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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
TAX COLLECTION IN CHINA.
Frauds Perpetrated Upon the People
and Upon the Government.

Frauds Perpetrated Upon the People
and Upon the Government.
The Chinese plenipotentiarles are OBJ
jecting, of course, to the amolnt Of in
demnity demanded by the pow ers, and
representing that 1t will cripple the re-
sources Of China for years to come; but
examination shows that the interest
and sinking fund of the capital SUN
can be easily met with very elemen-
tary reform In the financial system Of
the empire. An enormous saving can
be made by doing away with the tribute
rice system. At present two great rice
growing provinces, Anhai and Kiangsu.
are obliged to send up to Pekin annual
" something over 1000 600 tons OF rice.
This is supposed to be collected in kind
from the farmers, but the officials zeal
~ collect the tax In money, fixing the
rate at which the farmers commute at
about two and half times the market
price. The required quantity Of rice Is
then bought in the market by the ON
clals, and here the Government begins
by losing three-fifths Of the money actu-
ally paid by the farmers. This rice Is
then shipped in junks by the Grand
Canal, and in steamers by the sea route
to Tien-tsin, and 80 per cent is allowed
for waste and damage on the way.
A further loss accrues to the Govern
ment in that the crews OF the junks al.
ways take quantity Of general cargo
on their own account. on which they
pay no duties, the junks being protected
by the imperial dag. When 1t gets to
Pekin the rice-what IL left Of it's put
In the imperial granaries and IL freely
pilfered BY the officials, good rice being
taken ont and old grain, mud, aud rub
blsh Of all kinds being substituted. The
pensioners Of the Government and the
troops do not get this rice. as they are
supposed to do: they get warrants for a
certain quantity. which they are Obliged
i to exchange at the rice shops, where
they are given, perhaps. 80 per cent of
the face value Of the warrant. The in
genious can calculate what the Govern
ment would save II 1t still collected the
tax in money In these provinces, and
then paid Its pensioners and troops in
money. allowing them to buy their rice
In the open market. A much larger saw
Ing could be made II the present system
OF taxation and distribution OF salt were
abolished. and the salt were bought by
the Government where 1t ls cheapest
| and sold at the present average price
At present enormous "squeezes" ar,
made by the officials out of salt as well
rice. There will be another great econ.
| omy to the Government when the likin
is merged in the duties collected by the
Imperial maritime customs, as win. II
Is hoped. be arranged.-Shangha cor.
respondence London Standard.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
MAKES CHAIN AamoR sA,Rrs

An Old Industry Revived By an En-
glish Manufactures.
Owing to the cleverness Of Sheffield
manufacturer the ancient custom Of
wearing chain and mail b likely TO b.
revived. The abandonment Of the coat
of-mail was due 10 the superior pierc.
Ing ability Of the modern missile. which
rendered the coat useless for ordinary
purposes Of protection. Moreover, III
unwieldiness made It worthless - .
protection against the attack q steel
Now, however. the cleveEness Of .
6hemeld manufactures has produced .
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

Marry young" says Father Hogan.
the Oldest priest In Trenton, N. J. 1.-THE
question Of salary should be no bar
against this step. A young man earn
ang so . week and upward could keep
4 wife just as well az he can pay IS a
week for board and attend the opera
avery night and take in all sorts Of
amuselnents. The young girls should
take this advice home to themselves,
too. They are as responsible as the
1cslng men. They will not marry q
1onng man nowadays unless he ia earn
ing large salary. 80 they can dress In
Ailks and satins and make great show
ing on the streets. II this step Is not
taken early In life the young man for
ever aband0ns the idea Of marrying
after he has passed the 25-year mark"
Theresis great deal Of this starting In
where father and mother left on. But
not MI OF these marriages are happy.
More often the couple that struggles
along mp together from poverty to COM
tort looks back with satisfaction ut the
way 20 painfully trod. There We're les
sons Of life ia 1t and character develop
ment.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
OUTDOOR PANTRY.

