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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18
JUDGE CARTER DECIDES.
Assessment Against Indiana Manufa'
turing Go. Must Go on Tax DnnIicnts

Assessment Against Indiana Manufac-
turing Co. Must Go on Tax Duplicate.
In the Superior Court yesterday Judge
Carter issued a mandate to compel County
Auditor Harry B. Smith to enter the assess
ment of $4,000 against the Indiana Manu-
featuring Company on the tax duplicate in
conformity with the ruling of the State
Board of Tax Commissioners, made in 1897.
In making the order Judge Carter said:
II am quite clear that the defendant is in
no position to question the correctness or
legality Of the decision of the state board.
Under'the statute the county auditor has no
discretion his duty is to enter the assess
ment as fixed by the state board. upon the
tax duplicate; he has no right to refuse, on
the ground that the decision of the state
board is Illegal To allow him to set up
his opinion in opposition to the state board
would block the wheels of the. taxing ma
chinery of the State. Now as to the other
question, that the defendant is under an
injunctive order of the United States Cir
cult Court, which forbidS the extension of
said assessment on the tax duplicates:
"A mere adjudication that particular prop
erty is not subject to taxation would not
prevent the tax officers from assessing it in
future years, although the assessment might
be Illegal nor would they be subject to
punishment for doing so in the absence of
an unjunctive order prohibiting such future
assessment 1t is the collection and not the
levy and assessment of the tax that is en-
Joined. The levy and assessment of taxes
is one thing The collection of the same
when assessed is another and wholly differ
ent thing. 1 do not determine the question
as to whether patent rights or their repre-
sentative in value, are taxable under the
law for the reason, as expressed, that the
defendant cannot raise that question in this
proceeding. I hold that it has not been
shown that the increase of assessment fixed
by the state board is based wholly upon
the value of patent rights, and that the
act Sought to be enforced is not one OF those
prohibited by the injunctive order issued by
the United States Circuit Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18

Modern Bookbinding Practically Consid-
cred" by William Matthews.
Hold the book with its back on a smooth
or covered table; let the front board down,
then the other. holding the leaves In enc
hand while you open a few leaves 1T the
back. then few at the front. and so go on,
alternately opening back and front, gently
pressing open the sections till you reach the
center Of the volume. Do this two or three
times and you will obtain the best results.
Open the volume violently or carelessly in
any one place and you viii likely break the
back and cause start In the leaves. Never
force the back: If il does not yield 10 gentle
opening, rely upon 1t the back is too tightly
or strongly lined.
A connoisseur many years ago. n ex-
celent customer Of mine who thought he
knew perfectly how TO handle books, came
into my Office when l had an expensive
binding just brought from the bindeFy ready
10 be sent home: he. before ms eyes, took
hold of the volume and tightly holding the
leaves in each hand. instead OF allowing
them free play. violently opened it IN the
center and exclaimed: How beautifully
your bindings openv / almost tainted. lie
had broken the back Of the volume, and IL
had TO be rebound.
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~N~~<~~r~~~>~~~e~0~N-~o~N
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QUICK selling line of specialties affording large
profits. THE STODDARD COMPANY, Cleveland,
Ohio =
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statesmen to sell complete line Of supplies
for threshers, mills factories engines etc Steady
ana profitable work all year round. Address THE
GROWN SUPPLY COMPANY. Cleveland, o.
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FORECAST FOR FRIDAY.
Cloudy or Partly Cloudy Weather
Predicted for indianapolis.

Local forecast for twenty-four hours end
ing II p. m. Nov. 1S-Cloudy or partly cloudy
weather on Friday.
General Conditions Yesterday-Low bar
ometric pressure prevails over the country
east of the Rocky mountains, except near
the Atlantic coast. No great change in tenn
perature occurred; it rose slightly most
everywhere. Local rain fell in Iowa, Illi-
nois, Michigan. Indiana, Tennessee and near
the eastern gulf coast and the Atlantic
coast.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Nov 17.-For Ohio
Partly cloudy, with showers in extreme
northwest.
For Indiana and Illinois-Partly cloudy,
with showers in extreme northern portion;
south to southeast winds, probably becom-
ing high.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18
THOSE ENDLESS CHAINS.
An Estimate to What "A Little One
Would Cost Contributors.

