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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
BR1TIsH-BoER WAR NEWS.

A grandson Of President Kruger has
been killed in battle.
A lively skirmish is reported in the
bills around Arundel.
British scouts near Sterkstroom were
repulsed and Captain Montmorency was
killed,
It is officially reported that the British
lost 146 men killed on Sunday, Feb. Is,
at Paardeberg drift, of whom So were
Highlanders and IS Canadians.
With every flag at half mast Victoria,
B. c., mourned the loss of 40 per cent
of her volunteers in. South Africa. The
flag on the United States consulate was
among those at half mast.
The Daily Chronicle says it learns
from private letters that both rifles and
ammunition have been landed on the
southern coast Of Cape Colony, presum-
ably for the Dutch colonists.
Lord Methuen has arrived at Kimber-
ley. He will act as administrator of
Kimberley district, extending south
ward to the Orange river, Colonel Keke-
witch will remain in command of the
local forces.
The war Office for the first time has
given out an official compilation of the
British losses. The total is 1908 to
Feb. II. This does not include, there
fore, Lord Roberts recent loss, nor the
Wiltshire prisoners.
General Buffers death list contains
the names Of three lieutenant colonels-
Thaekeray of the First Royal Inniskill-
ing fusileers, Sitwell of the Second
Royal Dublin fusileers and Thorold Of
the Royal Welsh fusileers.
General Buffers casualties Tuesday,
Feb. 20, and Wednesday, Feb. 81, were
Killed, Captain Crealock and Leuten-
ants Keith Falconer and Parry of the
Somersetshire Light infantry, and 8
men. Wounded, officers and 81 men
missing, men.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The senate has voted, "a tC %, to tax
up the Quay case .or consideration.
Conferees on the finance bill haV
reached an agreement and the revised
bill has been reported.
The president and cabinet are report
ed unanimous in favor OF the hay
Pauncefote convention.
! The first class battleship Kearsarge
has been placed in commission. Cap
tain Folger is in command.
Representative Gamble of South Da'
kota has announced his candidacy fol-
the senate to succeed Pettigrew.
The bodies of So more soldiers who
died in Cuba have been buried III the
Spanish American section at Arlington
cemetery.
The house military committee has be-
gun investigation of the Idaho mine
riot cases, and of the action Of army Of
| fcers therein.
The ways and means committee is
criticised for not asking for caucus be-
fore springing the Porto Rican customs
bill upon congress.
The federal court of claims has award
ed Admiral Dewey $3.50 prize money.
1t decided the Spanish fleet was not
superior to the American.
By direction of the president the new
military post at Magnolia Bluff, near
Seattle, Wash, will be hereafter known
and designated as Fort Lawton.
Senator Gallinger has favorably re-
ported from the committee on commerce
the bill for the appointment OF COM
mission to visit Asia in the interest of
trade.
Representative Lentz of Ohio has in
troduced in the house bill to provide
for the public distribution of United
States map to all schools in the United
States.
Chairman Hull of the house commit
tee on military affairs has introduced
bill prepared by the war department.
authorities to improve the efficiency OF
the army. 1t practically reorganizes the
army.
The senate committee on Pacific rail-
roads has ordered favorable report on
the bill for commission to settle the
Sioux City and Pacific railway indebt-
edness.
Upon representations by Spain that
some of the islands taken possession of
by the United States were not coded by
the treaty of Paris, the state department.
has conceded the claim and will direct
the withdrawal Of our claims.
The house committee on Indian af-
fairs has ordered favorable reports on
the bills to provide allotments to In
dams on White Earth reservation and
for the sale Of pine timber on White
Earth and Red Lake reservations.
The house has adopted the senate res
olution authorizing the president to ap-
point one woman commissioner to rep
resent the United States and the ma
;ional society Of the D. A. r., at the
1nveiling Of the statue Of Lafayette at
ihe Paris exposition.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
SPORTING NEWS.

Joe Walcott, the Barbados negro,
whipped Joe Choynsh in rounds OF
what was to have been a % round fight.
Charles A. Painter of Pittsburg won
the amateur pigeon shooting champion
ship on the grounds of the Cataract Gun
club near Garden City, 1. I,
The proposed Henley trip by the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania crew has been
abandoned, the rowing committee hav-
ing finally decided that such a trip
would be impossible.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
THE DEATH RECORD.