Fresh Air Food eafe Conducted In Pc
cntiar fouthern style.
Pantry requirements are tribe par
adoxical, in that they are air and light
and darkness. A pantry window Is es-
sential. even IL It be no more than a
tiny two-light sliding sash. set anyhow
In the outer wall. A regular window
IL much better. 1t need not waste
wall-space-shelves. but can be 30 placed
across it as to admit it's working. But
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
Army frauds.

San Francisco, June l3.-General Shat
ter and Colonel Maus, inspector general Of
the department of California, and the fed
eral grand jury are investigating the
many reports of fraud committed in the
commissary branch of the army service in
this city. That the reports seem to be
based on something more substantial han
idle rumor is evidenced by the disclosures
following the arrest Of Louis Abram 4
Son, dealers in second hand clothing. The
extent Of the alleged frauds has not been
determined, and there is diversity of
opinion on the subject.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

Edward VII. appears to have inherit
ed some of his mothers economical
habits. The old lady got in her day
Ahousands upon thousands Of India
nhawls as presents. These she gave
sway to brides as her wedding gifts.
There was fine stock Of them left and
these, together with large number
sof engrayings signed by the artists, are
NOW being sent to the Kings friends
who are taking mates.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

husband II had best be q sickly one
Indeed, sickly husbands are made de-
sirable, after fashion. by this unjust
law. Why the money that woman
works for should not be hers absolute
~, to spend as she pleases, to waste as
she pleases, is yet to be shown, unless,
indeed, all men are not created equal
and the Declaration of Independence Is
in error.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

The seventeenth century has been
and u being badly trampled by the
0ovelists. II the action Is located in
sixteen Hundred and Something and
1lhe hero says hounds" and "ods bod
kina," the sale runs into the hundred
thousands. Brethren. let US come on!
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

Chicago, June IA temporary grand
stand at Sixty-eighth street and Stewart
avenue, built for the purpose Of witness
ing the annual field day sports Of the Chi
cago Normal schools, collapsed, injuring %
persons, mostly women and children. Sew
eral were hurt seriously, but it is thought
none will die.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
BousAs the c.loreao Pl..t.

Chicago, June 7.-John w. Gates and
his associates have accomplished what
they set out to secure by buying in the
controlling interest Of the Colorado Fuel
Z Iron company. and the disposal Of the
plant will be made in New York during
the coming week.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
Observation-Disclosures.
Il TIMELY TOPICS
5ANAANAAAAAAAA aAAAAAhNHE

That new contrivance which does
away with the telephone girl still re-
tains q feminine feature-it answers
hack.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

The Chicago professor who Dragged
60 his class that he had never yet kiss
ID girl is getting the laugh all around.
We advise the girls In his neighbofhood
to 20 into baseball masks. The pro-
GessOr II doing some thinking.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
Was strack - . Clo.dsrr,,.

Richmond. Va, June IA report
reaches here from Stanton that cloud
burst occurred at Harisonburg, resulting
in great loss of property and the drowning
Of one child. The wires to Harrisonburg
are all down.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
snow In Colorado.

Denver, COL, June l7.-Nspatches from
Leadville, Cripple Creek and other places in
the mountains say that fully foot Of snow
fell recently. At many points it was the
heaviest snowfall known in June since a
record has been kept. The weather is mild
today and dangerous floods may result.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
Pri.es for Fathers.

Steps are being taken to discourage
depopulation in Givet, town in the
Ardennes. Hereafter. In all town Of
fees. first fathers Of more than three
children. and next married men. will
be preferred to bachelors. Prizes Of 25
francs will be awarded yearly to those
parents who have sent the largest
number Of children to school regularly.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

When Gatling's hOrseless pillow takes
on big stone the driver uses the same
emphatic language that has been EN-
reggie In the past when the horse plow
1abbed the ribs Of our veteran agricul-
9urist.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

Improving Grants Tomb.
The grounds around Grants tomb at
Riverside are to be beautifed. The
trees will be planted. the steep embank-
ment terraced and asphalt walks laid.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

Some old settlers still occasionally
get excited over baseball games, but 1t
as long time since we have heard of q
case Of apoplexy due to this cause.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
PinEree Il weaker.

