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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

Tho Misses Katheryn Bowlby
and Nan Mcbride, two of our city's
accomplished school-marm's, gave
reception last Thursday evening
to the Logan teachers and mem.
bers of the School Board compli.
mentary TO their retiring superin-
tendent Prot. r.. E. Rayman and
wife.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

Two-base hits-l'eck, Whtlow, Pastorius
Summers, Young. Three-basc hits-Carr
Young. Loft on bnscs-Logan 7, Ztnesville
g. stolen bascs-Gr!flih, Griffin, Whitlow
fastorins, Young. Double plays-zanes-
vile 2, Summers to Pastorius. First base on
oalis-oH Bright l, Off Collins |. Hit by
pitched bal!-Butts. Struck out-by Brigl
b' by Collins .. Time of game hr 90 min
Umpire John Klelnsmth, Scorer, Ed Hart
Icy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

Misses Maud Loomis and Ruth
Brown OF Enterprise entertained
Friday with Camera and boating
party for Mrs. Chas. Reutinger,
Miss Elizabeth Reu niger, Miss
Edna Lemon and Mr.. Ernest Reut-
niger of ChilIicothe and Miss
Minnie Deissle.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Hendren, OF
Nelsonville. are being entertained
to-day by Alva and Mrs. Mccall at
their residence on South Market
st.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

Mrs. Randolph and daughter, OF
Columbus, were entertained by
Mrs. DR.. Mansfield en- Thursday of
last week.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

Mrs. Mary G. Rambo, following
a pleasant visit in our city the guest
OF Mrs. NJ. ID. Moore, returned to
her home at Lancaster Saturday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

Mrs. John Easterling has as hel
guest this week Mrs. cMillen, oil
Buffalo, n. Y.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones are en-
tertaining this week Mrs. Denny
Of Columbus.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

Mrs. Will Golden of Athens was
the charming Sunday guest of j
f. and Mrs. White.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

Mrs. Clara Drasheears and chill
dren Of Westervile were the
charming guests of Logan friends
last week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11
GROVER CLEVELAND CHHRY.
He Would Not Talk Politics Yester-
day, but May Tell Duck Stories Later.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Former Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland arrived in Washing
ton this afternoon at 1:55 in the special
Pullman car Davy Crockett attached to the
regular west-bound train on the Pennsyl-
at $3.50 and is en- route to South Carolina
on a hunting trip. Although this was the
first time Mr.. Cleveland had been
in Washington since he left the
executive mansion last March he
did not leave his car during the
two hours it was in the city. He was met
at the Sxth-street station by Captain Rob-
ley d. Evans, of the lighthouse board, Gen.
Anson G.. McCook, United States Marshal
A. A. Wilson, and two or three other inti-
mate friends
Mr.. Cleveland has evidently improved
greatly in health since he left Washington.
He said that he was enjoying excellent
health and indeed had not been better for
several years. He declined to discuss poll
tics or public affairs, but laughingly sug-
gested that he might have some interesting
stories on duck hunting to tell on his return
from the South. He is on his way to South
island, about thirty miles from Charleston,
S. c., where he will be the guest of Gen.
L. p. Alexander, the distinguished chief Of
the Confederate artillery forces at the bat
tie of Gettysburg, and now president of the
Georgia Central Railroad. He left Wash
ingtOn at 3:46 via the Atlantic coast line
accompanied by Captain Evans, General
McCook and Captain Lamberton, of the
lighthouse service. Mr. Cleveland and Gen
McCook will remain in camp for ten days
or two weeks. Captain Evans will remain
with them for week and will then proceed
on his proposed tour of inspection of the
lighthouse establishments along the south
Atlantic ana gult coast as far as Galveston.
Tex. He will be absent probably until
March.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11
PROF. ALGER INJURED.
Temporal Artery of a Noted Ordnance
Expert Severed.

: WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Prof Philip r.
Alger, one Of the foremost ordnance ex-
perts in the government service, met with
an accident this afternoon while examin-
ing one the new naval rifles. A cartridge
was accidentally exploded while the gun
was in the hands of Prof. Alger. The bull
let, propelled by the big charge of smoke
less powder. struck the heavy iron casing
of a window and smashed the half-inch
iron, which flew back in small fragments.
Prof. Alger was struck by several of the
serious injury was caused by a piece of
metal which severed the temporal artery.
Only the presence of mind of Constructor
Dashiel who was himself hit by some
pieces of the iron, but without injury, pre-
vented what might have been fatal re-
suit, as he sprang to the assistance of the
professor and held the wound tightly closed
until the surgeons arrived and stopped the
flow. Prof. Alger is now in no danger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11
Speech by Mr.. Faris in Favor of the
"OId Soldier" and by Mr.. johnson in
Defense of the Civil-Service Law.
$141,263,88O APPROPRIATED
PENSION BILL PASSED AFTER A
STATEMENT FROM MIR. DINGLEY.
Prediction Made that at the Close of
Next Fiscal Year There VIII BE
Surplus of $IO,OOO,OOO.
peoial to the Indlananolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. misrepresentation
Faris and Johnson did the talking for In
diana in the House to-day. Mr.. Johnson re-
turned to his defense of civil service and
Mr.. Faris spoke in behalf of the "old sol
der" incidentally taking a fling at the civil
service regulations which prevents pension
examining boards from being made up of
friends of the soldiers, instead of persons
who are not in sympathy with them. He
criticised the Cleveland dynasty as being
soldier hating and declared for liberal con-
struction of it's pension laws and liberal
treatment for the comrades" Mr.. John
son spoke with old-time vigor despite his
recent illness. He to-day rendered his
resignation Of chairman of elections COM
mittee No. of the House. Mr.. Johnsons
health was impaired some time since and,
although he is again vigorous, he does not
wish to break himself down by the arduous
work on the election hearings. He will de-
vote his attention to the banking and cur
rency committee, of which he is a member.
Mr.. Royse, of Indiana, probably will sue
ceed him on the elections committee.
During his speech this afternoon Mr..
Johnson, in defending civil-service reform,
which, he said, was being attacked on this
State, reiterated his statement of the other
day that civil-service reform was an es-
sential principle of Republicanism. He re-
ferred to the declarations of state Repub-
lican conventions and read from the plat
forms adopted at Republican national con-
ventions for twenty years in support of his
contention. Hayes, Garfield, Harrison and
Mckinley all stood for the law and the
Presidents last utterance in it's favor had
received the overwhelming approval of the
Republican press of the country. Mr.. John
son declared that the enemies of the law
dare not attack it openly. They hoped as
the friends Of true civil-service reform" to
tear it down piecemeal and do covertly what
they feared to attempt directly.
DO you favor life tenure in officer" asked
Mr.. Pearson a North Carolina Republican.
Il do in the civil service" replied Mr..
Johnson, emphatically. 'I believe that the
offices are public trusts held by the people
who deserve them; that they are not owned
by politicians to be used for rewarding their
friends. believe any bright boy, no matter
now humble in origin, who does not happen
to have a political pull, should be allowed
the office should not be served to the son
OF some man who happens to control a few
votes which can be used to shape the
destiny of some mediocre candidate for
ofhce." Mr.. Johnson was greeted with
great applause as he sat down.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11
WAGON WHEAT, 91C
ACME MILLING co.,
OLD 352 West Washington st.
TO BE BURNED ALIVE
THREE NEGROES WILL PROBABLY
SUFFER A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Mississippians Bound to Avenge the
Murder of Mrs. Brown Smith and
Her. FOur Children.

