The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-27
HELP FOR THE HEROES.
A WHOLESALE PENsloNINo SCHEME.
The Future of American Rallways-The
Dnnville Observation-Disclosures by the
honHte ~ the MoPherHon Hank.
Circulation Itili - Other Notes,
rrNsIoNs nY nm wnolrsALr.


pension for all soldiers who served during
tho war OF the rebellion In the military on
naval service for the period Of six months
and were honorably discharged provided
they are now disabled, There are many
soldiers and sailors who did not,
contract disabilities during th0
war OF such specific and
well defined nature ~ 10 enable them 10
make proof thereof, as required by law,
but are now broken down In health by ren-
son OF the hardahIpS and exposures Of tho
service The bill grants relief To those who
had the physical strength 10 bear tho bur.
dens Of the war without receiving hospital
treatment but by reason Of thelr long
and faithful service have since become
inyOlda Tho highest rate Of pension
granted II s2i which ls made dlylslble &C.
cOrdng tO the degree Of actual disability,
The bill increases the rate 10 $40 Of nll Wild
Ows 10 pensioners who contracted u dlAabll-'
ily IN aud alnCc the war Of the rebellion,
aud who afG now drawing SS, aud fixes the.
rate Of snch claimants NJ Sl2 per month for
future pensions
II also provides pension for the widow
OF such soldiers ~ may be pensUned under
the first section OF said bill, aud, also, the.
widows Oi those who served In the war OF
tho rebellion shall obtain n pension under"
the existing laws for disability, without tho
widow being required 10 prove that thGOAusd
Of death was due tO service This does not
grant pension 10 all widows but 10 tho Wild
Ows OF soldiers who are or may become pen-
sOnora II grants rclol 10 many worthy
claimants wh0sefuabands were disabled by
reason OF ulOlr military service and were
destined TO die from some specific disease
from which thOy were lingering, but acute
disease intervening and causing their death,
the claimants were barred, Owng ~ the lln-
mediate cause Of death not being duatO SER
Vice
Representative Cannon hna also intro.
duccd n bill 10 simplify procedure In pcn'
slon claims and TO extend the benefits Of the
Pension laws 10 worthy claimants for In
valid pensions, and widows, mnoYohIldren
aud dependent relatives Of soldcSlnnd mll-
0rs OF the late war who aro unable by tho
existing laws 10 furnish the necessary owl
denco required 10 connect disability with
such service and for other purposes
TllE rUruRE or AMERICAN RAILWAYS.
The report on tho colnmcrcd,of the United
States with Mexico by James Nlmmo, Chief
Of the Bureau Of Statistics, has boon made
public, THIS report IN In response 10 fcsO.
luton which passed tho House last January,
The most important topics treated In thore-
port are the pernlOncncy Of tho present
Government tho security OF life and proper
W In Mexico, the present encouragement
10 commercial enterprises In that country
and the railroads Of Mexico, Mr. Nmmo
closes his report with tho following alluslon
~ the future Of railroads on this continent:
"fho extension OF railroads from the
United States into Mexico aud tho com.
plctlon Of tho Canadian Pacific Railway
with Us branches will In the course Of two or
three years place almost every hnbltablo part
OF North America within the reach OF com.
mcrcal enterprise In Wow Of what hud
boon accomplished In railroad construction
IN the Dominion Of Canada, tho United
States and In Mexico during the last Ave
years, the prediction appears 10 bo no
longer u dlOnm Of the enthusiast that
within tho lifetime Of mon now actively on.
gagged In business pursuits, direct railroad
communication viii DO established between
the United States and Oll tho countries OF
Central aud South America"
SHARP l,EMAlilta FR0M WISE,
During the session on Monday Of tho
Dnnylllo Investigating Committee,
passage Of arms occurred between
Mr. Wise aud Senator Vance 10.
gatding the shotgun policy In these cOun.
tIes Finally Mn Wise said 10 Mr, VancO
"Whcn first knew YOU thirty years ago,
you belonged 10 tho n. N. know nOihlng)
Halnnn LA iha ~ N
killing party To this Mr. VnncO 10.
tortodi "Whcn ! first know you you wore
secession Democrat; now you nr0-"
Mr. Wise ntorruptod "llardly, | was
only nine yonrs Of ngO, nnd could not have
been much Of sOccssl0nlst,"
"Oh, well" replied Mt Vance, whom u
man pleads the Infancy net, have nothing
more ~ say
A little later Mr. Wise sale the attitudes
OF tho men changed "You (roiorrlng 10
Mr. Nanou) cnmu up 10 teach us Democracy
and dcbtpnylng, when you had r0pudlatod
your own debts and had never been Donl'
OOraLn
Mr. Wlso continuing his testimony, said
that the riot hnd been exaggerated, but lts
outcroppmg had not, llo did not advocate
social intercourse between tho races polt-
ical affiliations did not produce social equal.
NY. Colorod members Of tho Legislature,
when they went 10 his house for u consultO
tl0n, always went to tho Kitchen.
MINISTER wEsr's REPLY no HEWITT.
AT tho request Of Representatives Hewitt
aud Belmont the House Committee on For
elgn Affairs Monday made public Minister
Vests letter 10 Hewitt In II tho British
Minister sNys ho did not regard what Hewitt
said 10 him NJ tile celebrated interview IN an
apology for introducing tho ODOnnol rOs0lu.
tl0n, but rather ~ al explanation Of the pOcul-
lar circumstances which prompted tho ros'
olull0n, This opinion West says, was
strengthened by the moderate language Of
the resolution, and by llowltps remark that
motions couclod In loss consldcruto language
would have been made had not Hewitt
framed n resolution 40 satisfactory ~ not 10
meet with single objection, which would
have defeated H. Minister West concludes
by saying ho could not presume that Hewitt
was lnslncoro In moving the resolution IN
question,
BLAiNE IN ONO AND PENNSYLVANIA.
Mcpherson, ex.Clort Of tho House OF
Representatives., says that thofe IN very
strong feeling IN Pennsylvania for Blaine.
One thing that ls helping Blaine among tho
country people Ia tho feeling that he lost hle
public place through the assassination OF
Garfield, aud that the injustice Of his 70.
trumcnt under such circumstances should
DO nado up TO him This feeling Ia said 10
be nj the bottom Of the Blaine talk In Ohio.
DUTIES oitlcAflN BEDuoED,
The AtIornoy.0onoml hns decided that
elll hats nnd bOnnots nro dutlnblu NJ thirty
por cent and silk hat trimmings VI twenty
per cent. undOr the now Tariff act Score.
iafy F0lgcr hns adopted and promulgated
the decision, which ls OF great Importance
10 manufacturers Of those classes OF goods,
M the duty has heretofore beon llfty per
cent
NOMINATIONS.
The nominations Of lloratlo q. Burchurd.
OF Illinois, 10 bc Director OF the Mntu
Commodore william q, Temple, 10 DO Rear.