The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

this question has never been decided
befort.
LIMA, o., Jan. 28.-Tspecial. dur
a quarrel this morning, Charles Davis
was probably fatally cut by a large
knife in the hands Of Charles Rooney
The latter has been arrested.
AKRON, o., Jan. 27.-[Special. IAN
ice cutter, named Fowler, fell 81 feet
from the top of an ice elevator north oi
the city. Both arms and legs were
broken and great hole torn in the alb,
domen. He died in a few hours.
SPRtNeFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 28.-[Special
Fire broke out this morning i'm The
large book binding and printing estab,
llshment Of H. W. Rokkor, and the en-
tire three stories were completely gutted
There was a large quantity of State
printing matter destroyed. The loss
will probably reach $35,OOO or $4,000,
1t was fully insured.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 26.-In the SEN
ate this morning Mr.. Stueve, at the re-
quest of the Knights of Labor of Gin
clnnatl, introduced very important
bill. 1t provides that any person secur.
ing labor of any kind, or professional
services under false pretenses shall be
arrested and if found guilty, when the
value of such services exceed $35, shall
be imprisoned in the penitentiary not
less than one year or more than three,
and If less than $35 shall be fined and
imprisoned in the county Jail.
Mr.. Morrison's bill providing for sup
plying the county officers of Cuyahoga
with stationery passed the Senate.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27.-SpeciaI. THE
jail authorities are alarmed lest Hugh
Brooks, alias Maxwell, should cheat the
gallows by committing suicide. The
physician who has attended Maxwell
for six months said "MaxWell has
been in jail now nearly three years and
every day has smoked from forty to
fifty cigarettes. He smokes a brand
that contains considerable amount of
morphine. His Turk like stolidity is
simply the result of continued NOR
phine poisoning, by which sensibilities
are gradually dulled and his brain rem
dered torpid. He is liable to drop dead
any time, and may easily have had
smuggled into him enough morphine to
end his life.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Jan. 27.-Special. |
West Liberty is all agog over the
misdeeds of Harry Msrkwith, son of
Rev. Markwith, of the Methodist
Church. Harry is but 10 years old but
has been a great exhorter in revival
meetings since the holidays. He prayed
and shouted with much vigor, but Just
in the midst of it all fell from
grace. He is charged with forging the
Lima Oil Co.'s name for $193 and
his fathers name to note for $l49
This money he got at the Spencerville
bank, the president knowing his father
well. Nothing had been heard from
Harry until last night, when his sweet
heart received letter dated Columbus,
saying he was going to Pittsburg Pas
tor Markwith is grieved beyond meas
ure over his sons conduct.
SANTA ANNA, CAL, Jan 27.-rSp
cial. &c. B. Hitchcock, a prominent
farmer, came to Santa Anna Monday
with his wife and acknowledged deed
to property to German named Ans
chlog. They returned home, but
not having been seen thereafter, the
neighbOrs grew suspicious of foul play
and instituted search. Their dead
bodies were found yesterday a long
| distance from the house of Hitchcock
and wife and were side by side in a
hole in the ground which had been COW
cred over with earth and straw. Hitch
cocks throat was cut from ear to ear,
and his wife's face split open with a
hatchet. 1t seemed evident that Ans
chlog had murdered them to regain the
money he had paid them for the land.
A lynChing party was at once organ.
lied, and started after the villain. Ans.
chlOg was soon captured and lynched
before the officers could interfere.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 26.-[Special. +
The people of Beardsley, a small town
some $50 miles west of st. Paul, are
getting desperate. On Tuesday a num-
ber of farmers drove into that place
| after fuel, and there being none, took
down the railroads fences and hauled
away several loads. Henry StOnebreak-
er, who just arrived from Beardsley
said: "Since Christmas we have not
seen a railroad train, but that is a
minor consideration. For a week
before L left there was not stick OF
wood, pound of coal or a drop OF
oil tn the whole region. BY uniting
several families in one and
keeping a single fire going
by twisted hay and straw we
have managed to exc out a precariOus
existence, but there have been three
deaths,from freezing. At Browns Valley
the situation is worse. There people
have been short of provisions for some
time, as we'll as without lights, but by
going into the Indian Reservation some
green fuel can be obtained. 1t is al
most impossible to stir abroad, as il
many places the snow drifts are IS feet
deep. | have seen some sad sights
within the past few weeks. At OnC
place there was woman with babt
but day old, and not sign of fire il
the house.