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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
SHE'S A MASON.
Mrs. Lease Claims Membership IN
Ft. Scott Lodge.
She Says II Masonry is Good for Men It Il
Much Better for Women--The Plucky
Woman viii Initiate Women
and Form Female Lodges.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 1a--Mary f.
Lease claims to be Mason, and has
made the startling statement that she
proposes to organize lodges of Masonry
for women throughout the country.
Mrs Lease wears upon her bosom, sus-
pended by gold chain, n Knight Tenn
plar charm, with the usual keystone of
the chapter on the reverse side. and
she declares that she is as much en-
titled to wear it as any man who be.
longs to the Templar order.
She says her commandery is Hugh de
Payne, of Ft Scott, Kan. She says,
and offers to prove It to masons, that
she knows all the signs, grips, signals
and pass words OF the blue lodge, chap
ter and commandery, and that she OBJ
tanned them legitimately. She says IL
masonry is good for men It lis much
better for women, as they are more
needful of protection than men. She
says once by giving a sign Of the order
she was saved from personal violence,
and from that moment she resolved to
give to women the same advantages oi
masonry that she enjoys
Mrs. Lease made this statement in con.
versation with reporter, in which she
outlined some of her future life's work.
She said that she had other plans than
politics and the lecture field. With
lis she launched into discussion O,
her resolution to initiate women into
Masonry. She said that as she was
thoroughly up in the Masonic work II
was not necessary for her to obtain
the consent or aid of men in initiating,
and If the men refused to recognize he,
disciples as Masons, they could and
wonld act Independently of them, and
conduct lodges and grand lodges oi
their own.
Mrs. Lease admits that it is contrary
TO the Masonic rule for women to be-
como Masons. but she declines to state
how she gained the secrets of the or
der. She challenges any Mason to test
her on the secret work of the order
The Masons, Of course, deride hel
claims, and say that she is nota Mason
and If she has obtained the secrets o1
the order it was by undue means
To Mason Mrs Lease offered tx
give the signs, grip and pass words, bu,
he declined, of course. He said to he,
that he would have enjoyed being pres
ent when she was made Mason, tc
which Mrs. Lease smiled and said: Il,
was real funny"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
REBELS MISTAKE.
4 Shot Fired at the Man-of-was
Newark's Launch by the Marie.
Tho state of Parma Now said to BE In the
Hands of the tnsurgents-Crcws OF
American ships Will He Exposed a
to the Yellow Fever. "a

Rio JANxIRo. Brazil, Feb. Tho
rebel warship Marte, lying in the bay
here, fired three shots at one Of the
launches of the U. s. man-of-war
Newark last Tuesday night, as the
launch was returning to the Newark
from the shore. Fortunately the
Marte's gunners were unable to hit
their target, and no harm was done.
The captain of the Marie says he did
not know the launch belonged to a
man-of.war or to any American ship.
The commander of Fort Santa Cruz
has been placed under arrest by orders
Of President Peixoto, who suspects him
to be in reality spy for Admiral
Mello. The easy manner in which rebel
warships slipped past Fort Santa Cruz,
in and out of the harbor, had much to
do with directing suspicion toward
him.
Tho state Of Parana is now in the
hands of the rebels, and disaffection
toward President Peixoto's government,
is rife in the state Of Sac Paulo. Sc
great has the fear Of mutiny among
the troops there become that the prin'
cipal garrisons have recently been
changed, new men being put in the
place of old ones.
Admiral Mello, in the Republica, il
now cruising up and down before San
tos harbor, which is well defended.
Admiral Da CANA was worse
Thursday, and mey die Of the wounds
which he received in the battle Of Ar
macao.
WAsHINeToN, Feb. 16--A matter o.
the deepest concern to the naval Off
GERS is the decision of President Peix
oto to protract the state of siege fol
sixty days, which carries it through
the summer. They had hoped that the
difficulties in Brazil might have beer
speedily adjusted as the result of ar
election, which would be acceptable te
all elements. But with the extension
Of the siege it becomes necessary fol
the U. S. naval vessels to remain in the
torrid weather and limited waters ot
Rio bay exposed to yellow fever.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
WHITE GAPS
Bury Man Alive, He Remaining In the
Trench Thirty Hours.

