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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17
MAY
FORM A UNION.
Il the Effort is Successful, Walters
viii Also be Admit.
ted.
WAGE SCALE WILL Be FORMED.

An effort Is being made by Harold
DuCharm, formerly chef at the Hotel
Yohe. and a member of Cleveland
Cooks union, No. 1877, to organize a
cooks union in Canton. ! At present
there are probably ten professional
cooks in the city and since II requires
ten signatures 1or charter, Du-
Charm plans to unite the cooks anl
walters and mattresses into one union.
There are between thirty and forty
walters and mattresses in Canton and
these, together with the ten cooks will
form a strong union. 1t will affiliate
with the American Federation of La
Dor and when organized will have rep
resentation, the same as the other
unions in the local Central Labor
union.
COOKS ARE UNDERPAID.
'bO iedooh toolSltu lOI tic OlSdlt-
zation of union as advanced by the
promoter is that the wages of cooks
in Canton are comparatively low and
conditions in general are not as good
as in other cities of Capton's size.
The scale of the union will provide
for minimum wage OF $15.0C week
for cooks and $500 per week for wait
ers and Mattresses The majority of
cooks in Canton, it is said. are now
receiveing from s11 a week UP for
their labor and the waters are re-
ceiying as low as Sc week. The
hours are said to be very irregular in
many instances and If the union is
perfected 70 hours will constitute
weeks labor.
MEETING THIS WEEK.
Recently efforts have been made by
local labor leaders to organize the
walters and Sol Sontheimer, president
Of the Cleveland Central Labor union.
recently made trip to Canton in an
effort to organize them in the near fu-
turc. They are greatly interested in
he proposed organization and in the
event that hall can be secured. a
meeting will be held the latter part Of
his week to take the preliminary
steps toward a permanent organiza-
ion
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17
TREASURY
IS STUFFED
Ohio Finances are in a Very Prosper
Gus Condition According to
State Reports.
READY FOR APPROPRIATION Bills.
(From a star Correspondent,


Columbus, Feb 16.-Ohio's strong
box Is in very plethoric condition.
the net cash balance on hand at the
close of business Saturday afternoon
exceeding four millions and a half.
This is probably the largest sum ever
on deposit in the state treasury at one
time. The receipts of the depart
mentS OF secretary of state and state
insurance commissioner during the
quarter ending Saturday also were rec
ord breakers. Once in the history of
the former Office the receipts were
larger, this being due by single fee
of $4,000 which had been held up for
over year by legal proceedings The
fees collected by the secretary of state
amounted to s91,S41.12, exclusive OF
fees collected under the Willis law,
and those paid to the state insurance
commissioner under the insurance
laws aggregated s337,42S.11. as COM
pared with Sl96,610.32 for the same
quarter of last year. A very respect
lblc sized hole will be made in the
stata's vast accumulation of wealth
soon as the appropriations for the
year 1903 became available today.
These appropriations provide for many
improvements at the state house AMI
various state institutions which will
be begun at once.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17
NOTICE.

The Democrats of Plain township
will hold their primary Saturday.
March 81, from to 8. The following
officers are to be nominated: Trustee.
Treasurer. Justice Of Peace. s3 Asses
sors, 2 Constables and supervisors.
All persons desiring to be candidates
Tor the nomination should hand their
names to the committee man of their
precincts not later than 12 O'Clock.
Monday, March 18.
JOHN SHOOK, JR..
New Berlin.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17
Legal Notice.

N, Henrietta klump, residing at Wyaudotte
,ba %bayne ne USoaaty S ~ Michigan VIII take notice
Ham Klump tiled his petition IN the cc,rs
os o. common .,o pleas, Stark County, Ohio bsins
cause Ssn number % iS,S pre- ying fof = divoros
nround @ ns y, yrnsa sala asn,rietts Kiump. ON i6s
: spscsnce ~ Ior more than three years. and thst
hsu ~, oe ognu1s Will be for hearing on and sfiss
the "sh Gay Of Februsry, i~5 ''
ARTHUR U. BoRDNnR.' Ns.'AA KLuhr
HIS Attorney.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17
OHIO CENTENNIAL
Bic Observe nee at State Fair.

