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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
1.-THE TWO ORPHANS"
HAVE FOUND WAY
INTO COURT
KATE CLAYTON SUMMONED TO
SHOW CAUSE
Why She Should Not Relinquish Them
to the Care Of Nearest Surviv.
ina Relative.

White Plains, N. Y, Jan. 10.-After
having travelled the length and
breadth of the land. received every
where with open arms by admiring
throngs, "1he Two Orphans" have
found their way into court and the
woman who has mothered them al
most since the day of the big wind,
or at least so far back as reaches the
memory of the oldest theatre goers,
Mrs. Kate Claxton, has now been
summoned before Justice Keosh sit
ting in the supreme court, to show
cause why she should not relinauish
the custody of the little dears to their
nearest relative, Mrs. Howard jack
son. widow of the playwright, the
creation of whose brain they are,
The suit names several New York
managers and Mrs. Kate Claxton as
defendants, its purpose being to set
aside the contract Mrs. Jackson sign
ed with Mrs. Claxton in turning over
the play and it's copyright over to the
actress.
The plaintiff alleges that the copy
right is being infringed upon mas
much as it was secured by fraud and
an Injunction is asked prohibiting
further productions of the play.
In the course of her testimony this
Afternoon Mrs. Jackson said: "She
came to me and said that she had
bought the copyright from Manager
A. M. Palmer and that she had own
ed it for many years, but that she
wanted to sign little paper to send
to Washington. In consideration of
my signature | was later paid $500.
Afterward was informed that the
copyright had expired on the day of
Mrs. Claxton's visit"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
WITHOUT 0STENTATION
ADAMS WAS SWORN IN AS COVER
NOR OF COLoRADo-A
SHORT INAUGURAL

Denver, Colo, Jan. 1O.-Without
military display of any kind and with
out the least semblance of anything
.savoring of official or political osten-
tation, Alva Adams. Democrat, of
Pueblo, was today at noon sworn in
as governor OF Colorado by Chief JUS
tice SaDDut. The ceremony took
place in the assembly room at the
state capitol, Governor Peabody be-
ing a silent witness. After Govern
or Adams had been inducted into Of
fee, Lieutenant Governor Mcdonald,
and the other recently elected Repub-
lican state officials took the oath of
Office.
Governor Adams delivered the
shortest inaugural speech on record
in this state He called attention to
the heavy increase in taxes during
| the past six years without q corre-
spending increase In population or
property values and advised the legis-
iators to go slow with the peoples
money. He recommended an eight
hour law and compulsory arbitration
as the best remedies for the state
industrial troubles. He urged enact
ment Of an anti-eleCtion fraud law
that would be strong enough to con-
vict both principals and tools. He
estimated that both of the political
parties had expended s. for every vote
cast at the last election.
In view of the recent decisions of
the supreme court the new executive
recommended the adoption of meas
ure limiting the powers of the state
canvassing board, which the courts
declare is all powerful. Colorado,
he said, is gaining a wide reutation for
high taxes and lawlessness. Observ-
he said is gaining a wide reputation for
most of the evils that infest the
state.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
TURNED DOWN
Meeting of the National
Baseball Commission
Unsatisfactory
TO MINOR LEAGUES

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 10.-The meet
ing of the National Baseball commits
sion which has been on in this city
since Monday, came to a close tonight
in manner entirely unsatisfactory to
the minor leagues. The minors fully
expected that the decision would be
given to their proposed amendments
to the national agreement, by which
the limit of players drafted was to be
cut down and the prices to he paid for
such players raised; but after much
deliberation the commission merely
suggested a number of conditions In
the National agreement to which the
minors agreed and then announced
that the final vote on these changes,
desired by the minors would be acted
upon when the National and Ameri-
can leagues meet in New York late In
February or early in March.
Previous to this the minors had vot-
ed against the adoption of the amend
ments offered to the National agree
ment by President Ban Johnson Of
the American league by which the
mapor leagues were to be limited to
the purchase of four or five players
each, yearly, from the minor leagues.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
GERMAN HOSTILITY
TO UNITED STATES
DISPLAYED IN A MANNER SOME.
WHAT SENSATIONAL.
Ambassador Tower Practically Forced
to Decline Invitation to Chamber
of Commerce Banquet.

