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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-23
Frank e. Hart. the father q Dr.

Frank e. Hart of this city, dropped
dead in hotel at Montreal, Canada,
Monday from heart disease. Mr.. Hart
lived in Birmingham, Ala. He visited
visited his son in Canton about 10
days ago. DR.. Hart has left for Mont
real, and will take the remains to Gin
cinnati for burial.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-23
GAMBLING
MUST STOP
Young Reform Mayor
of Columbus SO
Oecid es.
Special to News-Democrat.


Columbus, Oct. 2l.--Mayor jeffrey
has become exasperated with the ap-
parent unwillingness or inability Of
the police to stop gambling. He said
Tuesday that he was convinced that
the police, or some Of them, were in
deal with the gamblers and taking
money from them not to do the very
thing they were being paid by the city
to do. AS he has direct charge over
the police, he says he proposes to be-
gin a general overhauling of the de-
partment with a view to getting hon
est and efficient men on the force.
Hereafter a policeman will be held re-
sponsible for gambling that goes on
on his beat.
w. T Perkins, who has just resign
ed the secretaryship of the Columbus
Y. M. G. A. after fourteen years of
service. announced yesterday that his
purpose in resigning was to enter gen.
eral Y. M. G. A. work in New York
city. While here Mr.. Perkins secured
a building for the association costing
ground and all, about $4,000, and just
at the close of his administration OF
the office he raised enough money to
pay off the last remaining indebted
ness upon it, repair the building, and
modernize 1t alta cost of 100000, and
enough funds in addition to pay tho
expenses of the association until the
first of next June
The Republican legislative ticket
in Lucas county will be placed on the
official ballot. although not certified
to the county board of elections with
in the required time,--not less thar
twenty days before the date Of cleo
ton. Secretary of State Laylin act
ing as State Supervisor Of elections sc
decided yesterday afternoon. The Lu
cas- county election board had beef
unable to agree on the matter. the
Democrats voting no and the Repub
licans yes on the proposition to admi
the candidates to the ballot. There II
no appeal from the decision of tn
state supervisor, and the decision viii
stand.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-23
BORoN-GRUENKE.

Miss Florence e., Boron and Charles
]. Gruenke were united In marriap
by Justice Bowman Tuesday. Both
reside In Canton
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-23

DEAE Mrs PIKnAM1 have before given endorse
ment for medicine but Lydia e. Pinhams Vegetable Com
pound has added much life and happiness that feel like
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Beauty and strength in vanish early in life
monthly Many suffer silently
and their best gifts fade Lydia E. vege
Compound helps
Of makes their entire female
healthy carries safely through the various natural
crises and is the safeguard Of womans health
medicine told in the letters from
women published In this constantly
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
SHALL THE GIANT
PLAY THE BULLY?
Are We Growing too Great
to be Just?
A FEW HOME TKRUSTS
Pettus Speaks on the Premature Re-
cOgniticn Of Panama. The House
Will Look Over Papers in
the Post Office
Scandal.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec 19.-After a session Of
two and quarter hours the Senate today
adjourned until January 4th. Today's sit
ting was devoted largely to a speech by
Mr.. Pettus, of Alabama, on the situation
in Panama, in which he took the position
that the recognition of the Republic OF
Panama by the United States had been
premature and of such a character as to
render it of doubtful appearance
Senator German sought, but failed, to
secure an order upon the Postmaster Gen
eral directing him to send to the Senate
the full record of the Postoffice Depart
ment inquiry. His resolution to this eff
feet was defeated for the time by an OBJ
lection from Mr.. Quay.
The Morgan resolution offered yester-
day was laid before the Senate and Mr..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20

