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The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY
 CONVENTION.

Pursuant to call issued by the Re- publican Territorial Executive Com mittee, a Territorial Convention will meet in the city Of Phoenix at 10 O. clock A. M.. April 30, 1900. for the purpose of electinF six delegates and six alternate to attend and represent the Territory of Arizona at the National Republican Convention in the city of Philadelphia on June l9, 1900; and for the transac- tiUn of such other business as may properly come before the Convention. Tn pursuance of said call, Republican County Convention is hereby called 10 be held in the town of St. Johns on Saturday, April 2lst, 1900, at 10 o'cloc A, NJ, for the purpose>nf eieeting dele gates to represent Apache county in the Territorial Conventisn.
 The appointment of delegates to the County Convention will be made upon the vote cast for Col A. O. Brodie, Re- publican candidate for Delegate to Congress at the last general election, and upon basis of one delegate for each twenty five votes, or fraction thereof. cast, which will give the fol. lowing representation to the several precincts, to wit:
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21
STRIKING SUSPECTED.
The Practice of Self-Maiming Among the Troops in the Phil
 tpptnea..

According to the recent mail advices from the Philippines it seems that the practice of self-maiming has prevailed to greater or less extent among the troops in the Philippines.
 The matter was brought to the at tention of Gen. Otis by Cor 4. A. Woodruff, deputy surgeon general and chief surgeon of the department of the Pacific, in letter in which he said:
 ''Self-inf1icted wounds of the hand and occasionally of the feet, claimed 70 be accidental, usually occurring on outpost, are So frequent that I have the honor to suggest that all such cases be carefully investigated by a board of survey similar to that called Tor m case of desertiOn to determine the circumstances under which they ac- tnally occurred and especially in rela- tion to line duty All of these men be- come disabled for military duty. with usually minimum amount of maim- ing for civil occupation, and thus se- cure discharge'
 Gen. Otis incorporated this letter in a general order to the troops and directed that all eases of the character referred 10 and all eases where there was reason to believe that the wounds were seif-ihficted be promptly investi- gated and reported to the headquar- .ers of the, department of the Pa .iic."
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21
REPUBLICAN TERRIFIC
 RIAL CONVENTION.

TUCSON, ARIZ., Mar. 26, 1900.
 The republicans of the Territory of Arizona are hereby called to meet m delegate convention. in the City of Phoenix, on
 MONDAY. APRIL 30th, 1900 at 10 o'clock A. M., for the purpose Of electing six delegates and SIX alternates to attend and represent said territory at the National Republican Conven' tion. to be held i'll the City of Phliadel- phia, on June 18th, 1900 and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said conyen- ton.
 The basis of representation of the several counties in said convention will be one delegate for every 50 votes cast at the last general election for Alex o. Brodie, for delegate to congress and one additional delegate for each fraction over 9. Such delegates shall be chosen, not less than three days be- fore the assembling of said Territorial Convention, either by primary election or in such other manner as the County Republican Central committees of the respective counties may determine.
 Upon the foregoing basis, the appor- tionment will be as follows:
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

