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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
CASSIE CHADWICK
Her Lawyer Opposes Motion to Ad-
vance Her Case.

Cincinnati, o.. May Representing
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick, ex-Judge
Francis G. Wing opposed motion be-
fore the United States circuit court of
appeals today to advance the hearing
of her case from October session to
the June session of court. The mo-
ton to advance the case was made by
District Attorney j. J. Sullivan, Of
Cleveland. who intimated that he was
worried lest the defendant secured bail
now set at $31,0 900 and receive her lib
erty before the hearing on the appeal
for new trial comes up.
Wing contended that the time was
too short for the printing of the bill
of exceptions which has just been
placed IN the hands of the district at
torney. The court took the case un-
der advisement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Girl Fatally Hurt by Shot Put.

Wichita, Kas., May 2.-Marjorie
Berry, aged Is, was struck in the
head with 16 pound shot during the
track meet today between the high
school and Lewis academy and was
probably fatally injured. A crowd of
students was standing too close to the
lines when George Skidmore, a con-
testant in the shot put, threw wild
and the shot landed in crowd of
girl students. 1t is thought the In
jured girl cannot recover.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
RATE MAKING BILL
Says Railroad Man, Would Regulate
Prices For Commodities.

Says Railroad Man, Would Regulate
Prices For Commodities.
Washington. d. c.. May 2.--Robert
Mather, president of the Rock Island
Co. mot Of the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific Railroad Coz, chairman of
the executive committee of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Co. and general counsel of the Rock
Island and of the Frisco system, ap-
peared before the senate committee on
interstate commerce in the railway
rate hearing.
Among the other things, he declar-
ed that the Esch-Townsend rate-mak-
ing bill which passed the house of
representatives at the last session, sets
precedent for the regulation by con-
gress for the purchase and sale of
commodities moving from state to
state.
THE making of rates by any fed
eral body can be justified only on the
theory that the act is regulation of
interstate commerce." he said. "And
rates can be regulated-that is, made
only because the transportation to
which they appeal is interstate COM
merce But Interstate commerce does
not consist alone of transportation.
but includes buying and selling as the
supreme court has held. So 1t is
clear that not only the price of trans
portation, but also the price Of steel,
of grain. of sugar, of drygoods and of
innumerable other commodities when
sold for transit from state to state, are
subject to regulation by federal leg
islation and by federal commissions.
1t is impossible to say when public
demand will arise for regulation of
the prices of the commodities that
form the great bulk of the commerce
Of the country, but If the present de-
mand is yielded to there will be an
unaswerable precedent for the other
when it comes"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
JETT AND WHITE
Refused to Testify in the Hargis
Murder Trial.

Louisville, KY, May Curtis Jett
and Thomas White. convicted of as
sassination of Jim Cockrill and j. B.
Marcum were brought into court to-
day by a guard from the penitentiary
as witnesses In the Hargis trial. They
were sworn by Judge Parker and in
structed not to talk about their testi-
mony until after they had testified.
Jett and White were brought into the
case at the instance of the common
wealth. When they entered the court
room, an argument was in progress be-
tween the attorneys over the testi-
mony of Nose Feltner and the jury
was out of the room AS the two pris-
oners entered, dressed in prison stripes
the attorneys for the defense and Judge
Hargis grew excited and in few min
utes the court room was in an uproar.
Curtis Jett was placed on the stand.
He was told by the court he need not
answer any questions which he believ-
ed would incriminate him.
The witness took advantage Of this
and after he had declined to answer
each question, Hargis, the defendant
gave a laugh which could be plainly
heard throughout the court room.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
OUTSIDE HELP
Sought by the Leaders Of the Chicago
Strike.

Omaha, Neb., May at developed
today that the Chicago strikers are
seeking the assistance of outsiders
skelled in labor union affairs. Let
ters from officers of the national Or
ganization have been received by
Louis V. Guye. president of the Cen
trail Labor Union of Omaha, asking
If it would be possible for him to go
to Chicago and bring with him John
o. Yeiser. the lawyer who looked af-
ter the legal affairs of the unions. dur
ing the general strike in Omaha dur
ing the general strike in Omaha two
years ago, with view to assisting in
handling the same matters in Chicago.
Mr.. Guye will, in all probability, go to
Chicago within a few days.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
BALTIMORE DEMOCRATS
Control Both Branches Of the New
City Council.

