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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-22

butter, eggs and poultry, Armour and
Swift have now come into the greater
New York territory. They have made
the differences in price so marked in
most instances as to seriously affect
the business of the regular produce
merchants.
1t is estimated that the Beef Trust
has made $1,OOO,OOO clear profit in but
ter, eggs and poultry since it began to
undersell the regular trade.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-22
When You Ride Your Wheel

Always shake into your shoes Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t
keps your feet cool, prevents sweating
feet, and makes your endurance ten
fold greater. Over one million wheel
people are using Foot Ease. They all
praise it. 1t gives rest and comfort to
smarting, hot, swollen, aching feet and
is a certain cure for ingrowing nails.
At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c.
S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-22

unuUM Collegiate, Preparatory. Normal, %
MUUNI tory, Art, Business, Music Departments.
standard Course /: t.1 To: S UNION Ss s.ssS Read Read
h The Sth year begins Sept. 10. 1899. VVIhGvn Gs,r
Send for free Catalogue. Aihahoes Sui0
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-22
COMING SESSIONS,
Canton Becoming a Popular
City For Medical SOcie-
ties Meetings.

A very important session of The
Northeastern Ohio Medical society VIII
be held in this city on the second Tues
day in November. The society is COM
posed of about 800 or more members
including the most skilfull and prom
inent medics in this state. The meeting
will last several days and a we'll ar
ranged program will be discussed. Ply
sicians viii attend from Akron, Alliance,
Warren, Salem, Cleveland and nearly at!
the large cities will be represented. I'M
portant matters pertaining to the medi
cal profession will receive attention and
some Legislative affairs will probably
be discussed. DR.. w. II. Brannan, Of
New Philadelphia, is president of the
society and j. H. Seller, Of Akron, is
secretary,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-22
HOMEOPATHISTS.

The semi-annual session Of the North
eastern Ohio Homeopathic Medical So
ciety will be held in this city October
18th. Just one year ago a session Of
this society was held here, and about 75
homeopathic physicians were in at
tendance. The meeting was a large one
and the ladies of the First NJ. e. church
served meals for the benefit of the do
tors. The last session was held at Ak
rOn and at it's close it was unanimously
decided that the coming session would
be held in this city on account OF the
excellent treatment accorded the do,
tors when here before. A regular pro-
gram is being arranged including the
presidents address, and discussions and
papers of the utmost Importance relat-
ing to the medical profession. Dr. II.
c. Carter, of Akron, is secretary of the
society,"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-22

Mrs. fremont Coldren leaves tonight
for Newport, Ark, to spend a month
with relatives.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-22
Legal Notice.
Joseph wackerly, Plaintiff,

The unknown heirs of Peter Matte, de-
ceased and the unknown heirs Oh
John Markey, deceased, defendants.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
TROOPS TAKEN FROM INDIA.
Az Available Forces Being Sent to South
Afrlca

Az Available Forces Being Sent to South
Africa.
LoNaoN, Dec. 19.-The Daily Mail
hears from hitherto reliable CORE
spondent that General Buller, after a
stiff fight, crossed the Tugela river.
The correspondent also states that
General Methuen's communications are
cut.
The war Office last evening posted
revised list of the casualties in the
battle of Magersfontein, giving fifty
one additional killed.
The war Office has been in communi-
cation with General Sir William Lock-
hart, commander-in-chi in India,
with a view of ascertaining what
troops can be spared from his forces,
and it is understood that as result of
these inquiries IL force will almost i'm
mediately leave Bombay for Durham.
including four regiments of seasoned
troops, with an ammunition column,
and brigade of artillery, including
horse and field batteries. 1t is hoped
that this force will reinforce General
Butler within month.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
TO RELIEVE MONEY MARKET.
Additional Bond. to- he Purchases an,

@A>ANAsAonuA AOuus t0 fufCnA000 00t
Deposits to Bs Increased.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The treasury
department, 1t is said on good author
ity, will take decisive steps to relieve
the money market. S
Additional bonds to the extent of
$25 100000 will be purchased and the
deposits of government money in ma
tional bank repositories will be In
creased by at least $50 1000, 900. An ag-i
gregate Of s82,OOO,OOO of treasury funds
is carried in national bank deposito-
ries. The rule of depositing these
funds was inaugurated when Charles
Foster was secretary of the treasury.
The amount so carried in recent years
has been smaller than in years past.
The department believes that by In
creasing these deposits and permitting
the banks to have the use of the money
much of the present trouble will be
obviated.
Secretary Gage today received tele-
grams from bankers in all parts OF
the country urging him to take steps to
put an end to the present stringency
in the money market.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
RESERVE ORDERED OUT.
British War Office Makes Announce
ment of That Action.

