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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10
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A Condensed Record Of Accidents, Crimes,
Politics and Information of a Gen.
eral and Miscellaneous Kind,

Ida Hasmer and RObt. Huzza, midgets,
were married last night on the stage of
the Brooklyn museum.
Uriah Meyer, murderer Of an old cOu-
pie named Kentzler, Of Snyder Co., Pa,
was hung at Middleburg.
The Malaglssy ambassadors from Mad
agascar are doing Washington and
WasbingtOn's tomb today.
PARIS, March 8.-TwO columns Of the
expedition organized to crush the rebels
in Southern Oran, Algeria, have started.
Strike at the Springfield rolling mill
still continues, and the company is run
ming some of It's mills with nOn-uniOn
men.
Chippewa Indians are in Washington,
complaining to the great father Of in
eursiOns of the pale faces into their
timber domain.
Eugene CarOn, a carpenter at the new
City Hall at Albany, was killed and +.
Wood had his ankles broken by the fall
of platform.
Between 500 and 600 wOrkmen of the
Springfield Qll) Rolling Mills are on
strike because of the employment of
nOn-uniOn men.
LONDON, March S.--JOsts, a wealthy
New Yorker, committed suicide 10 day
at the residence of the American Consul,
at Dunfermline.
Government printing office comps.
have presented COnger and Won VOOrhis,
who defended them in Congress, with q
gold headed cane each.
S. Ullman, who was sent 30 years ago
to the Michigan penitentiaTy for the
murder of man, has been found to be
innocent, and paTdOned.
Under the new tobacco tax law, Uncle
Sam Will pay back to dealers 60 per
cent of the tax paid on unsOld PACKAGES.
1t will be 100000 in the aggregate.
Mike" Phillips, alias Lancaster
Nike" who killed ID. j. Johnson at Chi
cagO with billiard cue on Saturday
night, was arres ed at Kenosha, Wis.
LIMERICK, March 8.-TwO hundred
girls started from here to New Hamp
shire to-day. Almost the entire pOpula-
tion assembled to bid them goodbye.
LONDON. March S.=A Paris dispatch to
the Times says: Frank Byrne was re-
leased at 8:l5 last evening, the authOri-
ties not deeming his case one for extra
ditiOn.
DUBLIN, March S.--JenkinsOn, director
of the Irish criminal investigation de-
paTtmeu t, states that Egan has been un-
utl pDllCb SUPERVISION some Time, Dub
left Ireland Thursday unknown to the
police.
DUBLIN, March 8..-A man named HOd-
nett, whose son was recently sentenced
in Cantry as an agitatOr, was arrested
in connection with mailing parcel
containing dynamite, addressed to Earl
Spencer, in Bally Dehob pOstOffice.
TAMATAYE, MADAGASCAR, Feb. &c.
The French gunbOat Vandreuil has ar
rived. The town is not yet occupied.
-Four French men-Of war have arrived
on the nOrthwespcOast of the island. The
natives are excited, and are preparing
to resist the French. No British war
vessel is present.
Forty robbers boarded train on the
Little Rock g Fort Smith Railway, near
MulbuTy Station, Ark, yesterday. They
killed the conductor and ordered the
passengers to throw mp their hands, but
the engineer received the alarm and
pulled out, and the frightened robbers
jumped from the train.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10
THE HUNTER TRAGEDY.
Preliminary Hearing of the Cnse-Th
Statements OF the Doctors.

