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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31

Commissioners and other city en-.
ploycs until next August
AZ soon as the resolution was de.
feotcd in accordance with the require
ments of economy. the three proxies
upon the Board Immediately appoint
cd six new policemen. to whom Judge
Anderson owed political debt, and
thus saddlcd the same burden of en-
pensc upon the taxpayers rs If the
snlary grab had been concurrcd in by
the taxpayers.
A petition has already been pre-
pared, signed by Commissioners Paige,
Crisp and McMillen, and will be pre-
seDtcd to Akrons Representatives in
the General Assembly next week, in
support of bill, also prepared. allow
ing the City Commissioners to increase
the salaries Of Akrons policemen to
the extent Of $4,000 a year without
being required to have the consent Of
tie Council
THIS bill is only forerunner to n
similar measure for the benefit of the
fremen. who have as good right a.
the policemen to ask for more pay, at
the expense of the already cyer-bur.
dened taxpayers.
In other words, the politicians who
are responsible for the Proxy system,
owe political debt to the employees
of the Akron police. fire and street
departments and are determined to pay
them ut the expense of the taxpayers.
When 1t is considered that under the
administration of City Commissioners
the general debt of the city has been
permitted to Increase from nothing in
1892 to S2O20O in 1900, and the fact
that the city will have to borrow $780,
600 after Mondays election to pay the
policemen, and firemen, and City Com
missioners and other employees of the
city until the next apportionment of
tax collections is available in August.
this attempt to railronu salary grab
through the Legislature is not far re-
moved from criminal.
IT had been intended to Introduce
this measure in the Legislature this
week, and one of Judge Anderson' s
Commissioners had made all arrange
menrs to go to Columbus TO lobby for
the grab, but II was deemed eXpedient
to defer the matter until after Mon
days election for fear the people might
rebuke the project at the polls.
The Democrat has only this to say in
regard to the attempt Of Judge Ander-
son and his proxies to impose this sal
ary grab upon Akron taxpayers: 1t
is steal and will be fought to finish
by every taxpayer and citizen who
has the energy to protect his own in
terests.
The salary grab will never take effect
so long as the people maintain Dem
oeratic Council to Offset the 'extrava-
gances aud favoritism of the subsi-
died Board. Perhaps this explains
why every city employe WHICH Judge
Anderson and his proxies control Is
out working to defeat the election OF
the Democratic nominees for Council.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
IN DIsTRus7.
Akron Woman Wanted to
Know Something
In Reference to Canton Man Who Was
to Marry Her.

An Akron woman who is about to
wed former Canton man, apparently
was in distrust about her intended
husbands past, taking into considera-
lion u letter which the mayor received
this. Thursday, morning from Akron.
says the Canton News Democrat. TIE
Mayor refuses TO state the name Of the
woman, who alleges she is the dangh-
ter of prominent parents. The letter
goes on to state that it had been re-
ported to her that her husband had
been placed under arrest in this city
on some charge or other. and that he
had been released pending good beha-
vior. The Mayor Investigated the mat
ter at once and learned that no such
man had ever been arrested, and that
the intended husband was doubtless
what he represented himself to be.
The woman states in her letter that
she would absolutely refuse to re
with the man II she learned that what
she heard was true concerning him.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
BIG
Salary Grab
Favored by the Three
Commissioners
To Pay Off Political
Debts.
An $4,000 Increase For
Policemen.
Bill to be RaiIroaded Through
Bill to be RaiIroaded Through
Legislature.
Firemen Will Ask For Their
Turn Next.
Effort to Suppress the Matter Until
After Election.

