The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-07


The following special sent from Mas
alllOn Sunday will be read with much I'M
lereat by all who know Editor Robert
| SkInneri
Excitement Teignedsupreme In this elts
last night, ana IL assumed such fOFmida
| ble proportions as 20 cause grave appre
henhlon that a physical conflict would be
preelplleled between tho civil and military
authorities,
The causes leading up 10 the threaten,
lHg condition OF ailaira arc epitomized aa
follows The Eighth Regiment, u, N, g.,
went into camp here last Tuesday, and
since tholr advent Robert Skinner, editor
Of the INDEPENDENT has done tho repBr-
tnrIal work Incidental 10 tho oamp Tor his
paper giving the boys about two columns
of space daily
CAUSE or TlE TROuHLH,
IN Thursdays Issue he used this lan'
guage ln q paragraph devoted 10 Birat
Lieutenant Cameron, who IN la command
Of 90, u, Gt Wooster "lhe well drill.
el Wooster boys deserve considerable
sympathy for being In command Of Lieu,
tenant Cameron, who has not been In cons
dlllon since he arrived here, 20 aRsume
command oi anything, not even hlmself,n ~
ana added the fact that City Marshal
Wendllng had knocked Cameron down
twice ln front Of q dlsorderly house, The
olienae az that,
ASoTuEB OBJECTIONABLE REpoRr
la fridays independent, was lengthy
report Of q battle between the police Of,
llcerH and ifampa, not written hy Mr.,
skinner the opening sentence Of which
readsi "a gang of incompatible specI,
lnenh OF The professional impecuniOua
class Of nOmadR, in humble imitation OF
ihe Eighth Regiment u, NJ g., went into
cgmp east OF The bridge shop, yesterday
This, for some unComprehenalble rea.
hon, was construed by tho Wooster boys
asa
PERSONAL REFLECTION
upon them, aud they determined 10 pub
llely humllllhto Editor Skinner for re-
vonge, or rather II was used aa u preteXt
10 vent Their feeling against Maasillon,
Which has been apparent ever since they
lflel 10 prevent tho encampmeut being
hell here hy pelitlOning tic colonel 10
change the l0eatlnn, aud Offering 10
donate their entire pay about $500 20 sue
coed,
WANTED 10 TOSS nm ",
, A squad Of the Wooster company seized
Mr Skinner In camp, Friday evening, la,
tending % toss him la canvas ly, hut
the game was blocked by tho Maaallon
company reacuing him,
EDITOR SKINNER AGAIN ASSAULTED,
A second attempt the same evening was
frustrated by Colonel Gyger, Yesterday
oyenlng they attempted the same thing
And the editor was again rescued by the
home company although In the collision
between tho two squads
llE WAS Gun OVER ruE EyG
with bayonot, bleeding profuaoly and
narrowly escaping the loss 0f tho eye,
skinner docs not court notOrl0ty, aud
would have parnttcd the third assault 10
pass unuOticod, but q score or more load.
ting citizens insisted that tho outrage
should not 20 unpuniahcd aud tho editor
aworo out u peace proceeding warrant for
TIM ARREST or TwENTy,sGyEN MEMBERS
OF the Wooster company, Tho Marshal,
police force, and number Of CitiI0na
went 10 camp after midnight The war.
rant was served, and the men wanted
were marched 90 the Mayors Office, two
other companies, with guns, accompanied
them from fear Of an attack by citizens,
WOOSTER uoys FINED,
After q number Of fruItloaa efforts 10
prevent the Wooster boys from being
locked up, settlement was effected
nbont Z o'clock this morning, by T., T.,
Bates, G, Curry and D. s, Spear Of the
Woohior company, pleading guilty. pay.
Ing $50 costs and each furnishing $500
bond with Lieutenant Colonel Hard and
Quarlormaatcr Toggort, both OF Wooster,
Na AulotIca, 10 keep the peace toward cid.
zens IN general, and Mr., skinner forever,