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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09
Lived at Richfeld.

Airs. Frances Hammond Oviatt, wife
of Mr.. o. NJ, Oylntt, died early Sunday
morning at the family residence, No,
257 Franklin avenue, Cleveland The
funeral will he held from the family
home at o'clock Tuesday morning.,
Mrs, oviatt, until IL years ago, lived
In Richneld, 0, Her husband, who is a
retired business man, rs son OF Gen,
oviatt, who died about 20 years ago,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09
More Time Asked
ROBERT U. RYDER.

The Cleveland, Wadsworth & South
ern railroad company, which a year
ago obtained franchise for an elec-
tric line from Cleveland, through
Brooklyn and Strongsville, to Medina,
made application Saturday to the Guy
ahoga county commissioners for fur
ther extension of time to begin work
on the road. No explanation of the de-
lay accompanied the application, al
though the company's attorney admit
ted that no work had yet been done.
The commissioners decided to await an
explanation before acting on the re-
quest.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09
A SPLENDID SUGGESTION.

The Akron Germania makes the fol-
lowing noteworthy suggestion regard
ing the raising of the $4,000 for the
City Hospitals:
at should DC an casy matter for the
citizens of Akron to raise this money.
In view of the fact that the hospital
Is of the most benefit to the working
classes--for the well-to-do and sick
who are taken there are made to pay
for services and benefits receved--the
suggestion will not be out of place,
that it would be proper for the work
ing men and women in our factories,
shops, stores, railroads, etc, to make
up at least half of the amount re-
quired by small weekly contributions.
If 5000 persons will contribute from
now ON until July 18th, covering a
period of Is weeks, ten cents every
Saturday, the sum of $500, or over
half of the $4,000 wanted, will be
raised. Tho collection of these ten
cents could easily be controlled by the
foremen and superintendent of the
various manufacturing establishments
and stores"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09
MR. AMER, "MARTYR."

While Mr.. Amer was a member OF
the Council from the Fourth ward he
voted to railroad the local telephone
monopoly's 25-year franchise through
the Council and then stubbornly re-
fused to change his vote when he
found that the franchise did not NEE.
with the approval of his constituents.
For thus misreprcserting their wishes,
Mr.. Amer was turned down For re-
nomination by the people of his ward,
at one of the best attended cnucuse1,
ever held in the ward.
Thereupon Mr. Amer did all in his
power, but without success, to defeat
tho man who was the choice of the
Democratic caucus for the Council
Ever since Mr.. Amer failed of nomi-
nation, Dobson's paper has been hold
ing him up to the people as martyr,
and as a climax to this course comes
the determination of Judge Anderson
to reward Mr.. Amer with the Fourth
ward assessorsL q.
The citizens of the Fourth ward do
not want Mr.. Amer to be rewarded
for his falthcssness to their interests,
nor do they want him to be placed in
a position where he could "get even,
were he go disposed, with those Of
his ncighbors against whom lie holds
n grievance much exaggerated to his
own consciousness by the sympathy"
of Dobson.
Ii is in keeping with the eternal fit
ness of things that the same three
City commissioners whose votes rnti-
lied the telephone franchise steal
should have voted to give to Mr.. Amer
the Fourth ward asscssorship, his vote
having enabled the company to gee
its steal through the Council, but
neither the people nor the Democratic
party owe him anything, and Council
will be justified In opposing to the
uttcrmost the attempt of Gear Ander.
son to pay, at the peoples expense,
the political debt he owes Mr.. Amer.
The Democrat told the people ut
the time what 1t thought of Mr.. Amers
vote upon the telephone franchise
steal, along with It's opinion of other
Democratic officials who have since
been driven from the public service
for their faitllessncss to the public
interests upon the same proposition,
and 1t recalls these things now simply
to remind the people why Judge An
dcrson, his proxies and his organ are
making such heroic efforts 10 convince
the citizens Of Akron that Mr.. Amer
should be regarded and rewarded MS
martyr.
If Mr., Amer had done what was
right for his constituents he would
be an honorcd member of the Council
today, and would not be impellcd TO
crawl before the throne OF tho Car
begging for such scant crumbs of poll
tlcal favors md sympathy as 1t Is
within the power of the Proxies and
Dohson, with the consent of the Car,
to bestow.
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09

