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

N EWb Up lnL Whhh'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 0,-lspeelal, II IL
| known here that Hon butlerwQrlli ID very
ugly toward Gov, Foraker, lle mas ie'
cIsied to Introduce resolution ~ tlie
House some day this week, which he Wlll
erefaoe with "a speech, Tor tie appplhl
ment of a special committee 70 inyehll,
gate the ballot box forgery Whlgll plhyeu
such prominent tealule III ihe reeeiit
polItIoal campaign la ONO Ihg lhveAlF
cation will be q thorough one, the polii' '
mlttee will probably ylhll ONO 70 tahs Ies,
deyelopmenta will follow, Under NE
rules tho Speaker must make liullerWorlh
chairman OF the committee unless nc re'
fuses Ia act, This lac will probably 90, -
he IL an Interested party
WASHINGTON, Dec, 0, Especial a. a
sensatlon WAS created here to-day Wheh
garqeant.at-Arms LeedOm claiming u be
acting under legal advice said the Govern
ment must refund the money hksh hy
sllc0tt, He says the treasury olllolhlH
maid over tho money illegally, even
ihoiiab thG custom rs time honoreu hul
hls been wlnked at, Leel0m says lie
pnVe no 0ne authority 10 draw money hy
messenger Robinson, These hlhleihehW
mean that Leedom ana ilh npnuhlllnn
have taken legal advice ana WI ighl we
Government, II h said that " NHcoll re,
turns aud forks over the money hll WV
hG forgiven, No word yet OF ailcnll or hlA
female pal'
LoNDog, Dec, Dispatches from lan,
zibnr say Intelligence has been recei.ru
there confirming tile massacre OF pr' rel
orR and hls party, His camp was sur,
rounded by twelve hundred honihllh hhl
attacked ~ midnight No, one ehehpnu
aceordlna 10 tho story. Emln Paahnh con-
dltlon shows no material change ana he
N much troubled 10y a CONTINUOUS ulh'
charge from lils ears
WAsHNGToE, Dee. 0,-lSpeclgl' 'lI,Ihe
blind Chaplain Mllhprn eleclrlllru we
Ilouse to.dhy by euloglzing joif Davis IN
hls openlng prayer, aaaoclatIng the rebels
name with that Of Lincoln, IL stirred up
much hot talk on Tie Republican hluc, ~
soon as prayer was over
CmoAdo, Dee, O,-lSpeolal,l q, THE crowd
at the Cronln trial Increases hh me great
case neara lta end. Lawyer Forest 70.
snmed Ills speech this morning Ia behalf
of the defendants, Lawyer MINIS VIII iol'
low for the State, Thon the case goes 10
tho jury,
WAaIiNdTOS, Dec, O,-lSpeclall There
IN reason 10 believe that Instead OF whle
Ing 40 usual u. complete Tie enllro wy OF
c0mmltt0ea, that Speaker Reed VIII am
nounoe several OF the more important
committees this week,
WAsHINQToN, Dec, O,-ISpeclnl,l II "
stated here to-day that CongroHhmhh ltnn-
dnl'a condition N much more SERIOUS,
His friends fear lao will never occupy hla
seat In the House again.
WAaniNaroN, Dec. 0.-lSpoclal. The
House to-day adopted a portion OF tho OLD
rules relating 90 the appointment OF
commlttooa aud also q resolution provid'
Ing for u special committee 70 adopt rules
defining tie duti0a Of Sergonnt-nt-ArmH'
This rule was introduced and referred TO
a apccInl committee, II N Intended TO
prevent any more auch'caacsn ~ the SileoU
case,
PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 0.-ISpoclol' j,
Judge Thnyor has decided the celebrated
Widow Cope as sane. Her relatives or
tho relatives Of her husband have been
trying 20 provo her Insane In order To got
control Of hls large estate, but she has
now fought then successfully 70 the last
CmoAdo, Dee. Special, l-prca!dcnt
Harrison and party arrived IN the city ~
$40 this morning, on the fonnHFlVhlllh
road and wore met at the depot ny u re-
coptlon committee and escorted 20 the rcs-
ldonco OF Fred W, Peck, on Michigan
boulevard, The military escort consisted
Of the first and second regiments anu
unattached companies, Tho veteran
Union Lcnqio and old soldiers and sail
ora union were with the escort, His pros
oncO hero N In marked contrast with that
| OF President Cleveland, who0c visit here
brought a crowd, ostimplodlOOVD people,
WASHINGTON, Dcccmbcr0,- Especial J.
| Speaker ROCd agrees 20 announce ms
| committee on elections this week, 40 thnl
/ the work OF deciding contested election
cases can hO started nt once, The other
| committees will probably not he ready 10
| announce before next wcck Ihoro " u
| great scramble for committee chairman
| ahlpa among the old mombcra, ana nll tho
| new members want good places, II VIII
| bo very difficult for the Speaker to give
satisfactory assignments,
CmCAGo Dee. 10, Especial T. Early
this morning Police officers Morgan ana
Davis wore fatally wounded by two hnis
glars whom they attempted 70 orrost IN u
| store ON Wabash avenue. Several shots
were exchanged on both Sides, Both dos
poradooa escaped, There is no clue
WASHINGTON, Dec, To- Special MrH'
Scott Lord, u sister Of Mrs, President liar-
rlson, died here NJ $40 this morning
NEW York, Dee, lO,-lSpccinl, - James
Bit1glbbons, aged %, whllo Insane from
drink, jumped from II third story window
Of his house this morning ana was III
stantly killed.
IRoNroN, o., Dec. l0,-Mr, eli jonkins
Of kentucky, and Miss Matte Swap OF
this city, wor0 married. hero this oltcr'
noon. Tho happy groom y 30 years old,
whilo the blushing bride 10 90, II ~ shid
that they were lovers forty years ago.
| VAN VERT, Doe, O,-Your corresponds
cnt has interviewed ovor 100 OF the Lead
Ing Democrats Of Van Wort and vicinity
relative TO their choice for United states
senator with the following results Hon
John II. Thomas. Of Springfield, leads the
list with ~ aa frat choice and II Tor sec.
ond choice, Hon. Calvin 5, Bricc, OF
Lima, comes noxt with 80 for first choice
and 81 for second choice, Hon, Lawrence
| II. Noal, OF Chillcothc IL close 10 him, be-
ing the first choice Of thirty and the soc
ond choice OF twonty.scvcn, although hc
has declared himself not q candidate, but
fayoring Thomas. Mcmahon, Hurd
Hnrtor and Klino may be concidcrod ~
the dark horse class each having several
enthusiastic supporters IN TINS county,