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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-19

friends win be allowed to review the re-
mains. THE burial will be private and
at the convenience of the family. 1t will
be at Green Lawn cemetery blythe side of
his wife. The pall-bearers will be Judge
Thurman's grandson, A. l.. Thurman and
Allen G. Thurman, Jr., Of this city Mrs.
Thurman's grandson, Gwypne II. Jor-
dan, Urbana; Judge Thurmans nephews,
McElden Dun, Bellefontaine; John G.
Dun, Columbus; and Joseph Matthews,
who was a faithful body servant to the
judge for many years.
MESSAGES OF COINCIDENCE.
Among. other messages of coincidence
received are the following:
Vioe-President Stevenson--I have just
learned Of the sad bereavement that has
befallen you and the entire country in
the death of your honored father. beg
to tender my profound sympathy.
Governor McKinley-The death Of your
venerable and distinguished father will
be mourned not only by the citizens of
Ohio, but by the people of the entire
country.
Personally i held him in the most pro-
found esteem. beg that your family
will accept my heart felt coincidence and
sympathy.
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Generally Expressed Over the
Death of the Old Roman.
A NATIONAL FIGURE
Taken From Earth by His Tn.
timely Departure.
THE FUNERAL SEVICES

To Be of the UnostentatiousC Character
So Conspicuous with the Deceased
During Life--The Officiating Minis-
ter-Messages of Coincidence.
The death Of Allen q. Thurman, an
nounoed in these columns Thursday, has
lost democracy one of its most noted and
most honorable figures. Scores of Can.
tonians who have had the pleasure Of
coming in personal contact with the Old
Roman in years past, feel that they have
lost valued friend, while in every dem.
ooratic home, regret is expressed over the
final departure from this world of one
whose life works have made him an old
acquaintance.
Tho funeral will be held from the resi-
-dencB at 10 O'Clock Saturday morning.
1t was the desire of many citizens in
cluding the Thurman club, that ii
be held in the rotunda Of the state
house, but in Difference to the oft.ex
pressed desire of Judge Thurman, and
also of the family, to have the services as
quiet and unostentatious as possible, un-
der the circumstances, 1t was decided tC
decline the request.
The officiating clergyman will be Rev.
j. L. Grover, life-long friend, who was
SO years old today. Rev. Mr.. Grover
officlated at Mrs Thurman's funeral two
years ago
; From 1890 to 1890 -on9 Saturday,
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The Friendly Pen of Canton rIan
Gives Some Interesting Sketches of Well
Has Marked for His wnAIen O.. Deeds


progress Of Chillicothe rs much as it
did that of most places, and the gains
of good lawyers were rather increased
by the hard times; but politics
"swamped" the firm. The uncle went
to the United States senate, and in 1914
Mr.. Thurman was elected to the ma.
tional house.
The records of Chillicothe show that
Allen q. Thurman was formally ad.
mitted to the bar June 10, 1885, and
that for ten even years thereafter he was
present at every term Of court. The
following certificate also appears on
file:
l hereby certify that Allen O. Thurman IL 2
person Of good moral character; that he ha.
resided In this state for the last IL years; that
he has regularly and attentively studied the
law under my direction in this place for and
during the term Of about two years previous
to the lst Of December last, aud that believe
him TO be a person Of sufficient knowledge
and ability TO discharge the duties Of an attor
ney and coun selor at law.
WILLIAM ALLEN, Attorney OF Law.
Chillicothe, o., June 9, 1885
On the list Of December, 1s45, ne en-.
tered the Twenty. ninth congress as its
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HOW THE END CAME.

The Old Roman Passes Peacefully
Away as in Sleep The End Came in
the Library. That Has Been His Con-
ISOLATION Since His Retirement TO
Private Life-Tribute From Friends
The Governors Proclamation.
COLUMBUS, Dec. ia long and use
ful career came to close when Judge
Allen q. Thurman expired at his resi-
dence, corner of Rich street and Wash
tngton avenue, in this city. The end
was peaceful in the extreme and the
soul of the great man left the earthly
habitation without a sign Of physical
distress. At the instant Of dissolution
and for some hours before Judge Thur
man had been lying in an unconscious
condition. He passed merely from sleep
temporal to sleep eternal and the change
was hardly noticeable even to the
loved ones who surrounded his bed
side.
In the midst of the volumes of knowl-
edge he priced so dearly, and amid the
scenes where he has spent so many
pleasant hours of his happy old age.
the vital spark took wings from the
image Of clay. Judge Thurman died in
his beloved library. which looks toward
the setting sun. Shortly after his fall
several weeks ago, Judge Thurman's
bed was moved from the adjoining bed
Ioom TO his library. and he remained
there. Judge Thurman has lived with
bis SON. Allen w. Thurman, since the
AAath Of his wifs ssvsr] yesvs sso ="@
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Coughs,
* Consumption.

