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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
To Plead For IL Soldiers Life.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator Fos-
ter of Washington received a telegram
from +. Q. Believes, at Vancouver,
Wash, saying that Corporal Damphof-
fer. Company B, Sixteenth infantry,
had been sentenced to be shot to death
at Manila. The dispatch stated that
Damphoffer was resident of Vancou-
yer aud was only 10 years old. Senator
Foster. was asked to assist in having the
sentence mitigated. The senator was to
see President Mckinley today and ask
clemency for Damphoffer.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
MlSHAP.
Spiral Tower Artist Slipped From
SaiI = Uniniured.

MI. Achiie philiion. the spiral
tower artist. had little mishap
during his performance Friday eve
ming. He was ascending on the ball
when his foot slipped Luckily he
jumped on the spiral path and
caught the ball with his left hand.
He Immediately continued his per-
formance,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
ANDRADe SUSPECTS TREAcHERY.
VIII Take Command of Troops Against
Venezuelan RevOlutIonists.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 16.-Ad-
vices from La Guayra, the port of Cara
Gas, capital OF Venezuela, dated Tues
day, report that the Venezuela revolu-
tion, under the leadership of General
Cipriano Castro, is assuming over
whelming proportions in spite of the
Wholesale lmprison ment of political
Dersonages.
Ii was understood at La Guayra that
President Andrade would change the
composition of bis cabinet aud proceed
to take command of the government
troops. which had sustained two de-
feats, losins quantities Of munitions of
war. camp equipments and prisoners,
suggesting the desertion of the govern
ment troops and collusion upon the part
of the government generals with the
lnSurgent forces.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
FEROCIOUS LION
Tried TO Escape From Cage
Trainer Too Quick,

Intense excitement was caused in
Hagenback's wild animal show at
$3.50 o'clock last night, when big
lion almost succeeded in escaping
from his cage. After the man had
finished his performance with the
lion he closed the door, but it did not
catch and swung wide open. The
lion made IL lunge forithe opening, but
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
Tenth May Not Go.

PTrTsBURG, Sept. 16.-The illness of
Lieutenant Colonel James &. Barnett
OF the Tenth regiment threatens to seri-
uusly interfere with the plan to send
the entire regiment to New York to as
sist in welcoming Admiral Dewey home.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett is at pres
ent at Markleton suffering from IN at
tack of. malarial fever. Unless he is
sufficiently recovered to accompany the
Fighting Tenth TO New York the regi.
ment will stay at home in preference to
going without him.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
Dewey Approves of Banquet Plan.

BosroN, Sept. l6.-President NJ. L.
Sheldon of the Norwich University
Alumni association, Boston, received a
communication from Admiral Dewey,
in winch he approves Of the plan of the
association TO tender him banquet in
Boston about Nov. 1. The admiral
stated that he expected to visit Boston
about tine last OF October
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
To Consult a. to Samoa.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-Bartlett
Tripp. United States Samoan commits.
sioner. arrived in Washington. 1t is
understood ne is to consult the presi.
dent respecting the negotiations about
to begin between the three governments
party to the treaty of Berlin looking to
u revision of that convention according
to the suggestions of the three commits
sioners as set out in ther report.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
a Preacher Expelled by Conference.

ALLIANCE, o., Sept. 16.-The East
Ohio Methodist Episcopal conference
expelled from the conference Rev. D. S.
WEIGH of Macksburg, in the Cambridge
district. HIS license to preach will also
probably be rescinded. The charge was
abandoning mis- pastoral work withaut
leave and going to Williams county and
fraudulently securing divorce from his
wife
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
Case Given to the Jury.

BEDFORD, Pa, Sept. l6.-The testi.
mopy in the HadermanT Thropp libel
suit was completed. E. V. Wright, the
present postmaster of New Paris, said
thai he had sent a donation to Congress
man j. u. Hicks after he had received
Tie app itntmcnt. H. w. Holler, the
M.:uns Cho.ce postmaster, acAnowl-
edged nat he paid 500 to A. Z. Fyan
to reimburse him for money paid by Mr.
Fyan IN securing this appointment.
rhe case is with the jury.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
Wants Additional STAFF Of,eer,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-General Otis
cabled the war department request
for additional staff officers for service in
the Philippines.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
Negro Highwayman Hung.

