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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-24

. Ira d. Reckard. Duncombe. Ia.,
writes: my little boy scalded his
leg from the knee to the aankle.
used Banner salve Immediately and in
three weeks time 1t was almost en-
tirely healed ! want to recommend II
10 every family and advise them TO
keep Banner 6alve on hand ~ n u ;
snre remedy for scalds or any othev
eQges." Sold BY Roth \ Hug
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-24
Printed Copies are Now
In Hands of the Leg
islators.
The Commission HAS made
ORIGINAL BILL UNRECOGNIZABLE
Democrats In Both House and
Senate are q Unit Against
W tho Measure - Other
Work of lie leeislaturs.
,Staff Correspondent.)

Columbus, o., Oct. FL. - The mu-
nicipal code bill was reported 10 the
house and senate Tuesday morning as
1T was framed up in conference COM
mittee and will be voted on late Tues
day afternoon. The printed bill ar
riSed at the state house late Monday
evening. and there was no attempt
made to get it to the members. The
conference committee had changed it
out III all senlblance to the code the
house had passed and had promised
the people 1t would insist upon, yet.
being practically new bill. only a
brief debate was permitted, and with
OFT the Democratic members being
allowed to thoroughly examine the
measure it was sent in with instruc-
tiens that 1t should be passed before
the day ended.
The Democrats in both houses were
against the measure. almost to a man.
Sharp, of Fairfield, the Democrat
who lobbied for the curative act and
who was on the conference commit
tee, refused to bring in a minority
report, that the Democrats could have
something to vote for. and thereby
went over body and soul to the Re-
publican side. If he hadn't been there
earlier In the game.
SOME OTHER BUSINESS.
Monday night the legislature did
little business. A bill became law.
through Senator Archer, that relieves
w. C. Bergenthal. of Belmont coun-
ty. from paying s9,217.12 to Belmont
county, because of that sum lost when
the First National bank, in which he
had the money. failed. He is Re-
publican and his relief came speedily.
Other. treasurers have had as hard
luck, notably the case of w. o. Bar
ney, of Defiance county, but nobody
has done anything to reimburse him.
Barney. by the way, is Democrat.
The bill to fix the salaries of county
come law. 1t makes the salary 81
for each precinct in the county, for
each election.
McKinnons resolution to classify
cities by constitutional amendment
went on the calendar. Cities under
5000 will be OF the third class. Over
$4,000, to 100000 will be second class
and over that first class.
The house will place the $500 limit
in the Roger law and pass 1t. This
is the law to give the supreme court
its Jurisdiction. that was limited on
the decision rendered in the case
brought to it by John c. Welty. act
ing for the Canton-Akron company.
The legislature has promised the
bosses that 1t will adjourn Wednes-
day, SO there is little chance for a
police court bill for Canton or any
other needed legislation.
The bill to make railroads pay for
and maintain electric lights at rail-
road crossings will fail of passage.
The Prince bill. which seeks to
make railroads handle coal from small
mines not controlled by the railroads
and which grants eminent domain to
Quasi7public corporations, is meeting
immense opposition and the railroads
are fighting 1t hard. AS they have
gotten everything they went after yet.
the Price bill will doubtless be another
scalp in their belt. The bill has the
support of the Stark and COlumbiana
county delegations.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-24


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l. ROYAL SNYDER, oun Treas
Treasur Omce CantonO O. Oct1
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-24
"WATcH THE KIDNEYS.

when they are affected, life Is in
danger" says Or. Abernethy. the great
English physician. Foley's kidney
Cure makes sound Kidneys. Sold ny
Roth & Hug e ls
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20
FOR DIPLOMATIC INSULTS.
Venezuela Expected to Apologize to
Germany.

