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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-07
Showered With Flowers.

Inc two regiments ordered from the
Mobile encampment to Tampa by the
war department, the Tenth and
Twenty second, left that city FRIDAY
night in high spirits. The trains
pulled out amid cheers and yells and a
shower OF flowers from big delegation
OF ladies. The sides of the coacbes
were lettcred with patriotic inscrip.
tons, the most appropriate of which
was Remember the Maine"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-07
More Torpedo Boats.

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has
made Recommendation to Secretary
Long that contract be made for 1OC
new torpedo boats. MI. Rooseyelt's
proposition has been favorably re.
ceiyed, and in all probability contracts
for their construction will be made in
few days. Several shipbuilding
companies divide the work, and it is
estimated the boats can be ready for
active service within three months.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-07
The Biggest Hosnito1.

Moscow has hospital large enough
TO hold 1000 persons. It was founded
IN l764, and at present takes in chill
d1en at the rate of forty day, or
about $4,000 a year. There are
twenty-six physicians and about 900
purses. During the first century Of
its existence the hospital received and
brought up no fewer than 469,5G0
children. On his retreat from Mos.
COW in 1872, Napoleon gave special or
ders that this building should 10
spared.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-07
Following Are the Conditions Of The Contest:


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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-07
HOUSE,

MoNDAY-Tho house Of representa-
tives today passed the bill declaring
the existence of state of war between
the United States and the kingdom of
Spain, in a manner which cannot fail
to impress the world. The represent
atives voted for it without word of
debate, without dissenting vote and
without roll call, but with SOLEMN
appreciation of the gravity of their
momentous cotton. There was no ex-
element; no word Or question. It
was only in the great cheer that went
up from tho floor and galleries when
the speaker announced its passage.
After the presidents message was read
the committee on foreign affairs
framed the resolution. It was passed,
signed by the speaker and on its way
to tho senate in an hour and six min
utes. At $40 the house adjourned.
TUEsDAY-The war revenue bill was
reported to the house today and by an
arrangement made the date will begin
tomorrow and continue in the night
session until Friday. The contested
election case of Wise VS.. Young, from
the second Virginia district, was de-
cided today in favor of the contestant,
DR.. Wise, who is a Republican, Ivy a
party vote. The senate amendments
to the naval appropriation bill were
non-concurred in aud conference re-
quested. At $50 the house ad-
journed.
WEpNEsDAY.- The general debate
upon the measure framed by the ways
and means committee to meet the cx-
traordlnary expenditures of tho war
with Spain opened in the house today.
1t will continue through Tomorrow and |
on Friday at o'clock the vote will DO
taken. There was signal absence of |
that partisan rancor which has ALWAYS
heretofore characterized debates on
revenue measures. Both sides, speak.
ing through their respective leaders,
Messrs. DinGlcy and Bailey, coucurrei
IN the necessity which existed for the
immediate raising of hundreds of mil
hons to prosecute the war, but the op-
posing doctrines which they held clash
ed at the outset as to the methods by
which revenue should be raised. At
o'clock the house recessed until s
o'clock. The night session Of the houae
vas devoted to brief speeches by men,
'ers who were unable to secure time
Turing the day. At 1890 the house
djourned.
THURsDAY.-Tho general debate on
ne war revenue bill closed tonight
fter eight and o half hours of speech
1aklng. The debate lacked both spirit
nd interest. There was little discus
ion of the internal revenue features of
ne bill. The committee arose, and at
:35 took Il recess until s o'clock. The !,
light session was occupied by brief
poeches, many Of them mere pegs upon
hich members, under leave to print, !!
ould hang speeches in the Congress !
onal Record. At 1890 the house re-
sssed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
lg. 5
FR1DAY-The house convened at 10
clock this morning to allow two .
ours more Of general debate on the !.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-07
Old Couple Shielded.

