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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
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Crew Of Steam amer Progress SD
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at San francisco
Wharf.

San Francisco. Dec. 4. while the
steamer Progreso was lying at. the
wharf of the Fulton Iron works al
Harbor View yesterday and explosion
occurred. As result twelve men arc
missing, a score were more or less SER
iousIy Injured and property valued al
5000 900 was destroyed.
The missing are:
First Assistant Engineer Sparks;
Joseph Rex, Charles Glenn, Howard
Dove, seaman; James Cavatt. cleo
trician; Dan Gallagher, shipbuilder;
Joseph Mcguire, shipbuilder; #. Mel
son, shipbuilder; G. G.. McGregor. ship
builder; Jask Strand. fireman; Harry
Small, boy; Jack Ashton, fireman.
First Assistant Engineer Sparks,
Joseph Rex, Charles Glenn and How
arc Dove. OF the crew of the Progreso
were shipped in the morning.
Seven were seriously injured.
The disaster occurred at 9:45 o'clock
while forty mechanics of the iron
works and twenty employees Of tho
slip were on board.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
GENERAL DICK MAY
Be A CANDIDATE
Has Not Declared Himself But
Will Not Refuse Nomina-
tion for Governorship
" Offered.

Washington, Dec. A. = General
Charles Dick, in one sense Of the
word. may be regarded as a candidate
for governor of Ohio. BY this is not
meant that he is actively at work for
the nomination or that he is asking
his friends to make him a candidate.
But IL the Republicans of the state
consider him the logical or the most
available man to be placed at the
head of their ticket next summer. he
will be willing to enter the race. In
other words, the general may be con-
sidered somewhat of a receptive can
didate.
The Akron Representative is being
urged by many of his friends at home
and throughout the state to announce
his candidacy for the succession to
Governor Nash. Nearly every day his
mail contains letters from Republican
workers in Ohio, asking whether he
desires that they bestir themselves in
his behalf. Such communications, it
would seem, would have the effect of
drawing from him a statement that he
Is an avowed candidate. but the gem
eral is carefully avoiding committing
himself on the subject at this time.
He has explained to his intimate
friends, however, that If the psyche
logical moment for him to declare his
aspiration should come, he will make
his intentions known in a way which
will make his position clearly under
stood by every one.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
WILL WAIT
NO LONGER
England and Germany Dispatch War
Vessels 10 the Coast Of
Venezuela.
UNCLE SAM IS Saying NOTHING.

London, Dec 4. = Great Britain ant
Germany, according to official state
ments made here, have commenced
punitive measures against Venezuela
German war vessels, It is stated are
already on the scene Of the contem'
plated action and Great Britain by to
morrow should have a squadron there
capable OF coping with any resistanc'
that Venezuela might offer.
Meanwhile no definite answer has
yet been received from Washington
by the tlnanciers here who wish tc
bring about a pacific settlement An
important communication one way or
the other Is expected from Washing
ton tomorrow. IL the United States
is willing to give its moral support
to the request that Venezuela be al
lowed time to fulfill the suggested
bargain the plans thereof will at once
be submitted to the British foreign
Office. IT Washington refuses to sug'
gest to the European powers that Ven
e7uela be allowed time, 1t is probable
that the financial house now interested
will drop the plan altogether. In the
latter alternative the Venezuelan dele
CATION here is likely to submit the
NAI nAttI tn hn
and German governments with an ap-
plication for time to admit of theil
entering into negotiations with othei
financial interests.
Venezuela offers the payment Of o
unified loan of over $3,OOO,O00, interest
yearly, guaranteed by the customi
with the establishment of European
bank at Caracas to superintend the col
lection. The whole plan is on Il basis
similar to that on which Brazil sat
isfied its European creditors. If such
method is now followed, the Vene-
zuelap delegation maintains that al
claims can eventually be met, whereas
IL alleges that the temporary seizure
of the customs would SO disturb tht
commerce of the country as to prac-
tically render it impossible to satisfy
the European bond holders and would
bring with it the danger of another
revolution.
All these details are ST. unknown
to the powers who have ordered their
warships to Venezuela. The British
ministry exhibits not little perplex-
ity over the Berlin dispatch of Dec. l..
announcing that President Castro has
handed to The German minister at Car
acas a written acceptance of part OF
Germany's claim, sufficiently compre-
hensive to delay the presentation of a
JOINT ultimatum by Germany and
Great Britain. IL not rendering 1t al
together unnecessary and also stating
that II was understood that Great Brit
aims demands would be satisfied. Not
the slightest officials information to
this effect has reached London.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
cur CELL BARS
And Escaped But Was Recap
tured-RelatIve Of EiyrIa
Rcbbers.

