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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

the franchise the value of the franchise be-
comes an object OF taxation.
Taxation Of enterprise is not a good poll
cy. While franchises of qu~asi-puohc cor
porations should be taxed at the same rate
and percentage as real and personal prop
erty, 1t is not wise to impose unnecessary
taxation on mercantile ventures. The tax
alton of enterprise is a public burden. En-
terprise means employment and progress
and the taxation of enterprise means the
retardatioD Of propraSs
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
Rate Based on Aggregate
Value of Property.

As the object of taxation is to get money
for the peoples corporation, taxes are as
sessed at a rate that will bring adequate
revenue. The rate is based on the aggre-
gate value OF all property. and so that tax
alton may not be a hardship on any stock
holder. his property is not taxed at its ac-
tual value. hut at a safe percentage. which
IS allowed in view of possible retrogres-
sion.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
Term Assessment Means
EQUALIZATION of Taxation.

The term assessment of the revenue is
equivalent to equalization ef taxation in the
application Of the law. If the terms are not
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
Pope in Temples Saw Pillars
Shake Like Reeds.

The peaople in the temples. looking up,
saw great pillars shake like reeds, saw
arches collapse, heard breaking windows.
saw walls totter and roofs parted. They
rushed panic-stricken toward the entrances.
only 10 meet another frantic mob seeking
sanctuary in the places of worship. Lisbon
was enveloped in dust, caused by the fallen
debris of the first shock. but thera came a
second. more severe than the first: and a
third. not so tremendous, but enough to
level any stancher structure which had
withstcod the first two. Portugars capital
was in ruins and a large proportion of its
populsce were buried. 1t was illustrative
of Byron's line:
"A thousand years scarce serve to build
a city; an hour may suffice TO lay in the
dust"
Those who were in their homes suffered
tho fate OF those in the churches. Those
in the STREETS We're luckiest, and those who
CHANGED to be in carriages We're luckiest Of
all. But the disaster was not complete.
Many who had survived the fall of the
buildings rushed toward the sea for safety,
and out upon a new marble quay, which
had just been completed at a large eost.
Following the earthquake came a tidal
wave 30 feet in height. II fell upon the
low-lying section of the town, submerged
the quay and the wharves, and in subsiding
carried out TO ocean thousands of the city's
one time inhabitants. ~Strangest feature of
Aht III ~ "do hAhAH "bNAA N~AN
waters had Tetreated. there was left no
trace of the quay. The earth had literally
swallowed it up and the water had closed
over il and the human freight which it
had borne.
Fire was next 10 be contended with.
Flames broke forth from the ruins ST
multaneously in a thousand places.
They swept over the entire central
section Of the city completing the destruc-
ton Of the best buildings. Joseph / was
then the King and was an efficient ruler.
1t happened, that, when the earthquake &C.
CURED. he was at a suburban residence, and
escaped uninjured. He inaugurated move
ments to rescue his people,. to prevent a
famine and pestilence. and to encourage
rebuilding. He succeeded and in ten years
Lisbon was once more one OF the most
beautiful cities of Southern Europe.
Former Earthquake Described
by an Eye Witness
One OF the most vivid descriptions of
Lisbon during the earthquake was published
in 1860 in Magazine. 1t was
in the form OF a letter from a man named
Chase. who was in Lisbon at the time,
who was injured, and narrowly escaped
death. The following portrays the frst
shock:
81 was alone in my be~d-chamber, four
stories from the ground opening a
bureau, when a shaking or trembling of the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-11-28
T. NATIONAL BANK

Capital, >ooy0oa01 snsplas 100000
A. o. wH1ppLE, Prsadent h b BAIRD Vic. pr.sid..t.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-11-28
CAUSED A FLUTTER.
The XIX Century Club vetes Took The
Contest Editors Breath.
Tho plot thickens.

Tho plot thickens.
Anyone who has an idea that the
ladies of any part of North Dakota
are not active an energetic needs only
to look at the list of votes in the
Herald's great piano contest to bs con-
WINGED that he has made mistaKe.
Yesterday the XIX Century club of
Devils Lake had not been heard of in
connection with the contest. Today
the socitey stands within one number
the head of the list, and needs only a
little more than 100 votes to land it
in that coveted place.
The XIX Century club is an organi-
zation of Devils Lake ladies which
has use for piano in it's business,
and like sensible people the members
set to work to secure piano in the
Herald contest. The result of the
first effort is seen in the list of votes.
Had it not been for the energy dis
played by the F. L. D. club of Cando
the Devils Lake people would today
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-11-28
DIGNITY VS.. POLITICS.
The Duties Of District Judges Az Viewed
By Higher Tribunals.

