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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
JUST AS WIVES
OF LAeoRERs WOMEN ARE GO
ING TO CANAL ZONE
Secretary Of War Taft Denies That
Females Are Being Imported
There for immoral
Purposes.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Seeretary OF
War I aft in letter to Senator Lodge
which the latter laid before the senate
today. again denounced as utterly de-
void of truth the statement that wo-
men from Jamaica and Martinique
are being imported in the canal zone
for immoral purposes. The secretary
included in his communication the COR
respondence which has passed on the
subject between Chief Engineer Ste
yens, Governor Magoon. of the canal
zone, and the chief of the zone police.
Because of the large number of la
dies in the galleries of the senate, the
correspondence was not read on the
floor, but IL will be printed in the Rec
ord. 1t shows that Governor Magoon
called the attention of the chief en-
glneer to the stories being circulated
in this country to the effect that these
women were being brought in for i'm
moral purposes, and pointed out that
such practices would not be sanctioned
by the government. In reply the chief
engineer and the chief of police pro-
duced statistical statements showing
that in the vast majority of cases the
women brought to the zone were the
wives OF the laborers, and in the case
OF the few exceptions the women had
been living as the wives of the laborers
in Jamaica and Martinique, although
there might not have been any mar
riage ceremony between them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
COAL CONTRACT
For Courthouse Awarded to Steiner
Coal Company.

At the regular meeting of the board
of county commissioners in the court
house Monday besides the usual bills
being allowed, contract was let to
the Steiner Coal company for all the
coal for the court house during the
coming year, the price being $1.79 per
ton. Attorney John Craine was al
lowed 5000 for defending William Nix
on, colored, who was found guilty of
manslaughter, sometime ago.
Isaac ii. Smith, of Alliance, appear
ed before the commissioners and pre-
sented his bond for the office of iniir-
mary director in the sum of $1,000.
His bondsmen are t. w. Casselman,
B. F. Weybrecht, G.. w Middleton,
Roscoe Sharer and ID. b. Cassidy.
b. l.. Miller was allowed $34O16 for
placing a pipe culyert on Cambridge
street in Alliance. The Canton Bridge
company was allowed $201.5O for
building bridge in Nimishlllen town
ship. The same company was award
ed contracts for railing on East
Ninth street bridge $77.50, and for re-
pairing the floor system on the Ely
street bridge in Alliance, $500,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
MAY CALL HARTMAN
Now to Explain His Humorous" Tes-
timony-Evidence Of MAKING
Up Insurance Values.

New York, Dec. 18.-iAt today's ses-
sion of the legislative investigating
committee several of the officers of the
Provident Savings Life Assurance So
ciety practically admitted that when
their assets looked small they mark
ed up property values to conceal the
discrepancy. Instances of this marx
ing up" were shown In the manipula-
ton OF property values In both this
state and Texas
II was stated today that the COM
mittee would, In all probability, re-
call Edward II. Hartman to explain
that part OF his testimony last week
which he has since declared was thu.
morous."
Several members OF the committee
feel that they have been triaed with
by witness who has taken his APP
pearance lightly and they wish him to
return and tell what he knows while
In a serious frame OF mind.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
TREASURE TRAIN
WAS THE PRIZE SOUGHT ev RUS
SIAN REBELS
Carried Large Sum Of Money to Pay
Interest on Foreign Loans.
Troops Hurrylns To.
wards Riga.

st, Petersburg, Dec. 1S.--An unsuc'
cessful attempt was made just outside
of st. Petersburg to wreck treasury
train carrying large sum OF money
to pay interest on foreign loans. II
is believed the Revolutionists intended
to capture the gold to aid the treasury
of the rebels.
Sixty thousand troops are being hur-
ried toward Riga.
The republic which has been estab-
lished In the. Baltic provinces openly
defies the new governor general.
The man arrested outside of the
house of Durnovo admits that he i'm
tended to assassinate the minister,
whom he had frequently threatened.
He also added that similar attempts
will be made on other officials.
It is feared an attempt will be made
to liberate the prisoners in the fort
resses of st. Peter and st. Paul, which
have been strongly guarded by troops
with maxims.
An early publication of an imperial
ukase granting 10000 acres of land of
the state to the peasants is expected.
Refugees are flying from Riga in
Swedish warships.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22

