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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18
Unjust Taxation.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-Unjust taxation
is conceded to be one of the greatest
evils we have to endure. A graduated
income tax is rightin theory, but any tax
on incomes has always been evaded more
or less by dishonest men. The plan l
suggest is intended to remedy the in
justice Of unfair assessments chiefly, and
might be a graduated tax or not equally
well. 1t is also intended to uncover the
many forms Of personal property, which,
under the present system, in many cases
pays no tax at all.
First-I would have national law re-
quiring mortgages to be taxed in the
county where they are recorded; to be
under the same requirements as real es :
tate, and to be sold for taxes in case Of
default, same as real property is now.
Second would require every owner
of taxable property to make au itemized
statement and description of the same,
and its valuation in the eyes Of the
holder, and to file this description every
three years at the office Of the county
treasurer or other county official agreed
upon.
Third would make all property over
and above certain exemption forfeit
able to the county in the event Of not
being returned, described and valued as
required in section 2.
Fourth-The owners valuation | would
make the basis for computing taxes,
same as the assessors valuation is now.
Fifth-Ths owners valuation ! would
make the measure of value Of the prop.
erty for all purposes. If buyer ap-
peared and presented legal tender for
the amount of the valuation, he would
become the owner Of the property, the
nOLens OolenS of the previous owner to the
contrary Notwithstanding This sup
posed buyer might be an individual, or
the state or a corporation. On the other
hand, the original owner might be a
corporation and tho buyer the state.
This feature would be of use in deter
mining the purchase price Of railroads
in the event of government ownership.
My idea is briefly and impsrfectly out
lined in the above, but / think / have
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18
The School Book Question.

Inc Scn0ot BOOK Question:
The ADVOCATE, of Topeka, in recent
issue, has an able, calm and impartial
discussion of "The School Book Cues
tion." The editor says, very truly, that
" this should not be a party question.
There should be no politics in it," and
says that he proposes to treat it "from an
absolutely non-partisan standpoint" car
ing only to ascertain "what will best
serve the interests Of the people, and pro-
mote the welfare Of our public schools"
After discussing state publication, he
concludes that it is not safe to adopt that
plan, for it is still an experiment, and the
experience Of California 10 not sstisfac-
tory. He fayors state textbook board,
consisting Of the state superintendent
and such associates as the legislature
may provide. This board should be au-
thorized to contract with school book
publishers, and secure uniform rates for
1 bu6 DublIO 6bhbCs DhOu NLSbElGb hb lbN
annual meeting should be requested to
levy tax for the purchase Of textbooks,
to be furnished free to the pupils "Un-
der this plan, either county or state uni
formity may be provided for, as may be
deemed advisable"
The article in the ADVOCATE is worthy
Of careful consideration, and the dispas-
sionRte spirit which chsracterizes 1t
should enter into all discussions Of the
subject, in or out Of the legislature.
The cost of the books is an important
element, but 1t is not the chief thing to
be considered. The paramount question
is: What is best for the chiidP After
studying the subject many years, we
long since concluded that from any point
Of view it would not be wise to extend
uniformity beyond the county. tits and
has been burden on renters and others
who often change their homes to be COM
PEELED in every district they enter to buy
new books, but if each district be author
lied to furnish books free, the renter is
relieved. Upon the whole, we believe
the following extract from the last report
Of the state superintendent coRcisely in
dioates "the way out":
"As in the report from this Office for
1889 80, ! again express the opinion that
the best solution Of the problem involved
would be that school districts, townships
or counties be authorized to select books
for term Of years, and that these books
be furnished free to all pupils desiring to
use them. Such law need not interfere
with the present county uniformity law"
Western School Journal, January.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18
Banker Clews on Trusts.

