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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-23
HENRY VAN DYKE.


Henry van Dyke has poem in Scrlb-
ner's Magazine for August Light Be-
tween the Trees''-of which the following
is the last stanza
Red red red the shine
OF the splendor in the west,
Glowing thru the ranks of pine,
Clear along the mountain crest.
Long, long, long the trail
Out Of sorrows lonely vale;
But at last the traveller sees
Light between the trees
"Hit's a lot easier to cry down another
feller's work, and tell jest how he ort to
have did it, than tits to tend to your
own. an do it halfway well. From
..Huldah, by Alice MacGowan and Grace
MacGowan Cook. (The Bobbs- Merril
cornpany.)
The interesting literary fact has just
been disclosed that agnes Surbridge,'
author Of The Confessions of CluE
Woman, bearing the imprint OF Double
day, Page & Co, is a well-known eastern
/ club woman who has published severa
4 successful books over her own name. Sh'
4 preferred to issue the Confessions" Owe
a nom de plume. because it is such
frank statement Of the case. Miss Sur
/ bridge has taken an active part in clut
work, and has attended every biennial o
/ the general federation in, ten. years. tn
picture of biennial session in her bool
i Is drawn from real life.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-23
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
NO EXTRA SESSION OF
UNITED STATES
SENATE
To Secure Action on DR..
Crum's Case
THOSE NOT CONFIRMED

Washington, d. c., April 2S.-There
will be no extra session Of the United
States senate as has been contemplate
ed by President Roosevelt with view
to securing action upon DR.. Crum, the
negro collector at Charleston, S. G.
The president so decided this evening
after being informed that the senate
steering committee at meeting this
afternoon decided to take up the Crum
nomination Immediately upon the re-
assembling of congress in December
and make it the regular order until
disposed of.
In view Of this decision the follow
ing announcement has been made from
the White House:
"The president has today directed
the re-appointment of Dr. Crum as
collector of customs at Charleston.
The president has received positive
assurance that the senate will take up
DR.. Crum's case Immediately on re-
convening next session and that 1t
will be finally disposed Of. Until he is
confirmed Dr. Crum cannot draw any
salary but 1t is stated that friends of
his have arranged to see that he is
provided with ample funds. AS soon
as he is confirmed, of course the gov
ernment will pay him all back sal
ary"
The nominations not acted upon by
the senate this session are the fol
lowing Col. A. L. Mills, for superin-
tendent of the Military Academy al
West Point; w. d. Crum, negro, fol
collector of customs at Charleston, s
| c.; c. f. McKenna, of Pennsylvania
for United States district judge for the
division of Porto Rico. And the fol.
lowing for postmastersl Charles @
Dewstoe, Cleveland, o.; Louis Wisen'
logel, Mariana, Fla; Samuel r
Braselton, Gulfport, Miss; Pickney
Weeks, Monroe, La; Gertrude Taylor
Llano. Texas; Theron A. Favnsworth
Camden, N. Y; Sherod Stanfile, VIII
liamsburg, Ky; ID. A. Robinson, Dal
las, Texas; A. j. Haynes, Wrights
vile, Ca; Dallas HARRIET, Commerce
Texas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
FREIGHT WRECK
Kills Fireman Conduc-
tor Missing.

Johnstownt Pa, April pa west
bound freight train on the West Penn
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
plowed into a landslide at Salisbury,
45 miles west of here at 1880 o'clock
and Fireman McKenna was killed, be-
ing buried beneath the locomotive,
Conductor John A. Vance, who was
riding on the engine, is missing and
is also believed to be under the
wreckage.
The train was rounding a curve and
was running at high rate OF speed.
The slide was not seen until the en-
gine was almost into II, but the en-
gineer jumped in time to save himself.
The locomotive aid ten cars lie In the
bed of the old canal, 80 feet below the
railroad track.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03

