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THE WEATHER. Ohio- Fair and warmer to- night. Saturday partly cloudy and warmer The Scioto VOL. 28. NO.

102. CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12 1906 DAILY EDITION. Gazette. CITY HOSPITAL PROPOSITION Placed Before City Council By a Committee of Physicians-Committee Will Investigate the Matter -Other Work of City Dads, The City Council met in regular session Thursday evening, with five members '8 present, Messrs. Esker, MeDowell, Rumpf, Swepston, Stratemeyer and Messrs.

Herring and O'Brien absent. President Sears presided. The minutes were read and stood approved. Reports from city officials included a communication from the Board of Public Service to the effect that the light fund was exhausted and that more money should be appropriated and that various maters submitted to the Mayor had been returned either approved or unindorsed. A committee from the Ross County Academy of Medicine was present, and on motion of Dr.

Stratemeyer, they were accorded the privilege of the floor. Dr. G. E. Robbins was the first speaker, and a city hospital was the theme.

Dr. Robbins gave a brief history of the present hospital, which had been inaugurated ten years ago, after hard work, and which had been maintained ever since by private charity. In the ten years' time 589 patients had been treated in the hospital and twice that many could have been treated had there been room or accommodations for them. The building was old and unsuited for hospital purposes from the first, but was better than nothing, but now it is in such a condition of decay, the wood work rotting, the ventilation being bad, the light bad and the sanitary conditions absolutely dangerous, so that it is only in cases of the strictest necessity that it is used for surgical cases, as the chances for recovery are against the patient. There is a erying need for a new hospital, which average intelligence can not deny.

Dr. Holmes indorced all that Dr. Robbins had said, and added that every day children were dying in Chillicothe for lack of hospital treatment, and this was true of older persons. Dr. Lorimer said that Chillicothe needed a hospital more than any city he could mention, Mt.

Vernon, Coshocton, Mansfield, Canton, Lima, Zanesville, Springfield, all had them, and the cause of humanity was bettered. The hospital should be a modern building, erected upon proper scientific lines, and twenty beds would be sufficient for a start. Now many cases are sent to Columbus because the local hospital is filled or two dangerous for these cases. He was investigating the hospital question in Ohio, and he would gladly furnish all the information he received to a committee of Council. He thought Council should act in the matter.

Dr. Scott indorsed what had been said, but had nothing to add. President Sears said that he had obtained a brief of the city's power in the matter from Solicitor Schaeffer, and $20,000 would build a suitable building, and Council could issue hospital bonds for that amount without submitting the same to a vote of the people. Dr. Stratemeyer introduced a resolution to the effect that the hospital matter be referred to the building committee of Council, in conjunction with the president of Council, that tuey employ a competent architect to furnish plans and specifications, acting in connection with a committee of the hospital trustees and a mittee of the Academy of Medicine, the expense to be defrayed by the physicians or hospital trustees and the same to be refunded when the building is built.

The resolution was unanimously carried. An ordinance to appropriate $200 to police incidentals, $200 to repair of engine houses and $25 for minute men in the fire department, was passed. An ordinance to appropriate $100 for the purchase of a strip of ground between Hickory and Ewing streets for an alley running from Fourth street to a cross alley, was lost, three years, two An ordinance to appropriate $2900 for city lighting was unanimously passed. A resolution to borrow $4,000 for High street paving, read the first time September 13th, was read for the second time. A resolution to borrow $350 for the Park street sidewalk improvement was read the first time.

The following ordinances and resolutions were read for the first time: To issue $5500 of bonds for the city's portion of paving Walnut street, Fifth to Seventh. To issue $5,000 of bonds in anticipation of special assessments in paving Walnut street, Fifth to Seventh street. To issue $4,000 of bonds for the city's option of cost of paving High street, Second to North street. To issue $5,000 of bonds for the A WANT A IN THE SCIOTO GAZETTE will bring results everv time. DELICATE Situation Presents Itself to King Edward XII For Solution.

