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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-11

n. X. VAN MATRE. GEORGE CRAWFORD
ROBERT NJ, CRAWFORD,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-11
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS

Weekly Madisonian, Dem; Mayor
Rose has won his nomination fairly
and squarely, and it is now the duty
OF all democrats to turn in and elect
not only him, but all the nominees of
the convention.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-11
Methodist Episcopal
AnnOintnentS.

The West Wisconsin Conference
'loscd its sessions at Portage on
evening. Following are the
for the Platteville dis
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-11

A good farm of ll3 acres, Al miles
east of the city OF Mineral Point. Dwelling
house granary, well, windmill and other
improvements II sold soon.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
WORK OF CIVIL .SEPTICE RO4Pn
IMPORTANT DECISIONS RELATING TO NEW
YORK AND KINGS COUNTY.

Rochester. y. Y, Jan. 1S-The State Civil Ser
vice Commission. consisting OF William Miller
,oliler' OF Auburn, president; Cuthbert w
foUhu OF Ithaca. and John Z. Kraft, of Kings
loh' With their secretary, John G. Birdsey, and
se +. Hitchcock, stenographer, took up its
regular calendar Of business at the Powers
hotel on Friday evening and concluded the
work OF the present sitting this afternoon.
numerous matters of interest 10 Kings County
NeW-York City and Brooklyn were presented to
the commission for consideration. The decisions
OF the commission were given out this evening
and are briefly as follows:
A resolution was passed subject TO the ap-
proval Of the Governor. exempting the place of
calendar clerk Of Kings County, as it appeared
he is practically a confidential clerk of the Sur
rogate.
The Offices Of block index clerk in the office
or the Register and Of the notarial clerk in the
Office Of the County Clerk Of Kings County are
in the competitive class. and will continue in
Office without reappointment or examination
On account of the desire Of the Kings County
oIHcers TO have a rehearng upon their appliCa-
uons Tor exemptions. they strongly urged the
commission to- post pCne the holding Of the ax-
9illlh&tons heretofore advertised for the various
places IN their several offices but inasmuch as
me me commission has made all preparation for
these examinations. and has received about one
thousand applications for examination it was
decided that the examinations should be held
upon the date advertised.
Speaking of New-York Queens and Kings
counties, Secretary Birdseye said this evening
mat II Is probable that the commission will
make d moderate increase in the number Of
empuons in subordinate positions heretofore
granted IN these counties
The application of the Municipal Civil Service
commission Of NeW-York for certain exemptions
and amendments TO the rules, the principal
amendment 10 which is proposed change in
Hule -. concerning cancellation Of eligible lists
vas laid over until the next regular meeting at
Albany, when reasons for the proposed amend
nent must be presented by the municipal COM
mission
Amendments 70 the classification Of offices in
the civil Service Of the city Of Buffalo were ap-
proved, placing in the exempt class the posi-
ions Of deputy engineer commissioner in the
bureau of engineering, deputy water commits
sloner in the bureau OF water, deputy building
commissioner in the bureau Of buildings. and
deputy street commissioner in the bureau OF
streets.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
ACCUSES GUDEN IN COURT.
prIss SAYS DADY HOPED SALARIES
LAW WOULD BE DECLARED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Bert Reiss, the young Brooklyn lawyer and
,,ifician who made the charge against Michael
Dady and Sheriff Guden of an alleged agree
-,en- regarding the income Of the Sheriff's
@eice. appeared before Magistrate Higginbotham
!, the Lee-ave. court yesterday morning and re-
,eated his charge on the Witness stand Sheriff
.uden was represented by Levi W Naylor. his
counsel and Jere weinberg appeared for Mr.
Dady Clarence J. Schearn appeared as counsel
fo- Thomas @. Piper who applied for the war
rant 10 search Mr.. Dady's safe for the alleged
agreement. All the other witnesses who had
hen subpGnaed We're on hand. with the excep-
-ion Of " alter +. Atterbury.
Mr. Reiss declared that Mr. Guden told him
m numerous occasions Of the existence of the
alleged agreement, and that Jacob Worth. the
former Republican leader Of Kings County. once
heard Sir Guden make the statement.
"Guden told me-" he said. that he signed an
agreement in Mr. Dady's office; that it was in
NJ Dady's handwriting: that Dady sent for
him and said: Charles sign this It does not
amount TO anything, and 1 want il before I so
away Havana. lie told me the agreement
vas that he would give ali over $4,000 from the
proceeds Of the Office and that he would let Mr.
Dady name all the subordinates in his office
Later he told me that he understood that Dady
knew the law making the Office salaried was
unconstitutional. He said that Dady did not
want the 5000 difference between the $1,000
and the amount Of his salary, but wanted what
he could gain i the law was declared invalid.
William s. Sandford. who was Mr.. Guden's
campaign manager told me in the presence of
Guden that ne had gone 10 Nj Dadys Office and
had seen the agreement in Mr.. Dady's safe. He
made this statement in the presence of John
Kissel and others. well as Guden. Sandford
said that Miss Cameron Mr. Dady's stenog-
rspher pointed OFT the agreement and TWO
letters from TWO county officers that were in the
safe he said he was going 10 get the agree
uent If he had 10 break into the safe. Sandford
said he had offered Miss Cameron a Sl,5uO place
Is private secretary 10 Sheriff GUden 10 let him
cet the three papers 50 that he could hold them
over NJ. Dady's head. but that Miss Cameron
refused this offer
Under cross examination by Mr.. Weinberg,
M Reiss admitted that he had strong political
feeling against Nr. Dady and a personal feeling
against Ny. Guden- Mr. Reiss said that Mr..
Gudeu made a promise 10 him which he after
ward broke.
Ny Weinberg when the hearing began said
that he was willing that Mr.. Dady's safe should
be examined. and that there was no necessity
for a court proceeding. Just before the ad-
journmeuI was taken he again made the same
Offer M ScheaTn said TWO days had elapsed
since the proceedings were begun, which gave
ample time for The removal from the safe OF
The alleged agreement.
Miss Cameron. AIr. Dady's confidential stenog-
rapher, was in the court but was not called as
z witness
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
THE WEEK N PE4LTT.

