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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08
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ANIMAL DETERMINATION.

Whst Happened When Wolves We're "lsn0-
- mics OF France"
DO YOU know of any particular breed
uf animals that you would like 10
have exterminated? 'B'rn
If SO make an application to the gov.
ernment and you may be accommo-
dated.
If properly undertaken 1t would not
De so very difficult a matter to blot
out goats, for instance, or cab horses'
or yellow dogs. ..... ja
In France. not so. many years ago.
they decided that 1t would be as well
to get rid Of wolves. To-day the tribe
Of wolves is almost extinct there. This
Is the way 1t was done:
In 1882 the French Government be-
came convinced that wolves caused a
destruction of life and property not
balanced by any appreciable value or
service on their part. "A bas lie loup!
was the cry from that time on. Proc
lamations were sent out encouraging
everybody possessed Of weapon OF
destruction to use 1t on wolf. NO
terms of surrender were to be consid-
cred. The good gray wolf, the little
red wolf and all their lupine relatives.
of whatever breed or color, must per-
ish. Henceforth to be convicted OF
mercy shown a wolf was to be the
equivalent Of treason.
To prove, however, that 1t was In
earnest the French Government act
ually went SO far as to put prices on
hn Ao <,F &c dnr1o rod M
les. And, further, to stimulate the
hunger for destruction, these rewards
varied In accordance with the age OF
the animal, the sex and the circum-
stances of the killing.
The lowest premium offered per head
was $S, the highest $40. Under this
shrewd ruling no lukewarm wolf-killer
could feel that he had done his duty to
his country by doing away with de-
crepit male wolf under conditions Of
no particular danger.
A hand-to-paw conflict with an able
bodied female wolf with young was the
sort Of adventure that the Govern
ment considered worth $40. and which
It promptly praised and compensated
to that amount.
In this way It came about that the
slaughter of wolves shortly developed
into profession-one greatly to the
taste Of gentlemen with rowing tend
dencies. no particular sympathy with
stupid civic ordinances and reckless
liking for danger and the outlaw type
Of existence.
The year after the law was passed
1905 wolves we're killed.
Greatly pleased. the Government Of
fered fresh rewards.
Next year the gunners worked hard
er. but there we're not so many wolves
to kill and 1,035 was the total number
slaughtered. Each year after that the
decline In the wolf tribe was made
startlingly plain by the steadily de-
creasing number of dead wolves re-
ported. Thus. IN 1885, 900 were killed;
In 1886. 100. and in 1887, 701.
In 1897 only 1e9 wolves were slaugh-
tered. and by this time there IL hardly
. VOLTS bark to be heard from one end
pt France 70 the other.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08
SMALLPOX CHECKED.

Norwalk, O.. Aug. 7.-Dr. Probst.
secretary of the state board Of health
was in Norwalk, called here by the
Lake Shore Electric Railway com
pany at the request Of the city board
of health. He was informed of the
smallpox situation here and was driv-
en- in carriage all over the city and
to the hospital on the fair grounds.
He says the condition is favorable
and praises the board for its eff
cheney He says the worst is past
and that in very short time the dis
ease will have passed away.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08
MAHOGANY HUNTERS.

In Central and South America the
revenues of many distric let's depend on
the skill and activity of the mahog-
any hunters. Mahogany trees do not
grow In groupes; much less arc there
whole forests Of them. They are scat
tered, usually concealed In thickets.
1t requires skill and experience to find
them. To fell a tree involves the work
of two men for whole day. On ac-
count OF thick, thorny growth neer
the base of the tree a scaffold Is erect
ed around 1t, and above this, at a
heighth Of from ten to fifteen feet, the
tree Is cut, SO that the best part Is
really lost. The felled tree Is then
freed from branches and hauled on a
rough wagon by oxen to the nearest
river. where RATS are made and float
ed down.-Chisago News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08
Not Sanctioned w the
United States.
WILL Be VIOLATION
OF the Plat Amend ment. Say
State Department Officials
Financial Matter Of
Grave Concern.

