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VOLUME NINE. NUMBER 11
AKRON. OHIO. THURSDAY. EVENING. JUNE 7. 1900
PRICE ONE GENT
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LAST DAY.
i
Great Convention
Selects Officers For
Ensuing Year.
Rev. W. 0. Thompson
Re-elected President.
There Was no Contest
For the Places.'
Akron Not Represented In
the List.
One
Hundred and Twenty
Seven Graduates
In Normal Department Chillicothe
Gets Next Convention.
At Hip afternoon session of Uic Sun
day school convention tin' nominating
committee niiulu tho following report
for tlic oUleors of tho association fur
the eusuiiig year:
President, ltov XV. O. Thompson, D.
I)., LL. D., Columbus.
Vice president, ltov. C. 15. .Miller,
Dayton,
General secretary, Joseph Clark, Co
lmnbus. h5iiiinstfilrrTLrite(nBKj-r
Luueiister. " ,..-
Treasurer, Tl. L. Harretl, Springfield.
Statu Normal secretary,- Hubert Cow
den, Dn.vtou.
State primary secretary, Airs. A. G.
Crouho, Westervillo.
State home department secretary,
S. A. Gteeiiuwald, Findlny.
Business Cominlltee Itev. W. 0.
Thompson, D. D., Itev. C. 15. .Miller,
Itev. L. P. Leltnaker.
Executive Committee Itev. W. O.
'J'homphon, 1). D., Columbus; Kev. C.
E. .Miller, Dayton; 1,. 1'. Leituuker,
Lancaster; 15. I.. Barrett, Springliehl:
Col. Hubert Cowden, Dayton; G. 1
Hunslcker, Wllliamspoit; Henry XV.
Sage, Cluelunati; Itev. .1. L. Ullliuau,
Cleveland; Kev. ,M. .1. Grnhlc, Cleve
land; KU L. Young, Norwnlk; George
K. .Mother, Chlllieothe, XV. A. Donald
son, I.orain; L. 11. Severance, Cleve
land; II. D. Klneharl, .M. D., Coving
ton; ,1. C. Hose, Alt. Union; C. F.
Streeker, Alnriotla: Itev. W. .M. Butler,
Cadiz.
The following di.stilct picsitlents
were elected;
HuV. A. M. Dawson, Alonroevllle,
Hamilton, Butler, Clermont, Brown.
Itev. .1. FBunioft, Eaton, Treble,
Montgomery, Drake, .Miami, Shelby.
XV. B. .lones, Van Wert, Mercer, Atlg
lab.e, Van WVrt, Allen, I'utuaiu.
L. D. Hoyer, Swantou, Paulding,
Henry, Defiance, Williams, Fulton.
Itev. XV. A. Powell, D. ., Toledo;
Lucas, Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky.
.1. II. Steele, Tltliu; l;..ueock, Seneca,
AVyaudot, Crawford.
.1. It. Vlrden, .Marlon; llaulln, Alarlon
Logan, I'lilon,
T. 1). Bondiiro, London; Champaign,
Clark, AladlMjn, (,'reene.
Ceo. Al. 1'avey, Washington C. II,;
Fayette, Clinton, Hlgliluiul, Boss.
F. Al. llarover, .Manchester; Adams,
Pike, Scioto, Lawrence.
Samuel Llewellyn, Coaltou; Oallla,
Jackson, Vinton Hocking.
Rev. 15. S. Lewis, Columbus; Picka
way, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Del
aware. .1, XV. Bnker, Mansfield; Knox, Mor
row, Itichlnud, Ashland.
Gpo, 15. Iteiter, Sandusky; 15rle, Hur
on, Lornlu, Aledlna.'
Waldo D. Webster, Hnveuua; Cuya
hoga, Lake, Summit, Portage, Geauga.
Itov. II, A. Howling, Burbank;
Wayne, Stark, Holmes, Tuscarawas,
Carroll.
H. 15. Bilker, JCanesvllle; Coshocton,
Alusklngum, Perry, Guernsey.
G. II. Black,, AlcConnellsvllle; Noblet
Alorgnu, Washington, Athens, Aleigs.
