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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
CLEVELAND AND CONGRESS AND SILVER.
From the chicago News-Record.

EIDn buo OulCaBo NoNh-ANeSOiu'
Mr.. Cleveland is apparently afraid Of
the Democratic congress that was elect
ed with him in November last. TIE
first disclosure of this apprehension
was when the president-elecG antago-
niZed tie special session proposition. II
seemed reason ole to suppose that the
president and The new congress would
readily clasp nands on the details of the
general issue that made them. But the
Iucoming president evidently mistrusts
his congress; the pressing demand for
tariff reform must wait; he will not
call congress together for tariff legisla-
tion.
Itmay be that Mr.. Cleveland believes
the new congress too radical TO take
hold of the tariff question so soon after
election.
But now comes the silver question,
and legislation is needed to bring about
more wholesome relation between the
two money metals. The efflux of gold
and the easily wrought fears of securi-
ty holders threaten a widespread dis
turbance in the nominal value of stocks
and bonds, not payable in gold. 1t ap-
pears that while the new congress leans
toward silver the incoming president is
set down as a goldite, aOd upon this
issue there opens up chasm that is
not easily bridged, If, indeed, it Re pos
sible to bridge 1t at all.
Congress and Mr.. Cleveland might
get around the issue as to silver by mu'
tually ignoring it if it were not for the
financial situation; that must be met
and possible disaster averted. Mr.
Cleveland has his idea of what should
be done, and his fellow Democrats In
congress have their ideas, not always
in harmony. An extra session to deal
with the situation would be call tC
arms of the two opposing departments
of the government. AS things now
stand it is difficult to foresee any prom
ise of harmony on the silver question
between the new congress and the new
president
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
LAWS TO PREVENT sWINDLlNG.

The legislature of Minnesota and
Kansas propose to forbid citizens of
those states from making gold con-
tracts. Such laws are wholly without
the province of legislative body, and
an unwarrantable interference with the
liberty of the citizen. 1t is q mans
privilege to sell his labor or his prop
erty for given equivalent in cabbage
or cauliflowers, and no law preventing
him from doing so would stand the test
of judicial decision.-tChicago
Herald.
The above is neither good logic, good
sense, nor Just criticism. The legisla-
lures of all the states have always eX-
ercised the right TO fix the rate of in
terest in their respective states, and
fix the rate per mile for passengers on
rail roads. These laws interfere with
the right of the money lender to make
free contracts for the use of his money,
and with RAILROAD corporations from
selling rides in their cars, at whatever
price would pay a dividend. The gov
ernment of the United States has pro-
vided money for the people, and 1t has
variety of legal tender money in cir
culatiou. Certain money lenders East,
who have loaned Western farmers short
silver dollars, Silver certificates based
on short dollars) and National bank
notes mot legal tender) have made
contracts for payment in gold. Now
the legislatures of these states, in
order to protect these farmers, have
provided by law that they shall DE al
lowed to pay their debts in the same
kind of money they borrowed. These
laws are eminently just, and all state
courts will hold them legal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
PITH OF THE NEWS.


The pope is urging the formation of a
French Catholic party.
Brazilian troops are winning the upper
hand in Rio Grande do Sui.
Canadian railroads have agreed upon q
Worlds fair rate of a fare and third.
William Butler, who succeeded in
working a fraudulent draft upon the
Norwalk (O.) Savings bank last Satur,
day, played the same game in Massillon
There he Cashed draft for 81 which had
been raised to S400.
Lobengier Kimmel, an aged citizen OF
Somerset, Pa, was found hanging at the
end of a COW chain. The only reason as
signed for the suicide is that Kimmel had
disposed of a small property few weeks
ago and labored under the impression
that he had been bunCoed.
At Smcthport, Pa, Judge Morrison re,
fused a new trial in the Hancock case and
sentenced the prisoner.to pay a fine Of 5000
and be imprisoned in the penitentiary for
ten years. Calvin 5. Hancock shot and
killed Frank Wagner at Bradford, Dec.
u. The men were fighting over property.
Hancock is "A years old,
The Pennsylvania state board OF health
has been officially notified from Washing,
ton that $4,000 of the epidemic fund, re,
naming from last years. appropriation,
has been devoted by Secretary Carlisle to
the erection OF q disinicCtiug plant on
Reedy island, at the mouth of the Della,
ware river. Work will begin Immediately
on the building.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16