PULASKI, Va, Sept. 16.-Noah Fin
ley, a negro, was hanged here. A
large crowd was present, but there was
no disorder Finley's crime was high
way robbery and attempted murder
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
MIDWAY PEOPLE.
The Salaries They Receive ana
Their Regulations.

On the midway Col. Frank Gaskil
is regarded as an emperor by the
followers of the shows. His word is
law and his orders are strictly obeyed,
whether they are directed to foreign
er or American.
Strange as it may seem," said
Mr.. Gaskill the other day, 1--WE have
never had a riot among the show
people, and all will invariably fight
for one another against outsiders.
Our system by which all the shows
are conducted has some very rigid
rules, which, if violated, means
either fine imposed on the offender
or their dismissal. Each separate
aggregation must remain in it's own
quarters during working hours.
If any of the members are found alb
sent from their respective places, or
neglecting their duties, they are fined
from 81 up. The fines are usually
remitted if the offender remains on
his or her good behavior for stated
time"
Salaries.
Speaking of the salaries which are
paid to the performers in the various
shows and in the Streets of All Ma
tions, Col. Gaskill said that Prince
Ishmael, the Hindoo magician, re-
ceives $50 a week and expenses; to
Sic Hannah Ben Ali's troupe of per-
forming Arabs, $3.50: the dancing
girls receive from $40 to $55 a week.
The French sensational dancer who
was with the Midway during Elks'
Street Fair week received salary of
$35. When it is taken into consider
alton that clothing, costumes and
boarding must be paid out of these
salaries, the performers save very
little money. They are paid each
Tuesday. Each performer is COM
PEELED by the management TO pay
their board bills every Saturday and
show Col. Gaskili the receipts for the
same Saturday by noon. By doing
this. a. great deal of trouble is guard
ed against.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
Two cases OF Fever; one Death. -.

WASHINGTON. Sept. I6.-A dispatch
from Havana said that one Spanlard
and one American, two days from Key
West, are i'll with yellow fever. There
has been no new cases from the Cabanas
garriooa since Sept. s. Another dis
patch says an American named David
PEBBLES died at Las Animas. Twenty
two sick soldiers and one sick civilian
left for New York on the transport Bu-
ford.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
Miners Demand an Advance.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Sept. To-
Three:fourths of the mines of the
New river district have suspended en-
tirely and the rest are at work with
small force. The miners demand an
advance OF centa per ton and the oper.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
156 S. High ST., Tel. 81.

ators claim they have contracted to fur
nish coal at figure which will not ad-
NIT of an increase in wages. A joint
meeting has been called for Monday.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
Mr.. Van Campen Grows Eloquent.
To the people of Akron, Sunni

To the people OF Akron, Summit
county and Northern Ohio:
While this great Street Fair is 60
ing on l wish to cali your attention
to visit May & Fiebeger's great store
and examine the perfect models of
the great guns and proiectiles that
have protected Your nation, your
home and family, while you were
asleep. Take your wives with you,
1t is of more Importance TO you as an
American than any exhibit upon the
streets of this great fair.
These great weapons settled
the Cuban war and can settle any
nation on earth. The duplicate of
the great guns and weapons can be
seen there. All American citizens
go to May & Fiebeger's. Take your
family. l was three years and four
days in the L. S. army and feel
deeply interested in advising
every old soldier and true American
citizen to visit May Il Fiebeger and
see what is protecting you and your
little ones in the dead hours of the
night against all nations on earth.
Yours truly,
II. D. VANCAMPEN.
Secure your Star course tickets.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16

Miss Smith, piano instructress of
the Actual Business College, begins
work in her department. Oct. lst.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16

How we can put such perfect work
manship on a shirt front, collar or
cuff is what everyone says that ex-
amines our faultless laundry work.
No spot or fray to mar the beauty of
the irreproachable color and finish
put upon it that defies competition
by any laundry in this town. Our
laundry work has reached the top
notch of perfection that has yet been
obtained.
EXCELSIOR LAUNDRY
l56 S. High ST., Tel. 81.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16

the trainer closed the door tightly in
an instant.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
II. D. VANCAMPEN.

