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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
BILLS THAT FAILED
yumser Of Important Measures Didn't
I,eoeive Favorable Attention In
Closing Days Of Congress,

wAsinsdToN, March 8,-Among the
important projects which failed to re-
ceive favorable attention in the closing
days of congress- were those providing
a Pacific cable, for a government armor
plate plant, for an anti-ticket scalping
law, for an eight.hour law and Cor o
government for Hawaii. The. project
Tor the construction of canal across
the Isthmus Of Nicaragua made pro.
gress to the extent that n provision was
attached to the river and harbor appro-
priation providing for very complete
inquiry into the matter. The addition
Of provision to the army appropriation
bill forbidding the granting of property
franchises in Cuba was also an import
ant legislative act.
The most importantof the bills passed
are the army reorganization bill, the
naval personnel bill, the bill providing
n code of law for Alaska, the omnibus
claims bill and numerous important pub
lie building bills. Only three or four
bills which had passed both houses of
congress failed to receive the presidents s
signature and TO become laws. All these
were private bills and some of them
were pension bills granting pensions to
persons who had died since the bills
were introduced.
On the naval bill the senate gained
only one victory, and that will doubtless
prove barren one. The Tillman amend.
ment, fixing the cost of armor plate for
the battleships at $500 ton, instead of
the $lI5 of the house, was retained, but
with proviso that work on none of the
ships should be begun until the secre-
tary of the navy had contract for the
armor at the price stipulated. This
means probably that no work will be
done on any of these battleships until
another year has elapsed and the next
congress has wrestled with the armor
plate question. The house provision for
three battleships, three first-class cruisers
and six protected cruisers prevailed over
the reductions insisted upon by the
senate.
The naval bill, as passed, provides for
the construction of two submarine tor.
pedoboats of the Holland type, if, in the
Judgment of the secretary of the navy,
that type is more efficient than the
Plunger type. AS the bill passed the
house it provided for an enlisted force of
20, 200 men in the navy. The number
was reduced to $4,000 by the senate.
The conferrees compromised half way
between the two figures, and the law
provides for 500 enlisted men in the
navy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
Shooting Big kiah.

Great excitement and sport Is 20 be
found in hunting the halibut, one of the
largest Of Pacific fishes mostly found In
the strait Of San Juan de Fucca.
The line reel which is used at the
stern of the boat resembles an old fash
ioned well lift When hooked. the hah-
but draws the line slowly at FIRST, but
on finding that his progress Is checked.
1t gives vigorous jerk and speeds away
at furious rate.
When its efforts are fairly expended.
the fish rises TO the surface. churning
the water all round IL into foam. and
presenting somewhat startling sight
for the amateur. The hunters lose nc
time Ia shooting the monster before II
has time to disappear, but not until II
Is quite dead do they venture 10 draw
IL toward the boat
The great hahbut Of the northwest
coast sometimes attains q weight oI
1000 pounds and 10 regarded as dan
gerous game.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
oriGin ef qem.t.riea.

In ancient times burials were always
outside the walls Of city or town. In
deed before the time Of Christianity IL
was not lawful to bury tho dead within
the limits About the end Of the sixth
centary st. Augustine obtained Of King
Ethelbert temple OF idols--used by
the king before his conversion and
made q burying place of 1t, and st.
Cuthbert afterward obtained leave Of
the pope "a. D. 762) TO have yards
made 20 the churches snitabls Tor the
onrial Of the dead -.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
Tenth Boy Mlssing.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Major General Otis at
Manila: Casualties near Caloocan-
First Montana, March 2, band, Private
Alfred Cashmere, thigh, slight. Near
San Pedro Macati-Third artillery,
March /, Battery G, Sergeant Dennis
Shea, hand, severe. Just reported as
missing, Grant Cullam, Company O,
Tenth Pennsylvania, sent outside lines
for information Jan. 81; not seen since. {"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
TENTH TO COME HOME.
Acheson Informed 1t May Start within
Five or Six Weeks.