The Standard Chicago.
This time it is a Baptist church. Hence
the Standard may fttingly speak to the
question. No one could possibly have any
thing but the warmest sympathy and the
best wishes for any struggling Baptist
church. Hence it may seem almost unfeel-
ing to decline TO enter into this scheme.
But really this is a busy age, and the end
less chain device seems just now to furnish
the adversary's most effective weapon
against society.
Let us see just what would happen if the
proposition of the Baptist church should get
itself carried out in the denomination. The
church does not ask for money to support
the preaching of the gospel but to buy a
bell to carpet the floors, and to secure
books for its Sunday school, The writer has
the honor to be in the first division. The
letter sent to him is in Glass No. 1. He is
asked to send one cent to the church. then
to make three copies of the letter covering
three and a half pages of note paper), to
put mo. % at the head of each, and to for
ward to three friends and so on until ten
divisions have been completed. Assuming
that there are only three men in Glass No.
l (Which is a very violent assumption), the
church asks for precisely $590.49. That is
not an extravagant demand. But let us see
system.
In order to get my one cent to the church
/ must pay the government two cents Then
in order to get the three cents additional
from my three friends / must pay the gov
eminent six cents more. BY the time four
letters have been written it will hardly be
eXtravagaht to add one cent more for sta
tionery. So here is total of eight cents to
the government and one cent for incidentals
before my duty is discharged. Follow this
down through the chain and see where we
are.
We shall have paid the government just
$4,723.92, and for incidentals 5000. making
a total Of Sc, 3144 for expenses. 1t will be
observed that we spend exactly as much
for stationery as we give the church. and
eight times as much for postage. What
could be better for the government than a
few of these endless chain devices? 1t could
afford war all the time. 1t could afford to
abolish all the special war revenue taxa
ton. Perhaps it could afford even to abol-
ish the whisky tax (and thus go out of the
liquor business).
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18

Philadelphia Press

reader of the Press complains of the
use of Porto for Puerto" in speaking OF
Porto Rico, asserting that Porto" is
this matter Reader is mistaken. Porto
is not only good English, but it is the only
English spelling Of the word. 1t will be
while the spelling Puerto" is marked as
Spanish. Porto is the spelling adopted by
the government board on geographic names,
and is the official spelling for the United
States government as well as that of Great
Britain. 1t is a. little absurd to say that 1t
is not good English. 1t has precisely the
same sanction as Rome for Roma. or Venice
for Venetia Perhaps it would have been
better TO have retained the original spelling
in all words of that kind, but 1t is ridicu-
lous TO say that the English spelling is
mot good English"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18

The Chicago Horseshoe Company, of
Lake county, Indiana, yesterday filed a pc
tition in the United States Court asking
that the Chicago Horseshoe Company, of
Illinois, be declared bankrupt. The Indi-
ana concern claims the Illinois company is
indebted to it in the sum of $4,000. 1t is
charged that the Illinois company, in or
der to embarrass it's creditors, conspired
with one Gideon H. Caleb one of it's Off
GERS, giving him notes for $780, 600. This was
done, it is aVerred, so that Caleb could
claim lien on the plant He procured
Judgment on Sept. s, 1858, on these notes,
1t is charged, and a receiver was APP
pointed. The Indiana company asks the
court to declare the action taken in Sep
TENDER void and to declare the Illinois
company to be bankrupt.
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constitutional provision demanding from the
Governors the munitions OF war belonging
to each State. 1t is understood that the
of each State will be merely changed and in
structed TO nominally report TO the new
government while actually they viii re-
each State. This action is taken, it is as
serted, because the Governors cannot re-
tain their positions and power without a
comparatively large army at their COM
mand. The army of Nicaragua has been
largely increased in order that ii may be
ready for any emergency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18
CRIMINAL CoURT's NEW JUDGE.
Fremont Afford Succeeds John F. Me-
rrnr-A4fnrnav pnuhsa Plans.


