Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 16, 1892, Page 4

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Eworn to Lefore me and _subs Fresence this 1ith day of March. in my D. 1802 N. P. Frin, Notary Publie. Intion for L RHODY'S loyalty to Cleveland 18 almost romantie, it is so lonesome. NEW Yorxg lo elections are giving the democracy a taste of political ma- luria which doses of Hill and Tammany mako increasingly depressing. THE fact that Brilliant Billy Bryan has said nothing to the country at large since Colonel Springer was stricken with illness is occasioning remark. ‘THE tariff and free coinage are the upper and nether millstones between which what is left of Grover Cleveland’s following are being ground to powder. HEREAF Kentucky funerals will have no attractions to congressmen. Frozen pickles, ham sandwiches and hard boiled ezgs are hard on the con- gressional digestion. Wiy didn’t the Omaha club decide to buy a lot ten blocks back of the high school? That conld have been secured very much cheaper than the lot at the coruer cf Twentieth and Douglas. FRANCE has accepted a reciprocity donvention with the United States, France, it will be remembered, is the most prosperous nation on the continent of Europe. She knows a good thing at sight. SoME idea of the area of Nebraska may be obtained from the Orange Judd Farmer's statement that all the corn- fields of the eight corn states would ac- cupy only soven-eighths of the state of Nebraska. THE curious phase of the controversy of the police commissioners is the tact thut neither side has thus far cited the other to appear in court. So far the *ins” have the best of it. Possession is nine points of the law. — LOOKING back over the experience of the past threo years and recalling the diplomatic complications adjusted by this administration leaves no ground for any fear that serious trouble will come of the Boring sea controversy. THE gonerous democrats of Missouri have so gerrymandered the state as to make fourteon democratic and one re- publican district. While they were in Ahe swine business they might just as well have taken the whole hog. THE population of New South Wales has grown from 742,000 in 1880 to 1,132,- 234 in 1891, and Sidney, the metropolis, has 383,386 inhabitants. This points to the conclusion that the tendency to gather in cities is as pronounced in Australia a8 in Awmerica or Europe. JAY GouLD is said to have offered 87,000,000 for the castle of Chapultepec, Mexico. This is probably a canard. Gould will not buy an institution which cannot be stocked and bonded for more than it is worth, Castles are not in his Tine and tho Mexicans can rest easy. A DISCUSSION of the taviff for three weeks can do the republican party no harm. It will afford the minority in the house of representatives some amuse- ment and burden the government print- ing office nnd the United States mails with tedious speeches. It is a sad waste of time, energy and money, — THE cattle assoclations of Texas are demanding a reduced differential rate on cattle shipped to Omaha, The rail- ways can offer no good reason for dis- criminating against Omaha in favor of Kansas City by exacting a tribute of 820 per car more on Omaha than on Kansas City shipments of live stock, — CAPTAIN JOHN SAXON has been in comparative obscurity ever since the greenback party went into involuntary bankruptey many years ago. The earthquake of 1800 has shaken him into life again, however, and the Fairbury Sun proposes him as the people’s party candidate for congress in the Fourth | district. e— THE Texas legislature defeated a reso- lution to invite Senator Hill to visit Austin on his southern trip. This means two things: First, Roger Q. Mills is the Texas favorite for United States senator snd Cleveland for president. Neverthe- less if Hiil is nominatud the cowboys and greasers wiil roll up & majority of 20,000 for him and elect all the demo- crats nominated for state offices. Texas s hopelessly democratio Le800 UNLAWFUL TAX EXEMPTIONS. The most flagrant abuse in our system of taxation under existing methods is the wholesale exemption from taxation of property which under the most lib- eral construction of our constitution should be listed for taxation. The fun- damental principle at the basisof our ystem of taxation as laid down in the constitution is that all property by whomsoover owned shall pay a tax in proportion to its value. The only ex- ceptions which the constitution makes are: 1. State, county and city property. But even the improvements on such property, while under lease, are to bo listed and taxed as personal property 2. Agricultural fair grounds, used ox- clusi as such and not for other pur- poses. 