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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
German Held for Murder.

NEWARK, o., Dec. la verdict has been
reached by Coroner Yearly, in the case of
the murdered policeman, Thomas Roach, and
William German Is pronounced by him
guilty of the crime, the finding being, after
the examination Of fifteen witnesses that
Roach's death resulted from a wound pro-
duced by ball from revolver held in the
hand of William German. The excitement
over the affair is still at fever heat, and as an
extra precaudon against any attempt at vio-
lence, Capt Warden, of Company G, New
ark guards, received orders to be in readiness
to act should an outbreak occur. The Irish
especially wero greatly agitated, as the dead
officer and the prisoner are of that national
itY. Gorlnan declines to be interviewed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
strjolen bv a stranpe nJ,Iadv.

ELMIRA, N. Y, Dec. News was re-
ceived to-day from Westfield, an isolated
Pennsylvania village, of the terrible ravages
Of strange disease in the family of James
Champln. His family consisted of four sons,
the eldest aged twenty-four years In the
latter part of October one went on western
trip, when he contracted what he thought to
be severe sore throat. He returned home
at once and died on the 4th inst. His three
brothers followed him, one dying on each
Thursday of the month of the same disease
Other melnuerS of the household are sick, but
it is thought they will recover. The disease
is puz2ling one to the doctors, though some-
what resembling malignant diphtheria
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
The w. q. t. U. to working People.

CHICAGO, Dec 1.-The National Women's
Christian Temperance union addressed an
appea. to "all Knights of Labor organiza-
tions" congratulating them for their noble
stand for human equality, regardless of sex
or social condition, and on their recent dec
laration for temperance and universal suf-
frage. They are asked to subscribe to the
w G. T. U, "white cross pledge for equal
chastity for man and woman;' to help en-
force the law against outragers of female
virtue, and against Sabbath decorators,
especially liquor dealers, and to press the
question of Saturday half-holiday to final
settlement The address is couched In earn
est, refined language, and is signed by Miss
Frances E. Willard, president, ana Caroline
b. Buell., corresponding secretary
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
ANNOYING MRS. GARFIELD.
A Crank Trying to Force His Attentions
on the Garfield Family.

A Crank Trying to Force His Attentions
on the Garfield Family.
GAINESVILLE, O., Dec l.-About two
years ago a man was arrested in Cleveland
for annoying Mrs Garfield. He was sullen
and refused to talk and was sent to an in
sane asylum. To-day another crank, Sa-
brand A. Bodde was arraigned in the pro-
bate court here, on the charge of annoying
Mrs. Garfield and her daughter Mollie
Anonymous letters were sent to Mrs. and
Miss Garfield, and last August Bodde en-
tered the house without knocking and re-
vealed the authorship of the letters, by asking
why they had not been answered. He was
elected by Mrs Garfcld's son and went
away swearing. He continued writing and
last Saturday again entered the house and
asked to see Mrs. Garfield. He was turned
away but soon returned with letter to
Mrs. Garfield, who then sent him word that
she wished to correspondence with him.
The alarm was then given and he was ar
rested.
The man is Holland Dutchman, thirty
eight years old, of pleasant address, good
education and has worked as farm hand.
He claims to act from heavenly inspirations
and save in that particular his conduct to-
ward the Garfelds was evidently sane. His
letters to Miss Mollie Garfield were affection
ate in tone, and asked the privilege Of visit
ing her dead fathers library. He was sent to
the insane department of the intrmary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
A Small Four Round Fight.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l.-Tommy Warren,
the champion feather-weight of the world,
bested Jimmy Hogan, game lit, lie fellow OF
the Fourth ward, in a four round glove con-
est at the Theatre Comique. In the first,
second and third rounds Hogan kept well up
to his work, and honors were about evenly
divided. Hogan was the favorite The
fourth round was very lively, Hogan led,
but Warran planked several full blows upon
Hogan's face Hogan forced the fighting,
and although having decidedly the best of it
as far as points were concerned, the referee,
POto Mccoy, gave the battle to Warren amid
q volume Of groans and hisses
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
A Jea1ou. Rascal at Geneva, Ohio

