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The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

Tt is rumored that the Winslow News will be removed to Flagstaff to take the place of the Frisco Sig nal, which was burnt out. ."-St. Johns Herald.
 First we've heard of it. We will continue to prosper when the HER ALD print shop will ornament the rear end of some junk shop" etc. -Winslow News.
 We gathered our information from the Flagstaff Champion. Peri sonally we could not be induced tb believe the report, for no other-eeni- munitv would tolerate such a ned phyte in journalism; whose only mind, if any mind at all is possess ed, runs between junk shops" and 'tater patches" with equal famil- iarity of each and affection for both. An average community would de mand something more intellectual, if not more refined, of newspa- per, So, sonny" we had no idea of your going to Flagstaff, or any where else. Your knowledge of junk shops" and "'tater planting would not conduct a paper any where else. Depend upon it.
 In case, however, we go into bank ruptcy. and become an ornament in a junk shop" and forced to "'ta- 'tater planting in secluded Mis- souri," we will, as a guarantee of our good will for sonny" ere We are overwhelmed by the crisis, in scribe the following will:
 "In the name of God. Amen Know all men by these presents 1: That we, THE HERALD, being of sound and disposing mind, do give, assign and convey to sonny" the pretty boy of the Winslow News, a sufficient amount of old "phat" making material, to digest his pat ent insides." Provided, however, that his gall is insufficient. And we further give, assign and convey to sonny" the pretty boy of the i Winslow News, ali of our old "pi," whatever amount thereof VIC may at the time of our decease. p1sscss. Provided, further, that the same be converted into buying him ''tin bill" suitable for picking with the chickens; and, provided further, that he learn in the spring time of youth, to have less love and less use for pawn shops, and more affection and more honor for the cherished 'tater planting"
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
THERE is q Justice of the Peace

THERE is Justice of the Peace in Grant county, New Mexico. who, if not possessed of vast legal abil-
 itv, is not wanting in sublime gall. His name is Hill, and he holds court just across the line from Gra- ham county in this Territory, and Mr. Day, a stockman in Arizona, is his neighbor. Some stock of the latter strayed over the line and depredated upon the crops of Jus tice Hill whose anger was aroused to such a degree that he could only be appcased by an action at law. So he brought suit in his own court, so as to be sure of recovering an adequate verdict. and in order that there should be no mistake dcpu- tized his own son to serve the pa- pers, who crossed into Arizona and left the summons at the house oi
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
Presidents Without Middle Names

Attention has been called to the fact that tie great men of America have largely been without a middle name" Our first five Presidents had nonc-WaslIington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. J. O. Adams broke in just then, and
 was followed with Jackson and Van Buren, who lad no middle names. Mr. Harrison then entered for a sad and single month with Wm. H. for his .baptismal front, and was followed by Tyler with no middle name. Mir. Polk succeeded with his middle "K.," but after him came perfect galaxy of Presidents with no middle name-Taylor, Fill more, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln and Johnson Then came four re- publican Presidents with middle nemes- Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Arthur. The list closes with q democratic President Grover Cleve- land, who sustains the grand record. This country has had twenty-two Presidents. of which fifteen have had no lniddles names. Only seven haze suffered from that sp- ,..A,.:A.r .. C; fs .Lr,. a r,;..-- =.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

"ApIos." 'Tis kind to say even good-by, and from such source, we would be glad to apart. But, the wish is father to the thought J and the kindness which could have permeated the "goodhy" is crushed by the juggernaut of anxiety. We have not gone-not disappeared, , for who could leave such an inter esting and good looking combina- ton? Thinking themselves unsel- fish, they accuse us of personal aggrandizement." They say that fthey do not want any county of fees, and that we want them all. Of course not. With six available offices, and seven available candi- dates in the little club, some one enterprising candidate must be left" This is the conception of we don't want any offices. We are "unselfish," and if we practice hy- pocrisy, we are not hypocritical. We'll, we will see, and we will com pare your wants with what you get. In the meantime, we cannot accept your kindness. We are not ready to disappear" so must remain. We will not go to sleep on the trail, for the seed corn we have garnered during the past three months, is nearly ready 10 dispense. We have got it-plenty of it-and while you may think we have been asleep, We have been carefully and tenderly storing it away Unless our ''star route" wagon becomes dissolved and d mirage upon the horizon, we will endeavor 10 eat dinner where you breakfast on the trail, and we advise you that the interim will not
 permit Of an "adios." Remember
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
No SrArE in the Union will nros.