The greatest cause of terror Of
the present day, formerly con-
sidered hopeless, is now conceded
by the best physicians as curabla
under proper conditions. It's
cause-a depleted condition Of
the system; a mal-assimilation Of
food; a wasting away Of the
tissues an impoverishment of the
blood. The result "a diseased
condition of all the organs of the
bodyja formation Of eating ulcers;
and the result death from collapse
or hemorrhage. But the cure Is
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GOV. M,KlNLEY's TRIBUTE.
He Praises Thurman and orders the Cap
itol flag at Half Mast.

He Praises Thurman and orders the Cap
itol flag at Half Mast
COLUMBUS, Dec. Ex-Governor Nc.
Klnley has issued the following' "Ohio
has lost one of its noblest citizens.
Allen @. Thurman has died at his
home, in the city of Columbus, at the
ripe age Of So. He was statesman
whose sturdy integrity and exalted
abilities were recognized, not only in
his own state, but in every part Of the
United States. AS a judge of the su-
preme court of the state he was a
learned and incorruptible interpreter
Of the law. AS United States senator
he faithfully and with exceptional
honor represented this state in the
United States senate. He was dis
tinguished party leader and stood in
the front rank with the great men who
were his contemporaries.
"After being the recipient Of many
honors at the hands of his party and
his countrymen, he retired to private
life with the universal respect and
esteem Of the citizens of the republic
and the love of all who had the honor
Of knowing him. His illustrious career
Is conspicuous example of the posi-.
bilities Of American citizenship and is
worthy the study of the youth Of our
state The people Of Ohio, regardless
Of party, will be mourners at his bier.
Out Of respect to his memory it Is
hereby ordered that the flag be dis.
played at halfmast over the state capl.
tol until after the obsequies.
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1t he maintained his knowledge of the
printed speech, and his greatest delight
in the literary line was the perusal OF
French novels in the original. There
ought to be romance about all this,
but there isn't. 1t can only be added
that life in America did not prove a
success to M. Gregoire, that the daugh-
ter in time went elsewhere, and that
the prosaic addition is made that the
old Frenchman taught Mr.. Thurman to
use snuff.
His mother was his best teacher
down to the time he entered the Chilli.
cothe academy, and used often to sit
up with him to very late hour direct.
ing and assisting him in his lessons
1t is quite surprise to read also that
her reason for this devoted assistance
was that "Allen was a frail and very
delicate child" He was therefore al
lowed a great deal of liberty in his
play and was encouraged in athletic
sports. Indeed he became an enthusi.
astic admirer of athletic games and
contests Of all kinds, knew the latest
score as well as most college boys, and
encouraged his own son in that line,
giving valuable prizes for athletic feats.
The story is told that when Allen w.
Thurman, once distinguished, by the
way, as president Of the American AS.
sociation of Baseball Players, knocked
out his teacher in pugilism, the old
judge was SO delighted that he pre-
sented him 81 900 in cash.
An Athletic Young Man.
1t is certain that from good trainin e
or other cause he became o very stal.
wart man. Leaving the academy at
18, he served for short time as an as.
sistant in land surveying, then studied
law with his uncle, Allen, and at 21
became private secretary to Governor
Robert Lucas, who was, according to
old Ohioans, Excessively industrious
and trifie severe" He had served as
captain, colonel and general in the war
Of lSl2-l5, and his leading idea about
assistants and subordinates was that
they were for hard work and strict dis
oipline. Twelve hours per day was the
prescribed time for Secretary Thurman,
but he learned much that was valuable,
for Governor Lucas was pre- -eminently
Just and businesslike. The secretary
also read law at odd times with Judge
Swayne OF Columbus, and in 1885 10.
Gated in Chillicothe as the partner of
his uncle.
The city and surrounding country
had developed greatly and plospered
nightly; the flush times" of 1S54-30
had set everything TO booming;"Uncle
Bill Allen had entered congress and
was deep in politics; the Aliens and
Thurmans and their friends and rela.
tives were among the most prosperous,
and 80 there was not only much busi-
ness for the firm, but the junior part.
ner had most Of IL to do, The year Of
sad memories. the panic year of 1887,
does not seem to have checked the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-19