Chicago, Jan. 10. A cable dispatch to
the Daily News from Berlin says:
Germany's incorporating hostil-
ity to organized American commercial
enterprise has again been displayed in
manner calculated to cause sensa-
ton in interested quarters when the
facts are known. Ambassador Tower
was anxious to accept an imitation
to the annual banque; of the Ameri-
can Chamber of Commerce of Berlin
January 30. When he mentioned his
intention to Baron Won Richthoien,
the foreign secretary, that official de-
clared that the governments attitude
toward the chamber OF commerce was
more hostile than ever He added
that Ambassador Towers attendance
at the banquet would "embarrass the
government. Tower thereupon noti-
fed the chamber that he would be un-
able to he present,
Won RichthQfen made similar rep
resentation to the ambassador in con-
nection with the 1904 banquet; but the
incident was suppressed in the inter
ests of the international harmony
and in the belief that the chambers
strictly pro-German attitude would
eventually induce the government to
abandon its opposition.
Ever since its organization the
chamber has been under the ban of
the kaisers officials, who have de-
clined to recognize it in any form
and have even refused-ft a corporate
charter such as is obtainable by even
the most insignificant maennerchor
They give as their objection that
chambers of commerce. under German
law, are semi-ofiicial bodies and that
the Americans are therefore sailing
under false colors. Forty per cent OF
the chambers membership is German.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
JAPANESE SQUADRONIS
HUNTING ROJESTVENSKY
Has Arrived at the Maldve Islands, Northeast of
Madagascar, and the Commander of the
Baltic Fleet is Nervous.

London, Jan. 11.-Additional advices
were received Tuesday night from
Port Louis, Island of Maurtius, isle
de France) that Japanese squadron
had arrived in the vicinity of the NAL
dive Islands. northeast of Madagas-
car, ready to pounce upon Vice Admir-
al Rojestvensky's main squadron Of
the Russian Baltic fleet which was
heard from as cruising outside of Die
go Garcia, the principal port of NADIA
gascar.
Vice Admiral Roiestvensky, 1t is
stated, has received information of
the presence of the Japanese and is
exerting the greatest vigilance in or
der to prevent Japanese assault at
night.
No information is obtainable as to
the movements of the British cruiser
Forte, which is believed to be still at
Port Arthur. AS was reported in the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13

Publishers Press dispatches yester-
day, the Forte postponed her depart
ure in order to copy wireless mes
sages which were recently exchanged
between foreign vessels. These were
believed to be southwest of the Mala-
bar coast and the conclusion seemed
obvious that these vessels were of
the Japanese nationality.
Tuesdays dispatches confirming
this supposition have created quite a
sensation here and the possibility of a
naval battle in the Indian ocean is
being discussed by many. The opin-
ion prevails that If any information
has reached Vice Admiral Rojestven-
sky relative to the proximity of Jap
anese ships he will not leave the shell
tering area of Madagascar unless COM
PEELED to do so and since the strength
of the japanese squadron is not
known here speculation is rife as to
the probable outcome of an encounter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
SUDDEN DEATH
JACOB LUFTiG EXPIRED LAST
EVENING OF HEART DISEASE.
4 STRANGER IN THE CITY.

Last night City Physician d. w. s..
Faulks was called to the residence of
f. X. Kiesling at 732 South Cherry
street to attend to one of the board.
ers who was sick. When the doctor
arrived the man was dead. 1t seems
that the man, Jacob Luftig, had lived
at Kieslings house for about week
and had retired early complaining
some of being sick. The physician
was then summoned. He died about
$3.50. Coroner Schiltz when seen last
night, said that heart failure was the
probable cause of death
Not much is known of Luftig as he
was stranger here before his appear
ance last week but he was known
to be something of a wanderer who
worked at odd jobs trimming trees.
Coroner Schlltz, however, reported
that son was living in Massillon and
another in Akron and they will be
communicated with at once.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13

Washington, Jan. 10.-The authori-
tative announcement Is made tonight
that the president will abide wholly
by the decision of the finance COM
mittee of the senate and the ways and
means committee of the house of rep
resentatives as to whether there shall
be a revision OF the tariff at an extra
session of congress. This question is
conceded by the president to be who'll
ly a party one, although he stands
personally for a moderate readjust-
ment of schedules. In the matter OF
freight rate legislation and his naval
program he is determined to fight to
the last.
This information comes late this
evening in the form of statement
from "one who was present at the
Saturday afternoon conference at the
White House."
1t is as follows: zone of those who
was present at the Saturday afternoon
conference between the president and
finance leaders of the senate and
house says that the president told
them that willie he did not believe in
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
TO CANCEL POLICY
THE SUM OF 100000 is AT
STAKE IN NEW YORK
CASE.

