5SffesteAt:.l-ilr------ -rfTVI II A AkmMMJLar I 'i 1 - 4 " "V ' And Henry County News, ESTABLISHED A. D. 1852. NAPOLEON, O., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1894. VOL. XLI-NO. 51. Oemoeratic-Northwest AHD HEBRY 00U5TY HEWS- etrel at tht Xaploto P. 0. os Btcond-Clau Matttr, . robllehed EirjniurlT Morning. Office, Northwest Building, Washington St. I,. Ij. ORWIft Tnnu of Subscript ion.: Per Year la advance ..-.) six Mouth in advance.... .. . 11 not paid in advance, iliea 11.60 will eharzed. rar-Nopapar will bo discontinued nntll all rrr gee are paid, nnleM t the option of the publisher. ! Job Printing ot every deeoriptloa neatly and cheaply executed. . - ADVERTISING RATES. Am'torSpace.- 1 mo. 3 mo. a mo. 1 Ter One Column. ' On Inch 4 CO 11900 ! 59 00'$S0OO WOO 501 14 no S 60! 7 S0 100 1 001 !6 60 48 00 27 0U 1 50 Si 14 00 soo COO All bneinese locals, iflrtfirtl anions pnre read ing matter, 10 ceuta per line fir first insertion and 6 cents ner line fur each additional inrtin. Bnsinet,s locala, when inserted nnder the head of Butineaa Local., Seen in per line lur each itiser- tion. 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 All Overcoats, - Me?s' t i I- t t 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. TfnTTSff Trtft trnn nm o.f. .1 1 1 Tk r$ U 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. 1 KENOSHA, LEOTA AND TATASSIT are the three the celebrated :. AND w. COLLARS. You can see them in our window. Twenty per cent, off on all OVERCOs, TS. Eagle Clothing House, GEO. HAHN, Prop'r. 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. Deafness Cannot he Cured 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. F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo, O. 3T8old by Druggists, 75c. lm pretty styles just received of AAA1AAAQ l 9