The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-02-27

| one of the most severe ever known hbre'
| AZ single flash every motor on the elghl
miles OF street railway was burned OUT
slOpplng all street car irnillo Instantly,
| aud leaving cars In darkness Several
passengers tainted, lhe plugn W lho
| power station were burned out, Ihe leF
| ephone exchange was completely At the
mercy Of tho electric fluid, Tho drop sig
nails we're all thrown down, .wlrea were
| burned aud the operators driven from
their poala. The electric fire alarm eyh'
tenn was rendered useless, signals being
sent in from dozen boxes AZ once Inc
telegraph lines were cut out ana business
CoLUMnus, o., Feb. ELL Special J.
There was a stormy time Ia iho Demo.
cratic caucus last night Tho question OF
Sunday law came up Nud Senator Fhill'
son declared lac would not volo lo ellhor
modify or repeal II, This made Senator
brown, OF Hamilton, who obhoryca Satur'
DAY 40 his holiday, angry. Hoaaid lao was
na much u lover OF law aud order ah any
man and didn't want any one 10 come
into "A Democratic caucus and Insult a
| mnua Religious ylOwH, A Democratic
Senator said today! "Pattiaon must vote
for every decree, or he will not 70 10 Con-
groaa,n aa he expeGIa,
WAaniNaroN, Feb, 2l,--lt ~ stated on
good authority that the subcommittee on
Ways aud Means have decided 70 double
the duly on lin plate, making " goolw
prr pound instead Of l cent aa Ht present,
| The revenue derived from tin plate ~
cont per pound ID about SO,OO,OO, None
are made In this country
Unless the Illness Of Chairman Mcltin'
| ley proves moro serious and hia recovery
more tedious than h now anticipated, lho
| Ways aud Means committee hopo 10 bo
able 10 report llirir tarili bill about March
| TO- by lar the greater part OF the bill VIII
| ho la direct liuu with that prepared by iho
| Senate In tho last Congr0Ha, Tho nrill
| on lumber will bO retained, II 10 thought,
ah aiK u, 5, Senators, iopJ are largely
Interested IA pine lands, a,
CLEyELASp, o., Feb. 2l,- Special i
| Judge Hamilton rendered u very impuf,
| tant dcuiaiun to-day In tho case brought
| by "a druggist 10 ouiuin tho county treas
| urorH from collecting tho Dow law, iu
cases where whihkoy had boon obtained
| by puraOua who acting uudcr orders OF
! tic county auditor tuigucd sickness ana
| got whakcy. Tue injunction was granted,
! MAhnKuTuN, Eco, 2h- lSpuciuhl T.
| Thoau bust informed think Now York viii
! not get the Worlds Fair. ST. Louis IN out
of tiu race, and the contest IN between
Chicago aud Washington, with the
chnnCua fAyorng Chicago.
WASHINGTON, FoD. D,.Congresaman
| Mcmillan, OF IonnCseco, who IN one OF the
| leading Democratic members OF ulo Com
milloo on Ways and Moana, said this
m, rningl "lt III my opinion from the way
thlngsnro drifting in the Wuyannd Means
| Committee that thCro Will bo absolutely
no reduction la the revenue, 40 u result OF
the proposed tariff bill. Everything
points 10 majority report from the Ways
| and Means Committee Ia favor OF the bill
| which will largely Increase dutiOa, TukO
tho lead ore for instance. ThOrO ia no
doubt that Mr.. Mckinley and his aaBo.
cintOa intend 20 increase duties ON lead
ores 10 such an extent that they Will close
up all the amcltora on the American aido
OF the Rio Grando and drive that industry
back into Mexico, don't think the D0mo'
| cratic party could ask for anything better
Ways and Means Committee, IN an appeal
20 the country,
WAsniNaToN, Feb, 10.-Major Moliin.
| Icy has gone TO Fort Monroe llo needed
change greatly, for during the last week
| hc has bOcn quito sick man, Worry and
work attending on tho preparation Of tho
tariff bill has nearly broken him down,
| His physicians advised rest and ho went
South TO secure II, Whom ho returns ho
will find that one OF the principal causes
OF hia worry has been settled. Tho dis
cussion over the wool and sugar sections
| In the tarll hill was ono OF the chief
tro,ibloa, Since hla absence tho wool aud
carpet men have como 20 compromise.
COLUMBUS, Feb. D.-lSpocinl,l 1T IL
regarded as settled that Senator SOnCrant
OF Eric county will bolt tho Democratic
caucus rOdistrictng bill Elo told Senator
Wallace that he would not vote for II.
llo says ho will support the Cleveland
asaossOr bill because Il IN part OF "a deal
with Republicans who In consideration of
his vote against the rodlstroting bill worO
70 assist him IN getting Lucns county out
OF his district and putting In Wood county,
Tho Democratic caucus has decided
upon u clean awcop Of tho state institu-
tons. A committee Of ilyo has boen ap-
pointed 10 report plan Of Reorganization.
Tho committee IL, Senators Adams and
Corcornn aud Representatives Holfnor,
Bollyillo and Forbes.
Representative Gaumor has introduced
bill aboliahing FAasotta Job na labor
Atnticinn. FnAaott Hnya to-day that hO
will resign N the Democrats will lot him.
John Mcbride OF MnHsillon Ia named aa
Eassotrs successor. Frank M. Mott OF
Delaware has just boon appointed man.
agor OF tho intermediate penitontlary.
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Fob. 1O,--Major Me-
Kinley IL placed In u Democratic district
under tho bill proposed by tho Democrat
10 caucus at Columbus. Tho understand.
Ing hero IN that he will not stand for the
nomination, but II N said arrangements
are already afoot TO nominate him for
Governor In 1891.
WAsnNoToN, Feb. A.-ISpocial. t.
There In said 10 be Disagreement among
the Republican members OF the committed
ON The ballot box investigation, Mason,
the Chairman OF the Committee, wants 10
make a very bricf report throwing all the |
blame on Wood, and oxoneratinR Foraker |
entirely. Stuble and CoRswcll want 20 |
mako n report recitlnR tho facts, while |
Turner and Wilson, the Democratic mem- |
hers Of the committee want 10 show up u |
conspiracy on the part OF Foraker 10 in-
iuro not only Governor Campbell, but |
also gsmlrch Sherman, Buttorworl and |
Mckinley. General Grovenor has pro-
pared statement OF his conclusions re-
lnrding tho testimony, which reflects
severely on Foraker, and the lnttor, II Ia
will submit printed argu.
ment In his own defense. There will bo
both majority and minority report on
the case.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2i--ISpccial, 1T IL
now that the surplus will oil DO
exhausted without passing any pension
bill or reducing the tnriif. Tho bill OF
Senator Dolph, of California, has been
nRreod 10 by the Senate Committee 10 ap-
Si28,000,0O0 for tho const do
fences OF tho Pacific slope. Senator
bill has also boon approved 70