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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

VIZ have received from the chief Of
the Bureau Of Statistics report In re'
gard to the range and ranch cattle busi
ness Of the United slatep. The impor'
lance OF this branch Of American In.
dustry Ia emphasized by figures 30 large
that they almost make ones head swim
rhe lrst statement In the report is That
the cattle ranch embraces about 1885,
900 square miles, and therefore consti.
tutes nearly iorty.four per cent. OF the
total area OF the United States Our
readers can better understand its extent
when we say that II 10 equal to Great
Britain aud Ireland, France, Germany,
Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Austria,
Hungary, Italy, Spain aud Portugal and
one llith Of Russia In Europe, All this
territory Ia devoted TO beef. We feed the
world. The roast beef u Old England
even comes from the great west. More
than 100000 cattle Craze on the green
plains east Of tho Rocky Mountains, and
their value reaches the snug little sum
OF about two hundred millions OF dol
lars. II Ia rather a significant fact,
however, that nearly 2l,00O,00O acres Of
this grpzlng land, together with the
herds thereon, are owned by English
ayndicatea aud Engliah n0blemen.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

THE Greebbackers are still with US,
ThOy held q State convention at Colum.
bus and nominated State ticket. They
also adopted platform with nearly rs
many plants In II as there are voters
loft In the Grecntack party. Tho fol-
lowing Ia tho ticket nominated: Gov
ernor, J.w. Northrop, columbiana; Lieu
tenant Governor, W, b. Cooley, Wash
lngton; Treasurer, II. p. Handan, Lake
Supreme Judge, @, n. Tuttle, Lake. Az
torney General, william Baker, Licklngi
Member Board Of Public Works, W. b.
Ogden, Hamilton. o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

ly exaspfrated. continues to talk, and
has lot out two OF three important facts
which have been sludlously concealed,
and which put the British retreat In q
more humiliating light than has yet
been admitted by the ofllclala The
Ministry and the Liberals generally are
said to be ravlng over his loquacily, and
many are demanding that he be cash
Tered There Ia, however. not the slight
est danger Of any such action being
taken. To cashier General Lumsden
now would be TO make q martyr OF him
and would emphasize the contrast be-
tween his treatment and the honors
heaped by Russia upon General Koma-
rolf to such an extent as to convict the
English Government OF ahject seryllliy
toward Russia. But now that he Ia In
London Dir Peter will prove ayeIitable
frebrand and may add to tho complica'
items which alrea'y exitt,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

IT 10 a day Of little moment when
news Ia not received OF the deialeation
Of u trusted bank Official, Less than two
weeks ago bank teller got away with
100000. Last week the rascalily OF nm
other, William T, DorranOe, Of Proyl.
dence, second teller OF the Providence
national bank, was brought 10 light by
the ofllcers OF the Institution. The bank
had just passed through the ecrutinizIng
inspection OF tho examiner, who was
himself deceived by means OF falae
checks, In this case the embezzler was
given no time 10 escape, and will suffer
tho penalty OF his crime.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

IT now transpires that II was not J. s.
Clarkson, of malodorous fame, who sent
the insulting telegram to President
Cleveland tho night after Senator
Logan's election, but his brother, Il. P.
Clarkson. There is, however, a moral
In this matter which II MIR. Clarkson
will heed may do him good. A man
who makes himself notorious for all
sorts Of political billingsgate must OK
pect to have many mean things Of
which he ie innocent laid to his charge.
When o dog gets bad name everybody
kicks II.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

THE Iron and mining industries OF
Southwest Virginia, which have been
idle for o long time, are among the frat
to recover from the prevailing Indus
trial depression. A dispatch from Rich
mOnd states that seven blast furnaces
In Wythe and other counties will 40 into
blast Immediately. The Altoona coal
mines In Pulaskl county, for a long
time Idle. will be reopened AT once, and
tho Bertha zinc worksat the same point,
which have only been running one fur
mace. are preparing tostart an increased
number. New mines are being deyolp
oped In the Pocahontas coal reglos,,
aud the output 10 increasing Numer'
Gus other industries, are.also preparing
to resume, This revival Of Industrial
Interests occurring In the section that
II does Ia moet encouraging, and pos
sesseI unusual Significance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

