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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
CUBAN TERRITORY
SAYS SECRETARY ROOT IN THE
ioLE or PINES CASE
Defines the Attitude of the United
States Toward the Proposed
Formation OF Territorial
Government.

Washington, NOV. 2S.-Secretary
As.ty Lard, pICsIuSuL Or me AMenCal
C4uD CI the LsIe OIL Pines, defining Lne
4LLILuue CI the Unlted oLaLes So, eru-
n.eAC toward the Proposed IornaLIon
Vi d lerillorlal SOsernnIent 1or the
Isle o1 FrnGS. no ieLLer follows.
Il nave reCeiVeu your letter OF Oc-
tODeI -, in wn4cn yVd say: 'kinuiy
aay4se me at your earliest conye-
AienCe, tie necessary procedure 10 es-
LaDusn terrItUIIal form OF govern
A.eAt lor the Isle OF tiLes, West In
a4es, U. S. A.
1t is not part of the duty of the
secretary oil state - give advice upon
such SUBJECTS. | think 1t proper, how
ever, 10 answer your InqulIy as lar as
1t may De necessary TO remove an er-
ror under which you appear to rest,
concerning the status OF the Isle Of
Pines and your rights as residents OF
that island.
There is no procedure by which
you and your associates can lawfully
that island. The island is lawfully
subject TO the control and government
Of the Republic of Cuba, and you and
your associates are bound to render
obedience to the laws OF that country
so long as you remain in the island. II
you fail in that obedience, you will
be justly liable to prosecution in the
Cuban courts, and to such punishment
as may be provided by the laws of
Cuba for such offenses as you com
NIT. You are not likely to have any
greater power in the future The
treaty now pending before the senate,
If approved by that body, will relin-
quish all claim of the United States to
the Isle of Pines. In my judgment,
the United States has no substantial
claim to the Isle of Pines. The treaty
merely accords to Cuba what is hers,
in accordance with international law
and justice.
"At the time of the treaty of peace,
which endeu the war between the
Pines was, and had been for several
centuries, part OF CUBA l nave no
doubt whatever that it continues to
be part of Cuba, and that 1t Is not.
and never has been, territory of the
the United States. This is the view
with which President Roosevelt auth
orized the pending treaty and Mr..
Hay signed it, and | expect to urge its
confirmation. Nor would the rejec-
ton of the pending treaty put an end
to the control of Cuba over the island
A treaty directly contrary to the one
now pending would be necessary to
do that, and there is not the slightest
prospect of such treaty being made.
You may be quite sure that Cuba will
never consent to give UP the Isle of
Pines, and that the United States will
never try to compel her to give it up
against her will. Very respectfully,
(Signedl "ELIHU ROOT"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
VETERAN DEAD
Charles Sheldon Passes Away at New
Berlin--other News Notes
OF interest.

New Berlin, o., Nov. 28.-Charles
Sheldon died at his tome on Maple
avenue on Tuesday morning Oe
Bright's disease, alter a short illness.
He leaves widow and daughter, Mrs.
Wearstler. He was veteran of tho
civil war and moved to this place In
the spring of 1904 The remains will
be taken to Richfield, o., over tho
Baltimore &c Ohio, Wednesday, where
funeral services and the burial will
take place.
Mr. Adams Schick is still suffering q
good deal from severe neuralgia affec-
tion In face and head.
Milton Schick of Montana is here on
a short visit to his mother and friends.
Wednesday the Alexis Recital COM
pany will entertain the people as one
of the lecture course numbers.
Thanksgiving services are announced
to be held at Zion Lutheran church.
and also the Reformed church, Thurs
day morning.
Some of the schools will have lit
erary exercises Wednesday afternoon.
Boys and girls home mission rally
day will be held Sunday, December 8.
A musical and literary program will
be rendered in the evening, commenc-
ing at $3.50, by the Union Sunday
school. The public will be welcome.
Mrs. W. II. Hoover and Mr.. d. W..
Troxel went to Elkhart, Ind, Satur-
day, to attend the funeral Of Mr..
Luther TroXel of that place, who died
of pneumonia, after few days ILL
ness.
The township trustees met at their
Office Saturday and attended to rou-
tine business.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
A LULL IN THE FIGHT
On the Bridge Combine is Reported
by Mr.. Monnett--Fight Against
Insurance Companies.

