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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
THE DEATH LIST
OF THE LANDSLIDE NUMBERS
EIGHTEEN VICTIMS
Slow Wcrk in Recovering the Bodies
as the Houses Are Covered
With Tons of Clay.

Haverstraw, N. Y, Jan. cit is now
certain, according to the local author
tiles that TIE death list caused by last
nights landslide In the brickyard
district will not exceed IS, they being
for the most part laborers and small
Jewish merchants VINO resided along
Rocklard street.
Up to the present time the work
of recovering the bodies has been slow
and unsuccessful, owing to the fact
that the ruins Of the houses carried
down into the pit are covered with
tons of heavy blue clay while tho
danger of another slide makes It no.
ccssary for the large force of mea
who are working there to timber every
foot that they eXcavate. 1t is certain
that all of those In the ruins are dead.
and this being the case every precau-
tion is being taken to protect tho
workers.
The Cororer has begun an investi-
CATION to place the responsibility and
1t Is generally conceded that the own
of the brickyards at the foot of the
hill where the slide took place were
to blame in that they cut away the
banks In a perpendicular line right
up to the very formations of the
houses.
There are 20 houses on Upper Rock
land street that are also likely to pc
carried away by another slide and
great assures have appeared in ths
hill in their rear.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
Physical Gian.s and Ex-
perts With the Gun
Struggle FierceIy in
Remarkable Contest
Of Endurance.
Battle Between Sheriff
and Policeman in a
Colorado Town Out
riva,ed by no Similar
Tale in the West.

Durango, Col. Jan. 9.-No tale Of
gun fighting ever came out of the west
to outrival the death duel fought in
the streets OF Durango today, between
Sheriff W. j. Thompson and Policeman
Jesse Stansel, Fiction never pictured
a more thrilling contest between two
men and physical endurance never
gave more wonderful demonstration
of its possibilities than when these
two giants struggled in the street al
ter their bodies had been riddled with
bullets.
Both men were physical giants in
deed over six feet tall and tipping the
scale beams at over 200 pounds eacn.
They were western-born. thompson.
former cowboy. was known as one
of the best men with a gun in Colora-
do. Stansel, also, was Ieputed to have
rever missed his man In battle.
1t has been known for months that
the meeting of the two men was in
evitable. and all the diplomacy of their
friends to keep them apart avalled lit
tie. Both threatened to shoot at sight
but they did not seek one another o t
until today. Matters were brought to
climax when Sheriff Thompson de-
cided that the Elmoro saloon and
gambling house must close. 1t was
said that Stansel had interests whicn
he protected there. Last night the
sheriff and his men raided the gamD-
ling house.
At noon today Thompson and Stan
sci met in front of the same gambling
house. Thompson had first drawn his
gun on John Hartman, the proprietor
Of the Elmoro. Stansel cursed him
for fool and then both men began
firing at close range. Hartman re-
tired within the saloon.
Closing In on ore another as they
fired the two giants emptied five shots
from their Al calibre revolvers.
Thompson was shot twice in the held
orce In the abdomen and once in the
breast. Any one of the wounds was
fatal. But he stood on his feet. Stan
sci was shot in the right breast, a
great hole being torn through his
body.
In spite of the fatal wounds the
men dubbed their guns and grappled.
goirg down into the dust for the final
struggle. For several minutes they
fought, then Thompson rolled over on
his back, and Stansel tried to get to
his feet
The men were carried into the sa-
loon, where Thompson died 80 min
utes later. Stansel Is living.
The lights of the Elmoro saloon are
burning tonight and men stand at the
bar talking over the tragedy, but the
click OF the roulette wheel Is still. 1t
is Durango's tribute to the dead.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
ARE AROUSED
OVER THE GOVERNOR GENERALS
ACTION AT WARSAW
Refused to Consider a Request OF
Polish Citizens--Soelai.sts Siay
Superintendent and
Police Chief.

