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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST
THE PENNSY is
SETTLED
BOY LOST HIS HAND AND RE
CEivED OTHER INJURIES
ON TRACK.
colored Woman Charged With Cutting
With Intent to Wound Gets
OFF Quite Easy.

Some amicable settlement has been
reached of the damage claim of Paul
Horn against the Pennsylvania rail-
way company for injuries that the boy
received July 3 last while walking
along the track. He was struck by a
train and his right hand cut off and
his heel crushed badly. The evidence
of the settlement was in the fling
of suit for damages fixed at SITS
with the answer of the company filed
at the same time. This is in order to
get an entry on the court record. It
is probable that the company will al
low judgment to be taken for the
amount. The basis of settlement has
not been made public. The boy was
eight years old, and the suit was
brought in the name of James c.
Keeney as his next friend H. #.
AXE is counsel for the plaintiff. The
boy was on the third track in Canton
yards when he was struck by a freight
train.
FOUND GUILTY.
In the case of the state of Ohio
against Alena Kent. the colored wo-
man charged with cutting with intent
to wound Joseph Barrett Of Salem, the
jury, after less than an hours DELHI
Grafton returned verdict of guilty
Of assault and battery only.
1t is understood that the woman
was ready to plead guilty to the charge
of assault without going to trial, but
the state refused to accept the plea
and went on with the trial. reaching
the same result Attorney William
Simpson had charge of the defense ant
made a good fight, securing lighter
verdict when all thought that tn,
prisoner would be held for the gravel
crime.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
c~""oa P-sses to Private Controls.
Lima, Nov. Alma college is tc

p%. 100 .y.4 cou.rol Oh the Lutherans
to private parties and will be conduct.
ed on non-sectarian lines. A promi
nent Ohio educator will be chosen as
president.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
MYSTERY OF THE LIFE OF
WOMAN VISITING HERE
Mrs. Sheridan of Illinois, Has Notice Of Her Death
Published in 1853.

occasion from Numbers 32-l0.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
BAPTIST CONVENTION ENDS.

At the session of the General Baptist
Association in Petersburg yesterday an
encouraging report Ofthe education board
was presented. The report of the Bap-
list Education Commission was among
the other reports submitted. This report
recommends that campsign be at once
insugurated to raise $25, 900 for the crea-
ton of a woman's college aud for the
equipment and relief of existing schools.
Rev. w. II. Whitsett, Rev. DR.. w. G.
Taylor, and Rev. Dr. B. Cabell Hening
we're appointed delegates to the American
Baptist Association.
A resolution was adopted indorsing the
projected Baptist Worlds Conference to
be held in July, 1905. and authorizing
the president Of the association to APP
point delegates to that body.
Charlottesville was selected as the
next place of meeting and Thursday be-
fore the third Sunday in November, 1905
as the time. The opening sermon will
be preached by Rev. T. L. Rosser Hamp-
ton, Va.
The association yesterday afternoon
adjourned sine die.
The Virginia Baptist Historical So.
ciety held its annual meeting yesterday
afternoon. Rev. DR.. w. II. Whitsett
was the historian and read an interest
ing paper on the oldest Baptist Church
in VIRGINIA Tho Church ~ Nh riat In
Isle of Wight county, which was bnilt
in 1889.
The society elected officers with Rev.
DR.. w. II. Whitseit, president.
The Sunday school and Bible Board
of Virginia held its annual meeting last
night for the appointment of colporters
to the State. Among the appointments
were the following: Potomac Associa-
tion-Fairfax county, j. F. Griffith
Prince William county, ]. p Duling
Stafford county, j. e. Jet,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs

IL is announced that three hundred
engineers have been orderd to begin the
preparatory work of double tracking
the Trans-Siberian railway.
Fourteen miners we're killed yesterday
at the Carbonate mines near Morrisy,
B. c., the result of an explosion OF coal
gas in No. mine. All the bodies have
been recovered. A driver was the only
man who escaped from the mine.
James Sovereign, former Master Work
man Of the Knights of Labor, when that
organization was power in labor cir
Giles, is dying at his home at Wallace,
Idaho, of hemorrhage of the brain. His
condition, this morning, is considered
hopeless.
Six thousand tailors and 500 cutters
laid down their tools today and walked
out OF the shops OF nearly every manu-
featuring tailor in Chicago, to compel
their employers to sign renewals Of the
agreements of last year providing for
closed shops and the union scale.
General Huertas, ofPanama, has been
bridled, the United States having deter
mined to stop the regular game Of Latin
American republics engaging in reyolu-
tons and setting up military dictators.
1t is said that Huertas had President
Amador under his thumb and forced
him to dismiss Cabinet officials.
The ticket wagon OF the Adam Fore
paugh and Sells Brothers circus, at Tar
boro, n. c., was held up at an early
hour this morning, and $40, 600 mostly
In small bills, was secured by the robbers
who escaped. The show was to have
been disbanded az Tarboro, today, d
circus men here believe that number
of men watched their chance to rob the
wagon of several days receipts.
The gin and barn Of F. w. Towles was de.
strowed by fire this morning atWadmalaw Is
land, 8. c. The loss is $1,000 with no insur-
anee. Q The farm was one Of the most model
Sea Island plantations in that section.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
Young Putney Missing.

Stephen Putney, a millionaire shoe
manufacturer of Richmond, has been
informed of the strange disappearance
in St. Louis of his l6-year old son,
Stephen Putney, jr.
The boy, though young, is 6 feet in
height aud large in proportion. He
was attending the fair with his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Langhorne Putney. She got
him to take charge of money and jewelry
for her to the value of $3.50, When she
returned from a walk he was gone. Two
days have elapsed and nothing has been
heard from him.
The boy is a grandson Of former
United States Senator r. + Withers,
who celebrated his eighty.third birthday
at WytheviIe a short time ago.
Young Putney disappeared from the
residence at COPS Houston Place, st.
Louis, where he and his brother and sis
term law we're boarding during the fair.
Wednesday evening just before supper
Mrs. Putney and other relatives started
to the Worlds Fair. To secure her
ewelry against thieves the sister gave
the boy several rings, gold watch and
chain, lockel and other jewelry to keep
for her until she returned. The jewelry
was in a small chamois bag, together
with about $50 in money. When the
party returned to the house later in the
evening the boy had disappeared.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
Today's Telegraphic News
The Frederick the Great statue.

The Frederick the Great Statue.
Amid the booming of cannon, the
playing of the German national air and
the cheers Of great tbrong gathered on
the grounds of the War College, the
statue of Frederick the Great, the gift of
the Emperor of Germany to the people
ofthe United States, was unveiled this
afternoon by Baroness Speck yon Stern
burg. the handsome American wife OF
the German Ambassador. The event
was as impressive as it was significant,
marking as it did, in the opinion OF
many, the beginning of better feeling
aud closer relationship between the
American republic and the German
Empire. Addresses were made by the
German Ambassador, the President Of
the United States, the United States
Ambassador to Germany, the Lieutenant
General Of the United States army, and
the Adjutant General of Emperor Will
helm, each overlooking with expressions
of amity and good will.
Admission TO the ceremonies was by
card only, and in the audience were the
principal officials of the government and
the elite of Washington society. The
arrival of the more distinguished guests
was signalled by salutes from the Third
and Fourth batteries Of field artillery
according to their respective ranks.
Each party was preceded by military
escort which wheeled TO present and sa-
luted as they alighted from their carri-
ages As the audience was assembling
the Marine Bands and the bands of the
Engineer and Artillery Corps played
martial music.
Bishop SatterIee, of Washington, de-
livered the invocation. Then with a
few Introductory remarks, Maj. Gen.
Gillespie, assistant to the chief OF staff.
presented the Baroness Won Sternburg
who pulled the cord and released the
American and German flags that had en-
folded the statue. As they fell apart,
the Marine Baud played the war hymn,
"Heil dir i'm Siegerkranz," while in the
distance the first gun of the national
salute doomed out. With burst of
cheers the audience arose and remained
on its feet until the music ceased.
The statue unveiled today is the work
of Professor Uphues, noted German
sculptor, and is the first OF number Of
figures Of the worlds history makers that
will be placed 10 the War College grounds.
Emperor Williams gift is an exact
replica of the statue in the Siegea Alec
boulevard of the Victors), in Berlin.
1t is of German bronze, eight feet in
height, erected on a pedestal of Connec-
ticut granite seven feet high. Prof.
Uphues' work represents the Emperor
on one of his daily walks through the
park surrounding his palace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
Virginia News.

