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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Text Book Law.

The following circular from the depart
ment of public instruction, is Of general in
terest:
st. Paul, May %, 1ss3.-To county audi
tors: In reply to frequent inquiry Dy audi.
tors concerning the operation OF the text
book law:
1. The eight per cent. commission to
textbook agents must be paid out OF the
s'school funds rising from county taxation, :"
which is the one mill tax. The general
statement of the law presumes that this tax
is held in general fund and the commits
sion deducted before distribution to the dis
tricts is made But in some counties, this
tax is credited to districts Immediately upon
it's collection which makes this plan uh-
practicable. In other counties at any CIV
en- settlement at which commissions are de-
ducted some districts may have paid their
entire tax, while other districts may have
maid but small part Of theirs. In such a
case the commissions due would be paid by
districts une qualIy, each district paying us
share in proportion to its proIAptness IN
paving its taxes. This will be unjust,
The essential requirement of this law is
tina. the commission shall be paid pro rata
out of this one mill tax.
The following plan is rccommended as
the most satisfactory, in beng practleapie
and fully meeting the requirements 81 Tic
law:
After the auditor has received 81 estimate
from the county superintendent OF now
n any books will be needed and sol. ~ I Tue
&C ttlty, by reckoning per cent. o. ILa'
amount he knows the amount OF com. uls-
sion TO be paid during the year. Know ne
also the aggregate amount OF the mill Ia. :
he can determine the per cent. of the m1Il
tax TO be set apart for commissions. Let
the auditor then, establish commission
fund" and credit to this fund the required
per cent of each collect ion of the one-miH
tax. Out of this commission fund, agents
commissions would be paid as they become
due.
Taking the sales of the past year as a
basis, counties which are supplying their
schools through agents should set apart
about / per cent. of the one-mlH
tax.
1t must be understood that this commits
sion is paid pro rata by all districts without
regard to how many or how few books they
buy.
2. The books themselves are to be paid
for by the county. The commissioners are
required to 'make provision for the pay
ment of the price" This general statement
seems to imply that fund be set aside Tor
the payment to the state, and to be collected
from county agents upon the sale of the
books.
3. Books received from district clerks
may be paid for out of the fund provided
by the commissioners; otherwise, not until
the books are sold.
D.. KIEHLE, Sup't Pub. Instr.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26
Dirty Trick of Bank Tool.

Washington Special: The anticipated re-
ceipts for next year have already received a
decrease of 81 100000 at least, though the
decision of Attorney General Brewster, who
holds that the tariff law passed by the last
session iorbids the collection of any more
taxes upon capital deposit at banks. 1t was
generally understood when the law passed
that the bank taxes were to be paid up to
the date of the act. 1t seems, however, that
the bankers had a friend in the Trainer OF
the bill, who. by stillful employment of
language, SO fixed il that the law is retroac.
tive-three months in the case oil
the banks not national and
two months in the case of the national
banks. The law declared the repeal of GER
tain taxes Except such as is now due and
payable" The word payable was the
feather that broke the back of the govern
nfent camel. These taxes are payable semi
annually, aud the last payment upon the
basis of the last assessment was upon Dec.
1, 1882, for the banks not national and Jan.
for the national banks, The attorney gen.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