London, June l8.-Ex-G Governor PinRree
OF Michigan, who is suffering from q severe
attack Of dysentery, is growing weaker.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

The Sultan of Morocco Is learning to
play the bagpipe. He must have un-
Bounded confidence in the loyalty Of his
subjects.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

The story that Mr.. Morgan had ac-
Quired the Washington monument and
would chop 1t up into fence posts for
his estate in the country is denied.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

Belgrade, Servia, June ls.-A serious
uprising is reported to have occurred in
the Turkish town Of Novi- Basar.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

Prince Kropotkin says that wealth
does not bring happiness, which, OF
course, Is not a wholly original state
ment. nor yet one which may be looked
upon as indisputable. II some fairy
godmother should make her appear
ance and. driving all wolves from doors
and all skeletons from closets. put in
the places of these grim monsters snug
little fortunes, the Chicago Tribune
thinks 1t IL safe to predict that GER
tain amount9pf happiness would result.
As to how long-lived that happiness
would be Is another question. There
are certainly new ideals in regard to
the relation between riches and happl-
ness springing up, and one sees them
frequently reflected In literature. 1t
used to be that an author. in order to
secure the happiness of his heroine, be-
slowed upon her, besides the gift of a
husband, one Of those large fortunes
that only novelists have at their Is
posal. But now writer will offer no
guarantee Of happiness with these
gifts, but win give the reader to under
stand that the use his heroine makes
of both husband and fortune will de-
eide the matter of happiness. Every
child, at some period Of existence. en-
tertains the sweet conviction that the
life of q cOnfectioner Is the one most
to he envied and emulated. but In time
comes the realization that there may
be drops Of bitterness in such q life and
that man with unlimited power In
the disposition Of peppermint sticks
may be himself in Inherent to these de-
lights. Wealth is largely a matter of
peppermint sticks. aud only one who
has tried to consume a,whole jar of
these sweets by himself knows how
cloying they may become. Neverthe-
less, riches as a source Of power and
force will go on alluring mankind to the
end of the chapter. AS Emerson says:
''Some men are born to own. and can
animate all their possessions. Others
cannot; their owning is not graceful;
seems to be compromise of their char
acter: they seem to steal their own
dividends. They should own who car
administer; not they who hoard and
conceal: not they who. the greater pro-
prietors they are. are only the greater
beggars. but they whose work carves
out work for more. opens path fol
ALL"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

The average girl Is engaged 20 many
times that the engagement ring simply
serves instead Of a thread to remind
her.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

TIE poet writes lines on time and
time retaliates by writing lines on him.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

Marry In haste and let your father
in-law repent at leisure.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20
Texas Oil.Pipe Line.

A pipe line will be built In the oil
belt Of Beaumont, Texas. with a com.
pany backing 1t for $4,000. 900.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20

Publication of the Heron divorce pa
pers. the Chicago Chronicle declares.
disclOses one Of the most scandalous
transactions ever Ju1icially approved
in a civilized country. The wife alleged
desertion Of herself and children, fruit
Of five years marriage. The husband
did not deny the charge, but. although
VIGOROUSLY impecunious and profess
sionally opposed to the right Of private
property, he settled upon his wife an
mOny so generous that her attorneys
advised the court Of her acceptance OF
the settlement, and thus the proceed
ings came to an end. The money, 1t Ia
well Known, was provided by another
person Or whom. 1t Is equally well
known, Prof. Heron abandoned his
lawful wife and family. The precedent
thus judicially set Is fraught with I'M.
measurable harm. II husbands and
wives may be bought OF or on with the
aid of the courts civilization has de.
generated to q depth beside whici
Mormonlsm assumes IN aspect OF NOR.
al grandeur. The court doubtless had
no alternative. The deserted wife was
confronted with the necessity Of going
to q public poOrhOuse at whose door
she would be separated from her chill
dren. She did not bride the court to
give her a decree. That would have
been hers anyway. Had the court been
able to provide for the subsistence OF
the deserted wife and children other.
wise he would have rejoiced to sen
the miscreant father to a penitentiary,
there to work. that his labor might be
used In part to contribute to the main.
tenance Of those helpless ones he had
brought into the world. But such are
the defects of our social legal system
that the family deserter goes free and
the polluted purchase money is paid by
one wholly detached from legal &C
countability. Thus criminal infatua.
ton acquires judicial seal. Dishonof
OF wife. children. home Is established
as an encouraging precedent in the
American courts. Divorce by purchase
win be more alluring gate hereafter
for the dissolute Of the aristocracy Of
wealth. Reaction cannot set In until
wife desertion shall be added to the
category of felonies and the criminal
shall be held In durance for the sup
port OF his victim and their children.
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-09

