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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
FORAKER IS IT."
So Far as Colum biana County
Is Concerned, According
to a Liverpool Story.

East Liverpool, Dec. 2.--The Crisis
today will say:
Joseph z. Foraker will say who will
be the next governor of Ohio
This statement was made unequivo-
celly to the Crisis representatives by
one of the most astute political observ-
ers in Columbiana county Tuesday.
Continuing, he further said, Senator
Hannas hold on this country was
loosed by the death of Mckinley. The
we'll merited love of this section for
the martyred president, made Hanna n
joint beneficiary in everything good
politically that we had to give the
major during life.
There is now no longer such a rea-
son for continued adherence to Hanna
or accession to his political DESIRES
therefore, and mark my statement,
Charles Dick cannot control Columbi-
ana county.
Further than that, Foraked appeals
tc the young men in a manner impos-
sible to Hanna. This is the era of the
young men. Roosevelt is virile
young man, and while Foraker is an old
man, relatively, yet he is one of these
intensely energetic young old mer
that never get aged.
HE will dictate the nomination of
the next governor and it won't be Col.
Dick"
That this statement speaks advisedly
there can be little doubt. The pres
ehce of such feeling is evident, and
it is not confined to Columbiana
county.
At the Garfield banquet at Youngs
town last week, Colonel Dicks speech
launching his boom was not received
with the enthusiasm of the former
times and the reason is given above,
Colonel Dick is understood to be Han
mas man and the young man of poll
tics does not warm" to Hanna.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
COAL CORNER
In Ssndusky May be Disturbed
by Legal lnvestig ation-Judge'c
Unexpected. Action.

sandusky, o., Dec. 2.-Judge' Charles
S. Reed, of the common pleas bench,
took an unexpected action Saturday
when he requested Prosecuting Attor-
ney Williams to Investigate the affairs
Of the Sandusky Coal Exchange, and IL
justified, commence action against the
members under the provisions of tho
Valentine antitrust law. This action
Is a result Of recent suits commenced
In the court against the exchange, as
the local combine" Is styled.
The local exchange now completely
controls the business of the city. Four
Independent companies were forced
either to join the association or quit
the business because they were unable
to buy coal, the exchange issuing n
card giving the names of the members
AIS the only legitimate dealers In the
city, and requesting that no coal be sold
any other dealers. There are now
eleven members of the exchange, ami
they have instituted the cash system,
requiring payment before the coal 10
delivered.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
HURST IS NOT WORRIED.
Little Proba biIity of Taylor Con-
test Making Him Serious
Trouble.
From a Staff Correspondent.


Columbus, Dec. 2.-Friends of State
Senator Hurst, OF Tuscarawas county,
are not alarmed over the proposed
contest for his seat by the man he dc
feated by 200 votes, d. d. Taylor, q
Guernsey county. Mr.. Taylor makes
the usual allegations in such cases.
He declares there was fraud, that
more money was spent than the Gar
field law allows, and that 1t was a
mean trick anyhow to defeat him,
when &c wanted to be in the senate
so badly. On the other hand Senator
Hurst's friends declare the campaign
to have Teen fairly conducted all along
the line. Very little noise was made by
the Democratic candidate, and while
the other fellow was working hare,
doing the tombstone business and the
other plans of campaign laid down
by the state committee, Hurst was SIM
ply doing a little gum shoe business
that would put Honorable Frank
Baird, Of Canton, to blush.
AS result the big gains that tho
Republicans had promised in the dis
trict were not forthcoming In suf-
fcient quantities to compass the de.
feat of Hurst, who had a safe plural
ity.
Hurst is not paying much attention
to the contest for his seat. for there
is very little in 1t. 1t has been started
mostly for effect and will quietly peter
out at the proper time. The Repub
licans do not need the vote of Taylor
this year anyway, and what occasion
they would have for committing grand
larceny ordinarily is not present this
year. Foraker has plenty of votes to
elect him, and the Republicans are
really sorry the vote is not closer po-
lltically, for the local option question
is bothersome, and IL the vote were
close AS between the political parties,
there would be somebody to blame for
whatever is done with the question
during the coming session.
WILLIAMSON.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
TIMING BROOKS DEATH.