:. John Asquith, Is years old, and his
wife, Margaret, 70 years old, were
found dead in bed Friday in their
rooms in Chicago. The old couple
had evidently committed suicide by
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-07
THE CONTEST CLOSES SEPT. Isl

he estimate to be made the total United States Cotton Crop for
crop a mas already been gathered and the official
will show from Sept 1897 Sept 1898 This that's
TINS spring. because the figures thereon will not be oae until 1899 @
the crop already and marketed official figures which will in Spl
guide Tor making you" estimate give official for each last ten
le conditions under which this last and its probable output
menS you compute from and will aid M
me ges given by Latham Alexander Co., New York. generally
the South official and from their latest e
"Coton Movement and follows:
:: ; :; $::;;
1SS9-9o 2o171S96 agLNl
l99o91 2oSo9o53 S652,597 1850. 1S,SS2ooo 1zyEI
i09l'92 2o71A937 9o35379 S9697. 8D1ssl
- Their figures will be deciding
Their Estimate Of the Acreage for the Crop Of the Season l99798 200
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-07

Their Estimate Of the Acreage for the Crop Of the Season 1897 98 "
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20
PITH OF THE NEWS.

John A. Gano, q well.known citizen,
formerly one of the proprietOrs Of the
Cincinnati Commercial, died at Cincin.
natl.
Lewis WhitmOre of Varona and vii.
liam Abbott of Bucksport were drowned
III the PenobsCOt river about three miles
below Bucksport, Me.
A Chicago syndicate with $1,000 COO
capital has Just negotiated for the pur-
chase of the Lopez ranch, said TO be the
largest in the state of Tamaulipas, Mex,
Mrs. Elise Kohler, widow of Charles
Kohler of the liquor firm of Kohler,
Frohling & Co., San Francisco, has filed
petition in insolvency. Liabilities,
1888, l73; assets, $323, 1856.
Officers of the Atlas line steamer
Andes, which has arrived at New York
from Hatien ports, say 800 buildings
were destroyed by the fire at Port au
Prince Dec. 28.
Chris Merry, the peddler on trial al
Chicago for beating and kicking his
wife, Pauline, to death, is accused by
Ducene johnson Of having killed hel
roommate, Mary Muller.
A petition protesting against the an
nexation of Hawaii, signed by 100 sugar
beet raisers of Ventura county, Cali
fornia, has been forwarded from SaI
Francisco to Washington.
The Republican Editors association
in session at Lansing, Mich, adopted a
resolution to send a representative tC
a. exico to study the practical workings
~ the unlimited coinage Of silver.
The safe in the postoffice at Warwick
Orange county, N. Y, was blown open
One hundred dollars worth of stamps
and S. in cash were taken.
The Minnesota Grand Lodge O
Masons has declared that all insuranc,
companies operating under Masonic
titles in the state of Minnesota are un
Masonic, ami that Masons must not in
sure in them. This order will take eff
feet March /.
Noah Lee, known as the boy desper
ado of Texas, was released from jail a
| Los Angeles. Lee was arrested for
train robbery alleged to have been com
mitted in the Choctaw Nation ON Jun
"a, 1893, when two men We're killed b,
| the robbers
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20

The people were told during the cam
paign of 1896 That it would be better to
open the mills than the mints. This
meant 1t would be better to give the
country Dingley tariff for protection
so that the mills would be set running
and the working people get steady em.
ployment at good wages. Well the
Dingley protection law was hurried
through, an extra session of congress
being called for the purpose. The law
has been in force six months, and the
cotton mills in New England are in dire
distress, and some of them are likely to
be shut down, being another instance
that protection don't protect. And still
these same political wiseacres will cling
to their false theory. None are so blind
as those who will not see; none 30 deaf
as those who will not hear. Yet the
clap-trap "better open the mills than
the mints" was received as wisdom and
got cheers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20

