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The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-27


 by ordered cancelled: Tax deed No. fl, Mrs. E. Clark
 tax deed No. 112, ". NJ. Penney. : Phe following court orders hay, been paid, viz:
 Richard s. Stockton, t21.0l iW. E. Platt, non.resi.
 dent witness. 25.O( Isaac Earth, interpret.
 er's fees 30.0( F. Lanman, 1886 Luciano Pancho, by
 A. F. Potter, 1856 J. R. Moore, non-resi-
 dent witness 5000 M NJ. Parker, Indian
 interpreter 40.0O H. O'Neal, non-resi-
 dent witness 5000
 The following jury
 certificates are now
 audited and warrants
 issued, as follows:
 w. O. Howe, 1850 J. T. Lesueur, 1000 Alma Davis, payable
 to treasurer. 1000
 Claim of Senon
 Castillo, over-paid tax S.2O
 In the matter of Senon Castillo of Springervihe, in regard to lot on which jail is built. MT. Castillo wishes to know if the county wants to buy said lot. The Board now orders the clerk to notify Mir. Se- non Castillo that they do not wish to buy said lot.
 Claim of Marinus Christensen of October meeting is now reconsider edand allowed for $4.75
 The matter of the application No. 1 of Henry Barrett of St. Johns Arizona. to lease school lands, the NJ, Sec. 36, T. II, N. R. 27 E., containing 320 acres: pursuant to Act No. 69 of the Nineteenth Leg islative Assembly of Arizona, com ing on for consideration before the Board of Supervisors in open ses- sion, whereupon it it ordered by the Board that the valuation of the land herein described be and the same is hereby appraised at $1.5O per acre. And after fully consid- ering said application, lease is herein made to said Henry Barrett of the land above described, at a yearly rental of $12.O0. And it is further ordered that said county of Apache, through the chairman of the board of supervisors, attested by the clerk of said board, execute said lease to said Henry Barrett for the term of five years from the date hereof, said Henry Barrett, the lessee herein, to pay all expen- ses in connection herewith.
 In the matter of the application No. 2 of Jesus Baca of Fl Tule, A. pache county, Arizona, to lease school land, the E.t, SW.4, Sec. 16 T. 10, R. 27 E., containing 80 acres pursuant to Act 69 of the Nine teeenth Legislative Assembly of Arizona, coming on for considera- tion before the Board of Supervi- sors in open session, and after full ly considering said application, a lease is herein made to said Jesus Baca, of the land above described at yearly rental of $9.00, and it is further ordered that said county of Apache, through the chairman of the board, attested by the clerk of said board, execute said lease to Jesus Baca for term of five years from the date hereof, said Jesus Baca, the lessee herein, pay all ex- penses in connection herewith.
 In the matter of the application No. 3 of Benjamin Brown of Nu- trioso, Apache county, Arizona, to lease school land, the whole of Sec. l 16, T. g, N. R. 30 E., containing $40 acres pursuant to Act No. 69 of the Nineteenth Legislative As semblv of Arizona, coming on for before the Board of Supervisors in open session. and after fully considering said appIi- cation, lease is herein made to said Benjamin Brown, of the land
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-27

It is noted fact that the Boers treat their prisoners well.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
HOUSE COMMITTEE HERE.
TO-DAY WITH MESsRs. HEATH
AND VAN COTT.

The House Committee Public Buildings and
Grounds will to-day inspect number of sites for
the proposed uptown postoft1ce, under the Sud-
ance OF Postmaster Van Cott and First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry s. Heath. Arrange
ments were made yesterday afternoon for the re-
ception and entertainment of the committee during
its stay in New-York. At 10:3D o'clock this morn
ing the House committee will meet the Joint en-
tertainment committee at the rooms of the Board
Of Trade and Transportation, at Broadway and
Fulton-st., and the committee will make an IN
specton Of the General Postof1ce. in order TO sat
isfy themselves of the necessity for providing more
room for the city's postal facilities. Then the
party will visit number of the branch postofhces
the Madison Square Garden and half dozen pros
pective sites for the office in the neighborhood
of the Grand Central Station
The toint committee of entertainment will in
clude R w. Bainbridge. Richard NJ. Walters, $. C.
Mead Newberry Lawton, G. P Corbit and William
McCarrolI. This committee met the House COM
rnittee in Jersey City last night and escorted its
reached at go p The House committee con
sists of Congressman Mercer Gilet, Bartholdt
Burleigh Weymouth, Howell, Stewart, Showalter
Rodenberg. Bankhead. Little. Brantley, Norton,
Thomas and Gayle. An invitation has been eX-
tended to business men of New-Yo York by the local
entertainment committee to meet the congressman
at the Board of Trade and Transportation rooms
this morning. .
the visiting Congressman the privileges OF the
clubhouse during their stay in the city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
PREACHER A VICTIM OF FOOTPADs.
THEY GET HIS %. TCH-HE is AFTERwARD
LURED FROM HOME BY A MAN WHO
HAS IT IN HIS POCKET.

