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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
MONSTER GUN.
Tho Largest Ever Made In tho Snitsd
States, Fired Twice in the Presence of .
Oistin guished Crowd, at Indian Bcad.s

States, Fired Twice In the Presence of .
Distinguished Crowd, Mt Indian Bcad.s
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The new
i3-inch gun, the largest over made in
the United States, was fred twice
Wednesday at Indian Head proving
grounds in the presence of company
of distinguished officials, and proved to
be success. 1t demonstrated that the
United States will speedily possess a
full armament for four battlcships of
the highest efficiency.
The visitors were conveyed in the
United States ship Dolphin and the tug
Triton, and numbered about three hun.
dred. President Stevenson was
there, also Secretary Herbert and a
full representation OF the bureau Off
cials of the navy department, in
cluding Capt. Sampson, head OF
tho ordnance bureau, under whose
special direction the work at Indian
Head is carried on; Senators Glib.
son, Hale and Perkins, of the senate
committee on naval affairs; Chairman
Amos j. Cummings and Representa-
tives Meyer. Money, Griffin, Wadsworth
and Hulick, of the house committee on
naval affairs, numerous senators and
representatives; Mr. Lorin A. Thurs
ton and Frank p. Hastings, Hawaiian
minister and secretary, respectively;
| Commander Clement DE Grandpercy,
nttache of the French embassy; Capt.
Reginald Melville Constance, attache
of the Japanese legation; Capt. Merit
WACO, attachc of the Russian legation,
| and members of the press.
The party reached Indian Head at
Ills o'clock, at which time the rain
had ceased, and were received by Lieut..
n. E. Mason, ordinance officer in
| charge. 1t had been arranged to first
| fire the star performer of the day, and
| the visitors were taken to examine it,
mounted and ready to receive it's first
charge. It's massive bulk was the first
| thing suggested by n glance, but this
| could not hide the grace that was APP
parent in every line. The rifle weighs
sixty-five tons; the brass saddle upon
| which it rests 10 tons and the carriage
! upon which it is mounted 25 tons,
| making Il mass of 100 tons. The first
forging for 13-inch gun was made in
1890, so that the weapon may be said
| to have been four years in building.
| Then an 1,10p-pound projectile was
rammed in the monster and 403 pounds
of hexagonal brown powder deposited
in the cavity behind it. The purpose of
the test was to determine at what
velocity that quantity of powder would
drive the missile out of the muzzle.
The shot was found to have been
travelling, when it cut the wires, at the
! rate of LEO feet second. For the
second shot the charge of powder was
| increased to 4s0 pounds, with the result
of increasing the velocity to 1,T95 feet
per second.
The party reached Washington on
the return trip at 5 clock, and as they
disembarked at the navy yard, the vice
presidents salute of nineteen guns an
nounced their safe arrival.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31

The lady whose portrait heads this article
is Mrs. Mary +. Coyell, of Scotland, Bon
Homme Co., s. Oak. She writes to DR.. R.
V. Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the
Buffalo, N. Y, as follows: II was sick two
years with falling of the womb and leucor--
rhua previous to taking. your medicines.
took six bottles of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription and was entirely cured Of both in
six months it is four years this month,
since j was entirely well of both those dis
eases and havenever hadany signs Of their ap-
pearance since and am satisfied the Favor
ite Prescription Saved my life, for l could
hardly walk around when l commenced
taking that medicine and think it is q Gods
blessing to me that l took it.
doctors here in the West. I gave up all
hopes and made up my mind that was to
be taken away from my husband and baby
of two years old. l was sick all of the time
could not eat anything at all. In one week,
after beginning the use of the Favorite Pre-
that could eat anything: could see that
was gaining all over, and my husband then
went and got me six bottles took three of
them and my stomach did not bother me any
more.
We sent to you and got the Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, and found
my case described just as l was: we did
what the book told us, in every way (; in one
months time could see was much better
than had been !; we still kept on just as the
book told US, and in three months l stopped
taking medicine, and to-day, can proudly
say am well women, yes, am well, strong
and healthy.
When began to take your medicine my
face was poor and eyes looked dead. could
not enjoy myself anywhere. was tired and
sick all the time. l could hardly do my
ho' .se-work, but now / do that and tend q
biz garden, help my husband and take in
sewing.n fg
The following will prove interesting to
eeble women generally, and especially SO to
those about to become mothers. Mrs. Dora
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
BIG GUNS NO GOOD.
Chairman Cummins Declares That u Ten
Inch One is Large Enough.


