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STABLISHED A. D. 1852.
- NAPOLEON, O., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1894.
VOL. XLI-NO. 47.
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jcratr- Northwest.
CARNEGIE'S OFFEB.
WILLING TO GIVE NEARLY $300,000
TO CHARITY.
...
Ha Will Glva, If the People Win Cnutrlb.
ate Much, 96,000 a Working Day For
Tiri Month, to Be Spent, Not iu Giving
Alms, bat la Furulshlnff Employment
For Worthy Men Who Want It.
-. Pittbubo, Dec. 29. A letter was re-
, ceived in this city Wednesday from An-
drew Carnegie, addressed to Robert Pit
cairn of the Pennsylvania railroad, who
1 is associated with other prominent citi
cens here on the relief committee to pro-
vide work for the unemployed. ' .
Mr. Carnegie offers to give, if the peo
ple of Pittsburg will contribute an equal
dram, o, 000 a working' day for two
months. This means a contribution
from Mr. Carnegie of nearly $300,000.
Mr; Carnegie, in his letter, expresses
. regret of his inability to be jn Pittsburg
during the winter, owing to his physi
cian prescribing a long sea voyage as the.
only means of securing relief of a bad at
tack of the grip. He says:
"Yon know my views about almost
everything and flow often I said that of
every $1,000 spent in so-called charity
$1)50 of it had better been thrown in
the sea.
"But the trtr.iness condition in this
comitrv, eapecidly in Pittsburg, creates
a temporary emergency in which money
can be irrobvX, not to giving alms, but
to giviqg worthy men work who are idle
throup tu iault of their own.
"Thaw are terrible times, yet I trust
the people will not become discouraged.
They will soon pass away and the repub
' lio will resume its prosperous career.
Meanwhile they are fraught with pre
cious opportunity for the rich to show
that when real trouble comes the rich
and poor, employer and employed, are at
heart brothers, allies essential to the
prosperity of each other not antagonists.
If wealth does its duty in Pittsburg in
this crisis the good feeling produced will
. be no small compensation even for the
suffering endured."
THE POPE- WAITING FOR DEATH.
Ha la Not 111, but Ho Knoni the End Is
Kot Far Off.
Rome, Jan. 1. As there have been a
good many reports regarding the health
of the pope it may be interesting to know
the truth, which is as follows: His holi
ness, considering his age, is as well as can
be expected. He is, however, in what
has been described by himself a state of
resignation, caused by the feeling, ever
present before him, that the span of his
frail life can not be extended very much
longer. He constantly refers to the prob
. ability of his death with a calmness and
serenity which are as remarkable aa they
are beautiful.
, It will be placed on record in the his
tory of tho world that the latter years
oof Leo XIH's reign were passed in the
interested contemplation of the progress
of the Roman Catholic church in the
United States. This is in fact the dom
mating interest of hia closing years, and
he shows this in every way possible. He
takes the deepest interest in the progress
or Mgr. Satola s work.
His holiness has received portraits of
ex-rtesment Harmon ana resident
Cleveland, which pleased him very much.
On being shown later a large photograph
of the American liberty bell, he . scroti'
nized it, and after aslant: for some 'par
ticulars, said: ,-I notice they rang it so
vigorously in the cause of liberty as to
crack it," referring to the well known
crack in the beli. At the Christmas cer
emony the pope looked singularly well.
His response to the address of the car
dinal was considered exceedingly happy
in its expression. During the past few
days the pope has been taking walks
daily in the Vatican gardens. His holli
ness at present is engaged on an encycli
cal on the subject of sacred music. He
recommends the study Gregorian music,
and exhorts the bishops and priests to ex
clude from their churches music which
may have theatrical tunes.
NEW YEAR'S AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The President Will Do a Great Deal of
Formal Receiving.
Washington, Jan. 1. New Years
in the capital city will be observed as
usual.