Pettus said that if Panama was an indie
pendent nation it was important to know
whethe rit was legitimately such. Was
it," he asked "legitimately brought into
being, or was it unlawfully and untimely
ripped from the mothers womb" He
said it was important to know whether
the participation of the United States in
the birth of the new nation had been of
character to tarnish the honor of this
country. God Forbid he exclaimed,
that this giant republic of ours should
ever become too great to maintain its
own honor"
Mr. Pettus announced it to be his pur-
pose to confine his consideration to the
legal aspects of the case adding that if
the recital should prove a severe reflection
upon the administration the fault must be
attributed to the law and not to himself.
lie quoted authorities to SHOW that de
facto governments should only be recog-
nized when established and declared that
such law WAS a severe commentary upon
what the United States has been doing In
Panama. No Logic, he said, could be sufh-
Cert to defend an indefensible act.
Mr.. Pettus contended that if the United
Panama, we should pay part of Colon
hia' S public debt. Yet he feared that this
would not be done, even though demanded
by common law and ordinary decency.
lie also declared that Colombia had a
right to reject its treaty with the United
States if o desired
He asserted that one brigade of regular
United States troops would be sufficient
to cope with the entire force OF Colombia;
but surely, he said, the great power given
us by the. master was not to be used by
us Ike a bully. Whenever" he added
the nation gets too large to be just it
will be too large to be respected by its
own citizens He declared that war
against Colombia had already been prac-
tically waged but argued that no other
authority than Congress could assume
this responsibility.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned until January 4, 1904
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
CASTS DIRT ON HIS BEARD.
Abdul Ramid Orders the Governor to
Apologize to Davis.
(By the Associated Press.)

Constantinople, Dec. 19.-Rear Admiral
Cotton left Beirut yesterday on board the
United States cruiser San Francisco, TAX
ing Consul Davis TO Alexandretta
Washington, Dec. 19.-The AleXandretta
affair has been practically settled with
satisfaction to all parties. The consuls
return in state is explained by the fact
that the Sublime Porte after further in
vestigation has accepted the American
view of the unpleasant incident at Alex
andretta and has signified an intention OF
making amends.
The State Department has received a
cablegram from Minister Leishman, Civ.
ing the details of the settlement of the
trouble. He states that the Turkish
government has instructed the Governor
Of Alexandretta to apologize to the consul
upon his return there.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
ARE DEAD
A Large Number Injured
in the Fire at Nash
Vile.
(By the Associated Press.)

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 19.-Seven are
dead and seventeen seriously injured as
the result of fire that broke out last
night in the woman's dormtory of Walden
University The dead:
STELLA EDDISON, Port Gibson, Miss.
ADELE CHRISTIAN, Greensboro, Ala.
SALLIE DADE, Hattiesburg, Miss.
MATTE LEE MOORE, Huntsville, Ala.
LULA A. TERRY, McMinnville,, Tenn.
MAMIE C. JOHNSON, Hattiesburg,
Miss.
CORA BRYANT, of Cleveland, Miss,
who was sick in bed on the fourth floor,
is missing 1t is supposed she persisted
as all efforts to find her have been in
effectual.
The seriously injured are: Eleanor
Moore, of Chicago, whose injuries are not
definitely asoertained but she will die.
Bertha Moorford, Chicago. fracture of
back and internal injuriesu; will die. Vic
toria Miller, Anchorage, Ky, internally
injured; probably fatal. Jamie Douglas,
Huntsville Ala. leg broken and possibly
internally injured. Mamie Harris, Mays
vile, KY, leg broken. and internally in
jured. Ernestine McCleary, Fernandina,
Fla, condition critical. Minnie Boose,
Clarksdale, Miss; Annie Hall, Birming-
ham, Ala. Leonie Miller, St. Louis, Mo-,
internal injuries; will die. Critic C. Walk
er, address unknown; will probably die.
Minnie Aston, Covington, Tenn, probably
fatal. Ladie B. Knose, Greenville, Miss. !;
Susie Cavelle, Macon, Miss, very serious.
The list of the less seriously injured
number fifteen.
President Hamilton was the first mem
Der of the faculty of the university, which
is an institution for the education of the
colored people, apprised of the conflagra-
ton He heard the screams of the wo-
men. and rushing to his window, which
is Just across the street from the dormi-
tory, saw the flames bursting from the
eastern end of the building. DR.. Eamil-
ton fastened TO force an entrance into
the building, but when he reached the
door the frightened inmates had begun to
hurl themselves from the windows. Sew
eral of them were killed in jumping. or
crushed to death by those who followed
The dormitory was a four story building
Of brick and the onl@ means Of exit was
down the main stairway, which was short
" cut off after the fire broke out and the
inmates rushed panic-strucken through
the smoke and heat, seeking an avenue Of
escape, in this they sought the windows
and hurled themselves headlong to the
ground. Most of the women had retired
and only had time to escape in their night
garments.
The burned building was known as the
administration building and was one OF
the earliest results of the movement start
ed by the Freedmans Aid Society for the
elevation and culture of the negro race
after emancipation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
SMALL FIRE AT SPENCER.
Engines Too Heavy for the Rails
There'!l be No Strike.
Especial to News and Observer