Preliminary Hearing of the Case-The
Statements of the Doctors.
MAssILLoN, o., March 8.-Interest in
the tragedy which caused Frank Hun
ters's death, at Paul's Station last Satur-
day night, has been intensified here
since the verdict OF the coroner yester-
day fastening the crime on Geo. Brun-
neT, with Mrs. Rebecca Hunter, wife of
the dead man as, an accOmplice, and
solution of the cause of death ts as far
distant as when the suicide theory was
first advanced. The opinion among the
people generally remains about equally
divided between murder and suicide,
and so actually complicated and en-
shTOuded in mystery Is the sad affair,
that a prominent lawyer who has
gathered all possible particulars, said
to day that he could make a convincing
argument of an hours duration in favor
of murder and one equally plausible for
the same length of time to show that 1t
was suicide.
Madison hall was packed with people
this afternoon, and 1t can't contain the
crowd tonight, who are anxious to hear
the testimony taken in the preliminary
hearing before the Mayor. The prinei-
pal witnesses examined for the prOseeu-
tion were Drs. Joseph K. King and l.. G.
Harley, Of Apple Greek, who examined
the body just before interment yester-
day. Their testimony was confined 10
description of the violence found, and
both were Of the opinion that the cuts
on the face we're done with a sharp in
strument and that the fractures of the
skull was done with blunt one.
DIR. King did not believe that the In
juries were caused by powder, and gave
IL as his opinion that If the charge of
powder and shot went In the left temple
1t would have come out on the opposite
side of the head; he did not believe that
death had been caused by the gunshOt.
DR.. Harley did not believe that half
pound of shot would have torn the head
as he saw 1t, nor could the gunshOt have
taken the entire brain out Of the skull.
DIR. Pease was of the opinion that the
gunshOt could have produced all the
injuries except the broken lower jaw
bone.
Jacob s. COxey, proprietor of the
quarry, narrated a conversation he had
with Brunner last Friday in which
Brunner said that their prosecutions of
Hunter we're commenced now and they
(meaning him and Mrs. Hunter) were
going to put them through. Drummer
said they would bring a bastardy case
against Hunter and put him in the peni-
tentiary. Also conversation with Mrs.
Hunter in which she said that If her
husband would settle the case of assault,
which Rrunner had brought against
him, and give her a divorce, she would
not bring up the old sorape of last sum
mer, referring to the charge she had
made against Hunter for committing
a rape upon her fifteen-year-old daugh-
ter by former husband.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10
THE INTERNAL Revenue SHAM.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The receipts
from internal revenue for the fiscal
year aggregated $l46,52S,273, being
about $l1 ,293, ,36l over the year 1881. The
receipts up to the present time show an
increase in the aggregate above 1928.
These taxes were imposed in time of
war for the preservation of the Union.
1t was the third instance in the history
of the Government that excise duties
were levied.
The other two occasions were during
the Revolutionary war and the war Of
1912. But soon after the declaration of
peace in both cases, these taxes were
abolished as wholly unsuited to the
changed conditions. Eighteen years
have passed since the close Of the rebel
lion. Yet these war levies have cOntin-
ued, without serious attempt to repeal
them, in the face of an OverflOwing
Treasury, and the repeated recommended
tions of the President and Secretary Of
the Treasury to cut them off.
1t il estimated that the recent act will
reduced the revenue from this source
about S40,OO0000, leaving still one hun
dred and five or six millions to be col
lected, for which there is no pretence of
necessity. The banks, the prOprietOrs
of patent medicines, peTfumery, cOsmet-
les, and tobacco are the bene6ciaries OF
Gn6 C0duReb.
1t costs over 100000 year to collect
these taxes, and there is standing
army of 1900 0Ofliceholders, most Of whom
render partisan service. Not one Of
these OffichOlders is disturbed, and the
cost of collection goes on just as if there
had been no reduction at all. In other
words those best able to ply the taxes
are relieved, while the general taxation
which has so long burdened the people
for the support of the atrOciOus system,
Is maintained under the name of pre-
tended reduction.
What is true of the internal revenue
will be found equally true of the impo-
sitiOnS under the new tariff, when il
is put in practical operation, and the
concealed inequalities are brought out.
The work of a whole Congress on this
subject may be summed up as a defiance
of public opinion and confession of
incOmpetency. The Republican leaders
have shown themselves unequal to the
responsibility Of providing a proper pol
icy, and in the act they finally passed
some of the very language of the circu-
lars with which Congress had been
flooded, was adopted as a specimen of
impartial legislatiOnl
There Is time of decay in the lives
parties, as In the lives of men. All the
signs point to the approaching dissolu.
tiOn of the Republican organic ,tion. 1t
ts rent by factlOus strife. Commanding
ability has disappeared from Leadership.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