LONDON, Dec. 19.-The war office
issued the following announcement:
"Acting upon the advice of the mill
ttary authorities, her ma esty's govern
eminent has approved the following
measure:
'All the remaining portions of the
army reserve, including section d. are
called out. The seventh division,
which is being modified, will proceed
to South Africa without delay. The
commander-in-chief in South Africa
has been authorized to continue to
raise at his discretion local troops,
mounted.
mine battalions of militia, in addi-
ton to two battalions which have al
ready volunteered for service at Malta
and one for service in the Channel
Islands, will be allowed to volunteer
for service outside out of the United
Kingdom, and an equivalent number
of militia battalions will be embodied
for service at home.
"a strong force of volunteers, select
ed from the yeomanry regiments, will
be formed for service in South Africa.
Arrangements are being made and
will shortly be announced for the en-
ployment in South Africa of strong
contingent of carefully selected volun-
teers. The patriotic offers which are
being received from the colonies will,
so far as possible, be accepted, prefer
ence be given to offers of mounted
cOntingents."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
NEWS in GENERAL
PURSUIT. ABANDONED.
Major March Abandons Pursuit. of
Aguinaldo.

Aguinaldo.
MANILA, Dec. 17.-Major March, of
the Thirty-third infantry, has aban-
doned the pursuit of Aguinaldo, and
has reached Bagnen, in the heart of
the Grand Cordillera. where the range
is ten thousand feet high, food scarce
and travel almost impossible. From
native couriers and Spanish prisoners
it is learned that Aguinaldo left Bon
toe with three women and three DAYS
ago, headed southwark, evidently for
Bayombong, where it is thought he
may encounter the Americans. March's
command was depleted twenty per
cent by the two days march from Ger
vantes to Bagnen, SO he returned to
Cervantes December 10. General Con-
copcion, the Filipino officer who sur
rendered, insists that the insurgent
organization will be maintained, even
in districts where the Americans are
operating. He suggests that the only
method of terminating the war Is to
capture Aguinaldo and obtain an order
from him for the troops to surrender,
but, Conception believes, Aguinaldo
will never be captured
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
1owA's RICH IRON ORE.
Alamakee County Products Better Than
Expected.

Alamakee County Products Better Than
Expected.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 19.-The state
geologist is in receipt of report that
the Allamakee county iron ore, of
which two train loads were shipped to
Milwaukee for smelling. proves much
richer than expected. The percentage
of phosphate is so small it can be used
for Bessemer steel, which was not ex-
pected. 1t ran from SO to SIS per cent
pure iron, and is light, easily reduced
ore. Capitalists have been buying
options on mineral rights on consider
able areas of the iron bearing land.
The amount of the mineral is said by
the state geologist to be almost unlim-
tied. A large part of Allamalsee coun-
ty is underlaid with it from GO to 100
feet thick. 1t is now proposed to erect
furnaces next year near Waulson and
reduce the iron there instead of ship
ping it. Capitalists are investigating
and endeavoring to buy mineral rights
enough to support the plant.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
CONTEST WEBB BYERs, SEAT.

His Recent Opponent Files Notice of
Contest With Secretary of State.
DIS MONIES, Dec. 17.-Papers have
been fled with the secretary of state
inaugurating contest for the lcgisla-
tive seat to which Webb Byers was
recently elected in Shelby county by
the narrow margin of twelve votes.
George Battey is the contestant. The
papers fled with the secretary are
ssealed and directed to the house
of representatives, SO that the specific
claims made by the contestant are not
known. 1t is presumed, however, that
she usual claim of counting illegal
votes is made.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
THE NEWS in IOWA
GOVERNOR SHAW GOES EAST.
Together With Adjutant General Byers
He Presents Iowa's Claim.