Baltimore, Md. May 2.-Baltimore
voters today expressed their prefer
ences at the polls in favor of three
loans for public Improvements and in
cidentally elected new council, which
will be Democratic. One of the loan
ordinances provided for an issue of
bonds to the amount of $10,OO0.0O0 for
the construction of general sewer
age system, another for an issue of
100000 in bonds to bring a part of
the annex within the scope OF the full
tax rate by the laying out and paving
of streets through the section, while
the third ordinance authorizes the city
to issue bonds in the sum Of $1,500.O0O
for the extension of parks. All three
of the loans were approved by sub
stantial majorities. The new city
council will be Democratic in both
city branches.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
HIS SIN HAS
FOUND HIM OUT
MAN CHARGED WITH EM6EzzLE
MENT OF $265,ooo.
Arrested and Admits Being Shor'
,000-Wiillng to Go Back.
Physical Wreck.

st. Louis, Mo-. May 2.-Edward j.
Smith of San Francisco, Cal. a fugi-
tive from justice was arrested at the
Union station here tonight. He is
charged with having embezzled $685.
900 as city tax collector in San Fran
cisco. He admitted his identity and
acknowledged to the officers here that
s he Is short s62. 900 in his accounts.
9 He is willing to return to California
without requisiton. Smith says that
he spent several weeks in sanitarium
In New York city and that he is
physical wreck. He ran away with
woman named Lena Brooks from San
Francisco but refuses to state her
whereabouts. Only SIS were found in
his pockets at the time Of his arrest
Smith has two indictments pending
against him in San Francisco. He was
suspended from Office some time ago
pending an examination of his books.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
BODY IDENTIFIED

The body of Miss Beatrice Kearney,
of Baltimore, Md, was found floating
in Meyers lake Tuesday morning
about 10:30. The discovery was made
by Jacob Dumont, the electrician at
the lake. The body was recovered and
taken to the undertaking rooms of
Shilling & Son, where 1t was later
Shorb street. at whose home she had
been visiting, being sister of Mrs.
Moore.
About an hour before the discovery
Of the body Mr.. Dumont and Ray
Piero had noticed Miss Kearney enter
the lake grounds, but there was moth
ing in her actions to indicate any
thing unusual in her condition. She
had evidently waded out into the lake
to point where the water was deep
enough to drown, her body being dis
covered about $50 feet from the shore.
She was fully dressed.
Miss Kearney was 33 years of age.
She was talented musician, being
especially skillful on the pipe organ.
She was a graduate of the Peabody
conservatory of Music at Baltimore
and up until the time she was taken
sick had charge of the organ In one
of the largest cathedrals in that city.
Under the strain of the work her
health broke down and she was suffer-
ing from nervous prostration. Her
physician advised her to take an alb
solute rest and last September she
came here and had been visiting with
her sister ever since that time.
Her health did not improve as was
hoped, and recently she had been suff-
ering from melancholia, but had never
manifested any suicidal tendencies. Her
friends think that in condition Of
! mental arrangement she had left home
Tuesday morning and wandered to the
lake. So far as is known she had never
been to the lake before.
Her brother, James D. Kearney, OF
Baltimore will arrive here today and
the body will be taken back to her
home for interment. She has another
sister living in Baltimore.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
EQUITABLE SQUABBLE
President Alexander Adds to HiIarity
of the Occasion.

New York, May 2.-President James
w. Alexander of the Equitable Life
Assurance society, in an affidavit, in
answer to ]. II. Hyde's charges al
leges: "That the brief of j. Fl. Hyde
is scandalous, impertinent and wholly
immaterial.
THAT many of Hyde's statements
show disregard for the truth.
"That his (Alexander's) fight for
naturalization was not actuated by
selfish motives, but altogether for the
good of the Equitable.
THAT he has not been recreant in
his duty as trustee of Mr.. Hydes es.
tate.
THAT his duty as president of the
society is paramount to everything
else.
THAT statements that he and Tar.
bell are seeking to deprive stockhold.
ers of their rights is false"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
HER LOVERS SHOT
CAUSED HER DEATH
MISS MELcHlNe DIED FROM HER
WOUNDS.
Popular Young Business Man In a
Fit Of Rage Shot His
Sweetheart.

