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AKRON DAILY DEMOCRAT.
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AKRON. OHIO, JTKTDAY fflVJBNtffCfc AUGUST 22 1902
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CITY GREW UP
IN A NIGHT.
Where Grasses Nodded In the Free
Breeze Yesterday
There Stands Today a Cosmopolitan Town of
2,500 Inhabitants. ,
Thomns City, O. T., Aug. a2. OThls
city, with 2."00 population, has leaped
full panoplied forth n city, without
tl prellmnnry genesis of hamlet, vil
hrgi' or town. In fact over night It
caino Into netuallty. What two days
ngo was tho virgin prairie of Custer
county, Is now tho site or a city Which
promises to grow ntul piosper. Two
d.iys ago tho inhabitants were tour
ing on trains through Kansas and Ok
lahoma; today they arc enthusiastic;
b onicrs of Uie new city. Thomas
City wne bom In the brains of some
Missouri land promoters. They orig
inated It, secured tor It a resting place
on tho bosom of Mother Earth, and
then proceeded to tlnd Inhabitants for
it. The latter weio secured before tho
city wnR brought Into actuality, so far
ns a bcal habitation Is concerned. A
tract of feod was selected In Custer
county, whereon the plow of man had
never run a furrow and In which- the
spado had never turned n clod. Lots
were generously sold, and today Thoin.
ns City has Its dally newspaper, Its
financial and mercantile institutions,
nnd fill those features which go to
make up n municipality, Including the
mach'nery of government nnd of relig
ious welfare. Yet, when the inhabi
tants arrived Wednesday, not one
know where his lot was to be, how val
uable, or for what available. Thomas
City's Inhabitants met for the first
time at Knnsas City, whore they en
trained for their new home. They
fraternized at once for no one knew
who would be his next door neighbor.
Most of them were well-to-do people
from the farms and small towns of
Missouri nnd they were hnppy nnd
good natured. The' babies wore fewer
than would have been expected, nnd
of small children there was quite
GIDDY ALFONSO
Continues to Give Dignitaries Palpita
tion of the Heart.
Madrid, Aug. 22, King Alfonso con
tinues to glvo tho dignitaries and no
bility of Spain palpitation of the heart
by his eccentric nnd wilful notions.
His majesty has disregarded all the
proposals of his councillors that lie
marry a European princess. Ho h-as
announced his Intention of wedding
tho daughter of some South American
capitalist for the three-fold purpose
of mending tho shattered state finan
ces, reconciling the Republican ele
ment by taking a plcblan cousort, nnd
The Housewife Knows What
An Unusual Season It Has Been
This has been a hard season for the
housewife who Is usually so proud of
her tvcll-lllled shelves of canned fruits
and Jellies for winter use. Commenc
ing early with strawberries, aud con
tinuing through the cherry nnd msp
bcrry season, tho berry crop was not
far removed from failure, reaches
nro none too plentiful, nnd now oven
tho tomato crop Is likely to fall.
Though the local market is being
supplied by farmers In the vicinity,
Wanted Candy For Comfort
Country Boys In Jail
"Please go out and buy ine n nickel's
worth of candy before you lock me
up,"
The speaker wns James Amlck, near
ly six feet tall, who had been fined $5
nnd costs for clinging to n moving
train. Ho wns bcjng taken to jail by
Oillcer Doerler after Police court, Fri
day morning,
Amlck and n companion, Amos Ev
ans, both from farms in the
vicinity of Mnrtlnsburg, Virgin!,
wero clad in tall top boots,
nnd other garments more or
WHAT HAPPENED
TO HOBART
Hobnrt Edwards, while returning on
the excursion train from fjllyer lake,
lust Thursday night, stepped off the
a dearth. The school population of
Thomas City will not bo large to
start with.
A unique plan wns followed in or
ganizing tho town. It was formed on
pacr, and lots were sold at tho uniform
price of $20, "unslght, unseen.'' -Hence,
no inan knew when lie arrived, wheth
er lie was to Jmvo the choicest pint in
town, or to get the, outermost corner.,
xiio sue coniuuuee reservcu every;
odd lot. and these will be sold to future
settlers nt an advanced price. Tues
day tho drawing of lots occurred nn'd
although sonic did not secure as good
locations ns they had hoped for, thoro
was no complaint.
