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The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

Dave Crawford is back again.
This time he will flash his hotel
diamond from behind the Randolf
hotel Office counter. Dave is all
right and a popular clerk We are
glad to have him back.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

For relief and comfort in Asthma
Balard's Horehound Syrup has no
equal Price 25 ana 80 cts.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

The best OF everything the mari
It affords, at Huddlestou Bros
neat market
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

Get your money worth, we don't
know Of any better advice to give
the buyer Of bicycle. And there's
no doubt you do it, wnen you buy
Crescent Bicycle, It's price al
ways reminds you, that you've got
your moneys worth, Sold on
monthly payments by the Edwards
Harness Company 81
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

If your brain won't work right
and you miss the snap, vim and en-.
ergy that was once yours, you should
take Prickly Ash Bitters. 1t clean
ses the system and invigorates both
body and brain. Sold by all drug
gists. 3 70
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

Up-to-date tailor-made clothing
ut the Globe. 4-3I
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

G.. M, WArEBsoN,
Ticket Agent,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

Do yeu need spectacles? Mr.
Johnson at Erber's will examine
your eyes free 6-lo
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

Hardly day passes, in families
where ther are children, in which
Balla DIS Snow Liniment is not need
ed. 1t quickly cures Cuts, Wounds
Bruises, burns, and Scalds
Price % and 80 cts.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

You will get your moneys worth
BY trading at the Globe! Dry Goods
store. 3
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

New line ladies and gentlemeus
yold watches and chains at f. L
Schuster's the old reliable. 81
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-29

Are you going to paint your
house? If so we can save you money
by dealing with us.
6-25 WILLIAMS q WILLIAMS,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-15
FOOLED PROPERTY OWNERS.
DAVID L. COOLEY TELLS HOW HE TRICKEI
THEM FOR THEIR GOOD.

