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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
A Merry War to be Waged Between
the Natural Gas Magnates.

A merry war is soon to be .waged
among the Natural Gas Magnates
Of the Hooking Valley and Sugar
Grove Gas Belt with j. o. Johnson
of the Central Ohio Nat. Gas Co.
with headquarters In Columbus as
the central figure. Johnson is sore
over the recent deal whereby f. NJ.
Poston and others secured control
of the old canal bed for natural gas
purposes and has notified the State
Board OF Public Works through q
written communication Of his in
tention Of fighting it out in the
courts on the grounds that he was
the highest bidder making the Civ
ing of the lease to the Poston syn
dictate illegal. The state in ignor-
Ing Johnson's bid may eventually
flnd itself with a big legal battle in
the courts on its hands.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
Logan's Board of Trade.
The Future of Our Little City Depends
Much on Such Representative
Body.

The humblest citizen of Logan
should be interested in the organ
ization and subsequent success Of a
Board Of Trade. Such a body
me ans business, and that means
labor, labor means money, and
money means more sales for the
merchants, better prices for pro.
perty and employ ment for our boys
and girls. There is nobody in our
city that is not interested in the
organization Of such a body.
An aggressive Board Of Trade is
the life blood Of any city, and every
man, every merchant should for
his own self interest, II tor no ther
reason, become an active working
member of this body which in
reality, ought and Is the com
mercial pulse of every city.
Look at it as you should. 1T j.
not the business of any man or get
Of men for themselves, but that
every man, be he property owner
or day laborer for himself, for the
city AS whole.
A Board of Trade is every mans
friend, it has no selfish ambitions,
as Board it has no ax to grind,
but is organized for the general
welfare and advancement of the
Queen City and to be success it
must have your united support.
We have the raw material for the
manufacture of pottery ware and
are In close proximity to the great
est coal fields in America and with
y little exertion on the part of our
citizens in encouraging the new
Board in their laudable undertake
ing Logan can be made to take q
front rank in the manufacture OF
terra Gotta work and paving block
You will say we have no money
Money is not necessary, but it is
elsewhere looking for investment
Let it be known that our natural
resources are uneXcelled and capi.
tai will seek investment here al.
most wholly unsolicited, and as we
stated heretofore better prices will
prevail for our properties, our mer.
chants will report larger sales and
the skilled mechanic and day labor.
er will be benefited thereby by be.
ing given steady employment
Let every citizen who has the towns
welfare at heart put his shoulder tC
the wheel, attend the next meeting
Of the Board of Trade at the Buck.
eye Club Room next Monday night
and show by their aggressiveness
that we mean business and thus
encourage the Board to persevere
in securing new industries fol
Logan.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
Resolutions of Respect.

At a regular meeting OF Hooking
Valley Lodge No. 262, I. o. o. F.
the following resolutions were
adopted:,
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased AL
mighty, God, to remove by death
from our midst our late brother A.
]. Mckinney.
WHEREAS, 1t is but just that a
fitting recognition of his many
good acts as brother and a citizen.
Therefore be it resolved by the
mem bers Of Hooking Valley Lodge
No. 262, and Mineral Encampment,
No. 81. While we bow In humble
submission to the Will OF the most
high we do not less mourn for our
brother that has been taken from
among US.
ResolUed, That In the death Of A
j. Mckinney the Lodge laments
the loss of brother who was ever
ready to offer the hand OF aid the
voice of sympathy to the needy
and distressed.
RESOLVED, That the heartfelt sym
pathy Of this Lodge be extended tt
the bereaved, wife and friends.
ResoLved, That these resolution
be spread on our records and {
copy be Transmitted to the wife ant
also to the county papers for pub
LEGATION.
Resolred, That the Charter OF on
Lodge be draped in mourning 70
80 days.
VIM. w. MCDONALD,
j. r. SANDERsoN,
| ID. FINNEY,
Committee.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
A Boys Essay on Hornets,

