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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
FAIRBANKS
Answer to William Jen
nings Bryan = Con-
demns Government
Ownership Of r a IT.
roads. ss-

Chictgo, Sept 21-Obedience to law.
protection alike to capital and labor,
opposition to, all socialistic tenden-
cies of government including federal
ownership of railroads, and the edu-
cation of the millions of immigrants
to the United States-these things
formed the keynote of the speech
with which Vice President Charles w.
Fairbanks laid the corner stone of the
new $5,000,00O Cook county court house
this. afternoon.
Before the ceremonies, which includ-
ed addresses by President Brundage OF
Governor Deneen, there was a mill
tary pageant in downtown Chicago.
the vice president passing through
miles of streets lined on either side by
happy sightseeing thousands. Pre-
vious to the parade salute of nine
teen guns was fired in Grand park in
honor of Mr. Fairbanks by battery OF
naval artillery
/ The vice presidents speech, taken
| by hundreds to be indirectly a reply
to the doctrines advanced by Will
| liam Jennings Bryan, and an embod-
iment of the ideas of the Republican
party for the next presidential cam
paign, was delivered to a cheering
mass of men and women at Clark and
Randolph streets. Opening in para
graphs lauding the growth of Cook
county and the character of her cit
izenship, Mr.. Fairbanks passed to a
consideration of the work of the
courts the new building will house.
| This theme developed became a dis
cussion of the powers Of the govern
ment and the rights of the people.
Mr.. Fairbanks referred to the current
demand for enforcement of law, turn
ed to discussion of trusts and cap
ital and demanded fair play between
capital and labor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
BIDS OPENED

At Fridays session of the board of
public service bids were opened for
the paving Of East Tuscarawas street
from the bridge to the east corpora
tion line. There were three bidders.
Harry Corl, Turnbull Brothers and
William Hadley.
Bids were also opened for the con-
struction of sewers in East Ninth
street Hartford street Maple, Pom
thus and Wabash avenue Among the
bidders for the sewer work were John
Skeeles, P. H, Weber, T. X. Turnbull
and Turnbull Brothers.
On all work the bids were close
and it will require some time to figure
out the lowest and best bidder.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
WANTED TO JOIN
His Mother So Despondent Young
Man Attempted Suicide.

Jersey City Sept. 21-Harry Teet-
sci, 80 years old, deputy warden of
the Hudson county Jail, attempted
suicide by leaping from the Penn
sylvania railroad ferryboat Newark
into the North river as she was star
ing for New York. James Heffern
and Thomas Mullins, ferry employees,
rescued Teetsel after a ten minute
fight in the water. Teetsel fought
seven men after he was rescued, and
bound hand and foot, was nnary
placed in a padded cell at the city
hospital. While fighting his rescuers
in the water Teetsel shouted: Let
me alone, want to go to7my mother"
She was run over and killed three
weeks ago at the Arlington avenue
station of the Newark and New York
railway. Since his mothers tragic
death Teetsel has been acting
strangely.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
OF PEONACE
The Smiths. of Missouri,
Were Found Guilty-AIl
Were Fined and Sen
fenced to Prison.

Cape Girandeau. Mo-, Sept. IL
Charles M. Smith, his son, Charles M.
Smith, Jr., and five tenants of the
Smith farms in New Madrid county
were found guilty of peonage in the
federal court here today. Judge Pol.
lock overruled a motion for q new
trial, and sentenced Charles M. Smith
Sr., to three years and six months i'm
prisonment and $4,000 fine; Charles
M Smith, Jr., two years imprison
ment ranging from one to two years
were sentenced to terms OF imprison
ment danging from one to two years
and given fines averaging 5000 apiece
The conviction of the Smiths and
their overseers was the final outcome
of the first peonage trial ever held
Missouri, and records show but siA
similar cases ever brought before 6
court in the United States.
NEGROES THE VICTIMS.
1t was shown during the trial thr
the Smiths brought half hundred ne
groes from Memphis, Cairo and othe
river points to their farm in New
Madrid county for the purpose of cor
verting a vast area of swamp land in
to tillable soil. The transportation
of the negroes was paid by the Smiths
The testimony of some of the negroe!
showed how they were worked, driver
and whipped by unrelentless taskmas
ters during the day and herded lik
sheep in miserable quarters at night.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
For Auto Races.

