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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
THE MINING TAX.

We regret to see that there is a pow
erful and thus far successful opposition
to a bill to tax mineral lands and the
output of mines in Minnesota with rea-
sonable reference to their value. The
best act done by the legislature thus
upon our books with reference to min
ing taxes, and now the struggle is over
substitute. The exact line of justice
in dealing with this subject is not easy
to draw. The principle, however, of
levying a tax on output, instead of
upon assessed valuation Of properties.
is the right one. It conforms to the
purpose of taxing gross earnings of
railroad companies instead of their
property, which has proved it's useful
ness and it's justice in many states;
and which would not have been at
tackled here by any one but for the
exemption Of unsold lands from taxa
ton, to the detriment of the counties
in which they lie. AS this element
does not enter into the question of
mineral land taxation at all, the plan
of taxing the product may be approved
Internationally.
The argument advanced against the
ordinary process of assessment and
valuation in the case of mining prop
critics is thoroughly valid. Such prop
critics in this state as elsewhere, are
mainly concentrated in the hands of
few powerful holders, and are also
situated within the limits Of a very
small number of counties. 1t would be
easy, and it could hardly fail to come
to pass. for powerful interests to in
f1uence, if they did not control, the as
sessment rolls and tax levies Of small
| number Of counties. We could depend
upon 1t pretty certainly that under such
an arrangement the great mine-owning
syndicates would pay less than their
due proportion. Of the, charges of the
state. What the people want is that
they shall pay neither less nor more,
but have exact justice. To accomplish
this nothing is so satisfactory or eff
fective as a tax upon the product This
makes the revenue contributed to the
state depend, not upon the chance es-
| innate placed upon property by valuers,
which may be either high or low, but
upon the actual amount of business
done and profits secured by the own
ers
There is room for difference Of opin
ion and for the adjustment of equities
in settling what this tax should be,
and what minimum output should be
required in order to substitute a tax
upon production for a tax upon values;
that is, to draw the line between mines
and mineral lands. If the leg
islature shall do this in such
manner as will neither impose
undue hardship upon that capital
which is engaged in developing our re-
sources and building UP the industries
of the state, nor permit any legitimate
object of taxation to escape from its
proper share of the public burden, they
will deserve the approval of the peo-
pie. Few more important subjects are
to come before this legislature, and
the conclusion that it reaches will be
watched with interest and scanned with
| a critical eye.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
OZMUN CHARTER BILL
Throws u House Committee Into a
Long WrnngIe.

The house committee on municipal
legislation met last evening to consider
the Ozmun charter bin from the senate.
Delegations from the st. Paul jobbers'
union and other local organizations
of business men were present in ad-
vocacy Of the measure, which they con-
sidered worthy measure. Addresses
favoring the bill were made by Capt.
III. A. Castle, Moses E. Clapp and 9th
ers, and Senator Ozmun was present to
urge that his bill be favorably reported
by the committee In the morning. The
committee itself however, could not
agree to this. Representative Hill, Of
Winona, wanted the bill amended so
as to apply to cities of 25, 900 or over,
only. instead Of $4,000 as at present, but
Mr.. Laybourn, Of Duluth, opposed this,
insisting that the bill remain as al
present. The final result was a debate
that became quite exciting and the
committee laid the bill over till It's next
meeting.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
TO PROTECT THE SHERIFF..
Alleged Reason OF It. w. Michel
more's Arrest Here.


The case of Thomas W. Michelmore,
charged with forgery in the second de-
gree, came up in the police court yes
terday The complaint. made by Ser
geant Ross, of thee police department.
alleges that ohs June II, 1896, Michel
more passed "a worthless ?, check on
Herr Bros. clothing dealers on. East
Seventh street. The check was drawn
on the Alfemannia bank for $40. and
was signed by G. L. Graham. Tflt,.
case was continued until this morning.
although it is probable when it comes
up the defendant Will be dismissed.
Attorney Edwards. who defended Mich
Gilmore a few days ago when he was
arrested at Albert Lea on a charge
OF bigafiay.. claims that the warrant f6r
forgery was issued to allow the sheriff
to escape q. suit for damages grow
Ing eat Of the arrest OF hafchelniore
ut that point. tfs .s#
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20