Five or Six Weeks.
WASHINGTON. March 6.-Congressman
Acheson was informed by Secretary Of
War Alger that he was confident the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment would be
able to leave Manila within the next five
or six weeks. The secretary also said
he thought it could be arranged to bring
the Tenth boys home by way of the
Suez canal, if they preferred that route,
but gave it as his opinion that the Pa
cific route would be much more comfort
able at that season of the year.
Although no official notice was given
out of the fact, Secretary Alger assured
Mr.. Acheson that the nomination of
Colonel A. l.. Hawkins of the Tenth to
be a brigadier general by brevet had
been sent to the senate, but failed Of
confirmation in the crush of business at
the close. Colonel Hawkins cannot,
therefore, obtain the brevet rank of
general until congress reassembles i'll
the fall.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
uobson's Great Promotion.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Ihe presi.
dents promotion Of Hobson was said by
naval officers 20 constitute the greatesI
material promotion rs a recognition OF
gallantry in the history of naval service
1t will make HobsDn captain ut the
age OF 80 and amounts to 800 numbers IN
the line Of the navy. Hobson gains
about rs years in the ordinary course Of
promotion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09

whenever the voice seems unrelia-
BILE, it relieves hoarseness and dispels
all tendency to coughing. regard 1t
as invaluable to actresses, singers and
all persons who are obliged to depend
upon clearness of voice. consider Pc
ru-na Of especial benefit to women, and
particularly recommend 1t to them. My
dressing table is never without it,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09

in q recent letter to
DR.. Hartman, says:
"As q remedy for ca
tarrh I can cheer
fully recon mend Pc
ru-na. / know what
it Is to suffer from
that terrible disease
and l feel that it is
my duty to speak a
good word for the
remedy that brought
me Immediate re-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09

fourth D1 s.
trict in the
city of Chica-
go, Ill, an d
who also is
the first DEM
ocratic Sena-
tor ever elect
ed from that
district, says {:
" I learn ed
of the catarrh
cure, Peru
mn tbrnnnh
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
SCHLEY RANKS SAMPSON.
The Two Confirmed as Rear Admirals In
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-The senate
decided to take mp the naval nominations
sent in and they were confirmed with
out opposition. These are the promo
tions resulting from the naval personnel
bill. 1t settled the Schley- -Sampson con-
troversy by making each a rear admiral
with Scbley two numbers in advance OF
Sampson.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
New zealsad Natives See Big Lizard.

The huge lizard which was seen some
months ago by a native near Whanga'
roa, New Zealand, and is supposed to
be kumi--a species which was thought
TO be long since extinct--has, according
TO the latest advices, still eluded cap.
ture, though gangs Of men are hunting
for il All accounts agree that II is a
most fearsome beast II is about six feet
in length. with feet considerably large
than man hand, an enormous mouth
and huge teeth set back like those of an
alligator. London Mail
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09

Gentlemen-At the
ug tion of n
friend l was advised
to use Pe-ru-na for
catarrh, and after
using one bottle I
began to feel better
in every way. 1t
helped me in many
espe C is. 1 W as
troubled with colds,
coughs, sore throat,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09

regard TO Pc
ru-na, as fol-
lows: at gives
m Q & r G n t
pleasure to
recon m end
Pe-ru-na to the
IN G m bers of
my profession.
I Aave found
it most help
full, and taken
b efore tn C
perform ance,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09

The above map has been carefully
compiled from United States documents
by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
ures were taken from the latest mortal
statistics published by the government
and entirely agree with the archives
kept at the Hartman Sanitarium.
The map is made in four shades. The
lightest shade shows the States which
have the lowest per cent. of deaths due
to catarrhal Diseases In these States
very close to AZ per cent. of all deaths in
1890 were due to catarrhal diseases.
That is to say, over four out of every
ten deaths were from catarrhal affec-
tions.
In the States of next darker shade the
per cent. varies from AZ to 10. In the
next darker shade, 45 to 4S per cent. of
the whole number of deaths resulted
from catarrhal diseases. In the darkest
shade we have indicated the States in
which over so per cent, or one-half or
more, of all the deaths were directly
traceable to catarrh as the cause.
This is an appalling state of affairs.
This nation has got to confront the
fact that catarrh has become national
curse. Catarrhal diseases threaten the
life of our people. Over one-half Of the
people suffer from some form or degree
Of catarrh. Fully thirty-flve million
people are personally interested in the
discovery of a radical catarrh cure.
Miss Martinots Letter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09

at Macon, Georgia,
in a recent letter
TO DR.. H'a r t m a n
from Washington,
d. O., says; 81
think there is no
better medicine on
earth tn a N y our
Pe-ru-na for ca
tarrh. 1t has sure
. ly cured me. II
would take o vol
ume to tell you all
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
Governor MoCord's Case

Hon. Myron II. McCord, Ex-Governor
OF New Mexico, in letter to DR.. Hart
man, from Washington, D. c., says:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
Senator Johnson's Case.