A hornet is the SIR artest bug that
flies anywhere. He comes when he
pleases and goes when he gets ready.
One way hornet shows his smart
ness is by attending to his own bust
ness, and making everybody who in
terferes with him wish they had done
the same thing.
When a hornet stings feller he
knows it, and never stops talking
about it as long as his friends will
listen to him. One day hornet stung
my pa (my pa is preacher) on the
nose, and he did not do any pastoral
visiting during the month without
talking about the hornet.
Another way the hornet shows his
smartness is not by procrastinating
If he has any business with you he
will attend to it at once, and then
leaves you to think it over to your
self. He don't do like the mosquito
who comes fooling around for halt
an hour singing, cousin, cousin, '
and when he has bled you all he can
dashes away yelling, mo kim"
A hornet never bleeds you, but il
he sticks you, you will 60 off on 8
swell.
/ don't know anything more about
hornets, only that Josh Billings says
"a hornet is an infiamlble Josh was
a poor speller) buzzer, sudden in hii
impreshuns, and rather hasty in hi
conclusions, or end.h
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
The New Columbus, Wellston and
Southern Railway.

The ,ncorporators of the proposed
new Columbus, Wellstoh and
Southern RAILROAD held meeting In
Columbus, Tuesday evening and
organized by electing Col. w. III.
Stevenson, president; John G.
Reeves, vice president; ]. o. Currey,
of Chicago, chairman of the Board
OF Directors, and James l.. Clark, OF
Chicago, secretary and treasurer.
The Colonel assured us that this
road would surely be built TO Ian
caster, 1t made no difference which
route they took from Tarlton to
Columbus,-Lancaster Democrat.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
TASTED Thirty-Three days.
The Immortal ~. NJ" Has not Taken
Food for that Fine.

The "Immortal j. NJ" who is sick
at the home of his nephew, William
Free, en- East Main street is gradu-
ally growing weaker. His case has
been diagnosed cancer and as it
has spread through his throat and
chest there is no hope of his recovery.
The old philosopher remains firm in
the belief that he will get well, and
the newspaper accounts OF the serious
nature of his ailment amuse him
greatly. "The boys think I'm going
to die" he says gleefully, "but III
fool en-"
He has not taken solid food for
thirty-three days, and the small
quantity of milk he drinks is hardly
enough to keep baby alive. Med
icine he scorns. "They can't fool
me with their drugs" referring to
the doctors. "because L sold those
poisons when / was eight years old.
They give 'em to you to make you
sick, so they can rob you" And it
is only after long endeavor that he
can be persuaded to take a dose of
medicine. During his illness lie has
lost about seventy-five pounds in
weight, ana as may be inferred he
is greatly emaciated. How he
manages to live is a mystery. The
fasiiny alone wo,,Id have killed most
any man and the wasting disease
would have carried off all those who
survived the starving.-Champaigr
County, Ind. Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
The Labadie "Faust" Co.
Supporting Mr.. Hubert Labadie as
"Msphists" and Mary Van Tromp
Labadie as "Narguerite."


This excellent company carries
two sets of scenery, so that they
can give complete performance
on any sized stage. Too much can
not be said of this, the grandest OF
all plays, which, from moral and
standpoint, is alone the
most wonderful. 1t IL the old
orthodox story vividly displayed
It appeals to the better nature OF
all classes, and remains indelibly
stamped upon the memories OF al
so fortunate as TO witness it at the
Opera House next Monday evening
Feb. 18th.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
Card. Playing Women the Subject Of
Unique Resolution In Kokomo's
Council.

A special from Kokomo, Ind, Of
a recent date, gives the following
bit Of information:
A drastic and heretofore unheard
Of curfew ordinance is pending in
the Kokomo City Council for adopt
ion Monday night. One section
puts the age limit at 45 years and
another, directed against gadabout
mothers and card parties, reads as
follows: alt is further provided
that when child comes home ut
the prescribed hour and finds its
mother not present to hear its
prayer and put il to bed it shall re-
port such direliction to the Mayor
of the city, whose duty it shall be
to search for the absent mother un.
til found, and if it should be shown
that the mother was not Eon an
errant OF mercy il shall be the duty
of the Mayor to administer repri-
mand to said mother, take her hand
and place at the card table and pro-
ceed to finish the game. Should
the Mayor in his official FUNCTION at
the card table, win any favors, the
same shall go to the child giving
the information"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
Excursion on the b. s. o. 8. W. R'y.

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
Masons, northern jurisdiction, u he
held at Cincinnati February 70 to
%. Tickets will be sold for the
above occasion to Cincinnati, Feb.
10, 20 and 81, at the rate of one and
one-third fare for the round trip,
good going on date of sale and linn.
tied to return Feb. 26th, inclusive.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
Farmers Institute.

