
Election District of the Twentieth AS
sembly District.
Mr.. Wydler stated that he appeared
at the place of registration at $40 this
morning with a number of others to
register, and that all were informed by
the Chairman of the Board of Inspectors
that. they We're not yet ready to receive
names for registration.
Mr. Wydler alleged that the same
thing had occurred last year, and he
asked the Commissioners If he could
legally be debarred from voting, in the
event that he might be absent from the
city or become physically, disabled
during the next registration days.
The matter was referred to Gen
Ro1enbaugh, of the Bureau OF Elections,
with directions to make a thorough in
vestigation of the complaint.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
DESERTER SHUT UP IN A PEN.
Ex-Milltiaman Serving a Sentence
In an Ohio Armory.


COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 9.-The penalty
of cowardice is being visited upon Pri-
vate Dearth, Of Company c, Fourteenth
Regiment, Ohio National Guard, in a
peculiar manner When the regiment
was ordered by Gov. Mckinley into
Belmont County to uuell the riotous
miners in June last Dearth hastily left
the city and successfully eluded the
commanding officers. There was APP
parently no excuse for the mans alb
sence, except fear of service. He was
contaminated for desertion, dishonor-
ably discharged from the service and
sentenced to fifteen days Imprisonment.
The authorities, not wishing to send
the man to jail. erected a pen, six by
nine seet. in the centre of the armory
building, and Dearth is now serving
his time under the eye of guard. He
Is not allowed to leave the little coop
even for exercise, and his presence in
the improvised prison serves as a warn
ing to Others who regard lightly their
obligations as soldiers when entering
the service of the State.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
DIVORCE FOR MRS. PRICE.
Her Husband Deserted Her for
Lena Smith Five Years Ago.

Judge Pryor, In the Court of Com
mon Pleas, to-day granted Rebecca Price
an absolute divorce and $40 a week
alimony from her husband. Henry the
couple were married in London Christ
mas Day. 1872. They came TO this coun-
try shortly afterwards.
According to Mrs. Price. in 1889 her
husband abandoned her and went to
live with a woman named Lena Smith,
at 80 Norfolk street, and since that
time has not supported her. A certificate
Broome street, was also produced to
the effect that June last a child was
born to Lena Smith, of which Price was
said TO be the father.
Price did not make any defense. Mrs.
Price was awarded the custody of their
two children.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
aOn Ad in The World Will Get You the Employment You Want

prevent his suffering further injury
Inan the loss of half of his beard
floor. '"S
In the mean time the firemen burst
INTO the room. There was no fire, but
the fre-fighters found the man and
woman weeping as they knelt on the
moor. They were so happy, they said,
that the flames had done so little dam
age, and that they. could still observe
, AS the firemen left Jacobson went
back to his bench and to his work,
without even taking the time to wash
the smoke stains from his face. The
flames did practically no damage.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
STILLS IN VESEY ST.
Librowicz and Two Employees
Charged with Moonshiuing.
His Bail Fixed al $4,000, the
Others at $4,000 Each.
Revenue Men Claim that the Proof
Revenue Men Claim that the Proof
Is Overwhelming.

As exclusively stated In The Even
ing World" last Thursday. Internal Rev
enue Collector John A. sullivan. on the
preceding Saturday. seized the whole
sale and retail liquor store OF julius
Librowicz d &C, at AZ Nesey street, on
a charge that the firm had been illicity
distilling whiskey. Internal Revenue
officers were placed In charge of the
store. with orders to allow only re-
tail business TO be conducted.
To-day warrants were served on julius
Librowics, Aaron Gollanszer and
Charles Schubach. The two last named
are employees of the firm. All three
were charged with conducting "A dis
tillery business without filing the bond
required by the Government.
The three defendants were at once
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Shields. Their examination
was set for next Saturday morning at
10 o'clock. and bail was fixed at $4,000
for Librowicz, and 5000 each for Col
lanszer and Schubach.
Alfred IL. Brooks an Internal Rev.
enue Agent. swore to the complaint on
which the warrants We're issued Mr.
Brooks gave the following details tc
an " Evening World" reporter;
THE firm OF Julius Librowicz & Co
is composed of julius Librowicz only
concerned. He and his brother. jacob
conduct their retail business under the
| name of the Atlantic and Pacific Com
pany. They have four separate regis
tered Government permits, wholesale
and retail LIQUOR license, one to dc
| rectifying on their premises, and one tC
manufacture extracts. Under, the latter
| two permits they are allowed to main
tain two stills at a vesey street.
| For long time the Government has
suspected that these stills were used bS
Librowicz for Legitimate business In tn,
ing the Government OF the tax on tn,
whiskey manufactured. In other words
they were moonshining We believe
that they have manufactured enormous
have overwhelming proof against them.
Both Julius and Jacob Librowicz den!
| that their business was in the least lille
gal They denounce the seizure an
the Government officers to present an!
proof against them. julius Librowicz Ii
specially emphatic:
| "Why should my business be ruined.
he queried. simply because Of privat
spite and malice on the part of subor
dinate revenue agent?
II have absolutely no redress when
am acquitted, for / cannot sue the Gov
eminent and get any satisfaction"
| The store OF the firm at AZ vese!
street, is very handsomely fitted vi
and occupies the entire ground floor
The large basement is. used for rectify
| Ing and extract manufacturing.
The firm has been In existence abou
ten years, and Is said to have hig
standing and rating in the trade.
stock valued at $4,000 is carried.
Bail was offered and accepted for tn
three defendants this afternoon. Osca
for Bibrowicz In 500 COO. double the sur
fixed, and Francis Deimel, Of 81 Eas
Ninth street and 500 Caldwell avenue
qualified in $4,000 for the 5000 bond
asked for Schubachs and Gollanszer'
| release.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
WILL RACE ON THE SOUND.
Steamers Priscilla and city Oi
Lowell the Contestants.

