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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
CHILDREN, MATCHES
Barns and Lumber Yards
Burned,

Pittsburg, Sept. ia destructive
fire occurred today at West Terrence,
burning the barns of George Williams,
John Painter and the lumber yards of
Contractor George Williams. The dam
age will be about $4,000. The fire was
started by some children playing with
matches in one of the barns. Much
difficulty was experienced in obtaining
water, as the town is without plugs
and the water had to be drawn from
the creeks. The department from
Latrobe was sent for as the water had
to be carried some distance 1t was
thought the fire would result more Sc
riously than it did, but help arrived
and the flames were soon subdued.
Two firemen were overcome by smoke
but were little the worse for their
experience.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
TERR()R F
RElGNS IN THE STATE OF
SONORA
MURDERS And 0UTRlGES
Have Aroused the Entire
Country.

Tuscon, Ariz., Sept. 12.-The reign
of terror in the Mexican state of Son
ora continues unabated, further dcpre-
dations by the Yaqui Indians having
added to the already gruesome list of
murders and Outrages with which the
desperate tribesmen have retaliatod on
the whites during the past three
months for the deportation Of iAdian
men, women and children to Yucatan.
The presence of troops on the pa SEN
ger and freight trains of the oohora
branch of the Southern Pacific railroad
has thus far prevented train hOlG-ups.
but stage traffic in the mining telt,
which is the only means Hf travel be-
tween the camps, has been rendered
dangerous in the extreme.
News has reached here of the am
bush of the stage between Ortiz ani
Sabarranca on Sunday afternoon and
the murder of II. n. Martin, an Am
erican mining expert and four Mexi-
cans. When the stage failed to arrive
at SabarranCa Sunday evening neav
ily armed search party was sent 10 in
vestigate the delay and after t"avel-
ing ten miles toward Ortiz discovered
the overturned vehicle and the bodies
OF the passengers terribly mutilated
near by. There was evidence that the
whites had fought desperately but
owing to the overwh Ginning odds, the
party of five had been sacrificed.
The Indians had evidently awaited
the arrival of the stage in a small
arroyo from which they opened fire,
killing the stage horses. The passen-
gers had replied to the fire, as was
shown by empty cartridges scattered
about the scene. Martins body was
pierced in dozen places but he had
fired his revolver until mis- right hand
was blackened with powder stains.
Everything of value had been remov-
ed from the Corpses.
At the same point where this Lold-
up occurred, the Ladura stage was
ambushed Thursday but the driver
and a large party of passengers all
heavily armed succeeded in beating the
Indians off and escaping. They de-
scribed the party of Indians as I,um-
bering so, all heavily armed.
This is believed to be the same band
which ten days ago surprised and mur-
dered S. N. Garret, Stover S. Everett
and a party of Americans and Mexi-
cans at La Cuesta.
Although General Luis Torres, COM
mander of the Mexican federal troops
has large force in the field they are
utterly unable to cope with the swift
moving Yaquis, who appear first in
one neighborhood and then in another
a hundred miles distant.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
WATER TANK
Fell, Killing One and In
Turing Two.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. ia tank
containing $4,000 gallons of water on
the roof of the Boggs & Bull Dry
Goods company stables, in Washington
street, Allegheny, fell this afternoon
and went through the roof of the build
ing to the ground floor. One man was
killed and two others injured.
F. Y. OFT, of Cleveland, of the Cen
eral Fire Extingulsher company, of
Providence, Il. l., was taken out of
the building dead and j. Il. Stone, a
painter, of Pittsburg, and William
Court, of Washington, d. c., were in
jured.
Besides damaging the building to
the extent of Sl5,UUU, as much more
stock of the drygoods company was
destroyed
The accident is said to be due to the
fact that the supports were not strong
enough. Several persons had narrow
escapes. When the accident happened
the fire department was called out and
helped to get the men from under the
timbers, where they had been pinionel.
Stone was almost drowned before be-
ing rescued.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
WHITE WINGS
OF PEACE HOVER OVER ST.
LOUIS.
PLANNING TO STARVE
The Celebrated Dogs Of
War to Death.

St. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 12.-What it is
hoped will be very important series
of meetings calculated to forward the
cause of international peace was in
augurated today by the session of the
nter-Parliamentary Union in Festival
Hall on the Worlds fair grounds. The
appropriateness of this meeting place
in the central building of the great ex-
position of the arts of peace was COM
mented upon by several of the speak
ers. outside of the delegates them
selves there was only small attend
ance in the hall. The proceedings
were conducted in French, English
and German. Whenever they We're
able, even though brokenly, to speak
in English, the foreign delegates
courteously used that language. They
were full of praise for what they term
ed the splendid reception given them
by the United States and took occasion
in the course of their remarks to
mention it.
The days session opened with the in
PRODUCTION of Congressman Bartholdt
as president and he made felicitous
speech, welcoming the delegates to the
United States and predicting that
through their efforts in the cause of
peace some day "the dogs of war
would starve to death"
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis,
on behalf of the president, and Pres
ident Francis, of the exposition, made
addresses of welcome, after which
short speeches were made by the for
eign delegates. Mr.. Stanhope, of the
British house of commons, expressed
the earnest hope that within a few
months treaty of arbitration might
English speaking nations, Great
Britain and Austro-Hungary, and Mr..
Beckham, of Sweden, announced that
Sweden was about to make similar
treaties with all of the European coun-
tries and he hoped later with the Unit
America.
Tomorrow's session will take place
in the hall of Congresses. Discussion
of the Russo-Japanese war in connec-
ton with paper to be read by Count
Goblet d'Alvillia, a member of the Bel
gian Senate, will be the first subject
taken up. DR.. Gobat, member of the
Swiss National council, will then read
a paper on the progress which is yet to
be made in the direction Of securing
agreements for International arbitra-
ton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
RUMORS
AUTHORlTATIVELY DENIED
FROM ROSEMOUNT.
TAGGART DOESN'T RENIG
And There Isn't Going to
Be a Change of Plans.

Rosemount, Esopus, N. Y, Sept. 12.-
Another national committee rumor was
dssipated at Rosemount tonight when
it was said authoritatively that there
is no truth in the report that Ma
tional Chairman Thomas Taggart is
going TO give up the management of
the eastern Democratic national head
quarters to William f. Sheehan and
August Belmont and establish a west
ern branch of his own in Indianapolis.
According to the statement at Rose
mount MIR. Taggart will remain where
he is until election day ard continue
TO direct the campaign from the metro
polls. 1t was furthermore said that
the reports of insubordination upon
the part of August Belmont and dissat
isfaction generally with Chairman
Taggart's regime were largely poppy
cock" originated probably for polj-
tical use by opponents Of the Parker
candidacy.
David u. Hill returned to his homo
in Albany at o'clock tonight after
having spent nine hours in confer
enCe with the nominee. He came up
on invitation to discuss the situation
and talked some state and national
politics but neither he nor the judge
would enter into any particulars. 1t is
admitted that the visits of Messrs.
Hill, Lamont, Belmont and Sheehan
so closely following one another was
for definite purpose but Rosemount
persists in declaring that all the con
situations have not succeeded in al
tering the candidates plans.
Mr. Hill listened today while the
nominee read him a portion of the
forthcoming letter of acceptance and
considerable time was spent in con-
ming that document and comparing 1t
with the Roosevelt letter. The Park.
er epistle, amended so as to include
some rejoiuders TO the president is ex
pected to make its appearance in about
ten days
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Participated in Train
Wreck.


Reno, New, Sept. 12.-Southern Pa,
ciic passenger train No. 6 bearing a
number of Knights Templar returning
from their recent gathering at San
Francisco, crashed into train No. 5,
near Sparks Siding, short distance
from Laughton Springs. about six
miles from this city this afternoon.
Two people were killed, both being
trainmen whose names have not yet
been learned.
A"number Of passengers were injur.
ed but none fatally. Nearly all of the
injured passengers were in the rear car
of train No. s. Most of them were
from California. The number OF in
jured totals twenty. Most of them
are suffering from painful, but not
necessarily dangerous hurts.
The wreck Is thought to have been
caused by disregard of orders, al.
lowing for the passing Of the trains
at the siding. Train No. G is believed
to have had tho right of way and
should have passed train No. 5, but
the latter, according to the best re-
ports, was not switched at the siding.
/ So soon as the news of the wreck
was received here, number of ply.
sicians were placed on relief train
Immediately made up here, and dis.
patched to the scene Of the wreck.
The relief train was equipped with all
that was necessary to care for the in.
jured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
FATAL RESULTS FROM
EATING A "TONIC."
Young Child Finds Tablets Carefully Hidden Away
And Dies in Spasms.