Secure your Star course tickets.
Ten great attrac tions to be given at
the Grand Opera House for 81.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-16
AnOrdinanCc
To amend section 444 of the revised
ordinances of the city of Akron,
Ohio,

Ohio.
Be 1t ordained by the council of the city of
Akron, Ohio, thai section AZ of the revised
ordinances of the city of Akron be amended
to read as follows:
Section 4H E. No individual. company or
corporation owning or operating street
no agent. officer or employee OF such indi
yidual, company or corporation, shall run
or cause to run a. car or cars ot speed
greater than twelve (l2l miles per hour.
See. "A F. Any person who shall violate
the provisions of the preceding section.
shall be deemed guilty of Il misdemeanor.
and on conviction of the same, shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than five, nor
more than twenty dollars for each offense.
Passed September 1Ith, 1899.
Chas. H. Isbell, F.. p. Sprigle.
City Clerk. Pres't City Council.
Approved by the Board of City Commits
s1oners. ChaS- ID. lsbell- clerk.
Sept. Isle
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7be Great Coart of the Ducaf Palace.

the condition of the building. Signor Delzotto says the state of the his toric building is alarming, and Signor Rinnovamento urges the immediate re- moyal of the valuable sculpture which the building contains, us we'll as 500,000 volumes of the St. Marks library. Such is the reported condition of the build ing to-day. What place hasit occupied in European history in past centuries?
 The history of this wonderful and beautiful palace dates from the year SEQ, when ii was first built, at which time it was all in the classic Gothic style. Since that time il has been de-
 stroyed and rebuilt three times-once destroyed by mob, in retaliation upon an unjust government, and three times by fire. In addition to this it has been partially destroyed by fire three times, and at each rebuilding it has been changed, and the more modern Italian architecture substituted for the Goth ic, until to-day not much remains of its first beauty It is situated on the Piaz- etta, once of the two Streets of the city which are worthy of the name, and is built in the form of an irregular square with q great court in the center. One
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esagsHeScGgez gez1gs=6e G8a-z-zas1zze1W9oe 2 Decay of an Historic Building l
 The Hand of Time Laid Heavily Upon the S Duca Palace of Venice '