its columns alone Of the Chicago dailies
has been shown how the coal consumers
Of the city are robbed through this trust.
1t has insisted that the states attorney
and the United States attorney general
should give attention to the illegal char
acter of this trust. 1t has collected
statutes, rulings and evidence, all neces-
sary material for successful action
against the trust. 1t has even made
these supposed to-be servants of the peo-
pie stir a little in the direction of such
action. And it is keeping the fight up
more power to it! In q late issue was
given a two-column expression of Opin-
ion concerning this Reading coal trust by
Henry CIews, the New York financier
and banker.
After reviewing the birth of the trust
through the consolidation Of coal corpo-
rations and exposing the corrupt meth
ods which have made it's funded debt 80
financial nightmare" Mr.. Clews says:
"But the object Of the writer is not to
depress Reading shares or to deliver a
sermon to the directors Of the Jersey
Central and Lehigh Valley companies
and their associates in the other coal.
carrying companies already mentioned.
The stock market can take care of itself.
But the public, the great mass Of con-
sumers to whom anthracite coal is q
necessity Of daily existence, cannot take
care Of itself. The courts, the legisla-
lures, the state executives must take care
of it, and the press must aid them.
at would seem at the first glance and
upon general principles OF justice that
any combination Of persons or corpora
tions owning and controlling the sup
plies Of necessity Of life affected with a
design to increase the price and restrict
the use of such necessity must be IL
legal, as being violation ofpublic policy
and opposed to good morals. Anthracite
coal differs from grain cotton and other
necessities in rnis, that its supply can be
restricted and it's use positively pro-
hibited. No concert of capitalists can
control wheat or cotton, since in another
year the acreage of either can be 30 in
creased as to swamp the spectators.
But anthracite coal is found only in one
locality, and outside of that locality no
one can find it or produce it. Given,
therefore, a party Of people rich enough
to buy these 5000 square miles in
Pennsylvania, under portions Of which
lie the only true anthracite deposits of
the United States, and they can compel
the entire community to pay them any
price they may choose to ask for their
coal, or use disagreesble and unwhole,
some substitutes, or stsrve with cold.
"But in view of the complications
which threaten society in the future
from similar or other combinations OF
coal land owners and carriers, it may be
worth while to consider whether it may
not become the duty OF the state OF
Pennsylvania to condemn and take at fair
prices all the land within its borders
that is underlsid with coal, and to offer
it's anthracite on royalty during fixed
terms, to whoever will deliver 1t at tide
water, at the lowest prices to dealers
When it reaches dealers, competition will
do the rest. In this there would be nc
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18

The family healing and hsveterinary
olntments advertised by J. E. Watts, Of
this city, are highly recommended by
all who are using them. Mr.. Watts is
selling large quantities of these oint-
ments, and the demand is constantly in
creasing. Hundreds of testimonials
prove the efficiency OF these remedies,
and they should be kept in every house
for emergencies.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18

"The main reason why it does not cost
less is that trade in coal is not strictly
free; nearly every ton that comes to
market is loaded with tax that is i'm
posed upon it by the necessity Of paying
, 1893-09-23
4 L r G r \ VI $
Chicago, June 9th 1898.
ST. CRoIx STATION

81. CROIX STATION
London, Sept. 20th.-It is announced
that the Revd. Emil CasweIl of sunderland
has been appointed Rector to the Cathedral
Church of Georgetown, Demerdra.
New York, Sept. 20th.-In the House of
Commons yesterday the President of the
Local Government Board replying to a
question stated that there was not the slight
est reason to suppose nr believe that cholera
had become epidemic anywhere in the United
Kingdom; he also asserted there were no.
cases in Southampton and with the exception
Of three ports ON the East Coast there was
none III any other British port and that there
was no danger to be feared from any ship
with clean bills of health after fourteen days
from leaving England.
The Under Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs stated that all British mails and pas
sengers for or from Rio had been carried
through the blockade on British warships.
A telegram has been received in New York
by the uncle of a Senior Ribon, a passenger
by the Atlas steamer "Alvo'' from M0mpox,
Columbia, reading "salemos salyacion' from
which it is inferred although obscure that the
Alvo has probably gone ashore. off or near
Barranquilla and that Senior Ribon and pos
siOly other passengers OIL board have been
saved.
London, Sept. 20~th-Sugar in stock on tho
18th inst. was 8 1000 tons. Last year Ill GOO
tons.
London, Sept. 2ist.-Tt is officially an
nounce0 that Sir Henry Norman has WITH
, 1893-09-23