Bury Man Alive, He Remaining In the
Trench Thirty Hours.
DANvILLE, KY, Feb. 10.-An instance
of the extreme cruelty resorted to by
the so-called white caps" that have
been terrorizing portions of Mercer
and Washington counties, is reported
from Leesburg, small village on the
Salt river. A man named 8rack Bot
tom incurred the displeasure of
these scouldrels and they deter
mined to punish him. So they went
to his house one night recently, and
taking him from his bed, tied his arms
and legs and then buried him about a
foot and half under ground, just
leaving a hole big enough to free his
face SO that he would not smother to
death. They then covered brush over
this hole to render his discovery more
difficult He remained in this condition
for about thirty hours, when he was
released, more dead than alive.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
BRHADsTuFFs EXPORTED.
Bureau of Statistics Gives Out Interesting
Information.

Bureau of Statistics Gives Out Interesting
Information.
WASHINGTON, Feb 16.-The chief Of
the bureau of statistics reports that the
total values of exports of domestic
breadstuffs. provisions and mineral oil
from the United States during tho
month Of January, 1894, and during
the seven months ended January 81.
1894, as compared with similar exports
during the corresponding period of the
preceding year, were as follows:
readstuffs-January, 1894, sl3,334,.
7OS; 1893, s13,925, 161. Seven months
ended January 81, 1894, sos, 927, 5S3;
1893. 1922, ,68S, $50.
Provisions-Jenuary 1894, SIS, ,41a, 667;
1898, S13, 19S, 9o2 Seven months ended
January 81, 1904, s16S, 769, SIS; 1893.
SOL, s57, ,2G5.
Mineral oils-January, 1894, So, 41S,-
091; 1898, 80, ,7ss, 474 Seven months end
ed January 81, 1894, s17, sSs, ,44s; 1895.
S24, 9S1, 500.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
An Awful Con nfession.

FREDERICK, Feb. 1T-Wm. Leonard,
who shot and killed Jessie Anderson,
in September last, was hanged in the
jail yard Friday morning. Before
dying Leonard confessed that he mnr'
dered his third wife and her newly
born twins. The man also asserted
that his name was not Leonard, but
that he assumed the name to keep dis
grace from his family. He has q
brother an officer in the British army
and an uncle and six cousins ia Phila'
delphia.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Dynamite in a stove.

EDGERrON, Kan, Feb. IA man en-
gagged in sinking well ON farm of
Jacob Smith placed stick ofdynamite
in the cook-stove oven to thaw out and
went away. Mrs. Smith and her
daughter-in-law soon afterward went
to work in the kitchen, unaware of the
danger they were in. The dynamite
soon thawed and exploded, blowing
the stove into atoms, wrecking por.
tion of the house and seriously wound
ing both women
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
WIN Be given Auother Trial.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The army
ordnance bureau is making experiments
ut the Sandy Hook proving grounds
with a new disappearing carriage for
siege guns. 1t is of the Raskazof type
and was recently purchased in Europe.
1t broke down on its first trial owing
SO some structural weakness, but it has
been repaired and will be given a new
and severe test. The action which re-
turns the gun to it's place after firing
is secured by line of springs
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Col. J. D. stevenson Dead.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15 -Coh John
athan d. Stevenson, one of the pio-
neers and actors of California, died here
Wednesday. He was born January l,
1900, and while boy of ~ helped to
throw up the defenses against the sup
posed raid of the British on Brooklyn
Heights. He was member of the
New York legisla ature at the time OF
the ''fifty-four-forty-or-fght" excite
mant
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Blanca on sp.akst crisp.

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb, 15.-The WASH
ington correspondence of ioke Smiths
paper throws the blame for the income
tax on Speaker Crisp. The article has
caused sensation here, and it is
thought the last Of it has not been
heard. 1t seems to be notice served
on Crisp that ne can not get to the SEN
ate, and that perhaps Smith would like
to have seat 10 that body.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Vote on the silver BIZ Postponed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Representa.
tive Bland did not press the seigniorage
bill to vote ats o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. as he announced Tuesday
Mr.. Bland learned that there were
about forty members anxious to en-
brace the opportunity for silver speech
es. and as nearly half of them were
friends of the bill he was easily per.
suaded to postpone a vote.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
pan,asas fnr Injuries.

