The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-12-08

as TO lAnu earned. Inc mouse talked
over two or three contested election
cases.
READING, PA, Dec. 5.--In consequence
of the shut down of the POttstOwn Iron
COmpany's nail factory, the nail-plate
mill stopped to-day. The Hope bar mill
win pOObably close in few days. This
throws altogether 600 men out of work.
CONNELLsVILLE, Dec. "a. A. Chides-
ter was killed by fall of coal in the III.
G. Frick 81 Co.'s mines at Broad Ford.
A tremendous mass of coal fell on him,
crushing him to death in an instant.
He was a single man, twenty-eight years
of age.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Govern
ment's receipts from customs and inter
nal revenue average about million dol
lars day, and the big surplus keeps
piling up, making the question what to
do with it Of constantly increasing i'm
pOrtance.
CAIRO. Dec. 6.--The KhartOum dispatch
is the most serious news received since
the report Of the destruction of Hicks
Pasha's army. ennaar is the granary
Of khartOum. The proceeding at SEN
uaar may be repeated at KhartOum, or
even at AssOuan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Mexican
war survivors are in session. They have
a tW0-fCid Object--tO have a good time
together and TO take measures to urge
upon Congress the granting of pensions
to all veterans of this war. Representa-
tive Mcmillan, Of Tennessee, has a bill
before the House pensiOning all surviV-
OrS of the Mexican and Florida wars.
BALTIMORE, Dec. s. The last act in
the triple tragedy, which has excited
Baltimore for the past week, was the
death today Of Mrs. Laura Rail, who a
week ago murdered her children and
cut her throat. She fought against re-
cOverv, and the past few days has refus-
ed eat. Her husband was not with her
when she died,
APPLETON, WIS, Dee. 6.-Seventy citi-
zens ,Of Cicero and Lesser townships,
OF Shawane county, started into the for
est to-day on an organized search for lit
tie Fannie Matise, who was carried
away by a huge she bear. Bears are
very numerous in that vicinity, and are
being killed every day. 1t is believed
that the child is still alive, and the peO-
pie are wild with excitement.
KHARTOUM Dec G.-The Mudir of SEN
naaT talegraphs that a Deryish entered
| the BaZaT there Wednesday evening and
proclaimed the annihilatiOn of Hicks
| Pasha's army near FL Obeid. The Der
| Wish swOre On the koran that not one
4 Egyptian soldier WAS left alive in KOT-
| dOfan. His i've thousand hearers armed
| themselves, 800 having Remington rifles
| and declared for FL Mahdi. The AludiT
/ asks for Instructions.
STEUBENvILLE, Dec. 6.-AbOut noon
| today GOtieib GetneT, farmer, while dri-
| wing up Sixth street, had his attention
! directed 10 something i'll the street. On
! turning d corner he pulled his team
| back, stopping them suddenly, which
| threw him to The ground, breaking his
| neck and resulting in instant death. He
| was ~ years of age. Two sons and one
| daughter were in the wagon at the time
| af the accident.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Democratic
| Senators held caucus this morning,
| PeudletOn presiding, to arrange the
| party's membership on committees. Some
| feeling was displayed in respect to the
| habit of Older members securing a ma
| jOTity of important places on commit,
| tees, to the exclusion of the younger
members. The following committee was
| appointed to arrange the minority mem
| bership to the best interests of all, and
! report their action at the next caucus
| Harris, COckTell, Garland, Butler
| George, ,iMOrgan and Call.
| CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-BeJween 9 and 10
| o'clock last night two fertiliZing tanks
/ III UllCh biOLutiS bSldDliSuulbub dJ Ju6
/ stOckyaUds exploded, wrecking the en-
| tire establishment. a one story building
/ 3OX4O feet. There were II men and
boys in the place at the time, and some
of them are probably buried in the ru-
/ ins. The following are known to be
| seriously injured, two of whom it is be-
lieVed fatally: f. KOlski, foreman; f.
StOlsin, ThOs. COnners, Henry PTussing.
Three men named Lanard, Kruse and
/ HOlha, and two boys, are less danger
Ously hurt. Damage to property about
| $1,000.