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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-13
TEACHERS met
At CoIum bus and Chose Course
In ReadIns.-Dr. J. J. Burns
EIocted an Officer.

Columbus. o., May 12.-The annual
meeting of the board Of control of the
Ohio Teachers Reading circle was
held Saturday at the Chittenden hotel.
The board selected the list of books
to form the course of reading for
teachers and pupils during 1902 and
1903. The reports from various cir.
cles shows Columbus has far the larg-
est reading circle in Ohio.
The next meeting will be held with
the Ohio State Teachers association at
Put-in-Bay in June. Before adjourn
ing the board elected the following
officers: Mrs. d. l., Williams, OF Del
aware, president; DR.. j. j. Burns. of
Ducyrus. corresponding secretary and
treasurer. and Miss Margaret w. Suth-
erland recording secretary.
DIR. J. J. Burns was formerly super
intendent OF tho Canton public schools.
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DIDN'T RESPOND
When Brea kfast Call Was MI d Q
--PrIsoner Hanged Hims -lf
BY His Shirt Sleeve.

Delaware, O., May 12.-Eugene Lig-
hele, of Gallipolis, aged sixty years,
hanged himself in the jail here Sun
day, using his shirt sleeve as moose.
Saturday Lighele was taken from a
Hooking Valley train drunk. He was
placed In jail, and conversed reason
ably well with the night officer until
4 a. m. yesterday, but short time
later, when called for breakfast, he
failed to respond. An investigation
revealed that he had hanged himself
to the cell door by his shirt sleeve.
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MEAT PRICES
Are Still Up In the
Clouds.
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
New Potatoes Are Selling
Readily at rs Cents q Peck
--Oid Prices Ruic
Monday.

In spite Of injunctions by the gov
ernment, the refusal Of the people to
eat meat, and the howl raised against
trusts, the price of meats of all kinds
remains as high as ever in Canton and
other cities of the country, and there
has been little change in the whole
sale price Of beef cattle on foot.
Shipments from the western states
have been stopped to a great extent,
but as grass Is abundant the stock
raiser is not suffering to any extent.
Experts claim that 1t will be a month
yet before the price will drop.
All commodities are selling in Can
ton markets at unchanged prices.
New potatoes are selling at rs cents a
peck and there is quite an active de-
mand for them. owing partly to the
high price asked for old stock.
RINTAIl. DE- lCEQ
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BY the Moves OF Mr.. c.
w. French.
R|CHLAND-MAHON|NG
Promotertias Bought Land De-
sired 6y Another Company
"A Rival Pro m oter 10
Shut Out.

The present moves OF y. w. FTencn,
promoter of the Richland C Mahoning
railroad and other railway schemes
are just now causing some others who
are interested in similar projects some
little uneasiness, says the Akron Bea-
con Journal.
AS was stated few days ago, Mr..
French has been engaged in the pur-
chase of real estate in Akron, ostensi-
bly, for right of way for his pro-
posed belt line, which will connect
Akron, Barberton and Canton, but
others who are interested in similar
schemes have another idea in regard
to the matter.
1t is remarked upon that II is q
very singular fact that Mr.. French
favors the same land which the Bar
berton, Akron & Eastern Belt Line
Railway company wants and in two
or three cases he has got it while the
other party was trying to negotiate
deal for its purchase. An instance
when Mr.. French bought several lots
from the Buchtel college. President
G. d. Crouch, of the b., A. & e. had
tried to buy those lots, but failing
to agree upon the price, condemna-
tion proceedings were begun in pro-
bate court to appropriate the land.
MR. FRENCH BOUGHT 1T.
Just then Mr.. French stepped in
and through w. w. Pope, secretary Of
the various companies promoted by
the Mansfield man, offered the college
$4,000 for the land and secured it,
Railroad companies may appropriate
land belonging to private parties for
the purpose of getting O right of way
for railroad but they cannot appro-
pirate land belonging to another rail-
road company, and 1t will be readily
seen that II the b., A. G. e. company
wishes to get the property now owned
by Mr.. French for its line, 1t will have
TO come down right handsomely, par
ticularly as Mr.. French is not very
friendly toward the people who COM
pose the latter company, and that he
is now plaintiff in suit in which he
alleges that c. D. Crouch appropriated
plans of the Akron Belt Line company
to use in the construction of the B.,
A. & e. line.
BUYS MORE LAND.
Mr.. Pope has also bought sundry
other pieces of land in the past few
weeks that could be used to good ad
vantage by the B., A. & E. and it be-
gins to look as though systematic
scheme is being worked upon the lat
ter company. Mr.. French is saying
nothing. He has affirmed all along
that he will build the line as well as
the others which haye been promoted
by him, and friends of his say that he
Is engaged in the purchase Of the land
for that reason.
If this is the case the two lines
will parallel each other. as the land
which has been bought here is very
close to the right Of way of the B., A..
& q. 1t is stated that there are sew
eral more deals on at the present time
that will be- closed in the near future.
which will be somewhat Of a surprise
to those who have been watching the
moves of Mr. French
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p. L. MANLY,
ISAAC WERNER.

