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t ) A'i AKRON DAIL.1T DEMOCRAT. ft "J.1 !'$ VOLUME 11 NUMBER 138. AKRON, OHIO, MONDAY' EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1902. PRICE ONE CENT. 'j DUO OUT light-fingered; UfH And Sped Swiftly to the Tall Timber. Seven Prisoners Quit Their Sojourn at the Summit County Jail. a remarkable escape from the Sum mit county Jnll was effected Saturday evening by seven prisoners, and four tmoi'p Could lune followed bad tboy dcslicd to do so. The men dug their way out f;eni the basement, making nn e.cavntlon under tbo floor oC the south corridor, and tunneling out un der the wall. The men who escaped nro Walter 'Wolf, of Jamestown, N. V accused of stealing ?10 fiom nn employe at the Buchtcl hotel; Dun Mycis, of Unrbcitou, accused of assault and battery; James Tinner, of Bnrberton. horse stealing; Chns. Warner, of Co lumbus, attempted burglary; Ilnrry Williams, of Uarbcrtou, embezzle ment; Henry Squires, of Akron, lob bery; Ilothy Ityckman, of Buffalo, N. . stealing hair from a little girl. On Monday morning the County Commissioners caused the Issuing of circulars, offering a reward of $25 In each case for the rccaptuio of the prisoners. Descriptions of the men have been sent all over the country. There were 11 prisoners In the lower jail at the time, and tho four, who, for some reason or other, neglected to go, are Sherman Green, accused of pocket picking; John Searles, defraud ing an Innkeeper; Burt Over, jumping freight cars, and M. B. West, forgery. The escape was made at about 8:30 In the evening and Squires was seen at the home of a friend in this city at 8:45. Kyckman Is thought to have gone to his home on Center ht., forced Ian entrance Into the house, as theio was no one at home and secured his kit of barber tools a revolver and nlso a pie. The neighbors thought a burg lary was being commlttocl. nnd notified tho police. On Thursday a sister of Dan Myers visited him, and ho was overheard telling her to be sure and send him a pair of shoes and a pair of new panta loons by Thursday noon. On Sunday a large number of per sons visited tho jail to see where tho prisoners had escaped. It is estimated that the visitors on Sunday numbered nearly 0,000, and Sheriff Kelly stated Monday that visitors would be admit ted to the jail every day, until further notice, between the hours of 0 nnd 11 In the morning, nnd 2 and 5 In tho af ternoon. Those who have seen the excavation seem to bo of tho opinion that tho work could not have been accomplish ed in Ices than a week, but the Sheriff fiRj'R that every coll in the lower jail was Inspected on Tlnusday afternoon. The cuil in which tho earth was placed has been out of lcpalr for home time.- It wns ,to have been fixed tho latter part of tho week, but tho blacksmith did not arrive as soon a TENTED CITY. Preparations For Forward Fountain Park has the appearance today of n tented city. Tho sideshow men, tho "men with tho greatest won ders of the age," the proverbial fakir all have arrived and are busy erecting their tents so that tho business of rnk lng In dimes can bo proceeded with immediately on tho opening of tho fair. Tho entries are arriving and be ing cared for. Nearly all of the trotteis and paccra that will go In tho races Canton-Akron Cars Will Start From Waiting Room Tho flrst regular Canton-Akron car to come down town nrrlvcd nt the N. O. T. waiting room Monday morning at 10 o'clock. All tho cars will bo run down Into the city from now on and .will leave the waiting room on Main st every hour. Tho enr had hard work rounding the curve nt tho corner of HJsin and Market sts. The wet track wan expected. There arc many who do' not hesitate to accuse tho Sheriff of carelessness, claiming that an ordinary, display of caution would have averted the es cape. They say that a mere glance In to the abandoned eel would have ex pesed thc-wholo plot, cither on Friday or Satmday. Oliiceis of Youngstowu telegraphed that they believed that iro' ot tho men had been caught in .that city. Deputy