New York, Sept. 21.-Across the
dales and meadows of the most aristo-
cratic section of Long Island at dawn
tomorrow morning will float the metal
lie rapid-fire bark of the high powered
American made racing automobiles
that seek with the keenest rivalry a
place on the American team of five
machines which on Oct. 9th will com
pete with the pick of the worlds
automobiles for the priced Vanderbilt
cuD.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
IN SLAVERY
Hundreds Of Negros Are
Practically Held-Bru-
tality Of Railroad Con-
tractors in Tennessee.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 21.-The in
dictment by the federal grand jury
here of contractors and foremen of
railroad construction work now in pro-
gress in the mountain Businesses of
Eastern Tennessee have led it is said,
to unearthing conditions of the most
brutal enslavery of human beings ever
discovered in this section of the coun.
try. According to stories told to the
grand jury by so or more negroes, now
held and closely guarded as witnesses
and on whose testimony the indict.
ments were returned, in Camp No. 5
of the railroad extension $50 men were
held as prisoners and compelled to
labor practically without wages.
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE MEANT
DEATH.
Negroes are said to have been killed
in attempting to escape, their bodies
lying where they fell. A government
officer, interested in the investigation
and prosecution, said that seven bod
les of negroes had been found in the
Little Tennessee river and this haG
led to the inquiry resulting in the
discovery of the horrible conditions
existing. According to this officer il
other mountain railroad camps hun
dreds of men and scores of women are
held in practical bondage.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
THE GREAT TYPHOON
Caused Damages to the Extent Of at
Least $4,000, ,ooo-Amerlcans
Render Assistance.

Hong Kong, Sept, 22.-Conservative
estimates of the damage from the
great typhoon place the losses on all
property affected at $20,0O0,000, that
in the city alone being s2,000000.
A hurricane ragged for several hours
and caused some additional damage
although not much.
Relief work is under way, soldiers
and civilians clearing away the de-
bris. The offer by the American squad
ron to render assistance has been
accepted and sailors from the gun
boat Callao, now in the harbor, are
at work ashore. Great numbers of
sampans were destroyed and the gov.
ernment has announced that it will
loan money without interest for the
replacing of these and other harbor
craft. There is great scarcity of
lighterage boats.
Mrs. Hoore, wife of Bishop Hoore
of Victoria, after seach of many
hours, with a, party of natives, finally
gave up looking for the body of her
husband, who disappeared with his
yacht wlen 1t foundered
Many repoi's are Eejng received
of vessels having foIndeIed in the
typhoon. The A batross, with 150
passengers, went down near Futau
men Pass, only six Of her passengers
and two of her crew being saved.
It is believed that the total dead
will not greatly exceed 5000, among
| whom Wara very few Nhites.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
johnson Had Better Of II.

Philadelphia, Sept. 21. = JACK
Johnson, the California negro aspi-
rant for the heavyweight champion
ship now held by Jeffries, had the
better Of six round affair with Joe
Jeanette, the New York negro, here.
1t was rather tame affair, Johnson
having the better of the last four
rounds. The New Yorker drew blood
from Johnson's left eye with hard
punch in the second round. but after
that the men did more sparring than
punching
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
MORE TROUBLE
Cambridge Street Property Owners at
Alliance Secure an Attorney
From Canton,


Alliance Review: Attorney Weber
of Canton was in Alliance Friday. His
mission in Alliance was to examine
the doings Of the city council and the
service board in the matter of the paw
ing of West Cambridge street. Some
of the property owners of that street
are dissatisfied with the paving and
think their assessments are too great.
They have employed Attorney Web
ber to look after their interests and
contest the attempt of the city to col
lect the assessments as they become
due. Mr. Webber made a critical eX-
animation of the records and Claims
to have discovered some defects which
may prove disastrous to the city One
of the defects noted is that the con
tract for the paving of the street was
let to H. B. Chase originally and then
transferred to George Smith and
Brothers, but the minutes do not show
the transaction.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
SETTLEMENT
NOT IN SIGHT

