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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
SHIPSUBSIDYSHEL
Marine Committee OF the House Votes
Not to Report the Bill.
BALLOT TEN TO SIX TO THIS EFFECT.
/ Anniversary Of wa>hiDgion's Natal
Day Observed by IN senate.
Proceedings of he House
and News of fWa-hinston.

Washington, Feb. %. - The bousc
committee on merchant marine ana
fisheries voted not to report the ship
subsidy bill 10 the hnnse. the vote
being 10 10 G. Thusc voting io report
it were; Representative GrosVenor
(Ohio). Young tPennsyivania). Green
lMassD, Fordney lMich Wachter
(Md.J and Littlefieid tMaine). Those
voting against repurInR II were: hep
resentatives Hopkins tIlls). Miner
(wis.D. Stevens iMinn). Jones
(wash.). Republicans. and Spight
tMiss.D. Small IN. c.. Davis tFlaD.
McDermott IN. >. Belmont IN f).
and Shook (OhioD. Democrats Repre-
sentative Vreeland of New York was
not present.
The ship subsidy hill was introduced
| in the senate by Senator Hanna, ard
after a great fight he succeeded in
pushing the bill through Between the
passage of the hill by the senate and
the convening of the present session
| came the announcement OF the forma
ton of the great ship combine. TINS
seems to have been regarded as an
Indication that subsidies would moi
again be demanded. Other issues. too
Of more general interest occupied the
attention of the legislature and the
people The ship subsidy bill and the
ship subsidy agitation were considered
dead. Until three weeks ago the
measure siumbered peacefully in th'
Iarchives of the house without an ap
lparent effort having been made unit
lnow to take it out for submission t'
1.-The house.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
COUNTY NEWS.
Cedar Castle.

Well, the summer weather closed
Sabbath, and gave us sleet and a
blizzard Monday with zero weather
for a change.
1t would be pretty good sleighing
If the ground had been frozen before
the snow fell the first of the week.
Health is good in this locality.
The writer's family attended the
funeral of Mrs. B. F. wirick, at Mid
dleburg, Sabbath.
VIM. Broiles and family visited
with relatives at Mac-o-cheek Sab
bath.
Taylor Hartzler bought horse at
the sale at Liberty last Friday.
Bobby Braden will trim your orch
ards and vineyards If you will give
him call.
! c. Allison has several logs to haul,
as he is going to build.
Some of the correspondents are
telling people that John Hilty lives
in Union township. We wonder why
it is that Hilty goes to West Liberty
every fall and spring to vote.
Mr.. Y ,der, who lives south of West
Liberty, was welded to Miss Hlty,
of Liberty township, Feb. 10, 1908.
Liberty township has a few fair
damsels as we'll as Union township.
Well, we see by the papers what a
sad mistake the fair board have
made by changing the autumnal fair
to midsummer fair. Well, let us
see. to our knowledge the people OF
Logan county have been asking for
a change for the last fifteen years
Now they have made the change, lie,
the ladies carry their fans to keeI
cool and wear their white dresses
And those who expect to sit in the
amphithe ater to watch the races
wear your sweaters. And those o.
the farmers who think that the veg
etable hall will be lacking bring tn,
very best you have in that line ant
let US try and make it a payinl
change.
Well, we would like to know whel
the north end residents of Libert,
township moved over in Union town
ship, as the Examiner stated, Uncl
William Burkhart, of Union town
) ship. while in the Office, said the W
A. West residence would be a fin
place for the library.
1 The county papers forget tina
: Liberty township extends within
few miles of the city limits.
: We are having good winter weatf
{ er at this writing.
]. r. s. Nicholl killed and delivere
i a beef Saturday. RICK.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

Manila. Feb. 23.-Three small de-
tachments of the constabulary were
surrounded and captured by ladrones
under General San Miguel. who. with
lis insurgent band. has reappeared IN
Rjsai province The insurgents sur
rounded the small towns of Cainta and
Tayiay. II miles east Of Manila. and
captured 30 scouts and 10 men OF the
constabulary. whom they disarmed
and set free. Inspector Mcllwaine. at
the head of 10 constabulary. was sur
prised and captured near Montalban,
16 miles northeast of Manila Subse
quently McIlwaine and his force es'
capped The zone of ladrone activity
extends from Caloocan. four miles
north of Manila. eastward to the
mountains of Risal and skirting the
northern limits of Manila
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
East Liberty.

