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ing, and we drove at once to the bank.
And | must confess that the triumph
had achieved, combined with the sur
prise in store for them, made my heart
beat with more expectation than it had
in my % years experience.
The bank directors sat in solemn con.
clave when we entered. The prisoner s.
hat was we'll pulled over his eyes, and
on each side of him were officers, great
stalwart men that fairly hid him from
sight.
Gentlemen, said, shaking hands
with the vice president and bowling to
the directors, II have the privilege, by
permission of the chief of police, Of
bringing tho prisoner here before he is
consigned to permanent quarters at the
expense of the state. And thrusting
the officers aside and pulling off the hat
OF the prisoner, II beg now to have the
pleasure of presenting to you your miss
ihg president, Cyrus WALL"
The directors sprang to their feet with
ordinations of amazement.
The story of how Wall killed the
countryman Whiting, relying upon their
similarity in appearance to fasten the
suicide upon himself, is known to you
through the courts. Wall simplified
things by confessing, but there were
many other points to be cleared up He
had long conceived the idea of robbing
the bank, and to do this he made Whit
ing an offer to travel on alleged "bank-
ing business" for fabulous salary,
which he, the simple countryman, ac-
cepted, promising to keep all secret,
even from his wife.
On the night of the murder he had
met tho president by appointment at a
small hotel upon the pier, and there,
after writing his first letter home and
joyfully inclosing the $500 bill, he had
received his first instructions for future
business. Incidentally the president Or
dered up drinks, one of which contain.
ed the fatal laudanum and whisky. To
drop man off the pier in that locality
is not difficult and after changing the
clothes completely and disfiguring the
face slightly, as though bruised with
the fall, the guilty man dragged his
victim to the dock and pushed him off,
where he never gained consciousness in
the water To wholly disarm suspicion
he had put the S., roll in the vest
pocket.
1t is easy to initiate handwriting, so
after sending several letters to the wild
ow the murderer placed the large sum
in her hands to insure future comfort,
and as he supposed to quiet her.
Going to London to invest his money
en- route for Berlin, he had simulated
German count, trusting to his disguise,
and had it not been for my accidental
close acquaintance with dead and gone
John Whiting he would forever have
escaped. The attention which London.
ers were paying him made him resolve
to leave there next day. And up to the
minute we stood face to face in his
apartments expected to confront John
Whiting.
Fortunately for the bank, it's erring
president had so we'll invested his re-
naming fortune abroad that when it
was confscated the bank lost little or
nothing.
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Be no longer kept secret, that the erring
president, after robbing the bank of its
money, had seen something to alarm
him and make it difficult to escape de-
lection, or mayhap, as his brother sug-
gested, he had been stricken with the
pangs of conscience. At all events, the
matter died out after awhile, and none
but the directors and myself knew how
deeply the bank had suffered. That the
unfortunate man was robbed of the great
booty he had taken by river plunderers
none of the directors had any doubt,
and although I, doubling this, spent
many dollars and six months of my time
securing around among the ''dock rats, "
as river plunderers are called, it was to
no avail. could discover nothing.
We detectives have peculiar trick
Of remembering unsolved cases, and so
this matter was still fresh in my mind
when one evening nearly a year later
there presented herself at my lodgings
woman little past middle age. She
was richly dressed, and not until she
had introduced herself could recognize
her as certain Mrs. Whiting in whose
simple farmhouse I had once spent
few weeks hunting and fishing in the
surrounding country. The Writings
were good plain country folk, and John
Whiting, though poor and struggling to
meet the mortgage upon his little farm,
was as honest type of farmer as had
ever seen. Their daughter Kate was a
handsome lass, recalled as my visitor
talked.
81 see you do not remember me, said
she, 'for I have greatly changed not
only in dress, but in appearance. When
you knew me, was, although poor
woman, fat and buxom. Now" exhib-
iting an emaciated arm, 81 am thin as
skeleton"
At this she began to weep, and I,
hoping to assist her, asked about the
others, her husband and daughter Kate.
At this she wept the more ''It-it
is about my husband" sobbed she,
that have come to see you.
And then she told me this strange
story:
"We were still living upon the little
farm where you spent the summer with
bo ehA MOlS VI 1hS3 OhOll, W manu-
our simple expenses and pay our mort
gage money when one afternoon my
husband came home strangely excited
and much pleased over something. 1T
is a secret now, Mary said he, but
I'll tell you tomorrow.
Next morning he was up bright and
early milking the COW and attending to
the pigs and chickens and was alto
gether i'll the best spirits ever remem-
ber seeing him. When we parted at our
little gate, he kissed me goodby twice,
and the second time he whispered;
Don't fret, little woman, about that
mortgage. Well lift it soon, sure
enough. Goodby and dom t worry if l m
little late.
''That night waited until O'Clock.
Then milked the COW myself, and aft
er sending Kate out to hang lantern
upon the front gate sat up and waited
Twelve o'clock came, and the hours
dragged on till morning, but my hus.
band did not come. Twas alarmed now
and was about to start for the city.
whittier knew he had gone, to look for
him, when a blue coated messenger
came up on horseback to the front gate.
He had letter from John. 1t had been
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19
Wanted a Pleasant Expression.

