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The Plant will Contest

New Haven, Conn, December 24.-In
the probate court today depositions
We're taken in the action of Mrs. H. b.
Plant against ex-Judge Lynde Harri-
son, in the celebrated Plant will case.
Judge Harrison is one of the executors
of the will of Mr.. Plant, who left about
81, 900, ,00O An effort is being made in
behalf Of Mrs. Plant to have the VIII
probated in this state instead of in New
York, in order to increase the amount
coming to Mrs. Plant.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
MARRIED AND SETTLED IN MARIETTA

Sherman Copple, young man who
has been working at the Marietta
Boiler Works for several weeks, was
arrested Wednesday morning by Sher-
iff McCallister by request of the au-
thorities of Ut. Vernon, ILL.,, where
Couple is wanted to serve out a term
for stealing a buggy.
Sheriff McCallister was notified sew
eral weeks ago that the man was sup
posed to be in Marietta and a descrip-
tion of him was furnished The Sher-
iff after some search, succeeded in To-
eating his man and has since had him
under surveillance awaiting orders
from Illinois for his arrest.
Monday morning he received a tele-
gram asking him to arrest Copple and
hold him ntilthearrivel ofthe Illinois
officers. He did so promptly, finding
Copple at his home on South Seventh
street Copple was placed in jail,
where he was seen in the afternoon by
a Leader reporter and made a state
ment of his case for publication.
He said that he was convicted at
Mt. Vernon, Illinois, in May 1898, in
company with George Rapp, for steal
ing a buggy. Rapp was sent to the
penitentiary while Copple, not being of
age, was sent to the State Reformatory
at Pontiac, ILL.,, an institution similar
to the Ohio Reformatory at Mansfield.
On July 20. 1899 he and a fellow
prisoner escaped while at work on the
farm at the Reformatory. CCpple
made his way to his home in Jeffer
son county, Illinois, and later wander
ed over the country, visiting and work
ing in Tennessee, Kansas City, St.
Louis and ether places For a while
he worked in the coal mines near
Clarksburg, w. Va, going from there
west last spring. On several occasions
he visited his people in Jefferson coun-
ty and last February he says he was
married to a girl there. She lived with
him here and is still in Marietta.
Copple is very nice looking young
fellow and talks very freely of his
case He does not look like a criminal
but the circumstances are against him
and he will have to serve out his sent
ence, He is anxious to go back to Illi-
nois and serve out his time, preferring
that to being a fugitive any longer.
Sheriff Thomas Marion, of Mt. Vern-
on, H., was notified by Sheriff Mccall
lister, of Copple's arrest, and wired
back that he would leave for Marietta
Monday night. He will arrive here at
noon and will take Copple back with
him and place him in the Reforma-
tory
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
C0loRED EMPLOYEES.
Many of the Race In Govern
mental Employ.
SALARIES oVBR ss,ooo,Ooo YEAR

What the Present Republican Admins
tration Is Doing For the Race Whose
People Dare Not yo,e In the south.
Facts and Figures
An official of the treasury depart
mant has prepared statistics which
show that the tremendous sum of
$6,224,50S has been paid in the form
of salaries to colored people by the
Federal government in one year. This
doubtless will surprise most of those
who read this, but it indicates what
the present administration has been
doing while the Democratic party has
been disfranchising the negro in the
south.
Many extremely desirable places are
filed by colored men under the present
administration. j. w. Lyon, as regis
ter of the treasury, and II. p. Cheat
ham, as recorder of deeds, get salaries
Of $4,000. In the consular service one
colored man gets $1,000 annually, an
other $4,000, two s2,50O three $4,000
and several others receive a smaller
compensation. Former State Senator
John p. Green, of Cleveland is enjoy
ing salary of $500 year as chief
of the stamp division of the postofiice
department.
There are so other coiored employees
in the postoffice department whose
salaries aggregate S31;53O, and in the
secretary's Office Of the department of
the interior 2S get 19,400.
In the land office &c colored men
get $34,244, and in the pension Office
96 get over $4,000. In the printing
office S1677 is annually paid to
colored men, and under the govern
ment of the District of Columbia they
get $55260. In the treasury depart
ment S250,000 goes in salaries to col
ored men. In the war department
$4,000; state department $4,000.
In the war with Spain the pay rolls
showed that s4,751, ,O72 was paid to
colored men in the army, and in the
war in the Philippines the amount
paid them annually is S4S7 200. In the
Spanish war 266 colored men held
commissions in the army and received
an average salary of $1,000 each. In
the war in the Philippines 72 colored
men are commissioned officers and re-
ceive salaries of from s1,400 to $1,S00
per annum. In the war with Spain
there were 14,7S4 enlisted colored men,
and in the Philippine war there are
now 2,4OO colored privates. Two COL
ored men hold appointments as assist
ant surgeons in the Philippines, and
four colored men have been promoted
from the ranks to be lieutenants in
the army.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
ARE TOO BUSY.
Reasons Given For Not Actively Working
In the Campaign.

