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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11
COURT DECISIONS [
Notes Of Cases Recently Decided,
Which are Of Interest 10
Our People.
DIGESTED BY W. B. MARTIN.
tExclusively for vlrEsnian-P ilot>

THE DOUGLASS CO.. ". THE COM
N1ONWEALTH.
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.
September IA. 1899.
IN ASSESSING TAXES EACH
TRACT, OF LAND MUST BE EN-
TERED SEPARATELY UPON THE
LAND BOOK, AND EACH BEAR
THE BURDEN OF TAXATION
s UPON IT.
FAILURE no ENTER LAND UPON
THE LAND BOOKS IN THE NAME
OF THE TRUE OWNER DOES NOT
AFFECT IT'S LIABILITY FOR
TAXES DUE ON IT, AND THE
ERROR CAN BE CORRECTED BY
SUBSTITUTING THE PROPER
NAME.
This was a motion to correct an al
legged erroneous assessment of land for
taxation. The land in question had
been some yeans previously properly as
sessed to II. d. Gruger, who then own
ed It,, but was enormously dropped
from tho land book in 1885. In 1896 the
Commissioner of the Revenue rein
stated 1t OH the land book and assessed
1t for the years 1t had been omitted.
to correct this action of the Commits
sioncr and the owner OF the land ap-
pealed.
The court says:
The Commissioner is required by Sec
ton 465 OF the Code, as amended by Act
of January 16, 1890. TO enter each tract
separately ON the land books. 1t fol-
lows that each separate tract of land
must bear the burden of taxation upon
1t, and cannot be relieved from taxa
ton because some other tract is inn
properly assessed. The party aSgrieved
must move to have the improper as
sessment corrected. and for this ample
provision is made.
The action of the Commissioner in as
seSslng the Cruger tract Of land is,
alone, in controversy in this proceed
ing. and the validity of that assess
rnent cannot be determined by inquir-
ing whether another tract separately
entered for taxation has been assessed
at more than the acreage actually con-
tanned therein.
This "Cruger" tract of land having
been dropped from the taN-booFs in vi
citation of law, was properly relnstated
and assessed with taxes In 1898. The
authority relied on for this act OF the
Commissioner Is section 40 of the Code.
Ample provision is made for the land
owner to have the action of the Com
missioner In a case like this reviewed,
and reversed, II wrong.
1t is further contended that the Com
missioner erred In not entering the
land in question in the name of the
plaintiff In error. the true owner, as re-
CURED by section 40 The proof shows
that the Commissioner was unable,
from the records of the county in which
the land was situated, to determine the
present owner. The Cruger tract, at
the time 1t was dropped from the land
books. was assessed in the name of
Mrs. II. d. Cruger's estate, as provided
by section 400 of the Code, and there
being nothing to show that the title
had changed hands, IL was properly re-
instated In the name of that estate.
Conceding. however, that the land
should have been assessed in the name
OF the plaintiff in error. the failure to so
enter 1t does not affect the liability of
the land for the taxes due upon 1t. At
most, the plaintiff In error could only
ask that the error complained of be
corrected by the substitution OF The
proper name. Affirmed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11
nav .ucrcxsrmi,y tI,ea.

Mr.. f. A. Hatch, of Prince George
county. who had his right leg fractured
i'm q runaway accident, is now at ST.
Vincents Hospital for treatment The
fractured bone has never knit and has
caused Mr.. Hatch intense suffering at
times. With the aid of the X=ray DR..
Booth located the trouble and all thar
Is required now Is n slight operation,
Which win be performed in a few days.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11
HoREoLK PRssRYrERY.
OPENING SESSION AT PARK
PLACE YESTERDAY.

