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AUTHORITY DUES TONED
CONTENTION AGAINST levy of AS
sEssMENT ON rEasoNALTY.
Committee i'm Charge.sf Property of
Eugene Peters Contests
the P0fn4.i2

John c. Head, George. E. Hamilton and
D. w. Baker, committee OF Eugene Peters,
adjudged to be of unsoupd laind, late yes
terday afternoon instituted proceedings for
certiorari against the District of Columbia.
1t is asked that a certain assessment be
quashed. The action attacks the right Of
the District of Columbia to levy an as
sessment against personal property.
The petitioners assert that at the pres
ent time the District of Columbia has not
the right to levy an assessment against
personal property, and that there is no off,
Ger Of the District Of Columbia who has
authority or any power to levy an assess
ment so far as personal property is con-
cerned. and that all alleged assessments
made are utterly null and void and of no
effect; that notwithstanding this fact, the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
are about to issue process of distraint to
seize upon and take the goods and chatteIs
In the possession of the petitioners, as COM
m1ttee, and that the petitioners are with
out remedy save by action of the court
The petitioners ask for the writ of GER
tiorari to be issued by the court to require
the District to certify Immediately copies
OF every part of their records relating in
any manner to the assessments alleged to
have been made against the property en-
braced in Mr.. Peters estate.
What Petition Sets Forth,
The petition sets forth that the committee
has received from the Commissioners pa
per writing purporting to be an assessment
of the personal property of the estate in
question. which is valued at $4,000 the
notice informing the petitioners that the as
sessment Is made under the act of March
3, 1877. It Is further elected that no proper
action has been taken against the petit
TONERS by the Commissioners. and that the
several acts of Congress under which ac-
ton is attempted are of no effecst In law
or equity for the purpose of assessing any
one. 1t is also stated that although El,-
gene Peters was possessed of this property
for many years no proceedings since 1877,
the date of the act, have been had to en-
force the payment; that the whole charge
Is unlawful and unwarranted and, as stated,
was not made by an officer with power or
authority to represent the District; and
that no right exists to levy an assessment
against the personal property. The court
is further asked to quash the assessment
On behalf of the petitioners, Attorneys
Worthfngton and Head, Hamilton and Col
bert and Lambert and Baker will contest
the legality of the acts relating to the levy
of this character of tax.
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selected to Prepare PIan..

The jury of award which was selected TO
secure an architect for a new building for
the Department of Agriculture recently
selected Lord & Hewlett of New York to
prepare the plans for the building The
permanent plans will not be prepared, how
ever, until Congress makes an appropria-
ton for the building, which is expected to
cost S2.O00,00O Ten leading architects were
asked to submit plans for the competition
and did so. The jury of awards was COM
posed of Secretary Wilson, James Knox
Iaylor and the members of the park COM
mission.
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WILL BE AGAIN ARRESTED.
Albert King Wanted by the low
Authorities.


Authorities.
Albert King, who is known to the police
as Larry King, will be released from Jail
Monday morning after having served SEN
tence of eight months for alleged conspiracy
to defraud J. E. Pepper of Virginia. He OBJ
tanned a draft for $500 from Pepper, but
payment was stopped before it reached the
bank in Virginia where Mr.. Pepper had
an account.
Upon being released King will be again
arrested, as there is requisition here from
Iowa for him. 1t is charged that he had in
his possession in Iowa a counterfeit $50 GER
tifcate purporting to have been issued by
the state of Tennessee. King was arrested
here by Detectives Horne and Father. To-
day Detective McNamss swQre out war
rant for United States, COMMISSIONER Mills
on which King will be- held for the Iowa
authorities. .r4tsf.~s
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Deaths In the District.

