The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-05-31
Small Specials.


RICHMOND, Va, May 25.-[Special. +
The municipal election here yester-
day passed off very quietly. The Dem
Ocrats had it all their own way, there
being no regularly organized OPP
position.
CLEVELAND, o. May 24.-[Special. -
William Mcfarland, the blood thirsty
laborer who shot his wife, his child and
himself late yesterday afternoon, is still
alive this morning and will probably
live until justice is melted out to him
by the hands of man.
COLUMBUS. Neb., May 25.-TSpecial.
Albert Kumpkee, the old farmer who
murdered his wife a few weeks ago by
beating her brains out with a club, was
found hanging dead in his cell yester-
day. He had used his suspenders and
handkerchief for a moose. He left a
letter saying he wished to save the
county further expense on his account,
and asking to be buried beside his wife.
PETERsBURGH, Va, May 25.-lSpe-
cial. l-After a quiet but earnest con-
test the Democrats yesterday elected
the entire city ticket headed by Hon.
Charles f. Collier for mayor by 80 ma
jOrity and eight out of twelve council
men chosen for four years. Thus the
entire municipal government passes
into the hands of the Democrats for
the first time in eight years. There is
great rejoicing among the Democrats.
DELPHI, Ind, May 25.-[Special.l-
Three prisoners in the Monticello Jail,
Ed. Chamberlain, Albert Benson
and Robert CatlersOn, assaulted
sheriff Joseph Henderson and escaped
last night. The sheriff went into the
corridor to lock the prisoners in their
cells, when Chamberlain struck him
down with an iron bar and all three
rushed into the Office, smashed the win
dows and jumped. The sheriff's inJur-
les are fatal. Chamberlain is under in
dictment for numbering Eta Witten.
LEAyENwoRTH, Ind, May 24.-[Spe-
cial .1E-There was a White Cap raid last
night. Two leading citizens of Boards
Forks, this county, were taken out and
whipped. Jacob Strice was one. They
charged him with being too intimate
with a neighbor's wife. Salem McKain
was the second victim, they gave him
$50 lashes with hickory switches. His
offense was not providing for his fam
ily. The band called on a number OF
citizens and ordered them to circulate
the news.
CHEYENNE, w. T., May 25.-[Special.]
in the fence case of the United States
VS. Douglass and the William Sartoris
Horse Co., Judge Sanity, of the Second
Judicial District Court, yesterday decid-
ed for the defendant. The company
purchased railroad lands, and in fen
cling their property inclOsed government
sections, having obtained title to only
each alternate section, The United
States Attorney secured an injunction
and the suit followed. The decision
is of the utmost Importance to all
the ranchmen within the Union Pa
cifc's twenty mile limit.
CHICAGO, May 25.-[Special. The
action of the Cincinnati convention of
labor men in nominating a national
80 eket was T pudia!ei by three-fCu tbs
of the vote al a meeting last night of
Land and Labor Club No. l, though
the president of the club Mr.. Cowdery
is the nominee of that convention for
the presidency. Cowdery was also re-
buked by the club for accepting the
nomination. Nh. Cowdery said: "Some
one has been saying that the single tax
men had now been forced to take in
dependent action and that | had said
that all good single tax men will be
compelled to vote for nominees of the
Cincinnati convention. l never said
anything of the kind"
NEW YORK, May 25.-[Special. /
Henry George is to be expelled from
the twenty Third Assembly District
Association of the United Labor Board.
He is charged with violating the County
Constitution of the party, which de-
clares that no member shall at any
time fuse or dicker with any other
political party. A committee has been
appointed to examine the Standard for
the last five months, and prove from
Mr.. Georges own writings that he has
fused and dickered with the Democratic
party, by showing that he has advocat-
ed the denomination of President Cleve-
land on a free trade platform, and also
that the United Labor party should
assist in the reelection of the Presi-
dent. Mr.. George has declared in his
paper that the United Labor party
exists merely OF paper. and it is pro-
posed to show him that it is something
more.
CLEVELAND, May 25.-1Special.E
The natural gas well'in Mars Wagar's
yard at 1874 Franklin avenue got out of
repair, and this morning Caspar An
schultz, a pluo Der, was employed to fix
it. The piping was surrounded at the
top by several heavy stone flags and
underneath was left a small space so
that valve and connections could be
easy of access. Anschultz descended
into this space through a man.
hole and began repairing the valve.
A pipe IL feet high extended above the
ground and the surplus gas was burned
at the top. About $3.50 o'clock, while
Wagar was looking down through the
man hole at Absolute, there was an
explosion that moved the heavy flag
ging and sent forth a sheet of flame.
Wagar was thrown down and burned.
his face and hands badly. Anschultz
was also burned about the hands and
face and was partially stunned by the
explosion. The noise made by the ex.
ploding gas was very loud and was