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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

has returned to his home In Cleveland.
W. @. Sheets house at Lexington, was
destroyed by fire Monday, but few Of the
contents were saved There Is an insur-
anoe on the contents.
MARLBORO.
The Bryan Silver Club met at New
Baltimore Monday evening and was at
tended by a goodly number from this
place. Tho next meeting will be at Marl-
boro next Monday evening, at which time
all ladies are invited to attend.
Mr.. II. N. Sweitser was In town Sun
day. He will resign his position this
week and spend few days at home pre-
pairing for his school work for the coming
year.
Dr. l.. b. Santee was in Canton Tues
day.
Miss Irma Powell is visiting her parents
W. II. Snyder commenced his fall term
Of school Monday.
The entertainment given by the ladies
Of the Disciple church Tuesday evening
was highly appreciated. A special feature
was the singing Of Miss Petit of Alliance
Rev. Wing preached in the Disciple
church Sunday morning and evening.
A number of people of this vicinity
attended the farmers picnic near Louis
Vile, Saturday.
E. N. Swsitzer purchased bicycle last
week.
Croquet has been revived IN our village
again.
Schools opened Monday with fair at
tendance.
The Disciple Sunday school will picnic
at the fair grounds next Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Walton, of Minerva, has been
visiting relatives and friends Ia town and
vicinity.
Miss Eta Griffith of Cleveland, ID visit
ing friends near town.
RICHvILLE.
Allen Fulmer was the guest of Simon
Custer on Sunday.
Mr.. Baker and wife of Mt. Pleasant,
Sundayed with Ira Husells.
Adam Metzger and sons are very busy
making cider.
Mr.. william Eyster and children, Of
Chicago, who have been visiting with his
parents, returned to his home Saturday
morning.
Ella Lerch spent Sunday with Elsie
Hoverstook. irsfa. -
Herbert Lohr was at home on Sunday.
Miss Catharine Hutchinson has gone to
visit with her parents in Holmes county.
G. B. Roush and wife, of Akron, are
visiting In this vicinity.
Andrew Lohr and sons went to Cleve-
land Monday to attend the Bryan meet
ing.
Mr.. AL. Jaooby, of Massillon, atte nded
services at this place Sunday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
YEARLY MEETING or FRIENDS.
The Subject of Missions Consumed Much
Time Of the Delegates.


Time of the Delegates.
DAMASCUS, o., Sept AT the
Friends yearly meeting children s
meeting was addressed by Miss Carrie
Bates. miss Anary in India under the
Christian a.eance. and DR.. Lucy A.
Gayner, medical missionary in the
Friends mission ut Marking, China.
At the regular session the needs OF
the educational institutions OF the
church were presented in stirring ad-
dresses by E. M. Day and w. o. Beale,
principals from Damascus academy and
Raisin Valley seminary, respectively
A subscription was raised to aid in
making the primary departments in
these schools free. Reports were re-
ceived from the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society having control OF
the missions in China and India.
: The society has thoroughly organized
the yearly meeting into auxiliaries, and
the plan of Systematic giving has been
generally adopted. In the support OF
three lady missionaries in India and
four in China about $4,000 is annually
expended Full written reports from
these ladies were read at this meeting,
and in addition verbal report of the
work in China was given by DIR. Gay.
nor substitution Of 81 800 was taken,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
COAL INDUSTRY THREATENED.
A Chinese Article of Fine Quality Invade'
the Country.


the Country.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 2.-China has
thrown the gauntlet to the big coal
miners of the United States. The
American bark Colorado, which has
just arrived in port, brought a mixed
sample cargo of anthracite and manu-
factured coal, mined and made in the
Tonquin district. 1t was consigned to
a coal dealing firm of this city, which
promises to push the Chinese fuel on
the coast market at prices greatly below
those which Pennsylvania and Welsh
Goals Of the same character are now
bringing. Examining experts have
pronounced the Tonquin coal beds al.
most inexhaustible. The Chinese arti.
Gle is in the market to stay, it is said,
at least as long as the present tariff
conditions exist.
Tonquin, since the Tonquin war, has
been under the control of the French,
and it is French capital that is now de-
veloping the mines, but the land is still
populated b. Chinese as before, and it
is the cheap Chinese labor that is en-
ployed in the mines; hence the ex-
tremely low cost of production, which
enables the French owners Of the Ton.
quin mines to undersell the coal pro-
ducers of other countries where labor
is better paid. The coal from the Orient
is said to be of the finest quality, fully
equal to the best Pennsylvania or Welsh
coal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Monthly Statement Issued by the Ma
tional Treasury Department.


