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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-04
WAYNE MEEkER
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Alliance, July 2.-Wayne Meeker,
aged 73. a we'll known, retired railroad
man, died at his homo on Main street.
last night. He was one of the veteran
rsilroaders recently retired owing to
the age limit established by the Penn
sylyania company.
During his life he worked on the
Erie, G. and p, and the Fort Wayne
roads. attaining the position Of con-
ductor. During the past fifteen years
he was in the office OF the yardmastcr
here.
He leaves a wife and one daughter.
the latter residing in Brownsville, Pa.
Mr.. Meeker attended the reunion OF
the G. and p. employees at PittsDurg
last week, and while there became Ill.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
/ | FLEW WILD.
No One Hurt in Exchange Of 300
Shots.

OnS T1UVt III eANSs0u9S - H - 1
Shots.
Hinton, w. Va, Aug. 28.-Great ex-
citment exists in the vicinity OF Red
Ash and Beuryk today, caused by the
c%onstables removing the striking fam
lilies from the company houses. About
40 families who were notified to leave
the houses of the Red Ash Coal COM
pany refused to vacate, and when the
constables began to remove their
household goods, a volley of shots
was fired at the officers from the OPP
posite side of the river. They return
ed the fire with rifles. It is estimated
that 500 shots were FREQ. The shoot
ing was all at long range and no one
on the Red Ash side is hurt. 3
40 deputies, who have been stationed
at different points of the district,
were rushed to the seem Of the shoot
Ling and a late report now states that
| the men who opened the fire are Q
'surrounded. The officers are remov
ing the household goods and the
| houses will be occupied by other min
ers who are willing to work.
The coal output is steadily increas
ing. Yesterday 10 cars of coal ant
% cars of coke ere loaded in the
new river field.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
GUARD CAMPS ON TRAIL.
IT o'Brien Gets Away He Will &c
Very Lucky.

Anaconda, Aug. 2s.-Guard Cues
enberry, Of the ~penitentiary, who IS
out looking for the escaped convict,
Tom O'Brien, was in this city last
night and left this morning to contin-
lie his search. A sort Of still hunt -
being carried on, and if Mr.. Quesen-
berry is accompanied by any one in
his mar hunt it is not known in this
city.
He is a man of few words and an
intrepid officer. Although he does not
say So, it is thought by many that ne
has a line, on the whereabouts OF the
fugitive and with ordinary luck Will
succeed in effecting his capture or
win camp so hard en- his trail that
O'Brien will take a short cut u OF
the country. /
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
NEwLANDs
Nevada Democrats and siIverites Fa'
vor Him for Senator.

VOL Him for Senator.
Reno, New, Aug. 28.-The silver
party and democratic state conven-
lions adopted platforms today and ap
pointed committees on fusion. Ballot
ing for congressman, governor n
state officers will begin tomorrow.
The democratic platform indorses
the Fowler currency bill; favors tar
if reform; pronounces in favor OF
The constitution following the flag;
% the ship subsidy bill; favors
the admission as states of the terri
tories of Arizona, New Mexico and
Oklahoma; facilitates the people IN
the region on the passage of the irrl-
cation bill and compliments Congress
man Newlands on the cable Ell
fective part taken by him in secur-
ing it's enactment"
Congressman Newlands is indorseo
| for United tSates senator.
The silver party platform does no'
differ materially from the democratie
platform, but declares specifically fol
free coinage. It indorses "
candidacy for United tsates enator
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
The New Battieships Are 10 Have
Longer Guns.

Washington, Aug. 28.--The Connec-
ticut and the Louisiana, the two new
~battleships ordered by the last naval
appropriation bill, carry the most
powerful guns, measured by caliber,
in the world. With the building OF
each new set OF tbattleships, Admiral
O'Neil, chief Of the bureau of ord
nance, tries to increase the lengths OF
the big turret guns to 45 calibers.
Heretofore the longest naval guns
built have been only 40 caliber. With
this lengthening OF the guns, it will.
increase their efficiency al to range
and velocity, and therefore penetrat-
ing power. The muzzles Of guns OF
40 caliber when swung b~roadside just.
reach the rail and the side blast when
fired prevents the s of the second
airy guns Immediately below. By IN
creasing the length to As calibers.
the muzzles of the guns are carried
we'll out beyond. Some improvements
also will be made to acquire higner
initial velocity. The bureau OF ord
nance is designing some new sights
for turret guns which will combine
telescope and day and night sights IN
a single mechanism.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
TRACY REWARD.
Sheriff Gardner Withdraws Claim for
a Share.