That Judges who lay aside the
dignity of their high Office to enter
the arena of party politics violate the
ethics of the bench is understood by
the highest judicial body in the land
is made evident from the interviews
sent to the Chicago Record Herald by
William E. Curtis, its Washington
correspondent. The justices of the
supreme court apparently are Of one
mind in believing that the judge who
goes into politics runs the risk not
only of lowering the dignity of his
Office but of impairing its efficiency.
"He never knows" as one justice
puts it, "when the question at issue
between political parties may come
before his court and it is impossible
for any human being to preserve a
judicial frame of mind when he allows
himself to engage in controversy. "
Mr.. Justice Br ,wn, who agrees with
this view, is Clearly of the opinion
that it is not consistent with the
dignity and the requirements of the
position he occupies for any judge to
take part in political matters or to be
considered the leader of any political
following To this Mr.. Justice
Brewer adds:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-11-28
Long Terms are Given Deputy
U.s.Marshalkl schind.
ler and hnrst.
SHERlFfS ARE ALSO cINchED
Taylor, Of Rolette County, Fined
$2,5oo and Six Months
ID Fargo Jail.

The Fargo Call Of the 21st inst. !,
says:
In the United States court yester.
day morning Matt Markey and Hugh
McElroy, two bootleggers of Benson
county were sentenced to pay fine Of
$500 and to serve ninety days in Jail.
Deputy Marshals SCHNEIDER and Hurst
were given an opportunity to plead
guilty to the charge of rendering false
accounts which they did in the after
noon, and Judge Amidon pronounced
sentence upon them before they left
the court room. Fred SCHNEIDER was
sentenced to serve FIVE years at hard
labor in the Sioux Falls penitentiary,
and Deputy Marshal Hurst was SEN
fenced to serve two years in the same
institution at hard labor.
Sheriff Andrew A. Taylor, of
Rolette, pleaded guilty to the charge
of permitting prisoners committed to
his keeping to escape and rendering
false accounts, and he was find 81, 500
and sentenced to serve six months in
the Cass county Jail.
These heavy sentences came as a
great surprise to the friends of the
men and much sympathy is expressed
for them, especially is this so in. the
case of Mr.. Hurst, who has. many
friends who are 10th to believe that
he Intentionally committed the crime.
Both he and SCHNEIDER took their SEN
fences very hard, and it is said that
SCHNEIDER broke into tears and is
worried over the welfare of his family,
consisting of wife and six children.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-11-28
WHO WAS HE?
A Devils Lake Young Man With Big Jag
At MinOt.

A young fellow who spent all sum-
mer working hard on a farm near
Devils Lake struck town Monday
with 800 and Tuesday morning was
LYING in the county Jail penniless and
feeling like fellow does when he is
just getting over glorious drunk.
He is not more than twenty years old
and it seems too bad that he should
be so foolish. He visited blind pig
when he arrived in Minot and was
soon in bad shape. He claims that
he gave his roll to Policeman Ed
Robinson, but Robinson says he did
not receive any money from the young
fellow. The young man was too
drunk to know who did really have
the money and probably gave it to
some stranger. He was given five
days by Judge Murray. Ward
County Reporter.
A young man who has a heart
broken wife in this city and who at
one time was employed in the Reid
hotel, answers the above description.
He left here two weeks ago with
about 800 of his wife's money,
ostensibly to build a shack on his
claim near Minot. His wife also had
a claim in that vicinity, which he
sold for $3.50, spent the proceeds in
drunken carousel and then wrote his
better half of his misconduct and
begged her for forgiveness. The
chances are he will not get it.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-11-28

have been in the lead. Assit is the
honor rests with tho Cando ladies At
least for the time being, and tho Gil.
by II. w. A., who have for 30 long
occupied the top Of the column drop
to third place. With things moving
e they arc It would b folly to ven
turs . prediction as to the manner in
which the candidates will stand in
the morning, but one thing is cer-
tain, that there is interest in the CON
test nowsto insurs some very lively
work from the present until the close
OF the campaign. Grand Forks
Hs1ald. .-N''- .'s
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-11-28
REFUSE PARDON.
State Board Turns Down Ross Applica.
ton For Communication.

