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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-28

The cyclone that struck Portage Lake,
Michigan, several days ago, carried from
the lake large sheet of water for over
a half mile, and the ground for nearly
mile away was covered with fish of all
sizes
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-28

abroad accidents are unpopular in
Persia. When train kills man the
natives pull up track for miles and boy
colt the road.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-28

Ex-Presdent Harrison and ex-Baby
Mckee put an edible sandwich in their
coat tail pockets every morning and do
the Worlds fair and its restaurants in
the calm, contemplative, American way.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-28

An exchange has discovered that there
is not too little money but too many
people in circulation. We reckon it
means people who are circulating over
the country abusing the government and
everything else for the scarcity of mon
ey instead of staying at home and work
ing to earn some of it,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-28

The net loss of the Philadelphia expo
sition in 1876, when the affairs of the
concern were wound up, was found to be
So, 100000; that of the Paris exposition,
in 1889, about twice as much, and the
estimated deficit of the Chicago fair is
placed about SS,O00,000
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-28
TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
REPRESENTATIVE MNTILLAN TALKS
WITH CLEVELAND.

WITH CLEVELAND.
The Business of the Extra Session--PolIcv
of the Democrats rammelPs Appoint
ment as Collector.
A special from Washington says Hon.
Benton Mcmillan, of Tennessee, has been
visiting in Washington for some weeks,
presumably by invitation of the Presi-
dent. with whom he has had frequent
consultations. Last Monday he met
the President at his suburban home and
the last of the many conversations oc
CURED. Today Mr.. Mcmillan stated to
your correspondent that he did not
think that the President entertains other
! than conservative views on any question,
and that the more he saw Of the Execu-
tive the more he became impressed with
| The strength of his character His pol
| icy will be to call Congress together in
September, when the two houses viii or
ganize and Crisp will have no opposi-
ton for Speaker.
McMilliDs idea is that the committee
of WAYS and means, banking and curren-
cy, elections and the judiciary will be
named and that congress will then adj
iourn until some day in November, when
thes committees will be prepared to re-
port and that early action on their re-
ports will follow.
THE CURRENCY.
The financial program laid down in
the Chicago platform will be lived up to,
viz: The repeal of the sherman act and
the overthrow of the tax on State bank
notes. The election law provd-
ing for marskais at the polls will dis
appear, the tariff will be cut wherever it
binds, and all defienciences in the gov
eminent income arising from this reduc-
ii ion will be provided for by the levy OF
Internal taxes, possibly on whisky and
tobacco. Another change is suggested.
The sugar bonds will be repealed and an
import tax of one or one and half per
cent will be substituted.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMANsHIPs.
Mr.. McMiin did not state this, but it
is we'll understood that he can be the
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee in the place of Springer, unless
he chooses to remain on the committee
on rules, and act as floor manager for
his party, If he does remain on the
rules committee, then Mr.. Turner, of
Georgia, who is third on the committee
roll, WILL no doubt, succeed to the chair
manship, although Wilson, of West
Virginia, the fourth member on the com
mittee, will be urged for the place by his
! friends.
TRAMMELL's APPOINTMENT.
Trammell was nominated FOR collector
of Georgia today and will leave for home
tonight, accom- panied by his father, who
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-28
BRICK.

First-class Brick for sale cheap at
Hatcher's Stables.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-28
Perfect Sight Preservers.

Testimonials from the leading physi-
clans in the United States, governors,
senators, legislators, stockmen, men of
note in all branches of trade, bankers,
mechanics, etc., can be given, who have
had their sight improved by their use.
These spectacles and eyes glasses are for
sale by one-and only one-leading deal
er in almost every town or city of any
consequence in the State and any of
whom will sell and guarantee perfect
fit that will last for a number of years,
so that if they fail you in any way you
can return them and get new pair FREE
OF CHARGE. A full assortment of these
goods for sale by
w. G. KENDRICK.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-28
TRAMMELL's APPOINTMENT.

