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require. While We do not claim tha
the new tax law 10 . perfect one, o
could not be improved, yet We insis
that u 10 infinitely better than any for
mer laws covering the same subject eve
enacted Ia this State. That there W
On honest effort and great deal OF labo
and pains expended BY those who wer,
charged with iis preparation 20 prepar'
. Law that would operate equitsbly and
uniformly upon oil classes Of person
and property, will not be denied by any
honest man who 10 cognizsnt Of I'll th'
facts. That those Iabors we're succcssfu
10 degree not heretofore accomplished
no intelligent man will attempt to con
tSovert after careful comparison Of thu
provisions Of this, with former tax laws
In 90 fer % the General Assembly o
1891 Was successtul in pssaing . tai
law that will equalize taxation. unearth
property Of the tax dodger, compel rail.
roads, banka and other corporations "a
pay taxes upon property heretofore -.
Gaping taxation, that body is entitled to
. meed Of praise for faithful public SER
vice. In so far ss the law IL defective, II
at all. an honest discussion and criticism
10 invited BY its author, to the end that
future legislatures may amend and i'm.
prove Il.
But so fer % the willful misrepresen.
tations OF its purpose. scope and pro-
visions, made by The Republican press
with view 10 interfere with and pre-
vent its succesaful operations ere con.
cerued, they, like all other misrepresen-
tations, will prove harmful only 10 their
authors. In conclusion We insist that
the complaints against the new tax law
are not well founded, and that Il 10 not
vulnerable to the charges urged against
II because:
First: Il does not discriminate against
the poor and In favor OF the rich, but on
the contrary contains provisions making
II operate more equitably and uniformly
than any former tax law.
Second: 1t does not reduce the taxes
on any corporate property, but on the
contrary ell property OF all corporations
will be taxed the same as property Of In
dividusls.
Third: The increase OF the state levy
was made upon the recommendation oi
the Republican Governor, and to meet
the necessary and unavoidable demands
upon an empty ssa'e treasury.
Fourth: Because the proviso re-
quiring oil property TO be assessed q its
true cash value, was but the effective en-
acfment OF : provision 10 enforce and
carry out what has heretofore been the
law, and what Il recognised BY oil a.
thority = the only true basis Of valua-
tion Tor taxation.
Fifth: Because provision Waa made
lfor The effective taxation Of franchises
and other property % corporations end
banking instIlutI0ne, which havo heroto-
fore escaped taxstion entirely.
SIKH: Becauso provision Wss made
for stste tax commissioners and county
assessors. and the duty enjoined upon
such officers 10 see that railroads and all
other corporations pay tsxes according
20 their worth, and to ferret out the
hidden property Of the tax dodgers,
features never hsd In any former tax
law In this State.
JOHN T.. BEAsLEY.
Sullivan, Ind, June IL, 1891.
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vrxcESNEs. ISD., June 2s.-The bcdy
OF James Baker, Sr., well-to-do farm
er, was found floating In the Wsbssh
river this morning. His upper lip wss
lscerated, his right arm bruised and bore
marks OF fingers, aud bis pockets. which
had been rifed, we're turned inside out
He was currently reported 70 have sold
team OF horses. and the supposition Il
that he was decoyed TO the river, mur'
dered, robbed and thrown In.
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Evansville Courier: The RENAME ol
Henry Lever were found on the Air.
Line west Of Oakland City Sunday
morning, most horribly msneled and
stresn along the rosd for one hundred
yards. The remains were recognized BY
portions Of his clothing. II ID not known
whether Il was IN accident or by foul
play that deceased came 70 his death.
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The 0piritualists Association OF Indi.
ana hss purchased and fitted up thirty
acres Of . grove, on the White river
near Chesterfeld, for > place Of holding
On annual camp.meeting. This years.
meeting will take place from July Is q
Aug. 10. inclusive. @. w. Kates and
wife. we'll known q missionaries OF The
Southern Association. ere st work or.
ganizing this camp.-N. A. Ledger.
