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JOUMN'A Ill 1.1 HON JLiUi 12a BEACON 10 PAGES PRICE ONE CENT. AKRON, OHIO, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 19. 1900. THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR NO 165. o) 0) 0) I Mi Ohio's Dead Chief Executive te TO Ohio's New Chief Executive Goes to the Capital and Again Services to be Held Afternoon Takes the Oath of Office But Will Not Transact Any Business Until After the Funeral-State Officials Arrange to Attend the Obsequies at Milford 'VRfl HE BEL be oa the Hillside Near IN METHODIST CHURCH 1 WHICH Columbus, June 19.

Governor Harris arrived here this after-non, and again took the oath of office. He will not, however, transact any business until after the funeral of Governor Pattison, Thursday. This morning the sta'te officials and officers of the two branches of the '77th general assembly, met in the office of the secretary of state In the capitol, to take suitable action on the death of Governor Pattison, and make the necessary arrangements for attending the funeral' services, which will be held in Milford at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. All of the state officials will attend the funeral, and it is mora than probable, that instead of sending committees from the two legislative bodies, the entire membership, so far- as possible, will attend. Many of the arrangements, of course, will depend largely upon the wishes of the Pattison family.

His Well-Known Aversion io Ostentation and the Desires of His Family Ware Even Opposed to That Much JOHN PATTISON. wiywl'tniuiini 1 1 miiui in Publicity iDtermeot to His Home. Milford. June his hilltop homo Ohio will bury, her -Thursday afternoon, in tne little cemetery under IMPORTANT DATES IN THE LIFE OF JOHN M. PATTISON.

Bora in Clermont county, June 13, 1847. Enlisted in Union army 1803. Fraduated from Ohio Wesleyan university Graduated from Cincinnati Law school in 1872. Elected to Ohio house of representatives in 1873. Elected president of Union Central Life Insurance Co.

in Elected state senate, 1890. Elected governor of Ohio November 7, 1905. Elected to congress 1893. Inaugurated governor January 8, 1900. Died June 18, 1900, at his home in Milford.

FLAG AT HALF MAST ON TUESDAY. There were many expressions of regret and sorrow Tuesday on account of the death of Governor Patison, for whom many words of respect and praise as a man and official were spoken. At the city building the national flag was hung at half mast. Mayor Kempel expressed his high regard for the governor, his personal acquaintance with the man enabling him to speak from the standpoint of a friend and believer in his life. The major and others may attend the funeral Thursday.

Senator N. O. Mather was awaiting word Tuesday forenoon from the officers of the senate as to what arrangements would be made to attend the funeral. He paid a high compliment to the new and the deceased governor. "Andrew L.

Harris will be 'the' governor, just as Mr. Pattison was governor as much as ft was possible In his condition. He was a man of high character and has a worthy successor," said he. MEAT INSPECTION BILL ABOUT A LAW Washington, Jane 19. The meat inspection amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill has been adopted by the house without division.

The agricultural appropriation bill was then sent to conference. There was some disagreement over the selection of the minority member of the conference and the speaker stated that he would announce the conferees later. The speaker first named Messrs. Wadsworth (X. Scott and Lever (S.

as conferees, but withdrew them upon a protest by Mr. Williams, the minority leader who objected to passing over Messrs. Lamb (Va.) and Bowie (Ala.) Sub sequently the conferees were named, being Wadsworth, Scott and Lamb. SAX FRANCISCO WILL GET SUBSTANTIAL AID. Washington, June 19.

A tacit agreement was reached today by tne' president, Secretary Shaw and the delegation of representative citizens of San Francisco by which substantial aid will be given San Francisco by the government. son. who slept his life away Monday as be might have wished-j-free from pain for the. first time in months, with his wife -and daughters about him in the home for which he had yearned so strongly during the weary weeks of sickness in and at the Cincinnati hospital. Governor Fattison died a victim to his inauguration.

The exposure of that inclement January day was the tirst link in the chain of jmlscbances that cut to a scant six months his occupany of the governor's chair. A severe cold resulted, resurrecting and aggravating old ailments. coal strike I 1 Columbus, June 19. After two months of idleness, an agreement has been reached between the Ohio miners and operators and the 3 rtrto me.T Involved have been' ordered back to work. Operations in i -s 4 all districts of the state will be resumed not later than Wednesday.

In eastern Ohio, the non-union" men will give way to the union workers, according to the agreement which was signed today by President John H. Winder on behalf of the "stand pat" operators, and subsequently by the officials of the Ohio "miners. It Is agreed to pay an advance of 5.88 per cent, on the mining and day laborer seal? cf wages of 1904- 05, this contract to continue for the period beg'nning April 1, 1906, and ending March 31, 1908. It Is agreed in consideration of the signing of the contract that local conditions, and rules of the Hocking (basing point of Ohio) and other subdistricts chall be taken up immediately in subdistricts joint conventions for adjustment. The miners will return to work at practically the terms offered them by the operators when the strike was declared.