WASHINGTON. March 24.-Chairman
Cummins of the house committee on
naval affairs, is not believer in huge
guns for naval purposes such as were
recently tested at Indian Head.
I'm my Judgment" said he, "a ten
inch gun is the largest we should make,
as it combines the greatest efficiency
with the least disadvantages At An
nopolis / saw one of the thirteen-inch
guns, similar to the one tested at
Indian Head, mounted on an Italian
war ship. 1t was on u raised turret,
with delicate machinery for SWING
ing the gun on an eccentric.
But the delicacy of the machin-
cry was better suited to q
watch than to a heavy gun.
A siX-pound shot dropped into it would
have destroyed this delicate mechan-
ism and crippled the gun. These dis
advantages of mounting and handling
huge guns quite outweigh any advan-
tages they have in effectiveness. 1t
was established at the Indian Head
trials that a ten-inch gun is sufficiently
effective to demolish any armor plate
made. That being so. there is no need
of getting any more effectiveness All
beyond the ten-inch gun is waste"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
GREAT CONCLAvE
or the United Mine Workers of America
Called to Meet at Columbus.


PITTSBURGH, March 2G. President
John Mcbride, of the United Mine
Workers of America, has issued call
for the annual convention of the or
ganization, to be held at Columbus, O.,
commencing April 10.
The convention will be the most i'm
portant yet held, for a national move
ment will be considered. This means
the total suspension of work by miners
from Colorado to Eastern Pennsyl-
vania. President McBride's call in
cludes program of independent labor
politics to be acted upon. The pro-
posed action is based upon the course
pursued by the trades unionists .cf
Great Britain.
The programme contains compulsory
education, Il legal eight-hour work
day. sanitary inspection, abolition of
contract system on public work, munic-
ipal ownership of street cars, and gas
and electric light plants nationaliza-
tion of telegraphs, telephones rail-
roads and mines. If indorsed, the
propositions will come before the next
convention of the American Federation
of Labor
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
A VETO SURE.
The Seigniorage Bill Will Not Be
Approved.
Action Entirely independent
of the Views of His Secretary of tho
Trcasury-It Is Claimed the Bland 4.
Eiii Would be Mandatory Law.

WASHINGTON, March 28. The an
nouncement that President Cleveland
had made up his mind to veto the
seigniorage bill during the coming
week receives every confirmation in
the opinion of those best qualified to
know the presidents intention. The
statement that the president will veto
the bill is based upon information
from a source high and very close to
PreStAAnt Cleveland The attitude of
Secretary Carlisle toward the bill,
which has changed several times since
its first introduction in the house, is
believed to be in accordance with this
decision of his official chief.
Representative Bland, the author of
the bill, has several times said he fear
ed Secretary Carlisle would ultimately
cast his influence in favor of a veto.
The truth is, however, that the presi-
dents action will be entirely
Independent of his secretary of
the treasury. The atmosphere
of the treasury department has,
during the past week, been distinctly
favorable to the bill, but Secretary Car
Isle himself has cautiously refused to
authorize any statement of his attitude
further than to cause semi-official de-
NAL of the statement that during his
visit to New York to facilitate the re-
cent bond sale he had promised certain
bankers, on behalf of the administers
ton, that the seigniorage bill would
| not become law.
The strongest argument urged for a
veto of the seigniorage bill, and which
the president will undoubtedly make
use of in his veto message, is that the
Bland bill would be a mandatory law,
requiring the secretary of the treasury
to do what ne already has the discre'
tion to do under the act of 1890 known
as the Sherman law. This is to coin
the bullion already in the treasury
and avail himself of the seigniorage.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
1ndiana's s Governor Cries "Halt. ,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March "a. Gov.
Matthews announces that the CoXey
army shall never invake this state and
that he will call out the state militia
to prevent it. If by detour the west
ern army should dodge the military
companies and enter Indiana territory,
railroad trains will be pressed into
service at once and the army overtakcn.
The militia will be instructed to fall on
the marches and drive them back.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
BADLY CRIPPLED.
The Revenue Cutter Service I'm uad Condi-
tion.- --sccrctary Carlisle Expresses to
Congrcssmen His Views ON the Mntter.