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ror souare, l0lines or less, ! week, 81 90
Each subsequent insertion, 20 cts
Longer advertisements at the same
rata A fraction over even square or
sauares. counted as a square. These
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ments:a reasonable deduction will be
made to regular advertisers.
Notices OF appointment Of adminis-
trsors an a legal notices oflike character
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There's . light In the window for me,
That enable my eyes 10 see,
That the other fellows got there ahead
And I'd better 60 homo to my folding
bed.
For the evening IL cold for three.
Punch.
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From : purely business point Of view,
The liquor traflc must come % b ~
lgsrded with feelings Of determined hos
Utility. II 10 business that lives q The
Expense Of every other business 10 The
proportion that it nourishes they must
decline. The lose cOmes not only b.
lcause OF tho money turned from The
Of honest trade into the tilIe of
THE liquor saloons. bot Il comes % :
larger and more serious way, because of
1.-THE wreckage and ruin caused By the
liquor habit among the bodies and souls
lof men; because II develops and pro-
lmotes idlcness, unthsin, shiftlessoess,
dishonesty, disease and crime. The
good customer OF the saloon 10 pooe
customer for every one else. The more
liquor be buys. the less he buys Of the
Ireal necessities Of life, and The slower be
Iis In paying his honest debts. The
liquor traffic Il In truth, the enemy mot
lonly Of the homo. Of the church. OF 90.
lcicsv and of the state. but II 10 the enemy
lof every honorable and legitimate busi.
mess. The time 10 not distant, we hops,
when this truth will be recognized by
every man engaged in honorable and
business and : warfare Dc.
IcIarcd al along the line against The com.
mon enemy.-Christian q Work.
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Party or High Taxes.

When, on the 4th day OF March, 1888
10 Democratic administration handes
over iis sacred trust 10 Republican I'd
Ininistrstion. there was, In the Treasur!
,lof the United States. . cash surplus
above all liabilities, amounting to som,
thing like tl30, ,O00 600 notes the Cincin
natl Enquirer. Our National incom'
was then, has continued 10 be since. m0r'
than 81 100000 day ~ far In excess o
the needs OF q Government ec0uomi
cally administered. That excess ~
simply robbery Of the people. On Sat
lurday last the Republican Administra'
tion, after being Ia power two years and
it's official statement that there was Z
deficit in the Treasury Of e767, ,l06, mol
does this represent the absolute shortage
for II does mot take into account the 956..
100000 Of A per cent. bonds due on
September lst, nor the heavy pension
|cIaims due in July. nor vast amount
|of other elaine STAYED on from month 70
month BY pretext and preteuse. Such
deficits werc never before known TO our
Federal Treasury since tho Government
OF the United States was created by the
adoption OF tho existing constitution.
Aud now 1t occurs not only In time Of
profound peace, but st . time when we
have been free from war for quarter Of
L century.
What caused it? What Il the expls-
nationf The answer 10 both queries IL
10 be found in the wanton extrsvsgance
Of the Billion Dollar Congress, which
slung the peoples money around % II
the noonia dtd nof ha - n aasa n hv fha
sw eat of their brows.
And what will be the outcome? Do
not be frightened. The people Of the
Uuited States will 60 down into their
pockets and pay for the bills SO want
only incurred. They will keep the faith
They will meet the issue, even though
the sweat on the lsborer's brow be tinged
with blood. There will be no trouble.
But, 10 l699. there will be put into
power party that can manage our Ma
tionsl affairs with judicious economy.
1t will be the peoples party. They call
Il the Democratic party.
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The Ohio Democratic State Conven-
tion will be held ct Cleveland, July l4,h
aud 18th.
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"Oh, yes, We are opposed 70 monopo.
lies" Then why not oppose the liquor
monopoly. the greatest monopoly On
|earthf Better lei the little railroad and
|trust monopolies 20 and attack The one
doing the most harm. A man can't b
honest to condemn thieves and sanction
robbery. Honesty and truth are ~
ways consistent.