Washington, Aug. 7.-Omcials OF the
stare department. who have analyzed
the act passed by the Cuban senate
authorizing an issue Of $35.000,000
worth of bonds to pay certain debts
of the Cuban revolution and extend
relief to planters. are convinced that 1t
Is in violation of the spirit of the
Plat amendment.
President Roosevelt will be asked to
submit the text of the act as cableii
from Havana by Minister SQuiers to
Attorney General Knox for a legal
opinion as to whether 1t comes within
the scope of the Platt amendment. II
It does, and the attorney general so
decides, the state department desires
to take steps through Minister Quesada
TO prevent the other branch of the
Cuban congress from indorsirg the
action of the senate or, in ary event,
to take steps to have President Palma
veto the act when 1t reaches him. TIE
department regards 1t as ma ter Of
grave concern, which must be acted on
quickly and disposed of effectually
Senator Elkins' annexation propa-
ganda. which is hard at work in spite
of Washington hot weather, is making
the utmost use of the Cuban senate's
action. Elldns' hired men are writing
interesting communications to prove
that the Cubans have no concept on OF
the responsibilities of self-government
and that sooner or later they must sub
NIT to annexation.
This belief is shared in part by. high
officials Of the state department. They
do not see how We can avoid inter
vention to uphold the Platt amendment
II The present authorities in Cuba con-
tinue in the way they have begun. 1t
Is known at the department that the
new government has abandoned the
sanitary works which General Wood
inarg,trated and maintained and thar
Havana, , Santiago and all the other
Cuban cities, which were pest breeders,
are becoming sas dangerous as they
were before American occupation. This
neglect. 1t is pointed out, also is III
violation of the spirit of the Plat
amendment, which specifically requires
the Cuban government to maintain
rigid health and sanitary regulations
senor Quesada, the Cuban minister,
has more Intelligent understanding
OF the relations of the people of Cuba
20 the United States than most OF his
aountrynien, and II is known that he
Is much disturbed over the action of
the senate. He does not believe that
loan of the character proposed can
be 'Boated successfully except at a ruin
GUS discourit New York is the only
market upon which the Cubans could
place their bonds, and officials of this
government are quite sure that New
York would hesitate to lend money
for the purposes to which Cuba pro-
poses to devote the loan. England
has her hands full looking after her
own finances and hose of her colonies.
The same is true of Germany. Cuba,
therefore, must look to the United
States for financial assistance
State department officials are hoping
that better Judgement will prevail
when the lower branch of the Cuban
congress understands the trend OF SEN
timent in the United States ard that
the senate bill will not pass.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08
Completed and Ready
for Submission
TO THE LEGISLATURE
Line Of De m rkation Between
Cities and Villages Not
Firmly Establishei--
Mining Report.
.TFrom n stam correspondent.)

=. Columbus, o., Aug. 7.-Senator Con-
nell says that the village code iS
practically completed. In brief. it
provides for the election of mayor,
treasurer, clerk and marshal and
council members and three water
works trustees. The solicitor is to
be appointed by the mayor and coun-
Gil will make all contracts and grant
franchises. An elective board will be
provided for for municipal light
plants. The senator stated that the
line Of demarkation between cities
cannot be finally fixed until both codes
are finished entire. He differs with
Governor Nash on the dividing line
He thinks that 1t should be 5000
while the governor would like to
have 1t put at $1,000 and under no
circumstances under 10000.
The annual report Of the state
mine inspector, E. ]. Biddison, fileo
with Governor Nash, Wednesday af-
ternoon, shows 20,321 .29O tons of coal
were mined in Ohio in 1901. The out.
put of iron ore product was Al. 1926 tons
and that Of fire clay 1887, ,1S1 tons
The production of coal in Stark, Col
umbiana and Mahoning counties dur
ing the year was as follows: Stark
Lump, 1855; nut, 101, ,7SO; pea and
slack, 154,75S total 1.049. .093; loss COM
pared with the year 1900, l01.139
Columbiana- Lump, 510,06S; nut,
124,7s9: pea and slack. 157.676; total.
792. .533; gain over the year 1900, 74,
425.
Mahoning-Lump, 39.245; nut. g.
: 625; pea and slack, 1895; total, 52,-
765; loss compared with the year 1900,
56.5S3.
The deputy mine inspector made
174 official visits to Stark. ia to Col
umbiana and 23 to Mahoning. There are
30 coal producing counties. Seventy
two persons were killed, one to every
2S2.240 tons of coal mined.
The case of Elizabeth Boughman
and Robinson w. Klingel. guardian
of the. estate of Bertha May Bough-
man, a minor, against Malcolm Bough-
man and Emma Boughman in error
to the circuit court of Stark county,
has been filed in the supreme court.
Elizabeth Boughman is the widow of
Edward Boughman, who with Malcolm
and Marquis l.. Boughman, brothers,
bought 160 acres of land in Sugar
Creek township, in Stark county. Up
on the death of Edward, who owned
one-half interest in the land. his wild
ow and his daughter put in a claim
for their share of the property, but
Malcolm Boughman refused to give
them a legal title FOR it. They brought
suit to recover their interest in the
premises and were awarded judgment
by the common pleas court, which
was sustained by the circuit court.
Peter Brooks has completed three
year term for robbery from Stark
county and has been released from the
penitentiary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08

