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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-27

is near and dear to me-and this is
the first time l have mentioned it,
and I mention it with very great re-
luctance-one who is near and dear
to me purchased the whole fee-sim-
pie of New Tipperaly, from the land
lord at the cost of f1,O00, and made
present of it to. the tenants and
people of New Tipperary to be their
property for evermore Qoud cheers).
A Voice-Anothcr cheer for Mrs.
O'Brien Cheers.
Mr.. O'Bren-New Tipperary is now
administered by trustees, one of
whom is the respected parish priest
of Tipperary, Canon Cahill, and al
ready the place is producing a large
and growing income, which will be
the property of the people of Upper
airy as long as the Galtee Mountains
look down on the Golden Vein great
cheering). There is the story of New
Tipperary renewed ,cheering). We
have here one of the members for
ripperary, and he will answer for
Tipperary Cheers for Tom Condom;
| and only this day l received a tclc-
gram announcing that Mr.. John Gull
Imam, who took most prominent and
most creditable part in that great
struggle in Tipperary, has been elect.
ed unanimously member for New Tip
perary 0oud cheers. am glad to be
able to inform these creatures who
| talk about the ruin and desolation in
Tipperary that Tipperary is perhaps
the most thriving inland town of the
whole country 0oud cheers, and long
may it flourish and prosper to be the
pride of every true-hearted Irishman
because in great National emergen-
cy it stepped into the breach of Ire.
| land loud cheers with heroic self
sacrifice worthy of the Spartans who
fell in the Pass of 'Thermoplyae great
cheers. Well, 1 think I have given
my answer to the gentleman who
tainted me about New Tipperary
loud cheers and about deserving the
evicted tenants (cheers). My friends
your turn will come to give them
their answer on Thursday next. and
| call upon you to give them that an
swer by vote for the two O'Briens
and traitors will have to hang theil
| heads in shame (cheers), and that
will prove once more that the true
heart of Ireland goes out to those who
are found in the thick of the fight
for Ireland in the hour of peril, and
not to the critics and cynics and the
selfish men who catch up the parrot
cries of the enemy against their OWL
country, and who are more venomous
enemies than the .Smith-Barrys them.
selves against the Irish Party and OF
all the hopes of the Irish nation (pro.
longGd chcering).
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-27
THE MATTER OF TAXATION.
Important Work Performed by the
Equalization Board.

The state board of equalization con-
vencd on the first Monday of Septen-
Der and worked every day, every night,
and at times during the noon recess
either generally, or in committee, I'M
til it adjourned, subject to the call of
the chairman
1t passed successfully and satisfac-
torfly upon the valuation of some odd
eightyfour counties.
1t reduced the assessed valuation up
on real estate in the cities of Duluth,
st. Paul and Minneapolis, ten per cent
below the figures returned by the coun-
ty boards of equalization of the cOun-
ties wherein these cities are situated
That was an act OF justice, it is said,
long needed to be executed. It took
courage to make the cut, but it was
done without fear or favor. Real Es-
tate in those cities has been over-val-
ued, as is well known. This reduction
should have been made by the assess
ors or local county boards, but they
did not have the sand to do SO.
The state board has increased the
assessed valuation of the corporate
stock of the Twin City Rapid Transit
company, operating in Hennepin, Ram
sey and Washington counties nearly
S2,00O,0Oo, making the assessment Of
fhn tsTN II ol,
it will be required to pay about $780,
600 in actual taxes, besides the ear
license charged in Minneapolis and
st. Paul, aggregating $1,000, whereas
during the previous year that COM
pany paid taxes and assessments--in
all $4,000.
The state board has increased the
assessment upon the mines in ST.
Louis county $1,GOOO,OOO, an addition
Of $4,000 to the county treasury of
that county.
Among other things the lumber and
pine dealers of the state We're raised
upon their assessments.
The taxes all the national, state
and private banks were satisfactorily
adjusted.
Every city, town, village and county
and subdivision has been carefully en-
amined, and the assessments thereof
equitably fixed to the satisfaction OF
the tax payers.
Gov. Lind, as chairman, ex-officio
member of the board, long prior to the
time for the assembling of the board,
employed able counsel to examine the
assessments of the mines, street rail
ways, other corporations, and had COM
petent men to look into the assess
ments Of real estate in the larger cit
les, where 1t appeared that the assess
ments have been made in boom times,
and We're based on inflated values.
All such work was laid before the
board and by them was carefully gone
over, with the results herein generally
Indicated.
Members of the board, in reviewing
their work for the past month, are
generally of the opinion that more
has been accomplished this year than
for many years in the past. The total
valuation Of the real estate and per-
sonal property in the state as returned
to the state board will be increased
from $3,OOO,OOO to $5,0OO,OOO. The ex-
act figures are not yet obtainable. The
assessed value as returned by the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-27