There was a "sooner"' population
of goodly numbers here before tho
owners of tho town site arrived, and
many of these will become permanent
lnhnbltnnts. The site Is now dotted
with tents nnd shacks are going up in
tho twinkling of an 'eye. There was
bedding nnd shelter sent on in nd
vnnco, mm just outside of town wcro
several buildings, one rolled 23 miles
ncross tho open ready to be planted
when Its owner found n lot. Tho ma
terial for tho printing olllce, tho fix
tures for the three banks, tho stocks
for the stores nnd shops were all on
hand, nnd the town 6prnng into exist
ence without any unnecessary excite
ment.
There will be mnny speeches, enter
tainments nnd novelties this week and
on Sunday religious services win bo
held in n tent Tho banner day will
be Aug. 20, when a band of Cheyenno
nnd Arnpnhoo Indians will catch and
kill a number of cattle, and devour
them nfter their own manner. Tho
famous green corn danco will follow,'
and thero will bo a grand display of
fireworks In the evening.
restoring Spanish prestige in Latin
America.
Tho King has Instructed the repre
sentatives of the Spanish crown In
South Amerlcn to forward him full
details of millionaires possessing ellg
bln daughter!),
The King hns thrown a bomb shell
into the ranks of the nobility by stat
ing Ills iutenton of dissolving the
grand older of Annunclnde, tho oldest
order in Spain, nnd substituting for it
tho new order of Alfonso the Thir
teenth. tho tomatoes for the most part are of
a poor quality. Tho season has been
so cold and wet that they do not rip
en rapidly, and whon the ripening
process is delayed the quality Is much
impaired. There nro plenty of toma
toes It they would ripen and should
tho weather grow warmer later thero
will be plenty.
At present they are selling, for $1.75
a hal' bushel basket, which js just
double tho usual nrfco for this season
of tho year.
less home-made, and were ovidently
on their first venture out into the wide
world, when they wcro arrested by
Otllcer A. O. Ileckathorne, di tho B.
& O. Thursday afternoon. Their lan
guage was the soft -drawl of the il
literate Southerner, and the young
men wero stealing rld.es on their wny
to Bnrbcrton, wlierp they claim to havo
friends and expect to get work.
After traveling hundreds of miles,
they camo to grief within six miles
of their destination. They wcro great
ly frightened at being In tho hands of
the minions of the law.
train whero It had stopped, just west
of the Akron depnt, and instead of
Inndlug on tho ground at tho car step,
he fell to tho bottom of a 20-foot
gulley.- He was badly scratched up
nnd bruised and had his clothes badly
torn. Ho was fprtujate In not being
very badly hurt, Medina Gazette,
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. Id ill III Wilt ' i I llllill
"IF YOU NEED ANY HELP, WILLIAM, YOUR UNCLE GEORGE WILL BE
WITHIN HAILING DISTANCE."
PROGRESS
In Movement Toward Mill Street
Viaduct.
City Civil Engineer John W. Payne
said Friday that tho movement towaril
the Mill St. viaduct was progressing
steadily, and that It would undoubted
ly be constructed noxt summer, If pres
ent Indications count for anything.
Wlthln'a few weeks, tho railroad coin,
panies will be notified to get together
for a final agreement, and the plans
aro being prepared as rapidly as pos
sible. "HOSTILE"
Squadrons AreStill
Apart.
Itockport, Mass., Aug. 22. The mim
ic war of the nnvy still goes on and
as yet neither side hns struck a blow.
Admiral Hlgginson's licet still defends
tho coast and the "hostile" fleet has
not been nblo to break through the
blockade. The Blue and the Whitu
squadrons are both alert, however, and
somo careful plans nre being made on
both sides. Sleep was not lndulgodJn
to any extent on the Blue squadron
last night. The coast defenders havo
been busy ever since tjio war game
was declared open nnd tno iine weniii
er had been all In favor of the defense.
Yesterday n storm came on with rnln
nnd the blow wns expected. During
tho dny nothing wns heard by Ad
miral Hlggliibon ns to the whereabouts
of Cqjnmander Vlllsbury nnd tho at
tacking White squadron. A few of. tho
scout ships camo in, but reported noth
ing of consequence. Aboard the flag
ship the regular morning duties, were
observed.