Sheiiff Holllnger went to I'oungstnwh Sunday night, but tho men being held therri were not escaped priboueis from Akion. , "V HOW THEY ESCAPED, The escape was effected by digging out fiom the basement, the earth re moved being hidden '" n empty cell. One of the pieces of flagging of which tho floor of tho jail Is constructed was removed In tho south corridor, nnd nn excavation eight feet deep made straight down. At this depth the tunneling under tho wall began, it being necessary to continue south ward from the first oxenvation about six feet to get outside of the wall. After dealing the wall, a hole about two feet square was dug upward to tho surface of tho ground, Just outside tho south wall, the hole being so large that the men could escape through It, one at a time, without much effort. It is believed that the first man who got out must have Inspected the con dition of affairs outside, so as to in form the others whether the const was; clear.' It was Clear, and the other six men speedily followed the first. The Implements used In making the excavation were a couple of pieces of iron slats taken from4n bed In the abandoned cell. Underneath the floor In the south corridor tho earth Is soft and could be dug out 'easily with the implements used. It Is bollevcd that tho earth was carried n pillow slips from the excavation, and tho task must havo been a very, laborious one, as there are nearly flvp wagon Ioadfl of dirt In the abandoned ' cell". Not even a grain of dirt was permitted to remain on the floor. Tho prisoners had a broom and the floor in the vi cinity of the abandoned cell was kept remarkably clean. AH the advantages of the undertak ing were on the side of the prisoners. The entrance to the lower jail Is at the western end of the north coiridor, nnd the excavation was made at a point about the middle 'of the south corridor. There arc two benches In tho Jnll for the prisoners to lounge upon while playing cardB, and both these benches were placed over the piece of flagging under which the ex- (Continued ci "eighth page.) the Big Fair Go Rapidly. have arrived and are being worked out on the track: "Olltver y.," tho racing ostrich, arrived In the city Monday morning, nnd will be in con dltlon to speed his long legs around tho course In fast time. Tho ofllco of the Agricultural so cley will be moved tomorrow to the Fair grounds. Tuesday will bo another busy day, but everything will be pre pared for the opening on Wednesday, which Is nlso Children's day. was responsible for this. The fifth attempt was successful. The car carried 25 members of tho local Street Rallwaymen's ijnlpn. Tho party went to Canton to attend the funeral of James Sljettler, the Canton Massillon conductor who was allot by Mclvin Smith. Bh&tler ded Satur day afternoon. Smith Is still In Jail, M-WmS lir off lit 111 ZSm Sa;lt' ju : ; m m & wr Lr Ji, mm d&rrvfajB tr- mmK2JbsM WJT& urn : LJiSlH HI r i Ht J V r SrCvWT my U sk i i , i -BHS? . s. w jmx n "i ri n r-T" ;wfflzaft&8saci ' ' i - . i M ' ,..--.. DECLARED tie Was an Honest Republican When Arrested. August Iludlslll, a large man with a worried look, was arrested at tbo Union depot Snturday night, where he Is nlleged to have refused to pay for some lunch. It Is further alloged that he stole fruit and sandwiches. Officer Martin Hnrrla made the arrest. Rudi cill declared tliat he was an honest mnn; that he came from -xoungstown with the delegation from that' city Snt urday, and that ho did not steal any thing. His case was continued until- Tuesday, while his record is being in vestigated. It is said that he Is ex ceedingly well known to the Youngs town police, who have frequently ar reted him. PASTORS. Assigned by the Conference Of the United Evan gelical Church. The ninth annual Ohio conference' qf-the United Evangelical church closed Sunday evening. The conference was attended by 35 ministers and laymen, The assignment of ministers w ns made Snturday night. Rev. W. S. Harpster was returned to tho First United Evan, geltcal church. This is his fourth