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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
my MONEY NEVER
RUNS OUT" SINGS
OUR UNCLE SAM
Begins New Year With
Bigger Supply OF Cash
Than Ever Before.
other NATIONS take rear SEATS

(News-Democrat Leased Wire Service.)
Washington, Dec. S1.-The United
States treasury will start the new year
with more gold in its vaults than this
or any other government has ever
held at any time before. There is now
in the treasury building at Washing
ton and in the various subreasuries
throughout the country $615,319 1867 in
gold. These holdings are four times
as much as the present holdings of the
bank of England, one and a half times
as much as is held by the bank of
France, four times as much as the I'M
perial German bank holds and nearly
twice as much as the Imperial bank
Of Russia possesses.
The stock of gold in the United
States Dec 1, was $1,23O,673,772 show
ing a monthly average increase since
the close of June of s7,6l5,6}6. Since
the first Of. January, 1898, there has
been AN annual average gain of $l07,-
7S3, ,639 in gold
1T is conceivable" said Comptroller
of Treasury Roberts this morning,
that wages and the prices OF conf
modities may be carried so high as To
build a barrier and to seriously check
our exports by this plentitude to mon
oy. That peril confronts us, but the
danger line is some distance ahead. If
American skill and energy can keep
ahead, of this rise, we can hold and
tighten our grip on foreign markets,
hut too great an imitation OF our cur
rency even by gold, will stop this.
80" he concluded, ."the influx OF
gold is not without its hazards but the
American people are sane enough to
make gold not only the symbol of
prosperity but it's stout defense
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
BEST YEAR
EVER KNOWN
Enormous Strides Taken In Industry
By the United States
in 1902.
REVIEW OF The BUSINESS Year.

New York, Dec. 31.-Bradstreets re-
view of the business year, to be issued
Saturday next. will have the follow
Ing:
'To say that 1902 was the best year
this country has ever experienced,
while truthful enough in the main,
does not suggest fully the enormous
strides that the United States took in
the year Just closed. Practically every
branch of ordinary trade and manufac-
ture showed an increase above the
best of previous years. and yet this
immense enlargement of output was not
sufficient Of itself to satisfy the grow
ing, 1t might even be termed insat-
liable, demand for all kinds of mater
ia!s.
"In many cases the usual foreign
outlet for our products was, perforce.
neglected by American producers, who
confined their efforts to supplying in
sistent domestic demand, while IN
Otifers foreign production was called
upon to reinforce domestic output,
with the result that new currents
and channels were created in our
foreign trade. Our export trade,
therefore, shrunk. while our imports
expanded to unprecedented figures.
''The railroads of the country. in
their efforts to handle the business
offered chem. suffered as never before
from congestion, and complaint Of
Interference with production and dis
tribution Of the products Of the farm.
the mine. the shop. and the loom was
practically universal.
Industrial unrest was naturally
marked, as 1t always is In times either
Of prosperity or of depression, and Sc
rious disorganization Of some OF the
country's basic industries resulted for
time. In many cases. however. re-
sort to extremes was avoided or rem
dered unnecessary by liberal recogni-
tion by employers Of changes in the
standard of living, and 1t is safe to
say that two men obtained higher
wages or had their working time re-
duced without resort to strikes for
every one who actually quit work.
Speculation. it is true. felt the
checks imposed upon it by conservat-
Ism. by short crops in the preceding
year and last. but not least, by high
rates for money; but despite the fact
that stock market operations were on
ly about one-half those Of 1901, bank
clearings, those usually reliable guides
Of business, showed aggregates practi-
cally equal to the hitherto unheard OF
totals of 1901. All this was accom-
plished with q minimum of friction
as reflected in the form of business
embarrassments"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
T|NDALL GOES
BACK TO MANSFIELD
Taken to Cievelan nd to Straight
en- Up Bond Matter First
Bondsm an May be
Released.

