The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-21
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The treasury report shows a most start
ling falling off of wheat expectation.
NEW YORK, June 14.ASpecial +
Thirty thousand people attended open
ing day of the COney Island Jockey
club races today.
NORWICH, Conn, June 14.LSpecial.l
Old Time Williams, known through
out the east as the Lebanon Hermit,
was stung to death by bees.
PITTsBURGH, June l4.-[Special. /
The Western Iron Association today
refused to pay the scale demanded, and
a big strike seems inevitable.
O'DELL, Ills, June 14.-Special IA
cyclone struck the circus tent of Shell
by's circus here today, upsetting the
tent and creating a great panic, in
which fifteen persons were injured.
URBBNA, o., June 14.1Special. +
Yesterday Benny Bates shot himself
dead with a bull dog revolver, because
a young lady he was in love with sour
ed on him.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 14.-The body
of Colonel Kuahnesky, a prominent
officer, has been found in a back street
at Verneve. He was assassinated by
Nihilists.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-TSpecial. /
The House this morning refused to
strike out the tin plate paragraph in
the Mills tariff bill. Sam Randall voted
with the Republicans.
HALIFAX, N. S., June 14,-[Special.l
Forest fires destroyed the village of
East Rawson yesterday. Three per-
families were burned out and are home
less.
New YORK, June 14.-[Special.E
Referee Davenport decides that Col
onel Fellows owes the Gessheidt Heirs
seven thousand dollars. Extreme meas
ures will be adopted unless Fellows
pays over.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., June 14.-Rich.
ard E. Oglesby today received
$500 to settle his case against the
Pennsylvania railroad company. Og-
lesby was employed by the company as
a brakeman.
New YORK, June IA. Especial. 49, A
movement has been started here which
now promises to assume a good deal of
force, to nominate William NJ. Evarts
for President, and to send a big delega-
ton to Chicago in his interest.
CARTHAGE, Ills, June l5.-[Special.
On Wednesday night John Lowry
murdered his wife and hired man and
fled. Last night he returned and com
mitted suicide. He left note saying
wife and hired mar guilty illicit love.
GAINESVILLE, June 16.1Special. l.
There was a gasoline explosion in
Bailey Bros drug warehouse this morn.
ing that shook up the whole town and
caused great excitement. Four men
were fatally wounded. Cause un-
known.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June IA
Especial. IA very slick, smart negro at
Siddy, near here, is creating a great
deal of excitement among the colored
population, by claiming to be Jesus
Christ. He is claiming to heal the sick,
and do miracles.
FNDLAY, o., June 14.-The quid
nuncs are much excited here over the
departure of Andrew Cramer with a fast
woman and $1,000 in money, leaving a
staid and sober going old wife at home.
Cramer is 60 years old, and until caught
in the tolls of this siren was considered
a good man.
SHERMAN, Texas, June 14.-[Special.
Gov. Guy, of the Indian territory,
has summoned all able bodied men to
the Capital to enforce the cattle tax
against nonresident cattle owners, who
are thousands strong, with cowboys
armed at ArdmOre and Oberbrook. A
battle seems inevitable.
WASHINGTON, June 14.1Special.l-
The special train, carrying the newspa-
per gang to Chicago, left this morning
over the Pennsylvania road. Trains
will leave here on Friday and Saturday
conveying the delegations from North
and South Carolina, the rival delega-
can National League. A large num-
Der of Senators and members of the
House will leave on Saturday for Chi
cagO.
New YORK, June 16.-lSpecial. l.
There was a terrific storm raging here
last night that approached the fury Of
a cyclone in some portions of Long
Island. A vast amount of damage has
been done, and ten lives are reported
lost. All telegraphic communication is
badly crippled. Staten Island has suf-
fered worst. Two boats were upset in
Long Island Sound. Buffalo Bills
show was wrecked. The rain fell in
torrents, and many railroad washouts
are reported.
WOOSTER, o., June ia ten-round
fight for a $50 purse between Joe Gal
laher, of Smithville, and George Heath
man, of Akron, in the Academy of Mu-
sic last night was stopped by the police
in the fifth round. Four ounce gloves
were used and Gallaher caught a corker
on the nose, drawing blood and leading
the police to think something serious
would result. Kimball Caring, of
Massillon was referee and declared the
fight a draw. Heathman had the best
Of the fight when the police interfered.
If Gallagher declines to fight Heatham,
Fred. Yingling, of this city, agrees to
fight the Akron man for 800. A large
number of sports from Akron, Canton
and other points were present and were
disappointed because the fight was
stopped.
CHICAGO, June 15.-[Special. 1.-The
best obtainable estimate of the situa-
tion here this morning is that Sherman
has the most strength, and is decidedly
in the lead of any other candidate, and
that Alger, of Michigan, is second in
strength. The Alger movement is sur
prising everybody. He is nov counted
a strong factor in all estimates on the
relative force of the candidates. Mrs.
General Logan is here working for him
with a will, and has made some cor
verts among the soldier delegates. The