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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21

treasury.
The house has already passed bill
for the government of the canal zone
which provides, among other things,
for the adjustment of the canal COM
mission. This is in accordance with
the view of the president and of Secre.
tary of War Taft, his Panama adviser.
The senate is opposed to interfering
with the commission. So there Is be-
ing out in the house committee great
er question even than that of prop
riety of official conduct.
On the senate side the hours from
two o'clock until four o'clock each
day will be occupied in the Swayne
impeachment case. If the rapid prog
ress that is expected is made, the case
may be closed before Saturday.
A fight over the statehood bill is
looked for when it comes up tomorrow
on a motion to send It to conference.
the action of the house in decreeing
by caucus that 1t would accept nothing
but the bill as it passed that body
providing for two states out Of the
four territories, has deeply provoked
senators, who after long fight
amended the measure by dropping Ari-
zona and giving separate statehood to
| New Mexico.
the measure by dropping Arizona and
giving separate statehood to New Mex
leo.
There are indications that the contest
on this measure may retard consider
alton of appropriation bills and force
longer hours Of sitting.
The house has but one more appro-
priation bill to consider after the ma
val bill is passed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK
Claim Made by Kansas Oil Producers That the
Standard Oil Company Has Undue Influ-
ence With Him,

tory which tend to exclude Independent
operators through orders requiring a
deposit OF $1,000 on every lease with
out regard to acreage. And the evi-
dence that thss charge is true can he
furnished by l. N. Ury, Of Muscogee,
and other residents Of Muscogee, Tusla.
Bartlesville, and other oil towns in the
territory"
The inspectors Of the department Of
commerce and labor, who have been
entrusted with the work of ihvestigat-
ing conditions in Kansas relative to
the Standard Oil Co., have arrived on
the ground. An offer of the state off,
cials to work in conjunction with the
department inspectors has been declin-
ed, 1t being the desire of the govern
ment TO thoroughly investigate condi-
tions independent OF other influences
and from an entirely non-partisan
standpoint.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
THE CURRY BAND
Notorious Outlaws Are Once More on
the Warpath.

Caseville, w. Va, Feb. 19.-The no>
torious Curry band of outlaws, who,
for long time have terrorized the in
habitants along the border between
Lawrence county, Kentucky, and
Wayne county, w, Va, are again on
the warpath and the sheriffs of both
counties are organizing posses to begin
a relentless war for their extermina-
ton. Late last night band of the
outlaws headed by big Ben" Curry,
appeared at the mouth Of Lost Creek
and fired several volleys into small
building on the river bank in which
liquors were being sold by Walter
Smith, former enemy Of theirs.
q, After chasing Smith and the occu>
pants to the woods, Curry and his
friends secured several huge poles
which they used as levers and rolled
the small building from it's foundation
over the bank and into the river. The
little building containing several bar
rels of whisky, floated away.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
TWO ELECTROCUTIONS
Two Go to the Death chair at Sing
Sing Today.

Ossining, N. Y, Feb. 19.-Before the
sun is up tomorrow morning the grim
electric chair in the dingy stone
death house in Sing Sing prison will
have claimed two more victims.
Adolph Koenig, a "a year old Ger
man, will play the death penalty for
having strangled to death Mrs. En-
ma Kaufman, his mistress, In their
apartments at 319 West Fortieth
street, New York City, on the morn
ing of May 8, 1904. The other doom.
ed man is Frank Rimieri, a middle
aged Italian, who shot and killed Jac-
ko Pinto in Brooklyn on October /,
1903.
Both men seem fully prepared and
resigned to meet their fate. The Of
ficials anticipate no trouble in carry
ing out the mandate of the law with
either murderer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 19.-Secre-
tary Hitchcock, Of the Interior de-
partment, announced tonight that he
would have nothing to say relative to
the charge Of slander made against
him by ex-Secretary Hoke Smith, or
the complaint filed with the depart
ment of commerce and labor relative
to the Standard Oil influences dominat-
ing certain of his actions.
II will pay no attention to this mat
ter" declared the secretary.
The charge made by the Kansas oil
producers against the secretary is spe-
cific. 1t reads: 1--WE charge that the
Standard OIL Co. has undue influence
with one Hitchcock, secretary of the
interior. This can be established by
an examination of the orders and rul-
ings of said secretary OF the interior
concerning leases In the Indian Terri
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
FIRE AT PITTSFiELD, MASS,
CAUSED LOSS OF $4,000.

