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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
RUSSIANS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
From Port Arthur Frustrated By Japanese, Who IN
tiCted Severe Injury Upon the FIeetBriI-
liant Action of Torpedo Boats.

About seven o'clock as dusk began
to envelop the sea, the Russian fleet
broke out their battle flags and mo-
ment later from the tops of the Jap,
anese vessels were swung into view
the sunrayed standards of the Mikado.
1t seemed as though the greatest naval
battle of modern times was about to
begin
The Japanese flagship opened on the
Russians at range of $4,000 metres
but the shells fell short and the signal
to change course and bear in ON the
enemy was hoisted.
AS if in answer to this, the Rus
SLAMS changed their course as many
points so that the Japanese object was
defeated. This manoeuvre was follow
ed number of times but finally about
eight o'clock, the Russian admiral, see
ing that there was no clearance way"
to the south, flashed his signal Ian
terms and the entire Russian feet put
about and make back toward port.
The Japanese ships were now run
ming at full speed and with the forced
draught on their furnaces but they
were unable to overhaul the enemy,
and, seeing this, Admiral Togo sig.
nailed to reform, which was done.
Speed was then reduced and the Rus
SLAMS permitted to sail for the harDor
without further molestation.
The Japanese comander-in-chief
then signalled his torpedo fiotilla COM
manders to go in and attack the enemy
under cover of the darkness and with
out giving them chance to work their
vessels back into the Port Arthur
roadstead.
The night attack eclipsed any that
has taken place since the beginning OF
the war. In spite of the sweeping
searchlights which flashed across the
ocean like moonbeams, the Japanese
went in and by steaming at full speed
across the Russian front, succeeded
in avoiding the Russian fire while the
torpedoes. launched at full speed
reached some of the marks at which
they were aimed.
Before retiring the Japanese tor
pedoed and sank the battleship Peres-
Wet and damaged so as to render use
less, the battleship Sebastopol and
the cruiser Diana. 1t Is not known
how many of the crew of the Peres-
Wet were lost but it is generally be-
lieved here that fully 400 of her crew
were carried down with her.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
ORDINANCE IS n. c.
Massillon Has No Grip on
PeddlerS.

Probate Judge Aungst handed down
decision Monday that wiped the
auctioneer's license ordinance out of
existence and leaves Massillon prac-
tically free to hawkers and peddlers
who may want to vend their wares in
the west end city.
Arthur B. Cochran and his wife were
arrested for selling books to the pub
lie at auction on the streets of Mas
sillon and placed In Jail. They made
an appeal to the probate court for a
writ Of habeas corpus, attacking the
constitutionality of the ordinance un-
der which they had been compelled to
pay an excessive license. When Coch-
ran applied first for license it is said
that Mayor Bell demanded $15 later
the amount was dropped to SIS day
and the prisoner put up $25 and went
on with his selling with the under
standing that the money to be return
ed II the ordinance proved to be in
valid.
The court found that there had been
quite a number of decisions upon the
point in contest, and that anything in
the way of an ordinance that put a
prohibitive license upon vendors that
proved to be in restraint of trade or
prohibitive in it's nature was not con-
stitutional.
Cochran went back to Massillon and
collected his cash and had five days
sale and lot of free advertising.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
BLOODHOUNDS
Awaited BY Posse Hunt
ing For
MURDERER OF SHERIFF
Fugitive Has Terrorized
Inhabitants.

La Crosse, Wiss., June 27.-Awaiting
the arrival of bloodhounds from Su-
peiior and Duluth, 100 armed men are
guarding the swamp near Merlin, Wis,
IL which the murderer of Sheriff Har-
ris, of St Croix county. is supposed to
be hiding. In mis- effort to escape he
made fight through the country. ter
rorizing the inhabitants, and finally,
as last resort, compelling a woman
10 disrobe and give him her overskirt
anG waist, disguised in which he evad-
cd his pursuers for miles.
The man is believed to be James
Smith wanted in Montana on a mur-
der charge. He was arrested on Sat.
urday, June IS, by Sheriff Harris, on
the train but made his escape when
near Fall Creek after shooting the
sheriff through the heart as they were
seated in the car. He has been In
hiding since then, constantly pursued
by officers of the law and militia.
A report has come from North Bend
to the effect that he shot woman and
boy near there but the story is not
confirmed
1t has been reported that the mur-
derer has escaped through the picket
line about the. swamp and has been
seen in a field near Holmen. de-
tachment of militia has been sent to
that place to search for him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01