TKNMMETI
Trammell was nominated FOR collector
of Georgia today and will leave for home
tonight, accompanied by his father, who
is very proud of the success of his son.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

examine into the subject. In pursuance OF
the recommendation the legislature passed
3 joint resolution April Z, 1890. providing
for a committee of six persons to take into
consideration the taxation of property and
prepare n report to the legislature there
after a bill for that purpose.
This committee was appointed, and their
action was fully set forth in my message
OF 1891. They called attention to evils ex-
listing and suggested legislative action.
among other things recommended by them
wa the creation of a state board of taxa
ton, in which l concurred. The legislature
passed an act creating this board (P. L.
1891, page 1872, whose work has been par
ticularly referred to in this message.
The action of the executive, of the com-
mission and of the state board, together
with the natural increase in the ratables
of the state, has produced its effect, and
The assessable valuation of real and per-
,onal property of the state exclusive of
railroads and c~anals) has during the past
three years increased over $l24, zoo, a
greater amount than the combined in
crease of the preceding ten years, as will
appear by the table given below.
These figures show the wonderful in
crease in the material property of the state
during the past three years under efficient
and honest enforcement of the tax laws.
Increase in valuation in New Jersey from
1 QSn +o I 600 .noIye;,a,- fr 1882 -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

The details as to the companies paying
this tax, and the municipalities and coun-
ties among which this local tax has been
distributed, will be found in the comp
t~roller's report. ELS
The amount of tax on railroad and canal
corporations levied and collected under the
old law for the year 1884 was S719, 655. 46.
This whole amount was used for state pur-
poses, and no portion thereof was paid to
the localities. A comparison of these fig
ures with those above given will show how
greatly the state and municipalities have
been benefited by the railroad tax legisla-
ton of 1884.
Riparian Commission.
This board was r~eorganized under the
act of March 10, 1892 (P. l.. 1892, page S4).
Under this act / appointed Willard c.
Fisk, Miles Ross, Gustavus A. Seide and
Alvin p. Hildreth. The governor is, ex-
oficio, a member of the board. 1t was or
ganized March 10, 1892, by the election of
the governor, ~ex-oficio, as chairman; VIII
lard C. Fisk, vice chairman, and Robert G.
Bacot as secretary and engineer. The for.
mer employees of the commission were con-
tinued, and the business proceeded without
any delay.
During the year I have acted with the
commission in making personal examina-
tions of the lands of the state, so as to in
diligently readjust prices to be charged
therefor. Particular attention has beer
given to the southern portion of the state,
The result Of this action has been to mate
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10
CLEVELAND NO CHOICE.
The President Elect Says He Does
Not Want to NEEDLE With
Jersey Politics.

President elect Cleveland having ex-
pressed himself on the United States SEN
atorshtp fight In New York, 1t was
thought that he might also havessomethinG
to saw about the same subject tn this
| State. A representative of the Newark
| Sundau Call visited Mr.. Cleveland's house
| in Fifuy-frst street. New York. Saturday
| evening, and sent up d note asking LOT an
| interview. az apDear5 in an article pub
/ lished in the Cali on Sunday last. lie
| sent down word 10 reply that he decll.ed
to be interviewed on the SUBJECT. Inc
| reporter sent uD q second note. asking
| two pertinent questions on the New Jer-
| sey Senatorial contest. and 1nciosed q
| clipping from a newspaper In which i
| was stated that Mr.. Cleveland favored
| the election of James Smith. Jr-, to Che
| United States Senat The second no e
| was more effectuai than the FIRST, for
| after q few minutes delay, the Presldens'
| elect greeted the persistent reporter
| pleasantly. with the remark
Your communications. l presume
would continue indefinitely II the inter-
view was not granted?"
The reporter assured him to the con
| trary, and then put the question.
"Who, in your opinion. would be the
better representative of the State OF New
jersey III the United States Sena'e. Gov
ernor Albeit or Mr.. James Smith, Jrf"
at would be decide ily improper for me-
TO answer that question:" replied Mr.
/ Cleveland, J
"But, You are quoted in n Of tht
papers OF the State al favoring Mr.
Smiths candidacy said the reporter,
pointing but Inc paragraph referred to. :.
"That is simply a newspaper theory"
he answered.
The reporter could not restrain the i'm
pulse to get off QUE Of the famous axioms
OF the P~resident-elect, and remarked
ut looks more like a condition than
theory"
Mir. Cleveland smiled, saying. Eyes, but
q theoretical condition only, aud one
without the slightest foundation In fact
National affairs demand my entire at
tention, and / have no more desire &c
intermeddle with the internal affairs Of
New Jersey tina OF California or Mime
sofa" The reporters dual question was
.tHave you no personal preferences as 9
former resident of the Slater"
"None, whatever; aud [ may add. a
already answered that question:"
The President-elect said in conclusion
that outside of the State of New York
y here he considered 1t his right as a c1ti-
zen, he would take no part i'll politics.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10
Municipalities and Taxation.