and last year in Akron as four years is tho limit for remaining at one place. He will alto havo charge of the mission In South Akron nnd wns rc-clectcd con ference trustee for a period of five years. The other asslgnmnts follow: Western district W. W. Sherrick, presiding elder; L. N. Bever, Lancaster; A. Swartz, Cedar Hill; P. F. Devaux, Baltimore; N. B. NIeble, ZIon; IT. B. Summers, .Tohnsville; W. E. Bailey, Co lumbus, Wesley nve.; W. E. Smith, Miller nve; J. H. Schweisberger, Carey; H. V. Summers, Findlay; T, R. Smith, Loraiiu; J, h. Boycr, Brownhelm; B, fl. Hughes, Sinm. f Eastern district S. E. Rife, presid ing elder, Akron; N. W. Sagcr, Canton, First church; M. M. Rnder, Canton, Trinity church; J. W. .lohnson, 8,nn) mlt; G. A. Smoke, Cleveland; A. Evans,'. Crystal Paik; U It. Herbst, Greens; burg; II. W. Espy, Youngstown; J. A. Grim, Delightful; P. E. Smoke, Aus tlntown; H. A. Hensel, Stark. Rev. L. R. Herbst was ordained a deacon Sundny afternoon. Bishop Dubs preached tho otdlnatlon sermon Sunday morning. "William 10. Scesholtz, of Lancaster, Walter E. Smith, ot Hagcrstown, Md., and .1. W. Johnson, of Summit were voted licenses to preach on trial. The members of the Trial committee are: W. y. Sherrick, A. Schwart, V.', S. Harpster, J. H. Schweisberger, J, A.J Grimm, and P. F. Devaux, " Who SM 'Campaign Opening? ' " 7TV f A V VA Enriihent Author Is Dead. Accidental Asphyxiation ifr? : - Ended HisLife. (T-fo His Latter Days Were Full of w- Bitterness. Parjs,'$ept. 2',.-Emlle Zola died this mo'mlng)f asphyxiation, the result of au.nccldont. Mndame Zola is serious ly 111. The novelist died nfO o'clock. Madame- Zola, who was sleeping in the chamber with her husband, was only -sayfcd by artificial respiration. Zpla's-body -was found lying on the floor. ' ' Zola's death is surrounded by tho .greatest .mystery which has occasioned reports that ho committed suicide. Dr. LeNprmand, who wns summoned by the author's servants, arrived too late. Hesitates that death wns due to asphyxiation by oxide of carbon, which was ernjttert frpni a store found burn ing In. the room when tho physician arrived. , Fpr a quarter of a century past the namejof i. Zola has been continually before French literary circles as well as those' of the whole world of letters. From the '.beginning of his novel writ-'' lngIinfaGQ3,"he has produced oho piece 6t ficon". after another, gaining for himself -p name as the raos.t prolific writer Franco has ever had. , T,he. TTork of Zola has been perhaps tbompsbpecullar mingling of the sen sational -and the conservative in the history pfrpiescnt day literature. Ono nove.1 from his pen could never be tak en as all iiido. 6f what the next would be. Ono would be pionouncedly sen sational, while perhaps the very next pjeco of fiction w ould be the. other ex treme. From Ills boyhood Zola, himself of .Tewlshe?t.raction. lias been a defender of tho, down-trodden lace. This chain plpiislilp brought hlra much trouble. Hist connection with tho Dreyfus case hut,ad,d,pd to tho hatr.-d already felt against the novelist by the anti-Semite, and'the last three years of his life weio fnade, mlspfnble by the petty annoy ances' which only hatred can invent. TJip honors bestowed on the novelist, putslda of the plaudits of a coterie of (idirifrers,- wero few. Perhaps the only great-. Wrk of distinction bestowed pH him lfy'tho literary authorities of highland was his appointment to tho Legton of Honor In 18S8. Even this honor ,wns taken from him when his exile, wns ordered. AlUefforts on his part to obtain tha distinction dear to the heart of every French' 'writer, a membership In the J Royal academy, was met. with the op- LULH position of his anti-Semite haters and frustrated. , r Einil Zola w.n5 born in Paris April 2, 1840. His flrst novel which attracted partlcuar attetnion appeared in 1863, while ho was employed in a publishing house. It wa "Comtesse A "inon." TELEGRAM Told Rev. C, U Alspach of His Mother's Death. Rev, C. L. Alspach, pastor of the Grace Reformed church, received a telegram