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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17
ELEVEN CREMATED
IN LODGING HOUSE.
The Bowery Mission Fire Fatal to
Cheap Lodgers-Number Re-
Ceivcd Injuries.

New YORK, March IA thorough
search of the premises at l0j Bowery
which were partially destroyed by fire
at an early hour Sunday morning, dis.
closed the fact that II persons were
burned to death, that many bodies being
found.
No. los Bowery is called the Bowery
Mission lodging house and is conducted
by The Christian Herald. In the base.
ment of the building there is a &,eap
restaurant, while the ground floor is
used exclusively for mission purposes,
gospel services having been held there
daily for several years. The four upper
floors were fitted up as a cheap lodging
house, with accommodations for $50
males, who paid 10, 20 or 25 cents each,
according to the location of the rooms.
Almost every bed was occupied. The
fire was seen from the street and started
in the waShroOm.
Many of the dodgers became panic
stricken. Those on the lower floors got
to the street safely by the stairways,
while those on the upper floors groped
their way through the binding smoke
to the metal fireescape in front of the
building. The majority of them only
saved portions of their clothing, while
several of them were naked Those
who made their way to the street by
the tireescapes were specifically burned
by the excessive heat of the iron lad
ders, which in many places had become
redhod from the flames within. Most
OF them VIII not likely be identified.
The loss on the building by fire is
estimated at $1,000 and the contents are
damaged to the extent Of $1,000 Loss
entirely covered by insurance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17
Probable Work of House.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-The pro-
gram of the house this week as mapped
out would be completely changed if any
move is made in connection with the
Spanish crisis involving legislative
action. But as at present arranged 1t
included simply the consideration of the
postoffice appropriation bill and the Vir-
ginia contested election case of Throop
VS. Eppes, with the possibility that the
naval appropriation bill might be
reached at the tail end of the week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17

JACK Al NoRk-THE BIG GUN DRILL.
stairs to the deck. Five minutes later
he is busy with the holystone and brush,
for he begins his day by washing down
the decks and making them as immacu-
late as q chefs carving table,
When the weather is tropical, this is
not at all disagreeable job, but on
raw March mornings, just as on hot
July day, Jack rolls up the bottoms of
MS trousers and paddles barefooted
about the deck in the track of the hiss
ing hose. The deck, which few mo-
ments before was almost deserted, now
swarms with life and activity. Two or
three hundred sailors rushing about
with brooms, brushes, pals and nozzles
give good deal of life to the scene
They also make good deal of noise
but through it all the officers sleep un.
disturbed, and for at least two hours
after. They are used TO that sort of thing.
After the ship has been tidied comes
breakfast. In the days of old Jack used
10 take his salt horse or pork and beans
sut OF metal dishes while squatting on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17
Rheumatism Cured Iu,a Day.

Z MYSTIC CURE" for Rheumatism
and Neuralgia radically icurss in to 8
days. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious ItTemoves
at once the cause and the disesse imme
diately disappears. The first dose great.
ly benefits. rs cents 3
Sold by Durbin q Wright Co., 22 8.
Market st.; f. P. Shanafelt, 245 w.
carswas St., Druggists, Canton, o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17
THE LIFE or JACK TAR.
How a Man-o'-War's Man Puts
Ia His Time.
DAILY ROUTINE ON A wARsHIP

Scrubs Decks Before breakfast, Drills
Most of the Forenoon and Learns How
to Kill Time Comfortabiy-Hard Work,
Simple Fare and Poor Pay His Lot.
The Spanish diplomatic attache, who
was undiplomatic enough to cast slur
upon American bluejackets in general
by attributing the Maine disaster to
"lax discipline and gross carelessness, Z"
raised such storm of protest that he
was very glad to take it all back. No,
sir, with such men as Bill Anthony be-.
fore our minds we have suddenly con-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17
The Paris BROKE a shaft.

SOUTHAMPTON, March 14.-The Amer
lean steamer Paris, Captain Watkins,
which sailed from New York on March
2 for this port and was due here on the
morning Of March 8, has arrived here.
She reports that her delay was due TO
the breaking OF the starboard shaft,
rendering her starboard propeller use
less.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17

thrill Of terror Is experimentation
a brassy cough of Group sounds through
the house at night. But the terror soon
changes to relief after One Minute Cough
Cure has been administered. Sale and
harmless for children. r. p. 6hanafelt 4
Co., e. O Miller. East End Phar., and
Fishers drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17
DAVIS WILL MOVE SOON.
Expects to Bring a Test Vote of Ha-
waiian Annexation Treaty,


waiian Annexation Treaty.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-There is no
prepared program for the senate for the
present week, If Senator Bacon is pre-
pared to spaalS on the Hawaiian annex
alton treaty it will be taken up prompt
ly, as ind cd it will be if any senator is
prepared 20 go on with the debate. 1t is
not expected, however, that there will
be much further discussion Of this sub.
Ject i'll executive session.
1t is the intention of Senator Davis,
chairman OF the senate committee on
foreign relations, at very early day, to
move to lay Senator Bacon's plebesite
amendment upon the table. 1t is upon
this motion that the managers of the
treaty hope TO secure test vote, and
Senator Davis said that he was hopeful
that this vote might be reached during
the present week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17