8. Grounds used exclusively for school, roligious, cometory and charitable pur poses. This includes all publie schools, colleges, semiMaries—whether sectarian or non-sectarian, providing that the grounds and. buildings are exclusively used for educational purposes. All churches and grounds occupied by churches with a liberal allowance for church yards come within the exemp- tion clauses. Hospitals, orphan asylums, homes for the destitute,aged and infirm, reformatories, and institutions main- tained exclusively out of public or pri- vate charitable contributions are ex- empt. These exemptions have within the past few years beon extended lawlessly to property from which revenues are de- rived,property held for speculation, and unoccupied lands reserved for future use. Itis proper and legal to exompt from taxation churches, hospitals, con- vents, colleges and seminaries, but it is a flagrant abuse of the taxation powers to exempt the Masonic building which yields a large rental; the Odd Fellows’ building, which is rented in part; the Danish society building, the Germania hall building which are occupied by so- cial clubs. Tt is equally illegal to exempt any lands not actually covered by struc- tures in use for religious worship or benevolent institutions. While religious and benevolent institutions and societies designed for the moral elevation and mutual protection of their members are entitled to protectionat the hunds of the state, they have no right to shift thoe burden of taxation. In other words, while the state is very liberal toward educational, religious and charitable in- stitutions it is not contemplated thata forced contribution shall bo levied upon all property owning citizens for their maintenance and support. Why should anybody outside of the Masonic order be compelled to support that order indirectly by paying his pro- portion of the tax on property which the order owns and from which it de- rives a revenue from rents? Why should any property owner he compelled to contribute to the Young Men’s Christian association by indirec- tion in making good the taxes which by rights should be levied upon its build- ing which derives a revenue from rentals? The same reasoning applies with equal force to the unoccupied lots and acre property held in reserve by relig- ious societies and orders. Why should the valuable tract which is owned by speculators and was formerly used as a driving park, be exempt from taxation just because an agricultural so- ciety holds a pumpkin and cabbage show for u week on the promises once a year. It seems to us the time has come to draw the line where the constitution has defined it. The exemptions under all sorts of pretexts are becoming more burdensome every year to all classes of taxpayers. Every club that can swing political influence, every society that has a religious or benevolent tendency wants its buildings and grounds ex- empted from taxation. Add to this tle vast domain of the railroads, which con- tributes little or nothing to the main- tenance of municipal and county gov- ernment, and we can readily account for the high city and county taxes that are almost equal to confiscation, APPREHENSIVE OF RETALIATION. It appears that the suggestion of some members of congress, that this govern- ment should retaliate against Canada on account of the attitude of the domin- ion government in the Bering sea mat- ter, has caused some apprehension among the Canadian people, and there is & report that Lord Salisbury has been advised of the danger. The proposed retaliation, which undoubtedly has a very strong support at Washington, would be aimed at the privileges now enjoyed by the railronds of Canada in the transportation of merchandise through the United States. A resolu- tion for this purpose was introduced in the senate last weck, and it is highly probable that if the British government persists 1n its refusal to renew the ar- rangement for the proteotion of the seal fisheries during the progress of the ar- bitration of the Bering sea controversy the policy of retaliation will be adopted with the hearty support of both parties in congress. If this should be done the Canadian people would not, of course, sutfer all the ill effects, but vory much the greater share would fall upon them. The priv- ileges enjoyed by the railroads of Can- ada, which enable them to successfully compete for a large traffic that would otherwise go to American roads, ave of groat value, and of course nearly the entire benefits are distributed among the Canadian people. That country is not in such a condition of prospe rity that it can afford to have an attack of this kind made upon a most important part of its commerce, for the policy hav- g been once inaugurated would be maintained until the United States should obtain whatever coucessions it might demand from the Canadian gov- erament. The loss to the owners of sealing vessels, whose operations wou'd be prevented by a renewal of the modus vivendi, would be insignificant in com- parison with what the whole people of Canada would lose from commercial re- taliation on the part of the United States. The Canadian government has an easy remedy if it can induce Lord Salis- bury to reconsider his decision, and if it be the fact that it was