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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-07
Is Binding Says the Index Book
Manufacturer.
COUNTY WILL HAVE TO PAY,
May Hold the Commissioners Person
ally Liable
SHOULD PAYMENT Re REFUSED.

Taxpayers win Yet Feel the Weight of
the Scheme to Tighten the Treasury of
sum That Is Conceded to Be In the
Neighborhood OF $4,000
Index Makers Say They VIII
Deliver the Goods and
Reed VIII Probably
Hold His Contract.
That scheme to shorten the accounts in
the county treasury about $4,000 by
reindexing all the records in the County
Recorder Office has again bobbed up and
will be heard from often in the future,
as it is said that the contract may yet be
carried through. At least it is the purpose
Of the Columbus firm, from whom the
books were ordered and with whom the
commissioners made contract, to COM
pei the county t. take the books off their
hands. A special to a Cleveland paper
from Columbus mentions the matter and
says the company proposes to hold the
sounty to its contract. The company
claims that they have gone ahead and
ruled their paper and made such progress
that they cannot give up tie contract
without personal loss. They will insist
shat Stark county buys the two sets of
books, as the contract calls fer. The
books have been contracted for at the
cost of $3.50 a set, and the company will
attempt to collect 81, 800 from the county.
The commissioners say the contract is
not legal, thus convioting themselves of
doing illegal acts. The company is not
going to inquire whether there is money
in the fund or not, but it is evident that
It will insist that it acted in good faith,
and II the commissioners will not settle
in their official capacities they will have
to pay the amount individually, as each
of the three commissioners, Messrs, John
son, Summer and Crawford, personally
signed the contract. 1t is probable that
If the company cannot hold the county
it will attempt to hold the commissioners
as individuals. -
Just how bad the public would feel
about these precious fellows getting
caught in the trap that was set for the
tax payers of the county need not be
discussed at this time, 1t is said that
there is q secret understanding between
the company that is to furnish the books
ard Recorder Joe Reed, and the telegram
from Columbus indicates that the COM
pany communicated with Reed and told
him that they would hold the county to
the contract. Why they did not al
dress the commissioners is not explained,
but it seems that they prefer to deal
through Reed. If the county is compell-
ed to take the books it is believed Reed
will use that as an excuse to hold the
county to its contract with him. The
word will go out that the introduction of
the new system will be gradual and thus
not felt, but it is altogether likely that
the commissioners will feel the height of
public opinion about the thing before it
is ended. 1t is no valid excuse at this late
date to claim that the contract was not
legal. Hal it not been for the discovery
Of the scheme before it got to the point
where it took cash out of the treasury,
the comm issiOners would not have been
proclaiming that it was not legal. 1t
was legal enough until it was found out.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-07
Administrators A Sale OF
Real Estate.

In pursuance of an order of the Probate
Court of Stark County, Ohio, will offer for
sale, at public auction, on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-07

The undersigned has been duly appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of Mary Al, Thomnson
late OF Stark county. Ohio. deceased
Dated the 14th day Of June, 1898.
,ao, MARQUIS L. BAUGHMAN,
JE5dw' Administrator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-07
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-07
MAssILLON RACES.

The races al Massillon yesterday were
hotiy contested and 10 was ths verdict Of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-07
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
UNCLE SANS PRISONERS.

Warden of the Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)
PenitentIary Makes His Annual Re-
port
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Dec. 31.-War-
den French, of the United States peni-
Tertiary at Fort Leavenworth, has
just made his second annual report to
the attorney general at Washington.
During the year covered by the report
the average prison population was 40l.
These are credited to SO states and ter
ritories, Australia, China, England,
Germany, Italy, Mexico and Scotland.
During the year there were ten escapes,
in each instance the convict being a
"trusty," and five of these ten have
been recaptured. Congress appropri-
ated Sl31,219 for the maintenance of
the prison during the fiscal year and
the gross expenditures were $1O7, 500. 45,
leaving surplus Of S23 810.55. The
gross annual cost of maintenance was
S2O1,60 per man, or 55 cents per day.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

