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FORTY THOUSAND
Persons Attacked With the
Dreaded Influenza.
An Epidemic ina Berlin and ali the.
Hospitals Crowded A Fearful
State of Affairs.

BERLIN, Dec. 4. The epidemic OF infiuen-
"a which has been prevailing in this city for
some time past is daily spreading, and the
number Of persons afflicted with the dis
ease is very large. 1t is estimated that
over forty thousands persons in Berlin are
attacked with the influenza since Noyem-
Der LIST. The disease is pronounced of
much more violent type than that which
prevailed here two years ago, and many
deaths are reported. So widespread has
been its rayages, that judicial and munich
pal affairs are interfered with, owing to
the illness Of many Of those connected
with the various departments. A similar
state of affairs exists in different offices.
Even railroad lines and other concerns hay
ing large number Of employees are
seriously affected. Hospitals are crowded
to their utmost capacity. From many
parts of the country the same reports
come, Of wide spread suffering from the
disaster.
, 1891-12-04
TELEGRAPHIC TALES.

Chris Buckley. the San Francisco f1pi-
tive boss, was in New York yesterday.
Editor Rosewater, of the Omaha Rec
was given reception by the Electric club
of New York, last night.
!, In New York the directors Of the Denver
RIO Grande railway confirmed the appoint
ments made by President Jeffrey.
AT Clifton, Arizona, Augustine Cordoya
seriously stabbed Camilla Diaz without
provocation. Cordova was drunk and was
arrested.
Ala j. Cassatt's Chesterbrook farm.
near Philadelphia yesterday, the well
known race horse Rarns died. In his day
the horse was winner Of many prominent
Governor Hill has removed the county
CLERK OF Onondaga county, who refused to
countersign the certificates of election Of
the democratic candidates to the legisla-
ture.
The private bank Of w. 0. Wills, at La
creditors. The Liabilities are nlaced at
$38, 900, the assets consisting chiefly Of real
estate being placed at 100000.
Flowers plurality over Fassett in New
York is 1899. These are the official fig
ures. Flower did not get majority over
an: Inc prohibition candidate received
oo,ooo YoUoo, soolallsG LABOR l4,bUO and 9th
ers received smaller amounts.
The finding of Mrs. Agnes Lawrence,s
dead body near New Boston, Pa, caused
caused much excitement The woman was
outraged and killed.
The Brazilian government has decided
to retain its legation in Mexico. President
Pixotte has ordered Senor Alvin to remain
at his post. The minister Of war saws Her
nandez was arrested for insubordination
1or an attempt to enter into an alliance
Texas.
Advices received from Honduras are to
the effect that the rebels in that rebublic
were still in retreat, but they declare thew
will organize a force near the frontier.
, 1891-12-04
New York stock erarket.

New York, Dec. 4. ~ Noon - Money
easy, at 8@3K per cent Stocks dull
steady to firm, at about opening prices.
Fours coupons, IN; Pacific 6s, 81;
Atchison, 4375 Central Pacific, BIZ; Bur,
iington, 93Y; Denver & Rio Grande, 1917;
Northern Pacific I'M; Northern Pacific
York Central 16; Oregon Navigation.
70; North American, 16M; Pacific Mail
3734; Rock Island, S4%; st. Paul 4
Omaha. 36M; Texas Pacific, liz Union
Pacific, A.; Wells Fargo Express, 40;
Western Union, 80.
, 1891-12-04
Two signtfIoant Facls.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 4.-The United
States made more pig iron in the single
month Of October, 1891, under the McKin-
ley tariff than they made in the whole of
1860, that eliminating year Of the fgrow-
ing prosperity" Of the golden eran Of low
revenue tariff.
stuffs, principally wheat, to foreign coun-
tries during the month of September, 1891.
under the Mckinley tariff, than thev sent
during the whole fiscal year, 1850, the last
OF the prosperous period Of our last free
trade tariff
, 1891-12-04
A RIizzard Raging.