A FrightfuI Deluge Launched Upon
Deadwood, Sweeping Seventy Build
ings Away

A FrightfuI Deluge Launcheu UPON
Deadwood, Sweeping Seventy Build
ings Away.
Deadwood, OAK, Special Telegram, May
49, On Wednesday the barometer took
sudden fall, and continued going down I'M
til evening, when steady rain set in.
Very soon the Snow VII ich had been laying
in the mountains began to melt, forming
rivulets which continued to grow every
mini ute into torrents. At p. M. the tele-
phone message from the ten mile ranch ap-
prised Deadwood that the entire volume Of
snow from the mountains was moving, and
to prepare for the worst About this time
White Wood creek, which runs through
the city left its banks and begun its first
work of destruction, increasing every min
ute in volume, sweeping houses down the
stream, cutting into the bank at places q
depth of 100 yards. In a few hours over
e venty houses had been washed away.
ut for the timely news it is impossible to
saw what the number of deaths would have
been. Over one half of Deadwood is swept
away, fortunately leaving the substantial
portion of the city on Main street standing.
The loss in this city is estimated at 5000 ,OOO,
but even now it is impossible to get def
been established between the separate por-
tions of the city. The only deaths now
known are George Chandler and wife and
hired man, and another man unknown.
All the towns up the gulch are more or less
damaged. All of Pennington is swept
away. The greatest portion of Crook City
and Spearish. The total losses from all
these cities will be immense. Business is
paralized throughout the gulch. The
Homestake mine has nine feet of water
over it, land it is safe to say that weeks of
work will not repair the damage done to
the mines and railroads. All the mines in
the vicinity of Deadwood are shut down.
The Golden Gate and South Bend are wash
ed out All the bridges through the coun-
try are washed away, and reports of disaster
are being received from all quarters. Com
munication is almost impossible as all the
telegraphic lines are washed out and it is
impossible to ascertain the amount of dam
age. Only one telephone line remains
and that is overcrowded with work. The
entire loss from this food cannot fail to
reach into the millions.
Rapid G ty, OAK, special, May 19.-The
disastrous flood OF Deadwood is upon US.
This city is entirely surrounded by water,
and many buildings will be swept away.
The Rapid City valley, more than forty
miles in length, all of which has already
been seeded, is entirely submerged. The
amount of damages done in this valley alone
cannot be estimated. Many of the houses
up the valley are being washed away, and
probably many lives will be lost. An en-
tire destruction of the coming crop may be
expected.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

The late decisions by the supreme
court of the United States, affirming for
the second time, the power of states to
regulate railroad fares and freights, is
more important and far reaching than
was generally supposed from the brief
abstract furnished for the press In the
Neal Ruggles case, just decided the state
of Illinois gave the board of directors of
the railroad company "the power to es-
tablish such rates of tolls for the convey
ance of persons or property as they
shall, from time to time, by their by
laws determine" The court decides
that neither this clause nor any
similar clause deprives the legislature
Of the freedom to act as the
public interests may seem to require.
Such action would be no violation Of a
contract, because the bylaws authorized
oy the charter are not to be repugnant
to the constitution and laws of the state.
Unless there is distinct contract en-
bodied in the charter-unless, for ex-
ample, the railroad company is by its
charter authorized to charge a certain
sum per mile, no charter privilege can
be pleaded against the creation of n
railroad commission or any of it's acts.
This decision is all the more important
because it is the logical result of a series
Of decisions that extend over several
years. The personnel of the court has
in the time been greatly changed, bu
the principle of state regulation of rail
reads has been asserted each time in
stronger and more distinct terms, and
the decision in the Dartmouth college
case has been left still farther in the rear
The recent decision in the Illinois cases
may be considered as final settlement
of q long contested question.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

