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Evening star., 1902-04-23
INTERESTING TAX QUESTION.
Refund of Money Paid by Him Asked
by Mr. Duvall

The District Commissioners have before
EN- an unusually interesting tax ques-
tion, involving legal construction as to the
innocent purchaser act of May 49, 1892, and
they have referred the matter to the city
solicitor, Mr.. A B. Duvall, in the effort to
secure enlightenment. Briefly stated the
condition of affairs is this: The owner of a
portion of lot inadvertently paid the tax
on the whole of the lot. Meantime a second
portion of the parcel of land was sold, and
a tax certificate was issued from the as
SCISSORS office showing the tax to be paid
Now the man who paid all the tax has ap-
piled for a refund of the amount he paid
on the portions of the lot other than his
own. If this refund be made, then there
will be arrearage on the other portions of
the lot, despite the fact that the records
showed them clear and certificate has
been issued.
The matter was brought up by j. A.
Lewis Of 1852 I'd street northwest, and the
tax in question for the year 1894 on
lot Il, block 2, LIE Droit Park Acting As
SCISSOR Griffin has reported that the tax on
the property mentioned assessed to w. z.
Carr for the year 1894 was $57.75. On Oc-
tober 2, 1893, the south 20OS feet of
south half was conveyed to j. A. Duvall
and in making payment he enormously paid
on the part transferred to him, the part
subsequently transferred to Lewis, and the
part remaining in the name of Carr, and an
application by Mr.. Duvall is now before
the assessors office for the refund of his
overpayment.
The conveyance to the applicant in this
case included eighteen feet next to the
south ZOOS feet, valued at $3.50, improve
ments 81 500 tax $31.03 by deed dated and
recorded September IS, 1895. 1t was claimed
by Mr.. Lewis that the title was passed to
him on an assurance from the owner that
the taxes were paid, which is evidenced
from the record, the tax having been, on
the whole south half, paid enormously by
Mr.. Duvall.
Mr.. Lewis alleges that he retained from
the seller out of the selling consideration
$3.50, and four months after taking title the
seller requested final settlement, and he
men oDtalneo a certificate dated February
Is, 1886, reporting that there had been no
tax for 1894 and the matter was then
finally settled. the 1894 ledgers showing the
tax paid.
Evening star., 1902-04-23
AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPHY.
A Fortune Awaiting the Man Who Can
Devise High-Speed System.
rom the New York Su