The mother and her child had been
visiting f. s. Rich and wife, of 500
Shorb street who are relatives, for
some time past. Their home Is in
Bardon, Wis, where the boy was born
and where his remains will be taken
for interment either today of tomor-
row. The father, who travels for a
Cincinnati firm, was reached last night
in Columbus and told of the sad ending
of his little one. He made instant
preparations to come here.
One of the doctors called in the
sad fatality had the following to say
in regard to the matter:
81 believe that every sensible per-
son will agree with me In condemning
in unmeasurable terms the practice of
the so.called advertising specialist
in giving out medicine containing
poison without warning the public of
the nature of the drug. In this case,
at least, an innocent life was sacri-
feed to the greed of an irregular med
ical practitioner, but there is probably
no recourse at law in this matter as
the specialist in question lives in Chi
cago. A bill pending in congress to
compel all manufacturers of patent
medicines to give the formulae of their
ingredients is being favored by the
medical profession for the protection
Of those using medicines Of this kind,
The present case forcibly, but sadly,
illustrates the necessity of such legis-
lation to protect the lives Of the inno-
cent as well as the adult ignorant"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
SENSATIONAL
Suit For Breach ofProm.
iSe

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 12.-Trembling
with emotion. yet dramatic in her
earnestness, Miss Sara e. Ham, plain
tiff in a breach of promise suit against
George E. Potter, a wealthy lumber
man, today in the district court re-
counted her wrongs at the hands of the
defendant, in an effort to establish
her claim against him for 100000.
Sensational in the extrtme was her
testimony, in which she alleged that
in 1872, when they first met, he had
drugged her to accomplish her ruin
and had brought her to her home in
an unconscious condition. Oft repeat
ed promises to make her his wife had
been violated she asserted, and at
length she discovered that he already
had wife. 1t was in 1890 that the
wife died and he met her again, re-
newed his offer of marriage and as
serted bis undying love. Then, after
eleven years had passed, he coolly in
formed her that he had no intention
of marrying her or any one else. The
breach of promise action followed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
DIRECTORS
Cutting Expenses Before
the Election

The county commissioners at their
meeting Monday allowed the bills
which had been in cold storage five
days. After they have simmerei five
days longer the auditor will be au-
thorized to issue upon them. The
workhouse and court house employees
were paid their salaries, and the in
firmary directors drew their per diem
and expenses, which were, with the
exception OF Andrew heese, smaller
than heretofore. Thomas j. Miller,
who is candidate for reelection,
drew $G3, Andrew Reese 5000, and
Charles e. Jarvis S5S.
The following are bills allowed for
bridge work and construction of cul-
verts, etc: Peter Schissler, brick cul-
vert, $99l Peter Schissler, estimate
on infirmary cottage, $4,000; William
Scoville, abutments, $l,502: William
Eoght G. Son, abutments and bridge
work, five separate bills aggregating
$2,397.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
CONFESSED
Crime and Received Life
Sentence.

Pekin, H., Sept. 12.-Fred j. Strube,
who murdered his sweetheart, Alice
Maud Henninger on November IA, 1908,
near Havana, ILL.,, pleaded guilty to-
day and was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life. Strube had made re-
peated proposals of marriage to Miss
Henninger but she refused him. She
had another suitor.
At social gathering Strube planned
to escort Miss Henninger home. On
the trip home the two quarrelled and
Strube killed the girl with a buggy
wrench. He then buried her body in
some dense timber. Strube then drove
across the Illinois line into Missouri,
where he was captured on December
1st He made full confession of his
crime.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
GREATER CANTON
Recognized by Pittsburg
as a Conner.

