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The Washington critic., 1888-01-21
HE CHINESE MINISTER.

Chang Yen HoCa will
probably never know
of his fame. His
poetry is good, so they
say, and this minister
has a library of 30, 900
books. A thousand
volumes make a very
fair library, and i
doubt whether there
The Washington critic., 1888-01-21
Fnel at Summer Prioes.

The cheapest and cleanest fuel is Wash
ington Gas Company's Coke. Johnson
Brothers, sole agents,
The Washington critic., 1888-01-21
FOREIGN LEGATIONS.
Personal Gossip About Leading Dip.
lOmatS at Washington.
HOW THE COREANS LOOK.
The Chinese, Japanese and Other
Notable Ministers.

Inc OOreuu IeBhJlOH dtIeHucu JhelT
FIRST diplomatic dinner Thursday
night. They appeared in court cos
tune, and Chang Yen Hoon, the
Chinese Minister, was outshone by his
Corean cousin. These Coreans are
rare birds, and they eat with their
hats on. sat near them at dinner on
the night of their arrival, and each
almond-eyed, orange-hued noble had
his cue wrapped up on the top Of his
head and the whole covered with
a sugar-loaf hat, with brim as
broad as that of the Puritans.
This hat was much like that of
u college boys, in that il seemed
to rest just on the top Of the
head. 1t was as black as jet, and
seemed to be made of papier-mache
These Coreans travelled from San
Francisco to Washington in gowns of
purple silk, with white breeches, and
their shoes seemed to be sewed to
their pantaloons. They had num-
Der of servants with them, and looked
ragged and dusty, and they walked
swinging their arms, as though they
were still on shipboard and were bal
ancing themselves at every step. l
talked with the American secretary
of the legation, and he tells me that
both Minister and secretaries are full
of blue blood. The Minister himself
has been lord of province, and he
has big income from his rice farms,
which cover square leagues.
The Washington critic., 1888-01-21

CHANG YEN HooN.
are many public IL
braries, outside OF
the large elite s,
which can muster
10000. In 1870 all
the private libraries
of the United States
contained only 25,-
100000 volumes,
andIit is doubtful
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
The Danger Before Us,

We have already alluded to the i'm
portance of hOusekeepers paying more
attention to the kind of baking powder
used in leavening their bread. This is
u matter to which we cannot draw
attention too often, because it is some.
thing which involves the most serious
consequences to the general body of
mankind. Temperance apostles tell us
and there is ample foundation for
the statement-that there is disease,
both moral and physical, in the intoxi,
eating cup; and in the same way there
is disease, slow perhaps, but curtain, in
the lime and alum leavening agents
employed in many of the homes on this
continent
/ Nopunishment is too severe for those
manufacturers who place these poison
GUS alum and lime baking powders be-
fore the public, with the assurance that
they are pure and wholesome articles.
In the belief of the truth of such state
ments such baking powders are largely
used in the preparation of food, and in
this way the poisonous ingredients are
taken into the system without a sus-
piclon of their presence. BY and by
come spells of headache, distress in the
stomach, loss of appetite, a fluttering
of the heart; the child is seized with an
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
Dr. r, o. Flowers Great Work.

The many thousands of our readers
who have been benefited by the re-
markable skill of DR.. Flower will be
pleased to know that the Spectator
Publishing company, of Boston, Mass,
have lust issued beautiful new
pamphlet containing, among other
interesting matter, record of many
recent cures wrought by DIR. Flower on
prominent personages. These cures
are in many instances startling IN their
nature, having been performed after
the highest authorities and most learn
ed representatives of the old school of
practice had pronounced the fiat OF
doom, and declared them to be beyond
the limit of durable. So marvellous are
these strange stories of lives rescued
from the jaws of the grave, that, were
they not related by the individuals
themselves with their names and
addresses given, and in many instances
the parties being distinguished person
ages, who are noted and known far and
near, one would almost imagine he was
in,the midst of some oriental tale, with
the sweet fascination 0fithe miraculous,
and the mystery of the mystic hanging
DER him. 3g.
an ftion to the above, the pamph-
Rt CO bsEotN interesting article from
arecd SEMEe of the New Haven Reg
lister On ~. Flowers strange power of
diagnosing, where, by sympathetic in
tuition, he Is enabled to describe the ex
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29