Oil City, Dec. 4.-Oil City officers
were yesterday notified of the cap
ture at Cleveland. o.. OF Thomas Nc
Mahon of this city. who escaped from
the Warren county jail November 18.
Mcmahon was arrested for robbery
and torture Of an aged couple near
Titusville and confined In the Warren
Jail. He cut the bars OF his cell and
broke out.
He Is a brother-in-law Of James
Casey. alias Gallagher. OF Oil City.
now ON trial at HlySia. o.. for the
murder Of farmef named Mescf.
wilo was killed while defsndinG his
home aeainst robbers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
WORKMEN MET
TERRIBLE DEATHS
Caught by DeIuse of Molten
Metal They Expire in Awful
Asony--Severai Others
Are Hurt.

Sharon, Pa, Dec. L. - Two men are
ard Two others are in serious condi'
tion as the result of two Of the worst
accidents in the history of the South
Sharon works OF the Union Steel com
pany. Among the injured are Jamet
Lloyd, superintendent of the open.
hearth department. He was badly
burned, but physicians state that he
will recover
The dead:
Evan Roberts, aged IS, arms, legs
and head burned Off.
John Durhin, aged 35.
The injured.
Howard Lear, James Lloyd, Thoma'
Riley.
Two of the victims are lingering be-
tween life and death and the attend
fng physicians say they cannot sur
vive more than a few hours.
One of the ponderous ladies' con-
yeying 10 tons of molten metal was
started on its way along the travelling
crane over the open hearth furnaces.
When just over the heads of the work
men standing below, who were await
ing disposition of the metal, 1t was
seen to tilt violently, then it emptied
a portion of its contents directly upon
the heads of those at work below.
Instantly agonizing screams rose above
the tumlllt and several men were seen
to fall.
One man, Evan Roberts received the
greater portion Of the fiery deluge AMI
hardly any semblarce to human be-
ing was left Only the trunk was
found and it. was two hours before
Identification was established. All the
metal in the huge !adle did not escape,
or the entire five would have met a
horrible end
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
Canton Markets

The cattle and log markets arc
lower. The following are East Lib.
erty quotations.: =
Cattle = Receipts light. the market
closing only steady. Extra $5:75-6.00
prime $5.35-5.6O; good $5.00-5.3O; tidy
S4.G5-5 90; fair $3.65-4.50: common
S2.75-3.5O. common to good fat oxen
$2.0n-4 SO: common to good fat bulls
s2.bC-40C. common to good fat cows
$t.00-4OO; heifers, $3.0O-4.65; frest
COWS and springers $1s.00-55.00.
Hogs = Receipts is double deck
loads. The market ruled 10-15c pei
cwt. lower than yesterday on all grades
except heavy. which were &c per cwt
lower. Prime heavy hogs $3.50 6.60;
prime medium weights. $6.45-6.60; best
heavy Workers, $6.4O-6.46, good light
Workers $6,35-e.40: good pigs $6.30-e.4
skip pigs. $4.0o-5.00. common to good
roughs $5.2a-6l5: stays $4.50-5.25.
? COUNTRY PRODUCER.
BUTTER. EGGS. LARD AND
POULTRY.
Corrected daily by. l.. Dumont)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
AMERICAN IMPORTS
Affected by Swiss Tariff Law
Increased Rates on
Meats.

Geneva, Dec. Q. Swiss political
circles are greatly excited over the new
tariff which will become law ON jan
uary 20. unless in the meantime a
sufficient number of people protest
against 1t to force the matter to a
referendum.
= The new tariff is chiefly directed
against American meats and If passed
will greatly reduce American imports
Into Switzerland. On preserved meats
OF all kinds it increases the rates
from $1.Co Is francs) per 200 pound to
81 or 20 francs per 200 pounds. On
sausages and similar preparations the
increase If gfom So for 200 pounds to
$500.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
ANTI-SAL00N LEAGUE
REFLECTS OFFICERS
New President VIII be Elected
st Wednesdays
Session.

