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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
BATCH OF DECISIONS
BY SUPREME COURT
Judge Shauck, Sworn In BY
Judge Williams, Enters Up.
on His New Term.

From Staff Correspondent.
Columbus, Feb. 1.-THE supreme
court handed down batch of decisions
and adjourned until February 10.
Judge Shauck was sworn in by Judge
Williams and now enters upon his term
of six years, to which he was elected
last fall. Judge Minshall succeeds
Judge Shauck as chief justice.
Under the amendment to the law fix
ing the Judges compensation. Judge
Shauck will now receive salary of
$1,000 per annum, whilst the other
judges will only receive $4 900 until the
expiration of their present terms.
Judge Minshall will assume his ex-
alted place on the bench as soon as the
court re-convenes. He has been absent
for several days on account of the i'll.
ness of his wife.
The clerks Office will remain open
during the courts adjournment. Two
members of the force have been away
from their desks by reason of illness
and the work has been accumulating
rapidly.
VISITED THE COLLEGE.
Columbus, Feb. 11.-Dr. A. B. Riker,
| president of Mt. Union college, AL
lance, was in Columbus yesterday He
was on his way to Xenia, where he
/ lectured at the Green county teachers
institute.
He visited the college alumni here
and also called on State Librarian c. E..
Galbreath, who graduated from Mt.
Union college. DR.. Riker spoke en-
couragingly Of the prospects of his col
lege which expected endowments, he
asserts, will enable it to keep pace with
the other frst-class institutions of the
kind in the state. The attendance this
year is very large.
A meeting of freight representatives
of lines in this territory has been called
for Tuesday morning, February II, at
the Chittenden hotel in this city.
The subject for discussion will be
rates on cast iron water pipe from Can
ton, Cincinnati, Cleveland Columbus
East st. Louis, Massillon. Newcomers
town, Pittsburg and Ohio river cross
ing points.
Between thirty and forty railroad
representatives are expected to put In
an appearance and the meeting gives
promise of being one of the most I'M
portant of the year.
GEORGE T. BLAKE.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
NO CONTEST
Squire Reigner's Plan
Falls Flat.
THE JEFFERSON CLUB
Hold an Interesting Meeting...
Subjects for Coming Debates
With Socialists.

The Jefferson club held meeting at
its rooms Friday evening. There was a
good attendance. The committee on
the guessing contest suggested by
Squire Reigner reported adversely TO
the proposition, consequently there will
be no contest.
The parties assigned to the regular
debate were not prepared, owing to
some misunderstanding, and the debat-
ing was confined to impromptu speeches
in the miscellaneous discussion of the
question, Resolved, That the work of
the peace commission at Paris was a
national calamity"
In two weeks there will be an ora
torical battle between the Democrats
and the Socialists. Their champions
will debate the question, Resolved
That the workingman can best pro-
mote his interests by voting the Demo-
cratic ticket.
For the Democrats, Attorney N. A.
Ernst and the Hon. John T. Hays will
speak, while the socialists. will be
represented by DR.. w. III. Miller and g
colleague to be selected by himself.
! This debate will take place February
! 90, and the public is invited.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
MANY FAILED
To Pass the Teachers
Examinations.
A LIST OF CANDIDATES.
Men Are More Successful Than
Women 80. Only 80 Ans.
Wered Questions.

A little over half of the persons who|
tried the examinations necessary to bel
come teachers in the county schoolsI
were successful.
Out of "A applicants, 80 passed the|
examinations; rs men and IA women.
Following is the list of successful
candidates:
Men-C. E. Bowman, A. ]. Cullen, A.
L. Coy, e. Critics, w. H. Eschliman, WI
R. Eckley, w. Glass, J. c. Hewitt, J. w.
Martin, j. Mccall, ]. D. Puden. w. B.
Putnam, L. P. Reed, Emusic one year,
d. Rooth, C. c. Reinoehl, (two years),|
F. A. Reinhart, c. Schilling, E. II.
Shary, J. c. Smith, l.. G. Spidle, B. F.
Stuber, Emusic, three years., II. M.
Swallen, B. H. Sweitzer, o. r. Wiley, E.|
A. Zininger.
Women-Mrs. II. S. Chamberlinl J
Misses ]. V. Briker, Clara Herman, f. q J
Lichty, A. M. Metzger, Roberta Parks, J
Helen Prenot, l.. V. Simmer. A. Bl
Spencer, C. A. Stover, Lizzie Sarn, Har-
riet e. Werner, and Jessie Werner.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12