the influence of that government which led him to re- " fuse to renew the arvangement of last THE year the same agency ought to be com- petent to set him right. There is an opinion that Lord Salisbury would not | be unwilling to change his attitude if he could do so without offending Canada, and it is not impossible that he may do s0in any event. In the meantime thero is no necessity for exaggerating the gravity of the situation, or of aggrovat- ing the difficulty by threats or unfriendly eriticisms, CLEVELAND WiLL RUN=1F PERMITTED. The letter of Mr. Cleveland to Gen- eral Bragg is adroit. The latter asked the ex-president for a direct and un- equivoenl announcement that he would allow his name to be presented to the national democratic convention as a candidate for its nomination to the presidency, and that he would accept the nomination if given to him. There was no necessity for beating about the bush in responding to this request. It could have peen answered in hall a dozen lines. But Mr. Cleveland saw an opportunity to deal out to his admirers an assortment of platitudes, which thoy are wont to accept as evidence of excep- tional politicnl wisdom and virtue, and as usual he improved it. Not in an open and eandid way, but rather by indi- rection, Mr. Cloveland avows himself a candidate for the presidential nomina- tion. As a matter of duty to the coun- try and the democratic party, since he may not consider only his psrsonal de- sires and his individual oase and com- fort, Mr. Cleveland is willing to again make the race for the presidency. In other words, Mr. Cleveland is ready to sacrifice all the enjoyments of private lifo—its quiet, its ropose, its sacvod priv- ileges—and assumo the arduous and ex- acting duties of chief executive of the vepublic. He is propared to surrender the peaceful life of the plain citizen and the congenial company of unselfish friends and return to the laborious struggle which is inseparable trom the presidential office and to association with hungry aud designing politicians. He would prefer not to make the sacri- fice, but if the welfare of the country and the democratic party demand it he will yreld. The inference must be that there has taken place a great change in the feelings of Mr. Cleveland sin~o 1888, No president who was ever a candidate for renomination manifested & more eager desire to secure it than he did at that time. Every influence and expedi- ent of his administration was brought to bear to promote his candidacy. The requirements of civil service re- form were disregarded and every branch of the public servica was used to help Mr. Cleveland to the nomination for a second term. He says in his letter to General Bragg, and the remark was doubtless intended as a thrust at Hill, that he cannot bring himsell to regard a candidacy for the presidency as somo- thing tobe won by personal strife and active self-assertion, yet four years ago he exhibited the latter quality in the most obtrusive way and on every pos: ble occasion. Will anybody believe that he has since experienced a chauge of feeling regarding the presidency or lost the desire to again occupy that exalted position? Tf so, why is it that during the last four years ho has taken advau- tage of every chance that presented it- self to keep his pame prominently be- fore the country, and as fur as there was any eall upon him to do so has exerted his 1nfluence in politics? Mr. Cleve- land will deceive very few with tho pre- tense that he is making a sacrifice of his personal desires in being a candi- date for the nomination of his party. He is as anxious to secure the nomina- tion now as he was four years ago, and he could suffer no more bitter disap- pointment than a failure to do so. The avowal of his candidacy by Mr. Cleveland will put some prominent democrats, who have declared that it would be fatal to the party to nominate him, in a rather embarrassing position. It will very likely infuse a great deal of activity and enthusiasm into the ad- mirers of ths ex-president, und it must be admitted that the namber of these is still very large, and some of the leaders who have announced opinions unfuvor- able to the candidacy of Mr. Clevelund may have trouble with their con- stituents. However, it is by no means certain that his letter will materially improve his chances for a nomination. It will not benefit him in New York, whatever effect it may have elsewhere. The probabilities are still in favor of the selection of a western candidate, ARMY PROMOTIONS. The army officer has no politics, It matters little to him what party is in power, He draws upon the support of republicuns when the president is a re- publican and upon democrate when they have been successful in electing the chief executive, Just now there is a vacant brigadier goneralship, and the prosident is ex- pected sooa to appoint a judge advocate general. Theaspirants for the first are, of course, limited to the officers next in rank, as it is conceded the