WHERE LIVED
THE WASHINGTONS
Ancestral Home of Our George's
Family Is To Be Sold
London, Aug. 22 Northamptonshire
real estato agents ndvortlso for sale
at public auction In September the
nncestrnl home of tho Wnshlngton
family In the vlllngo of Banbury, 80
miles from London. The property In
cludes an nnclent mnnor house, 201
acres of fanning lnild and a species of
local honor lordship. Tradition says
that tho manor house was onco occu
pied by Queen Elizabeth. It is a
quaint, moss-covered stone structure,
containing 15 rooms, Including a draw
ing room. Tho walls nro decorated
with antique carvings, among which
is tho Washington coat of arms, said
to havo been tho origin of the stars
nnd stripes.
It has been suggested that the Brit
ish government acquire tho property
ns a kind of International memorial.
The prlco asked by tho owners Is $27,.
D00. Should it not be sold for that
price It may bo transported to the
United States and exhibited at. the
St. Louis' exposition,
NO WARDS
In Towns of Less
Than. 5,000,
Governor Nash Makes
' Changes In the Code.
Will Urge Legislature to Hurry
V" Through and Go Home.
Columbus, O., Aug. 22. Gov. Nash
made another chnnge In the Code bill
this morning. Ho hns nmended that
section referring to village Councils
so "ns to provide for the election of
six Councllmen at large and do awny
with ward divisions entirely in all
villages.
Gov. Nash yesterday made revisions
in the proof sheets of tho municipal
code, and with his blue pencil made
some Important changes in the In
strument. He struck out of the code
nil reference to the election laws, tho
City Boards of Equalization, the as
sessment of property nnd registration.
In addition to this he has changed the
line of demarcation between cities
and villages from 10,000 to 5,000.
Thero has been much contention be
tween the Goernor nnd his ndvlsers
over these matters. Ho desired his
code only to affect the 10 cities In the
State of over 15,000 population, but ws
forced to diop this line to 10,000. Now
he has lowered It to 5,000. At the
same time the Governor's ndvlsers
desired to change the election nnd
registration laws of the State, but
the Governor opposed meddling with
thorn. He nllowed the changes to go
into tho original draft of the code hut
Judge ShaucU's opinion that these laws
deeded no revision determined him to
cut them out. Tho question of the
assessment of pioperty promised a
hard fight, and now that It has been
taken out of the code will he made
the subject of a separata bill. In elim
inating these sections fiom his code
tho Governor evidently recognizes tho
fact that there Is hound to be more
than pno bill pascd by the Legisla
ture whether he favors such action
or'nof nnd he expects the subject of
taxation to 'lie n question for n sepa
rate measure.
In his message the Governor, In ac
cordance with the views of Judge
Shauck, will recommend the appoint
ment of three bi-partisan commissions
to study the question of schools, elec
tions nnd county salaries. Late yes
terday afternoon tho Governor called,
Judge Shauck Into his office and told
him that ho had cut nil reference to
elections out of tho code, nnd wns
going to accept his suggestion regard
ing tho Appointment of tho commis
sions. Ho will ask tho Legislature to
empower him to appoint the commis
sions to study the subjects named,
nnd deteiinlne just what changes nro
needed in existing inws, Tho pres
ent draft of the Governor's message
rocoiumeuds the Leglslnturo to pass
tho municipal code, repeal tho Itoyer
law, nuthorlzo the appointment of
three commissions, nnd then adjourn
Ttnd go homo.
THE; WEATHEIt:
FAI" TONIUHT AND SATURDAY.
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'PHONE PLANT SOLD
New Company Will Operate Port
Clinton Lines.
Port Clinton, O., Aug. 21. The Port
Clinton Homo Telephone Co.'s com
plete plant wns sold Wednesdny to
tho Ottawa County Telephone Co.,
which will Incorporate for $150,000.
The property involved in the sale In
cludes the cable to Put-In Bay and
Middle Bass Islands, several hundred
roliou of lines, toll and central sta
tions. The lines of the company will
be connected up with the main boards
of the Toledo Independent system at
once.
RICHGRAB
To Be Made by a
Railroad.
Butrnlo, Aug. 22 It was discovered
this morning that anthracite coal Is
stored in tills city by the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Lehigh Volley Co. to
the extent of 100,000 tons, which will
be unloaded on thp public nt nn Im
mense profit when there Is a crying
need for It.
DOCTOR ASKS
A LARGE FEE
Ten Thousand Dollars For On
Day In Court.
St. Louis. Mo.. Autr. 22 Dr. Jerome
K. Bauduy wants a fee of $10,000 for
appearing in court one day as an ex
pert witness In the Fleming will case
icccntly decided In favor of Alfred
AV. Fleming. The demand has been
refused, nnd Dr. Bnuduy has engnged
an attorney to bring snlt against the
estate. Two other physlclnns who
were expert witnesses In the case wfll.