hearted father of the wife-stealer gave his
son $500, and told him to depart with ms
mistress. They have gone to Montana to
enjoy their short-lived, illicit love.
Emma Smith, daughter Of a Dulrth hotel
keeper, is mysteriously missing. She is
thirteen years old, and inclined to be Wiid.
Cottonwood county is to have new court
house, at a cost of s., 600.
Rev. w. G. Rice, former resident OF
Rochester, but recently from Red Wing, has
assumed the editorship of the Rochester
Post.
Charles o. Packard of Wyonette died,
after long and painful illness, early last
week.
A. J.. Larpenteur of st. Paul was present.
ed with gold-headeded cane by his clerks
and warehouselnen recently. 1t was ms
sixtieth birthday. Mr.. Larpenteur is one OF
the dest residents of st. Paul, having lived
here since 1843.
contract has been closed for erecting
the Cagon college building at Sank Centre.
Mcleod county generally administers JUS
tice pretty thoroughly. A few years ago
they sent disreputable printer named
Booth, who had essayed to print paper at
Hutchinson, to the penitentiary for higamy.
After serving his time Booth changed his
name TO Clifton, but he gives McLeC d co"n-
ty wide berth.
A one-story frame building on Superior
street in Duluth, occupied ny the clothing
store of 3. Keller d. Co., has been partly de-
stroyed by fire. Loss OH building, 500; on
| stock and fixtures 81 400; covered ~ insur.-
ance.
In Winona Gustav A. Foss, Norwegian,
recently attempted suicide by shooting
himself with q revolver. He will re-
cover.
At the May term of the district court at
No. ris, Marcus C. Wright pleaded guilty to
fp5;ea ment for embezzlement from the
Ma,ito Va Railroad company. and was sem
fenced b the penitentiary for one ear.
William r, ester. who was indicted for rape,
was ac0nitt. 1, though the evidence against
him was stTGa =.
The bonse of A. N. Butler Rush City,
burned recently. Fully insured.
DR.. Sheldon Broo. ks, prominent pioneer
citizen ofWinGna, di. d in that city On the
18th. within one day Oh his Seyenty-second
tithday. HIS wife and nree sons sqrVlye
hir-L. 4. Brooks Of Wlnona' u: r:
Brooks of Ainneiske, and - o. bfooEs OF
Grand Forks, OAK.
/ At the meeting OF the Olmsted c>'uh'y az
ricultural society it was decided "a. hoid
their annual fairshere in connection WIN
the southern Minnesota fair association
from September 10 to Is.
Hon. John Frank cheese factory, at LIE
Roy, Mower county, started up april l, and
is turning out $50 to 300 pounds OF Limburg-
er and cream cheese daily. He is milking
eighty cows of his own. He expects to
make nearly forty tons of cheese this year.,
J. s. Harris, president of the Minnesota
state horticultural society, was in Rochester
recently in consultation with the southern
Minnesota fair association. The horticul-
tural society will make large exhibit at
the fair in September In Rochester.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

Portland Oregon, receivedagreat boom
during the recent visit of Henry Willard,
President of the Northern Pacific. Pre-
vious to his visit, business was dull, due
entirely to the uncertainty of the policy
to be pursued by the Northern Pacific.
Mr.. Wizards visit was awaited with
anxiety, everyone knowing that he alone
had the power to determine the future
of the city. But in speech at the
Chamber of Commerce he dispelled
their fears by announcing that Portland
was to be one of the western termini of
the Northern Pacific, and that the Off
GERS of the road had decided to ex-
pend between four and five million dol
lars in various ways in that city alone.
The effect was at once manifest, and
real estate in many localities has doub-
led in value.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

The evils springing from unwise mu-
nicipal indebtedness are made palpable
by the condition of the bankrupt city Of
Elizabeth. N. J. 1t owes debt equal to
one-third it's assessed valuation, incurred
chiefly in building streets, sidewalks and
sewers into its thinly settled suburbs,
laying out parks and public grounds,
and INDUCING in other similar extrav-
agances in imitation Of its great neigh
bors. New York and Philadelphia. Its
chief creditor is pushing for the pay
ment of its claims The creditor has Sc
cured judgments and is about to en-
force mandamus for levy of taxes to
satisfy them. These taxes amount to
about IA per cent. on the taxable prop
erty. AS the residents are not able to
pay SO large a tax on property unstable
and almost worthless, they are giving it
up and leaving the place. It looks as if
the creditors would have to take the
city for their claims. Here is warning
to towns and cities in the northwest,
which are anxious to have everything
many years in advance of actual require
1nopfc
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

