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The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
CH|CACO'S FINANCES
ARE DEPLORAbLE.
Vigorous Attack Upon Railroad
Assessments Before the State
Board of Equalization.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield, H., Oct. 16-The- -deplorable
condition of Cook County finances was the
theme Of three able Chicago lawyers who
appeared before the State Board of Equal
tzation to-day.
Attorney Walker represented the Board
of Commissioners of Cook County. Attorney
Darrow claimed to speak for the taxpayers.
but 1t is said he is In the pay of a Chicago
newspaper. and Attorney Greenacre spoke
for the Chicago Teachers Federation. They
all sang the same song-big expenditures.
bankruptcy Of the county treasury. overbur-
dened taxpayers. fat and saucy tax-eaters
and arrogant and insolent corporations. The
railroads were especially attacked by this
trio of lawyers and they made very good
case with the data on hand.
Mayor Harrison to Appear.
One exhibit was to the effect that a piece
of property was assessed at full legal value
so long as it was owned BY an individual
and as soon as posse ssion passed to the
railroad its value deprecated to per cent.
Another railroad was shown to be assessed
on cash value of only 1000. and its real
valhe was nearly 100000. Another one,
worth for taxation purposes only about
$4,000 was really worth nearly 5000 600.
The real value alleged by the lawyers was
obtained from the Valuation Committee OF
the Real Estate Board. The figures were
astounding. and the railroad lawyers and
tax-claim agents present at the hearing
were furious at the exposure. Every great
railroad system that enters Chicago was
involved. No favorites were played. 1t was
saown that in the way CT railroad corpora
tions alone Chicago was losing something
like one or two hundred millions Of taxa
tle property which had been concealed or
seqlestered.
Next Wednesday Mayor Harrison and a
committee from the Chicago City Council
and delegation from the Allied German
Societies Of Chicago and regiment. more or
less. Of others. will appear before the State
Board with more light on the subject OF
railroad tax lodging in Chicago and Cook
County.
The State Board does not relish all this
turmoil and trouble. 1t wants to do its
business in its own way and the members
are disposed to resent this interference in
its time-honored rights. But from present
indications the railroads will travel the
same road to the Supreme Court as the pub
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
HOME ON DISPUTED GROUND.
Ferguson Man Has a Fight With
Town Board and Railroad.

The Wabash Railroad Company instituted
proceedings in ejectment in the Clayton
Circuit Court yesterday to dispossess Chas.
Bangert of Ferguson OF a 161s-foot strip of
land adjoining its right-of-way in that town.
Bangert has held the surveyors of the
railroad company and the Commissioners Of
the town of Ferguson at hay for three
months-the railroad surveyors because they
wanted the lS3s-foot strip of property and
the Town commissioners because they
wanted to appratse the damages of the
proposed opening OF Clark avenue to
Payne avenue .1u,,n1a through his property: Mr..
but when that failed he resorted TO the shot.
gun method, and his. opponents have since
had wholesome respect for him.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
INSTALLED new OFFICERS.
Grand Temple of Rathbone Sisters
Adjourn Their Convention.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-Mrs. Anna
Anthony of Kewanee, who for the last
year has served as grand senior Of the
Grand Temple Of Rathbone Sisters of I'LL
nois. was elected grand chief at to-day's
session of the order. She succeeds Mrs. 8.
Emma King Of Decatur. who had held the
office four successive terms. Other officers
were elected as follows: Grand senior, Mrs.
Emma Saddler. Coal City; grand Junior.
Mrs. Helen Baxter. Peoria: grand manager.
Mrs. Maud Huck. Mount Pulaski; grand pro-
tector, Mertie Barrows. Effingham: grand
guard Of cutter temple. Minnie Petrie, Chi
cago; grand master of records and corre-.
spondence, Leonore Simpson, LIE Roy:
grand master of finance. Carrie hov,.
Gardner; supreme representative, Eva E.
Mccoy, Clayton; grand trustee, Doctor
Margaret Mitchell. Aurora
The convention concluded this afternoon
with the installation OF the newly elected
officers.
Tonight the delegates attended a recep-
tion given their order and the Knights Of
Pythias by Governor Yates in the Executive
Mansion
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
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STREET ~
I||[|||E|1 I||[|||E|1 tHIAIIlIIIIIH HIII|E[I1IA H[IA