Columbus. o., Dec. 3.--The Anti
Saloon league reelected the old off,
GERS yesterday evening with the ex-
ception OF President Whitlock, who
was forced to retire because of con-
tinued Ill health.
The officers elected are: Vice pres
.dent, Rev. Dr. Emory w. Hunt, pres
ident of Denison university; state su-
perintendent. Rev. p. A. Baker. OF
Columbus; assistant. Il. II. Charring-
ton. Columbus; attorney, w. h.
Wheeler, Toledo: treasurer. r. g.
Brock, Columbus; secretary, DR.. r. A.
Wilbur. Mt. Vernon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-12-05
Venting VS.. G. A. Ry. Co.
FRIDAY. +.
Gallo VS.. Pennsylvania company.
Rice vs.. Biechele.

Court Room No. Q, Judge Amber
MONDAY.
u. Forenoon = Hearing motion docket.
Lehman VS.. Bockius.
Davis VS.. Markley ct al.
Marshall VS.. Perry ct al.
Evans VS.. Hay.
TUESDAY.
Reemsnyder VS.. Reemsnyder.
Brown VS.. Schwauter.
Andrews VS.. Barker ct al.
Rinzenbrink VS.. w. e l.. e. Ry. Co.
WEDNESDAY,.
Stull VS.. Strachan. .-
Pratt ct al VS.. Cross.
Mckinney VS.. Canton-Sparta Brick
Co. 30
THURSDAY.
I. Harter & Sons VS.. Henry ct al.
Listman Milling company VS.. Cook
ct a..
Ohio = Warwick VS.. Adley.
FRIDAY.
Adams vs.. Robin ct al.
Deal VS.. c., A. & G. I. & M. Co.
Massillon VS.. p, Ft. w. G c. r. R.
Company oe-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-25

The Senate Committee Is seeking to avail
itself of his knowledge of conditions in
the Philippine Islands. He Is not consid-
cred an authority on the South.
We cheerfuily acQuit Governor Taft Of
malice In saying that the health of the
troops in the Philippines was about as
good as 1t would be in the Southern
full as malice. Governor Taft statement
shows that when II comes to matters of
health in the South. he has enough igno-
rance to divide He speaks of the con-
tfnued high temperature in the Philip
pines. and his reference to the South nat
urally creates the impression that he
thinks the temperature of the Southern
States Is about the same.
If Governor Taft would only read the
newspapers he would reach the conclu-
sion that more persons have died of sum
stroke in one of the larger Northern cit
les In one day than in all the States sout n
of Virginia and Kentucky since the land
Ing OF Columbus-so much for high tenn
perature.
:, If he had read the papers during the
Spanish American war he would have
learned that the camp in this city. farth-
est south of any in the United States,
except one, had less sickness and a lower
death rate than any other-and that In a
period that embraced the whole summer
and early autumn.
If he would refer to the United States
census he would find that the death rate
In the South is lower than that of the
North.
If Governor Taft will live in the South
year or two. or will even read about
this section. and remember what he reads.
he may talk intel1igently about it. IL he
would not. 1t would be better for him 10
confine his remarks to the Philippines
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-25
Serious Effort Abandoned.

New York Evening Post.
1t is obvious that the decision regard
ing the Southern question which was
reached by the caucus of the Republican
Congressman last night means the aban-
donment of any serious effort to reduce
the representation in the House and in
the electoral college Of those States that
have adopted Constitutions under which
negro suffrage Is restricted. A commit
Ntee of eleven is to be appointed by the
Speaker OF examine the election laws of
the several States and their enforcement
find whether the right of citizens to vote
is denied or abridged. and report the re-
suits Of its Investigations. This outcome
was accepted by those representatives
who have advocated more radical action
while IL is entirely satisfactory to Con-
gresham Cannon and other veteran Re
publican leaders who are earnestly OPP
posed to any attempt at legislation. The
enquiry can do no harm, and the in
vestigators themselves are likely to have
more realizing sense OF the hopelessness
OF doing anything after they have studied
the question than before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-25
HOME VIEW OF THE FIGHT.
Some Details of the Scrap" That
Trouble South Carolinians.

Columbia Is. c. State.
There are two things about this sena-
torial scrap that we do not understand.
The first is. why should Senator McLau-
rim turn pale to the lips and tremble
with emotion and denounce on the floor
OF an august Senate as a 'wilful and de-
made against him so often on The free
forum of his own State and among the
somewhat pugnacious populaee. without
his receiving 1t in any such manner?
THE second Is. why Senator Tillman
should develop a 'tiger-like ferocity' in
the Senate at being called liar, when in
the past he has repeatedly accepted that
epithet on the South Carolina stump with
the gentle meekness of a lamb or the
lofty and serene repose of a statesman?
Senator McLaurin mas restrained, his
passion before at places where the ex-
preston Of that passion would have been
perilous. He should have done SO In
place where it was not perilous The
same can be said of Senator Tillman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-25
SOME GOOD LAW.

