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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
KUROPATK|N
BY GENERAL
KuROKPS ARMY.
FIGHT LASTED ALL DAY
Japanese Won Against
Superior Forces.

Headquarters of Japanese army In
Manchuria, with General Kuroki, July
81, via Seoul, August 2.-(LondOn
Times) This army began general at
tack on General Kuropatkins forces
at daybreak today which lasted un-
til sunset. The Japanese center took
the town (Kangwa Heights) captur-
ing the enemy's northeastern position.
The Japanese left flank advanced and
captured second position thus
jeopardizing the Russian right flank
The Japanese carried their position
against superior number Of Russians.
There was tremendous artillery FIR
ing throughout the day and the In
fantry finished with brilliant march
under the enemy's sharpnel.
1t is believed the Russian position
will be rendered untenable soon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
MORPHINE
Accidentally Taken by
Former Canton Woman.

A letter was received at the mayors
office yesterday morning addressed to
the Merriman Brothers, Canton. Clerk
H. L. Keyes communicated with the
parties mentioned and they immediate
ly came to the magistrates Office for
the letter Written by her husband,
the missive stated that Matilda Ar
graves, formerly Merriman, who, when
a resident of Canton. lived on South
Mckinley avenue, is seriosly i'll at a
Cleveland hospital from an overdose of
morphine which had accidentally been
taken. Her brothers and a sister, Mrs.
Schrope, will go to Cleveland and to see
her
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
HAMILTON
County Democrats Make
Nominations 'a

Cincinnati, o., August 1.-The DEM
ocratic convention of Hamilton county
today nominated b. w. Campbell for
congress from the first and ChaZes
A. Miller from the second district.
George w. Mills and John e. Bruce
were named as presidential electors.
The resolutions denounce the present
local Republican administration as cor
rupt and incompetent. The declaration
Is made that:
"The Democratic party of Hamilton
county heartily indorses and unquali.
fledly approves the principles and
candidates presented by the recent ma
tional and state conventions. 1t
pledges its loyal and unremitting ef-
forts to the furtherance of those prin-
ciples and the success of those candi-
dates"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
ELECTRIC CARS
In Head-on Collision
With Fatal Result.

Westboro, Mass, Aug. 1.-Two heavy
electric cars on the Boston & Worces-
ter Street railway collided head-on near
the Washington street crossing about
three miles from here, today causing
the death of Mrs. Caroline Stewart of
Winthrop Beach and fatally crushing
John Doe the motorman. of Wellesley.
Miss Maude Mcguire OF Boston, an
ectress, known on the stage as Maud
Thornton, had her right leg SO badly
crushed that amputation- was neces-
sary. Fully twenty other passengers
were injured, several having limbs
fractured.
The railroad officials say orders were
given to Conductor Balcom and Motor
m:n Dunn Of the easthound car to wait
on a siding until the westbound car
had passed. The orders were misunder-
stood and the cars came together at the
foot of an incline. at the bottom of
which was a sharp curve. Both cars
were demolished and the sixty-six peo-
pie who were on board them were
thrown violently forward.
Mrs. Stewart died at the Framing
ham hospital. Her daughter is book
keeper for James F. Shaw, president OF
the road. Motorman Doe has been un-
conscious since the accident and cam
not recover.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
AFTER STOCK
Of Congress Lake Outing
Club at sos.

There is said to be something doing
in Congress Lake Outing club matters.
Offers of $65 a share are being made
to holders of stock by prominent at
torney of the city Just who he is act
ing for or what the Intentions Of the
would be purchasers are cannot be as
certained One story is that 1t is
wanted for a resort as a speculation,
and the other is that certain parties de-
sire to make 1t even more exclusive
than at present. "sEf.-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
RAILROADS
In Montana Must Paw
More Taxes

Helena, Mont, August 3.--The state
board of equalization today made an in.
crease in the assessment on all rail.
roads, the average being about 1-2
per cent. or $1,000. of an increase.
The board has fixed uAgust IL as the
date on which railroad representa-
tives will be permitted to make OBJ.
lection and assien reasons why the
increase is unsatisfactory. Two mem.
bers Of the board favored increases
ranging from 10 to 20 per cent but the
governor, the secretary of state and
the state treasurer were opposed to
this radical action and outvoted the
attorney general and state auditor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
DYNAMITE
Explains Disappearance
of Feathers.

