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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-01-07
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerScly Told.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Flynn, Dec. "a, son.
Mrs. Erastus Yeagle who has been
i'll is able to be out again.
Mr.. John Whitley Of Elkland, was
a county seat visitor last week.
Mrs. Joseph Gansel of Overton, is
VISITING at James Gansel's this week
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Rogers spent
Christmas with the formers parents
at FOrksville.
Misses Bessie and Jessie Wrede
spent Christmas with friends in
Philadelphia.
Master John Osler of Bernice, was
the guest of Ellery Crossley last
week.
Prof. and Mrs. James Stroll spent
Christmas with the formers parents
in Carbon county.
Misses Jeanette and Mable Spen-
Ger spent Christmas at their mothers
home at this place.
Atty. w. p. Shoemaker returned
on Thursday from visit to Phila-
delphia and Baltimore.
Atty. A. j. Bradley spent several
days in Laporte, returning to Phil
adelphia on Thursday.
The Sonestown Manufacturing Co.
is turning about two car loads OF logs
per day into first class quality OF
clothespins.
Hon. II. j. Ingham, who con-
tracted severe cold during court
week, and was seriously threatened
with pneumonia, is much improved. |.
Ellery P. Ingham of New York
City, has been spending the past
week with his parents, Hon. and
Mrs. II. j. Ingham.
Henry Bates, night fireman at the
tannery, who has been laid up for
the past month with lame knee, is
able to be out again.
Mrs. Harry Spencer and daughter
Mable of Williamsport, spent New
Year with Mrs. A. f. Trip and
family.
Mrs. II. j. Ingham who has been
in very poor health for several weeks
is slowly regaining her usual health
of the last few years.
Announcement is made of the APP
preaching marriage of Mr.. Bert
Hamilton of Marsh Hill, to Miss
Amelia Mapes of this place.
Miss Winifred Keeler is visiting
her sister Mrs. S. B. Karns at Ben
ton, also hoping that the change
may prove beneficial to her health.
Miss Della Bortree who has been
visiting at the home of Jas. Gansel,
will return to her home in Wayne
county, Saturday.
Mrs. Margaret Mapes is recover,
ing from severe injuries about the
head and face that she received by q
fall down stairs on Christmas.
Services will be held at the Episco
pal church next Sunday morning and
evening at IL and 1880 respectively
and hereafter every two weeks.
Leslie Cowell, last week under
went an operation of the throat, fol
defective speech. DR.. Wright OF
Dushore, assisted DR.. Randall in the
treatment.
The New Year Ball at the LapOrtt
Hotel was one of the most enjoyable
occasions of the season. Seventy
five couples were present from vari
Gus parts of the county.
Parker Lowe who was for some
time assistant in the County Treas
urers office, has gone to the State o
Washington with relatives who re
Gently returned to their wester,
home after visit to relatives in thi
section.
Mrs. +. M. Dunham returned
home Wednesday from her visi
with her niece Mrs. +. j. Pierson, a
Berkeley Heights Park, Nj. He
visit was sadly marred by the burn
ing of the Pierson residence. Fir
was discovered in the upper stOr.
,ub;Io tho FAMILY, yuara oaafad at th
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-01-07
NJ. Drinks
New Albany, Pa.

Gluten feed per 100 lbs Law
Cotton seed meal Lou
Coarse bran 100 lib sacks l.lo
ton 11.00
" l ton 22.00
Buckeye wheat feed 100 Id sacks LILO
100 lb corn oats and barley chop l.25
Cotton seen meal 100 10 sacks l.50
Red Dog middlings 140 10 40
Eancy white g 125 lib 100
1oo meat meal 2-75
Oats per bushel 10
Corn meal and cracked corn l.lo
Scorched wheat l.oo
Wheat screenings 80
Oyster shells o0
Schumacher's best flour l.2o
"Our Own" blended flour l.15
Best Spring Patent l.23
Best Winter Patent l l0
14O lbs. common fine salt go
Same per $50 lb l.20
Sc lbs of butter salt 40
Granulated sugar per lib %
{" " by the barrel 5
Veal calves and dressed poultry
wanted every Wednesdays forenoon.
M. BRINK.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-01-07

Mr.. +. f. Rowe will attend to the
wants of customers at Reeder's Lime
House.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
-FOUR ALARMS
For Soap Factory Fire in
New York.