The following was published in yes
terdays Columbus Dispatch:
In response to a petition presented
TO him by the patrolmen Senator Writ
will at once introduce bill providing
that the salaries in the police depart
ment of Akron and Youngstown per
annum shall be as follows: Chief, ST.,
SO0 lieutenant, $1,000; patrolmen, ST.
OO0."
The Democrat understands that this
measure meets with the approval of a
majority of the Board of City Commits
sionersand that they have already made
arrangements to go to Columbus to lob
by for the passage of the salary in
crense bill. A hill to increase the sal
aries of firemen will come next
Commissioner McGarry was asked to
sign the petition for the increase but
refused, just as he Declined to recon-
mend to Council the resolutions in.
creasing the salaries several weeks
ago
The purpose in attempting to obtain
the passage of such a measure is for
the especial benefit of the Akron po-
tion was defeated recently by the Coun-
Gil after having been recommended
for passage by the Board.
The Clty's reports show that there
was balance Of SS.7S1 to the credit
of the Akron police fund one year ago.
To1ov tbi, so,,,n fund t1,o fr, fh.
building of the automobile and the
appointment of six new policemen by
the Board of Commissioners, is over
drawn to the extent of $05S, with no
new money coming into the fund until
the apportionment of new tax collec-
tions next August.
The Board of City Commissioners
will be forced soon after the spring
election to the extremity of issuing
bonds or borrowing money upon the
city's note to pay the policemen, fire.
men, street department employees and
other running expenses Of the city, in.
cluding the salaries OF the Commis-
siOners.
While this condition of affairs OBJ
tans and 1t cannot be relieved until
there is retrcnchment in all of the de-
partments of the city, or until higher
tax Is levied upon the people. 1t Is
worse than folly to talk about increas-
ing the salaries OF any of the employees
of the city.
The present Council told the police
men TO wait until the city was able TO
pay 1t, but 1t seems that the Commits
sionefs are trying to force matters by
trying to railroad bill through the
Legislature authorizing n special tnx
upon the people 10 raise the policemen
salaries seven OF eight thousand dollars
Il year.
The crisis In the city's finances is
such that the Commissioners. by their
notions of continued extravaganza even
when opposed by the Council. are sim
plyhforcing the people to call halt.
If the election next Monday docs not
contain some surprises for those who
are responsible for the Proxy system,
favoritism and extravaganza, we miss
our guess.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
HOSPITAL
For the Treatment of
Drug Inebriates.
Bill Providing For Special Commission
to Investigate Project.
(Speclal Correspondence.

'ppttiul NOIlthpOuhthtfsl
Columbus. March 30.--Senator Bro
rein last evening introduced in the Sen
ate a bill TO provide for the appoint
ment Of commission TO determine the
wisdom or necessity Of establishing an
Ohio State Hospital for Dipsomaniacs
and Drug Inebriates.
1t provides that within 30 days after
the passage of this act the Governor
shall appoint four citizens of this state,
not more than two of whom shall be of
the same political party, whose duty
1t shall be to investigate the subject
of dipsomania and drug inebriety as
diseases and the relation Of the state
thereto.
II shall be the duty Of the Commits
sion SO appointed to gather from Judg-
es of Probate and Police Courts, Super
intendents Of State Hospitals for the
Insane, Chiefs of Police, and officers
Of institutions for the care of the de-
fective and criminal classes in other
states Of the United States, and from
officers of institutions already estab-
lish in other states for the treatment
of drug inebriates and dipsomaniacs,
such data az will enable them to deter
mine the necessity or ACCESSIBILITY of
the esta blishing by the state hospital
for the treatment of habitual inebriates
and dipsomaniacs and persons enslaved
by morphine and cocaine. Such data
with the conclusions drawn therefrom
shall be reported to the Governor on or
before Jan. I, 1902 and by him trans
mitted with his recommendations to
the General Assembly.
Members of said commission shall
receive no compensation for their SER
vices therein. Said commission is
hereby authorized to expend a sum not
exceeding $1,000 per annum for the
services of stenographer and Incl.
dental expenses, and postage, to be
paid out of any money in the general
revenue fund in the state treasury not
otherwise appointed upon the warran,
of the president and secretary of the
said commission. after such said
amounts shall he appropriated by the
General Assembly of the state of Ohio
to the payment thereof.
ROBERT o. RYDER.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
STOP THE GRAB!