John NJ. Gleason, undertaker, 81 Sew
enth street S. Telephone, store, Is7o-L
residence, DOL. So.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-27
Greatly Reduced.

We pleased have the
publishers New York reduction forty nearly
all the books in the list below prices
and charges part United States
Some splendid books have added list ng
which Catholic Gems and Pearls price $780, Anthony
and the goth Century price $780, John Mtehe Jail Journal
Last Conquest of Ireland, CSC each.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-27
P or a i t s:

Handsome fe-size lthograph pictures of Emmett O'Con-
ne Father Mathew Phil Sheridan Thomas Francis Meaghe.
and Others noted in history any address a,
SO each.
The age-herald., 1900-08-01

defense made an exception.
 Admitted the Conversation
 The witness admitted part of conversa- tion between him and Representative Hampton of Knox County, but said Mir. Hampton had misconstrued the main point. What he said was that if Goebel should be- come Governor and witness held on to the office of Secretary of State somebody might assassnate him, but he did not mean to in sinuate that Goebel would have that done. He also admitted that while In Jail at Frankfort he urged Culton to not testify in the application for bail, but said that he made that recommendation for Cuitons own good and not because he knew any thing that would injure witness. He denied that he had mode certain statements to Miss Susie Snuffer of Williamsburg, or that ne offered her any inducement to leave the State and not testify against him.
 did say to her." the witness continued, that l was surprised to see her here, as she had not been summoned. She said they told her she had to come and that she did Qot nave money enough to leave the State. did offer to loan her some money and she might have used this as she saw ht I did not recall having had such a conversation with her as she claimed but did not want her to testify against me, and 1 had rather now that she had not done so.
 Told of Letter from N, ,ks
 -SAASs'S eOAu Ol q IcttcT WHICH ne S9lu ne received from Robert Noakes In March In the letter he says Noakes offered his services as witness, saying that he would disprove the charges made against witness by Wharton Golden, whose confession was being given great attention by the news papers at that time. In the letter Noakes said he heard Golden say that Powers and Finley did not want anybody except little Methodist preachers to go on the mountaineer excursion to Frankfort" and this was offered by Noakes as evidence to offset Golden's charge that Powers told him to get up a "crowd of regular mountain feudists.'
 The direct examination was concluded at 2:6O, at the close of which the lawyers for the defense held short consultation.
 When this was finished the cross-exami- nation was commenced, Colonel Campbell conducting 1t. Colonel Campbell said to the witness:
 You have stated that the men you brought to Frankfort January 25 were so- ber good citizens, and did not contain any mountain feudists. Do you know Joseph Adkins, who Is reputed to have killed half a dozen men?"
 The witness said he had no recollection of seeing Adkins in Frankfort till after the assassination. A dozen men of ques- tionable character were also mentioned as being on the train but witness only identi- fled few of them. This line of interroga- ton was still under way when the court adjourned till tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1900-08-01
FEELING AKIN
 ID CERTAINTY Nearly All Doubt Has Now Been DispeIIed' | MARINES WERE JUST IN TIME It is Not Believed in Official Circles That the March to Pekin Will
 Begin Before the Last
 Week in August.
MARINES WERE JUST IN TIME