The following is the officiai program
s.t the White House: At 11 a. m. the
president will receive the vice president,
the members of the cabinet and tho dip
lomatic corps; at 11:15 a. m. the judici
ary; at 11:25 a. m. the 'congress, district
commissioners, judicial officers of the
district; ex-members of the cabinet and
ex-ministers of the United States; at
11:40 a. m. tho officers of the army, navy
and marine corps; at 12 m. departmental
officials; at 13:15 p. m. the Grand Army
of the Republic and other veteran or
ganizations; at 12: 35 p. m. reception of
citizens. The president will be assisted
by Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Stevenson and
the ladies of the cabinet.
HARRISON ON TAXES.
The Kx-Frealdent Against an Income
Tax. .V,
New Yoke, Jan. 1. A morning pa
per says that ex-President Harrison, in
an interview on the income tax thus ex
pressed himself : "; ' ,
"The taxing of incomes is'an old meas
ure and has been always a much dis
cussed question. Being a direct tax its
force is of course more keenly felt and
therefore more vigorously opposed. It
has always been argued against this sys
tem of taxation that it does not benefit
the people at large other than assisting in
defraying the expenses of the govern
ment, and is, of course, on that account
inferior to other systems of taxation.
There are many other objections also,
but I do not care to go into the matter to
greater length."
NEW TRIAL REFUSED.
Cyrus Brown, Who Murdered His Wife,
to Be Hanged April SO. '
Columbus, Ind., Dec. 80. For the
murder of his wife, on Aug. 17, Cyrus
Brown was sentenced to death, the exe
cution to occur Friday, April 20, 1894.
He had hoped for a new trial because
i one of the jurors became drunk one
night while serving as a juror, and while
there was a recess of the court, but
Judge Hord overruled the motion, and
. pronounced -judimumt
FAIR ASSOCIATION.
The Stockholders Meet land Select Sew
Directors.
The Indebtedness of the Society In
creased Slightly.
The stockholders of the Henry Coun
ty Fair Association met atf'tbe Probate
Court room on Monday for the purpose
of selecting nine directors to serve for
the ensuing year. H. C. Groschner
was called to the chair and J. L. Halter
made secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion of W. P. Tyler a commit-
tee of three was appointed by the chair
to draft new constitution and by-laws;
and also notice was given that action
would be taken at the next regular
meeting on the question of substitut
ing a board ot five, directors Jot one of
nine. . -
The cbalr appointed as. such com
mittee W. P. Tyler, Henry Rohrs and
J. L. Halter.
On motion of J. H. Tyler the selec
tion of nine directors was proceeded
with. The following names were an
nounced: It. B. Heller, J. L. Halter,
W. P. Tyler, W. H. Booher, J. Roller,
J. H. Rohrs, Ed. Dittmer, G. W. Test
er, Geo. Bowerman, B. F. Pontious. J.
W.Long. J. B. Viers, John Weiblc, H.
H. Fast, H. C. Groschner, John Sheets,
A. Bradley, John Hill.
The balloting resulted as follows;
Heller 102 Halter......... Ill
Tyler.. 114 Booher....... 75
Roller 59 Rohrs 83
Dittmer 40. Tester 49
Bowerman.... 15 Pontious 29
Long..., .... 92 Viers 36
Weible 31 Fast 29
Groschner 81 Sheets 12
Bradley 48 Hill 3
Saur 1 Hoy 2
Ojwig..., 1 Rothenberger 1
The nine receiving the highest num
ber of votes were Heller, Halter, Tyler,
Booher, Roller, Rohrs, Tester, Long,
Groschner.
The following figures show the con
dition of the society on Jan. 1, 1894:
Incidental expences. $ 2,058.22
Premiums paid....... . ...tt. 2,643.30
Indebtednes, Jan. 1, 1893. ... 592.37
Total, Jan. 1, 1893,1 J5.293.89
Orders drawn on Treasurer... 4,487.37
Total indebtedness Jan. 1, '94 f 806.51
Cash received, paid treasurer $ 4,508.82
Orders drawn on treasurer. . . 4,487.38
Cash on hand Jan. 1,'94. . . .$ 21.44
Permanent Improvements made
$421.53. Indebtedness increased dur
ing the year $214.14.