.1. O. At. Floyd, AL D Stoubenvllle;
Jefferson, Harrison, Belmont, Mouroe.
Rev. H. AL Ingham, .lolTorson; Ash
tnbiila, Trumbull, .Mahoning, Colum
biana. There wns no contest for any of tho
places. jg
GRADUATES
0( Normal Class In Bible Sttidy-
-In-
teresting Feature.
An Interesting fratuip of the IiibI
day's meeting wns tlio ginduatlng ex
wclseB of the class of 1000 of tbti Nor-
&:; &J ?lj
null class of Jlllilo study. This do
partnient Is In charge of Col. Robert
Cowden, the statu normal secretary.
The class numbered 127 mcniiiurs, the
of whom were present .at the exor
cises. The addles to the dnss was deliver
ed by Piof. S. 1. Faust ol the Union
Biblical Seminary of Oaytuti.
The names of the '(graduates follow:
Adaius-.l. A. Smalley, Conrad N.
STnnlley, Wheat; H. Pearl Henson.MIss
Alollle Boltlcmaii, AIlss Fslello Reld,
Winchester; AIlss Alice Stewart, West
Union; Air. Lloyd 15. tJnyman, Cherry
Fork; Warm P. Codfrey, Cedar Mills;
AIlss Margueilte 15111a, Airs. Matlle
Wlekerhani, Winchester.
Ashland- .Mr. C. W. Heifer, Irn
Weldlcr, Itev. David Weldlcr, Frank
Bailoj, Paul Ibilley, Solomon Aloher
man, Ashland.
Auglaize -Air. Lee L. Levering, St.
.Marys; Alius Daisy Dean Holcroft,
AIlss I'rances Ada Romshe, St, Marys.
Brown -Cora Alta Prunty, Sardinia.
Carroll Airs. Lllllau Al. Skeels, Airs.
Hultle F. lllse, AIlss llatlle Rutan,
AIlss .lennle Mctlregor, Carrollton.
Clinton- Jennlt) 15. .McKay, Clnre.
Cu.Mihoga AIlss .losephlne Kyears,
AIlss Alninle Bowie, Harriet Itotfcfonl
Chandler, AIlss Mamie Coetn, Leigh
Leounul, T. C. Williams, AIlss Jennie.
K. Wilder, Allsb Maud Peacock, Airs.
Alary Kolfrath, AIlss Tomo Inonye, AL
D., Prof. .M. L. Dartt, AIlss Graeu
Chapman, t!. 11. BiiitoVb, AIlss Myrtle
Reuedlct, AIlss Anna .Maria Lefnux,
AIlss Ida Van Oram, Cleveland; Agnes
Could, AHIa Ollt, Bumgartlner, .loslu 15.
Rawson, Berea.
Franklin -Homer S. Puunmyer.Wes
tervllle; .1. F. Brown, Pleasant Cor
ners. Fulton -Airs. J. M. Longnecker, Del
ta; Alls. Knilly S. Hoyer, Swnnton.
Harrison -Kate Slimi'ions, .Martha B.
Sliotwell.Sara 15eanor Rlte.Catti.; Sa
die Pearle Kentuer, Sclo.
Henry-Airs. Rosetta (.larster, AIu
C I ure.
Highland Alliu H. AlcClellau, Sink
ing Spring.
.Monroe- AIls-j J5dith 15. Shields, AIlss
Fannie Kv.vJyu Shields, AVoodsiled.
.Monigomery-Alrf,. .Myrtle 15. Baker,
Broolallle; Art lun- W. Donlluger, Aler
litt I. Comfort, Win. G. Stlverson, Rev.
Columbus Hall, John Wm. Culler,
I'lani; iJiiner, Herbert Hulfman, Mrs.
Berlha 1. Huirman, AIlss (ierlrude
Stutsman, Miss Laura Perry, Aliss
JeSHe' Alumina, Buy. Nathan ' P.
France, Dayton; Ida V. Hook, 15. A.
"Hook, Wongerlawu.