when he suffered from uremlc cOnvul-
sions. From that relapse he never re-
covered. His body was sent to Wash.
ington today.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 17.-Benjami But.
terworth was what is known as a
"Birthright Quaker" Those who
knew him best during his busy career
are unanimous in saying of him, "his
daily life was an exemplary Of the ten
cts of that good old faith as that of any
public official could be-"
He was born in Warren county, o.,
Oct. %, 1887; was member of the state
senate of Ohio from Warren and Butler
counties in 1874; was elected from the
First Ohio district to the Forty sixth,
Forty Forty. y.ninth and Fiftieth
congresses and was reelected to the
Ffty.first congress as Republican.
"Ben Butterworth, as he has always
been known, spent his earlier years
roundabout Maineville and ,Fostersville
Crossing, the latter little station on
the Little Miami railroad. His father
was William Butterworth, his mother a
Linton, family noted throughout the
entire line for their keenness of intel
lect, powers of perception and strength
in speech and debate. Both parents
were of Quaker ancestry.
Butterworth's 5 first acquaintance with
law was made in the Office of Durbin
Ward, then a successful practitioner in
Cincinnati.
During the war he attained the rank
Of major in an Ohio regiment. He was
commissioner Of patents first during the
administration of Garfield and Arthur,
and his record made men and subse.
auently had great weight with Presi'
dent Mckinley in selecting him for that
position.
He was made secretary Of the Worlds
fair project early in theinception Of that
great enterprise at Chicago during the
early nineties and worked along in that
capacity with honor to himself and
profit to the company until its close.
A wife and four children survive the
dead statesman His wife was Miss
Mary Schuyler of Pennsylvania. The
children are Mrs Howe Of Washington
widow; William, who married ;
Miss Deere of Moline, MS, younl
Ben, who was injured in a college gam,
early in life, and Frank, whose proves
as Il football coach and fullback is al
| most international.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20
THAT PROSPERITY.

Republican papers do not agree as to
the return of prosperity. In his address
at Chicago on Jackson's day William
J. Bryan said the Republican promises
of protection had failed to materialize,
and the Dingley tariff had failed to
bring relief. In commenting on Mr..
Bryan's remarks, the New York Tribune
says: "If he can deny the existence Of
any prosperity orimprovement 3
there are millions who will know
better"
There are millions though who know
Mr.. Bryan is right, and New England is
realizing it too. The Philadelphia Press
Republican, admits that material i'm
provement in trade has not come, and
in late issue says:
The rising market which was conf
IDENTIFY predicted at the end OF the last
year for the opening OF this has failed
to come. Nothing has risen, The stock
market has risen a trifle as an advance
is confidently predicted, but it is still
in the future. Wheat has fallen. Cot
ton hangs at an abnormally low point.
The entire array of manufactured
staples shows no change except for the
| worse.
Precisely the same conditions exist
which have so long been discouraging to
to the owners and managers Of great
| plants, large corporations and wholesale
or retail stores Of the first order. The
volume of business grows, but profits do
not, because prices are low and show no
disposition to advance.
The foregoing is an extract from an
article in the Press reviewing trade CON
ditions. 1t will be seen the Press and
Tribune do not agree. Mr.. Bryan says
there has not as yet come material i'm
provement in business. Referring to
the combinations of employers to reduce
wages, Mr.. Bryan asked: "Why is not
some court asked to enjoin the EN-.
ployers from uniting together to reduce
wages? Can combinations among EN-.
ployers be innocent if co operation
among miners is crime?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20
CATARRH OF THE STOMACH.
A Pleasant, Simple, but Safe ERectuaI
Cure for It,

Catarrh of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing to incurable.
The usual symptoms are full or bloat-
ing sensation after eating, accompanied
sometimes with sour or watery-risings,
a formation of gases, causing pressure
on the heart and lungs and difficult
breathing; headache, tickle appetite, ner-
vousness and general played out, Ian
guild feeling
There is often foul taste in the
mouth, coated tongue, and If the interior
OF the stomach could be- seen IL would
show a Shiny, inaamed condition
The cure for this common and obstin-
ate trouble is found in treatment which
causes the food to be readily, thorough
ly digested before Il has time to fer
ment and irritate the delicate mucous
surface of the stomach.
To secure prompt and healthy diges-
ton is the one necessary thing to do,
and when normal digestion is secured
the catarrhal condition will have dis
appeared.
According to DR.. Harlenson the safest
and best treatment is to use after each
meal tablet, composed of Diastase,
Aseptic Pepsin, a little Nux, Golden.
Seal and fruit acids.
lhCbO OdblclS ftIl uOW Db III All
drug stores under the name of Stuart'e.
Dyspepsiv Tablets, and, not being q
patent medicine can be used with perfect
safety and assurance that healthy appe-
tite and thorough digestion will follow
their regular use after meals
Mr.. N. j. Booher, of 27l0 Dearborn.
st., Chicago, ILL.,, writes: "Catarrh is q
local condition resulting from a neglect.
ed cold in the head, whereby the lining
membrane of the nose becomes inflamed
and the poisonous discharge therefrom,
passing backward into the throat,
reacaes the stomach. Medical authori-
ties prescribed for me for three years for
catarrh OF the stomach without cure, but
today am the happiest of men after
using only one box of Stuart's Dyspep-
sia Tablets, cannot find appropriate
words to express my good feeling.
! have found flesh, appetite and sound
rest from their use.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tabletsis the safest
preparation as we'll as the simplest and
most convenient remedy for any
form of indigestion, catarrh of the stom-
ach, heartburn and bloating after meals.
Send for little book, mailed free, on
stomach troubles, by addressing Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich. Tablets can he
found at all drug stores.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20