Mr.. Grumps-Good morning! Doyou
take pictures by the instantaneous proc
ess?
Photographer-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Grumps-Well. this is Mrs.
Grumps, my wife, you know. want
her picture taken.
Photographer-Certainly. But are
you particular about having it instanta-
neous2
MIR. Grumps-Of course. When you
get things ready, tell her to look pleas
ant and then snap off the machine DO.
fore the expression fades away. You've
gotter be quicker'n lightning. New
York Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19

The leading and most influential
Peoples party papers are settling
down on government banks as the
final of the money question. There
is no other alternative. Through
that vista the people discern finan-
cial freedom. That is the "better"
plan referred to in the Omaha
platform.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19

The poor pay taxes to keep up
the government; the rich pay Doodle
to keep up the old parties.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19
NOTICE
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday of every month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: r. E. LAMAR, Register
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

WHO MADE THE BILL,

The adjournment Of Congress has
not been sufficient TO stop the
mouth of Senator Frye, of Maine.
His jaw is like death, in thatit has
all seasons for its own. In a speech
in Connecticut last week Mr.. Frye
said:
"The Mckinley Bill was the best
tariff measure ever enacted. Nc
Kinley did not make that bill The
United States Senate made II.
Reed, of Maine, had more to do
with 1t than Mckinley"
Mr.. Frye processes to be friend
OF Reed. Does- hs call that back
ing his friend? II 80, IL Is a dan.
gerous kind Of lacking, to say the
least Of It. Yet 1t chimes In admir-
ably with the claim recently put
forth by some of McKinley's friends
that he is not responsible for NC.
Kinleyism.
In Q sense II is true that Reed
was responsible for the Mckinley
law. Had he not taken the POSI-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

tion he did, and pushed on the
work Of stealing Democratic seats
until the Republicans got a good
working majority, the bill would
never have got through the House.
But It is not apparent, in the pres
ent state of our knowledge of the
secret history of the period, that
Mr.. Reed had very much to do with
the framing of the bill.
Mr.. Mckinley was chairman Of
the committee that reported the
bill to the House, and he defended
II from first to last. His responsi-
bilitv for II, therefore, Is as coD-
plete as 1t could possibly he. But,
If II comes to question of credit( p
for framing the bill, the case Is
somewhat different. 1t Is perfect
ly well known that many parts of
the bill, and these the essential and
objectional features, were not writ
ten by Maj. Mckinley at all. On
the contrary they we're written by
men who during the campaign of
1883 had bought the right to tax
the American people for their own
benefit. The iron and steel manu-
facturers of the Pittsburg district
had Henry w. Oliver as their head
representative at Washington, and
when his work was done he went
back and reported that "the metal
schedule was that offered by the
manufacturers" or words to that
effect. Mr.. Wilson humorously
sald that the Ways and Means
Committee had their tables cover.
ed with blanks and that all manu-
facturers whose standing With the
committee was good were invited
to come there and write such sec
tions Of the law as they desired.
This is unquestionably substantial
ly the truth with reference to the
most outrageous and most charact-
eristic parts of the law. They were
written by the persons interested
in excluding competition on GER
tain articles, and we're designed to
prohibit importations of such arti.
cles entirely or rs nearly as possi-
hle.
Under the circumstances il
scarcely seems worth while to de.
bate the question who made the
Mckinley law. 1t was dictated by
the trusts and monopolists, but
Reed, Mckinley and Harrison ap.
proved their work.-Louisriile Coug.
ier-JouyndI.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