apparently causeless cough. The coat
ing of the stomach is DESTROYED per-
haps; one of the vital organs is rem
dered almost useless; the kidnevs
are attacked with Bright's disease.
The health of the child is irrepar-
ably broken down: the adult becomes
a chronic invalid. These are doinps of
the modern cheap baking powders that
are composed of lime and alum, or
that contain sdlphuric of phosphate
acids.
In view of these facts surely all
housewives should exercise the care
that is, we know, now exercised by
some in the selection of proper brand
of baking powder. She who does not
do so, cannot free herself from the re-
sponsibility for health, perhaps life.
thereby endangered. No housewife
need be ignorant of the quality and
composition of the article which she
uses TO leaYen her bread biscuit and
cake. The official reports of the gov
ernment chemists, who are certainly
nnprejudiced, have been published and
snow the quality and strength of all
Gae DaKlng powders in the market.
Ihe Royal Baking Powder, which is
"SSNNPP".DSO oS ONCIJ udIlu, S reported.
absolutely free from lime, alum, phos-
phatlc acid, orany injurious Ingredient.
1t Is further stated by the most emf
nent authorities on food hygiene that
food leavened with it is more whole
some than when raised by any other.
method. Its use is therefore to be
commended. 1t is to be regretted that
no other baking powder, when there
are so many in the market, some of
which will find their way into use, is
free from all these substances. The
official analysts assure us, however,
that all except the Royal contain either
lime or alum. The housekeeper who
regards the health of her loved ones
should not only order the Royal, but
make personal examination to be sure
that no other brand is sent her in it's
place
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
CANTON, OHIO, THURSDAY. MARCH 29, 1888

sscruyles against travelling that day,
he remained in camp and
in the afternoon decided to attend
preaching in the Mount Carmel Church
which was close by. AS soon as he ap-
peared in the streets of the town, VIM.
Hopkins accosted him about the cut of
his coat and collar; others jeered at
hlm and Thomas escaped from the mob
into church, and soon forgot the Incl
dent. After services Thomas went out
and was Immediately struck by sharp
stones. He started to run, when both
VIM. and Joe Hopkins started in pur-
suit, throwing stones after him. After
Thomas had ran about quarter of a
mile he fell from exhaustion, when his
pursuers came up and finished their
bloody work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
MYsterious Shooting.

NEW YORK, March 27.-ISpecial. +
Nicholas Goldenkirch, a traveller for a
silk house of this city, was shot and
mcrtally wounded last night by Charles
W. Gretf, real estate dealer, at the res
idence of the latter, at No. Is Rodney
street, Williamsburgh. The shooting
is enveloped in mystery. 1t occurred
at 8 o'clock, and GoldenkirGh was
shot down while he was entering
the front door. From what was
learned it would seem that after he
entered the house he encountered
Green, who ordered him to leave.
Goldenkirch rushed at Green when
the latter drew revolver and fired the
fatal shot. DR.. Cornelius Olcott order
ed that the police be notified. An am
bulance was also summoned. and when
1t reached the house Golden
klrch was still unconscious.
The bullet entered the mans left
temple, and death was expected any
moment. Although the family refused
point blank to give any information,
it was learned that Emma Green.
a sister of the prisoner declared.
that she had been married to
Goldenkerch, which claim the latter re
pudlated. After the shooting she, re-
fused to have the injured man removed
to the hospital. She said he was her
husband, and she would stay with him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
Furnace Men Go On a strila.

YOUNGSTOWN. o., March 27.-TSpor
cial. The reduction in wages, at the
furnaces throughout the Mahoning
Valley went into effect yesterday. The
employees at the fornaces of the Brier
Hill Iron and Coal Company refused to
accept the reduction and quit work, and
today the furnaces were ordered banked
by Manager J. &. Butler. Today he
stated that last summer, when theques-
tion of paying every two weeks WAS ad-
lusted, an agreement was made that
when any. differences occurred two
weeks notice should h9 given by the
men before any action should be taken,
The company fulfilled its contract bv
giving the men two weeks notice of a
reduction in wages, while ths men quit
work without giving notice. The other
furnaces through the valley are work
ing at the reduced wages,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
GONE CRAZY.
New Y York Musician Suddenly Becomes
a Raving Maniac.

