The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
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AKRON, Feb 1O.1[Special.EDr
3 Melmer, for 40 years an Akron praC
titloner, aged 75 years, died last nigh
lie was native of Alsoce- Lorraine
Boston, Feb. 1l.-[Special. .LTb
jury in the case of Mrs. Sarah ]. Rot
inson, the alleged wholesale poisoneI
this morning rendered a verdict O
murder in the first degree. In thi
trial she was charged with the murde
of Prince Arthur Freeman, her nephew
Mrs. Robinson had previously bee,
tried on charge of killing her son an,
daughter, but the jury disagreed. Th
incentive of all the crimes with Whicl
she was charged was, it is alleged, to b,
the securing of the life insuranc,
money of her victims.
AKRON, o., Feb. 1O.-A bad wreck
occurred on the Nypano near Rittman
west OF this city, this morning. A
broken rail sent eight freight cars down
an embankment of twelve feet, six OF
the cars being ground into splinters
one car was hurled into field and a
brakeman with 1t, but he escaped in a
marvellous manner. The track was
torn up for one hundred feet and the
contents of the cars were strewn about
promiscuously. Trains on the road
were delayed about three hours, the
Wrecking crew making quick job of
the debris.
CHICAGO, Feb. Especial, IA fire
was discovered this morning in build
ing Nos. 43, 45 and AZ, Canal street.
The flames spread rapidly and before
the hire was mastered the interior of
the structure was almost entirely burn
ed out. The building was owned by
T. W. Gates, President of the Gates
Iron Company. 1t was a brick, three
stories high, and was occupied by Grif-
tith's Silver Plating Company; d. w.
SWenie, manufacturer of show cases:
Peter Rushman, furniture company
and Dresbach Bros. Manufacturing
Company. The stock and machinery
of all those firms was destroyed. Loss
$4,000.
BISMARCK, D. T., Feb. 11.-ISpecial.1-
The physicians of Mandan are unable
to- check the spread of smallpox in that
village from the first case, which was
found about two weeks ago. A party
OF men from there report several new
cases have broken out and that people
are already moving out of the infected
district. But one patient has been re-
moved to the pest house, and a horrible
story is told of his treatment. 1t is
said nurses became panic stricken and
left for home yesterday with no one to
take care of him. Bismark is making
an effort to restrict all traffic commune
cation between Bismark and Mandan,
which are only separated by the Mis-,
souri, river.
MONTPELIER, IND, Feb. 11.-Spe-
cial. Two wood choppers cut down
tree one and a half miles southwest of
this place, and in the stump found the
skeleton of man. Clothing was found
with the bones. There was q hole in
the tree, but it could only be reached
by ladder or by climbing. About ten
years ago a shoemaker named Van
Richardson worked for J. G. Burris in
this place and suddenly and mysteri-
ously y disappeared. Many supposed he
had been murdered for his money. At
the time of his disappearance the pub
lie made asearch for man or body, and
man named Wiley was arrested on
suspicion but subsequently was releas-
ed. There is great excitement here
over the report. If it should prove true
as is believed by some, the murdered
man must have been cut into pieces be- /
fore being put in the hollow of the tree,
as the hole is too small to admit the
eutire body.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1O.-[Special.l
A special agent of the u. S. Treasury
has been here investigating the report |
ed opium smuggling. He has discov-
cred that an old ring which formerly
imported opium by the ton, has been
reconstructed, and is more powerful |
than ever. Two members of the old |
ring are in prison, although $4,000 has
been spent by their confederates to OBJ |
tain their release. The smugglers still at |
large, have formed a combination
with influential officers of the custom
house and were not only importing
opium once more in large quantities, |
but also Chinese silks. Formerly all
was done on large steam
ships plying between San Francisco
and China. The methods of the SNUG
glers became so well known that this |
system was abandoned, and the snug
glers have fleet of their own, consist |
ing of staunch schooners that run in |
out of San Francisco under the guise of |
seal hunting schOoners, without being |
noticed by the custom house officers.
PHILADELPHIA Pa, Feb. .-ISpecial.1
1t is reported that a number of |
miners in the Panther Creek Valley |
and those engaged in the mine of the |
Lehigh Coal Navigation Co. have be-
come dissatisfied with long idleness and
consequent suffering, and have applied |
to the company for work. In reply the |
company has issued letter which was
posted today at Lansford and Tamaqua
the men that the company
will resume work at Neoquehoning |
Monday morning next, February 13, and
will give ample protection to all men
who may wish work there. President |
Harris, of the Lehigh Navigation com.
pany, was not in the city yesterday, but !
it is understood the action of company
was taken because some miners were
ready to go to work and believed it the
duty of the company to protect these
miners. The terms on which the
miners go to work is the old IS basis
which has been in force in the Lehigh |
regions since 1871, and the company |
will give the men all the advance they |
are entitled to because of the rise in the
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