The manager of the school team has
declared that his team is the champion
high school basket ball team of Ohio,
and in defense of this claim is willing
to play any high school team in the
state. His men are equal to all that
is claimed for them, and seem to be well
able to take care of the title.
In a few weeks the team will make q
tour of the state, taking in Kenyon
Military academy, Wooster university,
Columbus high school, Circleville and
Cincinnati.
Manager Krug is determined that the
Canton people shall have a high school
team worthy of their support and is
laboring to secure games with teams
that are in class with the local cham
pions. Negotiations are under way
for a game with the Central high
school team of Cleveland, which has a
wide reputation as fast team, and will
be able to give the Canton boys good
argument.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
Board Of Trade Committee Reports Adversely on
Land Companys Plan to Sell Lots.
CASH BONUS MAY Be ASKED FOR BY PROMOTERS
Property Vicinity of Proposed Plant Could Not Be Sold at the
Price Asked by Present Attempt to Dispose
Of the Lots at a Figure Above Their Actual Value
Would Result In Failure.

to plat into lots for the purpose named.
do they make any proposition
for opening or improving streets.
In view of the fact that lots on
graded streets nearer the city are Of
fered for sale at, s125 each, it would
seem to your committee that the prop
osition to sell lots at 1865 each would
scarcely meet with success, and be-
sides delaying the matter, might end
at last in failure.
The 275 lots Of the size contem-
plated would absorb about so acres, al
lowing abundantly for streets and al
leys. This land was recently sold at
5000 an acre, or $4,000 for the fifty
acres. The price, s265. asked for the
lots, would make a total of $72,S75. 1t
would therefore seem to your COM
mittee that a cash bonus of reason
able amount would be far more practi.
cal, and in fact many persons have
stated to your committee that while
they would not purchase lots, they
would give a cash donation toward the
enterprise.
II, therefore, the Canton Land I'm
provement company is willing to mod
ify it's proposition, in some way to be
arrived at by conference with the
committee of this board, it Is prob
able that the citizens Of Canton would
respond to any proper demands made
upon them, but in the present shape OF
the proposition, we are not willing tC
recommend it's acceptance.
Respectfully submitted.
C. A. DOUGHERTY,
CHARLES s. COCK,
c. w. KEPLINGER,
GEORGE w. BUTLER.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12

The committee appointed at the last
board OF trade meeting to confer with
the Canton Land Improvement COM
pany and take action upon the proposi-
tion submitted by that company, Sat
urday morning filed a report with
Charles II. Miller. president OF the
board of trade.
The report is against accepting the
proposition, and the recommendation
As made that the company be asked
TO make new proposition, which
shall embrace a cash bonus instead OF
the proposition for citizens to pur-
chase lots at what Is thought by the
committee to be an unreasonable price
The whole situation is fully revealed
in the report, which is as follows:
Canton, o., Feb. Z. 1901.
To the Canton Board OF Trade.
Gentlemen: Your committee. to
which was referred the proposition OF
the Canton Land Improvement COM
pany, beg leave to report the result
Of their examinations.
The proposition in brief is that in
consideration Of the purchase of 275
lots at a uniform price of $265 each,
the Canton Land Improvement COM
pany will erect a tin mill to employ
from $50 to 500 people, and in consid-
Grafton of the purchase of so addi-
tional lots by the citizens of Canton,
they will erect an open hearth steel
plant to employ from rs to 125 people.
The Canton Land Improvement COM
pany does not designate whether the
mill Is to be located on the Peter G.
Miller farm, where the lots are. and
If so, at what point on the farm, nor
what portion of the farm they propose
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
FIRST Call
Of Villages Is Complet-
ed by State Board.
Mr.. CRAWFORD ST|LLILL'
During His Absence Nothing VIII
Be Done With Stark Coun.
ty Valuations.

