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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
OHIO LEADS THE WORLD.
One of Her Sons Wins the Cambridge
Enaland. Scholarship.

England, scholarship.
NEW YORK, March 21.-A special from
London has the following in regard to a
Hamilton, o., boy: Gordon Taylor Hughes,
of Ohio, son of the American consul at Bir-
mingham, after four days of severe compel.
tive examination in a class of fifty-two, on
Saturday was awarded Cambridge scholar.
ship valued at $4,000, one Of the greatest
prizes in English school life The cOmpeti.
tion was open to boys under nineteen of all
nations. The examination of young Hughes,
who is only seventeen, was conducted while
he was confined to his bed with illness, and
he was compelled to dictate his answers to a
stenographer. Upon learning the result,
Consul General Walker telegraphel to young
Hughes, congratuating him ON the honor he
had won as an American student, This is
the first instance Of an American winning an
English scholarship.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22

BR1DGEPoRT, W. Va, March @1.-A seri-
GUS and perhaps fatal shooting occurred a
few miles from here Monday. Tilgman
Carter was shot twice by his nephew,
about seventeen years of age, son Of Har-
rison Carter on account OF family
trouble. The wounds are of very danger
n,a nntilra
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
Saved By His Wife.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 21.-The sem
tence Of Charles Meyer, one Of the hog
thieves sentenced last week, of two years in
the peniteptiary has been set aside by Judge
Mack and the prisoner discharged. His
partner, johnson, who got the same SEN
tence, has been taken to the penitentiary.
Meyers luck was due to the appeal Of his
wife, who has several children and who is in
destitute circumstances. Meyer came here
from EOuntnin county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22

CHICAGO, March 21.-Chairman Conroe
returned to Kansas City last evening. Be-
fore starting out he was asked whether he
wished to right himself before the public by
making some statement, but he answered
that he didn't care snap Chief Arthur
was also asked whether he considered the ac-
ton of his subordinate in the nature of re-
bellion against his authority, but all the
chief would say was this; This thing is
settled now; we had better dropit"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
A BAD Gang.

GcHuMBUs Mo-, March 21.-[SpeCial.
The coroner's jury in the case Of
David Gordon, has completed its work
with verdict of willful murder by
VIM. and Jonathan Blalock. Constable
Gordon was assassinated by the accused
Friday night last The Gulf depot had
been broken open Thursday night and
he was watching the house where the
stolen goods were supposed to be Sc
creted The next day Miss Clara Bla-
lock, a teacher in one of the city
schools confessed to authorities that her
two brothers did the killing. They were
arrested and made full confession, of
their multitudinous crimes. They have
been connected for years with gang
of horse thieves which extends from
Kansas City to Arkansas, Texas and
Colorado. Their crimes include robbipg
the mails, blowing open safes, sand
bagging and murder. Fifteen arrests
have been made, and information has
been telegraphed that will lead to the
arrest of as many more. Miss Clara
graduated at the High School and was
a successful teacher, yet she was secre-
tary of the organized gang of horse
thieves, crooks and burglars.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
The Second One of the Year.

HASTINGS, Neb., March 2l.-The second
really severe wind and snow storm of the
year struck Hastings yesterday morning.
1t was a touch of a New York blizzard.
Sunday was almost a summer day in
warmth The snow is over foot deep and
Is drifted badly. Trains are all lost.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
The Knights Proposition.

PrrTsBuRG, March 21-The Knights of
Labor have presented a new proposition for
the resumption of work at the Edgar Thorn
son sheet works. The several thousand EN-
ployes are asked to accept reduction of 10
per cent, and their counter proposition Is
that they will agree to submit the matter tC
arbitration, on the conditions that the de
cision is to remain in effect either until July
l, or for year dating from April l. Th,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
An Awkward Blunder.

New YORK, March 21.-[Special. J.
The Barque Emblem arrived at Brook
lyn, yesterday, with the metallic casket
on board containing the body of cap
tain William J. Roberts. In taking
the casket ashore, the crew let it slip
and it fell overheard and sank. 1t will
be recovered.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
verdict Exnected To-day.

COLUMBUS, O., March 20.-[Special.l
Luther Latin Mills, the great Chicago
attorney, closed his argument for the
State in the tally sheet forgery cases
last evening, in an eloquent plea.
Judge Pugh Immediately charged the
jury, and they retired. They are still
out. A decision is expected this after
Nom
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
Got rs, 600 for Her Husbands Life.