Salisbury, n. c.. Dec. ia small blaze
occurred early this morning in Spencer,
at the home OF Mr.. a. c. Van Camper,
general secretary of the Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association. The fire
originated from defective chimney.
1t is learned that the large engines
which were put into service OH the Ashe-
vile divsio. Of the Southern a few days
ago are so heavy that it is difficult to get
them over The road 9Th a reasonable
degree of safety. The engines are unus-
ually large, and it is the opinion of ex-
perienced engineers that they are too
heavy for the present condition of the
rails on this division. One derailment was
reported yesterday, which occupied be-
tween Salisbury and Asheville.
At preliminary trial held before a
justice OF the peace here yesterday, James
Starrette, of this city, was bound over to
the next term Of Rowan Superior court
on the charge of obtaining buggy of Mr..
e. E. Overman under false representations
The arrest was made in Statesville.
The strike agitation at the Spencer shops
has subsidized and such possibility is now
improbable.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
The House Adjourns for the Holidays
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington Dec 19.-The House, after
being in session for half an hour today
adjourned for the holiday recess. A reso-
luton was agreed to by which the Post
master General was requested to forward
to the House papers in connection with
the recent postoffice investigation The
action OF yesterday authorizing the Com
mittee of the Expenditures in the Post
office Department, of which Mr.. Wanger
is chairman, to request the papers was
vacated, the Speaker having announced
that careful count of the one which
previous question was ordered yesterday,
on the motion of Mr.. Wanger to agree to
the resolution authorizing his committee
10 request the papers, showed that with
the Speakers own vote the final vote was
a te-107 to 1G7-aEd the previous ques-
ton had not been ordered. Mr.. Williams,
the minority leader then offered sub
stitute resolution providing that the papers
come direct to the House instead of TO a
committee. which was agreed to without
opposition, Mr.. Payne (Rep. N. ", sug-
costing, after Mr. Williams had spoken.
that the resolution would receive the
unanimous vote of the House without
further discussion.
Mr.. Cowherd, (Dem. MOI, a member of
the Postoffice Committee, spoke for that
committee, saying the chairman, Mr..
Overstreet, had suggested the widest pub
licty to the papers received from the de-
partment.
Mr.. Williams, addressing Mr.. Cowherd,
said:
II want to suggest to the gentleman
that it has been reported as shown by
portions of the report of Messrs. Bona
parte and Conrad that certain things had
been covered up, especially in connection
with Mr. Heath
Mr.. Cowherd replied:
Il think the gentleman from Mississippi
misunderstands the report. / understand
the report of Messrs. Conrad and Bona
parte to be on the action of the post
office on the Tulloch charges, where it
was said there was an attempt to cover
up something in regard to Mr.. Heath.
do not understand that report to say that
the report of the Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow as printed. COW
erng about 400 pages was In any way
an attempt to cover up anything about
that gentleman or anybody else. My i'm
preston is if the gentleman will examine
that report he will see that the covering
up referred to was the act of the Post
master General in refusing TO investigate
the Tulloch charges"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
ATTEMPTED To
KILL DR.. SNEAD
]. D. Pearce Drew Gun in
Court Room.
SENSATIONAL TRIAL.
]. D. Pearce and Clarence Howard, of
Nope Mills, Arraisned at Fay
etteviIIe---During Trial
Pearce Tried to Shoot
DR.. Snead.
Especial to News and Observer. J


