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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-02
BRIDGE REPAIRED.

Capetown, Feb. General Kelly
Kenny, commanding the Sixth divi-
sion has repaired the bridge at Phebus
west of Steynburg, and is advancing.
THROWING SHELLS.
Capetown, Feb. IA message from
Kimberly via Modder river says that
the bombardment of the besieged town
was hotter than ever on Saturday, sun
day and Monday. The Beers threw in
over 1000 shells in the three davs.
BRITISH TROOPS.
Capetown, Jan. 31.-(Delayed)- 1.-THE
British have occupied Erieska Cape
Colony, on the boundary of Griqualand
west and 80 miles due west Of Hope
Town. The Australian infantry at En-
slim, north of Belmont, are being con.
Verted into cavalry to further
strengthen this branch of the service
in the western campaign.
MOVED GUNS.
Capetown, Feb. IA report was re.
ceived here from Col. Plumer, com.
manding the mounted force proceedine
south through Rhodesia, says that Col
Bade-Powell, commanding at Mafeking
had advised him that the Beers arounC
Mafeking had been compelled to NOV,
the positions of their long guns. TIL,
report received last week from Lorenzo
Marquee to the effect that Mafekint
had been relieved possibly originated
in the shifting Of the guns.
HAY ARRIVES.
Lorenzo Marquee, Feb. 7--Adelber
Hay, the new American consul at Pre-
toria, arrived here today enroute t,
his post.
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STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
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DAILY NEws-DEMoCRAT.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-02

Capetown, Feb. General Kelly
Kenny, commanding the Sixth divi-
sion has repaired the bridge at Phebus.
west of Steynburg, and is ADVANCING.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
A WINNING BOY.
Earns His Medals By the Use of
Good Food.

a vicksburg, Miss, boy, ]. 3. Smith.
corner Grove and Third streets, says: IT
have been studying very hard to try
and beat my room in examination.
have been eating oatmeal and cream for
breakfast all my life. Lately when the
hard study began I did not feel well
enough to go to school, and there was an
examination ahead Of me and an exhibi-
tion, too
q was determined to go through this
examination, but felt so sick all the time
that / didn't know how to accomplish it.
Wei, mother saw the Grape-Nuts food
advertised, so she bought some and gave
it to me for breakfast every morning,
and you just ought to see what this food
did for me.
II began to get well at once and grow
hearty and fat, in spite Of my hard
work Above all that I did beat my room
age that was the highest mark in tie
ROOM I am also able to take part at the
military drill tomorrow night at the ex-
hibition and will try for the gold medal
for general excellence. If you think there
is any question about this You can write
to Bro. Garbrial our principal, and he
will tell you that it is true
Tt is of the greatest Importance that
parents feed their growing children,
during study, on the most nourishing
food possible to obtain, and there is no
question on this score regarding Grape
Nuts, for the food is compounded of the
elements selected from the grains which
go to quickly make and rebuild the brain
ana nerve centers. Any parent can prove
this statement by feeding the children
on Grape-Nuts- Obtained from any
drst-class grocer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
MINING FIGHT ENDED.
Struggle For Noted New MexicoProp-
erty Closes in Compromise.

Phoenix, Ariz, Dec 1s.-The two fac
lions of the Cobre Grande Mining COM
pany ended its conference here yesterday
by complete adjustment of the difficulty,
the supreme and lower courts of Arizona,
Mexico and Texas. The exact terms of
the settlement are secret, but it is known
that the faction headed by w. G. Greene
will take up all the stock at the par value
of $3.50 per share The agreement in
cludes 112,000 shares. but there are still
other shares and it is understood that
The decision will stop many cases pend
ing in the higher courts and relieve the
strained situation at the mines located at
Cananea- Mexico, which has for some
time required Mexican troops to prevent
bloodshed between the disputants over
the possession of the properly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
THAT TWO WEEKS NOTICE.
Theatrical Managers Must Live Up to
Clause in Contracts.

