The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-18
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Tho Cincinnati Police Commission Case
Before the supreme court,

iHN bHAIE OaflTAL'
Tho Cincinnati Police Commission Case
before the supreme court,
COLUMBUS February 1.-THE follow.
Ing ree0luIlunl OF Respect to tn mem
OTy OF the late GaneTal Hancock were
unanimously passed by tho House yasier-
day!
IN MfMoRY or HANCOCK,
WHEREAS, In the dsppusdtl0n N
Divine Providence, the HAtlOn hts lost
by the sudden eaih Ola pure, hr8YH ANA
most natll0uc servant, Mi q eral
W, y, Hancock, wTUse d'yUtiOn 10 his
country IN the supremntt hour of peril,
proved himself worthy Of the love aud
gratitude OF his countTymen, aud,
WHEREAS, The PEOPLE OF Ohio fee
that hls name aud fame are a national
heritage, aud In common with Tho
frlenda OF liberty, Justice and national
unity throughout me l,nd. they should
pay tribute TO his memory; therefore,
be II
"RRs0LyED, That In the death Of Gen.
eral ii ,RcUrk, the nation mOnTns u faith
ful servant fallen In her service, brave
soldier and able general and an un.
selil,h patriot, In who,e llfe every
American citizen may Justly take pride
and for whose death every lover OF libeI-
ty must mourn.
"RELoLyRD, That In testimony OF tho
respect aud honor which we owe his
memory, the dag over this hall DO dis
played at half mast,
NRHlnI VUn that iha 0nuaHnnH ha no
qnestel 10 forward q copy of these ree0'
lnllons to Mrs, General W. s. Hancock,
and that they be spread upon the journal
Of this House."
Similar resolutions were adopted In
| the Senate.
JUDGE THURMAN DEPARTS FOR WASH.
lNGTON
Ex-senator Allen G. Thurman went
| TO Washington to-day In connection
with the SUI. against the Bell Telephone
monopoly, IN which he IL chief cOun-el
for the Unltpd States. Although Mr.
Thurman goes 10 Washington In the
perform lnce Of u apeCll public duty
fancy mat the b0ldle gang politicians
viii he very much put out at his gong
TO Washington, since no will npCessnri
ly come In contact with President CleVe.
land, aud may, n ne Is asked, give him
soma very valuable advice an TO political
matters here IN OhiO. The gang know,
to-, that they will not profit by any ad.
Vice that MIR, Thurman may give the
President.
NOT MUCH BEING DONE,
Neither branch OF the Legislature In
doing much this week except routine
business, aud disposIng OF bills which
Rre Of but little, If any, Importance.
Everything has settled down In the
Senate, aud there are no traces OF the
late conflict. Tue Committee Ia In Gin.
clnnati and has been listening to the
| printed testimony already taken. IL IL
probable that II viii begin TO hear the
witnesses for the Democratic Senators
Oday, Some people predict that the
Committee will report against COntes
tors and contestees alike and recommend
another elecliOl.
SHERMAN sQUIRMING.
John Sherman IL still sQlirmlng at n
dreadful rate over the expose | made Of
his attempted dlcker, ANA m lkes u mum.
her OF halfway deniala, aud processes
an anxiety 10 have the letter alluded o
published This IN all gamm0u. H.
says he has u copy OF II, aud stands by
every word II contains, Then why does
no noJ publish ~ Simply because he
does not want the puOnc IN see what It
contaius, When the proper time comes
| A. tNlli "A f1lu la Ihu nnhlin unA ilnn
Mr, Sherman will squirm WORSE than he
hua yet.
REPUBLICAN CHURLlsHNEss,
Yesterday afternoon when MI Tarner,
Of Montgomery, Democrat aud lame
soldier, mOYjd that the House adj urn
| out Of resnect % the memory Of General
II lncOrk Bfown, OF Warren, Cameron,
and few ether Republicans voted "n0,"
In tones that indicated they could not
forgive hlm for Delnga Democrat, and
once the Democratic candidate for Prea.
dent w. A, I.
COLUMBUS, Feb. ll.-News reached
hera last evening of the death Of Hon,
John g. Thompson, AZ Seattle, Washing
ton Territory, where no was acting as
special land agent for the government,
lle was In his llity-secOnd year. Al the
age OF twenty no left hls fathers farm IN
UnOn county, aud came to Columbus
aud began business az dry goods mer.
chant and banker. He began to take
an active part In politics In 1860, He
served ~ County Treasurer aud State
Senator aud filled other local offices In
1876 40 was elected SergAant'at Arms Of
the National House aEd reelected TO tho
same place.
A DEMOCRATIC LEADER,
From 1868 to 1883 no was the organ
IL r aud active leader Of the Ohio Dc
mocTacy, the friend, counsellor aud
lieutenant OF Allen q. Thur,Aan, oil OF
whose campaigns no largely planned
aud wholly executed, | 1883, when
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