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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

to tolerate such dishonorable meth
DDS as have been used by the local
Republican Machine to defeat the
expressed wishes of the people in
reference to the Russell Salary bill.
If you believe that the officials of
Summit county are underpaid; that
they did the right thing when they
contributed money to corruption
fund and sent lobby to Columbus
to defeat the Russell Salary bill;
that officials who, like Senator Alex
ander and Representatives Kempel
and Russell, were acting in antago-
nism to the public interests when they
tried to save the people of Akron and
Summit county $4,000 year in the
form of exorbitant fees and salaries
paid to their county officials-then
you should work and vote for the
election of the Republican party
ticket.
But If the voters wish to rebuke
the highhanded methods by which
the Russell Salary bill was defeated,
and if they wish to curtail the power
of the local Republican Machine to
defeat salary bills that may be in
troduced in the future, they should
vote the Democratic county ticket.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

1<HE ills of women overshadow their whole lives.
Some constantly getting medical treat
and well. "A woman best understands
womens Ills and the who consult Mrs Pinkham find
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

A PUBLIC official who hesitates
upon what side to cast the measure
of his official inf1uence-whether to
favor the interests of the people or
the corporate interests that contri-
butte literally to his party's campaign
funds unworthy of the confidence
and support of Summit cOunty's
voters,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

THE Beacon's definition that every
prominent Republican who has had
anything to say about Republican
policies in this campaign is declining
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

evening and recommended Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound saying that she knew that it would
for your medicine and after taking five bottles
entirely cured. I praise it enough"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

DR. G. w. TUCKER O. " ~ " ~
Dear Doctor write congratuang
the joy that
tion Mrs Ferguson away
Very truly, WIFE.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

THE records show that every time
that Judge Anderson's proxies upon
the Board of City Commissioners
have taken the initiative in voting
upon matters affecting the telephone
controversy, they did so in the inter
est of the telephone monopoly.
Every time they voted against the
interests of the monopoly, it was
when a delegation of business men
called upon them and demanded that
they change their vote. The last
official action taken by the proxies
was favorable to the telephone
monopoly. The record Of the proxies
is like an "open book
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

In Intellectual capacity or is dlsap-
pointed Office seeker, seems to have
had but one honorable exception in
| Its local application. Not a word
has it said about Mr.. Paul E. Wer-
ner, the prominent Republican man.
ufacturer who has denounced i'm
perialism with the force and courage
of Carl Schurz. The citizens of
Akron will note that our neighbor is
discriminating when it comes to
calling hard names. Like a cow
ardly jackal it shrinks from attack
ing men of vigor and independence;
men who are able to defend them
selves. Only the aged and the weak,
who are capable of making utfeeble
resistance, and whose sole offense is
that they have told the truth, are
made to feel the force of its merciless
persecution. This is Hannaism ap-
piled. 1t was different in the days of
Lincoln. Shall your vote count for
or against such methods at the polls
next Tuesday?
THE law creating the Board of
City Commissioners expressly pro-
vides that no contract shall be let in
excess of $500 without advertising
for bids. Judge Anderson's proxies
upon the Board of City Commission
ers have repeatedly given contracts
for work in excess of $500 without
advertising for bids. They have
evaded the law by letting the work
in sections. notwithstanding that
the city treasury is already over
drawn to the extent of SOL 900, they
are building an automobile and
patrol station that will cost in excess
of 81 300. Not single contract has
been let for this work, and the Coun-
Gil, the peoples representative, has
been permitted to have no voice in
the matter. If the people want
something to say about the affairs of
their city, they must vote against
Judge Anderson and the proxy sys-
tenn. AS Mr.. Hugill has so well
said, they must vote to have the
Board of Commissioners admins
tered for the benefit of Akron instead
of as an aid society to Judge Ander-
sons political Machine.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02
New Club Rooms.


