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Salt Lake City Tribune: The beet
sugar industry of the United States,
after fifteen years of trial, made last
year 100 900 tons of sugar. At the
same time the United states imported
2,OO2, 900 tons. The industry in Utah
is in most flourishing state and is a
realprovidence to hundreds of people.
1t has double benefit. 1t pays the
farmers who raise beets munificently,
and takes that much land out of COM
petition with lands on which grain
and vegetables are raised. This has
all been made possible through Re-
publican legislation. Except for the
tariff there would have been nosugar
factory In Utah. Because OF it, too,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

+ w. E. Curtis, the Washington
correspondent ofthe Chicago Record,
who put in good share of his time
opposing the Porto Rican bill while
it was pending, has investigated the
practical workings of the bill, and
now announces that the dutiessestab-
lished will not prove in any way
burdensome to the Porto .Rican. His
statement is backed by facts and fig
ures, which was the case with one of
the arguments against the bill provi.
GUS to its passage.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
Nor a TAK-PAYERS, UT0pI

NOT a TAY-PA YERS' UTOPIA.
A great deal of profound editorial
comment has been going the rounds
for some time relative to the utopian
municipal affairs of Glasgow, and the
desirability of modified form being
adopted in cities of the United States.
Notwithstanding the general news
paper interest aroused, it seems that
no one had taken the trouble to as
certain If the discussion was founded
on fact. 1t occurred to the, San
Francisco Gail to make sucAaan in
vestigation, the result of which is
causing some quiet editorial fun-mak-
ing at the expense of such writer's as
have sought to show off municipal
ownership as practiced at Glasgow
to the advantage of taxpayers. What
is said by The Call will be interest
ing. After stating that it was one
that had fallen into the common error,
it says:
ton of fact involved, and find that
not Glasgow, nor any European city
that we can discover, has been able
to shift public taxation upon the in
come from public utilities.
"The municipal reports of the city
of Glasgow show that the people Of
that municipality arc taxed in the
ordinary way, on an income basis on
the annual rental value of property.
The levy in Glasgow for 1895 SO for
general municipal purposes, schools,
poor rate, etc., on E1O rentals, was
3s Sd GIG per pound, or 1615 per cent
on the rental value; the owner of the
property pays also Is I'd 716 per
pound rental, equal to 81 per cent.
The owner who occupies his own
premises pays both taxes, equal to
% per cent on the annual rental value.
Added to this the general govern
ment, through its inland revenue de-
partment, collects tax on land and
an inhabited house tax, the two
amounting to per cent of the rental
value. Every person having an in
come of E300 per annum, from what
ever source derived, pays another
tax of Sd per pound, or 31-3 per cent
on his income. ....
"This is pretty stiff taxation, be-
sides which San Francisco's faVorite
dollar limit seems light as air. Our
dollar limit, however, is not levied
on annual income, but on estimated
cash value of property, and our per-
sonal property is taxed separately
from realty. In Glasgow the tax on
annual rental value and the inland
revenue taxes are in lieu of all other
forms of tax. We estimate the Glas-
Cow tax to be about s14.50 per 81 900
of cash value of the property, which
assumes the rental or income value
to be per cent per annum. The
difference between the Scotch town
and American cities of similar situa-
ton and population is not greaC, with
perhaps the average advantage in
favor of the American cities.
1--WE do not know how the idea be-
came fixed in this country that Glas
gov is free from municipal and pub
lie taxation as the result of owning
public utilities. That such an idea
has no foundation in fact admonishes
to cautious exapination of all state
ments made on the side of public
ownership. Each case is individual
and has elements peculiar to itself,
either in physical situation or struct-
ure of government, that cannot be
carried over and applied to all cases,
because physical and governmental
features cannot be carried along with
the civic policy"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

The next republican state con-
vention win be held on Wednesday,
it will be noticed, day earlier in
the week than usual. This is a con-
cession to the weekly newspaper
publishers, who will be enabled
thereby to print the, proceedings OF
the convention the same week it is
held, For many years this privilege
has been denied them, owing to the
practice of holding conventions on
Thursday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
MAD STONE CURE.
A Cedar Rapids Man Comes 10 Oska-
Ioosa for Treatment.