In diagram NO. the cost of making Oak
street from X to Y would b. maid nv a
special tax ON the lots that are shaded.
Assuming that the lots are all of the same
depth. there would be no difference in re-
suit between the old plan and the proposed
new plan. except that the city would not
nave TO pay any part of the cost out of
ns general revenue. Assuming all the
shaded lots to be equal size and the cost
OF the work to be $500. each one of the
seventy-two shaded lots would pay 800 for
the Improvement
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17

lie utility corporations. and the end will be
that they will be paying their fair share Of
State and municipal expenses.
1t is rumored that the public utility cor
porations and railroads in st. Clair and
Madison counties will be included in the
muss before the session is concluded. 1t is
confidently believed that several million
dollars can be uncovered in each county.
particularly in St Clair. There Is a fine
opportunity for some taxpayer in East St.
Louis to do service for the county and
municipality. The county and municipal
officers in Chicago are going at the matter
in manner to strike terror to the hearts
of the tax shrkers They will need. how
ever, some able and energetic aid from the
country. ]. L. PICKERING.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

Grand Lodge of knights of Pythias
adopts revised constitution and statutes.
Body Of Albert c. Annadown is taken
from picking vat at Barnes Medical Col
lege by relatives from Hutchinson. Kas.
Officers were elected yesterday and Kan
sas City selected as the meeting place for
next convention of Masonic Grand Lodge of
Missouri.
A negro burglar attempted to rob the
boarding house conducted by Mrs. Nellie
Roesch by the use of chloroform.
Many important addresses were made at
Eucharistic congress yesterday.
Hose carriage No. collides with a troll
ley car at Seventh and Chestnut streets. in-
juring two firemen and killing a horse.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
BOWERS GETS A DIVORCE.
Had Sued Wife and Named George
NJ. Pullman as Correspondent.
REPUBLIC SPECIAl

SFEJIAIA
New York, Oct. 16-Frederick v. Bowers,
song-writer and composer. who year and
q half ago brought suit against his wife.
Blanche Louise Bowers, for divorce. naming
George NJ. Pullman as correspondent. has
won his suit. Referee Jacobs having reported
I'm his favor to the Supreme Court, special
term.
Mr.: Bowers also instituted suit for $l00.
GOO damages against Mr. Pullman for the
alienation OF his wife's affections Pull
mans wife, who was Miss Fernald. in laet
account of her husbands alleged misconduct
with Mrs Bowers.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
To.pAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Local discount rates were steady between
S and per cent. Domestic exchange was
quoted as follows: New York. 20c discount
bid, ,15c discount asked: Chicago. 2oc dis
connt bid, 15c discount asked; Cincinnati.
Louisville and New Orleans. 10c discount
bid. par asked.
Wheat closed lower at 1asc asked Dec.
S4lsc bid May. 72isd7Ssc No. red. Corn
closed at 5lssc asked Dec. 5slac asked May.
ssisd5sa.c No. mixed. Oats closed at $3.50
May and 37isc No. Northern.
The local market for spot cotton was
quiet and unchanged.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
q. w. CHILDERs.

Alto Pass. ILL.,, Oct 1s-G. W. Childera
aged 75 years. is dead at Pulls Mill. He
came to Southern Illinois from Tennessee In
1850. He was the father Of fifteen children.
six Of whom survive him.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
GENERAL DOMESTIC


Rhode Island Republicans named a State
ticket in convention yesterday.
The National Congregational Council yes
terday voted to hold its session next year
st'Des Moines. Ia.
Canning companies of Nebraska and Iowa
are planning to form trust of all the
packing concerns west Of the Mississippi
River.
Congressman Hull of Iowa is seriously Ill
1t his home in Des Moines.
Most of the testimony before the Schley
naval court yesterday dealt with the sig
malls and orders that were exchanged be-
tween Admiral Sampson and Schley OF San
tiago.
The War Department has authorized
Colorado minister to go to Manila to in
vestigate the alleged charges of immortality
among the soldiers
Beaumont has developed its seventy-third
gusher.
A trunk containing 10000 worth Of jewelry
was stolen from a train between Providence
and Boston.
Missourians took a prominent part in the
proceedings of the American Bankers Asso-
cia:ion at Milwaukee yesterday.
Precautions have been taken for the pro-
lection OF the life of Jndge Cantrill. who
ls hearing the Powers trial at Georgetown.
KY. Threats have been made against the
life of the Judge.
The American Missionary Society. In ses-
sion at Minneapolis. has decided to hold its
convention in st. Louis in 1S0
St. Joseph. Mo-. militiamen may build an
armory in that city.
Buchanan County. Missouri. prisoners
taken to Penitentiary in a special car.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17

