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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
DAYS DEFENSE
OF the Purchase of Ten Million FIipinos
For Cash.
New York World.l

Judge Day. who was the head Of Pres
ident McKinleys commission to ar
range the terms of peace with Spain, in
letter written to help the Republican
canvass in Ohio, says:
"It was not claimed that the United
States had right to the Philippine Is
lands as matter of conquest. We were
in possession only Of the city, bay and
harbor of Manila under the protocol of
August IL, 1898, providing that the
United States should occupy and hold
the same pending the conclusion of a
treaty of peace which should determine
the control, disposition and government
of the Philippines"
In other words, we did not wrest or
conquer the Philippines from Spain.
They did not become ours, as Judge Day
admits, by the capture or Manila. And
it is a fact, asserted by Senator German,
and never denied, that Commissioners
Day, Gray and Davis were against
claiming or taking the entire group un-
til instructed so to do from Washington.
President Mckinley at the time the
commission was appointed was in favor
of retaining only the bay, harbor and
city as coaling and naval station. He
pretended afterward that he simply
yielded to the commission in acquiring
Sovereignty over the entire archipela-
CO."
Judge Day asserts, as Mr.. Mckinley
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
WISMAR WILL
IS ATTACKED
Brother Brings a Lawsuit
Against Brother.
IMPOSED UPON HIS FATHER.
That Is the Claim Set UP In the Petition
and Another Alleges Conniyance
With Others In Proper
ty Deal.

Welty and Albaugh have O. mmenced
two suits in common pleas court on be-
half Of Joseph A. Wisman, of Massillon.
In the first case Joseph sues his brother,
Ernest w. Wisman, to break their ia
theirs will. He claims the father, Err
nest Wisman, sr., who died Oct. 6, was
imposed upon by the brother Ernest and
that owing to the fathers weak and in
firmed condition he was prevailed upon
to leave all of his property, valued at
Sc 900, to Ernest. He says Ernest and
his mother made false representation to
the old gentleman and therefore he asks
that the will be declared void and he be
given half the estate.
The second case is against Ernest
Wisman, George Ripple and Peter
Kelly. The plaintiff complains in this
and says that back in June, when the
father was still alive, Ernest connived
with Rippel and Kelly to have them
buy four lots owned by Wismar's father;
that they bought them, paying $1,000,
and that Ernest got the money. He
says that in fact the lots were worth
5000 and that they were sold so cheap
because Ernest imposed on the father so
he could get the lash. The plaintiff asks
that the sale be set aside and he have
his rights as an heir to these lots
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
SHERIFF GOES
TO COLUMBUS.
To Get Papers to Bring Back a
Pittsburg Man.
TRIED TO SWALLOW A NOTE.
Pittsburg story That Charles Harris Was
Confused When Arrested His
tory of an Interesting
Case.
TRIED TO SWALLOW A NOTE.

Constable Charles Henry returned
from Pittsburg Saturday night where
he had been to arrest Charles Harris
for forgery. Harris refused to come
without requisition papers and he was
left with the officers there. This morn
ing Joseph Friedman went to Pittsburg
to make affidavit that Harris was a fu-
gitive from justice so they will hold
him.
Sheriff Zaiser also left today for Co.
lumbus armed with requisition papers
which Prosecutor Pomerene had pre-
pared. These will be presented to Gov
ernor Bushnell. After getting an order
from Governor Bushnell the sheriff will
go to Harrisburg and have Governor
Stone approve the papers. He will then
come home by way of Pittsburg and
bring Harris with him.
HAD ANOTHER NOTE.
The Pittsburg Dispatch had the fol-
lowing about the case in it's Sunday is
sue:
Charles Harris, an alleged forger Of
Canton, o., is in custody of the Alle-
gheny police, awaiting requisition to be
taken back for trial. Harris is a He
brew, about % years of age. He was ar
rested yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
at 595 Preble avenue by officer Hugh
Livingstone and Charles M. Henry, a
constable of Canton, who came to Allie
gheny with warrant for Harris.
Harris is alleged to have obtained
notions and clothing from the Canton
Notion Company, with 5000 note bear
ing the alleged forged signature of S.
lSiendenfeld, Hebrew merchant of
Murray, o. The information against the
accused is made by Joseph Friedman,
a member of the firm from whom the
goods were received.
After the transaction Harris left Cam
ton, and came to Allegheny, where he
secured employment as clerk In the
store of relative, on Preble avenue,
where he was arrested yesterday. The
note given was payable at the First
National bank of Canton, but was re-
turned protested. 1t seems that Har-
ris became alarmed, for, after reaching
Allegheny, he wrote letter to the Can
ton firm, and stated he had not intended
to do wrong, as the note was not due for
six months, and that he expected to
have the money by that time to re-
| deem it. 1t was this letter that gave
the first clue to his whereabouts.
When arrested yesterday Harris took
note for $50 on the bank in Athens,
| o., and a letter from his pocket, and
tore them in pieces. He tried to swal-
low the crumpled note, but it was jerked
out of his hand. The remnants of the
10 nN InkN H. L. L. L., ~nA L.
police, and will be used as evidence
against him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
THE TRAGIC SIDE OF WAR.
With the Sharpshooters In "DevelOpin g.
the Filipino Fire.
(Luzon letter to Chicago Record.)

