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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14

tal value of the real and personal property
in the several counties within the State sub
ject to taxation, the rates of taxation
therein, the objects for which the taxes are
issued, the practical operations of the laws
for assessing and collecting taxes, and de-
tailed information as to local revenues and
expenditures.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14
yoT1Se the remarkable increase in the

debt of the Argentine Republic, the Phila-
delphia Inquirer says: "Farm mortgages
and inflated currency did it." We think the
esteemed contemporary has got the cart be-
fore the horse. Extravagant expenditures
not quite up to the limit of 81, 600, 900 for
a single Congress, but extravagant enough
was the cause, and the imitation and debt
were the results of the extravaganza.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14

THE record of this Legislature bids fair
to be that every measure good or bad which
is urged upon it will get SO cut up in the
hands of the law malzers-or their wire
pullers-that its author cannot recognize it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14

THERE seems to be very decisive meas
ure of the prominence of two statesmen
when the leading items of a single days
news were that Mr.. Blaine had an indigestion
and Mr.. Gladstone had chill.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14
A, w. Train,

A. w. Train, leading lawyer and politi-
clan of Southeastern Ohio, died at GAINESVILLE yes
terday of paralysis. He was a director of the
Zanesvile and Ohio River Railway Company and
attorney for the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Com
panj.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14

THE popular movement against Italians
may yet resolve itself into q demand that
the eminent Italian nobleman Chevalier
Georgia Pullmano shall obey the laws or go.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14

THE news that the Golden Club is about
to dissolve will rob our political campaigns
of a time-honored and hard-worked bugaboo.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14

THERE is possibility that fire-boat,
such as is wanted by Chi.f Brown, would
not have been superfuous last night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14
Especially i'm Pittsburg.

Franklin REPOSITORY
An abominable nuisance-girls who walk
three abreast.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14
THE amendment to the bill providing

for the appointment of State bank inspec-
tor by the Governor, which changes the ap-
pointment to the Auditor General is another
illustration of the inability of this Legisla-
ture to rise above the level of peanut poll
tics
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14
Business Office Corner Smithfield
and Diamond Streets.
News Rooms and Publishing House
IS and 50 Diamond Street, in
New Dispatch Building.
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TIE DAIRY DISPATCH is delivered by carriers at
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% cents per week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14

Vol. &c, No. 96.-Entered at Pittsburg Posteffce.
November Il, lSS7, as second-class matter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14

The ruins of Christ NJ. Z. Church have be-
come immortal on canvas through the clev-
erness of Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter
of DR.. Hamilton, and q promising young
artist of the school of Design. The young
lady from the window of the school
sketched the outline and completed the pict-
ure, which looks wonderfully like the poor,
dilapidated original across the way.
The Colonel James Hull Post No. l57, G.
A. r., is TO be congratulated, as Mrs. Mary
Copley Thaw, widow OF. the late William
Thaw, has arranged to present to 1t an ele-
the handsomest ever given to q military
organization.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14

Ihe EQUALIZATION OF laXeS.
The following preamble and resolutions
were presented to-day in the Senate by Mr.
Grady:
'FWHEREAs, There is a widespread demand
for the enactment of such measures as will
bring about the equalization of the taxation
and the relief of local taxation on real estate;
and r-
"Whereas, House bill No. 2l0, known as
the bill reported by the majority of the Rev
enue Commission, has met with vigorous
protest and opposition on the part of people
and press: therefore, be it
'"Resolved, That the following action on
the part of the Legislature be recommended,
in order to provide for the relief of local tax
alton by an increased tax on corporations
and by the REIMBURSEMENT of part of the
State revenue for local purposes, namely:
First, the passage of House bill No. 210 by
substituting House bill No. 4O3 amended with
such a rate of taxation upon the actual value
of capital stock of corporations as will yield
not less than 100000 of capital stock. Sec
ond, amendment of the State revenue act
of 1889 so that the tax on personal
property, bonds, mortgages, moneys at in
terest ETC., shall be raised to mills and
that three-fourths of the amount thus real
lied be returned to the counties for relief of
local taxation, which will, in effect be the
levying of 3-nill personal property tax for
local purposes. Consequent'upop this will
be the raising of he~Iate of taxation on
banks from mills to 4, and the optional rate
upon the par value of shares from mills to
9. Third, the appropriation of not less than
$4 000,0 600 annually for the support of the pub
lie schools. Fourth, the passage of House
bill No. 133 providing for the distribution
among counties, cities, boroughs and town
ships of all the moneys secured from retail \
liquor licenses; and be it further =
Resolved, That the Secretary of Internal
Affairs be and he is hereby requested to OBJ
next session of the Legislature, for the in
formation of the public and the use of the |
Legislature accurate statistics as to the act,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-12-03