Inc Following deaths were reported to the
health office during the twenty-four hours
ending at noon today: John Barr, so years;
Mary Alethea Haynes, 66 years; Mrs. Flor
ence Fishes, GO years; Susie Jordan, q
years; Henry Hurley, 20 years; John Poore
II years; Erma Jones. 3 years; Mary Lau-
renson, IL months; infant of Lulu Perry.
! month; infant of Ester Levy, l day; in
FAINT of Ann Hall, / day.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-George H. R. Plumb and Mary NJ
korta; Alfred H. Thiessen of this city and
Ruby M. Eastman of Portland Ore; Ben
jamin NJ. Weinstein of Nashville, Tenn,
ana Lean II. Ruderman of this city; Edwin
P. Horner and Mary J. Common: William
Stein and Hannah CresMel SelhY
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Light. for Bennine road.

Major Richard Sylvester. the superintend-
ent OF police, has recommended to the
District Commissioners that Benning road
beyond the race track be provided with
more lights, If possible, the same being
essential for the security of life and plop-
erty. Mr.. Edward A. Mosely of the inter
state commerce commission called the at :
tention Of the police department t, the
subject. and Lieutenant Daley of the ,ntn
precinct reported strongly in favor Of the
necessity of lights along the road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

The Temps of Paris says the sole topic
for discussion on the bourse is the new
French loan of 25O.O00O00 to $50 1000 ,os
francs, secured by the Chinese annuities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

The provincial court in Berlin heard u
camera the charges of offenses against pub
lie morality and procuration brought
against Sternberg, the banker, and Frau
REEVE, respectively. Sternberg was 40
quilted and the woman was sentenced tS
six months Imprisonment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York started from St Johns, NJ b., for
England at daylight Friday on board the
royal yacht Ophir, with the British crnis-
ers Ni0be and Diadem forming the escort
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UNITARIAN,

ALL SOULS CHURCH, 14TH ST. CORNER OF
st; NV, Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, minister
.9:45 In, Sunday school and class in compare
tive religions; 10 am, unity study class: II
am, morning service. sermon by the minister
$40 m, Young Peoples Religious Union meet.
ing IN the chapel; pm, evening service All
seats free at evening services IT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

For Financial Ads. See Page II.
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CHURcH OF OUR FATHER. 18TH Avn = ORG
n:w..John Van Sehaick, jr.. pastor will preach
AT II am, "A Sermon for Temperance Sunday -
the the Passion Play of 1900" Illustrated by over
loo eolored views by Rev. J. J. Lewis Of Chicago.
All are invited - ~ ""o =, ~.
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METROPOLITAN PRESBYTERIAN, 4TH AND
Sc, Rev G. n. Luccock, D. D.. pastor-Sery
Ices, II am; and 1880 pm; morning subject,
Perils Of a Prosperous Church," evening Every
SIS, $3.50 an; Junior C.E, $3.50 pm: Senior G.
T.. $50 pm A cordial invitation to all Services
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NON-SECTARIAN.

THE PEOPLES CHURCH. 423 G ST NV
Key Alex. Kent pastor, will speak at 11:15 of
The New Commandment" Mrs May Chapman
of Boston will speak for ten minutes on Tenn
perance; Prof Newburgh's class at 1915 Seats
free All welcome. II
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CHRISTIAN sCIENCE-

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, SCOT.
tish Kite Hall, 100! G st. n.w.-Services: Sun
Punishment; Sunday school, IL am. Wednesday
pm reading rooms, Bond building It's
SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST,
nall 1213 18th st. n.w.-Services Sunday, II a. M !;
subject, Everlasting Punishment:" Sunday
school IL m; Wednesday, s pm 1t
REFORM CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES
At $3.50 o'clock Sunday afternoon. October II,
In the lecture room Of the Halls Of the Ancients
on N. Y. ave. between 18th and 14th sts NV
COL. OLIVER c. SABIN
VIII deliver the fourth of his series of twelve
FREE lectures How to Heal the Sick nv
Divine Methods" This will be the only series
given this year. Experience meetings Wednes-
day evenings at 7:30 o'clock. at same place Hall
comfortably seated with opera chairs; surround
fngs elegant. All invited. Its
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Regular Army Commands Given New
Posts.
The 1st Battalion. 18th Infantry. has been
transferred from the Department of Cali
fornia to the Department of Texas. for
station at Fort Bliss, and Troop d, 18th
Cavalry, at Fort Bliss has been ordered to
march to Fort Huachuca, Ariz.. for station
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THEOSOPHY.