horst we also have the following in
teresting anecdote. When Bishop
Baraga was in his last sickness, on
ly few days before his death, Fir.
Terhorst called on him. He inquir-
ed of the good Father how he was
getting on with his school. FIR.
Terhorst told him it was doing we'll.
The bishop then pointed to q tin,
box on library shelf and requested
him to hand him the box, which
was done. Then he asked him to
take the key of the box from under
his pillow and give it to him. With
his weak, trembling hand, the bis
hop opened the box aud told FIR.
Terhorst to take then money in it,
which was twenty dollars. Upon
FIR. Terhorst's remark that this was
all the money he (the bishop) had,
and that it was not right to take it,
tie sick prelate answered: 4 do
not need any more money, take it! So
to the last he showed his great es-
TEEN for FIR. Terhorst and his Indian
school, He gave him the last mon
ey he had and died absolutely pen
niless.
FIR. Terhorst's manner of living
was the plainest. Previous to the
establishment of the Convent, where
he afterwards dined, he had with
him an Irish boy about ten years of
age, whom he had brought from
Sault Ste. Marie. This boy was his
cook and general fastotum. His bill
Of fare, then customary, may be des-
cribed as follows SundaytBread
and coffee, boiled fish and potatoes;
Monday-Coffee and bread; potatoes
and boiled fish; and so on through
the whole scale of variations.
During his second year at the
Mission he finished the little frame
house which was his residence until
twenty-five years later when he
erected the massive stone building
back of the new church. This
church was likewise constructed of
stone, the large Convent building
and the boarding school for the boys
were all built of the same material
material which had all been turned up
in the course OF years by the fathers
never idle plough. +. j.
To be continued.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-09
The Woods Are Literally Alive
With Hunters and .'Somebody
is Going to Get Hurt"
SEASON OPENED FRIDAY.
Numerous Parties Organized
In This Village During the
Past Week.

Yesterday-Friday Nov. Sth--
marked the opening of the deer
hunting season, and scores of hunt
ers from copperdom cities who,
with the large number OF local
hunters, will make the forests of
Baraga county literally alive with
them. We may now expect to hear
daily reports of accidents to hunters
from careless shooting. Some
highly improbable deer stories are
also in order. Deer are said to be
plentiful, but the hunters are more
so.
Numerous parties were organized
in L'Anse during the past week
and some OF them left early to
prepare camps, etc. About one
hundred licenses were disposed of
at the county clerk s Office exclusive
of those sold by deputy clerks
throughout the county.
County Clerk Beehler is one of
the numerous hunters. In com
pany with George Ruppe, of Calu-
met, he left for the woods Thursday.
They are expected to return Sun
day. r. G. Williams and r. Hatha-
way have also "taken to the woods"
for week.
Tuesday morning a party of seven,
including Herman Steinbach, Bob
Doyle, Michael Hook, "Chillie"
Menard, of L'Anse; Chas. Croze, of
Houghten; Chas. Fisher, of Hancock,
and Ed. Real, of Baraga, embarked
for the wilds of Arvon township,
where they have pitched camps and
will enjoy about two weeks of the
fun. The boys were asked their
reason for such an early departure
the open season being yet four
days off when they left-and ex-
planned that they wanted to prepare.
Judging from appearances they
went prepared" all right.
Numerous other parties will go
out next week.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-09
A MANIAC'S CRIME.
Crazy Man at WinOna Mine Muir.
ders Wife and Daughter.

