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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
Government
YACHT WILL BEAR TO
JERSEY CITY
THE Chief MAGISTRATE
In Order to Avoid Pos
sible Accident.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 19.-The
plans for President Roosevelt's trip
to Washington on Thursday have
been materially changed. Instead Of
making the entire journey by rail as
at first contemplated, part Of the trip
will be by water. The government
yacht Sylph which was placed at the
presidents disposal before, will bear
the chief magistrate and Mrs. Roose-
welt and the members Of the white
house clerical force who have been
on duty here this summer so far as
Jersey City.
At that point the president and his
party will board special train on
the Pennsylvania road and expect to
reach Washington about p. m. The
Sylph will leave her moorings off the
J. West Roosevelt dock at 8 a. m,
Thursday and will arrive at Jersey
City at noon or shortly thereafter.
The change of plans that will send
the president to Jersey City on the
Sylph was a precautionary move to
avoid possible accident during the
two ferry trips and the ride across
town that would have been necessary
had the president left his home town
over the track of the Long Island
Railroad company.
The presidents visitors today in
cluded Nevada N .Stranahan, collect,
or of the port of New York, J. d. Rey.
nolds, a New York east side settle.
ment worker; United States District
Attorney William J. Young and former
State Senator William Cox, who was
today nominated for congress by the
Republican convention at Mineola,
Long Island.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
HAND SHAKING
TEST TRIED THE CANDl-
DATES NERVES.
TAMMANY HALL MEN
By Train Loads Went to
ROSemOunt

Esopus, N. Y, Sept. 19.-Judge
Parker met three delegations today,
two at Esopus depot and one at Rose
mount. 1t was probably the severest
hand-shaking test he has been put
to, save perhaps on notification day.
Tammany Hall men swarmed about
the station clamoring for an oppor-
tunity to meet him. They came in
two trains. Senator Bernard f. Mar
tin was in charge of the first and SEN
ator Peter j. Bowling of the second.
The half dozen district leaders on
board made it plain that all the Tam
many Hall delegates were going to the
Saratoga convention without definite
idea of whom they would support. II
Charles f. Murphy, leader of Tam
many has any real choice he had not
allowed them to know it. The second
section had as rousing a time with
the candidate as the first. No sooner
had the candidate returned to Rose
mount than the heavy tread of one
hundred West Chester county Demo
Gratis was heard. Chairman Allen OF
the delegation made a brief speech to
which Judge Parker responded.
1t was stated by authority late to-
night that Judge Parker was without
plans for going to New York this
week. Neither has his views with
regard to a campaign tour changed.
Charles s. Hamlin of Massachusetts,,
returned here tonight.
Judge Parker will retire at his
usual time 1t was thought the lead
ers at Saratoga would be able to get
in communication with him by long
distance telephone at any hour, but it
appears on excellent authority tn
the candidate intends to get his usual
amount of sleep without regard to
what may be going on at the state
convention at Saratoga Springs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
STOPS
TOPPLlNG SCAFFOLD
Row at the New Auditorium Between Fresco Ar.
fists and Carpenters.

Melbourne Bros, the principal con-
tractors for the auditorium, applied to
Judge Harter last evening at &
o'clock for an injunction to restrain
Fl. c. Schubert, the fresco artist who
has the contract for the inside paint
ing and scaffolding, from tearing down
the scaffolding. Judge Harter grant
ed a temporary restraining order and
Sheriff Mckinney went to the building
and stopped the work Of demolition.
The trouble was precipitated in this
wise: Schubert, who was doing the
fresco work, was about through with
one section of the building, and last
evening Melbourne's force Of work.
men went up upon the scaffolding TO
place SC me window castings. Schubert
ordered them down and insisted that
Melbourne pay him $40 or SIS for the
use OF the scaffobd which he had erect
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
PASTORS
WILL RETURN TO FEED
THEIR FLOCkS.
NO CHANGES ARE MADE
BY Methodist or u. B.
Conference.