John r. Walsh was born in Ireland
August %. 1887.
He came to the United States with
his parents when IL years of age set.
Ting In Chicago. At the age of 18 he
became a clerk and salesman for J.
McNally, who was at that time one OF
the principal news dealers in the city
In 1861, with a little borrowed cap
ital, he opened a news depot of his
own and began to supply the outside
towns and cities of Illinois, Wisconsin
Minnesota and Iowa with papers and
periodicals. This encroachment upon
the business of the American News
company led to negotiations which re-
suited in the establishment in 1866 OF
the Western News company in Chicago
with John r.. Walsh as manager.
He was one of the founders of the
Chicago National bank and has been
the president of that institution from
its inception. For time he was prin-
cipal owner of the Chicago Herald and
Evening Post, and after selling those
properties he started the Chicago
Chronicle, which paper he still con-
trolls.
Mr. Walsh is heavily interested In
street railway properties in many
large and small cities in Illinois and
other states and is principal holder
and sponsor in many other Industrial
and commercial concerns.
The Chicago National bank had as
its correspondents the Western Ma
tional bank, the National Park bank
and the Phoenix National bank OF
New York; the North National bank
of Boston and the Merchants National
bank OF Philadelphia.
During the first Ave years business
the bank paid dividends of six per
cent, for the second five years, eight
per cent, for the third five years twelve
per cent, and since then fifteen per
cent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
Foreign Quarter Of the
City in a State of Seige
While the British Ships
are Near and Cleared
tor Action.
In Outbreak Followed by
General Strike Thirty
Foreigners and Chi
nes2 Were KlIled-No
Americans Lost Lives.

Washington, Dec 1S.-DlspaScnes
received by the state department to.
day from Consul General Rogers at
Shanghai describe the story of riot
and bloodshed, with the foreign quar-.
ter of the city practically in state
OF siege, patrolled by the members
of the volunteer militia and British
marines, while the British ships in
the harbor were cleared for action,
presumably In readiness to shell the
native quarters of the city in case of
necessity.
Mr.. Rogers Il dispatch dated at
O'Clock this morning states that 80
foreigners and Chinese had been kilt
ed, while many were wounded. A lat
er dispatch said that reports of the
casualties were conflicting. The city
is practically under martial law and
all the foreigners are armed.
The trouble is, reported by Mr.. Rog-
ers to have arisen over decision oR
the mixed court, the tribunal com.
posed of representatives of the na-
tions, whose subjects live In the big
foreign quarter of Shanghai. The OK
act nature of the trouble is not men,
toned. The Chinese who come uu.
der the jurisdiction of the court, by
living in the foreign quarter have on
several occasions complained bitter
ly OF its dispensations of justice.
The present outbreak was accom-
panied by general strike. which
caused suspension of all busine5s
and closing of the big shops. Dur
ing the first fury of the Cinnamon
they burned police station, accord
ing to Mr.. Rogers, and committed var
ious acts of violence, during which
the victims of the outbreak, both for
eigners and Chinese, were killed or
injured. No Americans, so far as the
state department is informed, have
lost their lives.
lInconfirmed reports have been re-.
ceiyed here that the German consul
was stoned. The foreigners maintain
a volunteer force within their sec
tion OF the city. This force. which
numbers some 1000 troops of tho
quality of American militia. has been
turned out, and with the British ma
rines, is maintaining order In the for
eign quarter
Consul General Rogers wired fer
American ships to make for Shang-
hal. The nearest vessel was the
cruiser Baltimore. which was within
a days sail, and the navy department
here. while uniformed of her arrival
at Shanghai thinks she must have
reached there today.
Other vessels within easy striking
distance were the gmboats Viilalobos.
Elcano and Quiros.
1t Is believed at the state depart
ment that the present Shanghai situa-
tion is traceable indirectly to the
boycott which has developed tenn
per on the part of the Chinese in the
treaty ports which is anti-foreign in
a very aggravated degree. II was stat.
ed by high authority today It was
impossible for the boycott not to have
a general anti-foreign effect. Should
this be established by the rioting IN
Shanghai the chances for concerted
action by the various governments to
bring the Chinese to an understanding
are favorable. A dispatch from. Che
Foo says the situation there Is peace
full.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
THE i. o. o. F. CONFERRED

