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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25

Itchincss of the skin, horrible plague.
Most everybody afflicted In one way
or another. Only one safe, never fail,
Ing cure Doap's Ointment. At any
drug store, 80 cents.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25
whnt He Snid.

Landlord When you gave Kickhard
sausage for his breakfast. what did he
say?
Waiter-He said 1t was horse on
hlm.--ChicegO Times Herald.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25

WANTED-Lady who writes fair hand
to represent New York house here.
In reply state single, married or
or widow. y. Wright, city. S2-Si*
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25

on account Of rain the Butchers
picnic has been postponed until Tues
day, July 81, Markets viii be closed
after s d. m.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25

Schoo!master-Now Mugs,ns minor.
what were the thoughts that passed
through Sir Isaac Newton's mind when
the apple fell on his head?
MugSins-i 'Xpects he wus awful
glad it warn't brlck.-Fun.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25
present declared it was the best thing
connected with the show.
LAND SLIDE.

iSAANb
There was an extensive drop in real
estate on the Manchester road Tuesday
night. AS result OF the continuous
down-pour of rain, about an acre Of
fine meadow land removed itself from
the premises of It's rghtful owner and
jumped a claim on the tracks of the
Rapid Transit Co., causing many I'M
seemly remarks from beluted Barber
ton passengers who had to get out of
the cars aud transfer around the
ground. Tie trespnssing property was
finally ousted ana traffic wns once more
conducted in II manner more conducting
to tho moral welfare of suburhanites.
STORE ROOF LEAKED.
Rich ~ Mccoy, millienrs at l24 s.
Main ST., suffered 500 loss by reason
of last nights heavy down pour. The
roof of the building, in which the store
is located, leaked, allowing mrge
amount OF water to run through on
the stock Many straw hnts were dam
aged. =.
FLOODED CONDUITS.
The telephone companies were Grip
pied by water from the streets running
into the conduits. 1t had IA bad effect
on the service. The trouble was reme-
died Wednesday morning.
Much damage was done TO the streets
of this city by the rain. While very
few of the washouts made were large
or deep the number of small wash
outs was large. and many were the
complaints sent by citizens to the
Board of City Commissioners. The
street gang is being kept busy today,
macking repairs. a large washout was
reported on North st, and one on Lods,
but no accidents occurred as result
of the wnshouts.
Traffic on the street ear lines was
delayed considerably Wednesday
morning on account of sand and earth
washed onto the tracks by the rain.
On Furnace ST.. and along the line to
Cuyahoga Falls the tracks of the A..
n G. II. II. T. company were in some
places almost covered with sand. ON
Case ave, and West Exchange ST.. n
great deal of sand was washed onto
the tracks of the n. o. r. company.
A tree was blown across the tracks of
the A., II. Il G. line, above Cuyahoga
Falls, and several telephone poles
along the linc We're blown down, some
of them across the tracks.
FELL IN DITCH.
\ hack fell into n ditch on South
Union ST., during the heavy storm
| Tuesday night. 1t was some time he
fore 1t could he taken out. The horse
and driver escaped injury.
CUT DEEP CHANNEL.
The water cane down Il, Market ST.,
in torrent. A deep channel was cut
in the sand Oh the north side of the
street. II made travelling out of the
question Wednesday.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25

The only Akron paper that wears no
collar Is the Democrat; it's worth read
ing.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

GIRL WANTED Apply at Slntlery's
Hand Laundry, ia Lods ST. S2-Si
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25
Then Something propped

Then Something Dropped.
"Whin We filed in tn mortar heap.
Dinny, We remoinded mae av chorus
girl"
"Phoy did OF. Larry?"
"Oi saw tn loime loight in yer Dyes"
Chicago News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25

FLOODED lHE ClRCbS,
An entirely novel act was performed
by the clowns with Harr s Nlckle Plate
show last night. The heavy rain went
through the canvas like water through
seive. The goo people present were
dreDched to the skin before the per-
formance had commenced and the ring
WIS half fun of water when the first
act was put on. \ number of the
clowns, seeing a chance to distinguish
themselves, ra nacroSs the space he
tween the entry and ring and plunged
headlone into the wnier that had gath
cred In tie ring. Their act made II hit
with the audience. Some Of the people
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25
POURED.
Excessive Rainfall
Measured 2.56 Inches
at Buchtei College.
Heaviest Fall of Water
In Four Years.
Such Storms Seldom Visit
This City.
Numerous Washouts We're Reported
Wednesday Morning.