tional Treasury Department.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The monthly
statement Of the public debt issued
from the treasury department shows
that the public debt, less cash in the
treasury is $978, ,497, 1896, which is an in.
crease for the month Of $12,342, ,6S4,
which is accounted for by the loss of
nearly exactly that amount of cash on
hand due, to the excess of expenditures
over receipts. The debt is recapitulated
as follows:
Interest bearing debt, ,$S47 1864, ,260 /; in
terest on which interest has ceased since
maturity, 81 ,622, ,960; debt bearing nc
interest, $372, ,S56,376 This amount,
however, does not include $563, sos, ,973
i'll certificates and treasury notes out
standing and offset by an equal amount
of cash in the treasury. The cash in
the treasury is classified as follows:
Gold, $l39, 1926, ,200i silver, $5l3, 3,647,
700; paper, $l77,923, 1858; bonds, dis.
bursting officers balances, etc.. SIT ,092,
276, making a total of $S49, 1888, 746,
against which there are demand liza
bilities amounting to $606, 6,042, ,345,
which leaves $243, ,346. 400 cash in the
treasury. The interest bearing debt II
the government is shown by the state
ment to have been 81 ,182, l49, $50 ~"
March /, 1885 1914, 106, ,220 ON March /,
1889; $685., ,034, 260 ON March l., 1893,
and SS47, ,364, ,260 ON Aug. 81, 1896.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
POPuLIST NOTIFICATIONS.
Letters to Bryan and Watson Now
Under Preparation.


Under Preparation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-As a result
of the determination among Populist
leaders to notify Bryan and Watson of
their nomination by the Pop,i!isos, the
former letter of notification is now
being prepared. The notifications will
probably occur at Lincoln and at At
lanta. but the details are subject to tho
wishes of the members of the commit
tee on notification, of which Senator
Allen is chairman.
He has been in communication with
Chairman Butler of late on the ques-
ton of the notification and there is a
full understanding between them as TO
what will be done. The letter now in
course Of preparation will be submitted
to the notification committee for their
approval. II they desire to meet and
proceed in body to see Messrs. Bryan
and Watson, then such course will be
adopted and time set for the visits.
1t is felt, however, that it is unneces-
sary, and may be inconvenient to the
committee to make the trip across the
country, in which case the notification
will be made by sending letter to
Messrs. Bryan and Watson.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
A CHALLENGE TO HARRISON.
Senator TilImsn Aroused by the Ex-
Presidents Speech.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Till
man of South Carolina has telegraphed
to ex.President Harrison at New York.
challenging him to joint debate. The
dispatch was sent from here as the
senator passed through from Pennsyl-
vania to his home. The dispatch is as
follows:
Hon. Benjamin Harrison, New York City;
] have just spent a week in Pennsylva-
mia speaking to many thousands. Your
ypecch in New York attacks mo specific
ally and l would be pleased to meet you
in joint debate before a northern aud
6nce, preferably at Indianapolis.
b. r. TILLMAN.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
hIiIed His Neighbor.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Sept. 2.-Aa
Isaac Daily, farmer living near here,
was leading horse from pasture, Ed
Milrans, a quarrel they had engaged in
a few days ago, Suddenly Milrans shot
Daily through the breast, making a
wound that caused death in two hours.
Milrans mounted dailys horse and es-
oaped
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

Mrs. Il. 8. Hawkins, Chattanooga,
Tenn, says, "Shiloh's Vitalizer Saved
my Life consider 1t the best remedy
for debilitated system ever used "
For Dyspepsia, Liver or Kidney trouble
IL exoels. Price rs OTIS. Sold by Canton
Pharmacy Ed. II. Young, Fred p.
ShanAfelt (N
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
TROOPS MAY BE NEEDED.
RiotiDg over Relief Goods at Ontona.
gon, Mich.