Warsaw, Jan. 10.-Intense indig-
classes of citizens by the contempt
uous manner in which the governor
general yesterday treated the connie.
tee of leading Polish residents VINO
called upon him to urge that the
promise of the czar be kept and that
martial law be abolished pending tho
election of members to the promise
National Assembly which is to b.
held soon. The governor general
l.eard the request OF the committee
and then in bombastic manner, dc.
clared that martial law had been pro-
lists, anarchists and revolutionists
who were endeavoring to prevent the
elections and therefore its abrogation
was impossible.
He then turned on his heel and
left the reception room without conde
scending to listen any further to the
spokesmen of the delegation. This
action has greatly aroused the Pol.
anders, who have heretofore refrain
ed from taking part in the anti.Rus.
Sian agitation and reprisals are theat.
ened
Socialists today shot and killed the
superintendent of the street car shop
here.
At Noyominsk, Government of War.
saw, socialists today shot and killed
the chief of the district police.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
RUSSIA IS NOW
FACING A SERIOUS CONDITION
IN SIBERIA
A General Uprising Is Reported and
Trains Have Been seized-Stories
Of Horror Are Told,

Nagasaki, Japan, Jan. 10.-Russia Is
now to face a serious condition in ST.
IBERIA, after apparently pacifying tenn
porarily all of the European Kingdom.
except the Baltic provinces.
News that has failed to leak through
st. Petersburg, because OF the cutting
CT communication came here today on
the arrival of the transport Mongolia
from Vladiyostok, carrying Russian
refugees.
The Russians told story of horror
along the Siberian railway. as 1t had
come to them from stories told Of sta
tions blocked by mutineers, who loot
cd and burned everything in sight
Many CT these who started for Rus ia
have turred back, according to the
story told by those who came to Maya
sake. Trains have been seized ald
turned on a backward course and
great gaps exist in the line to the
European Russian frontier.
According to these refugees there
has been a general uprising in Siberian
Russia, which will stop operations OF
the railway for the winter, at least,
considering the difficulties of main
tanning the line in winter weather.
The stories Of privation and horror
told by the refugees from the Vladi-
vcstok station confirm in the worst
degree the small bits of news that
have leaked out from ST. Petersburg
Of tho ruttinp off Of thp railway and
rebellion in the Manchurian army,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
SHOT HIMSELF
YOUNG CLEVELAND MILLIONAIRE
TAKES THE SUICIDE ROUTE
Leland w. Prior, President of Stock
Exchange and Prominent Dies
In a Hotei-No Cause
Known for the Act.

Cleveland. o., Jan. 9.-Leland w.
Prior, 40 years old, a millionaire, shot
and killed himself In the Hollenden
hotel this afternoon. His body was
discovered shortly before o'clock. No
cause for his act is known.
He was a member and president of
the Cleveland Stock Exchange. mem
Der of the New York Exchange. Chi
cago Board of Trade. New York Cot
ton Exchange and was an active part
ner In the brokerage house of Denni-
son, Prior & Co.
He married daughter of e. r. EN-
cry. vice president of the Cleveland
Street hallway Co. and was many
times a millionaire.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
meeting of the committee today bul
no definite action taken.
Wants the Canal Accounts.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Mr. Simmons
(Dem., NJ. c., introduced a resoiu
tion In the senate today calling upon
the secretary Of war to send to the
senate the names and compensation of
engineers, officers, agents, counse,
and solicitors of the Panama canal
commission. and of the Panama rail-
road company, who received $4,000 or
more on December L; also the com.
pensation of the board of consulting
engineers.
He gave notice that he would call
It up for consideration tomorrow.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
AFTER FOUR YEARS
oAYNoR AND GREENE ARE PLAc
ED ON TRIAL
Denied the Authority Of the Govern
ment to, Act Against Them in
Harbor Frauds at
Savannah.

