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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09

Springfield, Ill.,. Aug. 4.-The fed
eral authorities here think they have
broken up gang Of cOunterfci'cr,.
\ man giving the nlmr Of Charles IL
lott was bound over by Iaitcl States
Commissioner Browing. Of East 81.
Louis, where he was arrested with IS
counterfeit half dollars in his posses
sion. lie was lodged in Jail here,
with connterfcitiny.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09

Gen. Botha is said TO he weakening
and has written u Lord Roberts. ask
ing permission 10 communicate with
Gen. De Wet.
a japanese scouting party near Pei
Tang lost three killed and y wound
ed. The Chinese were IN trenches
and loopholed houses.
The population of Milwaukee. Wis.
according 20 the count just completed
at the census office. Is 2s5.3ij. In 1890
the population was 2O4.teS.
Amos Il. Smith, Negro. was hang
ed in the Jail yard at Baltimore. Md.
Smith murdered Sadie James, his mis-
tress, last Thanksgiving day by cut
ting her throat with n razor.
Three persons are dead In IN,
home of j. \. Norris. near Harvey.
Ill. and four others are seriously
vi. the result Of eating toadstooI,
which they mistook for mushrooms.
Antonio Lana. arrested as an ac-
complce of Bresci. has confessed. M.
hrming that plot existed involving
the simultaneous assassination OF
Hing liumbert and Queen Margherita.
The Chinese troops that left Pc
king to meet the relief force from
lien-Isin have completely wiped out
Christian town near Peking. killing
i've foreign priests and 10000 native
hristians.
In the Powers trial at Georgetown.
Ny" Auditor stone test fed that w.
1. Culton. who was a clerk In his OF
loF' was removed because ne had sto-
en- $1,000 from the state. Walter Glib
on and James TIarklcroad testified
hat Culton displayed wad of bills
n tie latter's barber shop and re-
marked TO Culton's brother: Don't
on know that the 100000 reward
und is being circuatcd?"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09
Miles Wants Service In Chinn.

Washington, Aug. TT is learned
on excellent authority that Lieut..
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has recently nm
piled for service in China. His appli-
cation has not been granted. War de-
partment officials say that Gen. Chat
fee was sent TO China TO command
the American troops. and to relieve
him Mt this time would be reflection
upon his conduct of affairs.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09
Severe Gale Raging In England.

London. Aug. 4.-A severe gale is
raging throughout the United King
dom. Channel traffic is suspended.
causing much Inconvenience to thou
sands of excursionists who wished 10
take advantage of the August bank
holiday. Rain and wind have done
much damage in the provinces. Scy-
cral small vessels have gone ashore
and many others have been obliged {,
seek refuge in the harbors.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09
Prominent Passengers ON Donrd.

San Francisco. Aug. 4.--rhe steam
er America Maru sailed for the Ori-
ent. There are number of promi-
nent passengers on board, including
Brig. Gen. James +. Wilson and W.
w. Rockhill, commissioner from the
United States to China
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09
Germany to buy An Island.

Berlin, Aug. Capt. Rust, of the
German navy, says that two German
financial groups are negotiating with
local Malay potentates for the pur-
chase of the fertile island of Poolo
Lontar, off the west coast of the Pc
ninsula of Malacca.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09
Tro0ps Concentrating.

San Francisco. Aug. 4.-Troops +
and G, of the 9th cavalry. arrived
from Fort Apache, Ariz. These are
the last of the 9th cavalry to arrive.
and two squadrons ordered to sail
to China on the Warren are now
complete.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09
May Not Quarantine.

Jackson. Miss. Aug. 4.-The exec
utivc committee of the Missi sis,ipn
state board of health will meet in
Meridian for the purpose of discuss
ing the yellow fever at Tampa. II is
not likely that n state quarantine
will he established.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09
Buying Horses for the Germnn Army

Stockton, Cal. Aug. 4.-Dr. Eddy,
veterinary surgeon of this city, left
for Nevada. Utah and Montana on
horse-buying trip. lie has been en-
ployed TO purchase 5000 cavalry and
light battery horses for the German
army
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09
Afraid Germany IL Beaten.