PINKHAMS STANDING INVITATION
suffering from form Of female weakness invited promptly
All letters received
read and by only woman can freely talk OF her
established the
which
which she has to draw FROM it is
knowledge will
goodwill and her advice has
Surely rich foolish she does
offer of assaneeda e. Pnha
Medicine Co.. Lynn, Mass
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17

Britain will spend s24O, 900, 900 on her
army and navy the coming year for this
is the estimate; and this does not include
the Indian army and other self govern
ing colonies. The naval estimate is the
largest ever proposed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17

Every family should have its house-
hold medicine chest, and the first bottle
in 1t should be DR.. Woods Norway Fine
Syrup, natures remedy for coughs and
colds
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17

A wheelman's tool bag isn't complete
without bottle OF DIR. Thomas Electric
Oil. Heals cuts, bruises, stings, sprains.
Monarch over pain.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-17

Inc state central committee Of the
Democratic party held a strisdy busi-
mess meeting here this week, and re-
solved to take the management OF the
anairs OF the party exclusively into It's
own hands There is one sl,ecially good
feature about the Democratic party in
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
JOHN E. WILSON,

Young Wilson visited his friends. the Deuchlers, two or three times year at first.
 In one of his visits ther along about 1890, he could not longer keep his burn ing, enthralling love secret. He sat up late one night with MT. and Mrs. Deuchler and told into their astonished ears the story of his consuming passion and his ambition to some day make the little Emma then fast asleep in child ish dreams with her sisters upstairs) his wife. When at length the mother recovered her speech and reason she laughed at the idea of such a strange infatuation. In vain she argued the wide disparity in the ages of her little girl and the young man lover.
 Both father and mother pitied the honest, faithful lover as they tried to show how very possible it would be for the girl as she grew to Womanhood, to have no reciprocation of his sentiment for her and how unsuited she might be to him at a marriageable age. The pa rents and the visitor talked in this, vein till early morning. The lover remained as persistent as ever.
 Several years ago MT. Deuchler failed in business in Waco and he and his family moved to Fl Paso. Wilson vis- ited the family more frequently. He was pledged, however, never to speak of his love to the girlish Emma until after she had reached her eighteenth birthday. He kept the pledge sacredly, althougl as he admits, it required more determination than anything he ever experienced.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN LAST WEEK.

to the little girl. No Argonaut ever hunted the Golden Fleece with more restless zeal. No fabled story of an- cient lovers tells more fervent waging of a suit than this has been. For four years Wilson was a clerk in San Diego store, then a travelling salesman for a wholesale dry goods house in St. Louis. He went to England one year was in Honolulu when the Queen was deposed, and he was real estate agent in the boom in Seattle in 1889.
 But notwithstanding where he has been, no matter what the attractions for him and the demands upon his time, he has always written to his girl love at least once in ten days-more often twice a week. His parents left him an agreeably large estate four years ago. Two years ago he bought ranch property in San BernardinO County, and he has made it very at tractive and fruitful.
 For six years this rarely devoted lover kept his love for little Emma Deuchler in his heart. As the years passed his ambition to make her his bride grew firmer. His parents and rela- tives could not understand him, and he was set down by all who knew him well as confirmed bachelor and an irreconcilable, constitutional woman hater at 26. They knew he wrote often to a prattling tot in Texas, and sent her pretty presents with marked regu- larity, but that was ascribed to a fond ness for jolly, cute child and a lk- ing for his fathers old Texas friends.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

Emma at sight, baby though she was. I did not dare to let any one know that a young man, who had reached his ma- jority, could have the more affection than I did for a child in short dresses and not able to speak plainly common words Nevertheless, l secretly re- of Emma when she had grown to young womanhood."
 In a fortnight young Wilson's visit came to an end. Before he had turned his face toward his Southern Califor- mia home he got a promise from little Emma to print him few words of a letter at least once in every two weeks. He in turn agreed to write her a pleas ant message once a week and to send her remembranceS from California. The Deuchler parents thought it very good of the son of their old time friends, the San Diego Wilson's, to take such an in- terest in their little child, and Mrs. Deuchler was especially pleased at the epistolary interest John took in seven year-old Emma.
 From that time until a month ago a correspondence was continued be- tween John Wilson and his sweet lit tie brunette inamorita- Whae an in teresting story of love the several great boxes of letters back and forth might tell They begin with simple, clum- silly printed messages from the tod ding Emma to her big young man friend, and they concerned the doings in dolldom, information about the household dog and cats and the plays
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