onGElII HN0tOubCI =
a Share.
Davenport, Wash, Aug. 2S.-The
matter of the distribution Of the Tracy
reward is about to be settled. Sheriff
Gardner has notified the five Creston
III that if they will agree to hare
the reward with Goldfinch, who
gave the information that led to the
capture of the fugitive, he will with
draw his objections to the payment
of the money and aid the Creston
possee to secure it.
Criminal charges arising from the
Tracy case have bee preferred
against Floyd Johnson, t~elegrapher
at Creston. He has been arrested up
on a charge of forgery, the complain
ing witness being Constable StrauD
of Creston.
About the time that the Oregon ban
| dit was killed near Creston a
| York newspaper Atelegraphed to that
place to Sheriff Gardner, asking him
to send a dispatch detailing the end
Of the famous hunt, and draw9a sight
draft upon them for $50. Johnson. il
is alleged, suppressed the message
and sent a dispatch i've the name
of Charles Straub, IN of the Crestor
posse of five. He then, it is claimed
forged Straub's name to a sight draf1
for $50.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
NAvAJoE INDIANS STARVING.
Successive Years Of Drouth Have
Wiped Out Their Herds.

Salt Lake, Utah, Aug. 28.-Sheriff
Christensen, Of San Juan county,
Utah, today made a formal appeal 10
United States Senator Rawlins for the
relief OF the Navajoe Indians OF south
ern Utah, and the latter has tele-
graphed the situation to the Indian
commissioner at Washington. Sherlff,
Christensen confirms the reports That
the Navajoes are in a desperate con
dition, and predicts that unless i'm
mediate relief is given, serious re-
suits may follow.
Thirty thousand Nayajoe Indians
are actually at the point of starvation
in southern Utah, New Mexico n
Arizona" said the sheriff today. I'm
less something is done to mitigate
their condition soon, there will be an
uprising that will not result we'll for
the whites. The Indians are practi'
| cally without food and winter is com
ing on. The deplorable state OF al
fairs has been caused by nine years
of drouth. Year by year their herds
have been thinned out, until nov
many of them have killed their las
pony to feed their squaws and pa
pooses. 1t has been impossible t
raise corn and game has become s.
scarce that the Indians have beel
driven to the last extremity"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
WOMAN DIES OF LuMPY JAW"
Two Men in. Same Town Dangerously
III With Same Disease.

Pratt, Kan, aug. 2S.-Mrs. Kimball,
is dead from '.lumpy jaw caught
from cattle, and Mr.. Cochrane CT the
Platt Republican has seen brought
to a hospital in this city dangerously
afflicted with the disease. Another
man. whose name has not been learn
ed, has caught the disease by chew
ing straw. Mr.. Cochrane caught the
disease by lying down in a pasture in
which slumpy jaw" cattle grazed.
The doctors here say there are only
six cases on record where human be-
ings have caught 'lumpy jaw" from
cattle.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
70 r
Confederate Veteran to Take r
in War on Isthmus.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-Caplain
Henry Marmaduke, who serv-
ed during the civil war on
the famous confederate iron
clad Merrimac and also on he Ala
bama has joined the Colombian navy
and will sail for the republic on the
new war vessel which has been pur-
chased at Seattle by Senior Concha,
the Colombian minister at Washing
ton.
The Colombian government plans
to attack the revolutniary fleet on
the Pacific coast of Colombia about
the first or middle of September. The
new war vessel, which has received
it's finishing touches at Seattle, VIII
| start on her journey down the coast
to Panama in a few days. The Co
lombian government is negctlatlne
flor another war vessel.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
At Manchester.

Manchester, N. H, Aug. 2S.-A pres
idential salute, mingled with the
cheers of a great crowd, greeted the
president as his train reached here.
AS many Of the men on the recep-
stion committee here were personally
known to the president, the exchange
Of courtesies were unusually cordial.
The president was driven about the
city in a barouche, drawn by ioui
horses.
On one of the bridges one OF the
horses became unmanageable and a
to be taken out. Another delay oc'
Cured when the procession was held
up by a passing freight train. At q
point opposite Merrimac common the
presidents carriage was brought t
a stop and the local company OF span
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
Ask Reinforcements.