Columbus, Feb. 1S.-The state board
of agriculture is making preparations
for the celebration of the centennial
of the admission of Ohio into the union
at the state fair this year. President
Roosevelt end former President Clsvs-
land VIII be invited. and II Il hoped
to obfaHn not only theee. but olher dis
tingnIsed men IT. ne day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17
AT NINETY SEVEN
John shatfer Hale and H.. rsy


John Shaffer. who lives short dis
tance east of North Benton. is the
Oldest man In Smith township. says
the Alliance Review. He is now 81
years old and built the house he now
lives in which was the first brick house
built in Smith township. Mr. Shaffer
is great smoker and has been such
from boyhood and continues such to-
day.
He is hale and hearty and goes to
his barn each day and feeds and cares
for his stock of cattle and horses. He
is member Of the Christian church
and has three sons and three daugh-
ters living.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17
DAVIs-GUADIO.

Joseph .Guadio and Miss Mary Davis,
both of Alliance. we're married here
Monday morning. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Emil p. Herbruck.
pastor Of Trinity Reformed Church
Mr.. and Mrs. Guadio retuDfed 10 Al
lance Monday afternoon
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17
WALLACE ACTED JUST
LIKE MRS. NATION
His Wife Swore Out g Warrant
for 6 ashins the Fur
niture.

Alexander Wallace was arrested
Saturday evening on a warrant sworn
to by his wife charging him with ma
licious destruction of property. Wal
lace. it is alleged, destroyed some fur
niture and other articles for household
use under the influence of liquor sew
eral weeks ago.
He will be given a hearing before
Mayor Robertson Monday afternoon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17
CHANGERS MEETING

Stark County Pomona Grange will
meet In Perry Grange hall, Beatty
block. Massillon. on Saturday. March
4, 1908. at $3.50 o'clock a. m. All
grangers arc invited to attend.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17

The Anti-Salcon league has a new
head Prof f. l. Bosworth, of Ober-
lin college, by unanimous vote OF
the trustees has been elected presi-
dent to fill a vacancy of several
months standing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-17

On Monday morning Hon. Joseph
Blackburn, who for six years has filed
the office of state dairy and food COM
missioner, retired and was succeeded
by Hon. Horace Ankeney, who was
elected to fill the position last fall
Mr. Blackburn came here from Bel
mont county, where he was twice elect
ed member Of the house of repre-
sentatives, and has decided to locate
In business in this city. He will open
real estate Office and says he has
several excellent land deals on hand.
Mr.. Arkeney is a prosperous farmer
and has seved terms in the legislature
as representative from Greene county.
He is the first agriculturist to fill the
position since the retirement of Hon.
+. a. Derthick about 12 years ago.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
A SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY.
Several Valuable Articles of Mrs. Chas. Fairs Personal Effects Re-
 placed By Cheap Substitutes.

San Francisco, Jan. 2i.--A sensa- tional discovery was made, says the Call, when the personal effects of the late Mir. and Mrs. Charles l.. Fair ar rived from Paris a few days ago. The magnificent Russian sable coat, val ued at Sl0.000, which Mrs. Fair be- queathed in her will to Mrs. Joe lIar- vey, was gone, and a cheap imitation affair, not worth $30, has been sub stituted in its place. Mrs. Fairs fla nous pearl necklace of five strings. valued at $15.000, had been tempered with, and instead of real pearls in the necklace cheap imitation gems had been set in their places Numbers of articles of jewely winch the Fairs were known to have taken to Europe were missing, and their only effects which were returned through the American consulate in Paris intact were Mrs. Fairs chincila and minx coats and Charles Fairs scarf pins. The changes were made, it is believed, before the valuables were turned over to the American consulate. Steps have been taken to attempt to locate the stolen articles.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
Orie and Jim Lane, Accused of Murder, Placed in Pen tentiary
 For Safe Keeping.
EVENTS OF 1 WEEK BRIEFLY CRacNIcLso
boer General topfsrs With Railroa ad Ofi- c'ais Locking to settling a Colony of His feopls in this Stat.-Chaugcs in Railway Mail seryice-Wreck on th. Cotton Belt.
ra,k Failure at Little Rick.

