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Barn Burned.

A fine barn belonging to Robt. An
derson on Buffalo, near Okalona, was
totally destroyed by fire about 10
O'Clock last Friday night. 1t contained
s head of stock-7 mules and one horse
which were burned to death, together
with a large quantity of hay, grain and
farm machinery. The loss was esti-
mated at $1,000 which was partly Gov
cred by insurance. The fire was sup
posed to be Of incendiary origin.
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Tax Notice.

The state and county tax books for
the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth districts
of Washington county, for the year Of
1896, are now in my hands for collec-
ton. All persons desiring to pay their
taxes please call at my Office and l will
receipt you for the same.
johnson City, Tenn. Nov. IS, 1896.
j, M. MARTIN,
647-3t Deputy Trustee.
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Weather Indications.

Foy W. Dulaney, deputy county
court clerk, has been receiving tips
that this is going to be q cold winter
For November his issued the follow.
ing marriage license
S. i. Blevins to L. A. Clark Robt
Doak to Cleo. White J. E. Hayes to
Edna Shipley G. B. Barnett to Nellie
Garland; Will Leach to A. Thornburn
Jones Smith (coD to Mamie Cole (col.
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A Bic Turnip.

Our friend G. W. Hodge showed us
the champion big turnip this morning.
1t is 1851 inches in circumference and
weighs II pounds. 1t was raised by
W. +. Young Of Jonesboro, clerk and
master of the chancery court.
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To City Taxpayers.

The city taxes for 1896 are now due
and in my hands for collection. War
rants are receivable for the entire tax,
but warrants on any one Of the eight
city funds are receivable only for the
percentage Of that fund in the whole
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Be it ordained by the Board of Mayor and AL
dermen Of the town of johnson CitY:

Qefmen OF tne JONH OF JOHNSON Clty
That, whereas, the Watauga Lighting and
Power Company has proposed through its at
attorney, S. C. Williams. at meeting of this
Board to furnish lights for the town of Johnson
City for the sum of S2.51800 per annum for the
term of two years, beginning May LIST, 1896, and
ending May list, 1898; and, whereas, said Com
pany has further agreed to change the location
of three of the arc lights to such points as may
be designated by the Board Of Mayor and AL
dermen without any cost to the corporation of
Johnson City; therefore, be 1t ordained that
said Board of Mayor and Aldermen accept the
same.
Be it further ordained. That in accepting the
proposition of the said Watauga Lighting and
Power Company to furnish lights at the price
of So $500. that it shall not be construed blythe
said Board of Mayor and Aldermen or the Wa
tauga Lighting and Power Company to call in
question the validity or invalidty of the con-
tract of January 1892 now existing between
the said Watauga Lighting and Power Company
and the said Board of Mayor and Aldermen
This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage.
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NEW YORK JOURNAL.

Anyone wishing to subscribe for the
New York journal can do so through
The CosIET at the following rates
Daily, with Sunday-per year, IS. 50.
q without $500,
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I SWIMMERS ] BARTON j. FLY
SUMMERS, BARTON & LYLE,
HARDW r. ER =.
J. F. LYLE.

Stoves Paints, Oils Glass, Building Material Mining and
Mill Supplies. Cement Betting, Oliver Chilled Flows.
FIELD SEEDS AND FERTILIZERS.
MAIN STREET. PUBLIC SQUARE
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Total