AT a meeting held by Mannheim
lodge No. 4OS, |. o. o. r, Monday
evening. the first degree of the order
was conferred upon four candidates.
The lodge has made arrangements
for Christmas festival TO he given
at Elsaesser's hall on Wednesday
evening. Dec. 9th. to which all mem
bers and their families are cordially
invited.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
No letter; Endsd Hsr Llfs.

Huntington, w. Va, Dec. <18.--Be.
cause she failed to receive letter
from her sweetheart. Miss Lizzie
OMara committed suicide here by
drinking carbolic acid She died ir
half an hour Her sweetheart wac
H. Detroit
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
WALSH APPARENTLY UNMOVED.
While Oepositors Were Drawing Millions From His
Chicago Banks He Says Every Deposition Will
Be Paid in FuII-.-DeneS That Politics or Calls
From Large Creditors Caused Failure.

i railroad, Mr.. Walsh's pet enterprise. A
A story is afioat that nineteen notes fol
5 $4,000 each were floated through q
. Philadelphia concern against $780,
3 600 in bonds of the road. These opera
d tions. 1t is said, led directly to the
smash They are still under investlga-
ton.
While the drain on his finances caus-
ed by the unproductive railroad prop
erty is admittedly the principal cause
of Mr.. Walsh's financial standing there
were other contributory causes which
In the aggregate were potentially al
most as great.
Vigorous prosecution of poltticai
feuds, which resulted in the Withdraw.
al of millions of dollars of public mon
ey from his banks is believed to have
had much to do with the crash. Both
Republican and Democratic politicians
today discussed the failure with this
theory in mind, and the opinion was
privately expressed by leaders of both
parties that the activity of the Walsh
interests on one side in politics con-
tributed largely to the financial smasn,
Although Tor years the depository OF
state county, sanitary district, park
and school funds, the Walsh banks re-
Gently have lost much of these depos.
its because the banker has fought the
political combinations Mcw in control
of such taxes. Not long ago State
Treasurer Small withdrew an amount
said to be upward of s2,000.O0O from
the Walsh banks. The West Park
board funds were transferred to the
Continental National bank last fall
and the drainage board was about to
follow suit 1t is said these withdraw
ais of cash could not but cripple these
institutions and their owner.
''The failure of the Walsh banks is
likely to make bankers shy of seeking
the custodianship of public funds"
said Dearborn street banker today
Fractional fights in politics, it seems,
may lead to the withdrawal of large
sums at critical times. / am not ready
to say that the loss of these public
funds is the direct cause of the Walsh
disaster, but | believe it contributed
toward that result"
There is much speculation as to the
probable effect of Mr.. Walsh's failure
upon certain newspapers. all in the
morning field of which he is the under
stood hacker. There are three of these
properties but of only one, the Chron-
icle, is he generally known to be the
controlling spirit.
In this connection the politicians are
much interested in the future of the
Chronicle, generally regarded as his
mouthpiece in political and financial
matters. Mr. Walsh founded the paper
in May, 1895. H. w. Seymour, the
publisher, declined to discuss the fall
ure or Its probable effect on the Chron-
icle, remarking that no one except
Mr.. Walsh was authorized to say any
thing for publication
''Mr. Walsh was in such close touch
with all of his enterprises" said Mr..
Seymour, that his representatives
have made ii rule to let him do all
the talking"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
cabbaae Trust LlkeIy.