David L. Cooley. sworn, examined by, M Moss:
Mr.. Moss-Where do you live? AoWhitestone.
Q.-How long have you lived there? A.-Forty-
Q-What district are you assessing in as Deputy
Tax Commissioner? A.-The First Ward Borough
Q.~Wb0t village is that? A.-That is Long ISL
Q.-Had you any real estate experience in Long
great deal had been in the real estate business
and had property for sale there, ,.-,-..o
o:-You had no experience in Long Island City
q.-Was your. real estate Experience entirely in
Queens County? Ayes. sir.
examination was 1905; rating on arithmetic. 90.
One OF the questions in arithmetic upon which you
5e7isd %a tax IS sved what is the
tax rate?,, And you also gave an incorrect an
lot of land. 25xicO there is a house running back
Of the area T Of the lot IS covered by the
The marking on the general paper was Il by one
% by one and 9s by the other. and experience was
marked so by both examiners? A.-Wel the day
some excitement for half an hour or 50. and got
not intend TO be at the examination that day, and
that probably might cause aus some Of the trouble:
that is. did you raise or lower 1t? Al lowered
$500 as z sopn oWere sh'p r. Ayes sir.
Q.-That In the city Of Long Island City?
AYES, sir
HOW HE FOUND HIS BASE
Q-On what basis did you lower It? A-Well. as
found in the first place when went there-I
went around the different real estate people and
got the prices in different localities. ] wanted
or three blocks OF the poorest and cheapest prop
erty ! could get
oy-That is you started in though you were
going TO buy? Ayes. sir
Q.-And you asked for the cheapest lot you could
buy? Ayes, SIR. without them knowing who 1
was: told them had forty or nifty teams walt
ing In the stable TO go to work. | had big
SLOUGH hat on, and / went thenv as representing a
syndicate: didn't care what condition the prop
erty in whether II wac filled in graded.
Q.-You told them you had forty or fifty teams
waiting in the stable. and you could put them
right TO work, after buying the property? Ayes;
provided would buy cheap enough.
Q.-Whom did you say that TO? A-Those differ
emit real estate dealers
Q.-How many? A.-Al in my district.
Q.-What was the result of that? Al got their
prices. Then went where there signs. This
Place for Sale House for Sale" Lots for Sale
! went there and inquired what they were asking
for them and placed the valuation a good deal on
that information
Q-And the result of that kind of an investiga-
ton was that you took of from that years yalua-
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Commissioners that question. 49,, 49,,
deputies TO do the best you could? Al did
Q.-With whatever experience you had! Ayes,
o.-And that was the way you were to equalize
the burden OF taxation; was 1t not? A.-The bur bur.
aen 81 Wa oready bSrdened enough with
ton. As property holder to my s ssI,i nave
eT rg ' as we'll as anybody 1t IS absolutely mPos
slbe sell any real estate In Brooklyn and II mas
been for FIVE years. or to rent It, -... -.- =,
O-Was Il not your idea as property owner In
that very district that eaualizng would have TO be
done by putting a heavier burden on the other
boroushs than Brooklyn? A-Correct. That
ODD the Commissioners tell you that? A.-No.
Q-Did they intimate that to you? A.-No sir.
QNo Instructions went out so far as yoS Hno s
Q.-And do you mean TO say that all that DELICATE
of n sS o the In
their district? AYES. Sir.
BROOKLYN IS WITH HIM
Mr.. Hofrman-How long have you resided in the
city OF Brooklyn? A.1Thirty-four years: s. -,
any society or organization In the city OF Brooklyn
that the ya1&O Of h the roD4 yds b ss
high enough? Ayes sir.
A~The brooklyn Tax League.
Q.-Is that identified with any party? Are
that this organinatO9 proposed to take the aues-
Q.-The question being OF property In the Borough
Ran nS The vd h%f that . Ta' rSss
published their statement very often there In
brooklyn, In The Brooklyn Eagle" making COM
parison.
Mr. Moss-Just another question. Mr. Sche-
mann | notice you get 5000. Ayes, sir.
O-Some OF the other deputies only get 81 700
How do you get 5000? A,-You will have to ask
the Commissioners. l suppose they think 1
worth IT,
Q.-Mr Cooley who is doing that nice work In
Long Island CITY, Is only getting N.70O and you
are getting 5000 What is the difference? Do you
work any more than he does? A.-You will have to
ask the Commissioners.
Q.-How many pieces did you examine? A
About $4,000
Ole said he examined 1900
The Chairmnn--That would make 266 day. Ten
hours work q day, would make about two minutes
for each piece With the number OF new buildings
going there I can't comprehend how ono man
can do that work. Al can. U4aughter)
HOW QUICK WORK IS DONE.
Q.-Givng II two-minute time average?
A.-Well. In my district you have got 700-foot
block, In most OF these wards have they very
long blocks, and II ls all residential property.
NoU, I live right the border OF II. and am
pretty we'll acquainted with the neghborhood there
has been change OF late there In valuations. tho
clerk will take the field book and will take the
map. and | will start on the corner. and will
ask him what In lot number and assessed
for row OF houses, perhaps thirty In row, all
| assessed alike. built by one builder.
Q.-fou mean they were all assessed alike be-
fore? Ayes, sir.
OIL thought you didn't those ngures3 A.
did TO certain extent. why certainly.
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DON'f WANT TO jobs.
HEaG@ Nam On Prairie AVsnue7 Gives Up
His Dea4Rs for tha&1afe Of F1msman

noaAA1$ WaW On FrSS1aS1 A*Wnue1 91GWS& Up
His DeaiEe for tha&1afe Of Fimsman.
/ 1T is reported that one of bhe well
iknown young men 0fthe city living at
la private BOARDING. house on Prairie
laWenHG is Reditatiag. on 1e-wisdon of
lenteriMg tine fire department. En- order
8to test his capacisise in. this line he
sstartea D fire in onetOf the gnatse ion the
house Monday evening. AIS this, CRATE
had not been used for seine time, the
chimney had beeRp stopped Rp with
paper, and IN shOrts time it appeared
as though con1agratic1 was iEOmi-
nents In order t9e avert this and at
the Same time to get some practice in
his chosen work, the young nam with
great difficulty climbed to the roof of
the house. When he had gained the
sUEDmit Of the house, after very
lah0riOus effort, the paper which had
furnished fuel for the ffanaas had all
been consumed and there was mo trace
Oh the fire. When the WOULD be brennan
started TO return, to- terra fIFma be
found new problem staring him in
the face. 1t had been easy enough to-
climb up the old'0SsTaeed roof and tho
first efforts of the amateur fireman to.
descend proved that it would be muGhl
easier to get down. 1t was so easy I'm
fact that it seemed perilons. For a
long while he sat stradlliDg the peabsd
roof thinking Of way out of the difi-
Guilty. The davis descended and still
the fireman lingered and the neighbOrs
gathered to give him pointers on how
to get down. all of them we're cut of
the question:, as the roof had become
slippery. When the young. man had
quite resigned himself to spending the
night on tAe roof he was released by
one of the young ladies of the house,
who rescued him by letting him into
the interior of the house through hole
in the roof The young man was not
able to be interviewed Monday evening
and il is said that he has given up all
his desires to become a fireman. The
damage from the burning of the CHM
neY was incOnsiderable.
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MADE NEW CONTRACTS.
Contracts for thee View St. Georges Hail
Are Let to Eenosha Bidders.

