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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
rnE LAso oRABnnRs.

President Cleveland continues TO
move upon the lawbreakers with com
IN ,ndable yigOr and Il using the means
az his command bo break mp the abuses
which have grown up under his prede'
cessors In u manner which mast con
Vince the cattle bar0ns that their time
has come. The ranchmen OF Idaho,
Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado,
New Mexico, Nebraska, Arizona and
Kansas who have fenced In vast tracks
of the public lands will now join their
fellow lawbTeakers OF the Indian Terri
tory In condemning the arbitrary policy
OF the President; but In the meantime
the general public will applaud the
course no has taken. To just what ex-
tent these cattlemen have allowed their
rapacity to run riot will probably never
be known, but II 10 already an estab'
lished fact that their c0nquests have
been carried on upon prOdiglous scale
The late Land Commissioner reported
that "these stock ranges sometimes
cover thousands OF acres OF land" and
that Especial agents state that they have
ridden many miles through single en-
closures and that the same contains
much iine farming land"
BY official documents laid before the
Public Lands Committee OF the last
House II was shown that In the single
State of Colorado two foreign companies
had fenced In more than q million acres
OF the public lands. In the same State
H. II. Metcalf and j. W. Powers had each
fenced In 100000 acres; the Lewesy
Brothers, 10000 acres; Mcdaniel u
Davis, $4,000; II @. Jane, VrOoman and
McFlie and the Reynolds Cattle Com
pany, $4,000 each; j, W. Frank, Rautch-
ler q Lamb and Beatty Brothers, 10000
each; Garnett & Langford and Chick,
Brown g. Co., 10000 each, and 80 on. In
Nebraska the Brighton Ranch occupied
1250O0 acres and the Kennebec
$4,000, while Messrs. Cole q
Carter had up atty miles OF
fence, j, W. Wilson forty and j. W. Bos'
ler twenty. In Nevada W, Humphrey
had put up thirty miles Of fence and
| Nelson u Son twenty-five. In Kansas
thousands OF acres had been fenced
while In Wyoming more than hun
dred companies had made illegal en-
closurea Ia Dakota and New Mexico
the same recklessness was displayed
Attempting TO approximate the amount
OF illegal fencings reported to him Com
missioner Mcfarland estimated that
they included 100000 acres In Colo
RADIO. 100000 In New Mexico. 300 900 In
| Nebraska $4,000 iu Wyoming, 20O.00(
IN Kansas, 10000 In Nevada and an un
known acreage In Montana and other
territories.
In thia manner the rights OF bona
1de settlers were trampled upon. The
pre.emptlon and homestead laws werC
openly deaed by the cattle barons whC
fenced In the public domains without
process or warrant OF law, sometimes
compelling the carriers Of the United
States mail TO ride around miles Of
barbed wire fence. Upon more occa
sions than one settlers we're fenced In
by them and upon asserting their rights
we're promptly elected or shot down In
cold blood by their murderous agente
But now things have changed, The
fences must come down or the cattle
bar0ns will lnd the regular army ar
rayed against them, their agents anC
their cowboys.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
Tho Lntent In CIothInR.

The latest aud most fashionable cloth
for gentleman's clothing 10 broad.waled
diagonal, q handsome aud elegant do
sign. which Ia fast eupplanting every.
thing else for 1ne garments, Those
goods will be much worn In the east
this fall, aud whoever wants 70 be In
style must discard close dingonals and
cork-ecrewe and adopt the broad walled
goods. A complete line OF these goods
for suite and overcoats have Just been re'
ceiyed by Mr.. O, W. Strohn, the enter
prieing merchant tailor, and can now
be seen NJ his merchant tailorhparlors,
on tho Public Square. All the other
late patterns In fall goods and novelties
In pentlemen'e clothing will also be
found thoro. f..
Gentlemen are invited 10 call In and
inspect tho goods and eoe tho late styles
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
Obituary.