The rainfall Tuesday night and We'd
nesday morning was the heaviest that
has visited Akron since June Z, 1896.
At the weather station at Buchtel
College the rainfall measured 2.56 in
ches. This IL considered excessive,
as the weather bureau regards any
precipitation Of moisture over 2ia IN
chos 10 ~ hours m exceedingly heavy
fall Of water.
This nGo,nt fell in considerably less
than II hours. II began raining at u
o'clock Tuesday night and Prof. Egbert
made his last reading at o'clock We'd
ncsday afternoon, IN interval of 10
hours.
At 10 o'clock Tuesday night the rain
fall treasured lii inches. At . o'clock
"Wednesday morning the 2.li mark had
been reached and ut p. N. II showed II
total or 2.5G inches.
This Is by far the greatest fall Of
water during the present year, which
up TO the present time has been mus
ually light The only thing like u
heavy rain for 1900 previous to Tues
day night was Jan. II, when the rain
During the past 13 years that the
weather station has been established
but eight showers" in which the fall
exceeded = inches in "A hours.
Tho 1ntas foliaw.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-25

The water came down II. Market ST..
in n torrent. A deep channel was cul
in the sand Oh the north side of the
street. II made travelling out of tn,
question Wednesday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22
THEY VIOLATE PLEDGES.
England, Germany and Russia Causing
Trouble In China.

Washington, Nov. lS-Germany, Rus
STA and Great Britain have broken faith
with the United States and the internation-
al alliance which pledges itself to restore
order and authority in China. The car
and the kaiser especially have violated
the conditions eXacted by this government
in the joint circular of July 8, while her
majesty has been a passive il not tolerant
third party to the cruel aggressions and
blood thirsty expeditions which have been
carried on under Count Won Waldersee' S
command. Owing to the dragooning of
innocent natives, including women and
children, by German and Russian troops
in China, the eastern question once more
FORCES forward as subject of anxiety
and threatening internal relation.
Russia has broken faith with this gov
eminent by failing to withdraw its troops,
and there is evidence that Germany and
Russia are endeavoring to provoke anoth-
'er uprising among the Cinnamon, and in
that manner precipitate dismemberment.
While Russia and the German emperor
in public documents and international
correspondence profess the utmost zeal in
bringing Chinese affairs to peaceful cul-
'mination, their armies are killing natives
and committing outrages against the Chi
nese besides which the Picking siege and
horrors pale into insignificance. Resent
ment here against the German methods is
fat a high pitch, and unless there is let
up this government will take upon itself
to utter protest against these outrages,
which are barbarous and not in accord
with the proceedings of civilized powers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22
SCENE WAS TERRIBLE.
Belgian Describes Massacre by the Rus.
Sian Soldiery.

SoiuitTy.
London, Nov. 15.-The Globe this
afternoon publishes letter from
Belgian gentleman who has been
travelling to Picking via the Trans
Siberian railroad. He describes, un-
der date of September 6, what he saw
in the Amur river. His accounts sur
pass in horror those previously pub
lished.
"The scenes I have witnessed DUR
ing the three days since the steamer
left Blagovctchensk," he says, are
horrible beyond the power of de-
scription. 1t is the closing tableau
of fearful tragedy. Two thousand
were deliberately drowned at Morxo,
1900 at Rabe and 5000 around Blag-
ovetchensk, a total of 1900 corpses
encumbering the river, among which
were thousands of women and chill
dren. Navigation was almost impos-
sible. Last week boat had to pillow
its way through a tangled and man
gled mass of corpses dashed together
by their long hair. The banks were
literally covered with corpses. In
the curves of the stream were dark,
putrid, smelling masses of human
flesh and bone, surging and swaying
in the steamers wake. The captain
vainly ordered full speed ahead. The
sight and smell will he ever with us,
From Blagovetchensk to Aigun,
forty-five kilometers, numerous vii,
lagos studded the bank. with a thriv-
ing. industrious population of over
100000. That of Aigun was 10000.
No one will ever know the number of
those who persisted by shot. sword
and fire. Not a village is left. The
silence of death was around u.s. The
smoking ruins of Aigun were on the
right, with broken down, crumblin-
walls and shattered. roofess houses"
Picking, Nov. l9.-Count Won Waldersee
received the Chinese peace commissioners
today at the imperial palace. Won Valdez,
see demanded that the Chinese troops be
withdrawn from the vicinity OF the terri
tory occupied by the allied forces, adding
that if this was done with dispatch the
military expeditions by the allies would
be discontinued.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22

