The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-14
ALL Il IL ~ IN ~ W " NOAAN'N
Chairman Jones Leaves For
Chicago
With Third Letter From
Blaine,
Saying He Will Not Accept if
Nominated at Chicago.
Sherman Strongly Entrenched at
Chicago.
S
A New Blaine Boom---General Sheridan
Improving--other
News.

CHANCELoRvILLE, Va, June 13.-
A monument to General Stonewall
Jackson was dedicated here today with
imposing ceremonies.
CLEVELAND, June 13.-[Special.l +
The Western coal dealers third annua!
convention is in session here this morn
ing Eight hundred are present.
PITTSBURGH, June 13.-ISpecial.1 l.
The iron mills here will shut down on
July /, until the Mills tariff bill is set
tied. 1t is claimed to be political
scheme.
CHICAGO, June 49, Special. l-"Gath,"
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, has arrived
here from Detroit. He is for Alger,
and says he will bet on Alger against
the field.
Boston, June 13.-[Special. ALFRED
7. Smith suicided here today because
his uncle cheated him out of fifty
thousand dollars and his girl refused to
marry him.
WASHINGTON, June 13-[Special -
Sheridan's condition this afternoon is
so much improved that his physicians
after full consultation express the be-
lief that he will recover.
PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-[Special. ]
john Whiteling of Cadwalader
street and three Of his children were
fatally poisoned by his mistress. She
has made a confession.
CHICAGO, June 13.-TSpecial.l The
city is rapidly filling up and the hotels
lobbies are all crowded. There is an
immense throng in the lobby of the
Palmer House this morning.
BINGHAMPToN, N. Y, June 49,
Especial George Winfred, book
keeper for Leors & Co., of this city, is
twenty thousand short, and has skip
ped. Cause, women, wine and cards.
WASHINGTON, June 13-[Special.l-
Especial THE House of Representatives
| today refused permission for the
Union and Confederate soldiers, in the
employ of the Honse to attend the
Gettysburg celebration.
PITTSBURGH, June 13.-[Special.l /
B. f. Jones, chairman of the National
| Republican committee, will leave this
afternoon on the limited Fort Wayne
| express for Chicago. The committee
meet in Chicago on Thursday. Mr..
| Jones declines to be interviewed.
WASHINGTON, d. O., June 12.-[Plain
Dealer Special THE Ohio crowd left
for Chicago tonight-McKinley, Gros-
venor, Butterworth ct al. The talked
glibly about Sherman's leading
strength, but were willing to canvass
the possibility of their having a second
| choice.
PITTSBURG, June 13. Especial. l.
Chairman Jones has just left for Chica-
| 90 with third letter from Blaine, say
| ing he would not run If nominated.
The same letter pledges support to the
| Chicago nominee, and indicates John
Sherman as his choice. l have high
authority for this statement
NEW YORK, June 13.-ISpecial.1
The committee investigating the in
spectors of aqueduct are unearthing
startling discoveries. 1t is found that
poor brick and morter have been used,
and bribery resorted to. Engineers
made changes to suit contractors. Var
ious peculations discovered, amount
ing to half a million.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-LSpecial.E i
After the expiration of the morning
hour this afternoon the house went into
the Committee of ftheWhole on the Mills
tariff bill. When the paragraph regu-
lating tariff on jute was reached, there
arose very hot debate, which is now
| going on, equalling in bitterness and
excitement the scene in the Senate be-
tween VOORHEES, and ingalls,.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 13.-
| Especial. THE United States Revenue
officers here are greatly elated over the
capture of the notorious Humphrey
Pennington. the most romantic moon
sinner in the south. He has evaded
arrest and capture for the past twelve
years. He has been concealed on the
mountains, dlstilling whisky. He looks
like wild man, and is the object Of
great curiosity.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-[Special. +
Interviews here with large number
of representative Republicans indicate
a general conviction that Blaine will
be nominated at Chicago, after the
first formal ballot. The Republican
managers have failed to concentrate
on any other candidate, and now that it
is known that Blaine will accept if
unanimously nominated, his nomina-
ton is thought to be inevitable. Har-
rison of Indiana is most talked of for
Vice President.
CHICAGO. June 13.-TSpecial1- The
fight against Gresham is becoming in
tensely bitter. 1t Is not believed here
that he has ghost of show of receiv-
ing the Republican Presidential nom
ination. Sentiment is rapidly making
for Alger, Allison and Harrison, with
Ex-Governor Porter, of Indiana, and
Mckinley, of Ohio, as dark horses.
General A. l.. Conger, of Ohio, a men,
ber of the subcommittee, said tonight
that his state would stick to Sherman
until all hope Of his nomination was
lost.
| CHICAGO, June 13.-[Special.] Every
train brings delegates to the coming
convention. The hotels say the indica-
tions are it will be the largest conven-
tion ever known. The general senti-
ment of those now here is that Sher-
man has at least 300 votes on first bal
lot, and that he will be nominated on
I'd ballot unless the rumor now pre-
valent here that Blaine has declared for