Colonel ''Bill'' King of Minneapolis is
dead.
Professor E. R. Boyer, director of the
Chicago Institute of Pedagogy, is dead.
Lycurgus F. Latin of Chicago, the
wealthy gunpowder manufacturer, is
dead.
President H. H. Conner of the Central
Railroad of Georgia is dead. He had
been i'll for some time.
Mr.. Henry Duff Trail, editor of Lit
erature and well known English news
paper man and author, is dead.
Dr. Kelley, the inventor of the cure
for the liquor habit which bore his
name, died suddenly in California.
Ex-Congressman Charles o. Comstock
died at his residence at Grand Rapids,
Mich, from pneumonia, aged 80 years.
Rev. Arthur Robinson, the oldest of
Iowa's evangeists, is dead, aged 90
years. His career as an evangelist was
one Of the most remarkable in the world.
Edward O'Flaherty, the Junior mem
Der Of the dry goods firm of Mcfarland
q O'Flaherty, New York, is dead Mr..
O'F'laherty was president of the Irish
American club and president of the
Irish American leagVe.
The cotton crop of India this year will
leave almost nothing for export. Ac-
cording to Consul General Patterson at
Calcutta, the season has been disastrous
for cotton and the reports are discour-
aging from all quarters.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
Live Stock Prices at Chicago.

Live stock Prices at Chicago.
CATTLE-Market active 10@15c higher
Sales ranged at $5OO@600 for good to
prime steers; $4.OO@48O for poor to me-
dunn $3.00@460 for COWS and heifers;
So. 4O@4.75 for stockers and feeders; 81 W
@5.OOfor Texas fed beeves.
HOGS-Market slow; &c lower.
Sales ranged at $4.60@4.90 for mixed
and butchers; $475@4 90H for good to
choice heavy; 81 60@4.70 for rough heavy;
81 5O@A8O for light; bulk of sales, $4.65
@4.82A. iSqfgR III q H39
SHEEP-Market firm; active
III Sales ranged at $4.75@5S5 for sheep;
S. OO@72 5 for lambs. si
Receipts: Cattle, 18,oOOi hogs, $1,000;
sheep, $4,000,
Grain and Provision Prices at Chicago.
WHEAT = May, 65ss@65slc; July, 6611
M665sc. Is I'll sasGy atp4H 81 5l5.S
CORN-February,, $3.50; May, S5@351S;
3Iuly, 351sc; september, $3.50.
B OATS February, &c; May, 1880;
July, 2eN@2s3sc.
!, PORK February, $40. ASH; May, o.6e;
July, $1O.65.
FLAX-Cash, Northwestern. $1.6O;
southwestern, $1.60; May, $1.59; Sep
te1nber, ST. IS; October, S1.1O.
BUTTER Creameries, 18@23c; diaries,
151a@21c.
POULTRY-Dressed turkeys, 9@1oc;
chickens, 71z@81lc; ducks, 911@1Oc.
EGGS-Fresh, 13@1S1ac.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
Z CRIMINAL NEWS.

Near Horse Greek, Ala, some farmers
became involved in a free fight, as re-
suit Of a lawsuit over land. Jack Boyd,
a bystander, and Sylvester Hinson, one
of the principals, were killed. Walter
Stevens was severely wounded.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
PHILIPPINE NEWS.

The insurrection in the Philippines is
again practically ended.
The president has announced four of
the five members of the new Philippines
commission, as follows: Judge Taft of
Ohio, Luke E. Wright of Tennessee, H.
G. Idle of Vermont and and Professor
Dean Worcester of Michigan. The fifth
member will be announced later. 1t is
generally believed he will be Bernard
Moses of California.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
Live Stock Prices at St. Paul.

HOGS-Market 1Oc lower than Sat
urday Quality good. Range of prices
S4.67H@4.75.
CATTLE-Market for butcher cattle
steady; half fat steers lower; stockers
quiet.
Sales ranged at So OO@3. 80 for stockers;
So. 50@3.90 for COWS; So. SO@3. 30 for heifers;
So 25@4.O0 for bulls; $5,0O@6.25 for calves;
$3.45@40 for steers.
SHEEP-Sheep and lambs steady.
Sales ranged at $3o0@3.50 for sheep;
SIS. 75@6.50 for lambs.
Receipts: Cattle, 200; calves, s5; hogs,
500: sheep, $50 @
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
Sioux City Live Stock,

CATTLE-Market active, strong
Sales ranged at $4,000. "a. for beeves;
$9OO@4.O0 tor COWS, bulls and mixed;
s.. 5O@4.4 40 for stockers and feeders; 49, so
@4.7O for calves and yearlings
HOGS Market weak; sc lower. Range
of prices, $4.6O@4.7O.
Receipts: Cattle, 1,5OO hogs, 1900.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Price of Wheat at Duluth.

