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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-12-26
ONE HUNDRED PER GENT.
All Glasses of Property Must be Taxed
ut Mil Value.

The State tax department Is deter
mined to push the matter of assess
ment OF all kinds of property and col
lection of taxes to the fullest extent
the coming year. This is the year for
the assessment Of real estate, and the
Comptroller is starting early to have
the property of the people of the State
placed upon the books at its full value.
The following circular bearing upon
sthe subject has been issued by the
Comptroller General, and speaks for
itself. 1t is directed to the various
county auditors:
DEAR SIR +: Returns for taxation
from the LIST January, 1894, to the 20 the
February must embrace both real and
personal property. Auditors cannot be
too careful in taking these returns.
Returns of every species of taxable
property should be secured, and in
every case where the auditor or his as
sistant has reusons to suspect or believe
that there is any desire or purpose on
the part OF the taxpayer or his agent
to evade u full return of all property,
he should by proper questions and in
vestigations bring out all the facts and
secure u full, complete and just return
OF all taxable property as required by
law to be made.
Great care should be exercised in the
selection and appointment of the town
ship board of assessors. None but
clear, fair, impartial men of good sound
business Judgment and information
should be appointed members of these
boards. II these boards will exercise
discretion and take pains in getting
at and placing OF returns every species
oftaNablo property, and justly equalize,
as between individual taxpayers i n
their respective townships or tax dis
tricts; and the county boards of euuali-
z%ation, composed of the chairmen of
the township boards, will exercise the
same discretion, care and Judgment as
between townships, and in all cases of
appeal, the crying evil OF gross inequ-
allties of assessments will disappear
and no longer be heard. Gross ineou-
alities of assessments do now exist. and
kthe remedy is largely in the hands of
auditors in the discharge of their
duties and in these boards appointed
by the auditors to value and equalize
assessments.
There is no law Tor assessing and
equalizing taxable property upon Ii
basis of SO 2-3 per cent, or any other
basis than its true value in money
real, per pers seeHaaRtr ana ell ~J taAaels groHR9sr5tyy
placed upon the tax books aLthe /" true
value in money" Lands worth $l.0O,
s.. On $40 no son 90 os$aa--4sh
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-12-26
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
The Fufnre of Hawaii.

We believe that it would be very
much better for Hawaii to be an
nexed out and out than for the
Islands to be ruled by a local gov
eminent, nominally Independent,
but really taking it's instructions
direct from Washington. Great
Britain might very properly assent
to annexation on condition that
British rights were protected, and
that our commercial relations with
Hawaii were not in any way pre-
JUDGED. Still, we have no great
voice in the matter at all, consider
ing that 81 per cent. of the trade
of the Islands is with the United
States. To all intents and pur.
poses Hawaii is already small
American colony-Honolulu is up
to date with American ideas and
customs-and no harm could ensue
to any one if the bond of connec-
ton were made as tight in name as
it is in reality. The inevitable
course of history is that these petit
Jogging monarchies should disap-
pear, and that the communities
which they inadequately represent
should be absorbed in the greater
states of the world. If the Ameri-
can Legislature be reluctant to I'M
dertake the duty which is thrust
upon it, some other country will
have to step in, for Hawaii cannot
be left to become the victim of in
ternal commissions and rivalry of
political intrigues. = From the
London Financial News.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
a Strong Denial.

Mr.. EDITOR: Occasionally with
in the past few weeks have heard
it rumored that I have had a hand
III getting up some sort of a consti-
tuition to supersede that of 1887.
In last nights Star l was aston
ished to see letter signed by the
recent Queen, in which it is soberly
stated that l prepared constitu-
ton for the Hui Kalaiaina to pre-
sent to the Queen for promulga-
ton, etc. The statement is abso-
lutely and unqualifiedly false in
every particular. 1t has not even
a shadow of fact to rest upon. 1t
is as unsubstantial as the baseless
fabric of a dream. 1t must be
known to the signer of that letter
and to Mr.. F. NJ. English, if he
manufactured the same, that it is
a base falsehood.
Ii the story had been manufac-
tured for the Island retail market,
l doubt if l should have thought it
worth while to notice it, as l have
not noticed many other false state
ments about myself. But it was
not made for home use it was in
vented and sent abroad for use in
the United States for the purpose
of discrediting the Annexation
Commissioners and so hurting that
good cause. My recent visit to the
United States, however, has con-
WINGED me that our cause is too
strong, and is daily gaining strength
with the people of the United States,
to be seriously injured by this false
statement, which will not be be-
lieved by one out of ten who read
it. 1t is only one more of the des-
perate expedients used to bolster
and sustain desperate and losing
cause.
WILLIAM r. CASTLE.
Honolulu, April 20, 1898.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
VIRTUALLY SURRENDERED.
The Japanese Murderer Again
in Custody.