Berlin, Aug. 4.-The Deutsch Tages
Zeitung urges the government to pub
lish the terms of the recent tariff
agreement between the United States
and Germany, claiming that Germany
was severely beaten by the United
States
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09
Spot where Humbert Was Shot.

Mona, Aug. 4.-The municipality
of Monza has purchased the ground
on which King Humbert was shot in
order TO erect a monument or char
liable institution.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09

Jones. o., Aug. 4.-The barn OF A.
l.. Bramble was struck by lightning
Friday morning, burning all its CON
tents. Loss, $4,000.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-08-09

Ex-Congressman +. +. Meredith
died at his home in Manassas, Va.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-01
BLOOD POISON CURED BY B. B. B
Bottle Free to Sufferers.

Deep seated, obstinate cases, the kind
that Fave resisted doctors, hot springs
uni patent medicine treatment, quickly
yield to B. B. B. Botanic Blood Balm)
thoroughly tested for 30 years. Have
you mucuous patches in the mouth!
Sore Throat? Eruption<? Eating Sores!
Bone Pains? Itching Skin? Swollen
Glands? Stiff Joints? Copper Colored
Spots? Chancres? liberation on the
body? Hair and eyebrows fall out? Is
the Skin a mass of bOils, pimples and
ulcers? Then this wonderful B. B. B.
specific will completely change the
whole body into a clean, perfect condi-
tion, free from eruptiOns, and skin
smooth with the glow of perfect health.
B, 3. 3. drains the poison out of the
system so the symptoms cannot return.
AT the same time B. B. B. builds up the
broken down constitution and improves
the digestion. So sufferers may test
B. B. B., a trial bottle will be given away
free of charge.
B. B. B. for sale by druggists at 81 pei
large bottle, or six large bottles full
treatment) s.. Complete directions
with each bottle. For trial bottle ad-
dress Blood Balm Co., 524 Mitchell ST..
Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and Free
medical advice. given.
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election, when it is not denied that
they were duly opened for the pre-
ceding general election, and it is not
shown that there were persons not
registered but qualified to register
therein who were taxpayers upon
real or personal property in the school
district; or where it is not shown that
the result of the election could OF
would have been different if the
county books had been opened fol
registration for the special election
7. The fact that inspectors of an
election were furnished lists of reg.
iStered voters not certified, instead of
the original registration books or GER
titled copies, when it is not denied
that the lists furnished correspOnded
precisely with the original registra-
ton books, is not sufficient to avoid
an election.
8. Where inspectors of an election
held under Chapter 1896 laws, aD.
proved May 20, 1895, were furnished
lists of registered voters correspond
ing with the county registra.
tiOn books, together with a list
made by the county superintendent
of schools showing the names Of
those persons on such list who did
not appear by the tax books to be
taxpayers on real or personal prop
erty in the district, and the inspec-
tors refused to permit any person to
vote except those whose names were
on both lists, the election will not be
held void in the absence of a show
ing that nItmber sufficient to change
the result lawfully entitled to vote
were by the means mentioned de-
MED the right to vote.
g.: The rejection IF votes from
legal voters, not brought about by
fraud, and not of such magnitude as
to demonstrate that free expression
of the popular will has been sup
pressed, is not sufficient to avoid an
election, at least unless it be shown
that the votes rejected would have
changed the result.
10. The delay of less than an houl
in opening the polls, caused by the
failure of the inspectors originally
appointed to appear necessitating the
selection of others in their stead
will not avoid an election where it is
shown that only one person was
prevented from voting by the delay:
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-01
SUPREME COURT.
headnotes to Decis ms. January
Term. A. D.