From The Courier Journal We learn
that a number of business men OF Louis
Vile were brought up in court last Thurs
day charged with selling adulterated or
imitation goods as pure articles. Four
of the cases were for selling manu-
featured vinegar as pure apple vinegar.
two of the same firms also selling
adulterated baking powders and imitation
catsup. and another added oleomargerine
to the list of imitation articles sold as
pure. All of them were charged with
violating the pure food law" and
nominal fine of IS in each case was i'm
posed The idea of inflicting such light
punishment was. as We understand 1t,
that these were the first cases tried
under the law, and the court imposed the
lowest penalty in order to call attention
to the law. as well as to serve as
warning to the offenders and others that
the law would be enforced.
There was another case which is of
peculiar importance, taken in connection
with the instructions Of the judge. p.
F. Cook was charged with selling
Chill sauce Oil oheAoSPIAN,
and Judge Barker. in charging the jury
said:
The jury are instructed that it is i'm
material whether or not the defendant
al the time of the sale mentioned in in
struction No. / knew whether said bottle
of Chill sauce was adulterated set
forth in said instruction No. /, but they
may consider the evidence upon that
question in mitigation of punishment If
any; and they are further instructed that
1t is immaterial whether the ingredient
used in adulterating said Chill sauce, If
1t was so adulterated, was or was not n
furious to the human system.
The last clause of that charge is of
peculiar interest because 1t discloses one
of the excuses given by dealers for SELL
ing imitation goods. The oleomargerine,
and the manufactured vinegar and sauce
may. for anything we know, have been
as perfectly wholesome and harmless as
the pure articles for which they were
substituted, but that made no difference.
The defendants were not charged with
selling articles of food dangerous to the
health, but for selling imitation goods
Whch were not so marked or specialized
We have not seen the Kentucky law and
do not know what its exact provisions
are, but the evident intent OF the law is
that q dealer can be punished for selling
any manufactured article which is not so
marked that the purchaser can know Just
what he is buying.
Some such law as this should be on the
statute books of every State and the
courts should rigidly enforce it. If
druggist should put up pure soda in bot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-25
CREAM OF THE SPECIALS

speculation, New Rhodesia companies
are forming and there ID q renewal OF
activity all along the line! This specuia-
tive movement cannot be attributed 10
the war news, although that Is improy-
ing. with practical evidence that the
burghers are now employed as scouts In
the British service and are entrapping
their fellow-Boeys easily; Tne real secret
OF the kaftirs boom Is the evidence tnat
the British government intends to remove
the disabilities from the mining INDUSTRY
and convert 1t into a source OF wealth.
which will attract immigration on large
scale. The Farrelly law. imposing =
heavy tax upon the output OF gold. ID one
Of Z the Transvaai statutes repelled by
Lord Miner. and other legislative OBJ
stacles to the free development OF Ine
mining industry have been removed. inc
capitalist class Is satisfied that mining
will become vastly more profitable than
ever before. and spectators ana invest
ors are taking cues from them.
The State Unionist government 10 de-
livered from all political anxleties ey tne
feuds. In South Africa It continues 70
piod wearily II more hopefully, The sue
cessful ambuscades like that OF the sec
ond Dragons light up the ardor OF tine
burghers but there 10 a gradual wear
ing down of the resources Of resistance
on each, side of the vaal, The news OF
the British exploit at Nooitgedacht, with
the Beers themselves entrapped. causes
the government remains incorriEible and
incompetent Mr.. Brodrick's management
of the remount scandal excites discon-
tent open revolt even, among the best
disciplined Tories. The Parliamentary re-
form procedure lie making slow progress,
and promises no larger results than the
fixity of the members dinner hour, legis-
iative sanction for the weekend adjourn
ment to country houses and the curtail~
ment of opportunities for self-advertise-
ment by the postponement of the ques-
tons hour when the galleries are empty.
These are not matters OF high politics.
The government will not pull itself to-
gether on the educational question until
after EasterJ and 1t Is without definite
policy in ireland. where the no rent agi-
tation by the United Irish League may
be the sequel to the evictions of Lord
De Freynes estate.
The situation In Ireland Is particularly
serious. because 1t Is the direct result OF
the government scheme for buying out
the landlords and winding up the agra
rian discomfort. The settlement of the
Dillon estate by purchase has unsettled
the De Freyne estate and other proper
ties whose landlords refuse to sell out.
The Ministers take everything easily,
even the menace Of the revival of the
Agrarian agitation in ireland on large
scale. They are stale. but Indispensable,
with no possible successors among the
faction rent mob In the Liberal Donny-
brook fair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-25
rILLxAH NOT CHALLENGED.
xcLaurin Did Not Send one-Both
Combatants In Good Shape.