Thursday morning the officials
of the japanese Government mott
fed the police authorities that I'm
ada Yosaku, the Japanese murderer
who escaped from the reef on March
10Th, would be landed from the
cruiser Naniwa. 1t will be remem-
bered that the Japanese took refuge
on that vessel, and although a re-
quest was made for his surrender
by this Government, the Consul de-
clined to accede but laid the mat
ter before his government. The
answer came on the Australia and
the tenor of it was to set the pris-
oner free on Hawaiian soil.
Accordingly arrangements were
made to put the man ashore, and
yesterday morning about half-past
10 o'clock a boat put off from the
Naniwa with the prisoner and two
attaches of the japanese ConsuPs
effice.
The boat was headed for the coal
wharf belonging to the o. R. and
L. Company, and when it was
reached the party got on the wharf
and after a few moments converse
ton the prisoner was told to go.
He walked along the wharf toward
the main land and when near the
railroad yard he was taken in
charge by Captains Juen and
Schlemmer who were waiting for
him. The convict was greatly sur
prised to know that he was under
arrest again and wanted the officers
to hang him on the spot.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
FAILURE OF A GREAT AUS
TRALIAN BANK.

MELBOURNE, April 1.-The Com
mercial Bank of Australia has sus-
pended payment. The shareholders
have been summoned to consider
proposals for the reconstruction OF
the bank. The affairs of the con-
Germ have been in bad shape for
some time and the collapse has
been expected for several days.
The paid up capital of the bank
was 100000, while the sub
scribed capital was G3,000,000.
The reserve fund was 100000.
The Board of Directors comprised
George Neares, Chairman; George
Coppin, Matthew Lang and Nathan
Thornley,. The bank had branch
in London at No. l Bishopsgate
street, Within. 1t also had
branches in Edinburgh, Glasgow,
and all the principal cities and
towns of Australia
The directors of the Commercial
Bank have declined the offer of
assistance made by the Associated
Banks, on the ground that the
amount named in the offer is in
Nevertheless the Asso-
ciated Banks will cash the notes of
the Commercial. A plan for the re-
of the bank is already
forming, and it is expected that a
new company with a paid-up capt.
tai of 96,000,000 will be organized
to this end.
The suspension was caused by
the continued withdrawal of de-
posts, 100000 having been
within the last year,
and G150,000 on Thursday alone.
The Commercial is the largest bank
in Victoria, and belonged to an as
ISOLATION of banks which recently
agreed to uphold each other with
the assistance of the Government.
The total amount of the deposits is
over 912,000,G00, of which $4,000
DOG are lodged in London.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
Railways In Japan.

The railways of Japan are at
present all of the narrow gauge
kind. For some time it has been
under consideration to convert all
the main lines to a broader gauge
system, and the Railway Council
has recently entrusted to a COM
mittee the investigation of the cost
of carrying out the work and the
advantages or disadvantages of the
change.-TEx.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
TWO CHECKS.
CAUSE TROUBLE AT THE GUS
TOM HOUSE.
Mr.. CIeehorn had a Very Obile-
ing Way of Conducting
Business.