AN old woman named Mrs Anna
Fowlery was burned to death at Bor-
dentown, N. j., the house and adjoin-
ing property valued at $4,000 being
consumed.
TIE business portion of Muchaka'
mock, Ia, mining town near Oslza'
loosa, was practically destroyed by fire
on the 9Oth. The fire started in res
taurant and the flames burned them
selves out, there being no water to
fight them.
CONGRESSMAN MCCULLoCH, of Arkan-
sas, advocates legislation by congress
to establish in st. Louis a deposit of
all the surplus gold and silver in the
United States treasury. He thinks it
possible, although improbable, that
New York and Washington might be
captured by combination of European
powers, but that all the land forces of
the United States could be modified
at St. Louis before an invading force
could reach there and the wealth Of
the government would thus not be in
so much danger.
JAMES Mccoy, of Mud Run, w. Va,
forbade his sister-in-law, Miss Sham
bin, to 60 to school, but she took her
books and started. He followed and
struck her blow with his fist, killing
her instantly.
The next development in the rela-
tions of the United States government
with Spain will be instructions to
Minister Woodford to insist on the pay
ment of the Ruiz claim. The case has
been put in readiness in the state
department and the note relating to it
will go in within a few days, The
sum of S75, 900 was first asked by the
widow of the man who was murdered
in Cuban JAIL but this was scaled
down to $4,000 by the government.
SECRETARY LONG has submitted to
the house naval committee draft of a
bill to secure the attendance and testi-
mony of civilian witnesses before
naval courts-martial without giving
the naval courts undue authority.
THE commissioner of pensions has
been giving some attention to prop
osition whereby the services of pension
attorneys engaged in the prosecution
of claims before the office may be dis
pensed with and their work done by
government officials He thinks it
would be a great saving to both pen
sioners and government.
A NEWS agency reported on the SOth
that the British naval reserves were
being modified. This created great
excitement in London, for it was held
to mean that Great Britain was pre-
pairing for serious trouble in China
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
TO BE MORE EXACT.

Crop Reports by Uncle Sam viii Hereafter
Contain Moro Facts and Less spccula-
ton.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-When the reg
ular crop bulletins of the department
of agriculture shall be resumed next
spring, the trade will discover that
more mention will be paid in them to
the fundamentals and less to the spec
ulative features. In other words, the
energies of the statistical bureau will be
conferred more largely upon the collec-
tion and dissemination of exact facts re-
garding crop areas than it will in
guesses on conditions, thereby revers-
ing the practice which has prevailed
for many years. The reports will be
calculated to have less disturbing in
huence upon the speculative markets
than formerly, but they will be of
more real value to the trade and to
producers
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
MAY NOT NAME PAxsoN.

Opposition to the PennsylvanIan for Inter
state Commerce Com missioner Has Borne
Fruit
CHICAGO, Dec 31.--The News, Wash
ington, special says: Senator Cullom's
protest against the nomination of
Judge Edward M. Paxson, of Pennsyl-
vania, as interstate commerce commits
sioner, has born fruit. The president
said he had reluctantly given up his in
tention to nominate the Pennsylvania
jurist. He referred to the opposition
of labor to Parsons confirmation and
added that unless the cloud lowering
over the Pennsylvania man is lifted
the latter cannot hope for preferment.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06

AN extensive prairie fire recently
swept into western Reaver county,
Ok, from Texas, killing hundreds of
cattle and doing much other damage.
The business houses in the center of
st. Louis were shaken to their founda-
tions on the 27th by a terrific explosion
of charge of dynamite used in trying
to raise the sunken tug boat Dolphin,
which went down in the Mississippi
during the tornado. The attempt
proved futile.
THE British admiralty has requisi-
toned three of the fastest steamers
used by the Pacific Railway company
and each has been supplied with for.
midable armament in case of emer-
gency. The requisition proves that
the British government looks upon the
situation in China as an emergency of
the grayest character
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
BEST SHOWING SINCE 'e7.

Only 10 Railroads, All of Them short
Lines, Turned over to Courts This Year.
CHICAGO, Dec. 91.-The Railway Age
will make the following statement of
the receiverships and foreclosures for
1897:
No year since 1887 has shown so few roads or
so small mileage contessing insolvency Com
pared with the record for any one OF the five
years Immediately preceding 1897 the list Of
new receiverships in the last year is surpris-
ingly small, in respect to the number Of lines,
mileage and capital involved In 1893 no less
than "A companies, with 2034O miles
of road and 81, 7Sl, 100000 of bonds and stocks,
defaulted in their obligations and were turned
over to the control of the courts, In 1897 the
number of similarly unfortunate roads was Is,
their mileage was 1887 and their capitalization
was less than 400. 100000 In 1898 the number
of roads was a. the mileage 5441 and the capt.
talizaton 1915 597, 000
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
GOV. ADAMS is UNsELFIsH.