Among all problems which engage the
none more attractive than that of COM
bining telegraph and typewriter in such a
manner as to produce a high-speed instru-
ment saving time and labor at the wire.
Automatic senderS and receivers of one
kind another are submitted to the West
ern Union at the rate Of about one a week
and rejected at the same rate
There is fortune in store for the man
who can invent a high-speed sending and
automatic receiving instrument, but there
Is one tremendous obstacle in the way of
inventors who attempt it. That obstacle
is the limit Of the capacity Of the operator
of the typewriter
1t is comparatively easy to invent a
combination of typewriting machine and
telegraph instrument in which the operator,
when he pounds the keyboard in one end
of the wire, records, after the manner of
the stock ticker, line by line, on ordinary
paper at the other end of the wire the
words he frames at his end. The trouble
is that he cannot do it fast enough.
The operator who in practice can type
write 100 words a minute has yet to be
found. The speed at which the wire can
carry the message is almost limitless At
present it is limited only by the capacity
of the operators, sender and receiver and
speed, even more than labor-saving, is the
thing the telegraph companies are seeking.
For the last three years the Western
Union has been experimenting on two cir
cults between New York and Chicago and
New York and Buffalo with an automatic
system called the Buckingham. This is not
strictly combination of telegraph and
typewriter.
The typewriter is perforating instru-
ment which punches holes in sheets of
paper which are fed into the sending in
strument and are sent and received au-
tomatically. By this system from fifty to
sixty messages of an average Of thirty
words each can be sent an hour. The
trouble about this is that two or three
men are required to prepare the messages.
There is an instrument already invented
and now being perfected and developed
for commercial use which may be brought
into practical use before automatic teleg-
raphy comes to pass. This is the Poulson
telephonograph invented by Dane.
In this instrument words spoken into a
phonograph combined with a telephone
are reproduced on patent tape at the other
end of the wire. Should this be developed
cheaply and universally it may revolution
ize telegraphy.
Evening star., 1902-04-23
BIRDS MUCH ASTRAY.
Instances of Their Unexpected Appear
ance at the Wrong Season.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
individuals among migratory fowls and
birds have their peculiarities just as men
have. They are sometimes found in out
of-the-way places out of season. Last Au-
gust Richard Strayhorn was seated near a
cattle tank in pasture of Bee county, Tex
The sun was within half an hour of set
ting. The tank was possibly an acre square
and had some two feet of muddy water in
it. The temperature was close to 100 de-
grees in the shade. Strayhorn was waiting
for doves. In that country doves fly to the
tanks for water late in the afternoons.
They come in dozens and, as they are eX-
ceedingly swift, they make excellent shoot
ing. Suddenly hearing a splash, Strayhorn
looked up. He was partly shielded by the
overhanging limb of a mesquite. He saw
swimming some thirty yards away a couple
of small brown objects which puzzled him.
II the month had not been August and the
1ul neat OF southern Texas In the air. he
would have said that they were teal. Those
birds were not due, however for more than
SIX weeks, and he put them down as hell
divers. 'Hel-divers or not, the doves were
not flying in thickly and he took a crack
at them. He killed one of them on the wa
ter. The other, instead of diving like a
flash, leaped into the air and started away.
He downed it with his left barrel-a long
shot.
Retrieving them, he saw that they were
genuine blue-winged teal, many days and
thousands Of miles in advance of their
brethren and sisters. They were in excellent
condition, too, showing that they had not
made a long continuous flight from the
north.
Strayhorn resumed his seat in a state OF
great satisfaction and in the five minutes
following missed dove or two. Then an
other strange thing happened. couple of
birds dropped swiftly to the bank of the
tank not twenty yards from him and in
stantly disappeared. He had only glimpse
of them, but would have been willing to
swear that they were jacksnipe, only no
jacksnfpe were to be expected for at least
two months He understood, of course,
that the pair had squatted, their brown
backs blending with the brown earth.
He ran his eye carefully along the fiat
bare bank five or six times, and then he
made them out, crouched in true jacksnipe
fashion, legs under, belly to the ground,
bullet-head drawn down upon the back bill
upon breast, only round black eyes gleam-
ing and betraying them. They were not
foot apart and only one barrel was neces-
sary.
When he got them in hand Strayhorn saw
that they were birds of the size of jack
snipe with bills like the bills of jacksnipe
and with backs Of the same hue; their
breasts, however, were a beautiful reddish
brown. almost true red. He did not
know what they were, but an amateur
ornithologist in Beeville identified them as
robin-Snpe
They had never been seen in that coun-
try before and were, like the teal weeks
ahead of the time for their southwark
flight
Evening star., 1902-04-23
Behind Bars for a Month.

Frank Thomas, coIored, who came here
from North Carolina about two months ago,
and who was arrested soon after his ar
rival and given thirty-day sentence on
the farm, was released from that place yes
terday only to be arrested later. Thomas
attention was attracted to a bright red
sweater displayed in front of 7th street
store yesterday afternoon He did not have
any funds, but he was determined to get it
nevertheless.
Thomas made grab for the sweater and
Sergeant LYDIA who was nearby. made a
grab for Thomas, resulting, in Thomas being
landed behind the bars at the police station.
He was charged with the theft Of the
sweater in the Police Court this morning
and made no denial of the accusation. I'm
less he can pay fine Of, $40, imposed by
Judge Kimball, he will be deprived of his
liberty for one month.
Evening star., 1902-04-23
HEARING BEGINS TODAY.
Contest Over the Estate Of Alberta
Stewart,

Hearing was begun today before Justice
Barnard and a jury in the Probate Court
of the contested will case involving the per-
sonal estate of Alberta Stewart deceased.
Miss Stewart was about sixteen years of
age at the time Of her death, a year ago.
She had inherited from her father the late
Charles Stewart. an estate valued at about
100000. all of which. with the exception Of
personally to the amount Of 5000, was In
local real estate.
BY paper-writing purporting to be
viii, but unsigned and undated, written
when the girl was about fifteen and one
half years old, her property was bequeathed
to her guardian, Albert Stewart, who was
her paternal uncle. and to his wife and
child. The validity of the will has been at
tackled by Alberta's maternal uncles and
aunts-.Mrs Annie M. Rosewag, Mary G.
Rosewag, Mrs. Ella V. Johnson, Godfrey
Rosewag, Charles +. Rosewag, Robert w.
Rosewag and William H. Rosewag. 1t is
stated that under the law person who has
not attained the age of eighteen years can
not dispose of real estate by will There
fore. as stated, only the personality is in
volved in the contest
Attorneys Henry e. Davis and E. L. Giles
appear for the caveators. the caveatees
being represented by Attorneys r. Ross
Perry and Fulton Lewis.
Evening star., 1902-04-23
EARTHQUAKES IN GUATEMALA,
Two Hundred Persons, Mostly Women,
Reported Killed.