Toxic, June 2S.-London Times y
Complete details have now been re-
ceived here of the attempt of the Rus.
sian Port Arthur squadron to escape
and seek q refuge at Vladivostok.
Ever since Monday, June 20, the Jap.
anese have been aware that a break
for liberty was to be made and Ad-
miral Togo prepared special plan
to be followed when the attempt was
made.
In accordance with this plan, weak
cruiser squadron was placed about the
entrance to the harbor while the bat
tleship squadron took up a position be.
hind one of the mainland points.
On Thursday the Russians were
seen to be working their feet out of
the blocked channel with a merchant
vessel in front of each unit, the intent
being to protect he warships from con-
cealed mines. The Russian battle
ships moved very slowly and the
cruisers and destroyers were used to
protect their fianks.
II was exactly three o'clock in the
afternoon when the entire Russian
squadron reached the open sea and by
this time the three divisions of Jap
anese destroyers had put in to the
attack Their efforts were directed at
first against the craft of their own
class but the Russian cruiser Novik
came to the aid of the Russian de-
stroyers and the fire from her rapid
fire guns was so accurate and per-
sistent that the Japanese were COM
PEELED to withdraw.
While the destroyers were fighting
the Russian armored ships, headed by
the battleship Czarevitch steamed at
full speed for the Shan Tung promon.
tory. Shortly after six o'clock the
Russian fleet rounded Counter rock
and for the first ime saw Admiral
Togos fleet of heavily armored ves-
sells waiting for them. On board the
Czarevitch, which was flying the flag
of the vice admiral commanding, sig
nal flags were promptly broken out,
and in obedience to these, the course
of the Russian vessels changed to due
south, bringing the Japanese decoy
cruisers on the Russian port beam.
Admiral Togo's fleet gave chase and
at the same time the Japanese cruis-
ers closed in, while the destroyers
swung into line to the left but behind
the Russians, thus enveloping the lat
ter
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
$4,000
DAMAGES DEMANDEDFRO
w. & L. E. r. RY.
THE CASE ON TRIAL
Plaintiff Crus he'd B e
tween Freight Cars.

The damage case of John Barleyoung
against the Wheeling & Lake Erie rail-
way was begun Monday afternoon be-
fore Judge Amber. On May 4, 1903,
when Barleyoung was working as a
carpenter for the railway he was
caught between cars and squeezed, the
result being that he was badly injured.
II is claimed he suffered two ruptures
and was injured internally. The man
still walks with crutches. Damages in
the sum of $4,000 are demanded.
Attorneys Craine & Snyder are for
plaintiff and Lynch, Day G. Day for the
company.
ON A NOTE.
Louisa Kelley has brought suit to
collect the amount of q note for $500
from Matthew Bast w. ]. Piero is
attorney.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.
A special assignment has been made
by Judge Amber for Friday. 1t is for
the case of Crandall against Crandall,
while the case of Wheelan vs.. Whee-
Ian will be taken UP by Judge Hole
Monday next.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01