Uuzon letter to Chicago Record.)
But the life here is not all joke. A
few days ago a reconnaissance was
made toward Novaleta. Two batallions
of the Fourth Infantry went out with
the brigade commander and ran up
against the trenches, which we knew
were there. 1t seemed pity that life
had to be sacrificed for practically moth
ing, but 1t was so.
There is in the regiment a detachment
of sharpshooterS and scouts, made up of
four privates and a non commissioned
officer from each company. This de-
tachment had the advance, and coming
near the enemy, they proceeded to de-
velop his force. That word develop
does not sound serious, but 1t really
means getting shot at, and as the
enemy was present, there was soon
lively fire. Our men got down behind
the rice dykes and fired volleys. Soon
one of them was hit in the left breast,
and he toppled over, but Immediately
Strengthened up and tried to repeat an
order that was being shouted across
the field. He was not of the Hero"
kind or at least he did not mean to be;
he was just paying attention to his
duty, and If anybody could have spoken
to him about 1t he would probably have
said "Why not? What should you
expect me to do?" But in the midst of
his attempts the blood gushed from his
lips, and he went down again and did
not get up.
Can you imagine such a scene? The
ground was deep with water and mud;
there were no cheers or shouts of en-
couragement; 1t was a cloudy rainy
day, and the only thing unusual was
the popping of rifles Off there from the
bamboo thickets that lined small
stream, and the corresponding tipping
OF the bullets as they kicked up the mud
and water. And this man died as
quickly as anybody ever died, and with
no idea but to do his duty. Pick out
some man you know and think of him
in that position and see how 1t feels.
And it has happened several times since
we have been out here that only few
days after such an occurrence letter
had come from a mother or sister ask
ing about her boy or brother, who had
been perhaps little careless about
writing home 1 tell you these letters
are not easy to answer. I saw a short
verse the other day entitled "Only One
Killed." but to somebody he was the
only one thought of and dreamed OF,
and perhaps followed with prayers and
hopes for his safety.
Let the bowling expansionist or who
ever he may be who shouts for war and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
COMMUNION SERVICE.
A. Large Congregation Takes
Part In This Church
Custom.

The people Of Trinity Reformed
church enjoyed an especially helpful
and inspiring communion service yes
terday morhng. The music was fea-
ture Of the Service as 1t was also in the
evening. The large choir and stringed
orchestra together with Mrs. w. H.
Double and the male quartette of the
church added greatly to the worship of
the day. A number of new members
were received at the communion and
the congregation is making constant
and encouraging progress. The names
of the new members are appended: L..
Victor Teehes, Mrs Maggie Teehes,
Ada Shaffer, Ida Hale, Karl Krause,
Emma Stahler, Mrs Cora Steele, Otto
Stetler, Edwin Rank, Robert II. Ander-
son and Clifford Beaumont.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
OPTIC INJURED.
A Boy Threw Burning Leaves
Into the Face of a
Companion.

