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And Henry County News,
ESTABLISHED A. D. 1852.
NAPOLEON, O., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1894.
VOL. XLI-NO. 51.
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After the Holidays
. are Over. ;
Then's when -we come down
to earth again and begin to
think of the practical things
of life. After the effusion of
sentiment it's a good time to
get back to bed rock judgment.
It's a glorious season to buy,
because this is the season when
the knife is in the profits and
you get the goods at 'way
down figures. One might say
it ' is the midway season be
tween the Holidays and the
opening of spring trade just
the season for bargains. At
this season it will pay one to
buy even goods that are not
required for immediate use
prices are so low,
Saur & Balsley have many
useful and ornamental articles
left over from their big Holl
day trade which will be given
almost at your own price, in
order to make room for goods
which will soon be m season
Then their assortment of books
is still large and complete, and
this is just the time to buy
books, good and standard
books at that, cheap, very
cheap, in fact surprisingly
cheap. As nothing adds more
to the comfort of a home than
books, now is the time to take
advantage of this opportunity
to secure tnem. Tnis sale is
an excellent chance to replen
ish your iibraries, if you are
so fortunate as to have one,
and if not it is a good time to
commence the foundation of
one, .Saur & Balsley are head
quarters for books.
The other departments of
their establishment are com-
. plete in every particular.
Their drugs are always pure
and fresh and their facilities
' for compounding prescriptions
are the best. In patent medi
cine they take the lead, keep
ing in stock all the old and
new discoverfes in this line.
Their-paints and oils have a
standard reputation for purity
and lasting qualities. The
paints sold by them are old and
reliable brands, which have
been b
the public for
ve always given
The wall paper
s complete and
'cU.lidCiiiciU
Iepa:tment
sorts, ins nvoy fine and stylish
oattenis.
improve your
acing upon its
ugs tasty paper,
ts comforts ten
and cai'
Is to
fold. Here ch o will be found
n excellent i i lection of win
dow shadoa fixtures. You
can- adom tcvj windows at a
small outlay bv selecting pat
terns to fcei md at Saur &
BaMey's.
As spring approaches, house
"V3S will coiruaance to think
re painting and re-papering,
rder to brush up the ap
podiance of the inside of their
homes. Saur & Balsley would
request that all' such call in
and see them before making
their selections elsewhere, as
they pride themselves upon
their stock of paints and wall
papers and - decorations, and
can offer prices which are hard
to duplicate.
The Examining Committee
Baked Over the Hot Coals
BY PAITHFUIj CO,
OFFICIALS.
' i STJLTE2IE2TT ,v ...
From the Auditor In Reply to the
Report of the Commit tee Appoint
ted to Examine the Commls
ieners Annual Financial
Report.
Ma. Editob:
On or about March 29th, 1893, jon far
ored the Aodlor by publishing a statement
from him in reply to a minority report, iim
ilarto the one published in yoar last week's
issue, to whieh he now desires to reply.