It is said, demand nil equal amount.
Three attorneys who won the case
received ?20,000 between them ns fees.
Alfred W. Fleming died In Clayton
several years ngo, leaving his, fortune
to his wife nnd baby -boy, Alfred W
Jr., now 0 years old. Tho wife died
soon afterwards, Eastern relatives
made an unsuccessful nttempt to set
the will nslde. The physicians wero
employed to prove the legitimacy of
the son. Tho estate held for the boy
Is estimated at about ?100,000.
GREAT STOVE
If the Claims of This Convict
Are Verified.
(Special Correspondence.)
Columbus, O,, Aug. 22. A s(ovo that
not only makes its own gas and con
sumes It, but nt the same time con
sumes the smoko is claimed ns tho
patent of Thomas Costollo, who Is do
ing a four-year sentence in the peni
tentiary from Licking county for
forgery. If his claims aro true, it
will revolutionize the stove business
of this country and will, nt (ho same
time, snve consumers n great deal of
money. The model, he snys, has been
thoroughly tested, nnd has demon,
stratcd all no claims for it.
kNAuifif 4 i,-i 'tUAiM' .
AFTER A TEACHER
Who Is Alleged to Have "Jumped
His Job."
(Special Correspondence.)
Columbu, O., Aug. 22. Porter Sum
rncrs, a school teacher, said to be a
resident of Columbus, Is tho defendant
In a suit filed in the United States
courts, by Philander C. Knox, Attar
ncy General of the United States,
through William C. Bundy, United
States District Attorney for
the district to recover 1307.17,
which It is claimed Summers
obtained wrongfully from the govern
ment. It is alleged that on Dec. 14, 1001,
he contracted with flic United States
government to perforin the services
of a teacher of Kngllsh in the schools
of the Philippine Islands for a term
of two years nt a salary of $1,000 a
year, together with all necessary ex
penses of transportation.
On his arrival nt Manila It Is claimed
he drew his accumulated salary to
thp amount of $003.34 In Philippine
money or $301.07 In lawful currency
of the United States. He thereafter,
according to their statement, abandon
cd his employment without proceed
ing to the station assigned Iilin and
without performing an hour's service
for the government.
MOVEMENT
To Reverse Act of
Council.
Cuyahoga Sewer Dispute
Yet Settled.
Not
Mrs J. C. Kellnr, of Cuyohoga st,
informed a reporter for the Democrat
Friday that a movement has been
started to reverse the act of Council
last Monday night In adopting a reso-
luton to proceed with legislation for
the construction of a local se,wer in
Cuyahoga st Ho claims thnt the orig
inal petition remonstrating against
constructing the sower until after a
bridge Is built to connect Cuyahoga
st. with Howards st. "-as signed by
not less than two-thrids of the prop
erty owners on the street. "This pe
tition, he says, waa placed in the hands
of the City Commissioners, but seems
'to have been lost. Mr. Kellnr, and
those interested with him in the. move
ment, W'lll endeavor to have the origin
al petition found and brought before
Council.
ARRESTED
And Now Being Held For the
Canton Police.
Wm. Spldle was arrested by tho Ak
ron police last night, and is being held
for the Canton Police. Spklle is charg
ed with stealing a diamond ring worth
$23, the property of Miss Lena O'Don
nell, of Canton.
FORAKER'S
CAUSING
(Special Correspondence.)
Columbus, O., Aug. 22. Senator
Foraker's attack on the Supreme
court and swipe at Nash's code has
created nothing short of a sensation
here. His signed statement in which
he likens the Supreme court of the
Stnte to n bungling dentist who pulls
the wrong tooth Is the sole topic about
the State House. The State officials
declare that the Senntor "is squealing
because the decision hurts his pock
etbook and thnt of the corporations
he represents." The Senator says in
his statement, that no municipal code
has yet been suggested that will afford
relief without at the' some time
nihendlng the constitution, unless tho
courts will agalu reverse themselves
nnd re-establish classification, He
says that as long ns cities differ In
population and local conditions, leg
islation for them must differ.
The Impression now prevails that the
Supreme court decision affecting spe
cial legislation Is far more reaching
For 20 Years
Greensburg, Ivy., Aug, 22 Green
county has been for 20 years without
a sheriff and nowi the sheriff-elect hns
been denied permission to qualify by
the county judge. The vacancy has
existed because no one dared to offer
himself for tho office. In order to get
n railroad. Green county voted bonds.