N. II. Gard, of Cedar Rapids, came
to the city Tuesday to take treat
ment of the mad stone owned by
Mrs. White, south of the city. Gard
was bitten last Friday in the left
thigh by dog supposed to be mad.
He came to the city Tuesday to have
the mad stone applied. The stone
stuck to the wound for a time, but
the case was not considered serious
as the patient had had another stone
applied to the wound. This is the
fourth case that has called on Mrs,
White this season, and AL have been
successfully treated.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
A SCORE KILLED.
Awful Results of Mine Ex-
plosion in the South.

BY scripps- McRae Press Association.
Raleigh, N. O., May %. Twenty
two men were killed in Cummock
coal mine, As miles from here by an
explosion of fire damp. The known
dead are:
John Connolly, superintendent
Joe Glass, VIM. Tyson,
Jas. Mccarthy, John Hancker,
Wesley Clegg, John Willett,
Robert Gatewood, White,
Simon Mcintyre, Dan Goldsbon,
Joe Eagan, VIII Reeves,
Albert Bynum, Joe Taylor,
Jim Mack, JohniPalmer,
Peter Palmer, James Palmer,
John Hubbard, colored; andltwo IN
known.
The explosion occurred on the easI
heading, probably due to a broken
gauge in the safety lamp. There
were fifty in the mine at the time, but
none out side the east heading were
injured. All bodies have been re-
covered. Forty-two men were killed
in the same mine in December, 1895
by an explosion of dynamite.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
Was MURDERED.
Coroner's Jury Brings a Verdict
in the Tharp Case.

The coroner's jury in the Tharp
case brought in the following verdict:
We find the deceased came to his
death oh the eleventh day Of May,
1900, between IL o'clock p. m. ana ~
o'clock midnight, by pistol shots fired
by person or persons to the jury
unknown.
(Signed) JAMES A. RICE,
ED d. BREWER,
q. T. REEL.
The evidence was concluded about
$3.50 O'Clock, the following witnesses
having been exa mined during the
day: Mrs, Mabel West, Mr.. and Mrs,
Aioef' poSu, Mrs. Luzena Weldon
George Weldon, Jacob seibert and
Joe r. Bishop.
County Attorney Lafferty, who con.
Quoted the examination, stated that
all the evidence tended to show that
the death was case of suicide and
that the only circumstantial evidence
that would be at variance with this
was the fact that the gun was found
forty feet from the body on the oppo-
site side of shed. 1t is not likely
that there will ever be any arrests
made or prosecutions attempted in
connection with the case.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

Ezra Watson, living near Lacey,
is Democrat but he says Bryan will
not be able to induce him to believe
this fall that there is no prosperity
abroad in the land. At the Coleman
sale on February 81, he bought IL
shoats, paying therefor s45.60. May
II he sold the hogs for S132.5O, net
ting clear profit of fully $40, in less
than three months. There are many
other democrats in Mahaska who will
take the same view of affairs this fall
or that expressed by Mr.. Watson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: 1t is
said that many of the girls in the pub
lie schools of the large cities are get
ting in the habit of smoking cigar
cites. In Washington it is claimed
that thirty are confirmed victims of
the habit. This emphasizes the need
of mothers congresses, not so much
to consider what shall be done with
the girls as what shall be done with
their mothers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
swedish sIeetIngs.