youn" son of w. II. Myers, of COZ
Douglass street, was the victim of pain
full injuries Saturday afternoon about
A o'clock. The boy, accompanied by a
member of the family, was calling on
some friends in the northeast end of the
city where a small bonfire of dry leaves
was in progress. 1t appears that while
young Myers was standing nearby a
little companion threw some of the
leaves, which were still burning, into his
face. One eye was very badly burned.
and the attending physician, DR.. w. H.
Faulk, stated Sunday that the optic
was severely injured, but that 1t may be
saved by careful treatment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
HURFORD HOUSE
CONDEMNED.
Board of Public Safety Says 1t
Must Come Down.
NEW STRUCTURE MAY RISE.
On the Site That Has Been So Long Occu-
pied by the Present HosteIry-Has
Long Been Projected and
May Now Materialize.

Mayor Robertson, Fire Chief Leinin-
ger, Engineer Weber, Plumbing In
spector Boerner and City Clerk Ley
made final inspection of the Hurford
house Monday afternoon with regard
to it's condemnation. A meeting after
wards was held at which the following
resolution was adopted:
"That it is the sense of this board,
after having made a careful examina-
ton Of the brick building located on the
corner of West Tuscarawas and Court
streets, and known as the Hurford
house, that it is an insecure and unsafe
condition, to be used as a public hotel,
and it is hereby ordered that the said
building be taken down within four
months"
The city clerk was notified to instruct
the owners of the building of the action
of the board.
The members of the board stated that
thy found the floors sagging and in a
very unsafe condition, Mayor Robertson
stating that he would not stay in the
building over night. Members said that
sidewalks were found bulged out, and
there were other dangerous places
which led to decision of the board,
after half an hours discussion the res
olution being adopted unanimously.
1t is now hoped that a structure will
be constructed in place Of the one that
the board has condemned There are
ways that the money can be raised if
capitalists will not take hold
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
-Vr { Democratic Candidate For Inirmary Director.

candidate for reelection. He has also
been member of the school board for
nine years in a special school district
in Paris township. From the day of his
first vote he has always been Demo
crat, being a firm believer in the stable
and substantial doctrines of the found
ers of the party. His services for the
people have been many and in all that
he was called upon to perform his hon
esty. integrity and good judgment were
apparent. He has reared family on
his farm near New Franklin and is q
splendid type Of Stark county's progress
sive citizens. He is just the kind of a
man the county needs to look after her
poor and unfortunate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17

said in one of his speeches, that "the
Philippines are ours by purchase" As
the Judge puts 1t, by the cession for a
consideration (s2O,OOO,OOO) we obtained
an indisputable title"
This justifies Speaker Reeds sneer that
I'VE bought 1O,OOO,O 900 yellow bellies at 81
a head" The morality and constitu
tionality of such a wholesale transac-
tion in human beings and In sovereign
ty" have been questioned by high au-
thority,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
ANOTHER CHAPTER.
Fact That Wengrow Refused to
Testify Will Be Certified
to Court.

The Alliance Leader prints another
chapter of the Wengrow case that has
attracted considerable attention among
the attorneys: The attorneys for the
plaintiffs in the Wengrow matter, be-
gan to take Wengrow's deposition be-
fore Notary Public c. A. Davidson. At
torney w. M. Roach represented the
plaintiff and A. c. Strong and d. E.
Rogers the defendant.
After the formal question as to age,
name, residence and occupation. under
instruction of his attorneys Mr.. Wen
grow refused to answer any further
Questions, on the ground that the plaint-
ifs in the case had no right to take his
deposition in advance of the trial, he
being a party defendant. Mr.. Roach
for the plaintiff insisted on an answer
from the witness who still refused.
Whereupon Mr.. Roach asked the notary
to commit the witness for contempt of
court. Mr.. Davidson refused to inn
prison the witness but will certify the
proceedings to common pleas court for
instructions, and continued the hearing
until Tuesday at / o'clock They began
taking the deposition of Harry Wen
grow, brother of Henry Wengrow which
occupied the entire forenoon. He tes-
titled that he acted in the capacity as
clerk in Mrs Wengrow's store In Mi
nerva, but did not have any knowledge
as to the value of the goods in the store
at any time. He merely kept account
of his own sales until his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Henry Wengrow, sold out to Ia
dock Holes, and since has resided with
his brother in this city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17