Fayetteville, N. c., Dec. 19.-Messrs. j.
d. Pearce and Clarence Howard. two
young white men of Hope Mills, were ar
raigned before D. N. Mclean, ESQ. this
morning on a charge Of an assault with a
deadly weapon upon Mr.. f. w. Snead,
another white man. Pearce and HowalS
are charged with having compelled young
Snead at the point OF a pistol while
locked up in a room, to sign a lie BILL
The defendant waived a preliminary hear
ing and We're bound over to the Superior
Court under bond OF two hundred dollars
each. While the court was waiting for
a bondsman to come in and make their
bond, Pearce attempted to draw a pistol
on Dr.. Z. u. Snead. father of the young
man whom he forced TO sign the lie bill. -
For awhile it looked like there would
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
BURNED TO DEATH
One Child Lost, Another
Snatched From Her
Blazing Bed.
Especial TO News and Observer

N'P'Si1l " ~NNho tIiih ODSS4NGl.J
Goldsboro, n. c., Dec. 19.-The five
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Man
ming Howell was burned to death at their
home, near Stoney Greek church, in this
county, this afternoon. Mr.. Howell came
to the city on business this morning and
was here when a messenger reached him
with The sad news.
Mrs. Howell went out into the field 70
weigh cotton for some hands who mad
been picking She left the little daughter
and the baby in the house alone. The
baby was placed on bed in the room
and the little daughter was told to mind
it. Shortly afterward a neighbor CHANGED
to pass the house, and saw smoke issuing
from the door. He went to the door
and saw the blazing body of little girl
lying on the floor beside the bed and al
ready dead and the baby sitting on the
bed crying.
The flames were leaping over the bed
and the man who went to the door hsl
to reach his arms through the fire to res
cue the baby.
In short while both the children would
have been burned TO death, and the
house in ashes. 1t is supposed that the
little girl was playing in the fire and that
her clothes caught while she was thus
engaged.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
OUT Of HIS CELL
Boone Potter Trusted in
the Corridor.
This Man indicted for Three Homicides
Breaks the Lock and Disappears
Into the Unknown Recesses
OF the Mountains.
Especial to News and Observer

Leroir, n c.. December 19-Boone
Potter, the WatGuga county desperate,
lodged il Jail here for safe keeping, this
morning discharged himself from custody
and is on the country again. He broke
the coordination loci. On the Jail corridor
de had not been locked in his cell. the
officers trusting him When out of the
cage ii was very easy to get through
the brick wall with a tool.
1t viii be remembered that Potter is
indicted for three homicides. He was
last summer captured in Wyoming es-
capped from jail there was recaptured and
brought to North Carolina TO await trial.
The case of his accomplish. Clarence
Potter, was this week heard in the SUI
preme court upon appeal from sentence
of death
Officers are searching for him. but no
capture is probable, as Potter knows the
mountains well.
He is a dangerous man, typical de-
generate with an effeminate voice and a
constant grin on his face. Several re-
wards have already been paid for him.
His former escapades cost the State
and county a full thousand
Potter forced a negro prisoner to go with
him for several miles to prevent his giving
the alarm
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
Leads all North Carolina Daiies i'm News and Circulation

at an early date. The object which the
company have in view is to purchase the
noted Seven Springs Hotel property in
this county and build railroad from this
city to the Springs.
Seven Springs is a noted health resort
which is patronized every year by hun
dreds of people. 1t is situated in one of
the most picturesque spots in the State
on the banks of Neuse river in the lower
part of this county. 1t is an isolated To-
cation, surrounded by hills that resemble
the mountain regions. Heretofore the pa
irons of the springs and the hotel had
to reach the location by private convey
ance over a sandy road from this city or
LaGrange. The electric railroad will put
the place within easy reach and more than
double its patronage. Work will begin
on the railroad in the early spring.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20

ton, but had not observed when it was
taken up i'll the Senate, and therefore had
been unprepared for the announcement
of his confirmation. They were not even
aware of the fact that the nomination had
been reported from tho Committee on
Foreign Relations. Senator Morgan said
he had been present at last Wednesdays
meeting of the committee when the nom
ination was supposed TO have been taken
up; that he was the only Democratic
member in attendance, and that he had
not noticed when the nomination was
brought to the attention of the commit
tee. Both he and Senator Bacon stated
that so far as they are now advised there
is no personal objection to Mr.. Buchanan,
and both based their opposition TO the
act of sending any representative to Pan
anna at the time.
No vote was taken on Mr.. Morgan's
motion, but it has the effect of tying the
matter up, as notice of the Senator's ac
ton had not been sent to the President
before the motion was entered
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
Town of Benson Twept
bya Disastrous Con-
fIagration.
THE LOSS is HEAVY
The Total Damage is Estimated at
One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
The Fire Breaks Out in the
Early Night and Cannot
be Controlled.
Especial to News and Observer