r. w. Egan, a staff correspondent of
the Pittsburg Dispatch, was in Canton
yesterday securing data for an article
to be devoted to the industrial devel-
Opments Of the town. His information
was CLEANED from the mayor, board of
trade officials and Others who make it
a business to keep IN touch with the
towns progress. Canton is recognized
by Pittsbufg merchants as the coming
city of Ohio and visitors from Penn
sylyania oil predict greater future Tor
this growing manufacturing district.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
-FOUR DEAD
TWO MORE MISSING AS RE-
suit OF FIRE IN
new YORK Tenement
Second Of Same Kind In
side of Week

New York Sept. 13.-Four persons
are known to have been burned to
death and two more missing as the
result of fire which gutted the five
story double tenement at 20 First
street at an early hour this morning.
The dead are.
Anton Cornowitz, his wife, Annie,
and their three-year-old son, who lived
on the top floor of the building and
Max Landsman, aged Ga, who occupied
apartments on the floor below with
his wife. The latter as well as the
hree.months.old baby of the Corn
owitz couple are missing.
1t is not known how the fire orig
mated. Shortly after two o'clock some
of the tenants on the lower floors were
aroused by dense smoke pouring into
their rooms and in almost no time tho
occupants of the house crowded on to
the fire escapes dressed only in their
ulSHJ SCI Win lSui.
Within a few minutes the fire APP
aratus had been summoned and the
crews managed to get all the occupants
of the lower floors out of the building
by the way of the fire escapes, as the
firemen Immediately set about the
work of rescue. 1t was impossible to
get any of the frightened folk out
by way of the stairs, as the flames
completely filled the interior of the
building, making escape through the
halls impossible.
All but the Cornowitz and Landsman
families were rescued, however, by
way of the fire escapes and nobody
knew, in fact, that there were still
people in the buildings until, nearly an
hour later, the fire had been put out,
when the firemen fought their way
through the sitting smoke to the up.
per floors. There they found the four
bodies, on the fourth and fifth floors.
1t is believed that the body of Mrs.
Landsman will be found in the ruins,
as the woman probably attempted to
escape by way of the stairs How the
smallest of the Corowitz children came
to be away from it's parents room is
not yet explained. -..r-. e..
This is the second tenement fire with
fatal results inside of a week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
COLORADO
Labor Situation Dis
Cussed by Federation

Washington, d. c., Sept. 1.-THE ex.
ecutive council of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor at its meeting today
discussed the labor situation in Col
orado. The action of President Com.
pers advising trade uniOnists of that
state to petition Governor Peabody
for a special session of the state legis-
lature for the investigation of the
disturbed conditions there, was indors-
ed. Should the governor refuse to
comply with that petition it was held
that the onus of such a refusal would
rest upon him 1t was also desired to
inaugurate a system of questioning
candidates for public Office in Col
orado.
1t was decided that assistance be
rendered to President Donnelly of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butch
er Workmen for the purpose Of
strengthening that organization to the
fullest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16

Childish inquisitiveness caused the
death of King Albert Rich, the 49,
months-old boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Rich, yesterday afternoon at
5 o'clock. Death resulted from eating
between 30 and 40 patent medicine
tablets that were being used by his
mother as tonic. and which had been
especially hid SO as to prevent chances
of discovery by her offspring. The
tablets were secreted in room where
the infant was taking a nap and upon
awakening from his sleep, nobody be-
ing around, he discovered the entire
contents of the box each tablet con-
tanning one-sixtieth of a grain of
strychnia. The childs cries brought as
sistance and Immediately the services
of two physicians were called for
This was at one o'clock; four hours lat
er death occurred despite all that med
ical skill could do
The Chicago specialist. who makes
the medicine, does as a great many
other patent medicine inventors do,
that Is merely to launch his produc,
upon the market without giving n
formulae on each bottle or box, and 1t
was this fact that at first bafled the
doctors in the case, as it was only by
comparing the symptoms Of the poison
ing with the taste and appearance of
the tablet that they were able to ar
rive at a conclusion and give the baby
fighting chance for life. Intermit-
tently the baby suffered spasms that
resembled those of tetanus, or lockjaw
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
MAYOR AMES
To Be Again Put on the
GridirOn