In 1874 tho production per life lost In
the Ohio coal region was lOS,0l0 tons
During the last Ave years the 0gures
have varied considerably, being 292 62d
for 1880, ss3,62l for 1881, $4,000 for
1889, 3l6,3i6 for 1883, and 29i ,s33 fol-
1884; but II may be said that nj present
In Ohio 100000 tons Of coal are brought
10 the surface for each life sacrificed
These figures 40 TO show that two.thirdt
of the lives lost in mines are sacri'
tlced through the carelossness OF those
responsible for the welfare OF minere
The blood tax demanded from labor
through corporate greed and official
carelessness Ia indeed heavy ono.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

Aswe have frequently remarked be.
fore, the great dilllculry IA the way OF
house sewerage In Canton has been the
disposition OF the SEWAGE Repository.
A very proper remark to make; but
why don't you stick TO that remark and
not make an ass Of yourself whenever
you speak Of Walnut street In connec-
tion with house seweragep Why are
you continually bowling for house sew.
erage to 10 with the Walnut street
storm wafer sewer when you have no
way Of disposIng Of your sewage, as you
innocently confess In the above re-
mark2
Oh, you are beautiful jwol Of con-
sistency, you are, old apple.bntterP
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

GEN. GORDON entertained peculiar
ideas concerning the Eienic apple,by
which Mother I've introduced death
and all our woe" into the world. The
constituent elements Of this fruit Cor.
don held to be present In the blood OF
every member OF the human race up TO
the present day, and he cOntended that
their virus could only be subdued and
counteracted by frequent participation
10 the bread and wine Of the lacrament,
But no material view did no take Of
this rite, that he thought the more q
man could INCEST In quantity, OF the
coneecrated food, the better would be
his chances OF exIurgaiiDg from Ihis
physical organism tho poisonous cor
puscles OF tho forbidden apple, Having
foreseen that there would be few or no
opportunities of receiving the sacra-
ment In the S)udap, Gordon resolved TO
take as much as possible Of the sacred
elements before starting He therefore
occupied himself on the Saturday be-
fore his last Sunday In England In as.
certainlng the boure at which com.
munion would be administered In the
various churches within reach Of the
place whore no then wae, and, rising
early on the Sunday morning, he went
from church TO church In turn, partak-
ing Of tho sacrament In each, and thus
received the elements some half dozen
times In succession, beginning at ak
o'clock o. m. and ending at midday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

As tho new postal rates will 20 into
effect on the lat Of July, and N there
are some changes OF Importance 10 be
made, II might be as we'll for our read
ora TO post themselves upon them, II
h 8 been contrary 10 the law TO mark
any article In q newspaper or other pub
llcation sent through the mails with
out increasing the postage to letter
rate. With the new rates. however,
any printed article sent through the
mail may be marked for observation,
except by written or printed words,
without increase OF postage. Ako oil
newspapers sent from the ofllce OF pub
lication, including sample copies, or
when sent from news agency 10 ac'
tual subscribers thereto, or TO other
news agents. will, under the new rules,
be entitled TO transmission nj the rate
o one cent per plund or fraction
thereof, the postage 10 be prepaid, The
maximum rate Of oil single letters is
increased from one.half Of one ounce
each or fraction thereof TO one ounce
each or fraction thereof. The same In.
crease Of weight is allowed for drop
letters, whether mailed at satIons
where there Ia a free delivery or where
carrier service Ia not established, A
special stamp Of the value Of ten
cents may be Issued, which, when at
tached 10 q letter In addition to the law
ful postage thereon, shall entitle The
letter TO immediate delivery at any place
containing 1000 population and over,
according to tho Federal census, within
the carrier limit Of any free delivery Of
1ce. or within one mile OF the po'toillco
coming within the provisions OF this
law, which may In like manner be des'
ignat(d AZ o special delivery OIL %.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11
CONGRESSMAN FORAN ON TnE Gov'
ERNuRsHIP,

