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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
A Hanging at Norfolk.

Norfolk. Va, Dec. 16-Arthur Lovitt,
coiored who killed special Constable
Beasley, Sept. "A last, near Princess Anne
Court house Va. while the officer was
trying to arrest him for the theft of a
pistol was hanged to-day In the Jail yard
Of the county Of Princess Anne. His neck
was broken and death was instantaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
wheat aggregate 1Og. 4Os. 71g AGAINST 118.sOs

wheat aggregate 100, ne against 11SSOs,-
097 last year.
Cotton exports for the week aggregate
3,251, 1886 bushels, against 4,SS8,535 last week
4129,87S in this week a year ago; 2,Sl4, l5U
in 1896; 2057 $40 In 1895, and 65S,O66 in 1894.
Since July l this year, corn exports ag-
gregate 72.27S. 700. against Il, 3S1, 44S during
the same period last year.
Business failures are about nominal
numbering 233 for the week, against 2SI
last week. 2SS in this week year ago.
1853 in 1896. SS5 in 1895 and 329 in 1894.
In Canada, SO this week, against - last
week, and 43 last year.
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A Lofty IdeaI.

From the Philadelphia Record Dem).
Mr. Bryan's opposition TO colonial pol
icy is conceived on the loftiest ideals of
the right of self-government. without
much regard to the capacity of the peoples
of our colonies for self-government
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
A Living National Issue.
From the New York World Dem.

From the New York World (Dem)
Mr.. Bryan has again demonstrated his
ability to recognize and to seize upon
living national issue. However
this policy may strike the country in gen
eral and the Democratic party in partic-
ular, it will not be denied that Mr.. Bryan
has lost none of his daring and dexterity
as a political Opportunist with brilliant
gifts of leadership.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17

ST. Joseph, La, Dec. 16.-To-day within
the walls Of the parish jail OF this place.
Simon Fassett paid the extreme penalty
of the law for the murder OF Gus Nc
Queen at Somerset plantation, in this par
ish ia May last. Both parties were ne
eroes and saw mill hands
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
sound views.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch (Rep).
Col Bryan, relieved of military restric-
tions, is prompt to give utterance to his
feelings 1t must be said, in this case,
that his feelings do him credit. His views
on imperialism are as sound as his IDEAS
about the currency are unsound and it is
no hazardous prediction TO say they will
be as popular as free silver is unpopular.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17

before that his utterances are trite.. lack
ing In novelty, painfully meretricious.
For the present the occupation OF
Cuba and the Philippines is the thing. and
we will evacuate after while-when Eng
land evacuates Egypt, for instance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17

From the Richmond Dispatch CDem).
Every anu-imperalist no matter what
may be his views on the currency ques-
ton, will admit that the outgiving of
Hon. William Jennings Bryan. at Sa-
vannah, Tuesday night, was sound and
patriotic.
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with a sigh Of detection and doubt by
others. But when its very champion
comes before the public with an entirely
new political programme, without a word
on that subject, nobody can doubt that
the knell has really been tol.ed at last
and the dirge actually sung.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17

ASemphis Commercial Appeal QDem).
Col Bryan is 100 late 10 getting into the
discussion. because what be has 70 say
~ been said ~ often before. and b has
been challenged and dlsprOyed 30 often
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
can See only one Good Point.

From the PnIIadeIpIIa IIIHes kIhd.J.
The only redeeming feature of Col. Bry-
ans deliverance is his tacit confession that
the free silver heresy is dead and buried.
The labor world., 1898-03-05

MAYORS MESSAGE.
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So, 900; village of Duluth refunding bonds,