A dispatch from Guatemala City, Guate-
mala says: The descriptions which are be-
ing received here of the result of the earth
quake shocks which were general through
out Guatemala Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, show that Solola, Nahuala, Amatitlan,
Santa Lucia and San Juan were badly
damaged, and that Quesaltenango was
partly obliterated. Fire added to the hor-
rors at the last-named place. Two hun
dred persons were killed. mostly women,
and many people were injured.
At the capital three. churches were
slightly damaged. The government is re-
lieving the sufferers.
Evening star., 1902-04-23
FOR BETTER VESSELS
RUssIA's PLAN TO PROMOTE SHIP
BUILndNG1
1enehciaries Must Be Russians or
Companies Whose Stock is
Held byTThem.
Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG April 5.-Finance
Minister Witte has devised plan to pro-
mote shipbuilding and shipping in Russia
which contests the palm of originality with
the sugar regulations. Grand Duke Alex
ander Michaelovich, who is competent in
the matter, turned the project over to the
ST. Petersburg Vedomosti, in order that it
might be freely discussed He invites
critics to address him personally Bene-
ficiaries are to be Russians exclusively or
companies whose stock is held by Russians
The plan is
l. Owners of new ships, made in Russia
from Russian materials, will receive from
the government non-interest bearing loan
to 80 per cent of their value payable in
equal twenty-year instaIlments
= Plans and specifications of such ves-
sels, which must be Lloyd's first class,
shaii be approved by the finance ministry,
and vessels exceeding LOCO tons must make
ten knots; smaller vessels must exceed
eight knots.
j. The government assumes insurance
risk up TO tWo-thirds of the current value
of ship. charging therefor a premium of
per cent annually. Owners must insure
the remaining risk. The current value can
never be taken as less than half the original
value.
4. The state will pay for half the fuel
consumed, provided Russian fuel is used,
on voyages to and from Russia and on con-
uitlon that outgoing vessels are loaded to
three-quarters of their capacity with Rus
sian goods, and, on return trips, have at
least one-half their space occupied.
D. The same favor will be enjoyed by ves-
sells plying between Russian ports provided
one-half the cargo is foreign-going goods
or that the entire initial cargo is salt fuel,
iron or castiron from the Azof and Black
seas to the Russian ports on the Baltic.
g. The subsidies are limited to eight wears
from January 1, 1903
Evening star., 1902-04-23
Painting on Human Skin.
From the London Globe.

Marcus lorenzo, an Italian painter, who
nourished in the last century, once paid
200 francs for piece Of human skin no
larger than a dinner plate upon which to
execute a landscape in oils. The skin,
which was chemically prepared to receive
the paint, was taken from the back Of an
aged woman, whose body had been sold
to a medical man for dissecting expert
ments. The human parchment was drawn
tightly over a metal frame, and the artist
spent nearly seven months in producing a
painting that was afterward exhibited in
various saloons. and ultimately realized the
sum. OF "a, 900 francs.
Evening star., 1902-04-23
WINE OF CARDVI Has .3: :3::: :::::: :;: .3a:: and


England, and there is a general regret that
docked animals should have been i'm
ported" Another important observation
of an eminently practical character is re-
corded by the Cape Society in the follow
ing significant words: Cavalry officers
and members of the veterinary staffs ex-
press the opinion that. from their expert
ences during the war docked horses could
not stand the fatigues as well as those
which have not been docked." 1t is to be
hoped that this signal proof of the inju-
rious effect of a senseless and cruel mu-
tilation may have some influence In lead
ing to its abandonment.
Evening star., 1902-04-23
GEN. DICK NOT A CANDIDATE.
Will Not Stand for Govorner 1
Ohio
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

special Dispatch to The Evening Star
COLUMBUS, Ohio April 23.-Representa-
tive Worthington, who returned last night
from washington. announces that he got it
from Senator Hanna that Gen. Dick would
not be candidate for governor next year.
and also that Senator Hanna Is much In
favor of the Patterson redistricting Bill,
which changes only the eleventh and
twelfth districts. AS the house and sena te
conference committee on that measure
agreed upon the change it Is likely that the
report will be agreed to in both houses
when submitted today.
Evening star., 1902-04-23
Do Not Dock Horses.
From Our Animal Friends.