PLACE YESTERDAY.
A fair sized audience was in attend
ance upon the opening of the fall ses-
sion Of the Norfolk Presbytery at the
Park Place Presbyterian Church last
night.
The religious exercises began at Sis
o'clock, and were conducted by. the
pastor, Rev. George w. Lawson. assist
ed by Rev. w. J. King, Of Williams
burg,
The opening sermon was preached by
Rev. Arnold Hall, OF the Second Pres
byterian Church of Newport News. He
selected as the foundation of his dis
course Isaiah $3.50: For ais the
heavens are higher than the earth. so
are My ways higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts"
He said that man was like God in
many ways: he has His personality,
and his attributes in many respects are
Godllke; but in most things man is un-
Ike God because OF his inferority to
Him.
God. in describing Himself to man,
sometimes makes Himself unintelligi-
BILE. What does finite man know OF
Him? The work of the Holy Spirit is
compared to the wind: but what does
man know of the wind? THE wind
bloweth where it listeth, and thou
heareth the sound thereof. but canst
not tell whence it cometh or whittier IL
gocth. So is every man that is born
of the spirit
Then again Gods Providence is be-
yond the comprehension of man; he
does not understand it, and yet this
does not keep us from believing in
God and trusting in Him. Then, in His
mercjful dealings with us, God often
speaks to man intelligenuyI,and enables
him to mould and shapes his character
like Gods.
God tells of His love and appeals to
man in this SO that man can under
stand Him.
Gods thoughts are different from
mans thoughts. God thinks con1pre-
hensively. man thinks successfully, al
ways changing.
God thinks systematically, and Is
therefore wonderfully accurate in his
system. while man is ever varying
Gods thoughts are unchanged BILE
while mans thoughts are constantly
changing-cver looking for something
new. Again Gods thoughts differ from
mans in the highest sense. Mans
thoughts ever tend toward wealth and
worldly honor. Gods thoughts look only
to character which is the only safe
foundation upon which man must Sc
-curely rest when all things of an earth
ly character fail.
Again. Gods ways are not like
mans ways. Man strives by human en-
cellencies to secure salvation but God S
ways is n change of heart, a change OF
personal life and one that is in keen
ing with Gods own divine require
ments and character We must be like
him in our spiritual nature.
Then Gods ways of developing
graces are unlike mans. who is unwill-
ing to adopt His way"
The sermon closed with an earnest
appeal to all TO endeavor to learn
more of God by q closer communion
with Him and in multiplying souls for
Christ.
BUSINESS SESSION.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11
rripoti stree, Property For sn,c.

The Board of Street, Sewer and Drain
Commissioners advertise in this issue
the sale of all the buildings and parts
of buildings required to be torn down
for the opening OF Tripoli street from
Boush to Wolfe streets. Bids will be
received a public auction to be held
at II o'clock a. m. Thursday, 10Th in
slant.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11
~cwcrngotn I'll. Fourth yr,r,

Messrs. Guild e Co., contractors. are
confident OF finishing the Fourth Ward
sewerage this week, which will be
completing the entire job in less than
three weeks. ,Messrs. Guild &. Co. are
highly pleased with Norfolk and her
people, and regard it as among the
most promising cities in the South
They are thinking seriously of estab-
fishing q branch OF their business here
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11
Communicated
l,rotcs1nnt ,.o.pitn, Cnurs

The public is asked to remember that
subscription books are at the following
places and that there is a limit as to
time.
Mr.. i. Holmes drug store.
Cuttings, Nusbaums, and Taylor &
Loyalrs.
Help on the ladies in their noble eff
forts by handing in your name without
delay.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11
=" Experfancc

Is the best teacher" Every testimonial
in favor of Hoods Sarsaparlla is the
voice Of experience TO you and you may
take this medicine with perfect confidence
that It VIII do for you what it has done
for others.
HOODS PILLS cure b.lliousness, sick
headache.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11
Another Company Anxious TO Con-.
meet tho Two cities by lsnil-Ap>
pcnis 8. onn North Csroiina's Cor-
porn,sou Conmi..ion-0iho n ot CIV

Two appeals from the Corporation
Commission of North Carolina were
docketed in the SUPERIOR Court at RAJ
leigh Monday for hearing at the Octo-
Der term. One of these appeals is by
the Seaboard Air Line from the new
fertilizer rate. The other is by the
Southern Bell Telephone Company from
the new telephone rate.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11