The Planet Athletic club has Sc
cured rooms in the Seiberling block
on Mill ST., with the object of keep
ing the organization alive this win
ter and the formation of an especial
ly strong foot ball team next season.
OFFER TO SETTLE-The City
Commissioners have made a propo-
sition to settle for $lOO the claim of
Edwin Wagner for damages done
his Valley street lots by the bursting
of sewer. The City Solicitor has
been instructed to submit articles of
settlement to the Board. Mr.. Wag-
ner has not yet accepted the propo-
sition.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

ACCORDING to Mr.. Dobson's paper,
which pretends to speak for the
Republicans of Summit county,
every Republican who criticizes the
record of Republican officials, from
Mr.. Hanna down to the Probate
Judge, is, if not losing his mind, :"
a''disappOinted office seeker" Upon
no other consideration whatever
does this paper attempt to assign a
motive to independent Republicans
who protest against bossism and cor
ruption in their own party. The
slanderous attack upon Governor
Edgerton two weeks age. and the
equally unjustiiable attack upon
Ex-City Commissioner Joseph Hugill
last night, will he answered by the
voters of Akron next Tuesday. Both
are re-acting with a vengeance upon
the local Republican cause.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

es or your medicine, l was
able to do all my house
work. l know that your
medicine raised me from
q bed of sickness and
perhaps death, and am
very thankful for what it
has done for me. Ihope
that every suffering
woman may be per-
ed to try your medicine.
t Mrs. Pinkham's advice
Don as you begin to be
led. The sick headaches
dragging sensation come
a durable cause. Write
lelp as soon as they ap.
pear.
Mrs. DOLE STANLEY,
c a m b e llsburg. Ind,
writes: " DEAR Mrs.
PINKHAM-I was troubled
with sick headache and
was so weak and nervous,
could hardly go. A
friend called upon me one
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

NEXT Tuesday is the time for
Akron's citizens to adopt a new
Declaration of Independence. They
will put an end to government by
Probate Judge by voting Judge
Anderson out of office
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02

IF JUDGE ANDERSON and his three
City Commissioners had had their
way; if Akron's prominent telephone
users had not interfered-would
Akron people have seen several hum
dred men at work putting in the
eonduits and the poles and equip
ment Of the Peoples Telephone Con-
pany2 Would they have seen the
magnificent new block being erected
upon the lot that for so long a time
had been an eyesore to the business
portion of the city? Let the people
answer.
WHY are Councilmen elected by
the people if not to have voice in the
affairs affecting the interests of the
people? Under the proxy system,
established by Judge Anderson, the
latter seems to have no more use for
Akron's council in governing Akron,
than Mr.. Hanna has for Congress.
The Council, like Congress, seems to
be useless appendage to our form of
government. Council will have more
to say in behalf of the people after
next Tuesday.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02
PRACTICAL
HELP FOR
SUFFERING
WOMEN

ills suffered for two years with female weakness and
last became bedfas Three of best doctors did
good concluded to try Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-02
Maher and Ruhlin.

Peter Maher and Gus Rubin have
been secured by Lou Housman to
try conclusions in six-round bout
at a boxing show to be held at Tat :
tersall's big building in Chicago this
month. 1t was originally intended
to have had Corbett and Rubin as
the star perform ers. This was de-
clared off at Corbett's request. Cor
belts reason for declaring off the
bout was on account of the promise
which Billy Brady has made to him
that he will give him the first chance
with Jeffries if the latter beats Shar-
key. The same promise holds good
as to Sharkey winning.
Bowling.
The B and d teams bowled on the
Kirkwood alleys last night. Each
team won one game. The scores:
B, 1925, 1888; total. 1928. D, 1919,
1910; total. 3l89.
Hard Came
The Akron and Lorain High school
teams will play on the college
grounds Saturday. They played a
tie game at Lorain early IN the sea-
son.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-05-26
CONTINUED FROM 5TH PAGE