Sandusly, o., Dec. 1S.--Erie county
farmers are planning to form cab
bage trust. A meeting has been call
ed for Saturday at the courthouse tu
decide whether or not growers shall
sell cabbage by contract and to fix
Its price. The movement is the out
growth OF the establishment of a
pike and kraut works.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
: Patrol WAGON In a CLASH.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 18.-Four pa.
trolmen and a woman prisoner were
injured in a collision between a
street car and a patrol wagon tonight
on Carson street.
The patrol wagon was wrecked and
the team attached to 1t was killed. !
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-15
THE PROSPERITY OF THE
NORTHWEST.

There never was a time in the
history Of the country when the
Pacific coast states were making
such rapid progress as at pres
ent. A tide Of immigration has
set in in this direction which
must astonish everyone who
does not study the causes. And
the causes for it are many. One
of these is that the older eastern
states and the middle west no
longer possess agricultural lands
which can be acquired cheaply
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-15
Thought He Was Crazy.

On the last day of July, year
ago, drummer left the Short Line
railway at Minidoka and made the
towns of Oakley and Albion by
stage. He then turned back by
way of Rock creek and Shoshone
Falls to reach the railroad at Sho-
shone. 1t was long, dry, weary
ride through desert of sagebrush
and dust. When his driver. the
mail carrier, left Rock creek, he
took bag of drinking water with
him and went four miles off his
usual route to leave it with a man
who was living in little, new
building, alone in the sagebrush.
When the driver stopped to deliver
the water, the lone dweller, pleas
ant appearing fellow, invited the
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-15
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1905.
GOODING'S IDAHO DAY AID
DIRE

Ii there be anyone who has not
yet learned that Governor Good
ing is one OF the best posted men
in Idaho in regard to affairs in
all portions of the state, knows
her various needs and interests
as well as any man, as well as
understanding how best to pro-
mote them, let him read the gov
errors Idaho Day address de-
livered at Portland. He will find
much in that speech to make
him proud both of Idaho and
her governor. Without any at
tempt at rhetoric or fine lang
uage, he touched upon the early
history OF the territory as Que of
the three great states of the ex-
IRENE northwest; gave a due
measure Of praise to the hardy
pioneers who first located in this
great wilderness, subdued the
wild beasts and still wilder saw
ages, saved the country to this
government and made it posi-
BILE for their followers and sue
cessors to enjoy it's benefits.
These were such men as Whit
man and Spalding. Then, COM
ing down to a later date, he
briefly mentioned the discovery
of placer mines and the organic
alton of the first territorial gov
eminent and the location of per-
manent settlements. Then came
an account of the progress the
state has made and is making;
of the great lumber industries
developed in the north within the
last decade; of the growing and
prosperous mining industries in
almost every section of the state;
OF the great grain producing sec
tions; Of the immense irrigation
enterprises planned and under
course of construction; of the
great stock growing interests; OF
the need of a north and south
railroad through the state to
further its varied interests and
bind the people in closer unison;
of the need of an open water
course to the sea; of the magnifi-
cent water powers now just be-
ginning to be utilized. In short,
he left few things untouched
which are now tending to make
Idaho one of the greatest of all
the states. Ii you have not al
ready read that speech, get it
and read it.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-15