New YORK, March 28.-TSpecial. /
Julius Bernstein, one of the leading
violinists at the Cathedral, became vio-
lently insane yesterday afternoon dur
ing rehearsal of music for Easter SER
vices. He ceased playing, threw his
violin, a rare instrument he has played
on for thirteen years, on the floor and
jumped on it, smashing it into splinters.
Then he rushed from the church, dis
carding his coat as he ran, leaving the
choir and his fellow musicians stunned
with astonishment. lie stopped min
ute on his wild run through the misty
ram down Fifth avenue to take off
his shoes. He seemed to think
that demon was after him,
as he would frequently turn
his head aid looked fearfully over his
shoulder. A policeman abruptly ar
rested hin. in his flight on Forty Second
street. He refused to say anything to
the police in answer to questions put
to him, and there was nothing in his
pockets to indicate his identity. He
was sent to Bellevue hospital. Some
of Bernstein's friends, who were with
him in the Cathedral, told his brothers,
AuOlpl dlu CudIleS, Vi LIS ulSdpp6dT-
ance they called at the police headquar-
ters and learned his whereabouts
AdOlph is the leader of the Cotillion
band and Charles is also musician.
Mr.. Bernstein was once leader of the
orchestra of the Germania theater un-
der Adolph Neuendorff. When Neuen3
dortf gave up the theater Bernstein
went with Theodore Thomas. He lost
his place through his fOndness for
liquor. lie was engaged by Anton
Seidel, to play at the Metropolitan
Opera House and was discharged for
nearly spelling an opera by false play
ing due to over indulgence in beer.
His reputation became so bad that he
could barely earn living. He ceased
drinking about month ago and Father,
Lammel, who has charge of the Cathe-
dral choir, gave him employment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
AN AET1-PovHRrY 1ovE-FEAsT.
First Annual Meeting of the Society in
. Cooper Union.

Cooper Union.
New YORK, March q. Especial. l.
The large Hall of Cooper Union was
well filed last night, Notwithstanding
the rain: the majority of the assem-.
blage being women. The occasion was
the annual meeting of the Anti. Pov-
erty Society. DR.. McGlynn presided
and was applauded when he entered
when lte spoke, when he sat down, and
when he was reelected President OF
the Society. The meeting was love
feast, for the reason that no one but
loyal members of the Society was in
vited. DIR. McGlynn made speech
reviewing the work of the Society for
the past year, it's meetings in the Acad-
emy of Music and the assistance it rem
dered to the United Labor Party
through its big fair. He paid his at
tentlon to trusts, syndicates and pools:
denOuncing them as methods designed
to mOnopolize the bOunties of nature to
the disadvantage of the people. The
dissensions in the Society were lightly
alluded to. They existed of course,
and were to be expected in all organi-
cations. The doctor referred to Henry
George as a man who had first suggest
ed to him the idea of an Anti-Poverty
Society. Secretary Michael Clark in his
report, gave description of the work
the society was doing, and said it had
branches in all the principal cities in
the United States, England, New Zea-
land and Australia. He also read a re-
port of Treasurer Sylvester Malone
which showed that from February II
to March 25, this year, the receipts were
SI,984,11, against $1,77396 expenses.
John 5. Bealln offered q motion which
was adopted, that the society indorse a
call for a national convention of the
United Labor party, in Cincinnati, on
May 10. Then the Secretary read the
resignation of Henry George from the
Vice Presidency of the society, with
best wishes for its prosperity and use
fulness," which was Missed, and also.
read reply to Mr.. George from DR..
McGlynn, which was cheered. The
following officers were then reelected: ::
DR.. McGlynn, President; James Red
path, Vice President; Michael Clarke.
Secretary and Sylvester Malone, Treas
urer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
Lucy and Her Month.