president will notignore their prior claims, though he may not make the promotion depend upon the length of service of the several colonels who are waiting for the ver- dict, In the other case, however, the question of rank is not a paramount con- sideration. Any captain or lieutenant, or any civilian for that matter, is eli- gible, and the place is eagerly sought for, because it is a promotion and in- creased pay and leads to rapid promo- tion in the future. Theoretically the officer on active duty at the front is first considered, but practically & great many other con- siderations are likely to influence the appointment 1o au agreeable place, especially in Washington. Uunfortu- nately for the efficiency of the service the officers on detached duty” at the capital have a great advantage over meritorius gentlemen on the frontier. There are about 203 officers, including those at Fort Meyer, now residing in Washington. Of these ninety-two are retired, and sixty are on special duty, which in some cases means noduty at all. Special duty assignments have grown into a great abuse and they cause no end of heart burnings and dissatisfac- tion among those who are without influ- ence enough to secure the eusy oluces. Bul the advantage they secure in the mate. of promotivns is the chief occa- OMAHA DAILY BEE IDNESDAY slon for @Mmplaint. The sooial and other influenges they are able to bring to their ai fito not enjoyed by officers in tha remqlg west, while their regular promotions 1p their regiments coms just as surely as if they wore exposed to casualitios it actual military service. There are '#8tatively moro naval than i fcors in Washington and be- tween theitwo they wield a powerful | influence iff sgeral and public affairs. Somo secratary of war will make him- self unpopulae in Washington but popu- lar overywhere else by attacking this growing abuse, and advocating promo- tions from the field as against those from the iist of military gentlemen who use their political friends to help them to congenial places in Washington and to promotions rightly belonging to offi- cers who are porforming the more ardu- ous duties in the Indian country or at other stations remote from civilization. SENATOR Davip B. HiLw has said nothing thus far on his southern trip thatought to elovate him very much in the estimation of the democrats of that section. The evident pride with which he refers to the fact that thero is not a republican state official in New York elocted by the people at large, a result to which his thoroughly unserupulous political methods largely contributed, may fail to commena him to the favor of all southern democrats, for there are certainly somo of them who do not ap- prove of the way in which Hill defeated tho will of the people in securing for his partisans control of the senate of New York. There must be a very much larger number who do not think well of the pian by which he secured for him- self the delegation to the national con- vention. As to Mr. Hill’s opinions r gavding the tariff and other economic questions, they are so crude and com- monplace that they can make no im- pression to the advantage of their author upon thoughtful men. The popular in- terest that has been manifested toward Mr. Hill is very largely prompted by curiosity, and is not to be accepted as at all significant of any genuine regard for bim as u political leader. ONE of the planks in the farmers alli- ance platform is a demand that aliens shall be disqualified from hoiding or owning lands in the United States and in thisstate. In principle the proposi- tion to exclude aliens from ownership in lands may be correct, but before such a law can go into effect in this state we will have to repeal section 25 of the bill of rights of the constitution of Ne- braska, which "reads as follows: ‘‘No distinction shall ever be made by law between residént aliens and citizens in reference to the possession, enjoyment or descent of property.” FoR the good of the community it is to be hoped there is no question of the constitutionality of the amended Slo- cumb liquor law whereby the two-mile limit saloonkeapers are required to pay aliconse of $500 por year. The prohi- bition belt hig been a menace to good order and aninjustice to dealers in the city ever sineé “tha’ present’license law was adovted. A1l good citizens will regret it exceedingly if through a mere technicality these out-of-town saloons shall be enabled to. continue to sell liquor without regulation or license. Tue rule adopted by the Fifty-second congress, which provides that it shall always be in order to call up for consid- eration a report from the committee on rules. gives over to Crisp, McMillin and Catchings the nlmost absolute control of house legislation. It is merely another way of arriving at thesame vesult which the republicans achieved under the Rerd rules in the Fifty-first congress. It isa triumphant vindication of the republican principle that a republican minority shall not be