New York, Jan. 10.-The cancella-
tion of a policy for 100000 issued
by the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, is the object Of suit brought
by that corporation against the es-
tate Of James T. Blair, until short
ly before his death. which occurred
about a year ago in Florida, was gen.
sral counsel of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. The first testimony in
the case, which promises to develop
some sensational features, was taken
Today In the Office of f. A. Schofleld,
No. 32 Nassau street who was ap-
pointed master in chaneery by the
United States circuit court In St. Lou
Is.
The cancellation Of the policy is
asked by the company on the alleged
grounds that Blair had been guilty Of
embezzlement prior to the time of the
Issuance of the policy and that 1t was
his intention to end his life If found
out thereby rendering himself unin-
surable. There has never been any
proof of the assertion that Blair COM
mitted suicide. The report gained cir
culation shortly after his death, which
followed closely upon a spell of weak
ness with which he was seized while
denying to reporters the truth of the
charges brought against him.
The fight to invalidate the policy
is the direct outgrowth Of two suits
entered by Mrs. Appoline M. Blair,
of st. Louis, the dead mans widow,
In March last against two Insurance
companies, In one action she seeks
to recover $4,000 paid as the first
lnstallment of the 100000 policy, and
the other is for $25,OOO for an un-
paid policy. 1t is stated that Blair
carried total of more than $1,000
BOO In life insurance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
BURNED TO DEATH
WHILE HER DAUGHTER SAT
HELPLESS FROM RHEuMA.
TlSM IN 5sME ROOM.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 10.-While her
young daughter, sufferer from rheu-
matism, sat helpless in chair in the
same room, Mrs. Tesse Hickey. of
Carpenters alley, Allegheny, was
burned to death tonight. Mrs Hickey
was attempting to extinguish an oil
lamp by blowing down the chimney,
which action caused 1t to explode.
The burning oil flew all over Mrs.
Hickey's clothing and in a moment
she was mass of flames. The
daughter seated in the same room, was
powerless to render any assistance and
her mother was burned to death be-
fore her eyes. The daughter is at the
hospital and is not expected to recov-
from the shock of the scene.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
SURVEYOR SlCKAFOOSE
AFFECTED BY DECISION

Stark county's surveyor and sur
veyors all over the state are work.
ing under salary fixed by the judges
OF the common pleas court. According
to the attorney general the law is un-
constitutional and Surveyor Sicka-
foose will likely have to so back and
collect salaries and fees under the old
law.
With reference to this the Ohio
State Journal says:
"The contention of Attorney Gen
eral Wade Hampton Ellis that COM
mon pleas judges cannot fix the salar-
les of county surveyors, was sustained
yesterday by the, supreme court, which
declared unconstitutional the law to
that effect which was enacted by the
last legislature.
The attorney general attacked the
law claiming the duty of fixing these
salaries was legislative and could not
be delegated to the judiciary; that the
act contravened constitutional provi-
sions; that the judges could not be ap-
poihltu W OliSS ny luG lS6loldluIt,
that judges could not be compelled to
perform the duty required in the act
and that the act was general, but not
of uniform operation.
The case is to be reported, which
will show which of these contentious
was adopted by the court as the basis
OF the decision"
The decision means that county
surveyors will be paid fees by special
acts unless these acts are attacked in
the court II they are, they will be
declared invalid, as they are confess
edly SO, in which case the survey
ors will be paid only meager fees by
the general act.
The county surveyor will skate on
thin ice until the next legislature
meets, The test case was brought by
George M. Montgomery, against the
Mahoning county common pleas
judges. The petition in mandamus is
ordered dismissed
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
Real Estate Tr-asfera-
ALLlANCE-Third ward

