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The morning call., 1894-08-01
TO LESSEN TAXES.
Ryan's Appeals to the
EqualiZers.
ASSESSMENTS TOO STEEP.
A Plea That Southern Pacific
Earnings Decrease.
COMPARISONS OF VALUATIONS.
Controller Colgan objects to Testi-
mony as to the Recent Losses
to the Railroad.
COMPARISONS OF VALUATIONS.

SACRAMENTO, July BE. Black Ryan
appeared before the State Board OF Equal
Zatlon to-day in behalf of the properties
under the control of the Southern Pacific
system.
In his opening remarks he said: II do
not deem it necessary to 60 into detail to
show the causes that have produced GER
tain effects. The causes that affect any
class of property affect railroads corre-
spondingly. The late trouble has not
tended to enhance railroad property here
or elsewhere. Capital will be very wary
OF Investing in railroad properties when
they are subject to such revolutions as the
one we have just passed through.
Values throughout the State have de-
preciated on an average OF not less than
to II per cent on the aggregate of the
assessment rolls. You have those figures
in your possession, and you can readily
determine the per cent. Our properties
have deprecated in the same ratio, and
we respectfully ask your consideration.
and that you equaliZe the assessment OF
all the properties of the State.
~ desire to direct the attention of the
board to certain published statements in
newspapers, where great deal of fault Is
found with the Southern Pacific Company
tor not paying its taxes. We can carry
the matter home TO the newspapers by
asking: What is the commercial value OF
your plant? Experts will tell us that it is
worth all the way from $3.50, 600 to $780,
600. Now, how much do you find them
assessed on the roll. II will show some
thing like SIS, 600, anyway not more than
$780,
"Our assessments have always been ex-
cessive in comparison TO the valuation
placed on other property. If the Federal
franchise does not stand for us what the
goodwill does for the newspapers. what
does it stand for?"
In the next place, these papers advo-
cate Government control of all railroads.
That means the withdrawal of $35, 900. 900
of pro erty from taxation and the func-
lions of the State Board of Equalization
will be gone. God forbid that such day
will ever come"
Mr.. Ryan asked Mr.. Klink to state the
amount OF loss the railroad had suffered
since the 30th of June last to this date
Controller CogaD objected to the ques-
tion. He said all the board had before it
was railroad property as it existed up 20
and including tho first Monday in March.
Anything subsequent they had nothing to
do with at this time. 1t would be compe-
tent next year.
Mr.. Ryan withdrew the question. He
sa that no other property was subjected
To such yicisstudes as that of railroads.
Mr.. Ryan gave the following figures per
mile of assessment for neiGhboring States
and TarritoTipS. TTYah Wehhar Cnuntv
$4,000; Box Elder County. $500; Arizona,
an average, $1,000; New Mexico. $1,000;
Nevada. the lowest county. $4,000; the
highest. $4,000 In Oregon the average is
bout $1,000.
In speaking of the high rate in Nevada,
Mr.. Ryan said grass was very short in that
Stale and railroad taxes were their chief
sources of revenue.
The morning call., 1894-08-01

was highly satisfactory. The boilers per-
formed well under forced draught and
showed no evidence of priming. The col
lective indicated horsepower of the main
engines during the trial run was 2o,369 /;
that of all the machinery In use was
20,S12. The ship is believed to be stanch,
seaworthy and handy in an eminent de-
gree and the great speed obtained with
the fact that the tremendous strain re-
suited In no breakage or mishap. the re-
por says. reflects the highest credit Oh the
designers and builders.
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RATHER RAPID WORK.
Rubenstein the Best of the Side
Wheelers.
None of Them Could Get Within
Hailing Distance of Him
Yesterday.

BUFFALO, n. Y, July 31.-The grand
circuit races opened to-day with fair at
tendance and good weather. The card was
short and the favorites won without ex-
cepton. RubensIein was far the best
horse in the pacing race. and walked home
each heat after outsprintDg the field on
the back stretch. Marie d was so speedy
that none of the other two-year-olds could
get within hailing distance of her and she
was never forced to her limit. Newcastle
took one heat. but after that was too un-
steady to give Sixty-six any brush, Geer
holding him safe at every finish.
2:30class trotting. Sixty-six won the second,
third ana fourth heats and the race; Newcastle
won The first heat. Tme-2:15A, 2:17. 2:17.
2:15A. Anna Mac and Loveace also started.
2:24 pacing, Rubenstein won the race in
three straight heats. Clayhontas. Barondale
Simons, Siren. Leonore X, Sailor Wilkes, Alb
etto aud Rokeby also started. Time-2:l2.
2:1214, 2:l2
240-class, 2-year olds, trotting. Marie D won
IN two heats. Miss Kale, Whalebone, Dreiseh.
McLane, CappIe WOodline, AekerlaDd, Antoine
and Akron also started. Time-2: :2712, 2:2614.
The morning call., 1894-08-01
cAMDEN's READY DENIAL.
He Swears That He Gave No Order
for Sugar Stock,