They will resume at the scale of 1903, which was 90 cents a ton, or 5 cents more than was paid in 1904 and 1903. Operators regard the settlement a a distinct victory for them. Cincinnati, June 19. The body of Governor John M. Pattison will not be taken to Columbus for a state funeral as was suggested last night, i His own wishes, and those of the family were for a quiet service at home, and last evening there was for "A DRINK OF WATER." PATTISON'S LAST WORDS.

Miifoni. June 10. "A drink of water." These were the last words of Governor Fattison. and they were spoken about 15 hours lie-fore his death. Dr.

Holt left Fromont about 7 o'clock Sunday night, and it then seemed the governor was doing nicely. Later in the evening he suffered a rather severe pain and at 10 p. m. was given anodyne. This relieved At midnight he received another dose of medicine and another at a.

m. This was his last period of consciousness and his mind was probably very cloudy even at this time. When he received -the medicine he asked the nurse for a drink and these were the last words he uttered. After 3 o'clock his oleep sleep continued uninterrupted until death came 15 hours later. ment will be on the hillside, near I romont.

The governor's son, John M. Pattison, who is a student at Harv-a time question whether there would be even public services at the Methodist church in Milford, to which the governor belonged. However, It was decided that such services should be held. The services will TO I I KIDNAPER IS SENTENCED HI 1 in -ohbo COUNCIL HONORS THE LATE GOVERNOR. Proper honor was paid to Gov-' ernor Pattison by the city council Monday night on account of the unfortunate demise of the head of the state government-Mr.

Seward after council had proceeded with its business, stated that inasmuch as the dispatches announced the death of Governoc. Pattison, he thought it proper that the president should appoint a committee to draft resolutions showing the sorrow and respect of the members of the chief executive. In putting the motion, President Priest said: "A great citizen has passed away, and we honor him by thinking of him and by taking some action to commemorate his life." Seward, Gauthiar and Mell were named as a committee to prepare resolutions. COLLIERIES FLOODED Eight Thousand Men Thrown Out of Work. Mahanoy City, June 19.

Twelve coUieries in the Mahanoy re gion, employing anout 8,000 men) and boys, are flooded 33 a result of the heavy rain which has continued since Saturday last. Workmen were called out of bed last night to hoist the mules from the mines, the water having partly Bub-merged the animals. In several of the mines the pumpa have been rendered useless by the high water, and it is thought that it will be a week before the collieries can be operated. THE COMMISSION HAS RESUMED ITS INQUIRY. Washirt June 19.

The Interstate ci mmerce commission today reeumed-lita investigation into the question if ownership by railroad companiei of their officers or em- ployes. coal and oil stocks of propertle as called for by the T1U- man-GUl3pie resolution, six is to I i late governor. Hon. John M. Fatti- I be in charge of the RevL Marion Le Sour, pastor of the church.

Inter- ard, could not be reached immedi ately last evening, but was later com municated with. The son had come home In when hii father was believed to be in a critical condition, but later returned to college as the patient seemed to re gaining strength and health. Many tele grams oi condolence nave Deen re ceived from all parts of jthe country, business, social and political ac quaintances uniting in expressing regret at the death of Governor Pat tison. Lieutenant Governor ris wired from Eaton, A. L.

Har as follows: "Mrs. John M. Pattjson Please accept my heartfelt, sympathy on ac count of your sad bereavement. L. HARRIS." GOVERNOR'S ESTATE NOT OVER $250,000 Cincinnati, June 19.

The late Governor Pattison left ja will, exe cuted prior to his illness and drafted by his nephew, Attorney Albert F. Pattison, connected with the L'nion Central Life Insurance company. The direct heirs to the estate are the widow, the two daughters, the son ti cororal r-nllatoral Ttlatipea It was estimated Tuesday morning by a man of affairs with whom Governor Pattison did! much business, that the value of the estate will net' exceed $250,000. i While the larger part is in securities, consid erable of it is represented in gjod real estate investments. Governor Pattison was a.

large land owner in Clermont county. These holdings are in Milford, the -Milford sub-division and Terrace Park principally. FOR EXPENSES BILL PASSES EXPRESSED 1 to carry out what promised utive staff, and that of Harry E. Tay lor of Portsmouth, to be a GalllpolU hospital trustee, have been confirmed by the senate. The others are merely on appointment record.

an4 the appointees have their oommw eions. Governor Harris may send. them to the senate when it convene or he may annul them and send In other names. But as the Democrats control the senate with the al ot OHIO'S NEW GOVERNOR ESERAL A3TDKEW t. HABKISk Senator Lamb euch new appointments would probably not be confirmed, and the appointee of Governor Pattison being in would remain.

