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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
FOR MURDER
Arrested When About to
Leave Country.

Macon. Mo-, Dec. Fired Strube,
for whom a reward of $1,40O is out
standing, was arrested here today as
he was about to take the train for
California.
Strube is wanted for the murder Of
Miss Alice Henninger near Havana,
Ills, November IA. Strube made a
confession this afternoon in the pres
ence of several witnesses in which he
said jealousy was the cause of the
crime. He told how, after attending a
party with her on the night of the
murder, they drove home. He says
that Miss Henninger admitted that she
loved him but could not marry him
owing to the objections of her par.
ents, This so angered Strube that he
struck her with a heavy monkey
wrench. She fell from the carriage
whereupon he alighted, completed the
murder OF the girl, wrapped her body
in lap robe and buried it in the
woods.
Strube has been working in the vi
cinity of Macon for some time as q
farm hand, but fearing detection had
decided to 60 west.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
PECULIAR STORY OF
HAPPENINGS At
K|SH|NEFF
Orders to Stop Rioting
u Countermanded.
Won RAABEN, SCAPEGOAT

Berlin, Dec. 1.-Eeports from pro-
vincial newspapers tell peculiar
story of the happenings at Kishineff
prior to the massacre Of Jews there
last summer.
II Is stated that about three months
prior to the commencement Of the
massacre Baron Won Plehve despatched
to kishineff Baron Lowendal. head of
the army. secret service. The latter
was In Kishineff when the massacre
broke out, according to the report, and
was with Governor Won Raaben when
the work of the rioters was reported.
The governor issued orders to quell
the disturbance and started to take
personal charge Of the troops when
Lowenthal, who was standir.g by, inter-
fered. They withdrew to another
room for conference sc the close Of
which Won Raaben countermanded his
previous orders and made no attempt
to quell tho disturbance.
It is stated that Van Raaben Is now
to he made the scapegoat In the trial
in progress at Kishineff and that Low
endal has. disappeared.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
POTTERY TRADE
United States PotterS' As.
soCiatiOn Meets.

Washington, d. c., Dec. In his
address today 20 the members Of the
United States Potters' Association,
gathered here in annual session, Pres
ident Lee. of East Liverpool, Ohio,
among ather things, said:
while there have been no alarm
ing evidences Of tariff tinkering or
changes in the past year. we should
be ever Oh the alert, and be prepared
to combat any legislation that will in
any way tend to be Of injury to our
industry. Perhaps the most serious
question that has confronted us is the
reported differentiation Of many
classes of goods coming to this coun-
try"
President Lee advocates the appoint
ment Of special customs officers to in
spect and appraise all pottery pro-
ducts coming into this country. He
also referred to freight rates, and in
making comparison between the rates
from foreign ports to this country and
the local rates, he said In some in
stances the latter are exceedingly
high.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
FOUR NURSES
FROM P|TTSBURG'
At BUTLER
Many New Typhoid
Gases Reported.
TOWNS WATER SUPPLY

Butler, Pa. Dec, 1-Thirty-four
nurses from Pittsburg arrived here
today, the railroads furnishing them
free transportation. There was an
other death from typhoid fever today,
the victim being Mrs. Lena Stehie,
aged 46 years.
New cases continue to be reported.
One family was found this morning
in which daughter had been sick
with fever en- days and was without
medicine or the attention of a ply
sncian. In another family one daugh-
ter and one son are caring for tho
mother AMI three other children.
The Butler water company has en-
gagged F. M. Wetherill, an expert bac-
teriologist, who arrived here today.
He will keep the company and the
public thoroughly posted as to the
condition Of the water for time.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
CIGARETTES DID IT

Columbus, o., Dec. c.1.-Cigarettes are
responsible for the downfall of C-arles
Coe, who comes from one Of tn best
families of Washington county.
Coe was today sentenced by Judge
Thompson of the United States court
to serve thirteen months in the peni-
tentiary for opening two registered let
ters when assistant postmaster at
Rockwell. Judge Leeper. of Marietta,
made plea for mercy. He said the
young man had been a model of NOR
ality up to two years ago. Then he
took to smoking cigarettes, the judge
said, and these sapped the vigor of
the mind and lead to the commission
of the crime charged.
The young man had entered plea
of guilty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
WALKING DELEGATE
PLACED ON TRIAL
MCCARTHY CHARGED WITH
EXTORTION.
Was a Subordinate OF
Sam Parks.
Many Character Witnesses Examined
and the Defense Rested Motion for
Discharge of Jury Was Denied by the
Court, and Then Both Sides Rested