ST. PAUL, Dec. A blizzard is raging
throughout Minnesota, Dakota and Mani
toba. All trains running into Winnipeg
are delayed. Threshing is stopped IN Da-
kota and 1t is feared the railroads will be
blocked.
WINNIPEG, Man, Dec. ALL outgoing
trains were cancelled and incoming trains
are many hours behind time because of the
snow storm now raging.
, 1891-12-04
A Thousand a month.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The bureau of the
American Republic is informed that the
work Of installing Jewish emigrants sent to
the Argentine Republic by Baron Hirsch
is being actively carried on. Maurici the
colony in which the Hebrews are being es-
tabIlshed, has 200 families comfortably set
tied and engaged in cultivation. II Is said
that 1000 additional families are reported
to be on their way from Europe and it is
proposed to bring them here at the rate of
600 families a month.
, 1891-12-04

about to jump, but was prevailed upon to
wait.
The head of young man was picked up
entirely blown from the body. Human
legs and arms were found and placed in a
net. The scene was sickening. About ten
persons were killed.
, 1891-12-04
Verdict Against the Countess.

LONDON Dec. 4.-The jury returned
verdict in favor or Earl Russell. The an
nouncement was greeted with loud cheers
by the friends Of the Earl.
, 1891-12-04

A movement has been set on foot in the
provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
and Prince Edward Island for uniting the
three into one province.
, 1891-12-04
California Grain Market.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 4.-Wheat, buyel
'9l, $1.81M season, $1.89.
, 1891-12-04

The steamer The Doctor leaves Olympia
at 8 O'Clock daily for Shelton and Kamil-
chic and returns the day following, arriv-
ing at Olympia at II O'Clock noon. sep16tf
, 1891-12-04

cept Sunday. n
The morning train makes close connection
with the Northern Pacific train from Tacoma
to 8 Portland, and the evening train connects
with the train from Portland to Tacoma.
]. G. PHELPS,
ASS t., Supt
, 1891-12-04
Chicago Produce market.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5. = Close = Wheat :
Easy; cash, 9OHc; May, 97@97Hc.
Corn Easier; cash, 4796c; May, 42I5.
Oats Steady cash, 32c; May, 82zz.
Barley--Nominal, 61c
., Pork orl = Firm; Cash, $8.25@8711; May,
Lard Steady; cash, $6@6o6; January,
, 1891-12-04
DIsAsTER I'm sT. PAUL.
A Number of Men killed by a Fail
ing Wall.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 4.-At 1;45 o'clock this af-
ternoon force Of men we're engaged in
clearing away the debris from the ruins Of
the burned building formerly occupied by
Farwell, Ozmun & Co. and Griggs, Cooper
& Co., when one of the walls fell with ter
rife crash, killing five men instantly and
injuring twenty others, some Of them Sc
riously. Five bodies SO far have been taken
from the ruins and it is thought two or
three more are still under the wall.
, 1891-12-04

Time Card to take effect Sunday Nov. i.
, 1891-12-04

One Of the bystanders who was crossing
Broadway just as the explosion occurred,
said the shock was so great that men near
by fell senseless on the sidewalk. One side
Of the building then for an instant resem-
bled Niagara, It was perfect sheet Of
minute atoms Of glass and in the mass was
the figure Of a man who had been hurled
through the window. He climbed from
Sage's office to the windw sill and seemed
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
A NEW PENSION CASE.

Ex-State Senator Snyder, of Canton. is
in the city. Mr.. Snyder has applied for
an increase of pension, and appeared be-
fore the examining board here today
lMassillonian.
We trust We shall not be accused of
being COpperhead or rebel sympathiz
er, when we respectfully enquire wheth-
er the EX Senator applied for an in
crease of pension for injuries received
in the service during the war of the Re
hellion, or for injuries received since.
If for wounds received since the war, it
must be under the 80 called pauper bill,
as this bill was only intended by its
authors to benefit those in INDECENT cir
cumstances. AS we refer to Dun 81 Cos
Commercial report, we find Ex-senator
Snyder quoted as capitalist. Hence
it is matter of public interest to know
what recent construction has been Civ.
en- the Dependent Pension law, by
Commissioner Raum, that will allow a
man worth 100000 or more to avail
himself of its aims giving features.
Perhaps, however, the Senator is apply
ing for an increase of pension on the
ground of wounds received in battle,
during the war, in which case there can
be no ground for criticism.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
A DESPERATE CASE AT ALLIANCE.
The editor of the Alliance Review