Savannah, Ca, Jan. 9.--After more
than four years fighting against the
right of the United States to compel
their trial on charges of having, with
former Captain of Engineers of the
United States army. Oberlln NJ. Car
ter. conspiI ed to, and actually to have
deirauded the government out of large
sums of money in connection with the
harbor improvements here, Benjamin
d. Greene and John f. Gaynor today
were arraigned for trial before the bar
of the federal district court of Georgia
and once again their lawyers fought
to secure delay. On behalf of the ac-
cused men their chief attorneys, Il. Nj.
Lawrence and Peter W. Meldrim rails
ed the question of jurisdiction of the
court and argument along this line
consumed the entire day, court adj
journing with Mr.. Lawrence still dis
cussing that question.
Judge Emory Speer was on the
bench and the court room was crowded
when the defendants, In charge of the
sheriff, were brought In. The govern
ment was represented by Special Unit
ed States Attorney General Marien
Erwin. assisted by Samuel b. Adams.
and General 1homas f. Barr, u. 8. A.,
retired. who formerly was Judge Ad-
vocate General of the army and who
has been assigned by Attorney General
Moody to aid In the prosecution. So
soon as the proceedings had started
Mr.. Erwin announced that the gov
ernment had decided that 1t would
prosecute the indictments against
Gaynor and Greene first, and would
for the present abandon the trials Of
william T. and Edward H. Gaynor,
brothers of John F.; Michael A. Con-
molly and Oberlin M. Carter. all of
when were included in the blanket
indictments found by the grand jury.
He also announced that all of the in
dictments would be consolidated and
the accused tried upon the comb!na-
| tion, after entering their pleas of not
guilty to each count separately.
Mr.. Meldrim then raised the ques-
tion of jurisdiction of the court, claim
Ing that the indictments had been I'M
properly found, and mat the crimes
alleged could not have been commit
ted by the accused
To this Attorney General Erwin an
swered that the defendants had been
extrad'ted for participating in fraud.
embezzlement, and of having received
money known to have been secured by
/ fraud"
Copies of the testimony taken in the
, habeas corpus and other proceedings
in Canada were then introduced in
substantiation of this contention.
The defense objected to the Cana
! dian record being received but were
| overruled and then Attorney Law
renee, for the defense, launched into
his argument on the question of jur-
isd'ction. His claims were along high
ly technical lines and he was not
more than half through when court
took a recess for the DAY.
! Messrs. Gaynor and Greene are we'll
ard appear to be highly confident OF
the outcome. That their attorneys are
preparing to carry the case to the ST.
preme court of the United States was
shown by their interposing objections
to every point raised by the govern
ment where the judges ruling was
against the accused.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
Advises to Stop Cutting
the Tariff on Agricul-
turaI Products and
Give Attention TO Iron
and Steel.
Debate IN the House Over
Philippine Tar IF Not
Near an End-Gros-
venor viii Answer
Champ Clark.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Another day
was devoted, in the .house, to the uiS-
cussion Of the Philippine tariff bill.
Representative G,liet,. tRsp. Mass.),
following in the iecent tooIsteps ot MS
colleague, Representative Lawrence,
came cut for tariff rev lsion so Tar as
hides are concerned, but sad that he
would not let his petsolal feelings
lead him away from the program or
his party.
In opposition to the Philippine bill
Bonynge, (Rep. Colo). Henry. tkep.
Conn.,, Goulden. Dem. N. ", Cas-
sell, (Rep. Pal, and Burgess, (De.n.
Texas).
Tomorrow Representative Dalzell,
(Rep. Pal, is expected to speak tor
the bill and will oe followed by Gea.
Warren Keifer, (Rep. o.. In opposi-
tion. On Thursday Gen. Gros ,enur,
OF Ohio, Will answer the speech OF
Champ Clark, of Missouri, who advo-
Gates a general cutting down of high
tariff rates. The END of the debate
is not in sight.
Mr.. Bonynge inaugurated the debate
today. He declared that the attitude
of the Republican leaders in advocat-
ing the Philippine bill was not consist
ept with their content ons in the hodse
In times past He termed the bill an
un-American measure" and appealed
to his colleagues to deleat II.
Mr.. Burgess, (Dem. rexas). contend
ed that the attitude OF Democratic
j leader, Williams, in declaring Tor II
on the ground that partial tariff reduc-
tion was better than no reduction at
all, led the Democratic party into an
admission that the Republican taril
was correct.
give us square de1l." he declared.
"Stop cutting the tariff of agricultural
products ard turn your attention to
iron and STEEL"
Giving notice that he would offer
an amendment increasing the tariff
rates on Philippine tobacco to so FER
cent of the Dingley rate Mr.. Cassell
said that he was opposed to free trade
as 1t would bring injury to the Penn
sylvania tobacco growers.
Failing in my ambition" he add
ed, II shall move to add provision
that on the date the Spanish treaty
on the islands expires, April 10. 1902
the president shall surrender the gov
ernment of the ISLANDS to the people
thereof"
Mr.. Hill asked If he thought such
an amendment would be germane.
Mr.. Cassell: ''No. do not. Dut /
have seen so many strange things
done In the house under the lead OF
the committee on rules that l shall
press the amendment anyhow"
Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi. Demo
cratic leader, assured Mr.. Cassell that
the Democrats stood ready at any time
and in any way to give his proposition
for the freeing of the Islands all oI
their support.
Mr.. Goulder could net see why the
L'tepublicans would not bend their en-
ergies to some means OF allowing for
eign competition to get an inning with
the American steel and iron trusts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
Marshall Field M.

