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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-07
And Removes inconsistencies in the Present
Schedules.
The BURDENS OF TAXATION
Will Be Lightsnsi and the NsCsSarisS Of
Life Made Cheaper.
The REDUCTIONS PROPOSED.
A Clear Statement of the Exact Intent and
Effect Of the Measure as Regards the
Most Important Schedules,
Wool, Iron, Sugar,
&c., &c.

The address of Hon. Roger Q Mills at
the Democratic massmeeting in New York
City has attracted general attention. The
REGISTER takes pleasure in reproducing it
this morning.
After brief review Of the history of the
Democratic party Mr.. Mills took up the
tariff question, which most Of his hearers
were waiting for him to touch upon. And
now" he said, to-day we have another
issue in which the Democratic party is
standing up for the rights of the people,
and that is for tariff reform. Our oppO-
nents say that if you lower the taxes you
are going to have free trade in this country.
A perfect nightmare comes over all these
patriots about free trade. In the Forty
seventh Congress, few years ago, the Re-
publican party itself raised the tariff issue.
They said that this question was so intri-
cate, so involved, that politicians could
not make tariff bill, Notwithstanding
that they had made them for over hun
dred years. They said that you must have
q learned commission TO deal with these
things, and 80 they got together COM
mission of experts. Every one Of them
was Protectionist. They went all over
the country taking testimony, and when
they reported back to Washington they
said there ought to be be reduction Of 20
to p per cent; that such a reduction
would not hurt anything or anybody, but
would reduce the surplus and prove bene-
fetal to manufacturers and TO the con-
sumer.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-01-05

Our cattle are rolling their tails for
 the mountains and dying of thirst
 and hunger; our calf crop will be
 light, and the mavericks which have
 been our main standby will vamoos
 to the ranges of some other slick
 puncher, who is just as handy with
 his string and branding iron. So
 you see, oh Lord, that unless you
 turn loose and help us we are liable
 to get what Pete Kitchen got in
 Sonora. Now, oh God, we don't think that's right when all we ask is @ little rain and a square cut.
 But if you do not grant our prayer, for Christ's sake stop it from rain ing on Joe Hampson's range, for all our cattle are going over there. Hampson, oh Lord, is a powerful sinner, and undeserving of such goodness from you, and he will build to our mavericks if he is al- lowed to cut them on us, Yes, oh Lord, we pray you to stop the rain on Hampson's range until we can send hIm our marks and brands. l do not want you to think, our heav- enly father, that we mean to buffalo you. If you can't do all we ask just grant this much. and we will consider, oh, Lord, that our prayer has been answered. I hope you won't be too exacting, but, remem- Der our heavenly father, that this is my first prayer, and just take things as 1 mean lem. The boys have always called me "sure wolf and relied on me to howl at every gathering; but I know what sorry effort 1 make at prayer, and if you will just overlook it this time l will promise, oh, Lord, never to try again. Amen"
The St. Johns herald., 1888-01-05
Stock Losses in Montana.

In a recent conversation with Mir. William Croft, who was interested in cattle on the ranges in the Yel- lowstone and Powder river country, Montana, and who passed three winters, including the last one, on the range with his cattle, interest ing facts were obtained by the Kan sas City Live Stack Indicator
 Mr. Croft says the general aver age loss of cattle was 80 per cent, his loss, although his herd was a small one, having amounted to that much. There was one herd of 16,- GOO head, the loss of which having amounted to 5000. Another herd of 1 ,250 had 150 left after the round up. Other losses were about the same proportion.
 The sheep owners also suffered very heavily. Some bands completely destrayed, while others lost more in proportion than herds of cattle, One band out of 2,3O0 head, lost 2,OOO and another of 5000 was almost completely anni- Inflated.
 The previous winter, the losses were light and in giving the above facts 1t is not with the intention of prejudicing any one against Mon tana as stock country, but simply to supply information which there is every reason to believe is reliable.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-01-05
s H. WRIGHT,
 District Judge.