A 9opd Case,

"No." said Smallwort, who was TAX
ing his ease under his own vine and
ng tree, mo, won't give you anything
20 eat, but II you will Go some work,
! Will give you quarter In cash"
. do you know" said Everstt Wrest,
"that I've got mighty good case agin
,ou fer attempted bribery, II I only felt
Lie pushin' it?"-Cincinnati Tribune,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08
The New squaw.

An Indian named "Man-Afraid- of
Nothing" married white woman In
Montana recently, and In one week af-
ter his wedding he applied to his tribe
90 have his name changed.-San Fran
oAyco Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08
INCREASE I'M EIINDs

Columbus. Aug. THE state aud
itor's report of the condition of the
state treasury, filed with Governor
Nash on Monday, shows a balanc,
of $2,291 ,037.95. as compared with
$711 .542.20 for the corresponding week
of last year. The balances are dis
tributed as follows:
General revenue fund. $1,939, ,044.59:
sinking fund, $8,375.24; common
school fund. $3.50, ,008.6l; university
fund. $S3,659,51: total. $2,291. .OS7.s5.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08
BANK INCORPORATED.

From Star CorrespondentNl sir
Columbus, Aug. THE Canton Saw.
ings and Trust company. capital s1oO
900, was. Incorporated by J.. H., Kenny
Isaac II. Taylor, z. W.. Davis. J. L.
Higley and II. B. Stewart
BLAKE.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08

ri understand you've been con-
demnedf" gurgled the river, as It low
ed along.
Yes replied the riokety old bridge:
II was tied by my piers,"--1agins
yourna1 -. H .....-- n
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08

No such thing as summer COM
plant" whore DR.. Fowler's Extract Of
Wild Strawberry is kept handy. Ma
ture's remedy foI every 'Iooseness OF
the bowels.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08

Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man
a clear head, an active brain, a strong.
vigorous body-makes MIN At for the
battle OF life.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-08

Peter Brooks has completed three
year term for robbery from Stark
county and has been released from the
penitentiary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19
A PATROLMAN SLAIN
W. P. WALTON KILLED IN
 BIRMINGHAM.
Large Posse is in Pursuit of Jim Webb, His Slayer, and He May
 Be Summarily Dealt With If Caught.

Birmingham, March 1S.-(Special.)- J. Patrolman w.. P. Walton. officer No. l, was shot and killed tonight in the house of Rev. George Smith, a colored preacher. by Jim Webb, 0 desperate negro. The officer fired on the negro and struck him but did not wound him sufficiently to stop him. The negro jumped out of window and made his escape. A big tposse is now after him and if caught he will be summarily dealt with.
 The affray occurred in the lower part of the city near the ball park. A negro named Brown went to Officer Walton and asked him to arrest a negro who had been shooting at him. Officer Walton with citizen. C. E. Cochran. repaired to the house of the negro preacher. Webb had a room on the second floor. As the officer knocked on the door the negro opened it and commenced firing. The officer returned the fire. Officer Walton fell with two bullets in hla breast and died almost instantly on the step land- ing. He leaves a wife and six children. He carried considerable life insurance.
 The entire police force is after the negro
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19
WHAT ABOUT IT ALLp
Germany Wants to Know Result of
 Prince's Visit