London, Oct. Edward is confronted just at present by a somewhat embarrassing demand. It is nothing more nor less than a request that he should present some costly and imposing site in London for the erection of a superb mosque, akin in grandeur to the great mosque at Delhi. The plans have already been approved, and the Moslem rulers and wealthy Mahometans of India have pledged themselves to the subscription of a fund amply sufficient not only to build but also to endow the mosque, stipulating, however, that the project shall receive the approval of King Edward. It is pointed out that in Constantinople the Sultan 1 has given fine sites for an English church, for an English high school for girls, for an English sailors' home, and for several other Christian institutions of the same kind, and that, inasmuch as King Edward is the most powerful Moslem ruler.

in the world, his Mahometan subjects outnumbering his Christian lieges by two to one, he might as well show the consideration for their religious belief that would be involved by his presentation of some valuable site in London for the mosque. It is argued that It would likewise constitute a royal recognition of the loyalty of the Moslems in India to England, both during and since the great Sepoy mutiny of half a century ago, and would be appreciated to such a degree as a compliment by followers of the prophet in all quarters of the globe that it would go far toward scotching the growing peril of PanIslamism. If King Edward hesitates, il is because he is aware of the outcry which would be raised throughout the United Kingdom, especially among the middle and lower classes, against what would be denounced as "pandering to the infidel." He knows that. meetings would be called, sermons preached and miles of print published to condemn him and to recall him to a sense of his obligations as supreme head of the Church of England. In fact, hts gift of a site in London for a mosque would stir up a terrible hornet's nest at home.

On the other hand, if he declines to comply with the demand addressed to him, he gravely offends his Moslem subjects in India, whose good will is of such vital importance to the maintenance of his rule over his great Asiatic empire. It will also profoundly irritate against him Mahometans in Egypt, Central Asia, Turkey and elsewhere, whom it is England's policy to propitiate. Edward VIl is keenly alive to this. He attaches greater value than any of his predecessors on the throne to his Indian empire, and that is why it may safely be assumed tha the will decide to face the music in England and to satisfy his Moslem lieges by presenting them with a site for a mosque. It must thoroughly be understood that the mosque is demanded not so much for the use of the followers of the prophet living in London in considerable numebrs, but rather as an outward and visible sign of the consideration accorded by the British crown and government to the faith to which nearly 100,000,000 of English subjects belong.

New Way to Do It. Terre Haute, Oct. the fact that preparations are being made for the Hartschreck bout to-night, it is apparent that City Attorney Rawley will attempt to stop the contest. The fight will be pulled off. The promoters have enjoined the city officials from interference with the contest.

Mrs. Davis Improved. New York, Oct. son Davis' condition proved to-day. Rebellion Still On.

Jefferis somewhat im- Constantinople, Oct. rebellion against rule in the province of Yemen Arabia shows no signs of subsiding. A fight occured in the district of Azir between the government troops and the tribe of Benichar in which the Turks were routed with a loss of one hundred men killed and sixty wounded. The casualties of the Arabs are estimated at two hundred. FOURTEEN ORPHANS WERE POISONED.

Findlay, 0., Oct. children at the orphans' home were poisoned last night, supposedly by drinking milk. All have recovered except two, who are in a serious condition. An investigation is being made. THE JUDGE'S Assailant in Tusla, I.

Was Bound Over to Grand Jury. Tulsa, I. Oct. E. King, the real estate dealer who is alleged to have threatened yesterday to kill Representative Thomas E.

Scroggy, of Xenia, Ohio, at the latter's winter home here, was bound over to the grand jury. A political feud between the two Ohio men several years ago led to the trouble. The Fourth Game. Chicago, Oct. -The fourth game of the championship series will be played on the American grounds to-day.

The largest crowd that has yet witnessed the contest will be in attendance. It was a announced before the game the probable pitchers would be Altrock for the Americans, and Brown for the Nationals. The betting favored the Nationals slightly. Fielder Hahn, of the Americans, whose nose was broken by a pitched ball in yesterday's game, will play to-day. Beveridge is Better.

