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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-01
To the City TAXPAYERS.

You are hereby notified that the first half OF
your city Tax for 1898 is now due.
ALLTAX TICKETS upon which One-half has
not been paid, will be turned over to the Col
lector on the 10Th day of September for I'M
MEDIATE COLLEC rION OF THE WHOLE, with B
per cent. added.
Aug. Is, 1858, Treasurer of Staunton, Va
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-01

TABLE BOARDERS WANTED. at very rea-
L sonable rates short walk from the
business centre. Garden supplying fresn veg
etables berries AID fruit. Call at this office.
UTANTED-'To rent good farm, within
w about five miles or less of Staunt"n,
with view of buying if partydesires to sell.
Must have fairly good improvements. Al
"a osN G. W. DUDLEY,
aug is tt box o2I, Stauh6oh' va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-01
NOTICE OF DIssoLUTIoN-The under

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION under
ship BY mutual consent, and the business
heretofore conducted by them under the
firm name and style of Lyle g. Kennedy.
has together with all outstanding debts OF
every description due the said firm, been
purchased by the undersigned. j. A. Kenne-
description whatever to the said Lyle & Ken
nedy. will pay the same to ]: A: Kennedy,
the undersigned, S. B. Lyle having no fur
Their claim or interest in the same: j.; A.
Kennedy assumes all debts due by the firm
of Lyle & Kennedy, except by way OF surety
&c. 5. b. L4LE,
Aug. q, 1913. ]. A, KENNEDY.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-12-02
"Three Are Republicans"


The Minneapolis Tribune of Tuesday
last contains the following dispatch
from Deadwood:
''In all probability Kirk Phillips
will contest the election Of Lee as
governor, in three counties Of the
state, namely, Pennington. COdington
and Brookings. In Pennington
county the contest will be made on
the fact that the Silver Republicans
held no regular county convention,
and therefore Mr.. Phillips will show,
had no legal right to place their ticket
in the field. A similar contest will
be made in Brookirgs county. In
COdingtOn county Mr.. Phillips prom
ises good fight on some technicality.
The supreme court of the state is COM
posed Of three Republicans"
OF course Phillips has perfect
right to contest the election il he so
chooses, but what the REGISTER
objects to is the closing clause Of the
dispatch. "The supreme court of the
state is composed Of three Republi-
cans" This is an intimation that
even the supreme bench OF the state
is 50 partisan that they will be biased
in their decision, If not why does the
correspondent at Phillips home attach
80 much importance to the fact that
"three are Republicans" This has
been, is, and will continue to be the
curse of state politics and politicians.
They do not hesitate to enter the
sacred precincts Of justice as partisans
to carry the day. So long as polite
ians eau corrupt the courts of justice
what can be expected of the ordinary
ever day individual?
II Phillips received the most votes
then he should be declared elected.
II on the other hand Gov. Lee has
been fortunate enough to receive the
most votes, which is admitted by all,
then the people demand that he be
given his seat. II our supreme court
is SO prejudiced and so partisan that
they cannot be fair and impartial
then surely, as the Canton News says,
It is time there was a reorganization
of the Republican party and thor
ough cleansing given our courts 'oi
justice. r
Such intimations of corruptness as
advanced by the correspondent, !:
nauseating and the REGISTER cannot
believe that the supreme judges viii
be 30 narrow-minded and short-sight
ed as-to allow party prejudices to bia'
their decision in this matter If placed
before them. This is not politlca
question, 1T is a!question Of right O
wrong.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-12-02

Spain has finally accepted the prop
osition offered by the United States,
and It is believed that our commission
vill soon be at liberty to return home,
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-12-02
School Notes.