Following IS a revision of Dan Ming's famous prayer for rain, which we find in the Silver City Enterprise. As is we'll known Dan's first attempt was successful, and three days after Sulphur Springs valley was deluged with water:
 "You know, oh Lord, that I never asked you for anything befere, but at this stage of the roundup, and at the earnest request of my fellow COW punchers, I beseech you Tn a most supplicating manner to give us a sure enough rain. 1 tell you, oh Lord, our range is in a he-is in a terrible condition. You know, oh Lord, that water is something 1 seldom call for, but our poor cattle and ponies demand it; and as al- most every other section of the country has had rain, I don't see why you can't give your attention to us just for little while. The is abroad that we have been such terrible sinners that you have purposely overlooked our ronge; and now, heavenly father, you know that ain't a square deal {; and even if we have sinned a little we'll promise not to do it any more if you will just give us good rain.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-01-05

Capt. B. F. Hills, large ranch
 owner in the Indian Territory, tells
 a story of remarkable change in
 the stock-raising of the Southwest to St. Louis reporter. He says:
 "I have just returned from trip through New Mexico, where look ed carefully in the stock interest. All seem to have made up their minds that the day for large cattle ranges is over, and there is a gene ral inclination to split up the great herds and make a great number of ranches upon the ground formerly occupied by one. The most nota- ble change, however, that fell under my observation is that from cattle raising to horse raising. Dozens of ranchmen have sold their cattle and replaced them with horses, and I expect to see the country in the neighborhood of Las Vegas, one of the greatest horse districts in the West, within few years. The stock now in use is principally of the bronco variety, a cross between the mustang and the American horse. A systematic effort is in progress to cross this stock with Kentucky blood with the expectation of secur- ing an animal better suited to the needs of the country than any that have hitherto been introduced. It is understood at Las Vegas that Wilson Waddingham, a New York capitalist who has a large ranch in- terest in the vicinity, is about to a horse ranch expressly for breeding this style of animals, with special view to supplying the needs of the cavalry stationed in New Mexico and Arizona"
The St. Johns herald., 1888-01-05
Military Protection against Indians

The work of the committee choser
 by the citizens of Globe in June
 last, and delegated to wait upor
 General Miles at San Carlos. anC
 upon him the necessity of a mili- tary post located on the western border of the reservatian, and eff forts subsequently, made, have borne fruit earlier than the most sanguine of our people dared hope. It is now reasonably certain that the pc tition of residents of this exposed section of Arizona, has been favor ably considered by the War Depart ment, and that the establishment of a post at Globe, or vicinity, has been determined upon, and that early in the coming year, probably within a few weeks, the preliminary work of selecting site and con- tracting for material for use in the construction of the necessary build ings, will be begun.
 Not alone is Gila county to re- ceive the protection from depreda- ting Indians which by reason of it's situation contiguous to the San Carlos reservation, 1t is entitled to, but the Government has, we are as- sured, adopted and will immediate ly inaugurate policy looking to the better security of the entire southeastern portion of Arizona from incursions of hostile Apaches from the reservation, which con templates the location of posts and concentration of troops at strate- gic points along the border of the San Carlos reservation, and the abandonment of forts remote from scenes liable to Indian depreda- tions.
 This tardy recognition by the Government, of the just claims of Southeastern Arizona which has been so repeatedly the arena of vio- lence and murder wrought by the ruthless hand of the Apache, is chiefly due to the wise counsel of General Miles, whose successful management of the Indians in this Territory since his assignment to the command of the Department of Arizona, has won him not only the thanks and confidence of the peo- pie of the Southwest, but has given him prestige and influence with the Department at Washington, which promises a solution of the Indian problem in this Territory, which Gen. Crooks imbecile policy had rendered so complicated Globe Silver Belt.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-01-05

Mr. J. S. Shipmsn, of Cotton wood Falls, Kansas, has about fin ished his contract to spay 1000 COWS and heifers for the Erie Cattle Company, of this county. So far only four animals have died from the effects of the operation. In conversation with Under Sheriff Shattuck, a member of the Erie Company, our reporter learned that, instead of their range being over stocked, the contract was made with Mir, Shipman for the purpose of improvement. All off-eolored heifers and Mexican COWS will be spayed, after which they will rapid ly take on fat, when they will be sent to market. When the range Is cleaned up no smoother lot of cat tie can be found in the country, be- ing none less than half-bloods. It is demonstrated fact that on Ari- zona ranges a strain of Mexican blood in cattle is an advantage rather than otherwise. The animals are better rustlers, and consequent ly keep in better condition than full-blooded American stock Tombstone Epitaph.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-01-05
(Concluded.)