Allen Granbery Thurman four score
years of life covered almost the entire
progress Of the nation from childhood
to complete maturity; in his Virginia
boyhood the Alleghenies were the
western limits of anything that could
be called an advanced civilization, but
Columbus, o., home of his latter years,
Is far east of the center of population.
When he emigrated to Ohio it was
on the border of the far west; when he
entered the United States senate he
was accounted rather as a representa-.
tive of the east. His first political les.
sons were from the living jefferson aud
Madison he witnessed the phenomenal
growth of Jackson; outlived the II
presidents who succeeded him, and
took the leading part in reconstructing
the old party and impressing its doc
trines upon the third generation. Truly
such career should be full of instruc.
tion and interest.
He was born Nov. 19, 1918, in Lynch.
burg, Va, his father being a minister
Of the Methodist church and his mother
the only daughter of Colonel Nathaniel
Allen. His mothers half brother,
William Allen, but seven years older
than himself, walked from Lynchburg
to Chillicothe, o., in 1929, and soon
attained such prominence as a lawyer
and orator that at the early age of 26
he was elected to congress, beating the
popular Wing governor of the state
Duncan Macarthur, by one vote, and
only four years later he was elec ted
United States senator. After rising to
such high rank in his party that the
nomination for president was practi-
cally offered to him, he suddenly re.
tired, remained in private life 25 years,
then emerged to be elected governor of
Ohio in 1878, in such a phenomenal
campaign as to give him the political
sobriquet of "Rise.up William" Allen.
His Family Was Poor.
The nephew went to Chillicothe with
his parents in 1919 and that place was
his home till 1853, when he moved to
Columbus. The battle of life had been
rather hard for the Thurmans in Vir.
Rinia and it was some years before it
was easier in Ohio. There were strange
social complications in those days and
strange political results from them.
Many had sought the west to "get
away from slavery" as they phrased
it. and Judge Thurman's paterual
grandfather when a Baptist clergyman
In North Carolina had freed his slaves
from conscientious motives. Many 9TH
ers had gone west because they were
bankrupted in the older states, and a
few as exiles from Europe. Among the
latter was a fine old French gentleman
whose little daughter was about the
same age as young Thurman.
She did not know a word Of English,
nor he word of French, yet they be-
came close companions from the start,
inventing their own language, as chill
dren will il such cases. The mother
observed that little Virginie Gregoire,
the French girl, spoke her own Ian.
guage with remarkable purity-her ia
ther was highly educated man and
so she was made an inmate of the fam
lily and taught Allen her language.
Though he had little occasion to speak
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being unable TO leave the house, he oc.
cupied apartments in The second story
Of the residence. wkere he spent the
last days of his life in a remarkably
pleasant and agreeable manner.
The beginning of Judge Thurmap's
fatal illness dates from Nov. last,
when he fell while walking across the
library floor. A few days after the fall
Judge Thurman's life was despaired of,
but he rallied from the shock and at
times apparently seemed to have re.
gained his oldtime vigor. Nov. 10
Judge Thurman was 50 years old, and
on that date several of his old friends
called on him and had a pleasant chat
On that occasion he smoked cigar with
bis friends and seemed unusually cheer.
ful and bright.
Since the accident he has had his
good days and his bad ones. He had
been confined to his bed nearly all the
timo, and his physician, DIR. w. H.
Whitaker, called on him daily. That
he was steadily growing weaker, was
apparent TO all, and 1t had been known
for some time that his lease on life
could not be protracted much longer.
On account Of his confinement to bed,
Judge Thurman began to be afflicted
this unpleasantness he at times sat up
and stood up, but he had not attempted
to walk since his fall. Last Tuesday
when DIR. Whitaker called he found
his patient sitting up in chair, smok-
ing q cigar and apparently enjoying
1t. He shook hands with the doctor
and said; MY dear doctor, sit down
| and talk TO me-"
| He seemed very buoyant and cracked
q joke and, as was his habit, talked to
the doctor In French. 1t should be re-
marked that recently IL seemed to be
one of Judge Thurman's delights 10
talk French, showing the remarkable
| vigor of his mental powers Last Tues.
day DIR. Whitaker noticed that he did
not continue his French conversation
as long as usual and soon tired of his
cigar, and when he got back into bed
his pulse was rather feeble
When DIR. Whitaker saw Judge
Thurman Wednesday about D. m. he
seemed listless and rather heavy about
his eyes and in his mental operations
| However, he recognized the physician
and members Of the family The
change for the worse became quite
marked shortly after midnight Wednes.
day night. and at Q a. m. the family
became alarmed and sent for DR.. Whit.
eker. At that time DR.. Whitaker
found his venerable patient almost un.
Conscious. Mucous had filled the brou.
chial tubes and his breathing was
labored. DR.. Whitaker aroused him
sufficiently TO ask him il he was thirsty,
and Judge Thurman nodded his head
In assent. DR.. Whitaker gave him q
little water and whisky, which he
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ARMoRY TAX DECISION.