Agent Soften, OF the Mansfield re-
formatory, arrived in Canton Tuesday
afternoon to take charge of Erwin
Tindall, who was captured by the Can
ton police Monday night Agent Sot-
zen was pleased over the capture and
said that the superintendent of his in
stitution was also much pleased with
the work of the police IN rounding
Tindall up.
Soften together with Marshal Bour
ard Tindall left Wednesday morning
for Cleveland, where an effort will be
made to make arrangements with the
authorities of that city so that tie
bondsmen will not he compelled TO
pay the $500 bond which Tindall
jumped 1t is thought that the mat
ter can be settled so that his bonds
men will be released from payment.
Soften will then leave for Mansfield
with his prisoner Tindall will prob
ably ne dealt with severely by the
superintendent of the reformatory and
it is probable that he will serve long
sentence for his recent actions. Much
care is being exercised by the officers
so that Tindall will not escape While
On the trip. Some time ago when in
charge of Agent Soften Tindall slip
ped the handouts off and made his
oscape
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
ADVANCE IN
WAGES GIVEN
Acceptable New Years Git Made to
Employees Of the Baltimore &
Ohio System.
CANTON men Will Be AFFECTED.

All employees of the Baltimore &
Ohio system, both east and west Of
the Ohio river, with the exceptions o.
the trainmen, engineers and firemei
will be given general advance IL
wages January /, 1908. General Man
agcr @. l.. Potter, at Baltimore, yes
terday confirmed the story published
several weeks ago that the Baltimore
& Ohio would meet the raise made by
the Pennsylvania. The advance, he
said, however, will not be horizontal
one.
Employees affected will be those oi
the transportation, mechanical, includ-
ing the motive power department,
shops OF all kinds, engineering and
traffic department. The transportation
department will include the clerical
forces, heads of departments not re
ceiving more than $500, station agents
and telegraphers. Between $1,000 and
10000 men will be benefited. The adj
vance will average, an official said yes
terday, about 8 per cent.
About 20 employees will be affected
| Ivy this raise in Canton. The absence
of shops, mechanical, engineering and
transportation departments accounts
| for the small number of employees in
this city.
Arrangements are being made as
speedily as possible for conferences
between the various railroad brother
hoods and the heads of departments
at Baltimore for an adjustment Of The
wages OF trainmen, engineers ard ire
mon. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad
is one of the few lines in the East
that signs scales with all OF the rail-
road labor organizations.
Less than a year ago a substantial
advance was given the conductors
the lines west of the Ohio and the en-
gireers on both sides of the river. The
firemen also received a slight advance
The trainmen, however, were not rep
resented at the conference and thei,
old scale was renewed. 1t is under
stood that the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen is now preparing a ne
scale and will present ii for ratifica-
tion after the first of the year.
At the offices of General Mana-
Potter it was said yesterday that the
annual conference with the railroad
hrotherhoods will be held some time
soon.
As told in the News-Democrat sew
cral weeks ago the station agents
the entire system united in asking
for a uniform advance Of 10 per cent,
effective January /. A committee
from the Pittsburg division, which
was acting in accordance E:th other
committees, called OH Superintendent
3. w. Ducr and presented the de-
mands of the agents and telegraphers
as we'll. The committee said that il
the advance were not granted a gen.
e,al strike would be ordered. This
will, of course. be averted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
LORENZ LEAVES.
Famous Surge on Starts on Pc
turn Trip-Mey Visit Amer
jcs Again.

(NewS-Democrat Leased Wire ServiceD
New York, Dec. 31.-When the big
ocean liner Celtia. pulled out of her
dock at 10 o'clock this morning she
had on board DR.. Adolf Lorcnz. the
Viennes bloodless surgeon, and DR..
Mueller his assistant both eminently
satisfied with America and with the
success OF their work here.
Before the ship sailed DR.. Lorenz
said he would return to America in a
short time and visit the cities which
he missed in his tour of the nation
just ended.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
Correspondence