me principal transactions Of the week in the
real estate market were the purchase OF the New
York Central Railroad for the purpose Of carrying
ouI It's plan Tor improving the traffic facilities OF
the Grand Central station and making the Park
ave tunnel as safe possible There is seemingly
no longer any doubt in real estate circles that
the plan 10 connect the proposed loop station under
the Grand Central station with the station OF the
Rapid Transit underground road at Forty second
81. and Park-ave. Will be carried out This merger
II Is thought would make possible travelling by
way Of the underground road from the Battery to
Mott Haven, and probably much further north
without changing cars. Most Of the leaders Of the
real estate market are apparently satisfied that
the Centrals plans Will add joy 10 the lot OF ths
large realty owners in Park-ave. These leaders
think that many building operations for the i'm
provement Of sections Of the avenue will be planned
and quickly put in effect soon as the proiart
Of the railroad is carried BY the use 0f sec-
trtCity as the motor power for The suburban SER
vice Of the Central the noises from the tunnel will
be considerably lessened they think and the smoke
and steam and Cindsr nuisance will be practicaliy
at an end. A study Of a number OF recent sales
in Park-ave. shows that the value OF many parcels
there is much less than similar sized properties in
many other sections OF the city. When the condi-
tions of the avenue from a real estate point OF
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
FRANCHISE TAX HEARING.
ARGUMENTS MADE AT ALBANY AGAINST
ITS IMPOSITION.

Albany, Jan. 1S-The hearing in the special fran
chise tax litigation was continued before eX-Judge
Robert Earl. Frank II. Platt was the first
speaker he said that the legislature had imposed
an impossible task in directing special franchises
10 be valued as real estate. He did not deny that
the power existed in the legislature 10 lay fran
ehise tax upon public franchise but he held that
IN imposing such tax the method OF arriving at
the amount must be prescribed. He contended that
there Is no method by which the value Of a right
TO use streets be ascertained and that when
the legislature attempted to levy a property
on special franchises. and directed the assessing
officers 10 valne such rights as real estate such
direction could not be carried out. In support of
that proposition. Mr. Platt directed attention 10
the statutes definition OF a special franchise. II
was right 10 use the streets and the tangible
property connected with that The State hav-
ing conceded that the tangible property is to be
valued according to the cost of reproduction the
dispute was only to the valuation OF the
right 20 use the streets This right he argued
must, II it could be assessed at all be as
sessed at it's intrinsic value. property. and
not according TO the extent which ii may
have been used by its owner nor according 10 the
earnings or profits which it's owner may have made
from its use In his business Unlimited rights may
be granted, for example to two gas companies 10
lay pipes in all of the streets OF a city and each
may use its right only partially. IF each company
is taxed according the extent of use OF its fran
chise, the tax is then laid upon the pipes and not
upon the franchise granted. One Of these COM
panies may, by establishing relations with more
customers, or by better economy. make more profits
than the others, but assess these franchises
cording 10 the respective profits would be TO tax
management and goodwill. not franchises.
c. A. COLLINS ARGUMENT.
Charles a. Collin followed Mr.. Platt
He elaborated the alleged federal unconstitu-
uonality of the Ford act. He made four points.
any of which. he said was fatal 10 the assessment
In the first place. it impaired the obligation of
the contract between the company and the city or
State. Again. the absence Of any standard of val
uatOn In the Itself made the operations OF
the State board mere guesswork The taking of
property on any such basis for taxation or other
wise, was. it said the taking OF property with
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
OPINIONS or BENJAMIN BrBBs.

