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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01


The difficulty with these companies is that
many of them do an Interstate business and
are Incorporated under the laws Of other states.
Their property In sight in this state is com
paTatively small, although their earnings are
very great. The Ohio and Indiana system az
20 express companies should be applied To them
so that taxes may be levied upon the proper
tomato amount Of their capital used in this
state.
There H. but one rule consistent with honesty
ana that is to place all the property of the
ttate upon the same footing and 10 make every
one pay his share and TO ask no one 10 pay
more than his share. No one should ask the
railroads, express companies. telegraph and
telephone companies TO do more than they in
sist upon others doing. We should not be
satisfied with less. We SHOULD bear In mind
that We are only representatives.. in passing
luws that affect the interests OF our unborn
men and women who are to come after US. our
roT stituents have g right to demand sub
nd 10 make every one pay his just share.
The taxes paid BY railroad companies express
companies. telegraph and telephone companies
under the present system are devoted 70 the
primary school fund. l respectfully Recon. mend
to you that the taxes to be collected under any
act which you may pass be devoted to the same
rnrpose, ard be paid direct to the school dis
'"'c'S or t. s'"'e IN proportion 10 the number
Of :chool children.
recommend that you authorize the appoint
ment OF a state board Of FIVE to be nom
partisan II the constitution permits which shall
"" empowered TO make just and equitable
valuation Of the franchises and other property
Of railroad companies. express companies tele-
graph and telephone companies at their true
ciIsh Nalue, ana 10 ascertain the average rate
~ taxes fGid by the other people OF the state
FOR state county and municipal purposes ard
10 asscss the property OF these companies at
net rate, the moneys collected TO be paid ii.
rectly 10 the state treasurer and by him dis
'rihuted In the same manner the moneys now
collected from specific taxes.
In conclusion | desire 20 earnestly urge this
dirty upon you In the name Of equality and
Justice. I trust that prcjudices for or AGAINST
Operations viii have no part in your delitcra-
tors. Michigan should he absolutely lust Nat
ural and artificial persors whether rich or
moor, resident or nonresident. are entitled to
Ae same treatment before the law.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

Two warnings are wrapped up in the
sad case of an Illinois farmer, who re-
Gently sold some land for $4,000, says
Youths Companion. Distrustful Of
banks and safety vaults, he wrapped
his treasure in an old carriage curtain
and deposited it in an unused flue. An
other member of the family made a
fire in the stove, and the treasure was
reduced to ashes, which, in despair,
we're dumped upon the ash-heap and
soon scattered to the winds. A proper
appreciation of the superiority of
banks over the best of chimneys, as a
depository of money, would have pre-
vented the farmers loss; while, after
the catastrophe, the careful gathering
of the charred remains and their trans
mission to the treasury department
might have resulted in their partial,
If not entire, redemption.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

The fact that a hereditary patriotic
society has just expended fifteen thou
sand dollars in the pageantry of
browning it's queen marks the folly but
adds to the mirth Of society. What
are you doing there?" the old play
wright asked Harlequin, sitting on his
paper throne. "Oh, am reigning."
Yet even Harlequin knew that visible
insignia are but spectral; that true
kingship and queenship are shown by
daily deeds and character.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

There are fashions in words as we'll
as in frocks and flowers, as the col
umns of a recent newspaper go to
prove. Among the book advertise
ments were the Passing of Thomas"
and the Passing of the Reds; an
editorial considered the passing of a
famous baseball captain; an extract
from another newspaper noted the
Passing of Spain, while a religious COM
munication bemoaned the Passing Of
Calyinism. Stevenson's advice to avoid
the use of hackneyed phrases, however
clever. is in order: Find your own
expression for your own thought. Use
words; do not let them use YOU"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

That pride which induced mob in
Lake City, South Carolina, to murder
a black man for the crime of being a
postmaster, to kill his baby and TO
wound his wife and other children. is
difficult to analyze. 1t is the offspring
of ignorance, malice and jealousy, ami
it proclaims to the black man that he
may be ambitious only at the peril OF
his life.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

I'm only going a journey to meet
my baby in heaven" were the last
words of man who was hanged in
Illinois the other day. He had killed
the child, but his heart was true.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