Patrick Walsh, ffty-one years old. laborer Nv
ing at No. 46s Coumbus-aye., was locked UP in the
West Sixty eighth-s police station last night, in
order that the police could investigate bis story
about the finding of watch. The timepiece has
been identified by the Rev Samuel w. Reed, who
has recently been ordained to the ministry of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church, and came to this
citY on January 16 visit friends named Rittig at
No 445 West Fifty-sxth-st
On the evening of February II he started to visit
a friend in East OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES He
entered the Park at Fifty-ninth-st., and had
reached the merry -go-round, when he was stopped
by two men. Mr. Reed grappied with one of the
men, when the other man interfered. He was
grab around the arms by one man, while the
other with large knife cut a rent in Reeds
overcoat and secured his gold watch and $3a in
money. Reed did not report the matter to the
police.
Walsh called to see Mr.. Reed last evening He
asked him if he had lost gold watch Mr.; Reed
said he had. Walsh said he found the watch In a
heap of snow in Fifty -nnth-st, between Fifth and
Sixth aves. He said the timepiece at his home
and that he would go and get It,
Mr. Reed and a friend had proceeded as far as
Ninth-ave and F,fty-ninth,st; with Walsh. when
Reed became suspicious of Walshs movements and
called policeman. At the station house the watch
found in Wash's pockets and Identified by
Mr.. Reed as his property
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
THE TAX ON FRANCHISES.
COMMISSIONERS ASSESS FIVE CITIES
A GAIN OF S1eooO.Ooo.

Albany. Feb. % (speciaD-Governor Roose-
velts and Senator Ford's Franchise Tax act at
last mas the appearance of being a revenue pro-
Queer, despite the efforts Of Senator Platts polit
lcal organization to strangle the measure by not
making sufficient appropriations In the Legis-
lature for it's enforcement
To-day, however, committees OF the Legislat-
ure were shamed into reporting favorably bill
appropriating $4,000 for the use OF the Tax
commissioners in enforcing the Franchise Tax
law, and the Tax Commissioners announced that
without any appropriation beyond the $4,000
they received last year they had succeeded in
assessing the special franchise valuations upon
the property Of the corporations using the
streets Of the cities of Rochester, Buffalo, ithaca,
jamestown and Gloversvlle. This, of course
means that the value of the property of the
street railway companies. Of the gas companies
OF the telephone companies the steam heating
companies, the telegraph companies and the
steam railroad companies in the cities named
has been appraised.
The corporations in the cities named have
been Informed of the amount of their assess
ment and have been informed If they wish to
make any protests against the assessment they
will have opportunity to express their opin-
ion on March 6. and s, In Albany.
1t is evident that the Tax Commissioners think
that the property of corporations using the
streets Of cities has been undervalued thus far
by the local assessors, for the following state
ment was made Jointly to-day by George E.
Priest, ]. Edgar Leaycraft and Lester S.
Stearns the three State Tax Commissioners:
The increase over valuations heretofore made
by local assessors aggregates about S16,50OOOO
in the five cities named.
Commissioners Priest, Leaycraft and Stearns
also said:
The State Tax Commissioners intend begin
ming work upon the New-York City special
valuations next week.
The conference committees Of the Senate and
the Assembly upon the bill which intro
duced making appropriation for the ex-
penses of the Tax Commissioners came to an
agreement this morning. and reported to the
had both accepted. In this bill the of
$4,000 is appropriated TO pay the expenses of
the State Tax Commissioners The bill provides
for an increase in the salaries of the Tax Com
missioners, seeing that their work has been
trebled by the Franchise Tax act, from s., 500
a year to 5000 a year. The Tax Commission
authorized to hire a confidential ap
praiser at S2.400 a year. a stenographer at
$1,000 year, a bookkeeper at $1,000 a year
and six special agents at 81 800 each Then
the of $1,000 is appropriated to pay the
penses of the Commissioners, and $4,000 for
the services of experts in the appraisal of cor
poration property.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
SENSATION IN CALIFORNIA CLUB.
MRS EDWARD PARKER DEACON's PRES
ENCE OBJECTED TO BY REASON OF
THE PARIS SCANDAL.