Sec 3. BE 1t further ordained, That in addi-
tion TO the tax levy OF one dollar and fifty cents
on each one hundred dollars worth OF taxable
property provided for by the revenue ordinance
passed by this Board May 81 1895 a special tax
of twenty-five cents be- and the same is levied
ON each one hundred dollars worth Of taxable
property within the corporate limits of the
town of Johnson City, for the purpose of real
izing fund for the payment of interest on the
school bonds and. street tbonds issued by the
town of johnson City is pursuance of Chapters
q and 8, Acts Of 1890, extra session of the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Tennessee, and
all the revenue which may be derived from
said special tax shall be, and Is hereby, ap-
prOpriated to the payment of interest on the
aforesaid school and street bonds. and no
part thereof shall be used for any other pur-
| pose.
| Sec, 4, Be 1t further ordained That the taxes
| levied and funds collected for any one of the
several fiscal departments established by this
| Board shall not be in any manner diverted to
| or used for any other department or purpose
| that that for which same was levied.
Sec 5. BE it further ordained, That. in order
| to prevent the diversion Of revenues from the
purposes for which they were levied or have
been appropriated by ordinance. it shall be UNI
lawful for any tax collector or person having in
charge the collection Of revenue for the town OF
Johnson City to receive in payment of taxes or
! revenues Of any kind City warrants, or orders
drawn upon any of the departmental funds of
| this Board, to greater amount than the pro
| raid part vi tlc Iunu dSalusG winch the WdrTuHt
| is drawn in the particular tax or revenue then
being paid. If the name or title Of the particu-
| lar fund or department for which such warrant
is drawn is printed or written upon the face OF
the same, it shall be sufficient to designate
| such warrant as being drawn against the par
ticular fund named thereon, and 1t shall be re-
ceived by the tax collector only as herein pre-
Scribed. A violation OF this section shall be a
misdemeanor in office and subject the offender
to removal from his Office at the discretion OF
| the Board of MayOr and Aldermen.
Sec 6. Be 1t further ordained, That all ordi-
| nances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
and this ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage.
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New City Ordinances.

BE it ordained by the Board OF Mayor and AL
dermen of the town OF Johnson City;
Section I, That the tax of one dollar and
fifty cents on each one hundred dollars worth
OF taxable property within the corporate limits
of Johnson City levied by ordinance passed May
81. 1895, for general town purposes for the cur
rent fiscal year. beginning May l. 1896, be coll
lected for and distributed among the several
separate funds of this board as follows viz:
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Clerk and Masters Sale Of Land
In Chancery Court at Johnson City,
Tennessee.
The Lookout Bank Y. RobtBurrowe tal
and
F. A. Stratton We. Robert Burrow,
aud
Magnetic Building and Loan Associa-
ton vs. F. A. Straiton ct al

Pursuant to the decree OF said court
at its December term 1895 and re-
vived at its June term 1896, in the
above styled cause, | will, on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1sT, 1896,
in front of the court house door in
johnson City, upon the terms OF said
decree, proceed to sell the property
mentioned and described in said de-
cree and ordered to he sold towit
Lots l, 2. 8, 4, 5, 6, Z, s, 9 10, II, ~, 10,
IA, Is, 90, %, "a, 25 and 26, as designa-
ted on plat on file in this case, to
satisfy judgment in favor Of the
clerk and master on purchase money
note in the sum Of $278331, with in
terest thereon from Deem Der 3rd,
1895, and the costs, unless said judg-
ment, interest and costs are sooner
paid.
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TERMS OF SALE.

Said property will be sold for cash
in hand and in bar of tre equity Of
redemption.
This October Both, 1896.
w. F. YOUNG, G. q NJ.
By G. w. HODGE, ID. G. & M
6444t Printers fee $1200.
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Recorder.
This December 1st 1896.
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J. A. SUMMERS.
The herald., 1896-09-17
MIR, CARLISLE IN 1878

After reading Secretary Carlisle's let
ter on the parity of the metals it is in
teresting and instructive to refer to
what he wrote in 1878:
Il shall not enter into an examina-
ton of the causes which have combined
to depreciate the relative value of sill
yer, and to appreciate the value of gold
since 1873, but l am one of those who be-
lieve that they are transient and tenn
porary in their nature, and that when
they have passed away or have been
removed by the separate or united ac-
tions of the nations most deeply inter-
ested in the subject the old ratio of ac-
tual and relative value will be re-estab-
lished on a firmer foundation than ever.
L know that the worlds stock of precious
metals is none too large, and l see no
reason to apprehend that it will become
so. Mankind will be fortunate. indeed,
if the annual production of gold and sill
yer coin shall keep pace with the annual
increase of population, commerce and
industry. According to my view of the
subject, the conspiracy which seems
to have been formed here and in Europe
to destroy by legislation and otherwise
from three-sevenths to one-half the
metallic money of the world is the most
gigantic crime of this or any other age"
The herald., 1896-09-17
SILVER IN INDIA