A universal crisis is looked for by
John j. Ingalls-"the most tremendous
explosion that has ever been known in
the worlds history" Aha! Mrs. Lease
again.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

Hon. John l.. Sullivan expresses a
desire to go to Cuba and whip Spain.
If there is no objection from any
source-and we hear none-Mr. Sulli-
vans request will be granted by
unanimous vote.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

Martha Shute of Colorado wants to
organize a cavalry company of young
women to take part in the war with
Spain. OF course every one of the girls
ought to be able to ride as well as
Shute
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

1t is believed that the opening Of a
motor cab line in Chicago will probably
demoralize the sausage market for a
while.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

1t may be well for the grand opera
impressarios to remember that $50 in
the box offices is worth more than q
$4,000 dress in one of the boxes.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

II Weyler wants to be real good he'll
give up the ghost.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

A young applicant for the naval aca-
deny was rejected last month by the
examiners because, while he passed a
good examination on the so-called
higher studies, he was lamentably de-
ficient in plain arithmetic and spelling.
In school. as in politics and commerce,
1t is the fundamental principles that
count. Master those, and the rest are
assured. Prof. William James of Har-
ward, tells in the Boston Herald how he
passed an examination in anatomy be-
fore DR.. oliver Wendell Holmes. The
first question put to him was about the
nerves at the base of the brain. 1t so
happened that Mr.. James was we'll up
in that subject, and he promptly gave
an exhaustive reply. "Oh, well, IL you
know that. you know everything" said
Doctor Holmes, cheerfully. Let us
talk about something else. How are
all your people at homer"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

Jack the Hugger" has been arrest
ed in Pittsburg. He probably was be-
trayed by girl whom he overlooked.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

Susan B. Anthony says that "the
grievances women have against the
common enemy, man. today are as
many as the colonists had against King
George" There has been too much
talk. 1t is time to stop counting cu:-
RACES for the purpose of abolshing
them. There must be civil war in
the family, in society. and in the
church. This new King George must
be hauled down from his pedestal. and
have-hi cheeks Redeemed and his ears
pulled The war feeling is up. II we
can't fight Spain or some other power
we must fight one another.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

A brief cablegram from st. Peters
burg announces that Count Popoff has
done so.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-01

We have no right TO tax the whole people FOR
the benefit OF few. We have right TO
heve railroads OF taxation. or in other words 70
make the other taxpayers pay the taxes which
railroads should pay 20 benefit those who ship
freight or ride on railroacs. The rues OF hon
esty require that every nan should pay his share
OF the taxes, and that every dollars worth of
property VI every kind should bear its equal pro-
.ortOn.
The governor mentions a number OF railroads
north OF the 4ith parallel OF latitude which pay
no taxes. have been exempted In 1901 for a
period of 10 years. The sworn reports OF these
companies show that they valued az more
than $40. OOO, 600. They are used feeders 10
other systems; some Of which pay as high as
per cent In dividends ON what principle can
these railroads be exempted from taxation?
our constitution provides: The legislature
shall provide an uniform rue OF taxation, ex-
cept property paying specific taxes" tArti-
Gle XIV. section IL How can we calr that
Cn uniform rule of taxation which exempts
some property entirely from taxation and shifts
the taxes which IL should pay to other propertyI
IL ls mere robbery under tie name of legislation.
The governor rounds up The railroad taxation
question by showing that, although the rail-
rUaGs receive great benefit from the various
appropriations made for state institutions, yet
they pay the smallest proportion Of the taxes
from which these appropriations are paid.
In my message OF May 9, 1897, / called your
attention to the operation OF the present laws
with reference to express companies and pointed
out to you that under the laws they then ex
isted we collected from express companies in the
50 7i2 "a and in 1896. 81. 500 80. In the neigh
boring state of Indiana the property of these
Indiana had at that time 1886 less miles OF rail-
road than Michigan The business OF express
companies Is largely dependent upon the rail-
roads. 80 that II Is safe to say that
with excessive mileage and
ceSsve commerce the business done In this state
must be at least equal to the business done w
the state of Indiana. II the express companies
Of this state had been assessed at the same
amount in Indiana, their taxes would have
heen IN 1895 S37. Dos 90. instead OF S2.7i2 81.
This IL computed at the average rate of taxation
as fixed by the board Of review for that year. In
the npighbOrinR state of Ohio n
les are made to yield even larger revenue
than in Indiana The system under which they
are taxed in Indiana and Ohio has been pro-
nounced fair and just by the Supreme Court of
the United States. and l earnestly recommend
the adoption Of The same system in this state.
Telephone companies are taxed at the average
rate paid by other taxpayers In the state. This
rate Is determined by board Of review from
the records In the auditor generals office.
The following table Is valuable not only In
this connection. but as indicating to you the
average rate OF taxation in this state for
pral venrs.
The record-union., 1898-11-12
WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION.
Both Parties Claim Control of the
Next legislature.

