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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-11
The Heart of Business Section Of
City Destroyed.
ESTIMATED LOSS $2OO,ooo,ooo
The Pv BumS Over an Area of 14O AFeS-NO Lives Were Lost and
After Raging for More than Thiry-SK Hours Mas al
Last checked and Subdued

check from 1913 a. m. yesterday until
late in the afternoon today. At three
O'Clock the flames we're under control.
RACED TWENTY EIGHT HOURS.
They had ragged twenty-eight hours, ID
spite of almost superhuman efforts put
forth by the best fighting forces which
more than half dozen cities were able to
muster. The residence section Of the cit}
escaped. This phase of the situation re-
lieved the officials from any thought other
Ilan saving property.
The flames were held in check at the
Union Docks, and prevented from leaping
Jones' Falls and placing the entire city
east of there in jeopardy. A score OF
times flames of fire were found tapping
the sides of lumber piles on the east bank
of the Falls. Heroic measures stayed the
onsweep Of the fire.
149 ACRES IN ASHES.
Throughout the terrible contest III "nich
fremen and fire wsged for supremacy,
humanity was handicapped by a gale
which carried burning brands far over lie
head of the workers and beyond the reach
OF the hundreds of streams Of water
poured into the raging furnaces. But for
the work of volunteers in seeking out and
extinguishing these embers, it is almost
certain the burned area would have been
twice larger than it is. About seventy
five squares, or l40 acres, are in ashes,ex-
tending from Lexington Street on the
north to Pratt Street on the south, from
Liberty Street on the west, to Jones Falls
Oh the east,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-11

check from l0:45 a. m. yesterday until
late in the afternoon today. AT three
O'Clock the flames were under control.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
THREATENED STRIKE
Of Coal Miners Nav Be
Avoided

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 21.-Oficials
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea here believe that the threatened
strike of the employees of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company will be
avoided. They have received informa-
tion that the company is reinstating
many of the men who have not been
employed since the big strike of 1902,
and giving them places in the No,
Eleven Mine about which the dispute
occurred. This is satisfying the men
who only want to be certain that The
company will reinstate the 203 men
whom they alleged were Disseminated
against.
The change of attitude of the COM
pany has been accomplished by the
efforts OF members of the coDciliation
board who, after agreeing at the last
meeting to table the important ques-
ton until the session here next Friday,
set to work to try personally to adjust
the situation. There is now no danger
Of a strike being declared in the upper
portion of the region, leading officials
OF the union say. at least until after
the annual dl;'1tt convention which
is to meet at Pit.,ton on July IL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
j. S. INSPECTOR UNDER ARREST
Refused to Answer Questions in the SIoCum In.
quiy on the Ground That Il Might
Tend to InCriminate Him.

New York. June 21.-A sensation
was caused at the close of Coroner
Berry's inquest into the disaster to the
steamer General Slocum this afternoon
when the coroner ordered into custody
Henry Lundburg, the assistant United
states inspector of steam vessels who
made the inspection of the Slocum be
fore she went into commission this
year and who. when called as a wit
ness, on advice of counsel declined to
answer any questions relative to that
inspection. After ordering Lundburg
locked up in the house of detention the
coroner relented and accepted bail in
$500 for his further appearance when
recded. Lundburg was asked numer-
Gus questions tending to show the thor
oughness of the inspection but to all of
them he returned the same answer
Il decline to answer on the ground
that it might tend to incriminate me
and acting under the advice of my at
torney."
Assistant District Attorney Garvin
became angry at the attitude assumed
by the witness and tried to anger him
into making some admissions but he
steadfastly refused to talk. Even when
shown three of the life belts of the
Slocum from which the cork was drip
ping like sawdust and the straps of
which were rotten, he refused to an
swer the question if he considered them
satisfactory life preservers. In NOV
ing to commit the witness to the house
of detention Mr., Garvin said: "The
spectacle here presented of a sworn
officer of the United States government
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24

