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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
WORKS BURNED.
Big Blaze at Leetonia Complete.
Iy Destroys the Property OF
the Pro I'M nen Mt Concern.
ipeoial to News-Democrat.

Special to News-Democrat.
Leetonia, July 27.-Fire destroyed
the Leetonia Boiler & Machine works
about o'clock this morning, nothing
about the concern being saved. When
the ire was discovered 1t seemed to
have enveloped the whole plant and the
firemen were powerless to save any
portion of it, although they were early
upon the scene and did all in their
power to stay the flames. The plant
has recently been enlarged by the addi.
tion Of the machine department. The
loss will reach $1,000. The insurance
amounts to $4,000. The Leetonia
Lighting plant Is adjacent and 1t Was
with difficulty that the firemen prevent
ell the flames from communicating to it
and destroying it. About twenty men
are thrown out Of employment by the
burning of the boiler plant. The COM
pany has not yet decided whether the
works will be rebuilt.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
YOUNG ENGINEER
MAKES LAST RUN
Canton Railroad Man Dies At.
tor q Three Days illness
Of fAppendicltis.

Benjamin Jones, aged % years, died
at Minerva, Sunday morning at 2
o'clock, after a brief illness Of three
days. Mr.. Jones was employed as, m
engineer on the Wheeling and Lake
Erie railroad, and had made his GUS
tomary run to Minerva, and when about
to return he was taken sick. A physi-
clan Of that city was called and he pro-
nounced the case to be appendicitis.
On Saturday evening Mr.. Jones grew
worse and DR.. March was called. When
he arrived after making a brief exam
ination it was found that Mr.. Jones was
afflicted with an acute form Of appen-
dicitis. He leaves wife and one child,
Donald Jones.
Mr.. Jones was born at Damascus, o..
and has been a resident of Canton for
26 years. He has been employed by
the Wheeling & Lake Erie for four
years. He was favorite among his
fellow employees and in fact among all
of his acquaintance. Mr.. Jones was
an ardent member Of the Knights OF
Pythias, under whose charge the fun
eral services will be held. He was al
so member OF the Brotherhood Of En-.
gineers.
The funeral services will be held at a
o'clock at the home of his mother, GIG
West Third street. DR.. Manchester, OF
the First Methodist church, Of which
church Mr.. Jones was consistent
member, will assist in the funeral SER
vices. The interment will take place
at Westlawn cemetery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
WIDOW REFUSED
To Marry . Massillon Man With
Whom She Had Had Matri-
moniaI Correspondence.