There is but little doubt that silver
coinage will be speedily revived in Brit
ish India, which will be rendered GER
tainty should the free coinage of silver
became law in the United States. Two
years and half ago there was silver in
abundance in India; today the depletion
Of the treasury by about 00,000,000 ru-
pees proves that there is lamentable
shortage. A severe contraction of the
silver currency is threatened, owing to
the peoples either boarding the coin
or melting it for other purposes.
1t is stated on the most reliable au
thority that as fast as the government
has paid out rupees they have gone into
circulation and to all intents and pur
poses have disappeared. The native In
dian does not believe in the banking
system and prefers to hoard his coin.
Silver is also used in India to an enor-
nous extent for the manufacturing OF
ornaments, vessels and trays. 1t is OBJ
vious that the claim that there was a.
redundancy of silver in India has proved
to be false. The closing of the mnts
after two years experience shows de-
pletion in the treasury of 100,0 900 ru
pees, about 25O0O,0O0 dollars.
The native demand for silver natu
rally grows in proportion to the increase
of population and their progress. Brit
ish statesmen are already realizing that
this demand must be met and also that
the only way to meet it is to reopen the
mints.
A prosperous commerce needs an abun-
dance of currency. Silver is the metal
most in use by thirds of the world $
population who have not found it any
worse money than gold. No less an au-
thority than W. p. st. John is RESPONSE
Bile for the statement that British In
dia is a perpetual sink of silver. absorb
ing it, never to return, by from $50, ,0000 900
to $60000,000 every year"
And it is from the far east that we
are threatened with flood of silver!
The herald., 1896-09-17
A M'KINLEY FALLACY

Mr.. Mckinley, in his speech accepting
the nomination rendered him by Mr..
Hanna's convention, declared himself
in favor of 1.-The greatest good to the
greatest number" That sentiment he
called 1.-The American principle"
The Herald, on the following day,
criticised the speech and took the can
didate of special privilege to task for
the utterance of such an illogical and
unjust sentiment. Since that date the
plutocratic candidate has said so much
in the same vein as to leave no room
for doubt that he is in full sympathy
with the idea of governmental discrim-
ination in favor of some people as
against Others Why should the greatest
number be favored by legislation and
the smaller number neglected? A civil
government founded on wise principles
and administered along the lines of
absolute justice will treat all people
alike, carefully protecting the smallest
minority as well as the largest majority
in the free exercise of all their natural
rights. A government that fails to do
so is humbug.
In this connection it is pertinent to in
quire whom and what Mr.. Hanna's man
William represents? In his advocacy of
extreme protectonism he really repre-
sents not the interests of the whole
people. nor even the interests of large
minority, but simply the selfish inter-
ests and greedy proclivities of few
thousand tariff beneficiaries who feed
and fatten at the protection crib. True,
he processes to represent the best in
terests of every farmer, every wage
worker. and every business man resid-
ing in the United States. But the insult
ferable gall involved in such preten-
sion cannot be fittingly described with
in the boundaries of any known vocab
u,ary. The hollow mockery of protec-
tionism has been exposed over and over
again. Laying aside ponderous statis-
tics and glittering generalities, we can
easily narrow the whole protection the
ory down to this one. plain, simple prop
ositon Has the government any right to
impose an extra tax burden upon 90
per cent of the people in order to
bolster up and increase the profits of
the business pursued by 10 per cent?
Or. to state the question regardless of
ratio, has the government right to
financially aid one class of citizens, large
or small, to the detriment of another
class?
This is the whole protection question
IN a nutshell. Stripped of all verbiage,
it stands out clearly in the light of hu-
man intelligence, so that no man fit to
cast ballot need hesitate in deciding
which side to take. If protectionism is
a good thing and a just thing, it is good
and just not simply for 1.-The greatest
number" but for everybody. If it is
otherwise. then it has no proper place
in the fiscal policy of civilized ma
ton.
The herald., 1896-09-17
have an influence which they could not

have an influence which they could not
possibly WELD were the truth known.
THE Republican committee has also,
I am Informed, upon its pay rolls a large
number of men in another establish
ment which employs about 1000 work.
ingmen. In several of the factories here
gold standard arguments are pinned
each week to the envelopes containing
wages
"The Republican committee has also
sent men into the mining districts OF
Wisconsin to offer IS in Mexican silver
for S275 in American money. 1t Is i'm
possible to make an honest statement
of the political situation in Wisconsin
today without revealing these facts.
THE Republicans have an enormous
campaign fund and a political machine
the like of which has never before been
seen in the state. The Republican COM
mittee has already distributed more
than 1000, 900 documents in Wisconsin.
The Mckinley literature is printed in
English, French. Danish, Polish. Nor
wegian and German and spread broad
cast by the ton. Yesterday, in anticipa-
ton of Sunday and Labor day coming
together after Mr.. Bryan's visit to the
city, the Republican managers hired
every bill board in Milwaukee for three
days, and this morning 1000 cartoons
representing Bryan opening the Amer
lean mints to Europe and Asia and NC
Kinley opening the factories to Ameri-
can workingmen were displayed. 1t
takes money to do that sort of thing"
The herald., 1896-09-17
PLENTY OF GOLD

