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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
RUSSIA LIKELY TO MAKE
IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS
II Is Thought Emperor William Ad-
vised the Gar to Go as
ear as Possible.
RUSSIAN WAR PARTY HAS HOPE
Claims are Made Of. Prospective Big
Loans With Which to Pro-
long the Contest.

Chicago, July PA special cable
gram to the Daily News from Paris
says:
M. Witte stated last night before go
ing on board the Kaiser Wilhelm, to
M. Raffalovitch, commercial agent OF
the Russian embassy here, that corre-
spondence just received from st. Pc
tersburg docs not modify in any de-
gree the instructions already received
from the car"
The semi-oficial Frankfurter lei
tung declares that there is no doubt
whatever that the kaiser, during his
Interview with the czar, manifested
the conviction mat 1t would be neces-
Bary for Russia to go as far as possi-
BILE to secure peace in the CON ing nego-
tiations."
All this seems to convince the French
official world that the late interview
between the emperors was not SO nn-
important as they thought at first. In
other. words, they believe that the car,
even before the interview, instructed
M. Witte to go further: in the effort to
make peace than was suspected even
In the best informed quarters. Full
confidence -reigns here that when M
Witte returns he will bring peace with
him. The further impulse in that d.
rection needed was given in Paris
where M. Witte is assured strong
financial support Immediately on. the
CONCLUSION OF; peace. yet.s@s ~
II will shortly be known that this
Is frances contribution to peace. This
course of conduct was dictated imper-
Iously by the interests of thousands OF
French holders of Russian bonds. II
was pointed out to M. Witte that Rus
sia's duty to France would not allow
the question of a certain amount OF
indemnity to rupture the negotiations
Though M. Witte refused to mix W
financial discussion with possible peace
terms, he left Paris with the cleal
understanding isat Russia yttI, ge
French money on the, conclusion o
peace, but that If there should be nc
peace no money would De Forthcoming
This information emanates from a. fin
arcial magnate directly concerned IL
the matter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
OVER THIRTY MANGLED

Liverpool, July 28.-At 6:10 last
night the electric express from Liver
pool to Southport was in collision with
a stationary train just outside of this
city, and more than 80 persons were
killed and so terribly injured. The
first car of the stationary train was
third-class smoker, which was lifted
many feet in the air off its trucks and
shattered into hundreds of pieces. The
forward car of the electric express,
which was jammed with people, was
telescoped and the FIVE cars behind 1t
piled on top. The wreckage took fire,
and, although aid was promptly at
hand, number Of persons were pinned
down by steel beams and burned to
death with hundreds looking on, pow
erless to aid.
Only six of the passengers in the
forward care of the electric express es-
caped death. The casualties IN the
standing train were small, owing to
the fact that there were but few per-
sens in the smoker at the time of the
accident. "4 R.; '"
An architect, who was in. the second
car of the express, looking from a win
dow, saw that collision was ineVita-
BILE and yelled to the others in the car
to lie down on the floor. His warning
was obeyed, and by this means many
escaped death. a
Among the dead are a number OF
4 4. ff en-
cure definite figures of the number
killed until some time today, as the
wreckage is still on fire and 1t is im-
possible to go within 20 yards of the
burning mass. ",F .
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
WILL Be DRY
Mayor OF Asbury Park to Enforce
Liquor Law.

mayOr VI Heuufy raTN TO GnIoTCe
Liquor Law.
Asbury Park, N. j., July 27.-That
the mayor and prosecutor of Asbury
Park intend to enforce the law against
liquor selling without license, regard
less of who is affected thereby, was
shown this afternoon, when warrants
for the arrest of the proprietors OF all
the big hotels were sworn out and
handed 10 Constables to arrest.
The first man taken into custody was
Frank B. Conover, proprietor Of the
Coleman Hotel, the leading hostelry in
the Park. He was brought before JUS
tice Borden and arraigned on five sep
arate charges or furnishing liquor to
guests of the hotel without a license.
He waived examination and was re-
leased in $500 bond.
AS the authorities are anxious to
make a test case, none of the other
warrants were served, but will be held
in abeyance pending the disposition of
the Conover case.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
STORY OF DOUBLE LIFE