William Ross, sentenced for mur-
der in Bottineau county, must hang
Dec. 5th. The state board of pardons
refused today to commute his sentence
to Imprisonment for life. The appli-
cation for pardon of John Van Schra-
vendyke of Oliver county, was also
refused. Other applications for par
don were refused in the following
cases: William Lindner, L. E. W.
Burnell, c. W. Hill, John Beck and
E. J. Ernst. The latter three were
serving Jail sentences for violation of
the prohibition law.
The sentence Of Frank Mcdonald
and F. J. Baisley, sentenced for FIVE
years, were commuted to two years
and four months.
B. NJ. johnson and Robert Nuan
were granted pardons to take effect at
once
Herbert Zuhn was granted par
don to take effect Dec. 3Oth.
Citizenship was restored in the
cases of William Walsh and Alex
Soderbsrg.
The best washboards on the market
at the lowest prices at the Minneapo-
lis Bazaar.
Make your street connectio with
the water mains before frost sets in.
Chr. Gorder & Son.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-11-28

"My convictions on this sub
ject are fixed and strong. They
are the result of the experience
and observation Of thirty years
service on the bench. In all
these years I have never taken
any part in political campaign,
not even to write an article upon
political subject, which have
often been requested to do, as
well as tn otherwise engage in
political work. This is the view
held by a great majority of the
judiciary throughout the country
and I am sure by the majority of
lawyers as we'll. Judges who
participate actively in politics
tend to weaken the confidence of
the public in the integrity and
impartiality of the decisions of
courts. When political ques-
tion in which the interests of a
party may be involved comes be-
fore a court presided over by a
Judge who has publicly discussed
the question people say, 'Oh, we
know how he will stand; he has
committed himself upon that pro-
position. 1t is much better that
judges should keep themselves
free from that sort of connection
with politics. .
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-11-28

Those Cook county judges who
lately took an active part in the local
political campaign in Cook county
now have from the highest judicial
authority an estimate as to the pro-
priety of their action.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-15
AMERICAN. LEAGUE.

BHtterle0-HelSmH ana OurI
'eitz; Magee and Doom.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-15

Trains 81 and 80 have Pullman Vestibulet
and Atlanta and New Orleans. and trains 30
tween New York and New Orleans and through
leans with Superb Dining Car Service e. b.
OROURKE, e. A. Selma, Ala: j. p.
IUTZ r NJ. MONTGOMERY, Ala: CHAs. A. "
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-15
THE FIGHTING IN HAYTI
Severe Engagement is Expected to
Take Place Today or Tomorrow.
Sam Still There.

Port au Prince, Hayti, May 14.-Admiral
killy, commander of the Haytien feet,
has started for Cape Haytien with the
Haytien warships Crete APierot and
Tousiant rOverture. having declared him.
self in favor of General Firman, the for
mer minister of Hayti at Paris, who is
the head of the revolutionary forces in
the northern part of the island.
The northern Tevolutionists have seized
the custom houses of Cape Haytien. Port
DePaix and Gonaives and are collecting
duties. Protests against this action on
the part of General Firman have been
entered by the national bank and the dip
lomatic corps.
A severe engagement between the north
ern revolutionsts and the southern
forces meaning the troops from Port Au
Prince and the cities of it's vicinity is
expected to take place tomorrow and FRI
day.
A steamer from Kingsfon, Jamaica. is
expected here today or Thursday, bring
ing a number of Haytiens who have been
in exile. Among them are M. Fouchard
and Seneque Pierre, two more candidates
for the presidency.
The French steamer Olinde Rodriguez.
on which ex-President Sam embarked
yesterday morning, Is still in the harbor
of Port Au Prince. She was to have
sailed yesterday, but was detained by the
French minister, M. DePres, He will
remain here until foreign warship
reaches Port Au Prince. The absence
of a foreign warship is causing great
uneasiness in the foreign colony here
After the embarkation of General Sam
all the political prisoners here were re-
leased and last night they, with groups
of drunken soldiers, paraded the streets
Shots were fired from time to time, and
it was feared that the plundering of stores
and residences would follow.
The provisional government constituted
by NJ. Boisrond Canal, former presi-
dent, is attempting to control the situa-
ton. but General Saint-Foix Colin. the
district commander and Gen. Kebreau are
the only officials who appear to be exer-
cising any authority. They formed a
corps of respectable citizens yesterday
evening and succeeded in disarming most
of the dangerous characters, AS a result
the night was much quieter than other
wise ii would have been.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-15
Cumberland Presbvterians.