Tamaqua, Pa. Aug. l. - While car
rying stick of dynamite in the roll Of
his shirt spark from his lamp touch
ed off the cap and Irving Feathers, a
miner in Greenwood colliery was blown
to atoms, today. Miners going into the
mine and passing the place where
Feathers worked noticed he was MISS
ing and investigated The head and
legs and arms were blown from the
trunk of his body and fragments be-
spattered the entire breast in which he
was working. He was "a years of age.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
VERY QUIET
At South Omaha Yester.
day.

Omaha, Neb., August IA few
small consignments of strike break
ers reached the packing houses at
South Omaha today. Governor Mickey
watched one carload enter Armour's
this morning and when he left he ex-
pressed satisfaction at the quiet be-
havior of the strikers. At labor head
quarters 1t is stated that more men
are leaving than are arriving. The
price of cattle broke about 25 cents
on the market today as the packers
were unable to handle the offerings.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
SUICIDE
Of a Canal Dover Man
That May Succeed.

Canal Dover. August Clarence
Amick, married man about 25 years
old, living on Tuscarawas avenue near
the fair grounds, attempted suicide
this morning about o'clock by shoot
ing himself through the head with
80 calibre revolver.
Amick is a cigar maker and runs
shop OF his own in his residence.
This morning he was not In the shop
and friend went into another room
to ask his wife where he could be
rooms. On investigating the matter
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
Brotherhood Of ream.ters.

Cincinnati. o., Aug. 1.-The annual
convention of the International Broth.
erhood of Teamsters convened here
today with over four hundred dele
gates present representing $4,000 mem
bers. The day was devoted to well
coming addresses and responses and
the appointment of commissions. The
election of officers will be held Thurs.
day and the convention will continue
all week
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
Kaiser WIN Send Substitutes.

London. August 2.-The Berlin COR
respondent of the London Daily Lead
er reports that the kaiser Is about to
send two Hohenzollern princes to the
far east where they will watch the
movements Of the Russian and Japan
ese armies. According to the CORE
spondent Prince Frederick Leopold
will be attached to the Russian army
while Prince Karl Anton will be at
the Japanese headquarters.
found and while they were talking a
shot was heard in one of the upper
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
Claim AGENT Dead.

Cleveland, Aug. 1.--W. w. Herrick.
aged 81 years, manager OF the claim
department of the American Steel &
Wire Co.. died here today. He was for
many years postoffice inspector and af-
terwards claim agent for the Pennsyl-
vania railroad and the Big Consolidat-
ed of Cleveland. He organized the
pension and relief department of the
steel trust.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
GRAIN ELEVATOR

Talked Of by Committee of Business
Mems Association of Canton.
A committee from the Business
Mems Association of the city held a
meeting last night in the Office OF the
Miller Company in East Seventh street.
There we're about ten present. George
H.. Spangler presided The meeting
was rather an informal one and the
main subject discussed was the pros
poets for a grain elevator in the city.
None of the members would state what
was accomplished. They said. however,
that they had no special proposition
from any firm regarding the enterprise.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
Elevator Burned.

Toledo, Aug. 1.-The Michigan Gen.
trail grain elevator here was burned to
the ground at Ave o'clock this evening
and is a total loss. The building and
grain loss amounts to 5000, 900, and the
insurance amounts to $1S9, 900. In addi-
tion to this, fifteen freight cars were
destroyed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
Child Fatally Scalded.

Lorain, Aug. 1.-The four-year-old
son Of William Daub. farmer of this
place was probably fatally scalded to-
day. While playing about a gasoline
stove he pulled over kettle of boil
ing water.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05

they found Amick lying on the floor
in an unconscious condition with a
bullet hole in his head. Amick is in
a very serious condition, and, although
a doctor is in constant attendance, his
life Is despaired of. No cause was
given for Amick's rash act.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
Severe Electric storm.