Cray-Attorney Pugh's Plans.
County Clerk Elliott yesterday morn
ing administered the oath of office
to Fremont Afford, the new judge
of the Criminal Court. The first work
Judge Afford took up was the ar
raignment of prisoners against whom in
dictments were returned on Wednesday.
John Finley and John Armstrong, two boys
charged with petit larceny, pleaded guilty.
and the court released them during good
behavior Mug Collins charged with sell
ing liquor on Sunday, was found not guilty.
This case came up from the City Police
Court
Edwin Pugh who will on Monday succeed
Charles S. Wiltsie as prosecuting attorney.
was in the Criminal Court yesterday most
of the day. He says he expects to try the
case against Maud Goodin, charged with
conspiracy to throw acid on DR.. Aimee Has
kinson, as soon as possible. He is positive
In the assertion that Mrs. Goodin will be
tried again. John c. Ruckelshaus, who as
attorney for the poor has been the counsel
for Lulu I1line. the self-confessed acid
thrower, will have to assist In prosecuting
his former client in the event that she de-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE OF LETTING CONSTRUCTION
OF MACADAMIZED ROADS IN
NORTH TOWNSHIP, LAKE
COUNTY, INDIANA.

Notice is hereby given that on Saturday Dec
IL 1888, at II O'Clock a. m. at the auditors Of
nee, in Crown Point, Lake county, Indiana the
Board OF Commissioners of said county win let
TO the lowest responsible bidder the construction
OF a series of macadamzed roads in North town
snip, In said county, about 20 32-I00 miles in
length. according to viewers report now on file
IN the auditors Office.
Sealed bids may be left with the UNDERSIGNED
auditor up to II o'clock a. m. OF the day of the
letting OF the work.
Bond for double the amount Of the bid must
accompany all bids and also s. 000 in cash must
be paid into the county treasury by each bidder
when filing his bid security that contract will
be entered into. same to be returned to unsuccess-
full bidders. The right to reject any and all bids
Is reserved.
REUBEN HIPSLEY
JAMES NJ. BRADFORD.
CHAS. A. BROWNELI.
Board of Commissioners
Attest: MICHAEL GRIMMER,
Nov. is. 1898. Auditor Lake County.
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Long Time Ahend.
Springfield Republican.

I7Ntt4IINttEaF
While some Of our newspapers are say
ing that the Pacific ocean must not become
q Russian lake. the Russian papers are say
ing that IL must not become an American
lake. BY the time II becomes anybody's lake
Ella Wheeler Wilcox will rank with Milton
and Rev. John Jasper with Copernicus and
GnFflaQ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18


The Queen has expressed her approval of
the marriages of members OF her nobility
with American women, but thinks 1t is un-
Just to suspect poor noblemen of mercen-
ary motives in marrying rich American
girls There Is nothing TO oppose her
Maiesty's charitable and romantic view ex-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18

cept the trifing circumstantial evidence
that a poor American woman has never
been wooed by an impecunious peer. which
fact may. Of course, be nothing more than
q coincidence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18
A Grocery Receivership.

Edgar B. Sprague was yesterday appoint
ed receiver for the Eureka Grocery Com
pany. The appointment was made by Judge
Harvey, of the Superior Court. The COM
pany has about 81 500 of assets and the LA
bilities are estimated at about the same
figure
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18
NON strle.-Chrintmns Photographs.

Fourteen elegant new styles on imported
card mounts. The busy season has COM
please. Sc a dozen upward. Ritchell Studio
Company, 1126 North Pennsylvania street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18
New Car stop.

Hereafter Pennsylvania-street cars In
both directions will stop three hundred feet
north Of Eleventh street upon notice 70 con-
ductors for convenience OF our patrons. The
Kftchell Studio Company, 12G North Penn
eylvania street.
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Divorce Complaints.

mands a trial Mr. Ruckelshaus becomes
chief deputy under States Attorney Pugh.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18

Bar. Their r. H. Wind. Weather Pre-.
Z a. m. 30O7 40 80 South. 1t. rain. T
p. m. .297S 81 IA South. Cloudy.
Maximum temperature, So; minimum tenn
perature, 49,
Following is a comparative statement of
the temperature and precipitation Nov. II:
Temp. Pre-.
Normal ........... ......... 40 OLA
Mean ........... ......... 46 600
Departure from the normal. SO Oh
Departure from Nov 1...... -0.12
Departure from Jan. 1........ %49S 1856
'Plus. c. f. r. WAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast official.
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DIED.