.Moitow-AIIkk Kvn Irvln, Alt. (Ulead;
AIM Taiuar L. Kelly, Surprise,
Ottown-Alih. A.. W, Tracy, Plilllps
vllle, KaVi.; Airs, Alary B. North, Lake
side. () Mlsu Diilln lllul.i-.. ll.,l..
j.Uw.;Mlss , Sarah EHuyatt'ttH(isou!'
yieii.; .Mrs. .LUI; Longnecker, Lake-
ulrlA. i I.
Perry Airs. Tamv , Comly Wilson,
Somerset.
Portage -Caroline J Clarke, Hoots
town. Stark-Rev. 15. t. prlt, Mrs. Nellie
AL Brubaker, AIlss Laura Clesar, Car
rie La Mean, Ada A. Whipple, Win. X.
Frederick, Leroy Colic, John F. Ober
Iln, and Ralph II. Wli'eeler, Canton.
Trumbull .MKs Kate Bell Crowe,
and Alary Blanch Crnw. Newton Falls.
Washlnglou-AIrs. Lizzie A. SiMlli,
AIlss Adeline Eugenia Stanley. Slan
le.ivllle; Mary Silsap Corner, .Marietta;
tieo. W. .Mindllng, Bai'tlett, Airs. Jen,
nle AL AicClurkln, Alarietta; Walter
.1. AlcCIrr, Hurt let t: ".Mrs. D. F. Gra
ham, Bartlett, Mrs, Alary ! Ward,
Marietta; Ford AL Palmer, Stanley
ville. Wayne-Hesler A. Winner, Apple
Creek; Loreto Crisinore, Julie R. Ken
singer, Nellie Al. Dull, R,iv. S. 5zru
Nelklrk, lOllen Derr, M. Gertrudu Urh.
more, Woostcr.
Williams- Ajniii Riiweon. Kmnia
Swan, Mary .Morse, "Air. and Airs. W.
F. Kesler, Pioneer,
Wood D. A. Barber, Bowling Green,
County unknown Mss .Mary L.
Schweslow; l-'iauces JhiitiioMmew.
A FTHRNOON SI5SSION.
A noon-day symposliuu wns con
ducted by Dr. XV, A. Powell, or To
ledo, shortly after the noon hour. Tho
theme was ".Making the Alost of tins
Red Letter Days." The speeches wore
limited to ten miiiles each and the
lollowlng participated in Iho piogrnm:'
.Making Iho Albst of Children's Day,
by Rev. John L. HlUl'uau, (ievelapd.
Making the AIoM of'. Fourth of ,luly
Sunday, by Air. WuMo D. Webster,
Ravenna, .
.Making the Most of Christmas, by
.Mrs. Harriet B. Claj'Jc, Columbus.
Alnking the Alost of Knitter, by Airs.
W. H. Sklnneri CJevenud,
Making the Most of tie Biiihdayn,
by Itov. M. J. Grnbln, Clovelaud.
Making the MoM nf fSelio Day, Dr.
H. D. Rlnehart, Covlngtou.
CHILLICOTHE
Will Entertain Nex) Convention of
Suqttay-Schools.
The special co'minlttep appointed to
select tliu place" for iloxl year's meet
ing, has decido.il to recommend Olill
llcothe. Maiiield aiul Flndlay both
worked liard for the honor of oulci
tnliilug. CLOSING SESSION
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Of Great Sunday-School Convention
Treasurer's '" Report.
The last day of the convention had
for Its theme l "Crowning of tlio
Nineteenth CoiilUry, wjtli a Forward
.Movement fur 'the Twentieth."
The meetings,- i successful from tho
beginning, luiyf grown In Intcrent. and
Thureday'B bdbSlotis ., were coutlnual
.i'i.
- .trM
u ,.-,: r,;
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iiiIIIph from early morning until tho
close of the program. The fact Hint
never again can the Ohio Sunday
School Association meet dur.lng the
present century has Inspired the dele
gates to renewed loyalty to their wo''k.