At Wilmot, this county, on Monday
last, Mrs. Lucinda Balloon, an old and
invalid lady, was burned to death by her
clothes taking fire. The old lady was
alone, sitting In her chair, and by some
means unknown, her clothing took fire,
and before it was discovered the help
less woman was so horribly burned as
to cause her death in about four hours.
Those who went to render assistance
were Mortified at the sight and suffer
ing. Mrs. Stuckey, adaughter, is over
whelmed with grief. The funeral took
place on Wednesday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

The Presidents attempt to hsrmOnize
the internal feuds has signally failed.
Small men have come to the front, and
great corporations rule the councils and
control the votes of Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes, who should be foremost in
checking the downward march to de-
structiOn.
An eminent leader of the party, now
resting from politics, in which he was
long principal figure, recently said If
the people were to vote now, the Opposi-
ton majOrities Of last November would
be doubled. He could see no way of re-
trieying the lost confidence, or of restOr-
ing the party to favor, except by the
blunders of the Democracy; and upon
these he counted little at this time,
with the country demanding a change
of Administration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

The coroner relates one on the Massil-
Ion correspondent of the Cleveland Lea
der, which is pretty good. In the post
mOrtem examination of the body of
Frank Hunter, the physicians removed
the heart, and cut it open to examine its
condition, when the enterprising jour
nalist came in, and seeing it lying in
pieces on the table, said sOlemnly, "My
goodness, who would think charge Of
shot would cut up the heart in that
way" As the gunshOt wound was only
on the top of the head, it would be inter
esting to know how the missiles peTfOra-
ted the cardiac region.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

The Navarro Times made i,s appear
anee on our table last Tuesday, being
dated Friday, March I'd. The prOprie
tors are Lusk s. Hughes, c. w. Hughes
editor. The Times is fair to see, eight
pages, and five columns to each page,
first number is quite readable, and by
The salutatory we judge it. is nom
sectarian and not political. We doubt
not the good citizens of Navarro and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10
Coroner,s verdIet In the nuntsr Cnse.


The following verdict was rendered
by the Coroner: Il the undersigned
Coroner of Stark county, Ohio" having
duly inquired into, as to where and by
what means franklin Hunter, whose
dead body was found in water-tank at
Pau's Station, Lawrence township, on
the 9th day of March, A. u. 1888, came
to his death:
After having examined said body, and
hearing the evidence, l do find the de-
ceased came to his death through yiO-
lenee, From a careful examination of
the body and the surroundings, together
with view of the testimony, it is my
opinion that the death of the deceased
was caused by a gun shot wound and
from a blow struck with some blunt
instrument in the hands OF one George
BTuner, and that one Mrs. Franklin
Hunter was an accOmplice i'll cauIin1
said fatal violence.
[Signedl A. LEININGER, NJ. D.,
COTOnaT
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

Mr. William Dannemiller, the genial
wholesale grocer, wears an open coun-
tenance these days on account of a
twelve pound (net weight girl baby.
The avOirdupOis shows that he believes
in wholesale business in everything.
Shake
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

At North Lawrence, Stark county, on
last Monday afternoon, a four year old
son and two year old daughter of a
miner named Evans, crawled into a
chicken ahed, and having matches, set
aTe to the straw, cutting off their re-
treat. They were terribly burned, and
the little girl died that night, and the
boy next day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10
IRELAND,


buHerIng from Famine and FeVor.
DUBLIN, March AT a meeting Of
the local board OF Swineford, County
Mayo, 1t was reported that great distress
prevailed in that district. Over thirty
persons in the poor house are suffering
from famine and fever. There are 700
names on the list Of persons needing re
lief, Distress has not been 80 great
since 1847. People who refuse to enter
the Work House are dying from want
of food outside.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

Messrs. Theobald s. Co. have removed
their large stock Of gas and steam
fixtures into Nos. 20 and % West Eighth
street, Kitzmiller Block, and have very
nice quarters. We will have more to
say about them when they are fully es-
tablished.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

"Etherial mildness" was the program
me yesterday, Notwithstanding the dire
blizzard predictions Of the puisssnt
Virgins.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

When yOu purchase real estate demand
an abstract of title. 1t is the sellers
duty to satisfy you that the title ID good
and clear of incumbTance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

Messrs. Werner Bros. are doing a very
fine piece Of work in decorating the
restaurant Of H. J. Bacon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

vicinity will take an interest in the
Times, and give material encourage
ment to the venture.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

Special bargains in four numbers Of
BellOn's grease proof silks, from $1.25 to
$500 per yard. Call and examine.
GOLDBERG BROS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10

G.. A. Schraishuhn, Jr., who was burn
ed out some time ago, has established
his cigar factory over John r. Miller's
store, on the Public Square.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10
ADDITIONALLO

Langtry cashmeres in all the new
spring shades at Goldberg Bros
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10
SUBJECT: "THR ROYAL RxILR."

