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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
GOAL INQUIRY
BAER, OF PHILADELPHIA & READ,
ING PRODUCES CONTRACTS.
Morgan and Rockefeller Both Mixed
Up In it-Baer Pleaded ianor-
ance of Details.

morgan ana hoCkeIeIlcT 6otn mlSeu
Up In it-Baer Pleaded Ianor-
ance Of Details.
New York, May 24.-George F..
Baer, president Of the Philadelphia
& Reading railroad, at this afternoons s
session of the inquiry Of the inter-
state commerce commission into the
operations of the anthracite coal car.
ryihg roads, produced contracts be-
'ra+n The Temple Iron company and
the firm Of Simpson q Watson Of
Scranton, Pa. He also produced other
contracts, the evidence being called
for under the ruling Of the United
States supreme court that the con-
tracts were admissible as evidence.
Mr.. Clarence j. Shearn, special coun-
sci for the prosecution, offered evil
dence of an agreement between the
Guaranty Trust Co. and j. P. Nor
gan q Co., VIM. G. Rockefeller, II. MG
Kay Twombly and Drexel & Co., by
which the latter parties agreed TO
underwrite the Temple Iron Co. stock
Evidence was submitted showing the
Scranton operating firm of Simpson
& Watkins received over $6,000,000
In cash, and stock and bonds of the
Temple Iron company, for coal prop.
critics sold the latter.
The latter company, Mr.. Baer said,
sells no coal except locally. Goal 10
bought to tidewater by the railroads,
but Mr. Bear pleaded ignorance as to
details. He said anthracite was cost
lier to produce since the strike com
missions verdicts, but the selling
price had been reduced to meet the
reduction in bituminous prices.
steaming sizes, he admitted, were
higher, but said this formed only a
small part of the coal mined.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
TRIP TO CLEVELAND.
Denver c. Hughes Took Run to For
est City Looking for Clew.

Denver c. Hughes Took Run to For
est City Looking for cIew.
Chief of Police McCloud and Prose-
cutor Denver c. Hughes held short
conference after the latter had return
ed from Cleveland, where he had been
In search of facts concerning the trag-
edy or the persons held under arrest.
The solicitor would not disclose wheth-
er his trip had been successful or not.
Howard Taylor, the brother of the
murdered man, returned to Canton
yesterday after he had accompanied
the body home. He came here and
gathered UP the personal belongings of
his brother and had a conference with
Coroner Schiltz with reference to the
estate. He returned to Cleveland upon
the same train that bore his brothers
wife and her friends on their way to
Ashtabula, but Taylor did not intrude
upon the party.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
FORECLOSURE
Proceedings Against the White Noun.
tain Paper Company.


tain Paper Company.
Littleton, N. H., May 24.--At spe-
cial session Of the United States circuit
court held here today, Jude Edgar Aid
rich presiding, the matter of condition
al degree of foreclosure of the proper
ties secured to the North American
Trust company, trustee by mortgage of
the White Mountain Paper company,
was considered After hearing the re-
port Of the matter, Judge George H.
Bingham, of Manchester, and the argu-
ments by the counsel, " was ordered by
the court that the North American
Trust company have Conditional judg-
ment for the amount Of the bonded IN
debtedness and that in default Of pay
ment the properties real and personal
be sold.
The attorneys present were G. e.
Hotchklss, of New York and John
Kivel, of Dover, for the North Ameri-
can Mountain Paper company; Edward
Goding of Boston, for the receivers
and G. H. S. Frink, of Portsmouth, for
the intervening petitioners and w. r.
Donovan, Of Philadelphia and j. w.
Remich, of Concord, receivers for the
company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
THE MISSING RING.
Valuable Diamond clrelet was oNen
70 Another Wonnan In Cantoh

to Another Woman In Canton.
Ever since the death of Taylor the
police have been trying to locate a
valuable diamond ring that he had pur-
chased a short time ago from Ludwig
Wolfe, local ieweler.
II was just one week before the
shooting that Taylor went to Wolffe's
jewelry store and purchased two dia-
monds to match one that he owned. He
had them all set into a ring, the dia-
monds Of which weighed two carats
and we're worth $3.50. Taylor had also
contracted to buy one-carat dia-
mond from Wolfe this week, which
was supposed to be for another of his
lady friends or for himself.
Yesterday II was DISCOVERED that
Taylor had given the ring to one of the
young ladies with whom he had been
keeping company, and who, It ID
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Cruiser a Total Loss.