Springfield. Mo-, May 1.-THE ind gener-
al assembly of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church will begin here tomorrow
morning. A spirited debate is looked for
when the assembly comes to consider a
proposition to wrest the theological SEM
mary from the Board of Trustees of Cum
berland University at Lebanon, Tenn,
and vest its administration in a board
appointed by the Assembly. Memorials
for and against the proposition are nu-
merous, and the strong men of the AS
sembly are arrayed on both sides. A
similar division is evident on a PROPOSE
ton to organize a Home Mission Board.
Among other subjects To he considered is
revision of the confession of faith, elm
mating from the church the practice of
immersion as mode of baptism.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-15
Meeting of Freight Agents.

Chattanooga. Tenn. May 1.-THE AS
ISOLATION of Southern Railway Freight
Agents concluded its annual meeting this
afternoon at 4:3O after beiW in session
done in the forenoon, the time being de-
voted to subjects of interest to freight
agents and better methods of handling
the freight business, Officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows: Pres
ident. J. II. Garner. Atlanta, re-elected.
First Vice-President. E. T. Lamb, Nor
folk. reelected; Secretary. W. C. Crutch-
field. Charlotte reelected: Treasurer. c.
r. Gambler. Brunswick. After the cleo
ton of officers the Association adjourned
to meet next Nav ut place to he Sc
lected. About fifty agents were in at
tendance
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-15
Booth and
Return

The Mobile and Ohio will sell
round trip tickets daily to Booth
under following conditions. Ten
to forty-nine on one ticket,
sixty cents, fifty or over on one
ticket fifty cents pev-capita.
Tickets limited for return to date
Of sale.
It will be necessary for parties
taking advantage Of the above
rates for days outing to obtain
from the undersigned written
permission for the use Of the
Mobile and Ohio picnic grounds,
which permission must be pre-
scented to the agent Of the Mobile
and Ohio at Booth, otherwise he
will not allow the grounds, etc.
to be used. Regular trains
leave Montgomery daily e:15
a. M, returning leave Booth
5:32 p. m, arriving Montgom-
cry 6:25 p. m.
Special coaches will be furn-
ished when necessary for large
parties, If sufficient advance
notice is given.
P. s. HAY, s. E. P. A.,
No. 2 Commerce st
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-15
FELL FROM A WINDOW
EDWARD d. POOLE, A FARMER
- OF LoWNDES COUNTY.
Dropped Thirty Feet from Fourth
Floor of Metropolitan Hotel
This Morning and Was
Painfully Injured