CHARLESTON CW.-Va.), Nov. IL
The returns of the election are slow in
coming in., 1t would be impossible to
ascertain the result in close counties
till after the vote is canvassed by the
County Clerks next Monday.
Governor Atkinson's figures on the
result make the Senate stand Is Repub-
licans and Democrats, and the lower
house 3S Republicans, and 33 Demo-
Gratis, which would give the Republi-
cans 10 majority on joint ballot.
Chairman Ohley of the Democratic
State Committee claims the Democrats
have elected II members of the Sem
ate, including the elected to fill the
places of Pierson and Getzendanner,
which, with the 2 Democratic hold
overs, make the Senate stand IA Demo-
Gratis and II Republicans, making a
Democratic majority in the Senate of >
Chley's figures make the lower house
stand 3S Democrats and 33 Repubii-
cans, Democratic majority of ., or a
majority of on joint ballot.
The record-union., 1898-11-12
BEET SUGAR.
Greater Production in California
This Season Than Ever Before.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11-There
will be more beet sugar produced in
California during the coming year than
ever before in a twelve month. The
Union Sugar Company will have it's
new plant at Santa Maria running,
with a capacity of 1000 tons of beets
day. The Hueneme factory will use
1000 tons of beets day. Spreckels'
factory at Salinas. the largest in the
world, has capacity Of 5000 tons a
day The Los Alimitos factory, near
Los Angeles, owned by Clark, the
millionaire mining man of Montana, it
is said, has doubled it's capacity, and
will handle about 700 tons a day, and
the Crockett factory. owned by Rittel &
Company, about 500 tons a day.
In addition to the California factories,
Utah is to have a new one, and a new
one near Baker City Or, which had a
short run this year, will be in full
blast in 1899. The capacity of the
Baker City factory is about $50 tons a
day.
There is shortage of deep water
vessels available for the Hawaiian
sugar trade, and as a consequence not
much of the product of the islands
will pass through this city, less going
direct to New York than in previous
seasons Three large vessels intended
for the sugar traffic are now being
built on this coast.
The record-union., 1898-11-12
FATAL RAIL ACCIDENT.
Five Trainmen Killed and Several
Others Injured.

WILKESBARRE Pa.), Nov. 1.-THE
Buffalo express on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, which left New York at $40
last night, ran into the New York and
Philadelphia going east on the Wilkes
barre Mountain Road at 3 o'clock this
morning.
The killed taken out of the wreck
are: William Toxheimer, fireman; Fred
CHASER, fireman; j. G. McGregor, ex-
press messenger, Easton: Jacob Engle-
man, brakeman; John McNally en-
gineer.
Injured: D. E. Price, engineer; John
Rohbly, engineer; Charles Morgan
messenger; John Shanfield, brakeman.
The train going east, which was COM
posed of an express car, combination
baggage, a day coach and three sleep
ers, had the right of way on a single
track. The Buffalo express, in charge
of Engineer Rohbly had orders to stop
at siding on the mountain, and let
the New York express pass AS Roh-
bly, approached the siding he discovered
that the air brakes would not work.
The train was averaging about thirty
miles an hour, down grade.
Nearly all the passengers on both
trains were asleep. Many of these
were thrown from their berths by the
shock, but none were severely injured
The engines and baggage and express
cars were piled up in heap in the
cut. The passengers rushed from the
cars, hearing cries Of the injured train
men in the wreck. 1t was almost i'm
possible to render any assistance Flag
men hastened to the nearest telegraph
office and sent word to Wilkesbarre
wrecking train was sent to the
wreck. The road is completely blocked
and will not be cleared for some hours.
An investigation shows that a heavy
windstorm prevailed on the mountain
last night, which caused the leaves
from the forest to accumulate on the
track. The engines plowed into these
leaves, which clogged the braking ap-
paratuS.
The record-union., 1898-11-12