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 28.-The gov
ernor's troop of cavalry has left for
Panther Creek. The second city troop
Of Philadelphia has been ordered by
Governor Stone to Colonel Clement,
who is in command here during the
absence of General Goblin.
Major Gearhardt, who Is in com
mand of a battalion at Manila park,
reported to Colonel Clement that
things have been in suchsa state OF
turmoil m the Panther Creek region
during the last few days, that he has
been unable to cover the disturbed
district with the force at his com
mand, and asked for reinforcements
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02

ish-American war veterans rendered
the president a salute and thei com
mander. Colonel William Sullivan.
stepped forward and presented a bou-
auet Of roses. In accepting them the
president spoke for 10 minutes. He
was enthusiastically cheered at the
close OF his remarks, following which
the line of march was taken up for
the depot, where the president board
ed his special train for The Weirs.
The Debt We Owe Them.
In his Manchester speech the presi-
dent said in part:
"Any American who has a proper
sense of the relative proportion OF
things must realize that to the men
who fought for the union in the dark
DAYS of the civil war there is owing
a greater debt of gratitude than to
n others. Great were the deeds
YOU did, and vital the need OF doing
them. Many were the lessons taught
the rest of us, both by what you &C
complished in the war n by Inc
way in which, when the war was over.
YOU turned to the work Of peace with
the same spirit which had led you to
triumph on the tented fields.
ITO you alone it was given to face
with victorious valor the one crisis
in which not merely the nations well
being. but the nations life, was at
stake. To you it was given to solve
the one problem, which, if not solved
Alright, meant death for u people.
All of the work of the men who found
ed this republic would have gone FOL
nothing had you not done your par
, well. 1t would have profited little
ia us or to mankind at large II tnf
experiment of free government by TN
: people and for the people q no
been founded upon this continent
only to 20 down in bloody wreck o.
: the question Of slavery. 0 saves
, the union and you freed the slave
: and thereby freed the slaves master
from the worst of all thraldoms.
= They Were Not Paid in Gold.
u .There was no money reward fo
= what you did. There was hardly on
: of you who did not. during those fou
= years receive far less than he coul
\ have earned in safety at home. BIZ
: you were driven to your work by tn
. lash OF your hearts. You were spu
= red pnwalfaby the life which onl
! comes TO q people Of good n ge'
erous souls. You felt instructive
that there were causes far great
than anything that had to do mere
with wealth or bodily we'll being. Y
were willing to wager all for II
~ prize of death in a righteous WAY"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
Mount Pelee Again Eruptins.

Mount Pelee Again Erupting.
st. Thomas, D. w. l., Aug. 2S.-A
dispatch received here from the is
land Of Dominica, dated August ~.
at 6 p. NJ, says:
"Since 2 p. m. Tuesday prolonged
noises in quick succession have been
heard from the southwark. There is
every indication that Mount Pelee IS
violently erupting.
Efforts made to communicate py
cable direct with the island OF Mar
Unique have proved unsuccessful.
The French Gable company has no
cable working to that point and the
company's officials are unable 70 say
when communication with Martinique
will be resumed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
PRESIDENT AND "BlLL" sEWALL,
TALK OVER OLD TIMES.
Al DAY N new HAMPSHIRE
Granite state Not Behind Rest Of
ewEneladd in Matter Of
Enthusiasm.

Ellsworth, Me, Aug. .28.--The pres
ident's second day in the Pine Tree
state was full OF interest.
Just before leaving Augusta, the
president heard that his old guide,
Bill Sewall Of Island Falls, Me-, who
had Accompanied him on many hunt
ing expeditions, and who had for a
year been employed on his ranch IN
Dakota, was at Bangor. He immedl-
ately wired Congressman Powers at
Bangor to corral" him, and hold on
to him until he reached that city.
That the congressman carried out
these instructions was fully proved
when he produced a tall, raw-boned,
red-whiskered hunter upon the presi-
dents arrival.
Il am glad to see you, Bill" said the
president, whereupon Bill replied:
you amt no gladden. than l be-"
Then it was that the president told
a story of friendship ct many years
with the old guide and hunter, and
how, many years ago, while on a hunt
ing trip through Maine. owing to
shortage in meat supply, they hae
eaten muskrat together, which the
president said was the last meat he
had eaten in Maine before this trip
The president seemed to. delight II
the rural simplicity Of the man, ant
insisted that he should sit down t
dinner with him. Bill then had
distinction that comes to few, OF din
ing with the chief executive Of TN
nation and the governor of his stat
at the same time.
While at the fair grounds someon
suggested to Sewall, who was seate
'on the platform with the presiden
that he should go to Washington
and secure an appointment as pos
master, but Bill had already receive
this honor, and said to his inquisitol
81 be a postmaster already"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
Gas DANGEROUS to Eyes.