Mrs. Helen M. Cougar responded to
the toast at Wooster, "The Silver Ques.
tion," and of course it was we'll and elo-
quently done. Mrs. Cougar referred to
the reduction in wages during these
times labeled "McKinley prosperity"
When prosperity comes it will not be
necessary to label itfor we will all know
it, Again: The administration played
the comedy of the e'"Internationsl Bimet.
allie Commission at An expense of $780,.
600 to the taxpayers. Secretary Gage
declares in unmistakable terms for the
absolute gold standard. President Nc.
Kinley smiles amen" That remark of
Secretary Gage dug the grave Of the Re-
publican party, furnished the corpse and
will seat silver congress in 1898 and
elect william j. Bryan president in
1900. In conclusion she said: "Then
let us go into the contest next fall and
seat a United States congress that will
stand for tariff for revenue only. Strike
blow at the party that stands for
government by Injunction. Strike down
the political party that stands for corpo-
ratons, millionaires and trusts. Gointo
that contest with warm hearts and pure
hands. Let US elect congress that will
destroy the money trust. The silver
question is not dead, the silver question
is live issue before the American peo.
pie. Let us start our own principles, let
US make this country one of the great
sources of wealth, and let us fight it out
on this line. Elect congress that will
stand by and uphold the hands OF the
next President, when we will bring back
the spirit of Andrew Jackson, his pat
riotism, determination and backbone,
and the firmness of the man, in the per
son Of the man who is respected by all
in the person of our next President
William j. Bryan. (Great epplause.)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20

at one O'Clock D. m Of said day. upon the prem
ises the following described real estate situate in
Paris township. Stark county, State OF Ohio,
Part Of the southeast quarter of section 10,
township u, range 6, and part Of the west half of
section 20. township and range aforesaid begin
ming for n description Of said lands at the south
east corner Of said section lg running thence
north, e7 deg 40 min west, With the section line,
4 chains and SO links TO the southsast corner ot
3 deg s min. east IA chains and 81 links 70 the
northeast corner OF Id ~ acre tract thence
north, 81 deg. 40 min west l3 chains and 40 links
TO the northwest corner OF said ~ acre tract
thence north, deg. min, east, 25 chains and 2
links to the north line OF said southeast quarter OF
section 1yi thence SOUTH ~ deg 81 min. east ~
chains and links TO the northeast corner OF said
southeast quarter; thence north, deg. 62h min
east, chains and IS links TO stone IN esotion
lines thence south, 81 deg. % min. east, ~ chains
chains and 60 links; thence south. SO deg. ID
min. east, chains and 50 links; thence south,
| deg. 4b min. west, 8 chains and 40 links thence
thence south, deg. 521S min. west, 20 chains and
81 links to the south line of said section 20 thence
| north, 871S deg. west, IL chains and 50 links to
the southwest corner Of said section 70, and place
| of beginning.
| Excepting that part of said tract of land now
used and occupied by the Cleveland, Canton q
| Southern Railroad for its road bed and depot
| grounds, containing about acres.
Also excepting about acres out of the north
west corner of that part of said lands lying in the
| southeast quarter Of said section 10, and beine
| used for school and church purposes.
Also excepting 52l0O Of an acre out Of thu
| MOI Invest corner Of that part OF lands lying II
| section 20. and now ewned bv Frank Weaver
Of an acre thereof now held by Marion Brothers
for which said Marion Brothers Is to pay i've dol
lars per year. Said lease runs for SO years
Containing about 17S and 800 Of an acre.
| Appraised at S8.0l0.O0.
Terms of sale-0ne third Of the purchase mono
| ah nn dav Of gale ono third in frOr
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20