Boston, Oct. 12-Senator Beveridge who has been ill for several days here was recovered and left for New York. BUSINESS Of Loaning Money on Pawns Takes Immense Strides. New York 12-The President Loan Society of New Yory has now in four offices in Manhattan and one in Williamsburg and has purchased a site for a sixth office. The aggregate business of these officer for 1905 was $7,203,000 loaned on collateral of jewelry, silverware, clothing, on valuable of, any sort which may be stored readily in safety vaults.

Furniture is not taken as collateral. This is the record achieved by an organization which started with one small office in the United Charities building not quite 12 years ago, handicapped by the prophecy of a certain part of the community, headed by the pawnbrokers, that an organized credit system for the poor, conducted on a regular banking basis would not prove a success and by the comments of another class who maintained that the society wan intended to accommodate the well-to-do and not the very poor. The business done at the office at Eldridge and Rivington streets, in the University Settlement building, is about all the proof needed that the poor are the main beneficiaries of the society- in that part of the city, at least. This office, the second to be opened and which began to loan money in 1898, does a business equal to that of all the other offices combined and twice that of the office at Fourth avenue and Twenty-second street. At the Eldridge street office the average amount loaned daily is $12,652, the books showing that $17,000 is frequently passed out in a day.

It is no uncommo nthing at this office to make 1,000 loans in one day, this number being doubled the day before the Jewish New Year, when the line of applicants for loans reaches the sidewalk and some distance down Eldridge street. The books at the Eldridge street office show that the average loan is $32, the maximum loan about $1,000, and that the collateral oftenest produced are diamonds and watches. Most of the patrons of the Eldridge street office are poor, but they are not destitute. They pawn their jewlry and other collateral and devote the money to. stocking a push cart or to buy merchandise to retail in a small shop or sidewalk stand, or for some sort of business venture which is sure to bring a small return.

The people rarely lose in their busines deals. -How do these poor people manage to come bd' diamonds watches and silverware? is often asked. Well, is is something like this: The Eastside is populated almost entirely by foreigners--Poles, Russians Yiddish and some Italians and Greeks--and it is the nature of these people, if a time comes when they have a little extra money, to invest it in jewelry, especially diamonds, instead of salting down the price in a bank. The women wear the diamonds jewelry on Sundays and holidays and use it at other times as collateral on which to borrow cash. The rate on interest charged by the society on loans is 1 per cent a month on sums up to $250 and 18 cents a year on $350 or more.

For a shorter time than one month 1 1-2 per cent is charged on amounts of over $5., PROGRAMME Of the Sunset Club For the Coming Season is Arranged. The programs for the srason of 1906-07 of the Sunset Club are now in the hands of the printer and will soon be placed in the hands of the members. The initial meeting of the season will be held next Friday evening at the Masonic temple, at six o'clock. The program for the year is as follows: Friday, October 19th: Patent Medicines, B. F.

Sproat. Friday, November 16th: "Why Do We Punish Crime?" Rev. W. M. Hindman.

Friday, December 21st: "Christian Science," Rev. R. G. Noland. Friday, January 18th: "Fungal Life," M.

E. Hard. Friday, February 15th: Seymour Cunningham. Friday, March 15th: "The American Consular Service," B. F.

Stone. Friday, April 19th: "The Evolution of the Shoe Business," A. E. Culter. Friday, May 17th: Leo Tolstoi- -The Man and His Message," Wilby G.

Hyde. Mr. Cunningham substitutes for Mr. John McKell, and his subject will be announced later. The program should be most enjoyable.

Christians in Session. Huntington, Oct. American Christian convention will appoint a committee to consider the advisability of establishing a Christian university. Rev. H.

O. Helfenstein, of Defiance, was elected editor of the Sunday School Literature, and Newhouse, of Lima, 0., was chosen vice president of the publishing association. SUPPOSED THIS MAN IS INSANE. Winchenden, Oct. Wood, who is suspected of having shot and killed his sister-in-law, Mrs.

Ira E. Wood, was found in bed at his home with his throat cut. The wound is not dangerous. Wood was arrested on a charge of alleged murder. The motive of the crime is not known.