WHEAT-Cash, No. 1 hard, 63Nc; No.
Northern, 64Hc; No. 2 Northern, GIG;
No. 8, 5SAc. To Arrive-No hard 65s4c;
No. Northern, 64Ac; May, 6517; July,
$685.
FLAX-To Arrive, $1.5324c; May, $1.55;
September, ST. 1917.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-03-03
Grain Prices at Minneapolis.

WHEAT-In store, No. 1 Northern.
February, 6s34c; May, 631s@631c; July,
645sc. On Track-No. Northern, 63c;
No g Gle.
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

The Minnesota Humane society held
its annual meeting at St. Paul.
The Iowa Wesleyan university is en-
deavoring to raise an endowment fund
Of $15O,OO0 among the Methodists of
Iowa
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

lead us, the same newspaper man to en-
liven the world, and last but not least, we
would all fall in love with the same fair
damsel.
In our advocacy of the amendment or re-
peal of the back tax law we did not of
course expect every tax payer in the state
or in Jefferson County to agree with us;
but we must admit that we did not expect
Mr.. b. b. Conner of this city, who is so
well informed ON all subjects, to take the
position upon this question as outlined In
his letter to the Evening News of Septem-
Der LIST, in which he says: Governor john
ston in fathering the law did well, and its
repeal would evidently be a license to those
who have been elevated to an equality with
their neighbors to backslide into that as
ISOLATION which recognizes no pro bono
publco in their convictions of the commu-
nifty of interests
We have often been edited by following
the trenchant pen of Mr.. Conner, and In
tensely interested in listening to his burtt-
ing and earnest words in the Commercial
Club rooms in defense of the unfair dis
elimination against this county and state
in freight rates. Permit US, then, to ask If
1T is wrong to discriminate in the matter
of freight rates, why should it be wrong to
discriminate in the matter of tax valua-
lions? 1t is the discrimination Unequal
ity of the burden of taxation that con-
strains us to appear in public print to en-
ter our protest. A tax law that is general
should bear on all alike proportionately
We see no valid reason why the workings
of the law and the application of its use
should hold up it were, about thirty
four counties and allow thirty-two coun-
ties to escape. But Mr.. Conner thinks tina.
this criticism has come largely from misln-
t,1H o1 tln foINI
before him, he had no doubt that the thir-
ty-two counties were strictly agricultural,
where a tax payer, with his forty acres
and a mule, has in every age been thought
the proper-and by some the only-subject
of taxation. But why should there be In
the matter of taxation any difference be-
tween real and personal, agricultural or
mineral? But this is the fault of the law
Perhaps If there had been enough fees as
an incentive for the commissioners, the re-
suits in Barbour, Bullock and RUSSELL
where Mr.. Conner, it is said, has the larg-
est landed interests of any one man in the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

county and municipal taxes for ten years.
except the land, and that land is subject to
a State tax only of Zoe. The land was as
sessed at $500 and raised $1,000; total, 49,
Co., Mr.. Conner or the stockholders can
not complain of that, though Mr.. Conner is
supposed to be, If not the largest perhaps
next to the largest stakeholder.
AS to his personal assessment for 1900 of
$2S,50O his raise was only $500. He cannot
object to that. So, under the application
of the law in Bullock, Barbour. Russell
and Jefferson Counties Mr.. Conner is not
hurt, in our opinion, and the raises made
where he is interested, we agree with him,
are not unreasonable and should have been
made.
Do, for PHYS sake, fix some valuation
Cbe it high) for term of years and rid
the tax payer of the annoyance, IL moth
ing else, and give the investor something
stable to calculate upon. No one likes to
have a suit brought against them at any
Tune, but to have them brought four years
in succession is unbearable A summons
to appear is nothing but a suit, pure and
simple. w. 3. LEEDY 81 co.
Birmingham, September s, 1900.
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.s2ss.107.o0
Total decreases. $500