The most horrible crime ever per-
petrated in the copper country was
enacted at the Winona mine location
early Wednesday morning, when a
mother and her child were murdered
by crazy husband and father, who
afterward attempted his own life.
Felix Belanger is the name of the
murderer. He strangled his wife
and killed his daughter Clara with
an AK, afterwards cutting his own
throat with knife.
The murderer was taken to
Hancock, where he has a fair chance
for recovery.
Within the next two weeks the
coroners jury from Houghton will
visit the scene of the tragedy. The
house is guarded by officers, and no
one is allowed admittance.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-09
Items of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
DROWNED AT MICHIGAMME
Skif Capsized With Four Young
Men While Crossing Lake
In a Storm.

Four prominent young men of
Michigamme, George w. Levin,
Abel Levin, Emil Carlson and Albin
Carlson were drowned late Sunday
afternoon. Their skiff capsized
while the men were crossing Lake
Michieamme in a storm. The bodies
were not reezs cred. The water is ex
tremely cold and the victims prob
ably perished very soon after the
accident.
The October business at the 500
canal was record breaker, exceed
ing that of any single month dur
ing 1900. The total freight was A.
174,540 tons, an excess over the
corresponding month of last
year of nearly 100000 tons.
Considering the weather and the
breakage of the Poe lock, business
was phenomenal. The total freight
to Nov. 1st, for the season, is "a
543, 3,610, an excess over last year of
100000 tons. 1t is now predicted
the $4,000, 900 mark will be reached.
Nine lives were lost and four
buildings destroyed in fire which
started in the Klondke vaudeville
theatre at Hurley, Wis, just across
the Michigan boundary line, Wednes-
day.
Garrison has fat pigs for the
HOLIDAYS
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

1. A. Moore was down from Dol.
lar Bay Friday.
The infant daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Rambaud died Sunday.
p. r. McKernan, w. T. Menge,
and Philip Voetsch visited the cop
per country Thursday.
Thomas Fitzpatrick came down
from Hancock Wednesday. He ex-
poets to remain in L'Anse during
the winter.
Mrs. G.. F. Beehler returned from
Marquette Thursday, where she had
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Chappell, for several
weeks.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-09
Improved Its Equipment.

The South Shore railroad will re-
place the present coaches in use on
the Soo- Duluth run with steam-h heat
ed, electric-lighted and vestibuled
cars, making the equipment as mod
ern and complete as is found on any
of the western lines. The change
was scheduled to go into effect Oct.
1st, but has been delayed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-09
Freeman BeId For Trial.

A. v. Freeman waived examin-
alton at Menominee on the charge
of cmbezzelment preferred by Raber
g. Watson, and was held to the cir
cult court in 81 500 bonds. This
makes the third charge, and he will
have to answer to forgery, con-
spiracy and embezzelment when
court cbnvenes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-09
OPERATED FOR AZ YEARS.
Great Timber Harvest on the
MenOminee River About Over.

MenOm1nee River About Over.
The Kirby Carpenter Co. began
operations on the Menominee river
over 40 years ago, and in these
years has cut nearly, if not more,
that 40, 900, 900, 900 feet OF lumber in
its mills in Menominee. The upper
peninsula forests have produced at
least twelve to fifteen billion feet of
lumber on the Menominee in the
past 40 years and much timber that
ought to have been sawed has been
cut by the mills at Green Bay,
Sturgeon, Oconto, and Peshtigo
Harbor in years past. The great
harvest is over, and the lumber OPP
erations on the Menominee will in a
few years be q thing of the past.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-09
Important Notice.

have just received fine line of
samples of wall paper, which | will
exhibit at any residence in L'Anse
or Baraga upon application.
[l1-9t4] e. TENGBLADE, L'Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-09
INHERITANCE TAX LAW.
Judges OF Probate to Be In
structed In Its Workings.

At the last meeting of the Probate
Judges association OF the state, at
Lansing,a committee was appointed
to make report on the Inheritance
tax law, some OF the provisions of
the measure being vague and capable
of more than one construction. The
committee held meeting last week
and conferred with the auditor
general concerning his interpreta-
tion of the law. 1t has since been
decided to send a representative OF
the auditor generals Office to every
county in the state for the pur-
pose of instructing the judges Of
probate in the workings OF the law
and also to look after the enforce
ment of its provisions.