Premiums paid ip 1893. ... ... $2,643.30
Premiums paid in 1892 1,984.64
1893 over 1892 658.66
Gate receipts for 1892 2,371.15
Gate receipts for 1893. ... 1,958.50
Showing a shortage for 1893 $412.65
The new board of directors will meet
on Saturday next for organization.
PRENDERGAST GUILTY.
Mayor Harrison's Mnrrlerar Sentenced to
Be Hanged.
Chicago, Dec. 30. The Prendergast
jury returned a verdict of guilty and
lantenoed the prisoner to be hanged.
- HAS FIVE WIVES.
William Grim Arretted by a Brooklyn
V Detective at Fort Wayne. ;
Fort Wayne, Jan. 2. Detective Jos
eph Batnarello of Brooklyn arrested
William H. Grim at the city Young
Men's Christian association here. Grim
is wanted in Brooklyn on an indictment
by the grand jury for bigamy. Jt is said
that he has live wives living, No. 1 in
Hartford, Conn.; No. 2 in Dubuque, la.;
Ho. 8 in Quincy, Ills.; No. 4 in Fulton
Bounty, Pa., and No. 5 in Brooklyn.
Grim's crime was discovered by his
fifth wife, formerly Mrs. Walker, by the
finding of a letter in his pocket from No.
Ii in Quincy, formerly a Miss Whittaker
of that place. He has been followed for
a month by the detective, who departed
with his prisoner late yesterday evening
on the way back to Brooklyn. Grim's
way of ingratiating himself into favor
and securing his Mctims is to get into
church and Young Men Christian associ
ation work, where speaks and leads in
prayer with the facility of a clergymen.
He has already become a favorite in the
Young Men's Christian association at
this place, and was about to be admitted
Into the First Baptist church.
ONE GIRL SHOOTS ANOTHER.
Some Claim That It Was aa Accident,
' Othen a Murder.
Clarksville, Tenn., Jan. 2. News
has just reached here of a tragedy at
Hadensville, Ey., 1-5 miles from Clarks
ville, on the Louisville and Nashville
road, one girl becoming the slayer of an
other girl friend. Three young ladies,
aged 18 or 20, were examining Christmas
presents at the residence of J, F. Shelton,
when Miss Shelton picked up a revolver
and aiming it at Miss Allen, daughter of
Esquire Allen, one of her guests, said:
"Watch put, I will shoot you!"
Instantly a loud report rang out and
Miss Shelton beheld her companion of
girlhood days fall dead at her feet, with
a bullet in her temple. There are sev
eral reports as to the cause of the trag
edy. Reliable parties state that the two
girls were rivals in love and that Miss
Shelton committed a murder. Others,
equally as reliable, are of the opinion
that the shooting was accidental, Miss
Shelton not knowing th weapon was
loaded. : :i- . ... , ' . .
YELLOW JACK AT RIO
. DREADED PLAGUE ADDS TO THE
. HORRORS OF WAR.
the Government Doing All In It! Power
to Prevent the Disease From Spreading.
Hampered by the Condition of the City,
Owing to the War In Progress.
Buenos Ayrbs, Dec. 29. Very bad
news has reached here from Rio Janeiro.
It is announced that the unfortunate city
which has for months past been suffering
from the ravages of war is now a victim
to the ravages of the worst and most
dreaded' of all diseases, yellow fever, and
five deaths from this disease are already
reported. ,,.,.
. The news that yellow fever has added
its burden and horrors to the sufferings
already endured by the people of Bio
has caused widespread attention here and
much sympathy is expressed for the
plague and war-stricken inhabitants.