The abore named committee, after spend
ing forty-two days in examining said report
at an expense to the county of 252.50 and an
additional expense for sheriff and witness
fees of $35.94, has proclaimed to the people
of Henry county whst they already know,
viz: That extravagance in pnhlio expendi
ture prevails and the Anditor is declared to
be one of the chief dospoilers. The Prose
cuting Attorney, who by virtue of his office
is a member of this committee and also the
legal advisor of all county officers, for
which service under Sec 1274 Revised Stat
utes he has received for three years service
the sum of $1725, surely ought to know as
much about this business as any other man
in the county; and now in conjunction with
these two other members of kindred spirit,
the conolnsion is reached thnt.the Auditor
is the chief offender, and after all this mon
ey baa been expended in the interest of
economy, nndei the supervision of this legal
advisor, this committee is ananimous in its
decision that extravagance prevails and ille
gal fees are allowed and taken with impuni
ty. The Audi tor appeals f rom the decision
of the committee to the unbiased, non-part
isan and considerate judgment of the peo
ple of Henry county, a tribunal of justice
before which the Aoditor sets np the follow
ing plea in his own defense:
For the 27 month's service from the 14tb
of September, 191, when he assumed the
duties of the office to the 1st day of January,
1894, he has received from the county treas
ury on fifty-three different warrants the
sum of $6790.33 compensation for all servi
oes rendered by himself and olerks and ac
crued expenses. This sum represents full
payment for 2148 days. labor, actually per
formed, an average compensation of $3.16
per day; $4237.49of this sum the Anditor re
oeives by Statute governing compensation
on the basis of male population, special
school districts, railroads and all similar
work in each of the eighty-eight counties in
Ohio, regardless of saloons, ditches, gravel
roads or any otherspeeial or dissimilar work,
and any attorney who has even reached the
plane of legal literary mediocrity knows or
ought to know that no part of this $4237.49
is intended to compensate an Auditor for
special work, but to pay him for the faithful
performance of the work common to each
of the eighty-eight counties. The Auditor
has asked and received $1784.04 for all ditch
work of every description for these twenty
seven and one-half months, including the
work performed on these two ditches that
this committee in its mature judgment has
! so carefully examined, together with fifty-
seven others, and all the compensation that
will ever be asked has been cheer fully al
lowed by the Commissioners, and the Audi
tor alone and no one else should be held re
sponsible for every penny of illegal fees so
received, as he alone and not the Commis
sioners should know the value of his servi
ces.' This sum of $1784.04 is full payment
and inclndes that $19.00 plat and that other
damnable charge that shocked the conserva
tive and economic principles of this commit
tee, and represents 1074 days of faithful and
skillful work, an average compensation of
$1,67 per day. After all the hue and cry,
that $19,00 plat which they allege oonld have
been easily made in five hours, only cost the
modest sum of eighty four cents when taken
in connection with the other work. The above
calculation is based on the self-evident fact
that half the work done in Henry county for
the last five years, at least, has been ditcb
work, together with ninety per cent, of the
vexation resulting from dissatisfaction with
apportionment. Ihis work is still increas
ing: and the February settlement will record
a special Bssesemer.t on ditches and aspeoial
levy on gravel roaas agtrregating the unpre
cedented and stupendous sum of more than
8000. Pause and reflect before you con
demn the Commissioners of Henry county
for failing to satisfy all men as to the just
ness of their individual assessments that go
to make up this prodigious sum. This cor-
resDondingly increases the work to be oer
formed by the Auditor and Treasurer and
theirverv worthy.effioientand faithfnlolerks.
This committee alleges that illegal fees have
been demanded, allowed ana received for
this work but the truth is that this work has
been cerformed at a loss to the Anditor,
This committee has also discovered that the
Auditor has received $250 for three days
work and corroborates the truth of this cold
blooded steal by the sworn statement of one
whose name is in ambush, which is mdioat
tve of a coward and scoundrel to begin with,
and for the reason that the Auditor and kin
dred neither in America nor Germany have
ever, with all their other faults, been charg
ed with either sconndrelism or noltroonerv.
