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j i V 4 tiC , AKRON DAILY DEMOCRAT. w VOLUME 11 NUMBER 134. AKRON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1902. PRICE ONE CENT. THE PRESIDENT IN NO DANGER "ON TO AKRON." (No. 2.) SHOCKIN Murder of Threi Years Ago 0 He Is Steadily Recovering From an Operation 1 Which It Was Found Necessary to Perform at Indianapolis; .Johnstown, I'd.. Sept. 24. President Roosevelt passed n good night. Ho slept until nearly 8 o'clock. The lnfln mmntlon has practically subsided In Iho wound nud the President lb In no pain. Altooiw, Sept. 2 1. President Hoos evelt appears to-be In excellent con dition. A compress Is kept becuicly about his wound to kcop it from filling up again. The Piculdcnt on reaching AVnshliigton will tie tnken at once to the temporary AVhlte House. HOW THE OPERATION WAS PERFORMED . Indianapolis, hid., Sept. 24. Presi dent Roosevelt' j, Western ti Uvea mo to nu untimely end In this city Tuesday I ntternoun. lie 'wn. loutid to ha i" lerlng lrom a swelling In the left leg, between the knee and the ankle, which required Immediate siuglcal attention, and Instead of being taken to the tialn to continue his journey to Ft. Wayne nnd Milwaukee, lie was conveyed to St. Vincent's hospital, wheic he amis operated on. The operation occmred nt 3:15 o' clock and Insted only a short time. Then he was taken to a prlato loom in the hospital to rest. After taking a light luncheon at 7:30 p.m., he wns com eyed on n stretcher to his train, which had Ixyni backed up on a "" near the hospital, and at 7:."0 o'clock the tialn left for Washington. The first intlmntlon that anything wns wiong came In the form of ru mors to the great crowd, which was patiently wultlng near the Columbia clup nnd the soldiers' and sailors' monument for the President to nppear. It wns nbout 2:30 o'clock, half an hour' after tho time set for the President to' leave tho city, that a few ot tho favoied ones in tho crowd received in timations that the President wns sick and that the, rest of the trip probably would be abandoned. These statements wore promptly denied ns fast ns they gnined currency, but soon tho rumors begnn to tnko on a more seri ous character. "The President has burst n blood vessel," was a whisper that went around among the police officers and boldlcrs. "This cannot be true," said others, "for the Piesldcnt is In the corridor conversing with Senator Fnlibanks." Then it wns said that tho President wns sick, that he had fainted, nnd finally a rumor was started that bo lirwl liAnn cltnt Tlinon mimnto l.n.i ever, did not appear to reach tho crowd, and the thousands stood pa tiently after tho speech by the Pres ident from tho balcony, to see him mnko his way out of the club. The minutes began to slip away, and still ho did not come. A half hour or more passed, and Anally It wns noticed that a movement of some kind wns on. The President's carriage stood in front of the entrance of the club, with Col. Wilson, the Governors pri vate secretary, Insld" holding the largo bunch of American Uenuty rcses that liad been given the President in tho Ha'll. Tho soldiers of tho National Gunrd were drawn up along the street just In the rear. The seciet service men nnd the local police and detec tives crowded the sidewalks in front of the club, keeping back the people. The command was given to "mako GETTING House Committee to Finish (Special Correspondence.) Columbus, 0 Sept. 24. Both tho House Code committee and tho Senate commltteo of the whole are bending p.very effort to wind up tho business of code consideration so ns to ho nblo to submit n report not later than Thursday morning. The noxt session of the Legislature will be at 10 o'clock pn that day. It Is extremely doubtful Jf a report can bo prepared by either commltteo before Friday and possibly not before the first of next week. At any rate, no material progiess can bo made beforo uoxt Tuesday, unless n session Is hold on Saturday In which case not nearly