New York. March 1S.-In spite of the official frown which general comment on the voyage of Prince Henry brings down upon any paper, there appears. says the Berlin correspondent of The Herald. to be a growing tendency to refer to 1t and to ask what practical result it has achiev- ed. The hip-hip hurrahing has been done and the hand-shaking is over. The prac- tical German Is asking. Well. what are we going to get out of it?''
 Agrarians storm away the harder. They say, Germany has dcne for America, now 1t is the turn of America to do some thing for Germany"
 The sober Tagelich Runschau breaks ground and writes about Americans, thinking Prince Henry was, to use the Yankees favorite term. "A democratic Prince" To this, the paper replies:
 ''The American, as is well known, brides himself to very remarkable degree on the fact that he does not allow himself to be bluffed by anyone or at any time As a member of a poker playing nation he bluffs naturally. But today 1t Is an open secret that Prince Henry bluffed his friends and in an extraordinary way"
 The Rheineische West Phalsisch takes the view that Germany is making herself ridiculous in pursuing this sort of a "picuic policy which does not come within the realm of seriousness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19

honeymoon and almost its wedding jour ney with. the visit of Prince Henry of Prussia.
 Tt also threatens, as often happens. to let loose . crowd of Boer intriguers and chevaliers d'industrie ready to proht by this exchange of amenities or to attack those who have brought them about. When Prince Henry has got rid of the bruises on the hand. he will have nothing but agreeable souvenirs of this tour, dur ing which the great republican democ- racy gave evidence not only Of It's amica- ble sentiments for Germany, but also of that latent, unconscious royalism which lies at the bottom of the heart of every citizen of the free and equal Republic.
 Tt is believed that Prince Henry, In spite of ridiculous pretensions of the parvenus, has carried away with him a deep and grand impression of the unique spectacle of that continent in state of Fermentation Smaller incidents will dis appear from his momery.
 The sensational American organs beat the big drum and play the trumpet with all the forces of the lungs. Innumerable der q thousand dfYRerent forms in the carnival-like costumes which he owes to . tradition that has little of the aesthetic about 1t, flirting with Gretchen to the great irritation of John Bull,' who Is seated ruined and in rags in Q corner meditating on his misfortune.
 "All that is highly fanciful. Things have not got to this point and Gretchen for reasons far from sentimental. has just been making eyes at John Bull.' who. since the speech of Baron von Richthoff. feels himself neither deserted nor dis graced.
 "One thing Is certain: That the mere rumor of this impeachment has put ev- erybodys imagination into movement"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19
will be its most critical period.

will be Its most critical period.
 'Thirteenth-It affords relief under the present adverse trade conditions anectine the price of sugar which shall have been improved by the abolishment Of Euro pean sugar bounties.
 "Fourteenth-It discharges every obii- gation assumed by us under the provis- ions of the treaty of Paris, the Platt amendment and by our intervention to secure the independence of Cuba"
 Representative Lacey Uowa) supported the Ways and Means propositions
 Representative Hepburn (lowa) declared that whereas Cuba's prospective produc- ton was 5000. 900 tons of sugar year, oy imposing our immigration laws upon them and limiting the labor required for the full development of their resources, we were restricting their productive capacity to 500, 900 tons annually,
 MT. Boutell Olls.) MT. Sibley (Pa.). MT. Morris (Minn.). MT. Littlefield (Me.), and Mir. Burke N. D.. spoke on various phases of the question.
 Nr. Payne brought the discussion to . close with an earnest plea for the sup port of the reciprocity proposition. and a motion that the previous question be ordered on all pending questions. This brought the question to a decisive issue rather unexpectedly, and the voting be- gan amid considerable excitement The previous question was ordered by a vote of 7s years to 5s nays, which was the first decisive test of strength between the two contending clements.
 The next vote was on the substitute of' fered by MT. Dick earlier in the evening representing the views of those opposed to the Ways and Means Committee.
 MT. Payne and MT. Tawney, acting as tellers. announced that the substitute was defeated 57 to 7s.
 After. this vote a number of those in the minority withdrew from the chamber.
 Mir. Morris (Minn.) one of the con ferees on behalf of the beet sugar in- terests, offered an amendment taking on the differential on refined sugar. This was defeated. 50 to 72.
 This cleared the way for the final vote on the reciprocity proposition as brought forward by Mr., Payne, modified by the amendment of Mir. Sibley limiting It's duration to December 1898. The vote was taken on these two propositions as d whole, resulting years. S5; nays, 3l.
 Immediately following this the confer ence adjourned and the long pending con- troversy over the Cuban reciprocity was determined, so far as the Republican conference was concerned, although It still remans to be dealt with in the House:
 The Payne resolution as adopted today gives the general form of a bill, authoriz- ing the President to negotiate commer- cial agreement with Cuba for reciprocal and equivalent concessions. by which the rates of duty shall be reduced at least twenty per cent ad valorem on all articles imported from Cuba into the United States. It also provides that the United States immigration and exclusion laws shall be enacted by the government of Cuba as a preliminary to recirpority.
 The Sibley amendment. which is adopt ed as part of the Payne resolution, recites that the foregoing 20 per cent. reduction shall be limited in its dura- ton and effect to the first day of Decem- ber 1903."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19
LINES DRAW CLOSER
sHATTUC BILL TO RESTRICT
 IMMIGRATION.
Anarchists and Epileptics Included in Those to Be Excluded-Con- tract Labor Section is
 Also Stringent.