Reasons Given For Not Actively Working
In the Campaign.
"As business is very good under this
present administration, he has not
much time to devote to the cause"
This is very substantial reason
given by one ardent Republican for
curtailing his activity in the cam
paign, while gladly agreeing to do all
that he can. This might be multi
piled many times, in Office and factory,
by thousands and tens of thousands
and even millions of men, very busy
now and without much time, under
this administration.
If each man of them, however, will
speak when he has chance. and do
what he can, as he has opportunity,
to sustain the administration under
which so vast change for their per-
sonal benefit, has been wrought, the
result will be more than Mckinley S
election-it will be an overwhelming
and crushing defeat for the Bryan at
tack upon the nations right to an eX-
istence and his unveiled threat to up
set every condition OF business pros
perity.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
Drill Discontinued

At the regular meeting of the Sons
of Veterans last evening the decision
was made that the drills which have
heretofore been weekly feature of
the body will be discontinued until af-
ter November Sd. The Camp will de-
vote its attention exclusively from now
until Nov. in rehearsing for the play
THE Fall of Atlanta" which was CIV
en- last February and was received so
favorably that a repetition will be
made this year.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
NO DEED NEEDED.


Mr.. Bryan said recently: "If a Re-
publican says Imperialism is good,
you ask him why 1t is; if he says that
the Filipinos belong to us, ask him
how we got them; demand OF him an
abstract Of title to the Filipinos, and
he can not show even quitclaim deed
from anybody whoever who had au-
thority to give it,"
Let Mr.. Bryan ask the same ques-
tions about our purchase of Florida
from Spain, of Louisiana from France,
OF Arizona and California from Mex
leo. Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jeffer-
son and James X. Polk ought to be
good enough Democrats, even yet, to
have their presidential acts stand ap-
proved by the present Democratic
party; and they acquired Frenchmen,
Spaniards, MeXicans and Indians,
along with the lands, in the very way
that the Filipinos have been included
with the islands, and not otherwise.
What was good enough for the extern
sion of slavery under the old Democ-
racy certainly ought to be good
enough for the extension of freedom
in these days.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
SUGAR TRUST.
DEMOCRATIC MONO 7oLv BLEEDING
The PEOPLE.

Some Facts About the worst of the
oorai Congress, But Failed to Manage
the Present Repubiican Body.
Sugar is being pushed up. On May
20 the price at the refinery was $500
per 100 pounds. The American Sugar
Refining company obtained control Of
the refining business about that time.
Since then there have been eight rises
in price, and sugar now sells at SOLO
per 100 pounds.
The sugar trust is under the control
Of Henry o. Havemeyer, a Democrat
and free trader. When the Wilson
bill was in the senate, the influence he
brought to bear secured the adoption
of an amendment to tie sugar sched-
ule favorable to the trust. 1t will be
recalled that, while the senate had
then Democratic majority, Presi-
dent Cleveland was bitterly opposed
to this amendment, though he did not
veto the bill because of it.
The sugar trust did not fare so well
in the present Republican congress.
Its agents bought up all the raw sugar
in Porto Rico, and then congress was
besieged by it's lobbyists to establish
free trade with that island. Had their
effort succeeded, it would have been
many thousands of dollars to the
profit of the trust, in the way of du-
ties saved. But the adoption of a
tariff between that island and the
United States put this money into the
treasury of that island.
There is but one radical remedy for
the evils of trusts. 1t is to give con-
gress full power over them. AS the
constitution now stands, it has not
this authority. 1t will be remembered
that the Judiciary committee of the
house ON June 1 last brought In a
joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment of this character. 1t was
supported by the Republicans, yet only
five Democrats voted for 1t and it thus
failed to secure the necessary two
thirds majority.
One would suppose from reading
Democratic papers at the present time
that the Republican party was the
strong friend and champion of the
trusts. The facts are exactly the op.
posite. The Democrats in congress
have talked and clustered and de-
nounced but have never done any
thing. When really effective meas
ure came to vote they opposed it
The Republicans enacted the only law
ever passed on this subject and sup
ported the only remedy which is avail
able.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
A SILLY RuGAROO.