= The constitution gives to the house
the right to originate and frame reve-
nue. bills, but it does not say anything
to prevent the senate from trimming
the completed measures according to
any pattern which may appeal to the
fancy of the upper body. The dispatch
es from Washington bring the news of
the first meeting of the senate finance
committee, to talk over the bill which
Mr.. Dingley and his associates have
framed, and the indications are that
its greatest difficulties will not arise
on the Democratic side of the chamber.
There are numerous members of the
senate who have definite and positive
ideas on the subject of tariff making
and the first informal views expressed
on the subject developed the fact that.
in marked degree, they differed from
the gentleman who has had the shap-
Ing of the measure in charge Unless
the party lash is applied when the bill
actually comes before the upper house.
Mr.. Dingley's tariff will need to be
identified before it's author will accept
II as a long lost child.
1t may be that the fathers did not
contemplate such extensive changes in
revenue bills as are limited at by the
senators. after they had left the house,
but in this case the country win be
INCLINED to excuse an extreme use of
a power which has custom behind-it.
The view was expressed that many OF
the duties .snpesed are beyond the ne
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
Odds and Ends.

The editor Of the Prison Mirror at Still
water has the following to say In the last
issue Of his paper Of Ross lMcMtchael, one
OF the house pages who visited the prison
city with the legislators week or more ago:
Ross McMichael. young St. Paul boy,
walked into our sanctum Thursday and with
the air Of a thorough business man pulled
chair to the register desk stood on 1t and
placed his name the register with the
charming ease and abandon Of an experienced
travelling man"
home might have been completed yesterday
but for the special order which took the mem
bers to the foor Of the house soon after
they had got fairly started with the witnesses
present. Mr.. Stockwen Is not quite satisfied
with the way the matter has gone thus far.
II was apparent from his remarks made at
the committees hearing that he expected to
suggest these various charges when the COM
mittee would itsef poke around and ferret
out any proof OF wrong-doing or mismanage-
ment. 1t has been made quite plain to him
that the committee had no such intention but
was prepared to hear specific charges, listen
to testimony regarding them and base their
actions the result. Mr.. StockweIl believes
he has not been fairly treated. He intimates
that he has been obliged to proceed in the
investigation In the face Of the combined OBJ
position Of the Loyal Legion G. A. r. Sons
Corps. His witnesses with few exceptions
have not been OF a character to prove his al
legations beyond reasonable doubt, and the
consensus Of opinion on the part OF the COM
mittee is that as yet nothing has been brought
out to warrant anything but a report favor
able to the home, its board of trustees and
its venerable commandant. who seems to be
not half bad fellow.
1t may be recorded here and now that the
bill introduced in the house some time ago
to provide fund Of 5000 to defray the ex-
pense of fed instruction in butter and cheese
making will never get on general orders. The
bill was approved by the committee agri-
culture, which cut the amount In two and
recommended It for passage. The bill is
now in the hands of Mr.. Dare and his com
mittee on appropriations. 1t Is understood that
rhe officials and attaches OF the state dairy
department do not look with especial faynr
upon the provisions of the measure. and that
after several persons who have asked to be
heard against II have been heard the biz
will be gently let down TO Its flash.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
A BAD BILL.