Gusta Odegard sprained her ankle
last week.
Miss Nellie Sordem, Of Elkton, re.
Gently entered the high school.
Mrs. Fl. Fishback was a pleasant
caller, at the high school, last Monday.
Rev. d. N. Mason visited our school
recently and conducted the morning
exercises.
Our pupils are pleased to hear that
elena Lockwood is recovering from
her recent severe illness.
Miss Anna Grady, Of Elkton, was
called home last week because of the
illness of her mother; she returned
this week bringing her cousin May
Kinney with her.
There were Thanksgiving exercises
conducted in most Of the grades last
Wednesday afternoon to which the
teachers were glad to be able to wei
come number of parents.
The present number of pupils, in
attendance at the high school is sixty
two, while there Is seating capacity
for only fifty seven. Some pupils are
seated in the seventh grade room
while others occupy the office.
The following is list of pupils that
have been tardy during the last
month together with the number Of
times each have been tardy.
FIRST GRADE.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-12-02
Stylish C|oaks
and Jackets.

Ladies' Jacket, made from black beaver,
only ......... ......S % w
Ladies' Jacket made from Bouch CLOTH
lined. ..................' so
Ladies black kersey, extra quality, we'll
worth $500 selling for. ............. 20
Misses black Bouch Jacket, only. so
Misses long Cloak, made from stripe
cloaking ...... ................... 10
Fine English kersey Cape, worth ST, only Is
Extra quality beaver Cape, braided and
beaded, only. ..................... 70
Over 200 other Jackets and Capes ranging from
$500 up.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-12-02

Is being remodeled, and from now
on special attention Will be, paid to
this department. Nothing but fresh
and first-class goods made and sold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
COLD WEATHER COMING.
Rain This Morning, Followed by a
Slump in Temperature.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 8 p. m.-Fore-
cast for twenty-four hours:
For Ohio-Rain; high south winds.
For Indiana and Illinois-Rain; clearing
and much colder Thursday afternoon or
night; variable winds, becoming northwest
erly.
Weather Conditions and General Forecast
The storm, central last night in Manitoba,
has moved to the north of Lake Superior,
and a second storm, which developed in
northern Texas this morning, has moved
to Arkansas. increasing in intensity. Rain
has fallen in the Atlantic States, the lake
regions, lower Missouri valley and middle
Rocky mountain range 1t has grown warm
er in New England; it has grown colder in
the middle Rocky mountain and middle
plateau regions, and it has remained sta
tionary in all other districts, including the
Pacific coast, and fair weather has pre-
vailed in the latter district. An area of high
pressure has entered from the North Pa
citic coast and tonight covers the country
from the Rocky mountains to the Pacific
area will cause a decided fall in tempera-
ture and a cold wave in western and north
ern Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and In
dian Territories, Arkansas, Kansas and
western Missouri. Rain may be expected i'll
the middle and North Atlantic States, the
lake regions, Ohio and upper Mississippi
Valleys. The weather will clear in the South
Atlantic and East Gulf States, and will be
generally fair in all other districts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22

The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is
considering the purchase of some new en-
gines.
Annual passes Of the Panhandle lines of
1898 will be honored OH their trains until
Jan. Is.
]. A. Barnard, general manager of the Pc
oria & Eastern, is spending couple of days
in Chicago,
The Queen & Crescent is running free
chair cars on its day train between Cincin-
natl and Chattanooga.
c. E. Schan. general manager of the Big
Four lines, was in the city yesterday, last
night going to Chicago.
j. T. Poe, freight traffic manager of the
Mobile & Ohio, will henceforth have the
title of general traffic manager.
After Jan. l the Louisville & Nashville
will have five passenger trains each way
daily between Cincinnati and Louisville
The directors of the S.tnta Fe have de-
cided to abandon about Ne thousand miles
of worthless branches, principally in Kan
sas.
Frank Spindler. the fireman injured in the
explosion on Engine IS, on the Evansville e.
Terre Haute. died of his injuries and was
buried at Vincennes yesterday.
The board of directors of the New York
Central AZ Hudson River Company have
declared regular quarterly dividend OF /
per cent The surplus, after providing Tor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
THE REAL RATE CUTTERS
THE SOLICITING AGENTS DO NOT ACT
WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
More Rumors Regarding the Sale of
the Chicago q AItOn-PanhandIe
Earnings for November.