New York, Dec. Charles j..
Holmes, a member of Local No. 2 Of
the Housesmiths and Bridgemens un-
ion, from which Sam Parks, now serv-
ing term in Sing Sing prison, was
head walking delegate, and Timothy
j. Mccarthy, subordinate walking
delegate, were called to the stand this
after rloon in the trial of the latter on
a charge of extortion. Holmes was
employed on the Martha Washington
(Woman's) hotel in this city at the
time of the strike declared by Parks
and Mccarthy. He was excused with
a few unimportant questions.
State Senator James w. Frawley was
called to testify as to the character
of Mccarthy. He said that he knew
the defendant for three years as a
man of integrity and honesty. AS
questioned Senator Frawley.
Senator, did you know that the de-
fendant was convicted in Elmira,
January 2, 1895, on charge of dis
orderly conduct? That on March 5,
1895, he was arrested charged with
disorderly conduct in disturbing a re-
iElouo tHctJlnS dllu Htlu III 9zVV
bonds? That he was again, on August
Is, 1896, arrested for assault, and that
on December "a, 1896 he was sent to
the penitentiary for sixty days in Ell
mira?"
To each of these questions Senator
Frawley replied in the negative.
DR.. F.. d. Hammond of No. 129 East
18th street; Bartholomew Cove, a re-
tired dry goods merchant; John Joyce,
manufacturer of umbrellas, and N.
Wolfort. druggist, were called to
testify as to the good character of the
defendant, so far as they knew from
others.
With the testimony of these acquain-
tances Of Mccarthy the defense an
nounced that they rested their case,
and moved for the discharge of the
jury from further consideration of the
case on the ground that the testimony
as to the character Of Mccarthy Us
adduccd by Mr.. Rand, tended to him
der them from rendering fair and
impartial verdict. The motion was
denied and both sides rested.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
SECOND TRIAL FOR
MURDER OF HUSBAND

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 30.-The trial
of Mrs. Hannah Lavelleur, charged
with brutally numbering her husband
begins tomorrow. 1t is the second
time that Mrs. Lavelleur has been
tried for the offense, the first trial hav-
ing resulted in her acluittal.
The body Of her husband has been
eXhumed and testimony will be intro
duced for the purpose of showing that
after bitter quarrel with him she
enticed HIM to the barn, struck him
with an axe from behind, splitting his
skull from top to bottom and then dis
membered the body, piling II in heap
of straw and setting the latter on Ore
for the purpose of concealing the
crime. Neighbors saw the fire and ex-
tinguished 1t when the body was dis
covered.
Mrs. Lavelleur explained that her
husband had entered the barn for the
purpose of rescuing property and had
been overcome.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
NOMINATION OF WOOD
IS LIKELY TO Be
WITHDRAWN
May be Requested of
President.
SCOUTS COURTMARTIAL

Washington, d. c., Dec. 1.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt may shortly be asked
to withdraw the nomination of Gen
eral Leonard Wood as major general
from the senate. Leading Republicans
are now discussing the advisability Of
making the request.
1t is understood that the president
has expressed himself as firmly con-
vinced of General Woods innocence.
The talk of the probability of a
courtmartial on the ground that
Woods acts as governor of Santiago
and governor general of Cuba have
partment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
GREEN'S ASSASSIN
Williams Examined as to His Sanity by
Drs. Flint and McDonald-Wili
be Continued Monday.

New York, Dec. 1-Cornelius M.
Williams. indicted for the assassina-
tion of Andrew H. Green, was exam
ined for two hours this afternoon in
the District Attorneys Office by Drs.
Austin Flint and Carlos F. McDon-
aid as to his sanity. Williams was
accompanied by his counsel and Per-
ry Fl. Williams Of North Carolina,
his brother.
The district attorney, refused to
say anything as to the result of the
examination further than that it had
not been concluded and that Will
liams would again be examined on
Monday. Williams brother was also
examined.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
UNTCH FIRED At
FLEEING BURGLAR
SECOND ATTEMPT TO ROB
HIS SALOON.
One Bullet Almost Hit a
Woman.
Robbers Continue Their PIIaging ir
Vicinity of Lake Street-Police on the
Alert, But Have Been Foiled Thus Far

