Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-08-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

liable discovery OF the century.
Ed Howe has published q new book,
in which he makes vigorous assault
on the church and it's d0gmas, and ad-
vocates q religion OF the conscience.
The people's party OF Barber county
in convention at Medicine Lodge, NOM
mated county ticket. All but two OF
the nominees are former republicans.
John Dumbell. lodged in jail Satur-
day az Marion for assaulting his wife
committed suicide that night by hang
ing himself to the ceiling OF his cell by
a strap.
Captain George w. Stabler OF Huron'
KS, is holding two Offices. Hc Is mayor
and postmaster. Huron being fourth
class postoffice allows him the unusual
privilege.
Thomas G.. Smith, IS years old, old
resident of Topeka. was run over and
killed at Topeka yesterday by the Dem
YER express train while crossing the
Santa Fe track.
The Daily Republic, OF Manhatten,
suspended Saturday night, owing TO a
boycott by republican merchants and
politicians because 1t advocated the
peoples party movement.
Arkansas City Dispatch: Unless the
one written by Governor Robinson Is
the true history OF Kansas, the true one
has not been written, and probably nev-
er will be. Mr.. Robinson was in po'
sition before and during the war to
know the facts during those turbulent
times, and he can give them to the
world II he desires to do so. Heretofore
the men who knew these facts have not
been disposed to reveal them in written
history, but perhaps the old war gov
ernor has concluded that there is no
longer any reason for conceallng them.
DIR. Cordley in the Lawrence Jour-
nal: Here we have been nearly week
in London. The first impression is that
it is less busy than New York or Chi
cago, but it grows on us as the days
go-eyerything Is systematized. and
moves without confusion. The traffic
scatters itself and travel also. The
cabs seek the less crowded streets, and
the underground railways relieve the
surface in O wonderful degree. The
buses seem like great band wagons at
| first sight. They are all two story"
| dUdlrS duu IIAc ocoIo Ou IOp ORC IhC
choice seats. After riding on top q
few times, one will be reluctant to go
back to the American system and be
packed inside. The motion is easier,
the air delightful and the whole street
is before you like panorama. The
charge is only about o penny ride.
and you can ride all over the city for
only few pennies.
Atchison Patriot: Kansas people
have no doubt been told of their one
great fault in the matter OF assessment
and taxation very many times, and
doubtless know it. But it OCCURS to
us who have just cast our lot with you
that 1t Is proper for US to remind you OF
it again. The Kansas idea OF low valu-
atoms and high per centages has done
the state irreparable injury. 1t has
kept many and many a mandatory
from the state, many and many capt..
alist, many and many sturdy farmer
People east and people in the great
Mississippi valley read the figures that
tell the stJry Of your wealth and your
taxation, not knowing as you do that
they tell monstrous lie, and shun the
state because OF her fearful high rate OF
axation. They do not know that your
property is listed at about one-third its
actual value and that the rite OF taxa
ton is therefore, though apparently
very great, no greater than that Of
other states.
The tendency for years has been, as
we are informed, to decrease valua-
tions, so that lands valued ut 81. l3 in
1887 are now valued at only $3.50 per
acre, and personal property shrunk
from sixty millions in 1857 to forty-uine
millions in 1890. In 1890 the assessors
returns show fewer horses, fewer cattle,
fewer hogs, fewer wagons, and OF less
value in Kansas than III 1887. What Is
true OF the state at large is also true OF
most OF the counties and municipalities.
Values have been cut down and as
consequence rates OF taxation have
gone up. The law that all property
shall be assessed at its real value has
been most shamefully violated. In an
elaborate report upon assessment and
taxation by the board OF railroad COM
missioners, shown us O few days ago,
the board declares: 1T Is the judg-
ment OF this board that all property
should be assessessed at Its real value.
Such Is the intent and meaning Of our
statute. The law has been continuous
" and shameiully evaded by making
absurdly low valuations and consequent
high per cent OF taxation upon the as
sessed valuations, and thereby making
citizens OF the older states timid about
investments and injuring our credit
To illustrate, suppose one dollar was
required to be raised upon horse Of an
assessed value Of 500; the levy would be
per cent upon the valuation; but to
raise the same dollar upon the same
property assessed at S25, the levy would
be per cent. It can readily be seen
that the same revenue would be raised |
In either case upon the same horse, but |
to Q nonresident 1t would appear that
the horse was Of little value In this |
state and the rate Of taxation was enor- |
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