In an interview with nm Enquirer cor
respondent at Washington, Congress-
man FOran thus expresses himself on
the Governorship question.
mo, sir f; | will not DO candidate for
the Democratic nomination Tor Cover
nor" said Congressman Boran today
"and you can State this In as strong IAN
gnage as you can employ"
"Why nOtY"
"For the reason that l have been
elected to Congress for another term to
carry out certain reforms IN lne inter-
cat OF the working class. NY cimpal gn
was conducted on that iseur, aId u
would not be right or fair for me- TO 90
In pursuit. OF any other Office. Resides
that, q poor man can not afford 10 DO q
candidate for Governor. Ohio Ia tho
most niggRrdly and paraimOnious State
In tho whole Union In the matter OF pay,
Ing her public officials. just think OF
II, a member Of our Supreme Court only
receives $4,000 per year, and until re-
Gently the salary was but W. OOO''
Then there IL no danger OF you re-
considering your present de'eImlha'
tlOnp'
mo, sir" said Mr.. FOran, emphatic
ally. III wouldn't take the nomination
for Governor II | wasa bsolu u,ely certain
of an election"
who. then, do you prefer as the can
dldateY"
~ am strongly inclined 10 think that
Lieutenant Governor Warwick would
make q good Governor. Really, how
ever, the strongest map In the State, ac'
cOIdlng to my notion, In Judge Geddes
The only difficulty about Geddes Ia no
would have 10 paclfy the liquor element
lie Ia not, however, really prohibition.
lat or an extreme temperance man, but
no In said TO have made a speech some
where--at Tim, think-in which II IL
claimed no took decided grounds against
the liquor people. From my knowledge
OF liquor men In Cnyahoga county |
think they would support Judge Geddee
for Governor. OF course that t1lcial
has nothing TO do either with farming
Legislation or restricting II. He d0ee
not even have the veto power.
III think" continued Mr.. ForAn, "that
Governor Hoadly could be 70 elected y
very large majority II no were can
dIdRte. | think there would be no
doubt Of our carrying the State II no
can be prevailed upon TO accept q re-
nomination.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

0DLUM's leap OF the Brooklyn bridge
Ia almost Insignificant as compared
with that OF ono Hammond, u navy
who worked on railroad construction In
the west. One night he awoke with
yell, and running from his tent cast
himself down q canyon Into the Pecoe
river. lie swan ashore unhurt aud
went 10 work again the next day. His
frenzy was caused by some Insect enter
Ing hls ear. II, was willing to make
the leap q second time for sl0, The
measured distance was little more
than 1866 feet.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11
VIZ ahall read Tho reports from Now

WE shall read the reports from New
Hampshire with good deal OF Interest
for some time to come. W. II. Chandler
wants to got to the United States Senate
In place OF Blair and intends to do what
no can In the way OF showing that
Blair 10 q bad man, and consequently
unit to represent the yirtuous State OF
New Hampshire. To this end he 10
about to place before the Legislature
sundry and divers pointed references 10
Mr.. Blair's connection with certain
guano transactions with which the
names Of Blaine and shipherd have
been mixed up; to Mr.. Blair's vote
against the forfeiture OF the Texas Pa
cllc land grants; and to any quantity OF
scandals OF greater or less moment
Blair will In turn show up Mr.. Chand'
ler's career az champion lobbyist aui
Great Repairer What an edifying
spectacle will be presented to tho nation
when hypocrite and rogue thus lock
hOrnal
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

TnEB at CaDad in regard TO Presi'
dent Cleveland and his cabinet to be
exploded, is the report that At
tcrney General Garland was 80 incenaed
ut the appointment Of Ed. Campbell az
Marshal Of tho Southern district OF
Ohio, that he threatened to resign un-
lees the commission was withdrawn,
wo are surprised, however, that Mr.. Gar
land should take the trouble to deny
such u silly and self evident lie,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

THE Democrats Of Ohio are In favor OF
IN equitable, just and fair license OF the
liquor traffic. They would amend the
constitution giving the Legislature
power over the subject. They would not
pass unconstitutional laws, taxing the
traflc, which will aiterward be annulled
by the Court, and throw the State into
financial confusion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

REPORT has II that John W. Young
son OF Brigham Young, Ia In New York
trying 10 sell to u syndicate OF Eastern
capitalists all Of the property belonging
10 tho Mormon Church, together with
largo tracts Of land belonging to indl-
vlduals, Tho reason given for Offering
10 make the sale 10 that the polygamoue
Mormona, having been driven TO the
wall by the Edmuuds law. desire 10 mi.
crate 10 Mexico, where they hope TO be
permitted 10 enjoy their peculiar inetl'
tuition In peace.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

