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Tnos. j. OWEN, Auctioncer, 9ls + st. NV.

THoS. J. OWEN, Auctioncer, 9l3 L ST. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY
BY virtue OF 4 certain deed OF trust recorded in
lber 1896 at folio - ct seq, OF the land
records for the District of Columbia and at the
request OF the party secured thereby, we will sell
at public auction in front al the premises on
WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF JANUARY
A. d. 1899, At i:50 O'CLOCK =. NJ, part of lot
-, in Edward Earles subdivision, in square 276
fronting on alley in OF St, between 18th
and 18th, II and sts NV, improved by one
two-story and basement brick dwelling. subject
to prior deed OF trust securing the Equitable
cooperative Building Association $500. Terms
A deposit Of S25 at time OF sale, balance in
monthly payments OF 81 each. COnvcyancing
stamps and recording at purchasers cost. Terms
TO be complied with in ten days from date of sale
THOMAS WALKER
JOSEPH H. STEWART
jali l7202325 Trustees
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TRU STEES' SALE.
JAMES ". RATcLIFFE. Auctioneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF UNIMPRoyED REAL Es
TATE on 18TH STREET BETWEEN AMI
d STREETS SOu rHEAST
By virtue OF a deed Of trust. dated the 18th
day Of September ls9j. and recorded the 23d
day OF September, 1895. in Liber 2O56, folio Isl
Of the Land Records OF the District Of Columbia
and at the request OF the party secured thereby
we will offer for sale, at public auction, in front
OF the premises, on TUESDAY. THE 3lST DAY
OF JANUARY 4. ID. 1888. An 4 O'CLOCK T.
NJ, the south y feet. by the full depth thereof
OF lot .. square 1914, in the city OF Washing
ton, District OF Columbia.
Terrns-One-t cash. balance in | and .
years. or all cash, at option OF purchaser. de
post of 5000 required at time OF sale
Terms to be complied with within ten days. OF
trustees will resell at risk and cost OF default
ina, purchaser. All conveyancng. recording. rev
stamps, etc, at cost Of purchaser.
WARREN II. ORCOTF,
EDWARD :. YORK,
Trustees.
MALCOLM HUFTY,
Attorney for Party Secured, i72 La. ave.
1a.Bp. lid.
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DIR. A. II. TAYLOR,

oOb ST. n. ~.
Gold filings and bridge work a speciality. Al,
the lowest price; amalgam filings. soc: full sets
of teeth on plates. So: extracting, either by gas
or local spray. absolutely painless, oOc: with.
out, 25c; all work done by experts and guar.
anteed the best; open Sundays from 10 to J
oclock. mh22-ti.em
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HELP wANTED-FENALE.

Adve erti.cmenIs under this head
viii he Inserted for one ccEt n word
for esch insertion.
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WAN1ED-ROOMS.

WANTED By gentleman. wife. and baby, > or 5
fRiTTS, 1875 Marion ST. NV ja25-3t
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FOR RENT-ROOMs.

FOR RENT-Thrcc large. newly papercd rooms;
Is; foor; cheap to party with good ref. can.
after l. y 4th st. ne. jI21-@t
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The IS DAYS" Cure

(:or men) lads a" remedies in this city; a
prompt and permanent cure or no charge Con-
Office hours, to r. to 4. 6 to s; Sunday. to G.
iJy-1mo
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FOR HIRE.

sl.OO-FULL DRESS SUITS FOR HIRE, sl,Oo, at
JULIUS CoHEN'S, Il0i eth St NV jai-tf
FOX lllRE-Horses, buggies, and dsytons, 81. 50
and s2 per day to drummerI and business
men. PRESToN'S STABLES. sth md SITS. NV:
phone 9l7 2. poas-tf
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.