James Creelman, a staff correspond
ent of the New York World, who has
been looking for Mckinley sentiment in
the west, wires to that paper from Mil
Waukee:
1.-THE worst element in this campaign
IS the part which Mark Hanna's fund is
playing. Candor compels me to give the
facts, without regard to whether Mr.
Bryan's election would be a good thing
or bad thing. There is plenty of evil
dence, in my opinion, to show that this
is rapidly becoming the most corrupt
and corrupting struggle known to the
American people.
Bryan may be defeated, but the in
nuence of money and of Mark Hanna s
methods upon the voters of Wisconsin,
in common with the voters of other
states. will not disappear after election
day. Let me give an example. / speak
of matter know and understand. The
Reliance machine works owned by the
Edward P. Allis company is situated in
Milwaukee. There are employed in this
establishment something like 1900 men,
Here the Bryan sentiment is very
strong. 1t is an absolute fact that IS
workingmen in this establishment are
at this moment on the pay roll of the
Republican state committee as secret
political agitators. Their companions
are ignorant of this fact and do not sus-
pect it. The result is, that these men
The herald., 1896-09-17
HANNA, THE LABoRER's FRIEND.

Mr.. Mark Hanna has just given an
other proof of his well-known devotion
to the interests of labor. Colonel Harri-
son Gray Otis, the original Mckinley man
of California, is the proprietor of the Los
Angeles Times, whose eXertions for Mr..
Hanna's protege were largely RESPONSE
BILE for giving him the vote of that state
at the st. Louis convention, when the
Sprekels interests were enlisted on be-
behalf of Allison. Colonel Otis is now en-
gagged in a controversy with the Typo
graphical union, which has appealed to
Hanna to refuse him political recogni-
tion. To this request Mr.. Hanna has
returned the sympathetic reply:
have not recognized Colonel Otis in
any way since the st. Louis convention.
| appointed Mr.. Lindley to take care of
our interests in Southern California, be-
cause / knew he represented the labor
interests of that section. l refused to
make Colonel Otis conspicuous in the
support of Mr.. Mckinley because of his
antagonism to labor unions
l want to say that the stamp of the
Typographical union is placed on every
piece of campaign literature that we
have sent out.
Mr. Hanna's reputation as friend
of labor is so we'll established by his
efforts in behalf, of the lake seamen
and others workers with whom he has
co-operated in the past that nobody
will suspect that his readiness to boy
colt Colonel Otis can have been at all
increased by the fact that the Los An
geles Times is experiencing strained re-
lations, not only with the Typographical
union, but with Mr.. c. p. Huntington
and the Southern Pacific company. Nor
will anybody insinuate that when Mr..
Hervey Lindley was selected to "repre-
sent our interests in Southern Calfor-
MIA" because Mr.. Hanna knew he rep
resented the labor interests Of that Sec
tion," his availability might have been
The herald., 1896-09-17
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER II. 1906
SILVER EDITION

The Herald will publish on Sunday,
september 9th, a large and forceful
"S;lver Edition" Besides containing a
collation. of the most luminous exposi-
tions of the money question and most
cogent arguments in favor of the free
coinage of silver, it will print copy of
the United States constitution, synop-
sis of the financial history of the country,
the coinage statistics of this and other
countries and a complete expose of the
intrigues of the masters of Wall and
Lombard streets.
Associated with the editor Of The Her.
aid as collaborators in the matter Of
the silver edition will be several we'll
known financial authorities of more than
local repute, such as Judge Utley, Sem
ator White. Hon. John Shirley Ward
and others.
Price per copy, mailed to any address
In quantities of less than 1000, five cents
In quantities of 1000 or more to Demo
cratic or silver clubs, four cents pei
COPY. Orders, either large or small
should be sent in as early as possible
Terms cash.
The herald., 1896-09-17
HERE AND THERE