nil tho members will bo present. It has been announced that nny olToit nt holding night ses sions will bo bitterly opposed, The Spnute carefully evnded consld .cintlpn of tTio franchise matter, think ing to postpone action to Wednesday, Mil' the demand for more hnsto Is In encasing and the Spnnto committee tackled the weighty problem Tuesday afternoon, talcing up tho Hosea "cura loom" and a patch was cleared from the club cntiance to the enirlngc and ns if In answer to the rumors of his illness, the President, nceompnplcd by Senator Fnlibanks, with n quick nnd sturdy gait, came down the steps of the club and hastily entered the car riage. Col. Wilson got out and Sen ntor Fairbanks, Secretary Cortelyou and Gov. Diirbin took seats in the car riage w lth tho President Tho cnrilago started Immediately, the horses being urged into a trot. A second cairlnge, containing tho secret service oiliccrs, followed closely in its wnke, nnd a thlid one, containing 'Assistant Secre tnrles Loeb nnd Barnes, nnd Dis. George J. Cook nnd J. J. Rlchnidson, closed up tho rear. Xo sooner had the cairlagcs started, than Capt. Callon, of Bntlorv A with 20 mounted nrtll- lerymen, nnd Qapt. Hyland with as ninny mounted police, surrounded them nnd in n few seconds the caval endo swung at a rapid gait around tho circle nnd down Meridian St. Tho crowd Irt the circuit had hardly got a cltmpsc of the carriages, before they were cone Much to their mimi-lsp. i-thc soldiers jvpl'e left behind nnd'nlso n iiuniDer or me carnages, let they sent up n cheer, nnd apparently took It for granted that theie was nothing un usual In this method of leave taking. The cavalcodo staitod south on Me ridian 'st., between lows of banked tin humanity, held back from the street iy ropes, a slight rain had begun to fall, and this appeared to furnish tho reason that the cniriaco containing tno rrcNMcnt should bo entirely closed. Amid the sound of many horses trot ting upon the nsnhalt and tho rnttllmr of the carriages could bo heaul tho cheers or the jicopio who, though they could not see tho Chief Exocntlvn of the nation, thought they were bidding mm kuuuii.v. rnr iniee squares along South Meridian St. the carriages and escort went nt n .good gait, distancing those who attempted to keep up with them by running. Finally tho station was reached nnd n slight delny nroso In crossing the tracks because 0f n train that wns nbout to leave. The engine wns stopped as it started on its way across the .street nnd the car riages went galloping over' the tracks and on to South st. Tho crowd that had gathered nt the east end of the depot looked upon this maneuver with wonder, but the carriages turned sharply to the east on South st. nnd in a few minutes the distance of seveinl squnies to the St. Vincent hospital wns covered. As soon ns Cnpt, Hylond, of tho police, arrived, he nllglfted, and run ning to the door of the President's (Continued on second page.) ANXIOUS, and Senate Hasten the Code. tive clause." The debate wns spirited, wnxed warm from tho start and did not lag in interest ns long ns the ses sion lasted. Tho House commltteo devoted tho greater part of the day to. fixing up odds nnd ends. Several changes were mado in the code for vlllnges, partic ularly that section wheh regulates tho construct!on,nialutonance and oper ation of electric light plnntt, water works and other public utilities, Mr. Price offered an amendment which becomes section1 120 In tliQ code. This nmendment provides for tho appoint ment of a board of trustees of public affairs. TJio apppiutlng power of this boaid Is placed In the liands of tho City Council, The members of the board nre to servo without compensa tion, v The civil service problem wns up for solution and tho Gucrln re port recommending a civil service board for tho state to be appointed by tho Governor wad adppted. " C E..OREAGBR, t( BLOW Struck at "Old Man" Piatt. His Candidate Forced to Withdraw. Protection the Keynote of the Platform. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 24. State Sen. ator Fiank W. Higglns, of Olean, will be the nominee for Lieutenant Gover-, hor at today's Republican state con vention. George Sheldon, to whom Senator Piatt has clung with charac teristic tenacity, was forced off he ticket early this morning find gave out n letter or withdrawal, after a conference In which Governor Odell, who hud been summoned here from Albany, Senator Piatt, Senator Dopew, Mr. Sheldon, ex-Gov. Black, Senator Ellsworth, Lou Fayne and RobcrtC. Morris, chairman of the New York Re publican County committee participat ed. The forced withdrawal is a blow at Piatt. The platform adopted today de clares for Roosevelt for another term nnd endorses tho policy of the admin istration In the Philippines. -There wns grent interest In the plnnk on protection and trusts. It says that the integrity of the protective principle must be preserved; that It Is required to maintain the highest scale of Amer ican wages. The platform condemns nil combinations nnd monopolies which destroy competition or limit production, nnd pledges' the party to legislation which will prevent the organization of such illegal combines. Gov. Odell wits renominated for Governor and HIggins- unanimously nominated for Lieutenant Governor. GROWTH Of Railway Clerks' As sociation Remarkable. First Convention Will be In Ak ron Oct. 18, 19 and 20. As tho time for the first annual con vention of the National Railway Clerks' association approaches, tho prospects for a big meeting grow brighter. The convention will bq held in Akion, Oct. 18, 10 nnd 20, nnd It wns stnted Wednesday morning that there will be at least 150 delegates here, representing all pal's of the United Stntes. Tho order Is only a year old, and was formed in this city. The kron brnnch consisted of 00 members, and tho order has nlready grown to con tain 0,000 members, embracing nearly all tho toads In the country. There will bo an election of officers and many other inntteis of importance to bo taken care of. A. dance -will bo given by the A,kron clerks, Thursday night, at Rose balli and tho proceeds will go to help de. fray the expenses of the convention, s j Joe Foraker'scomln' on the dead Horoscope! of the Cast fin Toledo, O., Sept. 24.-Students of astrology and the occqlt here point to the accuracy of the horoscope of Pres idents Rdosevelt cast- .last March and published In their journal here in May last. The predictions or forecasts were cast for the period commencing May 0, 1002, and ending January 20, 1008. Tbe horoscope of the President MEN.OFJWAR.. Eight New vBoats Ordered by ' King.Alfonso. r Madrid) Sept. 24. The Spanish gov ernment has accepted a pioposltlon from an 'Italian ship-building company for the building of eight modern mcu ofvwar. The ships, according to the proposition, will be built In Spanish ship ynuls and will lie paid for bynn nual installments. King Alfonso says that Spain must never again be In a position to receive such ridiculously easy defpnt as at Santiago. ATTON Will Likely To Be Broken. it Is Just Like the . Tilden Will Which' New York Courts De dared Void. Denver, Colo., Sept. 24. The lawyers of the heirs of Winfleld Scott Stratton are collecting evidence to piove that file millionaire wns of unsound mind when lie made his will. That docu ment will -be contested also on a pjen that It does not give young Strat ton his day In court. The will Is al most a copy of the Samuel J. Tilden will, broken In tho New York courts. In that declson It was held that a will that deprived a beneficiary of a day In court' was o!d. Stratton's will says Young Strntton gets $50,000 nnd that if he cqntosts he will get nothing. This Js held to deprive him of the right to have the courts pass upon his equities In the property. ': MAD DASH Of a Runaway Horse Resulted i Seriously. TJiero was an exciting runaway on Mil) st. Wednesday nfternoon nbout o'clock. A horse, belonging to Geo. Whltmore. and hitched to n light Hprlng