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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24
WANTED TO BE
IMPRISONED.
John Nelson Home to Take Con-
sequences of a Crime.
CALLED UPON THE MAYOR.
Nelson and an Accomplish Wanted by the
Authorities For Carrying OF Brass
Assault Upon an Officer
Made By Them.

A great deal of surprise and excite
ment was created for short time in
the mayors office Monday morning
when a man came walking up to the
mayor and said that he wanted to be
locked up, as he was wanted here for
crime which he committed. Naturally
the mayor was nonplussed until the
man mentioned his name, and then His
Honor recalled an episode which oc-
Cured last July in which Officer Nor
tensen received slight injuries in a Wig
orous assault made upon him by two
strange men. The man who was wan
ted was John Nelson, and it was he who
stepped into the Office and surrendered
his liberty Monday morning. Nelson
stated that he had been wandering
around in various parts of the state
but that he had learned of sickness in
his family at home and that he could
not longer remain away and therefore
came home, deciding to give himself up
and take the consequences of his crime.
During last July two men called at
the works of the Canton Steel company
and carried away some brass. Officer
Mortensen was called there and as he
stepped down the stairway he recogniz-
officer had his club in his hand and was
about to arrest the fellow and also his
companion, when the two men turned
upon him and assaulted him. One Of
them took away his club and in turn
struck him. The men effected their es-
cape at that time, and warrants that
were issued for their arrest remained
locked in the mayors drawer in his
A1a L.. Al...A 4. 1. \
departed from the city. Therefore, when
Nelson appeared before the mayor Mon
day morning, the warrants were looked
up. One charged Nelson with assault
ing an officer, the other charge was that
of unlawfully removing over $19 in val
ue of brass metal from the works of the
Canton Steel company. The accomplice
Of Nelson Is alleged to be Charles Gra-
ham, and he remains unapprehended.
The warrants were read to Nelson and
the mayor formally undertook the job
of arresting the man. The mayor was
not inclined to cause Nelson unneces-
sary trouble, and he therefore told him
to go "below" until word was sent to
the Steel company. Mr.. w. e. Young,
representing the Steel company, appear
ed before the mayor some time later
| and stated that the company was not
inclined to prosecute Nelson, although
| they would adhere to any advice the
mayor might Offer It Is probable that
settlement of the charge of unlawful
ly removing the metal will be effected,
and that only the charge Of assaulting
| an officer will be maintained by the
| mayor. ,t ~.
Nelson claims he was drunk when he
committed the deed and therefore not
responsible for his actions. He said he
was willing to undergo any punishment
| necessary for his crime. T
Nelson was fined $40 and costs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

1t is the intention of the administra-
tion to push through the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty concerning the Nicaraguan
canal, but it is not safe to do it before
election. If the American people build
that canal they want to guard 1t and
defend it when necessary. Any other
arrangement will not be satisfactory.
hence the plan to wait till Mckinley
gets his second term before the un-
American scheme is made the law on
the question.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

1t is patent now that the advance
Of Lord Roberts in the direction of
Pretoria has commenced. The strict
censorship is evidence of a movement
Of more than ordinary Importance
and the further fact that the British
have sent strong force north of De-
lagoa bay to protect the northern
borders, makes it apparent that the
Beers, within the next month, will be
surrounded and will have to fight to
a finish. Roberts's plans seem well
laid, but he is not the first commander
in South Africa whose well laid plans
have been interfered with by the willy
Beers. A great empire seems to be
determined to crush a small republic,
while a great republic is SO bent on
empire that it fails to say the word
that would end the war and preserve
the Beers their inherent rights.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

Inspired dispatches this morning
boast Of the fact that 1000 insurgents
in the Philippines have been finished"
during the past week and that it was
zone of the bloodiest weeks of the war,
since the first days fighting about Ma
nila" Thus is civilization carried to the
black man and his soul sent to his ma
ker without that preparation which
Christianity promises.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

George Alfred Townsend, known to
the newspaper world as Gath" who.
in 1885, supported Mckinley with his
pen and no doubt with his vote, has
soured on the chief executive. and his
syndicate article, in the Sunday papers.
was the severest arraignment that the
president has received from any source.
Gath says he is past master of the
art of protestation, without fortitude,
ever palliating makeshifts. humility of
a Franciscan monk his gaberdine and
the only man in America who was
whipped in the late war with Spain"
Now that is from Republican source.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