"The silliest bugaboO that was eveI
exploited before the American people,
was the vigorous characterization Of
supposed imperialism in sermon in
Cavalry Baptist church, New York, by
Rev. DR.. Robert S. Macarthur. He
says: I'VE are not in the slightest
danger from it," The real danger is
in the arguments advanced by Bryan
and his party to tie the hands of the
government and prevent it from de-
Tending itself. That is the same ole
danger of SO years ago, that tried tC
keep President Lincoln from prosecut
ing the civil war.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

From Philadelphia ship has just
sailed for England, with steel billets,
sent to English manufacturers for
making tin plates, and also with struc~
tural steel and beams to be used in
building factories in Manchester and
other English cities, and all of it made
in Pittsburg. This ship has years
orders ahead for this line of business
Upon the delivery of the present cargo
the English manufacturers will for the
first time use American steel in max
ing tin plates. Never did tine like
occur until Mckinley came in
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

The Boston Herald which is inclin-
ed towards Organism, is nevertheless
constrained to say that "If Mr.. Bryan
defends the action of his party asso-
ciates in North Carolina, he is for the
United States as much an imperialist
as Mr.. Mckinley is in upholding the
theory of the political subserviency OF
the Filipino people" Very true, with
this difference: The North Carolina
situation Is an established political
fact; the assertion as to the Philip.
pines Is purely theory.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

Texas District.
At least two families in Marietta
have an interest and concern, aside
from the regret expressed by everyone
when speaking of the frightful disaster
at Galveston, in the fate of near and
dear ones in the i'll fated Texas city.
Mr.. John Brown has brother-in-
law and family situated in the strick-
en- district Mr.. J. H. Hawley, the
gentleman in question, is General
Agent of the l. & G. n. R. R., and is
supposed that he and his family were
either visited by the hurricane or mir
aculously escaped the destructive force
of the water and wind. Mr.. R. B.
Hawley left St. Louis yesterday for
the scene of the holocaust and news
will probably be received from him
some time today.
Rev. James McKirwin, who has
charge of a Catholic church in Gal
weston. is also supposed to have been
in the city when the catastrophe hap
pened. Rev. McKirwin had spent a six
weeks vacation and returned to his
charge on Labor Day. Relatives in
this city are eagerly awaiting news
from him.
1t is hoped that both may have es-
capped, but the chances are very slight
and the probability is that they met
their fate in the rush of the to and fro
contendng elements when all nature
poured her yials of wrath on the Tex
as city.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

For ten long years l was a sufferer
with kidney dyspepsia and rheuma-
tism disease l treated with many Co.
lumbus doctors; took patent medicine.
No results whatever until l discovered
and took ONE bottle of DENNIS
SURE, SAFE and SPEEDY CURE. In
three days l threw down my crutches.
Ordinary cases cured in one day.
Only % and 70 cents at A. ]. Rich
ards and W. H. Stya. S. Samples free.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
FIRST LICENSE

Issued By Judge Nixon in New Quarters
Monday Evening.
About seven o'clock last evening, Will
liam Swaney and Dora Goddard, both
of Lawrence township, applied to
Judge Nixon for marriage license,
which was soon secured. Rev. E. A.
Coil was called and the ceremony was
performed in the Judges Office.
This was the first license issued from
tn enew Office. 1t would be we'll for all
candidates for matrimony to remember
that licenses are to be secured now in
the St. Clair building instead of the old
Court House.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
Buchannan. Mich. Nav :

Buchanan, Mich, May 22
Genessee Pure Food Co., LIE Roy, n. Y.
Gentlemen-My mamma has been a
great coffee drinker and has found it
very injurious. Having used several
packages of your GRAN-O, the drink
that takes the place of coffee, she finds
it much better for herself and for us
children to drink. She has given up
coffee drinking entirely. We use a
package every week. / am ten years
old. Yours respectfully,
2 FANNIE WILLIAMS.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

Presidential election is Always
time for first voters. The vast multi
tude of young men attaining their ma
jority in the past four years will this
year vote for Mckinley, prosperity and
national supremacy, or for Bryan, dis
aster and Hshonor. Let no one fail
q start right.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
OIL NEWS.
From the Fields of Ohio and West
Virginia.