II Is said that big steamboat race,
upon which thousands of dollars are be-
ing wagered, will take place this even
ing on Long Island Sound. The big
steamer Priscilla, of the Fall River line.
and the new screw boat City OF Lowell.
of the Norwich line. are named as the
competitors.
Twice before have these boats rated,
and each has won one race. The race
this evening will decide which is the
faster boat All along the water front
It is the only topic talked about this
afternoon by sailormen and dock la
borers.
Betting is about evenly divided. and
the wagers vary from drinks for stakes
up to 500. II is said that many of the
regular patrons and friends of the man
agement of the two lines have had a
tip that a race will be on tonight. and
the list OF passengers on each boat will
be large.
Both boats leave their docks in the
North River at $50 o'clock. and the
starting point Of the race is to be Exc
cutlon Rock the finish being OF New
London.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
One Man Killed ana Four Others
Imprisoned Alive.

SHAMOKIN Pa, Oct. Am explosion
occurred in Luke Fidler mine shaft this
morning and one man was killed. Four
others are In the mine with no avenue of
escape.
The shaft Is on fire. Fifty-hve other
workmen were taken out alive.
The dead man Is Irwin Burlington,
whom the colliery officials hold RESPONSE
BILE for the disaster.
George Brown, a miner, and his Pol
ish helper, Anthony Bobert. driver boy.
from Luke Fidler and another Polish la
borer, whose name Is not known by the
mine officials are in the mine, and no
hope Is entertained of recovering them.
The fire and explosion are attributed
to Buffington's disobedience in lighting
a naked lamp in No. l shaft. which was
being retimbered.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
BURNED AT A BONFIRE.
Willie WiHinsky Dragged Into the
Flames and May Die.

William Willinsky, seven years old,
of Stone and Blakeavenues. East New
York, is at the point of death to-day,
suffering from burns about the body.
which he received while at play.
Last Sunday afternoon several young
sters built big bonfire at the corner of
Stone and Dumont avenues. The chill
dren then Joined hands and danced
around the blaze. Several of them ran
across the fire. Willinsky was coaxed
to follow them. but he was afraid.
Finally one of the children, Hattie Gold
STEIN grabbed Willie by the hand and
dragged him into the flames. His cloth
ing caught fire, and before assistance
arrived he was badly burned. Drs.
Rathner and Hoffman attended the
child, and they said he would probably
die of his injuries.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
LOST HER SKIPPER.
CnDt.CieyeIand Knocked Overheard
by IL Boom ON the Deer Hill.

CITY ISLAND, n. Y, Oct. 9.-Capt.
Baisley, of the schooner Daniel Gift
ford, which arrived to-day, reports that
at A. M. yesterday. off Gay Head,
Capt. Cleveland, of the British schooner
Deer Hill, from New Carlisle, N B., for
New York, with cargo of railroad
ties, was knocked overheard. He was
struck by the boom of the mainsail
and thrown against the rail- striking
the back of his head and falling over
board.
Both schooners lowered their boats
and some railroad ties were thrown
over. but the Captain appeared to be
stunned, as he made no effort to save
himself. and sank before the boats
could reach him.
Capt. Cleveland's wife and two small
children were on board the schooner.
Capt. Baisey offered to bring the Deer
Hill into port, but 1t was decided to
put back to Vineyard Haven in charge
of ne mate, where the vessel should
have arrived last night.
The evening world., 1894-10-09
HEAVY TRIAL CALENDAR.
Twenty-nine Indictments Found by
the u. y. Grand Jury.

United States District Court Judge
Brown, in the absence of Circuit Judge
Benedict, this afternoon discharged the
United States Grand Jury, whose term
expired to-day. The jury presented
twenty-nine indictments.
Assistant District-Attorney Mott called
the attention of the Court to the fact
that this was the largest number of in
dictments that has been found by a
United States Grand Jury for many
years. He said 1t would necessitate
a very heavy trial calendar
Among the indictments are those of
Joseph "a. Deutscn, charged with send
ing an immoral letter to Edward NJ.
Brown, of the New York Yacht Club;
Gustav Peterson. assault on the high
seas and Philip H. Tscherhart, Adolphus
Il. Stephens and Henry T. Vaughan, en-
bezzlement, while employed in the Pest
Office.