for Sugar Stock.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-Senator Cam
den was before the Senate sugar trust in
vestigatlng committee to-day. He was
shown the photograph of the order for
sugar stock, alleged to have been given by
him. and pronounced it fictitious, declaring
that he had never given such an order.
When pressed for more explicit state
ment, Camden said that If he had ever
given such an order as that referred to by
the former witnesses, and of which a
photograph was shown, he had no recol
lection of the fact.
The committee expects to make its final
report within very short time, possibly
tomorrow. Gray. chairman OF the COM
mittee, said to-day that the committee had
examined all the witnesses that could be
found, and 1t appeared there was now
nothing left for them bat to report the re-
suits OF their investigation to the Senate.
He said the committee had been anxious
to secure the attendance of Battershaw.
the man VINO is alleged to have taken Cam
den's order. but he was in Canada and
could not be prevailed upon by persuasion
to come before the committee, and there is
ne power to compel his attendance. he be-
Ing out of the Jurisdiction of the United
States. 1t is understood there will be two
reports, Davies and Lodge uniting in one.
and Gray, Lindsay and Allen in the other.
besides which Allen will also file addi-
tional views of his own.
The morning call., 1894-08-01

a member of Tammany Hall if it is thought
to be the Interest of the Democratic party.
The fight this year is but the prelimiu-
ary skirmish to the real battle in 1896.
Ii the Republicans win in this city and
State next fall there is not the slightest
doubt that they will carry the country
10 1895. They will also elect the next
congress and leave the President without
the support of either branch of the Legis-
lature during the last two years of his
term. My view of the condtion is that it
oehooyes every Democrat to make sacri-
noes In the Interests of his party"
The Mayor would not discuss what
measures are likely to be taken to bring
about harmony with the State Democracy.
The morning call., 1894-08-01
Brazil Unsettled

NEW YORK, Ang. 1.-The Herald's Val
paraiso special says: Private letters re.
ceived here from Rio de Janei7o say the
restrictions there are worse now than dur
ing the revolution.
passenger travel is not allowed by land.
while departure by ship calls for the ut
most scrutiny on the part of the authori-
ties.
There is widespread opinion that the
military are preparing a plot to preyent
seat. Considerable discontent avis,s in
the provinces outside the capital.
The morning call., 1894-08-01
OLNEY WILL NOT TALK.
But He Has Given No Orders to
George Denis.

WASHINGTON. July 31.-Attorney- Gen.
eral Olney has not directed United States
District Attorney Denis at Los Angeles to
dismiss the suit recently brought by him
against the Southern Pacific Railway
Company, nor so far as can be learned has
he decided what action. If any. will be
taken. The Acknowledgement declined to
talk upon the subject for publication.
Representative Boatner is preparing a
Pacific roads settlement bill on the line of
the minority report of the House Pacific
Roa as Committee. MIR. Boatner said there
certainly would be no action OF any kind
taken on Reilly's Pacific roads bill at this
session Of Congress and it was doubtful
whether there would be at the next session.
The morning call., 1894-08-01

have my free speech if have to fight for
it But don't put those - hoodlums on
me-" said Butler.
by this time Conductor Hawkins ap-
pealed to them to be quiet, as he would
lose his job if he permitted such things in
his car. Thereupon the alteration ceased.
The morning call., 1894-08-01
SMALL FIELDS.
Lamplighter Appeared to Carry Off
Rich Stake.