TIE special building COMMITTEES of
the trustees of ST. Georges church
having in charge the construction of
the new society hall met MOnday
evening and made neT contracts. for
the building. The contyaets we're all
let some three weeks ago, but the
contractors, who wore nearly all Mfb-
wankee builders, refused TO live up to
the terms of their contracts and the
committee were forsed to go through
the whole transaction, again. As q
result the work wiNl be- dome by a
KenOsha contractor who will employ
oDDy KenOsha workmsn. This was the,
greatest difference between the COM
nsaytee and the Milwaukee contractors
and the former decideaH to settle it by
letting the work to home nsen even if
they were fOresd to pay a little more
for it. The general contract for the.
whole job was'Net to Fred Memo, the
contract price being $9S6O0s The con-
tract for the plumbing wac Let to
Obers5 az Hamlet, and the coRtraet for
she heating of the BUILDING was given
10 Milwaukee frm TfewOgk en the
building which has been greatly de-
layedg on account Of tlae- tromSler over
0Ae- contracts, win be started at once,
and it is hoped that the buildS0g will
be- completed by midsummer!
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An Added Attraction.

Besides the usual attractions for
Decoration Day it is announced that a
new feature has been arranged FOR in
the way Of a game of golf between
johnson Jackson, who aspires to cham
pionship honors in this city, and James
Nielsen, the Canadian expert golfer of
Chicago The match is to De played
at 8 o'clock in the morning and the
winner is to receive suit of clothes
which will be paid for by the loser.
George A. Yule and B. F. Windsor
have consented to act as caddies for
the big match and the men will each
have wagon load of clubs. The game
is attracting great attention and a
large following of the Canadian ex-
perts friends from Chicago will come
to this city to witness the contest.
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CITY CLERK IACOB FILES GgSWER
TO- nj. L. H. & f. COMPANY.
CLAIMS COUNCIL WAS BREBED
Ex-Mayor Fsstit,. C. H. Goznermann D. r
Brister, JOS Berns and Ernst Frame
Are Accused OF Consparsng to De-
feat the viii of the People.

City Clerk C@stav Jacob this morn
ling through his attorney, L. g.. Bohn-
RIGA, representing the City OF Kenosha
fled his response to the mandamus
proceedings begaz, against him by the
Milwaukee Lighe Heat and Fraction
Company on May 9Th, for the purpose
of compelling the publication of the
alleged ordinance and franchise passed
by the former CouHeTl granting u street
railway franchise So the Milwankee,
Racine &c KenOsha Railway Co.
The response Of the City Cler4y in
which he prays thsp the case be dis
missed and the charges charged tosthe
4 plaintifS.. is of rather a sensational
nature a@1 will place some of the me@-
| bers of che former Council in a bad
Hight before the people Tbs answeris
Il Ia document covering -esSEen type writ
IISen pages sDd was issued from the
office of Charles, Spence 81 Qnarles, OF
/ milwaukee,
The answer starts cat by alleging
that the statement made in the coma
plant to the effect that the Milwaukee
light, Heat and TractrO0pC Company is a
street raiFRSy, corporation, is not ac-
c0ralng- to- the facts and alleges that
the company is a commercial railway
corporations and that it has never in
tended to operate street railways in
any of the GOWNS and villages through
which it hasfraDchisess but is organized
whelly for the purpose OF building
through line between Milwaukee and
Chicago. Ds further says that the Mil
waU6kee company werer fully eOgnizant
of the facts relating to- the. passage of
the franchise when, tIwas~ purchased
from the f)rRaer owners, and that the
cOn9Hlmmati@M of the deal was only,
delayed until after the Raeine company
had secured the, alleged franchise
through KsDOsha. It takes up the
action, Of the Council ina refusing to
canvass the vote of tbs city election,
an6haNeges chat this action was taken
in order to- allow, the old Council to
taks action ON the franchise ordinance.
1t declares that this was done unlaW4
fully, eOTrGptly and contrary to the
prevailing custom of THE city. 1t sets
forth that the aldermen knowing full
we1S the majority of the duly elected
aldermen were opposed to the passage
of the franchise, by their action thus
ccDruptSy and unlawfully prevented
these aldermen froms taking their seats
urtil after the bidding and bebestshadt
been performed and obeyed by the said
Jasurping aldermen who had, been dis
placed from their Offices, by the vote of,
tine people, buti who by their saidl
hlegal action nulnifed, the will of the.
people expressed by the ballot.
The answer also recited the history
of the passage and the publication of
the ordinance and claims that no,
petition for the passage Of the,
ordinance was Sled with, the City Clerk
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MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION
The Program to be observed by the Mem
bers of the G. A. R.