he respectfully declines to reply to his sworn
statement not knowing whether he be knave
or fool, but in order to bring thisoommittee
out from nnder this baleful inilnence.hewill
add Xo the sum of $1784.04 received for all
ditch work.every penny that he has received
for all other special worn for the full twenty
seven and one-half months of his incum
bency, saloon, gravel road, compiling Com
missioners report and in fact every penny
paid him for special work, legal or illegal,
which ia the sum of $768.80, and this snm,
which in the righteous and indignant judg
ment of this committee is a cold, cruel and
shameless steal, added to $1784.04 aggregates
the sum of $2552.84, and to be liberal with
this sagaoions committee he will say that all
this work combined represents bnt one-half
of the work done in twenty-seven and one
half mrnths or 1074 days work, which ia an
average compensation of $2.38 per day for
1074 days of as faithful work as was ever
performed in an Auditor's office in Ohio,
and this sum ot $2552.84 is $572.16 less than
the Auditor bas paid out in money for help
to do this work and after having been twice
declared by tha exoffioio member of this
committee to bean extortioner, yet the im
mutable facta is. that if the State Legisla
ture had not provided fair compensation for
salaried officers, the Auditor would be out
572.16. and no where to so to reimburse
himself, bnt he can be thankful for the State
allowance ox $4237.49 from which to pay
the) debt of $572.18 lost on apodal work, and'
ha.o abalnnc.of $36d5.33. which U $29.02
own aiiaau uv it vuftiwaW s I WTJ1
for 37 month's service on direct salary
alone. But this sum is every eent that he
ha left after paying clerks for work aotnal
ly performed, which is a monthly com pen.
sation of $133.28, which is $1.06 per month
leu than the law allows the Auditor of Han
ry county on the basis of population alone,
and after- condemning the Commissioners
for allowing, ana him for accepting illegal
fees, it turn oot that he has proveo himself
a very stopid thief for not securing at least
hie legal salary of $134.34 per month. This
Committee surely must have noticed the
bills of the Prosecuting Attorney allowed
and paid during the year, and it seems
strange that not one word was said in that
report ia reference to any of these bills; per
haps they were all as economic a was deair
ed by this Committee for this particular of
fice, which will soon have to be occupied by
a new incumbent. The Aoditor thinks that j
these two members might have struck a blow
at extravagance and immortalized them
selves by making a truthful comment on
some of these bills allowed and paid this of
fioer, who above all others should teach and
practice economy after being so liberally
paid for legal advice to County officers, but
with an unparalleled ingratitude for unpre
cedented compensation he ruthlessly
and - angratefuily signs a report con
demning inuocent officers. The Auditor has
no desire to wrong any man, and in neither
a malicious nor vindicative spirit, but in an
ingenuous spirit of honor and integrity,
he will submit the following state
ment, to-wit: From the 14th day of
September. 1891, to January 1st, 181)4, the
Prosecuting Attorney has drawn from the
Tieasury of Henry county on forty-three
different warrants issued from the Auditor a
offloe the sum of $6322.29 compensation for
i. ,.,.,-u,.nH.rad iidnninui u
reports to the Auditor of State the sum of i
$206.25 as clerk hire paid for the two years !
preceding September let, isya, ana lor the !
four succeeding months at the average I
monthly rate for clerk hire reported for last
year, this sum would be increased to the ex
tent of S67.08, making a total of $ 273.33,
hich.at that rate.would leave for incumbent
the sum of $6048.96 or $219.96 per month or
$8.45 per day for 716 days. Now if this of
ficer has been employed all this time as has
been the Auditor and Lis clerks, then this
statement does justice to him, but if any
pait of this time has been devoted to other
work then he has all the advantage of this
additional time.
The Auditor takes no pleasure in this con
troversy, bnt he has been brought into
line in the defense of himself, and indirect
ly in defense of all who have been misrepre
sented in this report, and as this committee
has referred to the Auditor and Commis
sioners unjustly in connection with the dif-
m iig Boi
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20 Per ct Less
Than regular prices. The assortment onntain many fine Overcoats and Ul
sters, on which you oan make a saving of one-fifth of former prices
and get as choice a selection as at any time during the season. v
Boys Overcoats Ulsters j
Underwear and all Winter Goods
Of all styles, one-fifth tess than former prices. Remember we give. foJ every
Five Djllar purchase one chance on the following four prizes : j
-One 115.00 Top Tiuggz',
'One 65.00 'Clds 2-orse Wagon,
One 25.00 One JLorse Hart,
- 'One. 48.00 Single Buggy Harness.
Also with every $15.00 purchase we give yon one of our new CANE WHIPS.