Determined efforts are to be made by
Richmond business men to have the JEFF.
ferson Hotel restored.
Mrs. Katharine A. Embrey, widow o.
Isaac Embrey, died Thursday night al
her home in Spottsylyania county, aged
81 years.
Mr.. w. A. Spilman and Miss Sadie
Potts Jones, daughter Of Mrs. Julia Jones,
both of King George county, were mar
ried Thursday.
Mrs. R. B. Stevens died at her home
in Stafford county, near Berea, yester-
day, after an illness of several weeks OF
typhoid fever. aged "a years.
Thomas Miller dropped dead, in Rich
mond, last night, in the Rescue Mission
while testifying as to his religious faith.
He was IS years old and leaves family.
His last words we're in praise of the
Lord.
Miss Minnie Middleton, daughter of
Mr. NJ. II. Middleton, of FlOris, Fair
fax county, and Mr.. William Hellmore,
of lower Loudoun county, were married
Thursday at the Methodist Church in
that town.
The Richmond Cedar Works, the
largest plant of its kind in the South,
was saved from destruction by fire last
night by prompt work. An overheated
drum started fire, which did damage
to the amount of $500 before it was ex-
tiuguished.
Mr.. James A. Pattie died in Wash
ington on Monday last from heart disease
in his 10th year. His remains were
taken to his old home at Gainesville and
we're subsequently inferred in the GEM
etery at Haymarket. Mr.. Pattie was an
old Confederate soldier.
Mr.. f. d. Laws has sold his hotel
property in Upperville to Mr.. Lee Slower.
Mr.. Laws has moved TO Front Royal,
where he has charge of the Alton Inn
Mr.. II. J. Charrington, of Warrenton,
has sold the Waverly estate to Mrs. Mary
H. A. Cooper for $40, 400.
Capt. NJ. B. Rowe has accepted the
position of commander of the Washing
ton Guards, of Fredericksburg, to which
he was elected last week. Capt. Rowe
has been connected with the company
during a period of ten years and was its
commander during the Spanish-Ameri-
can war.
Surprising that he had wooed sue
cessfully, although no formal engage.
ment had been agreed upon, Isaac Glass,
of Clarke county, was granted license
in Winchester few days ago to wed
Miss Alice NJ. Jones, whose age was
given as So years. but when Mr.. Glass
vent for his bride the lady changed her
mind and refused TO enter intos nup-
tial contract. Disheartened, Mr.. Glass,
who is sc years old, returned the
license to the court clerk yesterday
aud went to his Clarke county home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
Mrs. McOue,s Name Forged 2

For several days there have been nu-
merous rumors in Charlottesville con.
corning the financial condition of j.
Samuel McCue, convicted of wife murder,
and now confined in the city Jail, await
ing the decision of the Court of Appeals
on his application for new trial. The
latest report concerned notes aggregatiDg
$l2, 900 that have turned up, bearing
his wife's name.
The Charlottesville Progress says:
"Wheu the Progress man made inquiry
regarding these notes he was informed
by reputable authority that the admins
TRAITOR of Mrs. Fannie NJ. McCue's estate
had proclaimed the signatures forgeries.
This the administrator denies most en-
phatically. Fqther inquiry develops
that the status of the notes is as follows:
"Mr. E. o. McCue qualified as the
administrator of the estate of Mrs. Fan
ME NJ. McCue and gave bond for the
faithful discharge of his duties. Notes
are due to the Jefferson and the Peoples
National Banks, aggregating $4,000,
on which Mrs. McCue's name appears
as endorser. These notes were presented
to the administrator, who informed the
holder that, in bis opinion, the signatures
were not made by Mrs. McCue Further
than this Mr. L. o. MeCue does not
know and does not pretend to know
anything.
eff the signatures were not written or
authorized by Mrs. McOue it is the un-
qualified view Of the administrator Of
her estate that her property should not
be held liable for the debts, the estate
belonging to her children. II would be
the duty of Mrs. McCue's administrator,
according to his view, to see that the
received their Just dues"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
Situation In the East