Mrs. Caroline Meyer, wife of Mr.,
Joseph A. Meyer, died Tuesday evening
at Gas o'clock at the family residence,
on North Market street, aged 6fty-one
years and nine months. Mrs. Meyer
had suffered oil summer with diabetes.
Monday night she was taken seriously
III and all day Tuesday she was uncon-
sciOus, remaining 40 until death The
funeral will take place Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the residence. In
the absence OF Rev. Harpster. pastor
Of the E0gliIh Lutheran Church, OF
which Mrs, Meyer was member, Chap
lain Kaufman, OF the Eighth Regiment,
will conduct the funeral services. The
lemains will be Inferred In West Lawn
Cemetery.
Mrs. Meyers maiden name was Black;
she was a native Of New York State.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
EASTERN MILL DIVIDENDS,


Bradeireet publishes q list Of thirty.
six manufacturing companies OF New
England, thirty OF which aro cotton and
ak WOODEN mills, showing their yearly
dividends for thirteen years paet. lp
1884 lye OF these mills passed their
dividends, and IN 1886 fourteen Of them
were compelled 10 do 40. Thle shows
the greatest depression eipco 1875 and
1870, when ten mills In tho former and
thirteen In the latter declared no diyl.
dends. But In 1885 thero are twenty.
Ave companies which paid . por cont.
or lces, and In 1870 there were only
twenty.one. In 1885 thcro were only
three which paid 40 much 90 8 per cent,
while In 1875 nine paid per cent, or
moro. Tho average dividend for tho
thirteen years shows only tlfrce CON.
panios under AZ per cent, seven com.
paniee under por cent, twenty.four
above 0 per cent, twenty above 7 per
cent, aud 8 between 10 aud iah per
cent The best year Of the thirteen
seems 10 have been 1881. whom seventeen
Of the companies paid 10 10 30 per cent,
and thirty four paid 0 por cent. or more
A list OF twenty.tour mills located q,
Fall River shows that In 1884 only Ave
earned 0 per cent, or more, while seven
teen earned per cent. or lese, and thir
teen . per cent or less. -Four years age
only three OF these same companies
earned 0 por cent. or loss, only two
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
AN ALLIANoE BRUTE.
Bound over for Ravishing Child
IWolVe.


Bound over for RavIphing u Child OF
Twelve.
Az Nell, one of Alliances rOughs, and
painter by trad, was arrested on a
charge OF criminal assault, yesterday
morning. at the instance of Elisha Teet'
era, president Of the board OF trustees OF
the Paramount Children's Home. About
three years ago Mrs. Nell obtained
from the Home little girl named hm.
ma Powell TO raise. Nell, who lived
with his mother, 10 rough, drunken
character, and always made u unpleas'
ant for the little girl. On last Friday
afternoon, during the absence OF the
family, he took her by force, after he had
given her quarter, TO his bedroom,
where the assault was committed. He
then told her he would kill her II she
ever told anyone. Through fear the girl
kept quiet for several hours, but Mrs.
Bacon, the hOusekeeper, noticing the Pc
culiar action Of the girl upon her return
to the house. ehe being, as Mrs. Bacon
says, as pale as q corpse and very nerv'
ous, demanded Of the girl what was the
trouble. After much hesitation, she
admitted the truth. DR., Painter waf
called, and upon examination the state
ment OF the girl was found TO be toe
true. Miss Powell 10 small OF heI
age, very slim, and shows signs Of
great distress. Her testimony wat
given with much hesitation
she being greatly embarrassed BY
the large crowd which thronged The
court room at the hearing this after
noon. Nell was bound over TO the Com
mon Pleas Court In the sum OF $1,000
In default Of bail he was committed Il
iail
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

THE Burlington Hawkeye, one Of the
staunchest Republican papers OF The
West, pays this handsome tribute to the
Democratic President:
There In 6rmness In Cleveland's char
acter which cannot help 10 make him
friends, He may err 10 judgment but ho
IL sure 10 act according TO convictions
aud no has the manllness 10 stand by
them. This IL u quality TO be admired
In any man, and when exercised In the
interest OF right and the guardianship
Of public welfare, public commentator
should not be withheld. Mr., Cleyelande
Arm refusal 10 yield TO the entreaties Of
the cattle klnga, TO lot them continue Ia
undisturbed and wrongful possession OF
the lands TO which they have no rlghte
shows that no trusts will be sacIllceC
by him. And no matter how much ldeat
may diffsr M to public policy, In al hl'
honest endeayora he will have the cheer
ful support Of oil parties
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

The ability aud honesty Of Horace
Greeley Ia unquestionod and his force Of
expression Ia admitted. Hear him.
we have stricken the sh ickles from
four millions Of human beings, aud
brought all lhborera TO common level
but not 30 much by elevating the former
slaves as by practically reducing the
whole population, white and black, TO n
state Of serfdom. While boasting Of
our noble deeds we are careful to con-
ceal the ugly fact, that by our iniQuIt
Gus monetary system we have practical
ly nationaliE,d a system Of oppression
which, though more refined, Ia only losf
cruel than the old system Of chatllC
alayery.p
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