No STATE in the Union will pros ecute tie campaign more vigorous ly than Indiana. Both political parties are awake to the fact that the shoosier" State is uncertain, and hence the most energetic meas ures will be adopted to corral the floating vote. It is safe to assert that there are 5000 more Demo icrats than Republicans in Indiana, but there is an element numbering many thousands. which professes allegiance to neither party, and which Is open to conviction. From the day General Harrison was nom mated he has been at work at his home i'll the capital city, receiving visitors and making speeches. Real izing the fact that the Republican nominee is especially unpopular with the working classes, his party are laboring assiGuously to coun- teraot his unpopularity. Almost daily large delegations composed of railroad employees and factory hands call on the General at India napolis. They are sent there free of charge by the corporations, and are paid wages while absent from their employment, for political ef- feet. The workmen of Indiana have had good time and enjoyed free picnics at the expense of those who wish labor protected and infant in dustries tenderly nursed. The scheme seems plausible and is calculated to make good impress sion abroad, but when fully under stood, is decidedly attenuated, and may not win III November. The
 Democrats formally. opened the campaign in that State at Terre
 Haute last week by a speech from Senator Vorhees "the tall sycamore of the Wabash" and 1t promises to be interesting. It is not improha- ble that much money will be ex- pended in Indiana before the close of the canvass, Both parties are well supplied with the sinews ol political warfare, and if the Repub- licans are lavish in tie use of mon ey, the Democrats may conclude tc fight the devil with fire"
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

A CAREFULLY written article Tn the last Hoof and Horn upon the financial status of Yavapdi county, places that county. in a deplora- ble condition. It IS an article which should be thoroughly readI and studied by the tax payers of the entire territory, particularly inI those counties unfortunate enough to be penetrated and nearly one half owned, so far as land is cbn- cerned, by non-taxpaying railrIads. It is unfortunate that Yavapai county, while being the largest and wealthiest in the Territory, should have accumulated an indebted ness greater than any other, while imposing the highest rate of taxa ton. This state of affairs, in the main, is adjudGed to the actions of the Territorial Board of Equaliza tion, in reducing the valuation of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, in amount equivalent 10 q tax of $50,000, and necessarily saddling that amount upon the taxpayers of the county.
 This Territorial Board of Equal ization has wrought no good to Apache county, and the people would not be sorry to see it wiped out of existence, the views of which the HERALD expressed year ago. We cannot see why a railroad, or any other corporation, should not be assessed in an amount equal to that imposed upon private individuals. As there can be no discrimination il. taxation, let us sec if the Terri torial Board of Equalization does assess the Atlantic and Pacific in a like ratio with stockmcn. If 1t con- siders the appeals of tie various counties, cattle will be assessed at $l0 per head; ; if they do not, cattle will probably be assessed by them as they were last year, Si1 and over  per head. It cannot be disputed that cattle assessed at $l1 per head are assessed at over three-fourths of their value. Now is the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad assessed at three-fourths of its value? From a report of the commissioner of rail- roads this road is shown 10 have cost over S20,000 per mile. Add to this the engines, cars of all descrip- tions. the entire rolling stock found in the three counties, the section houses, pumps, depot and hotel buildings, water tanks, roand houses supplies on hand and all other prop erty, and it will be found that the value of this road is considerably over $2O.O00 per mile. But at $20,- 900 Der mile, which it is certainly worth, if cattle are worth $10 per head, it would be assessed, if as-
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

4 NUMBER of the members of the last Legislature are again candi- dates for political proferment. The Fourteenth Legislative Assembly was a great improvement on the Thirteenth, and we may hope that as the Territory grows older our legislators may be wiser and better than some of their predecessors.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

