The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-23

MARQUETTE, Mich, FEB. 10
Especial. Reports coming in today and
corrected figures have reduced Sey-
mour's majority to less than 100 and
the final count may defeat him.
WICHITA, Kan, Feb. 16.-ISpecial. r
Fresh ejectmends from Oklahoma
have taken place at the hands of com
pany Of colored troops, who are said to
have handled the settlers in anything
but gentlemanly manner.
WARREN, o., Feb. Especial. J.
John A. Fuller, grocer, made an
assignment today to John j. Sullivan.
Liabilities close to $4,000 with assets
amounting to 1000. j.. Briggs, of
Cleveland, and two Philadelphia houses
are the principal creditors.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., Feb. 16-ISpecial.l
The jury in the case of Ebenezer
Stanyard, charged with the murder of
Alice Hancox, returned verdict of
guilty last evening after four hours
deliberatiOn. Stanyard's fate is now
sealed. He received the verdict with
surprising Indifference.
XENIA, ILL, Feb. 16-TSpecial. I
Lee Furth, the Wayne county murder
er, who cut his wife's throat on the
public road Monday and for whom
posse has been searching ever since
with the determination to lynch him,
was found dead in a barn not far from
the scene of the murder last evening.
He had cut his throat with the same
razor he had used on his wife.
GALENA, ILL.,, Feb. 16.-[Special. IA
freight train westward bound on the
Chicago, st. Paul & Kansas City road
broke through a bridge near here yes
terday. Six loaded cars plunged into
the creek and we're smashed into kind
ling wood. Brakeman Barney Don
nelly was killed. All the rest of the
train men escaped uninjured. The
bridge was new one, completed but a
few weeks ago.
SPRINGFIELD, o.. Feb. 10 Especial !
William p. Haines died yesterday
under very suspicious circum-
stances, and today Jarrett Brooks
was arrested on charge Of poisoning
him. Brooks is negro and has for
years been unduly intimate with Mrs.
Haines, good looking white woman,
and it is alleged they resorted to poison
to rid the woman of her husband. The
woman has not yet been arrested
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-TSpecial. The
Turf, Field and Farm says: "A gen
tleman who has backed Rowell in near
ly all his races has left $1,000 at this
office to match any English pedestrian
against Albert. The backer of Rowell
prefers to have the match decided in
England and he is willing to throw it
open to all first class pedestrians who
are able and willing to put up stakes of
$1,000 each. If Albert objects to Eng
land the race will be made in America.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 16.-[Special. THE
Senate, this morning, passed the Griffin
bill authorizing judges of elections to
reject votes if they are satisfied it is
not entitled to acceptance even after
the voter has taken the oath. On
motion of Mr. Townsend it was recon
sidered. 1t is now unlawful for any
person to sell or give away any liquors
within four miles of place where an
encampment of the Grand Army or
Sons of Veterans is being held, except
by persons regularly engaged in the
business. This bill passed the Senate
today,
MEADvILLE, Pa, Feb. 17.-[Special.]
About o'clock this morning a nat
ural gas explosion completely wrecked
the fine farm house, just east of the
city, occupied by Joseph Franklin.
The gas had been shut off for months
at the main, 200 feet from the house,
and the suppositior is that freezing
caused a leak at the connection, thus |
permitting the gas to fill the cellar,
Mrs. Franklin went into the cellar
with lamp in her hand, when an eX-
plosion occurred, blowing both sides of |
the house completely out and leavino.
the ends standing supporting the roos
Mrs. Franklin was thrown GO feet and
badly bruised and burned. A young
child, sick in bed, was thrown 80 out
into snow drift and badly bruised.