About fifty contests will come up be-
foie the National convention and not
few of these will probably be car
The convention has before it half
tozen candidates for the presidency.
the chief of them being Judge Alton B.
Parker, of New York: Congressman
William Randolph Hearst, of New
York; Senator Cockrell, of Missouri;
Mayor George Il. Mcclellan, Of New
lork; Senator German, of Maryland
and Richard OlLey. OF Massachusetts,.
There is another string of candidates
who are being discussed as being in
the current which sweeps toward the
presidential nomination and among
these possibilities are Grover Cleve-
land, David II. Francis, president of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
Joseph Folk, former Governor Patti
Delaware and u. G. Wall, of Wiscon-
son.
The result of the fight for the chair
nailship of the committee on resolu-
tons will. presage the declarations OF
the platform.
Three platforms have already been
written, one by William J. Brayn, one
ager of the Parker campaign, and an
other by Senator German. The tariff
an, trusts will be the leading planks
OF the platform. Bryan, Hill and Cor
man are all candidates for the chair
menship of the resolutions committee.
Bryans platform, the platform of the
Radicals, declares that Democracy
would destroy the tariff to revenue
basis and administer 1t for revenue
only.
Regarding trusts, the Democracy
would destroy "all private monopo-
lies" The remedies suggested in the
Kansas City platform and the further
amendment of the tariff laws by put
ting the products of trusts upon the
free list to prevent monopoly under
the plea of protection"
The Bryan platform also promises
to relieve the country OF the menace
of militarism and imperialism with
the promise to the Filipinos to ulti-
mate independence.
Senator Germans platform will re
wise the tariff in conservative spirit
of fairness to all interests and TO
guard against the infection Of
injury upon established industries by
abrupt, unjust and radical measures"
Anent the trusts, the German plank
will say that "odious and powerful
may expect reduction Of
the excessive schedules under which
tfry have been enabled to extort un-
due tribute from the people,"
Many politicians here make no con-
cealment of their views regarding one
possible outcome of the coming flight.
TLey say that the very nature OF the
opposing forces precludes the possibil-
ity of their welding and a split and
bolt is to be reckoned with.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
AN ASSAULT
That the Police Say Is a
Fake.

Evansville. Ind, June 27.-The po-
lice of Evansville are busy tonight in
vcstigating the alleged rape of Clara
Weinbach, aged twenty, while she was
walking on the street today with
Harry Smythe. her sweetheart. Both
claim that a masked man attacked
them. first driving Smythe away and
then attacking Miss Weinbach.
Smythe ran excitedly to the police
and the girl, so soon as she could, fol.
lowed. The story quickly spread over
Evansville and moo rormed to hunt
for the assailant, who was believed to
be negro. The police, however, re-
fuse to believe the story of the assault,
and thus quieted the mob Today they
resumed the investigation and admit
ed that the story told is probably true.
Miss Weinbach is certainly badly in
Jured, but will recover. Smythe is
badly bruised.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
WHIST CONGRESS
Fourteenth Annual Ses-
sion in New York.

New York, June 27.-The fourteenth
annual congress of the American
Whist League opened today at the
Hotel Majestic, Seventy-second street
and Central Park West and whist play
ers from all over the country congre-
gated, and will have full week at
their favorite game.
Owing to il being opening day the
program was short one. 1t consisted
of two sessions for the Brooklyn
trophy, which was found could be man
aged in one, and two sessions of pro-
gressive pairs.
There were four teams entered, as
follows each team consisting of twelve:
Northwestern Association, Chicago AS
sociation, New York Association and
New Jersey Association
The Brooklyn trophy was won by
the Northwestern Association which
secured 2R matches and 27 tricks;
Chicago had also 2h matches, but
only tricks; New York had 1 match,
with tricks, and New Jersey did not
account for either a match or trick,
so that Northwestern won the trick
score.
Four hours were devoted to the
progressive pairs two in the after
noon and two tonight. In the earlier
session there were thirteen pairs in
Section A North and South, the win
ncrs being Mrs. e. c. Mitchell and l..
j. Bruck.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
SPECIAL TRAIN
WILL RUN FROM CLEVE.
LAND TO ST. LOUIS.
A LOW RATE SECURED
For Democrats Who Want
to See Convention.