A PAPER published way up in Michigan discussing the political issues now agitating the country, significantly says: "If the tariff on clothes gets a little higher, and whiskcy becomes free, all the aver age voter can wear will be "gee- string with hip pocket for his flask
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

sessed in like ratio with cattle; i. e. in accordance with actual value. at over $15.0C0 per mile, instead of 5000, as 1t is assessed by the said Board for tie present year. Thus it will be seen at a casual glance, that while cattiemen are assessed at over three-fourths of the actual value of their stock, the A. and P. Railroad is not assessed at one-third of its value or cost,
 As we said last year, what can be the object of the Territorial Board "f Equalization in showing this railroad the lenicncy and consider ation if seems to get at their hands. If any are to be favored, why not favor those who pay their taxes? Why assess the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad at one-third of it's actual value, when it has from the first de- clined and refused to pay any taxes at all, and assess the cowman for nearly the full value of his cattle?
 Tn conclusion, we believe the va rious counties should be the sole controllers and managers of their assessment rolls. We do not be- lieve it constitutional, proper or right, that a Board of Equalization, Territorial or State, consisting of three members, should have the power to assess the valuation of all the live stock in the counties rep resenting their State or Territory, any more than to be the assessors of all the real estate therein, and thus dispense with the office of county assessors altogether. We see no logic ln hXlng uniform price on live stock throughout the Territory, because, where is the ha- sis to be found? The assessed val nation of property is fixed i'll ac- cordmce with the financial status of the county, and while this diff fers, uniform rate is impossible unless it be dclet rious. We believe the various county boards of equal ization can do more justice to their respective counties and constitu- ents, than can or does Territorial Board, and We believe they will show no hesitancy in recognizing lfthe pleas of taxpaying individuals in Freference to the pleas of non- taxpaying corporations. Let the Territorial Board go. Apache coun- tv can do better for herself.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

The San Carlos Agency should be removed from Arizona. It interferes with the development of the terri. tory. It can be located anywhere, so that the place is hot enough and remote enough. Hades fit the Dem- ocrat's idea of the proper locality for these redskins.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

Give us the soldiers first last and all the timel The best friends of the south since the war have been the northern veterans, The south's best workers, developers and wisest coun sellors have been the men who wore tl:e gray.-AtlGnta CcnstitH-
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16
STATE elections held last week

STATE elections held last week in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama show largeincrease in the Democrat ic majorities usual in those States, clearly indicating that the people are in accord with the Presidents views on tariff reform and favor the Mills bill. The Democratic majority in Alabama is between seventy-fve and a hundred thousand, and in the city of Birmingham, one of the most important manufacturing cen tres in the south, where tariff reform was made an issue, the Democratic majority was unprecedented.
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 SOME of the Territorial papers are crying aloud for the abolishing of the Territorial Board of Equal ization, which was created by an act of the last legislature. It Is claimed that the Board acted very unjustly to the stockmen of the Territory last year, and discrin1i- hated in favor of tile railroads. On account of the depreciated prices of cattle, committee of stockmen waited on the Board and requested that cattle values be lowered. Their request was indignantly refused, and the committee treated with dis courtesy by at least one member of the Board of Equalization. The tax assessment against the Atlantic and Pacific in Yavapai county in 1886, was $2,722.S75. For some reason. never made known to the public, the Territorial Board ot Equalization in June, 1887, reduced the assessment to $1 ,342, ,693, and two months later the same Board made a further reduction of $272,- 573, making the entire assessment against the road only Sl,170,12 which was a reduction in favor oi the road of $1 ,552 ,755, whereby that county lost exactly $50, ,467 in taxes The tax rate in Yavapai last year was 1925 on $100, which was the high. est rate in the Territory. The bur. den taken from the railroad was placed on the shoulders of those who have made that county all that 1t Is. IL is not surprising that some are led to the conclusion that the Board of Equalization, as now con stituted, is more ornamental thar useful.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

the defendant. who was absent. When return day came the Justice rendered judgment by default for damages in favor of himself as plaintiff, and for costs in favor of his son and himself. Justice Hill is daisy and the unfortunate de- fendant is skirmisling around to find outif the jurisdiction of a New Mexico Justice of the Peace is il- limitable.
The St. Johns herald., 1888-08-16

St. Jchne, Thureday, Aug. I6
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-27
Oh! He Has Got Them.
Got what ?