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The record-union., 1891-06-11
NEW APPOINTMENTS.

The President Announces the Names
of the Lands Claims Court Justices.
WASHINGTON, June 10-The President
this afternoon made the following an
pointments:
Leonard w. Colby of Nebraska, Assist
ant Attorney-G
Joseph 4. Reed of Iowa, Chief Justice
of the Court of Private Land Claims.
Wilbur +. Stone of Colorado, Henry G..
Sluss of Kansas, Thomas G.. Fuller of
North Carolina, and William M Murray
of Tennessee, Associate Justices of the
Court of Private Land Claims.
Chief Justice Reed is a resident of
Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was born in
Ashland County, Ohio, in 1885, served
through the war as an officer in the Sec
ond Iowa Light Artillery, was afterward
in the Iowa Legislature, and later Judge
of the District and Supreme Courts of the
State. He. was elected to the Filty-first
Congress as Republican, and since the
close of that Congress has practiced
law.
Judge Murray of Kansas, was formerly
Judge of the District Court, and resides
at Wichita. He is Republican.
The Democratic members of the court
are Colonel Fuller of Raleigh, y. c., one
of the leading lawyers of the State, and
Judge Stone of Colorado, who was Judge
of the Colorado Supreme Court for many
years.
The United States Attorney before the
court is NJ. j. Reynolds of st. Louis,
President of the Young Mems Republi-
can League
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GUILTY AS CHARGED.
Another Conviction for Attempting to
Bribe Jurors.

Bribe Jurors.
NEW ORLEANS, June 10.-The bribery
cases of O'Malley and McCrystal were
placed on trial first. A jury was soon
obtained, and tales juror McCabe told
how McCrystal called on him and told
him he could make some money in the
case. The witness was not called as tales
juror on that day. In the evening Nc
Crystal saw him again, and told McCabe
he could make $500 by going on the jury
and working for mistrial or the acquit-
tai of the defendants. If he (McCrystal)
had the subpoena as tales juror it would
be worth 81 900 to him. McCabe refused
the offer.
The District Attorney wanted to intro
duce as evidence the confession made by
McCrystal while in jail, but Judge Baker
refused.
The case was given to the jury at 4
o'clock, and verdict of guilty was soon
returned.
The ruling of Judge Baker, in refusing
to admit the confession of McCrystal
saves o. Malley in this case, the only one
connecting him directly with the bribery
cases. The court will now be forced to
try him upon one of the other charges,
if at all, and they are all cases of several
years ago.
Charles Granger, another of the Hen
messy jury-bribers, was tried to-day for
attempting TO bribe Alphonse Lebarie.
The latter said the morning after he re-
ceived the summons that Granger came
to his house and offered him $500 to go on
the jury and work it," Granger's de-
fense was general denial.
After being out several hours the Jury
failed to agree, and mistrial was en-
tered
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Special to the Rrconp-uN1oN.

OTTAWA (Ont.), June 10.-Thousands of
people to-day viewed the remains of the
late Premier. The Goyernor-GeneraI.
accompanied by his staff, arrived shortly
after O'Clock and entered the Parlia-
ment building, where he was met by the
eX-MiniSters. They entered the Senate
chamber, which was literally covered
with floral tributes. Six policemen con-
Veyed the casket out of the chamber and
placed 1t in the hearse. As the casket
was placed in the hearse the large bell on
the tower above tolled out dismally. and
Immediately hundred church bells and
minute guns added their dolefuI music to
the strain. This was kept up during the
funeral progress. The cortege was then
formed. 1t was the largest ever seen in
canada, and was composed of troops,
ponce, public officials, members of the
provincial governments, Consuls of
foreign powers, political clubs and
private carriages. All along the route of
the procession thousands were gathered
and movement along the sidewalks was
impossible. The scene was one of
solemnity. The draped fronts of stores
ana other buildings were in unison with
the dark apparel of the crowds which
thronged the streets and the heavy
mourning of the funeral cortege.