It is added, however, that the govern
ment is taking every precaution possible
under the circumstances to prevent a
spread of the disease; but the work of the
officials at Rio is greatly hampered by
the condition to which the city has been
reduced by the horrors of war.
The yellow fever, which has broken
vat in Rio Janeiro, is not the mild form
that fever, but is the worst form of
Mack vomit.
The Rebel In a Critical CeadlMea.
London, Dec. 29. Dispaidxr recdved
from Rio Janeiro report th. Ktmrasr to
be in a critical condition. f.'j-c l pre
concerted risings are said Co uuvosv
checkmated, and Admiral de Gama is re
ported to be disturbed by the non-arriva'
of reinforcements.
i ABOUT TO BE FOUGHT.
The Decisive Battle of the Brazilian Rev
olution. New York, Jan. 2. It is claimed in a
dispatch from Pernambuco that the de
cisive battle will soon be fought in Bra-,
zil and will take place on water. The
government naval vessels are concen
trating and will go to the relief of Ric
Janeiro. Much anxiety is felt in Wash
ington. The San Francisco has reached
Star Mil Hie ! j
All Overcoats Mens' B.ys children
. ., i J--- ai e now r - ' "
20 Per ct Less
Thau regular pnees. The assortment ormtains many fine Overcoats and CI-'
stern, on which you can make a saving of one-fifth of former prices
and get asohoioe a seleotion as at any time daring the; seaeou.
Boys Overcoats Ulsters
Underwear and all Winter Goods : .
f Bwle.''ntfifth 'T than to?ner pTiom- Remember we give foi every
Five Dollar purchase one ohaaoe on the following four prizes :
'One 175.00 Top tm .
"One. 65.00 Olds 2-lorse Wagon, L
' Vne ZD. CO 'One Horse -Carl,
'One 18. .00 Single Buggy .Harness. '
Also with every $18.00 purchase we give yon one of onr new CANE WHIPS.
A. J. VANDENBECEK, Propr.
Perry Street.
Mello Wonnded.
Montevideo, Jan. 2. It is reported in
this city that the Brazilian rebel, Ad
miral Mello, has been seriously wounded
and will soon come here to have his in
juries attended to. It is surmised that a
fragment of a shell must have struck
him when the Aquidaban was escaping
from the harbor of Eio and had to ma
the gantlet of the loyal forts at the en
trance. The latest news received of the Rio
Grande do Sul campaign is that General
Hypolito, with a column of 1,600 loyal
men, is now encamped within one league
of Santa Anna, and that when he has
joined forces with the garrison there they
will together number 2,500 men, having,
besides other arms, 10 pieces of field
artillery.
Post boys just arrived from Bage say
that tne siege of that town by the in
surgents still continues, and that daily
combats occur between the besieged and
besiegers.
Peixoto's troops have carried from
Santa Anna to Rivera a great quantity
of munitions of war to assure against
their falling into the hands of the enemy
Mello's provisional government in Des
terro, Santa Catherino, has published a
manifesto saying that Mello and Da
Gama are freely in accord as to the ends
to be aimed at, and that both intend to
maintain the constitution and the repub
lic. ,
JACKSON PARK AGAIN.
World'! Fair Company Surrender! the
Site to the Park Commiuiouen.
Chicago, Jan. 2. All title to Jackson
park as a world's fair site has been sur
rendered to the South park commission
ers. President Higinbotham of the
world's fair, General Manager Graham
and Secretary Emonds met the South
park board, and after giving a check for
$200,000, yielded their authority to con
trol the ground on which the exposition
stood. The meeting was an amicable one,
though the commissioners and Mr. Hig
inbotham declared a poor bargain had
been made by each side. Nevertheless
President Higinbotham carried away
with him the exposition company's bond
for $100,000, which was made out three
years ago, when the world's fair people
promised to remove all the buildings by
Kay 1.1895. " -
1A accoraioioe witn tne terms ot mis
settlement the city must bo prompt if it
wishes to aoquire the manufactures
bujlding and remove it to the- lake front.