The Hooking County Farmers In.
stitute will be held at Logan in
Court House Feb. oath and rs, 1899.
An interesting program will soon
be ready. The State Lecturers are
F. A. Derthick Of Manton, Ohio;
and +. Trumbo, of Cranberry, q.
A cordial invitation extended to
everybody.
J. A. SHAW, Pres.
e. SHULTz, Sec'y. 4
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
Laurelville Institute.

The Executive Board OF the
Laurelville Farmers Institute have
formulated their program for the
coming institute to he held next
Wednesday and Thursday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
Wanted.

Reliable man for Manager Of
Branch Office I wish to open in this
vicinity. If your record is o. X. here
is good opening. Kindly mention
this paper when writing.
A. II. MORRIS, Cincinnati, o.
Illustrated catalogue 4 cts. postage.
IL, 20, CIV.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
DR.. APLIN.

OFFIcE Opposite Opera House.
REsfDENCN: Mulberry Street, Il Block
North OF Kochester's store.
TELEPHONE: No. 81,
OFFICE HoUas; $40 10 am, 2 to 4 and to
SPIN.
Have recently taken a special course of in
siruction In Diseases of Women. xvt-5n
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09

Dayton, o.. February 10th and
l1th, good for return until Feb. Is,
SO 25 from Logan. Account Repub.
Iican State League.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
G. w. DOLLISON
HYSICIANAND SURGEON

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office in Dollison Block, Second
door East of Court House, Logan
Ohio. Residence, West Main Street
near street leading to depot. Tele-
phone No. 6.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09

o. p. MCCARTHY, GEO. B. WARFEL,
Gen' Pass'r Agent, Asst Gen'l Pass'r A gent.
Cincinnati, %. St Louis, Ne.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
Washington During Congress.

e. SHULTz, Sec'y.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09


has been drilled to q depth three
hundred feet.-ChiIlfcOthe Gazette.
Word was received here this
week that Miss Mary e. Taggsrt
the efficient org anist OF st. Johns
church, who was fillina an engage
ment at Circleville was stricken
with phneumonia. Miss Taggart
during her short stay among us
has 'endesred herself to our music
loving people and we hope that the
report is untrue or not as serious
as reported.
VIM. Mcknight, an engineer OF
Nelson vile, employed at Stalter's
mine, at Monday, became uddenly
insane on Monday of last week and
plunged head first into a furnace
under the boiler. Some men who
were standing near quickly rescued
him but not before he was terribly
burned! He will likely die.-Mc.
Arthur Enquirer:--You should read
the OHIO DEMOCRAT, Bro, and
keep yourself posted. The unfor-
tunate man instead of being
"terribly burned" received = few
smarting blisters and is now con.
fined In the Athens State Hospital
undergoing treatment for mental
aLtration which the examining
physician designated to the writer
as being Of . hereditary nature.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
The Market Elsewhere

New York, Dec. 1S.-The stock market
yielded to panic today under the severe
stringency of money and the distrust
engendered concerning all classes of Sc
curities on the exchange. The industri-
ais were the severest sufferers and
were the real centers of the disturb
ance, but the efforts to protect holdings
in them precipitated violent liquidation
in other classes of securities. The in
tervening Sunday afforded some mo-
mentary check to Saturdays liquida-
ton, as was expected, so that the op-
ening declines in sympathy with Lon
don were in large part recovered and
the market seemed comparatively quiz
eft and without sensation.
The announcement Of the failure of
trust company and of a firm of
brokers, somewhat prominent on the
exchange, caused renewed weakness
and there We're calls for additional
margins by commission houses. A de-
cision by the clearing house banks to
renew old loans at six per cent and to
avoid as far as possible excessive rates
for new loans quieted the market again
and caused some recovery. In the af-
ternoon severe stringency developed
again in the money market, rates for
call loans bounding up rapidly to 1875
per cent, which was the maximum fig
ure reached.
The market quickly took on panic
conditions and stocks were, thrown over
entirely without regard to prices Me-
tropolitan and Tobacco led with losses
of over 20 points, and a large number
of industrials followed, with 5 or Is
point breaks. In the high grade rail-
road stocks declines at the extreme
low level ranged from five to nine
points, including the grangers, Trunk
lines, Internationals, Southerns and
ns-Continentals. In the last half
hour by concerted agreement or the
clearing house banks, $40, 1000 was
offered on the exchange, which broke
the rate for money to six per cent, and
caused violent recoveries of from one
to ten points in the prices of stocks.
All outside influences were swallowed
up in the acuteness of the local stu
alton.
Semi-speculative bonds were off from
two to three points. Dealings We're
not on an extraordinary scale, Total
sales, par value, SO. 900.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
(Howard, Crosby & Co.'s Boston Letter