CLEVELAND, o., Dec IA year ago me
Congregati nal church at Geneva was fired
by an incendiary. Last summer the harness
was cut from the horse of Frank Gleason,
which stood in front of the church. Week
ago last Sunday night tho horse of Mrs
Jennie Altman, who plays the organ in the
church, and who lives at Madison, neigh
boring village, was disembowled. A citizens
committee was formed to ferret out the per-
petrator of the outrage. They employed a
detective, who yesterday arrested Clark ALI
man, the husband OF the organist. A special
from Geneva says that Altman made a par
tial confession and is in Jail He said he was
prompted to his deviltry by jealousy Of his
wife. He had an accomplice
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
MORRISON INTERVIEWED,
Not Worrying over His Defeat AID WIN
Not Contest Bakers Election.

Not Worrying Over His Defeat AID WIN
Not Contest Bakers Election.
CHICAGO, Nov. 30 0-Congressman w. r.
Morrison stopped at the Palmer house on his
way to Washington, to be present at the
opening OF congress. He seemed as cheerful
as if John Baker had not defeated him for
congress a few weeks ago. The cong cessnsn's
coming was, not announced, and very few
Democratic leaders know Of his presence In
the city. Those who did hear of it, called
during the day to pay their respects and ex-
press sorrow over his defeat "John Jarrett
was the man who did it" said the congress-
man. II will not deny that knew they
were trying to make a deal, but it was not
concluded until few days before the cleo
tion.n
"There has been considerable talk about
your contesting Bakers election. Is there
any truth in thatl'
"If don't get into congress until contest
somebody's seat shall never get there"
allow about the story that Jarrett will be
prosecuted in the courtsl"
II am neither judge nor jury, nor do
have anything to do with tho courts. can.
not say anything about that matter"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
MINING STOCK BOOM.
An Old Time Mining Craze Attacks the
People of California.


People of California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 1t is a long
time since the mining stock market has wit
messed such a boom as during the past few
days. Since the suspension of work ON the
lower levels of the Comstock there has been
a steady rise in the prices of stocks, though
there is no foundation for the appreciation
of value. There are rumors of large bodies
of low grade ore in the old upper level, but
this has always beenreported, and nothing af-
fords a reason for paying more for stocks than
six months ago California and Virginia is
the stock which has appreciated most 1t
was sold a short time since for Sis share
1t steadily rose until Saturday, when it
jumped from $50 to SIS. To-day it sold for
$4,000.
All other stocks have gone up in sympathy
and the vicinity of the stock boards is
thronged with multitude of working people
and clerks as of old, who are putting their
savings in the nnds of brokers. In fact a
regular old time craze has taken hold Of the
people. The whole thing is a deal pure an.
simple, engineered by big operators to make
a clean up. Without particle of founda-
tion the value Of Comstock has increased
fctitiously many millions of dollars in few
days. When the crash comes, as usual, 1t
will be the poor people who will suffer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
THE DAMAGE DONE IN THE SOUTH
BY THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE.

An Estirpnte That Seven Million Dollars
win Not Repair It-The Government
Directors Favor the Hoar RAILROAD Bill.
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l. Charles I.
Mitchell, former member of the South Car
Ollna legislature and receiver of the Charles
ton SS Savannah railroad, and now chief
Of division in the Sixth auditors Office, who
has just returned from trip to Charleston,
told reporter that the real estate men there
estimate that it will take 81 900, 900 to repair
the damage done by the earthquake.
He added that if the houses had not been
built of English brick as solid as rock not
4 wall woul;l now be standing The S700, 900
contributed have already been largely dis
tributeJ. at all goes" said Mr.. Mitchell,
"to the poor and helpless. Men worth hun
dreds of thousands Of dollars have applied for
a share of the benefit, but have not yet re-
ceived any, and Maj. Courtenay told me he
had good mind to publish their names and
shame thaTNn u
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
ImaRines He,s Mesmerlzsd.

