Massillon Item (Newspaper) - September 16, 1898, Massillon, Ohio THE MASSILLON EVENING ITEM IX KWM WL 2 NO 23 FRIDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 16 1898 ONE CENT ORDINANCE PUT IN SHAPE Gas Question Thoroughly Discussed by the Council Franchise Carefully Gone Over by Sections the City Solicitor City Clerk and Repre sentative of the Gas Company Being Pres Action Expected Monday Night POLICE OFFICER IS SUSPENDED Mayor Wise Has a Difference With Thomas An Arrect Made for Disorderly Con duct man Refutes to Without Bail on Mayors Refugee to Quit An Informal meeting of the city council together with the solicitor and city clerk and repre the East Ohio Gas was last night to consider the fran ise for the furnishing of natural gas the city of Massillon by the Eist Gas GJ Mr occupied the chair It was decided to take the ordinance bisection and dispose of each before proceeding to the next It was dis posed of in this manner some sections elicited more or less discus sion no material changes were made in the ordinance as read at the last regu lar meeting of the council The dis cussions however brought out some interesting information in regard to the manner of laying pipes The gas will be conducted from the fields in a ten inch steel main Mr McDowell stated that the company was furnishing gas through an eight inch main at as great a distance as this namely 100 miles He stated that a ten inch main would carry from to feet of gas a distance of 120 twentyfour hours A town the size of Massillon will use from two to two and onehalf million feet of gas in that time The main distributing the gas through the city will be of four inch pipe It is not proposed to lay the main in the middle of the street but the sides either between the sidewalk and curb line or between the sidewalk and property line The pipes do not require a big ditch being only eighteen to twentyfour inches below The best results are ob where the service pipes that i the pipe from the main into the premi ses is short Hence the placing of the mains as near the property line as pos sible A main is laid in each side of the Mr McDowell stated that it is cheaper for the company to lay a main on both sides of the street than it is to cross arid recross the streets with the service pipes which would be the case if mains were put in one side of the Street only or in the middle of the street In addition to this consumers would get much more satisfaction on account of the short service pipe Property owners as a rule would rather have a pipe laid inside the curb line than have the road torn up The 11 or 2foot large enough to in jure the sidewalk The ordinance provides that the charge for the first five years shall not exceed 25 and 1 cents per feet and 30 and 32 cents per feet for second five years This raising of the price was explained by Mr McDowell thus After the first five years the flow of gas from the original well is liable to weaken It will be necessary ro drill nearly twice as many welb or possibly to pump the gas in order to maintain the pressure One important amendment accepted list was that providing that all the labor not requiring special skill which is to be employed in laying the pipes in this city shall be home labor There was no material objection offered to this proposition and it will be incor into the franchise It involves a great deal of employment for Massil lon labor and in itself will bring a large amount of money into town member 01 the council speak ng of the probability of the passage of the natural gas ordinance said he thought that it should be given very careful consideration before being passed A thing of that sort needed very close study An ordinance of the length of that one was liable to contain many points that needed changing He thought the matter of pressure should be looked after The fact that so many cities where gas was used had very low pressure when much gas was needed should be a warning to us If possible we should have a guarantee from the gaa company that a certain pressure be If the company refused this guarantee it would show that they did not the confidence a the field that they would lead us to believe On the other hand if the gas could be furnished in sufficient quanti ties it was a cheap cleanly and very desirable fuel and we should not be behind tte neighboring towns in mod ern conveniences The Canal Dover council last night passed the ordinance which was before that body admitting the natural gas to that city This action together with a like one by the New council on the night before not only emphasizes the fact that the line is coming this way whether Massillon is is to share in its or not bui also that if Massillon should not be in it there will be towns 01 all sides that will possess the superior fuel tages There is no question that Ak ron will take it as well as the towns to the south of this city The ordinance will in all probability came up at the