Pittsfield, Mass, Feb. 10. Fire to-
day destroyed the Whittlesey build
ing on Cottage Row, with two ada
cent houses, causing loss of $4,000.
A wall fell over onto the tracks of
the Boston & Albany Railroad and
two trains were tagged just in time.
Water on the tracks stood two feet
deep.
Twenty four wires of the New Eng
land G. American Telephone company
were carried down and tonight the
company had only four long distance
wires out of Pittsfeld. Twenty four
live wires of Pittsfield Electric Co.
were also cut down.
When the fire broke out, at $40
this morning, the thermometer regis
tered two below zero and the firemen
were greatly hampered in their work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
CATTLE PERISH
Heavy Losses of Live stock by Rea.
:, son of Blizzard. ,sas,.su. q,

Dallas, Tex, Feb 19.-Reports of
large losses of cattle as result of
the recent blizzard and rain and sleet
storms are being received. kilograms
today from Amaraillo. San Angelo,
Ell Paso, Howe Mesquite. Texarkana,
Mabank and Grogan, covering approx
imately the entire cattle range district
from east to west and well down into
Central Texas show losses aggregating
many thousands of head. Many horses
that were running free on the range
were frozen to death.
It is estimated that not less than 10
per cent of the range cattle will die
and If mild spring weather does not
set In within a weeks time the per-
centage of losses may reach 25 per
cent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
JACOB CULP
Prominent Carroll County Citizen
Dies at the Age of SO Years.

Jacob Culp, one of the Oldest men in
Carroll county, died Saturday after
noon at his home in Augusta, aged al
most "a years. He was the father of
T. b. Culp, of Alliance, who is serious
ly i'll in that city.
Jacob Culp was born in Somerset, o.,
in 1911. During the war he was sher-
iff of Carroll county, holding the Office
for two terms. He was one of the best
known men in the county, being intel
ligent, of unblemished character, living
an upright, Christian life. He was a
member of Zion Methodist church, To-
Gated two miles from Augusta, and
during the last year walked the dis
tance to attend services. His mental
and physical strength, the result of
right living, was remarkable for one of
his age. His wife died about six years
ago. He is survived by his sos, T. S.
Culp, and three daughters, Mrs. E. II.
Fletcher of near Carrollton, Mrs. Mag
gle Manful, Of Augusta, and Mrs. j. ID.
Cameron, Of Iowa. Mrs. Fletcher is
also critically i'll.
Mr.. Culp Is the grandfather of Il. B.
Fletcher, of Canton, and has other rel
atives in this city.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at
IL o'clock noon. 1nterment in the
Augusta cemetery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
Ohio River Frozen.

Cincinnati, o., Feb. 19.-For the
first time in many years the Ohio
river is frozen over SO solidly that
pedestrians can cross over on the
ice. Vast crowds crossed to and fro
today from an early hour until late
at night.
1t is estimated that $4,000 people
from Cincinnati, Covington, and New
port took advantage of the novel
thoroughfares to pass from city to
city of the Ohio and Kentucky shores
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
Gold Media! for Lackawanna Locomo
tive.

The award of gold medal, by the
Superior Jury of Awards of the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition at st.
Louis, to the Lackawanna railroad, on
the exhibit of consolidation locomo-
tive No. S06, is gratifying news to
Lackawanna officials, particularly
those of the motive power department
of the road.
The locomotive in question was de-
signed especially for moving heavy
tonnage and is merely one of a num-
ber now In service on the road. The
total weight of the engine on wheels
is 191, 800 pounds. Like all Lacka-
wanna locomotives, 1t burns anthra.
cite coal exclusively, boilers having
working pressure of 200 pounds.
There is total heating surface of
2,7S6 square feet. The truck wheels
OF the engine measure five feet, and
the total wheel-base of both engine
and tender is SO feet, Az inches.
The tank has capacity of 5000
gallons OF water
While this engine is merely one
type of locomotive now In service on
the Lackawanna railroad, 1t calls at
tention to the efficient power with
which that road is now equipped, not
only for the movement of its mer-
chandise and through freight trains
but also Of its through passenger fly
ers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
INDIANAPOLIS
Visited by a Destructive
and Costly Con-
flagratiOn.
LOSS OVER A MILLION