Beaumont, Texas. Aug. 2S.-George
Hin, inspector of oil fields, a gwen
ont a statement in which he says:
"The conditions in the Oil helds are
alarming in the extreme. The gas
is so dangerous to the lives OF the
operatives that over 100 are over-
come daily and danger OF total DINO
ness is greatly feared as a result OF
constant contact
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
STOLEN MONEY FOUND.
Portion Of the Silver Stolen From
Aberdeen Bank Is Recovered.

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 2S.-A box
containing s364.05 of the money stol-
en- by the robbers Of the First Ma
tional bank was found last night by
some children playing about the Sal.
walton Army building. The box a
been hidden under the sidewalk. It's
contents consisted Of the change kept
in the counter tray at the side OF the
paving teller's window. and the robbers
had dumped the money into h box
as a convenient receptacle in which
to carry it. No trace OF the re,
mainder Of the money has been Sc
cured. After crediting the money
found the banks loss is $3,O95,s5.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
GREAT FALLS TRAVELLING MAN
SUICIDES.
CAUSE OF ACT NOT KNOWN
Leaves No Letter to Coroner or 9th
ers to Throw Light on Motives
for Self Murder.

Great Falls, Aug. 28.-W. d. Ston-
er, one Of the best known travelling
men of Montana, committed suicide
some time today in his rooms in the
Cory block, this city. Several times
during the day the landlady, Mrs.
Lena Randall, had tried to enter the
room. but found the door locked and
the key inside. This evening she
pushed the key out OF the lock with
a hairpin and turned the lock with
her pass key. On entering the room
she was Mortified to e he ifeless
form Of Mr.. Stonef lying upon the
bed, his hands still grasping the re-
yolver. from which the bullet had
been fired that ended his life. She
at once gave the alarm and the cor
oner, DR.. c. T. Sweeney, was soon
on hand and making an investigation.
With Revolver in Hand.
The room was not in disorder. In
one corner stood Stoner's trunk and
beside it rested several travelling
grips and a suit case, each contain
ing articles of wearing apparel. In
the wardrobe several suits of cloth
ing were hanging and on a stand near
the window was an extensive collec-
ton of the recent fiction. Over the
back of a chair hung his coat, while
his trousers were suspended from the
most at the head of the bed. His col
lar and tie lay on the dresser and
). his shirt was thrown c~arelessly upon
a chair.
Dressed in his underclothes, he lay
face down in the bed, his stinenet
fingers grasping the shining revolver
whose muzzle still pointed to hi
:, mutilated head. Blood and brains il
= quantities made CORY the part OF tn
bed where his head and body rested
He held the gun to his forehead witt
both hands and piled the trigger and
as the shot performed it's fatal mis-
= sion, his last convulsive struggle ha'
: pushed him forward SO that his Chi
rested upon the hands that clasped tn
gun.
Careful search of the room failed
disclose any letter or paper referrln
to the fatality. There was no lette
to the coroner and sc far there
not the slightest possible explains
ton of his reason for suicide.
= Had Been Drinking.
- This much is Known: He had bee
- drinking heavily for several days, 81
was sober at II O'Clock this mornln
when he was last seer by some OF n
friends here. He was a man OF e
=, tremely sensitive disposition and
- is suggested that some friend Gale
him down for his drinking and tn
Stoner then went to his room, broo
ed over the matter and killed hlmse
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
STRIKERS FORCE TROOPS TO
FIX sAYoNETs.
IS Mt BY STONE
shots Fired in West virginia-Two
Miners and TWO Guards Killed
Several Wounded.