St. Petersburg, May 24.-It Is admit
ted at the Russian admiralty that not
only has the Russian cruiser Bogatyr
proven total loss as result of her
grounding at the entrance to Vladivos-
tok harbor, but that at the same time
one Russian torpedo boat, which was
sent TO the rescue struck a mine In
the outer harbor and was totally
wrecked.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Drowned In Laundry Vat.

Jackson, Miss, May 24.-Mary A,
Cuff, young woman employed in a
laundry while feeding clothes into a
huge rtpser operated by machinery
slipped ahd fell into the vat. Her
screams brought other employees to the
rescue but she was dead when extri-
Gated from the machinery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Sham Battle at West Point.

West Point, N. Y, May 24.-Great
interest centered in the sham battle
which occurred here today for the
entertainment of the board of visitors
and was the only feature of today's
exercises. The examinations today
were in engineering, chemistry and
mathematics, in which all the classes
participated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Verdict AaaInst Western Union.

Des Moines. Ia, May 24.-The bank
of Gilbert was awarded verdict Of
$50, 900 against the Western Union
Telegraph company here this afternoon
because It was induced to pay out this
sum to a swindler upon the strength
Of telegram bearing forged sigma
ture.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
She Is Once More Free Woman, But Her Young
Life Is BIighted..-The Missing Ring Has
at Last Been Located.
Qugey StOutIy Maintains His Innocence MADE
Threats Against The Officers Who
Arrested Him.

claimed, at times visited the store
This disposes of the ring mystery and
the officials will not be under the ne
cessity of following this feature of the
case further.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
TYN Err CASE
Being Argued and VIII Soon Go to the

Being Argued and VIII Soon Go to the
Jury.
Washington, D. c., May 24.-The ar
guments Of counsel are in progress In
the government conspiracy case
against General ]. N. Tyner, of In-
diana, former attorney general for tho
postoffice department and his nephew.
H. j. Barrett.
1t is understood that the case will
be given to the jury before adjourn.
ment tomorrow.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Killed by Liuhtninu.

Ashtabula, May 24-Bert Forbes, o
prominent farmer living near Wick,
while driving his cows home yester-
day, was struck by lightning. His
body was found in his meadow this
morning.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Fireman Dropped Dead.

Norwalk, May 25. - benjamin.
Reamy, aged SO, a member of the New
London volunteer fire department,
dropped dead from heart failure while
fighting fire in school building which
had been struck by lightning.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Brannock Law Elections.

Toledo, May 24.--Elections in six
teen districts in this city under the
Brannock law will be held If the nee.
essary signatures to petitions can be
obtained. forty per cent of which havo
already been secured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Priest Drove AWAY BURGLARS,

Toledo, May 24.--The residence Of
Father o'Brien Of the Good Shepherd
church, was entered by burglars.
The priest discovered them and open.
ed fire, when they fled leaving their
booty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
BUslN Ess CLOSED

During Funeral Of Victims Of Explo.
sion at Flndlay.
Findlay, o., May 24.--The funeral
of six of the victims of Sundays cat.
astrophe were held today, every fu.
neral being largely attended. Sorrow
was manifested on every hand and
nearly every business house In the
city was closed from one until four
o'clock. Maple Grove cemetery was
thronged all day by thousands Of peo.
pie.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Sent to jail.

Toledo. May 24.-Ex-Deputy Treas.
urer Wales was today sentenced to
the workhouse for thirty days and
5000 fine and costs. He had embezzled
$50. 'EfH
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27

6aptists Dlscountenance Divorce.
Cleveland. May :4.-The Baptists In
convention today adopted resolutions
discountenancing divorce and favor
ing a national divorce law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-27
Killed by street Car.