no CURE A COLD IN ONE DAE
take LAXATIVE Bromo ouinine Tablets. Al
Arusxasts refund the money Il It fails 70 cure
u ". 0fovs's slgnatnEs . on each eo9. T.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
NEGROES FAVOR AMENDMENTS.
Enthusiastic Meeting of Epworth
Literary Society Last Night.

Members and guests of the Epworth Lit
erary Society. to the number of 300 met
last night at the Centennial Methodist
Episcopal Church. corner of Elliott avenue
and Wash street. to hear speeches in sup
port of the Charter amendments. The
speakers We're prominent negroes. and their
pleas for the adoption of the amendments
were heartily applauded.
p. H. Murray, editor of the St. Louis
Advance. urged that the negro citizens of
st. Louis. both from patriotic and selfish
motives. should cast their ballots for the
amendments. The result, he said, would be
beneficial to the negro who prided himself
on being a good citizen. and of profit to
those of the race who depended for their
livelihood on their labor.
Attorney l.. c. Jones and Joseph Houser
both insisted that the question was not one
of partisan politics. but Of civic duty. and
they advised the. negro voters of St. Louis
not to be misled by the demands made by
poiincians on their party affiliations Aside
from their obligation to take an active part
in seeking the benefit of the greatest num-
ber of st. Louis's people. Attorney Jones
said the negro should use his influence in
Fastening public improvements, in the maxi
ing of which the negro would secure en-
plOyment.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
Marine Intelliwe.ce.


Naples Oct 16-Arrived: Trave. from
New York for Genoa.
Queenstown, Oct. 16-Arrived. Majestic,
from New York for Liverpool.
Antwerp, Oct. 16.-Arrived: Nederland,
from Philadelphia.
Queenstown. Oct. N-Arrived: New Eng
land. from Boston for Liverpool.
Southampton. Oct. 16.-Arrived: st. Paul.
from New York.
New York. Oct. 16.-Arrived: Teutpnic.
Liverpool. Sailed: Oceanic. Liverpool: st.
Louis. Southampton; vaderland. Antwerp,
vie Cherbourg: State Of Nebraska. Glas-
gow.
London. Oct. 1&-Arrived: Ammon. San
Francisco. via Valparaiso: Montevidean
Montreal.
Glasgow, Oct 16-Arrived: ETHIOPIA. New
York; Livonian, Boston.
Southampton. Oct. 16.-Sailed: Kron
Prlnx wilhelm from Bremen. New York
i via Cherbourg.
Boston.
Brow Head. Oct. 1s.-Passed: Steamer
Rhynland. Philadelphia. for Queenstown ant
Liverpool.
Cherbourg. Oct lst-sailed: Steamer Kron.
! prSux wilhelm. from Bremen and Southamp
Son,s New York.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17

A majority Of the members of the En-
gineers Club expressed themselves as fa-
voring the Charter amendments last night
at the. club meeting at No. 1900 Locust
amendments and circulated by the Public
Welfare Commission. Z. j. Spencer and
Robert Moore, during the session of the
club, spoke favcrably of the amendments.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
FOREIGN.

0even Spanish marines are reported to
have been eaten by cannibals on the west
coast Of Africa.
British regiments in quarters at Alder
shot settled a feud in a fight, in which a
number of soldiers were seriously wounded.
Bread riots have occurred in a number Of
places in the Russian Province of Saratoff.
Many peasants have been wounded by the
Russian troops.
Venezuelan troops on the Peninsula Qua
9ira are being ambushed and killed by In
dians.
LONDON church papers are censuring King
Edward for his attendance at Presbyte-
Tian church.
If ID announced from Brussels that no
plans have yet been made for a visit OF
King Leopold to the United States.
The Diss DeBar trial in London is filled
with such revolving testimony that the
newspapers refuse to attempt to print 1t.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
Businen. Men Meet.

The West End Business Mems Associa-
tion held arter-amendment meeting last
night at No. 3940 EastOn avenue. 1t was
Speeches in favor of the adoption of the
proposed amendments were made by Harvey
L. Christie and Colonel John !. Martin.
Henry Fairback opposed them. The au-
dience Of about 200 was divided in senti-
ment.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
SPORTING.