New York Dec 13.-The appellate divi-
sion of the supreme court has Just handed
down an opinion of interest to theatrical
managers and actors. 1t deals with the
vexed two weeks notice clause, and holds
in substance, that if a company closes its
season unexpectedly, such a notice Is not
necessary. even when such a notice Is
provided for by the terms of the contract.
The case was that of Walter w. New
conner against Charles E. Blaney. New
conner was musical director with "A Boy
Wanted company. The conpanyfs sea-
son closed abruptly and Newcomer
brought suit for two weeks salary and
his railroad fare to New York.
He received a judgment in his favor In
the lower court. and the defendant ap-
pealed. The question had not hitherto
been carried up to the higher courts.
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WAS REALLY TOO BAD.
Speaker Henderson Covered Up Brit
ish Flag at Wrong Moment.

New York. Dec 1S.-According to a dis
patch from Washington to the Times
shortly before the capitol centennial ex-
ercises in the house of representatives
were to begin, Representative Walter
Reeves Of Illinois. saw the British flag
dropping over a corner of the executive
with fiags Of all nations for the occasion.
Mr.. Reeves hurried to Speaker Henderson
and reported the matter, being fearful of
derson at once gave orders that a naval
signal flag should be hung over the Brit
This was done. Shortly after other mem
bers of congress noticed that the house
was full of flags representing all the ma
tons Of Europe. and that the only ma
ton which was omitted was great Britain.
Word was sent to Speaker Henderson,
and he. was asked to get a British flag
in position He did the best he could, but
les were to begin, and it was too late.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
POLICE FOR LUZON.
Commission ApprOpriates$l 3d.
900 For MacArthur's Use.

Manila. Dec. 1s.-The Taft commission
has passed an act authorizing General
Mac Arthur to establish police in the cit
les and towns and approprtat1ng Sl5O.0OO
for their maintenance.
Commissioner Wright, who is assigned
to supervise the esta bliShment of a con-
stabulary, among other duties, said the
establishment of a local police force was
necessary feature of civil government
ment- An act was also passed providing
for the retention in office of the municipal
councillors elected under order of the milf
tary governor until a general municipal
law was passed. The terms Of some of
the councillors expire in January. The
elections for councillors are suspended.
Finally a bill was passed directing the
civil service board to examine the report
on the readjustment of the salaries of
civil employees.
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RELIGION LUZON.
Methodist Missionaries Wanted to
Garry on Christian Work.

Chicago. Dec. 13.-Bishop A6cCabe of
the Methodist church has received a
letter from the Rev. J. L. Mclaughlin,
presiding elder Of that denomination in
the Philippine Islands, describing the
religious conditions and calling for more
ment to assist in carrying on the work
He says;
What we need is a teacher, deaconess
or trained worker to go into the COM
Tnunities now and train the people Now
Is our golden opportunity
a few months ago our native preach
err opened services in a small village
near Manila After I'VE weeks, when. on
account of the work. he was compelled
70 discontinue at that place, a delega-
ton headed by the president of the
village came in and pleaded with US for
4 preacher. so we sent one out
We held services two Sundays in a
cock pit Then we repaired to the
church where we have been worship
ping ever since After careful expIana-
lions and invitations 22S names have
been given and the parents are received
Into our church on probation .
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" in favor of g. repeal of the law allow
ing the purchase of tax certificates by
the county.
This law has worked a decided hard
ship for the city of Topeka
NO MONEY FOR PARKS.
ct went to see the Mayor recently
said 5. II. Downs, ION park matters. We
We're short of funds and wanted to Sc
cure money to complete q little work
this fall.
Il discovered that we had run against
snag. The Mayor said that the city
was hard up and that I would not be
able to get the money desired He also
explained that the city would have to
bonds, because of the ruling which al
lowed the county commissioner to bid
IN the property to be sold for taxes, and
thus deprive the city of its revenue.
The city is deprived of the use of
$4,000, and the city board of education
Of $1,000 by this ruling, and there is
no way in which the loss may be Re-
trieved.''
The city council appointed a. commit
tee to look into the affair, as did the
board of education. The committees will
try to effect a compromise. The COM
nittee on state and national legislation
was detailed to work in conjunction
with the committees appointed by the
Mayor and the board of education to
secure the repeal of the law.
THE municipal league" said w. A.
s. Bird, has for seven years endeavored
to secure some legislation along this line
The matter was discussed at our last
meeting, but no bill was prepared 1t
works a. hardship to all the cities of the
first-class in tke state
s"There is now a. case to test the va
Hdity of this law said James A. Trout
man. Tin the supreme court from Reno
county. But, providing the law is de-
clared unconstitutional, the harm has
been done in this case. All that we may
IL - TO ,,4S+
another year
1.-THE bill should be repealed said
Mr.. Bird. 1.-THE bill surely must have
passed the legislature without much con-
sideration-"
Gee whizr' exclaimed Major Ander-
son s'They do a lot of that!''
A petition is being circulated to pre-
sent to the legislature to secure permits
sion to vote bonds to build a. bridge at
the site of the old sugar mill.
G. p. Bolnar asked the club to use
its influence to have this petition
changed so that the bridge will be To-
Gated about two miles east of the pro-
posed location, at the point under the
Rock Island track, where $4,000 have
already been spent for abutments and
piers The matter was referred to the
roads and bridges committee.
NEW CLUB HOME.
a committee, composed of M. c. Ho1-
man, T. j. Anderson and D. J. Green
walds president, secretary and treasurer
of the club, was appointed to look up
a new location for the Commercial club.
Two sites have been offered, the sec
ond floor of the addition to the knights
and Ladies of Security building and a
small room on the third floor of the Au-
ditoriun.
The following new members were
elected to membership in the club:
WEIGH & WEIGH, attorneys; j. C. Gordon,
Copeland hotel: ]. c. McClintock. NJ.
D., Topeka City troop; A. Reinisch,
landscape gardener; Kistler- Metzler
Mercantile company, and Winfield S.
Smith.
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THREE CENTS A MILE.
Northern Pacific Railroad Will
Reduce Passenger Rates.