San Francisco Feb. % (SpeciaD.-A great
sensation has been caused in the Burlingame
Country Club, San Mateo County, by the resig-
nations of Walter Hobart and Charles Baldwin,
because the directors of the club yesterday
quested that Mrs. Edward Parker Deacon, Bald
wins sister be removed from the grounds. Af-
ter the great Deacon scandal in Paris. Baldwin
brought his sister to his ranch, near Menlo
Park She lived a retired life for long time,
but recently a strong effort has been made to
get her into the select set at Burlingame. This
attempt aided by Hobart Baldwin re-
Gently married Hobarts sister
Many of the members wives objected to Mrs.
Deacon because of the Paris scandal and on
Washington's Birthday, when she the
Yeranda of the clubhouse, of the directors
told Baldwin fatty that he would have to
move her Baldwin threatened resignation, but
this did not soften the order. and the result was
that Baldwin and Hobart both sent in their
designations. Hobart's withdrawal is a serious
loss as he had the largest stable at the club
and was the life of all the sports. Baldwin is
son OF Rear Admiral Baldwin. Of the Navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
ROBERTS STILL SILENT.
EVIDENTLY CRONJE HOLDS
OUT ON THE MODDER
Confusing BOER REPORTS OF THE SIT
UATION-LADYSMITH NOT YET
RELIEVED.
-iF<,; 1900: by The New-York Tribune
fay CARIF To THE TprpY-~r

London. Feb -. 6 a. m-General Roberts
continues silent and. so far as is known. the
situation at Paardeberg Drift remains nm
eraI Cronje 10 be able to extricate himself from
his terrible position. but apparently he is still
holding grirny According to News
dispatch. he is accompanied by his wife, and
she has been urging him TO save the lives of
his men by surrendering to the British
The official Boer report OF the lighting pub
Iished this morning is a singular document.
1t is very confusing, but. although It is easy
10 read between the lines that the burshers
are in q tight corner. there is no suggestion
that they expect crushing defeat. Evidently
in the Free State there are two distinct Boer
De Wet at Petersburg. about eighteen miles
southeast Of Paardeberg, was expecting to be
attacked Wednesday. De Wet may have
concentrated AZ Petrusburg the reinforcements
from Coesberg and the stragglers from the
force dispersed by General Roberts on Tuesday.
but it * scarcely probable that he will succeed
N helping Cronje to continue his heroic resist
ance much longer
There is news yet Of the relief of Lady
smith Fighting was proceeding in the vicinity
Of Peters Thursday morning, and as the
British advance was stubbornIy opposed it is
clear that the Beers have not yet abandoned
all hope of retaining their position north of
the Tugela-
Natives at Kimberley state that Colonel
Puner has relieved Mafeking, but their reports
are unconfrme6. l. n. F.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

silverton. Col. Feb "a telephone message
from Eureka conveys the information that Chris
Ihmsen. one Of the and managers of the
Lucky Friend Mine. IN Pcayune Gulch, lost his life
in a snowslide. He his way 10 the mine
from Slverton, travelling snowshoes.
Chicago. Feb. pa dispatch TO The Record"
from Guadalajara Mexico says that the six hun
dred Yaqui prisoners recently taken from the
YauuI country 10 Manzano have left Colima for
GuadaIaiara They guarded by three
panies OF Government troops. The trip will be
long and fatguing, the Sierra Madre Noun
tains have to be crossed.
Seattle Wash Feb 2s.-The Government has de-
cded TO establish a winter overland United States
mail route from the Cook Inlet coast TO Nome.
To this end II is dispatching an expedition. led by
Edwin Engelstad and Postoftce Inspector Wilcox,
whose commission IL to travel over the so-called
Katmai trail and ascertain its practicability for
mail carrying purposes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
AccUsED oF sTEALING VALUABLE JEWELs.