New York capitalists are reported to have
agreed to back an American Association
team IN New York City. in opposition to
the: National League.
American horses and Jockeys took nearly
Ill OF the races at Newmarket yesterday.
Cresceus will make an. EFFORT to lower his
rotting record at ColumSus. O., to-day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17

day begin the distribution of circulars ex.
planning the provisions of the proposed
Charter amendments. In speaking of the
assessment OF special taxes for street i'm
provement diagrams are used to make the
meaning Of the amendment perfectly clear,
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-17
RAILROADS.

The American Asyociatton OF General
Ticket and Passenger Agents win wage
war on sealping. Union Pacific and South-
efn Pacific oe1cials tour TexAs to Sain per-
sonal knowledes Of the system,
The stockholders OF the illinois Central
vote to increase the capital stock from $685.
10000 to $70000.000.
The new Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
Company fled Incorporation papers at Bur
lington.
James J. Hill Of the Great Northern de-
nies the report that he is in the East in
the interest of a combination Of North
weatern roads
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-30
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
Murphy & Co.'S Cotton Letter.

New York. April ga feeling in cotton
this morning was at first in favor of a
higher level, and prices advanced points,
but before a great while there was selling
and spot went off several points. Man
chester reports were considered bullish
but the movement for the day at various
points were quite large, and especially at
Galveston, and this made buyers tempo
rarily withdraw. The government report
of weather conditions South indicated fair
weather at every station in the cotton
belt. The temperature in the Atlantic
states ranged from 81 to IS; in the Gulf
states and the Southwest districts north
of Texas 60 to &C.. 1t was only natural
that buying should be checked by these
favorable conditions, although beneath
the surface there is quite a bullish feel
ing, largely on expectation of a buhlish
report from Washington next month. Ac-
cording 10 special reports to leading Hous-
ton newspapers, an increased acreage is
indicated for this state. Scarcity of seed,
and inability of farmers to procure same
for replanting make it difficult to estimate
the acreage. The reports, however, that
Gotten is held in every county In the state,
and estimates as a rule are high. The feel
ing is that the bearish reports continually
being circulated here from New Orleans,
are unwarranted, and are dictated by
shorts. Planting in Arkansas is very
late. Stocks in the Southwest are strongly
held. and sentiment here is quite bullish.
Gables 11sc to &c lower. Spot market at
Liverpool unchanged al 21-32d. Houston
expects tomorrow to receive $500 to $500
against $500 hast week, but 1t should be
horne in mind that tomorrow is the last
day of the month, and the estimate in
cludes monthly corrections.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-30

Trains arrive Savannah as follows
No. IS daily from New York and Wash
ington. SEQ a. m.
No SO daily from New York and Wash
ington, S05 p. m.
All trains arrive and depart from the
Plant System station.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE ETC.
Trains SO and 81 daily NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vesubuled
limited trains with Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between Savannah ana
New York. Connects at Washington with
Colonial Express for Boston. Pullman
sleeping cars between Charlotte and Rich
mond and Charlotte and Norfolk. Dining
cars serve all meals between Savannah
and Washington
Trains So and SO daily, THE UNITED
STATES FAST MAIL, Vestibuled limited
trains, carrying Pullman drawing room
sleeping cars between Savannah and New
York. Dining cars serve all meals be-
tween Savannah and Washington. Also
Pullman drawing room sleeping cars be-
tween Savannah and Cincinnati, through
Ashevile, and The Land of the Sky"
For Information as to rates, schedules
etc, apply to
r. s. CANNON, Sd ". p. ana G. NJ
S. II. HARDWICK, G. p. A., Washing
ton d. c.
w. H. ITAYLOE, A. G. P. A. Atlanta.
r. C. BLATTNER. Depot Ticket Agent,
Plant System station, Savannah. Ga.
JAS. FREEMAN, c. p. g. T. A, Savan-
nah. Ga, 14l Bull street. Phone $50.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-30