East Liverpool, Aug. 1.-Six persons
were injured by lightning here today
one OF whom may not recover. Tele-
phone and telegraph wires are down.
and five houses are more or less dam
aged.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
Passed Plumbino Examination.

Alliance, o.. August 1.-(Staff Spe-
cial)-At the plumbing examination
held in Mayor Walkers private Of.
fce this evening here. William J..
Monnet successfully passed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
THRILLING
Experience of TwoNews-
paper Reporters.

Pittsburg, Pa, August 1.-Charles
l.. Kirkpatrick, staff reporter for the
Pittsburg Post is missing in the woods
at Portage, where hundreds of men
are securing the woods for the MUIR
derers of Charles Hays, who was killed
last Saturday.
Kirkpatrick left Johnstown early
this morning to look for news and that
has been the last heard of him. Peo.
pie with the Post say they waited until
o'clock this morning, August 2nd)
and then queried Johnstown and
Portage. The answer came back
kirkpatrick lost in the woods, moth
ing heard of him since he left this
morning, may be in the hands of the
murderers."
Joseph S. Meyers, managing editor
of the Post communicated with the
towns and asked them to leave no
stone unturned in their search for
Kirkpatrick.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05

Johnstown. Pa, August 2.-Charles
Kirkpatrick of the Pittsburg Post and
Melville H. James of the Johnstown
Democrat who had been lost in the
mountains, walked into Windber at 2
o'clock this morning after tramping
about Is miles over the mountains and
through the woods. They were stop
ped five times by guards on their way
to Winber.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01
NO CROWDS EXCEPT
AROUND THE MORGUES

Ordinarily on New Years eve the
streets OF the city are filled with mer-
rymakers, but tonight the only throngs
to be found were those around the
morgues. Ordinarily, numbers of fash
ionable restaurants in the heart of the
city are filled with light-hearted revel-
ers who toast the year that passes and
hail the year that comes. Tonight these
places were comparatively deserted.
and some of them closed entirely, with
doors locked and curtains drawn.
Usually among these gay people are
found many members of the theatrical
profession. Tonight not single one
of them was in evidence.
For the second time in her life, the
city of Chicago has been stricken to
the heart. Not only. have many of
her sons and daughters met death in
variety of horrible and torturing
forms, but the blow has fallen almost
as heavily upon the strangers within
her gates. There is hardly village or
town within radius of 100 miles of
Chicago whose people are not directly
or indirectly interested in the piles of
dead or in the injured which fill the
hospitals, or in the fate of those who
seem to have passed from human
knowledge in the fact that it is be-
lieved they We're in the Inflated struc-
ture and of whom no word has since
been heard
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-For the first
time since Chicago has possessed bells
to peal, whistles to Shrek and horns
to blow, the old year was allowed to
silently take its place in history and
the new year permitted to come with
no evidence of joy at its birth
In an official proclamation, issued
this afternoon by Mayor Carter Har-
rison, he made the suggestion that the
usual New Years eve celebration be
for this time omitted. The idea found
a ready response in the hearts of the
people, and the mayors words in fact
only gave utterance to the unexpress-
ed thoughts that had filled them all.
The appalling calamity of yesterday
in the Iroquois theater has cast Chi
cago into the deepest grief and gloom,
and for the, time being at least seems
TO have chilled and deadened all the
ordinary ambitions of life. Business
today was performed with the sole
view to actual necessity, and even that
much was carried out in a perfunctory
manner
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01
NUMBER OF VICTIMS
is A THOUSAND

The list of dead continues as it
was given last night, in the neighbor-
hood of $50. 1t is generally accepted
at this time that the most accurate es-
innate is 564. This number will be in
creased somewhat as there are people
in the hospitals who cannot survive for
any length of time. 1t is believed,
however, that the total number of
dead will not in any event exceed 575.
Including the missing, it is estimated
that the total number of casualties is
at the present time approximately
1000.
There are among the missing the
names of many who are at their homes
and of some who were not at the thea
ter at all. In the first excitement follow
ing the calamity these people were re-
ported by their relatives as among the
missing and numbers of them have
since returned to their homes and no
report of this fact has been made to
police headquarters. Their names,
however, still swell the list of the miss
ing. When the names of the dead who
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01
WORDS OF SYMPATHY
AND OFFERS OF AID

