Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-26
The Assessment Of
Two Per Cent.
Good News For Ohio
Miners.
Removal of Insane Patients From
lnfirmaries.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial COrreSp0nuenceJ
Columbus, o., Nov. 26.-The Exec
utive Committee of the Ohio Mine
Workers has issued an official circu-
lar in which information Is detailed
which will be of interest in every min
ing community in the state. The strike
situation in Columbiana county and
the hostile attitude of the Empire Coal
Company at Bellaire against the or
ganization, Is referred to briefly, but
the most important part of the circu-
donment of the two per cent assess
ment levied on the miners In the diff
ferent districts Of the state, some
months ago, for the creation of a fund
for the support of the members Of the
Union now on strike.
The finances of the organization are
in such splendid shape that it Is no
longer necessary to continue the as
sessment. This will be welcome news
to the miners in the Massillon district,
who have been contributing regularly
to the support of their striking fellow
workmen.
Secretary Savage stated that miners
unions in the Massillon field, and es-
pecially those in the vicinity of Akron,
have always been prompt In respond
ing to the appeals Of the organization
for financial aid. There is now in the
treasury u reserve fund Of something
over $4,000, which is deemed suti-
cient to meet any immediate emergen-
cy which may develop. .s>,..
Secretary Savage will leave for Co
Iumbiana county today, where he will
distribute between $500 among the
strikers. About 5000 Is disbursed
monthly in the county. He
will also distribute funds among the
strikers at Bellaire.
Chief Game Warden Reutinger has
been notified that the Cambridge tin
mill Is dumping refuse into the Wills
creek, a large stream at that place,
with the result that the waters have
become SO polluted that fish of every
variety are dying by the thousands.
hS CoLlPiuiiN was LAuoC W hSputy
Game Warden N. 70. Gallup, who as
serts that he ordered the company to
suppress the nuisance, but 1t still ex-
lists. The pant is under the control
of the United States Steel Company.
Mr.. Reutinger will bring the matter
eral Sheets. In times gone by the de-
partment has had considerable trouble
with violators Of the game laws in
Summit county, but no infractions
have been reported from there recent
ly.
The Board of Trustees of the Mas
sillon State Hospital and DR.. II. G..
Eyman, superintendent Of the institu-
ton, met in this city Monday afternoon
and completed their annual report,
which was filed with Governor Nash.
The Governor declined to make pub
lie the report Monday but it will prob
ably be given out today. This after
noon Governor Nash and Auditor Of
State Guilbert will meet with the su-
perintendents of the several state hos
pitals for the insane In the Office Of
the Board of State Charities and dis
cuss plans for the care of insane pa
tients now confined In infirmaries and
other institutions outside of the reg
ular state hospitals. The law pro-
viding for the removal of these pa
tients to institutions designed directly
for their care and accommodation be-
comes effective in 1903 and meanwhile
the necessary provisions for this in
novation must be made.
The Trustees of the Ohio Society for
the Prevention of tuberculosis will
meet this afternoon in the office of DR..
G.. o. Probst, secretary Of the State
Board of Health, and try to devise
some practicable method for the prose
cution of the work of the organization