NIIIeu py otTeet CaTs
CLEVELAND, May 24.--Louis Wagner.
aged Ave years. was killed by street
car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02

"a, Ecuador, Peru, United States of
Colombia, the Isthmus of Panama
Central America and Mexico was pur-
sued on horseback, muleback donkey
back, or in any vehicle that could be
secured. The couple are paying their
own expenses. and not caring to in
crease them by the postage of baggage,
they carry with them there changes of
clothing.
Their idea has been to study the
country from every viewpoint. With
this end in view they have visited the
capitals of the different States, as well
as lived ia the widest districts They
dams in Peru who were said to be can
nibals, but who left the scalps Of Mr..
and Mrs. Sperber unmolested
The couple entered the United States
from Mexico, going first to Houston
and San Antonio, Tex. In Houston.
Mrs. Sperber was arrested for wearing
mans attire upon the streets, but she
proved to the satisfaction of the Judg-
eS that boomers were legitimate art
icle of female apperal. and was dis
charged. While In New Orleans Mr..
and Mrs Sperber expect to lecture upon
their trip through the countries just
visited. After leaving here it is Tiers
present intention to take a steamboat
trip up the Mississippi as far as st.
Louis. Mr.. Sperber was an extensive
traveller before he undertook this trip.
He has been in the interior of Africa
and in Asia Minor, and was sent to
Buenos Ayres by a German colonial
ton society to report upon it's advantage
es as a country for immigration After
completing these Investigations. Mr..
and Mrs. Sperber set out upon the trip
which brought them to New Orleans
yesterday.-New Orleans Times-Demo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02

To the Editor of the State Journal
Easter is the first Sunday after the
first Friday after the first full moon,
after the 10th of March. Thus if the
Goth of March should come on Wednes-
day, the moon full on Thursday, the
next day would be Good Friday, and
the twenty-fourth Easter Sunday. This
is as early as 1t can come and it may
vary almost a month. AS a nation
we have Washington's birthday and
the glorious Fourth of July, but all
Christendom, the wide world over, re-
members Christmas and Eastertide
as concentrating the birth and reser-
rectiOn of the Messiah. There is a
charm and quiet anticipation, a hall
lowed pleasure and contemplation,
Solemnity and alteration, as at no
other season of the year. Good Friday
speaks of the dirge and the requiem,
of darkness, sadness and death, of awe
and mystery. Sunday beams with light
and praise with triumph and victory,
with exultation and life eternal Win
ter has gone with frOsts and SHOWS,
its ice and storms and all nature is
passing to the balmy, oncoming spring.
The greening fields, the swelling buds,
transition, the resurrection. We have
visions of churches, chapels and cathe-
drals decked with flowers and candles,
white rObed cherubs and solemn faced
choir, the sad strains of the deep
toned organ, the cadenceS of the de-
parting-then from the minor to the
major-the swelling anthem, the volup-
tuous overture, and the grand chorus.
Such a service leaves its impress on
the soul of old and young, men and
women, yes. and children too. Chill
dren especially hail the mystic Easter
tide. To them it is weird and Won
derful. The colored eggs and stories
of the risen Lord; the angels and the
lilies. the fragance and the incense
how it all comes back to me through
the days of the long ago.
M. n. BUTLER
Topeka Kansas.
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actions have caused much comment.
George Neil, one of the other members
of that committee, and Mr.. VOLTS own
colleague from the Third ward, says he
will not serve another term on that
committee. S. 7. Howe, the other men,
Der, says he has heard all sorts Of
stories about Wolf, but that Mr.. Wolf
denies them, and that he has been IN
able to obtain any positive evidence.
HENDRICKS ON THE RACK.
As a result of the story in Friday
evenings State Journal regarding the
wide open joint running next door to
VOLTS hardware store on East Sixth
street, Policeman Frank Hendricks has
been forced by Chief McCollum, or Wolf
himself, to make an affidavit that he
did not report this place to McCollum,
ana that McCollum on the other hand,
told him to watch the place.
OF course Policeman Hendricks is not
TO be blamed for making this affidavit,
because 1t Is done to save his job on the
police force. The information that Mr.
Hendricks had repeatedly reported the
place to his chief came TO the state
journal from a third party, and can be
depended upon as accurate.
II the police were not anxious to pro-
tect this joint, why did they move Frank
Hendricks from that beat, and give it to
another MANI
1t is to be observed that Mr.. Wolf does
open next to his place of business, which
is the important part of the story.
CANVASS THIRD WARD.
Merrill Lindsay and Jim Hughes, two
gagged in a house to house missionary tour
of the Third ward. Their object is TO
converse with the women and tell them
what nice brilliant man Mr.. Wolf is.
tiles, but. then, most anything seems to
go with Mr. Wolt in this campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02
MUST CLOSE ON SUNDAY.
Secretary Hutchins Serves Notice on
the Butchers.