As mentioned in Thursdays AD-
vERTIsER no crime had been COM
mitted in the irregularity at the
Custom House, but the facts prove
that Mr.. Cleghorn had very OBJ
iging disposition and his methods
would not find much favor in a
business house.
A gentleman who is familiar
with the manner in which the ex-
Governor conducted things says
that heretofore it has been the
practice of certain persons to fur
nish a ninety-day bond whenever
they took goods from the ware
house. When the bond matured,
the same people would come along
with check and then take up the
bond. When the check was handed
in a request would be made to de-
lay its presentation at the bank for
a week. When the week was up a
similar request would be made.
Finally the check would become
quite old and new ore would be
substituted. OF course the check
would be paid some time, but the
fact of the matter is the importer
would have about three months
more time than the law allowed for
the payment of the duties.
WHAT CAUSED THE TROUBLE.
1t seems that Mr.. Cleghorn has
always been very kind to Mac
farlane & Co., as the little Custom
House difficulty was caused by
two innocent looking checks to
which the firms signature was at
tached. They amounted to
$2614.09. They had been handed
in for payment for duties on liquor
previous to the time when the new
Collector, James B. Castle, took
charge. When the retiring Col
lector was settling up his affairs
he presented the two checks as so
much cash to the new official.
They bore the dates of March 18th
and Goth respectively. Mr.. Castle
would not accept the paper and
the Minister of Finance was mott
fed of the affair. Mr.. Porter after
discovering that the checks had
been dishonored at the bank of
Bishop & Co., he turned the matter
over to Attorney-General Smith.
Mr.. Smith made a demand on
Macfarlane & Co. Friday for the
money and it was paid during the
day.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
Tie SuItau's Pleasure Steamer
SINK.

CoNsTANTNoPLE, April 5.-The
steamer used by the Sultan in con-
nection with the palace for his own
pleasure and to convey guests and
members of his household found
cred on Sunday. 1t is believed
that sixty persons persisted by
drowning, and that a splendid ser
vice of silver plate used in the I'm
perial dining-room on the steamer
went down with the vessel. The
censors are suppressing all reports
of the disaster, and journals print
ing stories of the calamity have
been seized by the authorities. An
trade has been issued prohibiting
newspapers from being published
before the afternoon. The publica-
ton of the story of the accident
caused a sensation among the
populace and greatly incensed the
Sultan. He was further annoyed
on account of the death of Harcki
Pacha on the same day. The
horses attached to his carriage ran
away, and Harcki jumped from
the carriage and was instantly
killed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25

Messrs. J. L. Blaisdell, Rev. j.
Kanoho and George Mundon, three
of the delegates from the Kauai
annexation party to Commissioner
Blount, returned to Kauai Thurs-
day afternoon by the steamer
James Makee.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
WHARF AND WAVE.

The steamer Australia, II. C
Houdlette, commander, sailed from
San Francisco April 18th at 2 PM,
with AZ cabin passengers and Z
steerage, and 80 bags mails. Ex-
perienced extraordinary favorable
weather throughout the voyage.
Arrived at Honolulu April 18th at
IL 80 AM. True time, ) days, 10
hours, SO minutes.
The bark Paul Isenberg will sail
from Liverpool for this port some
time during June. H. Hackfeld &
Co. are the agents.
The bark Martha Davis will sail
from Boston for this port on or
about August 1st.
The British bark Ladstock left
Liverpool on March oath for Homo
lulu, with cargo consigned to Theo.
H. Davies Il Co. She is due here
about the middle of July.
During the Australians voyage
down her engines turned 6S 40
revolutions a minute on an aver
age. This is the best work her
engines ever did.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25

Mr.. Frank Pratt, the Hawaiian
Consul, it is understood, will re-
tain his position, as the Provis-
ional Government does not intend
making any change at present
Mr.. Pratt is an ardent supporter Of
the Queen and the Royal Govern
ment.-S. F. Call.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25

Messrs. C. R. Bishop, w. A. Kin
ney, s. T. Alexander and NJ. Green
arrived on the Australia.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
Carey,s Nom de Plume.

