The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-12-19
dicatiOns were that there is more to fol-

dieatiOns were that there is more to fol-
low.
Great Britain declines to interfere in
the SOudan.
Sixteen buildings at Candelaria, Ne
vada, burned Monday; loss, $4,000.
Lower house of the Prussian diet votes
want of confidence in the ministry.
New York fenians meet and pledge
the brotherhood to aVenge ODOnnell.
Joseph Poole was hanged Tuesday
morning at Dublin for the murder of
Kenney.
Employees Edgar Thompson steel
works, Pittsburgh, accepted reduction
of IL per cent. in wages.
'The oldest Mason in the United
States" is dead again. This time he is
Geo. VIM. j. Reese, Of Lancaster.
Bruce Hunt, son of ex Governor Hunt,
Denver, shot dead by burglars while de-
Tending the bank of Durango in that
city.
Hicks Pasha is reported to have fought
like lion at the El Obeid massacre and
the Arabs will erect monument over
his grave.
VIM. Delcher, of POmeroy, will wear
r1nged raiment for four years for su0Or-
millionaire.
What was left of Rat Portage, Mani
tOba, by the recent fire was almost
wholly destroyed by the flames Monday;
loss, 100000.
Tom HallOran tried to dig his way out
of the penitentiary with a sabre blade
but failed. Verify the ''pen" is mightier
than the sword.
John c. Montgomery is likely to be
hanged for the outrage on Emma Bond,
direct and ciTeumstantial testimony
pointing to him as one of the fiends.
AKRON, o., Dec. 1S.-This morning as
Mrs, j. b. Mcdonald, residing on Ann
street, was pouring tea, the bottom fell
out of the pot, spilling the contents on
the head of her S-year old son, scalding
him 20 badly the hair scame out and the
skin came off. His condition is critical.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Representative
Dudley Z. Haskell, of Kansas, died in
this city this morning after lingering
illness. On account of the ill health of
Judge Kelley, Haskell was generally
recognized as the leader of the Republi'
cans in the last Congress In the discus
sion of The tariff hill.
WINNIPEG, Dec. 18.-The Canadian
Pacific is growing demOnstratiVe, and
trouble is feared. The Provincial police
are patrOling the yards, and guards are
placed at every switch. This morning
| the switch in the yard here was found
| locked tight by chain, it Is supposed with
| the intention of causing collision. A
bullet hole was made through .SupeTin-
tendent Egan's window today. There
was no one in the Office at the time.
There was big engineers at Bran
| don today.
PORTLAND, OREGON, Dec. 14.-Gen
Edward Hamilton, aged 80, died in this
| city after brief illness. He served with
| distinction in the Mexican war. For a
number of years he was prominently
identified with Ohio politics., conduct
ing at one time lively Whig paper.
In 1850 he was appointed by President
Taylor, Territorial Secretary Of Oregon,
and served while Gen. Joseph Lane
acted as Provisional Governor of the
| Territory.
ASHLAND, Dec. 17.-Warren Hutchin-
son, a VermilliOn township carpenter,
| returned home the other evening and
claiming to be his lawful wife. About
six years ago he was married in Michi-
gan. but becbming tired of his bargain
skipped to this county, where he mar
ried two years ago Elizabeth Davis, a
wealthy farmers daughter. His first
wife at last tracked him here and this
morning made the aTTest.QHe is now
lodged in Jail.
LANCASTER, Pa, December 17.-Speak-
ing of the proposed reduction of the
wages of the Pennsylvania Iron Com
pany, the superintendent of the works
said to-day: There has been no strike
in our works, but the mill will shut
down to-day, as usual at this season Of
the year, for repairs. We have notified
our wOrkmen of reduction of wages.
made necessary in the reduction of
work, if the present price of iron,
which are now below cost, continue.
We expect the compliance of the work
men, although a small portion have not
yet assented.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. l7.-At PaOla,
Kansas, Friday, horrible double muir
der was committed by George Orr, boy
only sixteen years of age. For some
years Orr has been at work upon the
farm of an aged blind man named NJ. NJ.
Trimble, by whom he was brought up.
1t was believed by the boy that the old
couple had considerable money hidden
about the house, and before daylight
yesterday morning he shot and killed
Mr.. Trimble, and then shot and beat his
wife so badly that she has since died.
1t is not known how much Orr secured
as the price of his crime, and he Is still
at large, but is being hunted by a large
posse of men.