The Dry Tortugas have been formally turned over to the Navy Department, 10 be turned into 8 great naval station. Before the Spanish war, they were held by the Marine Hospital as quarantine station and were reclaimed by it after the war was over. As they have the only deep and fine harbol for many miles, the navy was loath to give then. up and appealed to the President who has decided in favor of the Navy.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21
A LETTER FROM MAINE. PrTTsFIELD, MAINE, APRIL 10, 1900. MT. k. s. Perkins,
 Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
 was greatly shocked here in my home in the "far East" to learn through the columns of Tbe Her. aid (which is weekly vlsltor) of the inexpressbly sad and tragic death of tue young men, Lesueur and Gibbons. at the hands of renegades on the 18th of last month. While net personally acquainted with either of the unfortu- i nate ones, Iknow their fathers we'll, es- pecially MT. Lesueur. and respect them both as thorough business men.
 You nor 1 can do any thing to restore the murdered ones to their families. If we could how gladly would We do so. This terrible tragedy makes it seem almost as though the conditions of A pache County are nearly or quite as bad as sixteen years ago, when l first became resident of it.. Most, if not all cattle and horse thieves are murder CTS, and Apache County has the repu- tation of sheltering such characters, as they seem to have but little fear or dread of our courts of justice as they are, or have been conducted. It does seem as though something OUGHT to be done to rid our county of such outlaws. and make it so hot for them that they could not escape the full penalty of their crimes.
 It seems to me that the murder of these two young men should arouse, in the minds and hearts of the people of l Apache County, such tide of indigna- nation and horror, as would terrorize every evil law breaker within it's limits. notice Tn The Herald that SS50OO reward is offered for the capture of the nnrderers. I would be willing to pay my proportional part, were it necessary, i to raise S2,000. %. or more, for that pur- pose, and that justice might be done, 1 let 1t cost what it would in this case. | Cannot you, through tue columns of 1 The Herald, stir up the people to the l importance of united action, in bring i ing to justice every outlaw who can be 1 found Tn Apache County, and that a case like this may never again be known there. The people are too apa- thetic, and seem to be in fear of the Ienegades more than they ought {, when law ought to be made protection.
 I hope that soon we shall know or hear that the last one of the culprits have met their deserts.
 Very truly yours;
 c. 0. Howe.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Tn report to the State Depart ment, Consul Nelson says: ''In Mo- vember of last year, Dr. Claus Han sen of Bergen delivered lecture before theS:orthing at ChristIana, on the causes of tuberculosis and the fight against it. The foremost endeavors in fighting tuberculosis should be to agitate, for greater cleanliness; particularly should of. forts be directed against tho habit Of spltting."
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

It is very probable that congress will decide to set apart the Petri- fled Forest as National Park. It is one of the most remarkable natural curiositieS in the world, ri- valing the Yosemite and Yellow stone valleys, while not many ml les away is that colossal wonder, the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. A government expert thus writes of the Forest: '|There IS every evil dence 10 show that tho trees grew beside some inland sea. After
 alIins they became waterlogged, an4 during the decomposition the cell structure of the wood was en- tirely replaced by silicia from the sandstone in the walls surrounding this great inland sea. Over the en- tire area ol eight miles square the 2 trees lie scattered in all cunceiva- bIe positions and in fragments ot all sizes, the broken sections some times resembling pile of cart wheels. A phenomenon perhaps unparalleled, and the most remark able feature Of the Park. is natu- ral bridge formed By tree of aga tized wood spanning 8 canyon 45 feet in width. The Park was dis covered m 1858.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

The Prospector mentions the dis covery of prehistoric buildings in Graham county. While workmen were excavatiag on the canal three miles above San Jose they came up- on the walls Of building, together with a huge ash pile in which are charred willow sticks with the bark in part still remaining. The walls are clearly defined and are plaster ed on the inside and apparently have been burned.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Postmaster General Smith has discovered that while he and First Assistant Heath have been work ing to establish rural free delivery, the Second and Fourth Assistants have been fighting it. The Second Assistant opposes it because it more and moro replaces the star route system which is under his control, and the Fourth Assistant opposes it because it reduces the number oi fourth class postmasters who are appointed by him.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

A Deming dispatch says officers of Grant county, assisted by gov ernment and railroad officers, are making every effort to apPrchend the band of despcradoes that killed George Scarborough. A posse oi five lett Den.ing for San Simon and Chiricahua country and will guard the eastern passes in aid Of Cochise county posses operating north, and west.-ProspeCtor.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21
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Primary elections will be held in the different precincts above named on Saturday. April l4t.l. 1900. to elect del egates to the Republican County Con- Yention.
 Each delegate must be provided with the proper credentials signed by the Chairman and the Secretary of tn e primary at which he was elected, to in- sure him g seat in the Convention. Proxies properly executed by dele. gate regularly elected, will be recog- nized.
 By order of the Apache County Re- publican Executive Committee
 J. L. Hubbell, John T Hogue, Chalrmgn.
 Secretary.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

The Department of Agriculture has issued a bulletin on the domes- uc growing of Egyptian long fiber cotton which is now largely lmpor- ted. "It the production of Egyp- tian cotton is 10 succeed on com mercial scale in the United states 1t must be in the Gulf coast region or in the irrigated lands of the Southwest"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