James w. Hull to The Canton Brg.
Co., lot 2902, S. 1-2 and lot 1904,
$1,000.
Fourth ward
Allen Campbell to Charles S. Todd,
lot 1850, $500.
Charles S. Todd to Emma D. Ledge,
lot 1850. 5000.
Fifth ward.
Geiger and Freed to Carroll M.
Crew, lot 1888, $2,lOO.
CANTON-First ward.
George and Ella Barth to Fred @.
Baehrens, lot 1880, $4,000.
William f. Feller and T. T. Dough-
erty to George Barth, lots 1852, 346S,
53x72, ST.
Angeline Foulks to Forest w.
FoulHs, S, Il. p. n. W., Sec. 4-248,
17-1OO acres, 81.
Third ward.
Cleye, Prtg, & Pub. Co. to Andrew ].
Brockett, lots GSSO, 6SS1, 6SS2, 6SS3,
1884, 6S92, 6S94, GS96, 6S97, 6S98,
$4,000.
Fourth ward.
Edmund l.. Fallet to Eliz. Bowman,
lot 1876, $1,000.
Lawrence township.
r. f. Myers to Bertha e. Ilittinger,
G. Fulton, lot 929, $34O.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
MhURUS KAELIN
DIED AS A RESULT OF AN OPERA
TlON FOR APPENDICITIS.
FUNERAL YESTERDAY.

George w. Kaelin, of S21 Dueber
avenue, received word that his broth
er, Maurus G.. Kaehlin, had died at
jacksonville, Ohio, as the result of al
operation for appendicitis. Mr., Kaeh.
lin and his wife went to Nelsonville
yesterday to attend the funeral. Mau-
rus was up until short time ago an
employe of the Dueber works in this
city and well known here. He had
many friends who will regret to hear
of his untimely death.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
BISHOP TALBOT
Investigating Committee
Holds an Extended
Session.
A STATEMENT ISSUED

Reading, Pa, Jan. 10.-The com
mittee which is investigating the
charges against Bishop Talbot re-
NAMED in session for nearly three
hours today, although the session was
merely an informal one. Rev. DR..
Bodine was confirmed as the chair
man of the committee, and w. X. But
lsr was chosen secretary.
After a lengthy discussion the COM
mittee agreed to give out the fol
lowing statement: Seven members
of the board of inquiry appointed by
the presiding bishop in the matter OF
the charges preferred against the
bishop of Central Pennsylvania met
In Reading this morning at 10 o'clock.
Letters and kilograms from all the
absent members were presented and
read showing that, owing in several
cases to sickness. and others to most
important engagements the absentees
were unable to be present"
"The secretary stated that each
member of the committee considered
it his paramount duty to obey the call
of the church for service on this COM
mittee and to meet and settle the mat
ter once and for ALL He declared that
of the committee had voluntarily and
purposely absented himself from the
meeting for the purpose of preventing
action through the lack of quorum.
Sickness, death and important busi-
ness matters had kept them away, he
thought"
AS regards the presentment, while
the members of the committee would
make no statement regarding their
opinion of its present status, they
intimated that they thought that the
presentment having once been given
to the church 1t remained the proper.
ty of the church until properly dis
posed of by the officials of the church.
j. Frederick Jenkinson, an attor.
ney, who was one of the signers of
the presentment and is said to rep.
resent the prosecutors, was one of the
out-of-town members of the church
present. Mr.. Jenkinson stated that
the presentment had been made
through no motive of spite or malice
] but only that the church might put
right in the eyes of the people of the
country. When asked regarding the
rumor that j. P. Morgan and other
prominent New York Episcopalans
were behind the action of the present
ers, he said he knew nothing of it
Rev. DR.. Orrick the rector of Christ
Episcopal church, in the parish hulld
ing Of which the meeting of the com
mittee was to have been held was alb
sent from the city, on business mat
ter it was said as were also the other
Episcopal pastors of the city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
PORT ARrHUR's SURRENDER
Causes a Profound Sensation in the
Balkan States.

Sofia, Jan. 1.-THE surrender of
Port Arthur has caused a profound
sensation in the near east especially
in the Slavonia states in the Balkan
peninsula. There Russian invincibility
was sincerely believed in, and even
the Russophile press of Servia and
Bulgaria admits that the outcome of
the conflict in the far east seems now
uncertain. This view engenders fears
of Austrian encroachments in Mace
donia
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
Engineer Dead in His Cab.