r, al 'ovr never works for pay.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-12-03

That others never tire Of hearing him
talk Of himself
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-12-03

Energy speaks of what It has done,
not hat it will DO.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-12-03
Nick Of lirG,lC Men.

Mechanics Ol (arGNC Men,
Mad Yankee Elisha Kane.
Biloxi JacK-John A. Logan.
Black D4n-Danlel Webster.
Lady acknowledgements.
The Silent Manu-. S. Grant.
Little Fhl--Philip Sheridan.
Old Hckory-Andrew Jackson.
Grand Old Man-W. E. Gladstone.
The Honest man-James Monroe.
Poor acknowledgements Franklin.
The Little Giant--Stephen A. Doug
las.
The MISREPRESENTATION Lincoln.
Wizard of tho North-Sr Walter
Scott.
The Poet of Nature William G
Bryant.
Old Rough and Ready-z'chary
Taylor.
Father of Greenbacks -SAman p.
Chase.
Old Man Eloquent-John Quincy
Adams.
Goldsmith Of Observation-Disclosures
Irving.
Silver Tongued Ora:or-Wcndell
Phillips.
S h, oil Master Of our Republic Noah
Webster.
Bachelor President-James Buchan-
Energy speaks of what It has done,
not what it will do
That others never tire of hearing him
talk Of himself
A family without a garden deserves
pu bile CommlSeratlon.
There are us many as 1000 men III h
British Amy who are more than s.X
fe,l in height.
Real 'oYe never works for pay.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-12-03

There are us many as ! 200 men III h,
British Army who are more than sX
fe,l in height.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-12-03

A family without garden deserves
public commlseratlon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
Congressman HOuk, OF Tennessee, the
Victim of Fatal
Mistake.
A Glass of Deadly Poison Mistaken for
Harmless Water-Death
Results.
Children Cremated at Minneapolis.
Three Tramps Crushed in q
Car-Casualties.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-It is learned
through a private telegram received
here that Congressman Leonidas Q.
Houk died Monday at his home in
Tennessee. The cause of his death is
given as Mistake in medicine.
CINCINNATI, May 26.-Particulars Of
the death of Congressman Houk have
reached here. 1t states that Mr.. Houk
went into drug store in Knoxville,
Tenn, Sunday evening and asked the
clerk for glass of ice water. 1t was
placed on the counter next to glass OF
dissolved arsenic and Mr.. Houk picked
up the latter and drank it. The clerk
discovered the mistake and at once gave
him an emetic and summoned physi.
clan, who worked with his patient al
night, but Mr.. Houk grew worse and
died at 8 o'clock in the morning.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA TUESDAY, MAY 2e 1891
THE BRIGGS CASE.
Opinion General That the Doctors Al
pointment wiz ne vetoed.