New York, April 27-Four fire
alarms were turned in for a fire that
started at o'clock in the four-story
building occupied by the Stanley Soap
Co. at No. 652-65S West 3Oth street.
The fire gained great headway be-
fore the companies arrived and the in
terior of the building was soon de-
stroyed. The flames leaped high into
the air and reached the big lumber
yards Of the Dunbar and Wick Lum-
ber company. With the soap factory.
the lumber yards extended over tho
entire block bounded by West Both
and West 29th streets, Twelfth and
Thirteenth avenues.
UP to 80 the fire had been con-
fined to the block in which 1t started
and it was not thought that it would
spread further.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
PICNIC CARS
Have Been Purchased by the Stark
Electric Railway.

Have Been Purchased by the Stark
Electric Railway.
President Morley Of the Stark Elec-
trio has purchased eight new cars for
use on the line during the excursion
season, which is expected to open dur
ing the latter part of May. These cars
are designed as trailers for the motor
cars recently purchased and are ex-
pected to arrive in Alliance within the
present week. Each car Is As feet
in length, and President Morley states
that they propose to run train of the
motor cars and the eight trailers as a
train, by which they can carry from
500 to 1000 passengers. 1t will be a
novel sight to see such train upon
Main street but such sight will be
witnessed before many weeks shall
have passed.-Alliance Review.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
CROP CONDITIONS
THE WEATHER BUREAUS WEEK
LY SUMMARY.
Wheat Prospects Favorable In the
West-Not so Good East of the
Mississippi River.

Washington, d. c., April 26.-The
weekly summary of crop conditions is
sued by the weather bureau today
says: while preparations for corn
planting have been active in the prin-
cipal corn states, as whole but lit
tie planting was done during the
week, owing to low temperature.
every favorable reports respecting
winter wheat are received from Ne.
braska and Kansas, except in the ex.
treme west portion of the latter state
and an improvement is indicated in
portions of Oklahoma. In Missouri
the crop has made slow growth and in
the states eastward OF the Mlssissip
pi river the outlook Is less favorable
than previously reported.
"Over the northern portion of the
spring wheat region practically nc
seeding has been done. Seeding is gen,
orally we'll advanced over the south
eTn portion.
"Over the greater portion of Hi
nois and Iowa, oat seeding is nearly
finished and this work is progressing
ldNOItDly III OulO anu luuldud. ONGl
the southern portion of the central
valleys, reports generally indicate
that oats are making Slow growth
Cotton planting is general over
the northern portion of the belt and
is nearly finished in the central and
eastern districts, the stands are un
satisfactory and much re-planting will
be necessary. Low temperatures and
drought conditions have retarded
termination very generally in the
central and eastern districts.
Tobacco plants have been injured
by frosts in Virginia and Kentucky
and are reported as small in Tennes
see and North Carolina"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
LIVINGSTON TOMB IS
ROBBED OF ITS
DEAD
No Trace of Body Taken
Away
MOTIVE IS A MYSTERY

Hudson, N. Y, April 26.-The start.
ling discovery has been made that
the family tomb of the Livingstons,
on the near by ancient Livingston
manor place, had been broken open
on Saturday night and robbed of its
dead
The body taken away, and of which
there is no trace, was that of the wife
of General Henry w. Livingston
(Fighting Harry, famous half CEN
tury ago for her beauty, wealth and
social prestige and known, because of
her undying fidelity to the memory of
her husband, as the "Widow Mary"
The metallic coffin in which the
body was sealed 40 years ago was al
so carried Off That in which General
Livingston was laid a quarter of a
century earlier was demolished and
the bones of the long dead soldier
were strewn about the vault. The
winding sheet in which he was wrap.
ped and which had all but crumbled
into dust, was thrown upon the mar
BILE floor and partially covered the
skull.
A third coffin with the body it con-
tanned, is gone as completely as is
that of Mrs. Livingston.
The motive for the robbery is .
mystery. One theory is that it was
prompted by the legend that the
widow Mary was buried with ner
splendid diamonds.
The indications are that at least
two men were engaged in the wol...
it is thought that one man stood on
guard outside while another worked
at prying open the metal in which the
bodies were enclosed. There is not
even a suspicion as to who the rob.
bers may be.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
HIS WIFE
ASSOCIATED WITH BOYS
AND GIRLS
SAYS JEREMIAH NEFF|
Neglected Her Duty to
Him and Children.