WASHINGTON, March 24.-Secretary
Carlisle has addressed to Senator Ram
som, of North Carolina, and to Repre-
sentative Wise, of Virginia, who are
the champions of the bill ITO promote
the efficiency of the revenue cutter SER
vice." an expression of his views on the
subject.
He says the necessities of the service
are constantly increasing. while its
effective force is constantly decreasing,
and, unless some remedy is provided
by congress, the time can not be very
far distant when the secretary of the
treasury will be compelled to seriously
consider the propriety of discharging a
number of superannuated and infirm
officers from so to "a years of age in
order to fill their places with others
who are competent to discharge the
duties of the positions which they now
hold.
Two of the officers now on the wait
ing orders list have been connected
with the service more than sixty years,
and several of them have served more
than thirty years. They were appoint
ed for life, and are now receiving the
same pay from the government that
they would receive if the proposed bill
should become law. AS Il result, we
have retired list, or waiting orders"
list, but without authority of law, to
fill the places of the officers who COM
pose it.
No such conditions exists or can ex-
ist, in any other branch of the public
service, and in the opinion of the secre-
tary the proposed bill, or some meas
ure of similar character, should be
prepared by congress in order to place
this very useful part of the customs
force upon an efficient basisA
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
BLOODY HUNS
Disgrace the County of Luzerne
Pa. Within a Week.
The Climax Capped Thursday By a Quar-.
rel, Two Murders zone of u Babe), a
right with Officers and Attempted
Lynching - Excitement Intense.

WiLKEsBARRE, Pa, March a3. The
series of murders and murderous as
saults that have disgraccd this county
during the passed week reached eli
max Thursday night at Midvale vii.
lage three miles from this city. Mike
Bedrock, Hungarian, became in
volved in quarrel with John Shan
dow, a neighbour. Revolvers were
drawn and bloody fight ensuerd, dur
ing which Shandow shot Bedrock un,
der the left nipple and fatally wounded
him. After the shooting, Sandow fled,
firing right and left as he ran
at the crowd which had collected. One
of the bullets struck the 2-year-old
baby of Philip Hendershot which was
in its mothers arms. The little one
died instantly. The murder of the
child worked the crowd into frenzy,
and a rush was made for Shandow, who
retreated into. his house and locked the
doors He then put the light out, and,
as the crowd surged up against the
door to break it open, he leaned out OF
an upper window and opened fire,
keeping his pursuers at bay for some
time
Finally the door was battered down.
The detectives placed Shandow under
arrest. and led him out into the roadway,
where nearly one thousand infuriated
people were waiting for him. The crowd
wanted to lynch him then and there,
and would no doubt have done so had
it not been for the nerve of the detec-
tives and their assistants, who with
drawn 'revolvers surrounded the pris-
oner and conducted him safely to the
county prison.
During the fight Shandow's wife,
who was in the house with him, was
shot in the leg, and several of the
crowd received slight wounds Boch-
rock was taken to the city hos
pital, where the physicians pro-.
nounced his case hopeless. The eX-
element is intense, and at this writ.
ing (midnighD the Jail is closely guard
ed against a threatened attack. The
many crimes committed by the Slav-
onic element in this vicinity has caused
the greatest Indignation, and threats
IRE openly made that if the criminals
are not promptly punished there will
be a repetition of the Stroudsburg
lynching in this county.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
TRESPASSERS.
Canadians Evidently About TO Assume |
That Role in the Eering Sea.


That Role in the Bering sea.
OTTAWA, Ont, March 30 Sir Rich
ard Cartwright, in the house of com
mons, called the attention Of
the government to a statement
in the American press to the effect that
the American government has sent out
IL squadron to protect the seals going
north to the breeding grounds in the
Behring sea, and that it was the inten-
ton of these cruisers to deal with any
one trespassing against the regula-
tions of the Paris tribunal What he
wanted to know was if these regula-
tions were now binding and in force.
Sir John Thompson, in reply, said
that the Paris tribunal had no force or
validity upon British subjects until a
statutory enactment had been passed
by Great Britain. He did not believe
that an American squadron had been
sent. If any cruisers had been dis
patched they We're no doubt sent for
the purpose of seeing that American
sealers conformed to such laws as were
passed by congress or about to be
passed by congress. Sir John said that
the modus vivcndi was not now in
force
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Hungary Shows Respects.