Columbus, Nov. 2S-For the pres
ent at least r. s. Monnett and his as.
sociates will not push the litigation
against the alleged bridge combine.
Mr.. Monnett is quite busy at pres
ent and until he has cleared up his
docket of cases pending, the taking
of depositions in the bridge case will
not be resumed. There are no Grim
inal cases now pending against the
bridge men, as the Akron county grand
jury failed to find a true bill.
1t is Intended to call the attention
of the Lucas county grand jury to
the alleged combine, but this can not
be done until the contest for prose-
cutting attorney in the county Is de-
cided
Mr.. Monnctt states that the fight
against the insurance corporations
will be prosecuted with much vigor
and that hundreds of proxies of Ohio
policy holders have been sent to MIR.
Lawson
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
THE PRESIDENT
WILL ATTEND ARMY AND NAVY
FOOTBALL GAME SATURDAY
Admiral Dewey, Secretary TAFT and
Secretary Lonaparte will Also
Witness the Game,

Washington, Nov. zS.-President
Roosevelt Will atteAd the Army Navy
football game at Frllceton SATURDAY,
but the complete arrangements Id, o
not yet been perfected. lie will be
on q special train over the Pennsyl-
vania rail,oad, leaving here SATURDAY
morning and returning in the evening
alter the game.
Three private cors will be provided
for the party, one Tor the president,
and one each for Secretaries 4 att and
Bonaparte. Each of these will invite
his own guests. The president will
take his own family two or thee am
bassadors and some personal friends.
Secretary Bonaparte will take Ad-
miral Dewey and a number of naval
officers. Secretary Taft's party will
comprise army officers.
1t is understood the president will
be accompanied by the French, Ger
man and British ambassadors. Secre-
tary and Mrs. Root. Secretary Shaw,
Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock, Attor-
ney General Moody, Assistant Secre-
tary and Mrs. Bacon, Commissioner
Garfield and others.
Included in Secretary Tafts party
will be Assistant Secretary oliver,
General Bates. Judge Advocate Gen
eral Davis and Col. Clarence Edwards.
Among Secretary Bonapartes party
will be Assistant Secretary Newberry,
Admiral Endicott and other bureau
chiefs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01

Boston, but swore that he did not
operate on Miss Geary, saying that
he was at the theatre the afternoon
It was performed, having taken job
as theatrical agent.
Asked by counsel for the defense'if
1t was not fact that he and Craw-
ford had agreed to throw the blame
ON DR.. Mcleod, he declared 1t was
not, that his confession was purely
voluntary.
Emma w. Golfer, a trained nurse
who is employed by Mrs. Mary Dean
at the latter's hospital" at No. 30
Winthrop street, testified that seven
rooms there were devoted TO taking
care of patients and that usually
there we're three inmates in each
room. She swore that Dr. Mcleod
used to attend the patents, but that
he always wore o mask whenever or
duty. She detailed the preparations
for the operation on Miss Geary and
Identified Crawford and Hunt as tho
men who brought dress suit cases 10
the house after Miss Geary had dien.
Miss Griffiths, another nurse, testi-
fed that she was called in to 68 Win
throp street by DR.. Mcleod and a
DIR. Pete. She stated that DR.. Nc
Leod told her an abortion had been
performed and that he, to save the
girls life, must perform laparotomy
and wanted her to help him. She
took care of the girl up to the time
she died. When the girl was dying
witness claimed that she urged the
Deans to send for her mother or
friends, but they did not and the
young woman died alone. The Deans,
according 10 the testimony of this
witness, absolutely refused to give
her clothing in which to lay out the
body. She further stated that so far
as her knowledge went the second
operation was very skillful one and
every Thing possible was done to save
the girls life.
DR.. John II. Petite, the next witness;
testified that he had known DIR. Nc
Leod for ten years. having worked
with him at Hartford and othe,
places. He stated that he had often
treated DR.. McLeod's patiems for
him at 6S Winthrop street, when
Mcleod was away.
AT this point court adjourned for
the day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
THINKS PROVISION SHOULD
BE MADE FOR CIRCUS TRIPS

