The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19

Harris, one of the best-known newspa-
per men in the northwest, has eloped TO
South America with Mrs. E. j. Freder-
lex, a lady typewriter for the Mime
sofa Abstract Company. Harris leaves
a wife and two children.
WOOSTER, July 13.-Philip Wells, of
Allegheny, was drowned last night IN
Long Lake, Is miles west of here.
Wells arrived at the lake on Monday
with a camping party. He was out In
a boat alone last night. The upturned
boat and his hat were found soon after.
LONDON, July 12-The Pail Mall Ga
zette, recognized as authority, says the
Empress Augusta is virtually under ar
rest. That the palace of Freldriches-
kron, where she remains, is all but i'll
name a prison. The announcement
creates the greatest excitement in Eng
land.
CROFT, Ky, July 13.-[Special. This
town is greatly excited over the horse
whipping given by Mrs. Thomas, wife
of the Baptist minister, to West, the
Methodist pastor. The whipping was
for alledged slanderous remarks and
the excitement in the two congregations
is intense.
AKRON, July, 13.-Employes of the
| Baker Il McMillen enamellng works
went out yesterday because their fore
man was discharged and an obnoxious
foreman put IN his place. The firm re-
fuse to remove the foreman, and other
men are in the places OF most OF the
strikers.
CHICAGO, July IA. Especial j.
Bowles, one of the arrested parties i'll
the Burlington dynamite cases, is max
ing a full confession today. Golding,
another one, announced in court this
morning his desire to do So. Develop
ments of a most sensational character
are looked for.
AKRON. O., July 11.-This city today
voted on the question of admitting a
fuel gas company for light and heating
purposes and carried it almost unani-
mously. A committee has already
been organized with 100000 capital
stock and a full gas plant will be estab-
,ished as 500 as possible.
FRENCHBURG, KY, July 12.-[Spe-
cial. has just reached here from
Red River, Wolfe county, sixty miles
distant, that Sunday night, in a fit of
jealousy, Henry Pike killed his sweet
heart. Mira Hoskins, and a supposed
rival named Eyerhard. Then he shot
himself dead with a six shooter.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The resigna-
ton of George V. N. Lothrop, Minister
to Russia, is on account Of i'll health.
Mr.. Lothrop could not stand the severe
climate in the winter. He has several
times thought of resigning and going
back to Detroit. 1t is reported that an
other Michigan man will be appointed.
NEW YORK, July 14.-[Special. IA
committee is investigating the moral
and financial condition of Indians in the
western part of this State. They find a
startling condition of Paganism and Ii
centiousness. Their report is liable to
create a great sensation that such a
condition of race degradation exists in
the Empire State.
New YORK, July 14.-[Special. j
There is deep trouble between commits
sion merchants who handle the bulk OF
the Southern watermelon trade and GER
tain transportation lines who have
ruled to call each twenty thousand
pounds a car load. This adds sixty dol
lars a car on an average to each freight
bill: accordingly the South has been
informally notified to send no more
melons by the Objectionable lines, and
Fifth Avenue bellies are liable to lose
their water melons.
LONDON, July 12.-The report of the
German physicians on the death of the
late German Emperor Frederick, causes
indescribable excitement here in court
circles. The feeling against the En-
glish physician is bitter i'll the extreme.
Bismarck states that for practical rea
sons the quarrel between Queen
Nathalie and King Milan should cease.
He advises the Queen to seend the son
the Crown ~Prince-back to Belgrade,
but she positively refuses. There is
rsat sympathy being aroused here for
the Queen.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-[Special. l.
Political activity here is greater than
for years. Both parties have gone to
work in dead earnest, although the
Congressional committee of neither
party is yet organized. There is a
great deal of betting, the odds being 6
to 4 and 2 to 1, generally on Cleveland.
The Republican managers will make a
desperate effort to carry a majority of
the next Congress. The money con-
tributed by those interested in protect
ed industries will be largely used to
carry close Congressional districts. A
party of influential Democrats had a
conference with President Cleveland
last evening. He told them he had
no doubt of his reelection, but told
them to look out for gains in Congress.
The Republican Congressional Com
mittee will have ample funds to use in
all doubtful Congressional districts.
NEW YORK, July 14.-[Special FLOR
some days past there has been efforts
on the part of a number of alleged
Democratic papers like the New York
Sun. to injure the party by printing in
terviews with certain disgruntled Dem.
ocrats whose influence with the party
has long since departed. One of these
told of a revolution in the Mohawk
Valley which was to sweep the State
into the Republican ranks. A number
of gentlemen connected with the Kings
county Democracy have just finished
a quiet investigation which, though
hasty. is reliable and embraces the bulk
Of the State. They found that in mos
of the manufacturing districts the
workingmen are being driven into
"Protection Clubs" by their employer
and great ados made over this fact, but
it was ~ascertained that many of thest
men will vote from vest pockets ant
for Cleveland, though compelled BY
capital to shout for protection. In th'
farming counties it WA found that thC
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