THE new First Comptroller OF The
Treasury has come TO the relief Of the
bankrupt Agricultural Bureau by roius'
ing TO pes0 claim for $4,000 worth ol
-'soeds" purchased during tho last year
Tho general public will not trouble ~
seli over the ilne points In tho case, buI
will applaud this, the grst effort 10 re-
form one Of the worst managed depart
mente In washington. Now lot The
Commieeioner, Mr.. Coleman, take of hlt
cont and see what no can do toward 70
pairing tho work Of the gorgeous Le Due
and that great traveller AZ the Govern
ments expense DR.. Loring.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11
HOW 1T WAS DONE,

Republican organs and the Repository
among the number, are proud Of point
Ing to the fact that The exact amount OF
money which they said was In the
Treasury when tho z, o, p. evacuated the
Capital was found to be there on actual
count. Remarkable yeriacailonl The
Commissioners OF Agriculture found
precisely t3s to the credit Of bis depart
ment when he took charge, That was
precisely the amount that Mr.. Loring
left, and the count Of the fund was II
splendid testimonial to his accuracy as
q bookkeeper. But there Ia some eurios'
ity 10 know what became OF several
thousand dollars which Mr.. Loring neg
lectod TO leave In his strong box.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

THE Harvard faculty, wishing to on
courage vacation study, authorizes any
instructor 10 announce 10 his class
course OF reading or investigation suit
able TO be pursued privately during the
summer. Every such course shall be
calculated TO occupy student Of ordl'
nary ability not moro than six hours a
day during single month.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

Ex ASSISTANT TREASURER GRAVES,
who 10 one Of the members Of the com.
mission appointed by Secretary
Manning to investigate the operations
Of tho Treasury Department, says that
the commission has discovered that the
force can be cut down fully eB per cent.
with profit TO the service, and adds Mat
this will probably DO done. Strange,
isn't II, that this mode Of reform never
suggested itself TO the Republicans
who so long presided over the Treas.
ury Department?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

handled aud disposed Of 3,74O cases,
For the month ending April 80 the cases
disposed OF were nearly doubled, reach,
Ing as high as 1899 For the month
just ended still further increase Ia
noted. the cases disposed Of n the month
Of May being $3.50. This, too, without
any Increase Of force and with rednc'
tion of the number Of clerks by seventy
Ave. Gen. Black Ia very popular 10 the
bureau, and has accomplished all OF this
increase OF business In the mOst quiet
and easy fashion. His bureau promises
TO be, II II II not now, one OF the model
bureaus OF the Government.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

WE beg leave to inform the Repository
that In spite OF its lies and malicious
representations, and the aid II 10 getting
from the gang Of unscrupulous con-
spiritors, that tho Walnut street storm
water sewer Is going right along, aud
as We before remarked, will be completed
In the course Of time. Therefore, oil Ia
yet lovely.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

THE latest innovation In the field Of
labor, hitherto held almost exclusively
by men, is the appointment Of women
10 positions In the railroad service
They have been In some OF the railroad
telegraph oflces for adOzen years. Now
by degrees, the sisters, daughters and
widows OF railroad men are quietly
coming TO the front as ticket sellers
and clerks,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

IT Ia an encour ging sign Of the tlmes
that the working classes in England are
bringing forward 80 maLy candidates
for Parliament We're Its members paid
a salary instead Of being forced to serve
free, 10 that poor men could leave their
business, that body would soon become
the creatureof the people, athlng which
II has seldom been In the past.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

GooD as we'll as bad things never come
siDgly. 0a Thursday last General Rose
Grams was appointed Register Of the
Treasury, and now by q decision Of the
United States Supreme Court affecting
some land surveys In California, no 10
made wealthy man. II seems that he
held q lot OF school land scrip which he
purchased many years ago. II has been
In controversy ever since, aud ut last
Rosecrans has won. The old General 10
richly deserving Of oil the wealth and
honors which may fall to him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11
Ir ia probable, saya q Washington cor.