permitted to prevent the majority from transacting business. WE NEVER can expect to have clean municipal government so long as city ofticers and members of the council ac- cept gifts in the shape of railroad and street car passes, freo telephones, froe gas and electric lights, free water and other things of value from corporations that are subject to municipal control. What object can these corporations have in making presents of these valu- able courtesies unless it is to exchange them for favors which can only be granted av the expense of the taxpayers and to the detriment of the city? State Journal. A member of the staff of the Omaha hypen has utter!y demolished Shakespeare's roputation by writing balf a page on his “iu- consistencies and incougraities as a play- wright." “Declined the Advice, Chicago Newg, A Nebraska man has sent Mr. Cloveland & letter telling him to avbandon all hope ofa nomination, as he cannot possibly get it, Mr. Cloveland’s lettor of thauks for bis kindly service is still to be made public, -— wing His Nerve, New York Advertiser, The report thiv' Jay Goula was seriously ill on Saturday wiS untrue: but it seems he bad & bad spell yyhen his party reached Pine Bluft, 1t is the figst time Mr. Gould has ever shown the slightpst change in the presence New ¥ork Epoch (den With Harrisow sna Hiil pitted against one auother for the great offico of president of the United (5tay g‘ the question before the people will bu:-“hullulurulny sud political decency as reprosputea by Benjamin Harri- son win, or shall, immoranty ana political indecency as rejgsented by David B, Hillt T Nebtaska Ditto, Atéitson Glob ‘The manner in which the railroads “work" the people would be very amusing, were it not so pititul. 1o lows tue peonle tinally tired of being robbed, and its lexislature passed laws for the protection of the people against the railroads. ‘I he railroad men said they could not do business, but they con- tinued to d> busivess ata profit, and Iowa poogle are now pointed out as models of 10- telligence 1 dealing with railroads. Kansas needs & revoluuol ——— Captain Bourke aad the Greasers, New York World Captaiu Bourke and his officers and men are charged with the commission of cruelties in their effort to flud Garze, Congressman Crain of Texas asks for au iuves wgation iu the nuwe of his constituents who are the victims of the aileged outruges and 1 Whoso oawe Lhe avveal is wade by au witoruey-at- MARCH 16, ; law. United States soldiers are not habita- ally or needlessly cruel, and these particular | soldiers bave good rocords. Moreover, it is | estimated that 5,000 of Mr. Crain’s constitu- | ents sympathize with Garza. 1t 18 a case where projudgmont would b ovidently most | unjust. 1892 S . Municipal Growth, Philadelphia Ledger Probably no one who had not obtained in- formation on the subjeot could make w roas- onable guess at the number of places in the | United States containing 1,000 inhabitants or moro. The guesses by the uninformed are usually from 10,000 to 15,000, but the United States census discloses ouly 8,715, Morcover, there aro only 2,552 that have & population exceeding 1,500. At the other end of the line the returns are no less remarkable, for there are only seven cities with a population ex- coeding 400,000, There 1s abundant room for growth in theso cities and towns, but the places with 1,000 or move population aiready contain 41 per cent of the total population of the United States, The larger cities, it ap- pears from the returns, are growing more rapidly than the country at large. Thus in 1880 there were 250 places having 8,000 in- havitants or more, the combined population of such places beiug 92 per cent of the whole, In 1800 there wero 445 such places, conteinng 20 per cent of the whole population, it Russian Rule In Poland, Phitadelphia Record, Advices from Poland are to the ominous effect that General Gourko has returned to Warsaw and brought with him imperial per- mission to declare that city, and all Poland if necessary, In a state of siego. The full mean ing of Russian rule in Poland 1s indicated in Gourko's avowed intention of hanging a dozon of the principal Polish citizens who are untriendly to Russian rule. Yet the policy of repression which served its purpose a quarter of a century ago may prove a ghastly and bloody failuro if attemptod in the altered conditions of theso times. R CACKLE OF THE COMICAL. Utica Observer: John L. Sullivan, judsing by hischallenge to the wor.d, writes a very good fist. A kind hoart is a foun- but a fat pocketbook is u well-spring ot delight. New Yor is mucl Somerville ndod man ne. ded man, a right nd. naed rhoard of u three-ha I, Cubbage is one, 11 hand, a lett hand und o little behind on Star: n who wants to be tof his fortune usualiy makes the ofa check the first step in his plans, hicago | rald: Berry, tho offieial hang- man of & and, who hus executed 200 mur- coming to America to lecture, If his leetures draw as well as his rope be wiil muke