Robbers Continue Their Pilaging in
Vicinity of Lake Street--Police on the
Alert, But Have Been Foiled Thus Far.
Shortly after midnight this morning
the police were called to Crystal park
to investigate the actions Of some par
ties who were hanging about the sub
station post Office there. and while Of
ficers Schissler and Brisbin were in
vestigating, some one entered the sa-
loon of John Untch. at the corner of
Lake street and Be1den avenue. the
same saloon that had been robbed the
night before of S. ana some other prop
erty.
Untch was sleeping upstairs and
heard the fellows. He got up and Sc
cured revolver and going to the win
dow saw one of the burglars running
across the street. He opened fire and
pumped five loads after the fleeing
man. His shooting was wild owing to
his excitement and one of the bullets
crashed into house opposite and
came near striking a woman who was
in the building.
The police were notified and began an
investigation. They are of the opinion
that 1t is the same gang that has been
doing all the jobs. The methods are
the same everywhere and saloons seem
to be their object.
The night before the grocery of Kate
Eisenhauer, and the saloons of Charles
Stein. Henry Veithmeyer and Bcnja-
min Ingram were entered, but the fact
was not discovered until In the morn
ing. In all these places some money
and property were carried away.
Untch had not made an inventory OF
stock when he reported to the police
early Wednesday morning and he did
not know what had been taken.
The bloodhounds which are at the
workhouse nearby, are not in condition
for running. or they would be used in
tracing down the thieves.
The police and special officers are on
constant watch to try to locate tie
miscreants. 1t Is known that Tuesday
morning efforts were made to gain en-
trance TO several uptown business
places.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
John A. DOW|E
IN BANKRUPT ICY
ELIJAH u HAS AT LAST
COME TO GRIEF.
His Beloved Zion City Is
Overwhelmed.
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.

The Uuregenerate Believe the End Is
Nigh. and the Faithful Mourn--Judge
kohlsaat Hesitated About Granting
Petitiop--Receivers Proceed to Zion
and Take Charge of Whole Business.
Chicago, H., Dec. John Alexander
Dowis, Elijah II, has come to grief, his
Zion Cisy Is overwhelmed with finan-
cial difficulties.
Late this afternoon Federal Judge
Kohlsaat appointed receivers in bank
ruptcy for all OF Elijah's property in
Zion. The unregencrated scoffers be-
lleve the end is nigh. The New York
fiasco is largely responsible, say the
faithful.
The petition for the receivsrsh!p was
not granted until two appeals had been
made by Attorney Samuel A. Ettleson.
Judge Kohlsaat was at first averse to
acting until Dowie had been given an
opportunity to appear. but when it was
represented that news of the applica-
ton would likely cause dissipation
OF assets, he named Fred NJ. Blount,
vice president of the Chicago National
bank, and Albert d. Currier. The re-
ceivers left Immediately for Zion City
and took charge Of the various indus
tries.
Bankruptcy proceedings against
Dowie wer based on the allegation that
he is insolvent, and that whilo in this
financial condition he committed an
act of bankruptcy by making a prefer
ential payment November 2 to the
Streeter Lumber company Of $3.770. +
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
SHERIFF RESIGNS
Size of His Bills Attracted Attention @
Board of Supervisors and
Charges Were Preferred.

Rochester, N. Y, Dec. 1--Sheriff
Frank Rice of Barre, orleans county,
this afternoon forwarded his resigna-
tion to Governor Odell. Charges af
malfeaSance in Office were to be made
against Mr.. Rice and he anticipated
this action by rendering his rcsig-
nation.
The size of the bills presented by
Sheriff Rice attracted the attention
of the board of supervisors and an in
yestigation was set on foot He is
sued q statement In which he says
he has not Intentionally committed
any wrong act but has followed the
example, OF his predecessors in Office.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
SHOT HER SISTER
WITHOUT WARNING
Mrs. Emma Miller, Member of Saliva
ton Army, Shot and Seriously
Wounded bv Her Sister.