THEOSOPHY-A PAPER ENTITLED ..THE-
osophy the Basis Of Religions will he given IN
SUNDAY, october ~, at pm, at headquarters
Washington Philosophical Society, 900 A ST. sell.
THEOSoPHY.-s PM, LECTURE BY MAJOR I
A. Clark; subject, Modern Psychology i'm the
Light of Eastern WISDOM; branch meeting
THURSDAY, Pm; free Third floor Metzerotf
bldg, ct. 1ts
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-23
THE FANOMANIAC.

His friends are worried, and concerned
his actions are SO strange.
| They watch him closely every day while
hoping for change.
His eyes have got crazy roll, an lido tic
CLINT
A sort of circus chimpanzee expression
in their scuint.
His face. once fair to look upon, is drawn
all out of shape
Until at times it's hard to tell If he Is
man or ape:
Through rubbering he has acquired a
parabOlic back.
And every symptom stamps him as a
fanomaniac.
Before the umpire calls the game UNI
easily he'll sit
Upon sun-warmed bleaching board in
an important fit.
And with corrugated brow he'll watch
the practice play.
And wonder If the active chumps have
time to throw away.
He'll writhe and twist upon his seat, will
cross his legs. and then
With restless. Acknowledgement jerk, un-
cross the stems again,
Lean forward in observing pose, then
wearily lean back
Suspense is damnable unto the fanoman-
lac!
At last the play begins: then comes wild
frenzy in his eyes:
His breath seems blazing as the ball
across the diamond fiies
His hands are clenched his teeth are set,
his face is punched into
\ Wrinkled mass of agony most pitiful
to view!
And when fav'rite at the bat the pitch
er's curves has caught
And gives the swift and whirling bali a
most tremendous swat.
He jumps upon his feet and yells until
his face is black.
And spasms shake the framework of the
fanomaniac!
At every scare he throws a fit and some
times two or three,
A home run fills his bosom full of idiotic
glee,
A double play starts every nerve to dane
ing with delight.
And when a fielder takes a fly his ac-
tions are sight!
All through the game he'll sit and yell
anu SpaIlh MS Smartlng hands,
And stamp his feet till blistered as if
burned by desert sands:
No victim ever bound upon the dreadful
torture rack
Fer writhed in such contortions as the
fanomaniac!
He talks of ball all through the day. he
dreams of ball al night;
His yells in visions of the game fill hear
ers with alright!
Now. swat 'er. Casey! Break err face!
Cut loose an bust 'er hide!
Now. git there Pat the ground YOU
cAump! Say. wasn't that a slide.''
He wakes at dawn sweat oozing out
fror, every leaking pore.
The beo clothes tied in double knots, half
OF them on the floor.
And nothing but the seasons close can
bring the senses back
Into the crazy headpiece Of the fano-
maniac!
Denver Post.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-23
DEMOCRACy;y GLOOMY OUTLOOK.