a great hit. A TRAGEDY. Washington Star. Not alone on the stage Do our tragedies ru:e: In true life wo find them near by, And soon wili we know Ono of exqulsite woe— “The bald-hended wan ana the fly." Pittsburg Chronicle: Gasweli e one sugzested that Hill and Hozg be the demo- cratic candidates for presideut and vice presi- dent. ukano—You mean Hogg, the governor of Texas, I suppose? Yes." 1 think if would be better to make [ogg the candidate for president und put Governor Russell of Boston on for vice president.” LoWhat would be particuarly popular about thnte" Tt would be a pork and boans tioket.” New York Hora Dix— nust be very unhealth 5. Hicks —What mi think so? 15 Dix—My husband says they wouldn't lot a man tn unless ho hud the grip. Mrs, hese clubs Indianapolls : A story in London Truth beeins 15 sentence. Why Arthur Hisluck went to t was myste If the gentieman's name Is any indieation, he went beciuse he was invited. New York Woekly: Street car driver (mys- teriousiy)—That young woman wot 2ot in at th sreet and tha other youns woman wot v in ut Eleventh street is both spotters. Look out fer y'rself. Conductor (contiden- tingly)—That's ali right. I'm e ged 1o both of "em. Chicago Times: Signs of spring multiply. Wild ducks have been seen flying northward and a little robbing hus been detectud in the council chumber, Yonker's Stutesmun: Sarah Berphardt has bad a cigar named after her. It's nothing new, however, for an actress to be puffea. Columbus Post: When the old gentleman of proposes to the old ludy of 85 it Is the :ourt” of finul resort. Philadelphia Times: No man has a right to apply fora penaion on tho plea that ho was hulfshot whea he enlistod. ——— 1T WASN'T THE USUAL PICNIC. Congressman Ko L3 eral Was Hard on the Committee, New Yonk, March 15,—A Washington dis- patch tells of the terriblo oxperiencas of the congressmen and senators who accompanied the body of Congrossman Kondall to the burial in a Kentucky mountaia town,twenty- five miles from o raiiway station. Says oue.of the party: “In descending the mountains the tirod horses could ot hold the hearso back and we had to tic a strong ropo to the rear axle, and hola it back by main strength. Senator Warren, who was a_momber of tho commit- too, was nlmost frozen to death, and we were obliged to leave hii b a de bouse un- ul our roturn. When we arrived at Liborty our carriages were all budly damaged aud the hearso was in such a_condition that we could not bring it back with us. Our only food during the two days we wore enroute was a jar of pickles, a fow sandwiches and hara boiled eggs. Tuase were soon frozen, and we were unabie to eat them,” ——— THINKS HE HAS THE FIEND. ASedalia Detective Tracks the Negro Davis to Juil In Texas, SkpALIA, Mo, March 15.—Detective John Isinney roturned yesterday from Houston, Tex., and in referonce to tue man held thors for the Tayloroutrage, Kinuoy saia: *“Tae negro uow in custody at Houston answers the description of the rapist more minutely than auy capture yet made. 1 am strongly inclined to believe that we now havo the right man, His name 15 Wash McClellan, He says he was arrested on a charge of bur- 29tn. ' The insolent demeaor, and all the details of bis appea, think ho is the man Davis. When tho ofticers went to have tho fellow’s pictura taken he resistod desperately aud said he would die tirst, and we got no picture," ‘The officers will probably bring the suspact to this city for identification by the Taylors. - IRISH SONG. 0ce miko me The Spectator. When Carroll axod Kate for a heart and a hand Lind, Her lovely brown eyes Went wide wid surprise, And hor |13 ey sbot scorn’ ac is saucy de- und; “Young Carroll Magin Put the beurd to you And the change in your purse, would win* Then Carroll made Kute his most lllegant bow Aud off to the digeins lampooned from the plough; T the beard finely grown, And the pockets fufl blown.! Mayho Kate might be kind to me oW S0 home my lad onme, onel Carty by name, To try @ fresh fing ub his croel ould fax Says he. Rut when Uolonel Carty In splendorsteps in | With ull bis grand airs and great beard to bis 0 alc Carroli Mazinn ush sobbin' this minute, i Oar ab's 1o | I'vecaged you at lust, thin, liuuet 1y witd little glary, having robbed u clothiug store on the | utting speech | ‘That controwled just a hundred good acres of | t n wife you | EACH MAY FIX HIS FIGURES Oounty Assessors Agree on Nothing for a Plan to Work By. WILL LIST PROPERTY AS THEY PLEASE Suggestions Made by ¢ Meeting Yesterday County Snubbed— Church Property Discussed. ork Suckett at the Fifth Warders Commisstoners and With tho exception of Chicago and Clontarf precincts the nssessors of all tho wards and precinets of Donglas county were in session yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the county commissioners 1o re coive thelr books and to discuss assessmonts and values for 1802 Silas B. Lake was elected chairman and H. Dietsen score- tary of the meeting. A motion to nssess average horsos at $15 