A. J. VANDENBRCEK, Propr.
PerryStreet. One door South of Spengler's Grocery.
ferent funds and the general county fund , with the location of County ditches knows
in particular, he will, tf!-r !'" F h n--v that th proceedings of the above ditch were
statement, make a gemrnl stiiteuien ! inn " -) I ! w "upljeaterl. and that the Corn
taxpayers of Henry county auu givo iiis u.u nii;ii'fHt, ;3u v.- nro- Ai'dit'ir win', I in no
the Commissioners views concerning this , wise lessen theoouiiiiiattiun or exutuiw, la
important i nd very imperfectly understood their statement of the amount tne uimuuis
matterof so v,ll i.nportn::?e to H e people, 1 sioners received on sa'd ditch, they did not
and in thi' com-e Hon let i o s y that he, state that the proceedings were nearly all
who is inc'nei to nold the U .. i r.ssioners
responsible for n 1 the ext t -u ni and ex
orbitant bill and claims th"' ir-j oe present
ed and allowed by them a-d exo.iornte the
officer or claimant presenting tht same for
allowance, from the deserved condemnation
that should be meted out to htm, is nit the
officer or citizen upon whom the tax-payers
can rely for help iri.relieving them from the
payment of excessive and unjust taxation.
The people who pay taxes must hold every
officer individually responsible for his own
bills for services rendered and stationery
used as an officer and servant of the people, j we cannot understand." The tile was paid
and then and not until then will public ex- j for out of this fund and put to that use rath
penditnre be limited to the requirements of er than issue bonds for a few months, thus
justice. It is ess? to find men of vromise.
but quite difficult to find men of performance
in publio position in times of extravagance
and degeneracy, I assert emphatically that
for any man to assume the dnties of a Com
missioner in a county having a bonded m
debtedness and special assessment of thelgation not a dollar thus drawn from the
magnitude of Henry county, and in addi
tion to be unjustly centered for the fanlts of
others, be has assumed a responsibility that
the average citizen never should covet, and
in conclusion for myself let me say that be
ing fully conscious of the rectitude of my
official actions, past.present and p respective,
and firmly relying upon that God-given sense
of justice inherent in the breast of all fair
minded men, I respectfully snbmit the fore
going statement.
J. tl. KESH.
A STATEMENT
Made by the Commissioners in Reply
to. False and Unwarranted Charg
es Blade Against Them by the
Committee Appointed to
Examine the Commis
. sioners' Report.
Editob or th Nobthwrst:
Please allow us through your columns to
reply to some of the false and unjust criti
cisms printed in last week's issue, over the
names of the Committee appointed to exam
ine the Commissioners' annnal report,
t oustix Fund.
There are several reasons why the indebt
edness of the county fund bas increased dur
ing the fiscal year in the snm of $3448.30,
among which are the following, viz: The
Treasurer's fee, including clerk hira,
.mounting to $2275, instead of being- takes
f roat all funds, is now required by the Gar-
ber law to be paid out of the county fund.
The amount paid for making new indices
at the Recorder's office, incloding books for
same, is over $5000. We any not responsi
ble for the contract warranting this expen
diture, for said contract wiu entered into
before this board entered upon their duties
as Commissioners. These two amounts
alone more than account for the increased
indebtedness in the said county fond.
BbTDO FtJMD.
We deny, and can fully substantiate the
fact that their statement, "That the con
tracts for stonework for bridges are 'et by
private contract", in entirely groundless,
that this Board of Commissioners bas never
let any stone work without giving due no
tice in each instance that work will be let at
public outcry to the lowest bidder, and that
this Board never made the statement that
such work will not last to exceed 10 or 12
years." In no case has this Board paid over
sixteen dollars per cord for suoh work.
Coumtt Ditches.
Said Committee reports joint county ditch
No. 700 as a fair sample showing the expense
of locating a county ditch. - To disabuse the
minds of your readers concerning this state
ment, we give a synopsis of the proceedings
of the above named ditch.