It is stipulated in the proponed ordinance,
adopted unanimously at the meeting,
that the city must, on or before May 1,
1894, purchase the building. In the
event that it fails to do so by that time
th structure, becomes the property of
the South park board. In. the event of
the building being purchased by the city
by that time it is given until May 1, 1895,
to remove it. ' - . , .
BROKERS FOR THE POOR.
A Kovel Scheme Deviled by the Chicago
- Union league.
Chicago, Doci 29. The Union League
club's committee on political action is
considering a plan by which poor' people
may be enabled to borrow money at 6 or
7 per cent a year and thus do away with
pawnbrokers and ' chattel mortgage
sharks. - It is proposed to establish a loan
association, in. which large . capitalists
will take stock and let out their money
with household and personal . effects as
securities. Definite action in regard to
the matter will probably be taken
shortly. ' ' :
They Held Winning Hand.
Chicago, Dec. 28. Two men entered
the gambling house at No. 20 Quincy
street, secured $2,200 in cash, and with
revolvers still leveled at a badly scared
group of three faro dealers, backed out
of the door and made their escape.
Another One Found.
Tell City, Ind., Dec. 80. A mangled
body was taken from the river and is
supposed to bes that of one of the un
fortunates who went down When the
Louisville and Jefferson bridge fell.
Nervy Thieves.
Manchester, O., Dec. 29. Thieves en
tered the barn of Robert Ervin, a poor
tenant farmer near here, and hauled
away his last year's crop of tobacco,
5,000 pounds. ' .
Atchison, Kan., Dec. 28. The new
Populist police . commissioners have de
cided to compel tramps who apply for
meals and lodging to work on the rock
pile in payment. Eighty-seven tramps
were fed and lodged last week.
One door South of SoenBler's Grocery.
ONLY A SCARE.
A Priioner Removed From Jail For Fear
- -of Being Lynched.
Shelbyville, Ky., Jan. ' 2. Last
Wednesday night Robert Cogswell of
Graffenburg, this county, walked Into
: the church at that place and deliberately
I fired a shot into the shoulder of Mrs.
Robert Darlington, and in the cxitement
which ensued made his escape, went to
Frankfort and there surrendering to the
sheriff, was jailed.
Authorities from here went to Frank
fort and brought the prisoner here. Sun
day night they received a telephone
message that a mob was forming at Graf
fenburg for the purpose of coming here
and lynching Cogswell.
He was taken from the jail to the
country, and kept away 48 hours, but be
yond a few strangers who came in on
horseback, no indications of a mob ap
peared, and Cogswell was .returned to
the jail.
The prisoner is either really crazy or
is playing the insanity dodge to per
fection. Mrs. Darlington is not seriously
injured.' , ,
Suot While WrTtMff-a" rtterT "
Pittsburg, Jan. 2. While James Col
ley, 25 years old, a colored employe of
the Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal com
pany at Cecil station on the Panhandle
railroad, was seated in his room writing
a letter, a pistol ball was fired through
the window, the ball lodging in his neck
just above the collar bone.inflicting a dan
gerous wound. Colley was brought to
the West Penn hospital. There is no
hew to his assailant. He may recover.
Ttie Fint Train.
Lima, O., Dec. 29. The first passen
ger train on the Ohio Southern road left
here at 7:45 Thursday morning for
Springfield and Wellston.
Don't Tobacoo Spit or Smoke Tour
Life Away
Is the truthful, startling title of a little book
that tells all about No-to-bao the wonderful,
harmless guaranteed tobacco habitoure. The
oost is trifling and the man who wants to
quit and oan't runs no physical or financial
rink in using "No-To-Bao," sold by Bsur &
Balsley.
Book at store, or bv mail free, ad
dress. The Sterlina Remedy Co.. Indiana
i mineral springs, ina. jnnezi-iy
Opening of tho Seventy-First
General Assembly.
tt TAKES PLACE ON S'EW YEARS.