The Audience Demanded VI. Floquet 60
Tell the Truth-They Def1ed the Judges
Orders-The Terrific Uproar Forced the
Court to Clear the Room-witnesses
Weaken on the stand.
PARIS, March I'M. Flory, the gov
eminent accountant, who has been ap-
pointed to examine the accounts of the
Panama Canal company. was called
upon to testify vest arday. He estimated
that the Panama anal company has ex-
pended lOj, OOOuJD francs in payment for
newspaper advertising and the general
putting of the en- rprise. About jJS,-
100000 francs, being less than half the
total amount subscribed, had been ex-
pended in the actual operations Of the
canal. The present assets amounted to
2OO,OOO,OOO francs
Ex-Deputy Chantagel testified that NJ.
Souligon, civil engineer, who did work
on the Isthmus, came TO him with an Of
fer of 10000 francs for his vote on the
lottery loan bill When he declined
Souligon added that Charles De Lesseps
had authorized him to offer any sum up
to 100000 francs for Chantagels vote.
Charles Floquet, ex-premier and ex.
president of the chamber of Deputies,
was the next witross. Before examing
him Judge Desiardins had Charles De
Lesseps repeat his testimony as to the
contribution of 100000 francs made At
NJ. Floquet's request by the Panama
company to the fund for the campaign
against Boulanger in the department Of
the Nord.
NJ. Floquet replied at once in a loud,
but natural tone: "I repeat the denial
already made by me before the exam.
lining magistrate. In his testimony he
has forgotten, however, that l did not
assume Office until April 3, 1883, and
that the election took place on April 10,
the voting on the lottery loan bill ca the
27th.
Nevertheless We have proofs that
Baron De Reinach sent out money under
your ministry in 1855" interpolated
Charles De Lesseps
"I do not understand what you mean, p
replied NJ. Floquet. Loud protests
came from the body of the court and
several persons shouted, Tell the
truth.
At this stage the lin was so great that
the room was cleared. After order was
restored NJ. De Lesseps said:
ri repeat that NJ. Floquet asked to see
me in regard to the report that Baron
De Reinach intended to sue the Panama
company, and that he advised me to pay
Baron De ReinaCh the large sum de.
manded by him in order that the gov
ernment might not be annoyed by the
suit"
NJ. Floquet admitted that he had
talked with NJ. De Lesseps concerning
the Reinach suit. "Iknew neither Baron
De Reinach nor Cornelius Herr, how.
ever, he added, "and am amazed that
anybody should make an incident out oi
this tri fe"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
ALAS, POOR YORlCK.

And now Senator Cameron of Penn.
sylvania, the son of Simon the Protec-
ZIONIST, and United States Senator
for the greatest Protection state in the
Union, goes back on the Mckinley bill.
In a colloquial debate in the Senate on
Thursday, (as found in the Congress
sional Record,) the Pennsylvania Sena
tor said it would take too much time to
enumerate the defects in the Mckinley
bill. This was in response to a ques-
tion from Senator Harris of Tennessee.
We quote from the official record:
Mr.. Herris-I should like to ask the
senator from Pennsylvania IL it is posi-.
BILE that he has found defect in the Mcs
Kinley bill?
Mr.. Csmeron-I think there are a good
many defects in the Mckinley bill.
Mr.. Harris-I am glad to hear the seua g.
tor say so. Thought 1t was all defects.
Mr.. CameroD-No; but / should not like
to enumerate its defects; it would take too
much time.
Does the above shock you? And
yet the time is not far distant when
there will not be leading Republican
in all this broad land, so poor in sagac-
ity and intellect, as to do reverence to
the Mckinley bill.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
GRESHAM AND HIS DEMOCRACY.