This hardly applies, how ever, to the elections in the reorgan-j ization of the state prison, whlcJ are not legislative appointcnts. much depends on the wardPtf "uiati Governor Harris may desire that a man of his choice be placed jin that position. I These are among the appoint ments that Governor Pattison has. made: Adjutant general, O. Hi Hughes; Harry E.

Taylor, a trustet of the Gallipolis hospital; E. W. Crayton, a manager of the penitentiary; W. L. Finley, state oil (Inspector; D.

S. Creamer, state fire marshal; J. W. Johnson, state printing supervisor; the trustees of the hos-i pital for the criminal Columbus Mourns. All Columbus is in mourning over the death of the governor.

A great flag hangs at half mast on the state bouse and from the staff of every pub- lie building. General regret pressed over what has here Is ex-seemed like a real tragedy, for the illness of the chief executive, who came so near to death's door while he' was a resident of the capital was brought closely home to all the people during the late winter, and every one hung on the hourly news from the bed-J side. There was a sigh of when Governor Pattison was taken to Cincinnati, and it was generally felt that he was on the way to recovery; heuce the news of his death came aa a great shock. By virtue of the constitution the duties of the governorship devolved upon General Harris the moment of the death of Governor Pattison, 4:20 p. yesterday.

In the opinion of constitutional lawyers, including Attorney General Ellis, there was no absolute necessity of General Ilarri taking the oath of office, as he already had been sworn In as lieutenant gov ernor, which office he continues to hold and no vacancy is credited In the office of lieutenant governor because of his (Harris') assumption of the duties of acting It, however, was considered advisable that General Harris tak th oath anew, which he did at his homa at Eaton. i HERE'S TWO GUESSES. Eaton, June 19. It. is believed that Governor Harris will select for his private secretary either C.

E. Albright, on of the proprietors of the Eaton Register, or Judge Charles C. Lemert of executive cleric durlpsr the administration of Governor Nash and Governor Herrick. Eaton, June 19. When Andrew L.

Harris became governor of Ohio he was lugging stones from the foundation of a barn on his farm, miles southwest of here. He was attired In common, rough clothes and notwithstanding the fact that he 73 years old, was performing the hardest kind of manual labor. His companions were several other farm hands. Governor Harris lives in Eaton. His farm of 500 acres receives his constant attention.

He leaves his Eaton home in an ordinary buggy, drawn by the typical country farm horses at 6 o'clock every morning. That necessitates his getting up at five. At 7 o'clock he is on the farm working with his hired men. When seen by a newspaper man early this morning the acting governor had been up two hours. "I got up an hour earlier than usnal." he said, "because of a telegram." The telegram was one of several exchanged between General Harris and Attorney General Ellis and Secretary Laylin at Columbus.

After receiving it. Mr. Harris decided to go Columbus this morning instead of Milford. He left at 7:42 a. m.

for Dayton on a traction car. "I first thought It best to go im mediately to Columbus." be said, "but was advised ry Mr. ana Laylin to go to Milford first Later they changed to my view and at 3 p. m. I decided to take an early train for Colnmbns.

I "I cannot define a policy," said the governor, "because I have none yet. In the first place, I take it. I am only the lieutenant governor acting as "My study of the Ohio constitution leads me to believe that this is the case. I do not feel that I should need to follow the policy outlined by Governor Pattison. He had lain down certain lines of official action which he did not have an opportunity of putting into effect.

I shall be guided by circumstances. I don't know what shall do. I took the oath of office here Monday night merely as a precaution. After I am sworn in at Columbus I shall not assume the duties of the office, unless some emergency arises, until after the funeral. L'ntil then the office will be closed.

I shall go to Milford for the funeral. I don't know what day I shall leave Columbus. "I shall allow Governor Herrick's appointments to stand for the present, at least. 1 don't expect to give them any thought for some time yet. Although.of course, I had appreciated the seriousness of Governor Pattison's Illness for some time, I had still believed that.

he would serve out his term. For that reason I had given but little thought to the possibility of my succeeding to the governors duties." GOVERNOR HARRIS i GOES TO COLUMBUS Columbus, June 19. Gover- nar Andrew L. Harris today declines! to make any formal statement regarding his policy, but it is maintained at the state house that he la in accord with the late governor in many of the plans he contemplated regarding state affairs. Mr.

Harris is still" at his home in Eaton and will not be here until after the funeral of Governor Pattison. There is naturally much speculation among politicians as to what he will do regarding the few appointments that Governor Pattison has made. The general notion is that hs will not disturb them. The many other, appointments to be made will, of course, be made from a Republl-can'party standpointThere ia Baid to be no doubt about that, Only the appointments of the exec- MR. PEIRCE GETS THE EXPECTED TRANSFER.