Salem, Dec. 2.-The Salem lodge, No.
305. B. p. o. f.. held their memorial
services last evening at their hall.
Three members of the lodge died dur
ing the past year,. T. Brooks. Joseph
Koll and J. +. Deemer. The address
was delivered by w. w. Hole and he
dwelt more upon Mr.. Brooks. He made
the statement that the Elks was the
only secret order that Mr.. Brooks ever
Joined and he took 1t as great COM
pliment to the order. The singing was
furnished by a quartet.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
Claimed He Violated
Federal Pension Laws.
TAKEN TO CLEVELAND
Probate Judge TannyhilI, Of
Holmes County, Bound Over
TO United States Court
on Serious Charge.

Cleveland, Dec 2.-Probate Judge
Richard w. Tannyhili, Of Holmes coun-
ty, was arrested Saturday by the
United States marshal and brought to
Cleveland to answer to the charge
of violating the United States pension
laws. -s-.-.--
For some time government officials
have suspected that there were irregu-
larities in the executing of pension
vouchers in various parts Of the coun-
try. Several Investigations have been
made and one result is the arrest OF
Judge Tannyhill. He, however. pro-
tests his innocence.
The specific charge against Judge
Tannyhill is executing pension vouch-
ers in the absence of pensioners and
acknowledging that applicants person
ally applied before him whsn in fact
they did not"
The hearing took place before United
States Commissioner Charles W. Stage
Saturday evening and Judge fanny
hill was bound over to the next term
of the United States court, bail being
furnished in the sum of $500.
For the protection of the United
States the law is very strict in regard
to the execution Of pension vouchers.
1t must be done in the presence of the
pensioner and IL not so done 1t would
be possible to draw pension money
from the United States treasury for
years following the death Of pension
er.
Many officials throughout the coun-
try are ignorant Of the fact that the
simple knowledge, even though it be
personal knowledge and correct, that a
pensioner is alive, is not sufficient IN
satisfy the government.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
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PLANTS WERE CLOSED DOWN.
About 4,eo0 Mon Idle, Indirectly Duo
to switchmen's strike-latter
Not SO Important. W.

Pittsburg, Nov. 30.-There was lit
tie Indication yesterday that a strike
of the switchmen existed. Traffic
was being moved as well, II not bet
ter, than for several days previous
to the time when the switchmen went
out. Some Ct the shipments were de-
layed on nearly all the railroads, but
the delay was not attributable to tho
rtrike 30 much aNto the inclement
weather. The passenger trains wero
being moved without any trouble,
only on account Of tho snow, and most
all the through trains were but few
minutes late. The Pittsburg and
Western, the Allegheny Valley ani
the Monongahela division of the Penn
sylvania were the only lines in any
way affected by the strike.
The switchmen's strike was begin
ming to have very serious effect on
disinterested parties. Yesterday
morning about 4,SO0 men were idle in
the various mills along the Allegheny
Valley railroad, from Thirteenth to
Fifty-fourth streets. because the COM
panies were unable to get q supply
of coal into the works. The following
mills were reported crippled on ac-
count Of the railroad companies in
ability to get in their supply Of fuel:
Shoenberger's, at Twenty-fifth
street, 1000 m~n idle.
Fox Pressed Steel Car works,
Fifty-second street, GOO men idle.
Marshall foundry, Twenty eighth
street. 200 men idle.
Park Steel works, Twenty-ninth
street, 500 men idle.
Crescent Steel works, Fifty-ninth
street, 300 men idle.
American Steel and Wire works,
Twenty-sixth street, 1000 men idle. 9ii
Zug's Sable Iron works, Thirteenth
street, 600 men idle.
The Plttsburg Bridge works, at
Thirty-fourth street, have 300 men
idle on account of a material shortage,
caused by the strike, and the Car
negie mills Mt Thirty-fifth street are
partially closed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
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THE NEws-DEMoCRAT PUB. CO.
Canton, Ohio.
DAILY NEws-DEMocRAT.
A Pc ace able Prospect.