Bellaire, O., Sept. 19-The appoint
ments of the East Ohio Methodist con-
ference were read to-day. No changes
were made in any of the Canton
churches in spite of the rumors that
changes had been slated. The APP
pointments for the Canton district are
as follows:
J. c. Smith, presiding elder; Alliance,
First church, c. N. Church.; Union
avenue, James walls: Berlin Center
to be supplied; Canton, Dueber avenue,
II. ]. Hunscher; First church. o. w.
Holmes; Simpson, j. S. Raeger; Car
rollton, T. J. McRae: Columbiana, j.
M. Carr: Damascus, ]. W. Eicher;
Dell Roy, C. f. Stansburg; East Pales-
tine, G. w. Orcutt: Franklin Square
]. e. Russell; Greentown, e. e
Sparks; Hanoverton, to be supplied;
Leetonia, j. w. Rutledge; Lisbon, A
A. Brown; Malvern. A. w. Harris;
Marlboro, w. o. Harper; Massillon
J. w. Robins; Mechanicstown, G. c.
Chain; Minerva, J. V. Orin; Negley
F.. V. Boyle; New Waterford, A. H
Wilson; Petersburg, G. F. Norris;
Pierce, ]. l.. Heron; Rodgers, P. A
Bright; Salem, II. H. Dewey; Sebrlng
Morris Floyd; Waynesburg, w. M
Kinsley; Winona, L. d. Spangey.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
PORT ARTHUR GARRISON
IN DESPERATE STRAITS
So Nearly Out of Food That Its Only Hope Is
in a SOrtie,
in a SOrtie.

Toxic, Sept. 19.-Tokio tonight is
once more agog with excitement over
news just received from the Japan
ese army before Port Arthur, via Port
Dalny, which gives evidence that the
Russians within the fortress have
reached a state of desperation over
the long siege. From these latest re-
ports 1t is believed that in the matter
of food and ammunition the situation
of the Russians is such that they have
become convinced that sallies in force
upon the Japanese positions without
the fortress, attended by possible vic
tory, Is now their only salvation.
The reports received tonight state
that what is probably the first of these
sorties by the Russian forces, was
made yesterday. Six battallons OF
the Russian army left the inner forti.
fications and attempted to surprise
the Japanese. arriving in force before
the Japanese fortihcations at Etse-
shan Fort.
The movement was one distinctly
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23

ed. The Melbourne brothers insisted
that they had an agreement with the
artist that he was to use part of their
lumber in making the scaffolding with
the understanding that the carpenters
could use them when necessary. They
claim that a large amount Of lumber
was thus used. This representation
was made to the court and thereupon
a restraining order was issued. The
matter will be heard upon its merits
at / o'clock today. Meantime the car
penters will keep on at work and the
window castings will be completed by
the time the matter has reached q
climax.
The Melbournes claim that Schubert
and his men tore the timbers away
from below their men and endangered
their lives, and that some of them
had to get out upon the roof TO pre-
vent a fall, There was danger of a
riot for time among the workmen. but
wiser counsel prevailed and the courts
were appealed TO.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
RUSSIAN CHANCES
For Raising a Loan Are
Waning.

Paris, Sept. 20.-Uondon Times.)-
A friend of your correspondent, thor,
oughly in touch with high finance in
Paris states that he is in position
to assert that the chances of raising a
new Russian loan in Berlin have di-
minished and adds; Our financial
authorities are afraid that failure to
obtain more money in Berlin will cause
Russia once more to knock at our
door"
This prospect is evidently not rel
ished here. It was not without diff
Guilty that negotiations for the last
loan of eight hundred million francs
(s16G, ,080000) were brought to a sue.
cessful issue and it was no secret that
the financial authorities at that time
looked upon the affair with great dis.
favor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
Evidence of Crime.

Despatch, N. Y, Sept. l9.-Bearing
evidence of a struggle a driverless
horse wandered into this village at
dawn this morning. In the buggy be-
hind the horse was a time book bear
ing the name of A. r. Gates, promi-
nent road contractor, and hat. Mr..
Gates had started for Penheld the pre-
vious evening and is known to have
had nearly $4,000 in his possession.
Foul play is suspected and sheriffs
and posses are searching the vicinity.
No trace of Mr.. Gates had been found
up to tonight,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
DIED IN BED
After Suffering a Score
of Accidents