taking refuge behind technicality to
prevent being questioned as to how he
has done his work is so astounding as
to be almost incredible. l believe this
witness can be compelled to anwer and
we will see If we cannot find some
means to make him talk"
Lundburg was not the only witness
detained. however, as all of the MEM
bers of the crew who have testified
are also either in the house of deten-
tion or ont on bail. s
The chief development of the inquest
today was the bringing out of the fact
that no new life preservers have been
bought for the General Slocum for
some years but that all additional
belts placed in her came from her sis
ter boat, the Grand Republic. Edwin
N. Weaver, second pilot on the Slocum,
testified that he had purchased 100 feet
of new fire hose for the Slocum this
year, paying for 1t but sixteen cents a
foot Mr. Garvin got the witness to
admit that this was a remarkably low
price for fire hose, and that serviceable
nose usually sold for $3.50 foot.
Deck hand Daniel ONeil admitted
that when the Slocum caught fire he
jumped into rowboat which was be-
ing used to rescue passengers and that
this caused the boat to capsize. He
then swan ashore without trying to
rescue any of the passengers.
The death list of the i'll fated Slo-
cum now exceeds 500 and more bodies
are being hourly recovered. The
watchers are patrolling the river to-
night with searchlights and are finding
many victims.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
DELAWARE MAN FELL
AMONG THIEVES
AT CHICAGO
Robbed Of So, 500 With
out Knowing It.
THE ROBBER CAPTURED

Chicago, June 21,--A Sabados, said
to be business man of Milton, Del,
was cleverly relieved of his wallet con
tanning $4,000 at the b. & o. station
this evening, without his knowing any
thing about it, and the thieves would
have got away with the plunder had
it not been for two gentlemen from
Cleveland who chanced to see the rob.
berry.
Mr.. Sabados was an alternate from
Delaware, who not being required at
the convention, decided to return
home. Just as he was approaching
the gate to take the o'clock train he
was jostled by three men, who apol-
ogized and stepped aside. Mr.. Saba
dos had not noticed that in the jost-
ling, one of the men had slipped his
wallet out of his pocket.
Morris and William Willis, two
brothers from Cleveland, Ohio, were
Immediately behind Mr.. Sabados, be-
ing bound for the same train. They
saw the theft and at once notified a
station policeman who took after the
thieves, while Sabados unconscious Of
his loss proceeded to the train.
Two more policemen joined in the
chase after the pickpockets and after
firing several shots, succeeded in stop
ping one of the three upon whom
they fortunately found the wallet.
Meantime the train had gone, taking
with It Mr. Sabados and the Willis
brothers. The police will endeavor
to get them to return and prosecute
the thief, who turns out to be an old
time pickpocket named Butch Nc
Grath
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
MINERVA MEN
Will Fight the Anti-Sa-
loon League.

The parties at Minerva who have
been arrested on the charge of selling
intoxicants in dry town propose to
fight the case, as all insist that they
are not guilty. Tuesday James Haines
and Frank Pierman retained Attorneys
Craine and Snyder to defend them,
and U. d. Roller the druggist, secured
the services of Attorney Welty.
The case against Pierman will be
heard before Mayor Russell Thursday
evening and that against Haines for
Friday morning.
Attorney Doty of Columbus. repre-
senting the Anti-Saloon league, has Sc
cured the services of Judge Isaac Fl.
Taylor, Of Canton, to aid him in the
prosecution of all three of the cases.
Two detectives have been in Miner
va for several weeks and claim to
have purchased intoxicants from the
accused In the case of Pierman IL Is
said that cider only was secured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
SLOCUM DISASTER
To Be Investigated by
Government