CONTINUED FROM 5rH PAcE.]
%. Morganton Mfg & Trading Co, lumber 225
%. J 4 Wall, salary as olice 5000
%. Wa Ross, pd for work on SITS and registration = s.
4. J A Wall, police duty 80 90
8. John Williams, Judge of election 200
8. Jason Avery, land, D & D S 100
8. Juliet Avery, /" 500
8: Ross, salary as sec and treas 100 90 90
8. extra services as sec'y IS 90
May a. J MeGa1liard, foreman street hands 90
a. W A Ross, supplies to convict force 595
a. J N Clark, street foreman - 90
"A. PIG HARRISON, lumber and work 800
5: Montague & Co. terra y Gu Gotta pipe 70 70 40 Q
June 8. w A Ross, pd hands cleaning SITS l O5
8. J w Wilson, 10 NJ feet lumber $50
July i i: 4 ! 40 %sii, c sost x sfasd' e "n o On sts st e g 70 70
Aug. 2. Reuben Avery, hauling gravel AL
T. n n 3 6 5jSaSs: lumber IS
4. Orders & Franklin, lumber II 80
4. Jerry Gardin, cleaning SITS so
Septic. w a Ross supplies to convict force 285
Oct. l. NJ Denton, lumber $50
l. Err Orders, lumber 720
l. J NJ Clark, street foreman II OF
1. LII Corpening, 20 loads gravel 10 90
Nov. 5. u Wall, cost worked out on SITS 3o4
5. Henry Powell and Henry Wilson 80
Dec. 8. J NJ Clark, street foreman and lumber IS Oh
p. NJ Denton, PSI feet lumber 1917
IL. " " interest 8s
II. Shipping & Lame, amt pd grading at H OK brig 10 16
p. Kincaid, amt pd grading at H ok bdg y Is
II. interest OF
II. TT Gillian, street foreman Is "a
e NJ Denton, lumber as
10. s. Erwin, atty's fees 50
Jan. 5. TG Cobb, printing receipts $50
2. l. II Corpening, gravel for sidewalk 80 Is
?. J M Clark, street foreman % 16
CONCLUDED ON SUPPLEMENT-
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-05-26

They can supply you With al
most anything you want in this
line, and at bottom prices.
Try them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-03

difficult to inGor Sc the platform
hereafter.
1--WE were embarrassed in the last
campaign hy the fact that the Demo
Gratis Of your State went to Chicago
to oppose the platform which was
adopted. Unless the party in New
YORK expects to repeat this expert
ment in 1900, 1t should lose no time
in taking a firm stand upon the
Chicago platform. In urging this
course upon Tammany and the
Democracy Of New York, ought to
suggest that the party in New York
has something at stake as well as
the party in the nation.
"Tammany needs the Democracy
OF the nation as much as the ma
tiOual party needs Tammany, aud
Tammany should recognize this
fact. Democratic principles have
too firm hold upon the plain peO-
pie to give the party in any section
any promise Of success by abandon
ing them. Democracy was defined
az Chicago, and the defni ion is so
satisfactory that no material change
will be made in that definition for
Years to come. hope the New
York Democrats, for their good as
well as for the good of the party and
country at large, will speedily bring
| Themselves within the definition by
| giving an unqualified Endorsement of
the Chicago platform. Yours truly,
VIM. J. BRYAN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-03
CUBAN HOTELS.
The Experiences of Rev. II. n. Price, IN
Santa Clara.

MORRIsTOwN, Tenn, Jan. 26.-
Rev. r.. N. Price, ID. D., the chaplain
of the Fourth Tennessee regiment,
zette, tells, among other things, of
how he fell prey to a Havana hotel
agent. He says:
II was persuaded by rascally
fellow, the interpreter and guide of
Hotel Telegrapho, to go to his hotel.
The accommodation were reason
ably good for Cuba mot for Amer
ica), but as | did not understand the
language, Leo Wives, for that was
the name of the interpreter, deceived
me and cheated me out of some CON
siderable sums of money.
Americans should avoid that ho-
tel and keep out of the hands of that
villain. 1t is always best to put up
at first class hotel, where they
make living by their business and
not by tleeciug foreigners.
santa Clara, where stayed some
four or five days, is town of some
l3, 200 people, mostly poor and large
ly starving. stayed in Hotel de
santa Clara, One-stOry succeed
! brick, ugly without and beautiful
within. The floors are Of brick and
stone. 1t covers much ground. The
fare was Cuban-everything smell
ing and tasting like Cuba. Claret is
used at the table freely almost every
body drinks it at meals. The houses
are all prisons. and the inmates
stared at me in my walks, for | was
the only American in town. Here
the beggars literally prosecuted me
| Human language mas no words tC
portray the poverty, beggary and
| squalOr Of these people. THIS town
is fair sample OF Cuba. The ruined
condition Of the country is the natu.
raj product Of Spanish tyranny and
/ Rnmish sup"r-titiOn. 1t is the fruit
OF Weyler.sm.'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-03
OPPOSITION TO BELL SERVICE.


