The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-05-17
ty $40, Hughes $50, Golden 329, More
mac 310 Dillon 3O7, Campana 260.

and Jesse III. Drews Sash and
Door Factory were totally destroyed
by fire last night. Loss $4,000, insur-
ance light.
AKRON, May 12.-[Special. + Jacob
Bradt's extensive packing house burned
down this morning; loss on building
and on stock spoiled by water and
smoke, $4,000; fully insured Sup
posed to be the work of an incendiary.
SAN Francisco, May 12-[Special.l
The firm of ]. Luck & Co., operating
a large establishment for canning
fruits and vegetables, made an assign
estimated by outside parties to be $780,
$50. The Luck Canneries are said to be
the largest in the world.
New YORK, May 12.-[Special.1 +
Another electric light wire tragedy was
recorded yesterday. H. Murray, line
man started out from the Brush Elec-
trio Light COmpany's station to test the
wires and look for crosses. Fifteen
minutes later he lay dead on a second
story window sill of Broadway house,
killed by the deadly current.
NEW York, May 12.- Special. l.
Julia Finley, of No. 347 Madison street,
has gone crazy on pedestriansm, result
ing from the excitement of the great
walking match, and has been constant
ly walking around her apartments,
believing sne as eclipsing Littlewood.
She was yesterday committed for eX-
animation as to her sanity.
BELLAIRE, o., May 12.1[Special l.
Joseph Morris, of Wheeling, who was
stabbed ten days ago in the head while
in row in a saloon near BenWood,
opposite this city, in Marshall county,
w. Va, is dead. His alleged assailant,
Russell Row. and accessories, Edward
Haxley and William Miller were
arrested. All are from Benwood.
JACKSON, Miss, May 10.-[Special1 l.
| The State Board of Health has ordered
that the quarantine of the ports of
! Hancock and Harrison counties shall
go into effect today, and that all vessels
coming to those ports after this date
shall report to the Ship Island quaran-
tine station and be subject to the rules
and regulations in force at that station,
NEW YORK, May 12.-[Special,l THE
score in the walking match at 8 a. m.
was as follows: LittlewoOd, 56S; Guer-
rero, 552; Herty, 531; Noremac, 500;
Golden, 4S9; Hughes, 474; Campana,
342. At $3.50 Littlewood had beaten the
best record of 81 miles, and had 25
minutes to spare. He is now only one
mile and four laps behind the best
record.
NEW YORK, May 12.-[Special. EOf-
ficials in charge of the assay Office state
that the amount of gold bars on hand
here is larger this year than ever before
in the history of the country Today
there is over $S9,OO0,000 in gOlA bars in
the Office, against S57 100000 year ago,
and S150O0OOO in August. 1886. Be
sides the gold bars on hand the assay
office has gold coin amounting to $13,-
100000 deposited in the treasury.
TOPEKA, Kas., May, 12.-[Special. +
Deputy U. S. Marshal arrested James |
L. Hinman, alias H. A. Mann, in Dona- |
phin county, for theft, alleged to have
been committed thirteen years ago.
Hlnman was assistant postmaster at
Grand Rapids, Mich, in 1875; and it is
charged that he stole $1,348. The Off
GERS say he was indicted by the U. S.
Grand Jury at Grand Rapids in 1876,
but has for years been fugitive from
justice.
PADUCAH, KY, May 11.-[Special. l.
A frightful accident occurred at Ben
ton, Kentucky, yesterday morning.
The wool carding machine in Treas Il
Carrs Mill, was running at high speed,
when suddenly it broke into thousand
pieces, flying i'll every direction. A
heavy piece of iron struck Sidney Pet
ers, lacerating his throat, crushing his
breast and breaking his arm. r. G.
Treas, one of the proprietors, was badly
hurt. Both are in precarious condi- I
IiOn. Another man was also slightly |
injured.
NEW YORK, May 10.-[Special] THE
Worlds cable from London says: Pub
ic and private accounts of the Ger
nan Emperor's condition strangely
liffer. Adyices to the foreign Office
lere, say that the Emperor is absolute
y incapable of transacting business, [
md that he is delirious nearly all of the
lime. His situation is very similar to
hat of President Garfield when the
after was suffering from pyaemia.
President Garfield was nearly month
lying when his mind gave way.
WHEELING, w. Va, May 12-[Spe-
,ial Near Bloomington last evening
Jamas Berghner, a well-knOwn citizen {
)f Garrett county was thrown over a
,liff 125 feet high, by Pat Farley and
was instantly killed. The two men
we're walking together, when Farley,
who had been suffering from {
alteration for sometime sud
1enly grew violent and seized his COM ]
panion when near the verge of the pre-
,ipice. The two men engaged in a ter
rlble scuffle which ended in Berghner /
being thrown over. Farley has been
secured and is in Jail at Oakland.
ITHACA, N. Y, May 11.-TSpecial. + !
A serious wreck occurred on the I.e I
high Valley road at White School ,,
House, near Ithaca yesterday, by which 7
three persons were seriously injured.
The brakes on the passenger train
south got out of gear, bringing the /
train to a stop, when a freight train !
following plunged into the passenger /
coaches and telescoped two of them.
Mrs. Case was seriously injured. A
gentleman from New York was badly
cut about the head and neck, and the
engineer of the freight train was hurt
about the head and shoulders.
NEW YORK, May IL. Special / A
messenger from the First National
Bank of Jersey City was sent yesterday
to the American Bank Note Company
to get package of $5 900 in bank notes
to replace worn out bills. The messen-
ger, on returning on ferry boat, left
the package on seat beside him and
went to the bank. AS he entered the
door he thought of the package and
r1ehad honlr m tho forru oni,r 2. c-J |