Reports from the national headquar-
tiers of the Amalgamated Association
OF Iron; Tin and Steel Workers at Pitts
burg, state that the sub-lodges of the
association have almost unanimously
voted down the proposition, submitted
st the close of the recent strike against
the Morgan combine, to allow the scale
adopted last May to run for three years
instead of one. This is the proposition
which President Shaffer, of the associa-
tion, in settling the strike with Mr..
Schwab two months ago, agreed to sub
init to vote of the membership of his
organization. 1t was one of the condi-
tions submitted by Schwab, but the
president of the Amalgamated associa-
tion claimed he had no power to do
more than submit 1t to the membership
with a favorable recommendation, the
scale having always heretofore been
signed only for one year, and the mems
convention of 1900 having voted down
similar proposition to extend it for
longer than that period.
Now that the three-year clause has
been voted down there will be the
usual talk of the prospects for reviving
the fight with the expiration of the
STALE year, next July. Such yarns are
foolish. There is no indication of any
attempt at renewing the contest, by
oil cir hn
condition of the metal trades continues.
The tin workers were the greatest suf-
ferers in the last settlement. and the
American Tin Plate management has
long been known as the fairest in its
dealings with the Amalgamated of any
of the constituent companies of the
Morgan combine. The strike was
forced on the tin plate company last
summer, after the scale had been sign
ed for that branch; and the officials
have since declared their intention Of
making every possible effort next year
to meet the men halfway. The west
ern management of the American Sheet
Steel company has also shown a con-
ciliatory mood. John Warner, man
ager of the Ohio mills, has undertaken
10 find positions in union plants for
those of the union men thrown out
by the settlement. When it comes to
settlement next year, it will be found
that the magnates will he more mag
unanimous than before. Not only be-
cause they feel they can afford TO, hut
because they realize they dare not defy
Iublic sentiment too strongly.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
Consider the Safety OF Passcn-
gers.

The News-Democrat to-day pub
fishes summary of the annual report
OF the Pennsylvania lines. The very
respectable net earnings reported
would suggest that the Pennsylvania
was scarcely in SO impoverished con-
dition that it could not afford the re-
moval of the last of the old coal stoves
from passenger coaches on the western
main lines of the system. Numbers
of cars go through Canton on Pitts
burg, Ft. Wayne e Chicago equipped
with coal stoves, generally red-hot, and
smoking
OF course, the laws Of Ohio provide
that where stoves be used in passenger
coaches they be Jnade entirely safe"
But no coal stove is safe in case of
wreck. The recent Wabash wreck just
over the Michigan border is a case in
point. The number of dead was prob
ably trebled by the burning of one
train the cars having ignited from the
coal stoves.
There is no excuse for a corporation
with the wealth of the Pennsylvania
falling to heat its cars entirely without
stoves. The laws of Ohio should be
strict enough. If they are not, new
assembly can and Will pass new laws
!: the people demand them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
H: KEPT mum.
Man Wounded at Akron by Po-
Iiee Refused to.ToIi His
Name.

Akron. o., Dee. 2.--"I'H die first"
declared an unknown man wounded by
Marshal Nelson, of Wadsworth, who
found him and another trying to rob a
house and fred, dangerously wounding
one OF the men, when asked his name
and residence.
1t has developed that the fellow Ia
Henry Osgood, a weil-known Akron
character. His companion was John
Cleave, also Of this city. They are
wanted here on charges Of burglary
and safe blowing and are alleged to
have secured $4,000 in Akron by such
means in the past six months. They
were held by the grand jury at Wads-
worth.
Osgood comes Of a good family, but
drink has ruined him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
STATE SUES COMBINES.
Two Constituent Com . nIes of
United States Steel Cor
porattou Liable.