s25 ,000 village of Duluth refunding bonds,
6 per cent, S13S, ,250; total, 81, 055, $50.
The last item Of $13S25O was issued at
the time when the city Of Duluth reverted
into a village under a special act. A
fund for paying both principal and in
terest was provided for by the county.
The city, therefore, is paying interest on
S1,9l7 900 bonds.
City Of Duluth street Improvement GER
tificates now outstanding, bearing inter-
est at per cent, $170,OS7; city of Lake
side, street improvement, per cent,
$500; village of West Duluth, street i'm
provement, 7 per cent, $56125; city orders
outstanding, per cent, $780, 900; total,
$612721.
TO offset this indebtedness there is due
the city from delinquent assessments and
taxes over $1,l00,0OO. Of this amount
something over 100000 is for assessments
made for street improvements on prop
erty in the city of Duluth proper, and is
a first lien on the property. That, to-
gether with the delinquent taxes, will un-
doubtedly be paid up in few years and
will wipe out our floating debt. I do not
know of a single case where the prop
erty is not good for the assessment even
in these times. For the West Duluth as
sessments it is claimed, and I believe in
some cases it is true, that the property
is not worth the assessments and taxes,
but let that be as it may, whatever we
get out of it will be over and above our
debt and SO much of a surplus in the
treasury.
Street certificates of Duluth, West Du-
luth and Lakeside outstanding Feb. l,
1897, $412, ,141.90; city orders outstanding
Feb. 1, 1897, 1929, 499.7O; total, $741 ,631.6O.
Certificates and orders outstanding as
above on Feb. 1, 1898, se12, 72a.oo: City Of
Duluth refunding AZ per cent, issued dur
ing last year, $113,o00.Oo; total $725, 723.O0;
leaving a balance of SIS, 5,90S.6O.
Money returned to water fund during
last year, $32, ,s22.S2; total, $4S,73o.42, as the
net reduction of the city's Indebtedness
during tI.Slast year.
While I'm not able to report as large
a reduct@al in our city Indebtedness as
last yea5# the balance nevertheless re-
mains on the right side of the ledger. We
may congratulate ourselves with having
been able to keep the expenses of the city
within our income, especially when we
take in consideration the inability of the
people to pay their taxes. The city treas
urer has at all times been able to pro-
cure funds to pay all demands on the
treasury, and in consequence the credit
of our city has been maintained. In this
connection wish to call the attention of
your honorable body to the urgent neces-
sity for continued retrenchment and the
closest economy in all city affairs. We
must not only try to live within our in
come, but in order to invite prosperity,
taxes must be lowered, and this, am
satisfied, can be done as soon as the peo-
pie are enabled to pay up their back
taxes. ,..} '.' f.
The labor world., 1898-03-05

Totals ...........2S.3 27.9 S1.4 Sl.4
From a study of the above figures it
will be seen that the question of taxes
does not depend so largely on the as
SCISSORS department as is popularity sup
posed. for although very heavy reductions
have been made in the valuations during
the past two years a corresponding in
crease in rates has taken place which al
most offsets the effect of the reduction in
valuations, showing that expenditures
must be reduced. The rate for city pur-
poses has not been increased to cores
pond with the reduction in values, that
for the year 1897 showing a reduction OF
05 of a mill over that of 1896, proving
that economy is practised n the conduct
of city affairs and that the increasing of
the rate during the past two years, has
been largely due to the levies for other
purposes. The expense of the department
for the past year has been $4,493.51. A
comparison with former years is as fol-
lows: 1S93 $5459.11; 1894, $6,3S5.10; 1895,
$5,oo4.15; 1896, s6,47e.1o; 1897, s4,69s.51.
The labor world., 1898-03-05

Fire Department Expense Cut
$4,000 in Two Years.
Expenses of the fire department from
Feb. 1, 1895 to Feb. 1, 1896, s112, 1929; from
Feb. 1, 1896 to Feb. 1, 1897, $95, ,927.42; from
Feb. 1, 1897, to Feb. 1, 1885, $S7, 1888. sc, show
ing reduction over last year of $S,5S756,
or net saving in the expense of the de-,
partment for two years of SIS, .5S, which
saving will be further increased during
this year if the same economy is prac-
tised, because the large reduction in the
force was not made until fall and con-
sequently does not show the full amount
in the totals of this year. af y
Personnel of the department for 1896:
One chief, two assistants, two black
Smiths two fire wardens, one wagon
maker, one painter, one electrician, SS
firemen, two firemen at New Duluth; to-
tai, 101 men.
= Personnel of the department for 1897:
One chief, two assistants, one black
smith, one wagon maker, one fire ward
en-, IS firemen, one fireman at New Du-
luth, one lineman, one electrician; total,
ss men. .ss:a
While large reductions in the personnel
of the department have been made, am
glad to say that the high efficiency Of the
department has been maintained. Only
a few days ago the efficiency of the de-
partment was fully proven at the Cham
ber of Commerce fire. heard great
many complimentary remarks from
members Of the Retail Grocers' associa-
tion, visitors to the city, that were pres
ent at the hre, Of the able manner! In
which Chief Black and his assistants and
firemen conducted themselves. have
heard it repeatedly said, and know it is
true, that according to the size of our
department it is second to none in the
country. In this connection I would re-
spectfully suggest that as soon as we get
possession of the water plant, strong
effort should be made for a heavy reduc-
ton in insurance rates. 1t has been
promised and the people are entitled to
some substantial returns for the large
outlay in maintaining such an efficient
force of fire fighters.
Here follows Chief Blacks fire record
from Feb. 1, 1897 to Feb. L. 1885,
The labor world., 1898-03-05
ASSESSORS REPORT.