From a Staff Correspondent.
Columbus, Feb. 1.-THE first call OF
villages has been completed by the
state board of equalization, with the
exception of several which were con-
tinued until next week.
Stark county was passed owing to the
illness of Mr.. William B. Crawford,
member from the 21st district, who has
been confined to his room suffering
from an attack of grip since Wednes-
day evening. He is some better today
and will probably leave for his home
at Augusta, Carroll county, to remain
there a week or ten days.
During his absence, Stark county
values will not be touched.
Mr.. Crawford and family are unfor-
tunate, as he is the fourth member to,
be taken down with the grip. The
others are approaching convalescense.
The board adjourned Friday until
next Wednesday to give the members
an opportunity to observe Lincoln's
I birthday on Tuesday.
Although the board is to be COM
mended for it's patriotism, it is always
ready to adjourn on slightest provoca-
ton.
GEORGE T. BLAKE.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
NO REPORTS
Made of Unclaimed Deposits In the Stark
County Banks.

There is law on the statute books
that is either not observed, or else
there are never any unclaimed depos-
it's in the banks of this county. The
law requires that banks shall annu-
ally make report to the probate Judge
of such unclaimed deposits and shall
pay the amount of them over to the
county treasurer, and that they shall
be held in trust for the claimants or
their heirs should they ever turn up.
A penalty of $500 is imposed upon
bankers who fail to comply with the
provisions of this law.
1t was stated by Deputy Probate
Judge Bair that no such reports have
ever been made to the court.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
TO EXCHANGE STOCK.
Court Authorizes Transfer of Canton
Bridge For American Bridge Shares.

]. A. Wann, receiver of the Sun
Vapor Light company, filed an applica-
tion in common pleas court asking au-
thority to exchange 81 IA shares of
Canton Bridge company stock for an
equal number of shares of American
Bridge company stock. This stock
came into the hands of the receiver
in settlement of a claim against GER
tain creditor, and the reason that the
receiver asks this authority is set forth
in a statement which says that Canton
Bridge company stock is selling for
$50 or $40 per share, while that of the
American sells for $50.
Judge McCarty gave Receiver Wann
authority to make the change, deem
ing 1t advantageous.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
FELL DEAD
While Fixing a Fire in
a Bedroom.
DOCTOR ARRIVED LATE
hiland Seymour, an Aged Stark
County Man Suffers Fatal
Stroke of AppopIexy.

Hiland Seymour died of apoplexy
Friday evenig at his home, 1902 West
Tuscarawas street.
While he was fixing the fire in an up
stairs room of the house, heavy fall
was heard. and when members of tho
family came up he was found lying
on the floor in a death swoon.
DR.. Morrow was called, but arrived to
late. as the man was already dead. ?.
For many years Mr.. Seymour has
been employed with the w. & L. l..
railroad as baggagemaster in this city
and later in Navarro. He had reached
the age of 67 years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
DEMANDS
Made on Cuba by Gov
ernor. General Wood.
CONTROL OF THE ISLAND
Riaht to Intervene at Any Time
and q Number of COaling
Stations to be Granted.

News-Democrat Leased Wire Service.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Secretary Root
admitted today that Governor General
Wood. with the consent of the war de-
partment, had made three demands up
on Cuba. The first is recognition of
right of the United States to military
control of the island till stable gov
ernment has been formed. The Sec
ond Is the right of the United States to
interfere at any time to prevent a for
eign power from gaining possession OF
the island. The third Is a grant of three
coaling stations, one at Havana. This
implies the continued control Of the
island by the United States.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
Morris'S Great Shooting.

j. d. Morris, a member Of the Lake1
side Gun club, of Canton, took part in
the big shoot at Cleveland last week
He and five others tied on fifteen|
straight on live birds for the cham1
pionship of northern Ohio, and in thd
shoot off, which was postponed on ac1
count of darkness, Morris killed twelve
straight, being one ahead of the next
highest competitor, but as the full fiji
teen had not been shot at the cham
pionship remains unsettled.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
Action In Foreclosure.