i is thai soothing weed tobacco. they are
using. No such thing. They are chewing
Gum. What that mysterious compound Is, l
cannot tel you. 1t is decidedly not rubber
For all the rubber trees growing, would hard
ly give enough to supply the army of chew
ers you meerin daily life. At any rate they
call 1t gum, aud a man named Adams, who
seems to be most IN vogue az the man ufactur-
or, l5 making a fortune ont Of it. Certainly
lie puts it up IN nice style, havours it, calls it
"Iutti Frutii"-and, we'll, the other day see-
ing a p tckage marked "Pepsin Good for
INDIGESTION, | bought it for the small sum of
five cents, and now l am a confirmed Gum
chewer2 myself. What l shall do without
it when I get back to my lonely home in the
tropics, Heaven only knows? The ingenius
part OF the whole thing is-as far a. indiges-
ton is concerned-hy putting a piece in your
mouth after breakfast or dinner-you chew
and the result is an increased flo " of saliva
which being swallowed as a matter of course
does help your DIGESTION; what the ininitesi-
nal dose Of Pepsin does, would be unprofes-
sional to speak of,
[ heard one Of the Commissioners say last
night .'that he wished The Fair might go on
foreyer''-I don't think he is a salaried man
or | might think his remark Interested. And
yot he has had one of the hardest times ia
getting his exhibit in apple pie order, of any
oneof his worthy o-iabou, ers, VINO have, after
all maize the Worlds Columbian Exposition
what it is Bat such is human nature always
ready to forget its trlala in face of prospective
enioym nt--for ths good time is certainly
coming boys if you only wait a little longer"
The b~anQusts and receptions that are talked
OF would fill columns OF your valuable
paper and if any Of them are like the ono
, 1893-09-23

We publish to-day one of Dr. Taylor's
articles, that ought to have been the second
or third in the series, bat has only just reached
US, having travelled, as the postmarks on the
envelope shew, to Buenos Aires and Rio
Janeiro. 1t is not often that letters plainly
addressed, as this was, go asLray in such q
manner; but We suppose the old p%roverb
must DO applied here, that mistakes VU
happen"
DR.. Taylor informs us that he was not
able TO come over by the madonna, as he had
proposed, but will give his ,~lsoture here prob
ably early next month.
, 1893-09-23
THE AVIS
EhGist3aRSteA, st. GgoIx.
Sat urday, 23rd September 1893

Eg- We have been informed 10y the Agent
that the g. 8. Madidna viii be in Frederik-
sted on the morning of the 10Th and that the
mails there VIII be closed at 8 a. N. Passen-
gers from Christiansted must be down
sally as the steam5r will be immediate
~ despatched
, 1893-09-23

Sept 2oth-per schnr. "Vigilant" from St.
Thomat-Maria George, Ribecca BaIfour, j..
NuncS, Joshua Baltimore, julien Rumenus 4
wife, Lawyer I. Brun, Mrs. Moltke & child
Rosalin & servant Cath. Frederick.
Sept. 2Ist-from Barbados via Dominica
PEI English schur. "Eider'-l0 male immi-
grants.
Sep. 2~1st-per sohnr "vigilant" for St
Thomas-E. Syitzar junr, Revd. Rietvolt,
Sarah Eva Lawrence.
, 1893-09-23

There seems to be a consensus Of opinion,
now that the Worlds Columbian Exposition
is becoming approximately finished, that it is
the biggest thing of the kind ever turned out
by the hand OF man. For ny part, I confess
myself at a loes to find a word IN our Ian
guags sufficiently expressive to give an idea
of its grandeur. Not even a careful perusal
of my beloved Webster, has given me the
right term by which | could convey to your
, 1893-09-23
The Worlds Fair
seen through West Indian
Spectacles.

BY CHARLES EDWIN Taylor Spectdl Delegate
from 81. Thomas D. w. /. to the Worlds
Columbian Exposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-16
A Safety Railway Train.