Washington, July S1.-Doubt has given away to feeling akin to certainty that the legationers at Pekin and the gallant ma- rines who managed to reach the Chinese capital just in the nick of time were not only alive on July g, but in all probability are still alive and likely to remain so until they are released from their state of siege.
 The officials here feel certain that the att tack by the Chinese on the legations will not be renewed. They are convinced that the councils of the Viceroys in the great Southern and central provinces and the ad- vice of Ii Hung Chang have had the effect and that whoever is in power In Pekin, whether Emperor, Empress, Chin, Tuan or Tung, have now been made to see the necessity for preserving the legations.
 It is not believed in official circles here that the march to Pekin will begin imme- diately. On the other hand it is stated that the forward movement will hardly occur before the last week in August
 The United States Government never has acceded to this view and is relaxing no eff fort to bring about a change of plans on this point. But our representatives have been met by the almost unanswerable argu- ment that the decision of this present ques- tion properly is left to the military com- manders who must bear the responsibility LOT the outcome of the expedition.
 Startling Proposition
 A rather startling proposition was ad- vanced today, which, If adopted, might put at once to the test the Chinese profession that the Boxers and not the chinese Gov ernment are responsible for what has hap pened in Pekin. This was to the effect that the Chinese Government should be informed that the international force was prepared to take that government at it's word and to join forces with 1t in crushing out the insurrection. The kernel of just such a proposition is to be found in the last plan laid down by the President in his reply to the appeal of the Emperor, Kwang Stu, and there may be development in that direction speedily.
 Secretary Root says that nothing has been received from China either officially or unofficialy necessitating any change in the instructions given Major General Chaf- fee. If there is an advance on Pekin it is presumed that such of the United States forces as are now ready will participate in the movement If dispatches are received at Tien Tsin from Minister Conger or oth- CTS in the legations at Pekin which change the existing conditions Major General Chaf- fee will act in accordance with such in- formation. The Secretary says General Chaffee has full powers and has been en- trusted with the command of the United States forces because of the confidence the Government had In his ability to meet any situation that may arise.
The age-herald., 1900-08-01
CHINESE FEEL PLATED
Member of Legation at London
 Makes Statement

London, July 31.-A member of the Chin- csc Legation gave extended interview to the Associated Press today, in the course of which h said:
 T am exceedingly glad that your official dispatches today have borne out our re- peated assurances, which knew from the beginning were sincerely meant l knew that while the Chinese Emperor could avoid making a statement of facts, such facts as he stated must be true.
 T hope that the recommendation made by Ii Hung Chang that the Ministers should be either sent to Tien Tsin or be placed in telegraphic communication with their Governments will obtain l am a great friend of Sir Robert Hart, and knew he was still alive; but wanted to convince his friends in this country and wanted to get cipher telegram to him. At last Shang told me the Legations were surrounded and 1t was impossible to get in or out without permission from the throne I have applied to the throne and hope to get permission in a few days. Consequently you may soon hope to hear direct from the Ministers.
 Tt must be borne in mind that beSt6os the Boxers there is a large force of irreg- ular troops in Pekin, neither regulars nor rebels, but very dangerous to the Imperial Government. Therefore I would advise sks allied forces not to proceed without pour parlOurS with certain high officials who are acquainted with these things.
 "I see much talk of vengeance upon the Chinese. If you could secure those who are actually responsible for the Boxer movement I would say nothing, but is it possible for the allies to make the selec- ton?
 "Li Hung Chang's statement that the lives of the Ministers would be endangered by such an advance is not a piece of diplomacy, but a serious prediction of the consequences of such action. General Lung Fun Seng is known to be anti-foreign in his sentiments, but we cannot dispense with his services, and having a large num- Der of soldiers under him, he might order a European massacre which the Emperor and Empress would be unable to prevent
 '"The object now is to advise the allies not to do an act of vengeance, but to re- store peace and to secure guarantees for the future. This can be best done by CO., operating with Ii Hung Chang. If you push on to Pekin believe you will provoke a general rising throughout the empire, the result of which will be the destruction of the lives and property of foreigners every where."
The age-herald., 1900-08-01
VAR WAS DECLARED
 BY CHINA JUNE 20
New Message From Pekin Throws Some Light on
 the Heretofore Dark Situation.
selves regarding the fate of the foreign
LATEST ADVICES
Say Russians and Japanese are Scout
 ing Toward Pie Tang