The petition was filed Dee. 14th, 1800,
with George Russell, Aoditor. The Joint
Board viewed the same and reported June
8th, 1891, and ordered the engineer to survey
the same as petitioned for. The first hear
ing was set for the 14th day of Sept., 1891
a quorum not Deing present inrttier proceed-
wf re adjourned until ths 29th. of Sept.
m Ht wh'ch tlme a Petition signed by var-
rr: - "T"XrM V 1 r, T,
of"Bld ,in,proTem2.tol ?i.Tn. BoRrd.tlhen
adjourned until Oct. 8th. 1891, to sive them
time to view the rocte of extension. On
said 8th day Ootober, the Board found in
favor of said extension and ordered the And
itor to notify the Engineer to survey aad
level the route as extended and to report the
same before Nov. 5th, 1891. The Board met
on Nov. 5th, 1891, pursuant to adjournment,
at which time they found that the Engineer
had not sufficient time to make his said re
port. They then adjourned nntil Deo. 21st,
1891. The Board found that additional
claims for compensation and damages had
been filed, therefore adjournment was bad
until the 15th day of January, 1892. On 'said
day a petition for cut-off was filed by VVm.
Olanz, et al. Further proceedings were then
adjourned until Feb. 2, 1892. at which time
the Engineer's final report was considered.
amended and confirmed. Anyone familiar
Boys and
" aie now
Childrens'
had before the nndersiened put on their of
ficial robes Itie ":n 'i) men" refer also
to the XVtt- v J,o' i i.v l.'itch No. 716. Their
statement ',tr.iut this d; ch is almost
entirely n me'epreseutntion. fhey say that
the cost of -tverpipe, amour, mgto $434 68,
was paid ori of the county fri d. By refer
ing to order No. 2940, paid Jr. ,e 6th, 1893, on
file at the Auditor's office, you will see that
said order was 'ssned payable out of the gen
eral ditch fund, which has a credit of $13
176.11. Of this fund they say, "And what
use that amount of money is in that fund
saving the "pauperized county fund" from
being drawn upon by one of the Committee
for fees for drawing up resolutions, journal
entrees, and overseeing in general the issue
of the bonds, as has been done in the past.
Again they say, "At the time ot tins mvesti-
treasury has been returned." What ntt..
want of regard for the truth 1 They ia
hardly excuse themselves by pleading igr t-r
anoe, for one of the Committee has rect-vcr)
many dollars tcrcllecting just such
ments.-By refer r" lb to the Treasurei' , auu
licate of 18.)- i, a till see that the whole as
sessment iu -o sum of $1023.74, including
the amount of $434.58 paid for tile), was
placed against the lots and lands of Leshler
which were bene" I leu. By reference a.so to
the duplicated 1893, yie will see that near
ly all of said assesm.-'i is have been paid, and
were paid at th,- t ime this Committee made
their report, yet fh v say not a dollar has
been covered int tub treHMiry." All of the
proceedings in th' matter ooght to be legal,
for the County pud fia Lje"l advisor for
drawing np the oniract between Kind,
Augspaoh iS Co., an I the cormtiissiOLers or
Henry county, for M e till . nu J for k'ving
them advice in other carts .f the proceed
ings. Bom s.
"The Commissioners received $24.50 net
premium on the $35000 of bonds sold as here
in before referred to, and then i id ont $M
to have the proceeds ot tin same converted
into small bills, the petple losing that
amount by lack of business net on the part
of the Commissioners." Everyone knows
(except this Committee) that where the
bonds are to be paid for at the Treasurer's
office, that the person selling the bonds must
get a permit from the Anditor to certify the
amount into the treasury, and that theCom-
j miesioners have nothing to do with the kind
I of money the Treasurer receives in the trans
action. When they are satisfied that the
money ia cove red into the treasury, they
deliver the bond. However in the sale of
bonds since, we have had the denominations
stipulated in the contract. .
Cousn Expihszs.