A Missouri genius has invented what
ne calls "safety railway train," or 9
device to prevent the telescoping O
cars in the event of collision. The in
vention is thus described: The main
idea off is that trains coming together
are to be gradually stopped. When
they collide, with braces set and bump
ers crowded together, each car is &c
move forward @ few feet by revolving
on pivot in the centre. The mech.
auism is simple enough. The body ofthe
car is separate from the trucks. 1t Is
mounted on fiat car secured by a
strong pivot in the centre, and turning
when in collision on grooved guide
tracks.
The fiat car has sliding end frames,
to all appearances like ordinary bump,
ers. In case of collision the bumpers
receive the shock and are pushed in.
ward, releasing powerful lock and
turning the body of the car around on
the pivot. This movement separates
the cars and makes it impossible for
them to telescope. The siding bumpers
at each end of the car advance under
the pressure of collision three feet at
each end, so that a train of five cars
would shorten itself thirty feet in col
lision before any harm whatever would
come to it. The whole idea is that OF
a compressed air cushion that acts au-
tomatically to gradually overcome and
resist the force OF the collision.
The bumpers on the cars do not give
way every time they strike anything,
for if they did the invention would lose
its value and become a nuisance. a
tremendous force is necessary to oper-
crate the cushion. The inventor pro-
poses to have the bumpers so adjusted
that they will operate in case of a dan
gerous collision only, and resist all or
binary shocks received in switching.
The passenger coach to be use with
this invention will have diagonal
ends cut at an angle Of As de-
grees, so that in case of collision one
car will slip by the other. The trucks
are prevented from bucking or rearing
up in collision by powerful telescope
rods and tubes at each end that are
driven together, locking the trucks of
the entire train securely aud solidly.
These same rods prevent the trucks
from leaving the track, which is so often
the case in collision.-N. 7. Post.
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of the congressional delegation from his
State who will vote for unconditional

of the congressional delegation from his
State who will vote for unconditional
repeal.
The absence of Mr.. Bourke Cochran
from the late conferences ofthe anti-sll-
yer men is the cause of some anxiety TO
them. as they fear he may not as much
O them now as he was a short time ago.
All the Washington hanks have declined TO
receive on deposit checks for any considerable
amount drawn on New York banks even
though checks are certified, unless the deposl-
tor will agree to allow the amount to remain
without drawing against ituntiI 1t IS absorbed
by their New York exchange. The BANKS
assert that if they sent the checks over 10
New York for collection they would not re-
ceive currency for them but simply clearing
house credit for the amount, and consequent
~ by accepting these checks on deposit ana
paying out cash for them they would dePIete
their own Golfers of so much currency Inns
is quite a new experience for washington,
where, with the United States treasury 50
close at hand, no difficulty has heretofore oeen
experienced IN obtaining all the currency re-
ouired. The Washington banks continue 70
freely nay out currency to their own deposi-
tors, but decline any longer to accommodate
other cities.
Few Virginians are in the city this alter
noon, nearly all having gone to Richmond.
Among them were many who had come from
the upper counties of the State and from the
Potomac counties as de,eya 10 their State
convention.
Repre- entative Oi'e; who was knocked
down and hurt by cable car, is improving.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Congressional District Caucusses.

Congressional District Caucusscs.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 16.-Con-
gressional district caucusses preliml-
nary to the republican State convention
this morning proved waterloo for pro-
hibitionists who secured only three OF
eleven members of the committee on
resolutions. The convention met in
Calvary Tabernacle at II o'clock, Hon.
James Harlan, confidential adviser OF
Lincoln and one of the most pathetic
figures in Iowa history on account of
the cloud under which his political sun
went down eighteen years ago, presid-
ed over the temporary organization. His
address was brief and dealt chiefly with
the tariff and financial issues, with one
allusion to the temperance question.
After the appointment of the usual
committees, the convention took a re-
cess till 100 p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company began Yesterday q reduction
of their force at Petersburg and else
where along the line.
The protracted meeting in progress
at the grove in lower Fauquier county
is attracting immense crowds each day.
Over fifteen hundred people were pres
ent Sunday. Rev. T. w. Newman,
Rev. C. w. Brooks and Rev. Stockton
Cole are conducting the meeting.
A fire at Boydton yesterday destroy
ed about $40, 700 worth of property, on
which there is about $1,000 insurance.
The fire was discovered about 2 o'clock
in Browns wagon works, one of the
largest establishment of the kind in
Southside Virginia. Browns loss is
estimated at $4,000, $4,000 of which is
covered by insurance.
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Thc STATE Alliance.