 Counsel for plaintiff take the bold
 position that as a general rule. every man in the territory is vir- tually his own assessor-there be- ing only two exceptions to the rule F;rst-when the taxpayer refuses to furnish a sworn list; and, Sec ond-where the owner of the prop erty is unknown or absent. In these two instances the assessor may assess. In all others he can not. Does not such a position dis robe the assessor of the essential habiliments of his office? Does it not take away from him most i'm portant functions? What did the lawmakers mean by saying in the statute that it shall be the duty of the assessor "to assess all the prop erty in the county" if he cannot assess it? Well, assessing property is valuing it and listing it. And we think, beyond question, that it is not only within the power, but it is the plain duty of the assessor, when satisfied an incorrect or fraud ulent list of pro perty has been fur nished him by the taxpayer to amend the list furnished or make a new list, as the case may require. It cannot matter that the party fur nishing the false list may be prose cuted for perjury. A prosecution and even 8 conviction for perjury will not pay the tax on the con trary, every criminal prosecution increases rather than decreases the public burdens. We suppose the provision requiring the taxpayer, upon the demand of the assessor, to furnish a sworn list of his prop erty was meant to afford to the as- sessor an efficient means to facili- tate the discovery of property by him for assessment, but 1t was cer- tainly not intended that he should be limited to this sole means for the discovery and assessment of property. It is the duty of the assessor and not the taxpayer to assess property; and no law ever deyolved upon an officer a duty without intending he should have adequate power to discharge that duty. Suppose that the tax payer has, at the proper assessment val $100,0O0 worth of property and the assessor knows ;t; vet, in the sworn list furnished to the as sessor only $I0,Q00 worth is given in, must the $90,O00 worth escape taxation because of the false list? It seems that after the assessor had revised and amended plaintiffs property list, as furnished by Mir. Robinson, the same was in due time and course of business re- turned to the board of cqualiza- ton of Apache county; and the board, seeing that plaintiffs list had been amended and increased, | gave due notice to plaintiff to show cause, if any 1t had, why said amended list should not stand. And l on the day mentioned in said no- 5ice, the plaintiff, by it's solicitor, appeared and made it's complaint | by filing complaint and protest. After this hearing was had and duly | by the board, the plain 5if's complaint and protest were overruled, and the amended list and | increased valuation of plaintiffs property, as furnished and returned | by the assessor, were allowed to | stand without change. Was this wrong? Ought the board to have accepted the list and valuation of
The St. Johns herald., 1888-01-05