Dealer in Wall Paper Window Sh ,des. Plc-
ture Mouldings, Oh cloths, lino,euyls, build.
ing hardware, House painting.
No. $40 North Market street.
stark Phoao 1886.
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UMBRELLAS AND pARASOL

recovering and repairing specially. Best
grades of covers. Prices the lowest All
work guaranteed strictly firstclass. Hand
soonest and most stylish handles In stock.
EMILE CHMELITZkl, Prop.
1875 s. Cherry ST., opp. Barnett House Canton.
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WORKMAN'S PROMISE
Has Been Carefully Kept.

Steubenville, o., May 12.-On Tues
day when President Schwab and other
United States Steel corporation Off
cials visit their plant at Mingo juno
tion one of the workmen will present
himself at the Office and ask Schwab
to redeem promise of a year ago.
When the same man. while intoxicat-
ed, shook hands with Schwab and re-
called days at Homestead, Schwal,
said: Don't drink for a year and 1
will present you with 800"
Afford Hobson has abstained and
been a regular and faithful workman
ever since.
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Proposals..


Notice Is hereby given that until the 8lst
day of May, 1902, at twelve o'clock noon
sealed proposals VIII lie received at the
Office ofthe Clerk OF the Board OF Education
OF the Navarro Union school district, Stark
County, Ohio, for the building of an addition
or annex to the school building In said dis
trict and according to the plans and speci-
fications which win be on file In said Office
on and after the 10Th day of May, 1902.
Each bid shall contain the name of every
person interested In the san and shall be
accompanied by sufficient guarantee of
some disnterested person that IL the bid Is
accepted a contract will be entered into and
the performance OF II properly secured
When both labor and material are embraced
In the work bid for each must tie separately
stated In the bid with tie price thereof.
None but the lowest responsible bid will
be accepted and the board reserves the right
10 reject all the bids or accept any bid for
both labor and material which IL the lowest
In the aggregate.
by order OF the Board OF Education.
May 9th, 1902.
m. 0l3 20H Clerk OF Hoard.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-13
CANTON SAW COMPANY,

Manufacturers of Saws, Sawnil Dogs
Steel, Brass and Gray Iron Castings Wood
and Metal Pattern work 700 y. Walnut st.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-13
S-DEMOCRAT BUSINESS
and TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
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All the latest effects In Photography.
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j. M. VANOERWERE.

Ma sonic Black. No. 533 N. Market g.
A mlltine of Wallpaper and Mouldings
Tapestries, Burlap and all the new novelties
in Wallpaper. stark Phone,
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said to have been especially enthusl-
astic in cheering on the soldiers, doing
everything in their power for their
comfort and filing the ranks as full
as possible. BY every means in their
power the women of the two republics
are working night and day to promote
tho interests OF their cause, and II
their good, honest hatred of the enemy
might sap his strength and paralyze
his arms, there would certainly be no
tight left In the British ranks. The
following extract from letter writ
ten by an educated woman at Pretoria
about a month after the war began,
embodies sentiment which all Boer
women Of every class express:
up to this time all of my children
who are old enough to study have
studied English; but pledge my word
that II l can help It, my youngest
daughter shall not learn word OF the
language we have cause to hate. II
the English win, they will prescribe
our language. II we succeed In driv-
ing them out of our country we will
at the same time drive all English
words from our lips and from those of
our children"
Such words may perhaps be criti-
cised as narrow and vlndictive. but
they illustrate the prevailing feeling
among the women of sturdy race
whose hearts and lives are bound up
In the success Of their cause. The
dauntless women of the Beers are TO-
day as brave, devoted and steadfast an
any women of the past who have had
the unhappy lot to be environed by the
horrors Of war.
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
DEwET AGAIN ESCAPES GORDON.
kitchensr's Plan to catci, Boer Leader
Is Almost Successful.