RIcRLANp, Mich, Aug. 20.--More on
less trouble was experienced at Ontona.
gon. Mich, over the distribution of pro
visions. clothing, etc. and it is reported
that the sheriff has asked the governor
of Michigan TO place at his disposal a
company of troops in order to qnell any
further outbreaks.
II is not believed, however. that there
will be anything like riot. There are
still about ! 300 of the distressed people
who are in need o. aid. 1t is not be.
lieyed that more than three or four per.
ished in the. fire.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
Runaway ON Fair Groupds.

RUsHvILLE, Ind, Aug. ga most
thrilling race track runaway i'll which
it seems simply miraculous that several
people were not killed occurred at the
fair grounds. AS 1t is eight persons are
injured, two very seriously.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
Anti-sal. on League Branch.

PARKERsIU URG, w. Va, Sept. 2.-The
work of organizing state branch of
the National Anti-Saloon league has
been accomplished here in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South. Bishop
Fitzgerald of Tennessee addressed the
deleVatea
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
Bank Faiinre In Iowa.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Aug. 90 The Sioux
City National bank has closed its doors.
A notice posted on the door says the
bank has suspended owing TO heavy
Withdrawals aud that depositors will bs
paid in fnll
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

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for Itching Piles and all similar diseases.
Your dealer keeps it,of oan got II for you.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

Does your head feel as though some
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lion sparks were flying out OF the eyesP
Have you horrible sickness OF the stom-
achf Burdoook Blood Bitters will cure
You.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
No Change In Bryau's itinerary.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Chairman Jones
Of the Democratic national committees
denies that there will be any alteration
In Mr.. Bryan's Ohio itinerary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

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your bowels and make your head clear
as bell. abo., b0o., s1.00. Sold BY
Canton Pharmacy Ed. II. Young, Fred
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

In GASES OF burns, sprains, scalds, or
any Of the other accidental pains likoly 60
oome 60 the human body, DIR. Thomas
Electric Oil gives almost instant relief
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
Premier Ito Resigns.

YOKOHAMA, Aug. 29.-Premier Ito,
who is also minister for the interior and
secretary of the cabinet, has resigned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
Weak, Weary aud Wasted.

deople may become strong, vigorous ant
healthy by taking Foleys Sarsaparilla,
perfect blood purifier, a.splendid. tonic.
Trial eiKe b00
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

has returned to his home In Cleveland.
W. g. Sheets house at Lexington, was
destroyed by fire Monday, but few Of the
contents were saved. There Is an insur-
anoe on the contents.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-16

81 never liked that man Mitchell" re-
marked Mrs. Gregory, land | warned Ed
TO beware of him. My dislike for him
came in this way: My usband intro
duced me to Mitchell at time when
Mitchell wanted 20 buy diamond. and |
told my husband that if the man could
not pay my brother Tor office rent he was
very poor customer for a 500 diamond.
Whenever l went to the office TO see my
brother Mitchell would speak, but he was
not very pleasant or agreeable in his man.
ner.
II went to the Office the other evening
and asked if my brother had been there,
but Mitchell did not look up. | repeated
the question and he lnsolently asked who
was my brother. A minute later he said
that he was not Ed Hicks office boy.
told Ed about Mitchells conduct as We
went to the lodge. My, brother said that
the fellow was in bad mood because he
was out of money, and he added, Mitchell
must not treat my sister in that way
again for | will not stand it,
sit was then that | warned Ed not to
trust the man. | felt that he was not my
brothers. friend, but Ed only laughed.
Since then Mitchell and / never have
spoken. My belief is that he and Ed had
a quarrel about the rent and the payment
for a bookcase my brother sold to him
long time ago and which was never paid
for.''
While speaking to friend in the prison
shortly after his arrest Mitchell said
Don't let any woman come to see me.
especially Hicks sister, as am afraid she
might bring gun with her and take a
shot at me.''
Mrs. Gregory said she did not know
why Mitchell should think she would try
to kill him. She never had any such in
tentions.
Mrs. Gregory said that her brother was
born in Ontario and was 81 years of age.
His mother lives in Westminster. B. G.
Nine brothers and sisters of the deceased
live in various parts of the United States
and British Columbia. She is the only
one of the family living in this City.
Mrs. Gregory stated that she did not
know of any engagement between her
brother and Mrs. Staunton. She was
sure that such was not. the case, as her
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-16