In the absence of Rev. W. .1. Demp
ster of Napoleon. Rev. T. Al. Patterson
of Portsmouth conducted tho early
morning prayers. The song service at
fl:!IU was entered Into with unusual
zeal and the hymns weib sung with
abundant spirit and vim.
The spliitual hour was conducted by
Rev. 15. 11. Waiianiaker of Blyrla, .Mr.
W. A. Cool of t'rbana, being absent.
State Treasurer 15. L. Banett deliv
ered his annual report. The treasurer
said that the financial problem hail
been a perplexing one, and In some
cases had been a great cheek to the
work. A statement follows: Balance
reported at Inst meeting, .viVS'i.!!!); con
tributions, $l,1KlLlt;; payments on
debt pledges, ffilSTi; from general sec
retary's ollice, ."58.Vi.UO ; loans. $2,1111.111;
total, $11,018.1)1; total expenditure for
ypnr $8,21.-J3. Balance .May a I, 7.)S.
IS. Tho apportionment of Summit county
Is ?UN, with .f8a.i:o paid.
Dr. J. C. AL Floyd of Steubenvlile,
secretary of the State Home depart
ment wns i.ot present and his report
wns omitted.
At 10 o'clock the grand rally of Sun
day school forces took place. The
meeting was addiesscd by the presi
dent of the association, Dr. XV, O.
Thompson of Columbus. Dr. Thomp
son Is prcsldeut of the State Univer
sity mid his time this week bus been
taken In educational matters. He ar
rived at the convention Thursday
morning.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Dr. W. 0. Thompson of Columbus at
th'e Convention.
Air. Thompson's subject was "A Look
Into the Twentieth Century." He said
In part: "Wo are here icpresenting a
portion of God's children engaged in
Sunday school work. During my term
of service ins your president which
covers four years, I have heard no
person doubt thr wisdom of the caiibe,
Continued on fifth pnge.
DEMOCRATS NOW
Are Members of First
Republican Convention;
i
So Says Gen. Brinkerhoff of Mans
field Hanna Disappointed.
Columbus, O., June ". (Spl.) Gen.
Roelllf Hriiikerhoir, of .Mansfield, one.
of the six surviving members of the
Ohio delegation to the first Republican
convention, held. in PlttsTjurg, in iy."iu,
in an interview In regard to the Invi
tation from Senator lliuinu to attend
the Republican convention In Phil
adelphia, said:
"l have not received on Invitation.'"
The gentjral leiuarked that Senator
Hanna, upon Investigation, had found
thai a majority of .the surviving dele
gates aro Democrats, anil therefore,
had decided not tf Issue (he invitation.
So far as known, there nru only 11 of
tlio delegates living.
DAMAGES
Result From a Chicago
Assault Case.
Young .Woman Sues Two Wealthy-
Young Men.
Chicago, UlR., June ".--(Spl) Hsera
AlcCord and .Matthew Alciiaugliey,
two wealthy and prominent young
men of' Blue Island, have been held to
the grand Jury for assaulting AIlss
Susan I'eloreisen. Suit lias also been
begun against them for $."0,000 by
their alleged victim, and Nicholas
I'elerelsen, rathe.!' of Hie young woman,
has sued them lor $10,000.
Young McCord is a nephew of Mr.
AlcCord, a Chicago millionaire. Ho
Is '-'.'l years.o'lrt and upon coming of nge
lip Inherited $."0,(M)0 of his father's pm
Jute. AlcCinughey Is a cousin of Alc
Cord and Is a nephew of Former Coun
ty Coniuisslouer MoOhiughey. His
people are wealthy.
The assault Is said to havp bpen com
mitted on tho evening of Decoration
day. ' AIlss Folorolsen had gone to the
Blue' Island depot with her tlnnce, a
Chicago man. On the way homo she
accepted a ride In a buggy with tho
two young men licensed, Instead of
lauding her at her house nicy drove
by In spite of her hcrenins and strug
gles and stopped several miles Iiim
yond. There they aro alleged to have
pulled the girl Into tho ditch uud us'
biiultcd her
Automobile Line.