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 19.-John T
Fullerton, of this city, is dead, and
his death ends a career that had it
have been many others, would have
ended long ago. During his SO years
Of life, Mr. Fullerton has had his legs
broken eight times and his arms four
times, besides meeting with SO many
other accidents that he was termed
the unlucky man" Mr.. Fullerton
was injured several times in the civil
war, was run over by a fire engine,
had his right eye blown out with a
shotgun and still lived to die a natur,
al death of liver troubles. The many
fractures he received is said to be
due to the brittleness of his bones
as he always received one from fall
ing even from a step. Several years
of his life were spent in bed, the re.
suit of injuries. He was engaged in
the Wholesale tobacco business in
Liberty avenue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
SIX 7 EEN
Injured in a Heador
Collision

Chicago, Sept. 19.--Sixteen Italian
laborers became involved in drunken
brawl in Riverdale near here tonight,
which resulted in the death of two
and the fatal injury of another be.
sides minor injuries to almost every
one of the others.
The cause of the riot has not been
learned, but it is supposed that after
receiving their wages and becoming
more or less intoxicated an attempt
was made by number of the gang
to rob some of the others and this
brought on a general row with the
above result.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
EVANGELICAL
Lutheran Synod Of East
PENNSYLVANIA.

Asbury Park, N. J., Sept. 19.-The
first session Of the Evangelical 'Luth-
eran synod Of East Pennsylvania was
held in the Young Peoples Temple at
Ocean Grove tonight. The Rev. Charles
e. Hay, d. d., of Baltimore, preached
the opening sermon and the synodcal
communion was served.
The synod will be in session morn
ing, afternoon and evening from to-
night closing with services Friday af-
ternoon. There are 132. ministers in
the synod. representing 132 churches
and 25 stations connected with the
church The membership last year was
2G,251 but has increased considerably
during the current year. Tomorrow
there will be an election of officers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
STANDARD OIL
Magnate Sick-Can't
Dedicate Church.

New Bedford, Mass, Sept. 19.-Ill-
ness Of II. H. Rogers, the Standard
Oil millionaire financier has caused
the postponement of the dedication of
the Rogers Memorial church, at Fair
Haven, which was to have taken
place tomorrow. Although it is said
here that Mr.. Rogers illness is not
grave, the postponement of the dedi-
cation is indefinite. The church has
been erected as gift by MIR. Rogers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
RECTOR KILLED
In Collision With Railroad
Train.

Burlington, N. j., Sept. 19.-The
Rev. r. w. Striker, rector of the
Protestant Episcopal church at River
side, near here, was instantly killed,
and his sister. Mrs. Helen Smith, a
widow, was fatally hurt by Penn
sylvania railroad train at the River
side station this afternoon. They were
crossing the tracks to get aboard a
trolley car when the train struck them
almost before they were aware that it
was upon them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
DEMOCRATS
Choose Members Of Ex.
eCutive Committee.

The candidates on the Democratic
county ticket for Stark county have
selected the following executive COM
mittee: Chairman; Ed. l.. Smith
secretary, Louis N. Ley and treasurer,
Louis o. Loichot. The executive COM
mittee will consist Of IL members
one from each township. The city
and township candidates from each
township will soon select a township
chairman and each township chairman
will be member Of the county execu-
tive committee. Headquarters will be
obtained in few days and the COM
mittee will then get down to business.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
BREwBAKER COMES BACK.

Cambridge, Sept. 10.-The pastors
assigned to the Canton district of the
United Brethren church of the East
Ohio conference in session here are as
follows: ]. d. Wyant, presiding elder;
Alliance, J. II. Miner; Beach City, NJ
F. Fritz; Canton, C. w. Brewbaker;
Easton, w. S. Kohler: Louisville, V
l.. Frey; Magnolia, H. A, Shaffer;
Massillon, James Jones; Mineral City
B. II. Ryan: Navarro, J. A. Poulton;
North Lawrence, F. A. FELTON,; Otter
bein, r. Watson; Palestine, l. NJ
Moody; Sterling, W. o. Siffert; Union
Ridge, W., N. Whitacre; New Mulford
J. Z. Porter; Roseville, G. N. Banes
Strausberg, c. f. Thompson.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
SELTzER CASE
CAUSES TALK IN BUSINESS
CIRCLES
INDICTMENT CHARGES
That There Had Been
Misrepresentation.