E. Ellsworth Carey. who will be
remembered as having written sew
eral short stories for the ADvER-
TIsER while a school teacher at
Ookala, Hawaii, is in San Fran
cisco. On April 10th he appeared
at the Wigwam, a variety theatre,
giving an illustrated lecture on Ha-
waii, under the name of E. Carey
Ellsworth.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
German
Syrup"
For | hroat and Lungs


Il have been III for
Hemorrhage "about Eve years,
have had the best
Five Years. medical advice,
land I took the first
dose in some doubt. This result
" edin afew hours easy sleep. There
wasno further hemorrhage ti1lnezt
day, when / had a slight attack
which stopped almost immediate
"ly. By the third day ali trace Of
blood had disappeared and had
recovered much strength. The
fourth day / sat up in bed and ate
my dinner, the first solid food for
two months. Since that time !
have gradually gotten better and
am now able to move about the
house. Ny death was daily ex-
"pected and my recovery has been
" q great surprise to my friends and
" the doctor. There can beno doubt
about the effect Of German Syrup,
as I had an attack Just previous to
Its use. The only relief was after
the first dose. /" J.R. LoUcHzEAD,
Adelaide, Australia. .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25

Have your magazine files bound
at the GAZETTE Office.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

= y
20 days from Mahukona; April z,
bark Hesper, 20 days from Homo
lulu, and bark Annie Johnson, II
days from Hilo; April 9. bark r.
P. Rithet, 10 days from Honolulu;
April 10. schr. f. 5. Redfeld, %
days from Kahului.
Departures-April 1, schr. Car
rier Dove, for Hilo; April 8, brig
Consuelo, for Kahului April 8,
bark Ceylon and bktne. w. H. Di-
mond, both for Honolulu; April II,
bktne. S. G. Wilder, for Honolulu.
Projected departures-April y,
S. S. Mariposa, for Honolulu; May
4, S. S. Belgie, for Honolulu; April
u, schr. Aloha, for Honolulu.
Spoken-March 81, lat. 81 :54N.,
long. 12S 40 W. bktne. Hilo, hence
March 90 for Honolulu.
SYDNEY-Arrived March p, Haw.
brig Douglas, hence Dec. 18th, via
Honolulu.
NEWCASTLE, n. S. W-Sailed
April 1, schr. King Cyrus, for Homo
lulu.
NEWCASTLE, N. S. W.-Arrived
April I'd, Br. ship Gainsborough,
to load for Honolulu.
The schr. Mayhower dragged her
anchor and collided with the schr.
Emma Claudina off Meiggs' wharf,
San Francisco, April 9Th. The
Mayfiower had her headgear and
jib-boom carried away.
New BEDFORD, Mass, April IL
Advices have been received report
ing the loss of the whaling schooner
Leon S. Swift and eleven men at
the island of Mayo, Cape Verde
Islands, on February 18th.
The steamer Silvertown has ar
rived at Valparaiso to lay the new
section of cable for the Central and
South American Gable Company
from Peru to Central America.
The British Admiralty has de-
cided that in the future the stand
ard and steering compasses of ships
are to be lighted by electricity in
stead of by oil lamps Each stand
ard and steering compass is to be
fitted with two sixteen candle pow
er incandescent lamps, capable Of
being switched on singly or to-
gether, the lamps being placed on
sides Of the interior Of the
below the compass bowl.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-25

. / have been i'll for
= about FIVE years,
have had the best
medical advice,
and Itook the frst
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-11
FLoR1pA,s METRoDTsrs.
The Annual Conference at Oca,
Brought to a Close.

The Annual Conference at Ocala
Brought to a Close.
OCALA, FLA. Jan. 10. - The annual
Methodist conference of Florida closed its
meeting last night by announcing the an
nual appointments Of preachers for 1898. a
very deep feeling of piety was evinced all
through the gatherings ami great results are
predicted of the conference. Business was
promptly transacted and the sessions I'M
usually harmonious and little faction
shown in the discussion of the various in-
terests of the church. Sunday was a great
day with the denomination, and while the
largest audience that ever crowded into the
new Methodist church building was present
to hear Bishop Fitzgerald. several hun
dred went away disappointed. The
- love feast" of the morning was
a very interesting and impressive service.
Fully thirty preachers gave their expert
ence and anew pledged their heart and
hand to the cause Of preaching the gospel.
The bishops sermon was q grand effort in
words and had their effect on his large con-
gregaton.
Conference preachers filed the Baptist.
Presbyterian. Christian and African
Methodist pulpits morning ana evening.
Those who left an impression on their
audiences In marked degree was the SER
uou III buS nOruluR Oy rev. L, =. duDerb
at the Baptist and DIR. Young Aliens lecture
at night on China at the Presbyterian
churches. '.-
A very interesting children's Sunday
school union meeting was held Sunday aft
ernoon at the Baptist church, at which DR..
Lambuth and Miss Ella Lydens spoke.
A feature of the conference meetings was
the singing OF Rev. A. o. Brown of Sara
sofa. His solos so pleased the bishop that
he said they would fll his soul with melody
for many long day.
A member of the conference who attracted
much attention was Rev. II. B. Somelian,
the sole representative from Cuba.
Nearly 800 persons have been entertained,
who we're present at the conference
by the people OF Ocala, and our
guests are delighted with Ocala aud the
hospitality Of her people.
The one thing that sorely tried the pa
tience Of our good housewives was Row TO
get servants to do the extra work
In many cases there were sore trials.
All the acts Of the conferen nee show that
Methodism is fouriIhing in Florida and her
more than 10000 members rejoice in their
growth and influence for good.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-11
STORM BOUND OMAN ISLAND.
A Fishing Party From Atlanta In q
Unpleasant Predicarnsut.