next regular meeting of the council for final action Police Officer Thomas McGuire was suspended last night by Mayor Wise The trouble grew out of the arrest of Joseph Greaves by Officer McGuire Wednesday night Greaves with a number of friends a disturbance near the Hote Conrad and was arrested by Officer McGuire Mayor Wise was called by some friends and ordered the officer to release him This Mc Guire refused to do until bail was fur A warm and prolonged dis pute followed The mayor sent to the city solicitor for his opinion on this was told that the man should give bond for his appearance if he wal to be released This Greaves did and was allowed to go When McGuire reported for duty last night the discussion was renewed between him and Mayor Wise It was at this time that the mayor notified him of his suspension Officer McGuire is serving his fifth year the force having been appoint ed Mayor Reed Immediately previous to his entering the police force he for two years a guard in the annex at He it known br everbody in and is universally liked Mayor Wise was asked this morning regarding the suspension of Policeman and he stated that McGuire Suspended for abusing him and not for tlie trouble about the arrest of Jo seph Greaves It appears that Greaves who hails from Cleveland was arrest ed by Officer McGuire late Wednesday night and placed in the city prison charged with misdemeanor He was however released on bail and at his hearing before Mayor Wise last night pleaded not guilty and his trial was set for Monday September 26 Officer McGuire when asked for a statement regarding the Greaves affair which lead to his suspension furnished the following which he had written out oclock Wednesday night I was informed by two of my brother officers that there was considerable noise on my beat in the neighborhood of the Conrad Hotel I went in that direction and found that the noise came from a crowd in a saloon nearby I remained near by and about the crowd and congregated in front of the Hotel Conrad talking and laugh ing and some of them swearing in a goodnatured way among themselves but in too loud a manner to be in front of any house where people were sleep WEYBRECHT WINS ON SECOND VOTE The District Democrats Decide on Their Candidate Morris Taylor and Sherwood in the Race with the Successful Platform and Action of bayton Convention is In ON FOURTH In the call of counties Columbiana presented no candidate Mayor Moore presented the name of Morris He said his candidate was of unblemished char acter and never feared to avow Demo cratic When Starts name was called May or named Weybrecht prophesy ing the defeat of Tayler He said the administration was elected on deceit and hypocrisy He opposed an Anglo American alliance dwelling upon this and raising great enthusiasm Polts seconded nomina tion saying he was the logical candi date The first ballot resulted Columbi THE BIG DAY OF THE FAIR WILL BE MOST ANY DAY GREETED Spanish General Cannot Land at Vigo Great Crowd Awaited Mis Arrival and Covered Bim Returns tothe Ship Will Seek Landing Place re DAY RESIGNS y of State Takes Leave of His Colleagues By Press Association Washington Sept 16 a regular cabinet meeting today all members were present except Long and Alger The draft of instructions to the peace commissioners was reviewed Secretary Day presented his resigna tion and took leave of his colleagues in the cabinet The session lasted a little over an hour By Press Association Madrid T win surrendered the Spanish army at San tiago to the Am deans arrived at Vigo from Santiago A groat crowd awaited his arrival and greeted the General with a storm of hisses and abuse The demonstration was so violent Toral returned to the ship deciding not to land at Vigo NO TROOPS Deaths at Mont auk By Preis Association Camp Wikoff Ft Sept 16 are 601 patients in the hos today Two deaths were report ed this morning General Shafter said this morning he would carry out the order to renew the the troops as quick ly as possible and be will remain as long as any troops are here Even the lawyers are besoming ex cited over the Street Fair One prom inent member of the bar proposes that the Massillon lawyers take a booth and all get in and talk at the same time a prize to be given to the one who talks moat and says the least It might be a good thing for the commit tee to look after some of these lawyers and endeavor to get them to do their talking on the Midway And by the way there is be an interesting question Who ia going to do all the necessary talking for the Midway Speaking of the Midway moat of the signs for the fruits and scenery have already been painted These can be seen in the rooms of one of the sign painters Here can be seen the front of the German Village with the regu lar stock pictures A fierce lion guards the entrance to the London Variety There is the American Theatre with similar decorations On each is a win dow marked with the legend Tick ets The