- After leaving the church the procession
reformed and proceed to the station The
funeral train then proceeded to Kingston.
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TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
OF AN EXPLORING
PARTY IN ALASKA.
Nearly a Week Without Food and Al
most Blinded by Mosquitoes
and NoxiouS Flies.
Special to the RncoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10.-A story of
the sufferings and death in the interior of
Alaska by California explorers has
reached this city. A party of men re-
turned from Yukon to Chilcott with the
news. The exploring party consisted of
James Ingram and f. G. Young of San
Diego, j. w. Spenny and r. c. Rose of
Portland, Or, and others.
They went to the valley of Yukon for
prospecting purposes, starting inland
from Forty Mile Creek. After spending
some time in Yukon they commenced
their homeward trip. Their provisions
gave out and they became so weak thev
could not pull their boat and had to
abandon it. They were harrassed not
only by cold and hunger, but by clouds
of mosquitoes and noxious flies.
With bleeding faces and bodies full of
sores the party dragged their way on.
They grew so weak that they could not
beat Off the mosquitoes. Their eyelids
became SO infamed that partial blind
ness followed.
Hunger-stricken Ingram beseeched his
companion to kill him and end his mis-
cry. He was begged to be patient, but
nature gave out. He sank in the snow
and died. Young died of starvation on
the following day.
The rest of the party managed TO push
further on. They had not eaten food for
nearly week, when quantity of dried
salmon was found. Strength and hope
returned to the adventurers. Their first
thought was to reach their comrades.
Ingram had never stirred. His body
was covered with mosquitoes. The sur
vivors covered him with few branches
of hemlock and placed a rough stone at
the head of the grave. The body of
Young could not be found, but distant
growls of savage wolves indicated the
fate of the lost man.
The survivors finally reached Chilcott.
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STATE UNIVERSITY.
The Board ADOPTS the Budget Report
and AdiOurns.

The Board ADOPTS the Budget Report
and AdiOurns.
SAN Francisco, June 10.-The Regents
Of the State University have concluded
their labors for the present, and the board
adjourned this evening until the next
regUlar meeting. To-day the board con-
lined itself to the consideration of the
annual budget report of the Finance
Committee. The apportionment of funds
20 the different departments was adopted
without alteration.
In this report 5000 is set apart for
the equipment of College of Chemistry.
A like sum is allowed for Improvement
Of the University grounds, and 5000 is
appropriated for the erection of a botan-
zeal building.
The report shows that the average of
interest on the college loans is excessive
oy nearly one-siXth per cent.
By the new budget the salaries of the
following named instructors will be
raised commencing with the next school
year: Professor Christie, from s.. 400 to
- 600 year; Professor Green, associate
instructor in botany, from 81 800 to -, 200;
Joseph Sladky, Mechanical Superintend-
ent, from 81, $40 to 1000; Professor San
grer, associate Instructor in German, from
81 ,6GG TO 81 500. Several others of the in
structors in the minor departments were
also remembered in smaller amounts and
an additional Teacher of astronomy will
9e engaged at q salary of 81 800. Two
-ellowships in philosophy and one in
.Latin were established at $50 at month.
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2 less degree in Washington, Oregon. the

Dakotas and in several Territories.
The extension of acrerge, according to
our correspondents, depends on the price
of wheat and not on the available land.
a large increment of wheat breadth is re-
ported in Washington. A large amount
of new land is being broken for the next
years crop, and local opinion is expressed
that not more than one-fifth of the wheat
land in that State is under cultivation.
The condition of winter wheat has de-
clined only / per cent. The average is:
New York, 96; Pennsylvania, 81; Georgia,
98; Texas, 9S; Ohio, 80; Michigan, 80; In
diana, SO; Illinois, IS; Missouri, so; Kan
sas, 95; California, 81.