face shows slight traces OF age, and her
hair is sprinkled with gray.
She called at the undertakers' parlor
about 10 o'clock, accompanied by several
friends, and said Il would like to see the
body of my husband"
Mrs. Gregory, sister of the murdered
man, was seated In the parlor, and when
she heard this remark she started to her
feet. She is gentle little woman. and
not wishing to create a scene called her
husband from an adjoining room. Mr..
Gregory had seen the alleged Mrs. Hicks
before, and took in the situation at a
glance.
"Mr. Hicks was not married man, !"
said Mrs. Gregory, land you cannot see his
body; no, not until you can prove that
you are his lawful widow"
At this the friends of the p1rported
widow bolted from the establishment. but
she was not to be deprived OF her rights, J"
and attemp pied to force her way into the
room i'll which his body was lying. Mrs.
Gregory protested, between her sobs,
against the oman's intrusion, and begged
her hus band not to allow her TO enter.
Mr.. Gregory then told the woman to
leave or he would be forced to put her out.
In order to give his command weight be
produced a policeman's star. he being
special officer. The woman made an
other attempt to force herself into the
death-cham ber, but Mr.. Gregory grasped
her by the shoulders and ran her into the
street.
She hurried around to the side entrance
and again entered the building, but again
Mr. Gregory grasped her. There was a
brief struggle, but at the end "Mrs.
Hicks" found herself in the street. She
looked around for her friends. but found
that they had fed at the first alarm of
contention.
She then took a car and hurried to Cap
tain Lees office and placed the matter be-
fore him. He heard the woman's state
ment, but as she could not produce the
marriage certificate he told her that he
could do nothing for her, and told her to
call again in the morning and he would
try to assist her.
''Mr. Hicks was my lawful husband :"
she said, after leaving Captain Lees Office,
- and that Gregory had no right to eject
me from the building. Mr.. Hicks and I
were married in California, never mind
where, and for a long time our certificate
hung on the wall of our rooms Third and
Everett streets.
1T was framed. but one day my hus-
band, when he was angry Che was so
often) took it from the wall. He
mashed it into thousand pieces and
threw it into the fire. I am his lawful
widow and will have my rights. I will
get even with Gregory in time" she.con-
cluded, and she evidently meant what she
said.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-16

Morgue. She said that $40 of the $40
found on Hicks belonged to her, as well
as diamond ring which the dead man
wore. Mrs. Stanton lives at 220 EDDY
street. Hicks has also had a room there
for some time past.
G. R. Farnham. the elevator man. said !:
This morning, between II and II o'clock,
Mitchell came down the elevator He had
a black eye and his facewas swollen and
red. As Mitchell left the elevator on the
ground floor Hicks stood at the elevator
door and made the remark to Mitchell as
he left the elevator, You can have some
more if you want it. did not hear Mitch
ell make any reply, and he went out to
the street. Hicks got in the elevator and
went to his office. As Hicks left the
elevator / noticed his coat and side were
dirty and his shirt covered with blood
was on the fifth floor at the time of the
shooting and heard Hicks hoilering."
Mitchell was seen in the City Prison
last night. He was calm and collected,
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-16
THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
Hicks Had Presentm ent That His
Life Would End Soon.