According to the results of studies by
Prof. A. E. Verrill the beautiful Ber-
muda Islands are merely the remnant
of an island, very much larger than
the present entire group, but which
has sunk in the ocean. The original
Island had an area of 300 or 400 square
miles, whereas the Bermudas today are
only about twenty square miles in
area. Within a comparatively recent
period, says Prof. Verrill, the Bermu-
das have subsidized at least so or 100
feet. Their base is the summit Of an
ancient volcano. while their surface
Is composed of shell sand drifted into
Mills by the wind and consolidated by
infiltration.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22
PRINCE TUAN PUNISHED
Degraded and Condemned to Life
Imprisonment.

Washington, Nov. minister WI
received from Director General Sheng,
foreign cablegram, which he COM
municated to Secretary Hay yester-
lay:
IAN imperial decree of November II
deprives Prince Tuan and Prince
Chwang of their rank and orders
them imprisoned for life; Prince Yib,
and Secondary Prince Wing Lien i'm
prisoned; Secondary Prince Lien to
be deprived of his rank; Duke Ian
and Wing Men to be degraded in
rank; hang vi, being dead, no pen.
atty can be imposed upon him; Chao
Shu Chiao is to be degraded, but re.
tanned in Office; Yu Hsien to be led to
the farthest boundary"
The Chinese officials mentioned in
the decree are among the highest
in China and comprise most, il MOI
all, of those against whom the pow
ers demanded vigorous punishment.
Prince Tuan stands at the head OF
the anti-foreign and Boxer move.
ment. Previous edicts have degraded
him and taken away his Office and
servants, but this Judgment of life
imprisonment is the most severe thus
far given to any of the Chinese lead
ers responsible for the uprising.
From a Chinese standpoint, it is an
extreme penalty to a prince of royal
blood, but it remains to be seen
whether the powers will regard it Is
adequate to Prince Tuan's terrible
otfense.
The others mentioned were Prince
Tuan active associates, and two u
them were specially mentioned TO"
punishment, along with Prince Tuan,
in Secretary of State Hays note o.
October 3, advising the Chinese gos-
eminent that this country would ex-
peet these officials to receive their
Just deserts, regardless of rank. Kang
vi is one of the high officials who died
suddenly after the demands for pun
ishment had been made by the pow
ers, probably by suicide. Yu Hsien is
another who was thought to have
committed suicide, but the edict in
dicates that he is still alive.
As the ministers at Peking also have
been considering the question of pun
ishments, it will develope speedily
when they lay their demands before
the imperial Chinese ENJOYS, whether
the edict of the Chinese emperor
gives punishments which are regarded
as adequate to fit the enormity of
the crimes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22
ARMoR PLATE CONTRACT.
Agreement with the Carnegie an
Bethlehem Companies.

Agreement with the carnegie ana
Bethlehem Companies.
Washington, Nov. 16.-Secretary
John ID. Long has announced the con-
clusion of the long controversy over
the armor plate for naval vessels, and
an agreement with the Carnegie and
Bethlehem companies for krupp ar
NOR at $500 a ton, with the possible
addition of royalty fees, making the
maximum price $455.52 ton. The
amount of armor involved is the larg-
est ever placed at one time by the
government, and is said to be equal
to all the armor purchased by this
government up to 1896. 1t covers the
armor for seventeen ships now IN
the various stages of construction,
including eight battleships, six arm
ored cruisers and three protected
cruisers. The following official state
ment has been given out concerning
the agreement:
The navy department has come to
an agreement with the Carnegie aud
Bethlehem companies for Krupp
armor of the iIrst class, amounting
to 24,950 tons, for $500 a ton. The
krupp process involves the Harvey
patent, the validity of which is now
under consideration by the courts,
and it is further agreed that the gov
eminent will assume in addition any
liability for the Krupp process, not
exceeding f5, or $24.3e, u ton for
Krupp royalty, and not exceeding the
United States license fee of $11.24
for Harvey royalty. The maximum
price to the government is, therefore,
s455.52 per ton, subject to diminution
in case of any reduction in the fore
going royalties. The bid of these
companies for this class of armor
was $500. and the price originally
asked $545.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22