IF THERE is remnant of the old free trade democracy
in the United States it is badly demoralized
be capable of political action. There
a disposition the part of the democratic party to try
conclusions tariff This disposition
beyond question born of the necessities of the party which
finds itself without issue and stripped of it's preensons
of sincerity that is against
its whiom leaders The next national campaign may be
fought the tariff Observation-Disclosures might
well be dug with spade anotherbut the
as profaby exhume the currency question as attempt to
rally its members around losing free
trade policy has proved be. The party members viii
simply refuse to rally and and
sve standards.
When the republican party took the affairs governs
ment in hand and Dngey bill.
prophets Of democracy hazarded the prediction that
tariff schedule faulty and would produce deficit
stead of recruiting the nations brought
lowest ebb by democratic misrule.
tariff has been satisfactory could be desired Not
only the treasury overowing but the United States has
become the workshop of the world and reaching
foreign trade invading the markets abroad successfully
it has re-esabshed languishing industries home
We still import largely of foreign goods year the
imports close 5000 100000 The character
ports however, has changed greatly
foreign products consists brought
in manufacturing foodstuffs
ufactured or produced at home In the gloomy days of
democracy there the demand for either
eign domestic there today The impoverished condi
ton of the destroyed market republican
lection had built
Set against the imports balance
of 81 0O00 900 representing exports
and farms of the United States Since the affairs of the
nation into the hands of the republican party the
balance of trade in has marvellous
portions The bulk of the increase has been brought
about by the invasion foreign markets. by of bust
stimulated by If the
democratic discern opportunities for successful
political action in the trade policy repeatedly
demned by the people, is welcome whatever comfort
be gained from the inviting viewed through
it's sanguine political If the republican party
is retained in power longest of years
given political party, will be because the American
people have memories have lost their dread CT the
poverty that accompanies democratic administration.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-23
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP,

~ HE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE of the city of Butte is
engaged in a laudabe effort to improve the present
condition of the city and graft the hourshing
municipality such policies of likely to
most conducive to the public good The latest efforts
the gentlemen who engaged in active work the
league have been directed toward influencing the
Gil in the matter of the electric light contract. In the
first round with the council the
of it; the contract through and bids fair
stated period of ten 1t is the argument of
of those interested in the opposition electric
contract that the city could supply its electric light
at as low rate it could be furnished by
Germ This not the ground taken by all the gentlemen
opposed to the light but the tendency those
most concerned appeared municipal
shic
Following the public ownership electric light
will of the ownership telegraph
phones railroads and other public utilities The advocates
of municipal ownership have declared public
utilities be operated economically by the
than when in individual hands. Maybe they
under highly favorable conditions nearly kind of
tenn be made to work WELL 1t is notable fact how
that the most impressive paragraphs in
tale of recited by Sir Michael HcksBeach the
statement that the telegraph lines by
government had the nation into debt $500 900
during the past 1t has been thiryone
England began the experiment with telegraph
all this time the telegraph lines have been conducted
aoss the total deficit to date amounting something
like 42 100000 There is something catchy and
ing about municipal ownership but the merit of the
system not in question in Butte at this time The real
question is the conditions this sys-
which works we'll in places and badly Others
will work to advantage here.
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ana when they dug up the cash they
did it with the least possible grace. They
appeared to believe that they were be-
ing robbed and defrauded by a railroad
company that gave them free rides on
all the trains but one and then exacted
spot cash for the privilege of lolling on
the cushioned seats of the North Coast
Limited when it really was the only
train upon whic hthey wanted to ride.
train upon which they wanted to ride.
Chas. S. Fee, the genial general pas
senger agent Of the Northern Pacific at
st. Faul is the man who has to do with
the railroad passes in the state of Mon
tana and in fact, with all the states
along the line of the road. He is the ar
bitter, the final authority and the court
of last resort and he outfits the hundreds
of deadheads every year with discrim-
mating generosity truly remarkable.
One day. long years ago, an employee
OF the road went into the office of Mr..
Fee when he first began business in St.
Paul and asked for pass to Butte.
you see," said the employee, II have
some friends living out there and hear
its good lively place and I want to run
out and see it. I'd like first rate to
have a pass"
I've seen whole communities like
you," observed Mr.. Fee. II believe the
feeling that possesses you is universal
among the human family but can't see
my way clear to crafty your whim in
this case. Suppose you worked for
farmer and you wanted to make a trip
to see your friends. Would you expect
him to hitch up his team and take you
there and back, eh?"
This was poser. The employee looked
out of the window and gazing off into the
long stretch of car tracks below the Of
flee window in which Mr.. Fee did his
work in his early days at railroadng, and
seemed lost in thought Finally, as his
eye rested ON the steaming engine ana
it's train of cars drawn up before the de-
pot, a glad light lit up his face and he
handed right back to the young passenger
agent.
No." he said, II wouldn't ask him to
hitch up. but If he had his team already
hitched up as you have and was going
out that way I'd think he was a mighty
mean man If he wouldn't let me ride
The employe got the pass.
"You wouldn't believe that there are
only two men in the United States who
can ride on the North Coast Limited
without paying fare would you?" said w.
E. Brink to an Inter Mountain reporter
this morning. "Well. it's fact and one
of the men is resident of Butte, too
'You see it's like this" continued the
popular Northern Pacific official. "The
president of the road and every official
in all the departments have to pay their
fare on the train and out Of all the passes
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-23
RUB DING 1T IN.
GFN EMOCRATIC NEWSPAPERS have taken decide
lHaversion to General Frederick D. Grant There