Elson Vandegrift, the Democratic
candidate for inflrmary director, is
Paris township farmer, fifty-four years
old He lives now upon the farm that
has been his home since birth, his
father, Richard Vandegrift, who Is
now dead, having settled there sixty
five years ago. Elson Vandegrift is
broad minded, prosperous and patriotic
citizen. In Paris township, where he is
best known. he is most loved and re-
spected. He has the complete conf
dence of his neighbors and fellow citi-
zens and has just finished his third term
as a trustee of his township, having
served nine years. He declined to be
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
Awaiting Trial.

William Downey Of Alliance, who was
recently taken to Cleveland by Deputy
United States Marshal j. j. Kelley, on
a government warrant charging him
with completely in the post Office rob-
berry, that occurred last year in Missou-
ri, is now in the county jail at Kansas
City awaiting trial. The case is set for
hearing in the criminal court which con-
venes in Jefferson City, Mo-, Tuesday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17

doesn't go remember that these men are
out here doing this work and dying,
some of them, for his pet theories, and
then let him go away and be honest and
consider his opinion Of himself. Fight
ing for principle is all right, but will
somebody please tell us what we are
fighting for out here?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
FILLED WITH GLORY.
speciai to News Democrat.

Massillon, Oct. 1.-THE returning base
ball enthusiasts were filled with glory
Sunday afternoon when to their great
delight Canton was defeated. Ray Mar
KEEL, the popular pitcher, was over
whelmed with congratulations and the
base ball fever ragged at white heat dur
ing the evening.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-22
DIED..

CARPENTER-On Wednesday, June q,
1879, at 80 O'Clock a. M, VIM. Carpenter,
in the SD year of his age.
Funeral from his late residence, Alps
Wood street. Friday morning, June 23d,
at $3.50 o'clock. Interment at Govers
Gap. w. Va. Friends of the family re-
spectfully invited to attend
THOMPSON-At Paris, France. Sunday.
June 4, 1899, Mrs. Mary E Thompson,
widow of the late Col. w. P. Thompson.
Funeral from st Matthews Episcopal
church, Friday, June %, at II o'clock a
m. Friends of the family respectfully in
vited. Interment private at Stone Church
cemetery, on National Road
ENTERED INTO REST.
KYLE-At Echo Point. Tuesday, June
goth, at 4:50 p M, John A., eldest son OF
the late Robert and Mary A Kyle, aged
46 years.
Funeral from his late residence, Echo
Point, on Thursday at p. m. Friends are
invited to attend. Intermerft at Green
wood cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-22
SERIOUS. INDEED.

We did not need General Miles to
tell us that the situation in the Phil
i1ppines is very serious" That fact
is self-evident. Re-enforcements to the
extent of many thousands of troops
are needed, and needed badly. This is
plain even to the uninitiated, even had
we not had the word of the COM
handing general at Manila to that eff
feet. Yet the politicians at Washing
ton hesitate between their duty to the
soldiers now in the islands, which, if
the present policy of conquest is to be
carried out. is to at once relieve the
gallant, hard-presssed troops with re-
endorsements, and the administrators
fear of the political effect upon the
country of another call for volunteers,
to say nothing of the possibility CT be-
ing unable to raise in time a sufficient
army for this work, which is anything
but attractive, especially from the
standpoint of patriotism, probably the
most important factor in raising vol
unteer army.
General Miles is certainly right. The
Philippines situation is very serious"
indeed. 1t is rather anomalous. Also
when we take into consideration the
spectacle presented by great nation
at war, while the commanding general
Of the army is practically retired to
private life. not even being consulted
as to the military operations either
present or in contemplation.
The situation is indeed peculiar, to
say the least, and. as General Miles
puts it, very serious. 1t is high time
the administration were abandoning
it's Micawber policy Of waiting for
something to turn up to save it the
responsibility of definite and decisive
action.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-22
THE FIAsCo AT THE HAHtE