Bsrlin, Dec. 19-Aside from the
financial claims mentioned in her ulti-
matum Germany expects some form OF
apology from Venezuela for the dip.
lomatic insults which the foreign Of
fee says are more serious and more
gross than those of which Great Brit
ain complains. The foreign Office Off
Oials point out that Premier Balfour's re.
park in the British house of commons
about Germany having other than fl
nancial claims must be understood as
applying to diplomatic reparation for
the insults and not to a material in
demnity, like money or territory.
The foreign Office is again calling at
tention to the suspicious in the Unit
ed States lest Germany effect a
standing in Venezuela. It says a refu
tation of such suspicious ought to be
perceived in the slender forces at the
disposition of Germany. There are
scarcely 300 men who could be spared
from the squadron, not a sufficient
number to take La Guayra, let alone
form an expedition into the interior.
It is not settled whether the nOti-
fication of the commencement of the
blockade will be made public in Berlin
and London simultaneously or take
the form of a communication from the
commanders of the squadrons to the
Venezuelan authorities. The publica-
tion will apparently be delayed day
or two.
The officials Of the foreign Office say
that the reply to Venezuela's arbitra-
tion proposal has not yet been sent.
The foreign Office is still exchanging
views on the subject with London.
Although the foreign Office does not
give the least hint Of the character OF
Germany's reply it seems certain that
arbitration will not be accepted,
though the refusal may be accompa-
MED by fresh suggestions.
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20
CASTRO IS FURIOUS.
Denies That Venezuela Accepts the
UEtimatun1.

Caracas, Dec. l9.-The correspond
ent here Of the Associated Press saw
President Castro and questioned him
in regard to the report published in
the United States that the Anelo-Ger-
man ultimatuu lad hecn accepted by
Venezuela. The p-o~;"~of became fu-
rious with rage ar6 SCI *here was no
truth in the report Il added:
''The ACCEPTANCE OF an ultimatum
cannot be coupled with arbitration.
Besides, the Anglo-Ge~man ultimatum
is not, properly speaking, an ultima
tum.'
When asked if it was true that Ven
ezuela was taking diplomatic steps to
arrange for arbitration and that ar
rangements in this connection were
well advanced, President Castro said:
THE government of Venezuela does
not propose to determine on any steps
while the proposition for arbitration
that the legation of the United States
was charged to present to Great Brit
ain and Germany remains unan-
cworc1 -
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20

t1ons named are willing that he shall
undertake this work. It is believed
that the critical phase of the Vene-
zuelan trouble is passed. .T
Whether the consent Of these gov
ernments can be obtained, will, it is
believed here, depend entirely upon
the suficiency of any guarantee that
can be given for the faithful discharge
by President Castro of any obligations
he may assume as the result of Mr..
Bowen's efforts. The allies feel that
they must be assured against, the
consequences of another revolution
and: the repudiation by the president
who may follow Castro of his under
takings. ..'.'".
The effort to induce the United
States government to act as. guar
antee, it is safe to say, will not sue
,ceed, and it is beginning to appear
that there is likely to be a mixed CON-
mission appointed to receive all Vene-
zuelan customs and setting apart a
certain portion for the maintenance of
the Venezuelan government and dis
burse the remainder among the pow
ers until their obligations are met.
The government of France has now
entered the field as an active party in
the trouble. The French government
has, through it's ambassadors, charges
and ministers, served notice upon the
governments of Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy, and by way of infor-
nation has also told Secretary Hay,
that any provision made for the settle
ment of the claims against Venezuela
must reco~~iZe the pre-eminence of
the French claims. France received
assurances from the other govern
ments named that any arrangements
made would provide for the security
of the French interests in the Venezue-
Ian customs.
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20
WOULD ALLAY SUSPICION
Germany Explains Her Move Aaains1
Venezuela.