New York, Jan. 9-Marshall Field,
the millionaire merchant of Chicago,
Is confined to his room at the Holland
house suffering from cold. Reports
that Mr. Field was seriously i'll are
absolutely denied at the Holland
house tonight, ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
Say II Was Suicide.

New Haven. Conn, Jan. 9.-Coroner
Mix, of this city. in statement is
sued here declares that Charles A,
Edwards, the New York banker.
whom II was alleged had been muir
dered at the home OF his brother-in-
law. A. Maxoy Hitler. was not killed
but committed suicide
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
NAVAL ACADEMY

May Come Up for Joint cpngress'on.
al Investigation.
Washington, Jan, -9.-1The senate
committee on naval affairs, has under
consideration a Joint eongress,o onal liz
vestigation of the naval academy at
Annapolis. II is the consensus of be
lief that such an inquiry into hazins
would be thorough and would be more
eficacious than the investigation OF
the senate, committee, which has nj
ready been ordered ! a,. e -,
The matter was touched upon at 9
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
TIL: SIGNATURES
OF Thousands Of People Are Attached d
to Petition. to Save Woman
t, From the Gailows.

Cincinnati, o.. Jan. "a petition
bearing the signatures of 10000 peo-
pie, residents OF Southern ONO and
Northern Kentucky will be presented
tonight to Governor Stokes and the
membeis of the New Jersey Board of
t'araCns. asking them to commute the
sentence OF Mrs. Antoinette Tolla,
VINO is to be hanged Tor murder at
Hackensack on Friday next. AL.
though the petition closed today sig.
natures are being received by ever,
mail and all will be forwarded at
once to Trenton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
EAST GREENviLLE, TOO.
The Saloons Were Closed Up Last
Sunday-Dld Orders Come
ErnY, Nantnno

The saloons of East Greenville were
closed up tight last Sunday for the
first time in several years, There arc
five saloons in that place and the or
der to close came from Canton, it is
said. 1t is understood that the sa-
looms will be closed on Sundays here
after.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
SUBJECTS NOTIFIED

Copenhagen. Jan. 10c-All German
subjects In Denmark who are liable to
military service, have received official
warning to-,be ready To- return to Ger
many upon three days. notice
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
HOUSE LEADERS.
Claim They Have the Insurgents Beat
en- in Statehood Bill.

en- in Statehood Bill.
Washington, Jan. o. The House
leaders, advocates of joint statehood
program for Arizona. and New Mexi-
co, claim today that the .anti-joinJ
statehood forces are beaten and that
The number of Republican .'insur-
gents will not exceed 25.
One plan OF the insurgents is that
II they are able to overthrow the
rule prohibiting amendments to the
statehood bill. Represen, Crum-
packer. lRep., Ind, will offer i'm
mediately an amendment to the rules
OF the house increasing the number
OF members of the committee on
rules to IL, which committee shall
have the selection of all standing
committee of the house.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
Roosevelt props a Plum.

Washington, Jan. 9--The president
announced tonight that he would ap.
point Leopold G. Rothchild as collect.
or OF customs at indianapolis to spc-
eeed Col Young.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12

Cleveland, o., Jan. "a monster
petition containing nearly 100000
namss, of residents of Northern Ohio
has been sent by the Cleveland Press
to Governor Stokes and the New Jer-
sey Board of Pardons asking them to
exercise clemency In the Tolla case.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
NAT 0NAL LEAGUE
OF Commission Merchants Begins q
Session To-Day at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. Pr L
car line abuses, how they may ho
edied; unfair competition h(yFF
companies, how 1t may b.
commissions and credits
chief topics of discus
annual convention oSS PHoMflLf
League of Commiss regular prices on
the United StateC, -,
three days sessi' '"arS i'o0 ON" All
house tomorroiae sign of the Winking
c,s, daily and Sunday.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-06-02
IN MEMoRIAM.

