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AKRON DAILY DEMOCRAT.
VOLUME 11 NUMBER 120.
AKRON, OHIO, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1902.
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Miners Killed Two of Their
Own Number.
Mistook the Men For Officers
Mitchell Denies Rumors.
Wllkesbarro, Pa., Sept. 8. Early this
mornmg a mob of strikers fell upon
John Keata, nt Maltby, nutl clubbed
him to death. They also beat Frank
Patrick so badly that he Is lying In
a critical condition In a local hospi
tal. Tho tragic nffnir seems to havo
grown out of a misunderstanding, Tho
Lvhlgh Valley Coal Co. operates the
Mnltby colliery, and two weeks ago
succcded In mustering a sufficient
number of men to resume work. The
strike pickets saw two men going to
ward the mine. They fired shots to
frighten the couple, but they moved
on. Then the pickets fired in earnest.
Tho strikers then found they had shot
two men of their own number.
John Kesta Is dead, and Frank Pat
rick Is dying. Both men were in good
standing with the Miners' union. The
strikers supposed they were nttacklng
the advance guard of a Sheriff's posse
SAYS HE IS
SON OF
Young Man Arrested For Begging Is
of a Prominent Family,
If the story told by a young man ar
raigned In Pollco court for begging
Monday morning be true, he Is an
other proof of the truth of tho saying
that the sons of great men are often
the reverse.
The young man, who was well dress
c'd and talked like it man who had
been well educated, gave his name as
Oscar Poorman, and claimed to bo tho
.son of General C. L Poorman, Secre
tary of State for Ohio during McKln
ley's first administration as Governor.
He says he is a printer by trade nnd
that he was trying to get enough mon
Adverse to Paying Damages
and Extending Kolb St.
An adverse report by the Street
committee, In the matter of tho appli
cation of Antony Huber for ?40b dam
ages, claimed by reason of the lowering
Of the grade of the street In front of
TRESTLE
Will Soon Be Under
Way.
Akron-Barberton Belt
MaKes Progress.
Line
Work on tho SOO-foot trestle, which
the Alubn-Bnrbertoti Belt lino will
build over tho canal, southwest of Ak
ron, will bo commenced Tuesday. The
grading for the line has been complet
ed from Barberton to Main st, and the
contractors nro now waiting for tho
Couucll to grant a franchise so that the
lino can be completed. Thero vlll be
three miles of track to bo finished east
of Main st. Two attempts were made
to go ahead with the work beyond Main
st. but In both Instances the contractors
.were stopped.
BURGLARS IN
A POSTOFFICE
Youngstown, O., Sept. 8. Burglars
robbed tho Hubbard, O,, postofllco last
night. Tho safe was blown and 400
In stamps, nnd $200 In the money or
der department and $150 belonging to
the postmaster were taken.
which came Inter and 'In now at tho
mine.
Wllkesbarro, Pa., Sept. 8. President
John Mitchell, the leader" of the strik
ing coal miners, indignantly denies to
day at headquarters several rumors
which havo become currept lu the past
21 hours to the effect that Mitchell
was making propitiations to call off tho
strike which Is now entered on Its
eighteenth Week.
It was stated today that gains were
made by operators at Summit Hill
this morning and that between 25 and
40 more men reported for work. Trou
ble was anticipated and Major Gear
hart sent troops through the region
but thero was no dlstut banco. When
n load of coal from St. Nicholas col
liery reached this place this morning
the fuel, It was said, was newly mined.
Labor leaders declare that not a cer
tified miner is nt work there, but It
is claimed by operators that oer a
dozen men nre cutting coal and that
altogether 175 men are at work.
A
POORMAN
ey to take him to Springfield, O., where
he claims to have work..
He gave numerous references In
Bellairc, O., where General Poorman
lives,, nnd told a story of a long train
of hard luck which has brought him,
ho says, to his present condi'ton.
The police believe that the young
man Is cither a very clever Impostor
or that he Is weak minded. He cer
tainly told a straightforward story to
the Mayor, was quiet nnd well be
haved nnd gave every evidence of goou
breeding. He will be held while tho
references he gave nre investigated.
his property on East South st, was
adopted by the Board of City Com
missioners Monday, A report ad
verse to the extension of Kolb st was
also adopted.
RIG STOLEN.
One Answering (be Description
Found Near Summit Lake.
