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Evening star., 1899-04-06
LIABLE TO TAXATION.
Telephone and Lighting Conduits Re-
garded as Real Property.

The attorney of the District, in reply to
an inquiry of the Commissioners, has rem
dered an opinion that the telephone and
lighting conduts in the District come with
in the description of real property, and
are, therefore, liable to taxation.
The board of assistant assessors has
given the question much consideration OF
late, and it's chairman, Mr.. James A. Bates,
suggested that the Commissioners ask for
an opinion from their attorney in the mat
ter, it having been ascertained that there
are approximately seventy-two miles of
electric lighting and telephone conduits in
the District. The conduits are owned as
follows: The United States Electric Light
Company 40 miles; the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company, 1511 miles;
the Potomac Electric Power Company, 1864
miles, and the Postal Telegraph and Cable
Company, 2.77 miles.
The board of assessors explained to the
Commissioners that the several companies
pay no taxes on the conduts.
The opinion of their attorney, which the
Commissioners approved, is as follows:
Our tax laws, being acts of Congress,
approved March 3, 1877; April 3, 1873 and
March 3, 1888, impose a tax of s1.50 on
each $100 of the assessed value thereof
of all real and personal property in the
District of Columbia, except agricultural
land, pubic property and five classes cf
property, expressly exempted, not includ-
ing telephone and electric lighting COM
panies
Telephone and electric lighting COM
panies are not specified in the above men
| TONED acts of Congress, and whether they
come within the description of real and
personal property therein enumerated is
a.questlon of law to be determined on the
construction of the statutes themselves.
Ihat telephone and electric lighting con-
QUITS are property there can be no doubt.
Inc only question is, what kind of prop
erty, real or personal?
In the case of the PeOp'e agt the COM
missioner of Taxes (S2 New York, 459),
Whlch involved the question whether, un-
der statute OF New York, which provid-
GU !hdt al ianuS and peIao4.otI c..aA ,e
within the state. whether owned by indi-
Viduais or corporations shall be liable to
taxation, the foundations columns and
superstructures of the New York Elevated
railway company, were included in the
Words lands and real estate as defined in
the statute 1t was he'd that they were tax
able as real estate.
In the appeal of the Des Moines wa+er
Company (4S Iowa. 324) it was held by the
supreme court of Iowa that water mains
iald IN the public highway were liable to
taxation as real estate
for purposes of taxation there is in
my Judgment, no difference in principle
between telephone and electric lighting
condults, and the superstfucture of an
elevated railway and water mains These
eohouits being appurtenant to the buildings
or the telephone and lighting companies,
they would seem to be properly taxable as
real estate.
My opinion is telephone and lighting con-
duits in the District Of Columbia come
within the description of real property
mentioned in the statutes above referred
to, and are liable to- taxation as such"
Evening star., 1899-04-06
Il TFfumphaI Arch Surrest;on

L" 'Ae i>ultof OF The Evening Star:
Having read with much interest vour
various reports regarding the peace iubilea
10 be celebrated here in May, in which long
lists OF male citizens are mentioned as pro
moters' and 1t being plainly evident that
inc proposed plans cannot be carried ont
without the assistance of ladies and school
sAls-as an interested citizen l ask the
priVllege OF making suggestion in regard
10 tnls event, which. according to plans
laid by the promoters, will cost q great
deal OF money, last three DAYS. and leave
pehlnd 1t no tangible reminder of its hav-
ing occurred. Having lived In this cjtv and
seen one after another noble building rise
up to beauty and enrich it, the hons has
always existed with me that the Site on
10Th street just on the brow of the hill
ABOVE Florida avenue might some time be
emDellshed with grand arch like that in
Paris-the Arc de Triumph'-or the Rrsn
denburg Gate in Berlin to commemorate
some memorable event, and now the oc-
casion has come; no time could be more
appropriate than this, no event furnish
richer historical medallions or groups of
statuary, and nowhere could such effect he
obtained as the grand vista from the
Executive Mansion upward. Let a memoir
lai arch be placed where the old water
tank stood-a blot upon the landscape for
SO many years. Let a grand circle be
formed around 1t, and in time fine resi-
dences rise up to replace the shanties which
have stood there SO long. and thus we shall
have spot to be proud of rather than
the miserable cow pasture which has been
a shame and disgrace to the capital With
the grand Henderson Castle as an example
there is no reason why our arch of peace
should not form nucleus for the upbuild-
ing of the finest park Of our city. Let us
hope. then, that all The money raised and
enthusiasm shown may not be expended in
three days, but If nothing better can be
achieved at present, let a temporary arch
be placed there. And 1t would undoubtedly
be replaced ere long by permanent one
which will be appreciated by all our people
AN INTERESTED CITIZEN
April 1, 1899.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
For a Statue of Lincoln.