6EN EMOCRATIC NEWSPAPERS have taken decided
AAaversion to General Frederick D. Grant There is
nothing the generals military offends
democracy personally he faultless could be
desired. But he has committed the objectionable of
speaking in of of the ADMINISTRATORS policy
Philippines, this he has been marked out
slaughter captious warriors who settle weghy
questions by the single discharge of journalistic blunder
buss The political deadne the democratic editors have
marked has been crossed by every American citizen
returned the Philippines. and each in
has received the malicious assaults of the democratic
The General Grant however is not at all sided
He them about they he has
democracy in bad hole In the light of his statements
the Bryan forces stand before the world convicted of
ohense but little less than treason No wonder the
journalistic batteries have fire and fall back
General Grants statements the effect that
insurrection in the Philippines prolonged until
would win and Bryan be elevated position
The statements made by the returned officer merely
the confirmation of what openly charged in the
campaign. From every stump in the nation it pro-
claimed that the democratic party firing in the
of the American soldiers; that the
down the flag in the Philippines,
the only hope of the Tagas
democratic party of the ofense charged judgment
of the American people Bryan and his followers guilty.
1t Is rather rough the defeated party, it be
mitted, to have the salt of humiliation rubbed this
time by General Grant
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-23

or federal circles entities them to the
coveted bits of pasteboard are supplied.
The passes abroad in the state of Mon
tana count up to rather large total
when calculated on the correct basis.
The North Coast Limited train plays
no favorite and neither asks nor gives
favors. The man who rides on the Lin
tied pays his fair. This system was es-
tablished when the train was first put
OIL and has been continued since that
time and great has been the discord and
commotion occasioned by this inflexible
rule. Men who hold jobs as county
officers have been known to argue with
the conductor long and loud because
their passes were not good on the flyer
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HE TALKS TOO MVCH.

sTHERE CAN BE but little question German
emperor's besetng sin when judged from tse point
view taken by the average citizen sizing up a pub
lie man. The kaiser talks too speech
making habit has upon him until his
eloquence is unbottled upon every occasion that
talents generally sensational
speech The has habit of disclosing stren
uous foreign policy in his oratocal outbursts
speeches have upon hurled
abroad. Whether bosterng up Wadersee in his ex-
pensive military operations in China dealing ill
concealed hints of his aggressive international policy
kaiser cannot be said to have happy faculty saying
the right thing at the time
In the old days Of Bismarck different. The prince
was even greater orator than Emperor William he
possessed the inuitive knowledge thasnabed
unsad things that properly belonged the veil
OF silence Prince Bismarck aroused rechstag by his
oatoy and alarmed the empire by pointing dangers
OF neglectng the policy protection memorable ad
dresses this subject weight than all the
fulminations Emperor has delivered in his rfe
time 1t was of immense advantage Germany to have
such a statesman as Bismarck Emperor William might
De equally as successful if he directed efforts to the
solution of the industrial perplexine his
pressed and unhappy country Germany the onlv
me kasers recent speech has raised criticism
and 1t is plain that he is talking out of popular
favor.