A horse and ' buggy bqlonging to
Henry Klrwln, of this city, wero stolen
from South Broadway last night,
while Mr. Klrwln waB making a call,
and tho theft has Ijecn reported to
the police. Headquarters was notified
Monday morning that n rig answering
the description of the one tnken wns
found by .Tohn Bpuragnrtrl, who lives
near Summit lake. The outfit awaits
a claimant.
MOUNTAIN PEAKS
TORN ASUNDER
Buonn VIstn, Colo., Sept 8. Beaver
Peaks was torn asunder Sunday morn
ing by a meteor that descended on the
twin mountain iv'ltb. a roar thnt awoke
everybody in this plnco and preclpl
tated a shower of meteorites over the
surrounding country. Apparently tho
nerlnl missile was not over two feel
in diameter, but reports from the
peaks say a now canyon has been
opened up between tho peaks, a phc.
nomenon that enn only be, ascribed to
the impact of tho meteor.
iAt the tlmo oi tho contact the city
wns subjected to a severe ylbratlon
resembling a seismic shock,
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SERIOUS
Accident to Hon.
J. P. Alexander.
Sustained an Ugly Bruise
In a Fall.
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His Condition Was Much Improved
Monday.
Hon. J. Park Alexnndcr suffered a
severe injury at Uls homo on Weot
Market f-t. Sniuday evening. He Had
net been fro! lux well for a few days,
and vi lien Dr. M. W. Knpp visited hl'U
Saturday cteulng, he advised Vv. Al
exander tq retire at onco. Suddet Ill
ness, presumably vertigo, seized Mr.
Alexander, ns ho was about to go to
bed and he fell, cutting his face and
severely injuring his chest. He iiuu'orod
pain from the latter Injury, It having
affected him internally, and Dr. Knpp
wns with him all night. Dr. Wiu
Murdoch was also called in consulta
tion. Mr. Alexander was better Sunday
and still further Improved Monday ana
Is believed now to bo quite out of dau
ger. ANOTHER
Plan For Re-Financing
N. 0. T. Co.
Name May Be Northern Ohi
Railway & Light Co.
"It has been learned upon pretty fair
authority," says Klnnnco In its issue
Saturday, "that thee who are planning
for the re-flnnnclng of the N. O. T. Co.
are said to favor the second plan men
tioned In Finance three weeks ago,
which calls for the organization of
the Northern Ohio Railway nnd Light
Co., with n bond Issue of 5,7,000,000 and
a capital stock ot like amount, the
bonds to be Issued as follows:
"Three million dollars to retire the
present outstanding bonds; .$1,000,000
to retire the preferred stock; $500,000
Petition Congress
Among the delegates to the Stat,
convention of tho Catholic Knights pf
Ohio is Mr. Joseph J. rater, of Hamil
ton, whom the Democratic State Con
vention nominated for member of tho
State Board of Public Works. Mr.
Pater stands high in tho Order, being
Its organizer In this state and tho first
president. He has held two terms as
State president.
In a short discussion, relative to af
fairs of tho stnte, Mr. Pater said: "1
am an anient believer In canals of tho
state, and am In favor of petitioning
Congress to build n ship cannl from
Lnko Erie to tho Ohio, river, for the
transportation of coal north and ore
south nnd south-east I fear Hint If
the canals of the state nro not Improved
thero is n possibility of their .being,
abandoned by tho Republican Leglsja
Making them Glad They Came.
for Improvements; $1,500,000, being
00 per cent, of the total common stock
now outstanding, to retire the present
common stork, nnd ?1, 000,000 for treas
ury purposes. -The new common stock
would be divided between the present
common and preferred stockholdersthc
preferred stockholders receiving
In addition to 100 ' per cent, of
their entire holdings or new bonds,
qne-half of the par value of their hold
ings in common stock, of perhaps 100
per pent, of their holdings In common
Mock. The common stockholders would
likely receive In addition to 00 per cent
of tlie.lt' holdings in bonds, 200 per cent
In their, new r common stock. This would
aiioy nil' present stockholder to get
lucir money oui in mu jiuw uuuuk huu.
the new common stock would of course
carry control of the property."
TRIED
To End itis Earth
ly Career.
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Jesse' Carpenter Took
Carbolic Acid.
Domestic Difficulties Figured In
His Unhappiness.
Jesse Carpenter, aged 24, tool; car
bolic acid with suicidal intent near
the fair grounds, Sunday afternoon,
and was found shortly afterward ly
ing under tho X. O. T. Co.'s trestle.