Demoerata Hava the Smallest Represen
tation of Any Party Since Long Before
the War Officers of Both .Branches.
Work of Thia Session Bard to Outline.
Many toung Member.
.' ' Columbus, O., Jan. 2.
'The Seventy-first general assembly
was ushered in yesterday, New Year's
day. This is the third time this has hap
pened. The constitution provides that
the legislature shall convene on the first
Monday in January of every second year
and makes no provisions for a change in
years when the first Monday happens also
to be New Year's day. Thus the embryo
ttatesmen have to work on a holiday
without any change of pay for "over
time."
The Seventy-first general assembly is
peculiarly made up in this, that there are
tut five Democratic Senators and but 22
Democratic representatives. This is the
smallest number of members of any one
party that have ever held down seats in
the legislature since long before tne war.
To the unintiated this might seem to be a
langerous predicament for the majority
ide of the two houses. While, of course
the majority must take the responsibility
ALEXANDER BOXWELL.
of legislation from a political standpoint,
yet the real harm that can come to the
people will be little at its worst. This is
so because the great bulk of legislation
has no relation to political questions, and
all representatives and senators have the
same sorts of constituencies toqwase and
to work for.. Thus the two parties art
represented on both sides of all contested
measures except purely party matters.
Yesterday the two houses met at 10
o'clock in tneir respective halls and
elected officers as follows:
Senate President pro tern, Thomas H.
McConica; clerk, Alex C'aine; journal
clerk, W". H. Fuller; message clerk, R.
J. Mauck; engrossing clerk. H. H.
Myers; enrolling clerk, S. W. Clark;
recording clerk, H. M. Roach; sergeant-st-arms,
F. R. Haywood; first assistant,
JohnE. Erwin; second assistant, W. S.
Cowan.
House Speaker, Alexander Boxwell;
speaker pro tern, L. H. Southard; clerk,
John R. Malloy; journal clerk, G..W.
Thomas; message clerk, J. C. Scott; re
cording clerk, Miss Emma C. Whitney;
engrossing clerk, Calvin W. Reynolds;
enrolling dork, Clyde Williams; ser-geanfcat-arms,
Andrew Jackson; first
assistant, W. R. Dutton; second assist
ant, G. . B. Sandford; third assistant,
Fred Blenkner.
Senator McConica was nominated for
the presidency pro tern of the senate by
acclamation in his party caucus, which
is a very high compliment to his ability
and standing as a legislator. He is a ris
ing young attorney of Hancock county,
and seems to be destined for greater
honors.
The great contest for place of honor
was that over the' speakeiship. , The re
sult finally attained came only through
the determined fighting on the part of
the forces of Mr. Boxwell against the
equally detsrrained followers of his chief
opponent, Mr. Griffin.
Speaker Boxwell is from Warren coun
ty, having been elected three times in
succession to the lower house. He is an
earnest, careful legislator, and the re
sults of his experience are found im
pressed on Ohio's laws in many places.
Probably his chief claim upon future
fame will rest upon what is known as
the Boxwell school law. Mr. Boxwell
was a teacher in the common and graded
schools of tho state for 16 years, and the
law bearing his name is the result of his
experience upon the teacher's rostrum.
Mr. Boxwell also made quite a record as
a financier in the last house, where he
was chairman of the finance committee,
the position of greatest responsibility in
the general assembly outside of the speak
ership. Mr. Boxwell is the third speaker to
come from Warren county, a constitu
ency that has had some able representar
tives in the Columbus legislative halls.
Matthias Corwin was from Warren
county and was speaker in 1813-16, and
John Bigger was from the saaie county
and was speaker in 1821-22.
Other Warren county famous sons in
the legislature were: David Morris, an
editor for many years; W. C. Schenck,
father of General Robert C. Schenck;
Thomas Corwin, afterwards governor,
congressman in both branches of the na
tional legislature and a cabinet officer;
Jeremiah Morrow, governor, representa
tive in congress and senator; Joseph
Whitehill, afterwards state treasurer;
General Durbin Ward, Judge Geo. C.