IRoNToN, O., Dec. lone of the most
remarkable freaks Of insanity or crankiness
is the case of o, V. Harvey. one of the best
known colored BARRIERS in the city. After
cutting one Of his customers four times while
shaving him he suddenly forsook his chair
and prosperous business, and now roams the
streets under the delusion that Jerry Jones,
fellow-barber, has mesmerized him. He
and Jones made experiments in mesmerism
in an innocent way for some time. At times
Harvey is rational, and says his head
gets Off and hopes to get better, but his repu-
tation as a barber Is ruined. He threatens
to do Jones up If he don't remove the spell
from him
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
A Family Quarrel In Alabama Ends In the
Death of ths Three Participants,

Death of ths Three Participants.
IRoNDALE, Ala, Dec. IA triple trag-
edy occurred near here yesterday afternoon.
w. A. Baldwin was a supervisor on the
Georgia Pacific railroad, and some timo
since married Miss Moore. The young
woman's brothers were violently opposed to
the match, and were never reconciled to it,
Yesterday Bernard Moore, youngest brother
TO Mrs, Baldwin, went to see her and used
every effort to induce her to leave Baldwin.
She refused to even consider such step, at
which her brother became enraged and began
abusing her.
Baldwin at this juncture ordered Moore t.
cease his abuse or leave the house, whereupon
Moore drew q revolver and fired at Baldwin
twice. Both shots inflicted dangerous
wounds but Baldwin braced himself and
drawing a pistol began firing at Moore.
While the men were shooting at each other
Mrs. Bald win rushed between them, receiv-
ing three bullets in ner breast, dying soon
after. 1t is not known whether her husband
or brother killed her. Moore was finally
shot dead by Baldwin, and Baldwin is now
diving.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
The Poe Horror.

WILLIAMSBURG, KY, Nov. S0-There is a
great deal of argument pro and con on the
Poe mystery. Some claim murder, others
accidental burning. Mr.. A. j Cole, q mer-
chant of Barbourville, states that when the
little boy threatened to expose his inhuman
parents, the father took him out to lonely
spot to kill him, but man heard the child's
cry for help and went to his rescue. Worm
and his wife are under arrest, and Poe, the
father and husband, IS said to have gone
mad
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02

OGDEN, Utah, Dec. L. Charles Points,
alias Charles w. Bronson, noted thief, re-.
siding in Urbana, o., who has been very sue
cessful in his profession, and has kept out 81
the clutches of the law in many western
states for a number of years, has at last come
70 grief In this city. He was arrested by a
special officer of the Southern Pacific com
pany for robbing passenger on the train
between hers and Torrance He was con
victed, and yesterday received sentence Of
eight years in the territorial penitentiary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
Damage From a Bro ken Dam.

COLUMBIA, s. s., Dec. 1.-THE new dam
at tho Langley cotton mills, on the line of
the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta railroad,
gave way, and half a mile of the track of the
Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta road was
washed away, and the tracks Of the South
Tarollna railroad were badly damaged, Ii
i'll require a week to repair the damage
The accident is ascribed to violent shock OF
earthquake which was felt in that locality
last night. 1t is believed the shock caused the
foundation TO give away. The water IL now
inundAting all the adjacent county
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
Safe Blowers at Akron.

AKRON, O., Dec AT about midnight
last night burglars made partially success
full attempt to blow open the large safe OF
Cook Bros, commission merchants, Several
holes ere drilled near the combination lock,
powder was inserted and the door blown
open, About $50 in change was obtained.
The Innor safe, containing large amount Of
money, resisted all their efforts to open IL
Attempts were made to drill 1t but without
succSsa No clue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
A HEAVY ASSIGNMENT.
BhIploy. DoiSy q Co., OF Cincinnati, Fail
For Large Amount.