Since Judge Gresham has been ele-
waited to the leading cabinet position,
he has been the most thoroughly dis
cussed man in the United States. Some
of the more violent Republican organs,
like the Toledo Blade, call him BeDe-
dict Arnold Gresham; while number
of leading Democratic journals think
1t was mistake for President Cleve-
land 70 take a man, fresh from the Re-
publican party, as the Premier of the
administration. This reminds us of the
reunion of the Army of the Tennessee,
which Iranspired a, Cincinnati, in the
early autumn of 1871 over 81 years ago.
War memories were not old then, and
the leading soldiers of the war, who had
survived the contest, were present, in
Guiding Generals Sherman, Sheridan.
Logan, Fuller aud JEFF 9. Davis. Tie
editor o ( the NEWS Dem oCRAT, who was
present at the banquet given in the
BurueJC House, remembers well the
speech General Walter Q. Gresham
made On that occasion. Then
1t was not popular with a
Il large element in this country. 1t Is
more popular now. An extract from
TINS spogcn would seem to indicate that
uclls IttSubu Wtso III hChhb uhu ~ hPo
thy Il Democrat, over II years ago,
Here 10 IN extract from his speech,
delivered after midnight, at that re-
markable reunion banquet, in the pres
ence OF the most distinguished gen.
erals OF the war:
"rhe hardships and suifsrings OF our
soldiers, for four loug years OF bloody
war, will have been ia vain II we shall fail
to establish peace and concord between
the different sections of our widespread
country. We fought not for the veiu pur.
pose of displaying our proweRs In the field,
nor to crafty feelings of sectional hatred
or resentment, but TO maintain inviOl4te
the bonds of our union aud free institu'
tions. Our enemies, alike with ourselves,
were the descendants of the same com
mon stock-our countrym5p, many CT
them our kindred, inheriting this same
traditions and owing allegiance TO the
some constitution and laws. The conflict
of arms being ended, and the palm OF
victory being ours, IL is our frat duty, AZ
brave and magnanimous soldiers, 20 make
our late enemies feel, by the liberality of
our sentiments and the frsnkness of our
conduct, that this return to their Rlle~
gience involves neither dishonor ncr
humiliation that the passions eDgendered
by the conflict have been baGished from
our breasts, and that hereafter We will re-
gard az common enemies those who at
tempt to fn1 the flame of sectional strife.n
The toast TO which Gen. Gresham
responded was Let US Have Peace"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
WHY WE ARE POOR,

Why SO many old soldiers are poor is
told truly by Congressman Amerman
of Pennsylvania, in a speech made dur
ing the dying hours of the last Con-
gress.
"As rule the veterans of the war
are poor. 1t is not generally their
fault. They spent the prime of their
manhood in the service of their coun-
try, not for mercenary reward or the
hope of it, but from patriotic motives
They received but paltry pay and that
in greatly deprecated scurrency. This
they sent home to wife and family and
loved ones who were forced to consume
every cent of it for substance, Those
who came from the Army-alasl how
many thousands never returned-began
life anew, without capital, many Of
them with shattered constitutions and
broken health, while those who re-
manned at home embraced the stinu-
lated opportunities, engaged in large
enterprises, made profitable by the war,
and thus laid the foundations for large
fortunes, This is why the veteran In
many cases is poor, while many others
are rich"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
More Offers of Gold,

WASHINGTON, March l1.-Secretary
Carlisle has received offers from Chicago
bankers to exchange $4,000, 600 of gold
for like amount of small treasury notes
Of the denominations of fives, tens and
twenties. Intimations were made that
needed will reach $4,000, 900, for which
gold will be paid. He win forward the
small notes at once. This demand for
small notes is explained by the fact that
with the opening of the weather cattle
and grain is beginning to be moved A
slight demand is also being felt further
west and II is anticipated that the do
mand for small notes, fog which gold
will bo paid, will continue to increase,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
An Anthracite Mine Exhibit.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, March 11.-Pro.
fessor Louis E. Reber, assistant execu.
tive commissioner of the Worlds fair
commission, has prepared a miniature
view of the operations of an anthracite
coal mine in every stage of operation.
Six engines will be used to supply power
for the running of cars, loading of coal
and the breaker. The cost of the con-
struction of this miniature mine and
breaker was $4,000, and was paid by the
Reading Railroad company. The breaker
was constructed by Jacob Meytrott, OF
Pittston, who, although but % years i
age, is one of the most expert mine
bosses in the state.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
MUCH MlSlNFORMATIoN.