The Census Bureau has made public
the returns of the population in Ala
hama. The population of the state in
1900 is 1,S2S,697, as against 1,513,017
in 1890, representing an increase since
1890 OF 315, $50, or POS per cent. This
rate of increase is slightly greater than
that for the decade from 1880 to 1890
when it was 1913 per cent. The popu-
lation in 1900 is more than fourteen.
times as large as that given for 1920;
the first census taken after its organi-
zation as state. in 1919. The total
land surface of Alabama is approx
mately 51.540 square miles, the aver
age number of persons to the square
mile at the censuses Of 1890 and 1900
being 1913 in 1890 and 1854 in 1900.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22
CAR EvENs THINGS UP.
His Present Illness Shows His Real
Weight, nationally.

His Present Illness Shows His Real
Weight, nationally.
London, Nov. 16.-The serious aP-
prehension with which the announce
ment was made of the fact that the
car was suffering from typhoid fever
filed Europe, emphasizes how much
the peace of the world is believed to
be dependent on him. But for the
statement contained in the official
bulletin that his malady was taking a
THOROUGHLY favorable course, the
news of his illness would have created
nothing less than CONSERVATION. IT
is generally felt at the present crit
ical state of international affairs that
even the temporary weakening of the
influence of so favorable factor in
the maintenance of the worlds peace,
justifies grave anxiety, especially as
the car is regarded in Europe as C
kind of counterpoise TO Emperor Will
liam. Public anxiety will, therefore,
remain strained until the none TOO
robust monarch RECEIVERS. In political
circles any other issue of his ma jes-
tvs maiady is regarded as nightmare.
The London newspapers comment on
the ears illness with peculiar sym
pathy. The Times remarks it has
always been believed in England
that the ear "reciprocated national
sentiment toward the cherished real
regard and reverence for our beloved
queen"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22

Sioux City, Nov. 16.-The saloon
men in Sioux City have just won out
in a contest with the prohibiticnists
of that county. The prohibItionists
dispute the sufficiency of the peti,
ton of consent under which Che sa.
loon men are doing business, and
brought injunction suits against six
teen liquor dealers to restrain chem
from doing business. The saloon
men held that whether or not tho
petition of consent was good it had
been approved by the board of super
7isors, which made il of force until an
appeal from the action of the board
had been taken an upheld. Judge
Hutchinson held this to be the proper
view and refused to grant the iniunc-
tions. In Woodbury. county the pro-
hibitionists have gone about the mat
ter in a different way, attacking .hc
petition of consent rather than the
saloon men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22
PRINCE TUAN ARRESTED.
Yu Haien Also Arrested and Likely to
ha Execnteh.

London, Nov. l9.-Under date of Nov.
l6 a dispatch to a news agency Gays
Great Britain has protested against the
transfer of Yu Chang to the governor
ship of WI Chang. Lii Hung Chang
and Prince Ching, according TO this dis
patch, have memorialized the throne, and
Yu Chang will probably not be allowed
to take up the new post.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
Prince Tuan is under arrest at Mig Haia
province. Yu Haien, governor of Shan
81 has also heen arrested at Pinan Sheng.
The director of teegrap-s and railroads
has memorialized the throne, denouncing
Yu Haien. and an edict is expected con-
demning Yu Haien to death.
At council of ministers in Paris
NJ. Deloasse, French minister of foreign
affairs, announced that the ministers at
Peking had transmitted to their respec-
tive governments a number of articles of
joint note, and they contemplated add
ing six points to those already reached as
a basis for peace negotiations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22