London. Feb. 10.-From Wolvehek,
Lord Kitchener telegraphed long de-
scription of a combined movement of
numerous British columns, with the
object of cornering General Dewet
Lord Kitchener says the advance
began on the night of Feb. 4, the
whole force moving from various di-
recticns and forming continuous
line of mouated men on the west
bank Of the Liebenberk's vlei, from
Frankfort, as far south as Fanny's
home, and thence to KaGsri,of. The
sdvance was continued Feb. and
Dewet was within the inclosure. but
realizing his position, he ordered his
men to disperse and seek safety dur
ing the night. Dewet himself, with
some men and number CT cattle,
made for the Kroonstadt-Lindiey
block house line, and at ! O'Clock in
the morning, when it was very dark,
by rushing his cattle at the fence
broke his way through the line, mixed
up with the cattle and losing three
men killed. Many attempts were
made to break through the line on
line of outposts being attacked at vari-
Gus places throughout the night, but
very few escaped, and ten dead Beers
were picked up in the morning near
Heilbron. II did not get exact details
of the Boer casualties" continued
Lord Kitchener, "but as far as l have
ascertained, they consist of 2S3 in
killed, wounded and prisoners, as well
as about 700 tiSed horses and many
cattle. Our casualties were only ten"
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
TRADE ACTIVITY CONTINUES.

Bulk Of Commercial Developments
During the Week Is Favorable.
New York, Feb. s.-Bradstreet's
says:
Trade developments this week have
been largely favorable. All the meas
ures of legitimate trade point to jan
uary, exceeding the record Of
year ago. Failures, it is true, were
larger in number, but the increase
was all at the south, from which
trade reports have been poor. but
show slightly more hopeful trend,
since cotton has taken its move up
ward. The general level Of prices
moved slightlysdownward during Jan
uary, owing to lower prices Of specu-
latively dealt-in cereals and hog prod
uets and . heavy decrease IN crude
rubber and some chemicals. Most of
the decline in food products has been
recovered since Feb. 1. The close
Of the week finds a confident feeling
prevailing in nearly all lines OF dis
triautive trade. features in which have
been the enlarged buying by southern
and southwestern jobbers at Chicago
and other western cities. The south
ern drought has been entirely broken
by additional snowfall Demand is
again passing production in iron and
steel There is a virtual famine alike
Of crude pig iron and of finished prod
uts of steel.
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
PROTEST scHLEYs APPEAL.
Attorneys for Admiral Sampson File
Brief With the President.


Washington, Feb. Sc. S. Theall,
representing Stayton, Campbell &
Theall, counsel for Rear Admiral
Sampson, yesterday filed brief with
President Roosevelt, protesting
against the claim set up in Admiral
Schleys appeal that he was in su-
preme command during the battle Of
Santiago.
The principal point in the brief is
the allegation that it was SIMPSONS
custom when moving about among his
aeet to hoist the signal, Disregard
movements Of flagship" but he inyari-
ably hoisted u specific signal when 60
Ing beyond signal distance of his feet
directing the second in command to
assume command. The brief says this
signal. had been brought on deck Of
tho New York, but had not been hoist
ed when the New York returned to
Join in the battle; that when the first
shot was fred the quartermaster Of
the Oregon. using the long glass could
from the position Of that vessel near
the center Of the line, read the New
YorH's battle signals then flying. and
that the New York practically ordered
the maneuyers of every vessel in the
American line.
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
FIRE DESTROYS A PIER.
Eoats Lying Near Wharf at New York
Are


New York, Feb. 10.-Fire destroyed
pier OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad
company last evening, the loss lnclud-
ing damage to shipping is s250,0O0.
The steam canal boat Dale, owned by
Joseph Pinnario, who lived with his
vile in the cabin, the tug Mildred.
tho barges President and Pittston
and the schooner Meteor lying close
to the pier, caught fire. The Dale
was cut loose and tcwed about 100
feet toward the river, where it sank.
Pinnario and his wife escaped ever
other craft to the wharf. The Meteor
is nearly a total loss. The other
boats were saved.
There were 10000 barrels OF -four In
the pier. valued at SO q barrel or sack.
The -four wcs received from many
consignors- in the west. and had many
destinations.
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
TWO PERISH iM FIRE.
Meet Death In Destruction Of Big Car
Plant at Horton.