and cattlo at § met with violent opvosition, and that matter was teft ontirely with tho assessors of the various wards and precincts, Mr. Franklin wanted to @ive the commit- tee from the F'fth Ward Kickers club an opportunity to be heard, but_his motion was ruled out’ of order. and the kicking com- mittee drifted out into thoe corridor. Iu trying to arrive at some understanding regarding the assessment of real estate, Mr. Carpenter of the Fourth ward smd that he had never assessed improvements as high in proportion as he had vacant lots and he didn’t think 1t should be assessed the same. Heo brought up the guestion of assessing church stating that some church aud ebar- itablo organizations bud property that paid a #ood revonue, M, Livesey thought all churchos should bo taxed, as speculators were doing alto- gother too much n the way of buying prop- orty in the name of some church socioty to keep it exempt from tuxation aud selling it when thoy had a favorabie opportunity. County Clerk Sackett statea that the law provided toat in order to bo exempt chureh property must be used for church purnoses aud didv't mean vacant lots or preachers' residen As to railroad assessment he suid that the Relt Line would be held as as- sessable wholly in Dovglas county, in accord- ance with an opinion of the county attorney. He further stated that the public funds were doploted becausc of illogal exemptions and failure to assess personal property. Hourged upon the assessors the necessity of assessing franchises s such, something that has been heretofore ovorlooked, He callea attention to the many rumors that corporations had been favored and that many institutions that ndvertised a certain paid up capital paid 1ax0s on an assessment that did not begin to compare with it. He said that if all prop- erty in tho county was assessed at the samo rate as the part that was assessed last year the valuation would be fully £30,000,000, It was decided to attach a fair valuation to all property not actually used for church purposes, The assessor from the Second ward wanted to know what was to be doue in the case of coal dealers, who do thousunds of dollars of business every year, but at the time the as- sessment is made have scarcely any stock on hand. It was the prevailiug sentiment that the coal men couldn’t be tuxed for property unless they could be caughi with it in thoir Possession. . W. Barber of Elk City was one of the most earnest of the seekers after informa tlon, aud he kept caliing for instructions until he received them, but he drew the line on Compissioners Stenberg and Berlin, and insisted ' that Clerk Sackett should furnish all the information that was desired. The meeting adjourned by a close vote, and then the country assessors wanted to know what they had met for, butno one could tell them.” They will do their nssess- g without any agreement or schedule beiag arranged, unless another meeting is held. e BURNED THE BOOKS. The Beef Trust is Now Ready for a Foderal Invostigation, CnicaGo, March 15.—The Daily News sa; ‘The beef trust has burned its books. The action was taken a few days ago in order to be prepared for the scrutiny of federal offi- cims. It is charged by the Daily News that the trust had a sort of clearing house in obscure quarters in the M ntauk ofice build- ing here, under the management of one Wiil- iam M. White, and that White has suddenly vanisbed. The plan of the trust is declared 10 be that the members wero each entitled to a certain per cent of the total earnings of all. The members paid {nto the clearine house 40 cents per 100 pounds of meat sold. At the end of the week the clearing house appor- tioned the total payments amoug the mem- bers according to the percentage. Territory was carefully divided among the membars, and whorever necessary to crush outside competition prices were temporarily cut mer- cilessly. Charles M. Horne, agent of the Depart- ment of Justice at Washington, who has been in Chicago presumably investigating the beef trust, expects to leave tonight for the national capital to make his report. —————— Trouble on the Canadian Pacific, WiN: 3, Man.,, March 15.—Conductors and brakemen planned a strike on the west- orn division of the Canadian Pacific. The company got wind of it and on Sunday dis- charged every one who bad not given alle- guance to the road. A vigorous fight is now 9 ——— K the C Pa, March Trylng to 13 HARKISBURG, Combine. 15.—Attorney General Hensel filed in the Dauphin county court today his bill in equity asking the court to declace null and vold and to perpet. nally enjoin the recent deal by which the Phiiadelphin & Resding Railrond compan soecurea a practical _monopoly of the anthry cite coal business. ‘L he defendant companies are required to appear in court within four. teen days after servies of notice. - HAD THE MINISTERS ARRESTED, Prominent Oltizens Accused of Threntening to Hang & Man for Stealing. Excuisn, Tnd., Maroh 15.