Middlebranch, Dec. 31.-Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Machamer had a sale
and sold most Of their household fur
niture and have moved to Pittsburg.
E. B. Rumbaugh and daughter, Hat
tie. went to Marlboro on Friday to at
tend the funeral of child of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Brumbaugh which was
brought down from Cleveland.
Miss Clara Buchanan was visiting at
the home of DR.. H. Il. Carls a few
days last week, but returned to Can
ton, where she is employed as nurse.
Miss Ruth Wise, of Canton, visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Wise last week. but returned home on
Monday.
Mrs. Frank Cordier has gone for n
three weeks visit with her sister in
Illinois.
Miss Ella Roush left on Tuesday for
Michigan to visit sister and intends
to stay two weeks.
Mrs. Sarah Hill has arrived home
after spending a short vacation in Ak
ron with her two sons, DR.. c. T. and
Charles Hill.
James Welch left Monday for
southern Illinois where he will make
his future home.
Monroe Gibson is a guest at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Gibson
Miss jeanette Bracher is home from
Cleveland, where she is attending
school.
Mrs. Rawinsky. Of White Pigeon,
Mich. is a guest at the home of Ma
and Mrs. o. w. Cordier.
Willis Smith and wife, of Cleveland,
visited Mr.. Smiths parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Smith, ON Christmas.
DR.. and Mrs. H. r. Carl were at
Navarro on Christmas, the guests of
the Doctors parents
Mr.. Z. Brumbaugh and daughter,
Hattie, were guests Of Mr. and Mrs
e. A. Brumbaugh at Cleveland Christ
mas
Married. on Sunday afternoon by
Rev. A. Byers, Mr.. Charles II. Platt
and Miss Bessie Harget.
Levi Cocklin has been very sick.
but is little better at the present
time.
The Sunday school elected officers
last cuhudy III INC heAt year as IOl-
lows: Superintendent, William Wise;
assistant, Mrs. Ella Roush; secretary,
Miss Alice Graber; assistant, Miss
Pearl Royer; treasurer, Mrs. Mary J.
Wise; chorister, Miss Nellie Carrell;
organist, Miss Loretta Wise; assist
ant, Miss Eva Snyder; librarian,
Floyd Phillips; assistant, Miss Sadie
Phillips.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
MASKED ROBBER SHOT
BY PLUCKY CONDUCTOR

Louisville, Dec. 31.--A robber, mask
ed and armed, attempted to hold up
a Louisville and Nashville train from
the south Tuesday morning just in
side the city limits.
The robber shot Conductor JEFF
Keene in the head The wound is
serious but not fatal. Keene rushed
by the rohber, got a Winchester out
of the express car and fired at the
rohbor as he left the train. The man
yelled as If hurt, but no trace of him
was found later.
The robber only held up one pas
senger when he became alarmed and
jumped from the train. He secured
$25.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
CORONER DOES
NOT FIX BLAME
Either Operator or Dispatcher
Was Responsible for Wan.
stead Wreok-lncompetent
Toleqra pliers Emp pIoyed.

Wyoming, Ont, Dec. 31.-The coro-
ner's jury which has been investigat-
ing the wreck at Wanstead last Friday
night, in which twenty-eight lives
were lost, brought in verdict short
ly before midnight last night. The
verdict is as follows:
I'VE find that Arthur w. Ricketts,
was killed in the collision at Wan
stead on the evening of Friday, De-
cember 26, 1902. That said collision
was caused by wrong orders being
given No. at Walford. Responsible
ity for the issuance Of wrong orders
we are not agreed upon as between
Operator Carson and Dispatcher Kerr.
That after No. 8 had left Walford by
the issuance of wrong orders we con-
slider that the accident could have
been averted by the operator at Wy
oming or Kings Court junction had
the railway company had more ex-
nerienced operators at those points
Zone being but boy Of sixteen years),
at each of which places the dispatcher
having had ample time to do it and
endeavored to get the opposing trains
stopped"
The principal feature Of the testi-
mony yesterday was the evidence. OF
James Troyer, the night operator al
Kings Court junction. where Dis
patcher Kerr endeavored to stop the
express train. Troyer, who is boy
OF sixteen years, stated that he was or
duty for the first time on the night
Of the accident, and that his total pre-
vious experience as an operator wa.
for two nights at Strathroy, where hi
received only total of four messages
he gave as reason for not hearing
Dispatcher Kerr calling him for sever
or eight minutes that he was study.
ing the time table, and did not rec.
ognize the Office call, which he hat
heard only once before.
Troyer's extreme youth and appar
ent incompetency made deep impres
sion upon the jury.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
Canton Markets

New Years dressed poultry is high
er even than it was at Christmas time.
wednesday morning there were few
turkeys in the market. for which the
dealers were asking % cents dressed.
In few hours they were all sold and
the late buyers were compelled to be
content with geese, ducks or chickens.
The prices for these are high, ducks,
geese and young chickens selling at
is cents dressed and old fowls at 16
cents.
A farmer came into the city We'd
nesday morning with few turkeys
and demanded 25 cents pound for
them live weight. What he eventual
ly sold them for has not been ascer-
tained, but he took the breath of the
dealers whom he first visited. He was
advised to come down out of the
clouds.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
BUTTER. EGGS. LARD AND
POULTRY. sei
corrected daily by L. Dumont)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
SAVED AT GRAVES BRINK.