Chicago, July 27-Eugene II. Macoy,
president of the National Printing &
Engraving Co. and the American
Amusement Co, with offices in Chi
cago, New York, Francisco and St.
Louis, is charged with having for
years led a double life in Chicago, and
Mrs. Mary T. Hillyer Macoy has begun
a suit for annulment of her common
law marriage to Macoy. AS result of
the expose OF Macoy's aiieged decep-
tion Of the woman he is charged with
having wronged, Judge Chetlain has
tied up by injunction $500,0O0 worth
Of Macoy's property.
In the Macoy suit there is presented
spectacle of woman struggling to
clear her name and that of her daugb-
ter and to force restitution of her
rights through a court of equity. AS a
side light in the divorce suit comes a
revelation that Macoy was married
prior to his meeting with the young
widow of Robert Hillyer, who has de-
nanded in court an adjustment of her
wrongs. The wife, said to have been
deserted by the wealthy defendant, is
declared to be Mrs. Tessie Macoy mar
ried in Iowa in 1880.
The strange story of the common
law wedding is related in the following
words in the bill:
There was an agreement made be-
tween Mary T. Hillyer Macoy and the
defendant, Eugene II. Macoy, by which
without the performance of any churcf
ceremonial, the complainant and de
| fendant were to become husband and
wife to each other, and were to be hus
band and wife 20 all the world"
The common law marriage asserted
by Mrs. Macoy was made, it is alleged
on May 8, 1899 Until September
last, she declares, she lived with Ma
coy, assisting him in the upbuilding o
his fortune and deVoting her life t.
him. Then, she says, she discoveret
the existence of the other wife, ant
Immediately withdrew from him ant
has since refused to live with him.
She sserts that Macoy and his frs
wife lived together for considerabl
time. 1t is said the first Mrs. Maco.
has a home in Chicago, but spend
much of her time travelling abroad
Her husband is said to maintain her.
The defendant could not be seen thi
evening, but his attorney said that tn
case would be vigorously contested.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
NO ARRESTS
Made Yesterday at the Delmar, Race
Track. g.

Maue rcstcTudy' a. ZIG SS''"o' ''''~~
Track. g.
st. Louis, July 27.-Although there
were more. than 100 st. Louis police
men at Delmar track this afternoon, no
arrests were made, as there was no
open gambling. A formal demand was
made by the police on the Western
Union local manager that ne remove
his wires from the track and cease do
ing business. He referred the ponce
to the local attorney for the corpora
ton and continued to receive and send
messages.
Judge Marshall, in the supreme court
at Jefferson City this afternoon. issued
a writ of prohibition directed against
the officials of st. Louis county and
forbidding them interfering with the
ST. Louis city police on duty anywhere
in st. Louis county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
GIRL TELLS SAD STORY
OF LIFE OF WHITE SLAVE