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6FRINGER-Martha J., wife Of ]. r. Springer
at the family residence 2028 Central avenue
Thursday Nov II, at a m. Notice OF funeral
later.
WHITE-Mrs. Katherine O'Connor White de-
parted her life at a. m. Thursday morning
rom her parents residence, 935 Meek street
Funeral Saturday. Nov. 10. at $50 a. M, from
Holy Cross Church. Friends invited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-18
Totals .2O2S1 24367
-NIN = p VI tlIIVJ1 1IV~V'
TWEI ETH DISTRICT.
Totals $1,000. 1854
Robinson's plurality, lao.
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
Baltimore American.

TOTALS ....-., GVcoo 4oooS
Bricks plurality, 2.4S2.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-10
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Jno. E. Johnson, of Holly Springs,
 Miss. has returned to the city and re-
 sumed the capt-generalship of the Big Red Gin. which will be operated the coming season under the management of the Forrest City Ginning Co. The process of thorough overhauling and complete change to improved ma { chinery will begin Monday morning.
 Miss Duke. of Memphis, was in the city several days the first of the week
 and was guest of the family of Hon. o. E. Rollwage. Miss Duke is an elo-
 cutionist of considerable reputation,
 and advertised to give recital at the Opera house Monday night The very
 warm weather interferred to such an
 extent that it was thought best to dis
 mss the small audience and postpone the entertainment until the following night, which was done. It was too
 warm. The audience Tuesday night
 was smaller than the Monday night
 gathering. The programme. however, was carried out, and was excellent in
 every particular. Misses Olive Gatling and Mamie Mann assisted at the piano, and the character of their per formances are we'll known. We regret 1 that circumstances were unfavorable
 to Miss Dukes performance. because she is an artist of no mean ability, and
 her work is of high character. and such as would have been enjoyed and appreciated by our people.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-10

Crops are as good as can be expected under the present circumstances.
 Health is very good.
 Mrs. Lillie Wallace was visiting in this community sunday.
 Miss Sallie Jones visited Mesdames Jackson and Thomas, Sunday
 J. D. Stodard and Chas. Stokes. of the Stokes settlement. went to Forrest City, Monday, returning the same day duly sober
 l.. F. Dunn, of Lulu, passed here Sun- day, enroute to Forrest City.
 P. Jackson went to Forrest City on bus:- ness, Tuesday.
 Everybody here have had all the rain they need. At l2:30, p. m.. Tuesday, from very slight cloud we experienced at this place the hardest rain, wind. and hail storm that the country ever had. Crops are torn up in a frightful manner and lots of damage was done.
 N. w. Jones has new kind of corn since the twister that we had here Tues day.
 The corn of this community looks like it had been run through a thrashing machine since the big storm Tuesday.
 SILVER BILL.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-10

iato ihe jaws of death. He had pro- ceeded some three miles on his journey when in a lonely spot he met his death by a A Winchester ball crashing through his breast and two through his head. This was about 5:i5 o'cioek Il. m. Those in hearing of the shots paid little a,tentiOn to them. but testi- tied ss 10 the number of shots. which corresponded to the wounds in the body of the unfortunate husband and father The murdered mans horse galluped home and thereby revealed to the wid. ow and babes the first indication that something terrible had happened
 Mrs. Luekeit at once gave the alarm 10 her neiehbors. snd general search was carried on during the day. which resulted in the finding of the body late in the evening Of the same day. Coro- ner Gaines WAS notified and left fer the scene at 4 o'clock the following morn- ing.i :.
 The evidence adduced before the coi : oner's jury pointed strongly to ibe guilt of Willhite. On the conclusion of the evidence, the coroner and half dozen determined men resolved to trace down the murderer A short distance from the road where the body was found horse had been tied 10 a sar- ling. Following the trail some four miles, through swamp and canebrake, the searching party found that their suspicious had been well founded, for the trail led almost directly to the home of Willhite. where it was lost by strik- ing road which led to his house. At intervals the pursuing party had care- fully taken the dimensions of the horses tracks. A brief council was held by the band of trailers. and it was decided to send ''uncle' John Patterson in advance to engage the desperate man in conversation from out his lone ly cabin in the wilderness. to be sup ported by the body If the band in close concealment near by all of which vanced and introduced himself to the swamp angel" and promptly placed him under arrest, 10 which he readily and pleasantly submitted.
 In his cabin was found A. Winches- ter. The horse, whose trail had been followed. was hitched close by, and upon applying the rule to his hoof, cor responded exactly to the impression noted by the trailing party.
 The right man had been found. The prisoner was allowed brief period to arrange his minor matters for the go- ing to the county jail. This was late
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-10
w. $. DURBoRow. A gent.
Employment.

