The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-08-09

| explosion of gasoline stove this morn
ing, burned Mrs. Geo. Allen to death
Her husband is insane from grief.
PIERRE, Oak, Aug. 7.-ISpecial. +
Rev. Hanford, who married Chaska
and bride, had his hand cut off by a
moving machine yesterday, and bled
to death.
PITTsBURG, August 7.-TSpecial. /
The wages of table glass workers was
fixed today about the same as last wear
Ihe flint glass factories will resume on
Monday next.
LONDON, Aug. IA railroad coils.
ion occurred at Hampton Wick last
midnight. A freight train dashed into
an excursion train. There are six dead
and twenty-five wounded, many fatally
CHARLESTON, ILL.,, Aug. 6-The Hon
Charles ). Wiley, of this place. long an
active and prominent Republican, hats
written a letter declaring his intention
of voting for Cleveland and Thurman
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 7.-TSpe.
cial. This afternoon the House dis.
cussed Outhwait's resolution authoriZ.
ing Congress to make an appropriation
for the Ohio Centennial at Columbus
some appropriation will pass.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 7.-William Cole
one OF the best known and influential
residents of Moon township, has Topped
to Cleveland. Mr.. Cole has been a Re.
publican all his life, and in speaking to
a friend about his conversion said, he
had been fool too long.
PARIS, Aug. 6-Gen. Euder, a Com.
munist will be buried tomorrow
Trouble is feared, as his strikers will
make 1t the occasion for a big demon
stration. The parade is expected to
number twelve thousand. The civil
and military authorities are prepared.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., Aug. 5.-The EN-
ployes of the Youngstown carriage and
wagon works picnicked at Geauga
Lake yesterday. On their return home
last night a straw was taken on the
train which resulted as follows: Cleve.
land 70, Harrison As, Lockwood 1, Fisk
|. The Republican free trade bugaboo
can't scare intelligent workmen.
New YORK, Aug. Z. Especial. l.
Kilrain, the prize bruiser, is due to ar.
rive here August %, on the steamer
Eutraria. John L. Sullivan telegraphs
here from Nantucket that Ed. Stokes
will back him against Kilrain for from
$4,000 to $4,000. A fight is expected
Word comes that Sullivan has signed
the pledge, quit whisky and gone into
training.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Especial l.
The bill to give Mrs. Sheridan a pen
sion of $4,000 year calls to mind the
TACT that it is the only case in which
any widow, except widow of President.
has received an equal amount. Mrs.
Logan, Mrs. Hancock, Mrs. Blair, each
received $1,000 as the widows of major.
generals. On July 4, 1873, a pension of
$4,000 was given Mrs. Lincoln and in
creased to $1,000 February 2, 1882.
Mrs. Garfield, Grant, Polk and Tyler
each received the same.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 7-TSpec-
al.l-The burial OF the late Gen. Sher-
ldan will take place at the National
Cemetery, beside fifteen thousand I'm
len soldiers. His widow is opposed to
his body lying in state. Cardinal Glib
bons Will preach the funeral grafton
The Senate today passed the joint reso
luton allowing the various soldier or
ganizations, including the Loyal Le-
glon, Grand Army and Mexican Vet
erans to wear the badge at the funeral
furnished by the Grand Army here.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 6.-TSpe-
cial. while the congregation of the
colored Methodist church, at Req Bank,
Georgia, were engaged in service yes
terday morning, large piece of the
ceiling broke loose and fell down, kill
ing Annie Jolly and her baby in her
arms, and breaking the preachers back.
1t created great CONSERVATION among
the audience, fleeing in all directions
and shouting "the Devil owns that
church" The negroes say the church
must be torn down-will never enter
that church again.
New YORK, Aug, Especial. DE
spite the fact that yesterday was Sun
day, the day was faithfully put in by
those having the Blaine reception in
charge; in perfecting arrangements to
make the reception great success,
There is no Disgusting the fact that
Blalne's friends propose to make this
demonstration not so much to aid the
party as to eXalt Blaine, and to make
him the great central figure of the cam
paign. In consequence of this there
has been some bitterness engendered
among a certain class of Republicans
who do not like Blaine. This accounts
for the lukewarm feeling that has char
acterized the canvass during the past
week.
New YORK, Aug. Especial. THE
action of the United Labor party last
night at the Cooper Union, endorsing
Cleveland, is the sensation of the hour
in political circles. While it was known
that Henry George was in favor of this
action it was not predicted that the
United Labor party, as an organization,
would take such action. 1t is consid
cred significant, as indicating the drift
of the labor vote. At last evenings
meeting some two hundred prominent
labor leaders were present. Henry
George made powerful appeal last
night, also Louis +. Post. Resolutions
were passed indorsing the Democratic
platform and pledging the sup
port of the United Labor party to
and Thurman, thou in
State and local politics the T. La
Dor party will still act independently
The action is highly important. George |
polled 6S,410 votes when he ran for |
Mayor and 10000 in the State when |
candidate for Secretary of State, and he |