All during the day kilograms of SYM
pathy to the people of Chicago and
offers of aid poured in by telegraph
upon the mayor He announced to-
night:
Il have received many offers of aid.
1t may be that before we get through
this few persons will be found to
have been put to need, but Chicago
will be able to give that aid herself.
Most of those killed and injured, now
identified, can be abundantly cared
for"
Among the telegrams of coincidence
received from abroad by the mayor
were the following:
"Berlin-Mayor Harrison: Wish to
express deepest sympathy on account
of terrible catastrophe at Iroquois
theater. Please let me know of miss
ing and if some of my acquaintance
are among them. What a terrible be-
ginning of NewYear many good citizens
of Chicago will have.
Henry of Prussia" =
From E. S. Willard, the actor Lon
don, was received the following:
Deepest sympathy with the citizens
mourning"
A message of coincidence was also re-
ceived from Mayor Collins, of Boston,
and from dozens of the chief execu-
tives of cities between st. Louis and
New York. The following came to the
mayor from President Roosevelt:
I'm common with all our people
throughout this land l extend to you,
to the people of Chicago, my deepest
sympathy in the terrible catastrophe
which has befallen them"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01
THE NEWS INDExED.

PAGE l..
Chicago Theater Horror.
PAGE II.
HamIine Wants Cross Town Line or,
Smelling Avenue.
PAGE III.
Judge Collins Hands in His Resiqna-
ton.
Woman Forger Boasts of Her Msdeeds
PAGE Nv.
Editorial Comment.
PAGE v.
News of the Sporting World.
PAGE vi.
Minnesota Educational Association
Elects Officers.
Mower County Schools Win Most Prizes.
PAGE VII.
Of Interest to Women.
Short Stories.
PAGE VIII.
Advertisement.
PAGE TX.
Advertisement.
PAGE XII.
Annual and Weekly Trade Reviews.
PAGE XIII.
Globe Popular Wants.
PAGE XIV.
!, Growth of the Stock Yards Industry at
South ST. Paul.
PAGE XIV.
Review of the Markets.
PAGE XVI.
New Downtown Loop Proposed.
Council to Ask for Street Car Line Ex.
tensions.
Mrs: Mueller Becomes Maniac.
at. Paul Prospered In 1908.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01

the IRE creeping along the edge of the
curtain for several minutes before the
explosion took place. These state
ments are substantiated by the stories
of number of people who left their
seats after seeing the blaze, and were
we'll on their way to the street when
overtaken by the frightened rush of
those they had left behind them.
Miss Anna Woodward. who occupied
seat in the second balcony gave
strong evidence today on this point.
She said:
Il was in the second balcony and
plainly saw the fire. 1 am a large
woman, Weighing close to $50 pounds,
and l made UP my mind that if there
was going to be a panic it would be
wise for me to beat it to the street. ]
left my seat In the balcony went down
stairs to the first balcony and from
there started to pass out through the
very door in which so many people
were killed a few minutes later The
door was closed and a man standing on
the outside refused to open It so that
could pass out Whether he was an
employe of the theater or not, 1 don't
know, but he had evidently deter
mfnted that no one should leave the
theater, and in so doing started
panic. I was leaving quietly up to
this time. but when he refused to al
~ !" inc " pass oul pedcedOiy ueler-
mined to get out If I had to make all
sorts of noise.
i went along the balcony about ten
feet to a glass partition, and smashed
1t with the point of my umbrella. I
went out and down stairs. When /
was about half way down heard the
roar OF the crowd as it came after me,
and l hurried with all the sped 1 had.
They overlook me, however, knocked
me down. and. but for the fact that 1
was close to the door, ] think my
chance of life would have been almost
nothing. AS 1t was, I think I must
have walked the last ten feet of my
passage to the exit on the bodies of
| those who had fallen.'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01
PROBABLY SPARKS
FROM AN ARC LIGHT