Glens Falls, N. Y, Dec. Mrs. EN-
ma Miller, shot today by her sister,
Mamie Montgomery, will live. Ply
slcians have located the bullets. One is
In the shoulder near the chest, the 9th
er in the elbow. The woman Is tonight
resting comfortably. The Montgomery
woman when told that her sister
would recover expressed great joy.
Moses Corin, father of the woman,
says the daughter who did the shoot
ing is bad and has always troubled him.
The injured woman Is member OF tie
Salvation Army and came to Glens
Falls from Sharon. Pa. month ago to
live with her father and sister. The
latter took unkindly to her presence
in the family and quarreled over the
smallest matters.
The Montgomery woman today, with
out warning, entered the room were
Mrs. Miller was. and shot at her.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
A REDUCTION
Asked for by Indepen-
dent Sheet Steel Men.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. III. A. Camp
bell, president of the Independent
Sheet Steel Manufacturers Associa-
tion, and Secretary James II. Mutt,
held a conference with the officials of
the Amalgamated Association relative
to the convention called by President
Shaffcr.
The Independents will ask reduc-
tion In wages in addition to the re-
moval OF tho sneet limit. 1t Is said
this will be necessary in order tn
compete with the American Sheet
Steel company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
AT CLEVELAND
Many Employees Consent
to Wage Reduction.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 1.-The employees
of tho H. p Nail Works and the New
burg rolling mills of this city have
consented to ten per cent cut in wages
on the promise that the plants will be
kept in operation during the winter.
Individual furnace operators in the
Mahoning and Shenango valley are
making arrangements with their work.
men to consent to a ten per cent re-
duction, in order that the idle furnaces
may compete with the product Of the
Southern Iron makers A large per-
centage Of the idle plants will thus re-
sumo operations.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
LIANT x. SALISBURY DESERT
ED BY HIS FRIENDS
Sensational Evidence I'm
pIicated Others.
LIAR, THIEF, SCOUNDREL
Some of PEI Names Applied to Sals-
bury Since He Testified Against His
Associates Declared If Deal Had
Gone Thirty Days Longer They Would
All Have Been Miionaires.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec.1.-Much
to the reason why Liant X. Salisbury
gave up the names of all the promi-
nent men alleged to he implicated In
the water boodling scheme. Some say
that the reason is because while Sails
bury was serving his time in the De-
troit house of correction for violating
the federal banking laws, the wives
of Salsbury's former associates re-
refused to recognize Mrs. Salisbury on
the street.
There has been a great change in
Grand Rapids since yesterday when
Salisbury gave sensational evidence
duplicating many prominent citizens
of the city in the water scandal. Those
whom the former city attorney men,
toned as being guilty of accepting
money emphatically deny the allega-
tions and denounce Salisbury as a
liar" thief" and "scoundrel."
Most of Salsburys former staunch
friends and admirers havs deserted
him as a result of his confession OF
yesterday.
Following the examination of AL
derman Peter ID. Peyter in connec-
ton with the water Doodle contract to
whom the former city attorney said
he had given $3.50, the examination of
former Alderman John Muir was TAX
en- up. Salisbury was again the chief
witness for the prosecution in this
case. He testified that it was at first
understood that Muir was to receive
$1,000 in cash and later it was agreed
he was to have $4,000 in bonds. Muir
had already taken a stand favorable
to the Bailey springs plan, and 1t
would be hard to get him to switch
and explain his action" said SAILS
bury. I'VE gave him the larger in
ducement because of his petition.
Muir never took any positive action
in favor Of the Lake Michigan deal un-
til after he was promised the $1,000 in
bonds. We had plenty of money in
sight to reward our friends and if the
Lake Michigan deal had gone thirty
days longer we would all have been
millionaires"
Salisbury testified that he intended
to bleed" all the outside parties and
then go before the common council.
expose them and keep the money.
Muir's attorneys sought to snow that
Salisbury could not have paid the al
dermen the amounts he asserts be-
cause of his heavy personal expenses.
but Salisbury declared that their fig
ures were wrong. He was unable to
state his expenses at the time of his
arrest in Chicago, or during his trial
here. He said he kept no cash ac-
count, but that he did keep a memo
randum of the amounts which he paid
the various aldermen.
81 couldn't tell within $4,000 or
So, 200 what my trial here cost me-"
he said. II raised every cent I could
in every way and spent 1t. I borrowed
every cent l could, and then Cory p.
Bissell went around among the alder
men and collected money from all OF
them to help my defense. Mr.. Bis
sell said Muir contributed; have
forgotten whether the amount was SO
or $25"
At the conclusion of Salsbury's testi--
mony, the Muir case was adjourned
until Monday next.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
A YOUNG SAMPSON
Pulled Down Barn and
Was Crushed.