Venezuela. 1
Berlin, Dec 19.-The Cologne Gsaa
zette, in an evidently inspired state
ment, endeavors to allay the UneasRT /
ness regarding Germany's action EE1;;
Venezuela, which, according to praGs
tically all the special dispatches coTEeS
ing from America, prevails in the UQE1aS
ed States. 4
There are no facts" says the staSgaSS
ment, "to support the distrust of Gers
many expressed in many quarterxs3ss
The government of the United StatFss{
knows we'll that Germany as little
thinks of seizing Venezuelan territoTg4:
as of planting her flag on the maUrYe
tains of the moon. Even if we cou&fs
annex Venezuela without a profess
from the United States we would foTe@4$
go so doing as complications with tFssss
United States would be bound to f0R !
ing a land war She believes she esH5Iss
force her just demands by means, @5R%
a blockade. v
'"The real cause of her action wSasE
the robbery and plunder in the gUise:fAA
of war contributions to which GtE%s
countrymen were exposed. PaymeI1$tSS
OF our CLAIMS arising CnerelrOm is 08Gs5!
first demand. Then we insist on q. seq 4
tlement of the question Of Venezuela ,aS
relations with the Great VenezUel3E&
railroad and ask that the banl7eT&S
clairQS be submitted to the cOnsider51 e e
tioE of a mixed commission. In tgE&Ss
ultimatum only the immediate pay {
mert # proved claims was reGuesteaGn
In tlct, the German government pr%R7Ks
cee.!ed in spite Of all proyocation WltE8s
the greatest nat:e~Ca and mOdeiatio12S 81
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20
DEWEY'S PLAN APPROVED.
No Concentration of Vessels Along
VenszueIan Coast.

Washington, Dec. 19.-The navy de-
partment contributed the most impor-
tant developmentes in the Venezuelan
situation over night in the form of
cablegram from Admiral Dewey an
nouncing the proposed itinerary of the
vessels of his fleet during the Christ
mas holidays. From the cablegram it
IS clearly seen that the plan provides
for no undue concentration of ships
along the Venezuelan coast and so
prudently and adVisedly have its de-
tails been drawn up that Secretary
Moody cabled the admiral the de-
partment's approval of his orders.
This will set at rest the rumors that
the United States contemplates COM
plicating the Venezuelan situation by
dispatching the large naval force to
La Guayra as an Offset to the allied
feet.
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20
NO HOPE FOR RELIEF.
Coal Companies Cannot Supply De-
mand for Months.

Philadelphia, Dec. 19-Officials of
the Reading Railroad company hold
out no hope for relief in the anthra-
cite coal stringency this winter, de-
spite the efforts of the company to
mine and ship to it's full capacity.
"Under normal conditions" said one
of tho officials, "the anthracite pro-
duction is never equal to the demand
during the winter months and the
Reading and all other anthracite COM
panies have been obliged to draw upon
the stock at various storage points to
help out the demands of the trade
This year there is not pound of coal
at any of these storage points and
consumers are dependent entirely upon
the daily output of the mines. The
dealers in New England. who usually
have in stock at this season of the
years from $4,000 to 100000 tons, are
bare of coal and dependent entirely
upon what is being shipped to them by
the various companies. Practically all
of the Reading company's collieries
are in operation. The company
shipped from the mines during the
past two days nearly 1000 cars of coal.
This means daily production of near
ly $4,000 tons"
1t is stated that the Pennsylvania
Railroad company has 5000 of the
Reading cOmpany's coal cars on its
tracks in the western part Of the state
as we'll as $500 belonging to the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey and these
are urgently needed in the anthra.
cite trade. Their non-delivery, it is
claimed, is causing much delay in the
shipment Of anthracite to points west
Of Harrisburg,
Reading company officials decline t.
discuss the question IS to whether the
advance Of 30 cortG q ton made in o.
tober would hol~ cod during 1908, but
they admitted that it would certainly
rule beyond Jan. l, 1903. the date fZe"
by President Haer for q reduction til
the old rate Ar operator "hC attend
ed the meeting Of the operators in New
York stated that tie advance would re
retained during all Of next year.
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20

Chairman Gray said while the evi-
'dence did not directly connect the
strikers with the fire the inference
was that the fire was most probably
of incendiary origin.
Other witnesses we're called prior to
the noon recess to prove they were
boycotted and otherwise intimidated.
Counsel for the miners frequently OBJ
jected to unsupported testimony be-
ing presented
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20
AMERICAN MINISTER DEPUTIZED
BY VENEZUELA TO EFFECT r.
ASETTLEH..
RELIEF FELT At e.. !:'::NGTON
OFFICIALS BELIEVE TIC TIE: C-ITI-
CAL PHASE OF TIE TH-J-
BILE HAS PASSED.