A New Albany, Ind, special says:l
John Reidendough, of Massillon, o.,
arrived in this city several days ago
with the expectation Of marrying Mrs.
Flora Kable, with whom he had be-
come acquainted through matrimo-
NAL paper. After his arrival here Mrs.
Gable declined to marry him unless
changed her mind altogether. Reiden-
dough complained to the police and
wanted to know what action he could
take, as he had spent $40 for rail-
road fare and house rent, and was ad.
vised to bring suit charging breach
of promise or fraud. Reidendough
claimed he had brought all his mat
rimonial correspondence to this city,
but that it had been destroyed by Mrs.
Kable. He is So, and is widower with
several children. Mrs. Kable is 4S,
and has two daughters.
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has resided in Toledo for twelve years;
OF pr. j. H. Curry, a successful prac-
titioner for many years; DIR. 8. 8. Lun-
gren, a leading homeopathic physl-
clan who has practiced In Toledo for
twenty-five years; DR.. J. r. Wood,
DIR. G. A. Kirkley and others. All agree
with the testimony given; but to COPY
all would take several columns OF your
valuable paper, and therefore merely al
lude to this very strong and convince
ing testimony.
/ am personally acquainted with an
ex-brewer, who now follows very hon
orable occupation, but never was beer
drinker himself. He told me In MY
own Office some time ago that the way,
beer was now made 1t was more un-
healthy than brandy, whiskey or rum.
One thing is quite certain that the
demands made by the big brewers OF
the country upon the great political par
ties, far exceed any Of the demands
made by the distillers Of the land.
Therefore while 1t is doubtless true,
as the most eminent physicians testi-
fly, that beer is destructive to human
life, we must all see that 1t is dam
gerous to the body polite, because the
demands made by the traffic to be pro-
tected at home and aboard are the most
gigantic evils that ever existed In our
great nation.
These stubborn facts staring us in
the face, is 1t not strange that any po-
litical party will condescend to give a
legal existence to this great and grow
ing evil in our state and nation?
1t is business that should be sup
pressed. The men engaged in the bus
mess are doubtless as good by nature
as any of us, but the business is harm
full to the people, and the government,
therefore should be dealt with as All
outlaw, and not be legalized. It has
been often said of late years, "The more
beer is made, the less barley is raised"
II this is true, it is a convincing proof
that beer as now made and used In the
United States, is not made Of pure malt
barley, as in former years. The ques-
tion then naturally arises, why does
our government "legalize this evil?"
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chise through Cuyahoga county for the
proposed Cleveland, Riohfield and Ak
ron road, the compact entered into be.
tween the suburban roads and the Big
and Little Consolidated will prove to be
worthless.
Childs makes the statement that II
necessary to get into the city by force
rather than by friendly arrangements
condemnation proceedings will be
brought against either the Big or Little
Consolidated to force the officials to
turn over the use Of their tracks to
the new road.
He says that under the laws Of Ohio
new suburban road Is entitled to use
one mile of city track for every eight
miles Of track between the terminals
of the road.
II is reported that the capitalists
who are behind the move to get
OTHER SUBURBAN LINES
into Cleveland will take full advantage
of what is stated to be their rights in
the matter.
According to those in touch with
both sides of the situation the institu-
tion of condemnation proceedings by
any one Of the several companies seek
ing an entrance into the city will mean
a long and bitter lawsuit that in the end
will reach the highest courts.
The Cuyahoga county commissioners
are inclined to grant the application
for franchises for new roads through
the county and one or more of the sew
eral applications now before them will
probably be acted upon favorably this
week.
With the franchises assured the
hackers of the proposed roads are ex-
pected to at once proceed with plans
to test the legality of the contract be.
tween the lines now entering the city
and the Big and Little Consolidated.
1t will be remembered that this ques-
tion of condemnation came up when
the franchise for the line between ALI
ance and Canton was before the Canton
council A franchise was wanted by
the promoters of the line over certain
streets in Canton. and
THIS WAS RESISTED
by several property owners, who
thought the new line ought
to come in over the tracks
of the old company. At that time it
was declared in the council by some
of the gentlemen representing the
local line, that proceedings instituted
in probate court could compel the old
line to carry the new company's cars
into the city. II no agreement could
be reached between the parties, con.
demnation proceedings could be COM
menced and hearing could be had,
and the price to be paid for the use
of the lines could be settled upon by
the court, and each company would be
obliged to abide by the decision. From
the tenor of the stories in some Of the
Cleveland papers it would appear that
the question is entirely new there, but
it is familiar here. From the holdings
in this county it is evident that the
new roads will not be seriously ham,
pered in this regard. They can compel
the old lines to allow the use of their
tracks q. .,a-r,7,t 90,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
Marriage Of q Colored
Man and Young Girl.
PERJURY COMMITTED
II Is Alleged, to Secure . Mar
riage license--The Wife
Now Wants Di-
vorce.