Hon. Porter johnson, who has served
four years as State Senator from the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09

lief. Pe-ru-na cured me of bad case
Of catarrh, and I know it Will cure any
other sufferer from that disease"
Major Mabson's Case.
Major Algernon A. MADISON, of the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09

Major A. A. MADISON. the good IL has
done for me. Pe-ru-na is the great
est remedy ever prepared, and think l
have triea them ALL"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09

HON. NJ H. Mcoord' etc., but as soon as l
had taken your medicine 1 began to i'm
prove and soon eot well. take pleasure
in recommending yous great remedy to
all who are afflicted with catarrh.
M. II. McCord.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
Commissioner Williams Case.

County Commissioners John Williams,
of 517 West Second street, Duluth, Mimi,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-09
Miss Martinot's Lett

Miss Sadie Martinot, the prominent
young actress, writes to DIR. Hartman in
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29

were warm for McKinIey's foreign
policy and ready for all it's conse-
quences. Unless the Messenger is very
greatly mistaken, 1t is really the other
way-that quite three-fourths of the
democrats are against foreign con
quests and violating the letter and
spirit of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence and the Constitution Of b Unit
ed States. There are some southern
that favor expansion and
~conquests just as there were in 1896,
many such that were for gold only,
but the people are not that way. We
cannot doubt that it is a gross misrep-
r~asentation for any man or newspaper
to state that the south is for conquering
and holding the Philippines and max
ing other conquests in time. Northern
men go back and tell newspapers that
the sot1th is simply enthusiastic that
way. We believe il is not true, but a
gross deception. There are greedy,
selfish men who favor grabbing other
peoples lands, just as there are Eng
lishmen who favor land-grabbing al
around the globe. But in the south, we
must believe from evidence that seems
conclusive, that the sense of the demo
cratic party in the south is very strong
in opposition to McKinleyism and al
it means.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
BRENITIES.

Augusta, Ga, is latterly very unfor-
innate. 1t has but just now suffered
very much from two fires that sweep
away hundreds of thousands of pro-
perty.
New England cotton mills are run
ming day and night TO meet demands.
Many of them increased the pay Of OPP
eratives 10 per cent. putting it at what
it was three years ago. But the opera
tives are kicking because the time add
ed to b makes the increase nothing.
How artful the plea Of increase,
Britain navy is growing. With a
craze for conquests it must increase or
there will be trouble.
There is a statement in the press that
wine drinking is on the increase among
northern women. The Chicago Journal
declares it is so.
The Washington Post says lit is not
generally known, perhaps, hat Senator
Morgan, Of Alabama, was once threat
ened with arrest for alleged completely
in the assassination of Lincoln"
On January 1, 1898, the stock of gold,
including bullion, in the government
minis was estimated at s745, PAS, 1853. On
January 1, 1899, it was s945, 79S, 7SS, a
gain of over 5000, 00O, 900. If business
were transacted with gold there is not
enough to do the business of the Unit
ed States for a week or possibly a day.
Europe is eating American corr meal.
For eleven months in 1899, 1S5, 900, 900
bushels of corn were exported. 1t is
good grub for strong stomachs.
The Washington Post makes this
passing note:
THE brilliant editor of the Atlanta
Constitution has been travelling about
the country with the executive head of
the English-American Trust Company.
Gradually the insidiOus octopus gets
in it's terrible work"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29