Only four miles of tho road was built.
The tax that was voted, however, was
valid, and heavy Judgments have been
obtained against the county. With
out a sheriff the Judgments ?onld pot
bo enforced, and though the offlco Is
remunerative, no ono had nerve enough
to risk the wrath of the people.
Finally George Al Edwards offered
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READY
To Pull Cars on
New Line.
French People Now
Have Locomotive.
It May
Be Adopted as
Standard -Style.
Their
Things nro beginning to look more
than ever ns If Mr. C. W. Frenoh and
his associates In various railroad en
terprises mean business. Not only
have they secured practically nil of
the rlght-of-woy necessary for thd
construction of the belt line from Ak
ron to Barberton and to Mogadorc,
and put up satisfactory bonds ns evi
dence of good faith, but they have al
so purchased a locomotive," which has
arrived in this city.
At first thought, one would regard
It as peculiar that the company should
buy a locomotive before It has track
to operate it upon, but Mr. A. W.
Hnrned, the company's superintendent
of motor power, says the object in
buying the locomotive now is to glvo
the company opportunity to .test It
thoroughly, n it is of a new pattern.
If it Is proven satisfactory, this style
of locomotive a 10-wheeI, balanced
compound will be adopted as the
standard style for use on the French
lines. All the locomotive shops are
so busy thnt it Is necessary to placo
orders far ahead.
The locomotive Is now in the Erie
yards, and will be set up within a
few days. It was manufactured by
the Baldwin Locomotive Co., of Phil
adelphia, and it is claimed that It Is
the only one of its kind. When rig
ged up for operation, the locomotive
weighs 170,510 pounds, 127,010 pounds
being on the driving wheels. Tho
driving wheels are each 73 Inches in
diameter, centers being of cast steel,
with bronze hob-plates. The boiler
and fire-box are tho lnvontion of Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, the boiler being 02
inches in diameter, designed for a
working pressure of 200 pounds. It
contains .341 tubes, giving a total heat
ing surface of J.703 square feet. The
fire-box, .cylindrical in -form, with an
nular corrugations, is a special fea
ture of the Vanderbilt boiler. It I
suspended within the cylindrical shell
of the boiler, with its axis eccentric
to that of tho boiler, in order to allow
suitable steam space above the crown.
The principal point of suspension is
nt the rear, where it is riveted to the
back-head of the boiler. It is also
supported at the bottom; otherwise tha
fire-box is entirely disconnected from
the boiler shell. In this way, too
use of staybolts la avoided. Th ten
der, which is all of steel, carries 7.00Q
gallons of water and 14 tons of coal.
The engine was thoroughly tested
before being accepted by the company,
and, as stated above, it will be given
further tests before being adopted
as the standard style for the French
lines.
WORDS
COMMENT
than nt first supposed, not only In
volving the constitutionality of special
laws for cities, schools, etc., but in
surance companies, trust companies
nnd other clnsses of corporations
which are operating under charters
secured under special Inws. ns well.
It is said that it affected the special
acts under which certain railroad con
solidations have been affected, and
these corporations are now having
their attorneys look into' the legal
effect of tho Supreme court's decision,
and If investigation discloses that
they too come under the ban, legisla
tion to mnke them whole -will nlso
be demanded.
While the broadsides dealt th a.,.
preme court by Swiator Foraker in
nis signed statement have htpUpA
considerable comment, nn nn ieh,c,
to say much for publication. Repre
sentative Brumbaugh, of Darke coun
ty, the Democratic leader In the House,
declines to discuss the Nash code until
he has seen- the "real" thing and gone
over It in detail.
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Has
This County Had a Sheriff ,
at tho last election. Few people vote'H
ror mm, Tiie people, anxious to hav
tno omce still remain vncant, voted f
iienjnmin f. lay, and cast for hi
more votes than wore received bv E.
wards. Loy refused to nccept the tl
fl(p n nnnHnimnnn .1.., l..a i... !l
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ucipaiea nna it was hoped that f
uiuco wouia do declared vacant. He
ever, Edwards instituted proccodl
COnteStlncr Lov'n nllemvl nlnpflnn
name being written on the balVi
ana won bis case before the cour
uiiin-'uiH. county juago Graham
given Edwards another blow bJ
lusinj his bond on the ground tr
ua wen joo iaie, tiuwaros will
appeal.
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