81 know ] would long ago have
been In my grave" writes Mrs s. ii.
Newsom, of Decatur, Ala. IF II had
not been for Eclectric Bitters. For
three years / suffered untold agony
from the worst forms Of Indigestion.
Waterbrash, Stomach and Bowel Dys-
pepsia. But this excellent medicine
did me a world of good. Since using
II / can eat heartily and have gained
35 pounds" For Indigestion, Loss of
Appetite, Stomach. Liver and Kidney
troubles Eclectric Bitters are a posi-
tive, guaranteed cure. Only SOC at the
Durbin & Wright Co.'s drug store
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
STEPPED ON RUSTY NAIL.

Chardon, o.. Dec. 3l.-Sherwood
Rowley, prominent farmer, of Clari-
don township, died Monday of lock-
jaw, the result of having stepped on n
rusty nail about one week ago. The
wound quickly healed, and nothing
was thought of the accident until
Saturday evening, when his Jaws set.
He suffered great agony until the time
of his death Monday evening. Mr..
Rowley leaves wife and four daugh-
ters, and a brother, DR.. Tracey, n
prominent dentist of Cleveland.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
BERTILLION SYSTEM
To be Used to Prevent Smuo.
Cling Of Chinese imm
grants.

(News-Democrat Leased Wire Service)
Washington, Dec. 31.-The Bertillion
system of measurement is to be adopt
ed by the immigration bureau to pre-,
vent the smuggling in of Chinese.
The remarkable similarity of facial
features that many Chinese beav to
each other makes the present system
of identification by card and photo
very inaccurate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
LEAK OF GAS
Almost Suffocated q Whole
Town-No Fatalities vii,
Result.

(News-D Democrat Leased Wire Servjcc.l
Fottsville, Dec. 31.-Leaking OF a
naptha Pipe at the gas plant with an
accompanying heavy atmosphere put
thousand in this city in condition
bordering on suffocation. People
awoke choking and gasping for breath.
OF 10000 inhabitants there was hardly
one unaffected, but none died, though
some came near 1t,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
HERRlCK ALL RIGHT
Says Mckinley's Old Pastor.

Steubenville, o., Dec. 31.-Rev. DR..
C. e. Manchester, presiding elder of
Steubenville district of the Methodist
Episcopal church. who was McKin-
leys pastor in Canton, said yesterday
in Congressman ]. j. Gill's organ, the
Herald-Star:
"You have made no mistake in ad-
vocating Myron T. Herrick for gov
ernor was brought up in the same
town with him. and he is self-made
character, plan among men,"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
ST RANGE CONTRACT

New York. Dec. 31.-A suit has been
brought against the estate of Charles
Broadway Rouse, the late millionaire
blind merchant, by Miss Edna Weller
Mcclellan. singer, on strange con-
tract, in which the eccentric Million
aire is alleged to have agreed to pay
her $35 week for life.
The origin of the contract is mys.
terry which the lawyers refuse to ex-
plain.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
DISTRESSING STOMACH DISEASE.

Permanently cured by the mastery pcw-
er of "A SOUTH AFRICAN NERVIND
TONIC" lnvalids need suffer no Longer.
because this great remedy can cure them
of stomach weakness and indigestion.
The cure begins with the first dose. Tho
relief II brings is marvellous and surpris-
ing. II makes no failure. never dfsap-
points. No matter how long you hava
suffered. your cure Is certain under the
use OF this great health-glving forca.
Pleasant and always safc. Snld by DUR
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
OLD CANTEEN
Contained a Small Fortune.