The supreme court of the U. s. will soon render a decision affect ing the inheritance tax clause of the war revenue act. The suit in immediate question was brought by the Jay. l.. High estate of Chicago, but the judgment will apply to the Vanderbilt and Mccormick estates and to many others.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

It is quite "amoosin" to us fel- lows far from tho path of the Com ct whose late fiery circle crossed Tucson, Phenix. Prescott, etc, to see the different kinds of vapor- clouds rising from off the think tanks of the editorial rooms on the heated way. All kinds of vapor from that thoroughly saturated with ozoniferous praise to that as thoroughly saturated with the car bon dioxide of the neither regions, with alI tho various grades between But we have failed to notice either pestllenco following on the trail of the clustering Heat or the vapors , descending in showers of blessings.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Instead of trying to cut down the privileges of newspaper transmits sion at second class rates, 1t IS nrg- ed that congress had better revise the law regulating railway charges. This was adopted in 1878, and since that time there has been an enor- nous reduction in the amount that it costs the railways to handle the mails. Where an engine handled three or four cars then 1t hauls $ or 10 cars now, and where car carried ten tons of mall then it car ries forty tons now. The entire expense of building and equip ping mail cars is borne by the rail- way companies, but they are built according to plans and specifca- tions furnished by the Department. Tue government pays S5,700 year rental for each car, although tho first cost of construction is less than 5000.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Dewey has not withdrawn from the presidential race. Just now the press, the candidates, the poli- ticians- and every one else iuclud- isg Admiral and Mrs. Dewey are bothered about this matter.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Chas. H. Allen, present assistant secretary of Navy, is to be the first civil governor of Puerto Rico un- der the provisions of the new law passed lately by congress.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21
Of Some Use.

''Yes," admitted Uncle Reuben Thros- tledyke. with some reluctance, "I did buy a gold brick wunst fur $7O0, but the money wuznt altogether throwed away. My wife uses the brick fur keeping her feet warm these cold win ter nights. ."-Chicago Tribune
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

There are 1.2OO telegraph opera torn out on a strike along the So. Railway system, in the divisions eenterIng about Atlanta.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Indiana will soon be authorized to go into the Court of Claims and sue for the amount expended by it in raising and equipping troops in the war of the rebellion.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

There are fI5 vacancies in the army, in the grade of Second Lieu- tenant, more than there have been for many years before.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Total number of delegates, -... A7 By order of the committee.
 Chas. R. Drake, j. Knox Corbett. Chairman. Secretary. Territorial Republican Central
 Committee.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Representative Marsh has intro duced bill to provide the Nation al Guard of the country with Krag- Jorgensen rifles and amunitlOn.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

A New York company will build a railroad the entire length of Gu ba. a distance of 860 miles.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Ex-Governor. Pattison of Pa. IS spoken of just now as running mate for Mir. Bryan.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21
SATURDAY, APR. 2I.

The Boers have gained three late battles.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Who are the heatheR now! The British soldiers are now fighting Boer women in the Transvaal war.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

LIUMoRS, boils, pimples and ali fI eruptions are due to impure blood,
 snd by purifying the blood with Hoods Sarsaparilla they are CURED.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-04-21

Nine hundred British were capt lred at Meerkatafontein recently.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-30
LEGISLATORS
FROM STARK
List Of Those Who Have Served
Since the Civil War.
SOME WELL KNOWN NAMES.
Men Who Have Since Attained Honors =
Present State Senator Has
Served Several Terms at
Columbus.
Special to News-Democrat.