London, August 1.-The latest advices from Tien Tsin announce that the Russians and Japanese are scouting in the direction of Pie Tang. The Japanese commander, Yamachuchi expects Yang Tsun to be taken within three days.
 The Governor of Shan Tun says the British consurs message was sent to Sir Claude Macdonald, whose reply was hand ed to the Tsung-h- Yamen on July 20.
 A special dispatch from Tien Tsin says the missionaries report that all the Amer leans In Pekin and Tung Chau are safe, but their property has been destroyed.
 The Tokio correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, wiring yesterday, says:
 kwang Su is reported to have sent a second dispatch to Emperor Nicholas, ad- hitting that a state of war exists at Tien Tsin, but that the Russians are fully pro- tected at open ports. The Chinese Emperor aoos that the disturbances in Manchuria were caused by a rebellious general in Camur; that he has instructed the Chinese generals to refrain from hostilities and that he desires the Czar to reciprocate his &C., tion."
 The Shanghai correspondent of the Times says:
 'The general aspect of the situation con- firms the opinion that the Manchu party fearing the effect of further violent meas- ures, rely on Ii Hung Chang's negotia- tions to prevail upon the powers to forego vengeance in return for the release of the survivors"
 It is reported from an unofficial, but usu- ally reliable source that the Chinese Min ister at St. Petersburg wired to Ii Hung Chang initimating the possibilities of ob- taining favorable terms of settlement from Russia, if China would adopt a concilia- tory attitude and compel a cessation of the attacks on the Legation. Thereupon according to this informant, u Hung Chang memorialized the throne, represent ing that he was i'll and unable to come to Pekin, but urging that every endeavor be and to insure the safety of the foreigners and the missionaries.
 Tien Tsin wires that General Sir Alfred Gazelee and staff, together with large for eign endorsements arrived there on July 2S
The age-herald., 1900-08-01
FROM SHANGHAI
Correspondent Says Chinese Are Stil
 Juggling With Death

London August Ia a. m.)-A sensation al Shanghai correspondent still points that the Chinese are juggling with death, but in face of the constantly accommodating evil dence that the Ministers were safe on July 22, and despite the omission from all the dispatches of anxiously desired informa- ton regarding the real situation, political and otherwise, at Pekin, there are very few in London who do not believe the dis patches genuine and reliable.
 The allies now confront a most difficult and dangerous problem. Without doubt the Ministers are held by the Chinese as host ages and the outcome of the advance on Pekin, which, In all probability, has already begun, will be awaited with intense anxie- ty.
 Today's dispatches show that the allies, notably the Japanese, have been pushing their preparations with feverish haste, or- ganizing service of pack carts, trains and 9unks. It is reported from Berlin that Lieutenant General Won Lesset, command ing the German forces in China, whom Emperor William has just promoted to the rank of general commanding an army corps, has been selected as commander-in- chief of the allied forces
 The Chinese are strongly entrenched a Wang Sun from which position, however. it is believed they can be elected without great difficulty. The danger is that if de- feated there the Chinese will retire on Pe- kin and put the remainder of the Eu- ropeans to death.
 1t Is also possible that the advance of the allies will be the signal for the Chi nese authorities to compel all foreigners to quit the capital, in which event they might become the prey of the fanatical BQxets.
 The feeling of the newspapers here Is that nothing whatever should now delay the advance and that no negotiations of Any kind should be countenanced until the allied troops reach Pekin and assure them-
The age-herald., 1900-08-01
DEATH OF DUKE ALFRED
He Escaped Painful and Lingering
 End