Chicago, April 2S.-With the inves-
tigation of the possible connection of
Louis Houston with a murder said to
have been committed in Ohio, for
which man is now said to be serving
term in prison, has come to light a
story of mixed martial relations in
which three elopements are the fea-
lures.
Revelations followed fast after the
arrest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Walcott
on charges of blgamy preferred by
Houston, who claimed Mrs. Walcott as
his wife. Mrs. Walcott declared that
she never was legally married to
Houston, but that friend of the lat
ter performed a mock marriage cere-
mony, by which she did not feel
bound. Then she told a story about
Houston committing murder In Ohio
When Mrs. Walcott and her husband
we're taken to the police station she
told how Houston in his sleep told her
of murder he had committed. She
said Houston later awoke and COM
pleted the story. She alleges that he
told her he cut mans throat and
dragged the body to a railroad, where
he tossed it in front of a passenger
train. She says the crew of the train
saw the body thrown in front of the
train and stopped the engine. When
the crew returned to where the man
gled remains were, they found a man
kneeling beside It. He was arrested
and later sentenced for life in the pen
itentiary, she said. The woman said
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
AN INJUNCTION
To Prevent the Pumping
of an Old Mine.

The Pennsylvania railroad company
has taken out a temporary injunction
to restrain The Newman Creek Coal
company from pumping the water out
of abandoned coal mines In Tuscara-
was township The claim is made
that about 80 years ago the Burton
Furnace company opened mines on
land near the right of way Of the
railroad and drove entries and rooms
under the track, taking out large guam
titles of coal, stone and earth.
Afterwards the mine was abandoned
and allowed to fill up with water. It
is claimed that this water, has been a
support to keep the mines from caving
in and If 1t is now pumped out there
is danger of the right of way of the
railroad sinking and destroying the
track, which would result in the
wrecking of trains and possibly the loss
of life to passengers and train en-
ployes.
The petition was filed yesterday
and a hearing had before Judge Am
bier, who granted a temporary in
junction restraining any pumping un-
til the case is heard upon its merits
Attorney G. G. Bow is the local coun-
sci for the company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
FALSE ALARM
Created Pan,c-It Was a
Mouse.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 2S.-Panic
stricken by a false alarm of fire In the
Standard theatre during the matinee
this afternoon, the audience made a
rush for the exits and i'm the crush
score of women who tainted and sew
eral children were injured. A woman
in the balcony became hysterical dur
ing the panic and threw her baby
into the parquet, screaming out for
those below to save the little one. The
baby was luckily caught by a cool
headed man who noticed the woman's
action.
Fanny Granger, an actress, ran to
the footlights and commanded the or
chestra to play and this, with the as
slstance of cool-headed persons In the
audience, restored semblance OF Or
der until 1t could be explained that
there was no fire.
1t then developed that mouse had
run across the feet Of woman in the
balcony and she screamed, whereupon
the cry of fire was taken up In the
gallery, stampedlng the audience.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
PATHETIC LETTER OF.
A WOMAN Who
ENDED LIFE
BY Swallowing CarboIic
Acid
HER HISTORY UNKNOWN

New York, April 28.-Mrs. s. j.
Keim thought to be from Oberlin,
Dauphin county, Pa, committed sui
eide in the Vendome hotel here late
this afternoon by swallowing carbolic
acid. She left the following letter,
which Is all the hotel people know
either of her or the cause of her TAX
ing her life!
"At last / am driven to do what
have fought against l have tried hard
to struggle along and don't want to
die. This may kill my mother but 1t
is a case of the street or death, and
prefer the latter. Mr.. Shaw turned a
deaf ear to my pleadings. have
begged him to help me and have pray
ed for hours but my prayers were not
answered. God pity any woman who
Is so unfortunate, who IS q toy and a
slace of any man as l have been OF
this man Shaw. Please send for Shaw
and have him tell my brothers, J.
Frank Page and 8. H. Page, of Ober-
lin, Pa, and see that my body is sent
them for burial. To my dear old
mother: Bood bye. l am glad my
suffering is at an end, Love to my
brothers and children"
She came to the Vendome. some
months ago from the Sturtevant hotel
also in this city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
STORY OF MURDER AND B|CAMY
A Tragedy, the First Act Of Which is Said to Have
Occurred in Hooking County, 0.---hC-
CuSed Makes Denial