1Oldi utcICdStSssss sF-O-'AV''pS
Jefferson County was not decreased in
those years. but raised, so we are informed,
about fifteen millions Now, ii may have
been Just and equitable TO reduce Barbour,
Bullock and Russell and thirty more coun-
ties but we doubt it. If the wave of pros
perity that swept over the entire country
in these years, 1t stands to reason that the
counties named should have absorbed or
taken on their pro-rata of prosperity.
Therefore, they should have been elevated
to an equality with their neighbors, and
not allowed to backslide into that associa-
ton which recognizes no pro bono publieo
in their convictions of the community of
interests" We take issue with Mr.. Conner
when he says he thinks careful reading
of the list of raises will bear out the state
ment that there is not an instance in JEFF
ferson County where a raise was made
when it should not have been" We will
not attempt a general denial, but we will
give our experience, which we suspect was
the average experience. This year we were
cited by the Commissioner TO appear in
forty-seven cases; the aggregate raises
placed upon the properties assessed by us
for our nonresident clients amounts to
$l30,940 We appeared as cited and made
the best fight we could, and succeeded in
cutting down or compromising to $3S,59O.
But the public must bear in mind that
these same properties had been successive
ly raised in 1897 1898 and 1899, after having
been given in at previous years raises,
and they will continue to raise these prop
critics every year hereafter as long as the
present law continues it must be done, as
the Commissioner has no salary but fees
on the raises. Now we will take besides
our own experience as agent only, where
Mr. Conner is interested in Jefferson County
to show why Mr.. Conner, if he were a self
ish man, would favor the law. But we all
know he is broad man and his advocacy
of the law is because he is not familiar
with its workings The Avondale Mills,
capital stock $780, 600, is by an act approved
February 18th, 1897 exempt from State,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR CITY HALL FOR BIRMINGHAM
And Fifty Thousand Dollars for the
School Houses Agreed Upon
by Council Committee.

possible.
After considerable argument Alderman
Rainbow made a motion that the PROPOSE
ton of Steiner Bros. to take the issue of
bonds be accepted and that interest be
paid on the $2500O0 from September Is. Mr.
Gray moved an amendment by substituting
November Is for September Is.
Mr. Steiner, who was present said that
this latter proposition could not be ac-
cepted, as it would cause his firm loss
Before the motion was put Alderman
Altman moved that an adjournment be had
so there would be no disruption. This mo-
ton was subsequently withdrawn and the
committee went into executive session. AS
a result the entire matter was settled ami
cably and the city hall will be built.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
An Opelika Man Has His Hand Blown
Off

Opeliloa, September S.-(Special.)-W. A
Turner, superintendent of the Opelika
Water Works Company, met with terri
BILE accident today He had been handling
a gun, and upon placing it down the trig-
ger accidentally struck something and the
gun went off, the load of buckshot tearing
off his right hand and part of his forearm.
The laceration was terrible, and the arm
was Immediately amputated just below the
elbow. He carried $1,000 accident insurance
at the time of the unfortunate occurrence
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
LEEDY REPLIES TO CONFER
The Real Estate Man Shoots at the
Tax Law Again

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
If all persons had the same ideas, the
same tastes and the same opinions, what
a queer world this would be; for we would
all want the same attorney, physician,
preacher and desire the same politician to
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09

state, might have been different. We win
give some facts and figures taken from the
Auditors reports that may be OF interest
The total decreases in the agricultural
counties where Mr.. Conner says he Is a tax
payer for the years 1897, 1898 and 1899 are as
follows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30

In another column there will be
found call for the Republican
county convention to elect dele
gates to the Sixth district congress,
sional convention and also to select
two delegates and two alternates
to represent the Republican elect,
OTIS of this district at the National
Republican convention at Phil,
adelphia on June 10. Candidates
for Congressional honors are not
as numerous as they were tive
week ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30

w. c.. SARGENT has announced
himself a candidate for the re-
nomination as sheriff of ST. Louis
county. Sargent has made one OF
the:best officers this county has
every possessed and the only argu-
ment that is being brought against
him is the fact he has held the
Office for two terms. However
be this as it may, there is no deny
ing the fact that our genial sheriff
is one of strongest men the Re
publican party in st. Louis county
can place upon the ticket. 1t
only remains for the delegates to
decide whether Mr.. Sargent shall
be renominated and from present
indications he has chances of the
best.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30