Washington, June 19. The president today ent to the senate the nominations of Herbert H. D. Peirce, now third assistant secretary of state, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Norway and Huntington Wilson of Illinois to succeed Dr. Peirce aa third assistant secretary of.

state. PRISON FOR TWENTY YEARS Less Than Twenty-four Hours Sufficed to Start Kean on the Way to Expiate His Crime. Philadelphia, June 19. The grand jury found a true bill against Kean, and he was given an immediate trial and convicted in less than an hour. Judge Sulzberger sentenced the prisoner to 20 years.

From the time of Kean's arrest until he was on his way to the penitentiary to begin sentence, less than 24 hours had elapsed. Washington, June 19. The hou se committee on appropriations today voted a favorable report on the Watson bill authorizing' an annual appropriation of to pay the traveling expenses of the president of the United States, and such guests as he may invite. Chairman Tawney was authorized to call the bill up under suspension of the rules and action probably will be secured tomorrow. DICK'S KBUTIA Washington, June 19.

This bei ng suspension day, by unanimous consent, Mr. Merrill (Pa.) called up the senate bill to i Vrease the efficiency of the militia and to improve rifle practice. The bill was passed without division. It carries an appropriation of GENUINE REGRET Philadelphia, JviDe 19. "Had I the disposition of this case I would summon a large number of mothers here and turn you over to their tender mercies, but as the law fixes the penalty for crimes like yours I can do nothing but commit you without bail for the action of the grand jury on the charge of kidnaping." These words were addressed by Magistrate' Eisenbrown to John Joseph Kean, the abductor of Freddie Muth, the 7-year-old son of Charles Muth, the Columbia avenue jeweler, who with his captive was discovered yesterday a six-days' search in a vacant house in West Philadelphia.

The magistrate's office was crowded when the abductor was arraigned for a bearing, many of the spectators being women, and muttered threats could be heard when the prisoner was placed in the dock. Freddie Muth was brought to the court room by his father. He was a different Iwy from the child who was found dirty and hungry in the unoccupied house after a week's enforced absence from home. He was attired GOOD GAIN IN PRODUCTION OF PORTLAND CEMENT. Washington, June 19.

According to a bulletin issued by the United States geological survey today, the production of Portland cement in 11905 amounted to 35,246,612 bar-jrels, valued at $33,245,867, which represents a gain of 8,740.931 barrels in quantity and $9,890,748 in value over 1904. in a neat blue flannel sailor suit and a pink rose was pinned to bis lapel. Mr. Muth said the child was none the worse for his experience. In strong contrast the appearance of the abductor.

After a sleepless night in the cell he was haggard and wan. The hearing was brief. Special Policemen Clare and Vale told of the arrest. James Lenihan. the messenger boy who delivered the note at the school house by which Freddie was inveigled from his class room, related the circumstances of his meeting with Kean; Joseph Sager, the baker, testified to seeing the man and boy in Elmer Rhodes' cafe and the latter verified Sager's testimony.

Kean made a statement which was a repetition of that made to Snjier-intendent of Folice last night. He denied that be had restrained the cluld in any way, but said on the contrary that Freddie had opportunities to leave him several times. He said he had not ill-treated the loy and In this be was 'corroborated by the Muth child. St. Petersburg, June 19.

A circumstantial report is in circulation today of an attempt on the life of General Trepoff, commandant of the palace, by a well-dressed woman masquerading as Princess Xarlshkln. According to the rumor, the woman gained admittance to the palace and when Trepoff appeared she drew a revolver, but it was seized before she could fire, the policfe. The etory Is denied by BY OHIOANS AT WASHINGTON. Washington, June 19 News of the death of Governor! Pattison came as a distinct shock to Ohioans in Washington, despite the fact that It had been generally understood here for some: months that his illness would necessarily prove fatal. i Among the members of the Ohio delegation but one sentiment is expressed, and that is one of sincere regret over Mr.

Pattison's death. His political adversaries recognize that he made a magnificent fight" for the governorship, and to them it appears! Intensely tragic that he should never have been permitted to enjoy the fruits of his victory. Senator Pcraker, when informed of Mr. Pattison's death Monday evening, said: I am surprised and greatlv grieved to hear of the governors death. He was a most worthy man, of the highest personal aracter and would have made a splendid governor if his life and health had been spared i Tf Di Raid: Ss Wlth Pund regret I have learned of the ath of Governor Pattison.

The pathetic circumstance incident his short career as Ohio's chief magistrate united our citizenship in a common bond of sympathv for him "Elected to so responsible a nnwittoT, aLh!.