she did not learn the name of the MUIR
dered man or the man who Is now sup
posed to be suffering for the crime.
Houston acknowledged telling her
the story, but says he did it only to
frighten the woman.
From the facts as CLEANED by Lieut..
Mccarthy, Houstons experiences are
as folows:
Married in Hooking county, Ohio,
to Jettie Lanning In 1882; three chill
dren born to them; wife eloped with
a man of the name of Ward; Houston
secured divorce eight years ago; Mr..
and Mrs. Ward said to be living In
New Straitsville, Ohio; went to Wapel-
10, Iowa, where he met the present
Mrs. Walcott a maiden Of 15 years;
eloped with her to Chicago, where the
woman says mock marriage cere-
mony was performed; lived together
at 272S Marshfield avenue, when Wal
colt went to board at the house; Wal
colt and Houston's wife eloped.
There never was any murder In
Ohio" said Houston, "any more than
there was a mock marriage ceremony
| told her the murder story to frighten
her and the truth is there never was
any marriage ceremony performed al
all. We lived together two years and
that makes here my common law
wife"
When the cases were called, the po-
lice asked for continuance of foul
days in which to investigate the con-
flictipg stories of the trio.
Houston was arrested early today
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
BOIL WEEV|L
Successful Plan for Ex-
termination.

New Orleans, La, April 28.-By the
use of paris green and a SPECIAL device
the invention of Capt. B. w. Marston.
a member Of the recently organized
crop pest commission formed to fight
the boll-weevil In this state, a sue
cessful plan to suppress the evil has
been discovered and will be put to
use. Capt. Marston has found that
this is the cheapest and simplest
method known and 1t will prob
ably be officially adopted by the COM
mission and recommended to the cot
ton growers throughout the south.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
MOTHER STEWART
Wisely Deserts from Zion
City.

Springfield, o., April 2S.--It was an
nounced this afternoon at the celebra-
tion Of Mother Stewards sSth birthday
anniversary by the Springfield and
Mother Stewart Christian Temperance
Unions that the famous temperance
crusade leader was going to return to
her old home in this city and here to
spend her remaining years. She will
leave the Dowie settlement in Zion
City shortly for good.
In the celebration Of her natal day
here sketches of her life were read.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
SMALLPOX
Stamped Out at the In
firmary.

The last case of smallpox was dis
missed Tuesday evening from the In
firmary hospital, the patient being a
permanent infirmary inmate and was
taken back to that inNitution. This
ends the epidemic IL such it may be
called, and out Of 266 people exposed
the doctors succeeded in combining it
to six cases. The cure or this case al
so ends DR.. Posts connection with the
'infirmary hospital, his term of office
having expired April 1.
DR.. Hart who was elected by the
board Of health to succeed DR.. Post
is now attending physician. DR..
Posts services for the past two
months cost the county $1,000
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
FEVER STRICKEN
Forces Of Germans in
Africa.

Berlin, April 2S.--Uondon Times.)
Colonel Leutwein, governor of Ger
man Southwest America, it is learned,
reports that 81 men OF Major Van
Giasenapp's column are now DOWN with
typhoid fever and that the number Of
cases has more than doubled in the lest
three days. The whole of the column,
tith the exception Of the sick in hos
pital at Windhoek remains in Otyihae-
nea In quarantine.
The present apparent deadlock, to-
gethsr with severe losses sustained
through disease and in the field, con-
firms the impression that the strength
of tho expeditionary force is inade-
quate to secure radical suppression OF
the insurrection. A strong composite
force. therefore, will in all probability
have to be equipped and dispatched.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
ARMED MOB
Searching for a Negro
Desperate.

Muncie, Ind, April 2S.-A mob heav-
heavily armed is searching the whole
country north of here for the negro
who early today entered the homes Of
Mrs. Malinda Smith aged 66 and Mrs.
Minnie Snyder, aged So, and attacked
them. Mrs. Smith was choked and
Mrs. Snyder knocked down.
The women were alone but frighten-
ed him away with their screams. Up
to tonight the negro had not been cap
tured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
SHER|FF'S LIFE
Saved From Attack Of
Jailbreakers.

Phoenix, Ariz., April 28.-A jail de-
livery was attempted at the Territorial
penitentiary at Yuma today and five
convicts were shot. Assistant Super
intendent U. G.. Wilder was stabbed
and beaten but no prisoners escaped.
Superintendent William Griffith was
saved from death by a man In for the
life term. The men who tried to es-
cape were led by William M. Lousta-
nau, convicted of leading the labor
riots at Morenci last summer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
NO COMPROMISE
BY Fore River Ship and
Engine Company.