Emil Pepperkern, the music teacher and
married man who some months ago eloped
with his pupil, May Frahn, not fourteen
years old, from her home at Calhoun, Ne
braska, has been convicted of rape, the trial
taking place at Blair and creating great ex-
element. Miss Frahn is the daughter of a
prominent and wealthy farmer, who paid
81, 900 for Pepperkern's capture. Miss
Frahn gave birth to child Jan. /, and she
Is now at home. W. III. Tucker, gambler
and saloon keeper at North Platte, was ar
rested and held for trial in So, 500 bonds, on
charge OF rape. his victim being Florence
Ragner of Ogallala, aged fourteen wears,
who was visiting at his house.
AtMilwaukee on the 22d in the munlci-
pal court, Kate Kane, the much prosecuted
lady lawyer, was fined SIS and costs and
the whole amounting to 81 Sc for disor-
derby conduct, the warrant having been
sworn Out by Frank Bissinger. of the Her.
aid. The trial lasted number of hours
and it was quite circus. Miss Kane was
put on the stand in her own behalf, and
was examined at length. She expressed
her contempt for newspaper reporters, and
Wlthered all present by her sarcastic alu-
sions to the young men of the press She
pau heI ulc anu lett Tue court room aftef
hard fight had been made in her behalf.
Early Sunday morning Goth inst. about
200 members of the sporting fraternity from
Chicago assembled at Hammond, a little
town just across the Illinois state line in Ip-
diana, for the purpose of Witnessing mill
between two local bruisers Thomas Lynch,
a brakeman, and James Walsh, boiler
maker, who bad met once or twice before,
but without settling the question ofsu-
premacy. Thirty-nine rounds were fought
in one hour. Both men were badly pun
ished, and Lynch was declared the victor.
A pretty and intelligent young woman,
giving the name of Kittie Mitchell, and said
to be daughter of the member of the New
York legislature. was arrested in Chicago
for shoplifting. Her plan was to steal arr
ticles, and soon after bring them to the
store from which she got them and get their
value in money, stating that she bought
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

The number of cases finally disposed
of and stricken from the docket of the
q. s. supreme court during the term just
ended is 3S7. AS compared with last
term, this is decrease of II in number
Of cases disposed of. The number of
cases awaiting action of the court con-
dnaes year by year to increase. At the
end Of the term of 1879 there were left
undtsposed of 79l cases; at the end ofthe
Ostober term of 1881 the number had in
creased to S37 and at the end ofthis term
had reached ST.. All but fourteen of
the cares argued and submitted this
term have been decided.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26
R4yLROdD RU1IBLINGS.

John F. Lincoln, who recently resigned
the position of superintendent of the st.
Paul & Sioux City division of the Omaha
road, has left with his family for his old
home in Vermont. For the past sixteen
years Mr.. Lincoln has been with this line
of road, and during the period of his super
ntendency not a single passenger has been
injured The employees of the road, learn
ing of his Intended departure, and desiring
to testify their esteem for the man, through
a committee called upon Mr.. Lincoln last
Sunday afternoon, and presented him with
check Ior 81, 400, and also an elegant Ma
sonic charm, as a testimonial OF their re-
gard. Mr.. Lincoln was taken completely
by surprise by this substantial evidence of
the esteem in which he is held by the en-
ployes of the road, and in response to the
presentation speech said if he deserved any
credit for his management, it was due in a
great measure to the men who carried out
his orders.
S. 8. Merrill, of the Milwaukee & st. Paul
road, says that the idea of building double
track between Chicago and Milwaukee has
been abandoned for the present.
The track is soon to be laid between Rush
City, Mimi, and Grantsbury, Wis.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

tors for needy churches to be certified by
the church edifiee committee. Mr.. Proper
called Wilson's attention to the rule last
year, hut the latter said he recalled nothing
about II. The Olive church officials had
declined to allow Wilson to preach for
them, but had given him authority tocol-
the Des Moines Register for libel.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

A letter from S. d. Fisher, secretary
of the Illinois State Board of Agriculture.
written May 10, contains information
that about 30 per cent. of the acreage
seeded to wheat in Illinois was Winter
killed or otherwise injured, and the re-
mainder promises 20,000, 900, bushels.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON.