BhIpIoy. Doisy & Co., OF Cincinnati, Fall
For Large Amount.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1.-The great wholesale
dry goods house of Shipley, Doisy & Co.,
which for generation has hourished in Gin
einaH and whose name has been a synonym
for commercial sOlidity and integrity, has at
last closed its DOORS darkened its windows
and told its creditors that it is unable to pay
them. The firm hands over all of its belong
hgs to its creditors, reserving nothing and
irving no preferences The hen' y con-
corn. Murray Shipley, even g. NWn
property, making a se" mt.
Mr.. Samuel c. = '"-.. 9th
cases He il r.. 00,-
900 in the firm ,.a.4,nme... 900
In Mr.. Shipley's assrgnAenJ.
Mr. Morris Shipley was asked us to who
tho the principal creditors were.
"There are about 200 of them and they are
mostly in the east We have no statement
prepared as yet, and until then can not give
NRny names"
Just about month ago the firm was
obliged to ask for an exteDtion, owing to
difficult collections and very greatly in
creased expenses They had moved three
times in two years, paying for their present
location, at Fourth and Elm, $4,000 rent
per annum. Quite o number Of notes were
extended, the first falling due in two months.
Last night Mr.. Shipley stated there was no
possibility Of an assignment, although it is
now apparent the firm has been in a bad way
for quite whilo past.
About week ago, Mr.. Doisy stated that
emily $40, 900 remained not extended on mer-
chandise and one-fourth on the bank ac-
counts. He said business was going on very
nicely, and there was no doubt Of the firms
ability TO pull through, as they had $685., 900
surplus over liabilities, without counting this
year's profits Local dealers said they were
selling to the concern without hesitation. A
gentleman who knows about the firm says
that the liabilities will be about 5000 600 and
the assets $4,000
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
The Ohio Canals.

AKRON, o., Dec. l. Members of the
state board of public works arrived here
with their engineer with view to nstituting
suits for recovery Of state lands along the
canals occupied by private parties, one man
ufacturing company, it is said, having part
Of a new building on state property. 1t is
likely that the legislature will be asked for
an appropriation for complets survey Of
canal lands. the statement being made by a
state official that in many places private
parties have been encroaching on them for
years
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
Tie Hoar NaIlyond lIIll,

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-The annual re-
port of tho government directors of the
Union Pacific railway favors the Hoar bill
for the refunding Of tho roads indebtedness
to the government by semi-aunual payments,
but advise fixing the period for the final pay
ment at eighty years, instead of sixty years.
as in the bill. 1t recommends that in any
pew legislation the required payments shall
be in fixed sums regardless of the earnings
This will prevent the doctoring OF accounts
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
The ,Cnlnred onsatinn.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 1.-Mr. Henry
Watterson last evening addressed the Freed
mans Home society, which is a colored mems
cooperative society for the purchase and col
onization of western lands. Mr. Watterson
urged the coored people to look to education
and to country life for the betterment of
their condition, He thought they should not
seek city life They had made much pro.
gress, and would advance further still In
some states they would form majority Of
the citizens in twenty years hence The feel
ing between the races was becoming more
fraternal and there was no danger Of race
war ever occurring.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
Englana,s National Position.

BERLIN, Dec. 1-Maj. Otto Wachs, a
German military officer, is about to publish
brochure on England's position among the
nations of the world, with special reference
to her relations with Russia. The publica-
ton will be friendly criticism from mill
tary and political points of view. Maj.
Wachs' previous brochures on the channel
tunnel question and on the Egyptian cam
paign were well received in England
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
Presidential Appointments.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-The president to-
day made the following appointments: Ed
ward Cushing, to be collector of customs for
the district of Belfast, Me- Joseph E. Moore,
to be collector of customs for the district OF
Marlborough, Me. Philip w. Downes, to be
general appraiser Of merchandise for the port
6f Baltimore, Md; William M. Neale, Of
Franklin, Ind, to te agent for the Indians Of
Tinhi agency in Idaho.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 9O.-There is pros
pect Of a strike Of street car men in this city,
the trouble growing out of the discharge Of
a number of employers OF the City Railway
company for tavoring the new city ordinance
relative to licensing conductors and drivers.
The company opposes the ordinances, and
will carry the test case made up for that pur.
pose to the state supreme court,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
HOMICIDE AND ARSON.
A PennsylVanIR Town Excited Over the
Arrest Of q Well-Known Doctor.