ROM A PHOl OOHAFH AMEN '9 ' 1NNS N6NI '''1 that he was urged to prolong it a week or two.
 Among the several children in the Deuchler household was Emma, a lit tie, black-eyed, jolly child, who had just passed her sixth year. She was by long odds the beauty of the family. She took the visitor by the hand and led showed him her pet dog, her cats, kit tens and rabbits; recited Mother Goose" rhymes by the dozen and climbed upon his back in play.
 The young man was attracted to the child from the first, and as the days passed and he saw her perennial good nature, her cunning, affectionate ways and looked into her big black eyes, his soul was struggling with his reason ere he knew it. Little Emma had graduated from the kindergarten at that time. John helped her in her lessons for school. He taught her the intricacies of such mathematical problems as add ing two and five. He guided her through the mazes of spelling words of two syllables. Nothing like this ex- perience had ever come into his life before.
 The rest of the Deuchler family gave no more than passing heed to their young-man visitors liking for the lisp ing child's company. They attributed it to general fondness of the visitor for any vivacious child. "The fact is, y said MT. Wilson, the other day, in speaking of that. first visit to the Deuchler home, "I fell in love with
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

and rompings of a happy, innocent lit tie girl. Then there are longer let ters in all developments of a childish chirography, telling of story books that have come into the writer's life, her new dresses and all about her lessons at school, and her opinions of her brothers, sisters and playmates.
 There are hundreds of letters in that collection from Emma Deuchler as girl in her teens, who at that time thought it great fun to write to a young man, and more especially to get letters from him. There are also punches of letters (tfed with ribbons and jealously guarded in this uncom- mon collection from the young woman, Emma, who then realized that there is a heart in California, which has been beating for longer than a decade for her, and for whom she had more genuine feeling than for any of the young men, her long companions at school and in her home, who had walked to the charm of Emma Deuchler then out of school and just entering so- ciety.
 smaller bunch which none other than MT. Wilson and his bride will ever see, were written in the past year, and are as earnest as were ever Com- posed in ardent and shorter courtship.
 Since the end of that first visit in the Deuchler home at Waco, Tex. fourteen years ago last December there have been many vicissitudes in the lives and fortunes of John Wilson and the child ish Emma But Wilson never for an hour faltered in his love and devotion
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

Two years ago last July, he, for the first time after his unique courtshlp of barely twelve years, revealed his heart to the young woman. How far she was prepared for information no one will ever know.
 Then there was a year of waiting for the young woman to come to a decis- ion Meanwhile her devoted and vigil lant suitor was more active than ever. When a decision had been reached Mrs. Deuchler suddenly died, and Miss Emma could not leave her fathers lonely home for another year. The date of the marriage was finally settled upon. MT. Wilson at once employed force of carpenters, decorators and fur nishers to make his ranch home ready for the coming of his bride, and he went about as one in a daze of bliss at the approach of the goal of his long ambition.
 All was ready by the 23d of last. month. Meanwhile MT. Wilson went to Fl Paso.
 There, three days later, the first chapter in an extraordinarily real love story closed. After fourteen years of ceaseless devotion to gain a human heart, fourteen years of consuming love, formed for a mere child at play among her dolls and unfalteringly con- tinued Fhrough childhood, youth and into young womanhood, was beauti- fully crowned.
 The couple went upon a wedding tour to St. Louis, thence to San Francisco, thence to Coronado, and thence to their home in this locality.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
COSTS OUR CITY S25 EVERY TIME THE
 FIRE ALARM BELL. RINGS.

her engineers, while San Francisco pays her engineers more money and her other men a little less.
 Bostcn has forty-five engine compa- nies, including two double companies, two fire boats, seventeen ladder compa- nies, twelve chemical engines, two wa ter towers, one independent hose com pany two combination wagons and two combination ladder companies, and San FranciSco's equipment consists of thir- ty-four engine companies, six chemical engines, seven truck companies, one water tower and two monitor batteries.
 Compared with other cities, our pro- portion Of the SIP, ,500 900 yearly lost by fire in the United States is very small, and we have the lowest death rate among our firemen. Had we a fully paid fire department, instead of de- pending as we do, for a great part of the actual work done at fires upon lex tra" men, who, receiving only $35' monthly, are allowed to employ them selves in ether ways provided they obey fire-calls with all possible alacrity, it would be of great advantage to our residents and property owners. The extra expense would be more than con- pensated for by the greater efficiency of well-drilled and always ready" men.
 As matters are now arranged, we have only 155 uniformed men who make business of giving their entire time and attention tG the regular fireman's duties, but we have nearly 400 men. members at call,'' scattered about the city eking out their 'eXtraman'S pay" by various employments.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