Sunday, announcing the death of hip mother at Thrneville, O. She wns VI years old. Rev. Als pach had been visiting his mpthcr last week and she appeared to Be recov ering when he returned to' Akron. He left Monday for Thornevllle.l ALGER Will Tie Up With No Machine. Goes Back to Senate WithHands Free. Detroit, Mlchi, Scpf. 29 Following the wdthdrawaljm .Saturday Jast from the U. S. enatorinl race of D. M.Ferry, Governor Bliss,, yesterday afternoon gave instructions to his private sec letary at Lnn,sing to make oijt a com mission for General Russell A. AJger, as United States Senator, tq succeed the late Senator. James McMillan, and to forward the paper to hlu) at Sagi naw today for bis signature. The com mission will be .signed as 60on as it ar rives and will be placed ir, General Alger's hands,aK sopu thereafter as possible. Governor Bliss regards the situation ns particularly fortunate, as It ghes him the opportunity tq. appoint the man demanded by the people, with out autoglnlzlng any element of his party. Gen. AlgervwUl today send Governor Bliss his formal-, acceptance of the Senatorial appointment. The General has been In xf peipt o'f many telegrams of congratulations,- Including several fiom other UnltedStates Senators, and he expresses,, gratification at the ap pointment nndi.ihe attitude wi(h which the news hns-ljcen. received by the pub lic. He snysr "There will;be no affiliation on my part with anyc so-called machine. I never got anything by barter in my life, nnd I am too old to begin now, even, had the -opportunity been offer ed. Mine hjs; Ijcen nn independent campaign, niidf -I purpose remaining free, untrninm'eled, save by the wishes of tho people,'' THE WEATHER: WARMER;' SHOWEItS PROBA BLE. . ' , Gentry Were ron Saturday. ". Housebreakers and Pickpockets Made Many As had been expected by tho local police, a large number of light-fingered gentry were In Akron Saturday to at tend the opening of the Republican State campaign; and they achieved some results. A few suspicious char acters were arrested and others were driven out of town. The burglaries thus far reported to tho Tollce were as follows: S. D. Phlnney's residence, 110 Kuder ave., entered some time Saturday af ternoon, while all the people were nway. Everything in the house was ransacked .-and things turned topsy turvy. Even the bed ticks wero cut open, the burglars thinking perhaps they might contain bidden valuables. Two watch chains and a stick pin, valued in all at $30, are mlssjrg. The burglars evidently used a key or picked the lock. While the house of W. H. Metz, 212 Beck" ave, was left empty between 2 and 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, burg lars entered, by cutting a screea door and manipulating the lock with a nip per. The property missing is f 8 in pen nies, a lady's gold watch and chain, a 'Too Many Vice Presidents And Members A week of quiet politically will fol low the Republican campaign open ing of Saturday. There rarely Is much doing in politics in A.kron during faJr week, but immediately thereafter hard work will begin. Arrangements will be made for a great meeting when Mayor Johnson speaks here, Thurs day, Oct. 16. Auditor SIsler and oth ers will be asked to occupy front seats. The talk iu Republican ranks and elsewhere about Saturday's meeting today Is that Akron and Summit county did not play the part they should havo performed. Chairman Peery ac counted for the small number of Ak ron people in the parade by saying that there were so many men on the Reception committee that the rank and file were not organized. The Ward clubs which were to have been a big part of the parade, wholly failed to materialize. There was a lack of spirit and enthusiasm all the way through. It is conceded that Akron as a city Another Row In Spain's Royal Family Madrid.Sept. 29". A sensational scan- dal has occurred in the royal family. King Alfonso has discovered that his mother, during her recent journey to Austria, was secretly and morgannt. Ically married to her master of horse, Count Escosura. The Queen mother years ago pl'ghted her troth with tha count and intended to marry him.