General Gomez, who lent every aid to
the Americans in the war with Spain,
still says he thinks the American ad-
ministration means to do the right
thing by Cuba, but he hardly thinks
what he says. The old patriot has be-
gun to believe the lust of conquest pre-
walls with reference to Cuba as we'll as
to the Philippines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

Thousands of Puerto Ricans are dy-
ing of hunger daily. They have gulped
down the tariff, it is true, but tariffs are
not fe-giving to those who stand the
these children is a shame and a disgrace
to the administration that is RESPONSE
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

A Pittsburg judge has created con-
sternation in the Allegheny county bar
by refusing to allow the claim of two
lawyers for fees from an estate, on the
theory that but one lawyer was requir-
ed. He also cut the fee of that one
down
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

While Stark county declared other
wise. for home consumption, her dele
gates to Columbus this week will help
name the candidates dictated by the
boss and will whoop 'er up for the boss
men just the same. However brave
they may be at home, they wilt in the
presence of the almighty Marcus.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

Stark county Republicans made
themselves famous in day by turning
down General Charles Dick and his
letters. The politicians and newspapers
have not ceased to talk about It.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

The Cleveland Leader thinks-but no.
body would believe it ifwewrote it after
that first sentence, so Wen just let it go
at that.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

There is no telling but Roosevelt may
be working that spontaneous racket
himself. The New York governor seems
to be getting up great surprise for
himself
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

l.. M. Barrick arrived home from San
Francisco Saturday. He says he got
homesick and wanted to get back to
his friends, The rest of the family re-
manned In California.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

The most rabid Democratic newspaper
in the country would have hesitated be-
fore making those statements. Verify
brethren do not dwell together in
amitv
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

Roosevelt's declination of the vice
presidential nomination is getting
fainter,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

Senator Hanna will meet at Colum-
bus this week and at Philadelphia a
little later.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

erto Ricans feel that they are
N citizens but subjects.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-24

Charles Deckman. Of Malvern, was in
town Monday. r
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Canton, April "a

Quoted by Shertzer & Fry, No. 404
West Seventh street, dealers in horses
and mules, and commission statesmen.
Consignments solicited.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-08
LIEUTENANT LESLIE HURT GOVERNMENT IN CONTROL
GALLANT ATTEMPT TO STOP !
RUNAWAY.
Team of Mules Takes Fright on the
King street Bridge--Breaks Into
Quarantine and Out Again.

An exciting and dangerous runa way
occurred about 10 o'clock this morning
through Chinatown which resulted in
severe injuries to Lieutenant Sam Les
lie of the mounted patrol, and some iii
Juries to hack horse belonging to Ah
Fat
The runaway team was a team of
mules belonging to Fred. Harrison
which was engaged in hauling lumber
for the new fumigating building being
erected on AGla park to Allen & Rob-
inson's lumber yard. Just as it was
crossing the King street bridge, the
mules too fright, 1t is said at the putting
of the upright engine that is being used
for the pile driver in rebuilding the
bridge. The driver stayed by his team
doing his utmost to stop them. He
turned up River street and then into
Hotel. Captain A. Spillner and Lieu
tenant Leslie We're both on the Eva
side of the bridge, mounted, when the
mules started to runaway. There was
something OF a blockade on the bridge
at the time and they were unable to
cross it Immediately. AS soon as they
were able to, they followed the team
and overlook it on Hotel street rear
Maunakea. The driver was by this time
nearly exhausted from his efforts to
stop the team, and Leslie called to him
to throw the lines to him. This the
driver dill and Immediately jumped
from the wagon. Leslie was able at
the moment to get hold of only one
of the lines, but the driver seeing this
ran along and tried to get hold of the
other one but fell down from exhaust
ion just as he was about to seize it.
Leslie, with only one of the lines in his
hand unavOidably drew the mules over
to his side of the street and was mar
rowly hemmed in between the vehicle
and the curb. His horse was caught by
| the rear wheels of the truck and
thrown, and Leslie was thrown under
the wheels which passed over him.
Captain Spillner caught the mules by
the bride on the other side, but before
he could bring them to a stop he was
obliged to let go in order not to be hem
med in and caught between the vehicle
and the curb as Leslie had been. The
mules turned down Nuuanu street, and
then on King toward Bethel. Here
Captain Spillner caught them again and
held on until he had brought them to
standstill. But before he was able
TO do this, the runaway had scared the
/ hack horses at the hack stand corner
of King and Bethel streets and they
| had begun to back into one another
| in order to get out of the way, follow
| ing their dumb animal instincts. In
| this way the shafts of one hack were
| driven into Ah Fats horse inflicting a
severe but not fatal tearing cash on
| the animals breast.
| DR.. Pratt was in the neighborhoOd of
| Hotel and Maunakea and came at once
| to Lieut.. Leslie's assistance. and sent
! him at once to the Queens hospital.
Here it was found that there We're no
! bones broken, but that very painful
and serious bruises had been inflicted.
not alone on the left leg over which
the wheel of the truck had run. but all
over the body 1t is expected however
that he will be out again in a few days.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-08
Japan SEES WAR qOUD'PLAGUE SITUATION TODAY.
SIGNIFICANT REPORTS FROM
TOXIC.
Railway Managers in Conference at the
War Omce-Fifty Thousand Troops
Near Vladivostock.