Together With Adjutant General Byers
He Presents Iowa's Calm.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 16.-Governor
Shaw and Adjutant General Byers
have gone to Washington, d. c., where
they will arrange for the proper dis
posal of the Iowa war claims. The
government owes the state about S4O,-
600 on account of the Spanish war.
Governor Shaw said that his plan was
to induce congress to pass law gen.
eral in its terms providing for all
claims on account of the recent war
which may be endorsed by the govern
ors of the different states. This will
include all the states, and it is thought
that such a general measure will re-
ceive the unanimous support of the
government. Congress has been pass
ing laws authorizing the war depart
ment to pay war claims for specific
items which have been named in the
acts The department, of course, has
promptly interpreted the act as closely
as possible and paid nothing that it
didn't have to. The general law will
be the proper thing in this case.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
A FIERCE ENGAGEMENT
British Mistake Enemy's Strength
and Sustain Heavy Losses.

LONDON, Dec. lathe war office
has received the following from Gen.
Methuen dated December II:
sour artillery shelled very strong
position held by the enemy in Long
High kopje from four until dusk Sun
day. The Highland brigade was at
tackled at daybreals on Monday at the
south end of the kopie The attack
was properly timed, but failed. The
guards We're ordered to protect the
Highlands right and rear. The cav
airy and mounted infantry with the
howitzer artillery battery attacked the
enemy on the left and the guards on
the right We're supported by the field
artillery and howitzer artillery. They
shelled our position from daybreak
and at 1:15 sent the Gordons to sup
port the Highland brigade. Our troops
held their own in front of the enemy's
entertainments until dusk, our position
extending, including the kopje, dis
trnde of six miles toward Moddcr river.
Today [ am holding my position and
entrenching myself. 1 had to face at
least twelve thousand men. Our loss
is great"
General Methuen, as expected, fol-
lowed up his artillery with general
assault on the Boer positions Monday,
and his report shows that the anxiety
of the public regarding the result oc-
casioned by the ominious silence of the
war office was amply justified. The
Highlanders, it is believed, must have
stormed the Boer position more than
once, while the fact that the guards
were ordered to support the Highland
ers looks as though the Beers may
even have outflanked their attackers.
One report says General Cronje attack
ed the British. The only compensa-
ton the British have been able to dis
cover in the disheartening story is
General Methuen's statement that he
maintains his position close to the
Beers, arousing the hope that he will
retrieve the situation. 1t is apparent
the bombardment of Saturday and
Sunday did not shake the Beers grip
on the position and it seems certain
they merely withdrew their guns and
rifiemen under cover while Methuen
INDUCED in his usual artillery prelimi-
naries Monday, and that when the
British guns were compelled to cease
firing for fear of hitting the advancing
troops, the Beers speedily reoccupied
their trenches, overwhelmed the
Highlanders with terrible fire, prob
ably accompanying this by an attack
on the British right flank and rear.
General Forestier-Walker,t telegraph
ing from Cape Town, sends the follow
ing dispatch from Lord Methuen, dated
Modder river, December IL:
:'As the Beers occupied their trench
es strongly this morning, retired in
perfect order here, where am in
security. have gathered from some
of the prisoners and from our men
with the ambulance who talked with
the Beers that the enemy's losses were
terrible, some corps being completely
wiped out. The Beers have been most
kind to my wounded"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
Trade Marks and rnvent,on..

Dies MONIES, Dec. l4.-Common words
and pictures may be adopted as legal
and patentable trade marks. Newly
coined words and original pictorial
representations may also be used adj
vantageously for amusing and attract
i've trade marks and protected by law.
A recent example is the word symbol
"Otaka" for biscuits. On the 5th inst,
SO patents for trade marks were issued,
Patents for important inventions have
been furnished as follows: To G. M.
Ross, of Grinnell, for an improvement
in potato harvesters whereby potatoes
are more thoroughly cleaned and the
dirt deposited before the potatoes are
dropped SO that they will not be par
tally covered with loose ground as
has occurred heretofore in the use of
such labor-saving machines. To f. C.
Tread. of Des Moines, for road-grad-
ing machine. Valuable printed mat
ter and advice for inventors, free.
THOMAS G. ORwIG & Co.,
Registered solicitors OF patents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
BIG FA1LuRE IN NEW YORK.
The Produce Exchange Trust Company
Closes Doors.