Cleveland Judge Says IT'S Unconstltu-
tional and Enjoins It's Col lection.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 16.-Judge Neff Of
the common pleas court has granted a
temporary injunction restraining Coun.
ty Treasurer Hubbard from collecting
the tax levied for the construction OF
the big central armory, on which work
has been going on for over year.
Judge Neff, in his opinion, declared
that the levying of the tax was uncon.
stitutional, and is therefore null and
void. Bonds to the amount of 1925, ,00t
have already been issued and sold to 6
local bank and the money spent on the
structure. The Central Labor union
took the case into court and asked foI
the injunction.
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New Political Party Launched.

CHICAGO, Dec. lev. H. Harvey,
the apostle of free silver, who is better
known as Coin" has launched his
new political party According to the
prospectus which MIR. Harvey gave out,
1t is to be an oathbound secret organi,
zation with the title of Patriots Of
America Its especial mission is to
advance the cause of free silver as well
as to eliminate selfshness from politics,
and it is expected to rapidly overcome
all existing political parties.
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Saved His Neck at Last.

GEoRGETowN, o., Dec. 16.-Edward
Jones, the Clermont county murderer
has been found guilty of murder in the
second degree. He has had four trials
here previous to this one, and upon eact
trial was found guilty of murder in the
first degree, but in each instance SO
cured new trial. His attorneys are
dissatisfied even with the present yer
dict, and have already iled their mo.
tion for new trial. Jones murdered
his son three years ago for going to a
political meeting without his fathers
consent.
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BOVinine

that greatest concentration ints
the least possible bulk of the
vital elements of lean, raw beef
1t is absorbed and nourishes with
the least possible effort on the
part of the stomach. 1t creates
new tissue, enriches the blood,
makes flesh, and by strengthening
the great vital centres of the
body enables them to perform
their functions in a natural man.
ner and dispel disease. Thou
sands owe their life to its use.
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A Good Workman Suicides.