Washington, d. c., June 21.--A
statement regarding an investigation
by the Federal authorities into the
General Slocum disaster, was given out
tonight at the department of Commerce
and Labor, in pursuance with an
agreement reached between the presi-
dent and Secretary Cortelyou.
BY direction of the president the
following commission will conduct the
investigations:
Lawrence o. Murray, Assistant Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor. Major
John M. Wilson, U. S. A., retired
Commander Comeron McR Winslow
U. s. N; Herbert knox Smith. dep
uty commissioner of Corporations;
George Uhler, Supervising inspector
general, Steamboat Incpect,o on Service.
This investigation will have no
connection with one to be made by the
local board of inspectors, which is
an investigation directed solely at the
question of the revocat,on Of the IL
cense of the vessels officers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
A PLOT
To BIackmail Railroad
Presidents

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 21.-The ar
rest of Michael j. Sullivan, the man
who is alleged to have demanded &c.,
600 from the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad, has led to the dis
covery Of plot to blackmail railroad
presidents in many sections of the
country. The railroad detectives claim
to have evidence that Sullivan has
written several letters threatening to
dynamite trains.
President Mellen of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford has received
several threatening letters in the last
several months and similar ones have
reached the hands of leading officials
of other roads. Little or nothing has
been said about them to avoid alarm
ing the public, but In each instance,
SO far as is known, the roads have
been compelled to Take every precau.
tion to protect their trains, This has
cost much money and has caused
great deal of worriment. The detec-
tives believe that Sullivan had accom-
plices who kept him INFORMED of the
movements of trains. sullivan is still
confined in the little jail at Tunkhan-
mock and will be held there until the
railroad officials decide what TO do
with him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
FREE FIGHT
In the French Chamber
Of Deputies.

Paris, June 22.-Another Of the many
scenes which have recently scandalized
the French chamber of deputies, took
place yesterday at the meeting of the
committee which is investigating the
charges of bribery brought against M.
Edgar Combes, son of the premier.
Deputy Rabier during the session Of
the commission went to where Premier
Combes and his son were seated and
denounced the former as bandit"
A free fight followed in which ink
bottles and other missiles were thrown
and the police were finally called in to
suppress the disturbance.
Soon after quiet had been restored
Premier Combes and his son confronted
M. Lagrave and united in calling the
latter liar. A fist fight was ayerted
by the police.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
THE KAISER
Gets Eloquent Over Com.
ing Boat Race

Cuxhaven, Germany, June 21.-Em.
peror William responded to a toast to
his health tonight at a banquet on
board the steamer Deutschland Be
sides the emperor there were present
Prince Henry of Prussia, Count Won
Buelow, the imperial chancellor; Ad.
jutant General Won Plessen and many
other personages The emperor
thanked those present for the well
come given him and for the opportun-
ity of spending few hours among
them as a comrade and fellow yacht
man. Among other things he said:
1--WE have assembled here to test
our strength in brains, crews, and
boats in the sport of the waves. In a
few days there shall be assembled
here nearly all the flags of the civ
ilized world. Alongside our colors will
wave the Star Sp4ngled Banner, the
British flag and the Tri-Color, united in
peaceful rivalry.
Il certainly believe that there is
none among you who does not share
the opinion that in Kiel next week sol.
idarity will be fostered, cultivated and
more finally welded"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
RATE WAR
Continues Between the
Steamship Lines.

New York, June 21.-The steerage
rate war betweenl the steamship com.
bine and the German lines on the one
hand and the Cunard line on the other
continues. Vernon II. Brown, agent
of the Cunard line, announced today
that the company had practically cut
in two its third class passenger rates
from New York and Boston to Great
Britain, the continent of Europe and to
Scandinavian and Finnish ports. The
new rates are to take effect at once on
all vessels of the Cunard line.
To Liverpool, London, Glasgow. Lon
oo1dery and Belfast the third class
rate will be SIS. Previously the rate
to Liverpool has been from $2S to
$2950, according to the vessel. Other
rates will be as follows: To Gothen-
berg and other Scandinavian ports
500; to Stockholm s23; to Hango and
Helsingfors, 1923; to Hamburg, Brem-
en-, Rotterdam and Antwerp, SIT. The
rate to Hungarian ports will be SIS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
Bic FIRE
is RAGING AT PATERSON,
NEW JERSEY
SILK MILLS DESTROYED
Blaze Started in Large
Lumber Yards