independence. Only that and nothing
more.
1.-THE Life of Charles Stewart Par
nelr' in one large octave of $50 pages,
by r. Barry O'Brien. should attract at
tention. 1t has been out for nearly a
year, and is a work of in
terest, and is well done. Mr.. Par
nell was grea. political figure in
his day. Mr.. Gladstone held hat he
was the most remarkable man he ever
met"
While Red Pottage'' is well praised
as clever, brilliant, dramatic, pathetic
and so OF by journals and newspapers
on both sides of the Atlantic, it is not a
| great novel, nor is the author, Mary
Cholmondeley, "a second George Eliot"
and by a great way off, as one crazy
writer affirmed. London Spectator,
Pail Mall Gazette, Academy and New
York Tribune commend it highly. The
latter aid "One cannot refuse to be
interested. Every chapter excites an
eager desire for the next one. And
there is humor everywhere. humor and
sympathy, which make even the least
lovabIe characters somehow appealing
and ~forgivable."
| Inc brightest, SducloSI, most lnue-
pendent literary monthly we know of
is the Boston Literary Review" 1t
has opinions and speaks them out free
Iy and dashingly. 1t hits some of the
over-praised writer's boldly and deserv-
ingly, no doubt, and is not befogged or
befooled by the excessive current praise
which literally runs mad as applied TO
many contemporary writer's. OF poetry
and poets it says this in it's issue for
December, with it's usual furore and
incissiveness:
Neither Great Britain nor the Unit
ed States can boast a living poet of the
first rank at the present hour. The
epic muse is dead And the one-time
dainty lyric muse has become draggle-
tailed and dishevelled, a vivisectional
monstrosity doing stunts with a cath
ode ray. Metrical abortions and emas-
culated rhymes, rag-time and catarrh,
sociological or metaphysical tommyrat
such is the puerile drivel that the Eng
disappearing world calls poetry in
1899"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
CAGES CHANGE OF PLAN.

Ii seems that there came SO near
being a panic in New York lately that
it was with difficulty averted. 1t is
thought that Secretary Gage knew
we'll of the "tightness" as far back as
six weeks, and that he refused to lend
a helping hand. The World says he
wrote to Mr.. Theodore w. Myers that
he could not think of diverting the in
ternal revenue receipts to the New
York banks. We do not know that he
should have lone SO, but he a done
so, changing his mind or policy. That
there is great stringency in the money
market in New York city is true. The
World states that the former comp
troller Myers proposed to Gage then
weeks ago-to do that which he de-
clined but which The has adopted after
the disastrous panic" The World
says:
Mr.. Myers cannot understand the
contradictory attitude of Secretary
Gage, or the influences which brought
about such a radical change in his
IDEAS.
Had the suggestion been acted upon
promptly Mr.. Myers believes the most
serious features Of last weeks panic
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
THE MOLINEUX CASE.

New York, December 27.-Two things
of interest, if not of Importance were
developed at the trial of Roland B.
Molineux today. The first incident was
the protest made by Recorder Golf
against the policy of .~'shadowing''
adopted by the district attorney. The
jurors claimed that a detective has
been assigned to each member, and
that the shadows had allowed their
zeal to outrun their discretion.
Assistant District Attorney McIn-
tyre in explaining the action of the dis
trict attorneys office said that fifteen
detectives had been selected to watch
the members of the jury. He said that
1T was the custom to employ men to
shadow" jurors during an important
murder case.
1t is understood, however, that or
ders will be issued to shadows to give
the jurors as little trouble as possible
in the future.
The other incident of interest occur
red during the cross examination of
Handwriting Expert Ames, of San
Francisco, who is the author of a book
on biblical Myths"
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
objected to this line of examination,
and the recorder ruled that the law al
lowed no religious test of a witness.
The day was largely devoted to tech
nical examination of Handwriting Elk
perts AmeS n Tyrrell.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
To OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

Every subscriber 10 The Semi-Weekly
Messenger, who is in arrears, a had
mailed TO him a statement of his in
~debtedness, which we must insist shall
be given attention in some way.
The amount due by each individual
subscriber is small in itself, but in the
aggregate, it amounts to a sum that
would be of great benefit to us at this
time in enabling us ITO further improve
the paper.
The Semi-Weekly Messenger is mail
ed twice per week lover 100 copies per
year, for $1.00 cash in advance. We
have through oversight. and for other
reasons, allowed some to receive the
paper without complying with the
rule, which is an injustice both to those
who pay in advance and ourselves.
We cannot grant much further indul-
gence, and it is to be hoped that all
those in arrears will let US hear from
them as every cent due is needed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
Railways Ordered to \