A correspondent of the Kobe Herald
writes the following letter regarding
the Japanese and Russian war prepara-
tions:
1T may interest you to learn that all
the rumors OF Japan's alleged military
preparations are not mere canards as
in the case of Chinese kilograms and
news, emanating as a rule from doubt
ful or interested sources. While in To-
kio the other day L learned on every
excellent authority, that maps of China
and very excellent maps too-had been
distributed among all the non-commis-
stoned officers in the Japanese army.
This step is regarded in the capital as
a. somewhat significant indication of
some impending move, though of what
nature no Cne seems to know, or even
to surmise in what direction Japan's
preparations are intended. AS a sequel
to the above item it is interesting to
observe that only a few days ago the
heads of all private railway concerns
were invited to the War Office, where {
conference on railway accommodation
for mobilization purposes was held. 1t
is alleged that an understanding has
been arrived at whereby all Japanese
railways would be under complete mill
tary control within a few hours of the
necessary instructions.
Nothing leaks out of any conse-
QuenCe from tne Japanese war ONCE,
which continues to maintain the strict
est secrecy in the simplest matter ap-
pertaining to military changes. 1 learn
from an intelligent traveller who has
just returned from Vladivostock that
there are at least $4,000 troops in the
neighborhood of that port, and that
every effort is being made to hurry up
| troops in such a manner that Corea
would be inundated in case of need.
The greatest activity is being displayed
among Russian commanders at Port
! Arthur and Vladivostock and barracks
are being constructed, in all Manchurian
| centres with smazing rapidity. Wheth
er these signs point to anything more
serious than precautionary measures
the intelligent reader may be left to
surmise. It may, however, be pointed
out that there appears to he a strange
coincidence in these alleged or real Jap
| snese and Russian military prepara-
| ton"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-08
NO NEW CASES THOUGH ONE HAS
DEVELOPED.
Assistant of DIR. Kobayashi in Vine
yard Street, Sent to Pest Hospital
and His House Burned.