Horton. Kan, Feb. 8.-F'ire in the
Dig car works of the Rock Island rail
road caused the death o. two persons
and the destruction of 10000 worth
of property.
The dead: P. II. McKeon, preslc rnr
or the board Of education; w. Ii.
Davis, the oldest erploye OF the Ger
works.
The fire broke out at O'Clock in the
hair sorting room of the cabinet de-
partment and spread so rapidly t. al
the employees on the second floor and
IN Superintendent Studer's Office bare
iy escaped with their lives, many or
the employes being slightly injured.
The walls OF the car chops fell 20 min
utes efter the fire was discovered.
The loss on the building is $4,000;
machinery, $10o,000 material, $780,
Ooo. The engine l. Use was destroyed,
but the new $4,000 boiler plant was
saved. The buildings, machinery and
material that escaped are valued at
S2.00o,000. The company will rebuild
the car shops at once. McKcon lost
his life while trying to save Davis.
1t was thought that all the 500 en-
ployes had gotten out of the burning
building in safety, when the absence
OF Davis was noticed. McKeon, a
spectator, remembered In what part
OF the building he had last seen Davis.
and against the advice of his friends
he made futile effort to rescue him.
McKeon ran into the building through
the smoke and flames, but in a few
minutes regained the open air with
out Davis. McKeon's heroic effort
cost him his life. as he died from the
effect Of inhaling smoke. Both Davis
and McKeon were prominent in Hor-
ton.
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13

for the worse In the boys condition
occurred during the night and showed
itself when the regular morning exam
ination was made by DR.. Shattuck
and DR.. Warren. Secretary Cortelyou
made the announcement Of the p2-
TENTS serious condition, although he
said it was not Affirming. 'His tenn
perature is higher" said Mr.. Cortel-
you. and his respiration is weaker.
but his pulse Is better" lie also said
there was no immediate change. only
the natural progress Of the disease.
He announced that the disease had
spread and involved both lungs. This
sudden and unfavoreble turn warned
tie president that the most slillfui
medical treatment was naeesssry. 50
he called to the aid Of Drs. SAgttuclz
and Warren his family physician, Dr.
Alex Lambert CT New York.
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
CHICAGO Live stoel,.

Chicago, Feb 1o.-Cattlee-R Recelpt;, co.
COO. Including 200 Texans: stcadyS good to
prime steers S6.50QT.00: poor 20 medium,
S4.OO6iG.OO; stockers and feeders. $2.j0al
i.50: cows Sl.25d5.00; hoifers, S2.5oii5. %
Gamers, Sl.25M2.25: bulls. s.. 2.256l4. 80:
calves, S2.J0clI go; Texas fed steers, S4O-
QGo0. Hoss-Recepts today, $1,000: to-
morrow, 1900; left over, 5000; steady to
shade lower; mixed and butchers. S5.0J6,
G.35; good to choice heavy. S6.30d6.45;
rough heavy. $60oac.25; light, S5.I506.oO;
bulk OF sales. S5.956i630. Sheep-Recelpts,
%. 600: sheep and lambs active and steady;
good to choice wethcrs. S4.60nd15; fair
TO choice mixed, s3.606i4.G0: western sheep,
and yearlngs. S4.25@5.65; native lambs,
| So 50Qi6. 40: western lambs. $5.25dtG.Jo.
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
SON NOTPASTCRISIS
PRESIDENTS BOY HAS DOUBLE
PNEUMONIA.
New York Physician Is Summoned and
Confirms Diagnosis of the Local Doc
tcrs - Temperature Rises While
Respiration Declines.

Groton, Mass, Feb. 11.-Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr, the Oldest son of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, has double pneumonia.
Otherwise his condition is unchanged.
The boy is seriously sick. but it Is too
early to say What the chances are Tor
his recovery. This was the statement
issued by George B. Cortelyou, secre-
tary to the president, and was made
after careful examination by DR..
Lambert, the Roosevelt family physi-
clan. President and Mrs Roosevelt
spent an anxious day in the infrmary,
awaiting the crisis OF the disease.
which appeared to have taken such a
strong hold on their son. The change
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
TAFT ON PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
Asks for Reduction Of Rates of Ding
ley Law to Apply to Islands.