Smith, father of United States Circuit
Judge J. U. Smith; Nathaniel McLean,
brother of Judge of Supreme Court John
McLean; Peter Burr, cousin of Aaron
Burr, and Dr. James Scott, who repre
sented Warren county in the legislature
for 16 years. He was also chairman of
the committee of finance, as Mr. Boxwell
was last year, and earned the title of
watchdog of the treasury. Thus it will
De seen that Mr. Speaker Boxwell is but
following in the footsteps of many of his
predecessors in aspiring to the honor
which he has won.
The work of the Seventy-first General
Assembly can hardly be outlined as yet.
There are many important matters that
team likely Jx come -HP. .The agitation
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. w. - .eport
II V C"2f
IX V
ABSOLUTELY PURE
tw. (he m wwfi nr nf lTlfrflvimT 'TI1A tJnw
tax seems to be more pronounced this
.i a: 1 r A' ...
year man ior buiuu uuu uviuro. in
there are many reasons why it is not
likely that anything will result finally.
Vhe agitation in favor of the increase
comes, strange to say, - from the large
laloonkeepers of the large cities, and
from the teniperence elements of the
urban and rural populations. Just how
these two forces can unite in their efforts
to bring about the increase is hard to de
termine at this time, yet it may be possi
ble that the deft and handy lobbyist may
be able to bring such a state of affairs
about.
The attack upon tho so-called Weitzel
law, passed nearly U years ago in the in
terests of the street railroad companies of
the larger cities, may be renewed in a
more vigorous style than Inst year. The
smaller towns and the country districts
are becoming so surrounded with street
railroads, upon which run cars driven by
electricity, that they will soon begin to
feel the oppressions of this law if it is not
charfged. Heretofore its only practical
effect has been in the larger cities.
Tho movement to bring about biennial
sessions was inaugurated in the senate by
the introduction of a joint resolution by
Senator Avery of Cleveland calling at
tention to the provision in the constitu
tion and asserting the determination of
the general aasembly to appropriate for
two years instead of one,, so as to do away
with the second session. This resolution
will probably be adopted within the
present week. It is necessary to act upon
the proposition at once, as the finance
committee can not begin its work until
that very important question has been
settled. The resolution will not be
adopted without much resistance on the
part of those'who have various reasons
and motives to inspire their action. For
instance, the . Columbus people are not
very anxious to have one session of the
legislature cut off, as their boarding
houses, hotels, cigar stands, groceries
(wet) and many other institutions of
amusement and profit do a better busi
ness when the legislature is in session
than when it is not. Others say that it
will be found a practical impossibility to
make economical appropriations for two
years, ana they are prepamig facts and
figures to back . lip tliis argument. The
Proposition" is likely to stir up a heated
debate in both houses. ;
The makeup of the finance committee,
of course, will not be definitely known
until the new speaker amiounces all the
committees, which may not be for an
other week. Finance committees have
been known to tarn out some very promi
nent citizens. For instance, when Sena
ator Lampsou was speaker he appointed
upon the finance committee Mr. Cope,
who is now state treasurer; Mr. Poorman,
who was afterwards secretary of state
and Was defeated for congress by Jess
than a score of votes; Mr. Taylor,, who is
now secretary of state; Mr. Braman, who
was a prominent candidate for congress
last year and who is a northern Ohio
editor of some marked ability; Mr. Reed,
who recently died while - holding a posi
tion as member of the penitentiary board.
That finance committee probably turned
out better than any ever appointed.
"And not one of them had the promise
of appointment on the committee until 1
appointed them," said Mr. Lampson to
the writer a few days ago. ,
The first death among the members
elented to tie Snvectv-fcrst eeneral as-
-
HarrletE Ball, of Wtynetown,lnd.,say! "I
owe my life to the Great boutk American Nervine.