A marriage over which there was
some excitement at the time it was
consummated on the 18th of January
last, has proved unfortunate, II ap-
pears, and the wife has gone into court
to try and have it annulled. On the
date named, George Robson, who is
a light colored mulatto, went into the
probate court and made application
for a license to marry Susan Wise. He
swore that she was Is years of age in
order to get the permit, but shortly
after the license was granted, Mrs
Elizabeth Wise, the mother of the girl
arrived in the city from Middlebranch
to try and stop the wedding. She was
too slow for the pair, however, and
while she was at Justices Office swear
ing out warrant for the arrest of Rob-
ison for perjury, the girl being under
age, the couple boarded Massillon
car and made their escape. They were
married in the west end city aud day
or two later came bach.
The mother-in-law concluded not to
prosecute her son-in-law, as she did
not care to send him to the peniten-
tiary, so the warrant was withdrawn,
and so far as the public knew the af.
fairs of the newly welded pair were
blissful.
Friday afternoon Susan Robson, by
her next friend, Elizabeth Wise, her
mother, filed a petition in common
pleas court asking divorce from George
Robson. She is but II and could not
bring the action herself. After giving
the date of their marriage, and recit-
ing the usual preliminaries, she states
that in May George threatened to kill
her, called her vile and indecent names
and applied ep'thets that reflected on
her chastity. He is alleged to have
repeatedly swore and cursed at her
and on the oath of July threatened to
kill her and blow up the house of her
parents, where she was living. She
also alleged that he communicated to
her a loathsome disease.
An Injunction was asked and granted
restraining Robson from visiting or in
any way annoying her, and Deputy
Sheriff Harvey Zaiser served copy
upon the defendant at the Maximo Tile
works, where he is employed, Friday
evening.
When the paper was served on him,
he asked how he could get to Middle
branch. Zaiser told him that he was
not to go there, and that was what
the injunction meant. The deputy
then read the paper to him. Robson
then went away and it is not known
whether he made any attempt to see
his wife or not.
Attorney Atlee Pomerene has charge
of the case for the youthful wife.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
EDITOR CORSUCH
Died at His Home In Navarro
Friday Evenins--To Be
Buried at Wooster.

Special to News-Democrat.
Navarro, July 27.-Editor A. G. Cor
such, of the Navarro News, died at his
home in this place Friday evening
after lingering illness. He came to
this city about year and half ago
and established the paper of which he
was editor, but shortly afterward be-
came Ill and had been suffering from q
complication Of troubles ever since.
About four months ago he was oper-
ated on for appendicitis, but the oper-
elton brought no relief, and he contin-
ued to grow worse until his death.
Funeral services were held this
morning at this place, and the remains
were taken 10 Wooster, where they
will be inferred at the side Of his wife,
who died some years ago.
His second wife and two small chill.
dren survive him. The deceased was
popular man and when bis health
permitted was IN active and talented
newapaper man. HIx ~ IA -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
WAGES INCREASED.
Work Train Gslnss on Wheeling
4 Lake Erie Get rs Cents
Per Hour.

Massillon, July 2S.-The pay Of tha
men employed on the extra and work
train gangs of the w. & L. q. railway.
was increased, this week, from thirteen
and one-haf cents an hour TO fifteen
cents, or from $1.a5 to $3.50 per day. A
large number of men are affected by the
raise. The reason assigned therefor is
one that is general at present, namely
an inability to secure enough men to
carry on the improvements that have
been planned for the summer. Even
with the increase the troubles Of the
road department have not ended, inas-
much as the required number ID not yet
and the conclusion that hes almost been
drawn is that men arc un0btainable
The same scarcity Of men exists ON the
section. the Columbia section. which is
allowed nine men, being compelled to
drag aloag with but thFse. The raise
above montioned does moi airect section
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
POISONOUS CHEESE
Causes Serious illness Of Sew
eraI Persons 1t SaIineviIIe
-.All Will Recover

Salineville, July 27.-Wil!iam Nc
Kee and family Of this place were taken
suddenly Ill Friday morning as a re-
suit of eating cheese, which is sup
posed to have contained tyIotoxicon
poison. Herman Softer and mother
were similarly affected from eating the
poisonous cheese. A piece Of cheese
left from the meal of the day before was
examined and found that there had
been developed numerous dark spots
which had not been noticeable when It
was bought.
Tyrotoxicon Is deadly poison II taken
In sufficient quantity, 1t II thought,
hsxsysEk '.' aat Y I! ~ pssss2 VA z =; =;
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
SOLDIERS SWEETHEART
Suicides Because Her Pare nts
Objected to the Marriage
Took Carbolic Acid.