me Produce Exchange Trust Company
Closes Doors.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The Produce
Exchange Trust company according to
notice upon the door yesterday sus-
pended payment pending examination
of its books The total assets are
Sill, 360, 500, and the liabilities So, 319, 500.
Later in the day the suspension of
Henry Allen & Co., bankers, was an
nounced. Panic conditions developed
on the stock exchange in the afternoon
with the imperative need of money
developed by the violent contraction
in values. Stocks were being thrown
over without the slightest regard to
the price they would bring. No end
to the helplessness of the situation
seemed in sight, when in the last half
hour of the market some $4,000, 900
was offered on the stock exchange by
the concerted action of the clearing
house banks to force the rate arbitrar-
lily down to per cent. The collapse
in the money rate checked the decline
and drove the bears to cover.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
BUTLER LOST HEAVILY.
Reports q Loss of 1.150 Men in
fridays Battle.

LONDON, Dec. 17.-General Butler re-
ports to the war Office that his losses
in Fridays engagement We're: Killed,
80; wounded, 667; missing, 34s, total
of 1,097. The revised list of the Brit
ish casualties at the battle of Mayors
fontein shows the total to be 963, of
which number seventy We're officers.
The Black Watch were the heaviest
sufferers at Magersfontein, losing AZ
killed, 1872 wounded and Ill missing.
Never within the range of the longest
memory has Great Britain met with
three such military reverses in single
week, and hence it is not surprising
that notes of anxiety should be heard
amid the general chorus of press ex-
pressions of grim philosophy and res
ignation. AS might have been expect
ed, the desperate state of the British
arms in South Africa; as revealed by
the defeat of General Butler at Tugela
river, where at one stroke he lost
treble the number of guns Wellington
left in the hands of Napoleon during
the six years fighting in the PENN
sula, while adding to the determine
ton of the authorities to send every
available man to the front, caused
something in the nature of momen-
tary panic among the public, which
was reflected on the stock exchange.
1t is long since the tone of the news
papers and the comment in the clubs
and other resorts has been so chasten-
ed and pessimistic. Some OF the COM
ments go SO far as to.say the crisis is
SO far-reaching that Great Britain
stands 'where she stood over cen
fury back, when the American colo
nists, men of British aud Dutch blood,
were in arms"
The st. James Gazette is apprehe-
hensive of foreign complications and
thinks France is preparing for some
venture which will be in the nature
of defiance of Great Britain, and
urges the admiralty to form new
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
.BoiEs ABANDoNs FREE SILVER

Iowa Democrat States His Views os
Campaign Issues.
New York, Dec. 19.-The World
prints a signed statement by ex-Goy.
Horace Boies Of Iowa, In which he ont
lines the issues of 1900 from the demo
cratic standpoint, urging the ADAM
donment of silver as an issue. He
says:
THE issues which should be pushed
to the front in 1900 are: Unyielding
opposition to colonial system that
requires for its maintenance the ex--
ercise in any degree OF the military
power of the government; an unquali-s
fed pledge that the future government
of the Philippine islands shall upon,
honorable conditions be left exclu-
sively to the people of those islands,
uninfluenced by the exercise to any
extent Of the military power of this
government; the inviolate keeping OF
the pledge Of this nation that Cuba
shall be free; opposition to a great
standing army; ceaseless antagonism
OF trusts In whatever form organized,
and the immediate removal Of all
protective tariffs from goods the man
ufacture or sale of which is now or
may be controlled by trusts, however
organized; broad declaration that
the issue of the currency of the coun-
try, both coin and paper, is rightfully
function Of government alone, the
volume of which should be controlled
by the congress of the nation instead
of by private corporations organized
for individual gain; an unqualified
declaration in favor of the continued
coinage on government account OF both
OF the money metals at the existing
ratio. to the full limit required by the
business interests of the country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
BUTLER DEFEATED.
British General Driven Back and
Loses Eleven Guns.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-The war Office has
received a dispatch announcing that
General Butler had met with a serious
reverse, losing ten guns captured and
one destroyed by shell fire. Genera.
Butler was attempting to cross the
Tugela river. Finding it impossible
to effect his object, he ordered a re-
treat in order to avoid greater losses.
He left eleven guns behind.
The Tugela river crosses just north
of Colenso on the railroad leading to
Ladysmith and only about ten miles
from that town. The bridges have
been destroyed. Ladysmith is invested
by the Beers and Butler has been en-
deavcring for some time to reach the
city and relieve the garrison. The Sc
we're repulse which he has met renders
his further advance impossible and
places the British garrison at Lady
smith in a precarious situation.
General Buffers report shows that
an attempt was made to ford Tugela
river at three points. General Hart
attacked with great gallantry, but was
close pressed and Butler ordered him
to withdraw. Butler fears his leading
battalion, the Connaught rangers, suf-
fered greatly. The Fourteenth and
Sixty-sixth field batteries and six naval
twelve-pounder quiclk-fres advanced
close to the river in their desire to be
within effective range. 1t proved to
be full of the enemy, who suddenly
opened CALLING fire at close range,
killing all the horses. Only two guns
could be saved. The general realized
that send men to their rescue meant
death and he ordered general retreat.
He reports that he abandoned ten
guns and lost by shell fire one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
FEAR OF THE SAN JOSE SCALE.
State Horticultural Society Asks Congress
for Protection From 1t.