Governor Nash has ut last made up
his mind to send the names of EX-Gov
ernor Bushnclls recess appolntees to
the Senate for confirmation this week.
He perslstently declines to make any
announcement as to the few who will
fail to be retained in office until the
expiration Of their several terms and
all prophecies are without foundation.
1t Is pretty we'll understood that Hon.
w. s. Matthews, State Insurance Com
missioner, is the only incumbent of an
important Office who will not be con-
tirmed and the Governor doesn't know
himself who will succeed him. Since
the defeat of Senator Pattersons bill
abolishing the Board Of Pardons and
creating In It's stead a Board of Par
don Advisers, it Is almost certain that
the members OF the present board will
be asked TO resign A large number of
the terms of trustees of the various
state institutions appointed by eS-Gov-
ernor Bushnell have already expired
and the successors will be named this
Of the leading newspapers Of the state
are announcing every day who will
receive the various Offices, speculation
Is entirely fruitless. The Governor
says he doesn't know himself, and past
experience shows that, oven IL he did
he would be very apt to change his
mind before the final word goes forth.
The Board of Managers Of the Pen
itentinry is working in unison with the
state administration in the matter Of
announcing the selection of guards and
other employees to serve the big prison
during the coming two years, The
state Republican convention is close at
hand and the Governor and those who
dictate to him are using every effort to
hold the various counties In line for
Layln for Secretary Of State.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09

Two or three dozen bills were intro
duced in the Ohio Legislature the last
week or more on the way, and II was
not "too late FOR anything except the
request of the people of Akron for the
simplest sort Of IL change In their city
Commsslonership statute, that would
restore them the right to elect ,he.'
own officials, and thus to loosen the
deadlock that will now be doubled
after next Monday.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09
MR.. DAVIS, EIRsr SPEECH.

The Hon. Webster Davis, the eZ-
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior,
who resigned his position after having
visited the Transvaal, addressed a
large audience in behalf OF the Beers
at Washington, last night. He con,
cluded his address with the following
exhortatlon:
Let US not Drift away frcm the prn-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09

And now the three City Commission.
ers are talking about making room
for another half dozen OF political IA
vorites upon the police force. under
the plea that their appointment is a
"public necessity" The fact that the
police fund Is already oycrdrawn more
than $4,000 and that the city win
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09

The Senate is going to take n vote
upon the Quay case this week and it
looks as If the Pennsylvania boss will!
win 1t will be somewhat surprising
If he doesn't.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09
THE BARS ARE UP.


The Ohio Legislature has properly
if slowly, loosened Akron's letters, by
removing the restriction to S200,000
in all for the purchase of the water
works, an amount so inadequate as 10
block all proceedings. With this out
of the way and the 10 to one vote of
the people for city ownership, will
they wait the water company's pleas.
ure to purchase the present apparatus,
or build the city's, own works? Who
can tell? Which shall II be?--Sunday
Star.
Editor Reynolds and great many
other well-meaniug citizens of Akron
should get rid Of the mistaken notion
that the city is at liberty to build its
own water works plant whenever 1t
wishes so to do.
BY the terms of contract made by
the Board of City Commissioner. with
the Akron Water Works company in
1894, the city, for 20 years, voluntarily
forfeited It's right to build Its own
water works plant, and agreed, for u
like period, that IL the people should
ever desire to own their own plant,
they should purchase the plant of the
Akron Water Works company, nt n
price to be agreed upon by a board Of
appraisers.
In other words the contract provided
that the city should buy the plant OF
the Akron Water company and no
other at practically it's own price, or
forego the right to public ownership.
The board of appraisers is to consist
the city, two by the company. the
four to choose n iifth, and their find
ing Of the amount to he paid to be
binding upon the city.
Should the company he avcrse to
selling, except at its own figurc, there
Is nothing in the contract to prevent
the two appraisers chosen by the com
pany from refusing to concur In the
choice of the fifth appraiser, ana this
deadlock, very similar to that now ex-
isting with reference to the Board of
City Commissioners, could he pro-
longed indefinitely unless the clty's
appraisers would agree to appoint Il
man named by the Water company's
appraisers and thus, as before stated,
allow the company to fix practically
its own price upon the property.
This is the contract which Council.
man Paul believes to be Illegal, and
which he desires to have tested In the
courts. Certain it Is that more one
sided contract, unless It be that which
was stolen from the people by the 10.
cal telephone monopoly, has never been
thrust upon the people Of Akron by the
officials charged with looking after the
interests of the city. and more Than
ninety per cent OF the people of Ak
ron are ready to encourage Mr.. Pau
In his demand that the legality of the
contract be submitted 10 q test.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09
As OTHERS SEE IT.
Sunday Stnr)