Miss Ivy Gardner is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Gardner, at her home 1912 West
Beacon street.
There was an informal meeting of the
D. l. X. fraternity Tuesday at the home
of Miss Edith Whitaker.
Mrs. N. Barley Osborne of San Diego
is visiting DR.. and Mrs Bacon at their
home, 2016 East First street
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora W. Childs have re-
turned from Santa Monica and are stop
ping at present at the Westminster
hotel.
J. G. B. Atwood, a lumberman of AL
bion, Ind, is visiting his relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Lincoln of 112 West
Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Lefroy are at their
home on Grand avenue for the re-
mainder of the month, when they will
go to Redlands for the winter.
Miss Maud A. Willis has returned to
University place to resume her work
as principal of the elocutonary depart
ment of the University of Southern CAL
ifornia.
The entertainment at Mrs. Cornelius
Coles this evening, given by St. James
guild. promises to be exceptionally de-
l1gntful. There is good music provided,
refreshments will be served and a gen.
Judge and Mrs. r. H. f. Variel and
family have returned from a three
weeks delightful outing at Bear valley
Mr.. and Mrs M. NJ. Meyers and family
have returned to Los Angeles after an
absence of several years, and have taken
a house at 1885 Bonsallo avenue.
The Y. w. c. A. have planned an en-
joyable excursion for the benefit of the
association for Saturday. Through the
courtesy of the Santa Monica electric
line company the young ladies have been
given special rates. There will be two
evening trips. The young women will
act as conductors and the board of man.
ayers as chaperones. The cars will be
decorated in yellow and music furnished
The Busy Bee Mission band of the
Second Presbyterian church will give
social on Friday evening, September Is,
corner Downey avenue and DAILY street,
under the management of Mrs. Hawks.
An interesting feature of the evening S
program will be the sale of cake called
Scripture cake. The receipt is found in
the Bible, and a printed copy will be
given with each piece of cake sold. All
ire walcomn
The herald., 1896-09-17
MARTYN-QUINAN WEDDING

A very pretty wedding occurred yes
terday at the residence of Mr.. W. Quin-
an. 1119 West Thirty street, when
Miss Jessie Quinan and Carlos Martyr
were married. The rooms were taste
fully decorated with a variety of roses,
smilaX and palm leaves. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Bert Estes How
ard, and only the intimate relatives of
the contracting parties were present.
At the close of the ceremony the young
couple left for Santa Barbara, amid a
shower of rice and old shoes. After Oc-
tober goth they will be at home to their
friends in Washington, ID. c.
Those present were Mrs. William H
Wickham, New York; Miss Julia z.
Wickham, New York: Rev. and Mrs.
Bert Estes Howard Misses Adelaide
Nose, Laura Mac Allister Bessie Cox,
Messrs. III. J. Quinan, w Ouinan. Ruth
Quinan. Ernest Quinan, Kennett Quin-
an, Miss Alice Machin.
The herald., 1896-09-17
the people with absolutely no reasonable

the people with absolutely no reasonable
promise of ameliorating the grip of
gold or the stimulation of activities. He
talks about a new tariff to open the
mills" disregarding the double ccnsid-
GRAFTON that even in the event of his cleo
tion the congress will be SO constituted
that it will pass no tariff bill without a
free silver rider, and that unless the peo-
pie get the relief of free silver and open
mints the people will have no money
to buy goods when the mills open. Open
mints and you open the mills.
The herald., 1896-09-17
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: IN SOCIETY !
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lis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Miss Willie Anderson entertained
number of her friends yesterday after
noon with a peanut party at the home
of her parents on West Tenth street.
The nuts We're hidden over the yard and
in the house, ard a merry hunt was in
stituted, the one finding the most re-
ceiving a pretty prize. The girls first
prize was a souvenir spoon, the second
a box of water coiors. the boys first
prize was a handsome penknife, the sec
and jumping jack. Other games We're
played and when all We're enjoyed a
tempting repast was served on the lawn.
Among the guests were Lizzie Daniels,
Myrtle Schafer. Maudie Adams, Ilene
Staub May Lindley. Mary Mathews,
Rachel Spier, Edith Benton, John Sails
bury, Arnold Salisbury, Carol Stison,
Helen Chambers, Alexandria Shields.
Charles Gates, Milo johnson. Edward
Chambers, Albert Casby, Mason Chan
slor, Halstead Shields. Roy Gray, Ethel
Alcott, Edna Alcott, Moye Wicks, NADIA
line Wicks.