Iowa City, Nov. 15.-The meeting
of the rural school directors at Iowa
City discussed the condition of the
county school fund at some length.
1t was decided to appoint a com
mittee to consult an attorney and
take steps to recover the amount of
money alleged by County Superin-
tendent Whiting to have been over
drawn by the Iowa City school dis
trict from 1874 to 1888. Superintend-
ent Writings minimum estimate of
this sum is $4,000. Three-fourths of
this, he says, was taken from the
rural schools, being raised by the
county tax. The other fourth was
taken from the state at large, being
from the county's share of the state
school fund
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

By the Governor--A Proclamation.
The most remarkable century in
the flight of time closes with the
most happy and prosperous year in
the history of our nation and our
state. Very abundant has been the
yield from our lands, great has been
the product of our mines, the output
of our factories, and the increase of
our herds. Our people have advanced
in all that pertains to material pros
perity, and have become wiser and
better as the years have come and
gone; and now, at the close of Ammo
Domini nineteen hundred, standing at
this elevation, with increased hope
and yet loftier aspiration, it is but
reasonable that a great and apprecia.
tive people tarry for day to give
thanks to the Great Giver of all that
is good and the Presenter of all that
is best.
/ therefore recommend that on
Thursday, November 20. the people OF
the commonwealth of Iowa assemble,
as far as shall be convenient, in their
places of worship, and there, and in
their homes, render grateful praise
and Thanksgiving to Almighty God
for blessings past and present, and
make devout supplication for a con.
tinuation of that providential guild.
ance which has made us already great
and on which we must rely for yet
grander achievement.
In testimony whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and caused to ne
affixed the great seal of the state Of
Iowa, this twelfth day of November.
in the year of our Lord one thous-
and nine hundred, of the independ-
cree of the United States the one
hundred and twenty-fifth, and of the
state of Iowa the fifty-fourth.
(SeaD Leslie NJ. Shaw.
BY the Governor:
G. l.. Dobson, Secretary of State.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22

Captain S. P. Emmerson, who has
ust died in Denver, was distinguished
ms the leader of company of irregular
Confederate forces, commonly known
as guerrillas, who hoped to capture or
destroy Chicago. Captain Emmerson
escaped capture on that occasion by
stealing horse and riding away.
Many of the exploits of his command
were as daring as those OF the Guam
trell, Morgan or Moseby raiders. He
was once, captured in Kentucky, but
escaped by cutting hole in the roof
of his prison. Captain Emmerson was
a warm friend to the James boys. He
never recovered from the grief caused
by the fall of the Confederacy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22
NEWS in GENERAL
Horrible Fate of tho Murderer OF Lou
tse Frost.

iso frost
Limon, Colo, Nov. 17.-Chained to
a railroad rail set firmly in the
ground, on the exact spot where mis-
tiendish crime was committed, Pres
ton Porter, Jr., or, as he was famili-
liarly known, John Porter, who bru-
tally murdered Louise Frost, last
evening paid terrible penalty for his
atrocious deed.
1t was 6:23 o'clock when the father
of the murdered girl touched the
match to the fuel piled around the
negro, and twenty minutes later
last convulsive shudder told that life
was extinct. What agony the doomed
brute suffered while the flames shriy-
eled up his flesh could only be guess
ed from the terrible contortion of his
face and the cries he gave from time
to time. The executioners, who num-
bered about 800 citizens of Lincoln
county, had not Inc least semblance
of the or~.nary mob. Their every act
was cool and deliberate, and during
all the preparations, as well as
throughout the sufferings of the ne
gro, hardly an unnecessary word
was uttered. Grimly they stood in a
aDOub lIC hIC uhbil thC bouN
was quite consumed and then took
their way back to Limon from
whence they departed for their homes
shortly afterward.
Limon, Colo, Nov. l9.-No inquest, it
is said, win be held over the remains of
Preston Porter. Jr., tne self-confessed
murderer of Louise Frost, who was
burned at the stake by MOB of men at
Lake Station. In fact. the coroner can
find no remains upon which to hold an
inquest. A few men remained late at the
spot on the prairie where the murder was
committed and avenged. and renewed the
fire again and again, until every vestige
of the negro was gone. The iron rail to
which the victim was bound will be left
standing as a warning to all inclined to
deeds similar to that for which young
,Porter's life was taken.