enough to yield a fair profit to
the farmer, while as productive
lands are to be had in all the
coast states almost for their inn
provement. This is causing the
hardy and thrifty farmer, es-
pecially him of the middle states
who can sell his land to his
equally thrifty neighbor for a
good figure, to do so and estab-
lish new home where his oppor-
tunities are greater. The next
cause is that money was never
more plentiful in the east, and in
seeking chances for investment
opportunities exist here rarely
equalled. Our almost untouched
resources in mines, timber and
agriculture in all it's varied
branches, are all inviting capital
and industry. The great rail
way magnates of the country
see all OF this and more. They
see that growing Oriental trade
will shortly make the commerce
of the Pacific of such vast inn
portance that it will command
the attention of the entire COM
mercial and manufacturing
world, and they are striving to
get ready to meet it. Within the
last week it has been announced
that the Western Pacific railway,
contracts for the building of
which from Salt Lake City to the
Pacific have already been let, is
to become the Western link of
the Rio Grande Western, a road
controlled by the Gould inter-
ests, thus giving the Goulds a
through route from ocean to
ocean. Within the same time it
has been learned that a war is
on between the Northern Pacific
and Hartman interests, for the
right of way down the north
bank of the Columbia for a road
to Portland and Seattle. These
things Indicate the strife that is
going on among the great rail
way interests to control Pacific
coast and Oriental traffic. 1t all
rebounds to the upbuilding of
the Pacific Northwest.
Then, look what the great irri-
cation enterprises are accom-
plishingl One third-class county
in this state has, within a little
more than a year, by the reclaim
alton of lands, more than
doubled it's population, and in
creased It's taxable valuation
two fold. And a start has only
been made. The great Boise
Payette reclamation enterprise,
now assured, will do even better
than this. All over the great
Northwest things are booming
as nowhere else in this broad
and happy land OF ours. And
there are reasons for it.
All of this prosperity is indi-
Gated by the attendance at the
Lewis and Clark exposition.
This fair, held at a time when
the country had become surfeited
with visiting worlds fairs, is a
much greater success than it's
promoters even hoped for. And
why? 1t is because of the world
wide interest taken by the peo-
pie, in the section of the country
in which it is being held.
-
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-15

traveller inside, got him in, pulled
a blue print plat Of townsite on
him and tried to sell him build
ing lot, descanting volubly on the
beauties and advantages Of the To-
cation, drawing fancy word pic
lures Of the busy and thriving city
he would soon see spring up on the
very ground on which they were
standing. He pointed away south
across the plain to the outline of
distant mountains, west over d
smooth country covered with gray
sagebrush as FIR as the eye could
discern, and drew pictures of wav-
ing fields of grain, growing trees,
thrifty orchards and comfortable
homes, school houses and churches,
scattered over all this vast expanse.
He pointed his finger to places on
the plat, saying "This square is
reserved for great hotel; on this
corner fine bank building will be
erected; here and here the squares
are reserved for public parks; this
one will be for school building;
this, Blue Lakes Avenue. will be
one of the leading business streets;
this will be the manufacturing sec
ton of the city; here will be the"
But the astonished traveller had
broken away. What could he
think? Was this pleasant looking
man crazv2 He POWDERED the mat
ter over until he reached Shoshone,
after a dreary 80 miles drive. At
Shoshone he dropped into a cigar
store and told about his adventure
with lunatic. "Why," said Hill,
the cigar dealer, "you must have
met Bob McCollum." 81 don't
know who he is" replied the drum
mer, ''but he is certainly fit sub
ject for Blackfoot."
A year and month went by
after that, and the same drummer
went over the same ground. He
did not have to take the stage from
Minidoka all the way to Albion
and Oakley. He rode out across
the river to Burley. thrifty young
city which had sprung up out of
the sagebrush since he last trav-
ersed that section. The railroad
was new and all along the line on
nearly ever section was house,
and people living there. He passed.
or rather he stopped before reach
ing Burnley, TO drum up trade at
the growing town of Hepburn.
Looking up the river from Hey
burn he saw two great wooden tow
ers on either side of Snake river,
where an army of men were at
work, employed by the government
on the construction of the great
Minidoka dam. He saw clouds of
dust rising out on the plains where
scores of men and teams were en-
ployed excavating big canals. At
Burley he left the railroad to make
Oakley and Albion by stage, pass
ing over country thickly dotted
with settlers homes, where a year
before he saw only sagebrush and
jack rabbits. Coming back to Bur-
ley again he took the same railway
thirty miles further down the river,
to the spot where his former driver
had carried the bag Of water to the
"crazy man" with the blue print
town plat, crossing on the railroad
as he went, irrigating canals and
laterals carrying rivers of water,
and passing fields of grain being
harvested, young orchards, new
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-02-23
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