The Bank of Little Rock was forced to suspend payments on the 2Cth, ow- ing. 1t is said, 10 advances made on fraudulent cotton warehouse receipts. According to information obtainable. the bank had made advances to the Alphin-Lake Cotton Company of s160-. 000 on something like 4,600 bales of cotton at s36 per bale leaving, as 1t supposed, a margin of at least $55o per bale. Of this amount the bank has bills of lading for 215 bales of cotton. and that is safe. For the re mainder of the cotton the bank hold $ warehouse receipts on the. compress at Fl Dorado, but it is alleged the proper amount of cotton is not in sight at Fl Dorado. and that the re ceipts were fraudulently issued. The Bank of Little Rock is not the only loser by the failure of the Alphin Lake Company, but other institutions were caught for small amounts The Alphin-Lake Cotton Company is a firm composed of Messrs. Alphin and
  Dorado. and branch office in Little Rock. Should it prove true that the bank has located only 215 bales of the cotton on which the money was ad. yanced, it's loss will be almost com plete, unless the railroad company managed the Little Rock branch of his firm, is said to have negotiated the loans on the warehouse receipts He left Little Rock few days before the discovery of the alleged fraud perpetrated upon the bank. The Lit tie Rock Trust Company, auxiliary to the Bank of Little Rock, with the same set of officials, has also tempo rarily suspended payment. This in stitution had in the neighborhood of 4,000 depositors, principally of the poorer classes, to whom the loss of their savings will mean suffering and hardship. such as do not fall on q heavy loser. These depositors swarm ed about the bank building when tn failure was announced, many demand ing their money. The officials say, however. that the trust company is solvent. and only took advantage Of the ninety day rule of notice of with drawal of funds in order to protect all depositors It is claimed that funds loaned the bank proper by the trust company are amply secured with collateral that insures the payment of all depositors.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
NO. IS.
A MINNESOTA PREDICTION.
The -Sf. Louis Worlds Fair. Says tho st. Paul Pioneer-Press. VIII
 Eclipse All Others.

St. Paul, Minu., Jan. 2t.--The Pio- necr-Prcss says:
 The St. Louis Worlds fair looks larger and larger on the horizon. Peo- pie who were Tt first inclined to look upon II as sort of mirage, sure to dissolve in disappointment to its pro Jectors on account of the frequency with which other fairs, high sounding in name and prolific in prospectuses, had lately been held without ade- quate results, now realize tha. it is to 5e all it's name implies. The world IS getting ready to march upon St. Louis. So magnificent are the re- sponses coming in from states nsd nations to the invitations of the city and of the Urited States government, that even those sanguine St. Louisans who planned the enterprise and whose sublime faith in the outcome was originally n matter of amuse- ment to men of other burghs, are be- ginning 10 wonder whether. after all, they have planned largely enough in grounds, buildings and other works of hospitable preparation. 1t is to be grand carnival of industrial and artistic effort. The man who thinks he saw if all at Chicago. or at Paris, or at any preceding fair. will be amazed at the magnitude of his mis- take. The Chicago papers generous ly admit that the St. Louis event will as far outshine their own glorious Columbian exposition as 1he latter outshone all preceding fairs. It is of utmost importance to Mime sota that adequate preparations be made at once for such exhibits. state and individual, as shall maintain the credit of our proud commonwealth Ill the presence of an unprecedented and critical audience such as is now sure to gather at St. Louis in 1904"
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
HERBERT W. BOWEN.
United States Minister at Caracas, Vene.
 zueia)
beglll.

Minister Bowen received a hearty welcome from the officers at the state department. to whom his tactful con duet of affairs at Caracas has given the greatest satisfaction. Assistant Secretary Hill and Second Assistant Secretary Adee congratulated him tn the diplomatic ability he has shown.
 Mr. Bowen is man ofgreat energy, and has undertaken the important and delicate duties connected with the settlement of the Venezuelan diff culty with an earnest desire to dis charge them with the greatest de gree of speed consistent with safety It is expected hat the representatives of the allies. who, SO far as iS known are sincerely desirous of terminating the unforttpatc situation on the Ven ezuelan coast. will lend him every aid in the success of his task There will be frequent exchanges between the ambassadors here and their home gov ernments, but ii is fully expected that frequent recourse will be had to the Atlantic cable and that this newer method of diplomatic exchange in large part will take the place for merly occupled by mail exchanges. Mir. Bowen, as soon as he had shaken the dust of travel from his clothes and paid visit of ceremony to Secretary Hay. started out to ca. on the Brit ish and Italian ambassadors and at the German embassy, where, in the absence of Count Quadt, he saw Baron Ritter. the acting charge d'atfaires.
 Mr. Bowen above all things is anxi- ous to secure the removal of the blockade; that is the heaviest charge laid upon him by President Castro. So when he called on the representatives of the allies here he urgently request cd them to name an early moment for the beginning of the negotiations. The results of his requests have not vet developed, but it is hoped that Mr. Bowen will recelve answers in the course of a day or two. The absence of Baron Won Sternberg and Count Quadt, the charge of the German em- bassy, who are in New York. in the opinion of the allies, need not prevent the initiation of negotiations with Minister Bowen. In fact it is not real ly certain that there will be joint meeting of the negotiations at any stage, and Mir. Bowen himself is not clear on this point, and if the allies representatives here prefer to discuss the question separately he is perfect ly willing to do so.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
JOHN B. STETSON'S WEALTH.
The Millionaire Concludes Not tA Give Any of His Money to the
 University at D~land, Fla.