IT See" said soliciting freight agent,
that general freight agent suggests that
all soliciting freight agent be given a
months vacation, beginning with the at
tempt to restore rates to tariff, Jan. 2. He
thinks that rates would then be maintained.
L have been a soliciting freight agent for a
great many years, and when there is any
rate-cutting going on the lines represent
always protect themselves. / can say that
l never offered reduced rates unless L had
authority to do so from the general freight
agent. am confident l know who the
general freight agent was that made the
suggestion regarding my calling and 1 hap
pen to know that on the day he made that
remark he was at indianapolis looking after
business, and Trough his local representa-
tive approached heavy shipper and Of
fered to renew the contract for his bust
ness at the rates of 1898 for the year 1899,
the rates being below tariff, and the con-
tract bears the name of the general freight
agent, the local representative carrying out
the general freight agents instructions.
STILL every time a rate war is inaugurated
it is invariably some soliciting agent that
gets the blame / satisfied that until
the presidents give general freight agents
the choice of losing their positions unless
they maintain tariff rates there can be no
restoration of rates which will be at all
permanent in character"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
TO RUSH HORD'S SCHEME
COUNCIL TO PASS AN ORDINANCE BE-
FORE JAN. L.
May Cost City $4,000 for n Commits
siOn-An Election Pro-
posed.

Another er-works-purchase" confer
ence was held yesterday morning at the
mayors Office and plans made to rush a
scheme through the City Council. All the
city officials, including members of the
Council, were present. VIM. B. Hord, rep
resenting the capitalists who own the water
works, spoke in favor of the plan TO buy
the water plant. IL is the same old plan
with the exception that the price is to be
named by a board of commissioners formed
OF two nonresidents appointed by the city,
two by the water company and one by the
four others. The plan was accepted with
out dissent. City Attorney Kern is to pre-
pare an ordinance for the purchase of the
water plant. The Council is to pass it be-
fore Jan. l, probably at a meeting to be
held next Monday night, unless some legal
objection arises in the meantime. The price
to be paid will not be stated in the ordi-
nance. The price will be fixed by the COM
mission and put to popular vote. If the
people turn it down that will be the end,
but the city will have to pay half of the ex-
pense of the commission, which must not
exceed $4,000, and the expense of the popu-
lar election. The water company must pay
the other half of the expense of the COM
mission. 1t was claimed by Mr.. Hord that
the ordinance must be passed before Jan.
l, because Messrs. Payson and Kimball,
Eastern capitalists who have been author
lied by the other stockholders to make. the
contract for the plant to the city. have no
authority to act after the first of the year.
The Hord plan, it will be remembered is
that 100000 cash must be paid down and
the rest of the price in twenty-five yearly
installments. Mr.. Hord said he would re-
main in the city until Mr.. Kern drafted the
ordinance and wire it to Messrs. Payson
and Kimball. The councilmen who were
present were Bowser, Golfer, Allen, Shaffer,
Bernauer Higgins, Moffett, McGrew,
SmLn Rauch, Scanlon and Mahoney. Ali
approved the plan.
Mayor Taggart has asked City Attorney
Kern to prepare an amendment to the char
ter which will provide that the expense of
street sprinking be paid out of the public
treasury instead of being assessed against
property owners. The amendment will
have been prepared by the time the Legis-
lature meets. If it be successful an addi-
tional expense of $4,000 a year will be put
upon the public funds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
The Cards We're Marked.

Jefferson D. Herrod, who said he was ga
farmer from Amo, Hendricks county," was
arrested yesterday by Detectives Gerber and
Morgan on the charge of bunco steering.
William johnson, a painter living at 1872
West Maryland street, told the detectives
that Tuesday he and Herrod engaged in a
poker game in a West Washington-street
saloon and he lost $l4 Afterward Herrod
induced, or 'steered" him to Herrod's
room a 234 West New York street. and with
two other men, he played a game of poker
and lost $54. The deck of cards was marked.
he said.
The detectives arrested Herrod and
searched his room. The cards were found.
and the detectives say they are marked so
plainly that any tyro ought to be able to
read the marks. Herrod was at first
charged merely with gambling but as he
was about to be bailed out, the charge of
bunco steering was placed against him and
the bond raised to $500. This was too much,
and Herrod had to remain in a cell. In or
der to make 1t sure that Johnson would be
present at the trial this morning he, too.
was locked up on the charge Of gambling.
Herrod claimed the game was straight. The
detectives say Johnson was dealt big
mitts, or very good hands, induced to bet
freely and then beaten with still larger
hands dealt to Herrod and the other two
men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
BALL PARK BISECTED.
Works board Orders Street Run
Through 1t.