Columbus, Nov. 30.-Assistant Attor-
ney General Todd has prepared the
papers in suits to be brought against
the American Tin Plate company and
the American Sheet Steel company to
collect heavy penalties alleged to be
due the state for the companies fail
Ire to comply promptly with the law
compelling foreign corporations to
qualify to do business in Ohio by the
filing of reports and payment of fees.
The cases will be filed In the Franklin
county court Of common pleas today
OF Monday.
Under the law foreign corporation
doing business in Ohio Is liable to fine
OF 1000 month for failure to qualify.
The American Sheet Steel company
was incorporated under the New Jersey
laws December IA, 1898. and 1t is claim
cd Is. liable to penalty of about
$4,000. The amount asked of the
American Tin Plate company, which
incorporated March 28, 1900, is approx
imately $4,000. The steel company,
which is capitalized at $4,000. 900. OF
which $2,905.000 is used In Ohio, has
plants in Bridgeport, Cambridge. Can
ton, Dennison, Dresden, Niles, New
Philadelphia, Canal Dover, Struthers,
and Nelsonville. The tin plate COM
pany, capitalized at $50.00O,000, OF
which $1,Ss5,000 is used In Ohio. has
plants In Beaver. Niles, Irondale, Cleve-
land. Martins Ferry. Cambridge. Ca
mol Dover and Cincinnati.
Both companies qualified on October
"a, 1901, to do business In Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
Law IS STRICT.
And Judge Aunsst Says Pen
sioners Make Many Unrea-
sonabie Requests.

A News-Democrat reporter asked
Probate Judge M. Il. Aungst concern
ing the arrest of Judge Tannyhill. Tho
judge had seen the account of the ar
rest. He said:
THAT probate judge doubtless got in
to that trouble in order to accommo-
date some one who was careless or
lazy. A probate judge does not get a
cent from any source for making out
pension papers. and yet there is not q
pension day that passes without some
one coming in and insisting upon our
doing something irregular in order to
save them little trouble. The pen
sioner must come into court person.
ally, must bring his papers with him,
and his signature must be witnessed
Some who have trouble in writing often
want to sign their papers at home and
then have them witnessed after they
reach the Office. This is not allowed
under the law and cannot be permitted.
When pensioners are Ill, decrepit or
crippled SO that they cannot come to
the Office, we make custom of going
to their homes and taking their ac-
acknowledgements. For this we get moth
ing. 1t is hardship that an Official
who works for nothing should be pun
ished, and yet the law is SO strict, and
the safeguards around the pension busl-
ness are SO necessary to avoid fraud,
that the government will not allow any
variation from the strict rules laid
down for applicants.
Next Wednesday is pension day, and
hope that no one will ask us to do
anything not strictly according to the
letter of the law, for we cannot &C ..
commodate them. In some instances
persons become angry when we will not
violate the law for their accommoda
ton. but since this arrest imagine
they will realize the danger in which
II places an official"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
Farm For Sale.

The undersigned will sell a public
auction on premises. Saturday, Nov. 80.
1901, the farm of William Lesh, de-
ceased, being 110 acres In North West
quarter. section 81, Plain township.
Said farm has good house and barn
and outbuilding with we'll at both
house and barn. Fences In good re-
pair. Spring water In pasture lot.
Farm is located fve miles north Of
Canton, / milo west Of Plain Confer
School house, IN miles south east of
New Berlin and " mile cast of street
car line. CO..
Terms made known ~ sale.
HERR Of william Lesh. deceased.
11t22-z6W>
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03

"The fire escape question is the one
that needs the most attention in Can
ton, and that speedily" News-Dem
ocrat correspondent says truly in a
letter on this page today from Colum-
bus. Few cities the size of Canton
in this state are SO poorly equipped
with safety devices in case of fire rs
are the workshops and Office buildings
of this city. Not only in the matter of
means of egress, but In the lack of
standpipes. hose and other equipment,
there is room for much work by the
building inspector.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
TO INCREASE ITS PLANT.

Akron, Dec. &C. H. Palmer, gener-
al superintendent Of the Diamond
Match company, and John Shaffer,
filed certificate Saturday in Columbus
increasing the stock of the Granite
Clay company from 500, 900 to $3.50, 900.
The Granite Clay company operates
plant of ten kilns at Mogadore,
where sewer pipe is manufactured.
This Is one of the few Independent
sewer pipe concerns in this country,
and the company has its offices in Ak
ron.
To reporter Mr.. Palmer declined
to divulge the plans of the future, but
say that the company proposes to in
crease the plant.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
live competition would improve the
retail furniture trade in Canton.