A Fishing Party From Atlanta In an
Unpleasant Predicament.
BRUNSWICK. GA, Jan. 10.-A beer bottle
tightly corked was washed upon st. Simon
beach to-day with note inside signed by
Clark Howell. Andy Calhoun, Phil HarraI-
son, Frank Holland, Sim O'Neal, Isom
Daniels of Atlanta, and James Dent and A.
j. Crovatt OF Brunswick. The bottle was
set ahoat from the Wolf Island Fishing Club
grounds yesterday afternoon and the note
begged that some one come to their rescue
with boats and dry provisions. The party
left Brunswick several days ago for
the sporting grounds OF the famous
Wolf Island Fishing Club aud intended to
spend week fishing and hunting. Grea {
northwest winds began blowing Sunday,
and fishing and hunting was impossible. 1t
is supposed that their boats we're blown
away and they could not get of the island.
The weather is bitter cold. but the party
have stimulants enough to keep them until
provisions can reach them.
Late tonight Judge CrovAtt reached the
city in naphtha launch nearly frozen
Heavy seas were running over the launch
almost continually on the trip, and he came
near being swamped before land was
reached. He reported the rest OF the party
in good spirits and making the best OF their
predicament.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-11
DYKES BRIG 7 OUTLOOK.
a Prosperous Little Town Which Sees
no Reason for Crosking.

no Reason for Crosking.
Dixie. GA, Jan. 10.-Everything is
brighter and the people are happier and the
glad news comes from everywhere that the
outlook for the coming year is bright.
Farmers wear brighter smile. merchants
are happier and prosperity has thrown a
golden light ahead. Brooks county. which
lie one OF the banner counties Of South Ge1r-
gia, will fairly blossom IN the spring. Not
only will money be easier, but there will be
better feeling among the people.
Dlxies Is preparing 70 be on time and get
her share of the good things that will come
from the tidal wave OF Nov. &, in the
supremacy OF democratic principles and
from the guidance Of such men at the helm
as Grover Cleveland
As soon as the necessary arrangements
can be made applications will be fled to
have the town chartered. In this particu-
lar Dixie has been sleeping over her rights,
for she has nearly 500 inhabitants, but for
all that she is coming to the front. Her
morality cannot be surpassed by any town
IN Georgia. No Intoxicating drinks of any
nature are sold here, and the young are
contaminated by no evil influences
The new Methodist church will be ready
for occupancy by Feb. u. 1t is time for
the quarterly meeting and everything will
be In readiness to have DR.. J. o. Branch,
the presiding elder, preach the dedica-
tory sermon.
Miss Lizzie Tully left Monday night to
visit friends at Lake Park and other points
and perhaps she will extend her visit to
Florida before returning
Misses Essie Carson, Ethel Glenn and Gus
sic Norton Of Boston have been visiting in
Dixie during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Clark of Jacksonville,
Fla, have been visiting the home of J. L.
Dow. Mr.. Clark is in the employ of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad
and is one of their most efficient operators.
L. W. Branch has accepted the first as
sistants place in the Quitman high school.
Prof Branch is graduate of Emory. He
graduated at the head of his class. He is
we'll prepared for the position he goes to
fill
Col. William Kemp of Dallas. Tex, is
visiting his father, A. Kemp.