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 19.-Fire
broke out tonight at 10 o'clock in the
wholesale millinery house of Fahnley
& McCrea. $50 South Meridian street,
and in few moments had spread to
other buildings, and In an hour four
wholesale houses, three hotels and the
United States express Office building
were blazing and were totally de
stroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
but it was preceded by slight eXplo'
sion, followed almost instantly by fire
bursting from the windows of the sec
Ond floor. The company was prepar>
mig for the spring opening which was
to begin tomorrow and everything in
the building was on display. Thousands
of yards of ribbons and great deal
of light, inflammable material had been
used in the decorations and hundreds
of hats had been pIaced with view to
making the display attractive and this
contributed to the fire by carrying the
flames from story to story, until the
five floors were in one big blaze.
The flames quickly communicated
with the A. Kiefer drug house on the
north and the Unieed States Express
Co building on the south. and from
the former were carried to the Griffith
Bros. wholesale millinery. Here also
the firm was preparing for a spring
opening and the infammable material
burned like tinder.
In the meantime the fire department
had arrived and successive alarms had
brought the entire force of the city to
the spot. Every possible stream was
turned upon the blazing structures
without apparent effect. The pressure
was very poor at times, causing the
streams to fall short.
The United States Express Office
burned on Louisiana street to the
Sherman House and then to the Savoy
hotel and the St. Charles Hotel. and
these structures were soon in ruins.
The estimated loss on the several
buildings and stocks is $915.000, not
including the three hotels which were
completely destroyed. The losses on
these will carry the total over $1,000
GG0.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
Funeral of J. C. Ruse,

The funeral of John c. Ruse, the en-
Eineer killed by accident near Massil-
Ion Thursday, was held from the First
N. e. church Sunday afternoon. There
was large attend Ance OF relatives and
friends, many railroad men from the
Wheeling & Lake Erie being present.
Rev. o. w. Holmes preached a touch
ing sermon and the music was very
impressive.
Mr.. Ruse married his wife in Carroll
ton. her maiden name being Amanda
Moore, and a number of her relatives
were here at the funeral. Interment
was at Westlawn cemetery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
CONVICTED
of Stealing Important Plans From
German Shipyard.


German shipyard.
Kiel, Germany, Feb. 19.-Great
sensation has been created by the
conviction OF Supt. Barkemeyer of
the secret bureau of the Germania
shipbuilding yards of the theft of i'm
portant plans He was sentenced to
one year in prison.
Barkemeyer was charged with hav-
ing sold important plans and speci-
fications for the latest models of Ger
man submarines, to Russian and Brit.
ish agents. The additional charge,
that he also did business with French
agents, could not be proven.
The trial was held behind closed
doors and not until the announce
ment of the sentence Sunday morning
was it known that the proceedings
had been going on.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
In Honor of Quay.

Washington, Feb 19.-Memorial
services in honor of the late Senator
Quay of Pennsylvania were held in
the House of Representatives today.
Representative Dalzell, of Allegheny
county was in the chair. Eloquent
tributes were delivered in the hear
ing of well filed gallery by repre-
sentatives GSosvenor, Ohio and
Adams, Bates, Kline, Shull and Sib-
ley, of Pennsylvania.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
LOUISVILLE NEWS