THE correctness Of tho Bible story Of
Jonah's experience with a whale 10 dis
puted by Rev, Mr.. Winchester, pastor Of
q Methodist Episcopal church at Buffalo
Ho claims that II was q shark instead Of
q whale that Agurod In tho incident. In
proof OF his assertion he cites the fact
that the whale 10 not anatomlcally
adapted 10 swallowing human beings
whole, since he Is provided with q
strainer, which excludes all large OBJ
jects as no pushes his way through The
water. Sharks, on the other hand, have
been known to swallow bodies 90 large
no that OF horse.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

THE disclosures made In regard 10 the
coast survey shows that the head Of the
institution was incapacltated by reason
Of habitual intoxlcation, and that the
subordinates had a systematic way OF
thleyiug and swindling the government,
Books were falsiAed, property belonging
TO the government was stolen, money
was embezzled, the enb0rdinates follow
Ing the example OF their chief became
addicted TO intoxlcaiion, ana the whole
bureau turned into u nest OF rascala
where fraud, forgery, embr2zlement and
drunkenness prevailed and lourished
without rebuke. Was not n change
necessary
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

MAXWELL, the man who killed preller
IN the Southern Hotel, 81. Louis, last
April, was returned last Monday to tho
scene OF his crime A new theory has
been formulated now. II 10 10 the effect
that Maxwell, being sort Of physician,
was In tho habit Of giving his compan-
lon hypodermic injections Of morphine
TO allay pain. ue gave him On overdose
by accident, and becoming alarmed ran
away. Ho seems 10 have taken tho pre-.
caution, though, 10 rob his friend very
effectively before bidding him adleu
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

aKN. STEVENSON. Assistant Postmaster
General, Ia appointing from one hundred
TO three hundred fourth class poetmast'
ers daily. A Washington dispatch 10
the Plain Dealer the other day says;
James Hossack, private secretary Of
Senator payne, ia here and had con-
sultatlon with General Stevenson this
afternoon. He has n considerable list
OF names Of Ohio postmaaters that he
desires TO have changed and there Ia
every reason 10 believe they will be
changed. The ofllces are many Of them
In the Eighteenth and Nineteenth dis
triclg."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
THE wONDEns or A GREAT INDUS
TRY.

In 1890 tho State of Massachusetts
made In round numbers, 100000 pairs
OF boots and shoes; In 1884, 100000;
In 1864, i5,0O0,000i In 1864. 81, ,00O, ,00Oi In
1874, 100000; In 1880, 100000, and
In 1884 (,stimatej), over i00,0O0,000. II
this ia not progress II would be difllcult
TO say In what progress consists.
The value Of this vast product Ia estl-
mated at tl200O0,000; and good author.
ity even places II At the euperlatiyo
amount Of Slb0000,000 Such Ia the
pleasant little sum gathered In by the
boot and shoe manufacturers and mer-
chants OF Massachusetts every year,
In the great production Lynn ranks
flrst, with an annual business OF nearly
S30,000,000. Hayerhill stands second,
with more than tlo0Oo,o00. Brockton
occupies tho third place, with $70O0,000
Number four on the liet " Marlboro
which does q business Of $4,000
Worcester comes next, with over $1,000
600; then Weymouth, then Natick, k,whllC
Boston stands eighth In the matter Of
production.
New Eogland furniehOe moro thar
two.thlrde Of tho total product Of thI
country, Massachusetts tho bulk Of IN,
New England product, and Eseex count,
the lions share Of the States busi
noes. Lynn is still king In spite Of nj
the changes that have occurred In thO
trade In the last half century.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

The tale published by Republican
papers, with stunning headlines, about
Rev, Dr. Leonard sneaklngly drinking
ale at q camp meeting, Ia pronounced q
ialsehood made out OF whole cloth.
Tho Republicans are inventive gent
uses, and are terribly In earnest, In
fact, bitter at the Rev. DR.. Leonard
This lying, though, is not commendable
Another lilo Ia their charge that Dem
ocrats are paying tho expenses OF the
Prohibition campaign.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20


IT seems tho Columbus Journal hor-
rlhly howle at Governor Hoadly, because
no did not attend Grants funeral at
New York, aud prophecies his terrible
defeat In consequence.
This dirty Journal gives no credit to
Governor Hoadly for the able and elo'
quent speech he was making at me-
mortal meeting at Columbus while
Grants funeral was moving In New
York.
Could mean assault descend loweri
This same journal no doubt would have
aseailed the Governor II he had gone
TO New York, II Ia engaged In the
dirty business any way,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
Matrimonial,