WESSON, Miss, Dec. 10-Charles Lewis
q negro, was arrested to-day for numbering
Mrs. Brown Smith and her four children
near this place last Wednesday. He was
tried before Justice T. d. Holmes and gave
testimony duplicating two other negroes
Will Powell and Andy Smith-who are now
in custody. 1t is said the negroes will not
be lynched tonight, but that the recent
lynching at Monroe will be initiated, MAX
ing 1T public, and every negro will be made
to carry the pine knots to burn the other
The trial was conducted in a lawful manner
and the committee has charge of the pris-
oners and will not permit them to be sent
to any Jail. During the trial Lewis broke
down and confessed, saying: Its mighty
hard for me to suffer for what somebody
else has DONE On being allowed to talk
further he said: "Get Will Powell and
Andrew Smith,
Lewis is a mulatto, about twenty-three
years old and married. 1t is believed that
general cleanup will be made in that sec
tion of the country, and that a number of
negroes will be lynched. Lewiss crime was
a horrible one. Brown Smith, respec table
white farmer, about thirty-five years of
age, was working at gin few miles from
his home, which is situated about two and
a half miles from Pearl river, on the east
bank, in Lawrence county, and in a sparse
ly settled and wild country. His house is off
the main road and no white family lives
within two miles of it, although several ne
gro families live near 1t was one of these
negroes, who, on Wednesday, sometime be-
tween noon crept up to Smiths house
and brutally assaulted Mrs. Smith. He
then Drained her with club,
and began on her six children,
only sparing baby, which he left un-
touched. The negroS work was not done as
well as he thought, for one of the children
little girl five years of age, regained con-
sciousness, and when her father entered
after his days work she told him the name
OF the negro. The mother and four chill
dren were found lying in the yard. The
father and husband Immediately sounded
the alarm and posse was organized. Late
yesterday afternoon the negro was captured,
carried to Monticello, the county seat of
Lawrence county, and at o'clock was car
ried back to the scene of his crime, where
he was fully identified by the little girl.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11
ANTI-CIvIL-sERvICE CRUSADE.
Many congressman Opposing the Law
for Eject ON Constituents.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. - The vigorous
declaration for the repeal or amendment of
the civil-service law which will probably be
adopted tomorrow night at the caucus of
anti-civil-service Republicans of the House
must not be taken too seriously or as indi-
cation of the destruction of the system.
Many gentlemen who hold seats in Congress
and who are loudest in their outcry against
civil service are VeXing the air with their
denunciations and their lamentations for
the benefit of hungry constituents. They
have no heart in the fight against the law
and have no notion that anything will come
of the crusade, except perhaps the adop-.
tion of amendments TO correct abuses and
absurdities in its administration, the clear
results of the indiscretions of its overzeal.
Gus friends. Many of the congressman will
endeavor to see how close they can ap-
proach the point of successful repeal of the
law without succeeding. Experienced sena-
tors and representatives. understand fully
the danger of having the distribution of
patronage. The crop of accumulated disap-
pointments is certain sooner or later TO
kill the man who is responsible FOR the
p;rceling out of the offices.
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down or ruled out on points or order. The
bill was then reported to the House and
passed.
Mr.. Hit, chairman OF the committee on
foreign affairs, asked unanimous consent
for the passage of the bill reported by his
committee to prohibit the killing of fur
seals. He explained the necessity for the
immediate passage of the act, owing to the
diplomatic negotiations now pending.
The passage of this law would prohibit
pelagic sealing by our citizens interpcsed
Mr.. Hopkins (Rep., Ill.) rs there any as
surance if it is passed that the citizens of
Great Britain and Canada will be SINH
larly restricted?"
Mr. Hit replied that there was not, but IL
we were sincere in our contention we should
pass this law.
Mr. McRae Dem., Ark.) thought the re-
strictions should be limited to the period of
the negotiations; if they failed, then our
citizens should have the same rights as
British subjects.
Mr.. Johnson (Rep.. N. d. said he wanted
time to oppose the bill He said under pres
ent conditions it was as impossible TO pre-
serve the seal herds as it had been to pre-
serve the buffalo herds.
Objection was made by Mr.. Loud (Rep.
Cal), and then, at 4:50 p. m, the House ad-
jOurned till Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11
DEATH NOW VERY NEAR
MOTHER M'IxINLEY NOT EXPECTED
TO LIVE TILL MORNING.
The President and other Members of
the Family Gathered mt the Bed
side Awaiting the End.