IT Is pointed out ut the Treasury,
says the Start of Wednesday, that
Secretary Carlisle's estimates lass
November for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1895, have been iusti-
fed by the almost exact coinci-
dence of receipts up to date with
his estimates. His figures includ-
ed some millions from the income
tax which has not yet been paid.
Estimating the receipts for the
next three months at NO higher
rate than during March--not al.
lowing for sugar imports during
the Secretary's estimate of receipts
will, it is claimed at the Treasury,
be almost exactly verified. The
expenditures under appropriations
made by Congress may be trifle
above his figures, although this is
not apparent thus far, and the def
cit of $4,000 which he estimated is,
officials say, likely to be reduced
rather than increased, If the pay
ments under the income tax are
prompt.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

CHAUNCY NJ. DEPEw last Mon
day night replied to Il recent
interview with Governor Alt
geld, of Illinois. Said Mr.. Depew: !:
"This man Altgeld is an arrant
humbug. He fluttered into the
shine of noto.iety. did not men
tion his name in my speech. said
that Debs raised a revolution that
awed the governor, and which took
United States troops to quell. 1t
seems he has found that the shoe
fits him and without any further
urging it goes on. He stands con-
victed upon his own testimony.
He says 1 prefer to wrap myself in
the "American" flag. 1 judge that
he is angry because l do not wrap
myself in the red anarchistic rag
that he has adopted. l think /
will stick to the stars and stripes.
He eliminates his remarkable
epistle with the assertion that / do
not know any thing about railroads.
l have been ten times elected pres
ident of the New York Central
railroad by its $4,000 stockholders;
and never had vote against me.
1 will wager that he cannot be re-
elected once to his Office after II
fair hearing"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

THE Republican tariff experts
are expert jugglers of figures. For
several days past the New York
Tribune and other high tariff
papers have been printing the fol.
lowing:
"Receipts first seven months
Wilson law, Sl6l,744,66s; McKin-
ley, 1929 ,5s3,lO7.
"Receipts last seven months of
Mckinley law, $l97, ,5s4,324.
deficiency first seven months
of Wilson law $43,5O7,332; surplus
first seven months of Mckinley
law, 1921, ,6O9,397."
There could not be anything
more misleading than the above,
and if it were true the outlook
ahead for the Cleveland Admins.
tration would indeed be gloomy.
But the statement Is a dishonest
one, for the reason that the au-
thors attempt to deceive the peo.
pie. Now, here is a true state
ment, as taken to-day from the
books of the Treasury, and it can
be regarded as official.
Receipts firstiseven months Nc
Kinley law-Customs, 1927, 1894.
90; internal, $50, 477,l43.4O.
Receipts last seven months Nc
Kinley law-Customs, $7O,sl5, 400.
II; internal $lI5,2O5, ,59O.95.
Receipts under Wilson law
from September to March 30,
ls95--Customs, S94,249,32l.ss; in
ternal, $57, ,3Os,17lO7.
1t will be seen that the internal
revenue receipts for the last seven
months of the Mckinley act were
over $l15, 100000. This was occa-
stoned by the rush in August to
pay the tax on spirits before II was
increased and therefore the tax
was paid on nearly all the whisky y
in boLd, or S35,O0O,OOO more than
the average. The "Juggle" lies In
not giving separately the custums
and internal revenue tax for the
last seven months. It will be seen
that the customs tax for this period
under Mckinley amounted to only
$70,O00,0O0. while under the first
seven months Of the Wilson law II
amounts to $94, 4,OOO,0 900, or $4,000
900 more. Az all the tax on whisky
in bond was paid before the new
tariff law went into effect, only
y67,O0O.0OO has been paid since
then. In word, the heavy pay
ments made on spirlts as explain
ed Il where the jugglsrs obtain
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