What sense would there be to retire
the greenbacks and issue more bonds?
Those who propose retiring the green.
backs know that the money would have
to be borrowed by issuing bonds in order
to redeem the greenbacks. These men
then want more public debt with which
to burden the people and more bonds on
which to bank.
Greenbacks are debt, but they do
not draw interest, and remain at home
to benefit our own people. Bonds are
apt to travel to England.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20

Atlee Pomerene, Esq, made the lead
ing address at the Jackson celebration of
the Sth at Wooster, responding to tie
first regular toast-"Andrew Jackson,
the military hero and statesman and
President" Mr.. Pomerene's address is
published in the Wayne County Demo-
crat, making three columns and over in
that paper. The address gives very
full and interesting sketch of General
Jackson's career. The Democrat says it
was stirring address.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20

This table will do to preserve and re.
fer to. There is in it much food for re.
fection. If 1897 was year of pros
perity, there we're a good many fail
ures for prosperous year, as will be
seen.
The figures given do not include the
exports and imports Of gold and silver,
the exports Of which exceeded imports
from over one million to $37, 100000 an
nually. Hard times affect business, com
pei economy and so curtail expendi-
lures. Hence the falling of in imports
as compared with exports. Such times
also affect immigration, as Mr.. Wharton
Barker shows in late issue of his Phila-
delphia American, as will be seen by the
following extract:
The number Of immigrants coming to
the United States fell steadily from 49,.
S03 for the fiscal year 1873 to 138, ,469 in
1878. Then immigration rose by leaps
and bounds to 78S, ,992 in 1882, the ban
ner year in immigration. This was a
period of marked industrial revival. The
|
lowing years fell of, only 334 1908 immi-
grants arriving in 1886. The next two
years, years of ofimproved conditions. i'm.
migration increased, 546 8S9 immigrants
arriving in 1888. In 1879 and 1890 i'm
migration fell short of this figure by
about 10000 tor each year but with the
revival in 1891 and 1892, which grew out
of crop failures abroad, coming with
bounteous crops in America, immigra.
ton increased, the number of immi-
grants being 623 ,0S4 in 1892. And now
mark the falling off in immigration since
that year during a period Of great de-
preston. In the fiscal year 1893, there
came O2,9l7 immigrants; in 1894, 3l4 >
467; in 1895 79,94S; in 1896, 343 267; in
1897, 23O,S32. Thus we see fewer immi
grants arrived during the fiscal year end
ing une 80, 1897, than in any year since
1879 During the four months, July tc
October, 1896, 81 ,507 immigrants came
into the United States; during the same
four months in 1897, only 70,342.
1t is in hard times, as rule, that ex
ports greatly exceed imports, and thai
immigration falls away. Many people
suppose that when the balance of trade
is in our favor, that is, when exports
much exceed imports, it is an evidence
of good and prosperous times, when II
fact it is more generally the reverse
During hard times business failures, in
crease and exports exceed imports, anC
immigration falls away. In prosperit!
times imports and immigration run up
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20

The legislature has adjourned Thurs
day until next week. In the house the
bribery investigation resolution was
adopted by vote of 81 to 8, nearly all
the Republican members refusing to
vote. The bitterness of feeling was
shown by foolish insults by the Hanna
ties leveled at the speaker, and the
threat he would soon be displaced.
Speaker Mason has announced the
standing committees, and the threat to
remove and degrade him will be con.
tested.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-20

The French producers of olive oil,
lard, etc, are troubled with American
competition with cotton.seed oil and
have been moving on the French Cham
ber for an increase in the duty from
sl.l5 to five dollars per hundred kilo-
grams. But the committee on tariff has
reported adversely. AS hundred kilos
is 220H pounds it will be seen that the
tax would, if laid, be only about two
and three-tourths cents per pound
against two cents per pound tax laid by
the American congress on oleomargarine
for the protection of the dairy interest.
But, with the French soapmakers, cot
ton-seed oil is an all,important raw ma
terial, and their vigorous protests killed
the proposed 93S per cent increase in the
tariff and thus saved the French market
to American cotton-seed oil.