Tamaaua, Pa, Aug. 28.-Thes hrst
clash between the striking miners n
the troops occurred this morning, and,
as a result, five prisoners are IN tn
guard house, and Captain J. Beaver
Gearhardt, Company F, Twelfth regi-
ment, is suffering from a stone Wouna
on his shoulder. This morning a
port gained circulation that the min
ers were gathering in force to make
a march on the No. 4 colliery where
the Lehigh Coal & Navigation corr
many is mining and cleaning coal.
The colliery is at the west n g!
the Panther Creek valley, Companies
+ n K, of the Twelfth regiment,
were placed on trolley cars n run
through the valley.
At Summit Hill, the cars were Ut
rounded by strikers, who hurled rocKs
at the soldiers and called them hard
names. While Jimmy Marteen an
Italian, was in the act Of throwing .
rock at a car, several soldiers jumped
off and attempted to capture hlm.
Marteen offered resistance and tne
soldiers were compelled to fix their
: bayonets. In the melee, Marteep was
wounded slightly in the left side.
Creased the Rails.
The trooper started back to CANT
!, and az the cars rounded a curve JUS
outside of Summit Hill, at q poln
' where the tracks take an abrupt dip
the motorman on the first car mao
' the discovery that the rails a peel
creased. The cars were stopped an
soldiers were sent ahead to plac'
!, SAND on the rails. When this wa
a done. the cars proceeded to Rams
ford. A mob had gathered there an
for a time 1t looked like a riot. a
the first car was passing through IN
mob. Captain Gearhardt was struc
on the right shoulder by a stone. SCI
eral soldiers jumped from the car :
pursuit of the stone throWer. A1te
II an exciting scuffe they captured &c
y, Mccain a young miner. They pr
70 ceeded again, but had mo- gone Z
le when another crowd was encounte
H. cd and the soldiers were again taun
e ed and stoned. Half a dozen soldlel
IN jumped off and captured three me
IN who it is said were urging the crow
to attack the troops. The men ga'
n their anne as John King, Tlmoti
NJ King and John Kelly. They we
* taken to camp at Manila park, Whe1
together with Mccain and Martee
MS thew were placed under a heavy guar
on The officers of the Twelfth regime
NJ all agree that the situation IS se'lot
M They say the feeling against !
We soldiers is very intense in Lansio
az and Summit Hill.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
Continue to Gain.

wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 2s.-The
coal operators in the Wyoming region
continue to make gains. The Avon
dale mine of the Delaware, Lacka-
& Western company sent $50
tons of coal to the breaker yesterday.
It is also said that over 100 tons were
mined at the Dorrance colliery of the
Lehigh Valley Coal company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
There's Nothing in It.

Hamburg, Aug. 2s.-The Hamburg
or Nachtichten says it learns on the
hest of authority that the reports
that the j. P. Morgan shipping COM
bine to reduce the speed OF
the steamers and raise fares and rates
are pure inventions.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
coIlision Retween street Cars.

Youngstown, Ohio, Aug. 2s.-Be-
tween Hubbard and Sharon early to-
day two electric cars on the Youngs-
town & Sharon railway coilided neao
on. Seventeen persons were slightly
hurt. All we're able to continue the
trip.
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CASE.
Trial Set for Sept. 8, and Bonds Fur
nished by Defendants Attorneys.

somaha, Neb., Aug. 2s.-When the
case Of President Horace G. Burt, OF
the Union Pacific railway, charged
with restricting the liberty OF strike
breakers. was called in the police
court today, his attorneys, Edison Ricn
and Charles Dundy, furnished a bond
Of 5000 on each OF the ten complaints
and the case was set for trial on Sep
TENDER 8.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
THINK THEY HAVE BARTAoLiN.
Man Arrested in Indiana Town ls
said to Be Chicago Murderer.

Chicago, Aug. ga man said to
resemble William Bartholin was ar
rested at Indiana Harbor, q smaii
town two miles southeast OF Whiting,
Ind. last night. The suspect, 1t IS
said. wore a badge issued by q lodge
If which Bartholin was a member.
The prisoner claims to be E. w. Bell
of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and refer
red to several persons in Chicago,
who he said could readily testify as
to his identity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
Grateful Rains in India.

simla, India. Aug. 2s.-The bene-
fetal rains Of the past week have
changed despair into hope for millions
OF Indian cu~ltivators.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
In West Virginia.

Bluefeld, w. Va, Aug. 28.-Strikers
this afternoon fired on the miners and
tipple men at Crane Creek.
guards and two strikers were killed.
Several were wounded.