The editor of the Alliance Review
was once school teacher, but he losI
his place, as we learn: first, on account
of bad spelling, and second, he imagined
himself Cicero, and used to practice
eiocution and vocal gymnastics in an
alley back of the livery stable, greatly
10 the annoyance Of the transfer mules
Another reason why the Board OF
Education saw Bt to dispense with his
so-called services, was his inordinate
use of vulgar slang, which, it was
claimed, was hurtful to the morals and
manners! of the impressiole adolescants
OF his school. Since his inhiction upon
the people of Alliance, in the guise of a
journalist, neither his manners nor spell
ing, have improved.
Here Is specimen of his hand writ.
ing, taken from the Review of yester-
day:
sherwood stoops to the level of the not
mouse politician and in the blackness of
nus driving soul squirms like a singed
cat Gan any good, however, come out of
gas bag except polluted bilge water?O
Dld ever any one read any ATTEMPT
at English composition quite as wretch
ed rs this? Take the sentence. "The
blackness of his driving soul sduirms
like singed cat" In the first place
there is no such word in the English
language as driving" and then how
can a soul squirm like a singed cat.
Who ever heard of soul suuirmipg,
and who ever heard of sinpgd cat
squirmingp Why a man who takes
cats for metaphors, ought to know that
singed cat don't squirm. The cat
usually goes to sleep under the kitchen
stove, and gets singed before waking
up. II this chuckle.head editor knew
as much as the average singed cat he
would know this.
Then take his other sentence. "pol.
iuted btlge water coming out of a GAS
bag" Don't this decayed school
teacher, who writes of "driylinp souIs"
know that in his own case the pToxi-
NIFTY OF his surplus of bilge water tn
MS gas bag has created the present dis
order in his hillary ducts, resulting in
such offensive effusiOns of billingsgate
While this editors mental and hill
lary disorders are probably beyond the
reach OF the more potent drastic RENE
dies of medical science, still charity and
compassion for the readers of his 40.
called newspaper would seem to de
manG that they be relieved from his
dlstrassful efforts to cruelty the English
language.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29

SHERWOOD, editor of the Ca con Roller
is poet from away back, and the other
week he came out with an original poem
on the different methods of kissing, by
MassillOn, Malvern, Alliance and Canton
girls. He writes from experience.-[ Iron
Valley Reporter.
Sich is fame. Besides editing the
Roller we are now accused of two other
misdemeanors, under the old Common
law, writing an original poem and kiss.
ing the girls. We don't happen to
know the editor of the Iron Valley
Reporter, but, under the circumstances,
we feel like paralyzing him with few
of the choicest specimens of English
composition, which we crop bodily
from the hydrophid detractor of the
Alliance Review: "If we had that lying
editor in our grip we would make him
squirm like a singed cat and cast his
driving" polluted bilge water soul
into his gas bladder" and further this
deponent sayeth not.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
THE xENTA ORPHANS HOME.


We are in receipt of marked copy
of the Newark American, criticising
Gov. Campbell's message because the
Governor saw fit to contrast the pres
ent condition of the Xenia Soldier
Orphans Home, with the deplorable
condition under Gov. Foraker's admin
istration. The Newark American is
presided over by Elk. Lit. Gov. Lyon,
who was one of the Board of Trustees
of the Home under Foraker. The Ex.
1t. Gov, seems to think that the Gov
ernor's message reflects upon him
This is a grave mistake. The Governor
merely gave the statistics. Some 3S
little orphan children we're taken to the
cemetery from that institution during
the prevalence of diphtheTia there last
winter, and for days there was funer-
al every day. The State Board of
Health IN ade an official investigation
of the causes which led to this epidem
ic, and Gov. Lyon knows what that re-
port is. 1t attributes the disease, in ep
demic form, to filthy water, imperfect
ventilation of the cottages, want of
proper sanitary conditions and imper.
feet Sc werage. The present Admins
tration has made a complete change in
all these conditions, and the recent re-
port of the Board OF Health states that
the water is pure, the sani-
tary conditions Terfect, the
ventilation and heating very
much improved. This is supplemented
by the annual report from the Home,
showing no prevailing sickness there,
and but two deaths in ten months
Surely the Governor was right in con-
graduating the soldiers of the State
that their wards, the orphans, were in
such excellent hands. Gov. Lyon
should not be so sensitive.
Lyon claims in his article that the
Governors message is reflection upon
some of the cottage matrons who
served under Lyons administration
as trustee. We hope Lyon does not
refer to that specimen of New England
granite, who presided over one of the
worst afflicted cottages, who vas from
Licking county, (where Lyon resides)
and who was endorsed by him, but who
went out with Lyons unanimous ap-
proval, because she failed to approxi-
mate the Ex Lieut.. Governors standard
of manly beauty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
PROPHETIC TALK OF AN INDEPEN
DENT NEWSPAPER.