Bellcfontalne, ,0., June 7.- (Spl.Vr
Alereliii'nls in this city are considering
a scheme to purchase six automobiles
which will be run into adjoining conn,
ties ,lo secure trade'
It is estimated, that a population or
llioAX) could be reached in this way,
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BOXERS,
The Men of Terror,
Seem to be Very Accom
' modating Foes.
They Have Issued a For
mal Proclamation,
Telling Foreigners When They
Will be Massacred.
Chinese Soldiers Accused of Cow
ardiceTroops Arriving.
New York, .lime 7. (Spl.) The Ev
ening World prints the following:
Peklu, Juue 7. A luockunatlou bus
been placarded by tnu Boxers at Tien
Tsln announcing tlmf all foreigners
there will be massaiaed next Sunday.
Air. Ragsdale, tin .American consul
at Tien Tsln, wires Hint the situation
there Is most menm tug and an attack
on the city was threatened late last
night.
The foreign consulate theie had (."0
troops and ten machine gnus and felt
coiitident that tlipjj' rebels would be
beaten of)', but the loss of life was like
ly to be great.
Tlio British battleships Barflour and
Terrible, hnve nrrlved at Tnku. They
make a powerful addition to tho Brit
ish fleet.
AFRAID
Of the Boxers Are the Chinese Troops
Bullets Donl Hurt Them.
5'"
London. Jiiiip7.,t7f,Spl.) A dispatch
n'oiu Tien Tsln saV$tf i'- v .
"I left Tien 'i'slu Mills morning eu
route for Peklu, accompanied by Gen
eral Alleh, supposed to be one of the
best of the Chinese generals, with 00
troops. We proceeded to Lofa, ; dis
tance ot'31 mile1 Wo found the plate
layers cabins In flames and tplegraph
poles cut, and men engaged In destroy
ing others In villages near tho railway,
where flags weie seeu bearing the In
scription, "Kill all foreigners.'
"1 saw smoke, evidently from burn
ing houses In the distance, but General
Alleh refused to proceed further, being
In mortal fear of the Boxers, though
the foreigners endeavored to persundo
him to dlRcntrnin Ids troops, who aro
firmly convinced that It Is useless to
fight the Boxers, as other Chinese say
they hnve seen Hoxers .hit with bul
lets and run nvvn'y.
"There seems to be little prospect of
u lesumptlon of traflle to Pekin, un
less the torelgn powers assuniu control
of the rallwa'y, until the Chinese gov
ernment proves Itself capable of man
aging communications with Its capi
tal." Troops Arriving.
Tien Tsln, Juno 7. (Spl.) -A train
which left here for the septic of the
Boxer troubles is now returning. It
could not get further than -tl miles
from Tien Tsln. Villages along the
railroad Hues were reported to be In
Humes uud the telegraph poles had
been cut down. The Ohlnpso troops
aboard the train fired on small par
ties of natives, but (he commnndpr re
fused to proceed or to detain his men.
Last night litu British innriues and
Blue Jackets, JW Russians, :)1 Ger
mans, 50 French and -15 Italians nr
rlved here. It Is believed "thnt this
additional force will Insure tho safety
of Tien Tbiu.
China Braces Up.
reklu, June 0.-(Spl.) A strongly
worded imperial edict was Issued to
night censuring the Chinese troops for
i'nt-!ivillliiess nml orderintr 4lw virenrv
of Chi LI and General Jung Lu, tho
Chinese commniiiier lu chief, to sup
press tho Boxers Immediately.
Roman Catholics Won.
Tien Tsln, Juno U.-(Spl.)-It. Is ru
niftred that a light occurred yesterday
between the Hoxers and the Roman
Catholics. The latter killed three of
the Boxers and captured nine can
non. s
BISHOP COLEMAN
Deplores the Discord at tho Ecumen
ical Conference.
Wilmington, Del,, June 7.-(Spl.)-Bishop
Coleman, lu addressing tho an
nual convention of 'tho dloceso of
Dell) ware In Mllford yesterday, said
III reference to the Kcuinenlcal confer-
ejV'
"Far from rejoicing at, what appeared
to borne us a beautiful exhibition of
,- ';l"";,h .