The senate should promptly kill the
bill that has passed the house, propos
ing to repeal the law by which "Cot-
tolene" may be sold in our markets,
when properly branded, an account of
which appears in our legislative report
this morning. It was found at pre-
vious session that this compound, as
evidenced by the report of the food
and dairy commission, is of such stand
ard quality, and is in such large de-
mand by the consumer, that it was
exempted from the strict general law
relating to the sale Of lard substitutes.
1t stands on the same footing as the
proprietary compounds which are sold
in the stores on the strength of their
reputation and the popularity which
their brand has won. No evidence is
forthcoming to show that this privilege
has been in any way abused, or that
the people are.in any respect sufferers
On the contrary, people of moderate
means have found it an excellent lard
substitute; and the fact that it is plain
ly branded with the name prevents any
possible fraud upon the public. The
only persons who would gain by the
repeal Of the law are the packing house
interests. whose products, it is thought,
would have to be consumed instead,
because the passage of the law would
prevent effectually any sale of ''Cotto-
lenpe" in Minnesota. In the. interest of
the public. and especially those whose
resources are iestraitened, this clos
ing Of the market to a popular and
valuable commodity should not be per-
mitted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
TEMPERATURES.
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, 1887 thermometer, 81; relative
humidity, 81; wind at s p. m, west; weather,
rain; maximum thermometer, 80; minimum
thermometer, 30; daily range, 4; amount of
rainfall or melted snow In last twenty -four
hours, LOS.
Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. F. Lyons, Observer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
AT THE THEATERS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Russ Whytal and their clever
company in the charming Southern story Of
love and war, For Fair Virginia." will close
their engagement at the Metropolitan opera
house with two performances today. a matinee
this afternoon and the farewell performance
tonight. $EsS $1eEs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20

The arrangement Of the plays which Mans
held will present during his coming engage
fnent' at the Metropolitan opera house, open
ing on Thursday next, March rs. Including a
matinee on Saturday. will certainly present
him at his best, comprising as 1t does his
appearance on Thursday evening In 1.-The Mer-
chant of Venice" on Friday as king Rich
ard ITIs.o Beau Drummer at the Saturday
matinee. and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
on Saturday evening.
Under Martial Law" which, has achieved
marked artistic success this week at the
Grand, will end its engagement here with
two performances today. matinee and night.
- Every thing is in' "apple-pie2 order for the
first American presentation Of the new English
play, Shall We Forgive Herr" at the Grand
tomorrow night, and an excellent performance
IS promised. NS''<'t Ne'''><
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
shonld he Encenragetl.

An exposition OF home manufactured goods
Is To be held at ST. Paul Il the country
papers boom 10, much good can DO AreOEn-
Diishec.-Taylor's Falls Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
TODAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Forecast for
Saturday: For Minnesota-Fair, preceded by
snow in eastern portion; northerly winds /;
solder.
Wisconsin-Rain or snow, followed by clear
Ing weather; colder; northwesterly winds
North Dakota-Fair; colder in eastern por-
lion; northerly winds.
South Dakota-Fair; colder; northerly winds
Aontana-Fair; variable winds.
! GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Washington, March 10, GAS
p. N. Local Time, p. m. 10Th Meridian
Fme.-Observations taken at the same mo-
ment OF time at all stations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20

Daily Only, per Month 40
Daily Only, SIX Months s2.2s
Daily Only, One Year $500
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20

Absent ard not voting: Johnson Kraker.
Laing. Martin, Milligan, Mcneil Simonson,
McGill.
Mr.. Abbot for the second time took
the floor and made a strong fight on
the measure. He talked for some min
utes and during his remarks he said he
had no interest in common with John
ID. Rockefeller and the vast iron in
terests, in fact. he had a personal
grievance against some of them but he
would not allow his prejudice to affect
his action. He preferred the plan az
taxing iron property as other real prop
erty, and he begged his friends to kin
the bill and kill 1t dead. Mr.. Dahl said
he would have favored the Scent tax
but felt that by chicanery and trickery.
mining companies could so make re-
turns. OF. ore mined. that the 5-cent tax
would not increase the present revenue
materially. He felt therefore opposed
to the bill. and would vote against II
Dir. Underieak submitted a quantity Of
figures showing the amount Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20

suAday only, One Year $3.50
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Payable IN Advance.
Daily and Sunday, per Month 80
Daily and Sunday, SIX Months 42.75
Daily and sunday. One Year $500
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20

Address all letters and kilograms TO
TIE GLOBE. st. Paul MINI.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, laos ST. N. ".
Complete hles Of the G ] o b Q always kept
hand for reference
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20

Weekly, One Year ----- 500
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-29
COCPER'S CHALLENGE.