"While investigating the causes of the in
creased indebtedness of the County, we hare
been met by the Auditor and Commissioners
with the statement that it is impossible to
run the County on the amount of taxes that
can be levied and collected nnder the pres
ent valuation." We mast emphatically deny
the traih of the above statement.
It is the intention of the undersigned to
run the business of the County on an eco
nomical and straightforward plan. To allow
no bill which is exorbitant or unjust, nor to
discriminate or make allowances in favor of
any persons not entitled to the same or not
allowed by law.
Had we been required by law to pass on
the justness of the biilof said Committee for
their labor ($126 apiece) for making said re
port, counting actuhl number of days devot
ed oa said report, the above resolution
or intention would have sunk "out of sight"
for shame, or an allowance made for half of
said sum.
If this Committee had gone more accord
ing to "custom," (which custom they so em
phatically denounce in their criticisms of the
Auditor's allowance), in regard to the time
used in making said report, or what is re
ceived in other Counties for the same work.
they would have made the report in C or 8
days instead of 42 days.
Respectfully submi'ed,
Lxvi Kraa,
D. T. Biibb.
Comissioners of Henry Co., O.
Engineer Schwab Fata in an
Answer.
Editob Nobthwest: Allow me to say a
few words with reference to the statements
made by the examining committee of the
County Commissioners report, as published
last week, in, which report said committee
avers that the Commissioners allowed ex
cessive and oppressive fees to the engineer
of joint county ditch No. 700 and county
diteh No. 716.
They also declare that the fees charged by
the engineer in these two oases are "Fair
specimens of the charges in all other cases
of like character." This charge I deny, be
cause those two ditches were the most com.
plicated of any surveyed in this county for a
number of years, and consequently the en
gineer's fees were away above the average,
The reason why these two caseB were singled
out among so many others is, no doubt, be
cause to anyone not familiar with the his.
tory of these ditches the fees charged seem
excessive, but if that was the case with the
committee why did they not examine the
records and get the facts.
The facts in these cases are simply these:
Joint county ditch No. 700, petitioned for by
Herman Holers, 'commenced on the line be
tween Fulton and Henry counties, draining
n large scope of land in Fulton county and
empties into Napoleon creek in Freedom
towship, a distance of i little over three
and one-half miles.
June 18th, 1891, 1 was appointed engineer
by the Joint Board of Commissioners and
ordered to survey said ditch and make my
report) I complied with said order and sur
veyed and leveled said ditch, made two re
ports comprising plats and profiles, one for
each county. At the hearing, parties living
near the outlet claimed that the same was
not sufficient to carry off the water and ask
ed the joint board to continue the improve
ment until a good and sufficient outlet was
obtained. The joint board thereupon order
ed me to survey and level down Napoleon
creek until where the same is orossed by the
Wabash railroad, east of Napoleon, and
again report. This being done made the
whole length of the ditoh a trifle over nine
miles.
My fees for all of this work, including
first report, amounted to $186. Then at the
next hearing, the Joint Board of Commiss
ioners out off the ditch at stake 207, drop
ping a little over 5 miles, the upper end was
ordered sold and completed. My fees for
making final apportionment, selling labor
of construction, sale reports, superintending
construction, etc., amounted to $71, so that
thrf total amount of fees I got out of the
said ditch is $257 and not $427.75 as report
ed by the examiners, who were appointed to
report facts and not falsehoods.
County ditch No. 716 was fully as compli
cated a3 joint oounty ditch No. 700, if not
more so, having been ordered out three
times to survey three different routes before
it was finally settled and constructed.
If the examiners found my oharges on all
county eitohes excessive, why do they quote
only two, and if they did not find them all
excessive, why do they call the charges in
these two particular oases fair specimens of
the charges in all othfr cases. The fact is
the two ditches quoted are not fair speci
mens hut exceptions, and anyone doubting
my statemsuts cm examine the records of
county diic!i in the Auditor's otiice and
convince theuiselvos,
C. N. Schwab,
Engineer.