The Columbus board of trade win
admit mechanics and workmen to
membership in its organization. After
all, the term business man" includes
more in its classification than simply
merchants and others engaged in mer-
camille and commercial pursuits.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03

The first message of the new pres
ident, ON its presentation to congress
tomorrow, will be read with more
than passing interest. Mr.. Roosevelt's
originality and disregard for conven-
lions and precedents has led the pub
lie to expect something apart from the
usual annual document.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
CHILD,s SUDDEN pEATH

Canal Fulton, Dec. 1.-THE year.
old child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Palmer
died suddenly last night from illness
Of the throat which smothered the lit :
tie one to death. The child was ap.
parently well and hearty when tho
family retired Sunday night. This
morning Il was found that death had
silently made visit to the home dur
Ing the night and removed . pliceless
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03

Thirty days Will see the axle works
In operation again in every department
Canton manufacturers cannot afford to
lie idle long nowadays.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03

It seems. from the word that comes
from the former publisher of the News
DSmucrat. now at Hamilton. o.. that
~ present management Of the News
crlsernt = not the flrst that has been
rreye1 With ths idea that : little
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03

Mr.. Leininger seems to be willing
to allow his alarm boxes to speak for
themselves.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03

BONNIE PROSECUTION RESTS.
Washington, Nov. 30.-The govern
ment rested its case in the Bonnie trial
at 1:50 p. IN. S'a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03

Your correspondent questioned Chief
Knaub as to the duties of his depart
ment and Of the inspectors in the field.
A hypothetical case was put, one that
fitted a well known menace to life In
Canton, and the chief inspector readily
answered that 1t was a case that ought
to be attended to at once. Because
1t came to mind. the Y. M. G. A. build
ing In Canton. Was the premises used
In the hypothesis suggested to the
chief. That building has no fire es-
capes. 1t comes under the law plain
ly. II Is more than two stories high,
and the manner of egress In case OF fire
Is clearly inadequate. There are O
number Of persons who have rooms on
the top floor, and In case g nre
started near the foot OF the stairway,
they would run the risk Of being stif|ed
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1901-05-22
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
N. T. Hickman, an Alabama Boy, Re-
turns Home From War.

Nick T. Hickman, a former member of
Company B of the Twenty-ninth Regi-
ment, United States Volunteers, has re-
turned from the Philippines. and is now
at home In Birmingham. The regiment
of which he was a member was mus
tered out few weeks ago at San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Young Hickman is we'll known in Birm-
ingham. He enlisted in the Twenty
two years ago when that regiment was
organized. The regiment was started
from Atlanta for the Philippines in Sep
tember From San Francisco the men
were transported to Manila and sent to
the front.
During the entire time young Hickman
was on the line with his company, ex-
cept when in the hospital from wounds.
He suffered two wounds in the islands,
one of which was nearly serious. The
first injury was inflicted while at Pasig
City, where he and another soldier at
tempted to enter the insurgent lines.
While aboard the hospital ship after be-
ing wounded the second time the young
man was carried to China.
He tells many interesting stories of the
Philippines, but is glad to return to old
Alabama.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1901-05-22
GOMEZ W|THDBAWS
MINORITY REPORT
Attributed to the Bitter Attack
Made Upon Him
MAJORITY REPORT OFFERED
Senior sanguilly Bitterly Arraigned Go
mez and Says the United States
Has Always Tried To Be
Fair Toward Cuba.
MAJORITY REPORT OFFERED

Havana, May 2.-At today's session of
the Cuban constitutional convention
Senores Gualberto Gomez and Silva with
drew the minority report of the commit
tee on relations and submitted for it the
old majority report of the committee
which was drawn up before the commits
sion went to Washington and was signed
by Senores Gualberto Gomez, Silva and
Villuendas. but which was never acted
upon by the convention because it was
rejection of the Plat amendment, par
ticularly in respect of the right of inter-
vention and the coaling stations.
This action of Senior Gomez is attrib-
uted to the bitter attack made upon him
yesterday by the radicals for having ac-
cepted portions of the Plat Amendment.
Senior Villuendas asked that his name
be stricken off the old report Of the mi
nority, and declared that he now favored
the majority report already before the
convention.
Senior Sanguilly made bitter attack up
on Senior Gomez and the radicals, assert
ing that the United States had always
been fair and honorable in their dealings
with Cuba, that the policy of the WASH
ington government was I'd establish the
republic and that the concessions asked
by the United States were necessary to
maintain the republic. He spoke for near
ly two hours.