SARATOGA, n. Y, July 31.-SmalI fields
and commendable mum bsr of favorites
to the front characterized the running.
Lamplighter appeared again and at pro-
bibitive odds carried off the Canadian
stakes in the easiest possible manner.
Six furlongs. POtentate won, FlorIanna sec
ODd, Domingo third. Time IA
One mile, John Cooper won, T. errier second
Gao us third. Time :4115.
Salvador stakes, five and hall furlongs, An
nisette won. Havoc second, May Day third.
Time, 1:GSA.
Canadian stakes, mile and three-sixteenths
Lampligbter won. George Beck second, Stowa-
way third. Time, 2:041a.
Seven furlongs. Figaro won, second,
Memento third Time, :28s4.
Five furlongs, Rossmore won, Mohawk sec.
0nd, RedOWac third. Time, :O4.
The morning call., 1894-08-01
Groyer,s Old Tactics.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-There is dan
ger that there will be no river and harbor
bill passed at this session. Senator Cor
man believes that President Cleveland is
averse to the bilps passage. He may hold
it up anyhow. even when the conferrees
have agreed. in order to coerce the Sena-
tors and Representatives who have been
provided for in the bill into voting against
the Senate tariff BILL
The morning call., 1894-08-01
QUEEN OF THE SEAS.
Report of the Trial Board on the
MINNEAPOLIS.

WASHINGTON. July 31.-The report of
the trial board of the recent trial trip of
the Minneapolis was completed and SUBJ
mitted to-day to Secretary Herbert by
Commodore Belknap. According to the
report the preliminary run from Phlladel-
phia to Boston was made by the Minneap-
oils in seventeen hours. In starting on her
trial trip the vessels displacement was
7475 tons. The speed attained, after max
ing tidal corrections, was 23.073 knots rer
hour. The performance Of the machinery
The morning call., 1894-08-01
RUSSIAN THISTLE.
The House Finds Another Cause for
a Disagreement.

WASHINGTON, July 3L-The session of
the House to-day was brief. Much OF the
time was spent in the discussion of the
Ssnate amendment TO the agricultural bill
appropriaiing 100000 for the destruc-
tion of the Russian thistle in the North
west. The House instructed the conferrees
to further insist on disagreement to this
amendment.
The morning call., 1894-08-01
TAMMANY FOR PEACE.
Mayor Gilroy Says This Fall Tells
the Story.

New YORK. July 31.-Mayor Gilroy re-
turned from Saratoga to-day, and had
something to say about the coming elec-
tion.
"Tammany," said the Mayor, sis not
bound to select man for Mayor from
within the ranks of the organic lzation this
fall. We may nominate man who is not
The morning call., 1894-08-01
Cash In the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. July 31.-The cash bal
ance In the treasury at the close of busi-
ness to-day was S125. 519 993, If which
S55.55O. 1853 was gold reserve. No with
drawals of gold were to-day announced
from New York.
The morning call., 1894-08-01

Second race. running, one and "A six
very pretty race, the horses travelling like
a team all around the track. Dodd's April
won the race and first money. RusselPs
George l. second and second money, Ap-
pleby's Norton third ana third money.
Time, l 80.
A three-minute trot and 2:cS pace will
be given tO-mOrrOW
The morning call., 1894-08-01
MiIIie-Christine

AT the present time the
wonder which ranks eighth
in the world at the present
day is being exhibited at
917 Market street to
crowded houses. Mile
Christine is physically one
and mentally two. In
other words, she is in
reality one woman pos
sessed of two heads. each
of which speaks four Lam
guages huently, four arms
and four lower limbs. Her
reception takes place daily
ed) in the afternoons and
The morning call., 1894-08-01
ON A RED-HOT TRACK.
Opening of the District Meeting a
Chico.

CHICO. July 31.-The fifteenth annual
fair of District Agricultural Association 5
opened here to-day. The weather was
warm with scorching north wind, WHICH
no doubt was the cause of the poor attend
ance. Only TWO races were given to-day.
The first was trot, 2:35 class, purse $3.50.
The starters were Wilson's John w, Bar
hams Nellie Bly,. Gray's Volta and Hoy's
Jennie Wren. Owing 10 a misunderstand-
ing in giving the signal 10 go. all the
horses but Nellie Blv went around the
track until tagged $50 yards from the
wire, and it was declared no heat. Follow
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-12-27
Wedding Fees.

The Trenton True American has
been talking with some New Jersey
dominies about wedding fees. One
received for such a service in a mon.
ogrammed envelope bridge toll tick.
ct of the value of 2 cents. Another
got something neatly wrapped in pa.
per. He took it tot grocer, told him
that it was a wedding fee, that he
had not opened it and did not know
what it was, but he would give it to
him, sight unseen" for a water
melon. The grocer agreed, the dom.
inie seized his melon, and the gro.
Ger found in the paper a silver 8
cent piece.
One bridegroom, as he passed out
with his bride, threw into the work,
basket an old pair of gloves, saying
to the minister's wife that she might
have them. The minister's wife
looked at them with scorn and on
tempt. A few days later, however,
wishing to do some gardening, she
thought the despised old gloves
might be useful after all. She at
tempted to put them OF and found a
difficulty. In every one of the fin
gers there was a S. bill.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-12-27
THE WHOLE FAMILY,
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
The Most Attractive Routs for Travellers for
the Summer Season.