RINEuART--0p -0pEnporE. by tho Rev,
j. j. Leberman, NJ tho Reformed parson.
age, Loulsville, Ohio, August 1ith, 1885.
Mr.. Oscar Rinehnrt 10 Mies Anna 0ber-
doif. both OF Louleyille.
HApsu-.CopAuGB,--In Canton, Aug,
18th, 8 30 q, m, nj tho residence Of the
brides parents, Mr., and Mrs. j. D. CO.
baugh, 10 Reynolds etreet, by Rev. II, q.
White, MIR, William II, Harsh, Superln.
tendent OF the public echoole NJ New
Berlin, o aud Miss Mary NJ, Cobaugh,
OF this city. The happy couple went
east on the OFT n. m. train for n brief
wedding tour. Ga their return they
hope 10 welcome their numerous friends
NJ their pleasant homo In New Berlin.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

TnE economic differences between
life In On old State and In a newer ono
are shown by the comparative statistics
Of labor and wages In Massachusetts,
and In Illinois, Massachusetts, by tho
census report, had only few more man
uiacturing establishments than Illinois,
yet In tho older State there are still
nearly twice as many large establish
ments. In Massachusetts the percent
age Of women employed is 90,lo, ae
against 1917 In Illinois; and the total
number Of women aud children ON
ployed In tho Eastern State Is nearly
twice as great ~ In the western, In
Illinois the average daily earning IL
Si5i, and in Massachusetts, &i23,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

VIII complete lts work tomorrow and
probably renominate the old ticket Of
two years ago.
Judge Foraker, the Republican candl-
date for Governor, occupies the same
position on liquor regulation as two
years ago when no was badly defeated,
He proclaims himself as standing on the
principle Of the Scott law and that the
election of the Republican ticket will
mean the taxation OF the liquor trallic;
but no has never told what kind OF bill
would Withstand the constitutional OBJ
ections Of the Supreme Court. He
should embody his Views In a bill,
which no should read from the stump.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
WIZ present this week, by favor Of m,

WE present this week, by favor of the
Stark County DEMOCRAT, n nne picture
and brief sketch Of tho life Of Lleuten.
ant Governor John q. Warwick--the
"Gontleman John Of Stark county"
Those who have long known Gov. War.
wick refer 10 him as q poor emigrAnt
boy--a faithful and diligent clerk when
q lad--an inspiring success Ia business,
Interested In stores, mills, mines, and
railways. when u mnn-and an enter
pricing citizen. In later years we have
personally known Gov. Warwick ~
liberal, generous, high.minded man-,u
servant OF the State 40 popular 40 no Y
capable. The prospects are that he will
DO renomlnated for his present position
whore no will again be Handsomely on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
Transferred ,s the reform Farm.

Joseph Wilson, oged nineteen years,
received at tho penitentiary on q three
yeara sentence, December III, 1884, for
shooting with intent 10 kill, the crime
having been committed In stark county,
was yesterday transferred 10 tho Reform
Farm by order OF tho Governor, |
Wilson, who IL q mere boy, had q diill-
Guilty with another young fellow over
the ownerehip OF n rubber coat NJ ALI
ance last fall, and pulling out q re.
yolyor shet nj him, but none Of tho shots
took effect. For this no was arrested,
tried and sentenced 90 noted above.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
Suing ~ Railroad.

The Excelsior Fertilizer Company, Of
Alliance, has begun suit against the
Nickel Plate Railway In the Common
Pleas Court at Cleveland for &241 dam.
agee. II 10 stated by the complainants
that one year ago they notified the de-
fendants 10 transfer car OF fertilizer
from Kingsville to Eaglevllle, Ashta-
bula county. The company In doing 30
delayed the car ten days, and as " was
then q drug on the market they pre-
vented its sale. The plaiptiifs state
that their damages comprise et6 paid
for freight, 800 commission TO their
agent, and 800, the value Of the fertil.
ixer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

As an illustration OF modern skill and
ingenuity, we are told that brick fac
tory chimney, 90 feet high and only olE
feet square ut the base, In Salem, Mass,
was recently lifted, moved 100 feet and
placed on q new foundation, without
dlsplacing q brick. The work was ac'
compllshed with the aid Of ak men
Yankee skill and ingenuity furnishing
the balance OF the means. The chimney
weighed 1870 tons.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

DR., LEONARD In hia speech at Clove,
land eaid: Last fall An attempt waf
made by tho National Republican Com
mitteo 10 brlbe our standard bearer
Governor ~, John. To the leaders ol
the Republican party | say; Can you
reconcile your action with morality Ii
II a moral thing 10 attempt 10 purchase
the Presidency OF the United Stateev"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