He was then unconscious. He was
.-taken to tho home of his mother, near
tnere, and Inter removed to the hospi
tal. Carpenter had eaten a hearty
dinner just before taking the poison,
nnd for this icason It wns possible to
save.hls life. He was discharged trom
tho hospital Sunday night.
Caipentcr had threatened suicide
several times during the past two
yyceks. He had trouble with his vifo
'two weeks ago and since then 1ms
been despondent. Ho hnd been drink
ing considerably of late, and when
ha left his mother's house, Sunday, he
aunounced that he would kill himself
tery soon.
Carpenter Is a coie mnkcr, and has
been employed of late by Taplin, Rice
& Co.
For Ship
Canal From the
HON. J. J. PATER.
titre, and valuable rights of way par.
celed, out for mere trifle si This would
be little. short of a cawmity 6,s the'
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BODY
Found Hanging to
Bed-Post.
Is It a Case of Suicide,
or Murder?
Barbcrton Again Startled by a
Tragedy.
(Special Correspondence.)
Barberton, Sept. 8. Hanging from a
I bed-post, with a rope around her neck,
the dead body "of Carrie Miller, aged
45, was found Monoday morning, about
0 o'clock, In a room at the saloon ot
Chas. Jacobs. The Coroner has been
notified, nnd "while" indications appar
ently point to suicide, there are some
who give support to the theory of
murder.
The Miller wpmnn came here a few
weeks ago from Akron with n man
named Meeker. They opened negotla
tlons for the purchase of the Commer
cial hotel, and seemed to have conclud
ed a deil. But thero seems to have
been tiouble later lu the transaction,
and the property did not change hands
as scheduled. ' "
On Saturday It was-announccd that
Carrie Sillier had obtained n lease ot
the sai6on property of Chas. Jacobs,
and th.it a ccitain sum of money was
to havo been paid Monday. The wo
man diluted tq have ?S0O cash with
her. The theory of murder seems to
have sprung from the fact that she
Jmrl r filnlmnrl ir h.ivn mnnnv Wrtitr
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u vv, hue us u iHTsoii wiin nun con.
sldenililc trouble In life, nnd tho gen
eral 1 rlief is thnt she became diS'
coutaged and despondent.
Lipton For Parliament
London, Sept. 8. It is stated today
that Sir Thomas Lipton will be the
Liberal candidate for member of Par
liament from tho Hornsey division at
the next election, Hornsey is a
northern suburb of London.
Bought'an Auto.
Mr. Frank Hs Adams, cashier at the
First National liank,-has purchased an
'Olds-mobile.
Lake to the liver
rights of way along the route of the
canal are very valuable. I believe
that If they were sold ab all, the price
paid should be large enough to more
than pay off the stite debt"
Mr. Pater also finds in hs travels
through the stnfe that there Is a dispo
sition to believe that Senator Hnnnn
was not joking 'when he declared him
self In favor of porpetual franchises,
and tho public Is generally of tho
opinion thnt If great euro is not exer
cised by the legislators, tho Senator
and his clique will nctuolly force the
adoption of tjio perpetual franchise
clause.
During his stny In Uie city, Mr. Pa
ter will spend- tho greater part of his
tlmo at the Buchtel hotel, nnd the
convention hull. Many of tho local
Democrats called on, him Monday,
THE KNIGHTS I
ARE ARRIVING
Cincinnati Is Sending the Largest
Delegation. ;
Every Section of Ohio Will Be Represented,, In
the Convention.
Incoming trains from all parts of
the state Imc been bringing many
delegates and visitors into Akron all
day for tho state convention of Cath
olic Knights of Ohio, which opens" In
this city Tuesday, xhe greater num
ber of the delegates, however, will ar
rive this evening, nnd many are-, ex
pected Tuesday morning, too. The Cln.
clnnatl delegation of 72 will reach here
nt 4:80 this evening, and the 35 dele-
MR. C. J. ANTHONY,
State Secretary of the C. K. oi O.
gates from Columbus at the same time.
Cleveland will have about 23 delegates,
who will come early Tuesday morning
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THE VIRGIN MARY.
BtaSians of Akron Following European
Idea of Celebration In Her Honor.
Nearly 300 Italians of Akron have
joined today in a celebration in honor
of the Virgin Mary. They hired Ros
sini's band of 20 pieces, of Cleveland,
which enrae here early Monday morn
ing, nnd has been in the city nl day.