was at Verdry, another precinct. When
the elder ToIbert learned of the riot
ne started to the scene in his buggy,
accompanied by a little ten-year- -old
nephew. Before he reached the scene
ne was met by a mob, which riddlad
the buggy with bullets and wounded
him and the little boy a number of
times. IT is said that the boy was
killed by the shots
I. P. Tolbert, who was first shot by
the mob, was aided to his home, some
distance from the scene, and was pur-
sued by the mob. While lying in bed
in dying condition the mob attempted
to make him give the name of the per-
son who had killed Etheridge. He said
he could not because Etheridge had
been killed by the Democrats them
selves.
On finding his father so badly wound
ed, r. r. Tolbert procured a doctor,
who attended to the wounds of the
senior Tolbert. After placing his fam
lily in safe place, Mr.. Tolbert came
to this city.
Mr.. Tolbert states that his brother
said that so far as he could see no
shots were fired by the negroes at
Phoenix. They fled as soon as the
shooting commenced, leaving T. P. Tol-
bert as the target for the mob to shoot
at.
At a late hour this afternoon Mr..
Tolbert, accompanied by Solicitor Gen
eral Richards of the Department of Jus
tice, called at the White House and
had an extended interview with Presi-
dent Mckinley. He related to the
III,
in South Carolina, substantially as
given above, entering into minute de-
tails of the trouble on election day.
The President listened attentiveiy to
the recital, but gave no indication of
what action, if any, might be taken.
However, he requested Mr.. Tolbert to
see the Attorney General, and make to
him a full statement of the situation
as he viewed it.
Returning to the Department of Jus
tice, Mr.. Tolbert had an interview with
Attorney General Griggs, at the conclu-
sion of which the Attorney General
said he would have a conference with
the President upon the matter as soon
as possible, and it would then be de-
termined what if anything, would be
done
Steps have been taken to afford ample
protection to the elder Tolbert, who is
Collector of Customs at the port Of
Charleston.
MAY BE TROUBLE IN PHOENIX.
ATLANTA (Ga.), Nov. IA Jour
naP' special from Greenwood, s. g,
says: Everything was believed to have
settled into its normal state at Phoe-
nix City, but to-day a telegram from
there says word was sent to Co lmbia
to hold John r. Tolbert i'd his son
Sidney, who are in the neriter tiary
there. The telegram SAID 4f1da glts
duplicating the Tolberts in the race
troubles were on the way to Columbia,
and it is now believed it is the inten-
tion to bring the Tolberts back to
Phoenix. If this is done, it is feared
further trouble will result
The record-union., 1898-11-12
GEORGE DIXON THE WINNER.
GIVEN THE DECISION OVER
DAVE SULLIVAN.
Fight Comes to a Sudden Close in
Tenth Round Through Stupid
ity of Sullivan's Brother.