Holland and Sharp are buying
maple syrup.
Alex Henry's sale was well attended
Saturday and everything sold for
good prices. Mr.. Henry expects to
make his home with his son John.
The members of the F. & A. NJ.
lodge are enjoying a season of work,
new members being initiated at each
session.
VIM. Sharp has sold his town prop
erty.
S. II. Vanica will 60 to Toledo the
last of the week on business.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Church of Christ will meet at the
home of Mrs. ID. H. Hatcher, Thurs
day, Feb. 26. The refreshments will
be served at the dinner hour. A pro-
gram will will also be rendered. All
cordially invited.
The Stone Crusher Company are
preparing to resume operations soon.
Mr.. Ed Wilson who purchased the
Bud Lease farm will movet hereon.
Mr.. L. 81. Ballinger has pur-
chased the VIM. McBeth farm, near
Bellefontaine. Mr.. Amer Ballinger
will move on the farm and Rev. L. H.
Ballinger has purchased a nice prop
erty on Madriver street in the city.
East Liberty has one of the neatest,
prettiest, most convenient and pala-
tial like telephone exchange Offices
in the county. Miss Gail James, who
has it in charge is a courteous ac-
commodating and painstaking lady.
Louis Henry Ballinger, of Kenton.
was calling on relatives here, Friday.
Hon. VIM. Beatty, G. X. r. s., of
Toledo, Ohio, will give a lecture on
IPythianism in the K. of P. hall here
Wednesday evening. February Is,
1908. Public cordially invited. Ad-
mission free. A literary program
consisting of quartets, and recita-
tions will also be rendered.
Omer Armstrong, of Bellefontaine,
has been stopping with r. P. Wooley's
for few days.
Mrs. Harris's sister, Mrs. Thompson,
is listing them at present.
A number from this place compos-
ing a jolly sled load drove to the
home of Mrs. Retta Garwood about
three miles east of town, where they
spent the evening very pleasantly
int eed, eating popcorn and maple
wax.
Mrs. Lillian Cahill, of Dayton, is
visiting her parents, Rev. Mr.. Skid
more's, for the past few weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Groom, of Bellefontaine,
who:has closed the meetings he was
conducting in the Church of Christ
left for Bellefontaine Saturday
morning. We all greatly enjoyed
his stay and appreciated his sermons
greatly. OCCASIONALLY.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
POWERS TO The PORTE
Russian and Austrian ministers Hand
the loInt Note to the Sultan.
RADICAL RErORms ATE DfaASDcG
Several PropoSiti ,nS Likely to l.
Resisted bN Tia. TURK. iSut tie
Allies Are repaired g., Adopt
to-Ici,e S.easuIcs.

Constantinople. Feb 23.-The idcu
tcal note ON tue subject OF reform
in Macedonia. presented to IN. gran,
yizier by the AustTo-Hungarian ana
Russian ambassadors. has been trans
lated into Turkish and hande.. to the
sultan. The powers recommended. IN
addition to- the appointment oil an In.
spector general of eendarmarie for
three years. with ample powers To- act
independently and TO requis tion
troops in case of emergency and tac
reorganization of the gendarmarie anu
police under European instructors.
that Christians be admitted into the
gendarn1arie in numbers proportionate
10 the population. without being re
quired TO read and write the Turkish
language Amnesty is also demanded
for all persons who have been arrest
| ed for political offenses
The scheme for administration and
| financial reforms in Macedonia as pro-
posed by the powers in the note. be-
| sides planning a more equitable collec-
| tiQn Of taxes. provides that the local
| expenses shall be first charge on the
| revenues of each villayet- In the event
| Of there being surplus. this may be
sent to Constantinople Measures are
also demanded for compelling the Al.
banians to respect the laws.
The power which it is proposed to
give the inspector general OF the gen
darmaTie. whose appointment or recall
| and whose successor must be con
frmed by the powers. thus virtually
detaching him from the direct contro
| of the authorities at Constantinople
| Is almost sure to encounter opposition
from the Turkish government. while
to the proposed financial arrangement
and to the basis on which 1t is planned
TO recruit the. gendarnarie. which
were the suggestions Of the power.
carried out. would. in several districts
he practically entirely composed o
| Christians. owing to their predomi
nance in certain parts Of Macedonia
II is understood. however. that tn
powers are determined to admit OF n
modification of the reform scheme
that they demand its application with
nut delay. and that they are prepare
10 adopt coercive measures to insur
its being scrupulously carried out.
An imperial trade has been :.
sued. authorizing the Turkish ministe
Of war To purchase 10 additions
Maxim rapid-fire guns
Sultan Yields.
Constantinople. Feb. 23.-Tewfik p;
sha. the minister Of foreign affairs. NJ
tified the Anstro- Hungarian and Ru
sian ambassadors that the sultan ha
agreed to accept the scheme Tor r
| forms IN Macedonia
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
FLORIDA LETTER
N. T. RObb And ElWOOd PennOCk
Continue to BdSk In The
Sunshine.
Tampa, Fla,