It is said Wood is somewhat mentally defective. Major Chamberlain Retires. Cincinnati, 0., Oct. W. H.

Chamberlain, for many years connected with the local office of the Associated Press, as day correspondent, in view of his long and services, has been retired from active duty. Hereafter he will serve in an advisory capacity. Major Chamberlain has been in poor health for the last few weeks, but is gradually regaining his strength. The retirement of Major Chamberlin brings promotion to Fred Wohlwender and John Mosbacher, both of whom entered the service of the Associated Press eighteen years ago as messenger boys. Mr.

Wohlwender becomes day correspondent and Mr. Mosbacher succeeds him as editor on the night side. NEW WRINKLE Marking Street Names By Sinking Letters Into the Sidewalks. Paris, Oct. of the cities of France and Italy have adopted a new wrinkle which is offered as a suggestion to the municipal authorities of the United States.

The names of the streets have been placed in the pavement at each corner, SO that pedestrians may look down instead of up to see where they are going. In some cases letters have been imbedded in concrete or asphaltum sidewalks. In other places the words have been by ornamental bricks, and the names have sometimes been painted upon the pavement. It is a new and novel idea, and will answer very well for those who walk, but of course such guides are entirely useles for people in carriages, and would not. do at all in countries where there is a heavy snowfall in the winter.

Paris is labeled better than any other city in the world. The names of the streets, in white letters upon blue enameled tiles, are placed at every corner and sometimes midway In the blocks. The number of every house is placed also upon a tile plaque on either side of the entrance where it can- be distinctly seen. If there is a yard in front of the house the plaque is placed upon the gateway. NEW ROAD From Mill St.

Being Built in City Park -No More Heavy Hauling. The Park Board held a short meeting Thursday afternoon. President McKee, Secretary H. H. Bennett, Major Poland and Supt.

Long were present. A trip of inspection was made to the upper end of the park where the Mill street entrance is being widened by the dirt taken from High street by the contractors. A large number of scrapers and men are at work and the filling in is progressing nicely. Work on the path will also be taken up this fall, but will not be completed until spring, as the contractors will not try to finish the street before then. The path is to run south of the willows along the present drive and will make a safe and pleasant walk, free from ruption by vehicles.

The park policeman was instructed to have the heavy hauling through the park stopped. While Water street was being repaired this was allowed, but now that the street is completed the hauling must stop, as it cuts up the roads. Plans for the spring work were outlined, and the new flower beds being laid out by Superintendent Long were looked into. The Superintendent is now busy taking up the delicate plants' and putting them away until spring. The century have been put in the basement of the Water Works Company building by consent of the company.

The Board then adjourned. Ran Into a Horse and Buggy. A young fellow named Breinig, while riding up West Main street at noon, ran into a horse and buggy, which was being driven down the street, and was thrown to the ground. He sustained no injuries and got up and rode away. Fatally Shot Policeman.

Toledo, Oct. desperate encounter between a policeman and three hold-up men on Front and Main streets this morning resulted in Policeman Jos. Schlagbeck being fatally shot and two highwaymen injured. MR. JOHNSON WILL BE "TURNED LOOSE." Columbus, Oct.

the outcome of the Slater-Johnson quo warranto case in the Circuit court, and whatever action Johnson takes with regard to the letter which was sent to the Circuit Judges, Johnson will retire to private life in a few short weeks. If Slater wins in his suit, then Johnson is out of office. If Johnson wins, the odor of the Ryan letter is such that it is practically certain that Governor Harris will remove him from the administration's official family. In the meantime, Johnson must face the grand jury on the charge of having written the Ryan letter, and must, unless there is a complete change of program, face the Circuit court to show cause why he should not be held for contempt. Yesterday Johnson tearfully denied the authenticity of the Ryan letter.

He wrote a card, in which he set forth his statement that he is innocent, and that the handwriting experts and the lawyers are all wrong. Funeral of James Lenox. The funeral of the late James Lenox will be held from St. Mary's church Saturday morning at ten o'cloc. Rev.