There have been no new cases of
plague today, although a doutful case
of yesterday has turned out to be the
malady.
The patient is an assistant of DR.. Ko-
bayashi, the leading Japanese physi-
clan of the city, at his home in Vine
yard street. He lived in a cottage on
the premises near the foot of the street
close to Nuuanu stream.
Yesterday morning Dr. Kobayashi
considered the case suspicious but there
was doubt on the part of other ply
sicians. Very early this morning it
was announced that there We're pro-
nounced plague symptoms and the pat
lent was removed to the pest house in
Kakaako. This afternoon President
Wood, of the Board of Health, states
that the case is undoubtedly one of
plague.
At o'clock this morning the fire de-
partment repaired to the cottage in
Vineyard street in which the man lived
and burned Il to the ground. This was
at the request of DIR. Kobayashi, his
judgment being that his house should
be Immediately destroyed.
The Chinaman taken from Block 10
yesterday and sent to the Chinese hos
pital died during last night. A post
mortem was held by DR.. Hoffman and
Olilcl pllyflClttllS VI lIle bOdTu Oh 1tedlLD
this morning. Yes, the case is one OF
plague" answered the specialist this
afternoon. n
There were two plague cases during
Sunday. The first, a japanese. woman
named Kiwara, aged 40, was taken from
the lodging house on Nuuanu just be-
low Kukui lane to the pest hospital
All occupants of the house We're re
moved to the Kakaako detention hos
pital and their belongings taken to tn,
King street fumigating depot
The second case, Chinaman namet
Pang Chong, aged %, was taken from
Block 10 (Pauahi street near Nuuanu
to the Chinese hospital.
There were several false alarms dur
! ing Saturday night. One, driver OF az
excavator wagon, living in Kewalo
was found to have a touch Of malaria
A second alarm on Liliha street de-
veloped nothing suspicious. Residents
of Ma1iki rang up the Board of Health
office about II o'clock Saturday nign
and reported three cases of illness. AL
the Japanese of the neighborhood
about eighty in number, were exam
! ined but no cases of sickness founG
The doctors consider that the alarm
was an imposition.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-08
COS l5e 5l0172T1O52l7 ri n 4o1I5l

The deaths during December were
from the following causes: Accident 1;
Alcoholism 1; ApopleXy 3; Asthma 1; I;
Atalectasis Pulmonum /; Beriberi 6;
Bronchitis IL; Bubonic plague Il; Ca
tarrh 2; Cholera infantum 1; Conges-
tion of the lungs 2; Consumption IL
Commissions 3; Debility 1 Diarrhoea g.;
Dysentery 2 Encephalitis 1; Enclamp-
sia 1; Enteritis s.; Exhaustion 1; Fever,
brain, 1; Hawaiian 5; Malarial 6; ty-
phoid 5; Gastritis 1; Gun shot wound l I;
Heart disease Z; Hemorrhage 2; Inanf-
ton 6; Intestional complaints g; Jaun-
dice 1; Malnutrition l. Marasmus L;
Meningitis I; Natural causes l; Neph-
ritis 8; Old age A. Opium 2; Ovarian
Cyst 1 Paralysis A; Peritonitis 8; Pleu-
risy 2; Pneumonia IA; Rheumatism 1;
Shock Strangulation 1; Syphilis g.;
Tetanus L; Tumor l; Unknown 1; I'm
determined 3.
The three undetermined deaths are
three of the five deaths that were
ascribed to bubonic plague at the
beginning of the outbreak. They have
since been determined not to be plague
but the exact cause of death has not
yet been reported by the bacteriologist
and autopsy physicians.
The deaths for December 1895 were
65; for 1896, 54; for 1897 81; and for
1898 &c.
The death rate for December 1899
was 60 per 1000; of Hawaiians, 67.S2 per
1000; of Asiatics, 1927 per 10O0 and of
all others, SO per 1000.
The deaths by wards We're: First
ward, 30; second, "A; third, 3S; fourth,
3S; and fifth, 30.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-08
QUESTION OF AUTHORITY OVER
WHARVES.
In Future Colonel Ruhlen Will Con-
suit Ministers Regarding Wharf Room
Cabinet Business,

Ihe matter of whether the Hawaiian
Government or Colonel Ruhlen controls
the wharves of the harbor of Honolulu
has been amicably settled. 1t has been
decided that the Ministers of Finance
and Interior are responsible for the
WharYes and Government property
along same and that Colonel Ruhlen
must consult those Ministers in regard
to the property.
The settlement was made between
Minister Damon and Colonel Ruhlen
by comparison of notes and authority
1t is understood that the local head OF
the war department is thoroughly sat-
isfied with the result
For several months Colonel RuhIen
has directed matters pretty much as he
pleased along the water front There
was no objection to this, except that
there was frequently misunderstand-
ings ana some unnecessary inconvenI-
ence. In future the Colonel will consult
the Ministers regarding wharf room in
place of ordering the harbor master
in the matter.
At the Cabinet meeting this morning
the application of j. Lightfoot for per-
mission to establish a steam laundry in
Waikiki near the residence of John Ena
was discussed. There was objection to
the location and the matter was defer
red for further negotiations.
The application of Miss a. A Allen
for notary public's license was also
| deferred.
Applications for coasting licenses ror
the steamer Kaiulani and for a small
steamer belonging to Gear, Lansing &
| Company were granted.
]. WaiOhinu was appointed second
district magistrate of Hamakua
William Hookuanui was appointed
! second district magistrate of South
Kohala.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-08
HILO ACTS.
Will Require Eight Days Quarantine
for Japanese Immigrants.


