The Times-Democrat from Lima, Ohio • 1

jrTn TJEMESBEMOCBATo PUBLISHED EACH TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING VOLUME 52 NO 4 LIMA TUESDAY JANUAltY 12 1904 NOT COUNTING FIRE DISASTER POMPOUS CEREMONIES Chicago Health People There Live Longer Than Predecesioi Lived REYES I Left for Hew York Today After Visit With Hay In Which He Was Told COME SEVEN COME ELEVEN Is the Present Situation as to War Between Russia and Jatpan Despatches Are Very Conflicting But General Tenor Seems to Indicate That Peace May Finally Come in Far East Chicago Ills Jan 11 The Chicago health department has discovered that an average Chicagoan of today lives twice as long as his grandfather and that the ratio is increasing In its weekly bulletin the department says: "Statistics show an increased average duration of hbman life in Chicago in less than a single generation 31 -111 or of more than double in 1903 than in 1872 In 1903 the Firmly of Futility of Effort to Regain Panama Berlin Jan The Russian gov- 4- but that it positively detests the en- In the Capitol City Myron Herrick Is Inaugurated Gov ernor of Buckeye State Ten Thousand Men In Line In Inaugural Parade Including Ohio National Guardsmen War Veterans and Secret Society Members Gorgeous Social Functions and other state institutions requires careful management and attention In one particular I think we are lacking in our control of these institutions All successful business enterprises have a system of competitive bidding for the furnishing of supplies The Uni tod States 'government In the pur chase of its supplies has such a system There is therefore all the more necessity that such a method be put in practice In our state Institutions and I recommend this subject to your earnest consideration The state of Ohio has reason to be proud of Its National Guard for its efficiency and condition and particularly" when we remember that Ohio stands twelfth in the list of her sister states in the matter of financial aid and support to- her militia It is our duty to do all In our power to improve its standing and prestige espec- ialiy since under recent legislation it iany since unaer recent legislation it His Last Note to State Department Contained Threat That Send Correspondence -to the Senate average at death was' 42 greater ernment has informed the powers that it will respect fully the rights any nation had in Manchuria under treaty with China This declaration is made wtihout reservation Russia has given 1 her formal expression to this policy how in consequence of the- controversy with Japan one of whose persistent -contentions has been for a definition of than in 1892 60 greater than in 1882 and as already said 111 greatec-than in 1 The cause of this Increase of vitality according to the bulletin is due to the introduction of vaccination and the anti-toxines the discovery of antiseptics and the methods of anaesthetics and most important of all tire undertaking and heartily desires the railroad to be disposed of If Bible Souvorln publisher of the Novoe Vremya who formerly advocated a ic-tum to the neglected tasks in the near and middle east undertakes in a signed article to prove that the existence of Manchuria does not argue against the possibility of holding and developing it "The recognition of the importance or RUssIa8'polfCy Manchuriaand an nlinnltnAOn tvnimnnnl nnA aIaii tv I 1 cleanliness and circumfer- personal Columbus Jan Jl The inaug-1 age by the last legislature of the oration of Col Myron Herrick as governor of Ohio today was partici-1 in the depository law for municipal! pated in by thousands of people in- i ties that should be corrected a I i municipal code there be any defect in i 1 in the depository law for municlpali- 1 1 becomes part of the army of the Uni- 1 with this in mind I have ted btates REDUCED HOURS Korea Will Not Yield Seoul Korea Jan 11 The Japanese minister has made reiterated demands hitherto without result on the JSmperor or Korea that be recognize a Japanese protectorate of Korea the Korean government holding itself to the Russo-Japanese agreement concerning Korea London Jan 11 Short time forty hours weekly instead of fifty-six was started today in a number of mills using American cotton in the ishton Under Lyne district in accordance with the recqmmendation of the cotton Spinners Association in its Efforts to abolish cotton speculation Washington Jan 11 Gen Reyes the Colombian special minister here had an hour's conference with the secretary of state at the home today respecting the Panama situation He announced at the conclusion of the Interview that he would leave for New York today not expecting to return Secretary Hay has not come to any conclusion -about sending the correspondence to congress as requested Jiy Gen Reyes He endeavored to show Gen Reyes the futility of efforts to regain Panama but regards the matter as still open to further efforts toward a peaceful adjustment Threatens to Publish Washington Jan 11 i'he Associated Press been informed that Gen Rafael Reyes in his 'last note to the state department