in the gorgeous garments of his office, and from the deck of beautifully dec ovated state barge, would cast into the sea ring, presented by the pope for the occasion. As he did so he would eXclaim: We betroth thee, 0 sea, in sign of our lawful and perpetual do- minion."
 Such have been the splendors of the ducal palace. Around it have foated the ships carrying the worlds commerce; from it have been issued the edicts that governed not only Venice and her con quered dependencies, but much of the maritime interests of Europe, Asia and Africa. What tales of these gorgeous and impressive ceremonies these vast silent walls could tell if they could but speak.
 Another feature of the dueal palace in which all travellers are interested, and which no visitor to Venice passes by without seeing, is the Bridge of Signs. This connects the palace with the public prisons, built in 1859 by Antonio da Ponta. These prisons are
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of the bargain. Gould likes to be classed with the gentlemanly sports. He gives much attention to horses. to dogs and to fancy poultry, but those who claim to know say that he knows very little of either of the three. At any rate, he paid a Milwaukee breeder $5'00O for pair of St. Bernards. which the critics are said to have pronounced as exceedingly inferior, and which died on his hands a short time after he re- ceiyed them.
 At another time Gould is said to have been walking along one of the New York drives near the family residence when he saw couple of dogs that pleased him, and he immediately of fered $5,00o for the two, which the owner accepted with such haste that Gould was rather afraid his judgment had again been wrong. His sporting friends who know something about dogs are sure that it was. Gould did not care for the $5,o00, but he did care for his reputation as judge of dogs.
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of the many attractive features of the building is the giants stairway in the great court, and so-called because of the statues of Mars and Neptune, by SansoYino, standing at the head of it. Upon this landing, beneath these he roic statues, the doges of Venice, in their time the rulers of the greatest maritime nation of the world, received the beretta of their office.
 Who can picture the magnificence of the ceremonies that installed in office those mighty rulers, chosen by the peo- pie and yet endowed with power that was almost unlimited? For many of them, during their respective lifetimes, their wish was law to the Venetians. This was true, not only in Venice, but for a time in Crete, in Cyprus, in the Peloponnesus and the islands of the Egean. During the centuries when Venice ruled the seas, when her ships carried the commerce of world, a part of the ceremonial duties of the doge was the annual wedding of the AdriAtio At such time the doge, clad
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quite as interesting historically as the palace, and into them, across the Bridge of Signs, have travelled many historic men and women never to return.
 Another feature of this remarkable palace is it's great hall, the salle della quatre porte, in which great assem- blages have debated the destinies of Europe, and in which the wealth and beauty of the world, greater in some ways than the world of to-day, have been seen.
 Still another is it's great library of several hundred thousand valuable books, which, if once destroyed, all the world could not replace. This, the li- brary of St. Mark, which the architects now propose to partially remove, is the most valuable of all the treasures of the ducal pa,ace. It's historic statuary, it's paintings and decorations by men whose fame will live throughout all centuries, cannot be compared to this wealth of books.
 John Ruskin has said: "See St. Mark s and die," but he should have added: See not only St. Marks, but the won ders of the dueal palace. It has not the architectural beauty; it has not
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oTTaHE ducal palace of Venice, one o1

0TTaHE ducal palace of Venice, one of
 the most historic structures of
 A Europe, is crumbling away. The hand of time is scattering its massive pillars, and rending asunder its great walls. The beautifully decorated walls and ceilings, which are among the art wonders of the world, are falling, and the great building, the home of the Venetian doges, is going to pieces in every part.
 The Venetians refuse to believe this, and hold to the hope that what has stood for centuries will stand yet alittle while longer. But the reports of com potent architects are so alarming that the superior council of fine arts in Rome has repudiated further respon- sibility for the building, and so mo- tified the Italian government, which in turn hastily summoned such an arch itectural authority as Signor Boito, of Milan, to make an extended report, which he is now doing. Other architect ural experts have aroused the artistic world by their statements regarding
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tired without the usual pension. The meager salary, never exceeding $50 per month, had not enabled him to lay aside a sum for the maintenance of himself and family in his declining years, and if he was to live through those years he must work. But at what was the problem which he had to solve. And right ingeniously did he do it.
 Every tenant of the building in which he had swept and dusted and dusted and swept, year in and year out, knew the old man, and h*> solicited their aid, promising them full vaue for their small investment The hourly collec- ton of mail from house to house and office to office is as yet but Chicago dream of the future. The old man realized that many of the tenants in the building favored this improvement in the postal service, and he offered his services for a small remuneration from each tenant
 Once each hour during the day the old man goes from one office to another collecting here one and at another 100 letters which he carries to the general post office. For this service he has Q sliding scale ranging from ten to twen- ty cents a week from each tenant, and the income from his 10o customers l brings him a better living than ne ever made at harder work. He is praying that the day of hourly collection of mail in Chicago may be postponed until l his days on earth are finished
 WRIGHT A. PATTERSON
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 own way and greatly to their peeuniary advantage
 1t is possible for a traveller on any of the lines in the three divisions of the city to secure transfers from one line 10 another so long as they are owned by the same company. Thus. when a pas senger pays his fare on the Forty-third street car he can ride as far as Hal sted street and there secure a trans fer which entities him to ihe privilege of continuing his ride on the Halsted street line without paying another fare,
 The Forty-tbird street line is patron ized very heavily by employees at the stock yards. who have no use for transfer after they leave the Forty third street line. They secure them, however, and give them to the news boys, who are eagerly waiting for them. In the morning the boys trade these transfers to the people living i'll the neiBbborhood, whose work takes them downtown, for newspapers. and then sell the papers. In turn the people liv- ing in the aefghborhood secure trans fers when returning from the city in the evening, and these they trade the boys for an evening paper, the boys in turn selling the transfers to the patrons of the Forty-third street line for five cents each, as the people would usually rather give the boys the benefit of the nickel than the street car company.
 While there is no financial benefit in this to the patrons of the Forty-third street line, it does help the newsboys and also the poor people living in the neighborhood of Forty-third and Hal sted streets. They subscribe for a morning paper, paying two cents @ day for it, and have it delivered at the house very early in the morning, in time for them to read 1t before start ing to work, at which time they carry it with them and trade it off for the transfer that entities them to a ride downtown, and in this way they get both paper and car fare for two cents. In the evening their paper and ear.fare costs them five cents.
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NOT A HAPPY LOT.
Requirements of the Unfortunate Men Who Seek Positions in
 Chinese Mail Service.