The Marsh Mfg. Co.,, 356 ". Lake st., Chicago. are supplying agents with the celebrated Marsh Reading Stand and Re- volving Book Case combined, on which they are making B. and upward per day.
 There is now no good reason why anyone able and willing to work cannot be profit ably employed. The Stand recommends itself and comes within the reach of nearly all. Address company as above. Sample may be seen at this office. They will make you an offer you will readily accept.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-10
MURDER OF ]. w. LUCkETT.
Traded Through Swamps and Cane. brakes to the Door of his Assassin.

\ gain we rehearse the oft-told tale q a foul and heartless murder in St. Ffancis county.
 In d secluded spot in the St. Francis bottoms, near the military road, some - miles northeast of this city, up to tuesday morning dwelt J. w. Luckett with his young wife and four small hildren. He was worthy and indus ifious citizen, and had the good will a:d respect of his neighbors. By hon. est toil he had cleared a small patch in the midst of the forest and had accum 4laied fair portion of stock about is'm. Near him resides one J. c. Wil. hi al q his l2 year old boy.
 some coolness, of trivial nature. arose between the two pioneers and neghbors, based about thus: Upon one occasion LucSett loaned Willhite a horse 10 ride to this city, which he. Luckett, claimed that Willhite in some way misireated Willhite made the second application for the same favor, and was refused. Then it was that the storm began to develop. It was SUD- piled by the fatal they sayn force, con veyed to the two men by their intimate friends.
 As time passed on, three of Willhite' $ dogs died from causes unknown. A jog. in the heart of the average settler !n that wild region, is as sacred as the hog is in the town of Forrest City. foul means at the hands of Luckett was charged. Later. Wilhite's horse became sick and restless, and then his boy had spell of malarial fever. Then ! NHs that Willhite dived into the SUI. persiition of bygone ages and claimed tiat Luckett had ''conjnredn his horse aai child. Thus is formed the nucleus around which hangs another of the hor- fibie murders which has of late stained the records of the county.
 At an early hour Tuesday morning Lnckett started to this city on busi- ness. Bidding an affectionate good bye 10 his family and kissing the morning sweetness from the lips of bis chubby boy bsby, lhe father runconsciously rode
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-10

in the afternoon. Coroner Gaines de- putized Will Edgar, a trusted citizen, as company to escort the prisoner to a cell in the county jail-just at the hour when the echo of the clank of the great iron door was met by the l2 o'clock stroke of the big clock in the court house tower--thus supplying fresh food for delay of trial" "a mistrial," "."a change of venue," "a habeas corpus. j 'an escape" or final aoquittal by the regulation jury" of his country $ "peers.n
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-10

Nothing could be fairer, more phllan thropic. or carry more joy to the affl cted, than the offer of T. A. Slocum, Nj. C., of 1s3 Pearl street. New York City.
 Confident that he has discovered an ab- solute cure for consumption and all pull. monary complaints, and to make it's great merits known. he will send, free, three bottles of medicine to any reader of THE FORREST CITY TIMES who is suffering from chest, bronchial, throat and lung troubles or consumption.
 Already this new scientific course of medicine has permanently cured thou sands of apparently hopeless cases.
 The Doctor considers it his religious duty-a duty which he owes to human. ity-to donate his infallible cure.
 Offered freely, is enough to commend if and more so Is the perfect confidence of the great chemist making the proposition.
 He has proved the dreaded consumption to be curable disease beyond any doubt.
 There will be no mistake in sending the mistake will be in overlooking the generous invitation. He has on file in his American and European laboratories testimonials of experience from those cured. in all parts of the world.
 Don't delay until it is too late. Ad- dress T. A. Siocum. NJ. C.. 9S Pine street. New York, and when writing the Doctor. please give express and postoffice address. and mention reading this article in TIE TIMES.