PEsTH March 22.--It has been dccid.
ed that the expenses of the burial of
Kossuth are to be paid by the city of
Pesth. At the opening of parliament
Wednesday, a large number of wreaths
and various cmblems of mourning wers
displayed in the chamber of deputies.
Hundreds of public and private build
ings in the city are draped with black,
and upon many of them black bordered
flags are hoisted. All the newspapers
appeared with black borders Wednes-
day morning, and the theaters were
closed Wednesday night.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Trial by Jury Threatened.

DENVER, Col. March 24-While n
jury was being secured here Friday to
try Tim Drew and James Burns,
charged with robbery, their lawyer
charged a venireinan on the ground
but the challenge was overruled. Then
he challenged the twelve men in the
box, and found that all but one were
a. p. A. members. He called for a
new venire, and asked that the coroner
oc placed in charge OF the jury because
Sheriff Burchinell was Catholic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
The Son Demands Justice.

CHICAGO, March 26-The Times, Car
ter II. Harrison's old paper. now edited
by his son, Preston Harrison, Saturday
morning printed IL double-leaded edi-
torial reviewing the conviction, SEN
tence and subsequent reprieve of Pat
rick Eugene Prendergast. the assassin
of Mayor Harrison. in which the stay
OF execution, granted by Judge Chct-
lain at midnight Thursday is severely
denounced. and the district attorney is
called upon to! investigate the matter
and see that justice is done.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
HIGGINS HANGED.
When the Trap Fell His Fellow Prisoners
Shouted, ..JfauC PrenderCast,''

CHICAGO, March 24.-Thomas Hig-
gins, the youthful murderer of Peter
McCooey, eXpiated his crime on the
gallows in the Cook county Jail Friday
afternoon The drop fell at 1901 IL.
About $50 spectators were present.
When the moose was placed around
Higgins neck he said "Good-by" and
had begun to repeat the first line OF
the Lords prayer when the drop fell.
The noise of the falling trap reached
the prisoners on the other side of the
Jail, and scores of them shouted two or
three times in succession, Hang Prem
dergast." The murderer was pro-
nounced dead in five minutes, and after
the usual inquest the body was given
over to the relatives. Brief funeral
services We're held in tha chapel at
tached to the cathedral and the inter-
ment took place Friday evening.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
The Scandal in Book Form.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March GA story
founded upon the Notwithstanding
scandal will soon be published by a.
Chicago firm, according to current re-
ports here. The writing will be done
chiefly by young woman living here,
who is familiar with the Breckiiridge
family history and the defendant. A
friend of the Pollard family said to-day
that the plaintitf would at least make
an attempt to kill Breckinridgc II the
jury did not give her Il verdict of dam
apeS,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Wilson Wants to Be Governor.

MASON CITY, w. Va, March aG. 1t is
no secret that Congressman William
l.. Wilson is not happy in his present
relations lie is not satisfied with the
present attitude OF his party on the
tariff. question, 1t is being stated on
good authority that he would be
pleased to be nominated for governor
of West Virginia, having an eye on the
senatorship in certain contingencies
while eN-Gov. Fleming will aspire TO
Mr.. Wilson'S place in congress.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
The czar peines Anarchy.

LONDON, March "A. "A dispatch to the
Telegraph from st. Petersburg says
that in conversation lately with Rus
sian dignitary, the ear declared an
archy was one of the protean forms of
irreligion. 1T was, his majesty added.
the sole formidable enemy of peace and
progress, and must be stamped out
ruthlessly
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Our Russian Minister to Resign.

NEW YORK. March .,o.-Thc Evening
Telegrams Washington dispatches says
that Hon. Andrew ID. White is about To
retire from the Russian mission; that
the mission will be raised to the rank
of embassy, and that Levi H. Letter,
the Chicago millionaire, will be made
ambassador TO the court of St Peters,
burg
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
A Murderer WIN Reveal his rrea.ur.