he FFesbytcFy WIS Called 10 ordcr
by the Moderator of the last session,
Ruling Elder II. w. Harding. of Make
mie Church, Acconac county. who
opened the business session with
prayer.
The roll of the Presbytery was called
by Rev. Il. +. McCluer and the follow
ing answered to their names:
Ministerial-Rev. II. u. IGggleston.
Rev. G. d. C;ilkeson. Rev. j. II. Hude-
white. Rev. w. J. King, Rev. G.. w.
Lawson, Rev. Edward Mack, d. D.,
Rev, c.. w. Maxwell. Rev. L. Is. Nc
Cluer, Rev. w. a. Slaymaller, Rev. ].
w. Lafferty Rev. Arnold Hall and Rev.
w. f. Bull.
bert's Point; r. w Harding, Make
mic. Accomac county: r. 4. Williams.
First Church, Newport News: D. Hum
phreys, Second Church, Norfolk; Rob
ert TAFT. Park Avenue. Brambleton: NJ.
w. Bohn Park Place; Z. r. Barisdale.
First Church, Portsmouth.
ELECTION.
Rev. G. D. Ciilkerson and Rev. Ed
ward Mack were placed in nomination
for Moderator, and on a ballot being
taken Rev. Gilterson, receiving the
highest number of votes, was declared
elected The vote stood: Gilkersou, 10:
Macf. S.
Reading Clerik-Rev w. ]. King.
Recording Clerk, Rev. Arnold Hall
The following hours were fixed for
holding sessions: Convene at 10 n, IN. :
adjourn at 1870 p. M: re-nssemble at 5
p. m: adjourn at p. M; meet at p.
M. and adjourn at will.
On motion. 1850 p. m. to-day was fixed
as the order of the day for fixing the
time and place of meeting of the spring
session of the Presbytery.
Rev. w. ]. King was announced TO
preach at 5 o'clock tonight. Adjourned.
Bened!ctlon by the new Moderator, Rev.
G.. D. Gilkerson.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-11

The force at work on the Southern
depot at Richmond was increased Tues
day. 1t is desired to rush the work all
possible in order to have it we'll adj
Nanced when winter sets in. There is
every reason TO believe the building
VIII be completed by May 1, 1900. The
train-sheds will probably be completed
by that time also. The latter will cost
$50, 000,. making the total cost of the
Southern's improvements here aggre-
gate 100000.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04
American Manufactures Booming.

The locomotive orders for the week
still hold up, and continue to make a
highly respectable showing, the total
for the week ending March 81 being 81.
OF these, the Baldwins are building 20
for the Great Northern road of Eng
land, and the Rogers works will build
eight 10-wheelers for the Illinois Cen
trail. The year 1899 promises to the
greatest veal for locomotive and car
building the world yer has seen, and
what is being done in the way Of car
manufacturing is we'll illustrated in the
recent order of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas road for 1000 cars from the
American Car and Foundry company,
and the ordering of the same number by
the Hooking Valley road.
The appearance of European buyers
in the American locomotive markets is
but a comparatively recent occurrence,
but these new buyers have apparently
come to stay: and this move has opened
a way for further European patronage,
as showing the striking appreciation of
the rapid and excellent work of Ameri-
can manufacturers. The British war
office was placed with the Pencoyd Iron.
works of Philadelphia an order for an
LOO foot railroad bridge, to be placed
across a Soudan river to facilitate the
operations of General Kitchener against
the Mahdists. The best the British
builders could do vas to promise two
spans of the bridge in seven months,
and to complete it in a year. The Pen
coyd company promised the bridge in
even weeks, but managed to complete
the order and ship the bridge in five
weeks, instead of seven. At this rate,
the United States will ere long be flood
ed by orders from all over the world,
and the foreign manufacturers will be
obliged either to adopt Yankee meth
DDS or else urn their capital into other
channels.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

Everything depends on the point of
view a mar takes toward life. A secre-
tary of a missionary society returned
recently from Cuba and Porto Rico with
a most doleful story about the illiteracy,
the immortality and the irreligion of the
residents of those islands. On the same
ship returned a well-known correspond
ent of a New York newspaper. His
impression of Cuba and Porto Rico was
of the most rosy hue. He thinks that
the Cuban soldiers are far better pre-
pared for civil life than We're our own
soldiers, and he praises their p%eaceable-
ness as being superior to that Of the
people of New York. And undoubtedly
both men were telling the truth, at
least as far as they discerned it.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04
THE GOOD TIMES WILL LAST.
philadelphia Inquirer.)