The magnificent. exclusively passenger
steel steamship, North West. running in
connection with the Great Northern rail-
way, will start from Duluth every Friday
at 4 D. m, for Sault Ste. Marie, Detroit,
Cleveland and Buffalo. affording tourists
and travellers q charming trip over the
Great Lakes in q floating palace, which il
acknowledged to be q marvel OF marine
architecture. Her length is y feet and
width forty-four feet, the stateroom, dining
room, saloons and smoking room are su-
perbly appointed. There are also 136 first
class cabins fitted up withevery knowncon-
venience for comfort. Her motive power
consists OF two quadruple expansion en-
gines, 1000 horse power. There are dis
tributed throughout the ship 1900 incan-
descent lamps. $50 more than are used on
the Atlantic liner 'Campania," and she
carries q search light OF 10000 candle
power.
Passengers leaving Great Falls Wednes-
days on the atlantic Express at 4:45 .. m.
reach Duluth in ample time to make the
transfer to the steamship.
For rates, diagrams, berths and all in
formation, apply at the Great Northern
ticket Office, No. 6 North Main street.
@. w. PrTs.
C. Z. DUIIoN, City Ticket Agent,
Genr Agent. Helena. Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-12-27
Getting Even.

Here is an incident of the PeekskiI
militia camp, which shows that at
least one brave soldier boy was on
duty there. Among the excursion.
lists to the camp was the wife of a
private in one of the Separate com
panies. Her husband was in the
guard detail for the day and had
been posted as a sentry guarding a
portion of the camp where visitors
are not allowed.
The wife, after searching vainly
for him in his company street, at last
discovered him at his post. She ran
gladly to greet him, but stopped in
dismay before a leveled bayonet.
"Halti Who is theref" ~sternly
challenged the sentry.
"Why, John, don't you know meG'
asked the wife in dismay.
You can't come any nearer" The
wife moved a step. "Halti Corporal
of the quart, post seven !" he shouted.
The corporal ran from the guard
tent to find the wife confronted by
her sentinel husband. All three were
from the same town, and the corporal
knew the couple well.
Sentry, what is the matter
That's your wife," he said in aston
ishment.
81 know it." said John, 'but
haven't had my own way since we
were married. and I thought I'd have
it now."-Yonkers Statesman
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-12-27

chance ask him D God's a now rumg
IL will take. Ask him what has been
done during the year he has had q
chance. Demand Of him to point to q
thing he has lone to benefit the people
Of Henry county. Ask for the time and
place where he has raised his voice in
the interest Of his constituents De-
mand the measure he has Endorsed, ex-
cept the reduction of pensions; that has
saved the nation q dollar; that has re-
duced the price of an article you pur-
chase or has advanced the price OF a
thing you sell.
Gather around your representative,
You men of Henry county. Give him q
hearty welcome. He needs it. Praise
him for the many blessings he and his
party have bestowed upon you, for the
''dishonored" congress of which he is q
member; help him open his campaign
for reelection with a whoop and hurrah,
and then go home and try to look
your ~10-year-old boy in the face with
out q blush Of shame and disappoint-
ment. Try to find a single excuse, a
single reason, why you should further
trust a man who has been paid IS, 0OO
for the work of the past year.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-12-27
Maneuvers In cromwe,r,s Time.

In Cromwell's time the troop, 100
strong, was, for the purposes of ma
neuver, drawn up in five ranks, Civ
ing a frontage of 20 men. with six
feet interval between man and man
and six feet distance from rank to
rank. In civilian language every
man was six feet from his neighbor
to front, TANKS and ear, six feet
two less than our present allowance)
being then the conventional length
of one horse.
Each of tae five ranks bore its
own name-first, leaders; second,
followers to the front; third, mid
dlemen; fourth, followers to the
rear; fifth, bringers up. The object
of the six foot interval was to enable
the whole troop to take ground to
TANKS or rear by the simple words
Right Tor left turn" Right Tor
left about turn" Thus the open
formation was indispensable for the
execution of the simplest maneuver.
If it were desired to wheel the
troop entire, the files were closed till
the men were knee to knee and the
ranks closed till the horses were
nose to Group. This was called
''close order" and may fairly be said
to have deserved the name. Think
of the feelings of the men in the vi
cinity of horses with bells on their
cruppers.-Macmillan's Magazine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-12-27
BAsYLt)NlAN CIVILIZATION.
Some of the Interesting Customs of q Dead
Empire Described.