The Ohio committee on transporta-
tion to the National Democratic con-
vcntion has made arrangements for a
one fare for the round trip rate, plus
25 cents, over the Big Four route from
Cleveland, Crestline and other points
along the route. All persons desiring
to make the trip can take advantage
of this rate.
A special train will leave Cleveland
Sunday evening at o'clock on July g.
The train will consist of sleepers and
coaches and will arrive in st. Louis
before noon the next day. This is for
the accommodation of persons in this
section Of the state, including Stark
county. While some will go to Cleve-
ed that the great majority from this
county will go to Crestline, where the
train will arrive at $50. Tickets will
be sold July 2, 3, 4, s and at the
above rates and will be good to return
for Is days. thus giving all an oppor-
tunity not only of attending the con-
vention, but of seeing the worlds fair.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
Democrats and their friends to join the
special train party.
A number of Canton people will go
upon the special, while others will take
advantage of the rates and go upon the
regular car service.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
THREE PLATFORMS SAREP PROPOSED.
For Consideration At the Democratic Convention at
ST. Louis--.Byan. Hill and German Are
Constructing Them.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 27.-The politi
cal paths and by-ways leading to st
Louis will in a few days be swarminf
with delegates to the Democratic ma
tional convention, which meets OF
July 9Th in this city. The future
course of the Democratic party in
political seas will be charted from
the soundings and reckonings of the
coming convention, which promises tc
be the most memorable in the party's
history. Only a few of the 994 dele
gates to the convention are here and
they are casting about trying to ge,
n line on what is going to happen. The
"Big-wigs" will arrive the latter part
OF the week. Charles Walsh, secre-
tary of the Democratic National COM
mittee is here preparing the prelimi-
nary work of the convention.
Much speculation has been INDUCED
in as to who will be selected for tenn
porary chairman of the convention
There arc four candidates for the tenn
porary craftsmanship, Mayor D. S.
Rose, of Milwaukee; Senator Joseph
Bailey, of Texas; Judge Barkworth, OF
Michigan and Congressman John
Sharpe Williams, of Mississippi, the
minority leader in the house of repre-
sentatives. The committee on arrange
ments will meet on July and will
make their recommendations for tenn
porary chairman to the National COM
mi;tee, which meets two days later.
There is much reason to believe to-
day that John Sharpe Williams will be
selected. 1t is not believed that there
will be any issue over the selection of
the temporary chairman by the
Hcurst-Bryan wing and the Hill-Gor-
man people
The selection of the permanent
chairman will be left to the committee
on permanent organization.
The National committee will not ev-
en- presume to suggest the name of any
man for permanent chairman, said
Secretary Walsh tonight.
Joseph W. Folk, the circuit attorney
of st. Louis, was approached by several
po 1tlcal leaders and asked IL he would
accept the permanent chairmanship.
Folk has sailed straight political
course and while he may not be be-
loved by the politicians of his own
state, he has done nothing that has Of
Tended either Of the big wings or the
party. Folk fatty declined to preside
over the convention. Some say ne has
a bit of presidential bee.
Not delegate or a politician in St.
Louis today would make any forecast
of what would take place when the
convention meets, not from any disin-
to voice an opinion, but from
the fact they were unable to deter
mine what definite shape the present
conditions would assume.
Fights will be in order from the mo-
u.ert of the meeting of the National
on July 4 to the close of the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
A|RSH|P MAN
Arrested For Conspiracy
and Fraud.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 27-E. p. Pen
nington, of Mount Vernon, ILL.,, was ar.
rested here tonight by detectives on
a warrant received from the Pittsburg
authorities, charging conspiracy and
fraund. Pennington is one of the con-
testants for the worlds fair airship
prize. He denies knowledge of the
cause of his arrest.
Pennington, 1t is alleged, organized
a company to build an airship for the
contest, but his tent was blown down
and the apparatus ruined. There be-
ing no funds to repair the wreck, Pen
nington went to Europe where he en-
gagged in the manufacture of airships.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
AUTOMOBILE
Got Worst Of 1t in a Col.
lision.

Rochester. N. Y. June 27.--In a col
lision between an electric car and a
big Winton automobile tonight, AS
e!stant District Attorney Charles Bech-
told was seriously hurt The other
occupants Of the automobile escaped
but the passengers in the trolley car
were thrown from their seats and the
car wrecked.
The car struck the automobile with
sufficient force to cut 1t completely in
half, hurling the occupants to the
pavement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
BLOODY FIGHT
With Men Who Tried to
Loot Postoffice.

Cleveland, June 27.-Armed citizens
led by the mayor attacked the bur-
glars who blew the Rocky River post
Office safe early Monday morning.
The robbers returned the fire. One Of
them was shot by Clifford Mitchell
but escaped with the others leaving
trail Of blood. No plunder was Sc
cured
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
Drouth In sprinaneId.-

Springfield, Ohio, June 27.-Two out
of three districts in which local option
elections were held today, went dry"
The "wets." won in the eastern dis.
trict, while the "drys" were successful
In the center and west end districts by
10 votes and 8 votes respectively The
"wets" won by 14x votaa.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
CHARGES
Against Rural Delivery
Superintendent.