The Folce bill is the last ditch of the
Republicans. They have well nigh lost
New England, are trying I'm vain to
sOothe the irritation in the Northwest
they have swallowed up the surplus
which Cleveland left in the treasury
have played into the hands of monop-
oily and trusts, have passed a Mckinley
bill, which renders il hard for the wage
Garner to make both ends meet. have
compelled the farmers to place mort
cages on their property at ruinous rates
of interest, have pledged the country to
higher taxation for pension list I'M
equalled in the history of natious, and
raised the dickens generally. The peo.
p pe have condemned them at the polls,
and at this moment their sole hope of
the future is in their ability to manip.
ulate the ignorant votes of the South
But the peOpleP Well, we think of
them with hope. They arc fair mind
ed, and when '92 comes round the Lord
have mercy on the gang of politicians
who have brought this condition of
affairs about.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
THE SILVER QUESTION.

THE New York World, discussing the sill
yer question, remarks that there could be
no possible objection to free coinage any
where if the prescribed amount of bullion
in a dollar were actually worth dollar.
This brushes away SO many difficulties
that we are inclined to inquire of The
World why is it that the very fact of free
coinage will not make the prescribed
amount of bullion in dollar worth a dol
ar?-[ Atlanta Constitution.
We rather think that when the gov.
ernment stamps a certain amount of
specific gravity of silver, dollar, that
it is a dollar, worth just as much on the
market as a paper dollar, made legal
tender by act of Congress, which has
no intrinsic value. Now if it should so
happen that the old allowance of 412T
grains of standard silver is not .worth
as much in intrinsic value as % and
$40 grains of standard gold, why not
extract few shining particles from the
precious gold, 80 as to make it exactly
equal to the big round dollar of our
ancient dads. If not, why not?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29

DIR. MCGLYNN, in his noble plea for
better homes for the poor of New
York, and better care for the children
to keep them from growing up paupers
and criminals, says: Thousands of po.
tential Shakespeares, Millions, Wash
ingtons, LincOlns and Websters roam
our streets without ever having an op.
portunity to develop their powers. We
cannot estimate the loss to the world
from neglecting these little ones. We
should open play grounds in every
ward; we should open reading and rec
reatiOn rooms in the school-houses, and
without spending any less for mental
culture, we should double the amOunt
spent now for the children and see that
their bodies are trained"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
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PROTECTION BE BLowED.

1--WE condemn the present tariff law as
bearing unequally upon the poor, and we
demand the repeal of the present tariff
tax law, known as the Mckinley bill law. ~
The above we find among some reso-
lutions passed by the knights of Labor,
now in joint session at Gallon, Ohio,
with the Farmers Alliance. We are
shocked to see these bold shots from the
men who are protected, right into the
very brazen 5ulls.eye of the great man,
who claims to have protected them by
his new tariff law. And this right here
in Ohio, only few miles away, and in
the adjoining Congressional district to
Canton. Can it be possible that the
great champion of Protection is thus
unanimously repudiated in the house
of his friends? Can it be possible that
the intelligent laboring men of Ohio, in
solemn cOnclave, assembled have unan.
imously repudiated that great measure
of humanity, patriotism and charity
the Mckinley tariff,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
REPUBLICAN DENUNCIATIoN OF
THE FORCE BILL.

Gen. Alfred Z. Lee, very prominent
Republican, late editor of the Ohio
State Journal, and Consul to Frank
tort-on-the-Main, under President
Hayes, is out in an article against the
Force bill. The following extract is
about as good reading as can be found
anywhere:
"Hhe attempt of the caucus to force
this measure through in defiance of the
expressed popular will is despotism,
pure and simple. 1t is an insolent de-
tiance and notification of the first prin-
ciples of republican government. 1t is
an inpudent declaration that the eau
Gus, and not the popular vote, shall
control the policy of the government.
There Is not parliamentary govern.
ment in the world, except ours-if in.
deed ours may any longer be called a
parliamentary government - which
would not bow in respectful acquies,
cence to such an expression of the pop
ular will as that of last November.
But the millionaire despots of the
trusts, who now control Congress, are
more despOtic and arbitrary than the
despNts of the European monarchies,
Their response to the popular verdict
is not acquiescence, but the insulting
accusation that the people have not
sense enough to know what they are
about"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and popular as to need no spe.
cial mention. All who have used Elec,
trio Bitters sing the same song OF
praise.-A purer medicine does not ex,
ist and it is guaranteed to do all that
is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure
all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys
will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum
and other affections caused by impure
blood.-Will drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as we'll as cure all
Malarial fevers.-For cure of Head.
ache, Constipation and Indigestion try
Electric Bitters - Entire satisfaction
guaranteed, or money efunded.-Price
30 cts. and $l00 per bottle at Durbin
Wright x Co.'s drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
TALKING ABOUT GOVERNOR.