Paterson, N. j., June 90. A fire
which called out the entire Paterson
fire department, destroyed the big
lumber yards of Van Kirk & company
at fil on and Sumner streets this
mo. mig.
The blaze communicated with Isaac
A. Halls large silk IN LIS a,ross the
street from the lumber yard and those
also were destroyed.
The fire started soon after / o'clock
and within an hour and a half the
lumber yard was all ablaze and the silk
mills were a total loss.
At least fur mi Is have been de-
stroyed, all being rooted in massive
four story structure, the walls of which
are all that are left standing. The
fire is in the northern section of the
town and is a hard one to handle. 1t
Is not yet under control and it is i'm
possible at this hour to make an esti-
mate of the loss but it is believed it
will exceed 100000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
BANK CLOSED
Excessive Loans Made to
Officers

Washington, d. c.. June 21.-The
Medina National bank of Medina. N.
Y, has closed upon the recommenda-
tion of Examiner Schofeid and Ex-
aminer Robert Lyons has been appoint
ed receiver.
The failure of this bank is alleged to
be due to excessive loans to the presi-
dent and cashier and to enterprises in
which they are interested. The bank s
loan discounts are sS04,00O and the de-
posist s352.000.
Medina, N. Y. June 21.-President
Card Of the Medina National bank,
which was closed by the comptroller
of the currency today stated that the
report that officers of the bank had
speculated in stocks is not true. He
declared that he was greatly surprised
at the action Of the government auth
critics in closing the Dank. He declined
to make amy further statement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
CONSERVATION
Caused by Gov. LaF Fol-
Iette's Action.

Chicago, June Ex-Governor La
Toilette, of Wisconsin, has repudiated
the credentials committee appointed
today by the National Republican
convention. 1t had been the expecta
tion of the members to take up the
LaNollette contest, which the half
breeds recently lost before the nation
al committee, but after the commit
tee had organized by electing Sena-
tor McComas chairman, they were
astounded to receive notification from
Governor LaFollette that he consid-
cred the committee packed against
him. In lengthy typewriter docu-
ment setting forth the merits of his
claim, he charged that the national
committee had decided the issue
against the evidence and among other
things declared that he would carry
the case back to the voters of his
state
Chairman McComas decided that
this was withdrawal of contest and
ordered the case closed. It
was later ordered re-opened up
OH the Tcquest Oi the SIdlWdTL IOTCeS,
who were dismayed by the LaFollette
coup. They desire to go back to their
state thrice-armed against the govern
or and his forces-they want to have
with them the decision of the nation
al committee, credentials committee
and the convention itself.
The electoral vote Of the Wolverine
state may hang In the balance. Eleven
of the thirteen electors have decided
to run on the half breed ticket, and
LaFollette refuses to permit the stall
warts to place these names on their
ticket
Senator Spooner declared tonight
that he would not permit the national
ticket to be imperilled and that the
stalwarts were prepared to make every
sacrifice to conserve the interests of
President Roosevelt.
The statement was signed by all of
the delegates at larger. M. La
Toilette. Isaac Stephenson, j. H. Stout
and w. d. Connor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
BROTHER SAFE
So Assistant Secretary
LOOmiS Believes

Washington, d. c.. June 21.-Assist-
ant Secretary of State Loomis has
been informed by the steamship COM
pany that his brother, Kent Loomis, has
disappeared from the Kaiser Wilhelm
ii. Mr.. Loomis is confident however,
tina this brother has not come to harm.
His reason for this belief is that he
has received several dispatches from
persons who were aboard the Kaiser
Wilhelm II saying that they saw his
brother get off the ship when she
touched at Plymouth at o'clock on
Monday morning. These dispatches
came from passengers who landed in
Cherbourg and went to Paris.
The information they contain con-
firms Mr.. Loomis in his opinion that
his brother simply took advantage of
an opportunity to make stop for a
time in England.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
MURDER
Confessed by Woman on
Death Bed