OpfnieA General That the Doctors APP
poIntment VIII ne vetoed.
DETROIT, Mich, May 26.--In the
Presbyterian general assembly the re-
port Of the committee on theological
seminaries was made the first order OF
the day for Thursday morning. This
win open up the Briggs case for discus
sion. AS a rule the members OF. the
present assembly are reticent as to the
probabilities in regard to action on the
appointment of DIR. Briggs. Most of
them Say they are willing to hear the
report of the committee on theological
seminaries. Occasionally man is found
who ii ready to express an opinion, and
he usually expects the
appointment to BE Vetoed.
Col Monfort, of The Herald and
Preslyter, Cincinnati, who probably
knows the temper of the body as well
as any man, when asked what the as
semhly would do with tine appointment
when reported, replied: Veto it. What
else can be dones IL the appointment il
not vetoed it is tacitly confirmed. The
assembly cannot well confirm DIR. Briggs
under existing circumstances. More
| over, from what am able to learn there
| Is q general feeling that it is proposed *
veto fhe appointment anyway.
/ Dry Patton is keeping his own counse
in tbs case but there seems to be an un
| defined idea that he will bring forward
some honor able plan of compromise TO
the Present, leaving the matter in tn
hands of the presbytery to which DR.
Briggs belongs.
/ i Il generally believed that IN case Q
will withdraw the institution from un
| der the wing of the general assembl
and make it an independent college.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
HOW THE LAW WORKS.

An Interesting Usury Case Decided by .
Jury at Fergus Falls.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, May 26.-The
workings OF the Minnesota usury law
were well illustrated at the term of the
district court just adjourned. Several
years ago Thomas I'll. Garfield, the we'll
known farmer at Lake Park. sold one
Owen Cowles q valuable horse, taking
his note and security on the horse.
About four years ago Cowles desired to
dispose of the horse and Mr.. Garfield
changed his security, taking third
mortgage on Cowles' farm. The sum
due Garfield at that time was $741. The
mortgage was made out for $3.50. The
principal aud interest now amount to
81, 100. Mr.. Garfield attempted to coll
lect by foreclosing his mortgage. Cowles
Set Up the Claim Of Usury,
claiming that the difference between the
$741 and $3.50 was rsurious. Mr.. Can
field claimed it was disbursed by him
for making out and recording the pa
pers. The case was given to the jury
with instructions to decide WAS the
transaction usurions? IL SO to render
verdict for Cowles for the amount of
the mortgage. 1t took the jury, made
up of farmers, about three minutes to
decide that the 80 was usury, and judg-
ment was rendered accordingly. Thus
Mr.. Canfield loses 81 100 by the debtor
claiming that he paid him 90 usury,
This Is one of the first cases Of the kind
In this county. The case viii be ap
nealed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
PERlsHED IN FLAMES.

A Minneapolis Blaze from which Two,
and Possibly Three, Deaths Result.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 26.-The residence
of Felix Lawler. night yardmaster OF
the Minneapolis and st. Louis road,
was burned to the ground about 8 a. m,
and two children, one aged 6 years and
the other . months, perished in the
flames. The mother was so badly burned
in trying to rescue them that she also
may die. The house caught in some un-
accountable manner while the mother
was in the back yard. and when discov-
cred had made such Roadway that 1t
was impossible to ssve the little ones.
Three other children Were saved. M
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
Twenty-Five Years n King.

LONDON, May 26.-Advices from Bu-
charest state that the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the crowning of King Charles
of Ronmania, was celebrated with great
pomp in that city. The German em.
peror was represented by Herr Won
Bulow, minister at the Roumanian cap
ital, and the hereditary prince of Ho-
henxollern was there to represent the
family of which King Charles is a men,
ber. AS the German emperor himself
has been hunting during the week in
East Prussia, on the estates of Count
Donna, some surprise is felt that he did
not go to Roumania, and lend honor to
the occasion by his presence, King
Charles being the only sovereign prince
of the Hohenzollerr family, besides the
kaiser.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
STOOD Off THE SOLDIERS.

Two Train Robbers Captured After Nine
teen Hours-One of Them Dead.
OKLAHOMA CRY, Okla, May 26. The
Dalton brothers and the gang that
robbed the Santa Fe passenger train at
Wharton station, after being chased for
two weeks were captured Friday night
in the Sac and Fox reservation, sixty
miles east of here, after nineteen hours
fight, by United States Deputy mar
shals, aided by a detachment of the
Fifth cavalry. The marshals located
the robbers Thursday in cave ard at
tempted their capture, but after the
Daltons had killed their bloodhounds
and exchanged few rounds they sent
for the soldiers and effected the capture.
One OF the Daltons was killed and one
soldier wounded. The rest of the gang
was captured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
DANGLING FROM A TREE.