Tacoma. Wn., Dec. 13.-The Northern
Pacific has decided to reduce passenger
rates in Montana from four cents to
three cents per mile. The change will
go into effect shortly after New Years
The reduction has been stubbornly
fought by the Great Northern and I'm
ion Pacific ON the ground that the Union
Pacific would be forced to make the
same rate in Oregon. When this reduc-
ton is made every state on the line of
the Northern Pacific will have the three
cent rate.
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like love in that he "laughs at lock-
snIiths.' You can't lock him out, but
you can make it SO mighty uncomfortable
for him that he'll be glad to get out and
seek some other lodging.
The greatest protection against disease
is healthy condition of the stomach and
other organs of digestion and nutrition.
Health is the true arrnor against the
germ. The health Of the stomach and
allied organs is assured to those who use
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
It puri6es the blood, strengthens the
stomach, nourishes the nerves and gives
new life to the lungs.
There IS no alcohol or other intoxicaut
contained in sGolden Medical DiscOv-
cry"
ical Discovery and several walls of his Pleasant
Pellets a year ago this spring, and have had no
trouble with indigestion since writes MI W T.
Thompson, Of Townsend, Broadwater Co, Mon
tana. " Words fail to tell how thankful for
the relief, I had suffered SO much and 1t
seemed that the doctors could do me good
got down in weight to rs pounds, and was not
able to work at all Now weigh nearly 100 and
can do days work on the farm"
DR.. Piexce's Pellets cure biliousness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Will Be Welcomed With EcIat by
Gotham Citizens.

New York, Dec. 1s.-Plans for giving
an official welcome to the twentieth CEN
fury will be submitted to the municipal
assembly next Tuesday by Mr.. Guggen-
heimer, president of the council II
these plans are faverably received ac-
tive preparations for the celebration will
be intrusted to joint committee of the
council and board of aldermen. Mr..
Guggenhefmer said that he would favor
the holding of a reception at the city
hall by the city authorities. the illumina-
ton of the building and displays of
fireworks, together with music by sew
eral bands
Already one of the largest singing so
cfeties in the city has suggested that
chorus of several thousand voices be
stationed upon the steps of the city hall
to sing national anthems and seasona.ble
selections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
SICK OF THE WAR.
Many of the American Officers
in LuzOn Sigh For Home.