J. A. Kennedy began spudding yes
terday on his test well on Laurel Run
southeast of the Chesterhill develop
ment.
Timblin & Company made the loca-
ton for their A. L. Stacy No. 2 Mon
day. They expect to begin operations
by the latter part Of the week.
Hughes G Clarke expect their well
on the A. Stacy farm, at Rainbow, to
reach the sand by the latter part OF
the week.
Taylor & McGrew are down 125 feet
on their R. j. Stephenson, No. /, east
of the city.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

Carl Schurz, in defending Bryan,
publicly declares his dread of Bry-
anism, and says that the only hope
against 1t in financial affairs is in a
Republican congress.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

In two years the United States has
forged to the front among all the pow
ers OF the world. Are not Americans
proud of their countrys position
Does any man want to vote to re-
verse it?
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
THE AMERIcAM LOAN COMPANY.
Examination of Teachers

For the public schools OF Washington County
will be held in the Marietta High School Room
on the second Saturday OF each month except
January, July and August.
]. A. STONE, Marietta, Ohio.
Pres.d Board OF School Examiners.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

The ladies of st. Paul's church will
give a lawn fete at the Parsonage,
Tuesday evening, September 18th, to
which everyone is cordially invited.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

tiago campaign, every soldier Of the
6panish-American war and every cit
izen OF the United States who vener-
ntes honest. courageous, incorruptible
American manhood"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

Bryan as president can start a sil-
yer smash the first day by a mere
order, and is publicly pledged to do it.
Who will risk 1t?
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

II you don't want Democratic times
again, work against their coming back
with Bryan.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

Scratch, scratch, scratch; unable to
attend to business during the day or
sleep during the night. Itching piles
horrible plague Doan's Ointment
cures. Never fails. At any drug store,
40 cents
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

Cleveland's free trade panic is bad
enough, but Bryan's silver smash
veAld be vastly worse.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11
VIM. {. ENGLISH
Denounces Bryan and His Cry
of Imperialism.
INDIANA DEMOCRAT TALKS.
POurs Hot Shot Into Popocracy and
Its Leader.
BRYAN THE ONLY IMPERIALIsT.

Captain English Regards the Democracy
as Too Cowardiy to Strand For the
Right. aud Their. fore He Leaves IL
Forever - Pntriotic Attitude of 1ndi-
ana's Disting uished son, of Straight
Democratic Lineage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-13
CANADIAN PACIFIC AGREES.
Will Join Great Northern in Making
New COIonist Rates.

CHICAGO March 12-The mass meet
Ing of general passenger agents of all
the Western, Northwestern, Southwest
ern and Pacific coast lines, which con-
Yened here today to carry out the details
of the agreement for the restoration of
passenger rates made by the presidents
at their meeting in New York last week,
was busy all day trying to adjust troubles
with the Canadian Pacific. The latter
road was the only line in the country
that had not Joined in the presidents
agreement for the abolishing of COM
mission payments or for the restoration
OF colonist rates to the North Pacific
coast It's cooperation, while not alb
solutely necessary, is much desired by
the American people
After long conference regarding the
withdrawal of the SOS colonist rate from
st. Paul TO Seattle, the Canadian Pacific,
in view Of the previous withdrawal of
that rate by the Great Northern, con-
scented to do the same, and promised
to put the advanced rate in effect on
March Is, not being able to make neces-
sary arrangements by March 90 when the
new rate will be put in effect by the
other roads.
A strong effort was made to induce the
Canadian Pacific to become a party to
the anti-cOmmisSion agreement, and the
prospects were good at adjournment to-
night that the effort would succeed. Aft
er adjusting this matter the Canadian
Pacific will be asked to join the immi-
grant clearing house in New York, and If
this is accomplished Western passenger
affairs will be in better condition than
ever before.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-13
THINK ROAD W AS RUDE
OTHER ROADS ACCUSE WISCONSIN
CENTRAL OF BREANING "GEN-
TLEMEN'S AGREEMENT"
TRAINLoAD OF LABoRERs
It's Arrival From Chicago Yesterday
Aroused Grave Suspicious Among
Local RRilroRders That Some
thing Was Wrong.