Then we ran away. He brought me
to New York. asked him to keep
his promise and marry me. He
laughed and told me that people did
not get married in America. Then
he became harsh and cruel and | was
very much afraid of him. One day he
struck me in the face. Then
trembled all Of the time. | was afraii
he would kill me.
He turned me out on the street
at night and told me to bring him
money. When did not bring enough
he would beat me with his fists until
wanted to die. Some times ] would
bring him S., Then he would pound
me and tell me that he would choke
me to death if did not bring more
When I brought $40 he would not say
much, but he would treat me kindly
Il brought him more.
HE, LIVED IN LUXURY.
"He took all. He bought me what
ate and. the few clothes | had to
wear He wore the finest clothes and
went to fine hotels and restaurants
! and bet his money at the race tracks
| He drank wine all of the time.
1T was about year ago that /
discovered that Gerdron had other
white slaves. He abused them, too.
His men associates were doing just
the same. There are many of them
in New York. They have a club.
THREATENED HER LIFE.
81 tried to get away from him many
times. But he knew always where
would go, and he said he would kill
me- was afraid. ] told the police
that ! was afraid and showed them
the marks where he had beaten me
On the night that they arrested him
went to identify him in a crowd
When he cried out before them all
that he would kill me for what | had
Edone, ! knew that he would carry out
his threat, so ! took a pistol from my
dress and killed him. o, Gerdron, yor
are dead and | am glad
The girl fairly glories in her act
She does not weep Her father anc
mother, the former i'll, came to New
York few months agoto attempt he
rescue. They failed because she fear
i ed death at the hands of her master
j. WOMEN TO THE RESCUE
I Stirred by the story of this un
4 fortunate girl and by the revelation o
this horrifying condition, several hun
! dred women have banded themselve
;, Together to raise fund with whicl
/ she may be defended in the court
y Pand be saved from paying the penalt
of death in the electric chair at Sin
Sing '' VT"
: Several women's clubs have take
interest in the case and are using a
of their influence to stir the police {
action TO stamp out the hideous ev
, of The it;efdron Vampires. Mrs, Cha
plotte Smith, president of the VIZ
mems Rescue league, in a letter t
the French ambassador, asked tha
, the French government take som
action in behalf of her defense.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01

New York, July 27.--It is curious
travesty that 1t should fall to the lot
Of white slave, poor childish mind
ed French girl, to arouse the storm
speakable traffic of the Gerdron vul-
lures which has followed in the wake
of the arrest of Bertha Claiche for
the murder of her brutal master.
Her emancipation led her 10 a
Tombs cell, with the blood of her vic.
tim upon her hands. She says that
is better, far better, than the life he
forced her to lead. The three bull
let's which ended his loathsome life
have done more than the poor, sim
goaded girl dreamed of as she plotted
her crime.
SENTIMENT. is STRONG. ".
Those three ringing shots have put
into motion a wave of sentiment, ma
tion-wide, which may end the reign
of the human wolves who prey upon
unfortunate women wherever society
has cast them out. ...
|
Tombs awaitinf the verdict of IL OF
her peers for her crime againsts tatute
law, shot down Emile Gerdron, who al
that very moment was on his way 10
a police station in the custody of two
! detectives, charged with brutaly bsat
ing the girl, for years his abject slave
and who even then bore the blue
marks OF his savagery.
HER PITIFUL STORY.
Then came the pitiful story from
the girl. She is weak childish
minded little creature, who covers a
the sound of a quickly spoken word
and spsaks broken French and En-
glish. She is typical of the Frenci
factory girl.
She is said to tell the story owe
and over again as she sits alone II
her little cell on the woman's side o
the great city prison s.
Il killed him, | killed him and
am glad l would do it again. Al
the love had for him Is now hate
He would have killed me. uet
Seven years ago | worked in
; lace shop in France. 4 was yer,
! young and did not know much. NJ
father and mother were very poo.
One day a man spoke to me and
!, One day man spoke to me as
passed through the street. That hal
pened often towomen in Paris. II
was a very large man, almost gian
and he had great black eyes and
fierce black mustache. He fascinate
!, me. He followed me home. He talke
, nice t. me and told me l was yer
pretty. which made me like him II
o tie. He said he would be my frien
and after a few weeks he said ths
, he would marry me ana we @ohi
! go away of to Amiefica,9 where "
could live''in happiness and he woul
p make much money.
. RAN AWAY TO AMERICA. u.
v II believed him and trusted M
mother would not listen to our plal
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
WAR PARTY
InduIses In High Hopes--Rumors OF
Big Losses.