CHICAGO March 2l-A verdict for $1,000
was recovered before Judge Anthony by
Mrs. Ellen Corners, administrators Of John
Corners, against the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
q Chicago RailwaJ company for the killing
of John Corners, who was her husband.
He and his son we're run down by train at
the Thirty-hfth street crossing in 1856. Both
were in a wagon and the boy met the same
fota as his father
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
George could Meets His Father.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 2l.-Georgs
Gould left here yesterday afternoon for st.
Augustine on a special train, to meet his
father, who landed there at lao p. m. from
his yacht. He hardly expected his father
till to-day, but as soon as he received tidings
of his landing there, he at once secured a
special train and went over. Mrs. Guild is
still confined to her room here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22

FRANKFORT, KY, March 2l.-James W.
Tate, who has held the Office of state treas
urer for twenty years, is found to be Si2O,OOO
short in his accounts He left here last Fri
day and is supposed to be in Mexica, He
was suspended by the governor this morning,
and a resolution has been introduced in the
legislature Offering $1,000 reward for his
capture
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22

COLUMBUS, o., March 2l.--The arguments
in the tally sheet cases closed and the case
was given to the jury. Late in the evening
one of the iurymen being indisposed they
were discharged until Z a. m The jury
about noon reported that it was unable to
agree The Judge ordered them to go back
to the Jury room for further consideration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
Probably q Canard.

CHICAGO, March 21.-[Special. IA
morning paper says that the much
sought after William b. Tascott was
seen in town lastnight by two hotel en-
ployes who formerly worked with him.
Their story is that they were walking
on North Clark street about 1880
o'clock when they suddenly came face
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22

T1FFIN, o., March 21.-[Special. J.
Louis Watcher, some time ago drew
pension of $1,000, and has not been
sober since. His wife applied for
divorce and today he went to her house
and shot her five times, fatally wound
ing her, and then attempted to, shoot
his daughter. He was jailed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22

LONDON, March 2l,--The Standard calls
Mr.. Ritchie's government BILL which was i'm
troduced-in tine house of commons last night,
a Revolutionary measure, and says that it
pays too little attention to the conservative
principles by which the governments policy
should be regulated The News, Post, Tele'
graph and Chronicle express general APP
proval of the measure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
ADeference of Opinion.

CHICAGO, March 21.-The painters strike
in this city has been inaugurated, but there
seems to be a wide difference of opinion re-
garding the number Of men who have gone
out. Members of the painters union de-
clare that 300 men quit work, while the
bosses say there were not more than 300. 1t
is thought that the strike will be short lived.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22

point In dispute heretofore has been that the
firm wanted an agreement dating from jan
uary for year, while the employees asked
that it be only for six months. They now
agree to the year clause, but want it dated
from April instead of January They do
not want to be thrown out of employment in
winter
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
No Appearances Of a Strike.

KANSAS CITY, March 21--The situation at
the Union depot presents no appearance of a
strike. The Santa Fe is getting all Of its
trains out on time, and tho accumulation Of
freight in the yards is being so greatly re-
duced that the officials Of that company will
be ready to receive all business by this even
i,nr
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
MORE STRIKING.
The Engineers and Firemen of the Santa
Fe Road Quit Work.


The Engineers and Firemen of the Santa
la Fe Road Quit Work.
CHICAGO. March Is. -Thirty-two hun
dred miles of railway were tied up this
afternoon in exactly ten Minutes by the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and Firemen. The entire main line OF
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Com
pany and all its branches were brought
to a standstill. A stretch of territory
from st. Paul on the north to FL sPasO'
on the south, practically the whole
breadth of the Bnited States, is now in
Volyed in the struggle that started be-
tween the Burlingtoh Company and its
employees. AT $50 p. m. today the gen
eral manager of the Santa Fe system
received at Topeka, Kan, an official
notice from the chairman of the grieY-
ance committee of the road stating that
the engineers and firemen would stop
work at o'clock p. M. When the ten
minutes elapsed the strike had taken
place. 1t occurred on what is called the
main line of the Santa fee which eX-
extends from Kansas City to Ell PasO
including all the branches, such as the
line to Denver but not the trunk lines
further west operated by the company,
In giving the notice no grievance Of any
character whatever were mentioneI,
This was, for the moment at least,
apparently inexplicable, for the agree
nent recently entered into between the
company and the men provides that
thirty days notice shall be given when
ever conference is wanted and be
fore the men have the right to with.
draw from the services of the cOh.-
pany. About five hundred men, in.
cluding both engineers and tirelnen
quit work. Their stOppage virtually
brought to a standstill probably not Tess
l'thans ten Thousand persons. %.
LHE STRIKE ORDERED.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 15.-This after
noon at exactly $3.50 O'clock, j. f. God
dard, general manager of the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, receiYeG
the following telegram at his office II
Topeka
fremen of the Santa II esAtem qui5 a
| 4 this afternoon. T. CoNROE.
To which. Mr.. Goddard TRANSMITTED
this reply: M T. ia#
TOPEKA, KAN, Marcn 10, 1000
To 7. CoNROE, Chairman Grievance
Committee, A., L. & s. +. Railway
Kansas City:-At $3.50 this afternoon
received your telegram notifying mi
that the engineers and firemen whom
you represent would quit at 4 O'clocl
today. AS we have faithfully KEEP
every written and verbal agreemen
made with your organization, you
action is a surpriseF and J. would b
glad to know on what grounds it i
taken; also do you intend that it shaI
cover passenger train service as well a
freights? j. +. GODDARD.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
Killed By a Kick from a Rorse.