T-GENERAL HOWE Is
continuing his search for the own
ers of veteran medals. The follow
ing is a partial list of his statement
of those for whom medals are due: {:
The recruits for the Fifty.eighth
O. V. |. were furnished from the
counties of Auglaize, Butler, Brown,
Clark, Crawford, Clermont, Cuya-
hoga, Darke, Franklin, Fairfield,
Highland, Hooking, Hamilton, Lo-
rain, Miami, Muskingum, Mont
gomery, Pickaway, Richland,
Stark, Shelby, Summit, Seneca and
Washington. The veteran medals
await j. Boston, Company b; r.
Cain, X; II. l'nnical, G;J j. Heilman,
ID; s. Hare, /; Il. Langendorff, G.;
l.. Schmidt, D; j. Schaeffer, d; A.
Taylor, F; 1. Tilotson, F.; II. G,
Werlich, G, and NJ. Woodburn, F,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

"THERE are two factions of Re.
publicans in Hooking County. A
big one and little one The big
one supports the Republican nomi-
nees and the little one don't."-
Journal.
AS we were not aware that such
was the case, we are -the-less
glad TO know that it is a fact. The
knowledge OF 1t will no doubt
strengthen the cause of Democracy
all along the line. But who are
these factions? Can II be that the
journal sizes up the situation by
pOundsf AS we cast look over
the held II means, let's gee. Nc
Kay, Allen 4 Co. weigh not pound
over 900 while the Pursell- -Daven.
port Go. Will tip the scales to 400
i"nnds or more.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

If THE Republican version of
the Wilson tariff were accepted as
true the out look for Democracy in
'96 would be poor indeed, but thanks
to an all wise Providence, we have
access to the Treasury's books
which shows that the Wilson tariff
is working just to the contrary
from what our Republican friends
are trying to make appear.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

AFTER almost month of delib-
Grafton the United States Supreme
Court rendered its decision on the
income tax Monday. The Supreme
Court was equally divided on the
constitutionality of the law as a
whole, but its vital features are
knocked out. Incomes derived
from rents and from municipal and
state bonds were the points that
were declared unconstitutional.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13
THE OHIO DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY. APRIL y. .i886.S


the middle Of April. But long be.
fore the advance In silver was At
an end the price Of wheat and
stock had suffered sharp reaction.
Corn and cotton were declining be-
fore the advance in silver had be.
gun, and were not affected, even
sympathetically, bv the metals
later strength.
The value of this analysis lies In
Its answer to the curious theory
entertained by some students Of
markets, that prices in general fol-
low rise or fall in silver. What
ever conclusions are built upon such
assumption, the assumption itself
Is fatty contradicted in the history
of prices. 1t is quite true that,
generally speaking, advances or
declines In securities and produce
occur often ut nearly the same time
with advances or declines In silver,
but II Is equally Significant, that an
advance In stocks Very frequently
attends an advance In grain or
cotton.
The truth of the matter, to any
one not biased by prejudice, is that
price movements affecting all com.
modities alike recur constantly.
Silver bullion itself being a COM
modify of speculation, the price OF
silver feels the impulse quite as
naturally as the price Of wheat OF
stocks.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

English SPAWN Liniment re-
moves all hard, soft or calloused
Jumps and blemishes from horses,
blood spavins, curbs,sllints sween.
ey, ring bone, stiles, sprains all
swollen throats, coughs, etc. Save
500 by use of one bottle. Warrant
ed the most wonderful blemish cure
ever known. Sold by +. Harring.
ton, Druggist, Logan, o.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

Hon. JOSHUA Fl. MARvIL, Gov.
ernor of Delaware, is dead. Gov.
Maryil was elected over the Hon.
Il. Tunnel, Democrat, last fall, and
was the first Republican Governor
in that state in 80 years. BY his
death, Hon. VIM. Watson a Demo.
'crat, becomes acting Governor, but
will only serve until Governor
can be elected. The many rich
and derirable plumbs that was
causing much struggling among
the Delaware Republicans will
now fall to the Democrats.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

their Surplus" They do not at
tempt to explain why II was that
the Custom.h house receipts under
the Mckinley law fell off from
Sl27, 100000 the first seven months
to S70,000,000 the last seven months.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13
THE RECENT ADVANCE IN PRICES.