Fort Wayne, Ind, April 2.-Miss
Millie Melching, 21 years of age who
was shot by her lover, John M. Welk-
er, a week ago died at S:25 o'clock to-
night. During the last three days
when there was an apparent return
to consciousness, the doctors say there
were evidences of insanity, and that
no statement she made during the
time of her confinement at the hospital
can be relied on.
In fit OF great rage Welker pulled
q 32-calibre revolver and fired FIVE
times. One shot took effect in Miss
Melchlng's breast and the other in the
head AS she'fell to the floor Welker
fred bullet into his own breast. He
fell across the PROSTATE body of Miss
Melching and believing that he had
not fatally wounded himself drew his
penknife and made a deep cash In his
throat.
Welker Is young business man and
was very popular. Miss Melching was
q leader in church and social circles,
II Ia said that she was engaged to a
young man at Buffalo. N. Y, at the
time Welker shot her and that the
knowledge of this fact led to the
shooting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
New Philadelphia Briefs.

New Philadelphia, May 2.-Mrs.
Philip Getzman, widow of north
Third street, celebrated her 86 birth
day anniversary Monday. Her relat'
ives made the occasion a memorable
one.
Union 404 American Federation OF
Musicians. of New Philadelphia and
Canal Dover was organized in G. A,
r. hall this city Sunday afternoon
The local union will have a member
ship of about rs musicians.
Bicyclers are barred now from the
1st of May to the first of October
from riding on the side walk in the
corporation limits
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
SECOND BLOOD
Drawn In the Houghton street Rail-
way Strike.

Houghton. Mich, May 2.-The sec
ond blood since the employees of the
Houghton County Street Railway Co.
went on strike two months ago was
shed at a late hour tonight mile
north of Hancock Conductor w. B.
Richards of Calumet was shot through
the left arm by a bullet from a win
chester. Motorman Adam Hiser Of
Houghton was wounded In the abdo-
men by the same bullet which passed
through the conductors arm. A dep
uty sheriff, standing In the front ves-
tibule Of the car talking to the con-
ductor, and motormen escaped un-
hurt. The only occupants of the car
were woman and a little child. The
would-be murderer escaped but is now
hunted by officers, A short time pre-
viously another car was fred on at the
same point but no one was hit. There
is much indignation and bitter feeling
against the strikers and their SYM
pathizers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
In Honor of Or. OsIer.

New York, May 2.-There was a
great representative gathering of
American and Canadian physicians in
the big banquet hall in the Waldorf,
Astoria tonight at the dinner given
in honor of DR., William Osler of John
Hopkins university prior to his de.
parture for Europe where he is soon
to assume the Regius professorship of
medicine in the University of Oxford.
The menu was discussed without
any chloroform being administered
and every one of the speakers who
preceded the guest treated him in
the kindliest manner and said a lot
of nice things about him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
SATURDAY NIGHT
The President viii Start on Return
tf- ~ f' 't REHABILITATION

The President VIII Start on Return
to Civilization.
Glenwood Springs, Col, May e.
Secretary Loeb returned today from
the presidents camp and brings word
that all are we'll and enjoying them
selves. A large delegation of Denver
business men ON their annual excur-
sion through the state were visitors
here today and invited the president
and his party to accompany them on
a trip to Idaho. Owing to the pres
ident's desire to return to Washing
ton as speedily as possible the invi-
tation will be declined. Arrangements
are being made here to receive the
president on Saturday evening instead
of Sunday as first planned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
A GENERAL STRIKE
CALLED IN POLAND
MANIFESTO ISSUED BY THE So
ciAL DEMOCRATS.
The Industrial Population is Deeply
Exasperated over Results OF
Tuesdays Encounters.