Havana, Sept 21.-Pessimism of the
worst kind laid hold of Havana to-
day and leaders on both sides indi-
rectly confessed that no progress had
been made In the proposed settlement
Further 1t was frankly admitted that
the prospects we're less promising
than at any time since President
Roosevelt took hand in the situa-
tion.
The refusal of the government and
liberal parties to make concessions to
one another is the stumbling block
in the path Of peace, and as forecast
ed in these dispatches the natural con-
sequences of failure to conciliate is
leading inevitably toward American
interveition. There is reason to be-
lieve that Secretary Taft has inform
ed President Roosevelt in message
direct to Oyster Bay of the hopeless
ness of settlement, and has informed
Mr.. Roosevelt that 1t is a question
only of time when the United States
must assume control of situation in
which the Cubans are at sea-
Marked activity is shown aboard the
U. s. battleships and cruisers now in
the harbor. the combined crews of
which number nearly $500 men. OF
this force over 1900 are available at a
moments notice for landing purposes.
General Pine Guerrero continues to
threaten an assault upon the city, but
1t is not believed he will attempt such
an extreme measure. An attack upon
the city at the present time would
be nothing less than an insult to the
United States and Secretary Taft, who
wears ambassadorial rights. With the
blue Jackets and marines to help, Gu
erera would be whipped out of hand,
and he is we'll aware such a beginning
would be striking commencement of
American Intervention.
MAY RECEIVE GUERERA.
Secretary Taft, after concluding a
number of conferences this afternoon,
expressed himself as satisfied with the
progress of the negotiations, but this
was understood by his hearers as not
necessarily meaning that a settlement
was in sight or even possible.
The battleship New Jersey arrived
in the harbor this afternoon and an
chored with the heavy flotilla already
here. The moderate party under the
presidency of. 1Yice President Mendez
Capote, held session this afternoon
at which it was decided to leave the
sentipe settlement of affairs to the
Taft commission provided the liberals
will lay down their arms. This pro
viso Is of course impossible of full
fillment Secretary Taft will tomor
row receive, according to rumor to-
night, delegation of rebel leaders
from the field, including Guerrero. The
rebels were reported today to have
killed the postmaster at Calabaza, Ha-
vana province, for what reason is un-
known. Late tonight Secretary Taft
caused the announcement to be made
that he had reached no decision as
to Intervention and denied that he
had given any hint as to his impress
sion of what might be necessary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
RATTLESNAkE
,Interfered in Ball Game and Bit
Players Finger.

Chicago. Sept. 21.-Wsen a foul
ball bounced from the batsman's will
low during game with the Goodland,
Kansas, team recently, Backstop Mes.
sitt,of the Pueblo team didn't know
rattlesnake was guarding the
sphere. When he started to pick up
the ball, however, the snake raised
vigorous protest. Messitt persisted
and the snake bit him on the little
finger. Messitt was little acquitted
with rattlesnakes then, so he finished
the game. He Is just recovering at
his home here from months ILL
ness as result of the bet Blood
poison set in and the player was in
danger of losing his arm
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
NEGRO ATTACKS

Lone Woman Who Emptles Contents
of Shotgun at Him.
Atlanta. Ca, Sept. 21.-While alone
in her home in Oakland City, a sub
urb of Atlanta, Mrs. John A. Kennel,
wife of prosperous Fulton county
farmer, was attacked by a negro,
bitten on the arm, her teeth knocked
out, her clothes torn off her body and
her body criminally assaulted She
ran to an adjoining room, grabbed
her husbands breach-loader and fred
two shots at the disappearing negro,
which shots gave the alarm.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
Pomerene Named.

Columbus, O., Sept Ex-Governor
Harris has appointed the following
members of the commission to ex-
anime the taxation laws of Ohio and
recommend changes to legislature:
Wade Ellis, T. H. Hogsett, Cleveland,
Democrat; A C. Cassatt, Cincinnati,
Republican; Atlee Pomerene, Canton
Democrat; Geo. Martin, Lancaster, Re-
publican.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
"sicK MAN OF EUROPE"
MAY BE REALLY ILL

Washington, Sept. 21.-ihe audi
ence of United States Ambassador
Leishman with the Sultan of Turkey
has been postponed for another week,
and will not take place now until
September %. In cablegraIn to the
state department Mr., Leishman saws
his audience has been postponed ow-
ing to the illness of the Sultan.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
To Cut Up Historic Tree.