.fti'lMifr r.
1 1 .
comity olid unity, it was to me a most
uielanco lily confesxlon of a practical
discord uiid real variance.
"There., were prceiit too many evi
dences of delcriillned and apparently
Irrcvoclbio differences to enable Unit
meellugTto atone siilllcleutly for the
giicvloiiu'wotuids on the body of'Chrlst
by rcusoi'))f llielr differences."
Si
FUNERAL
Of Wife bf Ex-Secretary Sherman at
Mansfield.
Manslli'hl, O., June .-t 11 o'clock
today tlfo'funeial of .Mrs. John Sher
innn wajj'hohl at the Sherman home.
The services wore public and the bur
ial prlva'te, ' ' '
The postmaster general Instructed
Postnuisier Cider to close the potolllee
from 10 lo 11! o'clock out of regard for
the deceased. All otljor business places
will be "IommI. Air. Sliernia'n Is quite
well today under the great aflllctio'i.
FATAL,
Injuries To a Nurse In Fire at Hamilton-Wednesday.
Hamilton, O.', June '".William
BloetiileH home nt No'. 57 AIL Pleasant
like. Ignited from coal oil iied in
sturtlng a fire ycstciday and burned
to the ground.
Mrs. BJoechle, with her tjnce-day-ohl
child, was lescued, bifl her nurse, Mis.
Kllza Branlc, 4!) yeais old, was fatally
burned, and Airs. Branic's daughter,
Anna, aged BO years, was disfigured
for life by the flumes. Loss $U,000.
TROUBLE
In Store For the People
of St. Louis.
Train Load of Men on Way to Take
Strikers' Places.
Philadelphia, Pa., Juno' 7.(Spl.)
A sneeltif train in:iili 11 1 nf ten earn
left the H. & O. railroad tation Inst
night wjth oOO trolley uiotorinen and
conductors, who have been engaged
here by N. J. I-errand to go to Sst.
Louis to take the nhices of the strik
ers. A ston was made at Baltimore,
jj;hpre1 u.0 'more nn!U wire, taken 0,n'
The men to, lip-, taken -from, ttii- e.ity
are a hardy looking lo ami as they
are armed with revolvers It Is probable
that there will be trouble If they arc
-attacked. The majority of them are
men who hnve been discharged rrom
(he Union Traction company Tor van
mn offenses, and many of them have
6een out of work for a long time and
aio lu need of money.
STEPHENS
Declines to Call Out. the Militia to
Suppress Strike. -
St. Louis Mo., June 7. (Spl.) No
progress in undoing. tho deadlock be
tween tle Transit company, the strik
ers and (lair legal representatives w;as
niade this morning and It looks as
though nothing would' be done for a
long time.
J-'orly-li,ve arrests for minor offenses
Blowing out of prlvaje hatred of the
Transit company, wern made by the
nnllce In the nasi Jl. hours. The near
est to a case of violence was an at
tempt of some unknown to shoot I'o
ljceman William Alywnrd while he
iv.iu mi ii Union lie car. The bullet
passed through the olliepr's hplniet.
Governor Stephens nas necuiicu 10
order out the niilitfa' so far on the
renewed personal plea of" live hundred
St. Louis business men.
Workman Suffocated.
ii
Loialn, O., .Iiiiip 7.--John Gorman, a
bllist furnace worklngmnu. was suffo
cated by gab from a furn.icu Wcducs
daj .
A Commission at Six.
Delaware, O,, Juno 7,-(Spl.)-Gov.
Nash has Ksued Jils ofleial eoininis
sion to Francis Marriott, aged sK
vcars, mui of Air. and, Mrs. F. Al. Aim-I-lott.
of fills cltjv which gives lllm tho
honor of being 'StiprrlUieuupui aim
general ntleudn of -the squirrels in
the Stnto House yuid."
He is tho youngest person holding
nn otiiclal comnjlsslou In Ohio.
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Resigned to Accept.
