The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-28


was killed at Ft. Worth Friday night
by live electric wire. He fell dead
from pole.
Akron, Ohio, Dec 1S.-Louis Sey and
John r. Carr fought and the former
struck Carr on the face with a knife
completely cutting off his nose. Sey
has been arrested
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec 1S.-Printers on
all the daily papers with one exception.
have gone on strike. The publis hers
have banded together to make as hard
fight as possible.
Marion, Ind, Dec. 1S.--William WASH
burn, prominent attorney and a
member of the Soldiers Home here is
in Jail charged with attempting to
criminally assault twelve-year-old
girl.
San Francisco, Dec. 1S.-An invita-
tion, signed by Mayor Phe an and the
grand officers of the Native Sons of
the Golden West, has been sent to Ad-
mirat Dewey, requesting his presence
in this city on Admission Day, Sept.
8, 1900.
New York, Dec. 1S.-Drlven by his
desire to peer into the mystery of fu-
ture life, Maurice Strauss, twenty-five
years ago well-known actor, and
lately an enthusiastic Spirtualist, is
supposed to have ended his life by
plunging into the Sound from the Fall
River steamer Puritan Friday.
nrno ha
7. Mackay and the Rev. II. C. Herring
have been fined 5000 and $500 respec-
lively by Judge Scott for contempt of
court. They had asserted that Scott
was acting improperly in a case in
volving the guardianship of two small
children.
Boston, Dec. 1S.-The Broadway Nat
ional Bank of this city has failed. The
directors are John r. Graham, Henry
L. Lawrence, Frank w. Downer Frank
o. Squire, and Roswell C. Downer.
Frank o. Squire is connected with the
firm of John p. Squire & Co. which as
signed yesterday with $3,O0O,OOO liabili-
ties.
London, Dec. 19.-In spite Of the war
the theatres are generally prospering
Mr.. William Archer has received the
final proof sheets of Ibsen's new plav
on translation of which he is busiy
engaged
New York. Dec. 9.-Adjutant-Ge Gen.
eral Avery D. Andrews has announced
his resignation. In his letter to Cow
ernor Roosevelt the Adjutant General
says he has not the time to devote to
State affairs.
Middletown, N. Y, Dec. ia big
panther is terroriZing residents in the
vicinity Of Mountaindale, Sullivan
County. Hunters have been unsuc-
cessful in pursuit of the beast which is
destroying poultry and small pigs.
Boston, Mass, Dec. ia rear end
collision between two passenger trains
on the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad occurred near the
Broadway extension bridge, in this
city. One car was telescoped and four
persons were injured. Two Of them are
now at the hospital and the others
went to their homes.
San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 19.-Mrs.
widow of former Senator James G.
Fair, has won a partial victory in
Judge Trout's court. The Court has
decided that she may prosecute her
claims for a family allowance Of Sc. 900
month. Mrs. CYaven will now be
permitted to prove, If she can do so.
that she is the widow.
Portland, Me-, Dec. 19.-Adj.- General
Richards has issued orders for the or
ganization of a division of Naval Re-
serves in Portland to consist of 46 men.
The State will uniform and equip them,
and the men will be drilled as infantry,
artillery and in signals, and will have
boat and seamanship, as we'll as theo-
retical, drill. The division will be mus
tered into the National Guard of the
State before Jan. 1.
New York, Dec. 19.-The Produce Ex-
change Trust Company, with capital
of 81, 100000 has closed it's doors after
a brief, sharp fight with the Clearing
House, from which it withdrew early
in September.
1t was also carried down to destruc-
ton by an attempt to finance the Flour
Trust, with the paper of which it was
loaded UP, but for which, owing to the
detection of the big Minneapolis mills,
who consented to go into the trust and
then refused to do so. Edwin Gould,
one of the trustees, will take charge of
1t and start new company, 1t is said.
Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 20-Hongkong
mail advices state another Franco
Chinese war is imminent over the de-
limitation Of French LEASED" territory
at Kuang Chou Bay, on the Tonkin
border. This dispute Is of several
months standing, the French having
demanded thrice the amount of terri
tory which China is willing to concede
under Frances original demand for an
open port there under French domina-
| ton.
London, KY, Dec 20.-The Philpot-
Griffin feud has, It is reported, been
| resumed near Bengetown, Clay county
Samuel and James Philpot and others,
on one side, and Edward Roger, Henry
Hampton and others on the other, met
in highway and engaged in a revolver
fight. Roger fell at the first volley.
One OF the Philpot faction Is reported
to have been seriously wounded.
Good Drainage.
Good drainage Is absolutely necessarH
| FOR success with creamery or cheese
| factory. The odor that sometimes
comes from the factory prejudices, the
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