Quincy, Mass, April 2S.-Another
conference was held this afternoon be-
tween the strikers committee and
officials of the Fore River Ship and
Engine company. The conference, held
at the request of the strikers was with
out result. General Manager Smith
told the committee that the company
could consider no proposition other
than the men return to work on the So
hour a week basis. The company will
open It's yard Monday and attempt to
fill the strikers places.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
MAY SUCCEED HANNA

Pittsburg. Pa, April 28.--Francis Il.
Robbins has been requested by men,
bers of the executive board of the Ma
tional Civic Federation, to permit his
name to be used as the successor OF
Senator Hanna as chairman. Mr.. Rob-
bins admitted this to be true. He said
he had not given decisive answer
whether he will permit his name to go
before the federation owing to his
many business interests.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
NEW LAWS
PASSED BY THE FIFTY
EIGHTH CONGRESS
FEATURES OF SESSION
Tragic and Dramatic
Episodes.

Washington, d. c., April 2S,-The
session of congress which ended today
has much important legislation to its
credit. Among the measures passed
were the following:
Ratification of the Cuban reciproci-
ty treaty.
Ratification of the Panama canal
treaty and the adoption of Legislation
for the government of the canal zone.
Re.enactment of Chinese exclusion
laws.
Requiring government supplies to
be carried in American vessels.
Extending the coast wise laws to
the Philippines,
Creating commission to inquire as
to what legislation is necessary to up.
build the American merchant marine
Three million dollar emergency
river and harbor bill.
New postofice facilities for New
York city.
Providing 100000 Office building
for senators.
Appointing a commission to inquire
into plans and estimates of cost for
the extension of the east front of the
capitol building.
The house passed the bills provid-
ing for an Alaskan delegate in con-
loh n
cluding Indian Territory and New
Mexico including Arizona,
Ratification of an eXtradition treaty
with Mexico, for bribe givers and
bribe takers.
Increasing the salary of rural free
delivery carriers from 5000 to S720 a
year and restricting them in the scope
of their duties
Increasing the number of rural
agents.
Appropriation to carry into effect
the decision of the Alaskan boundary
tribunal
Ratification of the general treaty
with Cuba, which carries with ii the
transfer of two naval stations to the
United States.
Advancement of $4,6O0,OOO as loan
to the st. Louis exposition with the
gate receipts pledged for repayment.
Appropriation of s475,0OO for the
Lewis and Clarke exposition at Port
land Oregon.
Providing for the opening of the
four Indian reservations to settlers.
Making available $l,oOO,O00 Of next
years appropriation for the repair of
damage by foods by the Mississippi
river.
over 1900 private pension bills
passed.
The fight against the confirmation
of General Leonard Wood tragica!ly
shortened by the death of his chief
opponent, Senator Hanna, was one OF
the striking features of the session.
The dramatic episode was present
ed in the voluntary retirement from
the house of Representatives Shat
roth, Of Colorado, who based his &C
tion on the ground that simple justice
demanded that his contestant be seat
ed.
Oher matters of note were the in
vestigation of charges against Senator
Dietrich and his vindication; the con-
viction in St. Louis OF Senator Burton
of Kansas for the improper use of his
official influence for private ends; the
house resolutions for the impeach
ment of Judge Charles Swayne Of the
Northern district of Florida, for "higt
crimes and misdemeanors" and the in
vestigation into the right of the Nor
mon elder, Reed Smoot, to retain his
Eeat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
Claim to be Settled.

Probate Judge Aungst has authoriz-
ed Christine Krauss. administrator OF
the estate of Gottlieb Krauss, deceas-
ed, OF Massillon to settle claim for
death. Krauss was smothered to death
in bran shoot ut the Sippo Valley
mills whore he was employed sew
eral months ago. He fell into the bin
and was unable to sxtricate hmsclf.
The administrative was authorized to
settle for $500.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
CLOSE FIGHT
Between Parker and
Hearst in Texas.