HILO, January 6.-When the Kinau
arrived Thursday morning she was held
in the stream while a meeting of the
Citizens health committee was held to
decide what action should be taken
relative to her. She carried about 200
japanese immigrants for various plan
tations. 1t was decided to allow these
to be landed to go into an eight days
quarantine before being sent TO their
destination. All fumigated freight was
allowed to be landed, and all fumigated
baggage. The live stock was also al
lowed to be landed.
There were some expressions of opfn-
ion made that it would be better to CUT
off all communication with Honolulu.
But the opinion of the meeting was
that there was no necessity for this. A
committee consisting of DR.. Grace, Dr.
Moore, Captain Andrews, F. w. Bos-
worth and Rev. S. L. Desha was APP
pointed to look after the fumigation.
Maui and ports on Mawaii should be
allowed to land.
A meeting of merchants and planta-
tion managers was held later in the day
to take into consideration the question
of food supply for the island. 1t was
announced that with the supply on
hand and the arrangements already
made for a supply direct from the coast
all demands both of the Hilo side of the
island and the Kona side as well could
be met even If communication with
Honolulu were entirely cut off.
letter was received by Sheriff An
drews from the Board of Health rec
ommending that fumigated freight and
passengers with special permits show
ing them to have undergone quarantine
should be allowed to land.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-08
WEEK OF PRAYER.

This is the Week of Prayer all over
the world as recommended by the
Evangelical Association. 1t will be OBJ
served here by daily meetings at the
Y. M. c. A. These meetings will COM
mence at 11:15 o'clock in the forenoon
and last until noon. beginning tomor-
row and ending Friday The subject for
tomorrow's meeting will be The Holy
Spirit" meeting conducted by H. +.
Coleman. The subjects and leaders for
the other days are: Wednesday Thor
ough Conservation, Major Wood of the
Salvation Army; Thursday, THY
Kingdom Come" George B. Mcclellan;
Friday, "Our Clty's Need" Theodore F.
Richards.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-08
MAIL BY THE CHINA.
Plague Reports Not Cabled to Japan
From California.

News that there was plague in Ho-
nolulu had not reached Japan when
the China left Yokohama, on the 30th
of December, though the tldings were
in California by the 2Sth. Captain Sea-
bury of the China knew nothing of the
plague here till DIR. Day told him from
the pilot boat this morning. He had a
load of immigrants on board, so there
was nothing for him to do but enter
the harbor and discharge them. The
China's bill of health was clean and the
immigrants will all be taken as fast
as possible to quarantine island.
Mails for San Francisco via the Chi
ma close at six O'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The vessel will leave in the after
noon, but mails have to be subjected to
several hours fumigation. Louis Ke-
make has been appointed an agent of
the Board of Health. in addition to his
duties in the Post Office and he is look
ing after the fumigation and seeing
that no packages of mail or anything
else are placed on board the vessels
without going through the Post Office
and being fumigated. Kenake has a
close watch on every point and it is
safe to say that nothing will pass him,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-08
HAMA 'SQUARANT|NE CAMP
THIRTY-TWO JAPANESE ARE
ISOLATED.
Reports Of Sickness at the Plantation
That do Not Explain the Nature Of
the Disease.

Thirty-two japanese at Hama planta-
Gion are stricken with some sort Of ILL
ness and have been isolated in a quar-
antined camp near the plantation Ha-
ma is on the Eastern coast of Maui,
from which island there have several
times come reports that indicated that
plague might be there. Beyond stating
that the thirty-two Japanese have some
kind of fever the reports from Hama
give no particulars as to what sort of
illness has developed among them. 1t
is thought that if the doctors there had
detected plague they would at once
have notified Honolulu. No deaths were
reported up to Saturday and the meagre
information that has reached Honolulu
does not state when the quarantine
camp was first found necessary.