Washington. d. c., June 27.-Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
is investigating charges preferred
against w. B. Gaitree, division super
intendent of rural free delivery, at
Cincinnati.
The charges are said to include al
legged incompetency and violation OF
the postal regulations.
Mr.. Gaitree was appointed from the
fifteenth, Ohio congressional district In
1897. He entered the public service
as a protege Of the late John Sherman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
Loomis's Body Reported Found.

london, June 27.--The Hamburg
correspondent of the Central News
wires that report has reached there
that Kent J. Loomis's body has been
washed ashore near Cherbourg There
is no confirmation of this from any
other source. ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
ONLY AS A CORPSE
Thirteen-Year-Cid Girl Said She Would
Come Home.

Special to Morning News.
Coshocton, June 27-Helen Hart
man celebrated her thirteenth birth
day today by running away, leaving
note for her mother saying she
would be brought back only as a
corpse. She was found by wire to.
day In Cleveland at an aunt's home
and Is being returned. She had been
reading trashy romances.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
EnameIIno Works Burned.

Coshocton June 27.-The West
Lafayette Enameling works were prac-
tically destroyed by fire last night.
Loss $4,000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
pIvoRcE AND DEsPoNDENT
Thompson Killed Himself After Ask.
ing Wife to Attend Funeral.

Special to Morning News
Kenton, June 27.-Despondent be-
cause his wife had secured divorce
Sherman Thompson. of Alger, yester-
day shot himself in the head. He
was found by his little daughter in a
pool Of blood. He left letter to his
divorced wife begging her to attend
his funeral.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
BLISS is BACK.
Discovered Two Real Turks Who Were
Masons at the Fair,

John A. Bliss of Canton, who went
to st. Louis TO meet with the National
convention of the Jr. o. u. A. M. has
arrived home. Among the many cur
ious discoveries he made at the worlds
fair was two full blooded turks who
arc Masons. On his return he made
report to the local committee of the
juniors last night
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-01
GEORGE RICE,
Veteran independent OIL Man Takes
Another Twist at Standard.

Marietta, June 27-George Rice has
filed a bill in chancery at Trenton,
N. j., for the dissolution OF the Stard-
ard Oil Co., charging that 1t is illegal
under the antitrust law and also the
state law
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-17

To live content with small
means; to seek elegance rather
than luxury, aud refinement rather
than fashion; to be worthy. not
respectable; to study hard. think
quietly. talk gently, act frankly;
to listen to stars aud birds. to
babes aod sases. with open heart
to bear all cheerfnIly. do all brave
ly. await occasions, hurry never;
in a word 70 let the spiritual. un.
hidden aud uncouscious. grow up
through the common. This 10 to
be my symphony. WIN. Henry
Claiming.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-17

The proceedings Of the Repub-
lican state convention held 10
Denver last Wednesday will be
found on the secoad page Of this
issue. with the platform adopted
in its entirety. The ticket named
- al excellent one. and with the
county ticket will carry Otero
county by al even larger majority
than that Of two years ego. All
Missourians, OF course, will have
to wait until about midnight No
vember 9Th. il they are desirous Of
being showed. We will be there
with the goods.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-17

To DAY is Colorado Day at the
Worlds Fair. With the free dis
tribution OF trainload OF canta
loupes and watermeIons. and .
mag nificent fruit display. Colorado
will be advertised extensively. and
in way thst will result to her
everlasting good. The state needs
il. Il has been advertised almost
to its utter undoing during the
past few months.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-17

"PEAsoDy. peace and prosper.
ity." smosheTed with Rooseveisism.
will be th. Republican csmpsign
slogan. and there 10 not question
Of . doubt that il will win out on
election day. The republican
party stands squsseiy on the issue
Of Law and order - sgainst snsr
chy and lawlessness, and has NO
apologies to make for IT'S platform
OF its candidates. The best cisi.
zenship sad the business interests
Of the state are behind the ticket.
and il will win the support Of al
voters who want to see peace and
prosperity reign in Colasado.