The Fostoria Review thinks Mahlon
Chance, although Republican. may
get some office under President Cleve-
land on personal grounds. The Review
evidently does not understand Mr..
Cleveland. Neither does the Review
understand the cause of MIR, Chances
removal FROM his consulate ut Nassau.
New Providence, by President Hayes.
The Review says:
"Chancs was from Fremont. where
President Hayes lived, and one of the frat
removals made by President HAYES de-
prlved Mahlon of his Office at Nassau.
Mrs. Hayes, who had taken sides with
Mrs. Chance in domestic difficulty with
@shlon, at once demanded the removal,
and, like good husband, President
Hayes obeyed. Chance now lives In New
York, and recently married a rich widow
In New Jersey"
There was no Mrs. Chance when
Mahlon Chance was Consul at Nassau,
Chance was then bachelor. He was
removed by President Hayes to give
the place to a cousin of Mrs. Hayes,
who lived at Warren, Ohio, and who
died at Nassau.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16

no It would not be more correct
now to say that our country, instead OF
being an asylum, was sewer for the
scum of all of @ IDS creation to empty
In to. Honest, industrious, virtuous
immigrants are still welcome to these
shores. But / submit, Mr.. Speaker,
and gentlemen of the House of Repre-
sentatives, that we have at present ss
many anarchists, communists, nihil-
lists, bomb-throwers, criminals, paupers,
lunstics, and idiots as we can digest at
nraeanH
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
OUR BLUN0tRINe SYSTEM OF FINANCE
From the Catholic Exponent, Canton.

From the Catholic Exponent, Canton.
When Harrison took the reins of
government, four years ago, there was
nearly one hundred and fifty millions
of surplus money in the treasury to do
business with. That has all disappeared
and the receipts of the government up
to next June are nearly all drawn upon
and still no money to pay the running
expenses of the government with, 80
that there is talk now of selling fifty
millions of bonds to get cash, which
means that the government in time of
peace, with larger receipts than it ever
had before, even during the war, can
not maintain itself but has run in debt,
The amusing feature of the bond ques.
tion is that they will be based on the
wealth of the country and the people
will have to pay taxes on them while
there are hundreds of millions of dol
lars worth of gold and silver lying idle
and filling up the vaults of the treasury,
that could be used without cents
worth of cost to the people, only for
our blundering system of finance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
SCHOOL cooks AND BAKERS BREAD
Subjects for Proposed Legislation in the
Ohio Assembly.

COLUMBUS, March 1.-THE Griffin bill
requiring the furnishing of free books tC
all pupils of the public schools came up
in the house through having been pend.
ing at the time of recess Thursday night.
There was but slim attendance, how,
ever, and Mr.. Griffin had it postponed
until next Tuesday morning.
The county affairs committee reported
back with recommendation for passage
Mr.. Wydmans Fairyiew avenue bill,
which was placed on next Mondays cal.
endar.
Mr.. Clapp introduced a bill which will
interfere very largely with these persons
who depend upon bakers for their sup
ply of the staff of life. 1t requires that
every loaf of bread offered for sale, un-
less it be the cumbersome edible known
as Boston brown bread, shall weigh
either one pound or two pounds, severe
penalties are provided.
The senate held a brief session, ad-
journing after passing some important
local bills
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
NATURAL RESULT OF M'KINLEYlSM.
Buffalo Commercial.

One of the Mckinley chickens has
come home to rOost with considerable
promptness. The German parliament
is about to pass an act requiring all
American merchandise to be stamped
Omitted States of America" with the
penalty of the conhscation OF un-
stamped goods. This is in retaliation
for the new American law requiring
all foreign goods 90 be stamped with the
name Of the country whence they come.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16

OMAHA. March lis. B. Wood, a
well-known commercial man represent
ing a manufacturing house, has been
arrested here under a recent ordinance
requiring drummers doing business in
the city to take out a license. The
ordinance was intended to reach only
fakirs, but it is liable to cause all drum.
mers much trouble. Mr. Wood was
discharged. THE ordinance is a broad
one, said Judge Berka, "and should be
altered so as to clear commercial trav.
elers. AS it is now every travelling man
coming INTO Omaha is liable to arrest if
he has no license, and a fine of not more
than $50 or imprisonment not exceeding
tNi-ty lqys
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
THE VITAL QUESTION OF IMMIGRATION

Congressman Morse Of Mass, made a
radical speech In favor of restricted
immigration, just before the sd Con-
gTess expired. The tenor of his re-
marks Is indicated by this paragraph:
"We have been wont to call our coun.
try an asylum for the down-trodden
and oppressed of every land. l have
sometimes wondered, considering the
class of immigrants that are now being
emptied upon these shores, particularly
from, Russia, Greece, Italy, whether or
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
Hidden I'm the Attic,

HAwEsvGLLE, KY, March ll,-Foy
fifteen years people in this vicinity have
told a legend about Bill Fitzs ghost
He was arrested for embezzling and dis
appeared After time his ghost was
said to have been seen at his mothers
old home, In time the expression "Bill
Fitz's ghost" came to be a byword, 1t
now traEspires that the ghost is Billy
himself, and he has for all these years
been hidden In the attic Of the house.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
strength ana Health.