PERU, Ind. Feb IA settlement
was made in court Wednesday in the
case of Willie Evans, Chas Batham,
Willie Morton and Edward Rush, bell
ringers, and DIR. Barnardas, of London,
Eng, who were injured in the Wabash
wreck at Kingsbury in September last
The claim was adjusted for $3.50. They
claimed $1,000. In the accident two
were killed and others badly injured,
and have only lately come out of the
hospital.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Operators and Miners to Confer.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Feb. 10. Tho
Kanawha Coal exchange has adopted q
resolution that each operator call u
meeting of his employees February rs,
to confer as to the cause of d reduction
for mining, with view to starting all
mines ON Monday next Many miners
are anxious to return to work, but
whether the others will prevent them
from doing SO is a question Commit
tees from the strikers are out for finan-
cial aid.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
ALsad B,o,lalnsa.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Feb. 10 The Carrick
mine, in which, after forty years, oper-
ations were recently resumed, has de-
veloped the biggest lead In Dubuque
history. Millions Of pounds Of ore are
in sight, and the daily yield is 10000
pounds IL is declared United States
Senator Jones is the owner.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
yellow Yeyer ct Rio.

RIO DE JANEIRo. Feb 10. yellow
fever is reported ON the American mer-
chantships in this port Many rnembers
of the crews are already dead, whilc
others are III. Admiral isenham, in
command OF the United States squadron
here, has ordered the cruisers Newark
and Detroit away from port
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Darkness at Moo aday.

CHIcAGo, Feb. l5.-For n time We'd
nesday the city was in darkness The
seventy and eighty miles an hour gales
of the blizzard had given way to al
most absolute stiffness in the atmos.
phere. The smoke coming out of the
chimneys seemed to settle in the streets
shutting out lights and making gas and
electric Examinations necessity.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
AL.ncolu 'Trs, aavel.

WASHINGTON, Feb 16.-Representa.
tive Cainth has received from the Com
metcial club OF louisville a gavel made
from wood Tht from tree on the old
Abraham Lincoln farm, which he will
present TO the g. A. r. committee which
hsstX,ts 4fefe on the 10th inst.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Young woman burned 70 Death

CLARKsvnLE, Tenn, Feb. 17.--While
alone at home, in the Sixth district OF
this county. the daughter of c. w.
Wade burned TO death, being the Sec
ond young woman to meet death by
fire within few miles of here in the
past few days.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
s.crstsry Morton Hanged In Emsy

NEBRASKA Cry, Neb., Feb. l7.--Tho
bitter feeling OF some persons against
j. Sterling Morton, secretary of agri'
culture, developed in sensationa.
manner Friday morning when it was
discovered that the secretary and
youngest son, Carl, had been hanged in
etfigY in the city park.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
TIA. browns sirn Brsit.nstein.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Feb. H. 7-Pitchc,
Theodore Breitenstein. who has before
been in the box for the Browns. signed
Friday snorning to play that position
the coming season. 1t is understood he
gets in tlse vicinity of $4,000.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Panic in a Church.

MADRID, Feb. 19--While high mass
was being celebrated in the Church of
San Sebastian Sunday states fell from
the roof The congregation thought
that bomb had been thrown, and all
rushed to the door. Several persons
were trampled, but nobody was injured
mortally.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Youux Girl Burnea TO D.att.

CLARKsvILLE. Tenn, Feb. ID While
standing in front of fire, rubbing
SCOT on her tooth brush, Lum Groves
daughter, aged 10, of the southside,
WAS burned TO death by her clothes
catching fire. All her clothing was
burned of, except her shoes
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
senator McLaurin rakes thu oata

WAsHINdroN, Feb. 16-Nvhen tfc
xenate met Thursday Senator George
presented the credentials OF Senator
elect McLaurin, of Mississippi. and the
oath of Office was administered to tho
new senator.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Idiot shipped in a I,ox ny Express.

