The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-18

story frame house, No, 100 Huntington
street. Several people went into the
house and flnnd IL dense with am ka,
which was coming from a burning brd
In u room 10 tha left. Upon closer OK
animation they found the body II an old
man, Mr.. II Hager, lying upon lhe Il or
OF the sitting room, WeltfTing In q poo
OF blood. II was discovered that suicide
by shooting had been committed. A
terrible hole gaped In HagGr'a breast,
an inch 10 the left OF his left nipple.
The blood gushed from II and soaked his
white shirt and clothing. The bullet
passed clear through thu body and blood
was lowing prof sally from biz back,
under the rlght ribs. On the
floor beside Haqer lay 42.caliber
Navy revolver over foot lOng. Two
chambers were empty, II In supposed
that Hager shot himself Ia the little
bed room, and that the are from the
weapon Sat the bed clothes ablFZa. The
room was all ~ me when help arrived.
Hager has lived In the city several years
lie was an old piano mtkNf by trade. He
leaves three daughters aud one son, All
the family were away ut the time OF the
suicide. Tue coroner IN investigating
the case this afteEnoon,
LOOKS SUSPICIOUS.
CLEVELAND, March ia dispatch re-.
90 we'd here by the 70 edo House OF Raf-
uga investigating Committee ~ o'clock
lhls afternoon, tagy lire bIoke out IN tle
Toledo House OF Correction NJ bCfO Q
Uo)n To-day, The entire Are department
WAa summoned, aud IN now playing on
The burning buildings, fhe wind f.
blowing strongly. Tue afe is burning
u rcely and spreading rapidly There
y out litlle hope of saving any part Of
the entire Institution,
GRAIN ELEVATOR DESTROYED,
ALLIANCE o., March l3 The largo
g'ain elevator ~ K-neinRtOn, "A station
on the Q N Z, railroad about twenty
miles from here IN COlumbRna county,
waa burned TO the ground at an early
hour THIS morning together with u large
quantity Of grain which WAS stored ia II,
lhe loas Ia about 10000, on whicn Is IN
Insurance. Il $1,000,
FAILURE TO MOVE TRAINS.
sT LOUIS, March IA freight train
quietly made up IN this city 10 day
started In the dir elton Of CafOudRlet
on the Icon Mountain road, with tho on
gine under a full head II steam, and
plasld through that city nt express
tGain speed, Thil action by the railway
company seemed 10 thk} the strikers uu
aWerea, for no opposition WAS offered a.
any point untll tho trlll reached Do
SOTO, Mo, where a delegation OF knights
boarded the tfair, sldelTacked ~, ana
alterward "kllleG" the engine, No Oppl
9ition was offered by the crew To The ac
tion OF the knights ana no conf ct oe,
CURED, A second attempt TO send Out q
train was made, but the atTikera pre-
vailed upon the engineer TO desert his
cab.
WILL M sIFTED DOWN,
CLEVELAND, o, March l2 Powerful
Influence IL being brought 10 bear upon
the Legislative Committee on the Tote
DO House OF Refuge Investigation TO In.
duce them IN adjourn 10 Toledo aud get
away from tho damaging evidence,
pouring In here. The Assistant Scr
geant'at Arms overheard "A conversation
between one Of the Refuge directors
and Chairman Barrett NJ the Forest
City House, last night, The director
said: "The manner IN which the In
yeatigatlon IL being conducted 10 caua.
Ing great expense 10 the State. The
other side VIII not pay any beta, ana
they are bringing witnesses from all
parts OF the Safe, think you ought 10
cut them oil short to-day ana stop the
transportation Of any more witnesses"
Chairman Barrett did not pay any NJ
tentiOn TO the pleadinEs VI The director
hut announced that the Investigation
would b' continued uutll an Of the facts
cor carning ho mana mont # thp In
sttu,lon had been thoroughly yenlilat'
el before The Committee.