jeremiah r. Neff, of Canton, has
sued his wife, Viola Neff, for divorce
upon rather peculiar grounds. They
we're married in 1892 and have four
children, the oldest of which is IL years
Of age. The wife had a daughter by a
former marriage who resided in the
home. In the petition filed by Attor-
ney G. G. Herbruck yesterday, the hus-
band charges that all the relations in
the family were of a pleasant nature
until in June, 1902, when his wife
who was a woman of 35 years, began
associating herself with young boys
and girls, and while the plaintiff was
at his work she would entertain them
at the home, and that she was thus
alienated from him and the children
The household work was neglected and
for weeks at time the house would
not be cleaned except two rooms
where she entertained her youns
friends. The beds, the husband al
leges, became so filthy that he was
compelled TO burn some OF the bedding
and that she at one time expressed the
wish that the children were in hell
Gross neglect of duty is the genera
charge The husband asks divorce ant
the custody Of the children.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
GRAND JURY
Will Hear an Alleged
Canton Burglary Case.

At the hands of the grand jury the
fate of Walter Partington and JOS
eph Fromholtz now rests. The
mayor rendered the above decree after
hearing the evidence presented and
which he thought did not warrant him
in liberating the alleged burglars
from further struggles in the hands of
the law. $500 is the sum under which
they were bound over.
The testimony was not very strong
on either side. The two suspects at
tempted to prove an alibi, but the best
they could state towards substantial
ing it was that they had been in sal
oons during the evening in question
which were not any greater distance
from the Miller Pasteurizing company
than 400 or 500 feet, where the plum
dering occurred. For the state, the
people of the Miller company helped
to q certain degree in giving evidence
but the most damaging testimony was
recorded when Nicholas Lehr and his
wife took the stand. The woman was
almost positive that the boys were the
robbers, and she particularly identified
one of them by his peculiar walk, she
having seen him more than once as he
passed her house in the day time.
| Partington and Fromholtz both work
at the Aultman company. A week ago
| last Friday the Miller Pasteurizing
companys shop was entered through
one of the windows, and before the
discovery fthis was made, which hap
pened shortly after 1880 p. M, the two
men drove furiously away, with metal
on their wagon to the value of $3.50 or
| thereabouts. Though Jacob Miller,
the superintendent, Lehr and wife, and
several other employees of the company
saw the departure all attempts to
stop the ruuaways were futile. Police
man Brisbin was detailed on the case,
one of the results being the arrest on
suspicion of these persons. On the
case as a whole more developments are
expected to follow. Seventeen wit
nesses in all took the stand while the
preliminary hearing was in progress
All of yesterday morning and up until
the middle part of the afternoon II
continued. j. c. Boutwell, was attor-
ney for the defendants. City Solici-
tor D. G. Hughes conducted the states
side.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
TWO YEARS
In the Penitentiary for
Richard GuHin,

Richard s. Guffin, the bigamist
printer, who courted his second wife
in Canton while wife No. was await
ing his return to Lima, was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary by
Judge Eason at Wooster. Gufiin mar
ried his second wife, Miss Ina Nc
Cormick, at Orrville, and was arrested
in Cleveland and taken to Wooster
where he was indicted for both bigamy
and perjury. having sworn that he
was single man when he applied for
marriage license.
When first arraigned he pleaded not
guilty and proposed to fight the case,
but before the day of trial come he de-
cided to confess and throw himself up
on the mercy of the court. The sem
tence is not considered a heavy one.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
FIGHTING
NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE
YALU RIVER
JAPS LANDED AT NIGHT
Lively Skirmish With the
Russian Forces.

Lao Yang, April 27.--Two Japanese
torpedo boats and two transports ap-
peared off the mouth of the Yalu river
last night and landed force of Jap
anese who quickly pontooned the
stream. After the first pontoon bridge
had been thrown acress the Japanese
moved up the stream and threw an
Eother bridge across the river They
then occupied the island of Samoiindo
All this was accomplished during the
night and early in the morning they
crossed the Yalu. AS soon as they
reached the north bank near Sindragow
they met a body of the Russian out
posts who opposed the advance guart
of the japanese. The Russians had g
small field piece with which they fin
ally destroyed the first pontoon. They
they retreated. The Japanese crossing
was continued on the other pontoor
bridge and one Japanese column Of in
fantry and battery of artillery ap
preached the Russian entrenchment!
of the other side Of the river.
At midday the Japanese took UP po
sition in front Of the Russian en-
trenchments and threw out line o
skirmishers who engaged the Rus
SLAMS The Japanese were warmly re
ceived with sharp fire from the Rus
slams and finally retired. The Jap
anese battery of artillery took no par
in the first skirmish. 1t is believes
that the Japanese attack was merel
for the purpose of drawing the Rus
sian fire and so indicating the distrl
button of the Russian forces within tn
entrenchments. A further engage
ment is momentarily expected.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
JA| AlA|
Games at the St. Louis
Exposition.