wagon, beenmo unmanageable 'in, front of the Windsor hotel and .started down Mill st. In front of tho Ts'elanlan, tho hoi so turned, upsetting the' wagon and throwing tho driver, R, S. Drelslmch, and J. Sweetwino, of 405 Bnrtges st., to the pavement. Pedestrians stopped the horse. Both men wer1 semely bruised, but not di.ngrouly. STR run, Mark, shall we let President March Was Correct published in May predicted an acci dent, or a scVlous mishap for tho Pres ident, on Sept. 4. which occurred, they say, In the trolly car accident, and an other misfortune or mishap for Presi dent rtoosevelt for 8? ptembcr 23 or 25. which they say occurred Tuesday. Tht horoscope gives no more mishaps for the President until December 20, next. WILL ELECT Officers and General Committee For Y. P. .C. U. Convention. There will be a business meeting and social of tho Y. P. C. U., Thursday night nt the rooms pf the union. The meeting will havenn additional import ance by reabon of the fact that the officers and members" at large of the 1003 convention committee will be elected, nnd Miss Lqura Green, presi dent of tho Oho unIonvwIll be elected. Light refreshments will be served and it is desired that 'all members and filends of tho union be piesent. 0-YEAR Franchises Arc Agreed To By Republicans of the Senate. Beal Law Taken". Out of the ' Code. 1 (Special Correspondence.) Columbus, O., Sept. 24 After an all afternoon's hot debate tho-1 Senate adopted Senntpr Hosea's "curative" amendment to tho Nnsh code for the benefit of the Cincinnati Street rail way company. The vote stootj 10 ayes to 13 noes. AH the Democrats voted ngnlnst It nnd nil the Republicans vot ed tor it-except Senator Ruri)ham, of Dayton. Senator Chamberlain was absent. fThe amendment will make good the Rogers 50-year franchise act which was repealed, after tho Cincinnati coun cil had granted franchises under It. which have just; been declared Invalid by the Cincinnati cqurt, The Senate then reconsidered the vote by which, the Chamberlain nmend ment to the Nnsh codo saving tho Heal law, wns adopted last week. Senator Royer then proposed an amendment Which was submitted by Joe Miller, agent for the State Brewers' associa tion, but on motion the while matter was postponed until Senator Chamber lain, who Is detained by Illness In his family, enn be present. 0. E. ORn.VGKR. What a Nice Boy! San Rafael, Cal., Sept. 24, A fire bug who hag terrorized this city for six months, proves to be Anton Mor rls, nged 11. lie has fired ton barns and seven houses, according to police who have arretted blin. him In?" OPENED. Evangelical Con ference InSession. Churches Have Done Well For Missions. . . A Banner For the Church at Lancaster. The ninth annual conference of the United Evangelical church had its opening session Wednesday afternoon in the First United Evangelical church on Wooster ave. The session began at 2 o'clock and was presided over by Bishop U. Dubs, D. D. LL.D., of Harrlsburg, Pa. About 35 minis ters and laymen were piesent at the opening of the conference. The Missionary society of the Ohio conference held its annual session AVednesday morning. The session was opened by Rev. W. Elmer Bailey, of Cleveland, vice president of the society. Rev. A. Evans, of Canton, offered prayer. When the reports of the different charges were presented, it wns found that nearly all had raised amounts nbove the assessment. The banner for having raised the largest amount wns nwai'ded to Rev. N. W. Sager, pastor- of the Maple st. chapel at Lancaster, 0. The amount vas $500.13. The amount lalsed over the assessment is more than ?