Fredericksburg, Pa. June 21.-On
her death bed Miss Catherine Miller,
one of the oldest and most esteemed
residents of fredericksburg. made a
confession in which she declared she
had killed her mother, brother, sister,
and the infant child Of a niece.
The confession was made shortly be-
fore her death last Friday evening to
her niece, Mrs. Frank Zeigler, with
whom she has lived for Is years. Miss
Mile was 83 years old Her death
was due to a senile debility.
The woman's dying statement was
made public today. She said she kill
ed her brother, Jacob Miller, in 1865,
to end his suffering from cancer. Sew
eral years later she said she poisoned
her mother, Mrs. Jacob Miller, and her
sister, Mrs. George Albert The con.
fession is said to have been repeated
three times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
STRIKE IMMINENT

OF Street Railway Men at Younss-
town, Sharon and New Castle.
Youngstown, June 21.--The en-
ployes of the Youngstown & Sharon.
New Castle & Sheron, Sharon &
Wheatland and the Valley Electric
railway, controlled by the Youngstown
& Sharon Gas & Power company,
will take vote at midnight to decide
whether they will go ON sympathetic
strike with the wire men and engi-
neers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
PORTLAND MINE
Closed Indefinitely for
Repairs.

Colorado Springs, Col, June 21.--The
board of directors of the Portland Gold
Mining company today ordered its big
reduction plant In Colorado City
closed indefinitely for repairs. 1t is
understood that when the mill resumes
1t will be with non-union men and en-
tirely independent Of any wage scale
demanded by the Western Federation
OF Miners, This is the last step to
drive the Western Federation from
Teller and Ell Paso counties.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
Lexee Cutter Killed.

Shreveport, La, June 21.--Jesse Will
liams, who said he was offered $1,000
to cut the leyee close to Scott Slough.
on the Red river, was shot and instant
ly killed early today by Tom Colquet,
9 levee guard. who fred on Williams
as the latter was approaching to cut
the levee. A coroner's jury returned
a verdict Of justifiable homicide.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
Killed by Her Brother.

Cincinnati, o., June 21.-Mrs. Anna
Peters was tonight shot and killed by
her brother. Albert .Freitag, at her
home in Bellevue, KY, near here.
Freitag told several stories Of the
shooting but claims he fired at his
sister In the dark thinking she was a
burglar. Mrs. Peters was middle-aged
and leaves husband and several chill
dren. 5ri
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
Bali PLAYER ReIeased.

Toledo. June 21.--Herman Long,
manager and captain Of the Toledo
American Association baseball team.
was this evening given his release by
President, Stroebel upon his own re-
quest Longs rAyht arm has been In
such shape during the past month that
he has been unable TO be in the game,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
BEAT HIS SISTER

Because She Refused Him Money to
Lima, June 21 Charles Werst be-
came enraged toder because his lit
tie sister refused l.i money to buy
tobacco and beat her The childsis se-
riously injured and she may Gle. Police
chased him into barn where he was
captured. He is believed TO be insane.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
Street Fiaht of Blacks and Whites

Gallipolis, o., June 21.-As result
of a stIe eet fight between white and
negro laborers here today several men
were injured, none sriously. All kinds
of weapons were used by the parti-
cipants and not until the ringleaders
were arrested was the disturbance
Quelled.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-24
NOTICE

Martha NJ. Cline, whose place OF residence
Is uns nown. will take notice that on the 2Sth
day OF May. 1904, Frank NJ. Cline filed his
petition In the Court OF Common Pleas OF
stark County, Chic. being cause No. 1887.
Cline on the ground OF adultery. and that
said cause will be Tor hearing OH and after
July 10th. 1914
Canton. Ohio. June !, 1901.
TAYLOR X STEWART.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
FRANK NJ. CLINE.
6-3 10 I724 7-1S Plaintiff.