Whereas, 1t has pleased the Divine
Maker to take from our midst by death
our beloved friend and schoolmate. Ray
Venton, we the members Of her class,
tender the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we tender to her
sorrowful parents our heartfelt SYM
rathy in this the hour Of their affection,
Resolved, That the desk of the de.
ceased be draped in mourning for O
period of thirty days.
Resolved. That these resolutions be
kept on file in the Grammar Depart,
ment of the Ruby Hill public school
that a copy thereof be presented to the
family of the deceased. and that 9
copy Of these resolutions be published
in the Eureka SENTINEL.
DAN McNAUaHToN. c,...
THOMAS Hooking, }S""
THERESA WILLIAMS,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-06-02
DEATH OF RAY vENToN
Promising Young Girl of Ruby
Hill Passes Away After a
Brief Illness.

Rachel Littleton. eldest child Of Mr..
aud Mrs. John venton, died Sunday,
May "a. 1906. at her home on RUBY
Hill, Eureka County. Nevada.
She was stricken and passed away
Just as she was budding into woman.
hood. being 10 years, 9 months and Is
days Of age at the time Of her death
For the past year her schoolmates and
associates observed that at times she
did not look and appear to be well. and
no doubt the direct seat Of her illness
dates back to q considerable period.
The ultimate cause Of her death, how.
ever, was from congestion Of the live,
and complications.
She was q promising young girl,
standing high in her classes at school
and in the esteem Of her teachers,
schoolmates and friends. kindness Of
heart being her most manifest trait Of
character.
The funeral took place Tuesday after.
noon at 2 o'clock from st. James
Episcopal Church in Eureka. Mr.. John
Pardy officiating at both the church and
grave. Misses Annie Lucey and Kate
McCharles sang by request the beauti.
full hymn, LEAD. Kindly Light" and
also the hymn, "Safe In the Arms Of
Jesus" Six young men Of Ruby Hill
acted as pail bearers. and the teachers
and scholars Of the Ruby Hill public
school marched at the head Of the fu-
neral procession from the Hill to Eu.
reka and to the cemetery. A large
number of neighbors aud friends gave
testimony Of their sympathy for the
bereaved family in their attendance at
the funeral and by their floral offerings.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-06-02
4 MAN THAT IS WANTED
Montana Sheriff Comes to Eureka
for Prisoner Who Was Re-
leased on Bonds.

Charles McCarter, who was beinl
held in the Eureka County Jail await
ing the arrival Of an officer from Mon
tana, where he is charged with having
stolen rs head of sheep. and who wai
released on Friday of last week by
Justice Cromer on q $500 bond to ap
pear when wanted. is now very much
wanted.
When Sheriff Sweeney returned from
an Official trip to Eiko County last
Saturday he was accompanied by Sher
III Walter 8. Griffith of Glasgow
County. Montana. who had come dowr
FROM near the Canadian line in Mon
tsua after McCarter. Governor Sparks
Of Nevada had signed the requisitior
papers for McCarter's return to Mon
tana. aud Mr.. Griffith expected to re
main in Eureka only long enough tt
iron his prisoner and leave by the out
going afternoon train.
On arriving in Eureka both gentle,
men Immediately drove to the Court
house. and to say that they were sur
prised to learn that McCarter had been
released on bail would be putting il
rather mildly. They were at once as
sured that everything was all right and
that McCarter had gone into the coun'
try. but would show up al Dol as he
was notified ne was wanted.
This looked easy to Sheriff Sweeney,
and he at once had Sheriff Griffith &c
before Judge Cromer with his requis.
ton papers and notify the Judge that
McCarter was wanted.
Judge Cromer at once notified the
bondsmen that their man was wanted,
and Tom Dixon. one of the bondsmen,
out to Newark last Sunday to
notify .McCarter that he was wanted.
Up to the present writing neither Mr..
Dixon or Mr.. McCarter have answered
to Judge Cromer's roll call.
Sheriff Griffith waited in Eureka until
Tuesday noon for his prisoner to
show up. but as he then made up his
mind that the time needed to notify
McCarter that he was wanted was
indefinite, he concluded to take
the afternoon train for his Montana
home.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-06-02
RUBY HILL NOTES.

The disagreeable weather this week
has greatly retarded all surface work.
The finishing touches are being put on
the new store building on the Hill. the
goods are arriving. and it 10 expected
Nj. Six will be ready to do business in
. few days.
Great sorrow was felt on Ruby Hill
Sunday when the death of Ray Venton
became known. She was q lovable
child, respected by every one. and the
parents have the sympathy Of the com-
munity.
Mrs. Alfred Hooking. who took her
son. Frank. to Salt Lake City some time
ago to have his eyes treated. left again
ON Monday for that city to see II some.
thing can not DO done to restore the
boys eyesight.