Special to News-Democrat.
Columbus, Jan. eft may be of some
general interest to the readers of the
News-Democrat of the present gener-
alton, as well as those who were CO.
temporaneous with the Buckeye states
men of 80 or 40 years ago, to scan the
list of those who were state represen-
tatives from Stark county during the
civil war and have been since that
time. The members of the house from
Stark county since the year 1860 have
been:
1S6O-61-James e. Chase, Lewis
Slusser.
1862 62-64-Solomon Lind, Joseph Schell,
1S66-E. f. Schneider.
1S6S-Joseph Dilworth.
1S70-72-Samuel c. Bowman, Ellis n.
Johnson.
1S74-Edward Brook, Johnson Sher-
rick.
1S76-Johnson Sherrick, r. G.. Will
liams
1S7S-R. C. Williams, Daniel Morley.
$780, -S2-Silas II. Conrad, Thomas C,
Snyder. 40
1SS4-S6-L c. Cole, John Mcbride.
1SSS--John e. Monnot, George w. VIII
| helm.
1S9O-John E. Monnot e. E. Dresbach
1S92-Winiam H. Rowlen, John
Thomas, B. f. Weybrecht, (unseated)
1S94-William II. Rowlen, John
Thomas.
1S96-Thomas Austin, George w. Will
helm.
1851. P. Jones, Jacob B. Snyder,
19OO-Jacob Snyder, r. A. Pollock
Clark w. Metzgar.
George w. Wilhelm. who represents
the senatorial district composed OF
Stark and Carroll counties, it will be
seen was a member of the house in the
siXty-eight and seventy gen.
eral assembly. There are an unusual
large number of young men in the
seventy-fourth general assembly. Es-
pecially is this true of the house. Yet
there are perhaps thirty members of the
house who wear the little copper button
which indicate that they were in the
civil war and must therefore be consid-
erably past so years of age. Stark coun-
| tvs delegation in the house are all
young men. Senator Wilhelm is an old
soldier and is well up toward 60. There
are more old men proportionately in the
senate than in the house.
BY the way, Senator Wilhelm is the
only Republican member of the senate
who is outspoken in his opposition tc
the Cincinnati ripper bill, although
there are others whose position on the
measure is in doubt.
McCORD.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-30

]. Weller and Anna Mcintosh were ap-
pointed executors.
In the estate of David Yutzey of Pike
township an inventory has been filed,
dover assigned and land ordered sold.
An inventory has been filed in the es-
tate of Mary G. Reinoehl of Tuscarawas
township.
The application to probate the will
of John Mcintosh of Perry township
has been continued.
Dennis Moylin has been appointed
administrator of the estate Of Patrick
Moylin, of Lawrence township.
The first account has been filed in the
estate of Abraham B. Stoner of Lake
township.
In the estate of Charles Piero of Can
ton motion for citation was made and
citation ordered
The final account has been filed in the
estate OF Maria Fox of Lexington town
ship.
An inventory has been filed in the as
signment of Louis G. Robin of Canton.
The sale of real estate by the guardian
Of Clyde Crisswell has been confirmed
and deed ordered
Mrs. Martha Stahler, administrators
of the estate of Philip Stahler, has re-
signed and her son, Thomas J. Stahler,
has been appointed to the place. The
| mother did not want to be bothered
with the settlement of the business.
Ed. Ort has resigned as administrator
of the estate of Mary A. Buckius and
John II. Sponseller was appointed to the
vacancy. Mr.. Ort will go to Porto Rico
as a missionary and could not look af-
| ter the matter.
The guardian Of Frederick Loms, of
Massillon, has filed a new bond
John S. Rice has been appointed guar
dian of Besse e. Rice, of Magnolia.
The administrator of Mary A. Buck
ius has filed a petition for the sale OF
the real estate.
The will Of Mary NJ. Hensel, of Perry
township, has been probated and the
widower elects to take under the will.
The will of Hattie Miller, of Canton
has been probated and the widowel
decides to take what the will gives him
In the estate Of Joseph Snively o
Bethlehem township, the private SALE
of grain has been ordered.
An inventory has been filed in the es
tate of Jacob Shriver, of Canton.
Jacob and Rebecca Smith have beer
appointed administrators of Matilda
Smith, of Plain township.
In the estate of Elizabeth Holm, o
Alliance, the administrator has filed ;
petition for the allowance of his claim
The guardian of Homer T.. Minser o
Lexington township, has filed his secont
account.
An inventory has been filed in tn
estate of Amelia Leu of Massillon, tn
real estate sold and deed ordered.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-30
FAYORS PEACE.
One Methodist Divine Who
Thinks the War Is
Unjust.