Difficulties of the civil service exam ination are multiplied tenfold in the requirements set down by law of ap- plicants for positions in the mai! sery- ice of China.
 In the first place an applicant must have strength and courage. Toacquire these he goes through a very queer method of training. He wanders through mountains and valleys, forests and caves. The exact time 10 be occu- pied in a trip is fixed by law, and heavy fine is imposed for unnecessary delay. He must repeat these trips at night, and if he listens to the bad spirit and thereby fails to appear at the re quired time at a certain place he is sure to lose his rights to a position.
 This is not all. He is obliged to carry an enormous weight for many miles and return with it within a given time. No allowance is made for his inability to defend himself against thieves and highway his road usually leading through a district thick with bandits.
 In training the candidate eats very little-though he is used to this-and he tries every straining exercise. Then comes his real examination. under the direction of government officials. Heis taken into a long room where, suspend ed from a high beam with strong ropes are very heavy sacks with rocks.
 The candidate must give swinging motion to all these sacks and then run to and fro between them, carefully guarding against blow by one of the heayy Meirhts.-Chicago Journal.
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the famous decorations of the great cathedral, but it is equally great in historic treasure. Its heavy walls have screened from the ears of the world for time some of the most diabolical plots that historians have ever record ed. It has housed many noble patriots as well as men whose names are re- membered only because of their cor ruption. It is historic building in historic city and a historic country, worthy visit by every traveller in Europe.
 Those who love art, and those who love history, will trust that the fears of the architects are unfounded, and that the trust of the Venetians may be realized, and the building remain as it has for centuries.
 feT
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appointed peace commission" to keep Ireland and Aus tria from serious complications.
 Hali Adali the "Sultan's Lion" as the Turkish wrestler is called, was visitor in the mayors office. The man who eats q dozen chickens each day and who guarantees to throw any wrestler in America with as much dispatch and ease as the late Yousouf could, looked like an intruder to Rowan. The latter did not know that the Turk had been the special guest of his honor. Broad, almost gigantic Rowan was ready to do the mayors bidding. Mayor liar rison had one of those suspicious wrinkles in his eye.
 "Bowan,' he whispered, "did I not tell you to keep my office cleared of strangers ?"
 'Shure, yer honor, I wuz just a gettfn' after the Boolgarian, :. replied Rowan. Come, me hearty, yamoose, shinny on yer own side" he shouted as he seized the Turks hand.
 Haii simply closed his vise-like fin gers on BoUan's hand and drew the big policeman after him with perfect ease Rowan smothered his cries of pain. He really was in pain. The Turkish Lion" was uottoo dense to carry out the joke Leading Rowan to the corridor he shock him off and strode imperiously out of the city hall.