The first monthly statement ofthe aver
ages of spring wheat makes Wisconsin
n; Minnesota, 50: Iowa, 95; Nebraska
81; the Dakotas, So.
Early-sown wheat was injured by frost
in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Germina-
ion was arrested by drought in the same
region. In South Dakota drought has
been more favorable generally in North
Dakota. Recent rains in Nebraska and
Iowa benefited wheat and encouraged
growers. The drought in May greatly
injured oats on the entire Atlantic Coast
Winter oats in the Southern States are far
better than the spring crop, which is
partially destroyed by drought and in
sects. Not only has the acreage been re-
duced in the Ohio Valley, but the condi-
ton is low in consequence OF the dry
weather. In Minnesota the injuries by
drought are supplemented by those of
cut-worrns. The condition is highest on
the Northern Atlantic Coast and on the
Pacific. where the areas are very limited
The increase in the acreage of barley is
general in almost every section where it
IS grown, and it is especially marked in
the States Of the Ohio Valley, in X iscon-
sin and in California. The condition is
uniformly higher, except in portions of
the Northwest, where it has been lowered
by drought and the cool weather
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The Mysterious Disappearance of
a Piute Indian Solved.
HIS MUTILATED BODY FOUND NEAR
BRIDGEPORT.
by Chinese Store-Keeper
and the Remains Thrown Into
River Fearing the Vengeance of
the Victims Friends, the Assassin
Appeals to the Authorities for Pro-
Special to the REcoRp-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNToN.
BRIDGEPORT, June 10.-A few weeks
ago Walker River Indian of the Piute
tribe, named Poker Tom, came here and
purchased some calico and spent two
nights gambling with Cinnamon. The
second night was spent at All Tia's, and
that was the last seen of Tom.
On the 1st of June delegation Of Indi-
ans from the Walker River Reservation
and Bodie and other Indians came here
looking for him, and stated his horse had
reached home without saddle or bride.
A search resulted in both being found,
together with the calico purchased by
Poker Tom, in the fields north of town.
The river was fished for the body, but it
was not recovered, though reservation
overcoat was found on one of its banks.
The Indians thereupon summoned all
the Indians of their neighborhood to hold
court, suspicion fixing itself upon All
Tia as the cause of Toms disappearance.
The Chinaman denied having played
cards with Poker Tom, but five Indians
testified TO having gone to Ah Tia's store
on the night in question, and being un-
able to enter on account Of the door being
ocked, they looked through hole in the
and Indian Tom playing cards.
The following day, when the court con-
Vened, the wife of one of the Mono Indi-
ans, known as Lundy, testified that
Lundy, Mono Tom ond three other Indi-
ans were intoxicated on the day in ques-
JiOn, and that they must have killed
Poker Tom.
Although twas ascertained that Lundy
1ad left his wife for some reason, and
that she had been consorting with All
Tia, so that it was inferred by some that
he latter had induced her to testify on
MS behalf, the Walker River Indians
threatened to proceed against the Mono
Lake Indians, and stated they would
nave Sheriff Cody take Lundy and Mono
Tom to State Prison, while they were
going to kill old jim, Lundys father,
and Toms father, in order to get even.
The Indians, however, discovered that
All Tia had been industriously scrubbing
ais floor, on which were certain stains,
and on examination these were found to
De blood stains. Sheriff Cody also found
Il bullet hole through one of the walls,
aud stains covered by new wallpaper,
which All Tia declared were caused by
red ink.
On Saturday Poker Toms body was
discovered in the river by some Indians
@ho were fishing. The head and arms
lad been cut off, as also the legs. The
trunk was sawed open from the neck to
the pit of the stomach.
The Indians are greatly excited, and
All Tia was hastily conveyed to Jail at his
own request to prevent their lynching
aim.
An inquest has been held, and from a
confession made by the Chinaman, the
Jury brought in verdict charging All
Tia with murder. The case has aroused
great interest here, and the progress OF
The examination has been eagerly
watched