Lisbon, O., Sept. 21.-The Grand
Army men of Columbiana county will
cut up a tree under which General
Morgan, the Confederate raider, sur
rendered and will convert it into canes
and use the proceeds of the sale to
build memorial hall,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
ARSON CHARGE

Wooster, o., Sept. 21.-Edward
Cady, of Mt. Eaton, was brought here
from Massillon this morning and lodg-
ed in the city Jail, charged with the
crime of arson. 1t is alleged that
Cady set the fire that resulted in the
destruction of the well known Lucas
Inn at Mt. Eaton last April.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
REV. H. J. HUNSCHER
Former Pastor Of the Dueber Avenue
M. &. Church is Dead.

A message received last night from
Mantua, Guernsey county, announced
the death at that place at S:15 p. m.
of the Rev. Henry ]. Hunseher, for
merly pastor of the Dueber avenue
NJ. E. church Of this city. His son was
also very low with typhoid fever. and
not expected to live.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
CANTON MEN
Honored by Ohio Con-
Conference of United
Evangelical Church.
Governor Appoints
Pomerene on Tax
Commission.

Upper Sandusky, o., Sept. 21.-L.
H. Hensel, of Canton, was licensed to
preach by the Ohio conference of the
United Evangelical church. Rev. F.
G. Dover, of Canton, was selected as
delegate to the national conference.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
Gets Hold of Line,

Columbus, O., Sept. 21.-An eastern
syndicate has gained control of the
Delaware and Magnetic Springs troll
ley line. They will extend it to con-
meet with Lima, Kenton and Larue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
Death of a Former Canton Man

George A. Taylor died at Dayton
Friday afternoon from the results Of
an accident at Columbus. Mr.. Taylor
was at one time clerk at the McKin-
ley hotel, under the management of
Mr. Horton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
Recounizes Union,

Cleveland, o., Sept 21.-The Cleve-
land Electric railway has recognized
the union formed among its motormen
and conductors.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
cremated Trying to Save Pius.

Marion, O., Sept 21.-John Griffis,
aged 81, farmer drove pigs out of
pen which was on fire and he was
cremated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
NEW YORK, Jan. II, 1906

Anything desirable in old goods is be-
ing bought up eagerly, but owing to the
scarcity of stocks large transactions are
impossible. All houses handling do
mestic leaf report numerous inquiries,
and the transactions in all kinds, while
small in each individual instance, aggre-
gate large total. Several packers of
Connecticut tobacco are sampling their
1905 force sweated, and samples will be
shown here by the end of the week.
Sumatra. Withdrawals from bond of
Sumatra during the past week we're very
heavy. This is a good sign, showing
that the manufacturers are busy.
Havana.-The enormous activity that
has characterized the market for the
past month or more continues. Prices
have advanced even during the past
week both here and in Havana. and the
end is not in sight yet. Reports from
Cuba during the past week have been
somewhat more encouraging as regards
the destruction done there by rains, but
at best the situation is a bad one for all
interests dependent upon the Cuban to-
baccO crOp.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26

Considerable unjust criticism has been
hurled at the Department of Agriculture
for an error in it's report on the acreage
of tobacco in Wisconsin. The error was
typographical in character and upon be-
ing discovered in the first copies of the
report that were turned out was cor
rected by the issue of new sheet. The
error in the original report shows the
value of the decimal point, which by be-
ing misplaced in the first report, cut
down the value of the Wisconsin crop
just about half a million dollars. Wis
consin's production of tobacco was 3d.
832, ,780 pounds, which, at an average
price of ten cents pound, would natur-
ally have given value of S5,383,279.
But in the mass of figures on the page
the punctuation was showed over one
space and cut down the value of the crop
to S538,372. The acreage of the crop
and the average price were both given
so that the mistake was clearly typo
graphical one and upon being detected
was Immediately corrected
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26