threatened to publish the correspondence between himself and the state department if the department did not see fit to send it to the senate or make it public eluding numerous citizens of other Fpoyna in Ohio governor Nash and the Joint legislative committee escorted by Troop A 'of Cleveland of which the new got ernor was formerly a member proceeded to Col residence on east Broad street With him they returned to the state capltol later and the ceremony Incident to the inaug- uration began with an introductory address by Mr John Bassell secretary of the Columbus board of trade After prayer by Rev Palmer Governor Nash presented the-commission of office to Col Herrick and For tho first lime in the history of Ohio by the vote of tho people at the last election the constitution was so amended as to confer the veto power upon the governor While the possession of this power has its advantages I am sensible Of the fact that It also imposes grave responsibilities Governor Nash in his message has palled your attention to the increase of legal business in the office of the attorney general occasioned by recent legislation and the constitutional amendments In my judgment all of the legal business connected with the affairs of tho state in its various de- Chief Justice Jacob Burket of Hie i partments should be administered through the office of the attorney gen eral and to that end It is manifest Supreme court administered the oath of office acknowledgement of Japanese trade privileges reply has' been in substance as follows 1 cannot discuss Manchuria With you any more than we could Australia or the Philippines Manchuria belongs neither to us nor to you It does not lie within the jurisdiction of either it us to dispose of the future of Russia however is willing to observe the treaty rights of all the powers in Manchuria and now engages to' do so Russia It is added thus removes from the one of the points on which Japan counted for the moral support of other powers and whereon she especially had the sympathy of the United States and Great Britain The terms of last note to Japan are not known officially here but it is understood to have produced a quieting effect on the Japanese statesmen Japans reply it is asserted will be in a similar tone Japan h-s informed Germany that no troops have been landed in "Corea and that Japan has no intention at present of so doing The statement published in London on PRESIDENT HARPER SAYS Another Story Paris Jan 11 A special despatch to the Patrie from Harbin on the Manchurian railroad describes the Russian war preparations The Russian officers declare war Is enevitable Port Arthur It is further asserted will be occupied by 100000 men and reinforcements of 100000 can' reach Manchuria Twenty New Buildings to Cost Three Million Dollars Will Be Erected Chicago Jan 11 Three new schools and at least twenty new buildings which estimated cost of is $3-000000 will be erected at the University of Chicago within the next ten years according to the forecast of MOORE Elder Meet Tokio Jan 11 The cabinet and elder statesmen met for a joint conference at the official residence of Premier Katsura this afternoon The-premier who is 111 was not -present They discussed the political and strategical situation and will report to the throne tomorrow Wants More President Harper President Harper makes this prediction in bis report I high authority that Germany and the I ImIhIa nlllnn nA will vameiti naiitral in which appears today without from triple alliance will remain neutral in under the law passed by your body appointed as members of my staff officers from the National Guard hop ing in so doing to improve the personnel of the guard that tt may continue a credit to tne state at home and abroad 1 Foremost in our obligation as citizens is the exercise of the voting privilege It is our duty- trf protect this privilege by every safeguard we ean throw around it From time to time various laws regulating the conduct of elections have been passed by tho general assemblies some of Which appear conflicting and others which in their operation have become cumbersome And are incentives to illegality I recommend to your consideration the subject of revising the Jaws governing primaries -and elections and the codifying of all statutes bearing upon the same The common school system of Ohio has always been a source of state pride Among all the states Ohio was one of the first to adopt the splen did methods of the common free School fdr the education and develop-inent Of the young Incident to this the legislature has from time to time enacted laws for the conduct of school affairs So that- there today exists a mass of legislation upon this subject in some respects not harmonious and perhaps to some extent of doubtful constitutionality It Is tho part of wisdom that these laws should be codified and amended to meet the needs and requirements of modern education The last legislature appropriated $75000 for the expenses of a commission to properly represent our state at the centennial celebration of the Louisiana purchase to