Inc State of Florida eF rel. W.B.
Lamar, La Attorney-Ge Plain
Sln In Error, VS.. Benjamin F. Dill
ION ct at., Defendants in Error
DuVal county.
Per Curiam:
L. SO much of the ordinance Of
tne city of Jacksonville, approved
oy the mayor July %, 1894, and by
majority Of the votes cast at an
election in that city held October
9Th, 1894, entitled "an ordinance to
prescribe the powers and duties and
terms OF office of the trustees of the
WaterwOrks and improvement
bonds Of the city of Jacksonville,
and providing for the submissioh h of
this ordinance to the qualified d 4Iec-
tors OF the city for their aDprovA ut
an election" as attempts to fix the
terms Of office of the Trustees of the
WaterwOrks and Improvement
Bonds at nine years, is void, bec4 4use
IN conflict with Chapter 1901, acl Is of
1893, which fixed the terms of all
city officers at two years and 1ntil
Their successors were elected, but!the
presence Of such invalid provisiOb in
the ordinance does not affect the va
lldlty OF other valid portions thereof.
,. Chapter 1872, laws of 1899,
does not attempt to create the Board
OF Trustees of the Waterworks and
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against whom no sne is .adjudged,
sues out writ of error to review
such Judgment, and upon proof made
as provided by section 2977 Revised
Statutes the trial court makes an
order that plaintiff in error be re-
Iieved from payment of all costs in
the cause, such writ: of error operates
hs a supersedeas to the execution of
the Judgment, upon plaintiff in error
remaining in the custody, of the
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-01
HOW'S This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY s. Co.,
Props, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known F.
J. Cheney for the last - years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in ali bus
mess transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN. Whole
sale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, act Rg directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Price
75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Improvement Bonds of the city of
Jacksonville, or to fix their terms of
office, or to extend the terms of off ice
of members of the board; neither
does it attempt TO validate the in
valid portions of the ordinance passed
by the city i'll 1894 creating said
board.
3. If bill be read in full on its
final passage, this is a compliance
with section Il, Article Ill, Constitu-
ton of. 1885, which requires that
esevery bill shall be read by its Sec
+;o,,o on itC final mas
sage"
4. The ''fnal passage" OF bill,
within the meaning of the provisions
of the Constitution of 1885 (section
Il, Article IID relating to the vote
on the final passage of bills being ia
ken 10y yeas and nays and entered
upon the journals of the Legislature,
means the vote in each house which
adopts the bill, after it has passed its
first and second readings and after it
has been read again for the purpose
of being put upon It's passage, and it
is not required that a bill passed in
one house and amended and passed
in the other shall be read three times
in the house originating the bill be-
fore it cOncurS in the amendments
proposed by the other; nor is it re-
Quired that the vote on the adoption
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properly made to the board of pub
lie instruction, and such board has
authority to canvass the returns and
declare the result.
-. The fact that many ballots
cast were improperly rejected by the
inspectors as being enormously
marked VIII not avoid the election,
unless it be shown that they were re-
jccted fraudulentlv, or that the re-
jected ballots would have changed
the result.
II, Chapter 1886 laws, approved
Maybe, 1895, Is not imperative be-
cause neither ii, nor any other stat
ute, provides a method, by r.9istra-
ten, or otherwise, o. a>ceria!HinJ
who are the qualified electors OF Il
school district or proposed school
district, paying taxes on real or per
sonal property, and, therefore, en-
tilted to vote at elections authorized