Charleston, w. Va, Dec. 31.-Frank
McClung, who lives on farm near
Lookout. Fayette county, upon which
Union soldiers camped during the Civil
war, picked up stone several days
ago and was surprised to find under
it an old army canteen which contained
81, ,23s in gold, silver and paper money,
The canteen was marked George
Hedges, 34th Ohio.%
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
ENDED HIS LIFE

Hazleton, Dec. 31.-Beniamin Phil
lips, one of a numebr Of strikers evict-
ed by Coke Brothers Il Company six
weeks ago, committed suicide last
night by drinking carbolic acid.
He mffered from miners asthma and
this combined with dependency over
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
PNEUMATIC CUSHION

Cleveland, Dec. 31.-The elevator in
the Cleveland Telephone building fell
seven stories Tuesday. 1t was full of
passengers and not one received a
scratch. The pneumatic cushion saved
the inmates.
The car rebounded from basement to
first floor, where it stopped.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02

Don't be imposed upon by taking
substitutes offered for Foley's Honey
and Tar. Roth & Hug.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02

A kidney or bladder trouble can al
ways be cured by using Foley's Kid
ney Cure In time. For sale by Roth
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02
SITE FOR A LIBRARY.

Coshocton, Dec. Sit is announced
that the city commissioners will do
nate a site for the new Carnegie libra
ry building in Court House park.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-02

Foley's Honey and Tar positively
cures all throat and lung diseases.
Refuse substitutes Roth q Hug.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-10-14
Establishing a Colony Of Negroes.

Former Congressman White,
colored, of North Carolina, is settling
q colony of negroes on tract of
$500 acres of land in the lower end
of Cape May county, New Jersey.
A dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
says that already many negro
families from Virginia and North
Carolina have settled there, and that
"several canning factories will be
built and thousands of dollars will
be spent in making the new colony a
success" We wish it all possible
success, and the establishment of
just as many more colonies in New
Jersey and other Northern States as
there is vacant land available for
such a purpose. If these colonies
should be as successful as their pro-
jectors expect, and, if living by
themselves and controlling their own
affairs, as they will do when thus
seggregated from white communities,
they shall develop any special apti-
tude at government, the training and
experience which they will thus OBJ
tain may be turned to good account
in the establishment of other and
larger. colonies in other and distant
lands, where they could develop their
own civilization ir the largest man
ner.-News and Courier.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-10-14
Uncle BlIIy's Definitions.

Col. Evan p. Howell, mayor of
Atlanta, tells story of one "Uncle
Billy" the autocrat and knowall of
the country settlement in which he
lived. Uncly Billy had to live
up to the reputation of never
having been stumped by a question
One day at the country store,
where Uncle Billy and his clan were
wont to gather, the question was
sprung as to the meaning of "elee-
ncsynary," the word being encoun-
tered in newspaper one of the men
was reading. Uncle Billy was finally
appealed to. The old man took the
paper, scrutinized the word, re-
fiected full minute and then said,
with his usual sententiousne ess
"Wall, boys, / can't say adzackly
what this word means, but it's some
part of the innards of hog"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-10-14
Well Live and Die In Dixie.

Some people may have the idea
that the song "Dixie" does not mean
much to the Southerner of to-day,
but this is a mistake, as was shown
at recent Confederate reunion in
Columbia, Mo. A motion was in
troduced to the effect that move
ment be started to change the words
of the song and substitute some
which might be bit more serious,
and panic almost ensued. Gray
haired men in old gray uniforms
climbed on chairs and protested, say
ing that the wonderful old song had
been good enough for them once
upon time and was good enough
for them now. The words may not
be all that can be desired, but there
is something about the song that
makes people here in the North as
well as those down South want to
get up on their feet and do things.
The motion was voted down by
1000 to 1.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-10-14
Selling Peach Seeds.

1t will surprise some people to
learn that the farmers and fruit
growers in the upper part of Neck
lenburg county have sold hundreds
of bushels of peach seeds this sum-
mer and that they realized from that
source over $4,000. Besides in that
section large amounts of seed were
sold in Huntersville and in other
parts of the county, and it is proba-
BILE that the farmers of the entire
county received nearly $4,000 this
year for peach seeds, an unknown
source of revenue heretofore.
The seeds are used for various pur-
poses. A great part of almond ex-
tract is made from peach kernels,
and almond candy is almost nvaria-
bly, favored with peach kernel ex-
tract. But besides these uses many
of the seeds from the finer peaches
are sold to nurseries and hundreds
of bushels are sent annually to japan,
where they are planted and the trees
used for fuel.
The price of seed in this county al
| the first of the season was rs cents
per bushel, but later the price sd.
vanced to $1.25. = Charlotte OBJ
| server.