Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-04-10

MINERAL PUNT, w loO0 N0AH
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CAnDrSAL RICHARD, Archbishop Of
Paris has just communicated to the clergy
Of his diocese. decision of the Holy See
against cremation. 1t forbid- Catholics
to cremate their dead, and orders the
priest 10 refuse ecclesiastical burial to
those who have expressed the desire TO
have their bodies cremated after death.
THE high license experiment in Massa-
cbusetts shows up well in the figures Of
Auditor Ladd report There were 2,57l
fewer license. granted throughout the state
in 1889 than in 1883, while 5526.5O4 more
money was received therefor in 1889 than
the previous year-and of tbi. sum the
commonwealth received 5l95 277 moreIev-
enue than in 1883. The state takes one
fourth Of all moneys received for liquor
licenses from the treasurer Of every city or
town. The total receipts from 5,s3l h-
cen.es in 1883 were 81 2-G.305. while in
1850 sl,sI2.8lo was received from 1850
licenses.
Is w not about time for our southern
states 10 devise some method Of examining
the accounts Of their treasures: The
Mississippi Legislature is now engaged IN
iuauirinq into the accounts Of eZ-state
Treasurer Hemingway The shortage is
said to run up into the hundred thousands.
Elk. Treasurer Tate. Of Kentucky and exc
Treasurer Burke. Of louisiana, are both
fugitives from Justice although their pop
ularity was so general that when it was
first charged that they had appropriated
,tate funds no one would believe il. Early
i'm the eightie. Treasurer Vincent. Of Ala
bama. and Treasurer Polk Of Tennessee,
reached their arms into tho state vaults
and carried off as much as they were able.
There is no reason why even honest men
should not give frequent accounts Of their
stewardship TO the people
TuE decline of farm values, which so
strikingly marks the agricultural situation
in New England, ha. parallel in New
York. according to the report Of the state
assessors. There continues they say to
be a marked depreciation in the value OF
farm lands in nearly every county and the
depression Of the industry continues with
out prospect Of improvement. Many as
sert, says the report that after paying
expenses they cannot realize from their
farms sufficient to pay the interest ON
mortgages, and consequently thousands
Of farms are falling into the hands OF
mortgages. Remedial efforts among the
farmers there seem to be taking the course
adopted in Ma.sachusett, the drastic en-
forcemcut Of the personal property tax
laws: and bin has been submitted i'm the
legislature at their call providing for the
listing of this property under the oath of
the taxpayer, with severe penalties torany
discovered evasion or neglect to submit a
list Of his holdings
Tnr North Dakota Legislature has taken
the farm mortgage bull by the horns In a.
manner that threatens to become yerypop-
ular i'm the west This is the passage OF a
bin extending the time of redemption of
mortapes from one To two years As the
law is now. the debtor has the use of the
property for one year after foreclosure sale,
and the plan is to extend such time to two
years. The agents Of eastern mortgage
lean oompanie, have petitioned the Cover
Al