Washington, Dec. 19.-President
Castro has clothed Minister Bowen
with full powers to effect settlement
with Great Britain, Germany and
Italy Mr.. Bowen simply awaits the
consent of the state department to as
sumo this task, assuming that the ma
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20
At noon no answer on the subject az
the proposed arbitration had been EEa~
ceived from Washington.
III NO DECISION REACHED
British Cabinet Considers Arbitration
$500 =. Question,

r., London, Dec. 19.-No answer has
been sent yet or decided upon regard
ing Venezuela's arbitration PROPOSE
ton.
The cabinet met during the after
noon to discuss the matter, but posi-
bly, nothing final will be arrived at.
The question of a guaranty for the
,fulfillment of the decisions arrived aas
re mains the great difficulty in the guE4j
ernment's view in the way of the aG-1
ceptance of arbitration. 4
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20
Alabama Negro Ly1ched.

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. ia negro
named Scott Bishop is reported to
have been lynched near MarbuTF, Ala
twenty miles from Montgomery. 9isn
op, it is charged, mlr?n-23 WA:
Hicks, a white man.
Morris tribune., 1902-12-20
BADLY TREATED
NONUNION MEN TELL OF DEEDS
OF VIOLENCE DURING AN.
THRACITE STRIKE.
STORIES OF VARIOUS KINDS


Set on Fire and They Were Boy
cotted and Otherwise Intimidated.
Counsel for Miners Frequently OBJ
ject to Unsupported Testimony Be-
ing Presented to the Commission.
Scranton, Pa, Dec. 19.-The attor
neys for the nonunion men resumed
the calling of witnesses before the
coal strike commission to show that
violence was committed during the
progress Of the strike. AS soon as the
hearing opened at 10 o'clock the wage
statements of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western and Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron companies
were filed with the commission.
The first witness called said mem
Der of the miners union threatened to
kill him if he did not stop working and
finally did shoot at him. The Of
fender was sent to prison.
The next witnesses were John Hoff-
man and his son, both "a whom were
working at the Upper Eehigh colliery
assisting in putting in new boiler,
and the sons wife. They told how
crowd of strikers came at midnight to
harm the son, who fed five miles to
another town, and how the crowd
smashed the furniture and attempted
to burn the house.
The next witness related the story
of himself and wife being hung in ef-
fgy in the streets of Nanticoke, the
effigy of the wife being of a character
most offensive.
Mrs Kate Mcnamara of Parsons,
the mother Of four small children,
whose husband was in the mines and
could not come home for fear of bodily
harm, testified that heI home was de-
strOyed by fire at night and she and
her children were rescued with diff
Guilty.
Counsel for the miners called the
commissions attention to the fact that
the fire had not been connected with
the strikers and objected to the other
side bringing in evidence of alleged
violence by strikers when they cannot
prove it.
Gilpin observer., 1902-11-06
Arsltrators in Lchish Valley.

Hazleton, Pa, Nov. 1.-The anthra-
cite strike commission spent the en-
tire day in the Lehigh valley region,
visiting one mine and several of the
mining villages. While most OF the
commissioners we're looking over the
territory, Recorder Wright was kept
busy or the train attending to the cor.
respondence of the commission.
Among the matters he disposed OF
was the sending to all the coal com
panies involved of copy of Presi-
dent Mitchell's statement of the min
ers' case. which was fled with the
commission on Sunday night, before
its departure from Scranton. Under
the agreement made before the com
mission at Washington, the operators
will make reply in three or four
days
Gilpin observer., 1902-11-06
chicaao Live Stock.