A large consignment of cotton batton can
be fotn.d at the Co operative atrre, cheerR,
in p. ice than can be found at any other
place in town. Try the co operative, tf
"Ke-No," an honest 6o c;gar, '"all to it
"t 1 you'll get it. Maty tec centers don't
apr roach it
Have yen Med car 5 o tea ' It is the best
tea for the prioe iu the market, in 'dot we
brag on t. tf Co opkuattve Is roaa.
jb-.cary,
kkd -Magrjlo May Bead caef near Napoleon, O.
on v-ie Hth ot N jv 1893, '.sred i years, 10 months
and 1 ana. She wta a de' ,oate child, when one
year old her weight was It poands. Her tender
lfe caused her to be loveland carressed by many;
her last days of lite were with her grand parents,
Mr. and Mrs. P. Reed, where ahe fonndagood
home, kind hearts and willing hands ever ready to
administer to her In her illness. The best medical
aUU was employed, bat she lingered near 2 weeks.
then the libit too k Its upward flight to res ins of
terr day The funeral service! were held on the
Mt! Jan., U94, oondacted by Bey. t. W. Myers
No tender voice la heard at morn.
In accents sweet, so kind, low,
Tnuagtt 'on no more to us return.
Yet aoon we too from earth may go. :
I onjli strange Hla providence to me.
At o'er the path of montha juit fled,
Memory recalls, O, oan It be
That one so loved to me is dead.
! O, no, she Uvea In glory bright,
T&ongh here in aadneas lone I roam,
Soon in that land beyond this night
We'll meet again, safe, safe at home.
J. W.M.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ul Baiting
ABSOULTiELY PURE
CONGRESS.
Wednesday.
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Wilson tariff bill was considered.
SENATE 1 he Hawaiian question acain
came np. The federal elections bill was
further discussed.
Thursday.
Senate Senator Squire of Washington
presented resolutions from the Seattle
chamber of commerce protesting; against
the Wilson bill. The Hawaiian resolution
went over, and Senator Allen of Nebraska
made an extended argument in favor of his
resolution, declaring the contemplated is
sue of bonds by Secretary Carlisle to be un
lawful and the bonds, if issued, illegal. A.
desultory discussion of the federal election
bill followed.
IIocsK Only one amendment to the
tariff bill of importance was adopted, that
repealing the reciprocity clause of the Mc
Kmley law. The entire day was consumed
by the New York Democrats, who were
filibustering against the income tax propo
sition, which they feared would be offered
along with other features of the internal
revenue bill as an amendment to the Wil
son bill.
Friday.
Senate The session was devoted to a
discussion of Senator Call's public land
resolution and a general colloquy over the
federal elections bill. The Hawaiian mat
ter went over without prejudice.
House The only amendment to the
tariff bill adopted was one increasing the
duty on cut stones. An attempt to place
tinplate on the free list was unsuccessful.
The lumber Bcale was then taken up and
debated until the hour of adjournment.
No action was taken.
Saturday.
HOUSE The tariff bill was further con
sidered. All amendments to the lead
schedule were tost. The house will vote on
the bill Thursday.
Monday.
HOUSE The debate on the internal
revenue bill including the provision for
the income tax began. Mcllillin (Dem.,
Tenn.) offered an amendment imposing a
tax of per thousand on cigarettes.
Senate Senator Vest entered a protest
against the habit of Republican members
of reading petitions against the passage of
the Wilson bill.
Senator Walcott presented the memorial
of the Colorado legislature repudiating the
proposition of Governor' Waite, that the
Colorado legislature has any power to leg
islate on the money question. The resolu
tion was referred.
Senator Stewart introduced a resolution
declaring that, in the judgment of the sen
ate, Secretary Carlisle is not clothed with
the legal authority to issue bonds.
Tuesday.
House The tariff bill was resumed.