Tampa, Fla, Feb'y 20. '03
We are still above the sand and
basking in the sunshine. Tampa
moves on as usual. The orange crop
is harvested and the celery is being
taken of. The crop will amount to
a hundred car loads, The cold and
wet has spoiled the looks but ii
seems tender and tastes nice. Fish
are cheap and fine eating. We
were over to StPetersburg yester-
day, 20 miles southwest-down what
is called Old Tampa bay This place
is a beautifully situated little city,
fine residences with nicely arranged
yards and beautiful plants; Cactus
ten feet high, oleanders as large as
Ohioipeachtrees, verbenas, gerani-
ums, heliotrope without number,
honeysuckles to operfection-so much
larger and more perfect than when
grown in the North. The different
kinds of palms, ferns, with many
other beautiful southern plants and
roses grow here to perfection.
There is most striking decora-
tive piece of work in yard, fronting
the Bay, and enclosed with gothic
fence. The posts and arched tops
are literally covered from the ground
up, with shells of all conceivable
shapes, with designs so skillfully ar
ranged that in the sunshine it is Z
marvel to behold. Many northern
people own property here and come
each winter to enjoy their prett,
homes and drink in the healing in
duences of this blessed land. Eacl
winter finds from fifteen hundred t,
two thousand tourists. We hav,
good soft water to use. We vii
leave Tampa near the first of March
but may stop on the way home.
| Yours Truly:
n. 7. RoBB
T. E. PENNoCK.
We advise our tourists to remai
in Tampa, yet another four week.
April is plenty early to return froI
Florida to the frozen North.
THE Editor.)
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

ADMIRAL DEWEY, it is reported,
says the American navy has lost
greatly in craftsmanship since the
Spanish-American War, and that
other nations, especially England,
has gotten ahead of us. Give the
boys a shaking up, Mr.. Moody.
Snowy maneuveres should not take
the place of good craftsmanship, II
is the shot that hits which counts
Let the practice be resumed al
once, till every gunner can knock
ct yiNC anyWhtIe in s;gt
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
Township Nominations.

The Republicans of Bloomfield
township will meet in convention on
Friday. March 8, 1908, at the Town.
ship House in Bloomcenter. Ohio. to
place in nomination the following
officers:
One Trustee.
One Treasurer.
One Assessor.
Two Supervisors.
One Constable.
One Committee Central,
Poles will open at one p. m. and
close at p. m. by order of Commit
tee. A. J. FOREMAN, NJ. d.,
Committee.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
Municipal Ownership
CT Private Corporations?