FOR SN.E-The finest corner on II st. ne; II
rooms and baths; red brick and brown
stone triinmingsi rented so month; cheap to
quick buyer, will trade for smaller houses
having aggregate amount of trust and tax as.
sessrncnt. OWNER, 3s1 II st. ne. ia2i-3t-em
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Go Chesapeake
S51fs S51fs & Ohio Ry-
Through the Grandest Scenery of
America, All Trains vestibufcd.
Electric Lighted. Steam Heated.
All Meals Served in Dining Cars.
station sixth and ID Streets.
Schedule II effact Dec. 6. lses

ScheduIe u cffect Dec. 6, 1888.
e:20 r n. DAILY-CincinEati and St. LoGiI
special-Sold train fos Cincinnati. Pullman
Seepers to Cincinnati. Lexington. Louisville, In
dianlpols and St LOUIS without change. Con-
meets at Covington. Va, for Virginia Hot Sprinsl
Plrlor cars Cincinnati TO Chicago.
u:lO P II. DAILY-F. F. V. Limited-Solid
train for Cincinnati Pullman Sieepers 10 Cinciu-
nail Lexington, and Louisville without change
1opeu for occupancy at 900 P Nj Connection
iCr Uot springs, Va, daily. Pullman Sleeping
Car TO Virginia Hot Springs, without change.
tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays Sleepers
circiunati TO Chicago ard st. Louis
a.sa p ~ DAILY-Fo- GordonSvil!e. Char
,cttsSviIle. S;auuton, aad for Richmond, dlily,
cent SUNDAY.
Rss4ryation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
81 5I2 and IiaI Pennsylvania Avenue. and
o.H. - station Telephone call Iii1 for Penrsyl-
,sria A. railroad cab service II. W FULLER.
'Ai'1 Gere=al Passenger Agent
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wANTED-BICNCLES.

FOR SALE-Lady's and gents wheels, in perfect
order; cost si25; also brecch- loading rifles;
will exchange for safe, diamond earrings or breast
pin. Address IiO6 ST NV jalD-7t
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FOUND.


We ARE PAINTERS, remember We do all kinds
of Fine Painting-give YOU the very best work
and charge extremely small prices for it. Rooms
papered with rich, handsome. stylish paper
only 81 up. +. G. NOLTE, SO 9th st. No
branch jl2l-tf
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FOR RENT handsomely y-furni,hcd ROOMS; heat,
bath. light. and all conycnicnccS. new furni-
turr, central location. 40 9th ST NV. ia2j-l5t
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NANTfll-rwu three rooms for light business
purposes; central location; no objection TO
part of dwelling. Address. a; once, T.. T.. this
a..
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WANTED-AGENTS.

NAAIED-Responsible active agents to sell one
Of ihe greatest and most useful novelties
ever invented; sells sight, without arl.u-
ave. jaI5-eod-u
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NINE, FLORENCE JUDSON.

reveals the past, present and future; gives true
advice IN all business. love and personal affairs;
II you wish a correct life reading from the cradle
to the grave don't fail to consult this gifted
Southern lady. Hours, 10 a IN. to p. Office.
lll2 G ST. NV; fee, s.. jll5tf
MR.. l.. NORRIS. Medium; daily and seances Tues
day and Thursday nights at s2i 18th st. NV
Sunday night at Oppenheimer's Hall, 5Ii 9th st.
NV jl25-7t
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HOTELS.
DEWEY HOTEL,
l. ST., Near 18th.

New and irSt-class in all its appointments;
rooms en- suite and single; American and European
plans; 18th st. and Pa. ave; yellow ears pass
corner; now open.
GEORGE d. De SHIELDS Manager.
iaIS-cmo
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wANrEp-HoRsEs AND VEHICLES.

WANTED-To purchase good wagon and harness
for in the bakery and pie business AI-
dress ]. NJ. W, this office ia2i3t
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FOR RENT-TYPEWRITER.

FOR RENT-Typcwriters at special prices with
privilege of purchase; ask to see the Jcwett;
come in and do your typewritiRg; terms mod.
crate. NEWNAN'S. Oil eth ST. de2g-3mos
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FOR RENT OR LEASE.

FOR RENT OR LEAsE-The elegantly equipped
and located coal yard at $40 - St sw;
$40 per month. Apply to the owner, V. BALD
WIN JOHNSON, llJI Il. l. ave. NV illO-tf-cm
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FOR SALE-LOTS.