From Our Animal Friends.
OF the English horses. large majority
had been docked: horses from Australia.
America and other countries were not
docked, and the latter had great advan-
tage over the former. In the climate Of
South Africa 1t is said that docking in
wolves much greater cruelty than In
Evening star., 1902-04-23

1t is important that a girl just entering wo-
manhood be in health. IL she is not. she is in
danger OF a whole life OF suffering. Mothers
should start their girls right and there is no
medicine that will enable them to do this like
Wine OF Cardui. This pure vegetable Wine
regulates menstruation and in that way rids a
maiden OF many menace that would follow her
TO old age or drag her TO the grave. IL you
have a young daughter just nearing the age OF
ID years do not let her run the chance Of suf-
fering at the coming Of womanhood. when you
know that an occasional small dose Of Wine Of
Cardui will prepare her to assume the estate OF
womanhood with no violent shock TO the system.
A shock TO the sensitive nerves OF n young girl
at this time may cost her life. Your druggist
always keeps Wine OF CSrdui.
Evening star., 1902-04-23

fell in weight from I2S to Io8
pounds. Now she weighs more
than ever. She is taking Wine of
Cardui yet and she has only used
six bottles"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
Her Lovely Lettuce Dish.

II want" she said hesitatingly as
she poised her basket in front of her
pretty chin with a thoughtful air "tC
get some lettuce"
"Yesm, said the marketman
"Here's some; very nice it is too
It's il all that color?"
"Why- er-ycS m. All lettuce is
green you know
oh. OF COURSE But it's too bad
got a lovely blue dish to put lettuce in
but I'm sure green would look horrible
In it. never thought about there not
being any shades, you know
And as she turned away the market
man was almost sure he saw tear oil
disappointment in her eye.
For Purposes of Information.
'Hello, centralw
"Hellor
"How would you call, Main, 'leyen
hundred and 'levenT"
"Whatf'
-Four ones
"What do you want?"
"Or would you say One. one, one
oneY"
81 don't quite catch you. Say II
again"
"Or would 1t be one thousand one
hundred and eleven"
Cant you speak plainerE'
I'm asking YOU how to call Main
eleven hundred and eleven. Get
hoA
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
Probate Proceedings.

The February term of Probate Court
was held at the court house, beginning
Tuesday, the 1lth instant, at which the
following business was transacted:
The wills of Epoch l.. Ford, Lorantia
+. Walker, George W. Palmer, Isaiah
G.. Walton, Benjamin Cleur, were pre-
sented aud the wills of Esther A. Chase.
Abner S. Roxie, Harriet n. Longley
Horatio Knowles, Emily d. Lawreucc
Freeman futile and Carrie l.. Rowe
were allowed.
Accounts in the estates of Allen PeaVv
and Mary Strickland were presented ard
those in the estates of John Tinkham.
Albert Tracy, Guy Dunlap, Simeon
Stone, George Taggart, Leila S Smith,
Avis j. Bowman and Mary G. Wood
were allowed.
Administration was granted in the e.
tates of Cyrus X. York, Hartwell Wills.
Elizabeth l.. King, f. b. Ladd and A.
cadus j. Harding.
License to sell real estate in the estate
of John II. Record was granted.
A guardian was appointed in the case
Of Mary !. Kendall, and one for the
minor heirs of Fred b. Lqdd.
Widows allowance WAS granted in the
estate Of Eliza A. Sheaf,
Rev. John w. Webster of Newpor,
WAS appointed trustee Of the funds Jeff
the First Christian Church of Athens, in
the place Of three trustees, deceased
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
North Arson.