New YORK, March 2S.-LSpecial. /
Mrs. Lucy E. Parsons, wife of the
anarchist who was hanged last Novem-
Der for participation in the Chicago
Haymarket disaster, was announced to.
lecture at Clarendon Hall last night.
Long before the hour set for her appear
ance the hall was crowded When she
appeared she was greeted with tremend-,
GUS applause from the vast audience.
Her lecture related to the Haymarket
riot and the trial of the anarchists. In
closing she said that it was very weak
government that had to defend Jail
with armed men, and that it would not
last long. While Mrs. Parsons was
speaking red and black flag floated
overhead. AT the instance Of Alder
man Bowling, the Board of Aldermen
yesterday passed an amendment to the
flag ordinance, taking away from the.
Mayor absolute power controlling the.
flags on the City Hall, and placing. the.
control of the flags in the majority Of
the Board of Aldermen. Mayor Hewitts
when he heard it, said that it would
save him good deal of trouble and
possibly some enemies, and he hoped
the aldermen would have a good time
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act condition of the internal organism
of any person, and describes his disease,
its rise, progress, and the attending
symptoms far more accurately than the
patient himself could give them, and
this without asking the patient ques-
tion. This power accounts, to very
great extent, for the doctors phenome-
nal success in treating his thousands of
patients, large per cent. of whom are
treated in their homes, hundreds and
thousands of miles from Boston.
There is also in this little book q
strlkingly fine picture of DR.. Flower,
and an eXcellently engraved view of
DIR. Flowers new Health Palace, now
rapidly approaching completion, in
Boston. 1t will be one of the features
of the Hub" a palace of beauty and
comfort All inyalids should not fail
to read this remarkable little work,
which will begsent free, postpaid, to
every reader Of this paper who sends
name and address to the Spectator Pub
fishing Company, Boston, Mass
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
A Bald-Knobber con1ioted.

/ An associated press dispatch of Sat
urday from Ozark, Mo- CONVEYS in
formation that John Matthews chief
of the mountain J Bald d-Knobbers, has
been convicted, before Judge M. g. Me-
Gregor of murder In the, first degree
afer a hotly contested trial. Matthews
was the recognized head of the BalF
Knobbers, and it was to break un j;ho
reign of this band that Matthew, Tae voe
arrested and tried. ""s
Judge M. G. McGregor, before whom
the case was tried, is a brother of the
editor of the DEMoGRAT,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
A SAD STORY REVIVED
Of the Annihilation of Arthur st.
Clair's Army.
Fort Recovery to Erect a Monument to
the Brave Dead, Who Fell Under
the Red Mans Tomahawk
--Other News.

FORT RECOVERY, o., March 2S.-
Especial, In September, 1891, Gen.
Arthur st. Clair, acting provisional
Governor of the Northwestern Terri
tory, at the head of about 1,5OO troops
marched against the Indians, on ac-
count of the many depredations com
mltted by them. The troops consisted
OF regulars and volunteers, mainly from
Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsylvania and
Maryland. On November third the
army encamped on the banks of the
Wabash river, about 80 miles north of
Cincinnati. The following morning at
daybreak they were attacked by the
Indians, and most of the little army
pcrished under the tomahaWk of the
Savages. The remnants of the force
retreated to Fort Jefferson, 80 miles dis
tant. Three years afterwards General
Wayne sent detachment of troops
through this country where they gath
cred the bleaching bones of more than
six hundred Of the slain, and buried
them in a trench and established the
Fort. This was named Fort Recovery.
In 1851 these bones were taken up and
reinterred in the cemetery of the town,
where they since remained without even
a aheadstone to mark Interesting place.
1t is now proposed to erect monument
to their memory and for that
purpose a monument association
has been formed at Fort Recovery,
with Captain j. S. RhOades as Presi,
dent. Congress has been memorialized
for an appropriation and citizens of
states named above have also been pc
titiOned to aid in the work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
Death of oantnin 1nooh Henton
L remain,
j. w. HECKERT