be held in St Louis during this year The great interest taken by other4 states and countries in this celebration and the extensive preparation lieing made by many of our sister states prompts the suggestion whether It is not desirable that the general assembly give addi- a Heap Money the event of war between Russia and Japan is confirmed here whom will come although Turning to the crowd which filled the rotunda of the capitol Governor Herrick said: Address To the members of the Senate and House of Representatives: In yoiir presence and In the presence of this great concourse of eltizens fully sensible of the duties about to devolve upon me as chief executive of our state I have taken a solemn oath to perform those duties to the best of my ability By the verdict of my fellow citizens I have been selected to assume the duties and to accept the responsibilities of this office not as a partisan but as a representative of tie whole people The permanence of a state is in the adherence to Its fundamental principled In te praotlcal recognition of the With that his department will require more assistance and I trust at an early day the incoming attorney general will carefully review the situation and request the enactment of such legislation as will enable his office to properly c'are for and conduct the entire legal business of the various state de partments i -The constitutional amendments doing away with the double liability of stockholders of various corporations gives to the state of Ohio an oppod-tunity to revise and codify its laws with reference to ithe organization and control of corporations so that our citizens will not feel impelled to incorporate in other states for business which they wish to transact in the state of Ohio It should rather be our aim to so re-enact the laws bearing Which to Advise the Public RUSSIA without knowledge that all of the present Buildings except four have come from others than John Rockefeller He also points out the need for small gifts for scholarships Has Not Entered Into Negotiations For More Warships Washington Gets News Washington Jan 11 The state department has been informed that Japan has requisitioned 30 merchant vessels for transports Advices received here show that the Russians are increasing their guard at Seoul daily and 'that the French have made arrangements to establish a guard there PLIGHT THEIR TROTH About Wbat the Weather Will Be During Next Twenty-four Hours But 17 Percent of Error SL Petersburg Jan 11 It is officially announced in reference to the reports that Russia is competing with Japan for the purchase of war and other ships that her marine minister has no intention of buying apyfor- Bombay Jan 11 Nearly five hundred Boers sailed for Durban Natal These are the last of the who were imprisoned at Ah-midnagas Lately they were induced eign -ships and has not entered into by Gen 'Delarey to take thq oath of negotiations with anybody with that object of government which is to make the citizen secure in the enjoy- the incorporation of companies allegiance Japan Has Wisdom Tokio Jan 11 decision to observe strict in the event o' fwar between Russia and Japan was partly on the advice of Japan The latter pointed out the war could thus be localized the- disturbance of trade minimized and that the danger of internal disorders in China as well as needless complications of Chinese finances would be avoided Washington Jan 11 Prof Willis Moore chief of the Weather Bureau was' heard by the house committee on agriculture regarding the estimates for appropriation for the Weather Bureau Prof Moore declared that the cost of supplies had increased from 20 to 30 per cent He asked for an increase of $40000 for salaries Half of this amount is to be used to man eight proposed new weather bureau stations and half for labor in printing and distributing a greater numbei of weath MACHEN CASE WITH OTHERS object in view Patriotic newspapers have been try ing to bring the public to a realizing of the Importance of the issues involved In the Russo-Japanese dispute but hitherto wholly unsuccessfully The press is forced to admit that the general public not only does not interest itself the slightest in Manrnuria that they shall be as simple and com prehensive as possible protecting alike all of our citizens or those doing business within our state who seek to invest their money in our corporate enterprise and at the same time safeguarding the public in their dealings with such corporations Under tho provisions of tho national banking law frequent examinations are made by competent examiners of the condition and soundness of banks i established under the laws of the Uni-the ted States These examinations after ment of life liberty and property and the people of Ohio have demonstrated Irrespective of politics their belief in and steadfastness to those principles in the recent election Remembering this it will he my endeavor to serve ttye state without fear or favor My predecessor was fortunate in having the hearty co-operation of the last legislature and the wise counsel of the