The Canton Savings and Loan com.
foreclose mortgage on certain Can.
ton property against Anthony Housel
The amount of the claim is $223.21.
Attorney ]. Whiting, Jr.. filed the Pc
tition.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12
Peter Shears Funeral.

The funeral service over the remains
of Peter Shear. Jr.. who died in Idaho
last Monday was at the home of his
father Peter Shear. ST.. in East Tus-
carawas street. 1t was private. Rev.
Nau officiated. Interment in West
lawn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-12

The individual scores were: Canton,
Rackle 22, Barber 1s, Strang II, Van
F. Tyron 4, c. Tyron 2.
Hereafter the Canton high school
will play only those teams which have
proved themselves worthy of it's steel.
Evening star., 1901-10-11
BISHOP POTTER ON LABOR
SPEECH BEFORE MEETING AT THE
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Advises Employees and Workmen to
Become 1dentfasa in the
Same Union.

SAN FRANCISCO, October s11-Bishop
speaker at meeting of the Church Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Labor held
at the Alhambra Theater last night. He
said in part:
I'VE will never solve the question of labor
until the organizing minds, the guiding
hands and employing managers are identi-
fled with the unions with which the en-
ployes are identified. There should he a
mutual understanding between employers
and their help, and both should be animated
by common tie of Brotherhood and
fealty.''
Bishop Potter spoke of the operations of
the board of mediation and Cancellation of
New York, of which he is president He
said the board came into being without au-
thority and added that was the reason prob
ably why he was chosen as it's president.
The board was In existence some ten years
and had settled a number of momentous
labor disturbances. The operations of the
board were conducted on the principle that
nothing tangible could be accomplished if
the question Of social contact was ignored.
In conclusion he said The laborer and
employer must be brought closer together.
You may legislate as you please, impose
taxation as you please, or by any other
process readjust the conflicting elements
of modern society, but if You have not your
heart in the work you will fail utterly. The
solution Of the labor problem consists in
the awakening in the hearts of the en-
ployer a deep concern for the welfare
of those who are in his employ Their aims
and hopes should not be antagonistic They
should mingle together and observe the
laws of social contact. Their aims being
Identical their methods should be harmo-
NOUS If those aims are to be subserved."
Evening star., 1901-10-11
COL. WHEELAN'S COMPLAINT
Says Men Are Kept as Witnesses 70
Months Away From Their Duties.

Col. James N. Wheelan, 18th Cavalry
commanding the department of the Texas,
in his annual report to the War Depart
ment says that the most serious event in
that department during the past fiscal year
was the disastrous storm at Galveston, and
expresses the hope that when the fortifi-
cations are reconstructed like disaster
cannot happen again from the same condi-
uons. He refers to the detention at Forts
Bliss and Sam Houston Of a considerable
number of enlisted men as witnesses in
criminal cases before the state courts, and
suggests that some remedy be found in the
future ito prevent such a travesty upon
justice as the affair at Fort Bliss. One field
officer and thirty-six enlisted men have
been diverted from their regular duties
for eighteen months as essential witnesses
The cases are still on and no one can guess
when the end will be-"
Various recommendations are made for
the improvement Of the posts in Texas, es-
pecfaHy for better water supply at Fort
Ringgold, and for the protection of the mill
tary reservation Of Fort Brown from the
encroachments of the Rio Grande river.
Evening star., 1901-10-11

and nine miles-probably ten miles,
On the morning of the 23d, he testified,
they steamed in toward the harbor again
and that evening they again steamed to
the southwark and remained six or seven
miles off. The next day the Marblehead
arrived and the Massachusetts broke col
umn and coaled ship that day and evening
q. Do you know of the establishment of
The first night the Dupont went in and the
In there.
Q. What efforts, If any were made to
communicate with the insurgents? A. No
effort whatever that l saw. The night of
the 25d We saw fires on the beach to the
know what they were No effort was made
to communicate that 1 know Of
The witness said that when the Marble
head arrived at Cienfuegos she steamed in
the direction of the shore and had returned
at 3:30 in the afternoon. The progress go
ing from Cienfuegos to. Santiago was very
slow. and he believed the Merrimac stop
ped twenty minutes for some slight repairs
to her engine. They did not meet any
American vessel until twenty or thirty
niles from Santiago, when they met the
St Paul and Minneapolis. He had located
this distance from the chart and an
estimate how far they should have arrived
according to the speed of the vessel
sOn the morning of the 2Sth,'' said the
witness. I'VE discovered at daylight smoke
In the harbor and made q signal to that
effect. About o'clock column formed and
steamed past the entrance, going to the
Evening star., 1901-10-11