Railways Ordered to Make Connection
Richmond, Va, December 27.-The
initial steps taken here today in
proceedings against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway Company to compel thai
company ito comply with the ruling
Of General j. G. Hill, commissioner OF
railroads, as to schedules.
The suit was brought by Commission
er Hill, in the name of the state, versus
the Winchester and Strasburg railroad
which is controlled under the terms OF
a lease by the Baltimore and Ohio rail
way.
Recently a change in schedule Went
into effect on the Southern railway
whereby the connection with an even.
ing train over the Winchester and
~Strasburg, at S~trasburg, was broken
The matter was brought to the aItten.
tion of n railroad commissioner who
summoned representatives Of the South
ern N Baltimore and Ohio roads be.
fore him. At the conclusion of the
hearing the commissioner announced
a decision requiring both roads to make
concessions SO as to effect a connection
at Strasburg.
Ten day were given in which they
must comply. The Southern came tc
time. The Baltimore and OHIO did 20
hence the suit.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29

little BUREAUS, wASHSTAND at
sc and UP: a real large BED. just up.
just up, my ma, Bed for CSC: and a
CRADLE, IS inches long. painted white
with gold knobs, at CSC: and a FINE
TABLE, with extension top, ut lec; the
PRETTIEST BOOKS at sc. ioc And
15c each: and ALL SORTS OF GAMES
TO suit my big brothers and sisters
from l0c 20 Zoe. And they have W.
LOCIPEDES and TRICICLES from
$l.39 up, and HORNS for boys Co make
the Christmas noisy.
/ would like 10 tell you IL you should
want TO max my niamm or bis sis
ter a present / saw lots OF pretty
CLOAKS AND CAPES and more NEW
HATS, NEW RIBBONS. / locked In
their EMBROIDERY SHOWCASE and
1 saw some OF the newest goods and
cheap. nice, wide from &c up TO $50:
and little BOY CLOAKS are trimmed
with fur, you can buy them for 75c; all
wool. trimmed in braid. button and fur.
at sl.75.
Do you know they carry the o
line of MEMS AND BOYS CLOTH
ING. UNDERWEAR, and heavy?
Well, they just got I'm n big lot OF sam
pies hat they will sell cheap. Nice
fine Vests, all prices. Union Suits FOR
the babies and their for 25c
each; a all wool Ribbed e at soc.
Well, Santa, IL l wasn't so sleepy 1
would tell you more about Tits BIG
STORE ON FRONT STREET. opPo-
site the ORION HOUSE.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-29
A Letter from Baby to Santa Claus:

Dear Santa: / will write to tell you
where / have been out sightseeing. /
went down town today and I passed
by the RACKET STORE, and / saw
in the window a GENUINE CHRISTI
MAS TREE, just like the one I want
you to make for me. ALL LOADED
WITH PRETTY THINGS. Well. I
would like to tell you what there was
on that tree. / saw a big lot OF Dolls
LITTLE TINY DRESSED DOLLS at
/ cen each. FINE LONG DOLLS at
sc, and REAL JOINTED DRESSED
DOLLS at 10c. Well. they had KID
DOLLS, with curlie hair. for 15c and
25c. 1 cannot tell how many FINE
DOLLS they did have at Csc, SOC and
up to $3.50 each. 1 saw IRON TRAINS,
large and small GUNS AND PISTOLS.
TOOL CHESTS and TRUNKS, WORK
BOXES, SAW AND HORSE at 10c:
nice little DOLL CARRIAGES for Csc
and soc, with PARRISH at csc:
WAGON, with painted bodies and
large wheels, for 25c; n / saw the
prettiest CHINA CUP AND SAUCER
for 10c; PIN TRAYS, fine china, at 10c;
fine china decorated BERRY DISHES
at 10c, and all the fine china CUPS
and SAUCERS at 1914 up to Csc. Well.
Santa, I cannot say what they have
at THE RACKET for you, but / know
this, if your money is as scarce as
mine, it WILL PAY YOU TO GO
THERE, for they SELL EVERY
THING CHEAP, and they have lots
of goods. All kinds of WOOD TOYS,