The indictment of the Manhattan
Supply company's owner by the recent
grand jury for obtaining goods under
false pretense is the principal topic
of conversation in certain business
circles 1t is claimed by some that 1t
will be difficult TO secure a conviction
for the reason that the courts nave re-
sented any attempt TO use the power
of the law as a collection agency In
fact, it is part of the judges charge
to the grand jury to avoid returning
true bills where there is a strong sus.
picion that such is the case. In the
present case the facts must have been
strong enough to overcome this sus-
picion in the mind of the grand jury
or no true bill would have been found.
In such affairs IL is often that after
the failure and the subsequent wipIng
out of the obligation that the original
owner turns up as the real owner and
the creditors receive but portion Of
their claim for the goods sold, and it
is claimed that it will be necessary to
procure q conviction in some Of such
cases in order to protect the legiti.
mate dealers and the trade from the
acts of those who under misrepre-
sentation obtain goods and then fail
to pay for the same.
The indictment returned in this
case charges that Nathan A. Settler,
in charge of the Manhattan Supply
company, did on December Z, 1904.
falsely pretend, with intent to cheat
and defraud the ArbuthnOt-StevensOn
company, Of Pittsburg, represent that
he was the owner of $500 in cash,
$4,000 in goods, $4,000 in notes and
accounts cOllecLable, a horse and
wagon worth $3.50 all of the value of
S2l.O5O, and that he owed but $1,000
which was not yet due and promissOry
notes for $500, and that his entire in
debtedness was $500.
On the strength of this representa-
ton, the indictment charges, he
bought of the Pittsburg company car
pets, rugs, etc, to the amount of ST.
954G6, and that he well know that the
stock was not worth what he repre-
sented it to be, and that it was not
worth over $4,000, his accounts not
worth more than $4,000 that his in
debtedness was $4,000, that he was
not worth S15,45O above his indebted
ness and not more than $3.50.
Seltzer is under $500 bond imposed
by the lower court. He will be brought
in today it is thought and be required
to give bond in a sum named by Judge
Harter
Seltzer claims that he can clear him
self Of the charges and has retained
Sterling & Braucher and L. Z. VOL
insky as attorneys. His defense is
that the bill of goods which he bought
under this representation was paid
for and that subsequent purchases
were made without reference to what
he had then stated. The question will
raise fine point. The Pittsburg COM
pany claims that all the sales were
made upon the representation made in
the first transaction.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
RUMORS
Of Financial FURRY in
Canton Not Confirmed

Sunday and Monday there were ru-
mors upon the streets that a certain
manufacturing establishment of Can
ton was in financial trouble. but an
investigation discloses the fact that the
reports came from failure of a west
ern saleshouse to take care of some OF
it's paper. This matter was adjusted
here and everything has been taken
care of. The concern goes on as usual
much to the satisfaction of everybody
concerned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
PANAMA CANAL
Commissioners Looking
For Graft.

Washington, Sept. 19.-Plans for the
construction OF the Panama canal are
still being considered by the commits
sion. The personal trip Of the com
missioners to the canal zone recently
and their discovery that work could
be carried on much cheaper than un-
der the French methods has raised the
point as to whether a better cana
could not be built than congress had
in mind when 1t appropriated for the
work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
TROUBLE
In Central Ohio Methodist
... Conference

Marysvilla, Sept. 19-After an all
day and night session of elders and
bishops, the Central Methodist Episco.
pal conference adjourned at a late
hour tonight until a. m. They are
having trouble over the Lima district
presiding elder and the fight between
Kenton, Ohio First Church and Della.
ware Williams St Church which are
both fighting for Rev. r. D. Holling'
ton, now stationed at Kenton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
Soldiers Held for Grand Jury.

Athens, Ohio, Sept. 19.-The nine
soldiers from the Fourteenth United
States artillery who were accused OF
killing Corporal Charles Clark of the
Ohio militia were held for the grand
jury tonight, after an all day hearing
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
Burned to Death.