I had been inbeod (or fire month) from tho effect!
of an exhausted slomHch, iDdinestioo, ncrvons
prostration auda Renernl shattered condition of my
whole system. Had given up all hopes of KoltlmY
well. Han tried tnreo doctors wiirt no renei. xne
first hnltlo of (he Nervine Tonto tmprorrrl roe so
much that I was ahle to walk auont. sod a few bot
tles cured me entirely I believo it is the best
medicine Id the world. I cannot recommend it
too highly." bold by D. J. Humphrey, Napo
leon, u. auc. iu IV,
THlb lb ' U V
EACLE
CLOTHING
HOUSE.
M sBBBBnW
4&k Tfo
sembly . occurrea7' before the' session
opened. Hon. John B. Allen of Greene,
county, the oldest member of the last
house, and destined to have the same
honor in the present assembly,- was the
GRIFFIN.
victim of pneumonia, brought on by a
cold caught whilo at the world's fair.
Mr. Allen was very careful of his health
while at Columbus during the past two
years, and was scarcely ever absent from
his seat in the house. He was a banker
at Xenia, and was beloved by all those
who knew him.
There was one death in the last house.
It occurred the first week of the assembly
two years ago. In the house before there
were three deaths before the session drew
to a close.
The number of young men who are
now sitting in both the house and the
senate is fully equal to that in the last
legislature if indeed it is not larger.
Several old members have been replaced
by young ones, while the coutrary is true
in but very few cases.
The youngest member in" either house
is Mr. Farrel of Fairfield county, who
had that honor last year. He is now but
26. In the senate all the members are
afraid of being taken for old men. When
the resolution to allow the oldest man in
the senate to choose his seat first, as is
customary, was drawn up yesterday it
was hard to find any one of the senators
who would agree to allow t!w nse of his
name.
The members of the lower house who
have been here many a time before are
several. Hon, , Charles P. Griffin from
Toledo is how entering upon his fourth
succc sivo t. rm. Hon. John R. Locke of
Madiiori' County is entering upon his
fourth term, but he has been absent from
the house for several years. Mr. Boxwell is
now on his third successive term, as has
already been stated. Major J. Dwight
Palmer of Cleveland is entering upon his
third term, which have been run with al
ternate terms of residence at horned In
the senate the familiar form of Senator
Van Cleaf will be missed. He spent
about ten years in both houses. Senator
Clark of Cleveland has had two terms in
the house and is now on his third legisla
tive term. Senator MacMackin of Butlt r
county is now on his second senatorial
term, after serving in the house. Senator
Gear is on his second term, after a term
or two in the house. Senator Ohl is on
his second tenn, after two terms iu the
house, and he is a young man yet. Sena
tors Eckly and Rorick are both on their
third terms as legislators.
The great majority of the members of
both houses are new members, whose
faults, because of their inexperience, are
apt to cause more trouble and damage
than could the cupidity of any material
number of wise members. But that's
the way Ohio does; rotation, in office, eah
pecially in the office of legislator, is the
rule and Beems likely tb be for some time
to come, and the state must therefore
suffer from this plan of choosing legisla
tors. . A Member of the House.
The Connty' Auditor and Geo. , H. Rohrs
St B ro. occrjpie big paitof oar space this
week. ' -
GEO. HAHN'S
-IS THE
Omit m
MORE OVERCOATS,
MORE STYLES
Than any two stores in Napoleon. Say
ing a good deal, isn't it? But not too
much, you'll say, when you see the
great assortment; but we need them this
year. We have already sold more Over
coats, up to date, than any whole sea
son since we have been In business.
They say .
ODR $12 OVERCOATS I
are as good as $1 5 Overcoats sold
elsewhere.
OUR $15 OVERCOATS !
are as good as other clothiers sell at $18
and $20. See for yourself to be con
vinced. You all know we have strictly
one price toall, and that the very lowest.
geo. iiAiw.'pnop'n.
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Opposite Court House.
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