plaintiffs property as furnished by Robinson, and rejected the amend ed list as furnished by the assessor From whom had this board the right to demand that assessment lists be furnished 1t, if not from the assessor? Would not the course contended for by plaintiffs counsel make every man his own assessor and the adjudicator of his own pub lie burdens? There is no pretense that the assessor acted fraudulently or dishonesty in valuing the prop erty CT in making the list. The duty of making the valuation of property is cast upon the assessor, as it is also his duty to make dis covery. By the revenue law of 1887 of this territory, he and his sureties are liable for the taxes on all taxable property in the county, which he shall neglect to assess /; and it Is made the duty of the dis trict attorney to prosecute by suit such assessor and his sureties for the amount of taxes on property not assessed by him. Thus it is his plain duty not only to assess, but to discover, if possible, all the property in this county liable to taxation-then, to list and assess it.
 His act is quasi judicial, and where he acts honestly and without fraud, the manner by which he ar- rives at this conclueion of value and makes the discovery is entirely committed to his determination. If he errs in his judgment, the rem edy is by application to the equal izing board-the courts will not revise the Judgments of these off cers in such matters. Our opinion is, therefore, that the assessment was made with consideration and more than ordinary intelligence ;; that the statute has been substan- tially complied with; and that the plaintiff has no just cause of com plaint. We think 1t incumbent upon and wholly competent for the assessor, and not the taxpayer, to determine the ultimate fact as to what constitutes a fair and true list of the taxpayers property, and if the taxpayer feels aggrieved, he is to a hearing before the board. This right was accorded the plaintiff here. See Welty on assessments. sections 131 and note 1, and 162 and note 3; s. F. & N. P. k. R. Co. ys. State Board, 60 | Cal, 31; Hart vs. Plum, A Cal, 149; Moss, Mills, ct al vs Cum mings, A. Mich, S59; San Jose Gas Co. vs. ". A. January, 57 Cal, GA ; Spring Valley Water Works vs. ct al, 62 Cal, 60; s. F. & N. P. R. R. Co. vs. State Board, 60 | Cal, 12.
 The clerk is directed to enter up judgment for defendant against plaintiff, dissolvirg the temporary heretofore granted, dis missing the complaint, and for costs of suit.
 JAMES H. WRIGHT,
 District Judge.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-01-05
From the Prescott Courier. l IMPORTANT OPINION.
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC RAILROAD
 vs. J. T. LESUEUR.

BY JAMES H. WRIGHT, CHIEF JUSTICE. In the District Court of the Third Judi cial District of the Territory of Ari- zona, sitting at Prescott, in Yavapai County, to hear and determine causes arising under the Constitution and Laws of the United State; June term, 1887.
 Atlantic and Pacific R. R. Co.,, plaintiff.
 versus J. T. Lesueur, Treasurer and ex-Oficio Tax Collector of Apache County,
 Territory of Arizona, Delft.
 In Equity. MT. William c. Hazledine, Solicitor, and Messrs. Rush, Wells and Howard,
 Attorneys for Plaintiff. Messrs. D. P. Baldwin and Harris Bald win, Attorneys for Defendant.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-01-05
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR WOOL AND
 HIDES, IN TRADE OR CASH

Salt delivered to cattle sheepmen their ranges prices lower than can be obtained where else and with promptness and dispatch. Stockmen depend upon the Salt being clean and in good condition All orders promptly filed. Terms furnished application Core spondence solicited.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-02-22
CHAPTER ".
THE FIRST STAGE or THE RUN NoRTHwARD

THE FIRST STAGE OF THE RUN NoRTHWARD.
Various manifestations of triumph were
made rs soon as we were off. Dorsey
sprans to his feet, crying: "Boys! we are
done playing reb. now! We arc out and
out Yankees from this time on" But
George D. Wilson, who was older than
the rest of US, cautioned him, saying:
"Don't be too fast, Dorsey; we're not out
Of the woods yet"
And indeed it soon seemed as if we
wereto have serious trouble at the out
set. The engine ran slower and slower,
until 1t finally came to full stop. We
were not yet far from camp. There had
heeplSast one burst of speed, and then
this sickening and alarming failure of
power We asked eagerly of those for
ward what it meant, and the answer was
far from reassuring-''The steam has
gone down" In few moments we
learned the reason. The hampers were
closed OH the engine fires when the stop
for Big Shanty was made, and they were
not opened by our boys in the hurry Of
the start; consequently, the fire was al
most out. A little oil and some fresh
wood promptly mended matters. No time
was lost while stopping here in this en-
forced manner, for we had started ahead
of time, and had leisure to obstruct the
track. The telegraph wire was also cut.
This was necessary, for though there was
no office ut Big Shanty, portable battery
might be found, or swift messenger be
sent back to Marietta and single light
ming flash ahead would blight our fondest
hopes Breaking wire is not rs easy as
it seems; but we adopted plan which
worked all day, and took up no time that
was not also utilized for other purposes.
John Scott, who was agile as cat, ran up
the pole, and knocking Off the insulating
box at the top, swung down on it. A
small saw found OH the engine easily cut
the tightly stretched wire close to the box.
This did not take more than one or two
minutes.
At this first stop Andrews, who had
not shared our uneasiness about the fire
in the engine, came back and claspcd our
hands in ecstasy manifesting more excite
ment than ever saw in him before; eX-
claiming that we had the enemy now at
such disadvantage that he could not harm
US or save himself. "Whcn we have
passed one more train," he declared,
we IL lldSC llO lllAuliilSS, ttIii lilSh W = -
put the engine at full speed, burn the
bridges after us, dash through Chatta-
nooga and on to Mitchell ut Huntsville.
We have the upper hand of the rebels for
oncen"
BY saying that we had only one more
train to pass before doing this, Andrews
did not mean that there was but one train
coming toward us. There were three,
which had already left Chattanooga; but
only the first of these, a local freight,
which might be met at any point between
this and Kingston, was real obstacle.
Andrews knew the time schedule Of the
other two, and could plan to meet them at
any given station, even if we were far
ahead of our own time. Had there been
none but these three trains his triumph
ing would have been we'll warranted.
The following is the basis upon which
Ap1ro,,.c bic co1nI11o tiouG. Flo bp-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-02-22