A. D. Dexter officiating. Interment in St. Xavier's cemetery.

Cut His Hand. Mr. Ed Uhrig, of Burbridge a venue was the recipient of a very painful injury on Thursday evening. While walking through the cold storage room of the Uhrig slaughter house, on South Paint street, he slipped and fell and in faling attempted to steady himself by siezing an iron meat hook, but instead caught his hand on the point of the hook runing it through the palm of the hand into the base of the index finger. Mr.

Uhrig in order to remove his hand from the hook without tearing the flesh was obliged to stand on tip toes and push his bleeding hand from the hook. He immediately called for help and Dr. Tatman was notified who arrived just in time to check the flow of blood, as Mr. Uhrig was nearly unconscious. Dr.

Tatman was obliged to take six stitches in Mr. Uhrig's hand, which, unfortunately, is his right one, and the location of the injury will necessitate his refraining from handling anything with that hand for a while. Mr. Uhrig is resting very easy to-day. 1 Fact.

Water-soaked wood burns bum. So does wet coal. The Union Coal Semi-Wellston is clean and dry. SPELL BINDERS Who Will Stump the County For the Republican Party. Church and Mill street storm water sewer.

An ordinance to proceed with the paving of Hickory street, Second to Fifth, was read the second time. An ordinance to proceed with the sidewalks, surbs and gutters on Mill street, Delano avenue to Honey creek, was read for the first time. A resolution of necessity for sidewalks, curbs and gutters on the north and south sides of Main street, Wade to Douglas streets, was read the first time. An ordinance determining to proceed with the construction of a storm water sewer on Church and Mill streets was read for the first time. A resolution of necessity for a sanitary sewer on Mulberry street from Water to Second street and from Fourth to Seventh streets, was read the first time.

The following estimates of the engineer were read and approved: For making a tarviated street, Seventh street, Paint to Walnut, $414. For cement 6-foot sidewalk, curb and gutter north and south sides of Main street, Wade to Douglas avenue, 2860 lineal feet, $3,884.80. For grading and graveling Belleview avenue, High street to corporation line, $3,059. A resolution authorizing and directing the Board of Public Service to advertise for bids for the Belleview avenue work, the same to be reported to Council, was read for the first time. Solicitor Schaefer reported a new set of specifications and forms to govern public work in the future, in response to a resolution of Council, and the same was referred to the committee on street paying, finance and the city engineer.

Mr. Esker made a motion that the solicitor prepare and report to Council forthwith proper papers for cement sidewalks on West Main street in front of the Franklin property, the Memorial Hall, Third church and the McCague property. Carried. An ordinance authorizing the Board of Public Safety to advertise. for bids and enter into a contract for the purchase of an air-cooled automobile patrol wagon not to exceed $1200, was read one time.

A resolution fixing the polling places for the November election was adopted. The places designated are as follows: First ward, A--Merkle building, corner Allen avenue and Church street. First ward, B--No. 63 West Second street, Bonner building. Second ward, A--No.

93 East Second street, McNeilis block. Second ward, B-Alexander's corner, No. 273 East Water street. Third ward, A--Motor Storage building, South Walnut street. Third ward, B-Boblett's barber shop, South Paint street.

Fourth ward, A--Houser's Cigar store, East Main street. Fourth ward, B- -Engine House No. 3, South Watt street. An ordinance authorizing the Board of Sinking Fund Trustees to make repairs on the pest house, was, read the first time. Council then adjourned until 7:30 o'clock Monday evening, to consider the unfinished and uncompleted work of the, present session, Mr.

Swepston voting nay. WHY Cement Contractors Do Not Care to Bid on Any More Public Work. Two well known contractors for cement pavements were talking to a prominent citizen in regard to why there were no bids for the pavement the city was to have put in on Western avenue. One of them' stated that the terms and specifications of the contract they must make with the city require them to guarantee the work for the term of five years and to tie up their money for that length of time, and they did not want to do that as long as they had plenty of of other work to do. You see, it's this way said he, the manufactures from whom the cement is purchased guarantee it for a year.