Arguments were made in favor of an in
come tax.
SENATE Two monster petitions protest
ing against certain provisions of tlie Wil
ton bill were presented. ' .
A TRAMP WITH SMALLPOX.
Journeyed From Chicago to Sprlnsfleld,
O., Sowing Death Kn Route.
SPKiNOPiELD.Jan. 27. Joseph Evans, a
tramp, arrived from Dayton a few days
ago and was taken to the pesthotwe with
a case of smallpox. He came from Chi
cago, and has -been here three days in the
hospital. The hoard of public affairs has
ordered all school children and shop
hands 'vaccinated, and has quarantined
thehospitaL
THE VOTE ON THE TARIFF BILL
Arrangements Blade to Take It Thursday
Afternoon at 3.
Washington, Jan. 80. The great
tana debate wui close in the house on
next Thursday at 3 o'clock, when, ac
cording to the amended special order nn
der which the house is operating, the
vote will be taken on the pending amend
ments and the final passage of the bill.
Kicked to Death.
Windfall, Ind., Jan. 30. Oscar
Thrawl, 17. living three miles northeast
of this place, was kicked by a how
Instantly killed.
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AND TATASSIT
are the three
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You can see them in our window. Twenty
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Opposite Court House.
One Price to all.
SHORT AND SWEET.
THE FIGHT BETWEEN CHAMPIONS
CORBETT AND MITCHELL.
The Engllah Pugilist Laid Low ia Three
Bounds by the Tall Scientific Boxer
From the Pacific Coast Was aa Easy
' Victory For Corbett Who Comes Next T
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 25. The
fight between Corbett and Mitchell, the
American and English champions, for a
purse of $20,000 and a side bet and the
championship of the world, resulted in a
victory for the American in three
rounds. v
By Rounda.
Time was called at 1:45 p.m. The
referee said the men should shake hands
and fight to a finish.
Round 1 Corbett led with left on
Mitchell's chin, clinch exchange body
blows and Jim reaches Charlie's left eye
heavily. Mitchell reaches the ribs. An
other exchange and Mitchell clinches.
Mitchell in on Corbett s neck and Jim
lands right and right again, just as time
called. Mitchell gets in good body blow.
Honors easy in first round.
Round 2 A wild exchange and a
clinch. Corbett uppercuts his man as
they come together. Mitchell lands hard
on ribs and as Mitchell came in Jim
caught. Corbett knocks him down twice
in succession. Jim floored his man
clearly and knocked him down again as
he essayed to rise. The gong saved
Mitchell. ,
Round 8 Mitchell rather groggy.
Corbett rushed at him swinging right
and landed heavily on Mitchell's neck.
Charlie went down. He took the full
time to arise and then Corbett rushed,
knocking him out. '
Chloroformed anu Robbed of SI, 500.
Lima, O,, Jan. 30. Joseph Shipman
of Weston, near here, was knocked
down, chloroformed and robbed by
masked men of $1,500 while on his way
home Saturday night. It is feared .that
his skull is fractured and that he can not
lire. ' ' f
Iron la Free.
Washington, Jan. 26. The Wilson
bill, placing sugar, coal, iron, wool and
lumber on the free list, goes on triumph
ing in the house. Wednesday the amend
ments to the iron schedule were all de
feated, and that ore goes on the free list.
Income Tax Wins.
Washington, Jan. 26, The ways and
means committee has resolved in favor
of reporting the income tax bill to the
house with approval. Cockran and sev
eral other bolters are lighting it hard,
but their efforts are believed to be futile.
Hlscoughed to Death.
Springfield, O., Jan. 80. William
h. Mulhollin, 64, hiccoughed to death
here. About a week ago he was attacked
with the grip, which produced the hic
coughs, and he had been hiccoughing
since last Tuesday.
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by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to core deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube gets inflamed yon have a rumbling or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is
is nothing but an inflamed condition of the
mnoous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Der.fness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
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