Two months ago the three repre- scli-
tatives of Judge Anderson upon the
Board of City Commissioners recom-
mended Il resolution TO the Council
increasing tho salaries of the police
men of Akron from $50 to $40 n
month.
\ similar salary Increase was pro-
posed In behalf of the members of the
fire department.
The Democratic members of the
CouIcil promptly defented both reso-
lutions for the reason that the Board
had built an automobile costing up
ward of $1,000 and causing the police
fund to dwindlc from balance of
$S,TSl one year ago to an Overdraft OF
nearly $1,000 today, with not n cent
in sighr 10 pay the salaries of the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
FREE TRADE
Resolution Introduced In House OF
Representatives.
Especial Correspondence J

VNFtNINI SVfEeSIIVHIVf'Nc'V
Columbus, March 30.-Alr. he Ran
of Hamilton last night offered the fol
lowing resolution upon the Porto Rico
tariff question in the House of Rep
resentatives:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
House that the people of Ohio are in
favor of free trade between the United
States and any territory, acquired as
the result of the Spanish-American
war, which voluntarily accepted the
sovereignty of our country without re-
sistance and passed under the jurisdic-
tion of the constitution Of the United
States, and its laws and treaties made
In accordance herewith,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
CITIZENS
Quit In Disgust.
"Too Late to Change
Commissioner Law"
Is Message Sent by
Sieber and Seese.
Mass Meeting Has Been De-
clared Off
Akron People Must Endure Present
Obnoxious System.
Akron People Must Endure Present
Obnoxious System.

The committee appointed to arrange
a mass meeting at which to discuss
means of securing relief from the pres
ent system OF the City Commissioners
law, announces that no meeting will
be held
Communication with Representatives
Sleber and Seese secured the informa-
ton that it is too late to permit of the
bill TO change the Commissioner law
being presented during the present ses-
sion This information caused the COM
miitee to abandon the idea of holding
n mass meeting.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
VALUABLE
Features Of New Rubber
Vehicle Tire.
Will be Manufactured by Alden Com.
pany at Barberton.
lSrcclal Corrcspon,lence.D

Barberton, March 30,-The Alden
Rubber Company has acquired con
troll of n new design, solid rubber
wireless vehicle tire, which has novel
and valuable features. 1t can be made
nj popular prices and Is adapted for
both light and heavy work, having es-
pecial value for automobiles. The
company will manufacture II in large
quantities.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31

Two elegant Pullman ears of the lat
est design. have been placed upon the
day trains of the @. A. & C. railroad.
They are the "St. Angelo and tho
"St. Helena"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31

The funeral OF Harold Armstrong
will bc held at the residence OF w. G,
Armstrong, III Adams st.. ut o'clock
Friday afternoon. PN
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09
HER FASCINATION ENDURES
M.ady" Norrington Makes Frequent
Calls Upon Former Prison heep-
ers-Is Thought TO BE Insane

officials Of the police and sheriff ofnces
are at present engaged in an attempt 70
devise ways and means whereby uley i may
rid themselves of the almost unceaseleSS
attentions of Lady Norrington, who VIII
be remembered as having gained conslder-
able notoriety in this city over four years
ago in connection with the prosecution ana
conviction OF saloon men Burke anu
Burns. for robbing her of money.
The woman, during the time the accused
men were awaiting trial In the county letl
was herself locked up to appear as a WIG
ness against them. Il seems that taste
OF iail life instead of impressing her with
its Inconvenience left an indelible fascin-
alton upon her mind. Since her return 20
this city, ten days ago, she has MADE
frequent calls upon her former Keepers ana
has inspected her former place OF conflne-
ment on three occasions
There seems to be little doubt hut thar
the woman Is demented. bur officials arc
at a loss as to the nature OF the charge
which they can successfully prefer against
her Once before. when she was examined
as TO sanity. she converSed so fiuently and
tsoherenty with the physicians, that they
ordered her released and she has since
drifted up and down the Coast unmolest cd.
Police Matron Taylor says that 1t Is n
problem how the woman obtains means
upon which to exist. She has never been
seen begging is said to have no relatives
in this country. yet she ia at all times
able to provide herself with the necessities
of life.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09
Council Likely to Order Lower
Business Streets Improved.
SAVING IN ANNUAL EXPENSE S.
pIcpkipx Extensive to Keep Clean
and in Repair, Say Members OF
the Board of Public Works-Lft-
tie Danger Now of streets Set
tIing-Resoiution to He intro
duced at Council Meeting Monday.