Chicago July 27.--A daily News cab
legram from st. Petersburg says;
Hopes of the. war partly run high.
1t is stated that the kaiser has helped
to float loan for Russia in Berlin and
that M. Wittee has managed to do the
same in Paris. Meanwhile the treasury
is empty and the state bank contains
only 100000 rubles ($41 .200,00.)
The Noyoe yremya advises the rein
PRODUCTION of greenbacks and the use
Of the gold reserve for the war.
Nicholas has extracted promises
from the grand dukes and the bureau
Gratis that they will contribute to the
preservation Of the war. Hitherto they
have done nothing e
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
CHICAGO'S MOVE
Against injunction Suit of the City
Railway Company.

halfway SoUiPdtys
Chicago, July 27.-The new move OF
the Chicago City Railway company in
filing its latest injunction suit against
the city in the federal court was met
teday by Special Ttraction Counsel
Tolman in note to all of the feder-
al judges sitting in Chicago asking
them to take no action in the litiga'
ton without notification to the city.
This step was taken by Major Toll
man to insure immunity from tenn
porary injunction which the court
might grant ex parte, and, as 1t Is
believed that none of the federal
Judges will disregard the citys re,
quest, the city officials feel that the
traction companies will gain no un'
due advantage by the new litigation
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
The Koch Murder Trial.

Mankato, Mimi, July 27.-Today's
session of the Koch murder testimony
was devoted to the examination of a
humber of medical experts who testi-
fed in behalf of the accused. The
defense will rest tomorrow and evi-
dence in rebuttal will then be intro
duced.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
FISHING Case Dismissed.

The case against Jacob Weber OF
Canton for Illegal fishing in Congress
lake has been dismissed by Justice
Spidle of Massillon. A strong de-
Tense was being prepared at the hear
ing, which had been set for this morn
ing and the game warden decided that
weber had not violated the law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
AMERICAN CONCESSION
Fer Railroad Formally caneeIIed by
Chinese Government.

Chinese Government.
London, July 2S.-The correspondent
of the London Daily Express at Shang-
hal says that the concession granted by
the Chinese government to the Ameri-
can-China Development Co. to build
the Hankow-Canton railroad has been
formally cancelled by the government
and that Japanese engineers have been
installed to carry out the work osten-
sibly on Chinese account. In reality,
the correspondent adds, the railroad is
being built by the Chinese and Japa-
nese jointly, as the Japanese are ad.
vancing the required funds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
Mayor Charged With Sunday Liquor
Selling.

Steubenville, o., July 27.-Mayor
Milhorn of Dillonvale has been ar
rested for selling liquor on Sunday
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
Nominated For senator.

Wooster, O., July 27-The Demo
cratic senatorial convention nominal
ed Marion Van Over, Of this city, for
senator to succeed Lewis Houck.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
Death of Mrs. Erastus Bronx.

Mrs. Erastus Bronx died last even
ing at 9 o'clock at her home, 1907
Winfield avenue. Death was due to
a complication of diseases Mrs.
Bronx leaves a husband and two chill
dren
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
FOUR KILLED

Freiaht Train Fell Through Bridge
Weakened by Washout.
Helena, Mont, July PA Northern
Pacific freight train ran through a
bridge that had been weakened by a
washout near Forsythe late this after
noon, and the engineer. fireman and
two tramps were killed and two train
bands severely hurt. A passenger train
that was closely following was tagged
within ten yards OF the wreck
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
FATAL INJURIES
FOLLOWED FAINT
THOUGHT TELEPHONE MESSAGE
TOLD OF SISTERS DEATH.
Diilonvale's Mayor Arrested For Sell
ing Liquor on Sunday--Taggart
Divorce Case Delayed.

Findlay, o., July 27.-Mrs. Martin
Jaqua died today as the result OF in
juries received by fainting when she
understood telephone message to
say her sister had died.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
Two Plants Merged.

GAINESVILLE, o., July 27.-The Nal
leable Iron Co. is to be merged with
the Farmers Cooperative Harvesting
Co., of Springfield.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
Divorce Case DELAYED.

Wooster, o., July 27.-The Taggart
divorce case will be delayed two days
owing to the inability of the cap
tain to reach here on time.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-01
Senator Dick at Newark.