Mt. Vernon, Jan. 10.-L. M. Bon.
ham, C. A. C c. engineer was found
dead in his cab to day a few miles
south of here. 1t is supposed that
while looking out of the window he
had been struck by some object. The
fireman found him with his hand on
the throttle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
Permits to Wed,

Lewis L. Shearer "a. Laura M.
Koontz 81. Paris, o.
Russell p. Bailey % Maude M.
Davis II, Alliance.
William II, Lape 27, Florence u.
Krause 20. Massillon.
John Belsea AZ, Pearl e. Beardsley
"a, Alliance.
Charles Rupert "a, Carrie Heffner
1S, Greentown.
James S, AXE Il, Emma Sherer 10,
Osnaburg.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
Provisions For VIadivostok.

London Jan. 1.-THE London Times
states that for the past week many
steamers with cargoes of provisions
have left the Pacific ports in the Unit
ed States for Vladivostok and the i'm
preston prevails that Russia is max
ing considerable efforts to relieve the
trans-Siberlan railway by sending sup
plies to Vladivostok by the ocean
route
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
VIII Settle the Scale.

Youngstown, Jan. 10.-The BIZ
monthly settlement of the bar iron
scale will be effected tomorrow or
Thursday There will be no increase
for puddlers or finishers on account
of deliveries on old contracts. The
puddlers are receiving $3.50 a ton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
Bank Mercer Ratified.

Newark, Jan. 10-The Franklin
and Peoples bank merger into the
Franklin National to be effective April
LIST. was ratified today. The capital
stock will be $250.00c
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
Three Dry. One Wet.

Akron Jan. 10.-In four Brannock
elections held here today three dis
tricts went dry by pluralities Of so,
81 and 1874 respectively. One dis
trict went wet by 13
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
Ton of Head Shot Off.

GAINESVILLE, Jan. 10.-Louis Soliday
was found dead in sheep barn today
with his head shot Off He had been
hunting rabbits and 1t is supposed his
gun was accidentally discharged.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
Hoo Cholera at East Liverpool.

East Liverpool, Jan. 10.-W. r.
Howe has lost q head of hogs by
cholera. The disease threatens 10
make home grown pork a luxury.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-13
BURNS Nav Prove Fatal.

East Liverpool, Jan .10--G. w. Nc
Kenzie and Roy Patterson, oil well
drillers. were burned today by an ex-
ploslon Both may die.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-03-05
BEAUTIFUL SOLDIER KEY
GEM OF BISCAYNE BAY
a Delightful Spot Reached by Launch from
Miami, Where the Time Passes
An Too Quickly.
(Miami News.)

There are so many points of inter
est around Miami that the tourist so
journing here for limited time must
hasten if he sees them all.
The sail up Miami river to the rap
ids is a fine trip and affords opportuni-
ty to see Riverside, the new suburb
where many costly residences are sool
to be built, and to visit the Richardson
grove en- route.
The drive to Orange Glade and Co
coanut Grove are full of interest, as is
the trip to the Punch Bowl
Arch Greek is reached by launch or
carriage and is well worth seeing.
The trip across the bay to the club
house and ocean beach, or the bay up
the the House of Refuge are fine. No
more enjoyable outing is to be had
than a day spent on the Soldier Key
trip.
The fast yacht, Louise, leaves the
Royal Palm dock daily at 8 a. m, and
covers the distance of Is miles to the
Key in one hour and ten minutes. The
fare for the round trip is only one
dollar and fine dinner, with Royal
Palm service may be had for a dollar
more. The trip to and from the Key
is delightful and the fresh salt air pre-
pars one for the thorough enjoyment
of the excellent dinner which is serv-
ed at tables arranged upon the wide
veranda of the club house.
Hours Pass Quickly.
The three or four hours spent upon
the island go by ali too quickly. The
crystal waters abound in fish and it is
interesting to watch them swimming
in schools of thousands. Several great
fish-crawls alongside the dock contain
some large specimens of grouper and
other varieties and are extremely in
teresting.
Up at Palm Beach last winter some
one wounded one of the great flock OF
wild ducks that feed in that vicinity.
Last spring when the ducks migrated
northward the wounded one, being I'M
able to fly, remained behind, and it's
mate remained with it throughout the