fence around the Midway is com plete with of the sections across East and Tremont streets These will not be put in until Monday morning This Fair will eclipse any thing of the kind ever given in thi s part of th state On the 223 which will be nex Thursday the Canton and Akron E Ik are coming in a body each lodge head ed by a band and this will be one of the big days of the Fair The business men of Canton have ap fallen in with the idea that that city should be fully represented on Canton Day at the Massillon Street Fair Many have decided to close their places of business and come over with the crowd The only thing that bothers those in in the fair now is the allim portant question of weather It being about the time for equinoxial storms some fear rain Everyone hopes for the best however and poor mortals can do no more when the weather is the question Several exhibitors already have their up and many are getting their in shape In a few days the will not know East Mayor Wise stated this morning that next Wednesday would be Childrens ay ar the Fair and between the hours of 12 noon and 4 oclock in the after noon all the children will be admitted free Fair proper but af er that they would not unless ac Will Be Sent to the Philippines or Hawaii ti n Washington Sept admin it now so confident in regard to the situation in the Philippines that it hM been decided to seed no more troops there at present Fully as important is the decision to abandon at least temporarily the plan of Bending five thousand to six thous and meo from the Pacific coast to Honolulu to be held in reserve for use In UM Philippine in cue ot emergency Womens We have a specially od Glove Grain Button shoe that specially low price on Franks put a a ye e Store Edward Dodd and Emma Steitz were married last night at St Johns church the Rev officiating The wed ding was private Mens Satin Tn congress or lace th rain you ever secured on of an adult The Street Fair committee stated this morning that the booths are all and all wired and they wish those who will have exhibits to get to work fixing them up as soon as possible thus avoiding trouble and confusion at the last Q a number have already begun decorating and it now looks like business Following are some of the exhibit that have already been arranged for E C Segner will occupy six een feet with an exhibit of flour feed and build ers supplies such as lath cement sewer pipe and farm and garden seeds Suhr Zepp will show shoes of the latest and most stylish patterns Bros will exhibit their pi anos Of several grades and small in of which they carry an ex tensive stock The Twentieth Century store will show a general line of dry goods and notions G L C D forty feet in which they propose to show a fine Line of house furnishings of all kinds They will construct several rooms and furnish them complete They will no doubt have a very fine display The booth of S F Wefler will con tain a of everything up to date in the line of J W Foltz will show clothing and gents furnishings He is still the Old reliable J D Frank C J will fill twentyfour feet with fine boots and shoes Twen feet are a large number but if you have that number to shoe Franks have the shoes Ellery will be in the front line as usual with a large display of and lamps All like to see fine lamps even if there is so much gas talk E F Bahney will show a floe line of wall paper and picture frames They have something in the line of new pic ture frames that everyone wants to see Z T Baltzly will have everything ready to take your and all necessary appliances drug sun Wm Yost will have a fine display of fine turf goods harness and trimmings carriages bicycles etc McLain will show a line of plumbers supplies and will have a very showy display will show you what an up todate young man should wear Ev in gents furnishings will be on exhibition in their booth Geo Snyder will fill a booth with shoes of every kind and description THE EVENING ITEM has secured a booth directly under the electric arch ana Taylor 49 Mahoning Morris 54 Sherwood 1 Stark Morris 1 Wey brecht 73 Sherwoud 21 Taylor 1 Second Wey brecht 45 Morris 4 Taylor none Ma Morris 54 Sherwood 6 Stark Weybrecht 054 Sherwood 22 Total 1UH for choice 101 THE PLATFORM Special to The Item Alliance Sept recess the credential committee reported no contests and Full delegations The committee on permanent organization recommended that the temporary or be made permanent The resolutions offered by Chairman omerine the Chicago orm and that of the Ohio Democratic with the initiative and ref and criticise the Republican for mismanagement of the war and also criticise the efforts to silence the soldiers who protest against the Bungling in army affairs They favor restoring silver to free coinage at 16 to demand a return to Jeffersonian sim and principles The resolutions were adopted unani after the addition of Wm J Bryans name upon motion of Horace Smith a silver Republican where