Havana, Cuba, April 26.-Senor
Galbis, president of the Spanish bank
of Cuba, has accepted the manage
ment of the Jai Alai Games at the St
Louis exposition and has signed con-
tracts with fifty Of the best players
of Spain and Mexico, and twenty In
Havana.
Senior Galbis sailed for New Or
leans this afternoon, whence he will
go to the exposition. 5000 seats at
from SO to IS each have been sold
for the first game on the opening day
of the fair.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
FATAL ACCIDENT
On the Pennsylvania at
Elizabeth.

Elizabeth, N. j., April 26.-Jacob
Lepts, a fireman, was killed and twen-
ty passengers were more or less Sc
riously injured In rear end collision
upon the Pennsylvania railroad al
most directly in front of the depot
here at 4:3O o'clock this afternoon.
Passenger train number SO, tho
Washington express bound from New
York to Washington and due to pass
here without stop, pulled apart
through the swapping of an airbrake
tube between the tender and first car
just as she reached the depot. The
uncoupled engine ran on ahead
quarter of mile while the remain
der of the train, under the action Of
the brakes stopped suddenly opposite
the station.
Before the engine could return to
pick up the cars, the Long Branch
express, running forty miles an hour,
crashed into the rear car, telescoping
it and crushing it as though 1t had
been an eggshell. Fireman Lepts, Of
the Long Branch train jumped but
fell under the engine wheels. Thomas
Lawler, the engineer, escaped serious
injury by jumping down an embank-
ment.
The most seriously injured among
the passengers is the Rev. Mr.. Kelly,
Methodist clergyman of Asbury
park, who was taken to the Elizabeth
hospital suffering from concussion
Of the brain. He will probably re-
cover. The other injured were able
to return to their homes on other
trains.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
BROKER CONCERN
Fails at Youngstown and Patrons
Stand to Lose About $4,000.

Fails at Youngstown and Patrons
Stand to Lose About $4,000.
Youngstown, O., April 26.-The
firm of Stilson & Co. this morning
quit business and traders in this city
and Niles are said to be out $4,000.
Besides this, 1t is said that the COM
pany has lost some $1,000 in unsuc-
cessful deals in stocks. The broker
age firm was one of the leading ones
in the city. George M. Stilson was
the head of the concern, with II. B.
Day q member. 1t is claimed that
just before the Northern Securities
Co. decision they plunged heavily in
Union Pacific, selling 1t t"short." When
there was rise of nine points in one
day they were compelled to close out.
Customers in the Niles Office of the
company were anxious for their mon
ey, one man forcing a settlement on
$4,000 worth Of stock which had been
put on margins. Wilbert S. Stilson,
father Of George Stilson, came to the
rescue, mortgaging his home for $4,-
500, but. the other customers in Niles
and Youngstown forced them to quit
business. Neither partner in the
firm is in the city and their where
abouts is unknown. The concern rep
resented Edward t. G. Slease & Co.,
of Pittsburg Before it took over the
business Mr.. Day was the manager
for branch Office of Slease in this
city,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
elected)-John McCrath.

elected)-JOhn MCCratn.
Alternate-James Shaffer.
Marlboro township--(two to be
elected)-Jacob Harmony, John Is.
Hisey, Percy Yarian, ID. N. Sweitzer.
Nimishillen township.--(three to be
elected)-Frank Paquelet, Henry
Adam Gulling.
Osnaburg township--(two to be
elected) Neidig, George o.
Hoover.
Paris township-(two to be elect
ed)-Dr. l.. M. Casey, Chauncey
Smith, Harry Sponseller, U. ID. Roller,
Alternate-A. Schmachtenberger
ed)-Alonzo Smith, William Essig,
Michael Triner.
Pike township-(one to be elected)
Dan Keehn.
Plain township-(one to be elected)
Jefferson Bair, John J. Snyder, Hen
ry w. Hossler, Joseph Schario, Hen
ry Pfautz.
Sandy township-(one to be elect
ed)-Dr. e. G.. Mccormick, William
| Knots.
Alternate-Charles Stands.
Sugar Creek township-(two to be
elected)-W q. Winfield, F. B
Schlafiy, Jacob Letter.
Tuscarawas township--(three to be
elected) John Swaller, w. d. Ober
lin.
Washington township-(two to bt
elected) John Maudru, Il. NJ Hahn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
So YEARS
In Prison for Double
Murder.