II D~e~SSS0e~sC 80 "~~~ C-~~F
Washington Special to New Orleans
Mmes-Democrat.
4 Senator Is authority for the story
that Mclaurin wrote challenge for a
duel, and wanted Senator Pritchard to
to Tillman Pritchard told McLaurin he
was making a fool of himself. and pre-
vailed upon him to tear up the challenge.
Everybody here who knows the two men
says another personal encounter 10 inev-
as they meet at some place where allie
cations are made by one or the other II
IL expected they will come together and
lists may not be the weapons used.
A blackened and bruised knuckle On
Senator Tiliman's left hand and a swol-
len lump on Senator McLaurin's forehead
shove the right eyebrow. are the only
visible marks remaining of the first act
ual physical encounter that ever occurred
on the floor Of the United States Senate.
Senator Tillman has a weak right arm,
and can use II but little. He writes with
his left hand. He struck Senator Nc
Laurin powerful blow on the forehead,
but in the clinch that Immediately fol-
lowed he was unable to do further dam
age
Both Tillman and McLaurin are sus-
pended from the Senate. Neither may
en ni ss 70 s Sr nressp
floor. Their punishment will be deter
mined by the Senate Committee on Priv
leges and Elections, to whom the entire
matter was referred.
1t is expected this committee will take
ample time and conduct thorough In
vestigation. Witnesses will be examined
The committee Is composed Of eight Re-
publicans and five Democrats. The Re-
publican members are Burrows. chair
man.. and Hoar, Pritchard, McComas,
Foraker, De Pew, Beyeridge and DfllinS-
ham. The Democratic members are Pet
tus, Blackburn, Dubois, Bailey and Foster
of Louisiana. A meeting of the commit
tee will be held daily this week and ar
rangements made for taking up the in
quiry. There 10 now a strong partisan
sentiment prevailing, with dispositi on
that sepator Tillman should be punished
for the savage utterances he has recently
made against the Republicans as a body
When he declared the ratification of the
peace treaty had been secured by cor
rupt means there was a hasty consulta-
ton of Republican leaders, and IL was
decided to press him for names and facts.
This was the Inspiration Of the colloquy
between Senator Spooner and Senator
Tillman which precipitated the personal
encounter between Tillman and, McLau-
ran. 1t is alleged that Tillman has no
ised Federal patronage in return for his
vote for the treaty.
Tillman NAV be punished with expul-
sion There are many Republicans who
Justify McLaurin's denunciation of Till
mans accusations. Tillman, it is said,
believes he will escape with a suspension,
and probably resolution of censure.
There may be another personal en-
counter when the two South Carolina
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tfona
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-25
Afraid of Monkeys.
Jasper Eagle.

Jasper EdBIV'
There is all kind OF "monkeying'' going
on at present in this old world. In fact
this might be appropriately called the
''monkeying age The latest thing in
the monkey business is a syndicate which
proposes purchasing large farm in Ar
kansas for training monkeys to pick cot
ton. The syndicate is composed of Yam
KEGS, and of course they think they see
money in the project. What We are afraid
of Is that II the scheme proves success,
our New England friends will import
about ten million monkeys, sell them to
the Southern farmers. and then, after
they make all they can out of the bust
ness, turn around and free our monkeys
and make them voters. In other words,
we are afraid history will repeat itself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-25

If our people pay or have paid that
large ransom for Miss Stone there should
be a guaranty that 1t Is not to be taken
as a precedent. Other missionaries will
doubtless go to Turkey and unless there
can be some better security for them
than the faith of brigands how are we
to know that the same or greater de-
mands will not be made for ransom? 1t
Is pretty plain that the Turkish Govern
ment has little or no control of the out
laws who captured Miss Stone, and they
will not hesitate to capture others as they
did her IL there Is hope Of making the
capture as profitable as this was.
Whether it was or was not good policy
to pay the ransom in this case there
ought to be some method of preventing
a repetition of the outrage and its profit
to those guilty Of 1t.