We are therefore protected for that length of time, but for the balance of the term of years we must take our chances on weather expansion and other troubles, and stand good for the loss. There is no profit in it at the figure we have to take the work at, with a guarantee of this kind, and we will not bid any more on city work for that reason. The Republican campaign committee has been busy arranging for a season of speaking throughout the county, and to-day Chairman E. A. Tinker announced the following engagements in this county: Hallsville, Thursday evening, October 18: Capt.

Tom D. Binckley, New Lexington; Wilby G. Hyde, Chillicothe, 0. Richmondale, Friday evening, October 19: Capt. Tom D.

Binckley, of New Lexington; Luther B. Yaple, of Chillicothe. Chillicothe, Saturday evening, October 20: Hon. James R. Garfield, Hon.

Warren G. Harding and Albert Douglas. Harris Station, Wednesday evening, October 24: Dr. S. S.

Jordan, Charles R. Doll and E. A. Tinker. Kingston, Thursday evening, October 25: Judge S.

H. Bright, of Logan; Hon. Randolph Walton, of Columbus, and Addison P. Minshall. Frankfort, Saturday evening, October 27: Dr.

Jones, president Wilberforce University; Dr. S. S. Jordan, Charles R. Doll.

Chairman Tinker informed the Gazette that there would be speaking at Bainbridge, Massieville, at Tucson and other points in the county in the next two weeks and the dates would be announced some time in the next few days. Will Preach Farewell Sermon. Rev. Schnur of the Calvary Lutheran church will on Sunday October 21st in the morning preach his farewell sermon to hiscongregationbefore leaving for his new charge at Minneapolis. A special program for the day will be arranged, the details of which are not announced yet.

Miss Sheets Dead. Miss Martha Sheets aged 62, died at her home in Huntington township. at 8:30 a. m. Thursday October 11th, of paralysis.

She is survived by three brothers and two sister. The funeral was held from the house at 1:30 this afternoon, Rev. Bell officiating. Interment in McCommen cemetery. Marriage Licenses.

John W. Moss 28, Weshington laborer and Nellie R. Sowers 18, South Salem, at home. L. W.

Trockmorton. A Settlement Made. On Tuesday evening Mr. Claude. Uhrig, of South Mulberry street, last some very valuable ferrets and on the following morning, an envelope was found at the door of Mr.

Uhrig's residence, with some money enclosed, which however did not pay adequately the value of the missing ferrets. Mr. Uhrig accordingly referred the matter to the police and the man, was soon located and it was found that he had taken the ferrets to the Infirmary and there sold them. When threatend with arrest he made a settlement with Mr. Uhrip at noon and returned the ferrets.

Out of Respect to Judge Burkett. Columbus, 0., Oct. 12-After session to-day the trial of the Standard Oil of Ohio charged with conspiracy against trade adjourned until Monday. The adjournment was agreed on out of respect to the memory of former Judge Burkett whose funeral is this afternoon. Chinese Smuggler is Arrested.

Halifax, Oct. B. Lehnemann who was arrested here admitted he was interested in the schooner er yacht "Frolic" which carried forty-two chinamen to Providence, R. this week. $50,000 Loss by Fire.

Vincennes, Ind. Oct. fire of unknown origin wiped out the bustness section of Monroe City, Coonrads. The brick building occupied by W. H.

Harrison's dry goods store, Noes butcher shop, and other buildings were destroyed. The los is fifty thousand dollars, insurance five thousand. Murderer Hanged. Chicago, Oct. Francis, colored, was hanged at the county jail here for the murder of his wife, Martha, and her business partner, Mrs.

Mary Scroggs. Francis had trouble with his wife because of his refusal to work. Standard Oil Trial Proceeds. Findlay, Oct. the trial of the Standard Oil Company of Ohio, charged with conspiracy against the trade begun this morning Recorder Bloom of Hancock county identified the deed record and Prosecutor Davis read to the jury the records of certain deeds transferring land to the Standard Oil Company of Ohio.

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