Newark, O., July Ex-senator Dick
arrived at Camp Mckinley, today for
the Ohio National Guard association
meeting tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
STATE c CONVENTION.
Post. a Expecting to Have Great
( Time in Petersburg.

Post "a, r. p. a, held It's monthly meet
%ingglast evening, with q very. good at
tendance. The topic of the whole meeting
was the coming State Gonventi9n. IN !l,e;I
.14th and 18TH a number of speakers Of
snationalt reputation have been engaged to
address the convention during Its ses.
sion, as
treat to the sinany delegates who {.will
come from all over the State In large
numbers. Richmond is expected TO ca ~
portation by;Ssa special car j ss 4,
s,rlle committee on the post const itution
was requested to presentEag report Of their
the liz, state conwent lon. and in order that
a. special meeting ofathe post may be
held TOT recommend the action Of. this
committee to t&the State Sconvent ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
Give an Organ Recital.

II has been the pleasure OF those who
have watched the onward march OF Inn.
prevement IN church music In Richmond
been confined to the large churches. The
small churches have been keeping up with
the procession and are Offering equally as
aattractlye services ~ ne large ehurehes,
Place Methodist. which has within tho
past year developed ono of the best cho-
RUS choirs IN the city, There are few
church choirs, indeed, which excel it,and
under their auspices an organ recital and
musicale will be given Thursday evening,
March Goth, by Mr. William NJ. Jenkins.
AT the church, Iombardy aud Hanover
Streets, for the benefit of the organ
fpns Al who attend are assured II most
delightful evening.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
MUSIC FESTIVAL
T0|..B|..E |: |: ] OF ALL Ii
Effort and Expense Thrown
IN to Bring Great Artists
Here. RI
WILL SING HAYDN's SEASONS.
This Last Oratorio Of Great
Composer in d Full-Cl1il
dren's Chorus.

The festival of the Wednesday Club will
take place this year May 1st and I'd, and
VIII be held at the Academy of Music rs
usual 558i lsls "a 8ss 5gl
n The club has spared no effort and no
expense to make the twelfth event better
y than all the rest. and the belief is grow
ing that this will be done with no dis
para gements of all tho excellent contests
that have gone before,
4 For this season tho artists are: Nine.
4 Lillian Blauvelt, soprano; Nine. Mary
Hissem de Moss. soprano; Nine. Ruby
shotwell-Piper soprano; Mime. isabelle
Bouton, contralto; Mr. Ellison Won Hose,
tenor; Mr.. Edward Johnson, tenor; sig.
y Emilio de Gorgorga, baritone; MI. Fred
erick Martin, basso: the Wednesday Club.
3$Children's Chorus and Boston Festival
III Orchestra
8 The Music Committee OF the Wednes-
day Club have completed the chorus pro
gramme Of the approaching spring festival
and are enthusiastic over the rare quality
OF the gems they have to offer.
Isl In the first place Hayden's last oratorlo,
Tho Seasons, will be rendered complete
Z the first night. 1t Is n most graphic de-
scriPtion of spring. summer, autumn and
4 winter. the ever changing phases OF ma
ture being wbrIcd put in musical Ian
guage witht' surprising naturalness. The
solo characters are Simon. a farmer
tbasso); Jane. his daughter (soprano), and
Y Lucas. a young countryman tenor with
chorus OF country people and hunters.
The Capulets Ball.
The second night II programme Of Sc
3slccted gems will be sung which for pure
musical attractivencss Will exceed any
former effort of the club. Much time
and pains has been taken by the COM
mittee to secure the choicest choruses.
Prominent among these is '"rhe Capu-
lets Bali from Romeo and Juliet by
Gounod. This has been published for the
first time separate from the opera through
The courtesy of Schirmer. Of New York,
expressly ,for the Wednesday, Club. This
chorus VIII include solos by Romeo, Ty-
\ bait. Paris and Juliet besides tho or
chestral dance music which is delicious.
Then there is the beautiful aria, "Our