Cincinnati, July 27.-Nora Hahn,
aged 19, a handsome girl. committed
suicide by taking carbolic acid, at Fort
Thomas, Wednesday night She was In
love with Isaac Whiting, private SOL
dier, and her parents were opposed to
her choice. The two were to have
been married Friday, but when Nora
went TO the fort she found her lover IN
the guardhouse for petty offense. She
then took poison and died under tree.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
COUNTY TICKET.

For sentatives-Emmett r.
Morgan, of Alliance; Jackson w. Pom
titus, of Canton.
For sheriff-Peter Smith, Of Massil-
Ion.
For auditor-J. H. Kaufman, Of Can
ton.
For treasurer-H. w. Hossler, ct
Plain.
For clerk-Charles L. Oberly, Of Can
ion.
For commissioner-Leo ]. Braucher,
Of Lawrence.
For infirmary director-Adam Schiss-
Ter, Of Canton.
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Wants $4,000 pamaues.

Findlay, July 27.-Connell Kelly has
sued the Findlay Street Railroad COM
pany for $4,000 damages alleged to be
due him for injuries received in a col.
lision last January.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
Lightning Destroys Barn.

Circleville, o., July 27.-The large
stock barn on Luther c. SINNERS farm,
about 16 miles southwest of Circleville,
o., was struck by lightning yesterday
morning. Four valuable horses were
killed and the barn and contents totally
destroyed. Loss about $4,000, with ST.
600 insurance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
The MAYORS GAME
Was Too Strong for This Gam
bier and He Left Canton
SLOT Short.

Not satisfied with escaping the
Salem police Saturday afternoon by the
restitution of $35 he had won in that
city on the shell game, Lewis White,
alias whitney, the Faker," went out
to the Harris show grounds in Canton
Saturday evening and resumed oper-
ations. Within a few hours he had
swindled two men out Of $50 and was
again within the tolls. Robert Saltz
and Lewis Pnsey were the two gentle
men who thought they were smart
enough to beat White at his own game.
OF course they were not, but those are
the kind OF people that Mr.. White likes
to meet In his business. Then they
went TO police headquarters and COM
planned. Marshal Bour went at once
to the grounds and arrested White.
White tried to square It with the mar
shall for $50 but could not do II. II
cost him just that amount and S57
extra before he got out of town. The
mayor secured the $50 White had won,
and fined him $50 and costs additional.
The hacker of the crooks with the show
put up the money and White was re.
leased with q warning to get out of
town Immediately or he would go to
the works. With the $35 that the back.
er had to put up for the restitution and
fine in Salem and the $107 here, the
gang did not do very successful bus
mess In Canton.
White had been arreated In Salem
Friday night but broke away from the
oflicers and got TO Canton, whero he
was caught 81 Court street 0&tur1ay
Afternoon 0Y XoYnhol UouK 0QEEoonl
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
Brought to the Works.

Brought to the Works.
Harry Alley, better known as Win
egar Alley" was brought to the works
Saturday from Mansfield by Officer
Feeny. He pleaded guilty to charge
of fighting and was fined $40 and costs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
is RIGHT IN 1T.

is RIGHT IN 1T.
Canton citizens are putting up Bob
Fitzsimmons fight against the grocers'
trust, and the News-Democra Is right
in 1t along with the protesting purchas-
ing public.-Youngstown Vindicator.
-
"A Cleveland woman, who earns her
living at the washboard, gave $50 to
foreign missions, after listening to q
sensational account of the famine In
India. The preacher told his congrega-
tion that ten millions Of people die In
India each year and that 1t can't be
helped, but he wanted them to hear the
gospel before they died. The case oi
this woman shows that she has deep
religious feeling, but wasn't the contri.
button misappIied? It is moral cer-
tAinty that In Cleveland. within half 4
.uzile of the home Of this woman. some
"a ~ - Z. ~.
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M f L A N G E.

Some old time Democrats are mean
enough TO inquire why, II free trade is
good thing for Porto Rice it isn't a
good thing for everywhere else.
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For Lieutenant Governor,
HON. ANTHONY HOWELLS,
of Stark county.
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For Judge Of Supreme Court,
JOSEPH HiDY,
of Fayette county.
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For Governor,
COL. JAMES KILBOuRNE,
of Franklin county.
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DAILY NEws-DEMocRAT.
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For Clerk of Supreme Court,
HARRY r. YOUNG,
of Cuyahoga county.
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STATE TICKET.

STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
COL. JAMES KILBOuRNE,
of Franklin county.
For Lieutenant Governor,
HON. ANTHONY HOWELLS,
Of Stark county.
For Judge Of Supreme Court,
JOSEPH HIDY,
of Fayette county.
For Clerk of Supreme Court,
HARRY r. YOUNG,
of Cuyahoga county.
For Attorney General,
HON. NJ. b. MCCARTHY,
Of Lucas county.
For Treasurer of State,
r. P. ALSHIRE,
of Gallia county.
For Member Board Pub. Works,
JAMES B. HOLMAN,
Of Brown county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30

A suit to test the constitutionality
Of the wheel side path law as operated
will be tried before Mayor Ward at
Warren, August 1. Perverse Jameson
of Leavittsburg was arrested for riding
on the paths without having paid L.
cense fee Of 81. Somehow or other no.
body hereabouts has been arrested for
tresrassing on the splendid system Of
side-paths in this county. constructed
by the dollars contributed for the little
tag. But then the fellows who contri-
buted are liberal-minded and would
just as soon as not people would ride
on their paths.
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For Attorney General,
HON. NJ. b. MCCARTHY,
Of Lucas county.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-12
THE EVIL WILL CONTINUE.

A majority of the States factory
owners having signed a sort OF
agreement to discourage child labor,
it appears that this Legislature will
adopt no remedial legislation. The
agreement itself i a cOwardly make
shift, the most important section
being as follows:
Second, That no child less than y
years old shall work in a cotton mill
during the term of an available pub
lie school. Provided This shall not
apply to children of widows or ply
sically disabled parents. Provided
further: That 10 years shall be the
lowest limit at which children may
be worked under any circumstances. "
Under this agreement, who is to
say whether or not the parent is
physically disabled? Who is to say
to what extent the parent must be
physically disabled before being
allowed this privilege? And who
will see that the agreement or any
part of i Is enforced?
And if the mill owners who signed
the agreement expect to keep it,
why do they oppose a law containing
these provisions? 1t would lot in
jure them, but would compel those
who failed to sign to do just what
the signers say they propose to do
voluntarily.
Under this makeshift agreement.
child slavery as heretofore practiced
may flourish like the green bay tree.
In u opinion, the factory men
have worked an elegant gold brick
scheme upon our innocent and gul-
Ible SolOns.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-12

polling him to pay the amount
claimed-a little over $8OO-and the
case went to the Supreme Court on
appeal. That court decided the case
in accordance with the decision in
Hoke VS.. Henderson, in which it is
held that afice is property, and
ordered a mandamus to issue
upon the Treasurer. Chief Justice
Faircloth and Justices Furches and
Douglas concurred in this action.
For ordering the issuance of this
mandamus Judges Furches and
Douglas are now impeached and
Judge Faircloth would be if he had
not died"
This is a brief outline of the case,
the trial of which has now begun.
In our next issue the matter will be
treated at greater length.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-12
AS WE GO TO PRESS.

Our report of Saturdays Legisla,
tive proceedings is crowded out Of
this issue, Important work was
done. Bills passed both Houses pro-
viding for permanent registration
of white voters under the grand.
father clause. The Senate passed
Che judicial apportionment bill, the
bill appropriating 5000, 900 for the
public schools, and the one giving
the Board Of Agriculture control Of
the A. and NJ. College. The twolast
named measures are now laws.
Silas MartindaIe, a white man
charged with rape, was lynched in
Carthage a few days ago.
Secretary George B. Hiss, Of the
Southern Cotton Spinners' Associa-
ton, has informed the president OF
that association that IS cotton mills
in the South have sent in their ap-
prevail of the curtailment Of yarns,
as agreed upon in the meeting held
in Charlotte on February Is, and
that these mills represent 390,0Oo
spindles.