Washington. Nov. 28.-United
States Consul Mason. at Grenoble.
France, in reporting to the sta e de-
partment the case of circus compa
ny from the United States which got
stranded there last Angus. leaving
800 men, women and children without
means of getting back to America,
SUCCESS that some method should be
adopted whereby before similar ag.
gregations are allowed to leave the
United States on venturesome expe
ditions to foreign countries, ample
provision should be made through
surety companies or otherwise to pro-
vide against possible financial mis-
fortune.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
THE TESTIMONY
FAvoRS MiDSHiPMAN MERi
WETHER AT ANNAPOLIS.
The Defense viii Close the Case by
Putting Him on the Stand.
viii Finish the Evidence
Today.

Annapolis, Md, Nov. 2S.-The evil
dence for and against Midshipman
Minor Meriwether. Jr., who has been
on trial for week at the Naval acad-
emy on charges Of manslaughter and
provoking and engaging in a fight
with Midshipman James r. Branch,
Jr., Will probably be concluded to-
morrow evening. The defense will
close by putting the young midship-
man himself on the stand In his own
behalf.
At the close of the day spent in the
hearing OF medical experts, who re-
cited the findings Of the autopsy held
Sunday on Branch's body, Lieutenant
Commander Robinson, chief -counse |
for the defense, announced to the
court that his last witness would be
DIeriwetner. ell said tnat he wished
The young man S testimony TO be un-
Intercepted, and so would request
an Adjournment until tomorrow. This
was 3. 5.auleI.
Juage Advocate Mark stated that
ne ~e4id have not myse than SIX W.T.
uesses III reDultal, and Gnat conse-
q-,Etly the taxing OF evidence had re-
Jun ed flOIe than another day.
A volume of testimony was received
from Naval Surgeons Gatewood and
Aames and DR.. Glaze brook, coroner s
surgeon tor the District OF Columbia,
who told OF the results of the autopsy.
AS a whole this testimony was in
favor OF Meriw'ether. The doctors
were unanimous in finding the cause
OF death to have been hemorrhage
oil the lett side of the brain that
caused blood clot, which covered the
entire lett hemisphere of the brain,
and accounted for the heavy pressure
discerned when the operation on the
right side Of Branch's head was per-
formed. Also the doctors agreed that
a tall upon hard wood would more
reasonably account for such a large
clot than first blows. The fall that
Branch received during the fight i'm
mediately assured more important
aspect in the case.
Marks found on the legs and fore
head of Branch were In the opinion of
the doctors the result of heat appli-
cations. The witnesses agreed that
the heat was probably caused by hot
water, as Branch's roommate told OF
giving him good hot BATH" and
applying hot towels after the fight,
had affected the scalp clearn through
causing it to adhere to the skull. Such
practice, they testified, tended to ac-
celerate the flow of blood in the brain
hemorrhage
An operation, according to the tes-
timony, might have saved Branch'S
life If it had been performed on the
left side Of the held. The doctors
said that it was remarkable that with
the heavy pressure of the big clot on
the left side of the head, the left side
or the body should have been para
lyzed. The crossing of the motor
nerves usually changes this.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
TO GO ON TIE STAGE
A Sixteen Year Old Canton Girl Went
to New York and Was Arrested
on a Charge Of vagrancy.

New York, Nov. 28.-Lovie Snow,
16 years old, OF Canton, o.. who came
to New York five weeks ago to seek
an engagement upon the stage, was
taken into custody tonight by the de-
.tective blreau and she is held at tho
Mercer Street Police station on the
charge of vagrancy.
: The girls parents requested the ar
rest. They will send for her.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
welty at New Philadelphia.