Tie Legislature had lots Of local
and other new bills last week. In
Akron alone was 1t, too late, too
late" to loosen the deadlock and re-
store their right of self-rulc to our
own people.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09

What do the cities that have been
boasting Of gifts of $4,000 libraries
from Mr.. Carnegie think Of the $780,
600 present Mr.. o. C. Barber has made
TO the Akron hospital?
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09

The Ohio Legislature will adjourn
next Monday. Judged by what it has
done or tried to do IN tho interests of
the people, the present Legislature has
been very much of ''nonentity.'
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09

Gen. Otis is coming back from the
Philippines. Wonder if lie will want
to be President, too?
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09

There is positive assurance that the
state VIII. not under any circumstances
whatsoever pay more than S500,O00 to-
ward the expense Of the Ohio Centen-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09

William Bell. Of ll8 Bowery st., has
been confined To his home for two
weeks by Illness.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09

Admiral Dewey's journey to the
White House will be mostly upgrade
work.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09
DR.. TUCKER. $50 SlnIl Mln ST.

have to borrow money to pay the pres
ent officers salaries for the next year,
at least, seems to make no difference
to the Commissioners. Council should
call halt upon this latest extrava-
gance by serving notice upon the Com
missioners that Council will not concur
in the payment OF the salaries OF the
extra policemen IL they are appointed.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29
SPORTING NEWS

The victory which Gus Rubin 50 Dc
eisively won TUESDAY nigh; over Sailor
Tom Sharkey Is the l'ugilistie sensa-
iicn of New York. Champion lin lief
fries today said thai lee wants io night
Rubin
-JeffTses realizes perfectly said
Manager Cooke. ~ no looks after Ieffriss
business Interests. while Billy Brady is
in Europe. that Ruhlin u entitled lay
his startling victory over Sbarkey to
th- firsi night with him. IeffrieS is
eager fer the match Io he arranged.
and il viii De- mad. Just as soon as
Rollins manager posts forfeit
Billy Madden. Manager "f Rubin.
was aSked whether RubliB would clial-
leDge Jeffr5eS-
Il ibsve n" intention at tle present
time Of doing ~. said Manager Mad
csD- -IeffTSes = in that sort of Iss'-
sirbon where be s-annoi sei sNay from
Euhiin if lle would The piil.iir will
.s.-inand i'sai Iehries meet Ruhlin be
fs.rs- he clashes Eiih aBy other fighter.
Should b.. Isass EBhlin lay and take "n
a fight with ssioiber she public viii not
sszDJ for H. IN fact il IL al, 90 4effrics
10 show a Very pronoun,s-l desire 81
meet ss1s iB ihe ring And he prom
issed t..e. saii.e Es'eEs ago sc give Run
In fIst -ha1oe. shCrld lie Ein oyss
sslLarkey-~
gaanes 4 COrf.,-if- MIC was "a kna-
IH-s corner. and syho coached 'iie
oliiaan AZ islrnneE his isa.iie- aas
asked M-heale, boz nzs sa;5s1-= -siih iAs
h=lIt Ruhiin put ~. aE,i ei.ss'i,e- Haii.
In s.,owea hi1rsslc 10 ~ = f=h1er ci
hieE c1ass-
He lIas improved so i..st iie l. Ons
ot The l.est fi=ls-ss } e.er s.sr-' said
CorSsrlt- "a heiirre ise viii certainly
c-isal Aeffries- slessla slleE eEcr mel
EuhIin trained VIA ccTlsei1 "a ifs
1inne she la1rrr Ms I.reisarinE for b.
c1aIesI Wi1h gedIles sasne weeks aee
Thy had a c,mirass for a sIserifie'
slime Bun IefT5rs lsnau=lit aiasEIi sa-g
erzl ,ao,saToneanelIi~ of thai -. f"r on'
rt.asgn NnS aD'.ihsr Finally. whri
rs,Til.eat aud Is-Hrl..s did m,~-t in ih'
ITnE- CeIs,sas aay.'a EBhiin neat suH
- lDe0eE- Wlrrn b.. s-slle.l upon Man
aler Madden and lguhlin is Iuy an
IDon.-v AFTER ih- 6=hl lbeE would no
srt+gd eDe s-eni- amt though c..r1,s-i
iRsiisas-i his rDoney uas positively re
| fnsssd-
Ven dent vW- me- n cs-nr- CsTbsst-
sHid RHaiin- sBd. m fact the shoe d
en ihe ssahsr f.s,a- for I asH Se~Isly ~
6eitn.-d L. yeu for -KI,er5eBoe : eeul'
Dsd have s0a IN V.'Hrs
Tins Eils,as-ed e -.ri.-ii Eesg mBcas. =
was feg uhs'ir eietnruls-ss 10 ue ihaf
NES m Eulilin', rarDsr~ sad Gs.rs.s1'
The ~s'nsiaeaoe rlig1 gerlsfin lEzd Il
Isuhiin f's-siiI- Sharksr Deiif-i 1iu
1,.ssJi 81 l-'t Aeinrli,. s7sn-idiI.- fars-
ssen mur'h hsgltr "a the WAY q win
I.insS- siela'al Nas certain Eiuliln
s'ssuid Nin II hr Nssuld ssnlr a. a. b
tslsg'i-asH tad iiln 90 a, IN rhr ri1-
a.. NE'as s-sliHilE ,7uIr. t-ts, ttaf Icubfi
z'ssula fsiisU In-lr7ll7i,slls- Tiss-sr = Z,
Naicihed a.. fi=ir1 -isr.s.lE o..lild nr.i 20
have I'iHiIllF ss-f iilsf s1erls-s- siss-l,s-
guiilFn ia s-F.gr m.se male ard ~ 4
sHlp~E1 FEsuE hl-v zsrp~k "a snsf ~
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29
The Highland Park Allotment Co.