st. Petersburg, Nov. LIT was
officially announced today that Russian
troops 10 Manchuria nov number 570,-
600, with / 1922 guns, and that in three
months there will be 6GS, 900 troops with.
1878 guns at the scene of operations
against the japanese. OF this number,
SOP, 900 men and / 1896 guns will be in
active service, the remainder in forti-
fed positions, along the lines fcommuni-
cation, and as auxiliary forces.
Rome, Nov. ia dispatch to the
Newspaper Italia Militaire from ST.
Petersburg says that the Car has
telegraphed General Kuropatkin, COM
mander-in. chief of the forces in Man
churia, directing him to ask Field Mar-
shall Oyama, commander in.chief Of the
japanese forces in Manchuria, to facili-
tate the passage of Russian envoy to
Port Arthur to initiate negotiations for
the equalization of the Port.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 10. "A telegram
from Mukden says it is believed there
that an important battle has been begun
on the Shake river. The Echose of a
terrific canuonading, the dispatch says,
are heard at Mukden.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 19.-General
Stoessel, in command at Port Arthur,
reports to the general staff, that all the
attacks of the japanese between October
% and Nov. 2, were repulsed and the
enemy's losses are estimated at between
1000 and 10000. On October 30 and
81. the report continues, the japanese
we're repulsed by bayonet charges and by
the use Of hand grenades.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
News of the Day.

The American Federation of Labor
yesterday voted an assessment on all its
members to aid the textile strikers form
erIy employed in the cotton mills at
Fall River, Mass.
Four men were killed and number
injured as the result of the explosion
yesterday that destroyed the plant of the
Pyle Electric Headlight Company, in
south Chicago
President Roosevelt gave dinner last
night at the White House in honor Of
the special commissioners sent by
Emperor William to attend the I'M
yelling of the Frederick the Great
monument.
Another elopement of exceedingly
popular young persons has caused a
hutter in Baltimore society, but every
thing now is forgiven. The bride is
Miss Gertrude Rosee, daughter of Mr..
John X. Bosee. Claiming F. Lilly is
the bridegroom.
It is rumored in official circles that
Senator Cockrell OF Missouri, when he
reiires from the Senate, will be appoint
ed civil service commissioner. to fill a
vacancy to be caused by the tranfer Of
Gen. John G. Back, of Illinois, to the
commissionership of pensions.
Emperor William has directed the
troops al Lippe to take the oath of
allegiance to Count Leopold, son of the
late regent, Count Ernst, pending a
settlement of the succession by an arbl-
tration court, which the Imperial Chan
cellor is authorized by the Federal
Council to form.
Gen. Huertas, the Panama war
minister, resigned yesterday, and Presi-
dent Amador accepted his resignation,
leaving Huertas tbs rank of general
unattached, but with a salary, which is
equivalent to pension. The army will
not be disbanded just now. Gen Guands q,
secretary of the war office, had been
appointed to the supreme command Of
the troops. Everything is quiet now
10 Panama.
There is NJ doubt whatever that the
British admiralty has its eye on Kaiser
Williams feet of warships and counts
it quantity to be reckoned with in its
naval dispositions. This accounts for
recent additions ofstrepgth to the home
feet, also for the determination 10 re-
tain Admiral Wilson in command Of
that fleet, instead Of transferring him to
the Mediterranean to succeed Domvile.
In the judgment of the admiralty Will
sons post becomes the most important
sea assignment of the entire British
navy, and all because Of Germany's naval
strength, which British naval authori-
ties consider as possessing an unfriendly
potentiality. They don'texpect to have
to fight the German feet, but it is part
of the British naval policy to be ready
to meet any and every possible danger
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
Had Five Wives