(Howard, Crosby & Co.'s Boston letter.
Boston, Dec. 13.-The Liverpool opening
in wheat this morning was 4 to ssd high
er and the closing from x to Id higher.
The Chicago markets opened strong, &c,
Saturdays close, the idea being that the
Boer war is becoming serious enough to
cut little figure with grain prices
The principal bullish features were
lower consols and the Liverpool advance,
put In addition to these, the worlds ship
ments were about 100000 bushels under
last week and there was liberal demand
from shorts and good buying for long
account.
The increase. in the visible supply of
0ol,OVO bushels was not as much as had
been expected; the fact is that 100000 Of
TINS increase was attributed to the result
OF making a Chicago private elevator into
a regular" house and as this elevator
contained 10000 bushels of wheat ii ac-
counts Tor all of today's increase in the
visible except 1000 bushels. The northwest
ern receipts continue small. being 6O9 cars
today against 1876 same day last wear and
8S9 same day last week.
Inc stock market opened feverish and
under the influence of the spec-
uIatlve losses of the last week and the
gloomy rumors which always accompany
a state OF depression. Stocks were thrown
upon the market wildly during the early
tfaolng and there was an extensive call
ing of loans by banks and others and on
the collateral was sold. The announcement
OF the suspension of the Produce Elk
change Trust Co. was followed by fresh
breaks all around of from to per cent
ana ABOUT 10000 shares were dealt in dur
ing the first two hours
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
Financial Notes

The real trouble in the money mar
ket is due, not so much to over spec
ulation in the copper mines as to over
speculation in copper products. The
genuine copper Mines Calumet Mon
tana, Osceola, Tamarack and the 9TH
ers have amply justified the prices at
which they have sold
The tobacco trust has completed ne
gotiations for the purchase of the con-
troll of the largest cigarette faStory in
Japan The trade in that country has
grown largely in recent years, and the
trust plans to control the situation. 1t
is reported to have paid cash
The market for municipals is quiet
although some good sales have recent
ly been reported at fair prices. The
supply is limited, as municipalities are
postponing bond issues until a more
favorable time, as far as they can.
Henry w. Peabody the well-known
shipping merchant of Boston, says in
regard to the shipping and subsidy bill
which is now before congress:
THE ostensible object of the bill is
to revive our merchant marine, which
has become. almost extinct under the
laws existing since 1889. But the
evident aim of the bill is to
secure business for our build
ers, in excess. even of all privilege
accorded to admit to American regis
try foreign built vessels.
ut is well known that the promoters
of the measure are our ship builders
and a few owners of steamships, most
of which are now sailed under the En-
glish flag, because American registry
has not been available, and, besides, it
has been cheaper to sail them as Brit
ish vessels.
1T would seem that the ship build
ers, earnestly pressing the measure
upon congress, should consistently ap-
prove popular demand for expansion
of the privileges of the BILL and of
greater results in extent of a new mer-
chant marine, and proportfonately in
creased building in this country. The
only alleged reason for not doing so is
that congress would not pass such a
bill
GRAFTON of an interested people will,
together with the ship builders infiu-
ence, prove greater power for great
er results than the ship builders and a
few ship owners behind a bill which
viii benefit only themselves. The need
of revival is urgent; we have an ocean
tonnage inferior to that of four Euro
pean nations, who eagerly compete for
the enormous American commerce.
Unnecessary exaggeration has been
given to the failure or indisposition OF
certain banks to deliver currency to
meet large checks presented.
On Saturday last trust company in
Boston, which had been keeping $3.50
900 on deposit at the Fourth bank, took
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19