Although President OF a Colorado Savings
Bank, He FavOrs Postal Savings Banks.
DENVER, COL, Dec. 31.-Gov. Adams,
who is president of the Pueblo savings
bank, received a letter yesterday from
Bradford, Rhodes & Co., banking pub
fishers, of New York, regarding the
efforts to be made by savings bank Of
ficials to prevent the establishment Of
postal savings banks. The governor
Immediately wrote reply in which
he said:
While have some objections to postal saw
ings banks, the bulk Of the argument seems to
me to be in favor Of their establishment The
interests of the people appear to demand that
the government should give them o place of
deposit that is, beyond question, secure. Be-
lieving this, overlook my interest as an in
weston in a savings bank for the larger interest
OF those who would be interested in postal saw
inpc h1nlxS
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
HELD AN ACCIDENT POLICY
A Cyclists Disgust mt Not BEING Hure
in n Collision.

A Cyclists Disgust MT Not being Hurt
in n Collision.
This is the story of somewhat unusual
accident. 1t happened on the Conduit road
one evening early in the fall and the man
who told me about it was an eyewitness.
1t is singularly appropriate, by the way,
that he should be an eyewitness, for he is
an oculist by profession. A man on BIZ
cycle was scorching cheerily along on theway
to town, when suddenly there doomed up
out of the darkness in front of him heavy
wagon and team headed straight for him.
There was no time to turn out. The wheel
crashed into the wagon pole, and the rider
was thrown completely over the horses, fall
ing between them and the wagon. The ocu-
list ran to the rescue, expecting to see a
limp mass of bleeding and unconscious hui
manity. Instead, he saw kicking and
swearing person who was apparently unin-
jured. The bicycle was Chinese puzzle Of
twisted wire.
care you hurt" asked the ocuist.
The swearing person picked himself up,
and stopped swearing. He gazed at what
had once been fair young bicycle.
Hurt" he said in n tone Of deepest dis
gust. Hurt? Me? OF course amt hurt.
I've got an accident policy. Washington
Post,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
sINeLENEss OF PURPOSE.
Why 1t Is Necessary to Success iRr
Anything.


Anything.
A young man, anxious to become law,
yer, made application for position in the
office of barrister, whereupon the follow
ing unconventional dialogue ensued:
well, young man, and so you'd like to-.
be lawyer"
eyes, sir; think would like to be one."'
Where's your gun, my boy? want to-
see your gun, my young gentleman. Fond.
IT have no gun, sir; don't know whether
I'd like cunning"
.",NQ gun Well, you keep boat, then?'
Like boating"
II do not own boat, sir; do not know
how to use one"
"You wear watch, or keep dog"
81 am too poor to wear watch, and L.
have no dog"
you'll do, my lad, il you persevere in the.
course you have begun. The law is a jeal-
Gus mistress, and cannot be won except by
undivided attention. Remember this, my
lad, and l will insure your success. You
may rely on any assistance can render
you"
The young man entered the office, and ia
time became famous lawyer.-N. o. Plea
yune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
beware of Ointments for Catnrrh
MINT COntnIn Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous,
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
1ften ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by +. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and is taken inter
lally, acting directly upon the blood andt
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine. It is taken internally, and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by f. j. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
AN UNUSUAL SUIT.
Henry WOOlsey Wants Damages for Being
Held Up as an mAwful Example"

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. 3l.-On the
ground that Capt. William Sinnock,
commander of the local branch of the
Salvation army, had held him up at
public meetings as an lawful eX-
ample" Henry Woolsey brought suit
to-day against Sinnock and the army
for IS, 900 damages. Woolsey was a
member of the organization.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
FITz NAMES HIs TERMS.

Conditions Upon Which the Champion VIII
Meet Corbett and Mccoy.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Tom O'Rourke,
has wired to the Associated press from
Fort Wayne, Ind, as follows:
Julian and Fltzsimmons have named Joe
Walcott ct the middleweight limit to meet
Mccoy, and Peter Maher to meet Corbett. II
Mccoy and Corbett win from Walcott and
Maher, Fitzsimmons will meet both of them
afterward These are the only conditions Fitz-
simmons will make with Mccoy and Corbett
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06

Accounted For.-"What's all this Austri.
an trouble about, anyway" 'It's all over
a question of national language" ooh, J.
see, that accounts for the war of words. -
Philadelphia North American.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06

1t is always hard on a man when love or
the measles attacks him late in ife.-Chi-
cago News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
civil WItnesses at Naval Courts- MartIal

Civil WItnesses mt Naval COurts- MRrthI'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The naval
authorities have long regarded the
provisions of existing laws relating to
the administration of justice as defec-
tive in that naval courts-martial are
not empowered to secure the attend
ance and testimony of civilian wit
nesses. 1t often happens that impor-
tant facts are exclusively known by
civilians and their testimony is re-
1uired before almost every important
eourt-martial Secretary Long has
submitted to the house naval commit
tee draft of bill to remedy this
evil without giving the naval courts
undue authority.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06

Sudden weather changes bring rheuma..
tism. st. Jacobs Oil makes prompt cure.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
How to Work 1t.