Ed clark started up the river 10 haul
logs, Tuesday, for Mark Savage of BinE-
ham.
Allie Gray. who went To Denver. col
orado, several months ago, for his health,
has so far improved as to be able To
work his full time at the position he
has as book keeper
The town meeting held here, Satur-
day afternoon. ON the bridge question,
was very largely attended a special
train was run from the lower village and
about 80 voters came from there. The
repart OF the committee was acCt pied
and it was voted with few dissenting
votes that the town pay one-third of the
cost OF the bridge.
Thomas Linton, Albert Caldwell
Walter and Roland Irwin ieft for the
State IF Washington, Saturday.
J. p. Clark Of Skowhesau WIS in town
Friday and saturday OF last week, on
business
". ". Holbrook and wife went 10
Boston, saturday noon, called there los
the illness OF Mrs. Holbrook' : father.
5 Bunker & son sold to John Bunker
of Mercer a pair of work oxen, thi>
week, that weighed 1925 pounds, to be
used ON hay press.
The senior class of the Academy have
decided on their class parts for the
graduating exercises at the close ut the
spring term. NaledlctorY. J. e. Ner-
rll; salutatory, Blanche Ellsworth; his
tory, !. /. steward; praphesy Leoua
Redmond.
Tho work of maxine fh, f4rS for the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
Al Washington.

The court of claims has rendered two
decisions III what are know as the French
spoiation claims recently for people in
Maine. One of these is for S6lS9 ON &C
count of the seizure of the schooner
Hazard, Thomas HID, master, which
sailed on a commercial voyage from
Waldoboro, Me, May 81, 1899, bound
for the Barbados. The other Judgment
of the court is for $93l2 in favor of the
owners of the schooner Snow Eliza,
Ephraim Perkins, master, which sailed
from Kennebunk. Ne, May 10, 1899
bound for the Barbad PES. She was cap
tured by the French man of war La LIE
gere and taken to Guadalupe, where
her master WAS imprisoned.
Helen Hay, eldest daughter of Score.
tary at 5 ate John Hay, and Payne
Whitney of New York, son of ex- ,ecre-
tary of the Navy Whitney, were married
Thursday at noon at the Church of the
Covenant The wedding was the most
notable event of the season in Washing
ton
After the adoption of only minor
amendments the pension APPROPRIATION
bill was passed early in the session Friday.
Inc House, on Friday, passed the leg
islative executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, the second of the regular sup
ply bills As passed, it carries S25, III 1903,
which is SOB, 721 in excess of the cur
rent law.
The new navy has cost the United
states 500, SOB, 928 for construction and
$9,343, 235 for repairs ON completed
vessels.
Negotiations between the United States
government and the government of Rus
STA, relative to Manchuria are progress
ing with the exhibition of a great deal
of energy on our part, though the ex
changes are in the kindliest spirit The
attitude of the Russian government in
this matter has sifted materially since
the beginning of the negotiations
General debate on the oleomargarine
bill was closed Monday. The friends of
the bill have decided to offer an amend
ment to make the 10 per cent tax apply
TO oleomargarine imitation of butter "of
any shade of yellow"
Philippine affairs have been exten.
sively debated in the Senate this week.
The House passed the oleomargarine
bill. " ednesday There was no division
on the final passage, the real test of
strength having been made on a motion
to recommit, which was defeated by a
majority of A
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
Death of Samuel Il Morrill,.

Samuel 4. Morrill,, one of Skowhegan's
venerable and respected citiz ms, died at
his home on Tuesday, the llth instant.
aged 81 Years and one month
Mr. Morrill, was a 0ative of the town
of Athens where he resided for about 80
years aud occupied positions of trust,
being first seleetman Of that town for
some years. He came to this town with
his family thirty years ago and has fol.
lowed the business OF farming since thai
time.
For many years while at Athens and
since he came to Skowhegan he laugh,
singing schools, to that extent that he
had some 30 terms to his credit.
Some ten years or more ago he was in
iured by fall, from the effects of which
he never fully recovered. His death was
from paralytic shock doubtless brought
on by his enfeebled condition ard ad-
vanced age. lie was worthy member
OF the Congregational church in this
town.
He was married in July 1877 to Miss
Ahhie Carpenter of FoXcroft, Me-, who
survives him at the age of 81 years.
They had seven sons and one daughter.
on of whom only survives the father.
George K. Morrill,, a merchant of this
town.
Funeral services occur 1T the home.
this, II ursday, afternoon at , o'clock,
conducted by Rev. II. w. kmball