Edward d. Poole, about As years OF
age, farmer and we'll known citizen
of Hayneville, fell from WINDOW On
the fourth floor of the Metropolitan ND ND
Dexter Avenue at Ills o'clock this morn
ing and was painfully If not seriously
injured.
Poole was assigned to room q when ne
registered at the hotel at 10 O'Clock last
night. This room is on the east slde OF
the fourth floor of the hotel bullding
and has but one window. ms WHEY .y
looks out upon sort OF court ana tne
adjoining building is about thirty feet
below the window. The body or Poole
landed on this tin roof, limp ana APP
parently lifeless. after having 1aiien
distance of fully thirty feet
A guest of the hotel. sleeping in room
on the third floor and almost drectiy
underneath the room occupied by Pooie.
was awakened by the crash anu tne
means of Poole as he lay on the TIN roof
the drizzling rain failing into his up
turned face. This guest took in the sit
uation at a glance and Fastening DOWN
stairs he aroused w. A. Harris, propri-
etor Of the hotel, who Immediately sum-
moned Patrolmea Berger, Johnson ana
Matthews.
It was at first thought that Poole was
dead but the patrolmen went on the Ioot
and liften his body into. the hotel once
where he was made comfortable on COT
until the dTriNdl VI d sui SI, Ii 1;.
a messenger had been hurrsedly dis
patched.
Poole was fully dressed but for one
shoe This shoe vas afterward FOUND III
the room from which he had fallen. IN
dicating that he had sat In the windo"
while in the act of taking OF his shoes;
A careful examination was made by the
patrolmen of the room which had been
occupied by Poole. Two silver dollars aho
some small change were found on the
floor The single chair in the room was
overturned and the bed had not been
used although the hotel proprietor saiu
Poole vent to the room about 10 o CLOCK.
The sash of the single window in the
room was raised
AS Poole lay on the cot In the MOTEL
office he moaned and begged the surgeon
to give him morphine to ease the pain
which he was suffering. he coinpna.lieu
OF pains in his back although the surgeon
said he found no broken bones. POOLE
was semi-conscious but could not give an
intelligent account of the accioent, Ap
parently he was not dangerously lnJureu'
Poole told the surgeon that ne hao taK-
en-, several drinks OF whiskey last mens
and that he sometimes took as much as
a third Of bottle of morphine.
The patrolmen said that Poole has been
in Montgomery several days and that ne
has been more or less under the influence
of whiskev since he has been here nav
Ing they said. Police Chief Gerald pur-
chased a railroad ticket to Letohatchie
for Poole and that Police Sergeant Cowl-
ing nut him on the train. Tuesday even
ing. they saw. he returned to Montgom-
ery and told one of them that he had
come back on the next train passing be-
tohatchie. , l.,
Iowndes County. He has wife and
seven children.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-15
PREPARING FOR THE BATTLE.
Democrats Marshalling Forces for
Congressional Campaign.

Washington, May 1.-THE Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee to-
night decided to make it's headquarters
i'll Washington and to increase the Exec
utlve Committee from eleven to fourteen
members of whom eight shall be members
OF the Congressional Campaign Commit
tee and six from the outside
1t Is understood Ben T. Cable of Hi
nos will accept the craftsmanship of the
Executive Committee. The headquarters
of the Executive Committee will be in
Chicago and this Committee will have
charge of the Congressional campaign in
the West while the main Committee will
look after the East srom WASHINGTON.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-15
"coPPERHlApsv CONDEMNED,
Indiana Department, G. A. R., Adopts
Resolution.

indianapolis, Ind. May l4,-After a
vigorous debate the Indiana Department,
q. A. r.. today adopted the following
resolution:
Whereas. certain citizens of the init
ed States are now criticizins the conduct
of our comrades in arms who are de-
Tending the American flag and Amer!ca a.
Whereas such conduct brings fresh to
our memory like criticism ms. made by the
.tIThereas the veterans of the war
for the Union abhor and despise al cit 4
zens OF the United States wno refuse 10
support our government during war and
Cannot see wherein the copperheads of
1898 TO l90. are less venomous than their
ancestors; therefore. be II
.Resolver. that the SURVIVORS Of the
war for the Union heartily approve the
conduct Of the United States in the war
with Spain and the instruction in the
Philippines and that we n nf irt in rl sI9rS
stetas who see fit to brand our soldiers
ana their conduct e cruel and inha-
mAp.f
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-15
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
For Rent
Rates $500 per year
and upward.
First National Bank.
WATCHING SHIP COMBINE.
italy Will Take Steps to Protect
Itself,

Rome. May 1A-Replying to a question
in the Chamber of Deputies today on the
subject of the Morgan shipping combine
and its effect on Italian emigration to the
United States. the Under Secretary of
State, Signor Bartelli, said that increased
dividends and advantage to American
trade would naturally result from the
combination. 1t was needless, however,
TO borrow alarm regarding an arbitrary
increase of rates.
As to emigrants. II the combine desired
to carry them, it would have to secure
the necessary license and agree to the
emigrant rates which the Italian Governs
ment has the power to limit The Secre-
tary also said he thought emigrants
would continue to use the present steam
ship lines. He did not believe the United
States was likely to restrict the travelling
OF emigrants to American ships. The
Government of Italy. however, was close
iy watching the combine, and If neces-
sary. 1t would not fail to use all the
means at its disposal to protect national
interests.