New York, April 29-Although nothing
new OF any weight occurred over the dou-
BILE suspension of business Saturday and
sunday the stock market opened this
morning active and buoyant. The Lon
don market furnished much higher
range OF prices for American stocks.
notably pronounced advances appearing
ri United States Steel common and pre-
ferred. and In 81. Paul. Upon the open
ing of business here foreign houses bought
heavily IN this market. The most extern
sive transactions IN the early dealings
were In the Atchison issues. Northern and
Union Pacific Rodk Island, ~. Paul and
the Readings The dealings IN the United
states Steel issues we're simply IN enor-
nous volume. and resulted IN advances
which extended 10 over points. The 10
cal traction gr0up, while actively dealt
in we're not consciously strong. Among
che specislflef. Amslgsmated Copper and
Anae0nda Mining both advanced very
sharply. Tbs Industrial quarter. apa n
from the steel stocks, ald not receive
any considerable degree ~ attention.
Saturday, bank statement Nas fpoken ~
a. 3 sTaflfyfna fesiufs. a. inQi0 ailns thai
there Nas - f9ffhff likelihood ~ anv
ciofer nlOnsy mafkef conditions. ana fno
Fresfef bsft ~ she tranic rsl 1fna report
- "a fle mssnilme made szaeilsuf shoNs
ASA. A ffW stgeks nsfs eomlefRlFeiy
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-30

New York. April 29.-The heavy receipts
have been the factor which has caused
the decline in prices to-day. Judglhg
from the movement it would appear that
the Texas planter was selling his cotton,
taking lower basis than the Atlantic
planter is willing to accept. 1t is esti-
mated the Texas movement up 10 May
will be three and a half million bales OF
the crop which Mr.. Neil estimated for
the entire season from that state. Trans
actions have been upon very limited
scale with the exception of single or
der on the opening which caused better
quotations at that time. From that point
there was a slow decline on liquidation
and some selling from the South on better
weather prospects. Liverpool closed quiet
al a decline of two points from Saturday.
Unless the movement falls Off we can see
no basis for an advance. heactlons may
occur at any moment but new factors
must appear to offset the heavy receipts
at Bombay.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-30
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Remarkable Advances During FurI-
OusIy Active Session.

OusIy Active Session.
New York. April 2s.4-If there were any
doubts entertained that the speculative
advance might be interrupted after the
holiday interval. they were dispelled with
in five minutes after the trading opened
in the new temporary quarters of the
Stock Exchange. The first transactions
demonstrated the leading position of the
United States Steel stocks, Union Pacific
and Northern Pacific IN the speculative
situation and that leadership was unaf-
fected during the whole of the day.
There was great activity and some strik-
ing strength shown ) by. a number CT
other stocks, but they paled into insig-
nificance in comparison with the furious
activity and extraordinary price changes
in the leaders. Often during the day
there were strips of several feet of ticker
tape which recorded successive transact
tons in one or the other of. these stocks,
with not a single block of less than a
thousand shares in the series and rum
ming up 10, 5000 shares. The extreme ad-
vance in Union Pacific extended to 1914
in the late afternoon and in Northern
Pacific to 1914
United States Steel stocks did not show
such wide fluctuations, as is natural from
the much greater volume of the COM
pany's total capital stock. Neverthe-
less, the common stock achieved an ex-
treme advance of 334 and the preferred of
2A and held more firmly than almost any
other stocks in the list. There were some
very striking gains among the Changers,
Pacific and trunk lines, but these seemed
to be associated In the minds of the buy
ers with the movement in Union Pacific.
G3ooka q ~ will no
found that the dealings elsewhere and
the movement of prices otherwise were
not sensational. But contemplating these
special price movements and the volume
of dealings in the stocks enumerated one
has compassed the salient facts of the ex-
traordinsry market of the day.
There was no specific news to account
for the unprecedented dealings which
lifted the days record to 2,760,000 shares.
AS the vital point of the speculation is
the money supply, the increase i'm surplus
reserves shown by Saturdays bank state
ment was a favorable factor The large
gain in cash was noted with especial sat-
isfaction. as rejecting the continued in
flow of funds to New York. Much store
is placed also in the government interest
disbursements to be made on May ] and
large corporation dividend payments are
also counted upon for help to the money
situation. The reliance placed on these
factors. was made evident by the small
momentary effect of the engagement OF
81 go, 900 In gold for export and the opln-
ion of Exchange experts that probably
100000 might go out during the week.
There was some doubt as to the destina-
ton of the gold, but ii would go to the
continent and not to London seemed evil
dent. The addition engagement of $1,000
900 for London was unknown until after