The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-26
State Board Files Its An
nuaI Report.
THE NEW ASSEMBLY
Secretary Of State Issvss the
Official Rostes--G Gear the
Oldest Me I'm her--.Co-
Iumhus Letter.
From a stan Correspondent.

From Staff Correspondent.
Columbus. Nov. 22.-The state board
Of pardons has filed its annual report
with the governor. The board recon-
mended 16 pardons and nine commuta-
tions and rejected 62 applications
Twenty-Five cases were not acted upon.
The governor granted 16 pardons, b 1t
allowed no combinations. Ninety
seven new cases were presented during
the year and 10 remained from the
previous year. Governor Bushnell
usually granted from SO to rs pardons
annually.
The board Of managers of the pen!-
tentiary yesterday afternoon filed the
balance Of their annual report with
the governor. 1t shows the finances
Of the institution to be in good cor.
dition.
The board met during the day and
endorsed the action of Warden Darby
IN Offering a reward of 500 for the
capture of @. A. Taylor, or Charlie
Lowery,, the desperate who was res
cued from Guard Bowman, of Canton,
several weeks ago while being return
cd to the penitentiary from that city.
The offer of $50 for the arrest Of Lizzie
Ruthven, who escaped several days
ago, was also approved.
Secretary of State L. G. Laylin has
Issued an official list of the members
Of the next general assembly. There
will be SO members in the senate and
10 in the house. The senate will be
composed of 81 Republicans and 12
Democrats. The house will contain 6S
Republicans and AZ Democrats. Rep.
Iesentative Gear, of Wyandot, is ths
nestor Of the legislature, having served
four terms in the house and one in the
senate. Senator Wilhelm, of Stark Is
Eext, with two terms in the lower body
and one term in the upper one.
The lawyers are the most numerous.
There are so of thenl-15 in the senate
and 35 in the house. The farmers are
second on the list, there being four in
the senate and 20 in the house. Th.re
are four bankers in the house and one
in the senate. Forty-four of the mem
bers Of the house and ten nembers
OF the senate are second-termers.
Mr.. John Pollock, of North Law
renee, Stark county, who recently COM
pleted his work as special commits
sioner to investigate convict labor In
the different penal institutions. work.
houses, ETC., of the state, was visitor
yesterday at the Office of Hon. M. D.
Ratchford, commissioner of the state
bureau of labor statistics. His task
required about two months. He en-
countered no obstacles in the pursuit of
his work, and said he was unable to
give any comparisons which wouli
show the standing of the Stark county
workhouse with other institutions OF
like character as he had not tabulated
the figures he procured.
Mr.. Pollock is the father Of Repre-.
sentative Pollock, of Stark county. He
reports matters progressing sereneIy
in the mines in and about North Law
renee. The mines are being operated
steadily, and there is no strife between
employers and employees He will re.
main in the city several days.
The annual report of the trustees Of
the state hospital for insane at Colum.
bus was submitted to Governor NASH
Thursday afternoon. The financial
&C ndition of the institution is Of q high
order. A recommendation is incorpor-
ated in the report favoring private
commitment Of patients. This would
remove the idea of stigma which clings
to many cases when the mind is min
istered to at the state hospital. A
plea is made for an addition to the hos
pital for acute and chronic cases AMI
for other general improvements.