MARION, o., March 2O.-[Special. l.
Jonas r. Rupp, a resident of this place,
and employed at the stables of Thomas
& Co., here, was kicked in the head yes
terday by horse and will die.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
Crushed to Death.

LIMA, O., March 21.-[Special.] John
Hughes was crushed to death Tuesday
by being caught under tree which he
was cutting, and which fell before he
could get out of the way,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
p0,,tinn 10 the canadian Parliament.

TORONTO March FLA largely signed
notition was presented parliament yesterday,
asking for the passage of Kirkpatrick's bill
70 allow American vessels to assist vessels
wrecked or disabled in Canadian waters con-
tiguous to thS United States, .- ..----.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
KENTUcKWs TREASURER.
He Disappears and Leaves His Accounts
500, 900 Short.

@lOO,OOO Short
LEXINGTON, KY, March 2li-There is great
excitement here over private dispatch re-
ceived from State Senator Afford, stating
that State Treasurer Tate has skipped out,
being 100000 short. ALI Frankfort, the
dispatch states, is wild with excitement.
Mr.. Tate has held the office of state treas
urer for twenty years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
EorI Roseberry,s MOTION rejected.

LONDON, March 21--In the house Of lords
Earl RoseberIy moved the appointment Of
committee to inquire into the constitution Of
the house OF lords with the view of amending
it, The motion was rejected by vote of ~
IN M
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22

DAYTON, March 20.-[Special. All
the engineers and fireman on the Day
ton, Fort Wayne and Chicago road
quit work this morning and concluded
to remain out until their money was
forthcoming.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
A Terrible Death.

OuIoAeo, March 10, Special. Mrs.
william Dalton, wife of a ragpicker,
was burned to death with her fve-year-
old daughter, in a tenement house ire
at No. f62 South Clark street, early this
morning. About dozen other per
sons. half of them negros, made their
escabe from the building in a semi
nude condition. A dissolute tailor,
who was elected by the agent of the
nremises for non-payment of rent, is
suspected of having set the place on
fire. e.e
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
A LITTLE BLIZZARD.
Wind and Snow storms Through the Rocky
Mountains.

DENVER, Col, March 3l.-A severe wind
and snow storm ragged throughout the Rocky
mountain region Sunday night. Four inches
Of snow fell and drifted so badly that the
passenger trains on the Continental
lines due here last night were abandoned.
The weather is now warm and the blockade
will probably he raised to-day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22

MARsHALLTowN, Ia, March, 20
Isnoeial. Acting upon the advice OF
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-09-21
Farm and Garden Notes.

. Wilted food is not good for cattle
Reject horse that is light below the
knees.
You can't make good butter out of
stale cream.
A cross COW in a herd will worry the
others and lessen the milk flow.
All animals should be trained by kind
ness to love- not fear their owners.
Do not be afraid of taking too much
pains in the manufacture of any dairy
product.
Removing crop after crop from the
land without returning something in its
place destroys the fertility.
Don't throw the tops from the potato
field into the pig pen if there has been
any Paris green used on the crop.
A recommended cure for garget is to
battle the udder in water as hot as the
hand can well bear; rub until dry and
apply vaseline.
Manure thrown out of a stable window
and allowed to accumulate against the
barn eats off paint and hastens decay of
siding and Of sill.
Go through the fields, pulling up the
larger weeds and cutting down with a
hoe those newly starting. Every such
stroke now makes the work easier next
year.
The greater the decomposition of milk
the more will the cream be affected, and
as consequence the more difficult will
it be to obtain nice quality of butter
from it.
Some use kerosene oil to rid the hi e
of ans This viii kill them, but should
be used very sparingly, as the bees dis
like it greatly, and it would probably
kill them as well if used carelessly.
A horse that is used to running away
should be put in the hands of a good
driver, be provided with strong strap
around the neck, and a stout rope halter,
and should never be left standing with
out being securely fastened.
After the sweet corn has been thor
oughly picked, there is nothing better
than the stalks or fodder for keeping up
the production of mich cows. Cut for
each days feeding the day before and
let it lie and wilt for twenty-four hours.
Cauliiowels and such vegetables
should be set GU: toward night or on a
dav when the sun does not shine, and
well soaked with water. This gives
them chance to CONS up through the
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-09-21
Durability Of Timber.