The celebra'.lon has not been In a very
compact form, but seems to be pro
gressing In accordance with tho (deas
of tho promoters. The band with an
escort has been marching all over the
city; stopping here and there to play
selections, nnd there is usually a fol
lowing of Italians, although not In
tho form of a parade. In the morn-
The Joke Was Very Much
on "The Lady of the House.
"If you want anything to eat here,
you've got to go around to tho back
door."
It was the lady of the house who
spoke, and she had Just come to uie
front door of her home on South High
st, In response to the knock of an
aged mnn, who afterward admitted
that he may have 'ooked a very little
bit like a tramp. At any rate, the wo.
man did not know that sbo was talk
ing to a gentleman who could doubt
less have "bought her out" about ten
times, with scaicely a skirmish for the
price.
"Madam, I nm not n tramp," he re
plied. "I am a farmer who has drop
ped Into town to sell apples."
it wns Samuel Kepler, of Barber
ton, who spoke. Ho recently sold a
farm for $00,000 cash, and has more
land and more money in tho bank, be
sides. He laughs every time he recalls the
incident of his being taken, for a
tramp, and admits, "Maybe I will huvo
to spruce up a little."
On nnothci occasion It was only a
few days ago Mr. Kepler came to
look at some houses In Akron. He
means to rethe, and wants to buy a
fine home in this city, Mr, Kepler
.was not long In hunting up a real es
vfl
over the A, B. & C.
There are over 5,000 Catholic
Knights in Ohio, and those of every
section of the state will be represented
at the convention. President Chas. B.
Withrock, of Cincinnati, Is already la
the city. - '
State Secretary C. .T. Anthony, of
Cleveland, arrived In the dty nt 130
this afternoon, and has opened head
quarters at the Buchtel. Father Fran
cis V.irleman, of Norwood, who will
be toastmafcter at the ltanquet at Twen
tieth Century Hall Tuesday evening;
is In the city now, and so Is Editor
Matthauer, of the Catholic Messenger,
published In Cincinnati. ,
Mr. Joseph J. Pater, of Hamilton,,
who was nominated at the Democratic
State convention for .member of the
State Board of Public Works, Is also
a delegato to the convention. Ha.
arrived In tho city Monday. Mr. Pater
was twice State President of the Cath
olic Knights of Ohio, and stands high'
In the order, having in fact bees
Its organizer.
This evening the local committee on
arrangements will meet at the Bucbjcj
hotel and complete plans for the re
ception and entertainment of delegates.
On Tuesday morning, at S o'clock,
delegates, officers and all Catholic
Knights will assemble- at tho Buchtel
hotel, and march" In a body to St Vin
cent de Paul's church, where solemn
maijs will be celebrated. The sermoq
will be preached by Father T. J. O'BeU.
ly, of Columbus. After this, the worty
of the convention will be taken up.
lng, at 0 o'clock, high mass was cele
brated at St. Vincent de Paul's church.
It has long been a custom In Italy
to set aside the Sth day of September
for celebration in honor of the Virgin
Mary, and the Italians in the larger
American cities maintain the custom
here. The first celebration by Ital
ians in Akron -was held last year. The
exercises will be ended this evening'
with a display of fireworks at Blerco
park.
Mr. Babatino Elio, of 103 Lc-ds St.,
says that these celebrations will bo
held In Akron every year.
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tate agent, of whom there are several
in Akron, but the agent he picked up
seemed never to have heard before of
Samuel Kepler, of Barberton, Ohla
They got Into n buggy and drov
around through the city, looking at a
number of houses. The agent first
started out to show some cheap struc
tures. They didn't suit, and tb
grade was "hlsted" several points.
Still they didn't suit the prospective
purchaser, and the agent became Im
patient, finally remarking:
"I don't believe you want a home
nnd I wouldn't be surprise If you
didn't have money to pay for It"
This aroused Mr. Kepler's temper
little bit, and he replied hotly: "It's
a home I'm after, not an old rattle,
trap of a shanty, nnd so far as 'being
able to pay for one Is concerned, I
reckon I could pay as much as 9100,'
000 for It. If you Inquire about me, I,
guess you'll find that I'm telling' the
truth."
Mr. Kepler is aged 72, but nohvltbt
standing, ho helped to thresh a big
wheat crop this summer, and In one
day bagged 524 bushels of the grain
himself.
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