Mondays New Philadelphia Times
says:
Attorney Welty Is in the city to-
day, having come to represent the
company in the proceedings in COM
mon pleas court.
''It is said that Welty made a prop
osition on the street today that the
company would start The cars on the
old rate, would expend from $4,000
to $85 in betterments, and that
when the big cars were run through
to Uhrichsville, which the present
track doesn't permit, then the fran
chise should be changed to permit OF
15 cents one way and 25 cents for
round trip.
Some men would be willing to con-
cede this but there is the unsurmount-
able object, that of enjoining he COM
missioners. and the whole thing may
fall through"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
STARK ELECTRIC
Report From Columbus Shows Yearly
Earnings Of the Company.

The state board of appraisers and
assessors has at Columbus compile ed
the work of fixing the taxation Tor the
quasi-public service corporations,
which are required to pay an annual
tax of one per cent of the grace earn
ings. Among the Sark county cor
porations subject to this tax Is the
Stark Electric Railroad Co.. and its
gross earnings for the year ending
August 81 last were $142,sS305.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
Reward Eor Murderer.

The Summit county commissioners
have offered reward of $1O0 for the
apprehension OF Anthony Riberich.
charged with the murder of Sebastian
Skaberne, proprietor OF the Slav
boarding house at Mogadore, who was
fatally stabbed during fight there
Sunday night.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
Mime Inspector Reaians.

Salem, o.. Nov. 2S.-J. p. Davis, Of
this city, has resigned his position as
mine insuector of this district, which
office he has held held for eight years.
II Is thought that his successor win be
q Democrat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
Abolish Football at coIn~,hla.

New York. Nov. 2S.-Fco bali was
abolished at Columbia university by
the nc ion of the university CON-
mittee on student organizations. In q
meeting held Tuesday afternoon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
Favors Change of Inauguration Date.

Washington, Nov. 28.-The Nation
al Committee on Inauguration late
this afternoon by an unanimous vote
decided to recommend a change in
the date of presiden ial inaugurations
from March 9Th to the last Thurs.
day In April.
It was determined to recommend
no change in the convenlng of con-
gress The plan will be presented TO
congress this winter. A cons itu-
tional amendment will be necessary
to make the change effective.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27
Turn Down the Light"

secretary Shaw got his training in strict economy in
country bank IN Iowa. where every penny counts Since
he mas been secretary of the federal treasury he has dealt
with billions, but the early instincts impershabe
When he figured up the treasury accounts the other
evening he found the deficit had reached $3.50
Turn down that light" he commanded careless clerk
We may grow and be transplanted into SOIL but we
never ougrow the fixed habits of earlier DAYS However
great we may become however large may be the affairs
that devove upon u.s. unthnkingly unconscously fall
back upon true selves at every crisis
Secretary Shaw has been severely criticised at times
for seeming regard for the law and precedent He de-
vseu the plan for depostng government receipts from
customs with national banks when everybody supposed
that congressional legislation impossible to get would be
necessary and he nearly took the breath
away by permitting banks to issue currency against all
their bonds and if they had not government
bonds enough, to substitute state and municipal bonds or
any other old security
So it is that Secretary Shaw is a man of exned
tents and action. To such he treasury deficit of $780,
100000 and more has no terrors whatever.
He begins by cutting down expenses by economizing
on the light in his office To the average mind this may
look small But to Shaw is the seed of great POSSIBLE
ties
His order "Turn down the light has been made gen
eral among all treasury employees and every ncandescent
lamp and jet throughout the entire country for which
the treasury has to pay being watched zealously
and woe betide the clerk found burning light abso
lutely essential.
You will cease laughing at this homey economy when
Informed that it is the chief method by which the deficit
is to be reduced from to $5 by the end
of the fiscal year, only six weeks off.
The simple habits incucated in the humble home
not bad for nations. 1t upon them that national honor
and integrity are built 1t is upon the simple economies of
everyday life only magned enormously, that the vast
financial affairs of the world successfully conducted
Don laugh at the cutting off of waste. 1t is good econ
omy in the little home that has but lamp and it is Just
good in the big government institutions that have lights
by the millions
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27
&R4 ! 81 6 g