'-Oh, could speak the mAtehless worth;
on, could sound the alories forth.
Which IN my Savior shine,7
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-19
THE CASE or SHAW & BROS.
Meeting Of the Creditors-Why Shaw
Went to Canada.


BOsTON, Oct. Is.
meeting of the creditors of Shaw Bros.
was held today. James b. Forgan of Nova
Scotia was elected company trustee, with
Messrs. Wyman and Geo. F. Morse. The
counsel for the Shaws addressed the meeting
and said that unjust criticisms of Fayette
Shaws conduct had been published. His
departure for Canada was by an arrangement
made several weeks before he left, and he
would have gone anyway. He confessed
that it would not be wise for Shaw to return
just now, but he stays awav really for the
interest of the creditors. If he should come
back the property would be wrecked. Several
have threatened that if they got hold of Fay
cite Shaw there would never be any settle
ment of the Shaw property. They couldn't
arrest him on criminal charge, but could
on a civil process for large an amount
that bail could not be procured. If they
wanted him however, Morse pledged his
word that he would come. He has not re-
piled to the newspaper attack on Shaw be-
cause he thought he wouldn't attempt to
''clean out the paths till it stopped showing"
He submitted that the report made by the
committee exculpates Shaw upon all but one
or two points. The conveyance of real es-
tate was in accordance with the promise
made several years before, and it was only
through carelessness that it had not been
done before. As to the $50, 900 which Shaw
Withdrew the day before the failure. he knew
that Shaw owed some private debts and pre-.
sumed the sum sufficient to pay those bills.
Sherman of Pawtucket said he was will
ing to allow Fayette Shaw a reasonable mar
gin for the conveyance Of real estate during
the few months preceding the failure when
they knew Just what was coming, but it
would be difficult to convince the jury of the
quality of the 'good faith in which Morse
said the transfers were made.
The meeting adjourned for two weeks.
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A BIG STEAL.
The Alleged Larceny Of a Horse Valued
At $4,000.
BOsTON, Oct. IS

BOsToN. Oct. 10.
There 10 much excitement today in sport
ing circles over the stealing of the promising
young mare Idleweld, valued at $4,000, from
the Beacon Park stables last night. Thomas
Foster and two grOoms were arrested charged
with the larceny Of the animal, which has a
record of pa.
Foster, who had charge of the mare,
claims that Blanchard of Providence author
lied him to sell with the promise that he
FOSTER should have all over $1,000 realized
After the race on Monday, Mr.. ROwley Of
fered Foster $500 and the animal was sold,
$50 being paid to bind the bargain.
Wednesday, Rowlay rendered $3.50 to
Blanchard a. the balance due, but that gen.
tleman refused to accept the money. claim
ing that he had no knowledge of the affair
and that Douglass was half owner, having
paid $1,000 last Saturday. Wednesday the
mare disappeared. Horsemen say the mare
is in good hands. and will be produced upon
suitable settlement of the case.
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EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Is.
At today's session of tlfe general conven-
ton of the Protestant Episcopal church. Rev.
DR.. Scheneck of Long Island presented a re-
port of the special committee on the disabled
clergy fund. 1t stated that the increase in
contributions for the first three years is over
$4,000. The report of the committee on
the prayer book, not approving of the pro-
posed setting forth of the Sunday school
hymns, it was discussed by the general con-
vention. Rev. Mr.. Buford said the rector Of
the parish should be superintendent of the
Sunday school. The house by no means &C
quiesced in the resolution The report was
not accepted.
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raE SENATE COMMITTEES.
Testimony of several Witness at Boston
Thursday.