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Through the
unlocked impulsiveness and stu
pldity of his brother Jack" Dave
Sullivan, the little Irish pugilist. lost
the bout with George Dixon, the col
ored featherweight champion, tonight
at the Lenox Athletic Club.
The lads were matched to go twenty
five rounds at 122 pounds, and for nine
rounds Dixon had the call. He was
Sullivan's master in nearly every in
stance, and in the tenth round he more
than outpointed his adversary. A left
hand hook from Dixon, which caught
Sullivan on the head, almost put Dave
out of business, but he pulled himself
together, only to go to the floor near
the ropes for push. This occurred
very near the end of the round. and
Jack" Sullivan evidently thought that
time was up While Dave was trying
to regain his feet Jack jumped
through the ropes, and then ran back
again. ~ .
A moment later just as Dave stood
erect, Jack" jumped into the ring
again and ran over to the referee.
shouting, Time is up. time is up
Jimmy Colville of Boston. who was
referee looked at the impulsive young
ster in amaZement, and then spoke TO
the timekeeper who said, Two forty
only" and then Colville waved his
hands so as to tell every one that the
bout was over. Sullivan could not un-
derstand what was up. as Dixon made
no effort to go at him, and then the
whole thing flashed upon him. He ap-
pealed to the referee to continue, but
Colville's hands were tied under the
rules, and he had no alternative
This sudden termination of the fight
was sad disappointment to the spec
tators, as Sullivan was not beaten
when the fiasco occurred, and would
undoubtedly have gone on for several
rounds, but Dixon had such an ad-
vantage at the time that there is no
question that he would have received
the decision if the bout had gone to
the limit.
Dixon was not so fast as of yore, but
was equally as clever, and at no time
during the contest did Sullivan have
the upperhand.
Since the Maher- -Sharkey fight the
Lenox Athletic Club has never held
such a large number of spectators as
it brought out to witness to-night's g
mill. More than 5000 people were in
the hall. When the betting began Dix
on was the favorite at odds of 100 to
50 on, but all offers at this price were
so quickly snapped UP by the friends
of the little Irishman that even money
was the ruling price inside of twenty
minutes. Then more Dixon money came
in sight, and the odds on the colored
boxer went up again to 100 to 80.
Spike Sullivan's brother made a
circuit of the boxes and placed about
81, coo, getting odds of 100 to so, and
in a few instances accepting even
money.
The record-union., 1898-11-12
CUBANs NOW ON TRIAL.
Must Show What They Can Do in
the Matter of Self-Government.

. GUANTANAMO province of Santi-
ago de Cuba), Nov. 11-GeneraI Leon
ard Wood, Governor of the Military De-
partment of Santiago, who is now in
this district in the course of his tour
OF inspection along the coast, visited to-
cay the town of Jamaica, and also two
sugar plantations where troops are sta
toned. He found the laborers on the
plantation and their children all look
ing we'll and comfortable.
Senor Perez. the new Mayor of Guam
tanamo, called toward dusk upon Cen
eral Wood and reported his experience
during the first day of his Mayoralty.
General Wood said to him in the
course of the interview: ''You Cubans
are now on trial before the world, and
You must show what you are able to do
IN the matter of self government The
Americans would be pleased to give a
stable government to Cuba in the
course of twelve months. Let us sec if
the Cubans are able to govern them
selves, or if it will be necessary 70
makes other arrangements. The Ameri-
cans are now doing everything they can
to give the Cubans an opportunity to
display the administrative ability they
have"
General Wood. who in the course of
the day appointed several. other civic
officers. left shortly before dark for
Caimanera, on board the Hist, He
will leave there at daybreak tomorrow
for Gibara.
A cable message was received by
General Wood during the day from
General Garcia. at Santa Cruz del Sur,
where the Cuban Assembly has been
in session for some time, asking for a
transport to take General Garcia and
sixty friends to Havana No United
States transport is available. 1t has
been we'll known that the delegates
were for the most part stranded as a
recent application was made for sup
ply of ''indigent rations" which, as the
assembly is virtually a military body
representing armed men, were refused
The record-union., 1898-11-12

which allegiance is due. the port from
which the vessel sailed, the name of
the vessel, the line il belongs TO, the
port it arrives at and the date of land
ing. The immigrant should be instruct
ed by means of a circular to retain the
certificate for presentation where ap-
plying for naturalization papers.
A record of the facts stated in the
said circular as to each immigrant, to
be known as the immigrant directory,
should be kept for each fiscal year by
the Bureau Of immigration. An Act
of Congress, authorizing such a course
of procedure and requiring of the alien
presenting himself for naturaliza ton to
produce such a certificate or a dupli-
cate from the Immigrant Directory,
would facilitate the work of the
courts and go far toward preventing
the issuance of fraudulent naturaliza-
tion papers.