The present baseball park will be no more
after this year. The Board of Public Works
yesterday decided to extend Marlowe street
through it and the extension will pass over
second and third bases. Walter Colt, presi-
dent of the ball club, said yesterday he did
not know where the team would play next
year.
Among the property owners present at
the meeting of the board were c. L. Hare,
representing the Ritzinger heirs. who own
the ball park, and Rev Dennis McCabe,
pastor of the Holy Cross Church, a half
square south of the ball park Rev. Nc
Cabe said he was ball crank himself
and did not believe Sunday ball was wicked,
but the ball games disturbed services at the
church and the work at the parish school
and the Ohio-street public school. Mr..
through the property. He said the owners
We're willing to promise not to lease the
land to the ball club another year. If the
board did determine to open the street, he
said ne hoped that it would be only twenty
five feet wide instead of fifty. The board
decided TO make the street fifty feet wide.
1t is probable that the land will be divided
into lots and sold.
The future of baseball in this city IS made
doubtful by the action of the board. Last
season the club lost $2,o00, together with all
the profits of the season before. It will
cost the club several thousand dollars to
build new grandstands and other buildings
If it lease new park. Mr.. Colt said there
was no need for a street through the ball
park and the only intention was to get rid
of the ball club. I'VE can be forced to hunt
a new ball park every year" he said, IF
the city continued to open streets through
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
A Years Track Construction.

Preliminary estimates made by the Rail-
road Gazette show an increase of 2.S67 miles
during 1898 in the railway mileage of the
United States. This is the largest increase
reported since 1892 when 4,419 miles were
added. OF the increase this year more than
one-third was supplied by nine roads, among
which were the Great Northern, 165 miles;
ST. Louis & San Francisco, 142; Mobile &
Ohio, 12S; Washington County Ga new road
in Maine), IFS; Pecos Valley g. Northeastern
105; FL Paso & Northeastern, 100. In the dis
tribution of the new mileage by States,
Minnesota takes the lead with 263 miles.
Then follows Texas 1888; Louisiana, III; Ala
bama, ISL; Oklahoma, 15z; Arkansas, 140;
Maine, 1913; California. 49, Missouri, Ill
Michigan and Georgia, each 104. Four of
these States have more than one-quarter Of
the new mileage and it required thirty
three States and Territories to make up an
other fourth of the increase One-half of
the total mileage of the year was in nine
States and Territories Ten roads in Canada
have built 44S miles. which is more by fifty
three miles than that reported last year. OF
this mileage more than one-half,l 262 miles
is credited to the Canadian Pacific Ten
roads in Mexico have built Az miles, which
is nearly one hundred miles more than the
totals Of last year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Negotiations stilI Pending.