iDlG fellow on his return to his corner
after each round with hearty Iaugi.
aud jolly. throwing in a little advice
IN i purely Incidental way. After SOW
eSai rounds Rubin insisted with Cor
beti thar hc ought To 20 in and slug
Sbsrkey. But CoTbeit vetoed this
until the end of the fourteenth round
Then he told Gus 10 90 in and slug
What occurred in the round that fol
lowed is now ring history
Somebody starter - rumor ;o the ef-
feet that Tom Sharkey. the sailor pu-
gilist. WIS dead. II soon spread
throughout the city
Friends of Sharkey were kept busy
denying the truth of the story Owing
:" the fact that the pugilist got such "A
severe irubbiDg many PERSONS were
quite willing 10 believe the rumors uf
his death
klRkWOOD'S BATTING ORDER
The Kirkwoods will have several
new players in the field Saturday in The
game with the EIks- VIII I.aub. who
Mas the champion all around athlete
~ lAdeiberi college. has joined the
club He will play first base aud may
pitch few innings. brewster will
I've on ihird AMI Price viii pitch. Ne
BuIney will IL behind the hat. The
hating onIer iS ~ follows:
iI"wlaDd. captain -.-.-.- -se'-"Ud haze
Brewster ------.-..------ third La -
Mixer --...--- center field
smith right field
Prjec ---.----- short stop or pitcher
Carter left field
McBHrney ------.------- catcher
Moss or I-aub ----.---- first base
I-auo ~ Price --.-----. pitcher
-s'lse Elks viii have = stronger team
l. the Geld than they ha'l in the last
zane Tom Cassidy. who WIS a star
wli..i Burhiel had lis hest team will
he or ss-1ond- WyIic viii pitch The
Elss Iaye prasti-,,i every day on The
summit Rake grounds They are in
cX.--iieni Trim for she contest The
Eane viii ~. s=IlI.pI a. 80 p'clO--k-
PRACTiCING
1 lP Ee-fFlf--~ lssNliiE Fihb - hNiNs
seine tail I,rsc4irin= oaadsy-' "D the
Howard -. allcyS for their forih'-pni
ias participation in ille International
F,asiili-: i,irIia ameBI ai Ins"n Hiil.
Nsw YORK. whirh iaks~ I'ls-- next
isontb. They have .-pn6ne.i themselves
mos eNelusiveIy ." head pib snd ons
Isiu sgssrs-s aDd after nights pTas-'is7e
f,.,lr men rs,llssi ih.. ii=t ss7ere of 80
The proxrsm for the full weeks Sl'cF'
i< nov i-.inE perfected by tho ---s's-'i
N, .,ssfmit1ee- All of thu cluh viii
knga IN what dsy AMI hour they ar
expsssasi TO i,oVTL Thr~e huRdrs-d and
sINtr slui.s are entered in this tenrns
1Ts.ni. whi~h iIs~lnsl.-> the PITT cf tis
s-rssk l-,E lers - Ii,e .7onniFy- pEF'
D. la,iIes' f.,sms arr sntrTysi- They - III
lsprts.. arnan- tliruIss-IVes fs-r theiT I'ar
rsruEsr ;-liaiu;,ionSlliI,- The f'--rieS'
s-luIs have zdzgs-,I nrU uniform ;''I
1i..-ir NeE YORK trip. whi~h viii s-ri'
sisa II white s-sF. white sliir7 Hiri
I,.-.rI.-ss. AkTcB- IN i'lne l-ii'-1s. white
la-Is- IIus.. pants and Hhiis Si,a-->-
ADDITIONAL SPORT ~ PACE :
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29