I renew the recommendations in refer
ence to this subject made by me in my mes
sage of 1892. Municipal taxation is the
heaviest burden imposed upon the tax
payer, and the legislature should endeavor
to find some method which will render it
impossible for extravaganza, ~incapacity or
fraud to impose unnecessary municipal
burdens upon the taxpayer. If it had not
been for the substantial aid received by the
localities from the operation of the railroad
tax act of 1884, certain municipalities
would have been in danger of financial en-
barrassment.
1 am still of the opinion, as stated in my
last message, that the only sure method of
limiting this burden is to fix a rate beyond
which the local authorities cannot tax
property.
The aggregate local tax assessed for 1891,
as far as it could be ascertained from data
in the comptroller's Office, amounted to
SIS, 23s, FOG. 9S, of which about IS, 900, 600 were
used for the payment of interest. The total
amount of municipal floating and funded
debt for 1892, as far as can be ascertained,
is s54, 100, $50. Is, an increase over last year
of $245, 159. "a.
This is a first lien upon property in diff
1OASAO ActAACOo ~ aAS w
this figure under legislation
authorizing the issue of bonds for public
improvements and other purposes. The
legislature cannot be too careful in the
passage of such laws; they should only be
enacted to meet an emergency where i'm
perative public necessity demands immedi-
ate Improvement, whose cost, if paid for
directly by taxation, would be oppressive
to the citizen.
I annex a schedule showing in detail the
places and amounts of debt by which this
sum is reached, with a list of the places
that have made 40 report to the comp
troller. These figures and this condition
must impress the legislature with the seri-
business of this question.
I repeat what I said in my last message,
"No service that the legislature can render
the people will be more gratefully appreci-
ated than a law which will stop the in
crease of public debt, provide for the pay
ment of that now existing and secure a
limitation of the tax rate for municipal
purposes"
State Tax on Railroads and Canals for Lo-
cal Uses.
The taxing districts of the state have re-
ceived substantial aid from the operations
of the railroad tax act of 1884. Under its
provisions certain taxes are collected by the
state for local uses and paid to the locali-
ties. The amounts thus received neces-
| sarily reduce the sums required to be
raised by local assessments upon the rata
bles. The following table shows the ag-
gregate amounts paid for the following
years to the state and to the localities there
under:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

Railway, as one of the hackers of the
so-called Reading coal bill, which has
made so much scandal the last year.
The Lehigh Valley Railway is the
hacker of the East Jersey Water Com
pany. 1t is a co-contractor with that
company in the Newark water deal.
Robert Davis has recently had
many conferences with Comptroller
Connolly, of Newark.
Comptroller Connolly is James
Smith, Jr.'s, principal agent in all his
operations.
These are queer happenings, are
they not?
Do the people of Jersey City want a
water supply with Robert Davis un-
clean hand in it2
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

THE proposing company has waited
for no advertisement. no invitation.
1t jumps right in, four days after the
bid of the Mbffett, Hodgkins & Clarke
Company was rejected. Did this
company organize, make its deal with
the East Jersey Water Company, pre-
pare all its estimates and draw up its
proposal all in four days?
Or did 1t know that somebody was
going to see to it that all other propo-
sitions should be cleared out of the
way in its favor?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10
a wav rhey Have It vsa.ar.

Not all the vassar students are wealthy. Some
of them work their way through college, AMI one
has recently started a dye shop in her room,
which brings in a neat little sum every week
She uses diamond dyes for all her work, and says
they are easy to use, and make beautiful colors
that never crock or fade.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10
HTS FINAL MESSAGE.