The Indians and Umpire Setley got
into a scrap at Ogden yesterday and
the quarrel resulted in Setley giving
the game to Ogden, 9 to 0.
Setley asserts that Martinke called
him a robber, for which he fined Felix
SIS and ordered him out of the game.
The Spokane boys became rough
house then and Setley. after numer-
GUS warnings, called the game.
Later Stanley sent his men in to
play an exhibition game, which re-
suited to in favor of Ogden. No
official scores were kept.
Q o Q
Boise got into the smuggling habit
yesterday and in a game rotten from
beginning to end won from Salt Lake,
IL to 7. Hammond, Knox and Kel-
lackey were fined, the latter by Pres
ident Rishel, for kicking over the
ruling of the umpire on a score made
after time had been called in the
seventh inning The score.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27
P|utocrat Nor Mob

'This government is not and shall be the govern
ment of plutocracy."
,'This government is not and never shall be the gov
eminent OF mob.
With these words President Roosevelt has stated once
the American ideal of government; the ideal for
which the president has unhncngy Stood and for the
realization of which he has vaanty fought.
President Roosevelt asserts that the rock of class
hatred is the most dangerous rock in the of
public and that many republics have split upon this
rock When class to dominate another class
the doom of a republic was sealed Note his words
''The result was in every the 1t meant dis
aster and ultimately the downfall of the republic and it
attered not whit which class it that became dom
inant mattered not whit whether the poor plumber
ed the rich the rich exploited the poor In either
just the republic became one in which class
sought to benefit itself by nurng another class, in which
class INSTITUTED loyalty to that class for loyalty to the
republic the end of the republic at hand.
1t is tre to say that the American government is for
all the people alike The broad democracy of America
has been the theme for mpassoned speeches and
again. 1t has been proclaimed from platforms and
pupits in every and village in the land 1t has been
discussed much that it is commonplace
And yet have not learned what 1t has not
yet grounded itself in the consciousness of the people
that it works itself out in everyday lives. We accept
it in theory but reject it in practice. Our acts do not
square with our professed Intentions We need new
civic birth
1t is startling at times to how prevalent the class
spirit is in this country 1t peneates all sections of the
country and all ranks of the people 1t is made the basis
for agitation in industrial matters and for political
paigns Social contact is regulated by it, 1t is making
Roadway against the democracy of educational nsti
tutions.
II has entered the doors of churches 1t is desecrat
ing the home.
There is danger in this to America. Glass hatred is
fatal to democracy Democracy equality of oppor
tunity and respect for is manhood, not
stion wealth. that counts in the true democracy The
class spirit with the hatred which grows out of it, has
place in the democratic state It's predomnance means
disaster.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27

Foley's Honey and Tar is peculiarly
adapted for asthma. bronchitis and
hoarseness. Sold by Chas. McNab,
402 Riverside avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27

Jerry Mccarthy wires that he will arrive in Spokane
tomorrow. Barney Mun will go to Occur dAlene this
afternoon to begin training for the big match which will
be pulled fin about two weeks for thousand dollar
purse.
NIullin is wearing purple plumes and considers
himself cock of the walk: No he didn't tell Bob Briley
where the Swash smoked It was dream.
Articles for the match between Kid Scaler and Tommy
Dolan received this morning. The articles provide
for 20 rounds before the Olympic club Of Ballard straight
rules for so per cent Of the gross receipts weight to be 2S
pounds at clock The date is to be early in June but
not definitely fixed WILLIE B. GOODE.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27

discovery of Bible in the little
church of which willie was janitor,
in which passages referring to parri-
cides and matricides were marked.
Sell entered prison a raw country
boy, and is today one of the best
educated men behind bars. He is
particularly proficient in the use Of
the English language, and some of
his letters in his own behalf show
deep culture. OF course, he has been
model prisoner. At present he is
prison druggist, having acquired con-
siderable knowledge of pharmacy by
study. Whisky and deadly drugs
are intrusted to his care without the
slightest hesitation by the prison Of
ficials.