The Hon. c. w Cooper, of the in
corporation of Caldwell, authorizes
TIE TRIBUNE to publish to the
known world and the planetary sys-
tenn that he will meet in the arena of
public debate, on any time. place or
condition, any subject of the Emperor
of China, or any descendant of Con
fucius, living or dead, inhabiting any
proper province of the Chinese empire
or, Mantchooria, Inner and Outer Mon
gOlia, Iii. KokO-nor or Thibet: And
giving such as these presents may
come to, any or either side of the mon
ey question lie, the said Cooper. will
agree to knock out said celestial, or eel
estials in 30 minutes in fair and open
controversy. And, moreover, by these
presents, known of all men, the said
c. w. Cooper extends the terms hereof
to any and all subjects OF the Emperor
of Japan whether in the flesh, in the
bosomSof Amida or sizzling in the do
main of Yemma. And herebyas aChris-
tian, gentleman and free born citizen
of this Republic, &. w. Cooper pledges
covenants, warrants and forever def
ends that if he, OF any one of 40 Popu-
ist, hereabout habitant, can not shed
more effulgence on the money question
than any slant-eyed, falsetto- voiced,
gong beating, wooden-g od-worshiping,
raw fish-sating, polygamous son of the
benighted Orient, then he, the affiant
Cooper, will pay all the expenses Incl.
dent to the the contemplated voyage of
Dubois, Cannon, Mantle and PettigreW
to the Orient.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-29
THE COST OF LITIGATION.

Mr.. Wilson Tries to Collect S675-He
Succeeds, But it Costs 5000 to DO 1t.
Believes He is the Victim of COnSpir-
acy.
Editor Tribune-I noticed in last
weeks TRIBUNE a local item mention
ing my unhappy experience in a recent
law suit. want to say that it is
all true and I believe am the victim
of most detestable conspiracy. Sc
cured judgment on promissory note,
against Tim Driscol of Payette at the
last term of court. Chas. H. Reed, ac-
ted as my attorney. The judgment
was for 1913. Sheriff Taylor attached
a stock of goods owned by Driscol
to satisfy the judgment. According
to the inventory the goods were worth
about $500. When the sale came off
Mr. Coughanor bought in the whole
stock for 800 andI am informed i'm
mediately returned it to Tim Driscol.
Driscol had formerly been deputy post
master under Coughanor, and when
the latter gentleman was elevated to
the dignity of State Senator, he Sec
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-29

ured Driscoll's appointment as his sue.
cessor who is, l believe, still p ostmas-
ter at Payette. IN the beginning of
the legal proceedings L had to put up
81 counting expenses and subsequent
ly 81 for publishing notice of attach.
ment. After the sale was made l
went to Mr.. Reed, my attorney, to as.
certain and receive the amount he had
recovered, but succeeded only in re-
ceiving information to the effect that
the proceeds had all been absorbed.
The Sheriff took $85 for his fees and
Mr.. Reed took the balance. This left
me Just $l5 out on the transac-
ton Ill addition to my claim of
$6Io against Tim Driscoll. When
concluded to sue Driscoll on
the note, ! had an understanding
with Reed that he would make no
charge for service unless something
was recovered to warrant it, and Sher-
1T Taylor, being an old friend of mine,
agreed to make his fees commensurate
with thu amount recovered. But the
gentlemen together swiped the whole
business and left me to pay a Sl5 ex-
pense bill for working up the case, l
presume. Itseems strange to me that
stock of goods which were appraised
by the Sheriff at $500 should be lump
ed off and returned to the Judgment
debtor for $780, l honestly believe
that the sheriff and my attorney we're
in league together to beat me for the
benefit of themselves and Mr.. DriscOl.
L give publicity to this transaction so
people who are contemplating litiga-
tion in this county may be fully war
ned of what they may expect. When
a sheriff can charge So per cent of the
gross proceeds of attachment and sale
it is not profitable to place business in
his hands. My experience is this; Star
ting out with ID Judgment for S675,
it has cost me the whole claim and SIS
more to collect it.
JOSEPH WILSON.
Middleton, May 81.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-29
COMPROMISE MADE.