Assessed Valuation n Little Larger
But Rate No Higher:
The report of the city assessor, which
I herewith submit for your careful pc
rusal shows small changes in the as
sessed valuation of last year, the real es-
tate remaining practically the same as in
1896. The increase in real estate is in
the nature Of new buildings, amounting
to $22S,274 The assessed valuation for
the year 1897 shows a decrease of about
$26O,OOO This decrease is more than ac>
counted for in the item of bank stocks
which have decreased very largely both
in quantity and value.
The rate of taxation is the same for
1897 as that for 1896, namely, 31.4.
The following table will show the rate
Of taxation for the past several years and
the proportion for the different purposes,
including the local i mill tax which is
levied under the state law:
Purpose 1894. 1885, 1896 1897
State tax ......335 295 295 1903
The labor world., 1898-03-05

Ireland may at last have
home rule, not as a gift from
the Liberals but a concession
from the Conservatives; not
through a Dublin parliament
but through county councils.
And if Balfour's measure to
that end is adopted the Irish
will have local self-government
which is more vital to free in
stitutions than representative
government through ma
tional body. Besides it will
work better as a political
proposition.
The labor world., 1898-03-05

At the first hint of war, con-
gress cheerfully voted to estab-
lish two new artillery regi-
ments. The cost is only a
matter of half a million dollars
a year, which does not count
much among good many
millions. But it is an addition
to our standing army.
The labor world., 1898-03-05
RAILROAD TAXATION.
IF There is Justice in Taxation
Ii is a License Fee for a
Privilege.
Fec Belongs to the State and
Community which Creates
and Grants the Privilege.

Counties in which railroad
lands are situated-and st.
Louis has apparently more
railroad land in extent and
value than any other county
in the state inclined to
think it a hardship that the
state takes all the taxation of
these lands. Other counties,
in which there doesn't happen
TO be much railroad land,
think that the present arrange
ment is fair enough and see no
reason for complaint. Conse-
quently there is some discus
sion, in which the most OBJ
vious point is that the dis
putants do not understand
what they are talking about
and cannot agree how the tax
should be divided because they
have no idea what the tax is.
It never occurs to most of
them that there is any just
principle on which taxation
should be based, except the
general principle that the rail-
roads can be depended on to
get out of paying their share if
there is a possible chance and
ought to be taxed as hard as
possible to get even. And as
for dividing the taxes, each To-
cality is positive that it pays
too much into the general
fund and gets too little back
and that is the one point on
which they are all agreed.
Now the railroad pays one
tax that is peculiar, the tax on
gross earnings, 50 much on
every dollar taken in. A tax
Slike that wouldn't do in ordin-
ary business. Tax the manu-
facturer or wholesaler or re-
taller five cents on every dol
lar he took in, and you would
soon drive him out of busi-
ness, or drive him over to Wis
consin. The railroad can't be
driven over to Wisconsin; the
nature of it's business is such
that it must be done here;
neither is it discouraged by
- - . + )
The labor world., 1898-03-05
CITY FINANCES.
indebtedness Has Been Reduced
&43 7OO