| bed, but soldiers are not fastidious, and
the greater number slept sounGly. We
had unbounded confidence in our leader,
whose part it was to provide for all con-
tingencies.
The names of the men who reached Ma
rietta to take part in the railroad raid
were as follows:
James J. Andrews, leader of the expe-
dition and a citizen of Kentucky.
The Second Ohio regiment contributed:
Marion A. Ross, Company A; George
D. Wilson, Company B; William Pitten-
ger, Company G.; Perry G.. Shadrack,
Company K.
From the Twenty-frst Ohio regiment
were detailed:
Mark Wood, Company C; j. A. Wilson,
Company c; J. R. Porter, Company c.;
William Knight Company E; Wilson F.
Brown, Company F; Wilson Bensinger,
Company G.; Robert Buffum, Company
H; E. H. Mason, Company K; John Scott,
Company K.
The Thirty third Ohio supplied:
Martin J. Hawkins, Company A; Will
lam Reddich, Company B; John Wollam,
Company C; Samuel Robinson, Company
G.; D. A. Dorsey, Company H; Jacob
Parrott, Company K; Samuel Slayens
b., William Campbell, also q member OF
the expedition, was citizen of Ohio on a
visit to the camp, and managed to enlist
among the raiders.
Andrews scarcely slept at all that night.
Ee first went to the hotel and saw that
those who lodged there had made arrange
ments for being called on time in the morn
ing. Porter and Hawkins, who had come
down the evening before, and had gone to
bed much earlier, were not seen, and as
they had not paid the waiter any fee for
rousing them early, they were left behind;
diminution Of our force much regretted,
as they were both brave men and Hawkins
was an experienced engineer. This left
us but nineteen men in addition to the
leader.
We were all reused promptly Mt the
railroad hotel a little before daybreak.
Andrews, who came back to us, now went
from room to room while we were dress
ing, seeing every man, giving him exact
orders as to his part in the work of the
morning. There was suppressed fire in
his low, almost whispered words, a calm
confidence in his tones that was conta-
gious. There seemed to be no doubt, hesi-
tation or shrinking on his part, but, on
the contrary, an eagerness and Joy that
the time was so near at hand
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-02-22

SHE WAS ABOUT LIKE THE REST
OF Us.-A furniture dealer tells
little story that shows how some
people are constituted. A lady Or
dered an elegant easy chair of Pc
culiar kind. 1t was made and sent
to her house. She examined it care
fully and critically, finally remark
ing that it suited her exactly, with
one exception-it was too soft. She
had the man take the chair back to
be made a trifle harder. The chair
was returned to the store and put
aside. Nothing was done to it,, AT
ter the lapse of about a week the
chair was sent out again. The wo-
man again examined it, and this
TIM e the chair was too hard. She was
sorry, but when she paid 80 much to
getan article for her own comfort, she
wanted it about right, so she sent 1t
back to the store for another change.
The chair was again put aside for a
week or ten days and sent out for
the third time without having
particle of change made. This time
1t was just right. She took the
chair, paid for it and was sorry it
had not suited her at first. The poor
woman never knew that the chair
had not been changed PARTICLE
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