L
ley Law to Apply to Islands.
Washington. Feb. S.-The senate
committee on Philippines continued
its consideration OF the question of
revenue for the Philippines, Governor
Taft still being on the stand. He be-
gan his statement with an explanation
OF that portion of his previous tcsti-
inony to the effect that sentiment was
the main reason fer asking substan-
tial reduction of the rates of the Ding
ley law so far as they apply to the
Philippines, saying lie feared that the
statement might be misun derstood.
The idea he had meant to convey by
that statement was that the Philip
pine commission welcomes every eyi-
dence of desire on the part of the
American people to aid the Philippine
people, and he believed that any such
evidence OF discrimination would aid
the Philippine administration and it's
work. That in time such a concession
as proposed, would be of vast benefit
TO the farmers of the islands. and
practically all the inhabitants are
farmers, he did not doubt. He was
sure the political effect would he good.
but that there would be any immedi-
ate substantial effect he did not think
was true. regardless of the statement
made in his official report that such
a reduction would cause an advance
IN trade by leaps and bounds" He
did not withdraw the recommendation
on the contrary, he would be glad to
have a reduction of so per cent
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
FRISCO MURoER MYsrERY.
Body OF sixsesn-Year-old Girl Founc
in Unf1rniahed t.ouss.

Body OF sixseen-Year-old Girl Found
in Unf1rniehed l!ouse-
San Francisco. Feb. 10.-A mysteri-
Gus murder, resembling in some of
its features the noted Durrant case,
is now puzzling the police department
of this city. The body Of Nora Full
ler 1G-year-old girl. who disappeared
from her home Jan. II, was found
lying naked in a bed in the upstairs
back room Of an unfurnished house
at 22l1 Sutton street, yesterday. The
girl had been dead some time, as dc
composition h2d begun. The general
tEcc.y IS that the s.rl was either
stransled or poisoned.
Nora Fuller left h6sae Jan. IL and
met man Known as John Bennett, In
response to an advertlssmert for u
girl to taRe care CT a baby sue met
the man at a restaurant and thereafter
all knowledge OF her was lost.
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
UNITE IN opeN DOOR DEMAND,
United states, Japan and Great Brit
a'a Object TO Russia'o Action.

Washington, Feb. s.-While details
OF the negotiations cannot be devel
oped here at present confirmation is
to be had Of the report from Peking
that the United States government is
acting with japan and Grea, Britain
in resisting any action by Russia and
China in the shape of Manchurian
treaty that would threaten the inter
ests of the United States in that sec
ton of the east.
The state department has made per
fectly clear to Russia its purpose TO
retain whatever trade advantages ii
has in Manchuria, and it's attitude in
that matter probably has prevented
the summary closing of Manchuriar
ports to any but Russian trade.
The questions now involved, name
iy. those relating to mining conces
sions and the right to construct rail
roads In Manchuria are regarded AZ
only secondary IN Importance to the
question of the open door. and ou'
diplomatic representatives consc
quently are acting under conservative
but flrm Instructions on those points
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
Prince to Pay Tcibute to Lincoln.

Chicago, FEB. s.-Prince Henry Of
Prussia has expressed a desire to
honor the memory OF President Lin
coin during his stay in Chicago by
formally placing wreath on the mon
umsnt Of the martyred president in
Lincoln park. An expression of this
wish was conveyed to DR.. A. H
Weaver. the imperial German consul.
in this city, and was reported by him
to the committee having in charge ar
rangements for the princes reception.
Plans will be made to have the event
take place amid imposing ceremonies.
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
crunpasker cYflus Again Adl0urns.

W aSA4LelOut feD. - AS SSSOAu
cautas of the house Republicans 70
consider the question Of action looking
to reducing the confessional repre-
sentation OF the southern states WHICH
abridge the suffrage was held in the
hall of representatives last night. but
G quorum was not present and after
two and 9 half hours OF Discussion the
caucus adjourned. until next Monday
without action. Payne. Cannon and
Dalzell were present and threw the
weight of their influence in favor of
q conservative course, Cannon was
openly opposed to action on the ground
that it could only result in agitation.
In the only test of strength made the
friends Of action had majority of
90 votes
Gilpin observer., 1902-02-13
DEBATE ON oLEo ELL cLOeE0
Frier6a Of the Measure Have Decided
. Offer an Afnenamsnt.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Ceneral de-
bate on the oleomargarine bill was
closed yesterday. The friends OF the
bill have decided to oGer an amend
ment to make the 10 cent tax apply to
oleomargGrine in imitation CT butter,
"of any shade OF yellow" The amend
ment is designed to meet the charge
of the opponents OF the bill that with
out this amendment the language of
the bill might be construed to abso-
iutely prohibit the sale cf oleomargar-
inc. The speakers yesterday were:
Haugen Qa.). Thomas Qa.). ShaIlen-
berger QIeb.l, pahls Cwis2, Gaines
(Tchn.) nd Lamb tVa) fot the bill.
and Feely Glls). slayden (Tex),
MoGdeH (Wyl. Rre-.ley (Ga-> and
Wooten (Tex.) in OPPOSITION.