Cholly-What do you do when your
father won't let you have any more new
clothes?
Chappie-I get a new tailor.-N. "
World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06

No man ever had as many suspenders as
he Washington Democrat
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06

Blacker the spot, surer the cure. Use st.
Jacobs Oil for bruises.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
NAV Remove n Mans stomach.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 31.-Dr. P, o.
Walker will probably remove mans
stomach as a last effort to save his
life some day within the next week.
The patient is suffering from a can
cerous growth in the stomach and
unless it is cut out the man will die.
Should the doctor find when he per-
forms the operation that the entire
stomach is affected by the growth, he
will remove that organ entirely, as
was done recently with woman in
Switzerland.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
nU MESS CHANGES.

Il living-rooms near Oakand ferry: deing fine business: rare chance; must be seen to be appreciated. M. LESS, 7e~ Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
PERSONALS.

HOUSES underpinned with brick wood; carpenter work of all kinds; get my esti- mates. Call address B. R. ALBERTSON. l253 Hov-a rd st
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
ALAMEDA ADVERTISEMENTS.

ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE. s75o-Lot 50x27o; modern cottage rooms. near schoolhouse.
 6 rooms and of rooms.
 S16O0-Lot 50x150; fine cottage of rooms ana bath; near Chestnut station. s2S50-s150 cash; s25 per month; lot 4oxi6o; only blocks from station and nign school: S3750-New house of T rooms and bath; ioe z2x150; choice location; very easy terms. Houses to let in all parts of Alameda H P. MORTAL & CO, 1432 Park st.
 BERKELEY REAL ESTATE.  s125o-A VERY great bargain; house and lot; improvements cost S1G00; easy terms JOS. J. MASON. Real Estate, Berkeley station s350 EACH-5 lots fronting on Grove st. street work all done; pass the door; an unhearo of bargain. JOS. '. MASON, Real Estate, Berkeley station.
 NEW house of rooms in Berkeley; cheap h. quire 25S Fourth corner Folsom
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
MARRIED

HUGHES -MORROW-In Santa Cruz. April 3O .1s9S by the Rev. MT. Manhatten, J. P. Hughes of San Francisco and Jessie Morrow of Santa Cruz.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail will not be inserted They must be handed in at either of the publication offices and be indorsed with the name ana residence of persons authorized to have the same pulp lished.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

ROOMS TO LEr-continued.

 EDDY 614-One lrage and two small sunny rooms newly furnished; large closets fold ing-bed. gas bath; s6. sS and Slo; clean and
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

ALL Ladies-C only Dr. and Mrs. NJ. Davies true friends of all invalids. men and women; 50 years practice; safe and quick cure guar anteed; any disease or irregularity; disgrace avoided; kind sympathy and aid: sure relief. though else fail; delicacy, privacy. home. etc.; babies adopted travellers treated; no delay; self-cure sent; call write: free; con- fdential. rR. AND MRS. M. DAVIES. 59 McAllister st.; pills s2.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

BOF1lN- BEHM-In this city, April 3o 1898. to the wife of E. Behm. daughter. ZICKEI-April 27. 1898, to the wife of John W. Zickel daughter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-12

STAIN APPROYES THE PROTOCOL.
 The Spanish government has approv- ed the protocol, and it is expected that Cambon will sign the peace prelimina- ries to-day. if, indeed, he has not al- ready signed them. It is now evident that Spain has meant business through out the peace negotiations and that the prevalent suspicion of her attitude has been somewhat unjust, though not to be wondered at when her previous am tics are considered. There has been so much "manana," diplomacy and strategy in her performances that the Yankees were naturally on the lookout for more.
 Spain expects a suspension of hos tilities, and this will doubtless be grant ed now that she has shown disposi- ton to play fair and be reasonable. It is to be hoped that when hostilities are suspended they will not be renew ed, and that the peace negotiations will go on peacefully and successfully. This war has been long enough and glori- ous enough and deadly enough for all real patriots.