State Horticultural Society Asks Congress
for Protection From 1t.
Dies MONIES, Dec. 15.-At the state
horticultural society convention the
San Jose scale came up for considera-
ton. The last legislature passed a
law providing method of protecting
Iowa orchards against the ravages of
this pest, but the members of the
society fear that still more is neces-
sary. They believe the danger to Iowa
orchards is serious, and that the state
law cannot fully meet the demands of
the occasion. For example, the state
cannot exercise any control over plants
and seeds sent by mail, and yet in
these there is serious danger. The re-
suit was the adoption of resolutions
calling on congress for protection.
The scale has not done any serious
damage in Iowa thus far, at least none
has been reported. But it's ravages
have been discovered in other states of
the Mississippi valley and Iowa is
threatened
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
IOWA CRIMINALS.

Has Been Slight Decrease in Them
During Past Year.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 16.-Criminal sta
tistics for Iowa during the past bien-
NAL period show that there have been
2,444 prosecutions for offenses commit
ted in the state. OF this number 1,191
occurred during the past year, a slight
decrease from those of the year before.
The state has collected ST., 525.44 out
of $l75,525.37 fines imposed during the
period. 1t cost the different counties
for the above prosecutions $s1s,627, of
which Sill, 100 constituted attorneys
fees. These figures We're filed with
the governor in the criminal report by
the secretary of state.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
ESCAPED ON rECuN1cAL1rY.
Wrong Sort of Revenue Stamp on Doc
mentSaved Jack Shields.

Wrong Sort of Revenue Stamp on Docu-
mentSaved Jack Shields.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Dec. 17.-Jack
Shields, arraigned for forgery in the
district court, owes his liberty to his
ignorance of the different kinds of
revenue stamps. 1t appeared in the
trial that he had put a proprietary
stamp on a forged check, which he
passed. Judge Green held that mas
much as the check bbre proprietary
and not documentary stamp, it could
not be the subject of forgery and hav-
ing no legal efficacy, could not have
been passed as a forged instrument.
He accordingly dismissed the case and
ordered the jury discharged. The case
will be passed up to the supreme court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-21
ACCOUNT SYSTEM IS FAULTY.
State Board of Controls Report On tho
University.

State Board of Controls Report On tho
University.
Dies MONIES, Dec 19.-Chairman Lar
rabee and L. G. Kline, of the state
board of control, visited and examined
the accounts of the state university
and their report is made public. The
board confines it's report to criticism of
the method of keeping the financial
accounts of the institution, which, in
the opinion of the board, are not suf-
fcient check upon the officers handling
the funds. The demonstrators of anat-
omy is allowed $1,000 year for pro-
curing dissecting material, and there
is no showing that the money is ex-
pended. The board proposes to send
bodies from state institutions for this
purpose where it can lawfully be done.
1t is charged that bills are sometimes
paid before they are properly audited,
and that contractors have received
money for buildings without the proper
showing from the architect.