Arrest OF q Well-KnOwn Doctor.
READING, Pa, Nov go. Reading was
thrown into fever Of excitement yesterday
by the arrest OF Frank Kernsr, we'll known
doctor, on the charge Of homicide and arson
Late Saturday afternoon fire started in the
uppor room of his house, and before it was
extinguished his wife was burned to death
At the coroner's inquest 1t was shown that
Mrs. Kerner was in excellent health, and that
a neighbor who called at the house few mo-
ments before the fire saw Mrs Keruer lying
on two chairs, apparently unconscious, with
her husband bending over her, and he re-
fused admittance to the visitor. A few min
utes later Kerner was seen rushing down the
strset saying be was going for a doctor for
his wife.
The jury decided that Mrs Kerner had
died from suffocaTion, and that her husband
had set fire to the building to cause her
death, and ordered Kerner's arrest. KerneT
had the property insured for its full value,
and burned it down TO realize the insurance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
NIaxwell,s Life Again ProIongsd.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. IAN extension of time
from January l to February has been
granted the attorneys for Brooks, alias Max
well, the murderer Of Preller and Chic
Chiuyck and Chic Coon, the Chinese mur-
derers, in which to prepare their transcript Of
the testimony for their appeal to the supreme
court The delay has been occasioned by che
iicknssS OF the stenographer, and the amount
Of testimony taken, these being tho longest
criminal trials ever held here
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
Gas m. sDrinpfield. Ohio.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Dec. 1.-The Gas Well
company, which has beer engaged for sew
eral weeks sinking we'll in the city stone
quarry, struck an abundance Of gas and oil
ilast evening. The discovery caused consid-
erable commotion In business circles. This
In tho second well In this city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02

New ORLEANS, Nov 3O-Fire was dis.
covered last night in the third compartment
of the steamship Berssford, loading with
cotton for Bremen. There are about 5000
bales of cotton on board the steamer, but
that in the other compartments was not dam.
aged. The extent of the damage will not be
known until the cargo is removed The yes
sell has sustained little or no damage.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
MAY snua the Anarnhi.t.-

CHICAGO, Nov 80. The arrest Of Henry
Jansen, for the attempted murder of his wife,
may result in the discovery of the man who
threw the bomb at the Haymarket meeting.
1t is alleged that Jansen tried to kill his wife
to prevent her telling the name of the bomb
thrower She is in critical condition, and
can only murmur a name which sounds much
like "Schnaubelt.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02

WALLIANcE, o., Dec 1 = John Crowl,
white, engaged in roofing a new building
for the Morgan Engineer company at this
place, lost bis footing and fell to the ground,
alighting on pile Of lumber and breaking
his leg and several ribs, and bad his NOS,
almost torn from his face 1t is thought no
. M an rarnVa-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
StiIla MvHterv,

SANDUsKY, O., Dec 1.-The coroner has
held post mortem upon the body Of Mrs.
Douglass, the dead actress, but refuses to di-
vulge the nature Of his suspicious. Her hus-
band says she WAS not in her right mind
Justice J. B. Keys says that Friday morning
a lady, supposed to be Mrs. Douglass, cana
to 500 him on business, hut he was out Shs
did not come back, and later the body was
found in the woods. Where she was during
the two weeks which interviewed between her
disappearance and the finding OF the bod y,
10 n m yskarv
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
Germnn socialIsts sem LlreI1.

BERLIN, Dec THE annual report on
the siege of Berlin has been presented to the
reichstag. 1t describes Socialist movement
among the workingmen as still lively and
tending more and more in an extreme direc-
ton, which gives it very provocative char
acter. Hamburg and Altona are the chief
centers of the movement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
ranuers' Strike Dsolar,d on.

SALEM, s. G., Nov, 8O.-The Knights Of
Labor at a meeting at the skating rink de-
clared of the tanners strike and advised the
men TO return to work. committee was
appointed to advise the manufacturers Of
their action. Most of the strikers places are
alraahY hllAd
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-02
TrIod to Kiss His Bookkeepor.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec 1.--James A.
Shaw, leading business man, was the de-
fendant in court to-day In an interesting
case The complainant was Miss Matte
Souddsr, his pretty bookkeeper, who charged
that be bad attempted to kiss her while she
was attending to his accounts. She resented
the liberty by throwing the lnkstand at his
head, spattering the ink over his face, after
which she left. Mr.. Shaw was fined.