CANTON. o., Dec 1o.-Friday marked
the ninth day since Mrs. Nancy Allison Nc
Kinley was stricken by paralysis. During
these nine days she has taken but little
nourishment and during that period has
been conscious only a few times. The case
has been pronounced by the attending
physician as very remarkable one. The
constitution of the aged patient has with
stood the assaults of disease and to-day
she was in about the same state as Thurs
day. Several visits were made by Dr. Phil
lips and at each one it was reported that
there were clear indications the patient had
become decidedly weaker. At IL o'clock a
change for the worse was reported very
apparent. After the examination at the
noon hour DR.. Phillips stated that he could
see that Mrs. Mckinley had sunk
very much since the examination at 8
o'clock. 1t was his opinion that she could
not linger through another night. Rela-
tives in attendance are forced to believe
that the hour of death is near at hand, and
so serious has the condition become that
death has been almost momentarily ex-
pected for several hours. DIR. Phillips called
at the house about oclock when he found
the patient very low, so weak that evil
dences of life were barely evident. He said
he did not regard it as possible that she
could live twenty-four hours longer, and it
was his opinion that she would pass away
before the midnight hour tonight. At the
request of the family the doctor will make
his last call tonight several hours later
than has been his habit
President Mckinley has been almost con-
slant in his vigil to-day. 1t was with the
greatest difficulty that the other relatives
prevailed on him to take even brief rests.
At no time would he venture beyond ready
call of the sick room. 1t is evident that he
has realized the near approach of the end
for the past TIVE .tyfour hours, and he
manifests his great devotion to his mother
by being with her all through her last hours.
1t Is not impossible that he hopes for an
other rally and another period of conscious
ness IN which he may be recognized.
IL p. m.-The night so far at the Mckinley
residence has been one of anxious watching,
as announced in the earlier dispatches. The
family has no hopes that the aged invalid
will last through the night and they are
sorroWfully waiting for the end to come.
The President continues his vigil by the
side of the mother that has been as a guild
ing and guarding angel all through life.
His great self-control, however, is standing
him in good stead; he shows but little OF
DIR. Phillips, the attending physician, has
not been to the house since early in the
evening. His last visit at the request OF
the family will be made late so that he will
be able to give them her chances for living
through another night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-Attorney Cen
eral McKenna- alBsaax has taken steps look
ing to the postponement of the sale of the
Kansas Pacific road. AS soon as he re-
ceived copy of yesterdays Senate resolu-
ton he telegraphed its substance to Special
Counsel Ex-Governor Hoadly, at New York,
with request that he prepare at once a
motion asking for postponement for sixty
days, or until about Feb. Is. The attorney
general also telegraphed the President a
synopsis of the resolution. Mr. McKenna
had heard nothing of the reported decision
OF the reorganization committee, as stated
by New York newspaper, to offer the gov
ernment guarantee bid of $6,303, ,000 the
amount of the principal of the government s
claim, nor would the attorney general say,
in speaking of the matter to-day, what
would be done in case such an offer was
made before the motion for postponement
was filed. There is no reasonable doubt that
this offer, if it had been made prior to the
adoption of the Senate resolution, would
have been accepted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1O.--A bill for the
classification of postoffice clerks of the first
and second class was introduced in the
House to-day by Mr.. Lorimer. of Illinois.
BY its provisions those holding the Office
of assistant postmaster are to receive so
per cent. of the salary Of the postmaster;
second assistant, 30 per cent; secretary to
postmaster, from 1900 to 81, 800; cashier,
auditor, superintendent of mails, superin-
tendent of delivery, superintendent of reg
istry and superintendent of money orders,
45 per cent. of the salary of the -postmas-
ter; assistants of these last named and su-
perintendents of stamp division, foreign
mails, money-order department, second
class matter and of rating, inquiry and sup
ply department and inspector of stations,
from $1,700 to 50, 400; bookkeeper, accountant
and finance clerk, $1,000 to $500, etc. This
grading applies to all first-class offices. In
second-class Offices assistant postmasters or
chief clerks are to receive from $500 to so
per cent. of the postmasters salary, and all
clerks are to be appointed at $780, and in
creased annually 800 until the salary is
$1,0o0.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11
CARS RUN AT RANDOM.
Developments at the Inquiry Into an
Electric Railway Collision.