The Illinois house committee on appro-
priations has prepared bill providing for
the erection of a new Lincoln monument in
Springfield, to cost 100000. OF this
amount 100000 is to be appropriated at
once for the commencement of the work.
Congress is to be requested to appropriate
S500.OG0, and $400.G00 s to be raised by a
popular subscription. The bin was reported
to the house at yesterday evenings session
and advanced to second reading.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
GONZAGA COLLEGE REPEATS.
Cadets Give Another Exhibition Drill
and Concert,

The prize dril and concert by the cadets
of Gonzaga College, given Tuesday evening
in the college hall on street, was repeated
last night before an admiring audience
There were sword exhibitions and fancy
fiIearm movements. Col. Harrington of the
marine corps and Maj. Urell of the District
militia were present Both lauded the per-
feet drill of the cadets. The band program
was a popular and enjoyable one. Myron
Baker gave a fancy bicycle riding exhibi-
ton,
Evening star., 1899-04-06
COMMENDS AMERICAN CLERGY.
Archbishop Ireland Lauds TheiI
Obedfence to Rome.

LONDON, April 6.-The Rome correspond
ent of the Morning Post says:
Archbishop ireland is said to regard the
submission Of the American prelates to the
pope's letter on 'Arnericanism' as one Of
the most splendid examples OF obedience
ever shown by the Catholic clergy. He is
surprised that the letters of Cardinal Glib
bons and Archbishop Corrigan cause criti-
cism, which, in his Judgment, has arisen
from the disappointment felt by the ex-
treme party at seeing the American preI-
ates escape the snares laid for Them
Evening star., 1899-04-06
Loving Cup for Cant. Clark.

Capt. Charles E. Clark, late commander
of the battle ship Oregon, and now in COM
mand of the League Island navy yard was
rendered dinner by the Union League In
Philadelphia last night
Ex-Mayor Charles F. Warwick responded
to THE American People," Hampton l..
Carson, "The American Nayy-Past and
Present" and Rev. Floyd Tompkins, 1.-THE
American Flag"
Capt. Clark was presented with silver
loving cup.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
THE EVENING STAR.

New York Office, 50 Tribune Building.
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The regular permanent
family circulation of The
Evening Star I'm washing
ton fs more than double
that of any other paper,
whether Published I'm the
morning or In the after
noon.
As a medium for unob-
5ectionable advertisements
IL therefore stands un-
equaled and unapproach-
able.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02

WAS any money received by you from
policyholders of the order of Minnehaha.
of which there are no entries on the
book?"
1.-The entries would have been made If
we had been given time to make up our
books"
when were you married?" was the
next question, and met with an objection,
but Mr.. Bigelow gained his point by stat
Ing that he wanted to show that Swan
strom had been in sole charge of things
for a time.
1T was on May 81, $685." said the wit
ness in reply
who was in charger"
Andrew P. Swanstrom."
'He was acting in the capacity of sec
retary?"
HE was all the time, continuously,
while 1 was connected with the order.
He sent out all the receipts for money
paid in"
The statement of the Order Of Mime
haha to the insurance commissioner,
dated December, 1897. was admitted In
evidence showing that Samuel c. Gtnner
was the president, fand Andrew P. Swan
strom was the secretary.
Re-cross-eXamined the witness testified
that the reason certain blanks were left
in the record book was to permit at a
later day the entry Of certain amounts
that had been paid in and were on MEM
orandums to be entered. When Swan
strom went to Louisville IN September,
1897 he had signed a number Of certif-
icates, and given them to the witness
for use during his (Swanstrom' alb
| sence.
Charles Eaton, residing at 319 Chestnut
street. testified that he was one OF the
policyholders in the Order OF Minnehaha,
and had been a member Of the associa-
ton. He had received the call for as
| sessment No. Is, and paid $3.50 to the
Order of Minnehaha, receiving a receipt,
| signed a. P. s. He was pretty certain
that the money had been paid to Swan
strom. The same was the case in re-
gard to assessment No. 49, for which he
held a receipt. Neither of the amounts
| paid in showed on the record books.
Similar testimony was offered by r. B.
! Bassford, Of Saltwater, who had paid by
! check. The check was offered in evidence.
and court adjourned until a. m. tomor-
| row morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
BOEsEL's FIREWORKS
Delighted Ernest A. OttO's Dog, but
Did No Harm.