The mission meeting at the Swedish
church viii commence Friday, May
25, at p. m. There will XaIso be
meetings Saturday morning, after
noon and evening. The dedication
services win be Sunday, May 27. The
ladies will have a bazaar Saturday at
3 p. m. Everybody cc<sssiissss;sy cc<sssiissssy Invited
to all these services
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
DON'T forget this fact during IL

Don't forget this fact during the
campaign: Senator Jones, chairman
of the national democratic committee
offered an amendment to the Porto
Rican tariff bill to return the duties
on sugar imported from that island
ito the persons from whom they
were collected" The sugar trust
had paid S37, ,551 of these duties and
if the amendment of the democratic
senator had not been opposed by the
republicans, then he would have
caused the return of that sum to the
trustI
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
BLANCHARD FOR JUDGE.

While it has for been some time
been generally understood that the
friends of Judge L. @. Blanchard, of
this city, would present his name to
the next State Republican Convention
as candidate for supreme Judge, his
formal announcement has not been
heretofore made. The general favor
with which his candidacyllhas been
received throughout the state has
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
SERIOUS coNFLAGRATIoNs.
Two Destructive Fires ln different
Parts Of the Country.

Muskogee, l. t., May 22.-The third
incendiary FIRE last night destroyed
$4,000 worth of property Six hum
dred thousand is the estimated loss
of the three fires. A reward is offered
for the arrest of the parties. =
Montreal, May 2z.-Thirty houses
in the village of Ponte Claire, near
here, were burned this morning. The
fire is still raging. No lives are re-
ported lost.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
-Dea Moines T,eader. Mr. Tow

-Des Moines Leader: Mr.. Towne,
since his bolt, has made two efforts
to carry the congressional district he
formerly represented in congress,
and when the votes were counted he
was without the breastwork both
times. Yet his nominationsis urged
on the ground that he. will be able to
bring Minnesota into the populist
game bag. Up in Minnesota, where
Mr.. Towne is fairly we'll known, there
is considerable snickering.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
SUCCESS WITHOUT MONEY

oCICDDO w IL HOOL NUN II
The consoling discovery is made by
Senator Mason, of Illinois, that money
is not essential to the attainments of
success, for he says this, in Success.
lone of the most successful men /
ever knew never had a thousand
dollars ahead in his life. He had no
aptitude for making money, yet he
continually tried to. During financial
panics and failures, he kept his spirit
unchanged and unbroken. He never
Litigationl he avoided whoiiy, and he
never INDUCED in controversies. He
had as few acquaintances, l think, as
any man / ever knew. regarded
him as successful because he was al
ways cheerful, industrious and tenn
perate, always thoughtful of those a.
bout him, and in a matter of eonvic-
tion, was absolutely fearless. To
others he gave the same liberty of
thought that he demanded himself.
His motto was: principle, not ex-
pediency." When he died he left
barely enough to pay for his funeral
expenses, and yet | maintain that he
was successful. His conscientious
life was an example to others. He
was generous to fault, and probably
would have died in better circum-
stances If he had not been.
The dollar mark is not the stamp of
success. You may attain far greater
success than that, and leave a much
larger legacy"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

-Hedrick Journal: II the Lacey
bill for protecting birds had been
adopted years ago the peach and
apple orchards of the east would not
be in their present state. The birds
that have been exterminated would
have destroyed the insect pests that
have destroyed the trees and fruit.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

sugar is supplied to the people of this
State quite cent per pound cheaper
chan it would have been selling for
now had no factory been built. This
is practical object lesson held up
before the eyes of the people, and it
seems to us that it is worth half a
dozen set speeches.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

The Pella Advertiser thinks those
who have been always kicking at
Hanna should at least send him a
bouquet for his vote that kept Quay
out of the. senate. If you will hunt
up few democrats who will use as
much backbone in the Clark case, it
will appear that politics are not en-
tirely matter of dollars and cents.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
-Indaa Silvara of Az h

Judge Silyara of the Des Moines
police court, sentenced ]. F. Gallup
to thirty days. confinement in the
county jail for intoxication on Friday
last, although he hated to do it. Gal,
lup and Silvara were classmates and
roommates at the same law school
and graduated at the same time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

