The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-02-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Br. WORM, Tex, Feb, F,-lSpocinll j
II. G. Cherry, q printer Just arrived hero
from Alyarcdo. Mexico. lie says ho was
charged there with robhlng safe OF 800
and Jailed. llo proved his Innocence and
was released. Then ho went 20 the town
OF Morgan and was arrested on another
false charge and u mob took him out OF
town and strung him up 10 the limb OF u
iroo 10 mako him confess. They also
fired royolveru NJ him, Ho was almost
dead whom cut down. lie demands an In
ycstgatlon OF thoao outragoa by the U, 5.
Government
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. i7.--lSpccial, J.
Reports from Australia 10 the elfoct that
over four feet Of water fell In Quoonland
recently within n period OF eight days,
causing great floods, Many liyca wero
lost and great damage done 10 property
Northing like II ever occurred bofoio.
New oRLEANs, Fob. II. Especial, i
Tho Louisiana State Lottery failing 70
obtain charter In North Dakota, will
now make an effort 10 have iia old Char.
tor, which explrta I'm two years, removed
by louisiana, II will oilor 20 pay tho On.
tire state debt OF Louisiana, amounting to
Si2, 100000, N the Legislature will grant ita
petition for now charter.
HULL, Ontaria, Fob. i7.--[Spoolal1--
Miss Bertha Wright, who has been trying
10 convert tho Catholics, OF this city, TO
Protcntantam, IN threatened with mob
bIng N she resumes her ovangollatlc work,
She anya aho will certainly como over
from Ottawa tomorrow night and re-
sumo her talks. A largo crowd have
agreed 20 como with hor and protect her,
and lively timo IN anticipated.
TRENTON, Mo-, Feb. II. Especial J.
The female bands Of praying CRUSADERS
arc causing conformation among tho
saloon keepers here. They marched
upon tho place kept by ono Davis Ht
Spickardsyillo on Saturday night, broke
down the doors, smashed the windows
and cmpliod the beer and whlekcy into
the cutters. Tho owner OF tho building
will prosecute tho crusaders for destroy
INK property, and thoro 10 much excite
ment.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. .i7.-lSpcclal.l !
"A steamer arriving from China reports
severe storms NJ sea with the loss OF much
proporly aud man lives. Tho sinking Of
Tho atoamcr Dunbar with four hundred
people la confirmed. Tho Dunbar had
lonR bcon engaged In the Chiun trade and
II IN supposed that most OF tho people
who went down with hor were natives OF
that country.
WASHINGTON, Feb, TO- Republican con-
groasmon from Ohio arc on tho anxious
seat. Those who arO marked Tor docnpi.
tatiun In tho rcdiatrioting bill submitted
10 tho Democratic caucus on Thursday
night aro waiting and gnnshing their
teeth, hoping, Mlcawborlikc, that eomo.
thing may turn up 10 save thor official
heads hoforo the final caucus Ia hold on
Wednesday.
New YoRK, Fob. t8.--Tho United States
steamer Enterprise, having on board the
body cf cx-Mlnister OF Germany, George
II. Pondloton, will roach hero In a fow
days,
BtRMrNoHAM, Ala, Feb, 17,--[Speclal. j.
George Preston, who has just returned
from Utah whore he went year ago, ns u
Mormon convert, tells u thrilling story OF
hIs treatment there. He says tho fomalo
converts who are promised husbands arc
married 20 elders who are already proyld-
ed with halfa dozen Wives, and " they oifor
any resistance they are iloggod into sub
mission. Tho men who have been prom
leed honics Ind farms are compelled TO
give up all tho money they have and thon
shift for themselves, Preston snys his
young and beautiful wife was stolen from
him by n Mormon, and ho does not now
know whore she 10.