CONSIDERING the length OF time he
has consumed In putting It into shape,
DR., Lorlng's defense Of his course as
Commissioner Of Agriculture Is an OK
eeedingly lame one. The Doctor should
engage the services Of Hon. william E
Chandler, who as an explainer, prevari'
Gator and defender has no equal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

earned 40 little as 3 per cent, twenty
earned per cent. or more, and fourteen
earned from 10 to 30 per cent. The
average dividend for x years has been
for ten mills from 8 to 81 per cent,
while sixteen have paid per cent. or
more, and only two have fallen as low
as 4 per cent.
The conclusion from these figures is
that the money invested In the New
England mills has paid liberal divi-
dends and that the small dividends OF
recent years have been balanced by tho
large ones OF former years. From these
interests have come the mos bitter com.
plants regarding the prevailing de-
preston, but II would seem that the bet
ter placed mills are still earning fair
average profits. Eighteen out Of thirty
dve of them paid per cent. or more, and
seventeen less than 0 per cent, while
eleven paid 7 per cent. or more. But hve
years ago thirty OF these thirty-six com
panies paid 8 per cent. or more, and only
six 40 low q dividend 40 0 per cent.
Last year eighteen of the twenty four
Fall River mills paid less than 0 per
cent, and only two paid 8 per cent or
more. This shows marked decrease
over former years, but still these mills
show good average earning for the
past ak years. Only eight show up less
than 0 per cent, and two less than 4 per
cent, while twelve have earned per
cent, or more. Now that the worst has
passed the New England manufacturers
certainly have no reason for feeling dis
couraged.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

THE United States ship Pilgrim was
sold at public auction Wednesday. Thio
10 q refreshing departure from former
times whom Chandler would have handed
the condemned vessel over 10 Roach NJ
hio own price. without even going
through the formallty OF advertising II
for eale. But iimee have changed and
mon change with them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

" Ben Butler cannot bo President, he
eau at least be cattle king, II seems
no and his old friend, exs ,cretary Rob
osOn, have arranged to open a 100000
acre rancho In New Mexico. II looks as
ia very large amount Of distinguished
Republican talent we're concentrated
upon the plains Of New Mexico' Dorsey,
Ingersoll, Butler and Robson may
make the territory, intellectually, top
heavy,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

II 10 reported that some Of tho money
making milk.maids In the nelghborhood
OF Harrisburg, Stark county, recently
tried TO got rich quick by selling water
cd milk 10 the cheese factory. The un-
sophisticated maidens very likely never
heard OF such an instrument az the lac.
tometer, with which the specific gravity
Of milk 10 tested, aud by which their lit-
tle scheme was NJ once detected. Tho
milk was returned, and the maidens
were made 10 refund some $50 for the
thinned out milk. %
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

Of Court, Richard J. Close; Treasurer, O.
ID. Shepherd; Prosecuting Attorney,
Thomas Hays; Sheriff, Isaac " PottAi
Recorder, A. @. Beckleyi Commissioner,
M. Mowis; Inlrmary Director, Jacob
Allen; Coroner, Benton Deford. For
delegates 10 tho State Conyenk A, j, y.
Ferrell, j. V. Lawler and Wm' Black.
Judicial delegate from Carrolltdy rhos.
HAYS. Senatorial delegate, j. y. Mwlerr'
The convention was very largely attend,
ed. A. p. MortlaDd, the excellent ana
capable chairman of the county commit'
tee. was retained.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
A Tramp stoaia n boy.

A fitteen-year-old boy, named Frank
Miller, who 10 q son OF tho keeper OF tho
White Grocery, at Akron, left his homo
Saturday afternoon In company with
tramp who had been working for Mr.,
Miller, and has not been seen since,
The tramp 10 described 90 about 2b
years old; with red hair and moustache
and q red face. Marshal McCourt, Of
Akron, has sent notices Of the affair TO
various places throughout the surround
Ing country aud hopes 10 cause the
couple 10 part company,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

REPUBLICAN papers seem to be acting
on the principle OF preferring lies 10
truth. Rey. Dr. Leonard gave several
instances In his speech Of Tuesday even.
Ing, He mentioned whore they were
lying about him personally, These
sanity organs can tell Ito and stick 10
" without any compunctloua yisitlngs OF
nature. The Repository Ia q sanity
spt clmen.of epiteful meanness and yilih'
aniian