We every now and then hear indi-
viduals condemn municipal owner
ship of public utilities because in
some case something has gone wrong
where some city has controlled its
own gas, water or electric light
plant. 1t is not to be expected that
municipal ownership will make all
managers or employees competent or
honest. but 1t is not a safe rule to
judge of so important a question on
so narrow a basis. zone swallow
doesn't make a summer 1t Is not
hard to meet an argument of this
kind by another on the other side,
for human greed. dishonesty and in
capacity are not all on either side of
this question.
The Sidney Journal OF last week
lcontains the following, which shows
how the people are sometimes served
by corporations. and how helpless
they are in their gasp. 1t says.
There is a conviction, based on
facts and circumstances, that the
shortage of natural gas is the result
of carefully arranged plan on the
part of the company. The best evi
dence of bad faith is the company,
silence as to the reasons for the
shortage. If there is failure in the
supply at the wells, the most ordi
, nary business courtesy would sug
gest a candid explanation and state
ment of the facts. These have nevel
been made. Another evidence O
!, lgood faith would be for the compan,
to offer a rebate to consumers in liel
of the full performance of it's con
tract No hint of any such propo
sition has been made. In the mean
time the mouthly meter rentals ar,
promptly collected There neve
was a more unjust and damnabl
scheme than that of charging pa
, irons rental for the use of the me
tiers. The city has done everything
the company has asked. 1t gave th
free use of the streets, in the frs
4 place, for the piping of the gas. /
lpassed ordinances regulating tn
price of gas to individual consumer
!. on the terms proposed by the CON
lpany. 1t entered into a contract 70
the lighting of the streets at price
insisted on by the company. In short
d nothing this foreign corporation ha
l. demanded has been denied it. In n
!. turn, the city and the individus
It patrons have been treated like dog
IT They have been spat upon. The
= have suffered all kinds of imposition
They have received just such servic
as these foreign devils have seen f
to bestow, and If justice were calle
= for it has been answered by tn
scornful question, ''What are you g.
ing to do about it?" 1t is not so Ion
!. as to be forgotten since that mu
lderous threat was made to close o
the gas in the cold days of earl
: lspring because the city would NJ
adopt, at the behest of these soulle:
people, the system of meter measure
70 ment. Only by the interposition {
!. the strong power of the courts W;
n that heartless proposition circuu
a vented, and the then superintendent
~ was compelled to flee from the ci,
= to escape bodily harm"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
Better Bide Your Time.

Mrs. Emma Van Lieu who has been
in the Ohio Penitentiary for two years
and was sentenced for ten, expected
to be pardoned by the Penitentiary
Board last week. The application
for parole had been published, but
so numerous were the protests, the
application was withdrawn.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
Public Sale
50 Registered RambouilIet Ewes

1 will offer for sale, Immediately
after the closing of Bowers horse
sale in West Liberty. Ohio. Feb. %,
1908, 30 three-year-old Rambouillet
Ewes, due to lamb last half of March
aid April. They are good healthy
lot of ewes and are bred to two extra
good rams. They will be offered in
lots of five at time.
TERMS go days time will be given
by purchaser giving bankable note.
B.. f. HARRIS.
o. P. TAYLOR, Auctioneer. it,
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
The Ben Hur Entertainment.

The ladies of the Ben Hur tribe
are arranging for a good time Thurs
day evening. The admittance will
be the small sum of ten cents. There
will be booth of caps and aprons, a
booth for fancy candies and an art
exchange. The attractions will be a
blind auction and a grab social. The
baby show will be postponed on ac-
count of the prevalence of bad colds
among the little ones.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
Board of Public service.

Please announce W. n. Marshall as a candf-
date for Menb of the Board of Public Ser
vice. subject 10 the Republican Primary.
Please announceA. E. Grifi n as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for the Office
Of Board OF Pubic Service.
Please announce Robert p. Dickinson as
a candidate for Board of Public Service, sub
ject to the Republican Primary.
Please announce sidney Nichols as a candi-
date for Member OF Board of Public Service,
subject TO the Hepublican Primary.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
Hobby Social.

Always on the hunt for something
new. This time it will be the c. Z.
Society of the Lutheran church at
the home of Miss Jessie PEBBLES.
Wednesday evening, each young per-
son in attendance will represent her
her hobby, either in costume or rebus
and jolly time is anticipated.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
passenoer Train Wrecked.

Aberdeen. S. d.. Feb. ga Chicago
& Northwestern passenger train wna
wrecked near Athol. s. ID. One man.
unknown. was killed. and several in.
jured. including Charles f. Grove and
p. n. Cameron of Aberdeen. s. d. A
wrecking train with doctors has LETT
for the scene.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

THE offer of the Panama Canal
Company to sells its interests and
rights in the Darien canal for s40,-
coo, 900. has been accepted and Presi.
dent Roosevelt says if the Senate
does not ratify the Treaty at the
present session of Congress, he will
call the new Congress III extra ses-
sion, soon after the 4th of March.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
British Alaskan Commission.