CANTON, o., Feb. l6 -Four Minerva
men shipped Joe Coleman, weakminded,
by express in u box to John Weiss, a
local saloonist AS the interstate com
merce law was violated there will 'be
an investigation.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Gen. Early Improved.

LYNcnBuRG, Va, Feb. 19--The COM
dition Of Gen. Early was SO much inn
proved Sunday that he was able to
leave his room and take = ride about
the city in the street cara
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. II. The faro
game of Carroll g. Weber, in this city,
was held up by two men Mt 8 o'clock
Friday morning. The robbers secured
nearly S., coo. One OF the robbers was
taken into custody and identified as
son of Ex-Harbor Commissioner Paul.
sell The other man decamped.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Napoleon's s Statue wrecked.

BoULoaNE, Feb. 19.-The statue Of
Napoleon, which was erected in 1854 by
Englishmen, has been blown down and
broken to pieces
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Tramc Alliance.

DENVER, Col, Feb IA traffic alli-
ance between the Gulf road and the
Denver T. Rio Grsnde has been com.
plcted and the Anal papers will h.
signed early this week.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Dlph, ,hsri. at Heafvrd, Ind.

BEpFOnD, Ind, Feb. S.-Diphtheria,
which at intervals threatened here
during the past winter, again broke
out in East Side schoolhouse, necessi-
tating tho closing OF the school tenn
porsrily. So far two cases have been
reported, and all efforts will he fully
exercised to prevent The fatal disease
from spreading.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
A Mayor Elected.

MADISON. Ind, Feb ~. THO dead
lock in the city council was broken
Thursday night by the election OF John
W. Lincl, republican. 70 succsea Nsyo'
Wagner, dcceassa
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
D. Gam. in . or,tloal n,na,t,on.

Rio DE JAxEIRo. Feb ls;--Admiral
Da Cana. the rebel commander. who
was wounded in the neck ind arm by
Mannlicher bullets duringshe battle Df
Arinacao on Friday last, ssin q c, ,ltlcaj
condition
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24

KANSAS CITY, Kan. Feb. f6.-lDr ].
A. Smith, the popuiist leader, was
again arrested in this city onco,iiplaint
Of Chief OF Police Quariesi, vito charges
him - ~ criminal liLel
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Nausileld Rioters Convic ctsd

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Feb. lT-rhe jury
In the case OF the Mansfield mine riolers
returned y verdict Friday night con.
victing ,hl.ry-Avs Of the fifiy-eight ds
PENDANTS.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24
Garnet rhr.atsned,

LONDON, Feb. lb-The Pail Mall Git.
zette says that bills dated London and
threatening the life of President Car.
not are in circulation in Algiers.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-24

years old in June, is in such feeble
condition mentally and physically that
she is constantly in charge of an at
tepdant
AnTiFicIAL India rubber from cotton
seed oil is one of the latest industrial
products, and claimed to possess com
nercial adaptations of peculiar prac-
afvaIue.
The contract for building the South
ern Pacific railroad bridge over the
Mississippi ut New Orleans, has been
awarded to the Phenixville Pa.
Bridge Co., at the cost of %, O00, 600.
JOHN RIDER of Dutchtown, Mo, was
out coon hunting tho other night, and
while looking up a tree for a coon an
owl few down, striking him in the eye
with his claw, tearing out the ball and
carrying it away.
John BROWNS FORT" as the Har
per's FERRY engine house was called, i.
TO be taken down from its site mt tho
Worlds fair grounds, where only clever
pergons paid admission to sc it, and re
turned 10 Virginia.
FERDINAND lloLrzENLAND, a German
veteran at Reading, Pa. has tasted nj
water for thirteen years Invalided by
wounds in the war, his physician ad
vised him to drink nothing but mill
and coffee. This was in 1881. and h,
has religiously followed his doctor
advice.
The eggs of the Algerian lo,ust hav
been found to yield u thick oil rcsem
bling honey In appearance II burn
well and with allsali malses a goo'
soup AS large quantities OF these egg
are collected by the natives In order =
destroy them. II IL proposed TO extrA6
tue oil for industrial purpose
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27