Rumors concerning the sale of the Chi
cago & Alton continue to make their APP
pearance almost every day. The road has
been sold at least dozen times in the last
two weeks, according to rumor. Yesterday
it was announced" on Wall street that
the company had sold out to the Union Pa
cific, the Missouri Pacific and the Baltimore
& Ohio interests The first-named was
said to be in the majority. 1t was said the
sale had been made at 175 on the stock
The personnel of the men supposed to be
interested was not mentioned. When asked
regarding the report George Gould, pres
ident of the Missouri Pacific, refused to
talk. E. Fl. Hartman, Of the executive
committee of the Union Pacific, later in the
day was authority for the statement that
the negotiations for the purchase of the
Chicago & Alton were not yet completed
He minated that all the negotiations were
in his hands, and it was likely the matter
would be closed before long. Any positive
statement as to the requirement of the Chi
cago q Alton road by the interests named,
he said, was premature. President Il. B.
Blackstone, OF the Chicago e. Alton, denied
any knowledge of the reported sale. John
Mitchell, one of the --eaviest stockholders,
would neither affirm nor deny the rumor
A New York holder of large block of
Alton stock said that he had no knowledge
of the scope of the negotiations for the sale
of the road. Probably he added, moth
ing will be determined on without the pres
ence of ]. J. Mitchell, who apparently was
in New York last week to negotiate on hold
ings outside of President Blackstone. But
a majority interest will have to be over
10000 shares And then nothing could be
done before the stockholders had passed on
the deal. For my part, expect TO get l75
for my stock, which touched 172 Wednes-
day. In my opinion the deal is neither off
nor on-that is to say, matters are in the
same position as when Mr. Mitchell was in
New York.,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
Fast Time to the Far West.

The change of time to take place Jan. /
by Eastern lines, in shortening the mail
train service from Washington, New York,
Boston and all points east of Chicago and
st. Paul, will be on the same rate continued
to Omaha and Denver by the change made
in the schedule of the Great Northern Rail-
way, that company having decided to put
on limited train on that date leaving st.
Paul at a. m. Immediately upon the ar
rival of the fast mail and limited trains
from Chicago and the East. This will
shorten the train service to Montana and all
points West by twelve hours, making the
delivery of the mails possible at Helena and
Butte the second night from Chicago ar
irving at Seattle and coast cities the third
night, thus making continuous service to
Puget Sound and Portland for both passen-
gers and the United States mails. Its sec
ond coast train will leave ST. Paul at a.
m. daily, thus giving double train service
from st. Paul and Chicago to Montana and
al Western DOntS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
OUTSIDE B.&L. CONCERNS
SUPREME COURTS DECISION OF M
PORTANCE TO THEM.
Failing to Comply with 1893 Law,
They Cannot Collect Debts
in the State.

In the case Of Olivia p. Reed against the
Equitable Loan and Investment Association
OF Illinois the Supreme Court decided that
the failure of a foreign corporation to COM
ply with the law of 1898 does not invalidate
any claim it may have against citizen of
this State, but that it is a bar to the col
lection of 1T by any process of law. The
appellee gave a mortgage on some real
estate to the appellant company and claims
that since that time she has paid all the
principal of her debt and interest at per
cent, but still owes about 800. She asked
to have the mortgage discharged for the
reason that the appellant charged usurious
interest and was not entitled to do business
in this State, not having complied with the
law Of 1893 governing foreign companies.
The case was decided in her favor in the
lower court, but the Supreme Court reversed
the judgment. Judge Howard, who wrote
the opinion. said in part;
I'VE think under Section Of the act pay
mentS on such loan might lawfully be re-
ceived: No, such payments, however. could
be enforced until the corporation had COM
piled with the requirements OF the statute.
We are Of opinion that the complaint
does not state cause of action to quiet title
or Tor the cancellation or discharge of the
mortgage. In loaning the money to appel
lees, and in taking the note and mortgage
securing the same, appellant proceeded I'M
der the statutes of Indiana then in force,
permitting all foreign corporations, includ-
ing, Of course, all foreign building and loan
associations, to do business in this State.
While the act of 1898 makes it unlawful for
appellant to continue to do such building
and loan business in this State without
complying with the requirements of that
act yet it provides expressly that the penal
ty for such failure to comply with the pro-
visions of the law shall be that such foreign
corporation, association or society shall not
be entitled to enforce by legal proceedings
any evidence of Indebtedness against any
citizen or citizens in this State or any mort
gage against any property in this State until
such requirement has been complied with.
This provision will effectually prevent
appellant from collecting the balance
claimed to be due by reason of it's building
and loan contract, until it has first complied
with the requirements of the statute. But
1t may comply with the provisions of the
act of 1893 and then proceed to enforce it's
claim against appellees. The statute affects
the remedy as to the collection of the debt
but not the debt itself"