London. Feb. 23.-Austen Chamber
lain. the postmaster general. in behalf
of his father. the colonial secretary.
who is in South AFRICA. informed the
house of commons that the British
Alaskan commissioners will be select
ed after consultation with the Domin-
ion government.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

WASHINGTON and Lincoln staEd
out pre-eminently as the men whose
memory America and the lovers of
liberty throughout the world delight
to honor They are the representa-
tives-far above all others-of the
right of men to be self governing.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
Communion Services.

Communion services will be OBJ
served in the First Presbyterian
church next Sabbath morning. Eel
lowship will be extended to persons
who will unith with the church.
Preparatory services Saturday at
2:30 d. m.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

PRESIDENT Roosevelt will not with
draw the appointment of DIR. Crum,
the negro physician of Charleston, to
the position of collector of customs
at Charleston. 1t is now up tc the
Republican Senate. and we will see
who will stand by the President and
the colored man.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

GERMANY wants Venezuela to make
payment at once. Mr.. Bowen. as
representative of Venezuela, says she
will be paid, as per agreement, on
the 18th of March. 1t is not under
stood on what ground the Emperor
has made this new demand.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

THERE is an epidemic of typhoid
fever at Ithaca, New York, and q
number of deaths in Cornell Univer.
sity. The students are scattering
to their homes. The epidemic was
caused by the filth in camp of Ital
ians, that flowed into and polluted the
water supply of the city.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

c. r. BELLAMY, manager of the
Liverpool tramw ays, is now in this
country. He is an enthusiastic ad-
vocate of municipal ownership, and
says the experiment has been tried
at Liverpool for five years. and has
proved very satisfactory.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

DR.. JACQUES LOEB. of the Chicago
University, announces that he has
discovered that St. Vitus' dance, To-
comotor ata1ia and other nervous
ailments can be cured by treating
patients with calcium salts.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

WE have wondered if it would not
worry a strenuous fellow like Roose-
welt to see big fellow like Addicks
sitting astraddle of such a little
State as Delaware, and not have an
opportunity to help the under dog in
the fight.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

Mr. BOWEN, the q. s Consul who
has represented Venezuela in the late
troubles, is d son of Mr.. Bowen, the
founder and manager of the New
York Independent He stands 8 feet
3 in his stockings, and is big enough
man to be the Minister at Berlin.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

Even the "green goods" men are
reaping a ripe harvest of suckers in
Logan county. 1t seems to be ripe
field for most any old kind of skin
game.-Marysville Tribune
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

PRESIDENT Roosevelt is suffering
from an attack of grip-the same
kind we have had for four weeks
The kind that gets away with one:
strenuosity of speech.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
CITY PRIMARY.


Please announce w. $. DeFrees as a candi-
didate for Mayor of Bellefontaine, subject TO
| the Republican Primary Having been for
nearly forty years citizen Of Bellefon-
4 ests. L solicit your votes and influence.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

JUDGE DAYS decision on the Sher-
man Trust bill, in which he gave an
opinion very unfavorable to Trusts,
is said to have been the thing that
Influenced President Roosevelt to
promote him to the Supreme Bench.
Roosevelt is not letting an oppor-
tunity slip to serve the peoples in
terests.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

Hon. ". S. McKinnon, Speaker of
the House, has announced himself as
a candidate for Secretary of the
Treasury to succeed Cameron, who
has had several terms He will make
a strong candidate.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

A SERUM discovered by DR.. Aron-
son, of Berlin, is being used in New
York City in the treatment of scarlet
fever, and is giving great promise OF
success.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24

RUSSIA and Austria have joined in
a demand on Turkey for administra-
tive reforms in Macedonia, and the
Porte will have to accede or there
will be trouble.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-24
Commercial Club.

The annual election of officers of the
Bellefontaine Commercial club will
be held Wednesday evening. Lunch
con will be served and a large at
tendance is expected.