The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-08-09
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.
Candidate Morton Resigns His
Canadian Pacific Dictatorship.
The "Uncrowned Prince" Has Not
Yet Arrived,
But as Indicated by Our Suggestive
Cartoon.
The G.. o. P. Anxiously and Sadly
Awaits His Coming,
Appropriation to Investigate Manufac-
turing Trusts--Texas Cattle Fever
in Illinois.


| Bismarck is completely satisfied with
the meeting of the Emperor and Gar.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 8.-[Special.l l.
Lightning this morning, struck the
residence of VIM. Graves in the sub
urbs. House was demolished, and
Graves and wife instantly killed.
BROOKLYN, Aug. 8.-[Special. IA
week ago ThOs. Mahan, of Rockaway
Beach, gouged out his wife's eyes. The
woman will die, and the people threaten
lynching if she does
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-[Special. +
Congressman Cultivate made an at
tempt this morning to have Columbus
| Exposition bill taken up as unfinished
business, but without avail.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 8.-[Special. l.
The Republican State convention is the
largest ever held here. No hall big
enough. Chicago platform reaf1irmed
and declares for local option.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Especial l.
The committee on manufacturers was
this morning allowed fifty thousand
dollars to investigate the various man
uldSOuIllS UluoIo LII InO COunIIy'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-[Special l.
The Senate, on motion of Senator Sher-
man, ordered one hundred thousand
copies of the present tariff schedule
and comparisons of it with the Mills
Bill.
LONDON, Aug. 8.-Authorities deny
that the man who jumped from the
Hungerford bridge and was drowned,
was Larry Donovan the New York
bridge jumper. They say it was an un-
unknown suicide.
SANDY Hook, N. Y, Aug. 8.-TSpe-
cial. The steamship City of New York,
with James G. Blaine and family
aboard, has not yet been sighted. She is
not expected-before late this evening,
and will probably not reach port until
tomorrow.
PARIS, Aug. 8.-The funeral of Gen
eral Edos occurred to-day. A multi
tude of communists were in line. The
strikers interfered A battle was
fought, in which police took hand,
and reVolyers were freely used. Many
were wounded and several killed.
New YORK, Aug. Especial. i
Robert Garrett's condition is unchang-
ed 1t became known this morning
that the immediate cause of his present
weakness is a desperate attemgt to
commit suicide last Sunday night, by
jumping from window at his hOtef.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. S.-TSpeciall l.
City Auditor Athey made the state
ment before the Board of Revision
yesterday afternoon, that there existed
a deficiency of $4,000 between the
accounts and the cash on hand, of the
city. No facts can be obtained as to
the period of existence of the shortage,
but an investigation is now in progress.
PARIS, Aug. 8.-Strikes are multiply
ing here and outside. The government
is seriously disturbed. President Car
not is ayerse to using troops. The
strikers were very violent last night.
Two cafes were plundered and sacked.
Trouble at Amiens continues and the
city is practically in a state of seige.
The strikers threaten to burn factories
and do other damage. Trouble is fear
ed at Lyons also.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ESPECIAL. +
Congressman Martin, of Texas, who
has just been unanimously renominat-
ed, says "the newspapers did it; that his
constituents reasoned that man to
whom newspapers would give as much
attention as they did to him must be
great man, and therefore renominated
him by acclamation.' He is banquet
ting his friends tonight, and Republi-
cans and Democrats alike seem glad
that his return is assured.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 9.-There
was so little opposition to the Demo
cratic State and county tickets that
there was little effort to secure news.
The Republicans did not have county
ticket in half dozen counties, and
there were very few Independent tick
cts. The local contests were between
Democrats. The Legislature is over
whelmingly Democratic in both branch
es, while Governor Seay and the Dem
ocrats carry nearly every county in the
State by considerable majorities.
CINCINNATI, Aug. Especial. IA
frightful tragedy occurred early this
morning at the famous Rookwood pot
terry, Eastern avenue. An employee
named VIM. Ackland, who is slightly
demented, quarreled with James Frey
er, the engineer, and drawing a revolv-
er, which he carried in his pocket, shot
him. Whereupon, Joseph Bailey the
foreman, rushed to Freyer's assistance
and rescue, and Ackland leveled his
revolver at Baily shooting him also.
thereafter Ackland
placed the revolver to his own head and
pulling the trigger put a bullet through
his brain. All three died almost i'm
after the shooting.
MONTREAL, Can, Aug. 7.-Special
considerable surprised was manifest
ed here today at the meeting of the di
rectors of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Co.. on account of the resignation as a |
of the board, of Levi p. Nor
ton, Republican candidate for Vice |
President of the United States. Mr..
Morton has large interests in the road,
md it was after quite a struggle that
ne was elected to a place in the board.
1t is thought his resignation was
by possible unfavorable eff
iects upon the campaign, it being un-
lerstood that Mr., Morton's English