The best evidence obtainable Is to
the effect that the fire was caused by
the sparks from an arc light striking
the edge of the drop curtain, but the
actual fact, however. will not be known
until after the conclusion of the cor
oner's Inquest There are so many
statements at present, and they differ
so widely, that it is impossible to as
certain the exact truth of the matter.
Although the Iroquois theater was
undoubtedly the safest theater in Chi
cago, 1t became evident today that the
city building department had not
strictly enforced one or two sections of
the building ordinances
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01
PROPOSED CLOSING
OF ALL THEATERS

From the action Of committee Of
prominent architects of Chicago, at a
meeting tonight, may result in a rec
ommendation to Mayor Harrison to
close every theater in the city until
it's exits and construction have been
examined. This idea was suggested to
President Beaumont, of the Chicago
Architects association, today by w. A.
Pridmore, an architect, who lost some
relatives In the fire. President Beau
mont refused to personally make the
recommendation to Mayor Harrison,
but called an informal meeting of the
association, at which it was decided
that larger gathering of the mem
bers would be held tomorrow and ac-
upon.
William Curran, building inspector.
was in the theater only few moments
before the catastrophe, and went away
saying that everything was in good
condition. He reported this fact this
morning to Deputy Building Commits
sioner Stanhope. The deputy commits
sioner, early this morning, in company
with Building Inspectors Laughlin,
Lense and Dalton, went to the theater
to make an inspection. Upon his re-
turn to the city hall he said:
The theater and It's management
were strictly within the law. / will
not go into details until / have COM
pleted my report"
Section 185 of the local building OF
dinance provides that in buildings =
the class to which the Iroquois theate
belongs there shall be a system of au-
tomato sprinklers. There were N
sprinklers in the theater, and Mr.
Stanhope, when this was called to his
attention, replied:
There was no sprinkle system in
the theater, but the provision about
the iron doors made it unnecessary for
the theater to have them"
Section 1S9 of the ordinance pro-
vides that theaters be equipped with
fire alarms connected with the city fire
alarm system. Mr.. Stanhope said:
"The IroQuois had fire alarm con-
rections. / did not see the box, but
that is my information"
City Electrician Hyland said:
''The Iroquois had no fire alarm con-
nection with the city alarm system.
No application is on file for any such
connection"
The alarm of fire, In fact, was turned
In from a box over half a block dis
tant from the theater.
The law provides, also, that there
shall be ventilating shaft at the rear
of the stage which will conduct flames
and smoke away from the auditorium
In just such emergencies as arose yes
terday. The Iroquois theater possessed
no such ventilating shaft.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01
ALDERMEN INSPECT
BURNED THEATER

Twelve members of the city council
today inspected the theater and after
doing so returned to the city hall and
called on the building DEPARTMENT.
They asked TO see the plans of the
theater and Mr.. Stanhope produced
them.
How about sprinklers?" demanded
Aid. Jones, who was one of the inves-
tigating committee.
"The way the theater is built, they
can be left out" Mr.. Stanhope replied.
And anyhow, the flames spread SO
rapidly that no sprinkler system would
have availed anything"
Aid Jones then remarked that ths
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of
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01
OF FIRE IS
STILL DISPUTED

There was animated discussion to-
day among firemen, employees Of the
theater and architects as to the cause
of the fire. Accounts differ today as
widely as they varied last night The
theatrical people are practically a unit
in declaring that the fire started with
an explosion and In this they are fatty
contradicted by scores Of people in the
audience, who declare that they saw
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01

are still to be identified have been alb
stracted from the list of the missing
it is probable that the extent of the
catastrophe will be fully revealed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01
IDENTIFIED DEAD IN
CHICAGO NUMBER 5ll.

Eighty or Ninety Bodies Remain to Be Identified and
Over Three Hundred Persons Are Still Missing
CHASTITY Scenes at the Morgues-Iroquois Theater
Calamity Pre- cIudes All Holiday Enjoyment
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-01

CONTINUED on Eleventh PaTe,