IRON The Chicago Record Herald.
when have TO fight a case in court I want
- ma lawyer who has a reputation-One who
= eole 70 have q suite OF Offices spiendidly fur
-lAAea who employs five or six typewrters and
eshographers and who has 10 turn clients
sway because he IS so busy. If / get such
.e"Fer 10 take my case ! have IL more than half
VI az the start. He viii be allowed 10 do
l-ngs IN court that young. unknown attorney
aaVuld not dare 10 try. and II he can't brOwbeat
-e 9udge himself he at least awe the jurors
sc sc the Witnesses. all Of whom have heard Of
an IN They know that ne Is a great lawyer, and,
.SSerefore his words have weight with them.
s-Nays get a lawyer with q reputation when
soo 90 10 court
nut when my child is sick / will not go after
eoctor who makes his rounds in coupe with
nFsEied driver the box, and has many
seuen's that he can spare only time enough 10
IN n and glance at each ones tongue. charg
- % a glance. Give me the doctor who is
eAk.lown and hasn't anteroom full Of
aeuents who are waiting 10 tell him what's the
Mailer with them. Death is the Judge jury and
Illnesses that the doctor has 10 face and
cs.her a reputation nor big bluff counts 10
Setts worth
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
BUFFALO'S SHERIFF REMOVED.
F. T. CoPPINs APPo1NTED-THE GOVERN.
OR'S OPINIONS.

Albany, Jan. 1S.-Governor Odell announced
tonight that after considering the charge
against Sheriff Caldwell Of Buffalo, he had de-
cided TO remove him from Office. Frank T Cop
pins is appointed TO succeed Mr. Caldwell.
In removing Sheriff Caldwell, Governor Oden
said in part:
have given the evidence in this matter very
careful consideration, and have come TO the
conclusion that in the interest Of a proper ad-
ministration OF the Office of the Sheriff OF Erie
County the present incumbent should be re-
moved.
The evidence given by those who appeared
in support OF the petition conyinCes me that
the existence of the poolTOom referred 10 IN the
petition a notorious fact and was we'll
known TO the Sheriff. whose duty It was TO sup
press Il.
The removal Of a constitutional officer, elected
by the people. IS always a dangerous procedure,
and can be justified only when the evidence IS
Of such a character as TO support beyond rea-
sonable doubt the application for the salutary
punishment provided for in the public officers
act and under the constitution. After carefully
considering all Of the facts in the case, there -
no doubt left in my mind that this officer is
guilty Of Wilful neglect of duty
There are but few laws on our statute books
which should be more vigorously enforced than
those against gambling. because II is too often
the beginning of the downfall OF men holding
responsible fduciary positions
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
SALES REPORTED YESTERDAY
PROPERTY BOUGHT BY MANHATTAN
COLLEGE IS IN VAN CORT-
LANDT VILLAGE.