BosroN, Oct. Is.
NJ. H. Enwright of Boston Was before the
Senate committee. He said the wages OF the
vorkiupmen should be regulated according
to the value of barrel of -four; that labor
should be protected as well as manufacturers ;
that the tariff laws benefit only manufact-
urers favored State boards of arbitration.
DR.. T. Stowe of Fall River spoke from
personal observation of the physical con-
dition of the workingmen of Fall River
Long hours and hard work tend to make the
operatives restless and discouraged. As
rule the operatives purchase cheap quality
of food, thus lose the elasticity and hore OF
their muscles. The quality and quantity
should be increased.
Col. Carol D. Wright said the best thing
the legislature could do regarding the oper-
atives would be to direct their attention TO
the tenement houses. There should be good
building laws, and local boards Of health
should be unnfiuenced by prejudice and pc.
litical favor Ten hours is all that should
be demanded
Col. LYMAN, treasures of the Lowell Man
ufacturing Co., spoke of the causes OF the
strikes and their remedies.
Thomas O'Donnell, Fall River opera
tive, painted q sad picture of life among the
poorer classes of operatives of that city, anC
said many were obliged to go without the
necessaries of life. He didn't have work hal
the time and was obliged to pick up living
for his family. Last year he earned only 500
Young boys of 10 were compelled to work
contrary to law, because of the practice o
giving men with boys the preference of work
In the evening E. C. Carrigan, principal
of the Boston high school and member of the
State board of education; Benz. b. Newell
president of Boston Typographical Union
and Ellis B. Mckenzie presented views
The committee will probably close thei
labors in Boston tomorrow night. Early il
November they commence taking testimOn.
at Birmingham, Alabama, and as soon a
necessary arrangements can be perfected
they will continue the work in the South er
and Western States until the commencement
of Congress.
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NRWDURG.


NEwBunG, N. T.. Oct. ls.
Crowds arrived BY boats and trains last
night. There we're torchlight professions,
fremen's displays, fireworks and much en-
thusiasm. The bay was illuminated BY
electric lights along the river front. num-
Der of vessels, including yachts, steamboats,
and United States steamers there we're made
visible, producing picturesque effect This
morning 1t sunrise the vessels fired . salute,
which was responded to from the shore by
cannon firing at WashinRton's headquarters
and elsewhere on both sides Of the river, and
and by the ringing of all the church bells.
Immense throngs we're on the streets. The
streets were soon resonant with brass bands,
and military. naval and civic organizations
were marching to and fro preparing to form
a procession simultaneously with the landing
from the naval vessels. A large number of
New York police and detectives have arrived.
The city never presented finer display of
decorations. Flags arr Il Eating everywhere
and the weather il beautiful. The surrOund-
ing towns emptied their population into
Newburg. 1t is estimated that So 600 Wis.,
itors are present Mayor Ward gave a re-
ception last night to Senator Bayard and
other distinguished guests of the city. The
lawn at Washington's headquarters is covered
with people. The Putnam Phalanx Of Hart
ford, Conn. headed by fife and drum corps
formed notable feature Of the parade.
The procession was five miles long and
composed five divisions. In the parade were
distinguished generals and guests, the gov
ernors of New York and Rhode Island and
stats, Senator Bayard, VIM. NJ. Evarts,
orator of the day; Wallace Bruce. poet; DR.
Prime, chaplain; Charles H, Wiegant, grand
marshal Of day military from various States
Knights Templar and Masons, Odd Fellows
Grand Army posts, naval brigades and U. S
artillery battalions. Senator Bayard pre-
sided over the commemorative ceremonies
and VIM. M. Evarts, orator Of the dav, made
an eloquent and patriotic address. In the
evening there was grand display of fire.
works.
Among the invited guests were Governor
Cleveland, Mayor Edison of New York, Hon
Chauncey M. Depew, Senator Warner Miller
Gen. John M. Ketcham, Senator Hawley Of
Connecticut, Gen. Horace X. Porter, Gen
Winslow, Gen. Alexander Shaler. Gen
Schofield, aged SO, Congressman Roswell P
Fowler of New York and Secretary Chan
dler. Fifty thousand strangers were in thu
the city.