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept 12.-For-
mer Mayor A. A. Ames, of this city,
will not be tried again on the corrup-
tion indictments, former convictions
under which were reversed by the su-
preme court County Attorney Board :
man today moved to dismiss the ten
indictments on the ground that the
death and removal of witnesses made
conviction impossible ana further trials
would only "give feyerish and often
sive advertisement to our city" AL
though Judge Harrison reserved his
ruling, in all probability the indiot-
ments will be dismissed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
CRY OF REFORM
Comes From South
Africa to Teddy

london, Sept. 13.-A memorial,
signed by many influential persons in
England, and demanding that measures
of reform be applied in the Congo
Free State will be presented to Presi,
dent Roosevelt by Secretary E. d.
Morel, of the Congo reform association
who will sail for the United States on
September 21.
The basis on which the contemplat-
ed reforms are to rest is the uniflca-
ton of all the various component
states into one central governmental
entity. President Roosevelt's good
Offices will be solicited only in the
way of lending the plan his moral sup
port as the foremost citizen of the
United States.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
SERIOUS TROUBLE
With the Natives in New
Britain

Melbourne, Sept. 12.-Serious trou-
bles have occurred in the vicinity of
Sangpaul, New Britain. and the gov
eminent has been compelled to take
punitive measures against he natives.
In the course of an attack by the
natives upon the Roman Catholic Mis-
sion, Ave brothers and five sisters were
killed, among the former Father
Rauscher, famed as an ethnologist.
An expedition sent against the ma
tives killed twenty-five in the course
of spirited battle. The troops took
twenty prisoners.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
THE STRENUOUS LIFE
Catches Teddy and His
Picture.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. l2.-Swart
Wood of Mountain Top, near here, the
father of 25 children, who had in
formed President Roosevelt Of the
fact, today received photograph 0
the president with the inscription in
Mr.. Roosevelt's handwriting: Good
luck to you" Wood says that he al.
his sons will all vote for Roosevelt and
FairbankS- He was born 80 years
ago and married when he was eight.
cen
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
Kicked on the Grub.

Fiume, Sept ia mutiny occurred
yesterday on board the British bark
Andromeda, Captain Fulton, which ar.
rived here recently from Taltal. Chile.
The cook was killed and the first of.
ficer and two sailors were dangerously
wounded. In the midst of the fracas
the police boarded the vessel and ar.
rested the mutineers.
The mutiny was caused by dlssatis.
faction over the food -iyen to the
crew.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
WHEAT ACREAGE

Promises to Be Unusually Large in
Stark County.
The high Price of wheat and the in.
dicatiOns THAI 1t will take two or three
good years to make much Of an i'm
preston upon the high prices has stim.
ulated Stark county farmers to plant
heavily and the indications are that
an unusual acreage will be sown with,
in the next week or ten days. AS a
rule the planting will be held off as
long as possible to escape the dangers
of the Hessian fly. The seed beds in
most instances are in good condition
and large amounts of fertilizer are be.
ing used.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
Drowned While Fishing.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 12.-Andrew
Kasper, of Elliottborough, was found
drowned In CHARTERS Creek, in four
feet of water tonight. He had been
fishing during the afternoon and fell
in the water. Kasper was subjected
to epilepsy and is thought to have
fallen into the water while in ft.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
Boston's Anniversav.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 12.-Governor
Bates and the members of the State
delegation accompanied by women and
friends left Boston this evening for St.
Louis to celebrate on Saturday next
the 274th anniversary of the settle
ment of Boston. September 18th is to
be Massachusetts, day at the Louisi-
ana Exposition. The entire party from
the city numbers 81.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16

While it is true that repeated reports
from Chinese and Russian sources have
announced the intention of General
Linnevitch to march into Korea and
accomplish the object reported as com
summated in the above dispatch, and
a japanese paper recently warned the
army not to take the report lightly, it
is nevertheless peculiar that such news
should come from Tien Tsin. and not
from Seoul or some other source near
er the alleged scene of activity of the
Russians. Moreover, many of the SEN
sational Tien Tsin dispatches have
been proven to be untrue.