Officer Boesel, Of the Rondo street sta.
ton, is thinking of discarding the re-
vOlVer that he has been wont to carry
for a more cumbersome, but, in his
hands, more effective, ak, as a result
of an occurrence that took place the
other day when he ineffectually fired six
shots at close range at a dog larger
than young calf. The dog was i'm
mensely pleased at the salute fired in its
honor and made merry over the occasion
until its life was cut short by q we'll
directed bullet Tired by an ordinary citi.
zen wearing striped trousers.
Ernest A Otto, a druggist living at 20s
Sherburne avenue, has been the posses
sor Of well-brad dog weighing some.
thing over 125 pounds that had always
been kind Of pet in the family until
recently it developed nomadic habits AS
a result Of the lapse in right living the dog
j few days ago snapped at a little child
and the parents Of the victim entered a
complaint and asked to have the dog
shot.
officer Boesel was detailed for the deed
and appeared at POS Sherburne avenue
to be introduced to his victim He was
armed with a large revolver, but when
he saw the overgrOwn canine playfully
tearing up piece of old mattress in
the Otto front yard he weakened.
Il don't like his looks" observed the
eN'7'197i0'ii " MI OllO. OdI you Tic him
UP somewhere"
Accordingly the dog was lured to the
barn and fastened with a stout rope in a.
stall in such a manner that it only had
about four feet of leeway Then with
one last look at his pet the owner retired
to the woodshed and waited to hear the
shots that would announce the tragedy
Lot Ayers, a neighbor, who had not the
same affection for the canine as its
owner, waited to see the shooting
Several minutes that seemed hours
passed before Mr.. Otto heard a reyer-
berant shot,follOwed by a whole fusillade
He counted the shots. Six had been
fired and all was over, he thought
With the feelings Of one who had been
accessory to a deed the owner approach
ed the barn and looked in Instead of a
mangled corpse he beheld the dog frisk-
ing around delighted, apparently, under
the impression that the Fourth had ar
rived sooner than usual
Then Officer Boesel was in a uuandarv
He did not want to go back to the Rondo
street station and report that he had
used six cartridges on the dog and he
had run out of ammunition. The prob
lem was finally solved however, by Mr.
Ayers. who went home for his gun and
accomplished the death of the canine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
TELEPHONE IN EACH CAR.
New Palaces on Wheels for tho
saltwater Line

Inc street railway company announce
that the new cars which are to be placed
on the Saltwater Interurban line will be-
the most up-to-date cars owned by the
company, or, for that matter any COM
pany in the country
The cars now in course Of construction
will be run on the line and not as In
the case with the ones advertised by
the company for the Selby avenue une
be put on for week or so and then
sent over to Minneapolis. At least,
Supt. Smith says the new ones will be
operated as soon as they are COM
pleted.
The new cars are to be supplied with
air brakes and air whistles. The COM
pressed air for the brakes and whistles
IS to be supplied by a small electric
motor which operates an air pump This
plan will relieve the motoneer Of COM
siderable labor and will also allow the
cars to be stopped quickly. The air
whistles will be used in place of the
usual gong in the district outside Of st.
Paul and Saltwater, where the cars will
be run at high rate of speed, and for
this reason a gong would not give suit
able warning. Within the city limits the
gongs will be used the same as on other
cars.
A new wrinkle on the cars VIII also bs
a telephone with each car These are
designed Tor the Oenent OF the service
The line between st. Paul and Still
water IS a single track one and as it
frequently happens the place of meeting
must be changed or an accident occurs
1t then becomes necessary to commune
cate with the power station and the teIe-
phone will make this possible. Attached
to the telephone in each car will be a
coil of wire fifty feet long with a switch
plug in one end. At intervals of each
quarter mile there will be places where
the motoneer can cut in on the -Sele-
phone wire between st. Paul and Still
water and communicate with the power
house or car barn.
The cars are to be equipped with four
instead of two motors, which will allow
the use of trallers with each ear The
company will cross the Wisconsin Gem
trail on the Saltwater extension under
the tracks instead of at grade and thus
avoid accidents
The work on the power house at
Wildwood IS being pushed and other I'm
prOvements at this resort will be COM
pleted in two weeks. The bath house
will, when completed. contain about 100
rooms, with special apartments for
women and children.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
BOARD OF ELECTRICITY.
Joseph McCauIey and Otto CInusen
the ST. Paul Members