Miss Anna Hunt. twenty-eght years old, of No
100 West Forty ty-frst-st., was locked up in the
West Thirteth-st. station last night the charge
OF being a suspicious person, preferred by Mrs
Edna Austin, the proprletress of the boarding
house where Miss Hunt lived.
Early last evening. Mrs Austin says. Miss Hunt
told her when she returned home from shopping
that she wanted at No. 1244 Broadway Mrs
Austin went there and learned that no person
there desired to see her She quickly hurried
home. and Miss Hunt getting into n cab
Miss Hunt carried dress suit case In which she
had packed her yaluabes Mrs Austin declares.
Mrs Austin cried 70 the cabman stop and
jumped into the vehicle. She tried to wrench the
dress suit from Miss Hunt shrieking: GIVE
my DIAMONDS. want my diamonds" The
cabman had orders to drive Miss Hunt to BROOKLYN
but Mrs. Austin cried Historically that he Should
go the West Thirtieth-st. station The cia NOR
drew crowd. Detective Barry took the women
10 Mrs Austin's house Mrs Austin then accused
Miss Hunt OF stealing her diamonds valued al
s. 800 There We're sunburst. two rings and sew
eral smaller pieces she said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
WHITE MAKES ANOTHER soRTIE.
SAID TO HAVE CAPTURED BOER WAGONS
FIGHTING AT LADYSMITH.

London Feb. 24.-"The Daily Telegraph" has
the following dispatch from Chieveley, dated
Wednesday, February 2l:
1t is reported that General White SORTED from
Ladysmith yesterday and captured number Of
Boer wagons. There is heavy firing in the direc
ton of Ladysmith, either on the part of Sir
George White or OF the Beers.
The Daily Mali has the following dispatch
from Ladysmith. dated Saturday. February II:
All day men gather on the Convent Hill and
try to see General Ruller's shells bursting in the
distance The siege has been ineXpressibly tedi-
Gus for the last fortnight. BOer camps have
entirely disappeared from the old positions with
in the last few days and large parties with
wagons are trekkng westward 1t is assumed
that the Free Staters are going to resist the ad-
vance Of Lord Roberts.
We estimate that about six thousand have
gone. Near the foot of Bulwana the Beers have
been constructing a work near the river. poss-
bly, a dam. We can see a figure like an old
lady in a red pettiCoat directing operations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
BRITISH OCCUPY FORT WYLIE.
BITILER's ADVANCE MEETS WITH CONsID
ERABLE RESISTANCE.

Colenso. Natal, Feb. 21 via Chieveley. Feb.
% The British have crossed the Tugea over a
nontoon northward Of Hlangwane and
cupy Fort Wylie
while the naval brigade was bombarding
c,roblerskloof the Beers big Creusot replying
Yesterday evening after the occupation of Co
Ienso a small party of Thorneycroft's Horse
crossed the river but were driven back by fire
from the trenches.
THE Boer guns are still Smelling the relieving
force from the hills south of Ladysmith' but the
,,,nression is spreading that they are merely
aaI,e,,ne the retreat of the entire Boer force.
General Buffers casualties on YESTERDAY and
.o-dav were Killed. Captain CreaiocA ana Lieu
tenants Keith-Falconer ana raiiy' - '"e sum
'eii"i light Infantry, and nine men;
Continued on second page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
CONCENTRATING NORTH OF KIMBERLEY
THE RETREATING BOERs MANAGE TO SAVE
A BIG SIEGE GUN.

London. Feb. 24.-"The Daily Chronicle" has
the following dispatch from Kimberley. dated
Wednesday, February 21:
Cavalry patrols that went north to capture
the Boer 100-pounder report that the weapon
has been taken beyond RiVerton Station drawn
by thirty-two oxen. The British cavalry say
that they BOer parties, but they did not go
beyond Riverton for fear Of being cut off. They
learned, however, that the Transvaalers were
being concentrated on the border to the north.
party of Beers fired into the British camp.
Fifty thousand pounds Of ammunition
captured at Magersfontein.
Cecil Rhodes will leave for England shortly.
w. z. Chapman, with thirty men, held out for
weeks against the Beers Otto Kopje Mine
until relieved from Kimberley.
THE Daily Telegraph's' correspondent at
Kimberley, in a dispatch dated Thursday, says:
I have had chat with Cecil Rhodes, who de-
clares that not half enough has been made of
the splendid gallantry of the mounted troops
mostly local men-n the numerous engagements
fought during the investment. Many of the
men, he tells me- had never used the bayonet
before and did not know how to fix one. Yet in
sto~mng the BOer redoubts November %
and November %, they gallantly charged up the
ridges, holding the rifle in hand and the
bayonet in the other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
WHAT NICARAGUA WANTS.
DESTROYS OF RETAKING TERRITORY FROM COSTA
RIGA.