COLUMBUS, Dec. 1G-Some boys
hunting rabbits on the state fair
grounds pushed open the door of an
old icehouse and discovered the dead
body of a man about 40 years of age.
In pocket was piece of paper on
which was written: II have my trou.
bles, but God alone knows them. ]
was good workman but had no
home"
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mented by all"
Attorney General Harmon said; "Al.
len q. Thurman was one of the purest
and ablest men that Ohio has ever pro.
ouced. No man in. the state has ever
more fully possessed the respect and
confidence of the people, and, like
true Democrat, he returned their conf.
dence and respect, as his entire public
life shows. The place in his pprty in
Ohio, which he left vacant when age
compelled his retirement from active
life sone years ago, has never been
filed"
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sWalloWeu WIN uIInCuIUy, ne seemed.
however, to be partially conscious of
what he was doing He then sank into
@ heavy stupor from which he was
never aroused. 1t was known at .
o'clock yesterday morning that the be-
ginning of the end had set in, and the
family were so notified.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning DR..
Whitaker found the patient gradually
sinking. He gave him a little water
and whisky. which was swallowed me,
chanically. Judge Thurman was per-
fectly unconscious and remained so un-
til he passed away yesterday afternoon.
AT the final scene all of the immedi-
ate family were at his bedside. He
seemed to be free from all distress, and
during the morning hours all that the
sorrowing family could do was to
moisten his parched lips at intervals
Those present at the death scene were
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen w. Thurman and
the following grandchildren: Lee, Miss
Katherine, Allen G., Jr., Daniel @. and
Startling Thurman, all children of Mr.
Allen w. .Th9rman.
THuRMAN's oLo COLLEAGUES
All Express the Highest Regard For Him.
Carlisle and Harmon Talk.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Many Of the
old senators remember Judge Thurman
very we'll, as he served with them, but
he belonged more particularly to the
era of Conkling Edmunds, Logan and
others who became famous at period
when many Of the now older members
Of the senate were Just entering upon
their careers. Those who served with
Mr.. Thurman expressed the highest re-
gard for him, and declared that he was
one OF the great men of the country.
He was regarded as one Of the best law
yers that ever served in the senate, and
several Democratic senators said of him
that he more truly represented their
ideas of sterling Democracy than any
of the mon of his time.
Ex-Attorney General Garland of Ar
kansas, who has practiced law here
since he left President Cleveland's g
former cabinet, was q senatorial col
league and one of the warmest friends
Of Judge Thurman. He said he re-
garded Thurman almost as q near
kinsman and paid high tribute to his
personal character and ability.
Secretary Carlisle said: "My per-
sonal acquaintance with Judge Thur
man began many years ago, and as
long as he continued to take an active
part in public affairs. our relations
were quite close and intimate. He was
great lawyer, a just judge, and one
Of the most able and patriotic legis.
lators l have evor known in congress.
He was party man, and his name
already constitutes part of the tradi-
tions of the political party to which he
belonged, but he always enjoys the re.
our neonla and his death win be Ia.
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the presidency, and in 1884 he again
received some votes. His campaign in
1885 for the vice presidency is fresh in
the public memory.
OF Judge Thurmans children, Allen
married Miss Webb of Baltimore, and
their four children are the life of the
double family residence in Columbus,
o. One daughter of the judge is the
wife of ex Governor Mccormick Of Ari.
zona, and they live at Jamaica, l. ].
The younger daughter married Lien.
ten ant w. s, Cowles of the navy, but
was divorced from him and married
Mr., Thomas Scott Clifford, a native Of
Spain, of English parents.
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CINCGNNATI, Dec. 1G "A fire broke
out in the fiyestory brick building at
the corner Of Richmond and Harriet
streets, occupied by the Krell Piano
company. The building burned out so
as to cause all the floors to fall making
O complete loss Of the contents. The
loss is estimated at S75. 900.
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Killed While Hunting.

EAST LIVERPOOL, O., Dec. I6.-George
Buckley, young potter, while hunting
a few miles out of this city, had his
head entirely blown off by the accidental
discharge of q hammerless gun. His
cap was blown into tree. He leaves
a wife and two children,
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No Grounds For Arbitration.

PoRT TOWNSEND, Wash, Dec. 10
According to Thomas Newell, who was
elected delegate to congress from Alas.
ka last summer, Vice President Steven.
son has expressed himself as being Of
the opinion there are no grounds for ar
bitration of the disputed boundary line
between Canada and Alaska, and If
England thought otherwise she would
have to fight for her rights.
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Five Men Crushed to Death.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. l6.-News
has reached..::here of an awful disaster
which occurred at Big Stone Gap, Va.
Five men were working on a cut and
had stopped for dinner, seating them
selves under ledge Of rock projecting
from an embankment. Suddenly a
large boulder broke loose and came
down upon them, causing instant death
to all.
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Murdered His Sons Enemy.

MACARTHUR, o., Dec. l6.-F. NJ. Ralph
has struck Gerge Hicks with hickory
club, killing him instantly. The men
were quarreling over dispute between
Ralph's son and Hicks. Both are old
soldiers, living near Eagle Mills.
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smallpox on IN. Inor.a.a

BELLAIRE, O., Dec. l6.-At Etna.
Vile and West Wheeling the smallpox
epidemic still seems to be steadily in.
oreasing. St Clairville. the county
seat, is fumigating all mail from these
towns.