Representative Norris of Nebraska in
opposing the passage of the Philippine
tariff bill said: Two questions are in
yolved in the bill. First, Would it bene
fit the Filipino? and second, Would it
injure any industry in the United States?
Taking up the speech of Mr. Hill of Con-
necticut, Mr.. Norris said that if Mr.. Hill
established anything at all, he certainly
proved the fact that under no consider.
lion would there ever be market for
Philippine tobacco in America. Mr..
Norris quoted Mr.. Hill as saying that
nobody would smoke Philippine cigars if
they came here, and nobody would try
more than one. "If that be true,' de-
clared Mr.. Norris ''then l submit, What
is the use of this law so far as tobacco
is concerned?" Mr. Norris caused much
applause by characterizing the bill as
San act for the purpose of deceiving the
Filipino, for menacing an American in
dustry, and for the enrichment of the
sugar trust" 1.-The time will come when
we will regret taking this action" he
said. II am opposed to it because it is
contrary to the teachings of the republi-
can party since it's foundation. 1t vio-
lates the fundamental principle of pro-
lection"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 1906.


Trading in the leaf market is brisk.
Everybody seems to be on the alert to
lay in goodly supply, as everybody ex-
poets a shortage in the course of the
year and further increases in price.
That the supply of seed leaf must be in
tight fix may be judged from the fact
that circulars are out from the largest
company in the trade offering Is cents
for cuttings. AS further indication of
the tightness of the supply may be taken
the fact that Kentucky lugs are being
peddled about as substitute for Ha-
vana seed leaf. Under such extraordi-
nary and unprecedented conditions it is
but natural that the demand far over
tops the visible supply. Bad therefore
as the outlook is for the plentiful seed
leaf market, it is perhaps worse for the
Havana market. We refer in this con
nection to the letter of our Havana COR
respondent in this issue, which we have
reason to believe from additional out
side information, does not exaggerate
the least the Havana situation. Even
the Sumatra market is gradually work
ing itself into boom. Orders for the
Sumatra have become plentiful and
bonded warehouses have since the new
year been relieved to a somewhat extra
ordinary extent of this precious leaf AS
our consumption of Sumatra has now
run up to about $4,000 bales year, last
years importation of Al to 42 thousand
bales does not promise to leave an exces-
sive surplus which might frighten hold
ers or suppress prices. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
American Tobacco Company Has Bought
Land in Texas.

The deal has practically been closed
whereby the New York and Texas Land
Company sells 100000 acres of land to
Paul Brown, of st. Louis, and his asso-
ciates. Brown is director in the Amer
ican Tobacco Co. The land is located in
Lasalle and Dommit counties and most
of it is subject to irrigation. 1t is under
stood that the price paid is S2.75 per
acre, though the consideration has not
been made public. 1t was thought that
the land was to be used for growing to-
bacco, but the latest report is that
Brown and his associates will parcel it
out to cnlonist and encourage irrigation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-01-26
Lancaster.
LANCASTER, PENN, =

LANCASTER, PENN, Jan. 16, 1906.
For the first time in months our leaf
tobacco warehouses are putting on an
air OF life. fact due to the delivery of
the new crop. At some of the ware
houses large quantities have already
been received, the growers having no
reason to delay delivery after the crop is
ready for the buyers. The dealers say
their advice as to the curing and pre-
pairing of the goods for delivery has
borne good fruit, and it is expected that
the tobacco, generally, will be in better
shape when delivered than in former
years. Having no old goods to sell, the
packers are pleased to see their ware
houses filling up with new goods, as they
now have something to keep their minds
busy.
The cigar manufacturers have the
same report to make as they have been,
giving out lately, plenty of orders and
busy factories.
There is still some tobacco for sale
here and there, and struggling sales con-
tinue to be reported. We give few of
these:
Joseph Brubaker, IA seedleaf at 14&4c;
Henry B. Martin, 3a seedleaf at 101s&2c;
Henry Brenneman, "a seedleaf at 11&3c;
Jacob Brown, "a seedleaf at lOc through;
Samuel CARRIER, Ia seedleaf at 10 cents
through; Isaac Wilmer, 3a seedleaf at
lO&2c through. New Era.