telegraphic bulletins will be posted and its handsome Fair Souvenirs given away The decorations of the booth will be unique and striking At last nights meeting of the execu tive committee the following resolution was presented by Felix R Shepley Inasmuch ad the business men and Elks of Canton have signified their intention to visit the Massillon Free Street Fair Thursday afternoon we would respectfully request the Massil lon business men to name a committee Of not less than fifteen to meet our visiting neighbors at the streetcar barns and escort them into the city and show them such courtesies as will be fitting to the The resolution was adopted with en and the reception committee will be selected at once Nothing will be lacking in the courtesies shown to all visitors who come in bodies The Elks will have a special meeting tonight at to arrange entertain ment for the Akron Canton Elks ex next Thursday SITUATION THIS MORNING Alliance Sept 10 oclock today there is the greatest diversity of opinion regarding the probable result of the Democratic con gressional convention The incipient of ised to develop into the nomination was checked slightly by his wavering policy in declining to announce his candidacy and it looked a little as if General Sherwood would divide with him the Stark county support The arrival of the Youngstown crowd each man wearing a badge on his lapel de claring himself in favor of the nomi nation of J H Morris added consid to his apparent strength and many of the among the Stark county delegation predicted hla nomination on the third or fourth bal lot A number of Columbiana coun ty delegates are hustling for Rickenberger of Columbiana and think he will win out in the long run There is an exceedingly friendly feel ing manifest between the contestants and who ever is nominated will be per acceptable to the convention In this the selection differs materially from others held here in the past few months Columbiana county is playing the coy maiden part and wishes to be coaxed It is probable at this time that they wish certain committee in return for the support they may throw to any candidate Mayor Rice of Canton will likely place Mayor Weybrecht in nomination while Mayor Moore of will similarly officiate for Mr Morris General Sherwoods name may not be formally presented So stands the sit at 10 ock ck today Good pair at 4 E FORTY ARRESTED Striking Pool Miners Charged With Rioting By Preis Association Monongahela City Sept There was great excitement this morn ing when the sheriff placed forty men connected with the miners strike under arrest Warrants were issued at the instance of Jones Sons coal operators at whose mines strike movement is directed The men are charged with rioting CIVILIZED Philippine Insurgents Want to Appear So Bf Pnm Washington Sept dispatch WM received at war this morning from General Ois at Ma nila He says no further force is needed The insurgent leaders are in an excitable frame of mind but the bet ter portion are amenable to reason and desire to make an approved reputation before the civilized world The insurgents have evacuated the entire city of Manila except a small force in one outlying district Trade and commerce is active RACES Idaho Beats Langtry B in Three Straight Heats The matched race between Idaho owned by A C Stansberry and Lang try B owned by C F Porter for a side bet of 150 took place yesterday after noon at Idaho winning in Beit time In Out trot owned by J C Streeter of this city stands for third money three heats having been trotted but they were split up and the race was carried over until today Police Pickups Henry Piper was arrested this morn ing charged with assault by 11 Klotz Ele will have a hearing to night before Mayor Wise The case of John G Buss against Wm Mayers to recover the of one barrel of whisky is being hoard in Justice Folgers court this afternoon Attorney Grant of Canton and 1 O the Will I son te Day the defense Heres One for ltd Boys Special value in a calf lace shoe worth much than we ask Sizes 2i to 34 Frankls Just in our fall style hats Main street The Committees Alliance Sopi the caucuses Mahoning county elected Mayor Moore chairman with Maurer chairman of the resolutions committee They also Fred Kercher and S L Clark on the congressional commit tee Stark county named W W Gilson as chairman of the delegation resolu tions Atlee credentials Charles Oberley rules J A Rue con gressional committee J W Pontius and O W Harrison Monroe made a neat address ing the policy of the campaign and the skirmish line of the next presidential campaign as the common people against the classes He declared tbe silver question alive than ever He and spoke of the scandals arising from the duct of the war and the starvation of the soldiers He said the chances of a Democratic successor to Tavler were good and that there was every Indica tion of a majority In congress Counties reported and a wis taken till 12 oclock