Four hours after going to trial at Cir
cleville, o., yesterday, Rev. William L.
Nickerson, Baptist preacher, of Co
lumbus, was convicted of bigamy Nick
erson, it was shown, had five child
wives His first charge was 10 Erling-
ton, Ga. There he married Hattie
Benefited, IA years old, who was wear
ing short dresses. This was in 1888
A year later he was assigned to a church
in Marshalltown, Iowa, and he lelt his
young bride behind, telling her he would
send for her as soon as he had provided
home. Two weeks after arriving in
Marshalltown he married Lena Gilmore,
who was barely IA Thence he went to
Minonk, H., and married Amy Benson,
10. Then be married Alice Hornady,
IA, in Lebanon, Tenn, and finally To-
year-old Myrtle Zimmerman, of Circle
VILE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
From Washington.
corresponding Of the Alexandra Gazette. ]

rcor,esnondence of the Alexandra Gazette
Washington, d. c., Nov. 10.
President Roosevelt has ordered the
Denartment OF Commerce TO investigate
the petroleum industry of the United
States. The object, it is said. IS to as
certain whether the Standard Oil Com
pany is an illegal combination in re-
straint of trade. The Bureau OF Corpo-
rations will make an investigation.
The fine weather and the Saturday
half holiday in some of the business
branches brought large crowd to Ben
ming today to witness the races.
Cabinet dinners have been abolished
by President Roosevelt in 50 lar as they
pertain to the functions of past years.
Instead of these he has notified the mem
bers of the Cabinet that this winter they
will be permitted to invite such guests
as they may choose, not being obliged to
limit them to the Presidents advisers
and their families The guest list must,
however, be submitted 10 the President
for approval.
1t was officially announced at the
White House this afternoon that the
President would notediscuss tariff re-
vision in his forthcoming message TO
Congress, but that later he would rob
ably take the matter up, after CONSUL
tation with leading members of both
houses as to the advisability OF such
legislation. Should it appear TO be the
concensus of opinion that tariff revision
is advisable, the President may call an
extra session about April lst. 1t is
said that personally he believes there
should be an overhauling of the tariff
schedules, tut he will act in accordance
with the prevailing sentimentin Congress
Secretary of the Navy Morton today
gave out his estimates Of the appropria-
tons necessary for the naval establish
ment during the coming fiscal year.
The total is STA, $50. 63S. "a as COM
pared with $97, l5S, 1904 appropriated
for the present year. The principal
items are: For construction and ma.
chinery, $50, 40, 1888; for armor and
armament, Slfy VOV,VVVi iOi pay va NV
navy, $50, 900, O0OI for public works,
yards and docks, Sc, 764, O8O. The esti-
mates for the New York navy yard ag-
gregate 1899, 200 as against SS7l 500
appropriated for the present year; for
Washington, 1886, 500 as against
1922, 500.
The State Department received word
this morning that Italy has accepted in
principle the proposition for another
peace conference at The Hague.
The parcels post convention between
this government and Belgium was signed
this morning by POstmaster-General
Wynne and Baron MOncheur, the Bel
g;an minister Except in some minor
details, the agreement is the same as
that governing the exchange of parcels
with Germany. Packages are limited
in weight to four pounds and six ounces.
Teakwood chests, mounted in solid
silver, each containing priceless silks,
embrOideries, fans, carvings and other
japanese articles, were sent yesterday to
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Hay by Prince
Fusimi as tokens of the Micado's esteem.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-19
Southern Mefhndists.

In the Southern Methodist Conference
in Lynchburg. yesterday, the class of
the third year was called and passed to
the fourth year.
The class admitted into the conference
on trial was called aud four reported
The class of the fourth year vas call
ed. passed in examination of character
and elected to elders orders as follows:
c. E. Peasants, G. w. Watkins, A. G.
Bledsoe, J. w. EgglestOn, George I.
Kestler, J. A. VIM, ]. w. Gee, G. w.
NJ. TAYLOR, Lloyd c. Moore, w. L.
Jones, II. W. Dunkley, S. o. Wright,
J. X. Holman, j. 7. Green, T. W. Og-
den, r. P Lumpkin, Frank Burruss, j..
E. Oyler and j. B. Layinder.
Bishop Wilson called the class of the
second year before him and delivered
the usual charge, asked the disciplinary
questions, and then the class was adj
mitted into full connection. Tomorrow
at II clock this class will be ordained
to be deacOns.
The report OIL the condition of the
Preachers Relief Society was read and
showed; Receipts for the year, sl1,-
730. A; disbursements, SO, 093. AZ. leay-
ing a balance on hand of SO, 697.02.
Rev. G. w. Wray, chairman, read
the report of the Sunday School Board,
and concerning more effective religious
work in the mountains.
At the close Of the morning session
meeting of the Virginia Conference
Brotherhood was held, and officers were
elected with +. T. Dadmun president.