fires when fires occur and repair dam aged apparatus.
 Computing the cost according to the New York method, San Francisco, whose allowance for her firemen is far less than that of any of the other large cities, with the exception of London, where the firemen are very poorly paid and poorly cared for, paid $654 for each of her fire alarms last year. This fact, however, is a cause for Self-congratu- lation on the part of her citizens. since it shows that there were only 957 alarms during that entire period
 The actual average cost of each of these alarms, that is the additional ex- pense to which they put the depart ment, was just SPA 90, so no San Fran ciscan need shudder when bells and whistles sound, save at the thought of the danger, if the alarm be genuine one, into which brave men rush, with out thought of anything but their duty, at that call
 The entire force employed by the London fire department comprises only 1000 men, whose wages are about half the average paid to regular fire-fghters in our large cities. New York has 1700 paid men on her roll, Boston 800 and San Francisco 564. this list including both uniformed and ununiformed men.
 The Boston department, the special pride of that city, has a drill school where new members serve thirty days and go through all that a fireman has to go through, with the exception of actual fire and smoke. Fire fighting is life profession with Boston firemen after they pass the severe ordeal of the drill school and serve six months on probation. The salaries paid are good. being 5000, $1100 and S1200 for hose and truck men, $500 for captains and $1450 q. IL l1I-~ ~t.,- yearly more to her hose and truck men, $60 less to her captains and $70 less to
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
READ THIS AND SEE IF YOU ARE INFLU-
 ENCED BY THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

too quick to act and speak; persons of one thought and one idea at time, de- voted to a cause they require to be kept active or they lose interest. Gives physical strength.
 December q to January 20 is the head of the business world; gives the reasoners and philosophers in business schemes, makes them proud and inde- pendent and it is difficult for them to economiZe; are natural organizers and not very domestic.
 January 20 to February 19, the sign of Aquarius, gives to it's progeny a use full bent often in a mercantile way; are successful dealing with people, so are frequently found as politicians; are clear reasoners and materialistic, fond of the opera, fairs, theaters and places of popular resort, and are of an active, nervous temperament.
 February 19 to March 21 is the sign of Pisces, gives love of knowledge of all kinds, makes them anxious about money matters and provision for the future, for they cannot bear to be de- pendent, but gives a lack of self-con- fidence. They fear that they have ob Stacles to overcome, which makes them persistent and faithful in their duties. They make accurate and careful ac- countants and clerks in any position requiring responsibility.
 Are the planets responsible for the character of human beings, and have they any influence over the seasons, the tides, and are they guides to the Yankee farmer to tell him when to plant potatoes?
 Is the day coming when instead of quickly punishing a child for some transgression you consult it's horoscope and first ascertain whether or not he is responsible for his quick, ungovern- able temper or his tendency to fib as indicated by his zodiacal signs? And when one woman says something sar- castle about another will the listener
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

hands still or sit quietly for any length of time, liable to nervous disturbances, vivacious, but liable to great extremes, lovers of knowledge, and usually fluent speakers.
 From June 21 to July g, the sign of Cancer, which makes great lovers of home and family, kind and loving in all the home relations, will labor indefati- gably to care for family, but extremely sensitive to the mental and physical conditions of those around them.
 From July g to August P is the sign of Leo or the heart, and gives great variety of inclinations; they are easily led, but lack natural policy, and con- sequently get into many difficulties.
 FrCm August p until September 23, the sign of Virgo, gives a fine and dis eliminating mind, but makes them pe- culiar and notional about their food, their eyes keen and discriminating, making excellent proof-readers, fond of harmony, discord will affect their ap- petite, cannot bear pain, have great rallying power and also have a strong tendency toward selfishness.
 From September g to October 23 is the sign of Libra which gives great foresight, susceptibility of psychic con- trol are affectionate and demonstra- tive, subject to fits of the blues, always ready to study any new thing that comes along and have great mechani- cal ability.
 From October g to November P the sign of Scorpio gives strong appetites, strong passions, often a quick temper and a great deal of jealousy; makes them conventional and proud and apt to think of self first and as husband or wife, as the case may be, they ex- pect to rule. Gives strong will and psychological power over others.
 From November g to December 21 is the sign of Sagittarius, the natural executive bold, fearless and cumulative,