Warsaw, Russian Poland, May B.
The committee of the Social Demo
Gratis of Poland and Lithuania has Is
sued a manifesto proclaiming a gen.
eral strike ana calling out all the
workmen Immediately in consequence
of yesterdays bloodshed
The Industrial population is deeply
exasperated over the sanguinary re.
suits of yesterdays encounters. The
strikes inaugurated on large scale
here, in Lodz and In other cities are
rapidly spreading. Fully 10000 per.
sons are on strike In Lodz. Cossacks
are patrolling the streets of Warsaw
by companies or account of the dan
ger to smaller detachments.
A great crowd which gathered yes
terday In front of the police station
to which the corpses Of the killed
on Monday had been taken, demand
ing the bodies of their dead, was dis
persed by Cossacks.
An official statement says the dead
not including those of the wounded
who died In hospital, numbered 81
The majority of the dead we're work
ing people. In Lodz four women
were killed.
Private accounts say the May day
death roll totalled ca, including ten
persons who died In the hospitals
during the night. Probably 200 were
wounded. Crowds gathered in the
Tenth district Dolice station wharf
30 victims, men and women and three
children were awaiting indentifica-
ton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
BULLET KILLED A
PRAYING WOMAN
SHOT FIRED IN ENCOUNTER WITH
POLICE AND SOLDIERS.
Religious PROFESSIONS and Services
Broken Up in Russian Poland
by the Soldiers.

Kalisz, Russian Poland, May 3.-In
an encounter on Monday between po-
lice and soldiers on one side and
workmen who we're participating in a
big religious procession of the other
side, bullet penetrated the walls Of
the church, killing praying woman.
Following the canonical rule the
church, having been defled with
blood. has been closed until 1t can be
purified
In another church yesterday the con-
gregation began singing patriotic
Songs. whereupon soldiers and police
entered and attacked the people,
woundtng many A free fight ensued,
during which weapons were wrested
from the police, shots were exchanged
and stones we're thrown. A dragoon,
woman and man we're killed In
side the church. A squadron of cav
airy was summoned and dispersed the
crowds. The church was closed for
reconseCration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
CONDUCTOR KELLER
OF the W. & L. E. Was Killed by a
Passenger Train.

Special to Morning News.
Masslllon, May 2.-Henry Keller,
a conductor on the w. & L. E., sixty
years of age. was killed at Steuben,
vile Monday afternoon under the
wheels of the passenger train which
he had had charge of for many years
The deceased lived in Massillon and
the body was brought to this city
Tuesday morning for the funeral
which will be held Wednesday aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock from the resi-
dence in Chester street. The Rev
Mr.. Boston, of Steubenville, will con
duct the services assisted by the Rev
II. r. Biggen of this city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
NO ONE ESCAPED
From the State Hospital, Officials
Say, Vet They Came Here to
View the Remains.

A party of Massillon officials from
the state hospital came to this city
yesterday to view the remains OF
Miss Kearney who was drowned at
the lake. They thought that perhaps
1t was the remains of one of the in
mates of the hospital.
When seen by News reporter the
officials denied that anyone had es'
capped from the institution but they
did not explain why they expected to
find one of the inmates at the morgue
when none had escaped. 1t looks as
though some one had escaped from
the hospital and that they were keep.
ing 1t shady"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
NEARLY 100000
Cleaned Up BY a Woman In New
York Stock Market.

Williamsport, Pa, May 2.-Miss
Florence Payne, daughter of e. R.
Payne a millionaire of this city and
society belle, returned home today
from New York city where in the past
two weeks she Cleaned up between
100000 and 100000 on the stock mar
ket While in the metropolis. Miss
Payne was a guest at the Waldorf
Astoria and 1t was there she was tip
ped off by friend to buy American
Smelter. She did buy it and in large
quantities with the result that she is
the possessor of an Independent for
tune which she made by this trans
action.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
will Take a Week to Reach eodle,

VIII Take q WEEK 10 RedCh bouTes
Wilburton, |. T., May 2.-United
States Lline Inspector William Gamer
on, who is supervising the work of re-
lief that is being conducted in an ef-
fort to reach the bodies of the Is min
ers who were entombed early Sunday
morning said today that probably a
week would elapse before the bodies
of the unfortunate men are found
There is only one shaft leading to the
mine. 1t is 300 feet deep and is chok-
ed with stone and timbers to within
hundred feet of the surface. The
entombed men are in the lower level OF
the mine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Bandit Ralsui Gets His Desire