Secretary Hutchins Of the Topeka Retail
Grocers' association is today notifying
the owners of meat markets in this city
that they must keep their shops closed
on Sunday, in pursuance to a city ordi-
nance covering the matter. Mr.. Hutch
ms Is acting under the express orders Of
Chief of Police McCollum in the matter.
There are probably 50 meat markets in
the city. Only one-third Of them have
been keeping open. and have been doing
SO more as a matter of convenience to
customers rather than of their own Volt
ton.
Mayor Bergundthal has been impor-
tuned frequently to close the shops on
Sunday, but he has never taken the mat
ter up. When asked this morning whether
he had given Chief McCollum instructions
to shut them up, he said: This is the
first I knew about it. When one begins
closing the meat shops he might just
well start on the grocery stores, confec-
tiOnary stores and drug stores. really
do not know what to say in the matter.
Mr., Hutchins talked to me about it some
time ago, but 1 made no definite state
ments one way or the other. have had
no conversation with McCOllum in the
matter at all
It is evident that the police chief is go
ing 10 run the city awhile by himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02
A LONG TRAMP.
Man and His wife walk from Buenos
Ayres.


A man and woman, husband and
wife, the lines of whose lives have fallen
in unusual places, reached this city
yesterday. They came direct from
Texas, and after journey through
South and Central Amefica, extending
over two years and four months The
couple are Otto Sperber. a native Of
Berlin, anr Mrs. Adelia Garberel Sper-
per of Paris. They are writers for
newspapers in Europe, ordinarily, but
at present are making a tour of Amer
lea, their experiences to be incorpora-
ted in a book of travels.
Mr.. Sperber speaks German. Spanish
and French huently. and Mrs. Sperber
speaks these tongues and has a good
command of English.
Outside of the life they are leading.
which marks them as peculiar. the
couple attract attention wherever they
are seen, by reasons of the costume Mrs.
Sperber wears. It looks like a full
cowboy" attire of Khaki cloth the color
of mustard. She wears leggings and
boomers, with a long blouse waist
reaching nearly to her knees. The cos
tune is finished with mans cravat
and a soft felt hat She keeps her hair
short
Mrs. Sperber said yesterday that she
had adopted that costume because of it's
convience. They began this journey at
Buenos Ayres, Oct. 1 1901, and the route
through the Argentine Republic, Boliv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02
HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS.

Mr. Joseph Maxwell president Of our
village, wants it understood that al
though he holds a high and important Of
flee and feels the dignity of fl. he can he
consulted by the humblest citizen at any
time 1t does not spoil some men to elect
them to office.
Our vigilant and efficient night police
man. Joe Taylor, will not permit young
people going home at a late hour to sing
even gospel hymns on the street and
arouse such citizens as have gone to sleep,
and the Banner backs him up in this. We
are not boisterous people in Hometown.
We notice that the Rev. Scott Harper.
who was run over by COW two weeks
Should have been glad to publish a fun
accoun. of his exciting adventure but
there We're those who thought 1t might
stimulate other cows to action.
Farmer George Green says that he has
lived on the one farm for twenty-nine
winter IN all that time when there were
50 many pole cats around He thinks it
but does not wish to be taken for an
alarmist-
A commercial traveller from Chicago,
who was passing last Sunday in Home
being able to find it, he referred 10 the
town in such language that he was ar
tity Of our home must be preserved at all
cost.
Last fall, while milking a cow Mrs.
George Renfew was attacked and stuns
by a hornet, and the COW landed a kicH
at the same time. For months she has
appeared to be somewhat out of her head
but now understand from her husband
that ner senses have come back aud she
can argue Biblical question as wen as
ever.
Among the tokens Of esteem and affec-
ton received by the editor last week were
a bushel Of potatoes. two winter squashess
a piece of pork and a whole calfs liver
and il is needless TO say that our ambi-
tons have been stimulated to the pOinu
where we are determined to conquer o.
die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02
Why Experiment With Medicine.