SPRING Is COMING with rising prices You
can get lot 2jxl25 for $3.50 on Great Falls
Electric Railway, within District. monthly
payments; get while Chcln; our booklet ex-
plains CLARK BROS, COS 18th ST. NV.
ia2J-Imo
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WANTED-HoUsEs.

MANTED-Eislt ten-room house; car line;
good condition; not over SO per month. Ad-
dress TlRST-CLASS TENANT, this Office. ja2j-3t
WANTED-store and dwelling: suitable for board.
ing house and lunch Address II. b. C.,
this once. ja22-3t
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For RENT-OFEICES

FOR RENT-At 6l9 T. ST. NV, nice Office room.
only $40, including heat and light. ia2l-3icm
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TYPEWRITERS.

TYPEwRITERS cleaned. oiled. and delivered, all
makes, 81: send postal. TYPEWRITER EX-
CHANGE. 1905 + st. ial2-2mos
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FOR RENT-SUBURBAN.
FOR nENT-sToREs & DWELLINGS
Fou sALE-uoRsEs AID VEHICLES

WANTED-A panel delivery wagon suitable for
packages; must bc in good condition and
Cheap. Addre-- CHEAP. this office. IT
FOR SALEATwo good horses, Ssj and so. 40
Il. nv. il2i-3t
FOR SALE-A horse: fine driver; also builders
wagon and harness. 5lj st. NV. il2I-3t
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POsToFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, d. C., POSTOFFTCE NOTICE.
any time.
FOREIGN NAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily. and the schedule of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending January
%. the last connecting closes will be made from
this office "a folIoyrS.
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SITUATIONS wANTEp-MALE.
HELP w.NTED-MALE AND FEMALE

WANTED Demonstrators Of higl-grade household
q,ecia!ties; good weekly income Tor ,apabie
men aud women. Call at 50 Atlantic Building
II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-20
FIELD OFFICERS
Of the New Regiments Assigned to
Their Places.

Washington, July 20.-An the field
officers of the new volunteer regiments
have been appointed, the list being COM
pleted today by the selection of the re-
naming colonies The officers and their
assignments follow:
Twenty-sixth infantry Plattsburg
Barracks, N. Y:
Colonel Edmund Rice, Lieutenant
Colonel William P. Duval Major Dan
derson, Frank a. Cook. Joseph t. Dick
man.
Twenty infantry. Camp
Colonel James NJ. Bell, Lieutenant
Colonel Albert S Cummings, Major
George L. Bryan, Edward B. Cassatt,
Twenty-eighth infantry, Camp Meade,
Pa:
Colonel William E. Brickhimer, Lieu
tenant Colonel Robert w. Leaonard,
Major George H. Morgan, Elmer F.
Taggart, John B. Porter.
Twenty-ninth infantry, Fort McPher-
Colonel Edward E. Harden. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Herbert H. Sargent, Major
Evan NJ. Johnson, Jr., Harry L. HaW-
thorne, David B. Case
Thirtieth infantry, Fit. Sheridan, Ill;
Colonel Cornelius Gardner, Lieutenant
Colonel James r. Campbell, Major
Leonard A. Lowering, Matthew F.
Steele, Thomas L. Hartigan.
Thirty-first infantry, Fit. Thomas,
Colonel James s. spett. Lieutenant
Colonel Webb c. Hayes, Major Hun
ter Liggett, Lloyd NJ. Brett, John Z.
Mcmahon.
Thirty-second infantry. FIT. Leaven-
worth, kan:
Col Louis A. Craig, Lieutenant Col
onel Lewis H. Strother. Major Alex B.
Dyer. Robert E. L. SPENCE, Charles
Elicit Cabell.
Thirty-third infantry. FIT. Sam Hous-
ton, Tex:
Colonel Luther r. Hare, Lieutenant
Colonel John J. BreecetOn, Major Mar
Gus D. Cronin, P. c. March, Francis D.
Ward.
Thirty fourth infantry, Fit. Logan,
Colo:
Colonel Lyman W. v. Kennon, Lieu
tenant Colonel Robert L. Howe, Major
William A Skunk, julius A. Penn,
Joseph Wheeler Jr.
Thirty-f1fth infantry, Vancouver Bar
racks, Wn.:
Colonel William A. Kobbe, Lieutenant
Colonel Edward H. Plummer Major
Robert D. Walsh, Walter G. Short, AL
bert Laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-20
FOREIGNERS BARRED.
Must Be Naturalized to Practice In
the Manila Courts