John ii. Thomas of Springfield is
mentioned as a candidate for Governor
MT. Ihomas is an excellent man. a
capable man, and we like him: but If
GOV. James E. Campbell wants a re.
nomination he will get it. The Demo
Gratis IN the State, so far as we have
been able to discern their sentiments
are for Campbell. Is there any one
foolish enough to suppose that If
Campbell should be a candidate for
Governor, and be defeated in conyen-
tion, that any other Democrat could be
elected?
There are some Democrats in the
Legislature who seem to think that
Campbell is weak because he has been
too courageous in dealing with the
Cincinnati aggregation: but the mass
es of the Democratic party. and a good
sprinkling of Republicans, are looking
earnestly and searchingly for lust this
Kind of a man for Governor of Ohio.
The object lessons that we gather al
most daily from the imbeclle in the
White House, and the JacObins in con
troll of both ends of the National Can
ltol, are educating the people rapidly
up to a higher standard of honor in our
public men.
Governor Campbell has done right, as
he has had knowledge tO see the right,
and the masses of the Democratic par
ty propose to stand by the man who has
the courage to do right, under all cir.
cumstances.
We do not enjoy confidential rela-
tions with Gov. Campbell, and we have
no intlmation from any quarter that he
intends to be a candidate for Governor
this year. We only seek to voice the
best Democratic sentiment of this sec
tion, in case he is a candidate. If Gov.
Campbell is not a candidate, and Mr.,
Thomas can command the support of
the farmers Alliance, he is the man
above all others to nominate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
SENATOR HowELLs has introduced

SENATOR HOWELLs has introduced
bill to bond the city of Canton for
$3.50 for park purposes. Canton is
large enough now and rich enOulh for
park and it is the best judgment of
our property owners ana tax payera
that we ought to have one. We have
not seen Senator Howells' bill, but we
feel certain that public park would
be profitable investment for Canton
on the principle of the greatest good to
the greatest number, outside of all
esthetic considerations, This money, If
voted, is to be expended under the di-
rection of the Park Commissioners, and
will be available 80 that all parts of the
city can have voice in its appTopri
alton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29
LABOR STATISTICS OF OHIO.

Hon. John Mcbride, State CoInmis-
sioner Labor Statistics, filed his annual
report with the Governor yesterday. 1t
is valuable document. The report
throughout is one of the most complete
and comprehensive ever issued from
the Bureau. Mr.. Mcbride is a prac-
tical laboring man and he treats his
subject in practical way.
The report gives the average wages
paid per year, per day and per hour to
more than eighty thousand employees,
and the per cent of profit yielded upon
over one hundred and four million OF
dollars of invested capital. There are
twenty-five tables; twenty-one OF them
are devoted to separate industries and
one upon the miscellaneous industries
of the State.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-29

only "a more working days left snt
most of the appropriation bills are lot
yet matured. Congress is fooung away
its last days with partisan schemes 4
perpetuate the Republican party IN
power, without regard to popular ripsts.
The Republicans in Congress have
failed to heed the warning of the No
vember elections, and they are rushing
to self obstruction with madness and
desperation. All schemes to better the
condition of the masses; to reduce
onerous burdens; to compel great cor
porations like the Pacific railroads to
give up the millions due the govern
ment, are abandoned. Neither the SEN
ate, nor House are representative
bodies; but are presided over by cor
rupt and all.pOwer-absOrbing cabal,
bent only on partisan advantage, and
inspired only by hopes of more public
plunder. When apolitical party ceases
to be moved by patriotic impulses, and
does not recognize the popular will, as
expressed in National election for
members of Congress, it is as certain as
death, that its end is near.