state, but the appointment of Dr. Clayton
Will not be Objectionable TO him.
The President Will soon appoint r. o.
stewart as postmaster at Newberry, S. c.
He is distantly related to President Roose-
Welt.
VIII Wakemnn Got
Since the conference the President had a
few nights ago with Wilbur F. wakeman.
the appraiser of merchandise in New York.
there has been endless discussion of the
probabilities as to the New York appoint-
ments. The belief is general that Mr..
Wakeman will not be retained, but this be-
lief is not founded on any positive declara-
tion OF the President 1t is based on the
opposition of Senator Platt and the nroh
able failure of Secretary Gage to recon-
mend Mr.. Wakeman for another term.
many large importers in New York have
frequently entered complaints at the treas
ury against Mr.. Wakeman
Not Against the Treaty.
senator Mason is going back to Illinois
end called on the President for a talk this
morning. Somebody has started a story
that Senator Mason is hostile to the ad-
ministration on the canal treaty question
with Great Britain, but the senator said
this morning that this was merely an effort
to cause his Illinois constituents to think
that he is fighting the administration. He
says he could not well oppose a treaty that
mas not yet been adopted.
Wants to BE Public Printer
There Is not the least reason for suppos-
Ing that any change will be made in the
office OF public printer-now satisfactorily
filled by F. w. Palmer-but a Chicago
printer. named Henry o. Shepard, has re-
sorted to a novel scheme to secure indorse-
ments. He has sent out printed auto
biographies containing a full bust picture
OF himself and speaks in the circular of the
complete character of his Chicago printing
office. letter accompanying the auto
biography solicits signatures to a petition
addressed to the President recommending
Mr.. Shepard's appointment.
Presidential Appointments.
The following appointments have been
made by the President.
War-Robert L. Howe to be major in
the Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of In
fantry; George B. Lawrason, to be surgeon
of volunteers, with rank of major; Josiah
M. Ward, to be assistant surgeon of volun-
teers, with rank Of captain Frank L. r.
Tetamore. to be assistant surgeon of vol
unteers. with rank of captain: Harry l..
Steele, to be captain in the Artillery Corps;
Glen Fay jerks, to be second lieutenant in
the Artillery Corps; Carl Edward Wiggin,
to be second lieutenant in the Artillery
Corps.
Evening star., 1901-10-11
AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT.
Proposed Railroad Connection OF
American and Europe.

American and Europe.
''If there shall be no hitch in present
plans it will be possible within six years
for person to travel from Paris to Wash
ington in the same car and without a sin
gle change"
This statement was made today by Loicg
de Lobel of Paris, who has come to Wash
ington to unfold his pans to President
Roosevelt and other government officials
Mr.. Lobel, who has been identified with
many important enterprises in France, has
just returned from Alaska, where he has
been for four years experimenting surveys
and prospecting. He represents a French
syndicate, and he proposeskto organize an
American and Russian syndicate, each of
which will be affiliated with the French
syndicate in bringing huge project into
tangible form. "a.
The plan is to buid>a railroad in Alaska
from Eagle City to the Bering sea at,
point near Cape Nome. Also a road from a
point on the Siberian coast, which has as
yet no name, to connect with the Trans
siberian railroad.
Il shall see President Roosevelt If possi-
ble,' Mr.. Lobel conupued From here 1
shall go to Paris and then to ST. Peters,
burg to see the czar. After getting a fran
chise from the Russian government shall
return to Washington in the interest of
getting right of way through Alaska.
Leading f1nanefers of New York San Fran
CISCO Chicago, Philadelphia and other cities
have already given assurances of taking
hold OF the project. 1t is perfectly feasible
MY plan is to run ferry barges across the
Bering sea to transport the cars. There
Is little current. What ice there is can be
easily broken"