dreds of years, and it is called the Ara
Coeli Bambino (baby), because the
church of that name, one of the Oldest
and most interesting In Rome, is its
home.
This church is built on the site of q
very ancient pagan temple, and its
nave is formed of twenty-five columns,
the spoils of the ancient buildings, tha
inscription on the third on the left
proving it to have been brought from
the palace of the Caesars.
1 shall never forget the first day we
visited this vast and solemnly pic
.uresque edifice. 1t was Just at sun
set, and golden shafts of light illumi-
mated the mosaic floor, lighted up the
richly gilded ceiling above and flashed
in wondrous brilliancy over the Pre-
sepio or manger, where lay the miracu-
lous Bambino in swaddling clothes,
literally crusted over with diamonds,
emeralds, rubies, sapphires and other
precious stones, while its neck and
wrists were entirely covered with
strings of the purest oriental pearls
The whole of one of the side chapels
is devoted to the representation of the
birth of Christ. In the foreground is
the Virgin Mary kneeling by the man.
ger, with Joseph by her side, while
Just behind are a life-siZe OK and ass,
and shepherds and kings kneel near in
odorotiop
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
DO NOT GROW OLD.
Hints to Ladies Whose Years May 8
Become n Burden.

Hints to Ladies Whose Years May Soon
Become n Burden
In Paris elderly ladies are now wear.
ing almost exclusively velvet dresses,
trimmed with costly lace. disposed in
basques, collars and sleeve sabots or
frills, says the New York Tribune.
This combination is extremely becom-
ing and stately.
A woman is never old enough to
neglect her appearance. Nothing can
be more disagreeable to the sight than
a negligee old lady.
Unfortunately, one often sees one
with the hair dragged in the most I'M
compromising fashion away from the
face, brushed close to the head and
fastened under the cap in little knot
about the size of walnut at the back,
no further attempt at any arrange
ment of the couture being made; and
this carelessness results in dreadfully
bald appearance, as the spaces between
hair and ears and hair and neck are
thereby rendered conspicuously promi-
nent-
Moreover. mary dear old danes fail
to realize that at their time of life tho
neck should be as little exposed as pos
sible, for it is only too frequently
brown and wrinkled. 1t would be easy
to dispose little lace about it in order
to conceal the seraggy neck revealed
with too scrupulous honesty.
1t NAV be added that women over
forty should carefully avoid becoming
too stout, misfortune brought about
generally by self-indulgence in the
pleasures of the table. in afternoon
maps. and in lazy neglect of daily ex-
ercise.
Avoid candies. Never eat pastry or
buttered toast Prefer biscuits or dry
toast to bread whenever possible.
Drink as little as possible Accus-
tom yourself to taking tea or coffee
without sugar Never touch jam, and
If you cannot do without butter
spread it as sparingly as possible.
Lemonade. if made from fresh lem
ons, is good for the health. and tends
to reduce flesh.
Growing old is always, of cou. Sc, q
little tragic. especially If a woman re-
main young and fresh in mind. But
she need not grow fat, coarse and
rudy as well as old.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
COMMENT AND OPINION.

EWhen democrats refer to e4-
Speaker Reed as an ex-czar Speaker
Crisp bushes N. Y. Tribune
The democrats are unable to
keep a quorum in the house of repre-
sentatives or at the polls.-N. Y. Re
corder.
q The republicans have no trouble
about getting a quorum whenever an
election is held this year.-St Louis
GlobeDemocrat
There are likely to be many po-
litical changes this year. but there will
be no tracks leading out of the repub-
lican party.-lndianapolis Journal
SThe only army" the democratic
congress need fear is the army of voters
that will march to the polls next fall to
elect republican congress-Chicago
Tribune
The frequent tits between Speak
er Crisp and Mr.. Reed and the results
thereof must fill the speaker with re
greet that he did not accept that sena-
torship and betake himself out of the
range of the man from Maine--N Y.
Advertiser.