from the bank 100000 in bills. Other
similar demands were made at other
banks. 1t seems like rubbing it in
to make such demands in times like
these.
The decline VI u. S. Oil on Saturday
from % to 20, is said to have been due
to the mistake of an office boy in a
large and conservative banking house.
The firm received an order to sell 400
Oil, and the order was reversed in
transmission, SO that the brokers' firm
bought 400 Oil up to 25. When the error
was discovered, 800 shares were or
dered sold at the market, and the last
of it brought 90
Members of the U. S. Mining pooling
committee issued a statement that they
have been in conference with w. H.
Coolidge, and the latter has assured
them that If they are able to carry out
their plan the control of the board of
directors shall be turned over to them.
General market opened steady and
remained so with more treasured tone
in all markets. Americans slightly bet
ter at first but declined later about 3-S.
Big financial interests which have
been out of the market for some time
bought stocks on Saturday, and may
be counted upon to be more prominent
buyers from this time on.
II is pTODdDie lndI CHe Clearing HOuSc
rates will be established this week at
Z $40 p. C. in order to prevent the
boarding of clearing house certificates
which bear $40 p. C. interest.
If all money at the clearing house
is made Z $40, the certificates will be
used in preference to cash.
Visible supply oflcopper Dec. Is, "a, 1898
tons, a decrease of 1867 tons since Dec.
1. Visible supply Jan. 1, 1899, was H.
S96 tons; Feb. 1, 21,015.
The market for copper is exceedingly
dull. While prices are a shade easier,
with lake quoted at Is 34c., it is wilful
Misrepresentation to say that lake cop
per is Is 3-Sc., as has been done public
ly by certain parties.
Exports for the past week were 2S55
tons, and since Dec. they have ag-
gregated 1897 tons.
The market opened nervous with
heavy pressure from the shorts, but
support was Forthcoming and large ira
ders supported industrial stocks and
rails after being a shade under Satur-
days close. Flower brokers were pur-
chasers of the general list while Keene
brokers were selling industrials al
opening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
London Scare Reflected in All the
Financial Centers in the
Country (
FAIL LURE OF NEW
YORK CONCERNS
Boston Clearing House viii Help
Out All Banks Which May
Need Aid

This has been another bad day in
financial circles British eonsols have
dropped under par; a trust company
and brokerage firm have suspended
iii New York, and prices have had a
further bad decline there, while money
rates have ruled up to % per cent, de-
spite an agreement among the clearing
house banks to maintain per cent as
far as possible Boston had a COM
paratively uneventful day. United
States Oil advanced well, and while
mining shares generally were heavy,
there was no slump and the air here
was cleared materially. The Boston
clearing house committee has .an-
nounced its determination to issue GER
tiflcates in aid of any solvent bank
that may need them, and on the stock
exchange there has been no trouble
although much baneful rumor had ac-
cumulated over Sunday. In New York
prices fell away sharply. Compared
with Saturdays closing, Sugar lost w.
but it rallied s$s, to 1919, again falling
10 127; Tobacco fell ~, to 91a; Peoples
Gas 534; Continental Tobacco 2% Gen
eral Electric 4; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy 25s; st. Paul 21s Rock Island 3;
Manhattan 3A; Atchison preferred 27s;
Brooklyn Transit 4; Tennessee Coal &
Iron, "a; Steel & Wire 4; Federal Steel
8; Union Pacific "a Missouri Pacific g.
At 2 p. m. the average of 25 leading
stocks was 2B lower than at the close
Saturday.
The decision Of the New York clear
ing house banks to prevent high money
rates caused a good rally and recoveries
were sharp, but most of these were lost
when it developed that the banks were
unable to control the rates, the latter
running up as high as % per cent, as
has been noted. There was another
sharp fall and the announcement of the
passage of the currency bill in the
House had no Influence. The troubles
of the market are those of the day, not
from any general or far-reaching con-
ditions. The money pinch, the Lon
don unsettlement, the troubles in Bos-
ton last week and in New York itself
today have started heavy liquidation
anew. 1t is most unique position, this
semi-panic in the midst of plenty, this
critical condition at the end of a year
of remarkable mercantile prosperity,
this financial unrest as the congress of
the United States takes definite action
to secure the basis of our finance con-
fidence. The speculative struggle has
been too great even for the enormous
foundation of business expansion and
the settling process is going on. That
the times are suspicious for investment
purchases of good stocks can not be
denied but the average man prefers
TO buy on a rising market.
That the clearing of the air, as it is
called, is accomplishing with so few
failures is cause for profound satisfac-
ton. Two banks in trouble in Boston