DETROIT. Dec. 10.-At the inquest con-
cerning the death of the three men VINO
were killed in last Saturdays collision on
the Oakland Suburban Railway, which be-
gan to-day, testimony was taken which
tended tc SHOW that the electric cars were
run largely at random and without any
regular system of dispatching cars by tele-
phone or otherwise. According to the tes-
timony motormen were often allowed to
run cars by the switches without being
reprimanded Strathearn Hendrie, manager
of the road. admitted that there had been
a rule by which cars were required to wait
ten minutes at switches for expected ears
but that the rule had been abrogated and
he did not know that employees had been
notified thereof. A conductor of one of the
wrecked cars testified that all the cars had
got behind time on Saturday and were
practically running wild. John Savage. su-
perintendent of the road, was one of those
killed In the collision
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11
OPPOSITION 10 PAXsON.
III Appointed MOrrisOn's Successor He
MAY Not De Confirmed.
ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. TO- - Interests an
tagonstic to Judge ]. NJ. Paxson, of Phila-
delphia, are getting ready to put up a red
hot fight against his confirmation in the
event Of his appointment as chairman of
the Interstate-commerce Commission. They
will endeavor to make good the reckless
charges that when he was chief justice of
Pennsylvania he was a stock sreculator
and that he is generally not the sort of a
person to properly represent the people in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11

BALTIMORE. Dec. 10-The residence of
Isaac e. Emerson, president of the Emerson
Drug Company, and commander of the
Maryland Naval Reserves. at No. 900 Eu-
taw place, was entered last night and dia-
monds valued at nearly $4,000 stolen. After
a desperate struggle the thief was captured
as he was leaving the house. The prisoner
was searched and the diamonds found in his
pockets. He says that his name is John
Davis, twenty-nine years of age, and that
he is a stenographer. All OF the diamonds
were identified as her own by Mrs. Emer-
son, excepting three stick pins and silver
bracelet which were later identified by Mrs
Kate Henkleman. Of No. 2S04 Eutaw place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-11

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1O.-Representative
Maxwell, of Nebraska, has introduced a
bill ito punish the bribery. coercion or in
timidation of voters 1t provides that any
one who shall by bribery attempt to in
fiuence any elector in giving his vote or
ballot at any election held pursuant to the
laws of the United States shall on convic-
ton, be imprisoned in the .penitentiary not
son brbed is declared TO be a competent
witness and not liable to prosecution under
this act. The bill also provides imprison-
ment of not more than one year for any
creditor, master, employer, oVerseer or
agent who attempts to coerce or intimidate
any electors. debtors or other person under
their authority to vote contrary to their in
ciination or TO deter him from voting.
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the position for which he is said to have
been slated through the influence of Vice
President Hobart.
Edward M. Paxson, mentioned as the sue
cessor of Col William r. Morrison for
chairman of the Interstate-commerce Com
of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He
was born in Bucks county seventy-three
years ago He received his education in
the schools of the Friends Society, and
later established newspaper in his native
county He learned the art of printing, and
founded the NewtoWn Journal at Newtown,
Bucks county, conaucting and editing 1t
with considerable success. In 1S47 he sold
the Journal, and, going to Philadelphia
founded the Daily News This paper was
also sold after it was year old, and young
Paxson turned his attention to the study
of law. His studies were conducted under
Henry Chapman, of Doylestown, and ended
bar After few years of practice at
Doylestown, he removed to Philadelphia,
and in a few years acquired for himself
large and lucrative practice. In 1869 he was
selected by Governor Geary to fill the va
cancy on the bench of the Philadelphia
Court of Common Pleas, occasioned by the
appointment of Judge f. Carroll Brewster
to the post of attorney general of the State.
AT the close of his term he received the
unanimous nomination for the Office, and a
few years later his party conferred a still
greater honor upon him. In 1874 he received
the nomination for justice of the Supreme
Court Of the State OF Pennsylvania, and was
elected, the election being the first held
under the new Constitution of the State.
of the State. In 1898 he resigned his high
judicial Office to accept that of receiver of
the Philadelphia e Reading Railroad Com
pany.