Gov. Lind yesterday appointed the state
board Of electricity, created under the
law passed a the last session of the leg
islature. The law provides that two
members of the board shall be master
electricians and two journeymen. while
one shall be an electrical expert in one
of the three cities to which the applica-
ton Of the law is at present limited
Master electrician, Gov Lind has In
terpreted, in the absence of other light,
to mean employing electricians. rather
than master electricians in the sense that
the term might apply TO Nikola Tesla
and Thomas A Edison and as represent
ing this class he named William l. Gray
of Minneapolis, and Otto CIaussen, of st.
Paul. Two to represent the journeymen
are w. f. Carpenter of Minneapolis, and
Joseph Macauley, Of st. Paul. while the
fifth member is, Electric Wire Inspector
Charles L. PiIlsbury of Minneapolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
ON THE POLICE DooKEF.
Judge Hine Had a Large Grist for
Saturday

Harry Kelly and o. D. Chapman,
street. preachers, who were arrested at
Seventh and Cedar streets, while expound-
ing their views of the Gospel, We're be-
fore Judge Hina yesterday. The police
claim the men were taken in charge to
prevent a threatened row. The case was
continued until Monday,
B. Zerf, arrested some time ago on the
charge of swindling, was discharged in
the police court yesterday. upon the
withdrawal of the cOmpltint against him.
He was arrested at the instance Of A
Greenberg, who alleged that he had given
Zerf $50 for a quantity OF brass Green
berg claimed he did not receive the brass.
John NeuhaTt, who, a week ago, gave
Special Officer Fisher and Patrolman
Tschida an exciting chase down Robert
street in which a dozen pistol shots were
fired, was fined s. in the municipal court
yesterday for disorderly conduct Neu-
hart had a fight in Hank Logan's Robert
street saloon and fed when the police ar
rived.
D. Childs was fined $40 by Judge Hine
yesterday for fast driving He was ar
rested by Officer Powers, of the Prior
avenue station. Childs claimed he was
lodging street car when going at the
speed that caused officer Powers to ar
rest him.
John Flaherty, the 12-year-old boy ar
rested for the alleged theft of a watch
from a Seventh street shoe shop, was
discharged in the police court yesterday,
as the owner of the watch. who recovered
the timepiece, failed to appear to prose-
cute the case.
Richer by far in gluten than the ordinary
widely advertised brands of Flour is APP
pie Blossom. 1t makes elastic bread
In double sense. The second meaning
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
WILL DIRECT THU DIVISION
COL. WILLIAM II. SULLIVAN AR
RIVES IN ST. PAUL READY
FOR BUSINESS
The New Pestofllce Inspection Ar
rangement Goes Into Effect To-
morrOw-Abo4t Thirteen VIII Be
Connected With the Office.


Connected With the Office.
William T. Sullivan, inspector in charge
of the new postofice inspection division.
arrived in the city yesterday, and will
open the division, headquarters in the
Germania bank building tomorrow morn
ing. Col. Sullivan has been in the service
for many years, and was formerly sta
toned at st. Louis.
THE new division includes Minnesota
and the two Dakotas," said Col. Sullivan
yesterday Z have been advised that for
the present the inspectors In my division
will be ]. @. r. Gordon and H. E. Thiele,
who have been temporarily stationed
here, and Col. James D. Wood, whose
home is in this city and who is trans
ferred from the Spokane division. Harry
Chapman. Of Boston, will act as clerk Of
the division. think our number will be
division thirteen.
From now on st. Paul will be the
headquarters from which the men IN my
division will make The routine Inspections
of postoffices, and look into all matters
Of reported robberies and complaints
against postmasters. It IS a large division
to cover, and I have no doubt but in the
near future additional inspectors will be
given me- .'.+r+.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
CYCLIST BADLY HURT.
Miss Alice Hare in Collision With
Express Wagon.