New-Orleans Feb. z3.-Harrison Hodgson, direc
tor and manager of the Costa Rican Railroad
which runs San Jose from Port Limon, is in
this city from Costa Rica. He confirms the news
of reported trouble between Costa Rica and Near
aqua He says Nicaragua is anxious TO retake the
strip OF land near the proposed Nicaraguan Canal
which Costa Rca wrested from her In fifty
years ago, and that sehor Nora, with consider
to be about to cross the river to the coveted ter
ritory Before he left Costa Rica- Mr.. Hodgson
said that President Iglesas had dispatched 1000
soldiers to the threatened territory resist any
attempt on the part of Nicaragua to occupy It,
Nicaragua is anxious to get control OF the Guiana
coast strip of territory in order to broaden her
interest and influence in the canal arrangement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
CRONJE'S LAAGER A MASS OF FLAMES.
THE BOER LEADERS WIFE URGING HIM
TO SURRENDER

London, Feb. PA correspondent of THE
Daily News" telegraphng from Modder River
Thursday morning. says:
AS left KoOdoosrand this morning heavy
shell and rife fire was in progress. Last night
the Boer laager was a mass of flames, and the
Beers were seen making shelter in the trenches
General Cronje's wife. according to some Of
the prisoners, is urging him to surrender
Too much stress cannot be laid upon the i'm
portance or sending cargoes of horses for
mounts. The necessity of rapid movement
which was grasped by Lord Roberts, has al
tered the whole campaign.
The Daily News" assumes that the foregoing
dispatch refers to Wednesday morning More
probably, however, 1t refers to Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
KEARs4RGE Way GO no FRAycE.

Newport News. Va. Feb. % (SpeciaD.-The bat.
tleship Kearsarge will in all probability be OF
the vessels represent the Navy at the worlds
naval rendezvous at Havre during the Paris Ex-
position. II Is stated that this ship with the
armored cruiser New-York and the battleship
Massachusetts. out OF comEliss!on at ths
Brooklyn Navy Yard, or the Indiana. may constt-
tute the small but powerful squadron be sent
across by this Government From here the Kear-
sarge will go Newport in few weeks to obtain
supply torpedoes. and by that time II is said
the squadron will be ready TO start.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24

uon OF the practicability OF the relief of Lady
smith without another series of battles. Boer
accounts OF the same date from the laager out
side Ladysmith stated that Long Tom was
sun nrine upon the town, and that the British
troops hao been beaten back with heavy losses
In attempting to cross the Tugela
News from other quarters is favorable to the
brlush Ieneral Clements's forces regain
ing their ground in the direction Of Rensburg
from Arundel, and General Brabant's force is
engaging the enemy near jamestown and clear
Ing the Dordrecht district. INF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-24
CHICAGO RECEPTIONS FOR WOODRUFF.
HE SAYS HIS WESTERN TRIP HAS NO POLITICAL
SIGNIFICANCE


Chicago, Feb. % (SpeciaD-Lieutenant-Go Governor
Woodruff has been attending round OF receptions
In the course OF his stay in Chicago. number par
taking of a political nature. This noon he the
guest at g luncheon of the Hamilton Club. Prior
TO that in the morning he spoke at the Kent
Theatre to the students OF Chicago University. In
the afternoon from until o'clock. a reception
TO the visitor and his wife by the Independent Pen
Women's Club took place in the Fine Arts Build
ing. Representatives from various women's clubs
had been invited and those who received included
Miss Mary NJ. Miller. Miss Ella NJ. Richmond, Mrs
Ethelyn Leslie Huston, Mrs. Anna Legar, Mrs.
Dewitt c. Jones, Miss B L Gorton and Mrs. f. B.
strong on Saturday night Leutenant-CsOvernOr
woodruff will attend a dinner the Marquette
Club and will speak at the banquet of the Com
mercial Industrial League. Later the same night
he will start for home
mo there's no political significance in my West
trip he said to-day. The banQuets here and
in Detroit happened 10 fall close together-that's
all / accepted many weeks ago the invitations to
attend these affairs. Ny candidacy Is taking care
OF itself My reception in Detroit was not only
hattering but most remarkable. / am not on any
campaign tour. l am in the race 10 stay. however