Dallas. Texas, April 28.-The Par
ker men formed central organiza-
tion here today to direct the campaign
for delegates from Texas to the st.
Louis convention. Judge Edwards
Gray of Dallas, was made chairman OF
the executive convention. The presi-
Dental primaries are to be held on
June 4. The contest between the Par
ker and Hearst factions promises to
he O close one.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
GOVERNOR vET0ES
Bill For $50, 900 Execu-
tive Mansion.

Special to Morning News.
Columbus, o., April 2S.--Governor
Herrick has vetoed the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase Of q
governors mansion
He says the actual necessities of the
state will take all the revenue IL the
Inheritance tax is declared invalid by
the supreme court. Other appropria-
tions may be cut.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
AT PORT ARTHUR
Many Japanese Torpedo
Boats Seen.

st. Petersburg, April ga telegram
from Port Arthur dated April 2S, 1:10
a. m. says that large fiotilla Of tor
pedo boats accompanied by Japanese
squadron, appeared near the entrance
to the harbor, but after q few shots
were fired, the enemy retired in a
southerly direction.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
Fifty-three Bodies Recovered.

Madrid, April 29.-Fifty-three
bodies have been recovered from the
Reunion colliery. belonging to the
Madrid, Zaragoza railroad, which was
wrecked by an explosion yesterday.
Many miners are still entombed In
the mine and rescue parties are work.
ing desperately to save any who may
still be alive
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
TWO Arrests.

There were two arrests this morning
about O'Clock. One was that Of Fan
ME Miller. a colored woman who was
picked up on the street by Officers
schissler and Brtsbin. The same on
GERS picked up Curly Splitter. who is
said to have been on prolonged spree.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
Car Plant to be Sold.

U. s. Johnston, trustee in bank
ruptcy, will offer for sale at 10 o'clock
tomorrow, all the property of the
Structural Steel Car Co. The machin-
cry will be sold In lots to suit pur-
chasers. and buyers are expected from
Chicago. New York, Cleveland. Pitts.
burg and other cities.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
OHIO FIRM
TO FURNISH MUCH PANA-
MA CANAL MATERIAL
LATE NEWS SPECIALS
From all Over the Buck
eve State.

Akron, April 2S.-A Portland ce-
ment combine, engineered by F. M.
Atterholt, of this city, expects to fur
nish large portion of the material
for building the Panama canal. The
company has been chartered in Maine
at $6,000,00O. 1t is called the Chanute
Cement and Oil company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
RUSSIANS RETREAT
When 10000 More Japs
Gross Yalu.

Rome, April ga telegram from
Seoul states that 10000 japanese
troops crossed the Yalu river Wednes-
day and that 1t was expected another
10000 would cross Thursday, during
the night.
The Russians are said to have re-
treated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
FATALLY BURNED

BY Explosion at Blast Furnace at
Sharon.
Sharon, Pa, April 2S.--A slip of
stock at the Ella blast furnace this
afternoon caused an explosion, by
which Joseph Minard was fatally burn
ed and Superintendent Cole severely
injured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
Narrowly Escaped Death.

Waterville, April 28.-The Fisher
Brothers were repairing ferry cable
today when the boat capsized. They
clung to the boat, and witness phon-
ed for help The men were rescued
almost on the edge of the falls.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
Arrested for Embezziement.

Delaware. April go. A. Minnich,
a prominent commission merchant Of
this city, has been arrested in Indian
apolis for embezzling $4,000 from q
New York firm.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03

The recent military budget caused
considerable discussion of the rapidly
growing expense of the army and 1t Is
believed parliament contemplates lop-
ping off some of the surplus force.
ine number of men in the militia at
present is estimated at 132,447 while
the volunteers number nearly S50,000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
From Japan to be Married.

Tiffln, April 2S.-'Rev. Charles Reif.
snider has returned home from Japan
to be married ON June Is. He is a
member of the Japanese military re-
serves, and is subject to a call from
the mikado to return for duty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-03
SICK MAN
Of Europe is Now Sure
Enough III.

Paris, April 29-A dispatch to the
Raphel from Sofia says that the sui
tan of Turkey is seriously ILL., The cor
respondent says that the sultan refuses
TO allow European physicians to be
called in to attend him.