The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29
present FOR Mac
Chief Executive Receives Ballot Box
From California.
GOSSIP FOR The NATIONS CAPITAL
Akron Man is Successful In His
Mission. to Washington.
More Prisoners for Pen.


Washington, Jan. 2s.-President Me-
Kinley has been presented with the bal
lot box used by the California electors
in casting their votes for president and
vice president. 1t is a beautiful piece
of work, and the gold on II is estimated
to be worth $500. The box was made
to receive the votes of the electors when
they met at Sacramento, January IL,
to declare the result of the presidential
election in November. t
The box is SKIS inches square, and
was constructed of California woods,
mounted with IA carat gold. The box is
formed by four panels of beveled edge
glass, resting upon a base of dark red
wood burl. Rising from each of the
four corners is a column of manzanita,
with base and capital of gold, heavily
chased. Resting upon these columns is
the top-a combination of California
buckeye, madrone and manzanita-the
upper part opening as a lid, hinged, and
fastened with a gold paddock, the key of
which is secured by chain.
On the front face of the base Is placed
in gold, the great seal of the state Of
California, on either side of which is an
american nag eUdTleleu III COlOTS, en-
twined with laurel leaves in relief.
On the back of the base is a shield, in
scribed: '.
Presented to Hon. William Mckinley
by the electors Samuel NJ Shortridge,
William j. Barrett, John w. Ryan,
Harold T. Power, William r. Davis
Christian B. Rode, Frank McGowan,
Warren r. Porter, James McFadden."
On one side is gold shield, engraved:
President William Mckinley, of Ohio"
On the other side is gold shield, en-
graved: "Vice President Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York"
On the front edge of the cover is a
band, with the inscriptions: "Republi-
can majority November 6, 1900, 36,770."
On the back edge of the cover is a
gold band engraved: Ballot box, presi-
Dental electors of California, January
14th, 1901" The whole is contained in a
rich morocco case, the bottom of which,
when the cover is removed, serves as q
pedestal.
The secretary of war has notified Rep
resentative Tayler that executive
clemency has been refused in the case
of Henry Bour, of troop C, Fourth
cavalry, who formerly resided at Can
ton, Ohio. Bour was convicted of the
theft of four pecos, gold, from a native
of Maragondon, LuZon, Philippine Is
lands, on the 10th of September, 1900.
He was sentenced to confinement at hard
labor for one year. and has served about
four months of the time. He was pre-
viously found guilty OF other infractions
I,,ft 10, g.,
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The Lincoln club, of Toledo, will
probably occupy quarters at the Colonial
hotel during the inaugural ceremonies.
! 1t has been rendered a rate of SO q day.
The official application for quarters and
| a place in line from the "Rail-splitters'
was received today. Their Captain, Geo.
| N. Roulet, states that SO members will
be in line, accompanied by a drum and
bugle corps.
2. 2. 2.
The Wheeling 4 Lake Erie is showing
up with an increase in business with
each report made. 1t is now one Of the
busiest and best managed roads in
existence. The net earnings for the
month of December, 1900, was $76,824,
which is an increase of $500 over the
net earnings Of December, 1899. With
the present rate of business there Is
no doubt but that this month will show
an increase over December.
| 2. 9. 9. :. 20.
Representatives. Jacob A. Beidler
Of Willoughby, o., was in this city for a
few hours today. Accompanied by Mrs
Beidler, their two daughters, Mebel and
| Erat ,,,I Ty
Forest of Cleveland, he has left fol-
Florida where the party will remain
until the first of March, when it will
return to this city to attend the inau-
guration.
Mr.. II. A. Garfield, of Cleveland, a
son of President Garfield, has received
an appointment as aid-de-camp on the
staff of General Francis V. Greene, the
grand marshal of the inaugural parade
1t Is stated that similar appointments
will be rendered to few other sons ol
former presidents of the United States
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Captain Aaron Waggoner, of Akron
a member of the board of penitentiar,
managers has returned to Ohio. II,
was partially successful in his mission
here to secure better price from tn,
department Of Justice for the mainten
ance Of federal prisoners in the Colum
bus institution. The government for
merly paid the state Of Ohio 35 cent
day for the keeping of such a prison
en- but the price was reduced to 25 cents
whereupon the state said that 1t di
not care to go on in the business. 1t i
understood that the rate agreed ol
was 30 cents a day, and, If possible. NOR
prisoners will be forwarded to Colum