1t was learned yesterday from trustworthy
source that the property bought BY Manhattan
College as new site for the institution is IN Van
Cortlandt village. IL is reported TO be owned by
D. B. Levy. Of No. 231 Broadway.
Martha Redirgton has sold 10 Emma Blackstone
No u2 West Forty-nnth-sJ-- a four story and
basement brownstone dwelling house. on a lot z1sx
1905 feet.
NJ E Hewitt & Co have sold FOR Andrew s.
and Mary Qulrk TO George W. Coss No. 751 Seventh-
ave- five story hathouse. with stores. on ios
2Ox7O feet.
Jacob Cohen has sold TO Frank Parronchi No
2159 First-ave a six story tenement house. with
store. lot 25XlCo feet
Nelson n StiIweH has sold No 2s6 TO PA West
anl-twelfth-st.. four five story double
fla houses. each on lot 80. .4x1O0u feet
Dr. H. W. SchlisenSer has bought No. 49s East
Houston-st, old building lot 2ox75 feet He also
owns No sol East Houston-st- seven story
factory win be built the site
G. E. Groezinger has sold 10 a Mrs. Miller No.
ss25 Third-ave a five story hathoUse on lot soxloo
feet: also Ernest Hammer plot 45x1Oo feet at
the northeast corner OF -hundred-and-thirty-
sNth-st and St Aun's-ave.
Leo Huttcr has sold the lots which he bought at
the SchOlle auction sale last May. including the
plot 15X100 feet the south side os One-hundred-
and-thirty 10 feet west oS Fffth-ave:
the plot 12x1co feet the north side OF One-hun-
dred-and- tsirty-eghth-st, 100 feet OF Fifth
the plot 75x10o feeet the south side OF One
Observation-Disclosures 80 feet east OF Lenox-ava
and the plot 34xlO0 feet the north side OF One
Jacob Kottek has sold Nos ii5 and IL West
LWe inty-seTenth-st, Two three story and basement
brick buildings. plot Al 1X9S9 feet. II is said
SIX story tenement house will be built the site
Rena W Ciriffen is repOted have sold No. I43
West Thirty-sixth-st-. three story dwelling house
on Lot 9Gx9S9 feet
Mary keister has sold No. 10 West Thirty
fourth-st-. five story business building. a lot
&xsS.s feet. 10 William c. Tompkins for S145.0o0
Post * Reese were the brokers in the sale OF
Nos lle and 121 East Sixty-ninth-st-. two four
LEO Leo y MssqasS has :oia 'soT LYMAN s oppsn:
tenement house lOt 20 6Xe5 feet
Pease & Gilman have sold for the Burr estate
No 81 West Forty-sxth-st-. four story dwelling
house with dining room extension, on a lot
81 l0xIO0 feet.
Clifford y. Shurman has sold for Matilda W
Brewer TO Louise Dickson No SOS West One-hun-
nd-ninth-st-. new five story American base
ment dwelling house, a lot l9xle0S feet
William ]. Roome has sold No. 2l4 West Thirty
fOurth-st. a four story English basement dwelling
house. on lOt lS52.x9S9 feet. 70 Messrs Mandei-
baum & Levine.
three story ana basement dwelling house No. 40
West One-huncred- and-forty hfth-st built by PAU
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
THRILLING ESCAPE FROM FIRE.
WOMAN AND MAN RESCUED FROM FOURTH
STORY OF BOSTON BUILDING.

WOMAN AND MAN RESCUED FROM FOURTH
STORY OF BOSTON BUILDING.
Boston Jan. Is-Cut of from access TO a fre
ascana a few feet away, Mrs. Helen VI. York ana
John Blanch linotype operators, stood in window
on the fourth floor Of a Milton Place building to-
night with flames roaring below and behind them'
SLOWLY as II seemed the hremen raised long lad
der until the TOD round reached the window where
Mrs York was trying 10 keep her gown from TAX
ing fire The man beside her helped her 10 step on
the ladder. then, through smoke, lighted up by
tongues Of fame sweeping over the sill they had
inst vacated both descended to safety and the
street II was the most thrilling fire incident in
Pnston for many months. Serious as the aspect
was for some time the actual loss was not heavy
somewhat over $4,000. The building was occupied
by- Skinner Kidder & Co. printers, on the fourth
floor: stone Forsythe & Co. paper dealers, in the
basement. first and second floors. and Stewart:
Rowland & Co. storage Of electrical goods, on halr
~ rbe third floor The fire broke out on the sec
ond floor and swept through that and the upper
floors. -. q, -
The upper floor The woman was taken 70 the nos
pital suffering from burns. Banch IS suffering
only from shock.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
R5sHOp POTTER AT TAX OFFICE.

Bishop Potter yesterday went to the Tax Depart
-nenr The Bishop got lost in trying to reach the
commissioners Office and wandered into the re-
cai,er's Office where he told his business. He was
then c9nducted by policeman to the main oilces
II .be TAX Department Here about fifty persons
,,,are v.titinC their t-ra line 10 be examined
TIE bishop vas taken ito President Wells's Office
and y as there examined = chief Clerk Bell After
,,a examination he maze separate afldaNltS,
nd was then Sworn" .y Tax Commissioners Gil
lespie .. - ,t,o .4,aa,tt. .. lated
70 raj and the other to personal property ;.ess-
meuf - 5ez..o ;,rorr,s+ior,
oII,.e-Tirg the amount of the assessment or what
The Bishop had done about H.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