When you buy sewing machine,
typewriter, seed potatoes or baking
powder you don't experiment with a
new and untried kind. You get the
opinion of the neighbors or the dealer
as to which is the best. Unless the
dealer will recommend an article YOU
refuse to buy il, When you are paying
out your money you demand a guaran-
tee Of excellence. Why should you not
demand the same kind of guarantee
when your health is at stalker Ger
tainly health is more important than
mere money You don't get a guaran-
tee with any other medicine. You
can't get your money back if it does
you no good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

New York, April 2.-The Rev. Fermin
Jovene. dean of the Catholic church
here. is dead. says a Panama dispatch
to the Herald. He was 80 years old
Richmond. Va. April "A quarry
blast explosion today three miles from
Charlotte resulted in the death of four
men and the wounding Of two others
Trenton. N. j., April 2.-The Demo-
cratic primaries in this city last night
to elect delegates to the state conven-
ton that will name delegates to the
national convention at St Louis re-
suited in a defeat for the supporters of
W. r. Hearst. who carried only one Of
the fourteen wards.
Boston. April 2.-On account Of not
being able to adjust wage scales, 1 900
men in the building trades have
stopped work in New England. Seven
rubber mills in Maiden were thrown
out Of work by the closing of the mills
for repairs
Boston. April Mrs. Abby Morton
Diaz, the writer and reformer, is dead
at her home in Belmont, aged SO years
washington. April 2.-The coinage
executed at the minis Of the United
States during March aggregated 15,-
30S, SOB pieces and S65-262. 16S in value
as follows: Gold, S63, 6e5 100; silver, 81
491. sos; minor coins, S164,S70. In addi-
ton 3,469 pieces were coined for the
Philippine government
Meadville, Pa, April 2.-An air tank
in the Erie railroad machine shops ex-
plOded today, killing John Frederick, a
gang foreman and injuring six others,
some of whom will die. The building
was wrecked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02

tin; West Ends, Lomassen and Smith.
The Monroe Street Tigers defeated
the Seconds Streets by score of %
to b. The mix-up occurred on Second
and Quincy streets, and the boys
agreed that they had a very bum
diamond" Batteries: Tigers, Frank
Heery and Tony Real; Second Streets,
John Stevenson and Jess Ellis.
The German Catholic school lads Just
simply smothered the North Topeka
team, on the latter's own grounds, by
a score of % to 0. Batteries: German
Catholic school, Casper and Fish;
North Topeka. Atkins and Neff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02
HE STRUCK A BABY.
STILL w. w. Walkley Was Fined
ONLY SO.

Nothing would please me more than
to sentence you to a dozen lashes on
the bare back" said Judge Hamilton
in police court last evening as he fined
w. w. Walkley $40 for assault. IF it
were not that your family might suffer
for want of the money, would fine
you a hundred"
Walkley was arrested on complaint
of his wife. His crime was an unus-
ually brutal one, and deserving of
something more substantial than a
fine. According to the testimony Of
his wife he became enraged because
their baby, only a year old, was crying
and crossing the room to where the
child lay, STRUCK it several times in the
face with his clenched fist. He beat
the infant severely, While his wife
screamed and begged him to desist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02

Five Shaw nee county prisoners were
taken to the penitentiarY Friday They
were Thomas DeMoss. who entered a plea
of guilty OF mansiaughter for the part he
took in the murder when William Mason
snot and killed Fred Tutcher. Arnie
Mitchl, who plead guilty to shooting
another negro; George Brittenham, who
entered plea of guilty to ASA ulting
Nora Petit: Tom Copper who was CON
victed of stealing harness. and William
Walker VINO was convicted of stealing
from the Chesterfield hotel. Under Sheriff
Belts. Chit of Police AIcCollum and
Robert Miller were the guards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-02
ViR-Seng Tonic Is Guaranteed.

If it does not help you your money
is refunded. The dealers who sell it
recommend it, Your neighbors who
have taken it recommend it. If it
doesn't do the work you can have your
money back. It strengthens the stom-
ach. liver. heart and all the vital
organs Why not try a bottle II you
are run down. It is perfectly safe
and reliable and it has never yet failed
to help. It costs a good deal less than
other medicines. The large size, dollar
bottles. are only so cents. Dealers sell
three OF them for $L25.