Towanda, Pa, Sept. 10. - News
reached here today from Macedonia,
three miles from this place that Mrs.
Bigler Johnson and her niece, Annie
Benjamin, ten years of age, were
murdered or burned to death late last
night in fire which destroyed their
home.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
S50,OO0
Will Be Col. Guffey's
Contribution

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 19.-James M.
Guffey, National committeeman from
Pennsylvania has decided that $780,
900 will be his subscription to the
Democratic campaign fund this year.
Asked today how deep Mr.. Guffey
would go in the matter of contribu-
tions, Comptroller LarlSin said: 'If
the treasurer Of the Democratic party
has not yet received Mr.. Guffey's
check for $4,000 he will do so in a
very few days. That is the amount
he will give"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
$4,000
SaIve For a
Heart.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 19.-After be-
ing out less than one hour, the jury
in the breach of promise suit brought
by Sarah +. Ham, of Dubuque, Iowa,
against George A. Potter, a wealthy
Wisconsin lumbeCman, this evening,
brought in a verdict awarding $780,
900 to the plaintiff.
The trial consumed one week and
the testimony was the most sensation.
al ever heard in a Minnesota court.
The defendant was accused of drug
ging Miss Ham to accomplish her
ruin, and his love letters, covering a
period of 20 years were read in court
to establish her contention that he
intended to marry her. His defense
was made in an effort to establish that
she was woman Of immoral char
acter. Miss Ham is 49 years of age
and Potter is 62. It is expected that
the case will be appealed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
Died In New Mexico.

Bucyrus. Sept. 19.-James Gormley
Jr, cashier of the First National bank
died in New Mexico today where he
had been for his health. His father
mother and sister we're with him. The
funeral will be held here Thursday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23

of counter attack but was met quick
ly and strongly by the Japanese, who,
after severe fighting, compelled the
Russians to retire, with heavy losses.
The Japanese casualties are reported
to have been slight.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
A Fatal Assault.

Paulding. o., Sept.-Frank Hart,
we'll known young man of Hedges. near
here, was stabbed and fatally wound
ed by H. Keck, this afternoon. The
fatal assault resulted from a decision
given by Hart as umpire In a ball
game today.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-23
Didn't Live to Enjoy Wealth.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 19-Miss Jane
Davis, aged sc, mental and physical
wreck who few months ago was be-
queathed one million dollars by her
brother, the late Samuel Davis Of San
Francisco, Cal, died this morning at
her home in the town of Galway, Sara,
toga county, where she was born.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
LUMBER SCHOONERS BRINGING TALES
OF THE SEVERITY OF S0UTHEASTER

-Four lumber-laden schOoners came
into the hsrbor yesterday from north
ern ports and each had tale to tell
Of the severity of the last southeaster.
The Tam O'Shanter, which arrived
about midnight on Friday, IL days from
Wiilapa, also experienced the full force
Of the storm.
The schooner Annie Larsen, 20 days
from Tacoma, with 4s5.0O0 feet of lum-
Der, reports a succession Of south and
southeasterly gales, which ragged for
fifteen days.
The schooner Bella, II days from
Coquille River, with 27OO 900 feet of lum-
Der. ran into the southeaster March II,
when about fifty miles west OF Cape
Blanco. For four days she fought the
tempest and in the battle carried away
her spanker boom and blew away her
inner jib. She was thrown on her
beam ends and the sea washed out
cabin and forecastle.
The Defiance. Is days from Fairhaven
and bringing 100000 feet Of lumber. had
south and southeast gales for ten days.
She was thrown on her beam ends
March II off the Columbia River and
had mainsail and two jibs blown away.
The schooner Onward came down
from Coquille River in 5 days and was
fairly well treated by the weather, but
narrowly escaped disaster inside the
harbor. When rounding TO off Alca-
traz the tide took her in charge and
she would have been carried on the
rocks cf the army island had not the
tug Sea Queen been in the vicinity 10
give her q friendly hawser and tow her
10 a safe anchorage.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
Renewing Old Friendships.

Now the woman Who carried needle
in her body for sixteen years has
turned up. we may look for the early
revival Of
The centenarian who in zero weather
takes a twenty-mile walk before break
fast without an overcoat, saws cord
of wood before dinner and cracks hick-
ory nuts with his teeth.
The old lady who as a baby was
kissed by the Marquis de Lafayette
The Balaklava survivor who works a
railroad switch.
The policeman who arrested General
Grant.
The Adirondack guide who broke the
news to Mr.. Roosevelt that he was
President.
The man who founded the Republi-
can party.
The oldest inhabitant of the earth
The man who befriended John D.
Rockefeller when he was in want.
The man who put the gold plank into
the ST. Louis platform.
The man who fired the first shot at
Fort Sumter.-New York Press