Continued From First Page.
urer present in detail the financial opera
lions of the state for the fiscal year ending
Oct. 81, 1892.
There are two funds referred to in these
reports-one the state and the other the
school fund. They are kept separate from
each other, and I shall deal with them in
the same manner
State Fund.
The state fund received during the fiscal
wear the following net amounts:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10
TUESDAY. JANUARY 10. 1898.

This paper is democratic in principles
and is Independent in its Utelos on a@
local questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

w
The ordinary receipts on state account
for the fiscal year ending Oct. 81, 1893, will
In all probability be greater than those OF
the preceding fiscal year. There may, how
ever, be a diminution in some of the
sources of revenue, and it would not there
fore be safe for the legislature to act upon
the basis of total ordinary receipts of over
81, 100000. This will leave a balance over
ordinary state expenses for $685., which can
be used to meet appropriations heretofore
made by the legislature, and for which nc
other source of revenue has been provided.
Assets of the State Fund.
The securities of the state fund are as fol
lows:
1887 shares of the stock of the United
New Jersey Railroad and Canal
company of the par value of $685.
7C0, now $437,7S4 W
Principal sums named in riparian
leases, granted under act of March
H. Ao'o9f ~
/ lave not included in these assets the
items of centennial stock and bonds of the
several counties of the state for surplus
revenues. of the United States for the rear
son, as explained in my former message,
that they are no longer of any value as
assets.
School Fund.
The investments of this fund are as fol-
lows:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

HAS it not a pretty cut-and-dried
look that there was even a popular"
petition five hundred words long,
praying the Street and Water Board
to accept this offer, all ready for pub
LEGATION in the Journal two hours
after the proposition had been ire
ferred to the Committee Of the
Whole?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

The inequalities in assessments and the
violations of the law by local tax assessors
in many localities which demanded reform
were referred to in my inaugural message
Of 1890, and I there recommended the APP
pointment Of 9 nonpartisan commission to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

Fifth dollars a million gallons for mater Isl
One thousand dollars q day!
Three hundred aud s~iGty.fUe thousand dollars
peG
thousand dollars IN seUen ears!
and the citN in the onJ run, gets nothing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

QUEERl Why, queer is no word for
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

BUT here is the queerest point OF
ALL
THIS offer WILL REMAIN OPEN
FOR ACCEPTANCE AT ANY
TIME BEFORE THE 10TH OF
JANUARY, NEXT ENSUING the
DAY HEREOF.
In other words, the Street and
Water Board is allowed ONE WEEK,
seven whole days including Sunday,
in which to determine whether it will
accept this offer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

Now, where is the Board of Trade?
Where is Mr.. Joseph A. Dear with
that premature petition, all ready in
type, to pop into his paper9
Where is DR.. Gordon?
Where is Mr.. Flemming?
Where is Mr.. Leb5eus B. Ward?
Where is Mr.. Carscallen?
And where is that beautiful Grand
Jury, the last expiring effort of Mr..
Davis's control of the Sherif's officel
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

QUEER? Oh no, we take that back.
There is nothing queer about it. 1t is
as plain as two and two make four.
This is the BOSS'S plan.
What the Boss says, goes.
See2
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10

Third-The exemptions to vet
Grams, national guardsmen,
fremen, etc., under special
acts, amounting, as estimated
by the state board of taxation,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-15
COLD WEATHER INI776.

Here is paragraph from letter writ
ten by Mai.-Gen. Anthony Wayne from
Ticonderoga Dec. 10, l776. which goes
to show that low temperatures on
this date are not new to these parts:
last night has froze Lake Champlain
to the Center-it is all one Solid mass of
Ice-our poor fellows have felt the eff
tects of it Severely-for my part am so
CONCEALED that after turning before a
large fire for three hours by Shrews-
bury Clock. was not half thawed until
put one Bottle of Wine under my
Sword belt at dinner have been toast
ing you all, but can't toast myself-for
by the time that one side is warm the
Others froze-however | will still keep
to the Internal Application-here is God
bless you all-and now for Il few Querys,
&C.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-15
FOREFATHERS' DAY,