Rev. DR.. Harshman, in his morning
sermon at the Dueber Avenue M. f..
church, while enlarging upon the infu-
ence of Christianity to bring about pros
perity, peace and good will among men,
went on in an eloquent way to prove his
statement to be true by reference to his
tory and present conditions of pagan
nations as compared with that of the
countries which have embraced the re-
ligion of the Prince of Peace. AS an ex-
ception to the general rule, however,
he said that wars were now being pros
ecuted "by Christian nations which he
considered unnecessary and unjust
both of them" This was a sentiment
that evidently was sanctioned by his
auditors, as the statement was COM
mented on freely and none took excep-
tions to the remark. DR.. Harshman is
a fearless preacher and does not hesi-
tate to condemn whatever his judgment
convinces him is wrong and this direct
condemnation of the American conquest
in the Philippines and the English war
against the Beers was characteristic
of the man.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
MASSILLON.

Rosa Geltz to Sylvester Burd, three
parts lots, Second ward, $1,000.
Sylvester Burd to Isabel f. Brown,
part lot 1877, Third ward, $4,000.
CANTON.
Frederick Schaeppi to Globe Build
ing & Loan Co., part lot 1888, First
ward, 81.
Mary S. Willis to Lethie A. Willis
lot 3641, First ward, $4,000.
Laura Richardson, by sheriff, to
Joseph Biechele, lot 3713, First ward
500.
Mary Delhauer, by sheriff, to Joseph
Biechele, lot 3735, First ward, $1.07O.
Barbara Field, by heirs, to Joseph
Biechele, lot 1927, First ward, $3.50.
August Balizet to Globe Building &
Loan Co., lot 1855, Foruth ward, 81.
j. Heller to Sam. Heller, part lot
Fifth ward, 5000. ......
Ernest M. Dencer to Globe Building
e. Loan Co., part lot 1851, Sixth ward
81.
George y. Troesher to Globe Building
& Loan Co., lot 1851, Seventh ward, 81
J. d. and ]. c. Miller to Hugo e
Heidreich, lot Canton township, $3.50.
COUNTRY.
Mary Shook to Harvey e. Myers, lot
in Minerva, $3.50.
Laura Pider to Charles e. Oberlin
lot 62, Columbian Heights, Perry town
ship, $780,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-30
RALPH s. AMBLER
THEIR CHOICE.
Members Of the Bar Seem to Be
Unanimous For Him.
MENTION FROM HIS OLD HOME.
Salem News Discusses the Young Canton
Barrister and His Fitness For
the Common Pleas
Bench,

At the election this fall In Stark,
Columbiana and Carroll counties, is to
be named a successor to Judge I. II.
Taylor, of the common pleas bench.
With common consent the name of
Ralph S. Amber has has been consid-
cred by members of the bar in the dis
trict as the most available candidate
on the Republican side. Mr.. Amber
was born and reared in Salem. is
son of Judge j. A. Amber, and is
young man who possesses sterling quail
tiles, sound judgment and fine legal
training. That he would honor the
bench as he has honored the bar is the
general belief. 1t is a monument to his
splendid qualifications that, with so
many very good lawyers in Stark coun-
ty and the district, his is the only name
that is being considered by the bar both
Democrats and Republicans at the
present time. The judgeship, in this
subdivision, is practically removed from
politics. The Republican candidate has
such likelihood of election as to al
most preclude the element of competi-
ton at the polls. Mr.. Amber is going
after the place in a maner that indicates
that he appreciates it's high character
and responsibility worth having. So he
has injected into his campaign one of
| his chief characteristics, that what is
worth doing at all is worth doing well.
Not alone has he support in Stark coun-
| ty Columbiana Is thought to be prac-
| ticaly solid for him. The Salem News,
one of the principal Republican papers
of Columbiana county, his old home,
| has this to say for the young Canton
barrister and his fitness for the place:
Attorney Ralph S. Amber of Canton
is makeing a lively canvass for the Re-
publican nomination for common pleas
| judge of the First ub-division of the
Ninth judicial district to succeed Judge
I. II. Taylor of Carollton. Mr.. Amber
has the cordial support of the bar OF
Stark and Columbiana counties and OF
a host of friends throughout this sub
division who wish him success in his
race for the honors of the judgeship. He
| is man with clean record, an attor-
ney of recognized ability who would
grace the bench with dignity and bring
to it the experience of a lawyer who has
enjoyed a wide practice. His old friends
in Salem, where he was born and reared
and achieved his common school educa-
ton, will watch his canvass with nc
small degree of interest, and all hope
for his success in nomination and elec'
tion to q position to which he is emf.
nently fitted.