AS the result of a visit to this city a
short time ago of an English railroad
official the Baldwin Locomotive works
received last week an order for twenty
additional locomotives for England.
About the same time the works re-
ceived an order for twenty other loco
motives from the Choctaw railroad,
made necessary by the increasing bust
ness in Oklahoma and the Indian ter
ritory. The special correspondent Of
the London Statist writes to his paper
from this country that never before
have business conditions here been so
sound as at present. He cites the
abundance of money in circulation, the
condition of the railroads, the iron and
steel trades, and the expansion of cot
ton and wool industries as evidences of
a prosperity that is certain to endure.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

Cy Warman has written a very in
teresting book describing his early rail-
road experiences in this country. 1t
tells thrilling tales of the construction
Grande railroad in Colorado and New
Mexico. Such episodes as the race for
the Ration Pass by the two railroads
are Interestingly described. 1t is a
good book for the newcomers to New
Mexico to read. 1t will give them a
fair idea of the days when the west
was still wild and woolly, days which
were moi so many years ago, but which
have been almost forgotten by the pres
ent generation.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04
Railroad Building in Siberia.

Americas fame as a gigantic railroad
builder is being eclipsed in Siberia
where a railroad from the Ural noun.
tains to the Pacific ocean is nearing
completion. When completed it will
take but thirty days to travel around
the earth. This will discount Jules
Verne's novel around the World in
Eighty Days" In connection with this
railroad Russia has developed a gigan-
tic colonization scheme. Two hundred
thousand families, comprising a million
people, will be transported from Russia
and located at various points along the
line. Each family will receive a present
of fifty acres of arabic land, with tools
seed and the requirements for cultiva-
ton thrown in. The Russian govern
ment will also support each family fol
the first year.
The palace cars now in use on the
finished, surpass in convenience and
splendor those Of American railroads
which We're until the present esteemed
the acme of elegance in railroad con-
struction. To while away the time of
the traveller on the six days trip from
Moscow to Irkutsk, a stationary bicycle
with a pedometer attached has been
placed in each car. A chirurgeon and
barber will attend to the travellers chin
as well as to his indigestion. A dark
room is provided for the amateur pho
t%ographer to develop plates en- route,
which he has taken from the observa-
ton car. Electricity provides the bells
the heat and the illumination, and even
lights the wanderers cigar after a rech-
erche dinner in the magnificent dining
car. The London Sketch suggests that
a small music hall, a polo ground, and
a pair of prize fighters should be added
to make the outfit complete.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

In Scranton, Pa, the other day, a
church was destroyed by fire. There is
nothing remarkable in this, as other
churches have met with the same mis-
hap before this. The peculiar coinci-
dence lies in the fact that the day before
the pastor of the church had preached
a sermon IN the Chicago fire. Now,
there are some people mean enough to
say thai a church whose minister can
find no more appropriate topic than the
Chicago fire to preach upon on Sunday
should be burned. He'll fire would have
been a more appropriate subject and
might have saved the church.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04
Presbytery of Pueblo Meeting, at Mon
te Vista April. 18th, 1899.

For the above meeting the Denver &
Rio Grande road has made a rate
of one fare for the round trip
from the following stations, viz: Palm
er Lake and intermediate stations to
Durango; from Trinidad and interme-
diate stations to Pueblo; from Walsen-
burg and intermediate stations to Del
Norte, to Monte Vista and return. Sell
ling dates April 10th and 18th, 1899.
Good to return five days from date of
sale. Tickets to be limited to con-
tinuous passage in each direction.
r. j. Helm.
Gen. Agent.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04
Reduction in Rates, over the Denver
8 Rio Graude Railroad,

Effective March Goth, second-class
rate from Denver, Colorado Springs,
Pueblo and Trinidad, Colorado, to all
California points now carrying the $685.
90 rate will be $32. so. Agents south OF
Mears and Montrose, also agents on
branches will add their local rate to
functional point to 1925 {.
The second-class rate from Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado,
to Portland, Oregon, Tacoma, Seattle
and Spokane, Washington, via Ogden
and Huntington will be $500. Agents
south Of Pueblo, Mears and Montrose,
also agents on branches will add their
local rate to functional point to $500.
Tickets to be limited to continuous
passage only.
4. j. Helm,
Gen. Agent.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

A writtee on the New York Press
say that after a careful V Re
publican leaders have concluded that
the Democrats are going to nominate
General Miles and Admiral Schley fol
president and vice-president. If these
leaders can guess within Miles Of whom
the Democrats will pick up for slaught,
er they should be Schley enough tC
plexus to Billy Patterson.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

Turkey and Bulgaria are preparing
for war for the one hundred and twen-
ty-second time within the last ten
years, The majority of civilized people
hope they will get at each other, as it
will give the European nations another
opportunity to get rid of the pesky
nbbrJS
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04
HOW THEY DO 1T IN EFFETE EU-
ROPE.