Two Louisiana Desperados Lynched for
an Atrocious Crime.
SHREVEPORT, La. May 26.-The two
negroes William Jones and John Ander-
son, who dragged and held Jane Ware
(colored) across railway track so that
she was run over and killed by a
freight train have been lynched. The
pursuing porty, made up largely of coll
ored men, surprised the murderers near
the Arkansas state line and disarmed
them before they could offer any resis-
tance. After being given time to pray,
ropes were placed around their necks
and their bodies were left dangling from
the limb of tree. The murderers were
sullen and defiant to the last and offered
no word of regret for their crime. The
summary removal of these. desperadoes
relieves the community OF danger appre
hended constantly from their presence
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
Express Agent at Carroll, Iowa. Bound
and Gagged and the Office Robbed
OF $4,000.
An Interesting Decision at Fergus
Falls Under the New Mime
- sofa Usury Law.
Mason City Saloonists Resort to White
capism = News of the
Northwest.

CARROLL, Iowa, May 26.--The Office of
the American Express company was
broken into. The night agent was
bound aud gagged and with revolver
at his head was forced to give up the
key to the safe, which was rifed and
about 81, 900 in cash and a lot of papers
taken. The man can give no description
OF the burglars. He was released after
being bound for nearly two hours. The
express Office is only about twenty feet
from an all night luch house.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
Think They Saw tn. Itata.

CRY OF MEXICO, May 26.-It Ia re-
ported from Central America that a
steamship resembling the Itata was
seen last Wednesday by coasting
schooner. which attempted to approach
her. The steamer was running south,
about thirty miles off shore, and sheered
off to avoid being spoken to. The cap
tain Of the Esmeralda Indignantly de-
nies the reports that he was short of
funds, and to disapprove the statements
exhibited to newspaper representative
letters of credit and cash aggregating
upwards of $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
al step Toward Socialism.

LONDON, May 26.-The graduated tax
incomes adopted by the Prassian parlia-
mert. made against the viii of the
Hereinhaus. which yielded only under
the personal influence of the kaiser, is
causing much discomfort. The wealth
ier class claim that at the prevailing
rates OF interest ON the best securities,
the tax viii take large part of their
income, especially as officials show a
disposition to enforce the law with se-
verify. On the other hand, the Social
lists are delighted, and aver that the
measure is q distinct step in the direc-
ton of the accomplishmment Of their
ideas. To the rich landed nobility who
have settled incomes, the law is espe-
cially oppressive, and they are already
clamoring for its repeal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
ouarreled over the sw.r.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.-Jim Corbett
has quarreled with his manager, Charlie
Stencil and will not travel with him
any more. Corbett rejected Stencils
advice and accepted $500 offered by
the California club, instead of half of
the purse, for his fight with jackson.
Stencil, who backed Corbett and paid
all his expenses, was much displeased at
Corbett's action. Corbctt denies that he
has quarreled with his manager, but
says he will not 60 on the road with
him. He is considering offers from the
Olympic club TO act as instructor, and
also an offer to travel with minstrel
company.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
FARMERS FOUGHT.

Four Fatally Wounded In Fight Near
Birmingham, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 26.-At Cal
era, Ala, Sam Ingram and Joe Allen,
prominent farmers, met in the road and
opened fire on each other. Allen was
soon joined by his brother Bob, and In
gram by his father and three brothers.
In the battle with knives and pistols
which followed Fred Ingram, Henry
Alexander. Joe Allen and Bob Allen
were fatally wounded. The trouble
grew out of intimacy between Sam In
gram and Joe Aliens wife.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
Base BAN under pificuItie..

ST. LOUIS, May 26.-Eighteen men,
each of whom was minus an arm or leg,
and, in some cases, both arms or legs,
played seven-inning game Of base ball
at Sportsmen's park. The players
belong to an organization known as
The knights Of the Willow, !" and one
OF tlc qunli ations for membership ID
that the applicant must have parted
with an arm or leg, either through acci-
dent or disease. About 500 spectators
witnessed the game, and such an aggre-
cation of cripples engaged in game of
baseball was probably never before seen
ON diamond, The score at the end Of
game was ~ to 25 in favor of the
rBlues.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
MERCY TO SIBERIAN ExiLEs.