AN ex-Democratic Office holder,
who issnot at present under any
obligation of secrecy. imparts the
information that the system of as
sessments on Populist and Demo
cratic officials for the support of
the Democratic machine amount
to no less than $4,000 a year, and
probably exceeds that sum. The
assessments are said to range
from 50. 90 month on the janitors,
sweepers and other common
laborers, up to $3.50 a month on
the oil Inspector and surveyors
general. Here is Democratic
simplicity and political purity ex-
emplifed in q form that would
make Thomas jefferson turn over
in his grave and Andrew Jackson's
hair curl to q kink.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30

FROM the present appearance of
things and from sentiments ex-
pressed by the Sixth district, it
appears that there is only one
logical candidate in the field for
the nomination to succeed Page
Morris. and that candidate is Page
himself. j. Adam Bede has dis
appeared from the surface; w.
L. Window is a short possibility:
o. D. Kinney is not in it. The
chances are that Page Morris will
be renominated by reclamation as
the lower end of the district is as
a unit for Morris, and q man of
their own providing st. Louis
couaty does not show up with a
libelal support for the present con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30

SOME pressure will be brought
to bear on the county commission
ers soon to re-district ST. Louis
county and give the Mesaba and
the Vermilion each commission
er. -Four commissioners for the
vicinity of Duluth is entirely too
much of a good thing and one for
the ranges is entirely to little. AS
there can be only five commission
ers, one of the Duluth gents must
lose his job and of course that
means opposition to the move.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30

HE Porto Rican tariff squabble
which worked up to the ,.,os,
pitch several good Republicans in
the United States has subsidized and
the larger part of those who were
inclined to censure the President
and the Congressman for the stand
taken by them have quit their
grumbling and are taking more
conservative view of the affair. 1t
does seem strange that the Presi-
dent and the Ways and Means
committee who have every chance
to acquaint themselves of the ex-
listing state of affairs on the island
would be wrong, while the corner
grocery conductor of the govern
ment was right. The wisdom of
the governments action has
already been fully explained.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30
Subscription So per Year
Republican Congressional Con-
yentiOn.

A Republican Convention fo'
the Sixth Congressional District of
the State of Min, esota, will be
held at the City of Duluth, in the
County of St. Louis, on the 18th
day of May, A. D. 1900, at IL
O'Clock in the forenoon, for the
purpose of selecting two delegates
and two alternates to represent
the Republican electors of said
district at the National Republican
Convention be held at the city of
Philadelphia, on June 10th, A. D.
1900.
Also to place in nomination a
Republican Candidate for member
of congress for the Sixth Congress
sional District of Minnesota, and
to do all other business properly
before the convention.
All County Conventionsto select
delegates to the Convention here
by called, will be held in the re-
spective counties on WEDNESDAY,
the 9th day of May, 1900, at the
places to be fixed by the proper
county committees.
Each county in the district will
be entitled to two delegates-at-
large, and one delegate additional
for each 125 votes or major tract,
ion thereof cast for Page Morris
for congress in the election OF
1898, making total representation
for each county as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30

Now that the county political
pot is beginning to bubble, would
it not be wise for the ranges to
caucus and decide upon some EGcilt-
ieal favors for this end of the
county at the coming convention.
We are entitled to two or three of
the county offices and should have
what we are entitled to but will
never get until we 90 after it with
an AK. This end is getting pretty
strong and the 81 want everything
policy" of Duluth can be overturn-
ed providing we hang together.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30
WE understand that Odin Ha

We understand that Odin Hal
den is again a candidate for the re-
nomination as county auditor.
Mr.. Halden has made the best
auditor this county has ever had,
and he has received the compli-
ment from those who know of be-
ing the best auditor in the state.
He will be re-nominated in all
probability.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30

WE don't see any reason why
Ely or some of the Mesaba towns
should not ask for recognition on
the county ticket this fall. As
far as Tower is concerned, they
had a chance on the last ticket and
"didn't do a ting" to their man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-30

and no doubt his name will be
duly considered when the nomi-
nations are made. Between two
good men working for the same
end is hard matter to chose the
best. The county convention will
probably have quite a time in
making their choice.