other state officers As a result of this harmonious working together progress was made in solution of taxation problems in the Came to Trial This Morning But No Jury Could Be Secured STEPHENS which is an increase of $94680 over the appropriation for the preceding fiscal year er maps The present daily distributional assistance to make more com- Uon of maps Js 30 000- wilh th3 aU(j plete the showing of the state of ed appropriation this number will be Oiho with reference to its agricui- increaged four fold tjpder general ex- state and the state finances as report-! a trial of forty years seem to amply ed by him are in an exceedingly justify this method of governmental Would Like to Know Where Panama Treaty Washington Jan 11 The committee on foreign relations today completed the first reading of the Panama treaty Some of the amendments that have been suggested were discussed' but no action was taken The committee will resume consideration ot the treaty tomorrow Appropriated to Fight Has Gone supervision ever banking institutions Unfortunately institutions established under the laws of the state of Ohip for banking purposes have In some instances mot with disastrous failure Which might have been prevented and the public warned if a similar system should be established for them In this connection I recommend either the establishment of a state banking department or the enlarging of the powers of the state auditor so that all banking and trust companies incorporated under our state laws shall be Bub- healthy and satisfactory condition Let us counsel together as to how we may best preserve the credit and honor of our commonwealth while at the same time maintaining our public works and providing for the needs and necessities of our institutions The question is not how we shall spend the money in our state treasury but how we may obtain the best results for the honor and integrity of our Btate in collecting as small an amount as practicable from our citizens and in expending it wisely A surplus in the Introduces Resolution Calling President to Proceed -to Construct Canal in Nicaragua Washington Jan 11 August Machen Dillai Groff Samuel A Groff of Washington and Dr and Mrs Geo Lorenz of Toledo I I Ohio indicted in connection with the postofflee investigation were placed on trial today In criminal court No I Justice Pritchard presiding All the defendants were present but the at-tendance of spectators was small The defendants were put On trial on an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud tue government in connection with the salo of letter box fasteners and after formal demurrers to Jhe indictment were entered and over-1 prayer today ruled they were arraigned ahd pleaded not guilty 1 he work of scouring a Jury was then begun A subpoena has been issued for Beavers- pho is Wanted as a witness for the government in connection with the trial of these casBi After an hour spent in an ehfirsVOr Of Texas Money Trusts Morgan on Washington house alluded Sikies late ing for the family Resolutions of the late were adopted of respect to penses an increase of $135000 is asked for Of this $35000 is to be used for plants and materials for weather maps Prof Moore in answer to a question said there was but 17 per cent of error in the weather forecast and he added there would be no Improvement in this service which he regarded as good until additional scientific knowledge was obtained Of the remaining $100-000 increase $30000 was for Hood forecasts: $20000 for equipping the proposed eight new stations and $30-000 for increased telegraph service The eight stations to be established were named by Prof Moore as Madison Wis: Hoswell Hartford Conn In the north central section of Illinois Durango Colo and Sitka Alaska Prof Moore also asked for $50000 cr new buildings at stations already esiablished' Morgan Still Working Washington Jan Senator Morgan today introduced a concurrent resolution calling upon the president to proceed under tne terms of the Spooner act to construct an Isthmian canal on the Costa Rica and Nicaragua route The resolution went over under the rule treasury too often tends to extrava- -jected to thorough and confidential Jan In his opening the chaplain of the 1 to the death of Mr member from Ohio pray-1 comfort of the bereaved of respect to the memory Mr Skiles of Ohio TTrn'pwT A and as a further maf i WHJiH ULlbKIA the deceased members LANDED TODAY of the house at adjourned until tomorrow Her Bulkhead Was Store la- She Met Violent Gales and house i Heavy Seal Wants to Know Washington Jan 11 Tho tural horticultural dairy wool growing and other industries to the end that the exhibits made by and on behalf of the state shall be creditable to and worthy of her and that they shall be properly cared for during the exposition Tho exhaustion of the great forests of the United States has been so rapid during the past two generations that the attention of scientists has been drawn to a marked degree to the harmful effect upon our water courses streams and rivers and upon the climate of our country that a