At Monday nights meeting OF the city
council resolution will in all probability
be introduced providing for the paving,
with vitrified brick, of the streets IN all
that area lying between Yesler way and
jackson street and bounded on the east
and west by Second avenue south and
Railroad avenue. This improvement, If
made, will involve the expenditure of APP
proximately $4,000.
on the west side of First avenue. be-
tween Yesler way and Washington street,
there is a half-block of brick paving,
which was laid seven years ago. 1t ante
dates by three years the brick pavements
on First and Second avenues. 1t is still
good and serviceable. although 1t was
found necessary to raise it once 10 level
with the grade, the foundation having
settled from two to four inches
II was because of the fact that there
was danger OF the street foundstions set
Ting in the district named that no pro-
vision was made for the paving OF these
thoroughfares at the time First and Sec
ond avenues were improved, Recent ex-
aminations made by the board of public
works have convinced the members of
that body that the time has gone by
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09
THOMAS P. FREEMAN DEAD.
Weii-known Afro-Amcrfcan and
O1d-Timc Resident of seattle
Passes ANaN suddcnIy.

Thomas +. Freeman. an old-time resi-
dent and a well-known Afro American
citizen Of Seattle, died suddenly yester-
avenue. near Yesler way. OF a chronic
disease OF the throat. with which he had
been afflicted for many years. The dis
ease assumed n more acute form in cold
and damp weather. and yesterday brought
Mr. Freeman's life to n sudden end. The
air passages were choked up and just
as a physician. who had been called en-
tered the door Mr.. Freeman died Of sut-
location. Deputy Coroner Arnold took
charge OF the remains which were re-
moved TO Bonney & Stewards morgue.
Mr.. Freeman was about 70 years OF
age, and came here about twenty -one
years ago from Pennsylvania, his native
state. He was shoemaker and followed
that trade up TO the day OF his death.
He leaves a widow and daughter, who
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09
TRANSPORT fGB[RT LOADING SUPPLIES FOR ALASKA MILITARY
Within Week She Will Sail From This Port With Commary
Store of About 2 500 Tons for Depart.
ment Of Alaska.

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09

and Yokohama MAY =. She lef; he lat
ter port with ~ passengers, al but tan
h-.tuK japanese mint grants OF the Jap
8Ue~e 10 left the steamer AZ Victoria and
go came 20 Seattle All made application
FOR admittance 20 the country and a corps
* Quilted States immigration officers put
IA the dag examining their papers With
the close 81 the day hHt - had Neen
r,a SD MON. Nona rs ler.lesl aAnittana e
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09

had explained that he reserved the rignt
to insist upon his employees performing
the duties for which they were employed
Mr. Thomson treats the rumor or man
damus proceedings as joke set going
by some city hall wag.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09
ORIENTAL LINER ARRIVES
Idxumi Maru Brings 42O Japanese
of Whom go Come to seattle
Has 500 Tons of Cargo.

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha liner 1dzumi
Maru. Capt. Curnow. arrived at the smith
Cove docks yesterday at II o'clock. she
had 240 passengers and 500 tons freight Tor
this port She sailed from Kobe, May ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09
TO PASS SALARY ORDINANCE.
Mayor Humes summons Council q
Meet In Special Session.

Mayor Humes yesterday issued call for
a meeting Of the city council to be held
at o'clock This afternoon for the pur-
pose of passing the appropriation bill car
rying the monthly pay roll ana eXpe nsc
account.
II IL possible that some other routine
business will te transacted but no i'm
portant matters are billed for considera-
ton.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09

EVERY bicycle is good until II doeSn',
give satisfaction. The kind you buy from
Spinning, l2o6 Second. always give salts
faction.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09

The examination will be resumed today.
There were three European passengers.
Mr. and Mrs NJ j. French and r. c.
Slowing.
Teas. mating and straw braid consti-
tuted the bulk OF the Idzumis cargo. full
ly two-thirds of which was consigned to
the cities OF Seattle and New York.
The Idzuma officers report a pleasant
voyage across the Pacific
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-04-19
The Deacon's Dream.