1T IL pr0bhbIO, says WabbInRton cor.
respondent, that Con. Black, Commits.
sioner OF Penslons, will make n better
showing for his bureau At tho begin.
ming Of the fiscal year than any one Of
tho new bureau oillciale Of the admins
tration. Ho hos gone ahead very quiet
ly without saying what he was going tC
do and has succeeded In putting hit
onlce upon avery thorough and com
plete business basis. The effectiveness
of his Office management can best b.
shown by giving q few ngures. Upon
che oist Of March the Pension once had
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

A CoRoNER's Jury in Lincolnshire,
England. recently returned the follow
ing verdict: I'VE dad that william
Fisher came TO his death by his own
hand, accidentally, and by no other
meanp, being ut the moment engaged In
tho unlawful pursuit. Of game In the
dead Of tho night, and not having the
fear Of God before his eyes, having ro'
pelyed n mortal gunshot wound In hIe
left side, OF which wound he did In
atantly die"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

THE occasion Of his marriage wat
celebrated by II. b, Phillips, OF Big
Rapids, Pa, by presenting 10 hls bride
his teethiDg ring, the llrst lock Of halT
cut from hls head and the Gtet tooth he
cut, and receiving IN exchange one'hali
interest 10 prosperous grocery store
the other half belonging TO his wife's
sold mau"-the exchange indicating that
no had cut his eye teeth, at oil events.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

THE bakers IN q suburb Of Pittsburgh
have been robbing cemeteries Of marble
slabs for use 90 bottoms TO their bake
ovens. For some years grayestones have
been missed, but no clue existed as II
tho disposition made OF them. A fov
days ago u workman found tho markt
"naJ delD" on tho bottom OF loaf Of
rye bread. Tho mystery was solved, and
several bakehousos were found using
tho stolen marble slabs on which IA
bake their bread.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

TuE Western Union telegraph com
pany has purchased the Southern tele'
graph company, with about four thou
sand miles OF wire. The Southern tel
sgraph company had lines from Wash
ington to Savannah and Other important
points In Georgia, and was preparing
TO extend its wires 10 New Orleans
The Western Union Ia now without a
rival In tho territory covered by the lines
which now pass into its control.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

DR., ZALDIvAR, the fugitive ex'Presi'
dent OF San Salvador, 10 on his way to
New York, aud II is reported that he
has succeeded In bringing sb,0OO,oOO
with him. The population Of Ban sal'
vedor 10 a little over 100000, 30 that
zaldivar's booty represents tax OF
nearly SlO per head on every man,
woman and child In the country. wild
Indians and alf'breeds Included, II
pays to be President Of a Central
American Republic.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11

The Chiracahua Apache tribe OF In
diana In one OF the worst bands OF saw
ages left on Uncle Sans hands. 30 de-
termlned has the opposition 10 their
miadeeds become that he settlers and
cowboys Of Arizona and New Mexico have
entered on a war OF exterminatl0n. The
Apaches ara under the leadership OF
Geronimo, pronounced Hay-rOn'ee' e'm0),
q halt-bfoed Mex can, who was capt ured
whilst yet boy, by the Apaches during
one OF their nun eTOnp raida into Mexico
Being thus under the control OF the
saw ges II 10 not strange that he anil
aled niuself with all OF their schemes
and desires, and In time he became one
OF their chiefs. Having 40 a tutor the
famous Cochiee, II In natural that he
should become yersed In every detail OF
Indian warefare. The Apaches will be
remembered 40 the tribe which gave Gen
Crook, the famous Indian lighter, 10
much trouble few years ago. Taking
refuge In the Sierra Madre mount ins,
they deaed all efforts by the United
States trC Cops!to dislOdp them, aud com
pelleh Gen. Crook 10 call 10 hia aid
friendly Indian tribes. who, armed with
superior riaep. at last forced the belli'
gerents TO submit. Placed upon the
reservation NJ San Carlos, they we're on
couIagad In indnatlla pursuits, but the
spirit OF Independence could not be sub
dned, and accordingly under their chief
Klattlna commenced h0slilliies, which
were, however, nipOrd IN the bud. The
young chief wea arrested, tried and SEN
fenced 10 three years imprisonment on
AlcatIaz Island. The peculiar situation
OF the Apache tribe makes q em exceed
iDgly diillault Of eubjugatioa. Situated,
as they are, almost on the border line
between tho United States and Mexico,
they can take refuge In either country
In the event Of being too hard prI ssed by
the authorities OF the other.