The much heralded and Wanted
peace conference" at The Hague ar
ranged by the Gear and participated in
by the nations is naturally destined to
proveNa fat failure, as probably every
participant in it knew it would, with
the possible exception of the young
Car, himself, who was doubtless quite
sincere i'm his desire to lessen the en-
ormous and crushing military burden
of his people.
Fhe disal 'mament and arbitration
propositions were most attractive and
doubtless ould be successful if the
nations participating in the conference
were actuated by the right and the
truth rather than by greed and grab.
But lust of power and the spirit of con-
quest have not died out in the courts
and governments, of the world. Indeed,
the most recent developments show on
the contrarysthatsthe spirit of conquest
and lust of territory and power are
as strong at this time as ever in the
worlds history, having, in fact gained
converts and manifested themselves
where least expected, namely, in the
United States of America, although OPP
posed to all our best and lgrandest ira
ditions, to the spirit of our institutions
and to our fundamental law, itself
No wonder, therefore, that the peace
conference" at The Hague will result in
nought, that the arbitration proposition
as originally proposed will be thrown
overheard and that while form of ar
bitration may be agreed to it will be
arbitration only in name and so
hedged about by conditions as to render
it practically Intellectual.
This will leave the International sit
uation in statu quo and the ravening
wolves among the nations may still
continue to plumber and devoir the
weaker and one another as before.
The sword is still to be the arbiter
and disarmament and peaceful arbitra-
ton wherein right and not might shall
prevail, are apparently as far off as the
millennium.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-22

OF course the Standard Oil Company
declares that a desire to escape pur-
suit of Attorney General MCnnett is
not at the bottom of it's determination
to give up its Ohio charter and remove
its headquarters from that state, but it
will be observed that no other reason
is given. 1t will remove to that para
disc of trusts, New Jersey, under whose
laws it has been reincorporated, and
where officials cease from troubling
and monopolies are at rest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-22
REFORM IN CUBA.

Startling evidence of the degree of
corruption which Spanish rule had
reached in Cuba is furnished by COM
parison of the figures Of income and
expenditure under the late Spanish
and present American military govern
ments of Havana Province.
For the first time the entire figures
have been given to the people, and it
is shown that despite the ravages of
war on top of the Spanish reconcen-
trade policy the yield of revenue for
the past five months is more than for
any previous two years of Spanish
rule.
The fact probably is, however. not
that the Americans are better collect
ors of revenue than the Spanish, but
that all the revenue collected fer the
first time has found its way into the
public treasury instead of into the pri-
vate pockets of Spanish officials.
No wonder the Cubans are astound-
ed. There are more reforms to eanIe,
and as a climax to them the Cubans
should have the good sense to vote
themselves and their island in,o the
American Union, where they geo2raph-
ically belong.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-22
Fourth infantry, under command d
Major Budd, been equaled

Fourth infantry, under command of
Major Budd, been equaled.
The battalion numbered bnt 300
against surrounding force Of ten
times their number all told Of the FIJI
ipinos. Never has the superior fight
ing ability of the American soldier
been more thoroughly demonstrated
than by this little band. Having fallen
into trap, which would surely have
meant their total annihilation had the
enemy been other than Filipinos, they
cut their way through the dusky ranks
hemming them in, and outnumbering
them ten to one. until met by re-en-
forcements. 1t was well-planned
ambuscade, and shows that the Fill
pinos possess excellent generals. It
was narrow escape for the gallant
300 boys in blue, who, though volun-
teers, fought with the GOODNESS and
bravery of veterans.
Were the Filipinos as good fighters
as they are generals. 300 Americans
would then have been sacrificed. in
stead of but five. with twenty-five
wounded
1t is a pity that the lives and health
of such magnificent soldiers as these
young Americans should be sacrificed
to the incapacity, or arrogance, or
worse, of our Wall-street-controlled
administration at Washington, which
has blundered in it's policy from the
moment Dewey was superseded by Otis
and the formers policy of fraternal
recognition of the Filipino government
retired in favor Of the present un-
American policy.