Some of the Interesting Customs of q Dead
Empire Described.
Among other features of ancient
Babylonian civilization some inter
esting particulars were given as
to the position of women. Though
polygamy was allowed and practiced,
there is no trace of the harem sys-
tenn, a fact in which Babylon con-
trasts very favorably with Assyria,
where the harem system was prac-
ticed. In Babylon women could pos
sess property and in certain contin-
gencies could inherit property. When
a man died without leaving a son,
his estate was inherited by his broth
er, or failing a brother the next in
succession was a brothers son, when
failing a brother or nephew the es-
tate passed to his daughter.
There is an interesting instance in
which a woman conducted a case in
q court of law which was something
like our modern court of queens
bench. The woman represented the
claims of her adopted son against
the c~ounterclaim of her husbands
brother. She pleaded the case in
person, and the judge decided in her
favor. There are five tablets now in
the British museum, which are the
identical documents this woman pro-
duced to establish her claim.
The institution of marriage had
much in common with the marriage
laws and customs in modern Euro
pean nations. 1t was a civil contract,
solemnized by a religious ceremony.
One part of the ceremony in the tenn
pie was very significant. The priest
took a thread from the garment of
the bride and another from the gar
ment of the bridegroom and tied
them into a knot, which he gave to
the bride. This is probably the orr
gin of the modern saying about tying
the knot in regard to marriage, but
according to the Babylonian ideas it
had a special significance.
The most sacred covenant between
two persons among the Semitic races
was the covenant of clothes" This
is the meaning of the incident re-
SO1uCu IL - n, "hChc JUL
athan stripped himself of his robe
and put it upon David. 1t was a sol
emn covenant of perpetual friend
ship. The knotted threads in a Baby
lonian marriage had the same sig
nificance. This covenant of clothes
explains the origin of the custom so
often mentioned in the Bible of rend-
ing the garments as a sign of grief
for the dead. 1t symbOlized the
friendship which had been severed
by death. 1t is quite probable, too,
that this was the underlying idea
which prompted the touching of the
hem of Christ's garment. It was a
claim of friendship and therefore of
help. 1t is also possible that this
gives its shade of meaning to the fact
that when Christ died 1.-The veil of
the temple was rent in twain from
the top to the bottom."-St. Chad
ROSeawen.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-12-27
Aerial

In spite of numerous ~hindrances,
frequent failures and little public en-
enlargement OF sympathy there are
still a number of eminent scientists
who, realizing the vast possibilities
of possible aerial navigation, are
steadfastly laboring toward the de-
sired end, and of late SO much has
been accomplished it seems safe to
predict that before the nineteenth
navigation will be an accomplished
fact, and that long before we have
grown accustomed to write "19-"i in
stead of '1S-"on our letter heads the
vast atmospheric cea will have be-
come navigable. There are several
aerotechnical societies abroad, and
the war departments of several Eu-
ropean powers + eager to encour-
age any line of research in this direc-
ton.
1t will undoubtedly be as aids to
warfare that aerial vessels will first
be used, and as such will SO render I'M
necessary this sad and barbaric
means of settling international diff
culties SO frightful in its conse
quences as to ultimately eliminate it
entirely. The vast possibilities of
aerial warfare cannot be overesti-
mated. These flying ships of de-
struction could totally devastate
whole cities by dropping dynamite
bombs into their very center, and
when warfare means such wholesale
slaughter or humiliation it will soon
cease.
The commercial value of aerial
navigation, except indirectly, may
not develop until a far later date
Professor Varnum in Home and
Country.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-12-27
He Was Previous.

A certain well known physician OF
the south side was a victim of his
own nervousness" the other day.
He had successfully treated a wealthy
lady's daughter for diphtheria, and
the lady was extremely grateful for
it. When the child was thoroughly
well, mother and daughter appeared
at the physicians Office. The little
girl slyly handed the physician a
neat little knit purse, while the lady
went on to say, For having saved
my child. doctor, I want to present
you with this purse"
But" said the physician, 81 have
sent you a bill for $500"
The lady flushed, then said quiet
ly, Let me have the purse, please"
She took two 800 bills out of it and
returned it to him with the remark,
"There are $500 in there now, SO your
bill is paid" and left the room.
Now the doctor is cursing his
clumsy tongue for the bad break it
made. That little speech cost him
$20O.-St. Louis Republic.