If YOU are not feeling strong and heavy
try Electric Bitters. III "La Grippe has
left you weak and weary, use Electric Bit
ters, This remedy acts directly on Liver,
and kidneys, gently. aiding those
organs to perform their funotions. IL you
are afflicted with sick headache, you will
find speedy and permanent relief by TAX
lng Electric Bltters. One trial will con-
vince you that this In the remedy you need.
Large bottles only 800. Durbin, Wright
q Goa Drugstore.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
nr. 4 r pcnhnhr nend.

BosToN, March ll.--Rey DR.. Andrew
p Peabody fer fifty years associated
with the faculty OF Harvard college,
died yesterday, aged 70 years He was
long known as the grand old man OF
Harvard He was at one time editor
OF The North American Review, and
published several religious works.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
DO you Know 2
School Examiners Notice.

Examinations will be held at Canton on the first
Saturday OF each month, In the South Plum street
school building.
Alliance, October 10, lb02.
Navarro, November 10, 1892,
Waynesburgh, January ~, 1885,
Beach City, f6bruary IL, 1893.
Canal Fulton March Al, 1863
Alliance March 20, 1858,
oeteta aEo. W. Yonk, sec'y.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16

WHEELING, March 1.-The Bellaire
Street railway has sold all its property
to A. j. Leyda, representing the Wheel.
ing Street Railway company. The con,
sideration was about 100000. The
Wheeling company will build line siS
miles long, connecting Bellaire and Mar.
tins Ferry, completing a bel: system
through the towns thirty miles in length.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
Removal Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that an bodies Inferred IN
the old Catholic 81, Clements cemetery, at NaVarr
stark county, Onto, adjoining tho church. must hg
lOn has decided 10 abolish the old cemetery sud Tor
that purpose new cemetery has been established
Just norm OF the corporation limits, on the Navarro
and MasgilOn road. more desirable place 10
purchase q lot for the purpose Of iuterrlng your
degd cannot DO found This cemetery has been
established by ~, clements congregation, and Is
ono OF the most beautiful IN stark eounty Any In
formation with reference TO price and location or
loJs, can bo had by addressing the undersigned.
H. kIRCH Rector,
Ell. WALKER, Secretary. nl2dw-ddt-s sat
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
Measles Are Epidemic.

COLUMBUS, o., March 1.-THE health
authorities at Woodsfeld, o., have mott.
fed Secretary Probst, of the state board
of health, that measles exist in an epi.
demic form in that place, Eighty cases
are reOOrtel
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16

For Western Pennsylvania, Eastern
Ohio and West Virginia: Increasing
cloudiness and probably local rains
warmer; southerly winds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16

ONE of our high school pupils, girl,
when asked to name the three greatest
men that ever lived, wrote as follows:
James &. Blaine, p. Il. Barnum and
George Washington.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16

GOVERNOR MCKINLEY has put a
stop to the subscriptions among the
Ohio militia for the benefit of the
banks that hold the Walker-McKin
notes
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16

LTAilN FOR SAI4E-I will otter my farll ~ private
sale Tor the neNt two weeks, situated tive miles
north Ot the city OF Canton, Ooptaining hhh acres
of good land, With good buildings running water IA
abundance, Anyone wanting % buy farm In tho
Vicinity OF Canton will please call aud examine this
farm Sly wife haVIng dlnd Will sell AZ a sacrifice.
ABRAHAM A, 0llAhl4E
l.. q. address Canton, STARK Co., y, maa-w,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
THE TESTIMONY.
Another Lively Scene at the
Panama Trial.
COSTLY ADVERTISING WORK
Eome Estimates Of the Amounts Paid TO
Puff the Gigantic Scheme.

The Audience Demanded VI. Floquet to
Tell the Truth-They DeGed thu Judges
Orders-The Terrific Uproar Forced the
Court to Clear the Eoom-witnesses
Weaken on the stand.