II. Bruce Wilson .'has retilgucd his
position" as tVnvellng 'salesman for
William 'Wolf lo "actcpt a much bet
ter one Willi the Wujdoumii company
of Cleveland. Ho Will start out with
his gilp'for tho Wehleiniiu company
Monday. ,Mr. Wilson Is one of the
popular ami mst successful salesmen
011 lite roii'l. 1T" wl" vK,t 1,m olp,r
trade lu:t(o Interest of his uow em
ployers. ,y .
, . r- Xtl,
. ,
- Commcncmcnl.
The crimnipncfm'mt. exrnises of the
AlogiidorVHIsh M',ho.ul will bo held Fri
day evening. The graduates are as
follows;, KUUilt. .ljSvU. Wallace
p'ero. Pearl Russell, .pita Wise, Amy
jllalo and .Maple' Uhodcs. w
,..ij vw '& r'fru
BOERS
Fighting For Time.
Are Making a Stand at
Hatherley.
President Kruger Had
Arranged For Flight.
Intended to Take, a Dutch
Steamer For.Holland.
Trying to Avenge Death of British
Soldiers.
T.niiilmi. .tune 7.-fSnI.l A disiKltcll
to a news agency from Lorenzo .Mar
lines of today's date says It is re
ported that the Boers aij making a
stand at Hatherley for the purpose of
gaining time. They are moving the
Brlti-h prisoners to Neoltgcdacht, lu
tl,.. I'.ImiiiIk Vnlli'V which Is said to be
a most unhealthy spot. Three hun
dred prisoners arrived at this place,
oil Tuesday and 700 yesterday. Tlicy
are guarded by -50 Boers.
Had Arranged For Passage.
Rli'inlnchniu. June 7. (Sol.) The
eorresiioinlent of the Post Hears from
nn official Hacuo souce that a serious
question coccrnlng President Kruger Is
agitating the etherlaiurs government.
It seems that the Transvaal President
had decided nn to Alay !tt to take re
fuge on the Dutch cruiser Frlesland,
which is now nt Lorenzo -Marques.
There is reason to believe that tele
graphic orders have been scut from
the Hague to the commander of the
Friesland as to his future course or
actiou.
British-Soldiers Stabbed.
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Capetown, .Tune 7; (Spl. Two Brlt
luli soldiers were stabbed to death 1y
an Italian during a street light here
today. A mob thereupon wrecked the
supposed premises of the murderer,
who had succeeded In making His es
cape.
Not a Candidate.
Cnuntr Commissioner rillius an-
nounccs that the report that he Is a
candidate for the Democratic, nomina
tion for Secretary of State, published
in a local paper several days ago,. Is
wholly without foundation. He has
not even thought of such a thing.
LATE LOCALS.
Southern Ohio Traction company
slock was quoted on the Cleveland
exchange for the first time Wednes
day. Offers of 7',i were uot accepted.
A shorlnge of brick has delayed work
in the plant of Hip Granite Sewer Pipe
company of Alogadore. The excavat
ing and grading him been completed.
The plnnt ofthe Akron Paper com
pany, at Boston, wi.j be lu operation
by the 15th of July.
J. Bert Jackson, assignee of Andrew
Jackson, has sold I'.O feel on S. Main St.,
to George Blsbee. The price was 5100
a foot, an aggregate orsf-t.SOO.
The Alnry Day Nursey has been gtvon
pei mission by the Hoard or City roni
iiiUsiiiiicrs to occupy Blcrco park for
one day. It is tho Intention of the
teachers of the Nursery to glvo a
linml concert soon. The rtato for
holding the concert. Is not yet au-
uuiiced.
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Chief of Police Hsrrlsou returned
RUCKER'S
Korak
Wonder
Cures all STOMAUH, BOWEL ami
BLADDER, disorders, cures ECZE
MA, purifies tlio BLOOD, regulates
tho LIVEH nnd KIDNEYS, obliter
ates CONSTIPATION, anil romovoa
all kinds of WORMS.
Korak Oil
oures all pain. Prlpo SOo. For
sale by'nll druggists,
E. STEINBACHER & CO.
Wholesale Agents.'