Timber varies exceedingly in It's power
of resisting decay, and the more resinous
the wood is the sooner it decays under
ground. Thus, pine and hemlock posts
will rot off in two years if made of green
timber, but will last four years if the
timber is seasoned, and will resist decay
for eight or ten years if we'll saturated
with hot lime and tamped with coarse
broken stone when set. Seasoned locust
and chestnut posts thus treated with
lime and tamped with stone have re-
manned sound for thirty or forty years,
but if the timber is green when set the
posts have rotted of in half this period.
The frequently appearing statement that
posts set in the ground top end down
ward are more durable than if set the
other way has also been disproved by
tests, as might be reasonably expected.
AS the matter of the durability of fence
posts is important to farmers-and it is
we'll proved that locust is the most dur
able Of all timber for that purpose, and
chestnut is next to 1.-THE planting of
groves of these trees for this use should
not be neglected. By and by it will be
easy to collect the seeds, and this should
be done in season.-NoO York Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-09-21

night and they will not wilt so badly
next day.
Packing the soil by rolling after SOW
ing seed is not beneficial. On the con-
trary the land IS injured in dry weather,
as crust forms over the seed and the
surface dries, thus checking the growth
of the young plants. Thorough harrow
ing after the sowing packs the soil sutfi-
GENTLY.
In wet time the sheep, especially the
fine wooded, should be closely examined
to see if they have any maggots in their
wool, Matched from the eggs of the blow
fly. These maggots can be killed by
shearing off the wool and washing the
skin with tobacco juice or carbolic acid
diluted ten times
Old hens may be, and should be fat
tened so as to be quite tender by proper
feeding now. They should be put in
yard by themselves and fed four times
day on coarse oatmeal boiled in milk so
as to make a thick stiff mush, and fed
when nearly cold. AS much as will be
eaten clean should be given.
Every weed that COWS near plant
takes from the soil the elements for its
support, and struggles for existence with
the plants for that purpose. In the dry sea-
son weeds will appropriate the moisture
that may be required for the desirable
plants. The best mode of withstanding
the effects of drought therefore, is clean
cultivation, whereby the grass and weeds
are prevented from injuring the crop
plants.
Everyone who knows how to make
good butter also knows that the age of
the cream has very much to do with the
buffers quality. This word age, how
ever, that writers are so fond of using, is
in fact a relative term. Cream may or
may not be old, according to its age.
If kept warm and dry, that is, in shallow
vessels, and allowed to be Influenced by
dry, warm atmosphere, then very lit
tie age will make it old. If, on the con-
trary, it has been kept sweet and cold
from the time it left the cow, the mere
matter of age does not cut such an i'm
portant figure.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-09-21
Remedy for Mango.

Mango is not disease in the common
sense of the term, but is caused either
by vegetable parasite or by an insect
which grows in the skin. There are
two kinds, but both are treated alike.
The treatment is as follows: The skin
is first washed with warm water and
carbOlic soap to soften it and open the
pores in which the parasites are i'm
bedded: it helps to rub the skin with a
corn cob or something rough to break
up the vesicles and remove the crusts
The parts are then dried and rubbed
thoroughly with an ointment made as
follows: Four parts of lard, one part of
sulphur, and one part of kerosene; few
drops of creosote are added, about
twenty drops to an ounce of tn mixture
This should be well worked into the
skin with a hard brush, and the applica-
ton should be repeated weekly for three
Or four weeks, so as to destroy any new
growth from eggs or spores. This
disease is contagious, and the stables
where NANCY animal has been kept
should be we'll white washed with lime.
Prairie Fd1maer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-09-21
FARM AND GARDEN.
Growing Glover.

The growing of clover is equal to
deep blowing, because its long roots
penetrate deeply in search of food for
the stems and leaves, which. if plowed
into the land will undergo decomposi-
ton and leave, near the surface, ele-
ments taken from the subsoil. It's leaves
take carbonic acid largely from the
atmosphere, and the blowing in of this
crop augments the carbon of the soil
very materially. which changes it's
color and gives it greater capacity to
absorb solar heat and to retain manures
and ammonia, whether resulting from
their decomposition or absorbed from
the atmosphere. -American Agricuturist.