$4S,7OO
Following is report made by the city
treasurer on the city finances: Bonded
debt, city of Duluth, general fund, per
cent, $685. 900; bonded debt, city of Duluth,
general fund, AZ per cent, $563,0oO; city
of Duluth street improvement bonds, S
per cent, 100000; city of Duluth park i'm
,provement bonds, per cent, $4,000 vii
lage of Duluth sewer bonds, per cent,
$4,000; West Duluth bonds, general fund,
per cent, $165, 900; New Duluth, per cent,
$4,000; Fond du Lac, per cent, $4,000;
city of Lakeside, general fund. 6 per cent,
$4,000: township of Oneota, 6 per cent,
The labor world., 1898-03-05

ori ginated and what was it's
destination and how much is
due to each county from the
proceeds of each consignment.
1t would be absurd to try to
calculate all that. One might
as we'll keep a profit and loss
accounting of all the blood cor
puscles in his body.
The labor world., 1898-03-05

destination and how much is
due to each county from the
proceeds of each consignment
1t would be absurd to try to
calculate all that. One might
as we'll keep a profit and loss
accounting of all the blood cor
puscles in his body.
X Y Y
But the railroads not only
have a license to conduct a
transportation monopoly. They
are also large landowners.
Here is an additional privilege
not covered by their tax on
gross earnings. Paying the
gross earnings tax does not
pay for this privilege. On the
lands that it holds the railroad
is justly taxed like any other
land holder, and the courts
have not only said that this is
reasonable, but hold that any
law which tries to exempt the
railroads from such taxation is
unconstitutional because the
constitution says the taxation
on the same sort of property
must be equal.
That is the tax under dis
cussion-whether it should be
divided among the counties
that furnished it, or put into
the state treasury, or distrib-
uted the same as the school
fund, without regard to it's
origin. If there is any reason
for local collection of taxes at
all, if there is any reason for
county government of local
affairs, it should belong to the
community where the land is
situated. Of the elements that
make the land valuable, that
make the privilege of occupy.
ing it worth anything, one con
spicuous element is the deve1-.
opnent Of the neighbo ID:
In Duluth the streets are
paved and severed, and we
are to have water works, and
we have good schools and 50
on, all of which has to be paid
for by taxation, all of which
makes 1t worth more to live
here, all of which in turn
makes the privilege of occupy
ing the land, or of holding it
out of use, so much dearer.
It is this community and not
Sleepy Eye that makes the
privilege of holding the land
worth something, and it is to
this community and not to
Sleepy Eye that the possession
tax belongs.
Of course if taxation is ex-
tortion, confiscation, what can
be squeezed out of an unwill-
ing victim, these considera-
tions don't count-soak the
railroads as hard as you can
and let the majority quarrel
over the booty. But if there is
any justice in taxation it is a
license fee for privilege-and
no other taxation is just
which fee belongs to the state
which grants the privilege or
to the community which cre-
ates it.
The labor world., 1898-03-05
BLISS IS IGNORANCE.

Mayor Again Reiterates His Impas.
stoned Confidence in Police.
A comparative statement of the ex-
pense of the police department furnished
me by the secretary Of the department is
herewith given in detail: Year ending
February, 1895, $66,52967; 1896, $59,6434S;
The labor world., 1898-03-05

AS a matter OF faCt the same
reason why the tax can be col
lected is the reason why it is
just. The railroad is a mon
opoly. Build a parallel road
and you have two to share the
monopoly but hardly any COM
petition. Because the busi-
ness is a monopoly the rail-
road can stand this extraor-
binary tax. AS regards a rail-
road in some other state it has
an absolute monopoly. To
carry freight from Duluth to
Crookston it has to be in Min
nesota and so long as that
freight is to be carried a Min
nesota railroad is going to do
it. Piling on the taxes might
bankrupt the road but it
wouldn't drive it out of the
state.
And that makes the tax
reasonable. The railroad has
a monopoly from the state, a
license rather, to carry on this
monopoly. Its charter gives
great powers-altogether too
great, by the way, for any pri-
vate@corporation to have. And
the state has right to take all
that the monopoly is worth.
lust as at the worlds fair the
popcorn privilege sold for a
quarter of a million dollars and
every other concession for
sums to correspond. Nobody
called that tribute or ques-
toned the fairness of getting
all that was to be had tor the
privileges. 1t wasn't extortion
but a fair sale at auction. And
the only difficulty in fixing this
gross earnings tax is that the
privilege cannot very we'll be
! put up at auction and we can
only guess whether it is high
|enough to give the state all
there is in it. We guess it
sn't at present.
The money thus collected
naturally belongs to the state,
and is devoted to the general
fund. It would take too much
bookkeeping to figure out
where each pound of traffic
The labor world., 1898-03-05
the tax.