Got what?
Why. the best line Of cheap suitings in
the city, and as low as S22. so, and some of
them are perfect beauties. and as for his
trouserings, you should just see what he
puts up for five dollars,
You don't say he puts up good pair of
pants for five dollars?
Yes, sir that's all / paid for these, and
| can't see for my life the difference be-
tween his five dollar pants and some l
priced other places for seven to seven-tifty,
and am positive they are trimmed and
made as well, and as for the cutting, Mr..
Phillips says that his cutter, Mr.. John
Oettlin, cuts the best pair of pants of any
cutter that he has ever had, and he being
the oldest merchant tailor in the city, and
| having had some of the best cutters that
could be found in the country. ought to
know what he is talking about; and | hear
other disinterested parties say, also, that
he cuts splendid garment, and excels
anything in the city on pants.
But has he the fine trade? l should
think. his prices being so low, the ''bon ton"
would not go there.
| There is where you are mistaken; he has
some of the dressiest people in the city as
customers, and you can rest assured they
their money as any one else, but they must
! be put up In good style or it is H.. g.
Well, l want a suit, extra pair Of pants
and spring overcost, and l will just go to
J. W. Phillips. SO east Main street, and
get 1t. Good day.
Good day.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-27
GRAND OPERA.
A Season to be Produced by the French
Grand Opera Company.

A Season to be Produced by the French
Grand Opera Company.
Manager Samuel Waldman has secured
for Blacks opera house an attraction that
| is without precedent in this seasons amuse-
ment annals, and which is probably the
most important enjoyment of the season.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday even
ings, April 5, 8 and !, with Saturday after
noon matinee, the French Grand Opera Co.,
of seveuty-five artists, of New Orleans,
will present season of opera In Spring
field that excels in magnitude anything in
the operate line ever attempted in this
city. The repertoire is as follows: Thurs
day evening, April 5, Meyerbeer's Lies
Huguenots;" Friday evening, Ambrose
Thomas's "Mignon;" Saturday matinee,
| Gounod's Faust" Saturday evening. Ros-
sini's immortal civilian Tell"
Few people appreciate, perhaps, the
magnitude of this engagement. The COM
pany travels in its special train Of eight
coaches. and goes direct from here to the
Columbia theater at Chicago. Fortunately,
next week is a broken week with the COM
pany and Columbus and Springfield each
gets half of the week. The orchestra
carried by the company numbers twenty
six people. and the railing
around the orchestra enclosure at
Blacks will be removed in
to make room for the great orchestra.
Think OF "William TELL" Faust"
"Mignon," and kindred operas being rem
dered by an orchestra OF twenty-six piecesi
1t will be an innovation for Springfield.
The Saturday matinee will commence
promptly at Q O'Clock and it will tksn last
till 8. The grand ballet will be presented
in the fifth act. In every per-
formance grand ballet will be
presented, with Mile Linda Pastore, Mile
Beatrice and Mile Champavart as pre-
m;eres. This ballet will eclipse anything
offered in Springfield.
Cincinnati is paying S1.50 to see the
show this week, and business is enormous
at that price. But Manager Waldman. by
special arrangementafter much negotia-
ton. has arranged to place reserved seats
at 81. with other prices in accordance. A
crush of humanity is expected at all the
| OnaraS
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-27
KENNEDY NOMINATED.


to it in November that the nomination
is an election. General Keifsr dwelt upon
the importance of selecting a representative
in congress and the Importance of the i'm
pending campaign and the great work Of
the next congress pertaining to the rights
and liberties of our poodle, not abroad,
but at home; the question as to
whether any American citizen, no matter
how humble he may be, whether or not he
can have the same protection under our
flag in South Carolina that he can claim
when abroad.
The importance of the work Of con-
gressman in the next congress cannot be
over estimated, and 1 therefore
nominate General r. p. Kennedy for
denomination and move that his nomina-
ton be made by acclamatiOn, which was
enthusiastically carried.
The chair appointed Colonel Gross, Of
Pickaway, and Mr.. Ellis, of Champaign, a
committe to conduct General Kennedy to
the hall.
During the interim Judge Lawrence was
called and spoke for few minutes.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-27
LOCAL eREWIiES.