The Grand Army Post and Woman's
Relief Corps will fittingly celebrate
Memorial Day, Tuesday next, May 80.
All old soldiers, though not members
of the Grand Army, as we'll as soldiers
Of the Spanish war, are invited to
march with the post and to participate
in the exercises.
The procession, consisting of such
organizations as accept the published
invitation, will form on Market square
and march at $3.50 o'clock sharp to the
cemetery where the services prescribed
by the Grand Army ritual will be con-
Quoted by the post and corps, follow
ing which will be an address by James
Cavanagh, Esq.
Jacoby's Military band will furnish
the music on the line of march and
during the ceremonies. The salute OF
honor to the dead will be fred by Com
pany E, Fifth Regiment Wisconsin Ma
tional Guard.
After the comrades have decorated
the graves Company E will have dress
parade.
All patriotic citizens are urged to
join in honoring the soldier dead.
G.. F. STEMM, Marshal OF the Day.
GEO HALE,
Commander Fred S. Lowell Post.
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and that it was not published as u.s.
provided By the City Charter and the
rules of the..ssCommen Council. IT
reeites the circumstances of the
amending of the ordinance and holds
THAT these amendments wholly and
materially changed the ordinances It
also cites that The ordinance was not
considered at previous meeting as
provided by the rules of the Council
which passed in.
At thislE point in the answer the
charges, become. more specific and it is
alleged that money or something or
things of valueIwere given or promised
by the managers of the company to
zone or more of the FIVE men who voted
8for the passage Of the ordinance. It
sites the fact thaSsthe Milwaukee COM
3any, the present owners of the fran
eAise, have neYeTsfiled an acceptance
oa the ordinance. with the Clerk and
that the only acceptance filed was
illegal, as S had been filed before the
publication of the ordinance, as pro-
viGed by the charter of the city. 1t
further claims that the company was
advised of these facts and after being
so advised they purchased the franchise
alleged to AaVe been granted. In
concession tie answer alleges that
conspiracy to force the passage Of the
ordinance was conferred inso. This
allegation is eouched il the following
words
"'Ths respondent alleges on informla-
ton and belief that the said Milwau-
kee, Racine & Kenoshs Electric Rail
way company and said petitioner and
their officers, and sundrT Of their agents
IN ordert0 secure the passage of the
said ordinance. q copy Of which is an
nexed to't the petition, against the
will fttftepeoplo'Ofthe city of Ken0shaq
and against the will of the aldermen
tben elecs of said city, w9ongfully and
conspiped and eontederated
with the said O.. NJ. Petite, Charles H.
Gonnerman, Daniel F. Bfister, Joseph
BsTns and Ernst FRANKIE orr
se@e of themj and thet in pursu-
anoe andi furtheDance eff that said
conspiracy the said O. M. Pbttft,
Charles H. Gonnermann, O. NJ. Calsins
andE. FreNke refused to canvass the
vote cast on the said muOicipal slec-
ton or to declare the. result of said
and so u0lawfutgy continued,
themselves in power in order that they
might vote in faver of and then and
thereafter did vote in favor of the pas
sage of saia ordinance, and that the
said vote had on the I7th day of April,
1881 was So had and performed in
pursuance and in furthSFance of the
to- prevent the acGes-
sion to Office Of the Mayor aad the
aldermen who had been duly elected
anGa were then entitled to the said
offices, all of she said con-
federates we'll knowing that she said
officers so sleGted and so entitled to-
seats in tho said council were opposed
to the passage of the said ordinance.
That the said vote was the result of
the unlawful conspiracy and was void
and of no effect.
The answer has caused great deal
OF discussion among the as50rneys of
bae city, and alb of them say that the
Oity has made very strong answer.
Gity Attorney BOhmrichin speaking of
the answer said that he~was able and
ready to prove every allegation made
and that the evidence Utmost startling
nature would be made public when the
matter comes up for trial.
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GEN. GREGoRIo DEL Pillar says
that the insurgents are ready to sur
render the moment they are convinced
of the sincerity of the Americans and
guaranteed that the lives of the leaders
of the instruction will be spared. In
this suspicion with which its overtures
are regarded the government is still
ocntending against the treaehery of
Spain,
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In Bad Shane.