Independent Telephone systems Pros
pering in Large Cities.
The following, taken from the
western EIectrician,n will be of
interest to the supporters of the Citi
zens' Telephone Company:
"The prospects of competition in
telephone service in Chicago have
awak ened considerable interest in the
subject, and the Tribune has secured
reports from other cities in which inde-
pendent companies have been estab-
lished. Following is a brief summary
of the conditions, as reported:
an Detroit the Bell company charg-
ed a minimum of $4S for residences and
$75 for business telephones two years
ago. The average rate now is $24 for
residences and $36 for business places.
The new company, the Detroit Tele-
phone Company, began business two
years ago and cut the rates to S25 and
$40 respectively. The new company is
giving fair service, which is expected
to be improved. The company has
5000 telephones in Detroit, while the
old company has 1000
indianapolis is the center of the op-
position companies of the state. The
new company tiTst secured 5000 sub
scribers, who signed contracts for three
to five years service, which is a larger
number than the Bell company is now
serving. The average rates of the Bell
company are S4S year for residences
and $50 "A year for business houses. The
new company cut these rates, The OPP
position now extends to perhaps 30 ci-
ties in Indiana, all of which are being
rapidly connected with the new central
Office in indianapolis.
Fort Wayne has reaped considerable
beneht from the war between the Cen
tral Union Telephone company and the
Home company. In 1897 a telephone
company acquired a perpetual fran
chise for certain streets, and it is un-
der this franchise that the Central
Unio" to-day works. Until 1896 this
company had monopoly. The rates
charged were S36 per annum for resi-
dences, $iS for business houses. In
1896 the Home Telephone and Telegraph
company, an Independent concern com
posed of local business men, secured a
5O-yeaT franchise for the city streets
1t agreed to place wires underground
i'm certain districts, to give concessions
to the city i'm the way Of free tele'
phones, To pay to the city two per cent
Of the gross receipts after January
| 1900, to furnish telephones at rate not
greater than $50 per annum for bust.
I AaN75 h'NTNa oAAA II ApA AN'ltANlANtHs W a.
/ both place OF business and residence
/ SiS for both. This gave the residence
telephones at virtually 81 month. The
! company began To operate in lSl3, and
I the Central Union al once put instru
| ments in business houses at S2i per AN
mum and residences at so. The Home
compsny made no cut. but the people
gave their support to 70, and 10 WAS bat
4 short time lill it led iu the number Of
subscribers. The Central Union finally
put telephones in many residences and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-03

business places. charging n0minally
rental, but collecting uOlhing, and thus
the case stands. The Home company
has more than double the $50 disorders ot
its competitor.
"New Orleans telephone service uu-
til recently was Supplied by the Great
Southern Telephone aud Telegraph
company, but that concern has been
merged into the Cumberland Telephone
company. Until five years ago the rates
tor business telephones were &l2l per
amman The residence rate $50 les.
The business meu Threatened to organ
ize am opposition company. This re-
suited in a reduction Of rates for bust.
ness telephones t. $9i About six
months aLO Dctrult capital organized
the Peoples Telephone company, which
announced that It would give business
telephones for $50 and residence telo-
phones for $40 rhe Cumberland pco-
pie met this cut, and the new concern
announced further reduction, which
has also been met, aud now both are
Offering business telephones to the com
munity for S3 month and residence
telephones for - 80 mouth
Mothers tiusted Friend, SimmoA
Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets, pre-
pare the ~ stem for the battles of life.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-03
THE STATES
LAW MAKERS.
An Adjournment Taken
Until Feb. 2I.
BILLS CREATING SINKING FUND
And Raising the Tax Rate to 80 Cents
Pass Both Houses-Goy. McMiIlin
NetOes Memphis Park Bill.

The Legislature last Thursday
passed the bills creating a sinking
fund for retiring the State bonded
Indebtedness and increasing the tax
rate to 30 cents. This rate of taxa
tton will insure surplus of $4,000
per annum, even if there were no de-
crease in appropriations.
The sinking fund bill provides
that 10 per cent. of receipts, which
would about equal the above amount,
go into the sinking fund; that the
surplus in the treasury on January
|. each year, be transferred to the
fund, along with an amount equal
to the interest saved by retiring
bonds. With the saving in reduc-
ing expenses, it is believed $500 600
will 90 into the fund the first year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-03
WORK ON PHOSPHATE BEDS.
Business Along the l.. & n. Has Been on
the Increase.