Benson, n. c., Dec. ia disastrous
fire broke out here at about $50 o'clock
last night, and before it's work of ruin
was finished score of buildings, includ-
ing the Atlantic Coast Line depot, were
marked only by heaps of glowing ashes.
The total loss is estimated at 500, 900.
The individual losses are not given.
No life was lost during the conlagra-
ton, ard no one was seriously injured.
The fire broke out in the grocery store
OF H. Phillips, but from what it started
is as yet unknown.
The following is list of the buildings
burned:
j. w. Benson, druggist; j. H. Wheeler,
grocer; H. Phillips, grocery; D. j. Hill,
barber shop; f. d. Stone, harness shop;
j. w. Wilmington, jeweler; j. j. Holmes,
grocery and bicycle shop; j. W. Wood,
vacant building; Allen and Broughton,
market; A. d. Hudson. general merchants;
J. T. Lee and brothers, general merchan
disc; A. l.. Barefoot, general merchandise;
Benjamin Hudson and Son, slight damage
to building; Z. ]. ID. Boykin, hotel; j. w.
Norris, residence; Hodges and Hodges, llv-
cry stables; E. P. and ]. NJ. Britt, black
smith and woodshop. A small house oc-
cupied by colored people.
Benson has no fire department, and but
little could be done to stay the rush OF
the flames. Indeed so rapid and terrific
was the spread of the fire that it's effect
was paralyizing or every faculty. The
PEOPLE saw that tie case so far as check
ing the flames YVES concerned was hope
less. and they therefore busted themselves
in trying to save their personal effects
from the blaze.
This is terrible blow to Benson, but
the people lave grit. energy and perse-
severance nd will soon retrieve the dis
aster.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20

witness the passing of Christmas eve and
Christmas day without the incessant pop
ping of fire crackers and pounding OF
devil sticks Chief of Police Jordan
stated today that the shooting of fire.
works on the principal streets OF the city
would not be allowed, and that the Off
GERS would have instructions to arrest
any one who attempted to set off any
kind of explosive.
George l.. Hackney, deputy grand chan
cellor, knights of Pythias for the Asheville
district. has Just filed his report for the
quarter ending November 30th, which
shows that there has been a net gain in
of forty-one during the
quarter.
Robert U. Garrett was worse this morn
ing than he has been at any period of his
illness His condition tonight is about the
same.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20

be serious trouble, but counsel on both
sides interposed and queled the belliger-
ents and restored harmony. A warrant
was at once issued for Pearce and he was
again bound over to the Superior Court
for carrying a concealed weapon and for
attempting to shoot DR.. Snead.
1t seems that some damaging report had
been circulated concerning Pearce and a
young lady, which was the cause OF the
trouble
The prosecution was represented by
Messrs. Bolton & Averitt, Hall & Billiard
and Cook & Davis. and the defense by
Messrs. Rose & Rose and W. H. Pope.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
In Executive Session.
(By the Associated Press.)

sion of the Senate today shrdlu shrdlu n
Washington Dee. 19.-In the executive
session of the Senate today Mr.. Morgan
moved to consider the motion by which
the nomination of w. I. Buchanan to be
Minister to Panama was confirmed on
Thursday last, and the motion was dis
cussed for half an hour without being
acted upon. Senators Morgan and Bacon
both said they had intended to oppose the
confirmation of Mr.. Buchanan's nomina-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
Mr.. Alfred Deboy Deed.

Mr. Alfred DeBoy, eldest son OF Mrs.
Katherine and the late Mr.. n. DeBoy,
ST., died last night at his home on Fay
etteville street, after long and painful
illness. He bore his sufferings most pa
tiently. He died fortified with all the
sacraments of his holy religion.
The funeral will take place from the
Church of the Scored Heart this evening
at four o'clock.