/ was in bad shape and suffered o.
great deal with my kidneys. Il was.
requested to try Foley's Kidney Cure.
/ did so and in four days was able to.
go to work again, now l am entirely
well. CHARLEs>RRRlOGLE, Atwater, O.
For sale by all druggists. dwm3A
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First publication, May IS, 1899.
SIMMONS

CIRCUIT COURT-KENOSKA COUNBY.
" Henry j: Blanchard Plaintiff. Against
Matte Blanchard, Defendant,
The State of wisconsin TO the said DEFENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days afasr service of this summons
exclusive oflthe day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the Court aforesaid;
and in case OF your failure so to do, judgment
will be rendered. against you according to the
demand Of the complaint: of which, a copy is,
herewith, served upon you.
MUNSON PADDOCK, PLAINTIFFS Attorney
P. o. Address, Salem, Kenosha County Wis
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PRoF, SCHURMAN, president of the
United States Commission in the Phil
ippines, is an example of the educated
man who is proving himself of incalcu-
liable value to his country and the
world at large.
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IF AguinaIdo pursues his policy of
delay and postponement long enough,
when he gets around to definite bnsi-
ness he will find himself without a
congress, a commission or an army.
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woodlands Picnic at Beloit. Wis, Thurs
day, June LIST, 1899

On this occasion the C. & n. W. R'y.
will run special train and sell excursion
tickets to Beloit and return at the ex-
tremely low rates given below: Leave
Waukegan Gas a. M, round trip $1.75;
Kenosha 7:l8 a. M, round trip $3.50;
Pleasant Prairie 7:30 a. m, round trip
$3.50; Woodwork 7:38 a. M, round
trip $3.50; Bristol 7:42 a. M. round
trip 81 so; Salem 7:48 a. a., round trip
81 90 Arrive at Beloit 1000 q, N.
Returning, leave Beloit 600 p. m.
For tickets and information apply to
agents G. & n. W. R'g. DIV
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CASH Balance orAand April nth, fsos tU2so 20
Total Disbursements .-..... S14s,33s 10
Stasement OF n8mber, kind and
amouDt paid for licenses issued for the
year ending April Nth, 1899:
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RECEIPTS.

Balance on hand April 18TH 1898. 5 1857 46
For cemetery lots ....... 426 Is
For licenses of all kinds. ......... 26,2S2 80
For dirt, repairing sidewalks, etc.. l55 SO
For excess in sewer assessments. -. 3,026 IS
For pauper account. ............. esq
From county school fund. .. $500 90
Per cent. of gross earnings E L & F.
Co OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 700 81
For personal property tax. % 90
Tax Roll for the year 1898.,,........ 1884 IA
Total receipts ............. $14S, 3S8 10
DISBURSEMENT
City orders redeemed. Observation-Disclosures 5,013 81
City and improvement coupons re
deemed. ........... ......... 1871 81
State, county. county school and sol
diers relief fund tax........ 1908 46
Cisy school taxi. .......... 27,s79 90
Sewer certificate redeemed .... 48 20
Sprinkling certificates redeemed ~ SS2 o.
State per cent of gross earnings, tax
Of &FCo ............... a5 70
Tax receipt No. 892 redeemed. 5000 20 90
Personal property tax Delinquent. S9S 80
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Plain sewing neatly done at 314
Lyman avenue. j.
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Come and see brakes fine plants
before you buy. If