by it. (TAYLoR, &. j., disseuting).
Is. The provision of Chapter 1886
laws, approved May 20, 1888, to The
effect that it shall require Il majority
Of the votes of those voting at an
election called under that statute to
determine any matter in the affirma-
tive, is not, when applied to an cleo
ton 10 determine whether a special
district school tax may be levied, Ill
conflict with that clause in section
10, Article MI, Constitution of
1885, which authorizes the Legisla-
ture to provide for levying and col
lecUing Il district school tax "when-
ever majority of the qualified elec-
tors thereof that pay tax on real or
personal property shall vote in favor
of such levy" (TAYLOR, G. j., dis
senting).
Decree reversed.
Fleming & Fleming, for appellant;
William B. Young, for appellee.
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on for expressing different rate by
individual voters; that voters were
not prohibited from changing the
printed rate to any other rate desired,
and that facilities for marking and
writing on ballots by voters were
provided at each polling place, and
where it is not shown that any voter
desired, or was denied the right, to
vote for rate other than that
printed, and that the result of the
election would have been different if
such particular rate had not been
printed on the official ballots.
5. 1t is not essential to the validity
of an election held to determine the
rate of millage to be levied and as
sessed for school district, that there
shall have been a previous registra-
ton of the qualified electors of the
district that pay a tax on real or per-
sonal property, as neither the COnsti-
tuition. nor any statute requires such
registration. (TAYLOE, q j., dis
Senting)
6. The provisions in Chapter 1886
laws, approved May 20, 1895, re-
stricting the right to vote to those
'registered and qualified voters" who
are taxpayers on real or personal
property refer to registration in the
county registration books, and where
a special election under that chapter
Is held intervening two general cleo
tions, the fact that the county regis
tratiOn books were not opened for
registration Immediately prior To the
special election will not avoid the
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-01
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls Great Dis
cOvery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel. cures diabetes.
seminal emissions, weak and lame
backs, rheumatism and all Irregularities
of the kidneys and bladder in both men
and women, regulates bladder troubles
in children. If not sold by your drug
gists, will be sent by mail on receipt of
81. One small bottle is two months
treatment and will cure any case above
mentioned. DR.. E. W. Hall, sole manu-
facturer, P. o. Box 629, st. Louis, Mo.
Send for testimonials.
Sold by Wight & Bro, Tallahassee.
Fla.
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plicant which it is his duty to pay be-
fore obtaining the relief sought by
his application, the court should af-
ford the applicant an opportunity to
pay the tax legally assessed; and if
not paid as required dismiss the ap-
plication for relief against illegal
taxes.
5. The trustees of a school district
organized under sections 10 and II,
Article MI, Constitution of 1885,
and Chapter 1886 laws, approved
May 90, 1895, ought to be made par
ties defendant to a bill fled against
the tax assessor of: the county in
which such school district is situated,
to enjoin him from assessing a dis
trict school tax for such district al
legged to be illegal, but the mere fail
ure to make them parties does not
necessarily require that a temporary
injunction against the assessor,
granLeu upon sucn OIL, De dissolved
by an appellate courtI
4. An election held under the pro-
visions of Chapter 1896 laws, ap-
proved May 20, 1895, to determine
the millage to be assessed and col
lected for school district, will not
be declared void because a specified
rate of millage was printed on the
official ballots, when it appears that
blank spaces or lines were left there.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-01
Hot Springs, Ark. ,