Chicago. Nov. 3.-Cattle-Receipts 900
Texans and COCO: Westerns slow, steady;
good To prime steers, $6.50ds.oo; poor to
medium, $3.50M6.25; stockers and feeders.
$2.5O9li.75: cows, S1.40a4J0: helfers, S2.e1
Q5.O0; Gamers. Si.4Olr2.5O; bulls, $4,000
$50; calves, S3.750i5.2J; Texas fed steers.
S3.OOGf4.25; western steers. S3.J0N6.5u.
Hogs-Rcceipts today, 3io00; tomorrow,
1900: left over, 1000; opened steady.
closed 1Oc higher; mixed and butchers.
S6.35eIG75: good TO choice heavy. S6.G06f
6ssH: rough heavy, SJ.2J@6.50; light. $3.50
1GG0; bulk OF sales, S6.40d660. Sheep
Receipts. 10000; sheep mostly Zoe lower,
lambs 15d25c lower; good to choice weth-
ers, $4,000. 90; fair to choice mixed. $3.50
N300; western sheep, S3.25cI.25; native
lambs, $1,000 l.55: western lambs, S3.I5MJ.
Gilpin observer., 1902-11-06

Che,rmnn Akinn says the Legislature
will he very close, but Republican on
Joint bnllot. Democratic State Chair.
man Rothwell claims the state by 30..
900 plurality and majority Of thirty
in the legislature. He also claims
fifteen ont of the sixteen congress
,sional districts. a strong fight has
been made on Butler (Dem-) in the
Twelfth fSt. Louis9 district but the
indications strongly point to his elec.
tion. Taking the last vote as a basis.
the Eleventh is the only doubtful dis
trict. fourteen being Democratic and
one Republican.
Gilpin observer., 1902-11-06
TO RESUME TREATY TALK.
Canal Negotiations Likely to &c
Taken Up Immediately.

Canal Negotiations Likely to &c
Taken Up Immediately.
Washington, Nov. 4.-With the re-
turn of Secretary Hay TO Washington,
Senor Conchas may resume negoua-
ton for canal treaty, which has been
interrupted by complications on the
isthmus. The legation has been ex-
pecting important dispatches from
Bogota containing special instructions
for Mr.. Conchas on some OF the deli
cate points, but the arrival of these
need not necessarily be awaited, as
the advices which have recently been
received by the minister have indi.
Gated that the situation has been
clearing SO as to permit of a resump-
tion Of negotiations. Mr.. Herran, sec
retary of the legation, called at the
state department with note from the
minister, making inquiry as to when
Secretary Hay would return. The be.
lief of the officials here is that II
the matter is expedited a treaty for
the construction of the canal can be
completed by the contracting parties
within thirty days, thus enabling the
president to send it to the senate early
in the coming session.
Gilpin observer., 1902-11-06
(lA1|NDN QE TREASURY.
Treasurer Roberts Submits Ills
Annual Report.
NATION HAS A LARGE suR7Luo.