AT the fall term of the district court
in this county, Messers. a. A. Berg and
Thilo Nette brought a civil action
against E. II. Dewey,J II. Galley and
]. NJ. Guffey, for the unlawful extrac-
ton of $500 tons of ore from plaintiffs
ground, and damages were claimed at
$4,000. The case was continued. This
week the interested parties met at Boise
and effected a compromise. The dis
puted ground was IL portion of the
Florida Mountain Mining Company's
group, and known as the Florida Hill
claim. On january 1st, 1898, Messrs.
Berg and Nette relocated the lode, call
ing it the Hammer" allecinC that the
annual assessment work for ,95 was not
performed. AS we understand the
terms of the settlement, Messers. Berg
and Nette have decided all their rights
and interests to the Florida Mountain
Company, thus giving defendants
peaceabls and undisputed possession.
The price paid is in the nsighborhood
of $10OOO.-Owyhee Avalanche.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-29
Il SHRTVELED SOUL.

The editor of the Advocate was at
the home of EX-Warden Jack Camp
bell on the 9Th inst when he first learn
ed of the removal of the memorial tab
let by the present warden, Van Dorm.
Mr., Campbell said no harsh things
concerning the act, but nine tenths of
the people of Idaho without regard to
to Larty affiliations, condemn it as a
most contemplate resort to power that
would be exercised only by man whose
soul had shriYeIed to nothingness and
who is too selfish to see the virtues of
his mother.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-29
Terrible Railroad Accident at American
Falls Thursday Morning.
WILSON THINKS HE is. A VICTIM
Costs Him 600 DOlIarS-A Shrivelled
SOul-CurlS and Blazes-Particular
Of the Wreck-NObOdy Blamed for
the Accident.

A frightful accident occurred on the Oregon
Short Line at American Falls Thursday morn
ing at 4 o'clock. The passenger train from
the east had just pulled into the station and
come to stop when a long, distressing
whistle was heard from freight train op-
preaching from the west. The freight train
was just coming on to the Snake river bridge,
across the Falls, and as a long whistle is al
ways sounded by trains approaching the
bridge, the signal did not cause particular
alarm. The bridge is about quarter Of a
mile from the station, On the west side. lust
as the train crossed the bridge, three sharp
whistles were heard, and it was known that
something was wrong. The engineer of the
passenger train Immediately reversed and
started to back up. When the trains were
within few rods of each other the freight
gave two short sharp whistles which was an
swered by the passenger, and the next moment
the freight engine crashed into the passenger.
The scene for a few minutes was indiscrib-
able. The freight cars began piling enc upon
the other and some of them jumped the
track and moved their way through the sta
ton, tearing away the side of the building.
There were standing upon the station plat
form as the freight approached, the telegraph
operator, passenger brakeman, a young man
named Cooper from Deweyville, Utah, going
10 Baker City, Oregon, J. T. Brennan of
Pearl, Idaho, and Frank Burke of American
Falls. The brakeman noticed that the
freight engine was reversed and yelled ''she's
off, with which he jumped from the platform
and was Immediately followed by the operator
and Burke. In an instant afterwards the
freight cars crashed on to the platform.
Cooper was caught and killed, Brennan had
his right leg broken and his left leg badly
bruised. There were sheepshearers IRON
Shoshone, riding in box car on the freight
train, six of whom were instantly killed, one
had his left leg broken and received severe
INJURIES about the head, another was more or
less bruised and one escaped without injury.
One unknown man was killed. When the
trains were within rod or so OF each other,
the engineers on each jumped The passen-
ger engineer had his leg broken and the fire.
man also received injuries. The engineer of
Of the freight, later, was overcome with the
nervous shock. The cause Of the accident
was the failure of the air brakes on the freight
train. No blame appears to attach to the
trainmen, who stood by their trains until the
last moment. None Of the passengers On the
passenger train were injured except Cooper
and Brennan who were out on the platform
whenthe collision occurred. The engines were
both completely smashed up aud the damage
will amount to large sum. A wrecking train
and special cars with surgeons and railroad
officials came out from Pocatello and were at
the scene in about an hour after the accident
The passenger train was delayed
about four hours.