Manila, July 20.-5:5O p. Man order
has been issued regulating practice be-
fore the courts and substituting the
American for the Spanish system in i'm
portant respects. 1t abolishes procura-
tors, who correspondent somewhat to
solicitors in the English courts, all the
duties heretofore performed by pro-
curatOrs devoIving upon attorneys.
Members of the bar must be resi-
dents of the island. Citizens of foreign
governments are ineligible to practice
at the bar. Members of the American
bar are eligible. The order gives the
courts sole power to determine the
qualifications of attorneys which here
tofOre has been a function of the bar
association and the church schools have
controlled admission to the bar. The
changes outlined have been made in
accordance with the wishes of the Fill
pinos and disappOint the Spaniards,
who petitioned to be admitted to the
bar without renouncing allegiance to
Spain.
Lieut.. J. E. Moore of the Iowa regi-
ment, shot himself today, while tenn
pOrarily insane.
The steamship Saturnus has returned
from APART and reports that Aguinal-
do, hearing that the inha bitantS were
prepared to welcome the Americans if
they came, concentrated 1000 troops
there and fortified the town and coast
approaches strongly.
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SOLVED BY MR.. NETTELS.
Topeka Man Reads Shorthand Notes
of a Suicide and Prevents
Complications
The following Is from the Wiehita

The following is from the Wichita
Beacon:
The last chapter in the mysterious
death of Miss Belle Slavin has been
closed At the time of Miss Slavins
death, she was employed in TRANSCRIPT
ing the evidence and charges of Judge
Hook in the case of Mrs. Lizzie F. VIII
nams against the American National
bank of Arkansas City Judge ). X
Peters of Newton, was the attorney tor
the bank, and he had employed MISS
Slavin to do the work, as he had ap-
peaIed the case to the United States
circuit court. After Miss Slavin's death
it was found that about one-haIt OF the
evidence had been transcribed, but that
nothing has been done with the oral
charges of the judge to the jury. All
the work was done in shorthand notes
of Miss Slavin and it was feared for
time that no one could be secured, who
could read the notes Every StenOS-
rapher, it is said, gradually drifts into
a system of his own, but in Miss Sla-
WINS case it was not so. She used the
Pittman system and was remarkably
accurate in the use of it. She had few
peculiar characters of her own and the
task for Judge Peters was simply to
find an expert stenOgrapher, who used
the Pittman system. Miss Wood, of this
city, was able to transcribe the notes
covering the testimony but was unable
to read the oral charges OF the judge,
owing to the fact that Miss SlaVin
used special characters to designate the
common legal terms used in court. Miss
evidence and completed it only yester-
day afternoon. Judge Peters had a
hard time finding a person who could
transcribe the oral charge of Judge
Hook but finally found Charles Net
tells, of Topeka, who is a stenOgraphper
at the United States court in Topeka.
Mr. NetteIS uses the Pittman system
and is accustomed to the use of legal
terms and phrases and the peculiar die
ton of Judge Hook. He undertook the
task of tranScribing the notes and was
able to complete the work after three
days of hard labor. 1t took some time
to figure out Miss Slavin's characters
but, as he was able to read the greater
part of the notes, he was soon able to
decipher what the characters stood for,
by reading the charges over carefully.
He was aided in this by his knowledge
of court work and the phrases general
ly used by Judge Hook. Mr.. Peters
in regard to the matter until yesterday
/ her work He left last night with the
! Transcribed copies and will present
/ them to Judge Pollock at Winfield to-
/ morrow He will then go to I4eaven-
/ worth to see Judge Hook and obtain
! his signature to the papers. They will
then be filed in the United States circuit
/ court and a duplicate sent here
/ to be filed in the records of the court
| at this point. Stenographers agree that
! it is remarkable that anyone was able
/ to read Miss Slavin's notes. Had she
/ not been fine stenOgrapher and used
| q. peculiarly pure system the entire case
/ would have been tied up in the courts
| and an appeal made nearly impossible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-20
NO FLAGGING.
Friends Of City Hall Project
Are Active.

