The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-12-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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hundred tlnuHnnd dollars by Withholding
! Umted States government claims award
ed hy Congress 20 Chinese, IaHug hluuuY
denied his guilt Later ho admitted lili
guilt aud matte partial compromise ITO
h now living Ia seeluHlon, not being al'
lowed 10 leave,
ST, Louis, Dec, ~. Especial IA Re,
publican Indignation meeting was hell
| over the prospect OF Harrison ahply-
ing Chnunney fllley's pohlnnslerHhip'
sohnwre, Tho prospective postmaster,
represents the Star Route ring blleyH
| defeat means an overwhelming Demo-
cratic triumph here,
ilARRIsRuRG, Pa, Dec, ia, Special T.
The Pennsylvania state Grange today
adopted resolutions demanding from
Congress The same protection Tor fefmerH
as iB given manufacturers, ana endorsing
the Australian ballot system,
BEAVER FALLS, Dec, la,- hpenlall In
tho slreets at an early hour Thursday
evening f00tpads held up u newsb0y and
relieved him Of all lao had 1--WE cents,
Nav ORLEANa, Dee, 49, Special J.
Mrs, Jefferson Davis has recovered some
what from the prostrallOn lolloWng upon
the shock OF her husbands death aud has
| been able 10 receive number nf callers,
among them being tho visiting iOVefnura,
who wished Nh oXpreRa their hympAthy
| SPRINQwELp, o., December lHl-lhe
| State Grange has passed resolution Ia
yorlnQ tho restriction and immediate sup.
preaRlon Of tho liquor tralllo,
SALEM, u, Dee, lA,-SiX persons have
| boon arrested for running apelkseaaloa,
| Salem N Prohibition town, These are
tho first arrests made and more arc llkoly
10 take place tomorrow,
PirTanuRG, Dec, l3,-l Special IA re-
ceiyer was appointed to-day Tor the Cam
eron Iron aud Coal Coz Of Emporium,
Pa, A mill lon dollar mortgage was hold
| by New York parties,
Nav YoRK, Dee 49, Especial, l. The
| funeral OF Oliver Johnson, the flmoui
| Abollilonst and journalist, was held this
morning In the Church Of the Messiah,
! The services were remarkable Tor tlblr
simplicity
81. PAUL, MINI, Dee. 49,, The Signal
| Observer states that Il cold wave 1000
miles wide h sweeping down from the
| North, AZ points north aud northwest Of
here the thermometer Ia below zero and
the weather h growing rapidly colder,
LYNN, Mnaso Dec, La Especial J.
The burned district will soon have the APP
pearancG Of western frontier mining
town, by lts rapid growth o. one story
wooden Rhantlea which enterprang own
era and atorekeepera are erecting daily,
| COLUMBUS, o., Doc. N,-lSpeciall J.
| II IN given out here on good authority that
the Knights Of Labor will give their aid 20
John II. Thomas Of Springfield, In his
candidacy for the ScnatOrhhlp, They
| take this method OF showing their appro'
citation OF his good works during the labor
trouble In this city several years ago.
LANCASTER, Pa. Dec, l8,-ISpeclal, i
Rov. Ennthnn Elisha Hlgbeo, d, D., l. l..
D., state superintendent OF publ 70 inaliu'
| tlon, died AT the residence Of his aOn.ln.
o'clock this morning, lilo was stricken
with paralysis az MilllIntown Tuesday af'
| tornoon,
CHARLESTON, S. G., Dec, li,-lSpcclnl.l
Tho news OF n development Of u pro-
| lcct In Columbia, In this state, looking 10
| the anlo by the state OF all To- right, title
and interest IN the phosphate beds for u
| sum not less than seven millions, has
caused a great sensation In the phosphate
exchange here. Tho first intmntl0n Of
the project was the introduction Of bill
In the legislature by the ways and means
committee yesterday,
Tho bill proposes 20 use the money 10
pay off the state debt, aomO six million
dollars, which was mostly contracted dur
ing the days Of carpet bag rule, immodl-
ntoly after the war,
CHICAGO, Dec, H,-lSpoclnl, Great OK
CltcmOut prevails among the wholesale
shoe dealers OF this city, over tie failure
Of the New England Shoe Co., G, &, Davis
manager. The liabilities are over hun-
drCd thousand dollars, and assets only
nominal, Grave frauds are charged
fNpfANApoMs, Dee, IA Especial, +
Great excitement prevails In this State,
about 10 miles north Of this city In Madl.
sou county, because OF the discovery OF
silver In paying quantities There, II was
discovered Ia boring for natural gas.
TAuLEQuAIl, Indian Territory, Dec, IA.
Especial, The U, s. Commission has
failed In ~ negotiations with the Chcro'
koo Indians for the sale Of the largo tract
of land known ng the Cherokee Outlet,
and will leave for Washington to-day 10
report on the mnttor.
CoLUmus, o., Dec. li,-GCn Mcmahon
OF Dayton, is making quite an active Can-
vnss for Senator In case lac can't mako
II himself, ho prefers Thomas 10 lirlcc.
lo was here oil day yesterday and has
established his headquarters Ot the Neil
House. Thomas was also here yesterday
aud tho two candidates met aud compar.
cd notCa. Both speak with confidence OF
their chnncca, Both are lighting Brlco
vigorously, EX.Congrossmun NJ. A. Foran
of Cleveland, was also In the city, oyidcnt-
~ on n mission. In an interview for tho
press, Gen, Mcmahon said, VI am like
my friend Mr.. Bricc, who says ho N very
woll satisfied with the prospects, | have
mndO no estimate for the public, though |
have one of my own, All my portion OF
the State is for me and whod the time
comes | will bo like n certain huntcr who
refused to follow the chase of the deer
through all its windings aud turnings, but
"A a.. lao pltf.tt stfhaWis gk. slnaW
would cross, / will be ut the river whom
Mr., Brcc gots thcro.h
CoLuMBus, Dee. l2,-Thcro N consider
able interest among politicians OF both
parties on the fate Of the biennial Clcc.
iions now before the Supreme Court for
final decision on arguments today. Hon,
James II, Williams and Hon, g, NJ. LCb.
lond, both OF Cleveland, argue that the
amendments are adopted wllilo the oppo-
sition will be held by Attorn Y General
Watson, j, II. Regncr and Hon. John n,
Monnot, OF Canton.
NEW YoRK, Dec Especial, T. EX-
President Cleveland conlradlctgtho report
that he, I'm association with Joseph JcllCr
son, has purchased IN island In Wakcly
Lake.
HIRAM, o., Dec. l8,-Ior n long timo q
dispute has existed between u mombor Of
tho senior and member OF the Junior
class at the college. II Annllyculminntod
IN tho encounter Of last night, which was
witnessed by about sixty friends Of the
comhntants. Their Weights on entering
the ring were: Senior li3 pounds, junior
lb0 The battle commenced at midnighL
and for two hours the crowd witnessed
some of the hardest hitting and cloycrCst
boxing over seen In this vicinity. Aftor
forty.oight rounds, whom both the prnci-
pals wore IN an almost luinting condition
from loss OF blood, the referee decided
the fight draw. Grcnt excitement pro-
walls aud the faculty declares its intention
OF dealing severely with those engaged IN
the affair.
FAlRnuRN, Ca, Doe 10. Usobire SlNton,
who died last week IN l5ayottc county, was
u remarkable man In many respects. Ho
was clghty-ono years Of aye and bad lived
In the sumo house for siXly-ono years.
by his first wife ho had seventeen child