- un til for state reasons she was compelled CHAIRMAN For Sub-Committees For Convention Of the Y. P. C U. To Be Here Next Year. Held A rally, the flrst of a number to arouse interest in the national conven tion of the Young People's Christian union, was largely attended nt the Uni versalis! church Sundny evening. Tho following chairmen of sub-committees have been- appointed with power to name members of their respective com mlttees: Reception, Mrs, Wm. Weaver; Registration, Miss Antoinette Feederlei Entertainment, Mrs. Grace Harter, Mrs. L. H. Homan; Music, Mrs. Jessie Hoover; Deeorntlons, A T, Kingsbury; Finances, J. A. Arbogast; Press, C. 0. Carlton; Pulpit Supply, Prpf, 0. E. Olin; Special OuUog, Prof. Jeuij R, Busy In Al? Small Hauls. large oval ring, two small rings and brooch, valued at $45 In all. Nathan D. Snyder, 108 Merrlmaa st., reports that his house was visited while he and his family were down town. A key was used here. Four gold rings, one bracelet and a pair of earrings, valued in all at $20, were stolen. II. P. Tinman's houftc. 107 Toiie it. was entered Saturday night, the in.'i W tnieves gaining entry oy prying a screen out of a rear window. One pair of grey trousers, a silver watch, gold chain and $5 in money are gone. A number of people reported that ... . . . . . they were robbed on the streets some time during the day. Their names and the property missing, are as follows: Alfred Tanner, Creston, purse cons talnlng $10; Arta Myers, 318 Cuyahoga st., purse containing $10; H. N. Chap in, 1021'4 Bowery, silver watch and chain; Charles Schultz, 100 Boulevard, five $3 gold pieces and a sliver dollar; Mrs. Nancy Smith, Fnlrlawn,puri'e con taining $7; J. W. Barr, 253 East Tall madge ave., $1; J. Jaggers, Greens burg, gold watch. of Committees." did its part well In all but one- re spect "The street cars should have been stopped on those streets along the line of march while the parade wn passing," said Mr. E. A. Hershey,, Monday. "It is done In -alir' ot&er cities, great and small, and sbcfuld have been done here." Chairman C. F. Beery is well pleased with the showing made Saturday. "The opening has more than met;' my expectations,' he said Monday. ," seemed to me that it was one of th biggest gatherings ever held here. One of the noticeable things about tho crowd was the desire to get to 'tfi speakers' stand In Grace park." "What have you to say about Ak ron's contingent in the parade?" was t asked. T "That is accounted for by the fact that the local people were not well organized. Then again the old sol diers marched alone and many of the local Republicans were busy with their duties as members of the Recep tion committee and as vice presi dents." "to marry Alfonso's father. , ., When Alfonso learned of.bhjmollier'ft marriage he became wildly enraged and violently abused the Queen, order ing her to retire to the prpvince?,'or better still, to go abroad with her hus band. -t The Queen Indignantly (refused to obey the young King's orders andthe, outcome is impossible to foresee. Smith; Convention Postoffice.Mrs. Wm. Noland; Sales Booth, Miss Georgia Evans; Advertising, Geo. C. Jackson; Excursions, A. T. Saunders; Guides, Maurice Knight; Ushers, Levi Bapbtel. A complete report of tho convention preparations as made by the ray vvill be published tomorrow. The copven--tlon comes to Akron next summer. COMRADES Of the Ties and "Side-Door Pull man" Came to Grief.' .- Three comrades of the road, Joseph Price, Emerson Jones and Frapk Con nors, who were traveling 'eastward' from Chicago by freight traln7 were arrested In South Akron Saturday by , Officer Heckathorno and locked up on i ' ' a charge of clinging to a moving 'train, Tbey told stories of hard Juck1, but failed to Impress tho Mayor Jn. police; court Monday morning. They ww fined ?5 and costs eacji,-,. ' -1 . rt Mi t V fl i A . MSi 2 m M 'fva rmx " m . 4. it 4 i ji j.ia V3 fl . y At? j:i mimEM &. .itfStt -fiHV ffc