Washington. Jan. 2l.-Minister Stetson, a wealthy manufacturer, has cut from his will all provision for the university at Deland, Fla. which bears his name. This step followed the ac- tion of the board of trustees in ex- onerating the president of the ipsti- tuition. Dr. John w. Forbes, whose conduct has been under investigation.
 '.I certainly shall not aid the uni versity longer under its present man. agement." Mr. Stetson IS quoted as saying. Il changed my wiil hurriedIy as soon as the action of the trustees Was taken. for fear that 1 might die before the clauses providing for John |. Stctson university were cut out"
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
DELEGATE KELLY CONVICTED.
He Was Tried For Periury la C0n- hection With the Suburban
 Deal at St. Louis.

St. Louis. Jan. 2i.-l harles r. Kelly. member of the house of delegates, was found guilty by a jury in Judge Ryans court of having silfully per iured himself in his examination be- fore the grand jury touching his knowledge of the St. Louis S Suburb an poodle deal, in which SI5,000 was placed in escrow to be paid to the municipal assembly combine in case the franchise bill became a law. Kel- Tvs sentence was assessed by the jury at two years in the penitentiary.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
Wife Nnrderer Dead.

Robert Etley, who murdered his wife and tried to kill another woman at Gainesville, died in jail from a self-inflicted wound. Etley met his wife and Alice Blackburn on the street. He shot his wife and after she fell he turned her body face up- ward and shot her two more times He then fired point-blank at the Black. burn woman, who knocked his pistol upward. The murderer attempted to not do so. he placed the pistol to his head and fired shot that proved fatal.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
RETURN OF MINISTER BOWEN.
The CnIted states Representative to ysr- ezuela Arrives in Washington
 Ready for Business.

Washington, Jan. 21.--Minister Bowen and Mrs Bowen reached here shortly after noon, Tuesday, their train being five hours la!e. The were met at the station b. ter nephew, Hamilton Holt, of New York, and drove at once to the Arlington hotel
 Immediately after luncheon Mir. Bowen called at the state derartmc where he had a long conference with Assistant Secretary lli!l. He then went to the home of Secretary Hay to report his arrival
 Until l have reported to the off cia's here, s;ii Nil. Bowen, "of course it will be impossible for me 10 dis Cuss my mi, son or to announce any programme for the conduct of nego- tiations. l have not seen a paper in five days, and therefore am not post ed on any developments since l left Caracas, so for the present l can not say just when my conferences with the representatives of the powers will begin."
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
Young Man Murdered,

The dead body of Russ Jackson. |, young man who lived at Fayetteville was found along the Frisco track near Van Buren. The body was bad ly mutilated. Jackson left Fayette- vile with two other young men to spend a day in Fort Smith. and all three were en route home together, but the dead man was missed at Van Buren. A search was made, and the following morning his body was found. One arm and one leg had been cut off by the cars. The sever cd hand was in one of his pockets. Tn another pocket was blood-stained handkerchief with no blood on his other clothing around the pocket He was evidently murdered and robbed and the body then placed on the track to cover up the crime.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23

Biennial Report Of State Trea,urer.