In Major McGnnis' Grafton before the
is this dip into the mournful eloquence of
figures: What had this victory costp
From May, 1861 to March, 1864, the losses
of the army of the Potomac were, in killed,
Is, go; wounded, $3.50; captured, 3l,378;
in all 112, 44S. From March /, 1864, to
April 9, 1865, killed, II, 500; wounded, 3d.
500; captured or missing. $4,000; aggregate,
10000. From the beginning 10 the close
of the war, killed, q, 720; wounded, 1876, 652
captured or missing 59,37S. A grand ag-
gregate of 252, $50. Adding those who died
of gun, shot wounds the number OF meE who
lost their lives in action i'll the army of the
Potomac was As, 1902, probably one-haif of
all who died from wounds on the field of
battle in all the armies off, United States"
The latest estimated place the total value
of unredeemed internal revenue stamps at
$50, 900 600. Thus far only a few of the IN
used stamps have been sent in for redemp-
ton or exchange. The few that have come
to hand are unbroken packages bought in
bulk for heavy deal ers who purchased them
in large quantities to make the discount. 1t
is not expected that the stamps will begin to
come in large quantities before June l.
Although .theYinternal revenue receipts
have continued very large during the month
imports have been SO light that together
with heavy disbursements the debt re-
ductiou will be small. Commissioner
Dudley !has sent in $4,000. 900 worth of
pensions, which will make big hole in the
reserve.
A diaphanous story is printed in Wash
ington in regard to supposed plot to kill
the rritish minister when Brady was huag.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

The Philadelphia Ledger, very con-
sentative in such matters, thinks the re-
cent decision of the supreme court in
the Illinois railroad cases. noticed at
some length in this paper, sis another
of the judicial finger-posts put up within
a few years to show the near approach
of the time when all railway charters
will be subjected to the superior author
ity of the state in the matter of freight
charges, passenger fares, and general
regulation, with view to equity be-
tween the companies and the public"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26
Collecting in Iowa and Minnesota

Des Moines, Special: Rev. ID. d. Proper
of the Iowa Baptist conference, gives the
following regarding Rev. Edward Wilson
ofDes Moines, the colored preacher, whose
collections were impounded at st. Paul last
week by the Baptists there An official
warning by circular was sent out by the
Baptist pastoral conference of Iowa about
a year ago regarding Wilson, and Tor SINH
lar reasons the Iowa Colored Baptist ASSOC
citation in March last also withdrew the
hand of fellowship from Wilson. Mr.. Pro-
per further states that there IS binding
rule in the Iowa church requiring all solici
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26
Pushing Northern Pacific COnstruc
ton,

EusuluB NoFtHcHh "S'hS o""7"A ~
ton.
Bozeman, Mont, Special: Col. Lamborn,
who left for st. Paul Monday has advices
from the front TO the effect that the track
has now reached point beyond Townsend,
within thirty-five miles of Helena, and is
progressing at the rate of more than two
miles per day. The temporary bridge over
the Missouri is secure from impending de-
struction by high water; the line of track to
Mullan tunnel beyond Helena of easy
grade, and no delay will be experienced un-
til the main divide of the mountains il
reached. That obstacle will soon be sur
mounted by the switchback over the range
recently ordered by Mr.. Willard. Col.
LambOrn while here gave final directions
for getting their property ut this point in
the market and is preparing to push things.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

eral has ruled that no more taxes are ''due
and payable until six months from these
respective dates, and at the time the law
was passed there was nothing payable and
since there is no further collection to be
made.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

The Massachusetts House adopted
under suspension of the rules, without
debate, the senate resolve recognizing
the ability, services and integrity of the
late Cakes Ames, and asking for like
recognition on the part of congress.
When this resolution goes before con-
gress it will be we'll for honest people
to match the course of representatives
upon it. There will be great pressure
of influence and money to get the vote
of censure upon Cakes Ames expunged
from the congressional record. Pol
iticians and even preachers will sound
the praises of Ames and weak men will
succumb. 1t is to be hoped, however,
that congress will not virtually say that
a mammoth scheme to debauch congress
is perfectly legitimate and honorable.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

The late Levi II. Willard, of New
York, left about $4,000 to the Metro.
politan Museum Of Art with which to buy
n collection of architectural casts.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

IL is said in Boston that the Methodist
Episcopal Bishop Bowman believes that
he holds spirit communication with h's
deceased daughter.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

A man offered $4,000 for permission
to sell liquors at wholesale in Westfield.
Mass, for five years. Tat the authorities
refuse.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26

The Princess Louise pieces ont her
husbands $4,000 income with an in
GENE of s., 600 Of her own,