out due of law. and, therefore. unconstitu
tionaL
The assessment said Mr. Collin was further Illegal
because the grievance day hearing afforded by the
statute had not been given The entire perform
ance he stated a star chamber proceeding
from beginning end; and without proper hear
ing, and under the language OF the act itself. no
such assessment could stand.
He also alleged that if the property were not real
estate IT contravened the fourteenth amendment OF
the United States constitution The personal prop
erty OF all citizens was he said. taxed only after
the debts OF the owner have been deducted there
from. The special franchises are treated as real
property To the special franchises Of the reIator
not allowed this deduction; consequently IL
they personal property. an unlawful discrimi-
nation provided, and scheme of the constitu-
tlon. giving equal protection of the law its cti-
zens, falls to the ground.
COMMENT on BROOKLYN TRANSIT.
Dealing particularly with the street surface rail-
ways of Brooklyn, Mr. Collin showed that the char
OF Brooklyn for many years had contained a
provision that the licenses paid by street railway
companies TO the city to be deemed in full
compensation for the Of streets.
1t was in acceptance OF the public Offer of the
city, authorized by the legislature, the elab-
crate Brooklyn Rapid Transit system had been
built up. The inducement to the company was that
if II acquired a franchise except in so far as IL
might voluntarily submit TO further conditions the
only additional taxation which could be imposed
upon 1t for the privilege of operating its in
streets to pay the city specified for each
car.
II this sum 10 be increased, as the Ford
Franchise act contemplated then the contract
created by the company's acceptance of the city's
proposition to give IL improved transit facilities
on the basis OF existing Law amounted nothing.
The power of the legislature to violate
authorize the violation OF any such contractual
relation. Mr., Collin explained contravened the de-
cisions of the courts the United States from be-
ginning 10 end These rights OF the company had
been judiciay interpreted by the Court of Appeals
in the case OF The People VS. o Brien. The law of
that case had been adopted and applied. Mr. Collin
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
value the corporations right TO lay maintain and
operate its pipes in the streets
THE VALUE OF CONSOLIDATION

value the corporations right TO lay maintain and
operate Its pipes IN the streets
THE VALUE OF CONSOLIDATION
William II. Page. alleging that it had been con-
clusively demonstrated that If the OF 1899
constitutional and If II possible Of admins
tration. II had been TO be applied, that each
separate franchise OF the Metropolitan system was
assessed for its sole and particular value took as
his text TO show these values the testimony OF
President Vreeland, that. "if all the properties
controlled by lease by the Metropolitan system
taken by their owners. leaving only
Metropolitan system there is not single line in
the Metropolitan system that would pay its operl
ating expenses"
Mr.. Page referred TO statistics proving this
ment and proving that the earning power of the
company, which the commissioners admitted that
they had taxed was produced by the economies
in management and operation.
He said that the commissioners had admitted
that they had made their valuation the earn
ing power of the company derived from the fact
Of its ability carry the passenger over the whole
of its route. and yet the law told them 10 value
only the four franchises that the company owned
and not az all the three franchises which IL leased,
the value Of which was assessed against the other
comps nes owning them.
President Roosevelt. Mr. Page said, in conclusion,
in his recent message 10 Congress. frankly recog-
rizes the position taken by the plaintiff companies
in this litigation when he states that:
The slightest study Of business conditions Will
satisfy any capable OF forming judgment
factor in a business operation; that the business
ability Of the At the head of any business
concern, big or little, Is usually the factor which
fixes the gulf between striking success and hope
less failure.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

fhOMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS
A-BEMARLE-E. F. Leland of Boston: State
senator Frank w. Higgins OF Olean and state
SenaIor %ta.0 !. r Ellsworth. of Lockport, N Y
M 6m m llDGt'-Mrs- Eugene Hale, or Ellsworth
sac. It1teS infantry HOLLAND-St. John Boyle of
EECulsFile: Governor y. o. Murphy of Arizona and
Ioicnel w. A Roebling. Of Trenton IMPERIAL
Lieutenant F. w. Brown L s A: Colonel Tobr
~ ~ louhg' or savannah, and DR. Thomas Stewart
~ ~ Hliauelphla. MANHATTAN-J B. Castle of
I,oHoiulu' MURRAY HILI-The Rev DR. q
I1 HlPoeIl Morgan. of Mortified, Mass; s c. Pow
5t, d., oi Newport, r. L. and George w c. D-exel of
Hardin, l. S A PIAZA-R n Simrnone ~
ItII,T t TUTu ana Jesse NJ Eddy. of Morristown y J.
c IN ANENCE-EX-Senator Frank Hiscock OF
u.s. ana Emilio Terry. of Paris. VICTORIA
-, Tt =. A Pickard. of jamestown, n Y; Colo
INTa;. FTi w, +. Balkan, of Rochester: Colonel Max
I,la5nn ansnInann' OF Cincinnati, and X Ida of the
Penr of'IA-B Lnderman of South Bethlehem.