Newark, N. j., Dec. Harris Frank
IA years old, of 139 Prince street, with
several other boys were playing in the
loft of an old barn at 119 Broome
street tonight. Frank, in showing his
strength, jerked the centre upright
from its position and the roof crashed
in.
All of the boys escaped except
Frank. He was crushed to death, nis
chest being entirely crushed in.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
ANNUAL CRUISE
Battloships Illinois, Alabama, kearsarge
* and Massachusetts Start for the
sF West Indies.


New York, Dec. 1.-The battleships
Illinois. Alabama, Kearsarge and Mas
sachusetts left their anchorage off
Tompkinsville. Staten Island, this af-
ternoon at o'clock and started on
their annual cruise to the West In
dies. Their coal bunkers had been re-
plenished and full supply Of ammu-
niticn taken on aboard, The force of
marines on the war ships had been in
creased by 500 men,
Rear Admiral Barker, whose flag
ship is the Kearsarge is in COM
mand OF the squadron. A number Of
sailors who had been on short leave
and who should have returned to the
ship by noon, returned to Tompkins-
Vile too late to get aboard and they
were at once sent to the Brooklyn
navy yard.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
1T WAS The WORK
OF A DEGENERATE
Investigation of the Poisoning of Eleven
Inmates Of the Tewkesburg Aims
house-Only One Dead.

Lowell, Mass, Dec. THAT the pois-
oning by belladona of eleven inmates
of the state hospital and alshouse at
Tewkesbury last month, was not an ac-
cident is the verdict Of the committee
of the trustees appointed TO investigate
the matter. The committee finds that
the act was intentional and that it
was the work of criminal degenerate
or mischief maker at present unknown.
The committee could find no evil
dences of i'll will on the part of the Of
ficers. The committee states that all of
the evidence was submitted to Attor-
ney General Parker and that he con-
ours.
Only one of the eleven victims Of the
poisoning died.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
SETTLED OUT OF COURT

Denver, Colo, Dec. An agree
ment was reached out of court today
by Strattons independence Limited
company and the Strong gold mining
company whereby the Strattons Inde-
pendence accepted $1S,500 In lieu of
S,750,000 sued for from the Strong
people as full payment of damages,
each side paying its own cost and the
boundary line between the properties
being agreed upon. The. companies
own mining claims in the Cripple
Creek districtrefss So
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
REFUSED TO RETRACT
Consequence Was That Editor Fenton
Was Slugged by Councilman Giles
pie, Whom He Had Called a
RoodIar

Logansport, Ind, Dec. City
Councilman Daniel Gillespie and Edi-
tor c. o. Fenton of the Logansport
Times, engaged in a fist fight this
evening. Gillespie meeting the edi-
tor asked had he retracted an article
which appeared in the Times reflect
ing on the character of the council
man, in which Fenton called Gillespie
"boodler. Fenton said he had moth
ing to retract. Friends separated the
men after Fenton had been worsted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
TO STOP LEAKS

Rome, Dec. Following out his
announced policy to prevent the do
ings of the propaganda from being
made public by any other than those
authorized to do so, Cardinal Gotti
has removed the clerk of the propa-
ganda from his once. He has also
caused II to be announced that re-
sponsibility for leaks In the future
will be carefully fixed and the offender
punished
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
STEAMER AGROUND

Halifax, N. S., Dec. 1.-The French
steamer Propateria, from Sydney for
st. Pierre and Miquelon. is ashore two
miles from ST. Peters, Cape Breton.
She has a large general cargo, mails
and number OF passengers. She is
hard aground, all efforts of the sea
tug Harlow today failing to haul ,--e
stranded vessel off.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
WARSHIPS TO ATTEND

Washington, d. c., Dec. 1.-The
navy department has been informed
that the French man-of-war Jurien De
La Graviere and Spanish man-of-war
will attend the anniversary of the
Louisiana purchase to be held az New
Orleans, La. from December IS to 20.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
MITCHELL GOES WEST

Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. President
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers,
who left indianapolis for Chicago
from which place 1t was his intention
TO return to this city has changed his
plans. The direful conditions of the
western coal fields resulted In the
change and he is now en- route to ,he
scene of the trouble.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-04
SCHOOL BURNED

Elizabeth, N. j., Dec. Fire TO-
night dottroyed the high school build
ing on Chestnut street. destroying the
furniture and books. The loss is $780,
900.