laws was ernfeFvesi upon Senator Han
na- The scr was uct Fsy-eivssf with IA
v0F by ths. imn~ns- aBsiienr- and utIere
was intense stiffness at tho spurIaS-
ion If the ctremgHy- Wh~u tEB.- s.sh-g
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29
No Applause For Hanna.

Nj. Vernon. -. June - Something
of sensation was caused at Kenyon
College when the deGre.. of doctor "f
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29

II you want pure ice Cream, r a
Ic1es keeFs IL TeIepb0ne ga q u
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29

degrees were o'.nferrs-I there Was
EFzu ssqsssms-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-29

F-beae oruAer s7A Hello. Helio
Ds you k~eF JcD-s' Iee CTeam.' Yes
-S@1d ~ I~o quarts a II
Arizona republican., 1900-10-15

seats were undoubted. You do know that the majority of that convention whose seats were undoubted did. for cause. seat the cOnlesting delegation from Maricopa. which gave me a ma iority of A of all delegates of the whole territory. And y0u Go know that if tht-. facts are in line with the law to which l have referred I am the lawful nominee. Show me precedent that disputes the theory on which 1 am pro- cceding and l Will leave the field to you within an hour and take it for you. Furthermore, this dispute has caused respectable democratic organizations of respectable democratic counties, having in view the good of the party over ei.her your success or mine, to demand this course of both you and me. 1 have regards for those demands. and You should: and, out of respect for them and for tha party itself. feeling that I have rights that demand action, and at the same time sacrifices Ghat l may make, made that proposition to you.
 Rebuke 1t if you will-disregard it and ignore the democratic voice that made it if you please, l made it in good faith and made it to say.
 The balance of your letter is made up of -opinionlted grumbling. To that ! have nc reply to make.
 Very respectfully.
 J. F. Wilson.
Arizona republican., 1900-10-15
Notice of Dissolution of Partnership

volunteer to register for him. Hotels entertain a good many people who can't write. and the bad pen comedy is enacted quite frequently. Of course, the clerk has to be very careful not to let the guest suspect that he is on to the dodge, for such folks are very sen sitive about their educational infirmi- ties
 ''I once knew a mal Who paid $1 200 a year solely TO keep hotel clerks from knowing that he couldn't write ms own name. He began life as a day laborer, drifted out west and made fortune through leasing a, supposed worthless mine in Montana. When he accumu- lated about $15O,OOO he sJtd out and started to travel and have a good time. He was naturally shrewd, but he had never had a particle of schooling and lodging registers at new hotels became the chief worry of his life. At first he used to tie up his hand in a handker- chief and pretend it was hurt, bu, he realized that the trick was pretty transparent and at last he employed young newspaper man at $1OO a mor, n to travel with him as his secretary. The examiner never gent or received any letters; he didn't care Tor reading and the secretary's one and only duty was to sign hUtel registers. They would walk in together, and the young chap would say deferentially: Shall do the registering for us both, colonel?' If you please" his boss would reply, and he would thereupon write: Colo nel - and secretary, Montana Then he would go off and play until they got ready to leave town. It was the soft est job in the universe. He held it for several years; in fact, until his patron succeeded in drinking himself to dea h" New Orleans Times-Democrat.