HICKS HAD Pr0Sentm ent mat hi
Life Would End Soon.
For several days past Edward Hicks has
walked in the shadow of death. The grim
specter stalked by his side and the young
man was conscious of the presence. He
saw the inverted hour glass in the bony
hand and he saw too that the sands of his
life were nearly run.
This substantially is what he told his
sister. Mrs. William M. Gregory OF 1928
Market street as long ago as last Monday
when he called at her home. In speaking
of this strange feature OF the tragedy
Mrs. Gregory said:
my brother had presentiment of his
death and he was mentally prepared for
his fate. Last Monday evening Ed came
to our house. with some others. for me to
write for him. He was laughing and
joking for while. but suddenly became
serious and said to me: 'Abbie, some
thing tells me that l am not long for this
world. | know my time is short. l have
known it for several days and l have put
all-of my affairs and papers in order in
case anything should happen to me-
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-16
FOUND DEATH
At THE CHUTES
Contractor Bell Fell Head
long From the Scenic
Railway.
Suddenly Seized With Heart
Disease Soon After Leav.
ing Home.
SKULL AND RIBS CRUSHED.
Bell Built the Odd Fellows Tempe
and Other Prominent Eiifices
in the City.
SKULL AND RIBS CRUSHED.

Frank c. Bell, building contractor in
San Francisco for twenty years, was found
dead and badly disfigured at 1855 O'Clock
yesterday morning under the scenic rail
way on the Co.e-street side of the chutes
by w. White, an employe OF the chutes
company.
Early the evening before Mr.. Bell left
his home and family, at 1916 Green street,
to attend q political meeting downtown.
1t is not known what meeting he expected
to attend or whether he.went there or not,
but there is little doubt that he was the
third person in a scenic railway car which
started on a spin around the elevated
tracks at the chutes about 915 O'Clock.
Percy Field and another boy were the
other occupants of the car, being IN the
front seat. Young Field says that just
after they had rounded the second turn of
the track and came upon level stretch
he noticed pair of hands disappear
ing down the side of the car.
1t was not remem bered by Starter James
Martin or the two boys whether the last
seat was occupied or not, but when they
arrived at the end of the ride the boy told
what he saw and a search was made below
the track. No one was found When the
body was discovered yesterday morning
the face was badly swollen, the skull was
crushed in and both legs were broken.
The BODY was removed to the Morgue, and
the family of the deceased was notified.
Dr.H. Damkroeger, the family physician,
says that Bell was subject to heart disease,
and that he bad been treating him for it.
Mrs. w. ?. Lenfestey, mother os Mrs.
Bell, said yesterday afternoon that she
and the wife and relatives of the deceased
think that he was suddenly seized by an
attack of heart disease brought on by the
exhilaration and excitement of the ride.
and probably suddenly raised in the car
and fell overheard. He fell forty feet
down through the lower track and against
several cross tim bers upon pile of boards.
A cross piece at the side of the upper track
was broken, and as there was blood upon
it it is thought this is the first obstruction
the body struck. Bell may have been
dead, it Is thought, before he struck the
ground.
The members of the family and rela-
tives scout the idea of suicide, which was
at first proposed. Mrs. Lenfestey says that
Bell was comfortably we'll off, owned his
own home, was supremablv happy in his
domestic relations, was not in debt and
that there was no reason for him to COM
nit suicide. He leaves widow and three
little children. He was alone at the
chutes.
Frank C. Bell was the builder of the Odd
Fellows Temple on Market street, the
Centennial Methodist Church and several
other large buildings in the City.
The scenic railway at the chutes has
carried $4,000 people since July A. and
pened on account of heart disease or other
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-16

81 was alarmed, for I knew that my
brother was of a peculiar nature. He
could take a sealed letter in his hand and
tell in substance what it contained, and
many time he foretold by prophetic
power the coming of future events. / told
him that he did not look i'll. although at
that time he was pale. No, will not go
by sickness" he answered; .Pll go
out suddenly and unexpectedly. cannot
tell how I began to cry, but he put his
arm around me and lau ,hingly said:
Don't cry, Abbie. l am not dead yet
Mrs. Gregory is the wife of William NJ.
Gregory, who is with D. j. Reardon,
dealer in diamonds and jewelry in the
Building where the tragedy took place.
She is firmly of the belief that the killing
OF her brother grew out of Mitchell's in
debtedness for Office rent. In speaking of
the probable cause, she said Hicks had
told her Mitchell owed him for Office rent.
and always seemed annoyed when asked
for the money.