—One of the most sonsational arrests in the history of Urawford county is the wholesalo ono in which A, J Stroot, county commissioner and proacher, companied by bis brother, Lindsey, and the: sons, George Scott, William A. Scott, Will. iam B. Scott, along with Albert Jones aud William Conda, two moro ministers of the gospel, were arrostod upon the charge of tak ing Church Mattox from his homo nour Ma rengo one night last week, with a rope about his neck, leading him two miles and threat ening to hang him for stealing pork, which he, bought from Willlam Giobs, Church vrom< ised n sensation in_the revelation of namos, and has given it. Mattox's reputation is not abovo par, whilo most of the accused have always boen considored gilt odged. INOTHER RICH GOLD STRIKE. An Imm Cavo Struck Near Ouray, Col OvrAy, Colo, Maroh 15— A romarkabio cave was broken into in the Ironclad mnn‘\ near the American-Nettie, on the gold bel! It is a vast body of honeycombed quartz, running #00 in gold to the ton. The extont of the formation is not known, but it is six and a half feet in height, exteads into the mountain an unknown depth and is similar in character to some of the vory rich caves found in the American-Nottio. It is belioved this gold bearing body of honeycomb quartz extends into the wountain for hundrads of feot, and 1f so there are millions in it, With out doubt it is the richest gold boaring forma: tion on the American continent. SALLED WITH HER CARGO OF FOOD. od Quarts The Missourl Start Flour and mw Yonk, March 15, —Bearing her treight of food for famine-stricken Russia, the Mis- sourt sailed at noon today. Tho last of the cargo was put on board Inst unight. Tho snowbound carloads of flour for which Mr, W. G. Edgar, who had the matter in chargo, had beon waiting, did not arrive 1 time to 0 with the rest, but in its place was an cqual amount furnished in exchange. In all about 210 tons of flour and corn moal, busides 200 head of cattle, aro in the cargo. od with N Deying, N. M., March 15.—An old huntey and frontiorsman named George Larling yosterday arrived from Casa Grande, Mex., and roports the discovery of a long aban- doned village. Several brick buildings still remain and the surroundings show that it must at one time have been a large town. ‘T'he ruins are situated west of tho ancient city of Temoseche, in the midst of the Sierre Madre mountains. —~— New Treatment for Murderers. New Youk, Mareh 15.—Dr. William /gt | Hammond of Washington road a paper be- fore the Society of Medical Jurisprudenco tonight entitled A New Substituto for Capi- tal Punishment and Means for Preventing the Propagation of Criminals.” He declared it bis belief that murderers should undergo & surgical operation which would deter them 0 & greater extent than other methods from committing murder, and that owing to such operation thers could be no propagation of murderers so far as the murderer who had underwent the operation was concerned. Tho paper was followed by an able dis- cussion pro ana con. New York Preshytery Votes No, New Youk, March 15, —The presbytery of New York has voted “no” in rogard to tha overture presented by tho general assembly reading us follows: *Before any overturcs or enactments proposed by the assembly to be established as rules relating to the con- stitutional powers of presbyteries and synoas shall be obligatory upon” the churches, it shall be necessary to transmit them to all the presbyteries and to reccive the retur.s of least a majority of them in writing proving thereof, and such rules, when ap- proved, shall bo appanded to the constitution of the church.” e Denth of a Handsome Actress, \ New Yok, March 15.—May Knowlos, &' bandsome und bright young actross, whoso family is one of tho oldest and wealthiest in Newburg, died under mysterious circum stances on Sunday. She was 19 years old and very beautiful. Official. inquiry de- velops an ante-mortem statement she made that medicine for an illicit purpose had beon given her by medical students and @ room- mate, her death result: U ed States Steamer Goes Ashore, Ponr TowxsEND, Wasn., March 15.—At 7 o'clock yestorday morning the United States steamer Molican, with the United States ra cowving ship Nipsic in tow, wont ashore on Point Wilson. A denso fog prevailed at tho time and it was impossible to tako boarings. Five bours later the vessel was floated with- out injury. BROWNING, KING & Co. W. Corauer 15th anl Douglas Sts. | Shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day--- ! We have made | arrangements for a supply of shamrocks, the picture on the left being a lifesize rep- resentation. These beautiful shamrocks will arrive in time to be given away to those who call at our store on St, Patrick’s day. It don’t make any dif- ference whether you are a regular customer or never have or never expect to trade with us, you are welcome to one as long as we have any, The handsomest buttonieres in the city. Browning,King & Co Opon Saturduys til 10 p. m Other ovenlugs Wl 6:30 |S. W. Corner 15th and Douglas Sts ~