State Treasurer Tipton has submit. ted his biennial report to the legisla. ture. Among other things he says:
 Il have the honor to call your at. tention to the settlement of Washing ton county with the University of Ar kansas. also the settlement of the city of Fayetteville with the uniyer. slty under act of May 23 1901: Ths settlement was as follows:
 Washington county being due uni. versity County bonds), $100 GOO: in. terest on same, $4,000; total. s104 900: ashlngton county presenting per cent Arkansas state bonds. $SS 300: interest on same. s3.9S25o; cash, s11,5l7.50; total, s104,000.
 Act directs state treasurer to in. vest cash in interest bearing securi- ties. He, in compliance with said act. purchased eleven $1.000 3 per cent state bonds and one $500 per cent state bond for $11 300 cash.
 This leaves cash to credit of the university si,000, being interest on Washington county bonds due univer. slty at time of settlement.
 Act of general assembly authorizes settlement between city of Fayette. Vile and Arkansas university.
 This settlement was effected July ], 1902, as follows:
 City of Fayetteville due Arkansas university City bonds, $30 1000: in. terest on same. s2.400. Total, $32. 400.
 Act allowed (interest refunded, s4 800
 Fayetteville per cent bonds, s9,0o0; cash paid. balance, s1S,6O0 Total, s32,40O.
 The state debt board invested cash. S2,500, in 3 per cent bonds, and in cluded in amount cash is interest due university at time of settlement on city bonds. $2,4C0 Deducting these two amounts, there remains, cash to the credit of university, to be in. vested. s13,700
 Arkansas university permanent endowment fund consists of 3 per cent state bonds, s102. 900, with unma- tured coupons; per cent Fayette- vile, s9, 900, with unmatured coupons; cash. s21.772.50."
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
Bocrs May Come to Thi. State.

It is possible a colony of Boers will settle in this state Gen. Samuel Pearson, who was the representative of the BOer government at New Or loans, was in Little Rock last week conferring with railroad officials on the matter of securing land for his people. Gen. Pearson has been look ing over Mexico and Texas with a View of colonizing some of his coun- t-ymen in the south, but he infers that there is a possibility of some of them coming to Arkansas.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
Postmasters Appointed.

The following fourth-class postmas- ters have been appointed Middle brook. Randolph county. William NJ. Hogan. vice George NJ. Thomas. re- signed Aiontrose. Ashley county, Mollie II. Curtis. vice George H. Schweer, removed: Patsie. Logan county. John w. Smith vice Patsie Cowley. resigned; Riddle. Sevier coun- ty. William D. Enoeh. vice D. M. Cochran. resigned; Supply. Randolph county John R. Loftns. vice Daniel c. Fowler, resigned; Tino, Cleburne county. John A. Pricha,d. vice Wil- liam J Galloway, removed: Onyx, Yell county. Guilford NJ. Reynolds. vice Grant Hardin. resigned; Hilton, Cross county, Asa J. Avery, vice Ma = tin s. Avery. resigned.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
Railway NJ il Service Changes.

Chief Clerk Stephen Bilheimer of the railway mail service makes the following announcements:
 Railway mail service has been es- tablished on the Fort Smith and Western railroad between Fort Smith tnd Gardner, l. T.
 Two additional clerks have been appointed on the line between Sport, La.
 One additional clerk has been ap- rointed to the line between Little Rock and oF'rt Smith
 Service has been extended on the Newport and Batesvile line from Batesville to Mount Olive. Ark, and oD the St. Louis and North Arkansas from Harrison, to Gilbert, Ark.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
FUNERAL OF N. G. GONZALES.
The Murdered Editor Laid to Rest Escorted fly His Fellow Workers
 aad h nights of P;thins.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 21-Fire neral of N. C. Gonzales, who was shot last Thursday by Lieut-Goy Tillman. was held at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon The services were conducted at Trinity church by ist. Rev. Bishop Capers, the lifelong friend of Mir. Gonzales.
 The active pailbearers were the fel- low workers of Mir. Gonzales on The state. The Knights of Pythias. of which Mir. Gonzales was a member. attended in body.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
Xii Ing N ar Ll Dorado.

In a difficulty near Fl Dorado. Joe Eeedy, colored, was shot and killed by Tom Smith, also colored It seems that Reedy was asked by Frank Smith for some money due him. Reedy be- came angered and attacked Frank with knife. when his brother Tom went to his assistance and shot Reedy with a 32-caliber Smith X Wesson, Milling him instantly.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
Austin Sill Missing.

On January 1 s. P Austin offered $500 reward for information leading to the discovery of the whereabouts of his brother, G. F. Austin, who dis cumstances indicating foul play on the night of December IT last All efforts to locate the missing man or his body have so far been unsuccess- ful. and now the reward has been increased to Sl,000.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-23
Lane Bo,s in P~nitentisry.

Orie and Jim Lane. arrested sev- erai months ego in Woodruff county. charged with murdering their father. pearl fisherman. have been placed il the penitentiary at Little Rock. it being feared their friends would at- tempt To rescue them from jail.