New York Times.)
THE disciplinary court has sentenced
Professor Delbrueck, of the Berlin uni
versity, to a reprimand and 500 marks
fine for criticising the expulsion of
Danes from Observation-Disclosures
lin dispatch.
1t is with extreme difficulty that ar
American or an Englishman can realize
what this means, this survival of the
barbaric practices of despotism in a
land of civilization and enlightenment
If men We're fined and imprisoned in
this country for their political opinions
and for criticising the policy of the gov
eminent, anybody who said "embalmed
beef" would be instantly arrested and
the anti-imperialists would be in Jail.
The never-ceasing wonder, is why the
German people don't make a sudden enc
of that sort of thing.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

Emperor William says hat If John
Bull and Uncle Sam are going to get
up an Anglo-SaXon close corporation
floor because of blood relationship. He
might get in as an apprentice in nation
al business if he would remember the
adage that small boys should be seen
and not heard.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

The story that another national bond
issue is in sight has been killed. There
and coming before the end of the fiscal
year. to meet the extraordinary ex-
penses now running. In December con-
gress will meet and range for the flu
ture. The government is in the hands
of business men who know how to do
business and avoid bankruptcy.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

The Cuban officials counted up AZ, 900
Gle Sans paymaster went down to give
them a lift. But when the paymaster
counted he could find but one-third of
that number who had been in service.
If each Cuban soldier is a three-times
repeater Croker will get them on his
lists if Tammany ever mex Ha-
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

According to the New MeXican's ter
ritorial exchanges small poX is still
prevalent in a number of counties of
pest, after a small scare of its own. The
small pox problem is a perennial one in
the southwest, and some united effort
should be made to stamp out the dis
ease entirely.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04
The New York Journal max,

ture of an announcement that Thomas
Bracket Reed will not be a candidate
against Mckinley. OF course he will
not. T. B. has no intention of being
put upon a bracket among other has
been political bric-a-brac. When the
next Congress assemblies Reed will
probably be found doing business at the
RI than
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

The ear of Russia and the emperor
Of China are in the same boat. Both
are blessed with an ambitious mother,
who as doWager empress seeks to take
the life of their sons, and thus install
themselves in power. Evidently, the
modern is asserting her rights,
W. in medieval Russia and in ancient
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

The Albuquerque Citizen sings as fol-
lows: THE times are getting better; the
world Is getting better; in fact, every
thing is getting better than 1t was.
Mans inhumanity to man caused
so few to mourn as it does now" The
ghost must have stalked from the bus
mess Office into the sanctum that day
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

The Cuban assembly that sent a COM
mittee to Washington to ask for a do
nation of $40, 900. 900, was elected by the
gent army. The body was in nc way
chosen by the people of Cuba. If the
army in any country elected the COVER
ming and legislative powers, govern
ment would be arbitrary and despotic.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04

Little Jamaica must be getting jaggy,
or her people would not be stoning
American sailors to death. The dusky
islet was always a rum n anyway. A
little American ginger may have to be
shot into the natives by DR.. Sampson
as an antidote for an excess of the ma
tive article. One dose generally kills or
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL
DO 1T.
lEhicapn Times-Haraldl

IChlcagO Tlmes-EeTaId.J
Most certainly it should be the duty
of congress, in both branches of which
the Republicans have a majority, to
abolish or suspend the protective duty
on the products of any industry which
has been organized into a trust and
which has arbitrarily raised the prices
of such products.
Whenever the protective tariff en-
hances the price of the product of a
trust to the American consume it
should be reduced or removed entirely.
adoption will remov the stigma Of fos-
tering trusts from the Republican
party.