There should be a big attendance at
the meeting of the Commercial club to-
morrow evening"" said Secretary An
derson today. I'VE want to take I'M
mediate action on this city hall matter
and there should be a full attendance of
the members of the club. We must al
low no time to go to waste, but must
take action as soon as we find out what
is the best thing to do
The sentiment is pretty general
among the friends of the city hall,
who include about nine-tenths of the
citizens of Topeka that the thing to be
done is to call a special election as soon
as possible and vote the necessary
amount of bonds under the general law
to carry the project through Lawyers
generally agree that this can be done,
and as the matter is generally under
stood by the citizens of Topeka there is
no necessity for putting the election off
very long.
If Topeka is to have a hall large
enough to accommodate large public
gatherings by next spring, there is no
more time to be wasted in preparing for
it. 1t is said that it will take consider
able time after the contract is let be-
fore the material can be procured for
the building, especially the iron work.
Cold weather will be here before many
months, and if the walls are not up and
the building enclosed by that time the
work will be greatly delayed.
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HOW IT WORKS.
Figures on the Operation of the Te-
cumseh Free Delivery Route.

During the two weeks since the Te
cumseh rural delivery route was start
ed A P. Roundtree. the carrier, has
delivered lis pieces of mail. an aver
age of a fraction less than 166 a day.
Postmaster J. r. Naylor, of Tecumseh,
has furnished Postmaster Guthrie a de-
tailed statement of the distributions
and collections on the route.
The statement shows that the diStri-
buttons are always largest at the close
of the week, while the collections are
largest at the beginning of the week.
On Mondays the mail to be distributed
is comparatively light, but on Satur-
days, when most of the weekly papers
are distributed, the mail is very heavy.
The least number Of pieces of mail dis
tributed on any one day was on Mon
day, July 10, when there were only &c
pieces distributed. On the Saturday
preceding there had been 155 pieces. On
Saturday, July Is. there were 203 pieces,
while on the following Monday there
were only 129 pieces.
The reason why the collections are
larger on Mondays than on any other
day is because the country people do
most of their letter writing on Sunday.
On Saturday, July 8. there were IS let
ters collected, while on the following
Monday there were 40. Last Saturday
there were 10 letters, but on Monday
there were rs.
Many of the people along the route
are still getting their mail a t Tecumseh
or Topeka pOstoffices, and POstma ster
NaylOr expects that when all of them
get their mail boxes up the daily distri-
button will average more than 200
pieces of mail a daV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-20
SAVED HIS SISTER.
George Stevens Went to Peni-
Tertiary But Asks For
Pardon.