Louisville, Feb. 19.-Carl Thomas
visited with friends at Akron today.
Mrs. w. E. Carey, Of Akron, visit
ed with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. s. Blum today.
Mrs. Norman Clark, of Canton, is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Whitmer.
Our fellow townsman, H. c. Kropf
met with quite serious accident.
While going down the steps of the
rear door of his saloon last evening
he slipped and fell and sustained a
compound fracture of his leg. DR..
Hamilton was called and rendered
the necessary medical aid Mr.. Kropf
is resting as easily as can be ex-
pected today.
The Nimishillen teachers institute
at Barryville last Friday evening was
quite well attended considering the
inclement weather. The school pre-
sented an interesting program con
sisting Of recitations and songs, which
was followed by short address by
T. Brooks Fletcher, of Canton. Mr.
Fletcher is a young lecturer and clear
ly demonstrated that he is deep
thinker and most earnest and eloquent
talker. His dramatic expression is in
strict harmony with his words, and
he does not fail to carry conviction
to his audience. Here is hoping that
the people of this vicinity may hear
him lecture some time in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. WoolIen, OF
Canton, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Dunlap.
Henry Fridey returned from Cleve-
land last Thursday only to give his
friends the sad intelligence that his
condition was such that specialists
would not undertake to perform any
operation for his throat trouble.
Mrs. j. w. Dunlap. who has been
quite III Is somewhat better, her con
dition being such as to give her
friends encouragement.
AL. Simpson, of Canton, visited with
his brother VIII Simpson and fam
lily today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roden, of Can
toh, Nioilcu Win itiShup III toWh to-
day.
A. j. Zeiger was a caller with Can
ton friends today.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Paquelet, of
Canton, visited at the home of S. Pa
quelet today.
Mrs. II. McCammon and daughters,
Cordie and Dorothy, are visiting with
friends at Cleveland.
An old fashioned spelling school
was held at the Linden Hall school
last evening. Although the school
Yves well drilled II was obliged to sub.
nit to two defeats given by Miss Lu.
cetta Shaffer, former pupil of the
school, but now engaged as one OF
our village teachers. The spelling
school is almost a thing OF
the past. Many years ago these
spelling matches were considered a
necessity and a great deal OF rivalry
existed In this township. The Linden
Hall and Krabill school as then
known and the Hickory college OF
Ringer school as then known were
champions of the township and had
numerous battles or spelling matches
| T. Bobay is numbered among the
sick.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
Permits 20 Wed,

Bartholomew Malur 25, and Maria
Justin, %, Massillon.
VIM. Rose Moore 25, and Nina Ger.
trude Bergen "A, Canton.
Geo Bison "a, and Frances Nitz 10,
Alliance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21

These are the days of colds, sharp and
sudden, attacking throat and lungs, and
leading to consequences one does not
like to think about. Avoid further
exposure and fGbt the enemy Of
health and coinfort with Perry
Davis Painkiller the family Standby
for sixty years. 1t conquerS cold In Q
day. See that you get the right article.
There is but one Paiukiiler, Perry Davis ,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
Real Estate Transfers.
Canton-First Ward

SdutOu hbt Wdiu'
Sylvanus Shearer to Emanuel 8,
Young ct al, (Bible Institute) lots
S751, 8752, 1854, S755 and 1856, 900.
Val l.. Ney to Same, Sec. 239, w.
p. N. W., 6S-100 acres, 5000.
Nimishillen Township.
Louis e. Tournoux and FIR. Lisch
to Frank A. Seisey, lot 512 in Louis
vile, $3.50.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
Fiqht AGAINST standard OH.

Guthrie, o. T., Feb. 19--Both Gov.
ernor Ferguson and Secretary Of
State Grimes today gave out Inter-
views favoring the erection of an in.
dependent state oil refinery to fight
the Standard OH Co., and the pass
age OF a law to make all pipe linea
common carriers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-21
Wanted.

Wanted.
We will pay 25 cents each for copies
of the Stark County Democrat Of
March and January 29th, 1904.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-03
KANSAS CITY MARKETS
A Review Of Prices and Conditions of
 the Past Week.