At his home, in Salem, yestesday,
Capt. Jacob Heaton, an old and well
known citizen of Columbiana co lnty,
with many friends in Stark. Captain
Heaton was for many years mer-
chant. AT the breaking out of
the civil war, he secured the
appointment Of Company of Subsis
tence with the rank of Captain. Stores
of the value of hundreds of thousands
passed through his hands, and to his
memory may it be published. without
a stain upon his integrity. Efforts
were frequently made by officers high
in rank, to influence him to depart
from a strict line of duty, but he was
not to be swerved. Funeral on Wed
nesday at Up. m.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
Mad Dog on the Rampage.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, March 81
Special. Some time ago dog belong
Ing to a man named Gault, showed
signs of rabies and was tied up. He
broke loose one night and went through
the country near Sand Creek biting
stock and other dogs, killing about
$1,000 worth of animals. He went to a
school house and bit several children,
then returned home and tried to bite
his master, who killed him. Several
dogs have gone mad from the effects of
the Gault dogs bite, and have caused a
big scare. The children bitten do not
show any signs of hydrophObia.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
An Awful Charge.

CLEVELAND, March 2S.-.TSpecial +
A young man named John Warner,
was served with a warrant this morn
ing charging him with entlcing little
Bessie Dyer into an clubhouse and at
tempting to commit an outrageous
assault, Warner was brought before
Police Court today, and the case was
continued until Friday, bail being fixed
at $1,000
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
Snppressing a Rebellion.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 26-
Especial. Several months ago the
County Commissioners of this county
passed an order prohibiting the whip
ping of any convict, except upon order
Of the County Engineer and Warden,
and in their presence. Ever since. con
yicts have been so defiant of authority
that the road contractors, to whom they
are leased, could hardly get enough
work out of them to pay expenses. A
squad of twenty men. working some
forty miles from this city, have been
especially troublesome. Saturday
morning they announced that they had
decided not to work any more. The
contractor came to town and got two
deputy sheritfs, who were directed by
Probate Judge Porter and Sheriff
Trass to suppress the mutiny one way
or another, and put the men back to
work. When the officers arrived the
cOnvicts retired into their shanty saying
that whoever interfered with them
would do so at his peril. The deputies
summoning posse of citizens, tore a
board off from the size of the house
and fired in among the rebels. Archie
Stokes, cOlored, thereupon ran out with
a pick in his hand and made at one of
them but was met with a volley of
pistol balls and gunshots, which killed
him Immediately. Henry Allen, an
other negro, was slightly wounded by
one of the first Shots The Coroner's
jury returned a verdict that the shoot
ing was done in the performance of
duty,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
COLUMBUS.
The Senate Bribery Committee to Meet
With Closed Doors.

COLUMBUS, March 81. Special. i
The Senate investigating committee
met in the clerks office last evening
and organized by electing Senator
Adams clerk. Mr.. Townsend is chair
man by appointment. The committee
was in session about half an hour, the
entire time being consumed, after the
organization, in talking over plans for
conducting the investigation. 1t was
decided that the first meeting shall be
held at 2 o'clock Ethis afternoon;
that all sessions shall be executive
ana that nothing shall be given out
concerning the action of the Committee
until the report is submitted to the
Senate. The State Senate is Republi-
can, but ill feeling exists, growing out
OF the organization. Senator Alexan-
der charged Senators Carlisle, Lindsay
and Dorr with having solicited bribes
of 81 900 each from Armour & Co. of
Chicago, to vote against a bill to ex
clude Chicago dressed meat in Ohio
The accused Senators say the charge is
false. They threaten to retaliate nv
preterrlng charges against Alexander
in certain financial transactions and
recent Iob6iug legislation. All this
may furnish sensation. Alexander
is OF Akron, and A.. L. ConQer. mem.
Der of the Republican National Com
mlttee' Will turDisq facts against him.
% A d p. E.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
DEAR MR.. BLIZZARD.
Do Let Up On Your Little occa
sional Picnics,
For Your Friends are Growing Very
Very Weary-Another Fearful Snow
storm in the Northwest-Death of
William Dorsheimer.

DULUTH, Mimi, March 7.-TSpeeial I
Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota
is experiencing another severe storm.
Over a foot and half of snow has
fallen and is drifting badly. The st.
Paul q Duluth is the only road that
has managed to get trains through on
time. All others being from five to
thirty hours late. Sundays Western
Express, on the Northern Pacific, left
here last night, being 80 hours behind
time. The storm commenced at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon and has been
raging ever since. Street cars ran with
extreme difficulty and outside work is
generally suspended. E7 'f