Their Terms OF Imprisonment Greatly
Reduced.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 26.-The car
has decreed that on arriving at Vladivo-
stock the czarewitch shall turn the first
sod of the Vladivostock section of the
Trans Siberian railway. At the same
time Siberian convicts sentenced to life
Imprisonment will have their terms re-
duced to twenty years, and after ten
years servitude will be accorded the
civil rights of exile settlers. Those sem
fenced TO long terms will be allowed
considerable reduction. These benefits
are understood to apply also to political
prisoners.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
DR.. Lorimer's Church scorched.

CHICAGO, May 26.--Dr. Lorimer's I'M
manuel Baptist church, at Michigan
avenue and Twenty third street was
damaged by FIRE at $50 q. m. to the ex-
tent OF $45, 900. One hundred children
who had assembled in the Sunday school
room on the second fiOos in the rear OF
the church escaped witheut injury. but
panic was only averted by the skill and,
good management Of the teachers. The
fire is supposed to have heen caused by
a defective fiue ID the basement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
which Dakota Must Pay ?

NEW YORK, May 26.-An action has
been begun by William /. Quintard in
the supreme court against Joseph M.
Bailey, Jr., Of Sioux Falls, s. D., a for
mer territorial treasurer of Dakota, in
volving three funding warrants of
$50, 900 each, issued Sept. 13, 1889, before
the territory was divided into the states
of North and South Dakota. When the
territory was divided the defendant
states that these debts were divided and
that these funding warrants were as
sumed by South Dakota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
AN IOWA OUTRAGE.
A Boy Hang Up Three Times for Refns
ing 10 Confess to Theft.

n Roy hunE Up Inree Itmes i"E nOhus-
ing TO Confess to Theft.
WINTERsET, Iowa. May 26.+Eight
masked men called George Ackleson, a
l6-year-old boy who worked for Porter
Tomlinson, prominent farmer who
lives eight miles south Of here, to the
door in the evening, thrust revolver in
his face, bound and gagged him, dragged
him across the lot to a tree below the
barn and strung him up. He was let
down and told that unless he con-
fessed to have cut to pieces a saddle be-
longing to Clarence Morton, cripple,
that he would be hung. Ackleson
refused to confess and was drawn up
twice more and nearly choked to death.
He was then taken to the house, thrust
through the door and left lying on the
floor in a half conscious condition.
Ackelson recognized two of the mob
and eight Young men, most of them
sons of responsible and well-to-do farm
ers, have been arrested for the deed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26

Surveying the Inter-Continental Road.
WAsHINGToN, May 26. Commission
er Cassat, of the inter-continental rail-
way commission has submitted to Sec
retary Bleine, in advance of full report
of the proceedings of the commission, a
brief resume of the work done up to
this time, for the secretary's informa-
tion. They show the preliminary sur
vey to be well under way. Chill is the
only South American country which has
contributed anything toward the ex-
penses of the undertaking.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
Kicks on rfis peker nebts.

DULUTH, May 70. George o. Nettle-
ton. Of st. Paul, who recently sued E.
G. Howard, of this city, to recover
nearly $1,000 won from the former at
poker, now figures as defendant in a
suit brought by A. r. Walker, of this
city, on note for IS 600 given by Net.
tleton to Howard. March IL, 1889, and
indorsed to plaintiff. The case will be
tried at the June term of court Alfred
Nj Barsness has been joined as defend
ant, having signed the note as accommo-
dation indorser.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
saIoonist. Resort to whItecappinw.

MASON Cry, Iowa, May 28.--The
saloon element of this city are resorting
to any and every means to intimidate
the officers of the law. John G. Sher-
win, Judge of the Twelfth Judicial dis
trict, and j. j. Clark, states attorney,
received the following threatening
letter:
Please notice this. lie either of you
longer meddle with liquor cases or se-
cure indictments against rs, we will
burn you out of house and home. You
have been repeatedly and fairly warned.
Beware. Beware! WHITE CAPS.