Magnitude Of Available Cash Balance
and Unprecedented Holdings OF Gold
the Striking Features-Gold is Grad.
uaIly Replacing silver.
Washington, Nov. 4.-Ellis II. Rob.
erts, treasurer. of the United States.
in opening his annual report, sayJ
that the magnitude OF the available
cash balance and the unprecedentel
holdings of gross gold are the striking
features of the condition of the treas
ury at the close of the fiscal year 1902.
The net ordinary revenues for TIC
year were 1852. .47S r39 and the ex.
penditures s471, 1,190,S57, showing a sur.
plus of $91,2S7,376.
In comparison with the previous
year, there was a decrease of $25 5,207,.
004 in the revenues, offset by falling
off of $3S,776,495 in the expenditures.
While there was an increase of $15,.
S59252 in the receipts from customs,
the internal revenues, under the oper.
alton of new laws repeating the war
taxes, fell off s35.300,541. There was
a decrease of s32.343,481 in expendi.
tufGS dCtOulI vi INC wal Ip-l y
ment and an increase of s7,296,146 in
the cost of the navy. The total re.
ceipts Of the year from all sources,
including the public debt. were 81 .O62,.
124037, and the disbursements $685..
627,041. United States notes and treas
ury notes were redeemed in gold to
the amout of $17,4s2,590 Of the former
and 81 274 5qn of IA latter without
any impairment of tbs gold reserve OF
$3.50, 600 000
The gold coin and bullion Oct. I ez-
ceeded all other kinds of money. ex.
cluding national bank notes. by $780,.
36S, ,433. In five years the ratio of gold
in the country to total circulation has
run up frozls3 to 1915 to the nun
dred.
The growth in the volume Of money
in circulation during the year was
s74.OS25s9 carrying the per capita
from s279S o-s2S43.
Gilpin observer., 1902-11-06
Neuro Lynched in Alabama.

Selma, Ala. Nov. 4.-Sam Harris, a
negro, entered the home OF George
Meadows. planter. who lives six
miles south OF here, about 9 O'Clock
yesterday morning. during Mr.. Mead
ow's absence. and with an ak struck
Mrs. Meadows and her eighteen-year.
old daughter on the head, crushing
Mrs. Meadows skull and fracturing
that of the daughter. Mrs. Meadows
has never regained consciousness and
will die. The negro was taken in
charge by about 125 men and his body
riddled with bullets.
Gilpin observer., 1902-11-06
epAnKs rRoM rHE wlREs.

Judge Shelby has placed the
Southern Building and Loan associa-
tion Of Huntsville, Ala, in the hands
OF Lawrence Cooper, as receiver.
The Wisconsin university football
team win make n trip to the Pacific
coast Tor games with Leland Stanford
ana the University of California dur
Ing tho Christmas vacation.
Orders were received at the Annap-
oils naval academy reducing tho
course OF midrhipmcn to three years,
instead OF four The change is made
by the pressing need for naval officers
Harry Forbes, the bantamweight
champion. met two men In the same
ring at Chicago Monday night and de-
feated both. His opponents were
George Halliday and Billy Finucane
Roy. George Wilson. n widely known
Presbyterian and author. died at
Bloomington, Ill.,. Monday. aged eighty
FIVE. Ho attracted much attention be
fore and during the civil war as q
lecturer against slavery.
The annual report of William S
Shallenberger, assistant postmaster
general. recommends parcels post con
ventions with various European gov
ernments and test with other coun
tries of u universal postage stamp plan
The Santa Fe has commenced worl
on an impcStant extension from Rails
ton, o. T.. to Newkirk and will rush Il
to completion. as It Is the last gap II
the eastern Oklahoma line,- joining
Kansas City and the gulf with q new
and shorter route. .., u
Gilpin observer., 1902-11-06
SEEKS aMIoaIon 70 sA...
Laura Bigger Demands Tt@t eho 60
Locked Un


Freehold. n. j., NOV. 4-Mi=5 Laura
Bisgar. the actress. fer whom war
ran. was issued for alleged attempted
fraud in connection with the viii OF
TIE late Henry NJ. Bennett, expert
onced considerable diiieulty in gain
in admission 10 the county Jail here
wAsn she aLpeared at the sheri1's OF
fte yesterday and said she desired to
surrandor herself. The difficulty arose
oyc the fact that the warrant was IL
the lands Of a constable at Asbury
Park and the sheriff declined to take
the responsibility of locking the
wouid-be prisoner up until the docu-
ment hal been formally served cn
her Miss Biggar, finding the sheriff
obdurate, insisted on waiting in the
witness room Of the Jail until the con-
Stable arrived with the warrant, wnen
the sherif's scruples having been re-
moved, he consented to receive Miss
Biggar as q prisoner.