WACO, Tex, March 24-Johu Green,
alias Richard Lee. colorcd, was brought
to this city Friday, charged with the
murder of Eugene Carter in this city
twenty-five years ago. lie confessed,
and says he will locate sl5, 900 he buried,
having stolen IL VA
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31

Got the Medal Ito
grocer's clerls-You say that the eggs
in this basket are fresher than those
in the box, and yet you charge twenty
five cents dozen more for the latter.
Grocer's Clerk-Yes IN; but them eggs
in the box took the prize at the Worlds
fair. Judge.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
AHusband's pamage Suit,

CHICAGO, March "a. -Franch smoot,
wealthy lumberman of Alexander,
Va, is here to prosecute Henry c. FL.
lott for alternating the affections of his
wife Damages are placed ut $50, 600
Mr.. Elliott has begun suit for slander
against Mr.. Smoot, the amount of
damages done him being fixed ut
10000.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31

--Mudge--rm in u peck of trouble.
Yabsley the matter? Nudge
-Why-er-you know, I've been pay
ing some attention to old Stockand-
lands eldest daughter I've got an in
vitation to poker with him tonight,
and / don't know whether he'll get
mad if beat him, or think have no
business capacity if / let him beat me.
indianapolis Journal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Banker Page Indlcrea for murder,

FT WORTH, Tex, March 30. --R. NJ.
Page. the millionaire banker, who
killed Albert NJ. Smith, March 10, in
this city, was indicted for murder
Thursday. Page is in jail, but his law
yers will begin habeas corpus proceed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
want a Fight Of Som /, Kind.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col. March 23.-If
the miners trouble is soou settled. the
former offer of this camp for the big
Corbett- Mitchell fight will be renewed
in favor of the Corbett-.Iaclsson mill.
by orders from Denver. the Victor mine
will be closed for an indefinite time.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Protection for Hebrews.

ST PETERSBURG, March 26. The min
ister of the interior has issued an order
that foreign Jews having in their pos
session proper passports must not lie
interfercd with by the police or other
authorities. This order is the result Of
numerous complaints by Jews of for
eign residence that they had been
expelled or ill-treated while visiting
Russia.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Machines Fortune Made, Anyhow.

SYRACUSE, N. y, March GA. Il
Wilbur, proprietor of an opera COM
pany, Wednesday morning telegraphcd
Judge Wilson, counsel for Madeline
Pollard. Offering Madeline $500 per
week for twenty weeks with his rom.
pany. T
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
scourging Parties During Lent.

EsPAHoLA. ~ NJ. March 20. Tile
penitents Of Taos have scourged theni-
selves during lent this year more
actively than usual, and: many parties
have gone out from here to witness
these strange exhibitionso of self-pun-
tshrucnt. 4 w
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Justice wan Be none.

Troy, March sa The jury ip tho
inquest relative to the death of Robert
Ross, killed March o at Thirtesnth
ward polling place, rendered verfltct
that he was killed by Bartholomew
Shea
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Zig Fir. at OTTAWA. Ont

OTTAWA. Ont Z March ~, : Fire near
", destroyed the government print
ing bureau in the Parliament hpild-
Ing. The book isipderv Department
was reduced TO ashes The loss win w
heavy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31

-'How many collars did you send
to the laundry?" Wife-"One dozen,
dear" 81 guess he must be new in the
business" "Why, are they poorly
done?' No; but he has sent back nine
instead of X'-I4ter-Ocean.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Gunsmith SHOOTS Himself.

PARKEGsBURG, w. Va. March 80 "A
well known gunsmth named Butcher,
doing business in this city, committed
suicide at his residence in Lockport
across the river, Thursday night by
shooting himself Motive unknown.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
An Ancient Prexentixe.

1t was formerly the practice among
physicians to carry cane, having n
hollow head, the top of which was
gold, pierced with holes like a pepper
box. The top contained small
amount of aromatic powder or of snuff,
and on entering u house or room
where q disease supposed to be in
fictitious prevailed, the doctor would
strike his cane on the floor to agitate
the powder, and then apply it to his
nose. Hence all the old prints of ply
sicians represent them with canes to
their noscs.--St. Louis Globe Demo-
crat
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
Harriyou Not a caudIdate

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March % - Be-
fore leaving for California ex-presidcnt
Harrison declared that he was not q
candidate for president in 1896