"May you take this lesson home
with you tonight, dear friends, F"
concluded the preacher at the end
of a very long and wearisome
sermon. "And may its spiritual
truths sink deep into your hearts
and lives to the end that your
souls msy experience salvation.
We will now bow our heads in
prayer. Deacon White, will you
leadl
There was no response.
Deacon White" this time in
louder voice, "Deacon White.
will you leadl"
<"Still no response" 1t was
evident that the deacon was
slumbering. The preacher made
third appeal and raised his voice
to pitch that succeeded in wax
ing the drowsy man.
"Descon White" will you
please leadl"
The deacon rubbed his eyes and
opened them wondelingly. 81
just dealt" he said.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-04-19
Admiral Dewey.

When Admiral Dewey sees
himself as others see HIM he will
not remain a plaything for de-
signing politicians. 1t was scarce
ly to be thought that his hard
head could be SO easily cracked.
Having announced himself DEM
ocrat and candidate for the
presidency, his backers will strive
to encompass the impossible task
of defeating w. j. Bryan for the
nomination, and will then want
to run their man as an independent,
thing absurd in itself, unless the
end be aimed at putting Dewey ir
tho attitude of Palmer four years
ago to aid in the defeat OF Bryan,
But no matter what the plani
are, Dewey is being dragged int
very regrettable position, ant
the sooner he secs the point ant
extricaiss himself the better PLEASED
will the American people be-.
Pueblo Indicator.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-04-19
rlail Contractors.

A recent ruling of the Second
Assistant Postmaster General will
be of especial interest to residents
of this section who wish to bid on
contracts for carrying mail on
star routes. The decision is that
men who do not live near the
mail routes cannot fun n:sh a prop
or bond for the faithful perform
ance of the star route contracts.
This is direct blow at the big
mail contractors in the east who
take western mail contracts and
then sublet them. If the new pol
Icy is continued il is going TO be
of material advantage to local res
idents to feel that they are the on
ly competitors and some outsider
is not going to cut their throats
and then skin some local man in
to doing the work afterwards at
starvation wages.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-04-19
Its Influence Against Leas.
ing the Arid Lands.

As was to have becn expected
the Western Range Stock Grow
ers' association, which held its
convention in Denver last week,
passed strong resolutions against
both the leasing of the arid lands
for grazing purposes and their
cession TO the states. Both
measures have in reality the same
end in view, the possession ulti-
mstely, at Insignificant prices, of
immense tracts by great cattle
companies to the exclusion from
the range Of small owners. The
movement looking to either Of
these twin objects dates from a
very early day, but made its first
conspicuous effort in the irriga-
ton convention held in Denver in
the summer of 's7 or 's8 when,
with Ex-Governor Routt in the
chair, the big cattle owners tried
10 get resolution passed, asking
the cession of these arid lands to
the states in which they lie, and
failing in this, induced the COM
mittee appointed by the convention
TO report the resolutions actually
adopted, TO our delegation in con-
gress, to include ths resolution
that failed, also. From that dav
to this the subject has been at the
front in every cattle or irrigation
convention in the Western states.
II never passed any body in tangi-
bic, definite form until the Nation
al Cattle Growers association
succeeded, it is said, by another
fraud in adopting the resolution
for leasing these lands at its recent
meeting in Fort Worth. AS might
have heen expected, the resolution
so adopted raised storm of in
dignation among the small grow
ers everywhere, with the result
that after petitioning congress
against the bills now before it and
organizing themselves into the
Western Range Stock Growers
association, they met in Denver
and most emphaticaily placed
themselves on record, as above
stated, both against the leasing
system and the cession movement.
The small cattle and sheep men
understand their true interests
and the best interests of the
farmers RS well; only the man or
the company with a "pull" would
ever profit by the leasing or the
cession of these lands.