George Stevens who is serving a life
sentence in the penitentiary for the
murder of Milton Cannon at Independ-
ence, July 4, 1898. has made application
to Governor Stanley for a pardon.
Stevens was convicted but a man
against whom the evidence of compiled
ty was complete was acquitted. Stevens
so the papers in the case indicate, swore
that he had a hand in the murder of
Cannon because one or two others who
were connected with the crime had
plotted to swear that Stevens sister
was guilty. He swore that he himself
committed the crime to shield his sis
ter
This seems to be a very peculiar case.
This man was sent to the penitentiary
for murder when the result of the
autopsy held on the remains of the man
alleged to have been murdered, shows
that he died of apopleXy. A certificate
to this effect is signed and executed by
expert physicians and is part of the
records submitted to the governor.
The indications are that Stevens was
a victim of circumstances but he clear
ed his sister and took his sentence
without a murmur. The presiding judge.
A. H. SkidmOre, has written a letter
to the governor in which he says that
this case is one in which it seems to
me executive clemency might well be
exercised"
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land; Dickinson. 10 per cent all pro-
perty; Doniphan, county 10 per cent
all property; Douglas, 20 per cent; Fin
ney, . per cent; Franklin, per cent;
Geary, 10 per cent; Graham, 40 per
cent on personal; Greenwood per cent
on lands; Jackson, 10 per cent land;
Jefferson, 20 per cent. all property.
Johnson, Is per cen. lands; kiOwa, 80
per cent all property; Labette, per
cent all property; Lincoln, 5 per cent,
all property; Marion, 10 per cent all
property; Marshall Is per cent all pro-
perry, Mcpherson, per cent all pro-
perry; Miami, 3 per cent on lands;
Montgomery, 10 per cent on all pro-
perty; Morris, 13 per cent all property;
Nemaha, Is per cent all property; Usage
30 per cent on land: Ottawa, Is per cent
all property: Phillips, 10 per cent on
land; POttawatOmie, 3 per cent all pro-
perty; Republic, 20 per cent on lands;
Riley, 10 per cent all property; Rush,
80 per cent personal property; Saline,
per cent all property; Trego, 20 per
cent all property; Wabaunsee, 20 per
cent all property; Wilson, 10 per cent
all property; Wyandotte, so per cent all
property.
Decreases in the valuation have been
ordered as follows:
Allen, per cent on all property;
Cherokee, 20 per cent all property;
Cheyenne, Il per cent on lands; Craw-
ford, , per cent all property; Edwards,
40 per cent all property; Ellis, 30 per
cent on lands; Ellsworth. 5 per cent on
Cove, Is per cent on lands; Graham, SO
per cent on lands; Grant. 25 per cent on
lands; Gray, 30 per cent on lands;
Greeley. 20 per cent on all property;
Hamilton, 40 per cent on lands; Has
keu. 50 per cent on lands; HOdgeman,
y per cent on all property; Jewell,
per cent on all property; Kearney, 20
per cent on all property; Lane, 20 per
cent all property; Linn, 5 per cent all
property; Logan, 80 per cent on land;
Lyon. > per cent all property; Mitchell,
IA per cent all property; Norton, so per
cent on lands; Osborne, 5 per cent on
lands; Pawnee, 5 per cent all property;
Pratt, Is per cent all property; RaWlinS
35 per cent all property; Rocks, 20 per
cent on lands; Rush. % per cent on
lands Scott. 10 per cent all property;
Sedgwick, 10 per cent all property;
Seward, 10 per cent all property; Shaw
nee, 8 per cent all property; Sheridan,
25 per cent on lands; Sherman, Is per
cent all property; Smith, per cent all
property; StaffOrd,10 per cent on lands;
Stanton, % per cent all property; Stew
ems, 40 per cent on land; Thomas, 80
per cent on land; Wallace, 20 per cent
all property; Woodson, per cent an
property.
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Il MANY A SLIP"
w. III. Fletcher Is Not Yet Post
master of Clay Center.
Post0ffice Inspector Has InVes-
tigated His Actions.
TOO MUCH BUSINESS.
Method of Renting Building
Dfspleases the Government.
News From the State House
Departments.

The scramble for the postOffice in
Clay Center has been renewed by the
Investigation which has been going on
for several days, being conducted by
r. NJ. Fulton of this city who is a gov
eminent inspector.
Congressman CaIderhead recently rec
commended for appointment as postmas-
ter at Clay Center, w. H. Fletcher,
against whom there was much com
plant by the citizens of Clay Center.
John Loader and H. A. Achenbach had
the recommendations and petitions of
the patrons of the office, but both were
turned down.
Mr.. Loader and r. H. Miller made the
charges which caused an investigation
of Mr.. Fletcher's business dealings with
the government before his appointment
Is confirmed
The charge is made that Mr.. Fletcher
rented the room for the postOffice and
then signed the lease over to his friend
Captain Heusted who in turn leased the
room to the government at an advance
over the rental to be paid in the original
lease.
Now that an investigation has been
made, it is reported that this deal will
not only disquaIify Mr.. Fletcher from
receiving the appointment as postmas-
ter but win reopen the fight among
dhe defeated candidates.
Postmaster Vanatta, a Democrat, was
confirmed by the senate for a term of
four years which expires in 1900. He
has refused to Vacate the Office and has
employed lawyers to make a fight. He
says he will test the law under which
these appointments are made. If con-
frmation means any protection to a
man he expects, by this suit, to secure
the advantage of it.