The sixth annual convention of the
Farmers State Alliance met in Rich
mond yesterday. There were about
lifty-two delegates, about one-sixth as
many as attended the convention last
year.
At the morning and afternoon SEES
sions the only business disposed of was
the appointment of committees and the
preparation of their reports.
Maj. Mann Page submitted his an
nual address as chairman. Nothing,
the president declared, had been LEFT
uudonc to accomplish the ruin Of the
order by those who opposed it. He
called attention to the endurance and
courage Of the Alliance men in standing
up for their rights. Reference was
made to the inability of the Alliance to
keep the State lecturer and his assist
ants engaged in the discharge OF their
duties.
Ref rring to charges that the Alliance
funds had been used for the payment Of
political speakers, the president assert.
ed that they were both malicious and
untrue. Maj. Page concluded as fol-
lows:
Having in my previous message free
ly discussed questions pertaining to Al
lance demands and their relation TO
political parties, | deem it only mecca
sary for me to admonish every Alliance
man that if he would have his rights
under the law which the ConstI-
tuition guarantees to each citizen,
and if he regards the validity of the
obligations he assumed as an Alliance
man, let him stand shoulder to shoulder
with every loyal brother in defense OF
Alliance principles. 1t matters not what
may be his political affiliations 50 he
does not barter principles for party
success"
The Alliance last night heard reports
from the various committees, ana
adopted unanimously series of reso'
lutions on the financial situation. In
these resolutions is expressed the sym
pathy of the Alliance to the merchants
business men and laboring classes Tor
the anxiety and suffering brought on
by the stringency. They commend a.
conservative and sensible the course OF
the bankers, merchants and manuiac'
turers of Richmond in taking steps TO
prevent the withdrawal of currency by
alarmists and spectators, thus prevent,
ing the absorption Of the money Of TINS
State by the northern banking instIiu'
tions.
The Alliance condemned "shayers
Of good paper in circulation in strong
terms, and urged the Virginia Senate"
and Congressman not TO vote for the
repeal of the Sherman act unless there
shall be embodied in the bill provl'-
ion for the free and unlimited coinage:
of silver at the constitutional ratio OIL
16 to
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TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

Carl Mueller, the well known Ger
man painter and director of the Art
Academy at Dusseldorf, died yesterday.
BY the upsetting of boat on the
river Shannon in Ireland, to-day, seven.
teen of an excursion party were
drowned.
John Turnbull's house was DESTROY.
ed and the hired girl and baby killed
by tornado near Pawnee City, Neb
yesterday.
Reports from the Texas cotton belt
are favorable for heavy yield. Plant
ers say the fibre is equal to the best
ever raised.
One of the thieves who robbed the
messenger of the Merchants National
Bank, of st. Paul, Mimi, of 5000 was
arrested last night.
One of the Conrad brothers, who
successfully defended their house at
Corydon, Ind, against Harrison coun.
ty white caps week ago, was murder
ed yesterday.
There are no new cholera cases at
the New York quarantine. All of the
patients in the hospital at Swinburnc
Island are doing we'll. 1t is now three
days since the last patient was remoy-
ed from Hoffman Island.
John Harris, the well-known iurrier
and sporting man OF Williamsburgh,
who won fame for himself by bringing
pedestrian Rowell and Hazel from Eng.
land to this country, died suddenly of
apoplexy in New York this morning
Reports coming in from various
parts of Nebraska indicate that the
storm of Monday night and yesterday
was very serious. The heavy wind
was accompanied by hail and great
damage was done to growing corn and
other crops.
Eight thousand machinists, pattern
makers, molders, roll turner's and la
borers in the Pittsburg district have
been notified of a reduction Of 10 per
cent. in their wages, dating from next
Monday. The cut is vigorously OBJ
jected to and a strike is talked of.
The Delaware and Hudson Coal Com
pany collieries No. 2, and the Eddy
Cresk colliery at Oliphant, Pa, were
shut down this morning because ola
lack of water to feed break boilers.
The announcement is also made that
there will be no work in oi;her, until it
rains sufficiently to fill the reservoirs Of
the company. Fully 500 employees
are made idle.
A dispatch from Lemberg, capital of Aus
trian Galicia, states that cholera is spreading
in the towns of Madonna and Snatyn. With
in the past as hours there were "a new cases
of the disease and II deaths reported.
Whaley, the would-bc murderer of farmer
Hopping, at Yellow Spring, Ohio, has not been
captured. Sheriff Dodds, of Xenia assisted
by local officers are doing what they can to
get the criminal.