.,., .,.'tJV4wftt:t
home Wednesday evening from Stneth
port, the county seat of MciCean coun
ty, Pu., where, since Tuesday, he was
a witness lu the ens on trial at
StiiPthport, against Joseph Mack, ac
cused of committing burglary nt Brad
ford, Pa. Alack disposed of some of
the goods In Akron, and was sent from
here fo Canton for .'JO days. At the
expiration of his term, he was taken
to the .Mckean Jail.
The grocers met Wednesday night
and discussed various trndu matters.
No action has been taken lu reference
to the annual picnic.
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The Akron News Co. has removed to
the Kverett building, under the Sec
ond National Bank.
The pension of Alfred H. Wade,, of
Hast Akron, has been increased to' $3
a mouth.
Dr. G. B. Williamson, of Akron,
read a paper to the convention of the
dentists of Northern Ohio at Cleve
land, yesterday.
CONSPIRACY
Claimed by Wachner.
Alleged That Boone Is a
Party to It.
Supreme Court Will Hear
Alimony Case.
Eyesight Injured by an Emery
Wheel.
Seeks to Recover Damages-Court
House News.
A number of peculiar' -claims arc
made, by the attorneys for tho defend
ant In the case" of Lydia Bunar; A'K.
Slguiuiid Wnchuer. The plaintiff sues
to collect SlNOOO damages. She al
leges that Wachner told her husband
liquor after he had been told, by her,
uot to do so.
Wachner says thnt ho did not sell
any drinks to the husband. He claims
that the only drink Boone over had
in his place wns given him. He al
leges that on several occasions Boouc
attempted to get drinks by seudiug
other parties after them. He learned
that they were for Boone and refused
to sell. It is claimed thnt the defense
made an effort to get Boouu Into court
as a witness but he refused to come.
They were unable to locate him so
lhat no siuninoiis could be served. It
Is the claim of the defense that the
ease. Is a conspiracy to bleed Wach
ner. BILL OF EXCEPTIONS.
The supremo court will be asked for
an niiiuiou In the PHueger alimony
case. The defendent, Ernest F. Pffue-
gcr, filed his bill of exceptions to the
holdinir of the Chcult court Thurs
day morning. This Is the first alimony
case over tried lu this county that nas
been appealed to the Supreme court.
An effort will be uiade to get an Im
mediate hearing of the matters In
contention. Air. Prtueger claims that
his wife was allowed excessive ali
mony. OVERRULED.
The motion, tiled by ChniTes II.
Palmer, asking that the guardianship
for his propertj be terminated, was
ovcrrulid by Judge Anderson, Thurs
day. Palmer has given notice or ap
pealing to Common Pleab court.
DAMAGE ACTlurv.
William H. Sirlouis has tiled a peti
tion asking damages agnlnsi the Whit
man ami Barnes Manufacturing com
pany in the sum of 55.030. He had
bis eyesight Injured while workls;at
an emery wheel by pieces of dying
steel and emery. He alleges mat tho
proper precautions were uot taken by
the company for the safety of Its em
ployes. CALENDAlt K.vrme.o.
Harvey Musscr, Andrew McNeil am!
W. H. Evans have been appointed to
.,Lai.m T.(,n!s.. Dovle her dower Intel-
est In certain real estate belonging to
the estate of her late husuanu.
The A. L Boot company was given
Judgment ngalnst Major L, Blssell,
Wednesday for ?200.
The divorce case of .Mary K. vs. Wil
li 1.. ii, nine Iihk been referred to
James W. Harter and that of Frault
vs. Almeda Alcst will bo nearu uy iu.
C. Housel.
BIUEFS.
Hnrvey Musser has been nppolnted
administrator of the estate of Alelln
da Clause. Bond .fO.OOO.
Albert C. Buell has been appoint
guai 1II1111 of Harriet Buell. Bona
$1,400.
Charles L. Shlpnian hns tiled an ac
linn against Wlllhuu Cramer to col.
led S130 alleged to be duo ou notes.
He asks for the . foreclosure 0 p
mortgage,
., r$4M
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