Pottsville, Pa, April 26.-Benjamin
f. Weisser, who last November in a
wrathful frenzy shot and killed his
two brothers, Louis and Fred, on his
fathers farm near this place was
called before court and pleaded
guilty to second degree murder in
each case. Judge Bechtel immediate,
ly sentenced him to 36 years in the
eastern penitentiary, eighteen years
on each Indictment. The double mur-
der was the result of Fred refusing
to permit the condemned man to take
a certain horse from the stalls.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
HORRIBLE DEATH
Of 43 Miners in South
Africa.

johannesburg, S. A., April 81
Forty three native miners met death
in horrible manner in the Robinson
mines yesterday. The miners were
in three decker cage preparing to
descend when the rope broke. The
cage dropped two thousand feet and
was smashed to a pulp. When the
superintendent went down to inves-
tigate he found that the bottom of the
shaft was quagmire of blood and
flesh.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
PROBATE COURT.

Estate of Jesse Hershberger (Nim-
isila Township inventory and APP
praisement and sale bill filed.
Guardian of Bernice Grojean (Can-
toni Geo. q. Jones appointed guar
dian.
Assignment of The Canton Insulator
and Clay Co., alias order of appoint
ment and sale granted.
Estate of Susan Moss (Nayarre)
final account filed.
Estate Of Agnes Minor (Canton)
final distribution account filed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
FIRE IN UNION STATION
At Harrisburg Causes Loss of Near
ly 100000.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 26.-At
lO:3O o'clock tonight fire broke out
In the Union station of the Pennsyl-
vania railroads here, attributed to
crossed wires in the elevator shaft and
destroyed property to the value OF
SIS 900 to 100000.
At midnight the flames were subdued
after burning through two thirds of the
third story of the building and de-
stroying many valuable records and
blue prints Of the company.
Trains were delayed about three
hours, but the usual schedule will be
resumed in the morning.
Jealous Man Killed Wife.
Peoria, ILL.,, April 26.-In fit of
jealously Albert Glasford fired three
shots at his wife, killing her instant
ly, today and then leaping upon a
moving train, escaped, Posses are
securing the country for traces of the
man.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
Young corbett Given Ovation.

London, April 27.-When Young
Corbett," of Denver, Colo, was intro
duced at the National Sporting club
last night as the champion feather
weight of the world he was given an
ovation which lasted several minutes.
Hughey McGoyern, brother of Terry,
has been matched with BowlSer, the
English champion featherw,ight to
fight May 13 for $4,000 side.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
ACROSS THE YALU
Skirmishing at Several
Places.

st. Petersburg, April 27.-It Is re.
ported that a number of skirmishes
have occurred near Wiju and that the
Japanese have succeeded in crossing
the Yalu river at several places. One
report Is to the effect that the Rus,
sian advance destroyed portion of
the bridge in the vicinity of Wiju
Sharp skirmishing is also reported at
Turen Cheng.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
TrumbuII pemocratIc Convention.

Warren, April 26.-The Trumbuii
county Democratic central commit
tee has decided to hold the conven.
tion on May IA. The committee will
likely take advantage of the Bronson
law and hold the convention at the
expense of the county under deputy
state supervisors.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29

st. Petersburg, April 27.-The czar
last night made public telegram
which he received from General Ren,
nencampff, in which the latter reports
that his cavalry division crossed the
upper reaches Of the Yalu river to
join a strong cavalry force which
crossed the Tumen river, The com,
bined forces then threatened Gen
eral Inouye's right flank.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
Japanese JUDGE Shot.

Toxic, Aprl 27.-One of the men shot
by the Russians at Mukden has been
identified as M. Sonde, japanese
judge and not military man.
The Cossacks who recently raided
Song-Ching, have pushed southrward
fifteen miles TO Tan-Chen.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
Killed In Railway Accident.

Hayesville, April 26.-An overturn-
ed coach on the Norfolk & Western
at a switch here instantly killed G..
s. Shoemaker, Of Lancaster, and se-
riously injured Mrs. Sarah Jessup, of
Dayton, DR.. T. r, Levan and J. r.
Biddleman. Of Columbus. The coach
was dragged 500 feet.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29
Trial Continued.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 26,-The
trial of Jesse l.. Jewell, state senator
upon charge of soliciting a bribe
of $4,000 was continued today until
May 23, because Of the illness Of Mr..
Jewell. Mr., Jewell's attorneys told
the court that he was threatened with
pneumonia.