-Colfax Clipper: The selection of
@. M. Hinsdale as a Sixth district
delegate to the national republican
convention gives general satisfaction
to the republicans Of Jasper. Char
ley is al right.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

-It is mentioned as a fact which
seems to have been entirely over
looked until recently that during the
Cleveland administrator none of the
democrats referred to Alaska as an
imperialistic colony.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
Burlington HawkeYe

The Burlington Hawkeye notices
that Republican congresses never for
getthe old soldiers and their families.
The especial point it call attention to
in this connection is that measures
for the benefit of soldiers and their
families as a rule have originated
and been enacted in Republican con-
....... -. -.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

Colorado will have eight dele
gates in the Republican National Con-
vention this year, and when their
names are called the fact that six of
them voted and worked for Bryan in
1895 will bring several rounds of ap-
nlansa
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

AS the Filipinos have no boards
the Cedar Rapids Republican predicts
that when this becomes generally
known the populists will be more
chary with their Filipino resolutions
OF sympathy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
Real estate Transfars.

Daily report furnished by Carl
johnson, Mgr. oskaloosa Collection
Agency:
Howard, ii s and wife to w
w Eby, assignee, middle
OF s lots3 and blk12o 90
Malone, Mary A and wife to
Mary s Hawley, land in ls-
75-l6 -. ~. 1928 s5
Melone, John andwife toMary
Hawiey, land Ia 1s-75-l5. so 90
Bolton, 3 and wife to Mary
Hawley. land IN 1S-7S-l5. 400 90
Green, @ F by Admr to TX
Hook, land Ia a4-z5'le -. 1000 90
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
tbev win o. lose . J

WHUVH6I UH6y VIII OF IU5BJ bdyF.
the Davenport Democrat, "the 81
Louis street car strikers are sure
come out of it worse than they wenU
into the fight. There is not one atom
of argument in all the missiles they
have thrown. The right to stop work
doesn't carry with it the slig' 1t
Aght to throw rooks.n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
--Burrell saws tbe pictured sbir

-Burrell says the pictured shirt
bosoms and cuffs men are wearing
now may bring back the lowered
waistcoats. of old and the frills and
the ruffles and knee breeches of
colonial times and, he adds, with a
very little adventitious aid men can
be prettier than womenl
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

State superintendent r. O. Bar
rett has reversed the county superin.
tenGent Of osceola county in con
firming the discharge OF A, j. Jones
a teacher in the ocheyedan schools
Jones refused to teach in the grades
when he was hired to teach III the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

The Tama Herald thinks there is
not much likelihood that the dinner
pail viii figure in democratic cam
paign speeches this year. "They are
not 80 full of wind as they were four
years ago, Z it says.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

1t is the observation of the Wat
erloo Reporter that vanity and swell
ed heads wrecks as many homes that
would otherwise be happy as almost
any other cause.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

"A great many people make big
mistake by trying to be politicians"
says the Cherokee Democrat. "They
ought to be engineering wheelbar-
row."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

The Davenport Republican notes
a curious coincidence of dates in con-
nection with our Spanish war and its
sequel. 1t is noted that.on April IL,
1898, congress received the presidents
message precipitating war withspain (;
that on April IL, 1899, the exchange of
seations of the Paris treaty by
States was made
ase; and that on April
IL, ryUU, -. I'LL imposing the tariff
on Porto Rico, and giving that island
the most humane form of government
conceivable, was passed by the house
and practically became law.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

John H. Carleton, a we'll known
capitalist of Cedar Falls has made a
donation ofsi0, 900 to Cornell College,
at Mt. Vernon, and the sum will be
used to maintain lecture course in
philosophy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

The court has ordered assignee
II ]. Vail to dispose of the ottumwa
Press. The Press has fine outfit
and should not go bagging for a buy
err.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

The Marshalltown Times-Repub-
hcan concludes the best strikes of
workingmen are those W h are hit
ting the nail on the head
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
The following is the fuI lrg

The following is the fu lrgani-
zation OF the Iowa tlelegat to Phil
adelpha:
Chairman-G GoyernorG M. Shaw.
eecretary-M. ]. Tobin, Yinton.
Treasurer-Lafe Young, ,Des Moines
sergeant-at-arms Geo. M. Christ
ian, Grinnell.
Executive committee-L. M.Shaw,
Lafe Young, M. j. Tobin.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
wooDMEN PICNIC.
Annual Meeting of the South western
Modern WOOdmen Aug. I6.