Business Along the l.. L. n. Has Been on
the Increase.
P. r. Gray Barnett, of Evansville,
Ind, paymaster for the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad, said yesterday
afternoon that the phosphate bust
ness of Middle Tennessee had in
creased several hundred fold during
the past three or four years. He
said that the amount of tonnage
from this product furnished for ex-
port was something enormous, ard
from Mt. Pleasant alone about
nih ETY. cars day are shipped out
and the greater part of it goes across
the ocean.
About the same amount is also
shipped daily from Attilla and
Solita, Tenn, two new stations that
have been added to the Louisville q
Nashville recently. The road now
does business of about $4,000 per
month at Mt. Pleasant, and about
the same amount at the other two
points combined. Mr.. Barnett said
that about four years ago the ex-
penses of the Mt. Pleasant STATEN
were about 81 month, and now
they run up into the hundreds, and
he says that there are no points on
the road which are better revenue
producers than the three named.
The phosphate men calculate that
the business will be doubled next
ear, and all of it controlled by
alb tut eight companies. Negro labor
is used in getting the phosphate out.
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
Friday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-03
SUPREME UOU ri.
Decisions Handed Down in Cases from
Maury County.

Decisions Handed Down in Cases from
Maury County.
The following decisions in cases
from Maury County were handed
down in the Supreme Court last
Saturday:
BY Judge Wilkes--State vs.. Jeff
pe rill: Defendant was convicted Of
murder in the second degree and
sentenced to twenty years in the
State penitentiary. TIE court was
not satisfied with the conviction in
this case upon the evidence. 1t
could only be supported in the testi
mony of AL HaddoX. The court was
satisfied the jury gave undue weight
to the testimony of this witness un-
der the belief that he was a disinter-
ested witness, which be was not.
The Judgment is reversed and cause
remanded for new trial.
By Judge McAlister-Jim Knuck-
les VS.. State: Conviction for house
breaking and larceny, with a sem
tence of three years in the State
prison. Decision reversed and case
remauded for new trial.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-03
TRAVELS OF A STORY.
a Fake Find" Goes Around the World
anc Into Other Tongues.

A Fake Find' Goes Around the World
anc Into Other Tongues.
"Queer how a story will travel
sometimes, remarke ed an old report
er, spinning yarns for some of the
younger boys. II remember years
ago "a fellow on one of the Denver
papers wrote thrilling narrative
about prospector named Allen
who found a fabulously rich gold
mine on the Mount of the Holy Cross.
The peak is one the of highest and
most rugged in Colorado, and gets
its name from two enormous
gulches that cross at right angles
on its very crest. They are always
full of snow, and from the valley the
cross stands out in wonderful relief
from background of volcanic rock.
Thomas Moran painted a famous
picture of 1t, and away back in the
Seventeeth Century, when the
Spanish buccaneers pushed up the
canyon of the Colorado, the padres
thought il was sign from heaven
and said high mass.
The Denver story was, of course,
fake. No human being has ever
scaled that frighiful acclivity, but
Allen, who had consented before
hand TO the use OF his name. was a
well-known character, aid the yarn
was swallowed for gospel truth.
Then il began TO travel. The Eastern
papers all copied it, aud one journal
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-02-03
EATEN BY CANNIBALS.
shipwrecked Crew Captured and Devour-
ed by SaVages.

shipwrecked Crew Captured and Devour-
ed by SaVages.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan 27.-After
escaping death b. drowning, eleven
of the crew of the ship Manbare were
captured and eaten by caunibals of
New Guinea. The Manbare was
bound for sydney, Australia, when
it was caught in the terrible gale of
December. Near Cape Nelson it
began to sink. The crew-eighteen
all told-left the vessel in two boats
and soon became separated. One
boat containing twelve men was
thrown ashore ten miles from the
cape. The sailors were seized by
natives from the in erior and hur-
ried off to the village of the chief.
One man, James Greene, escaped.
The sailors were stripped and
bound and killed, one each day. A
wild orgie was participated in by at
least hundred savages who had
gathered for the feast.
In several cases the sailors were
tortured by the old women and chill
dren of the tribe. The ewes of one
were gouged out. The doomed men
stoically watched the elaborate
preparations for their death. A
huge pot, filled with boiling water,
was used for the feast, which, on the
first day. was prolonged away into
the night.
In most cases the men were be-
headed, their heads being stuck on
poles and paraded before the men
who were to suffer the same fate,
Greene was rescued by steamer
after tramping, without food, day
and a night to reach the coast. The
scenes of horror he had witnessed
turned his hair snow white,