is no competition against LippmanS
Great Remedy for the cure of Rheuma-
tiSm.
James Newton, Aberdeen, Ohio, says
P. P. P. did him more good than three
months treatment at Hot SUrings, Ark.
w. T. Timmcns, of WaXahatchle,
Tex, says his rheumatism was so bad
that he was confined to his bed for
months. Physicians advised Hot Springs,
Ark, ard Mineral Wells, Texas, atwhlch
place he spent seven weeks IN vain, with
knees so badly swollen that his tOrtures
were beyond endurance. z. Z. P. made
the cure and proved itself as III thousands
of other cases, the test blood purifier In
the world, and superior to all Sarsapa-
rilIas and the so-calied Rheumatic
Spring.
Sold by all druggists.
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and it is not shown that his vote
would have changed the result.
II. Where persons act as inspec-
tors of election, are recognized by
the electors as election officers, and
make returns as such which are duly
canvassed, they are officers de faetc
and the election can not be declared
void for a mere irregularity in the
manner of their appointment.
u. Returns of elections held un-
der the provisions of Chapter 1896
laws, approved May 20, 1895, are
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-01
A Village Blacksmith Saved His Lit
tie Sons Life.

Mr.. Fl. II. Black, the well known vii
lage blacksmith at Grahamvillp. SuLi-
van county, N. Y, says: "Our little
son, five years old, mas always been sub
ject to Group, and so bad have the at
tacks been that we have feared many
times that ne would die. we have had
the doctor and used many medicines.
but ChanbeElain'5 Cough Remedy is
now our sole reliance. Il seems to dis
solve the tough mucous and 10y giving
frequent doses when the cronpy symp.
tens appear we have found that the
dreaded Group is cured before it gets
settled" There Is no danger IN giving
this remedy for it contains 40 opium or
either injurious drug and may be given
as confidently to babe as to an adult
For sale by Wight & Bro. and all medi-
cine dealers.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-01

The Shakers of Mount Lebanon, a com
munity of simple, honest, God-fearing
men and women, have prepared the
Shaker Digestive Cordial for many years,
and it is always the same simple, honest.
curative medicine that has helped to
make the Shakers the healthy, long
lived people that they are. The Shakers
never have indigestion. This is partly
owing to their simple mode of life, partly
to the wonderful properties of Shaker
D gestive Cordial. Indigestion iscaused
by the stomach glands not supplying
enough digestive juice. Shaker Diges-
tive Cordial supplies what's wanting.
Shaker Digestive Cordial invigorates the
stomach and all it's glands so that after
awhile they don't need help. AS evi.
dence of the honesty of Shaker Digestive
Cordial. the formula is printed on every
bottle. Sold by druggists, price 10 cents
to 81, 90 Der bottle.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-01
Per Curiam:

T. B. Rice, a prominent druggist of
Greensboro, Ga, writes as follows:
Il have handled DIR. Pitts Carmina-
tive for eight years. and have never
known of a single instance where it
failed to give perfect satisfaction. Par
ties who once use it always make per-
manent customers. We sell more Of
this article than all the other Carmina-
tives, soothing syrup5 and colo drops
combined" For teething children it
has no equal.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-01
Dothen, Ala. ApriI oath 1900

MIR. J. r. Young, DOthen, Ala.-Dear
Sir: This is to certify that 1 received
great relief from the bottle of HaII's
Great Discovery which I bought of YOU.
In fact, l do not think there is auvthino
to equal it. l was troubled for about
two months with lame back and after
taking one-half bottle. 1 consider nv
self cured. Yours truly,
j. j. WILLIS,
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sheriff of the court passing i.
tence.
2. Where it is made to ann.
the Supreme Court that ~ 9
convicted of a felony and seni.. 8
to "a term of imprisonment
State prison is undergoing era..l
of such sentence, notwltbat.S !
the tendency in said court Of :
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-01

William &. Pickett, as Tax Assessor
in and for Duval County, Appel
liant, VS.. G. w. Russell Appellee.
-Duval county
CARTER, j.:
1. Equity has jurisdiction to ell
join the assessment and collection OF
an illegal tax levied upon real estate,
which if assessed or collected, will
cast a cloud over the title to such
real estate, and where such levy to
be valid must be authorized by the
result of an election previously held,
the court of equity has jurisdiction,
In the absence of other remedies al
law, to inquire into the validity OF
such election in so far as the authority
levy and collect the tax is derived
therefrOm.
,. Section s, Article IN, COnstitu-
ton of 1885, does not require taxes
legally assessed to be paid as a pre-
requisite to the institution of pro
ceedings ior relief against illegal
taxes, but only that such payment
must be made before the applicant
for relief is relieved from the Illegal
tax. If it is made to appear to the
court that any tax is due by the ap-
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of such amendments be taken by
yeas and nays and entered on the
journal. :
Judgment affirmed.
w. B. Lamar, Attorney-General,
J. E. Hartridge and J. S. Haxwell,
for Plaintiff in Error; a. W. and r.
S. Cockrell and Bars & Bryan, for
Defendants in Error.
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JUNE TERM. A. D. 1900.

William Craft. Plaintiff in Error, vs..
The State of Florida, Defendant in
ErrOr.-Baker county.
Per Curiam:
l. Where a person convicted of a
felony and sentenced to a term of
Imprisonment in the State prison and
to pay the costs of prosecution, but
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