The annual picnic of the Modern
Woodmen of southeastern Iowa
will be held in this city on August 16.
1t will be one of the greatest picnic
crowds that has ever been in the city.
The local camp of the Modern
Woodman is now organized for the
work of the meeting and all prepara-
tions will be pushed to completion
Immediately.
William A. Northcutt, head coun-
sci of the Modern Woodmen will be
in the city and will address the meet
ing.
The picnic proper will be held on
the fair grounds.
The organization effacted in tho
the local camp for the work necessa-
ry to the preparation of the great
day is follows:
COMMITTEES.
Printing and advertising-George
Barnhart, Roy Robinson, H. S.Rosen-
cranz, A. j. Troop, w. P. Snow.
Transportation-B. ]. Snyder, w.
F. Mccarthy, F. w. Glaze.
Decoration-John Renfrew, W. d.
Titus, e. M. Cheesman, Geo. New
brand, M. Gould.
Finance-F.D. Boyer, W.R. Lacey,
Frank E. Smith.
Amusements- Williams Goshee, A.
Chandler, t. Wheatcroft, AL. Com
stock, Joe Patton.
Grounds-John Stafford, j. V.
Green, o. Pinkerton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

high school, He was discharged for
it and this, says Superintendent Bar
rett, was wrong.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

Mahaska County Fair, September
4, S, and Z.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
VOL. so. NO. 43
OnIclaI County Paper.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-08
Boy Fined $40.

William Dietz. a boy eleven years old,
who was arrested, with James Hartley. an
other small boy, on the charge of being
concerned in the larceny of a baby car
rage, valued at $50. from Mrs. Sarah
Whitehead. and two eggs, estimated to be
worth i cent each, from Mary Gray, was
today fined $40 by Judge Kimball in the
Police Court which was paid.
Hartley who was charged with a number
of other petty larcenies, was. as was stated
in last evenings Star. sent to the reform
school yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-08

To- the Editor If The Evening Star:
Embarrassing disasters seem to be rn,,I
tirlying. 4 similar one to that which oc-
CURED In lexington Wednesday is liable to
occur any day to any person who chances
t. be driving or cycling in that locality. It
l. the old, but unhetded. story of "A train
ON the near track hiding an advancing
train On the far track This time il was
an inonensive looking freight train. side
Tracked and extending almost to the street
that did the michief. This particular cross
ing Is Il quiet place. no building on either
corner, only shade trees casting their shad-
"ws over the way and making an inviting
vista. farther on. after the track Is crossed /:
nothing l" be seen or heard to mar the
l"&cefulrcsS OF the scene But something
should be both seen and heard to warn of
the danger that turks behind the sleepy-
looking, side-tracked freight train: some
thing TO warn of the train that is speeding
on. and the approach Of which NAV he
unnoted by the absent minded or the
noise of which is drowned in that of ones
carriage wheels. AT the X street grade
crossing there are gates Are they not
just as necessary at S street and the other
two OF three streets Of the suburb where
the view OF the track is obstructed by
trees or buildings? Although part of the
trains whistle they go through. ii is safe
to say that "a much larger percentage
glide by. giving no other sign of their APP
proach than the rumble of their wheels.
There is danger in this. Why is not every
train required TO whistle as it crosses these
streets, where people are continually COM
ing and going? There is a crying neees-
sity for a solid system of protection at
these dangerous points, applied at the
earliest possible moment. What shall 1t
bs7 c. H. p.