-500. The officers chosen were: Piesldent, H. B. Summer.of rindlny; vice president, W. E. Bailey, of Cleveland; secretary, AY. S. Harpster, of Akron; treasurer, L. N. Boj-er, of Johnsvllle. The minsters who had arrived in the city nt noon were: Bishop K. Dubs of Hnrrlsburg, Pa.; "W. AY. Shcr Tick and N. AA Sagei, Lancaster; A. Swartz, CIrclevllle; B. F. Devaux, Baltlmoie; P. E. Smoke, Carey; Ht B. Summers, Flntllay; L. R. Horbst, Brownhelra; J. H. Schwelsberger, Lorain; G. A. Smith, Cleveland; A. Evans, Canton; M. M. Rader, Canton; L. X. Boyer, Johnsvllle; J. A.Grlmra, Delightful; J. A. Hensel, Freeburg. MOBS Continue Their Bloody Work. A Deputy Sheriff Clubbed to Death. AVIlkesparre, Pa., Sept. 24. Riotous mobs arc still nt work. Guards nnd deputies nt the Exeter colliery wero ngnln attacked this morning, Deputy Sheriff AA'illlnius wns shot down and clubbed. Ho is dying. Fopr non union men refused to turn back from work. They were set upon and se verely punished. They were David Richards, of AA'yomlng, fire boss, shot In leg; David Harris, of West Pitts ton, coal and Iron policemen, beaten on head nnd back; John P, Stroll, of AYcst Plttston, beaten on h?nd and badly bruised bv clubs, Is Also Laid at Young'fl Door. Crime Was Not Unlike Killing ! Mrs. Pulitzer. '. New York, Sept. ai.-rollce CaptalB Schmlttberger, who commands the precinct in which Mrs. Annie Pulitzer was murdered, Is working on a tneory that AA'tn. Hooper Young may have been connected with the murder of Mrs. Knte Foeley, who wns entlceu awny nnd hacked to pieces, Oct. 0, 1800. .Mrs. Foeley lived In the flat of Mrs. .lohnnna Lucie, 154 West 17th st. A man called at the house and nuked her to go around the corner and attend his sick wife. She went with him nnd was never seen after ward. Parts of n body, supposed to bo hers, were found afterwnrd. Captain Schmlttberger commanded the pre cinct where Mrs. Feeley lived. The captain says: "There are strong points of resemblance between the descriptions of the man who killed .Mrs. Feeley and Young. Both were dark, both were AA"esterncrR,both were the same height and age. The Feeley murderer was described as a man of strong physique, which Young Is not, but It Is known that not long ago Young, debilitated now by his exces ses, was a well set-up man, an ath lete." Shortly . after tho? -woman's disap pearance n telecranJ was received in this city reading: "I am alive and well. Will write at once. "KATIE." The telegram came from Chicago. The police point to this telegram nnd to the note which Young sent the police after Mrs. Pulitzer's murder, saying he had killed" himself. COLLISION Caused Death of Fireman and Did M uch D.amage.- ,- Morrow, O., Sept. 24. Two freight trains on the Pennsylvania railway collided here at 3:15 this morning-, rireman Chas. Lindener, of Crescent ville, was Instantly killed. The prop erty loss will aggregate $50,000. FRIDAY Will See Passage Code Bill of By the Senate, It Agreed. 'Has Been Columbus, O., Sept. 24. An agree ment has been reached among Repub lican leaders in the Senate whereby the Xash code bill shall be reported back tonight and passed Friday. To morrow is to be devoted to arguments on the code ns amended in open session. TRANSFERRING' Continues at Mill St. Crossing. No Change Is Noticeable In the Situation. Passengers are still obliged to tranu fer at the Mill st. crossing and It 1b not known when the situation Hill chnnge. Manager Currle, of the N. O. T. Co., Is out of the city. It Is be lieved that upon his return efforts, will be made to adjust the matter, and leach a better understanding with the steam roads. Among tho features of the difficulty, It is said. Is dissatisfac tion on the part of the steam roads over the fact that tho X. O. T. has' not been Invited by the city to help bear the btuden of tho cost of the viaduct planned to do away with the Mill st. crossing. Announcement wns made not long ago that the N, 0, T. Intended to abandon the Mill st. line, by extending its line an Odllege st. from Mill to Market. Dog's Bite Caused Death. Detroit, Sept. 24. Dr. Geo. Metcalf, who was recently bitten by n small pet dog, Is dead of hydrophobia nt Ilnrper hospital. The blto was a mre, scratch, but ho died In great agony. THE AVEATIIER: RAIN TONIGHT; AND. PCOBABMC, r,onr,viqs t " )j 11 ,i fctthifettg jm'ftii -)MWfco'w. - j.'- '.fi'ti tlM &H --' W4 U A. .1X1 .K