Washington, March 1S.-The general im- migration bill prepared by Chairman Shattuc of the Committee on Immigration committee was by him reported to the House today, with the recommendation that it be passed.
 The most important features of the bill are as follows: The head tax on immi- grants is increased from $1, at as present. to $1.5O. The bill provides also for not only rejecting undesirable aliens at our ports. but by following up those who have unlawfully entered and who have become criminal or pauper burdens upon State of municipal institutions, and with in five years after their arrival. returning them to the country whence they came. Those coming across the boundaries who are manifested to this country. must also pay this head tax.
 The bill excludes from admission to the United States anarchists or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of all governments or forms of law, or the assassination of public officials.
 Another new class of persons excluded is epileptics and persons who have been insane within five years previots to com ing here and persons who have had two or more attacks of insanity at any time previous.
 The section relating to contract labor now includes persons who have been in duced to come to the United States by .'offers. solicitations promises or agree ments," and the section includes the words those who import or attempt to import" which, it Is claimed. will catch the contractor even if the laborers are not landed.
 The bill also provides that inspection shall be made from time to time of all reformatories, insane hospitals, charit- able institutions, etc. and all aliens who are there found who have become public charges under the law are to be deported.
 The bill also provides for an examina- ton of alien immigrants coming as cabin passengers, and requires the steamship companies to place d great deal more valuable information in the manifests than as at present
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19
POOR THE GUESTS OF KING.
Edward VII Win Entertain tn
 Destitute of London.

Londen, March 1S.--Half million of London's poor will be the guests of King Edward during coronation week. His Majesty notified the Mayor of the Metro polls today that the sum of o.oo0 pounds was placed at their disposal and he in- vited them to make the necessary arrange ments to entertain the very poor to the number If 100000 to a dinner in celebra- tion of his coronation.
 Every department of the Kings house. hold is busily engaged in the stupendous task of preparing for the coronation cere- monies. So very long is the list of foreign princes and ambassadors who will be present that the court officials are at their wits end to decide how to dispose of his majesty's guests. Every available room in Buckingham palace and the other royal residences is already pre-empted and the Lord Chamberlain is gladly availing himself of offers of many of the finest residences in London.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19
GERMAN PRESS sAT1sFIED.
Die Post Willing to Admit That Ws
 Are Civilized.

Berlin, March 1S.-A number of the pa pers here published editorials welcoming Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia hack to Germany and sum up the results of his trip to the United States with great satis- faction. Die Post expects . permanent change in the attitude of the German public toward the United States. and says: We must now cast completely overheard the old legends about American character and civilization. We must ad- init that beyond the sea and almost in the sunlight of the most modern times, . people has grown up which in its pecu- liar character can make just claim to be recognised as the equal of the old civilized countries. Henceforth our judg- ment of affairs In the United States should not be influenced and controlled by pictures from the Wild West. of the California gold fields, of New York gam bling dens, or of the editorial rooms of The Arizona Kicker" +.