the tax.
People who own railroads
are apt to think that they are
thus taxed simply because
they can't get away, and some
others seem to share that
view. And when the law was
originally passed it was a bar
gain that the railroads should
pay this tax in lieu of alltother
taxation. s
The labor world., 1898-03-05
The new COUNCIL.
The Newly Elected Aldermen
Take Their Seats in the
Council,
They Elect Officers and Receive
Mayor Truelsen's
Message.

The new council organized Tuesday
night and elected officers of the city
that are chosen by the council for the
ensuing year. The following is list of
officers:
......................:... Robert L. Cochrane
Vice President t............"Frank Crassweller
City CLERK. k.................H.W w. Cheadle
Assistant City Clerk. Ellis E. Beebe
V1Cy y. d1cnaTOS
Assistant City orney...".................
%..::..........:........ r. Spencer
Health Officer cer..............Dr. Murray
Scaler Of Weights and Measures.-.....
Sampson
The labor world., 1898-03-05

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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1898-11-24

On motion it was ordered that an ap-
preparation of 500 %, be allowed Green
view township, to assist in grading the
slough between sections Il and 23 in
said town. said amount to be paid on
vouchers being presented by the town
board thereof.
The board took up the consideration
OF the appropriation of $4,000 to Hope
township to be used in lumber for
bridge and grading approaches thereto
between sections IS and y, on July l3
1898.
On motion it was ordered that said
amount be paid as granted on July l3,
lS9S, viz: When said improvements are
completed and the proper vouchers pre-.
scnted to this board.
The committees appointed Oct. 3, 1898
to inspect the sites of bridges between
sections IS and 33, West field township,
and between sections g. in Primrose and
section l, in Sherbroolle, made and filed
their reports.
On motion said reports were accepted
and committees discharged. and further
action in regard to said bridges deferred
until the January meeting OF the board.
The application OF f. Il. Rugg to pur-
chase lots ., 6, I, s, 9 and 10 in block %,
original townste of Hope agreeing to
pay the sum Of S232s therefor was pre-
sented to the board.
On motion said application was grant
ed and the chairman directed to execute
and the auditor 10 attest quit claim
deed of said premises to Il. r. Rugg
The application OF Adam S. Mootc to
purchase the interest Of the county in
and to lots I. s, 0. 10, IL and T.. block 8,
original towrsitc of Hope. agreeing to
pay the sum of S14.75 therefor, was pres.
ented to the board.
On motion said application was grant
ed. and the chairman of tho board di-
rected to execute and the county auditor
to attest Il quit claim deed of said prem.
ises to Adam S. Moote.
The application OF Adam S. Moote to
purchase the interest of the county in
and to lots l, ,, and 3, original townsite
of Hope agreeing to pay the sum of Sl4.
30 therefor was presented to the board.
On motion said application was grant
ed, and the chairman of the board di-
rectcd to execute. and the county audi
tor to attest Il quit claim deed of said
premises to Adam S. Moote.
On motion the bond of the county
treasurer elect was fixed at the sum of
100000.
On motion tie bond Of the shelf elect
was fixed at the sum Of s5,OCOCO.
On motion the bond of the coroner
elect was fixed at he sum Of :G0OO0.
On motion the Finley Golden Slope, a
weekly newspaper printed and published
in the village Of tinlcy, in Steele county.
n. D.. was designated as tho newspaper
in which the sheriff of tho county of
Steele, n. d.. shall give the notice of tax
judgement sale OF al! tracts Of land and
buildings against which judgement has
been or may be rendered according to
the provisions of chapter 2S session laws
of 1897. and said sheriff directed to give
notice therein and to sell the said tracts
or parcels of land and the buildings
thereon as provided by said law.
Attest:
Charles G.. Boise.
County Auditor.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1898-11-24
The Rev. Ira r. Hicks

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