continuance of the cutting away of the forests will bring about within a comparatively short time It is evident' that the state of Ohio should awake to the benefits to be derived in replacing to some extent -t least the trees and forests which have disappeared In some of the states of the union legislatures have wisely provided for the protection of the forests and woods I commend this subject to your serious consideration to see if some means cannot be devised whereby tho growth of timber may be encouraged not only for the profit arising from the growing of timber but for the purpose of preserving our wster supplies protecting ourselves from disasters of flood and maintaining climatic conditions which are in some degree dependent upon our forest a The state eannot too early nor too vigorously grasp this question and provide for a systematic study of the beneficial effects of forests and devise means not only to preserve what we have but to encourage the replacing of trees that have been destroyed or cut down In this connee- The to'aL-oetRflate for iho wcatner bureau service amounts in numbers to $1500000 to Select a Jury the panel was ex-round hausted and court adjourned Until tomorrow Eleven Jurors bad 'been selected although the government has three challenges remaining while the TO BE REVISED defendants have four DIVORCE LAWS examination to tho end of affording protection alike to depositor and stockholder The rapid growth of lnterurban railroads street railroads and other quasipublic corporations and the apparent demand for -their enlargement in the next few years render It desirable that they shall bo regulated and governed by wise legislation that will encourase the investment of capital to the extent that it is necessary to meet the demands and requirements of tho public that will ensure it protection when la vested that such corporations Etiall he so regulated that the public shall Secure the most efficient service at reasonable cost As wo advance in civilization the greater should be the care comfort and protection furnished for the helpless and those unfortunately afflicted To accomplish this end the state of Ohio has at great expenditure of money erected homes or institution gance in the use of public money and I ask my 'friends In the legislature to join withTn agAother state officers in the aim to have no extravagance in expending the money or recklessness in legislation The affairs of a great state such as ours should be conducted with the same care and prudence that a careful man of business would exercise In the management of his own property When a man in business has funds on hand ho finds a safe and profitable investment for the same that they may not lie idle and unproductive From time to time the state of Ohio has in Its treasury large balances of money This means not only that tho business snd commercial world is deprived of those amounts of circulating medium but that the state has not the benefit of the interest which under proper conditions and safeguards it might use and enjoy Haring this In mind I would recommend STILL REVOLUTING Columbus Jan A commit- tee consisting of Judge Dillon of i Columbus Judge Ferdinand Spiegel Washington Jan ll-'-Commandor of Cincinnati Judge King of Mdrtex commanding the gunboat Sandusky Judge Hole of Newport cables the navy department Salem and Hon Wade Cushing of fronj San Domingo under date of yes-Totedo met here today to formulate terdsy as follows: con-a bill providing for tne revision of the tlnues nothing menacing Americana divorce laws 1 Legation guard withdrawn committee on Judiciary today author-! Ized a favorable report on the resolu-j New York Jan The stkamer Uon introduced by Mr Stephens of Umbria arrived today from Liverpool Texas calling on the attorney general a0(j QUPenatown allowing the effects for Information as to how $300000 ap- of her encount w(th th weBterj propriation to prosecute the trust gales and heavy seas The forward bulkhead was Stove la and had been repaired with 'canvas Many Millions Asked For n(j The eteamer had violent Washington Jan The bill mak- glare and very heavy head seas ing aproprlationa for the legislative throughout the (utatt The greatest executive and judicial departments of force of the gales wa on January 6 the government was completed today and 7 Among toe passenger was by the house committee on appropria- Melton Fryer artist of the London Uon nnd reported to the house The Illustrated News who Is on hie way to bill carries a total of $27139893 Japan 3000 WORKING ONE DAY TRUCE the passage of state depository law whore those unfortunates Chicaeo Jan Truce in the Joliet Ilia Jan The steel mills liverymen's strike was today extend- resumed operations today in all main ed until tomorrow night The driver departments furnlening over StVK) demand $14 a week' men employment may be similar te those In effective opera-1 cared for and in many Instances tion in ether states and If in the nee- cured snd restored to their homes and warily hasty preparation and pasa-! famines The maintenance of (ConMnued on page 4.