Nearly every commercial and A.
nancial market has experienced
during the month of March de-
cided upward shift in prices. The
succession in which this movement
has Influenced the various markets
is we'll worth studying. There was
no sign of it during the monetory
troubles preceding the February
bond sale. On the contrary, secur-
tiles and produce alike sold down
with startling rapidity early in
February. In the day or two when
suspension of Government gold
payments seemed probable, there
was "crash" in wheat, the price
falling four cents bushel in as
many days. Even silver bullion,
despite the prediction of the free
coinage agitators, was weak at it's
lowest recent level.
In the very week of the bond
syndicate settlement wheat began
to rise again. Corn moved almost
simultaneously, and both continued
their slow advance during the
month ensuing. Al the opening of
March, cotton began to advance,
and has advanced, within three
weeks, from So to 81 cents pound.
Securities, despite the relief to the
Federal finances, were weak at the
opening of March. In the second
week, introduced by an active buy
ing demand from Europe, the ad-
vance in stocks began which has
only this week reached its culmi-
nation.
Silver bullion, it is especially In
teresting to notice, was the last of
the the worlds products to move.
From January's opening to the
middle of March the price of silver
hardly varied. On March ll-after
every other commodity OF specula-
tion had started upward silver
began to rise. AS 1t was the last
Of all to stop. Thursdays slight
RET ction in London's price came
only when silver was selling two
cents an ounce above Its quot alton
of three weeks ago.
1t would seem at first sight as II
this general recovery in prices was
result of the successful move to
rescue the Governments credit.
And undoubtedly this factor did
its part, more especially where
credit has much to do with the
course OF prices.
That silver bullion should have
been the last Of all speculative
commodities to advance, is Y famil-
lar enough phenomenon. In March
last year there was Generally q
similarupward movement. II be.
gan In the corn market. ut the
opening Of the month. and the ad-
vance In securities, which later
became emphatic, was sImultane-
GUS. Wheat, however, touched IT.
low record In the third week Of the
month, and scored it, sIx-cents 3D.
vance between March 22 and April
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

SHALL Charles A. Dana OF the
New York San be taken to Wash
ington for trial, where he has been
indicted for criminal libel on COM
plant of Frank B. Noyes, is ques-
tion that is very perplexing to the
New York Courts.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13
Everybsty shenid Know

That the best intercha ngable
milAgs ticket II sold by the Buck
eye Route. It 10 good over Atty
four tsansp0l tatiOn lines and only
cost $4,000. Write w. H. Fisher.
g. r, +. "A, U. II. v 4 T. Ry.
CoIumbus, for list Of names Of rail-
roads covered.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

THE dictators of the SO called
Mckinley tariff bill is enough to
prove to the laboring classes of the
American citizens, in whose inter.
est the bill was made.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

Mr.. LEW GREEN, editor of the
Hooking Sentinel and postmaster
at Logan, was in this city on Mon
day. We are informed that he is
now assisting in running our post
ofhce.-LancaSter Gazette.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

&LAAGLAS1S(Sl (SlAAlAsLS<22<A
For years we have sup
piled the people Of Logan
and Hooking county with
their winter wear at fair,
honest and living prices,
and we expect to continue
to supply them for years
to come, because we have
the Best Goods at the Low,
est Prices. We do not ad-
vertise q Two Dollar Shoe
at Fifty Cents to catch the
unwary. but advertise on
the square and deal ON the,
square. Call In and ~ uS.'
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

MUD singing never ought to be
indulged in. II is real dirty and
nobody but dirty people will sling
the dirty stuff
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

Now Pursell is taking McKay's
old plan for it, Keeping still under
the assail of his young contemporary
and thus gain the sympathy of the
people.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

THE Democrats of Indiana are
some what divided as to the advis-
ability of calling conference to
consider the silver question.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

HARMONY songs in this county
among Republicans are very much
out of tune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

REALLY the Democrats of the
Second Ward deserve great credit
for the efficient work done on last
election day.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

The Democrats in that strong
hold of Republicanism, Pomeroy,
did noble and heroic work on April
lst, by electing all their ticket.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

THE Democrats will carry Hook
ing county this fall with the old
fashioned majority.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-13

ZANEsvILLE don't need two
Mayors but Ohio is in great need
of two Governors,