Washington, d. c., May 2.-United
States Consul Gummere, at the court
of the sultan of Morocco reports to
the state department that the bandit
Raisuli, who last year captured and
held as hostages Ion Perdicaris and
his nephew, Varley. has been appoint
ed by the sultan governor OF the dis
trict of Fahs. which Immediately sur
rounds and dominates the city Of Tan
gier, Its confines reaching almost up to
the gates Of that place.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
An Alliance Case.

Max Geiger of Alliance has brought
an action in court to have Murray
Heacock enjoined from throwing dirt
from a cellar excavation over on his
property. The court granted tenn
porary restraining order until the
case can be heard and the work on
that cellar will have to stop for the
time being or the dirst will have to
be thrown the other way, Hart &
Koehler are attorneys in the case.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
IN POLAND
The Authorities are In Control and no
Uprising Feared.

ST. Petersburg. May 3.--Dispatches
received from all sections of Poland
indicate that while the disorders of
yesterday were serious in the extreme
the authorities are still in control and
there is no chance of a general up
rising.
While many persons were killed or
wounded as result of the fighting the
fact remains that most of the populace
remained indoors and that no one
who was willing to obey the ordered
will of the authorities suffered.
1t is believed here that trouble is
over and that no further rioting will
take place.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
MRS. MONTGOMERY
Mother of Superintendent of AuItmar
Hospital is Dead.

Monday, Miss Alice M. Montgomery
superintendent of the Aultman hos
pital was called to her home in Whit
by, Ontario by the serious illness of
her mother.
Tuesday. friends received a tele.
gram stating that her mother had died
after Miss Montgomery had reached
her.
Mrs. Montgomery was a lady of ad.
vanced age and has friends in the
city as she visited here last summer
with her daughter.
The sympathy of large circle of
friends in this city is extended to
Miss Montgomery in her bereave-
ment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Five Years For Accepting BrIbe

Sacramento, Cal, May 2,--Former
State Senator Harry Bunkers who was
convicted of accepting bribe during
the last session of the legislature was
sentenced this afternoon to Ave years
In the San Quentin penitentiary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
a BAD Tumble.

Howard Streb, young man living
at 1912 West Fifth street, fell last
evening and broke his collar bone
He was exercising on rings at his
home, when one of them pulled out,
precipitating him to the floor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Pastor Resigns.

Carrollton, May 2. - Rev. F. s,
Rohrbaugh has resigned as pastor of
the Reformed church, his resignation
being accepted by the members. He
has no charge at present and his fam
fly will remain here for while.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Bond Question Won.

Strasburg, May 2.-The proposition
to bond the town for $4,000 to build
an addition to the school building
won out by the narrow margin of I
votes at the election held in Monday
Work will be commenced soon, SO as
to have the building ready for the
opening Of school in September.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
A million DOLLAR Pottery.

East Liverpool. o.. May AT a
meeting of the stockholders Of the
North American Manufacturing Co.
tonight it was decided to construct in
Newell, w. Va. a $1,000,000 pottery
of twenty ware kilns with one of the
biggest warehouse and shop capacity
Of any pottery In the United States.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Bad Fire at Newark, NJ. j.

Newark. N j.. May s.--Cawley &
Clark's paint works on Newark Mead
ows, was totally destroyed by fire
early this "wednesday morning.
Loss 100000 Flames spread to the
Mccormick Leather Co. plant and 1t
was badly damaged Fire still burn
ing
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Roosevelt Trying to Make Peace.

London, May 3.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
cThe diplomatic representative of one
of the great powers closely connected
with the war states that 1t is unde-
niably true that President Roosevelt
Is erdeavoring to mske peace as soon
~ possible"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
President Alexander Denies story

New York, May 2,--President Alex
ander, of the Equitable society denied
story which was current about the
offices of the Equitable this afternoon
that he had been asked to resign by
the Frick faction.