The Northern Pacifcs efforts to Sc
cure railroad laborers has suddenly de-
veloped a new factor in the Chicago
situation which for the present bids fair
10 become serious obstacle in the way
of friendly relations During the past
week the Northern Pacific secured 10
laborers in Chicago and sent them TO st.
Paul, to be taken out of this city for
the West the majority going to Liv-
ingston. 1t is now alleged that the
Wisconsin Central handled the business
without a division from the Chicago
joint agent and in the face of an agree
ment governing the transportation of
such parties.
Officials of competing lines went so far
yesterday as to allege that the Wisconsin
Central has contracted for the -transpor-
tation of the Northern Pacifcs men
from Chicago to the cities at rate lower
than the established party rate per capt.
ia, and will cut free from the other lines
in the transportation of the remaining
shipments supposed to involve some
where in the neghborhood of 500 tickets.
Another large party of Iaborers will ar
rive in the city this morning for the
Northern Pacific and will be brought in,
according to advices received last night,
by the Wisconsin Central.
The laborers are almost exclusively
italian, and they manifest a race charac-
teIistic in being very unwilling to split
into small parties. Competing lines al
lege that the Wisconsin Central had no
right TO handle the party of ITO, using
additional equipment to their regular
trains for the purpose, and that the bust
ness should have been divided by the
joint agent. Considerable suspicion is
manifested with reference to the rates
given. The party rate is now $S.05 on
such business from Chicago to st. Paul,
and the joint agent could have made
rate of 81 per capita on the division of
the business This was not done, how
ever, and it is stated on seemingly good
authority that the Wisconsin Central
quoted a rate of little more than Sc, vio-
latng the maintenance of rates agree
ment and the agreement concerning the
division of such business.
The matter is now receiving an inves-
tigatiOn The inquiry will be continued
today and while, if 1t proves true that
by making an exceptionally low rate I'M
der contract to the Northern Pacific the
Wisconsin Central has captured the bust
ness, there will be no way in which
the competing lines can get their share
If the charges are proved, threats of in
slant retaliation have been made Under
existing circumstances, trouble between
the lines would have serious consequences
and general fight could hardly be
avoided.
The fact that the entire movement of
ITO men was brought into st. Paul on
one train and by one road at once aroused
suspicion.
1t is stated that the Wisconsin Cen
trail has not been securing what it con-
siders just division on the regular bust
ness.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-13

HOUSEWORK-Gir for house and cham
berwork; good wages. Call at 127 East
Eighth St
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-13
OFFICIAL AND OTHERWISE.

Representatives of the Lake Superior
lines met yesterday and agreed to repub-
lish last years westbound merchandise
tariffs
Officials of the Great Northern state
that an unprecedented immigration move
ment is on.
The Minneapolis & ST. Louis will make
extensive improvements in its Chicago
service during the coming season
The new coast trains of the Northern
Pacific are being finished
State Grain Inspector Reishus will re-
turn from Duluth Thursday.
Burlington passenger business out of
the cities to Chicago is showing large
increase.
The short line tracks to Minneapolis
are being protected with a stone revet-
ment which Is being placed on the river
bank between Robert and Wabasha
streets
The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis e.
Omaha shops are working their full force
on hurry orders caused by the increase in
freight movement.
The installation of interlocking switches
and new transfer devices in the union
depot yards is said to be one of the COM
ing seasons improvements.
The Northern Pacific carried out a large
party of tourists last night bound for
points in Montana and the far West 20
settle. An extra coach was provided for
their accommodation on the night over
land.
B. S. Grosscup, of Tacoma, the legal
representative of the Northern Pacific on
the coast, was in the city yesterdav in
conference with officials of the road Ha
left for the East last night