Coburg, July 31.-The Duke of Saxe-Co- burg, who died at 10 o'clock last evening at Roseneau Castle, by his sudden death escaped a painful, lingering end. Recently at a consultation of specialists in Vienna it was discovered that there was cancerous growth at the root of his tongue. At the desire of the Duchess and other members of the family who were aware of the nature of his disease, the Duke took up his resi- dence at Roseneau. He was unaware of the real state of his health and hoped he would recover until Friday last, when his condi- tion became such to preclude hope.
 Saturday and Sunday he suffered such violent attacks of suffocation that arrange ments were made for performing the opera ton of tracheotomy. Finally the Duke died without having suffered severe pain.
 During the minority of his heir, the Duke of Albany, the government of the Duchy will be conducted by the hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe Lansburg, the guardian of the young Duke.
The age-herald., 1900-08-01
WELCOME NEWS
All of Energies of the Government to
 the Rescue

Washington, July 31.-The official con- 6rmation of the news that Minister Conger is safe and well, coupled with the state- ment that he has provisions for several weeks and that firing on the legation has ceased was welcome intelligence, though not unexpected.
 It is expected now that all the energies of the government, as well as those of other nations, will be concentrated for an ad- vance on Pekin. Several of the representa- tives which have come from China seem to indicate that this will occur very soon, some of the dispatches placing the date as early as yesterday. The officials here, how ever, do not look for so early an advance if the allied commanders adhere to their original estimate of 5000 men as necessary for the campaign as the latest report re- ceived here do not show half that number on the ground. Still other reports indicat- ing the possibility of the advance being made by the British and American armies have come and our officers commanding in China have a hand In any military move- ments.
 The proportion of men of the Ninth In- fantry reported by Colonel Daggatt as sick is considered an alarming and unfortunate feature of the situation. Officials are un- able to account for 1t, but agree that it may delay any immediate movement for ward. The delays in unloading the trans ports also are discouragng and vexatious. Surgeon General Sternberg already had given public notice that 100 contract sur- geons are wanted for service in the East. but 1t will be some time before they can he on the proiind readv for active work
The age-herald., 1900-08-01
Chinese Detain Europeans

Rome, August IA dispatch here says:
 ''The Chinese Government is detaining 600 Europeans as hostages, including the Min isters and their families and the members of the legations"
 declared these will be ordered to leave Pe- kin within twenty-four hours. They will be then at the mercy of the Boxers China, 1t Is thought, will consider that war has been declared as soon as the allies begin to march on Pekin.
The age-herald., 1900-08-01
News Again Confirmed

London, August 1.-Important additional confirmation of the safety of the legations was received in London last evening by Duncan campbell, representative in Europe of the Chinese customs service, from the Commissioner of Customs at Che Foo, in the shape of a Pekin dispatch, not dated, but believed to have been written on July 21, signed by both Sir Robert Hart, h. spector General of Customs and Robert Bredon, Deputy Inspector General, to the following effect:
 Staff and family still safe."
 This has been confirmed by the Commis- sioner of Customs in. Shanghai, who tele- graphed last evening: Inspector General safe on 22nd.'
The age-herald., 1900-08-01
Chinese Routed Russians

Shanghai, July 31.-Private advices from New Chang, dated July H, say that the Russians attacked the Chinese outside the settlements yesterday. The engagement lasted an hour and half. The Chinese bolted from their stockades, but the Rus sians, after holding them a short time, re- turned to their own settlement. The Chin csc say they won, driving back the Rus sians. The Russians had four wounded and the Chinese six killed and ten wounded. All the business houses in New Chwang are closed. There is no confirmation of the report of the taking of the forts.
The age-herald., 1900-08-01
For the Ncgroes' Interest

Indianapolis, Ind, July a.-The Ameri- can Protective League of colored men, or ganized by w. J. Henderson of Providence, R. l., began its annual convention here to- day with but eighteen delegates in att tendance and only two from outside points. The purpose Is to enlist the colored people of the country in industrial enterprises and productive self-sustaining vacations.