Kansas City April 2-Cattle receipts and demands were well matched last week, and market closed the week firm on all kinds. a shade higher on cows and heifers. Not very many western fed steers were received, one drove sold at s5.50 against an extreme top of $5.65 for natives. Fed western heifers sold up to $4.5O and bulk of steers and cows and heifers sold with in a dollar of these figures. Several trains of mountain stockers and feed CTS came in during the week, and sold strong, as we'll bred mountain cattle stand par excellence among feeders in the corn belt. The colors are good, generally, and just now cattle coming in from these sections are in good flesh. These cattle sold last week
Arizona republican., 1905-04-03

Jerome. April ?. CSpeciaD About four o'clock this morning as shifts of miners were changing, a cave-in re- sulting from an explosion oc- cured at the United Verde mine near the old shaft house where the railroad crosses the property. The cave-in or the explosion, forced out the bulkheads on the 400 foot level. allowing the gases to escape in to the 200 and 250 foot levels, where twelve miners were awaiting the cage to be taken to the top. The gases overcame the men in these levels.
 The alarm however was taken in the lower levels and the miners there gave the fire alarm. In a very few minutes the levels were clear of gas and the men hoisted to the surface and taken to the company hospital Late this evening five of the men had died and two or three more are past recovery. All the men dead except one named Crawfut are foreigners.
 The cave-in was undoubtedly caused by the soaking in of the late heavy rains into the old stopes above that part of the mine which has been on fire for years. All of the men killed or injured except two are single .nen.
 Shortly after the explosion men were replacing the bulkheads and the mine was working as usual. The cave-in extends from the 400 foot level to the surface and covers a wide area
 There is a theory based upon the ap- pearance of the dead and injured that the men instead of having been over come by gas were scaIded by the steam formed by the contact of water with the subterranean fires.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-03
SNOW FLOWS IN APRIL
For the First Time this Season They
 Are Used in Colorado.

Denver, April 2-The storm which held Colorado and a portion of New Mexico in its grasp for thirty hours subsided this afternoon but 1t is still c:oudy and threatening For the first tir'Ic this winter, the Santa Fe road found it necessary to use snow blows between Pueblo and Colorado Springs. Tn Pueblo two inches of moisture fell during the storm, this being the record ftccording to the weather bureau. The Missouri Pacific and the Rio Grande roads experienced wdshouts which however were quickly repaired. Five feet Of snow lies on the tracks of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek railroad near Clyde and a passenger train due in Cripple Creek last night is held at Summit. Other lines into Cripple Creek gre impeded but their trains reached their destination.
 The electric car service and tele- graph and telephone lines in and around Cripple Creek are badly crip- pied. Mining operations except in the big properties are practically suspend cd. The snowfall is heavy all over the district. In some portions of the noun tairs- of the state the blizzard had rag ed three days and the snow is piled high. In the San Juan country the southwestern Colorado, snow fell to a great depth and slides began to run A fall of the temperature checked the thaw and no slides occurred today. however. Only two men were killed yesterday in the destruction of the buildings ot t!-o Bankers National mine near Ouray, George Rabb and John Orth- Six others were injured. none fatally.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-03
Nothing of Interest COm-
 ing From ManChuria
VARYING NATIVE REPORTS
Indicate that the Japanese are With drawing from the Front of Line- witch for the Purpose of Moving Upon VladiVOStOk.

Gunshu Pass, April 2.-The situation is unchanged. General Mistchenko has mover forward into close touch with the Japanese and keeps up con- stant skirmishing. Elsewhere every thing is quiet. Mistchenko when he learned of the beginning of the panic during the retreat from Mukden, though an unhealed wound forbade his walking. drove in a carriage to his forces and assumed command. which he has since retained, though he is unable to ride deeply mired roads which are beginning to dry.
 Reports which can be taken for what they are worth, state that the Japanese are leaving before the Rus sian front only 9 screen capable, with the help of the Mukden and Tie Pass Qualifications and garrisons of holding in check General Linevitch, and are transferring the bulk of their five armies to VIadivostok and, by means of a wide movement through Mongo- liz to Tsitshar. Considering the great distance involved, the plan appears too bold and almost impracticable. The situation affords an opportunity for the Russian cavalry, which thus far has played an insignificant role, to dis tinCuisn itself by ascertaining the Jap aLrse intentions.
 General Linevitch has ordered a re- sumption of drills, keeping the soldiers occupied during the day time and mu- sic in the bivouac at night. An ener- setic regime is being instituted. The soldiers are much attached to the new commander on account of his simple sCldierly style of living