Miss Alice Hare, living at SO6 Lisbon
street, was seriously hurt in a bicycle
accident at Fifth and St Peter streets
shortly after o'clock last evening. In
collision with a United States express
wagon she was struck on the head by
the pole of the vehicle, receiving scaln
wound. The young woman was taken
to the Office of DR.. Goodrich in the
Lowry Arcade, where her injuries were
dressed, when she was taken to ST.
Luke's hospital
Unless it should develop that Misa
Hare is more dangerous hurt than was
believed last evening, her condition is
SAID not to be alarming The accident
happened as Miss Hare was riding home
from Field, Schfick & Co.'s. where She
Is employed. In going up st. Peter
street she got ahead of the wagon. which
was coming down Fifth Before she
could escape the danger the wagon pole
struck her on the head, knocking her
unconscious to the pavement. The
driver stopped his team quickly, so Miss
Hare escaped being run over. Miss
Hare recovered consciousness shortly
after reaching the hospital
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
Good Silks Cheaper Than Usual.

First let Cepon Grena-
Ones which came few days The
moderate 80 to $3.50 for lengths.
10
Sis yard make Waist
CHENEY BROS" best Fouards
wearing Silks made-he
Of Our best ONE DOLLAR are marked like
Cooed Navy IS CENTS
Why for kinds?
REMNANT SALE All the Short Fancy
about thousand yardformey yard
will be o. at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
POLICE COURT FINES.
Administrations 4iNew Policy In
creaseS the Revenue

The records of, the municipal court
show an increaseoof nearly 100 per cent
in the receipts for the first six months Of
the year, as compared with the CORE
spending period lastyear.
The total reoeiptssto June 30 this year
amount to $12, 427.5O,S as against 1878 for
last year. ,c
The increase is accounted for by the
new system enforced by the mayor and
the police department as to the fining OF
street walkers Jand <oomers all over the
city, and the payment OF the fines into
the court. II a.
OF the $12. $3.50 collected this wear. 81
100 was from criminal fines and s628 50
from civil fees In the first six months
of 1928 the receipts We're Sc, 1913, of which
$59S6.50 was from criminal fines and
$S0650 from civil fees.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
Coffee.

Toasted in our own roasting room and
fresh roasted Rs you buy it. Every
green berry is roasted by the improved
blue-tlame gas rooster.
YerXa's matchless Hoffman House"
Coffee, fresh froE the roasting
room, per 10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2Sc
Fresh blue-fame gas roasted Coffee
as low, per ID, as............... Sc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
AntOnini Table Oil

Finest Of Olive Oils; purest of the
pure: most delicate of fiavors; 29c for bot
ties that usually sell for 35c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02

Postponed Its Meeting - Tuesday
next being the national holiday the reg
ular monthly meeting Of the Thirteenth
Regiment Auxiliary association for July
will be postponed one week, to July H.
8 o'clock D. m
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
FILE THREE BONDS.
n. y. g.angford's way to Beat a Puz-
=Ie in Local Civics.

N. p. Langford, recently appointed by
the judges Of the district court as a di-
rector of the board Of control. COM
menced upon his duties yesterday. Mr..
Langford succeeds Theodore H. Menk
and is appointed for a three years
term.
He was engaged the better part Of
yesterday in endeavoring to ascertain
where he should file a bond OF $1,000
which the law says he shall give for the
faithful performance of his duties
The corporation attorney advised that
theNbOnd be filed with the county auditor
Some one else in authority informed the
new director that he should file his bond
with the city clerk. and still another
authority said the bond should be filed
with the register or deeds.
In order to be on the safe side City
Comptroller McCardy advised Mr. Lang
ford to make three copies of the bond
and file one with the city clerk, one
with the county auditor and the other
with the register of deeds. The sugges-
ticn of the comptroller will probably be
followed by Mr.. Langford.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02

Adopt ChiId-Judge Bum yesterday
granted leave to Clifford c. Terry and
wife to adopt Ruth Glow Bucklin. a
minor. Similar permission was granted
to Joseph r. Waden and wife to adopt
William Moffet, a minor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
Northern Exchange Banks Affairs
to- BE Wound Up.

The stockholders of the Northern Ex-
change bank decided at a recent meeting
that the institution should go into vol
untary liquidation. The affairs of the
bank will be closed up. A new bank has
been organized under the name, Ameri-
can Exchange bank, and depositors Of
the Exchange bank have consented %
transfer their accounts to the new insti-
tuition. c. c. Emerson has been chosen
president of the bank, with L. H Ickler
as cashier. The business Of the institu-
ton will be conducted in the rooms Of
the Northern Savings bank, Sixth and
Minnesota streets.