Frank Waskey was run in for drunk and
disorderly last night.
]. j. Clark was arrested on q warrant by
Officer Record last night.
Ben Cream was arrested by officer De-
Lacy for drunk and disorderly conduct.
Miss Leah Goldberg has returned home
after delightful visit among friends in
Cleveland and Canton.
An entertainment made up of music and
recitations will be given at Snow Hill
Thursday evening, the Goth.
The Whiteley reaper works will next
Monday commence running ten hours a
day instead of eight as heretofore.
Observe the advertisement of John Din
widdie's household goods by Miller & Fo-
ley, auctioneers, in another column.
The ladies' centennial society will meet
in the rooms of the associated charities, on
Thursday, April 5th, at o'clock p. m.
Humor was rampant at the meeting of
the school board last evening. Some very
witty things were gotten off, particularly
by Mr.. Winger.
Detective Danto, of Xenia, is meeting
with warm endorsement In Springfield and
it is understood that he will remove his
wife and family here and permanently To-
cate.
Albert Cook was arrested by officers
Thnpnnonr Ia f,r
charged with assault and battery. The
affidavit Yves filed by one John Shumaker,
who alleges that Cook beat him up in Gun
dermann's taller shop in the west end.
No particular business was transacted al
the regular meeting Of the Champion City
gusrd last evening. Captain Wagner put
his command through fully two hours Of
manual Of arms and ealisthenic exercise,
in preparation for the coming contest a,
Nashville.
C. Carter, B. F. Mckinney, Henry
Ayers, Abby Sprague and the two notorious
Pope girls, Annie and Belle, were arrested
by Officers Marshall and Mcclure yestel.
day afternoon for disorderly conduct.
They were raising cain at the Pope man.
sion on Schaffer street.
At public meeting recently held two
speakers used the word acoustics, and pro
nouncing it according to Webster, wert
somewhat criticised. However, when the
critics referred to their dictionaries they
found that the speakers were right. Aeon
sites is pronounced ''a-know-stiks. There
Is no "a-koo-stikn in that.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-27
Unjust Accusation Corrected.

To the Editor of the Republic:
About two weeks ago, in police court,
one Fred Hook was held, and paid fol
charges then mentioned in the city papers
of the 18th or 18th of March.
Within the last two or three days have
been harrassed by friends and members OF
my church Of being guilty of said charges.
The whole matter was so strange and un-
true to me, either in fact or knowledge
thereof, that for justice to my family and
many interested friends, felt it my duty
to look the matter up. l found in the city
papers, also the police clerk looked up rec,
ords of said date of police court, and both
mentioned one Fred Hook, for disorderly
conduct, ETC., and not Albert HOke, as has
been thrusted in my face for the past few
days.
Trusting that the generous public and
my friends will now understand that the
damaging insinuatiODs were basely false,
gladly make this explanation, and wish tC
impress the fact that | am,
Respectfully,
ALBERT HoKE.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-27

NEW YORK, March 27.-The Rev. Henry
Y Saterlee, rector of Calvary Episcopal
Church, Fourth avenue and Twenty
street has declined the call TO the Assistant
Bishopric of Ohio. He says: After eight
DAYS of prayerful, earnest and constant
thought. during which / have con-
scientiously striven TO keep my mind free
from every kind of bias, and 10 seek solely
under Divine guidance the pathway OF
duty, ] have been led to the very plain
conviction that must stand by my pres
ent and incomplete work in this city.
therefore respectfully and most gratefully
beg to decline the high honor conferred
upon me by the Diocese of Ohio"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-27

The distinguished lecturer and singer,
Philip Phillips. was greeted by fine audi,
ence, both as to character and size, at the
st. Paul church last night, and his lecture
and Illuminated pictures were warmly re-
ceived. He deserves all his eminence. The
entertainment will be repeated tonight and
"Wednesday evening.