New York. Dec. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Washington, D. c., says:
IF the wishes of high ranking Off
GERS in the Philippines are observed,
many important changes will occur at
the end of the present dry season. Sew
eral OF the general officers are urging
that they be ordered home, and it is
expected that when the volunteers are
returned they will accompany them. II
is the general belief of well informed
officers that General Macarthur and
General A. E. Bates will return to the
United States within a few months, and
Major General Chaffee, now in COM
mand at Pekin, will be ordered to Ma
Mia as General MacArthur's successor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
STEALS HIS THUNDER.
Mark Twain the Lion at Winston
Churchilps War Lecture.

New York, Dec. 13-Winston Spencer
Churchill, NJ p, war correspondent gave
his lecture ON the South African war here
last evening. He was introduced by Mark
Twain, who began by saying that, al
though a friend of his he did not agree
with Mr.. Churchill as to the righteous
ness of the South African war He then
said that he had for years preached
AngIo-Amer1can aTnity. He had helped the
alliance by impartial compliments. He
added:
her doors wide open to all those that suf-
fer and are oppressed-and who can put
up $50 dmission-except the Chinese. We
draw the line there.
''And how unselfshly- England has
wrought for the open door for all in
China and how openly and how piously
America has stood for that open door in
all cases where it was not her own. And
America has been in not urging China to
pay fancy rates for extinguished mission
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THE DUTY OF MOTHERS

What suffering frequently results
from mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from = mothers neglect 70
properly. instruct her daughter
Tradition says woman must suf-
fer" and young women are SO taught
There is little truth and q great deal
Of exaggeration in this If N young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment, and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examina-
ton but Nc mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address ia
Lynn, Mass.
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A BIG SHORTAGE.
Clerk of Education Board Stole
$4,000 q Year.

Cincinnati Dec. 13.-The shortage OF
Geo. r. Griffiths, deceased, clerk OF the
board of education for thirteen years, IL
generally admitted to be $3.50. 1000. Dis
crepancies between the annual reports
by the county auditor and the reports OF
receipts made by Grifnths to the board
of education show an additional short
age Of 1885, z7. Whether all of this lat
ter discrepancy represents downright
stealing. or whether there has been
gross carelessness in bookkeeping is a
matter which is now engaging the earn
est attention Of expert ACCOUNTANTS who
are at work on the formidable array OF
books
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CHINESE RESTLESS.
Call on All Good Citizens to Rise
Up and Gust Foreign Dogs.

Hong Kong. Dec. 13.-The city was
placarded today with statements incit-
ing the people and the members OF the
secret societies to unite and rise during
the month of January and drive out all
the foreigners. Crowds gathered around
the placards, but no actual outbreak is
reported.
Reports have been received from Cam
ton to the effect that Yung Sung Pc,
the reformer, has been horribly tortured.
Though he was strung UP by the thumbs
and toes, he would confess nothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Annual Meeting of National Associ-
alton Now in Session.

New York. Dec. 1S.-Delegates from all
parts Of the country are expected at the
annual meeting of the National Civil Ser
vice Reform, which opens here today. Be
sides the general sessions, there will be
two meetings in the Carnegie Lyceum and
a banquet at which Bishop Potter, vice
president of the league will preside. Gov
ernor Roosevelt, Wayne MacVeagh,
George l.. ER1veS, president of the Char
ter Revision commission; Wheeler H.
PeckhaTn; Charles j. Bonaparte of Bal
Massachusetts, Richard Henry Dana Of
Boston, and members of the state and
city civil service committees are expected
to attend
At the meeting in Carnegie Lyceum to-
night, addresses will be made by Mr.. Bon
aparte, William Dudley Foulke of Indiana
and Rev DR.. Rainsford. Carl Schurz will
preside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
STRONG COLLEGE MAN.
z. l. Dindhammer Breaks Records in
a Strength Test.