The annual celebration of the landing
of the Pilgrims will be held at the Com
gregational church on the evening of
Thursday next. the 2lst inst, beginning
at Z O'Clock. This is half an hour later
than has been customary hitherto, but
the exercises will begin promptly at the
appointed hour. Hon. Walter Z. How
ard of Middlebury will make the address.
The ladies' social party in the lecture
room. following the public exercises,
will be attended with toasts, music and
addresses. The tickets cost 30 cents and
may be had at Sterns' Park drug store,
next door to the post-ofiice.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-15

The admin lstration is clearly in good
deal of pickle over the Hawaiian busi-
ness. The President has not yet submit
ted to the senate the correspondence on
the subject called for by resolution last
week 1t is understood that he will not
do so till he hears from Minister Willis.
who is alleged to have been sent out to
the Islands for the purpose of putting
the deposed queen back upon her throne.
The latest adyices from the island are to
the ID inst. The queen had not then
been restored and the supporters of the
provisional government were preparing
to resist by force if necessary any at
tempt to restore her. Minister Willis is
understood to be waiting for further in
structions from Washington, those he
took with him proving insufficient for
some reason or other. In the meantime
ihe Republicans in the senate, led by
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, are making
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-15
RECENT DEATHS.

= /Al,AnrUra, ILL.,, paper chrUn cles the death
in hat town on the Ith inst f George f.
R6ggles, an old and well known citizen of
the place, at the age OF 16 years Mr.. Rug.
giles was member of the Middlebury col
iege class OF 1895. He had devoted his lite to
business.
DR.. WIN. NJ Bass died few days since at
Dedham, Mass, where he had lived OF late.
He was n native OF Middlebury, graduating
from the local college in 1882. He studied
medicine ana began the practice OF II in 1881
at Grand Detour H., where he remained TIL
lSi6, when he came back to Middlebury ana
staid here until 1871.
The Colorado Springs (Col.) Gazette of
November - annoui ces the de th in that
town ON the previous day OF Henry a. Will
son, aged 46 yearss In hts younger days Mr..
Wilson was n business man OF New York
city, where he was born Failing health ne
cessitated his retirement from active work
where he had home thencetorth with MI
and Mrs T.. a. Eldredge, formerly of Addison
county. lie passed one summer in Middle.
bury some ten years ago aud made numer
GUS acqunntancps here, who will hear OF his
death with sincere regret.
John d. Kirby. a former resident of Mid
dlebury and New Haven, died Friday, Dec
], at his residence in Beekmantown, y. Y
He passed his early lite in Middlebury, going
to BeekmantOwn IN 1865 and residing there
thencetOrth. A local paper says of him
"Mr. Kirby was widely and tavorably known
as an active and useful citizen, and especial
ly active in religious work He was Tor Is
years an elder of the Presbyterian church in
BE. kmantOwn and often represented the
church in Presbytery, and on several occa
siOns represented Preshytery in the higher
courts OF the church. In the private and
neighborly relations ot lite he was every
thing to commend him to atfectionate re
gard"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-15
THE FoRTNloHTLY CLUB.

The following programme from Handel
was given at the last meeting of the
Fortnightly club
Largo, Miss Pinney
GavOtte, Miss Hammond
Aria-"Lascia ch'is pianga" from Rinaldo,
Miss Katharine Sade
Fantasia from Sept Pieces, Mrs. stewart
Sarabande from Suit- Xl, Mrs Eaton
Songs from the Messiah
"He shalLfeed h is flock, Miss Maple Bond
"Come unto me-" Miss Ella Bond
"Harmonouis Blacksmith" from Suite V,
Mis-. McGilton
The biography was read by Miss
Daunis. The next meeting will take
place on Friday, Jan. 5, at 4 o'clock
with the Misses Stewart at Mr.. Battell's
residence; composer, Haydn.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-15

The wise men composing the Demo-
cratic majority of the house ways and
means committee are still labrring with
their tariff bill, which is not likely to
be reported to the house this week.
Numerous alterations have been made in
the scheduies,at the solicitation Of persons
interested in one and another article af-
fected, till nobody knows exactly what
the bill now provides for.