Chicago, Dec 13.-Fred l. Dindham-
ner OF Northwestern academy, yesterday
broke all the western college records il
q. strength test taken at the Evanston
Y NJ C. A. gymnasium under the sup
ervision Of Director Dass. Dindhammer
scored a total Of 4, 632 points The best
previous college record in the west was
APIS, made by Alfred w. Place of the
University of Chicago. on February 10
last
The marks scored by Dindhammer
were as follows:
Arms 1,1ss; legs 1884; trunk $50: total
Dindhammer is % years Of age. weighs
only 159 pounds, and is five feet seven
inches high
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, Of South
Byron. Wis. mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
Mrs. Pinkham in January, 1899. saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation-
had headache all the time. and pain in
her side, feet swell. and was generally
miserable Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advice. and under date Of
March, 1899, the mother writes again
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter of all
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals Mrs.
Pinlxham's great medicine for regu-
lating woman'a peculiar monthly
troubles.
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aries like Germany does. but IS willing
to take produce for them-tea and ire
has made things so expensive that China
can not afford German missionaries any
more, but has got to wait until she IS
better fixed financially. And how Simply
and SorrOWfully and shamefacedly Elng-
Land and America stood at Port Arthur
weeping, while France and Germany
helped hold Japan and Russia robbed
4ev
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
LARGE GOLD OUTPUT
Klondike, Alaska and Nome Fur
nishes $25. 724. 223.8 81.

San Francisco, Dec. IA careful ap-
Proclamation of the total yield of gold
from the Klondike and Alaska. includ-
ing Nome, for the present year, has been
completed by the Selby Smelling COM
pany. acting in conjunction with the
statistician Of the San Francisco mint.
The amount aggregates $25. 724, 223.81 d.
vided as follows. KIondike, so, 1858, 329. IT;
Nome, 81, 1865, 1874. 81
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Clause Of Canton Fxplosion.

Victoria, b. c., Dec. 13.-The explosion
at Canton, it seems, according to recent
advices, was caused by reformers who
smuggled dynamite from Macaou and
stored it near the yamen Of the local
magistrate and exploded it in the hope
of destroying a quantity Of ammunition
stored in the yamen- The reformer who
rented the house in which the dynamite
was placed and several oS&ers have been
arrested and will be executed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
PRESENT FORNEW ZEALAND
Uncle Sam Sends 100000 Salmon
Eggs Across the Sea.

San Francisco, Dec 13.-Capt. G. II.
mission will sail today on the steamship
Sierra with 100000 live salmon eggs in
his charge, which he is taking to New
Zealand as a present from the United
States government to the New Zealand
government.
These eggs were collected at the United
States salmon station at Battle Greek,
Tehama county, Cal, from the fall run
November 10 and November Is.
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TO Repair the Oregon.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 13.-Capt
f. w. Dickens, u. s N, win sail to-
morrow for the Asiatic station on the
steamer Rio de Janeiro, to take com
mand of the Oregon. He expects to soon
bring the battles4liD to this port for
permanent repairs TO her hull, which
was seriously injured when she struck
a submerged rock in China waters. The
Kentucky viii replace the Oregon in the
Orient
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Death of B. r. Croker

Sacramento. Cal, Dec 13.-Ben5amin
r. Croker, the first purchasing agent
of the Central Pacific railroad. is dead
at his home in this city. He disposed of
his railroad interests several years ago
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New Centurv stamnn

New York. Dec. IA dispatch 70 the
Herald from Lima, Peru says: Native
and foreign capitalists have subscribed
$1,000 toward the building OF the Cerro
Office has put in circulation to celebra -
the new century three sets Of poetara
stamps, with portraits OF Senior Romano
Admiral Grau and Col. Bolorneai.
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New York. Dec. 1s.-F Marion Cravv-
ford, the author. viii sail for Italy Sat-
urday he came to America recently
especially to witness the decentralization
Of one Of his novels. He will return IN
February with Mrs. Crawford who has
been absent from the United statea for
16 years
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Lone Highwayman Robbed STAGE.

Lake View. Ore, Dec. 13.@The Lake
View and Ager stage was robbed last
night about s o'clock about two miles
from this city. A lone highwayman ac-
complished the job. No passengers were
aboard the stage. TWO mail sacks were
rif1ed and a considerable amount of reg
4stered mail taken.