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The Washington times., 1902-12-07
Danger Of Extortion.

1.-THE increase Of taxation, due 20 the
triennial reassessment Of real estate and
TO the new personal tax and license law.
viii provide a revenue ample to meet all
current expenditures and provide ade-
Quately for sinking fund obligations. 10
would seem TO be self-evident that ex-
traordinary projects Of improvements
should not be paid out OF the current
revenues in the years when they are
being executed. Future years should
share the burden as well as the benefit
Of such Improvement. and unless this
course is taken either taxation must be
made eXtOrtionate, or the current needs
Of the government ana the people of the
District Of Columbia must 60 unsatis-
fed"
These figures. relating TO the financial
situation of the District are taken from
he report.
"Og tne total amount cf estimates sub
mitteC by the Commissioners :or the
next hsCal year. which was Sl0,S72.372
texclusive of water fund aDpropriations),
at least S2.2s3, 4o5 must be charged 70
the account Of extraordinary improves
mclts. or thlS sum. Sl.46S.f05 is for the
continuance OF work on the filtration
[
work on the sewaee-disposal system;
$3.50 600 IS 10 begin work on the mu-
nicipal hospital for which a site and
plans have been provided by the Com
missiOners under the authority Of Con
Eress. and 500. 900 is for beginning a new
and needed bridge in Connecticut Ave
rue. Not more than s. 48S 967 In the es-
timates IS properly chargeable to cur
rent expenditures. AS the total amount
OF money which ought 20 be available
for District appropriations in the next
fiscal year Will be l0G0O .O00 it will be
/ seen that after meeting all current needs
/ there would remain an ample fund for
the requirements Of the Districts obli-
cations TO the United States Treasury,
oven II all that the Commissioners ask
should be granted"
Commissioner Macfarland said yester-
day: "The time has come when the
state OF the Districts finances and the
demands upon Them must De considered
with a view 20 a settlement that will
cover az least a decade 90 come. An
ARRANGEMENT that viii do away with this
increasing burden can not be delayed.
/ Congress must authorize the United
States Treasury 10 make the advances
suggested. permit a bond issue 20 meet
the demands caused by extraordinary
improvements. or adopt some equally
beneficial measure to prevent taxation
from becoming eNtortionatC 10 tho point
Of coniscation. a paragraph from the
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

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Regular price. 500. OUR SPE-
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$500
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A fine 14-karat Gold-hlled Chate-
lsine Watch In 2O-year warranted
plain, chased. OF engine turned case
perfect timckccpcrs. Regular
price, $500 OUR SPECIAL
PRICE for Xmas,
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her guests. Mrs. Herbert Hess. Of Plym-
outh, and Miss Hazel Sheffield. of Chicago.
Several companies have been given during
the past week for Miss Houser and her
visitors, among them dinners at Broad
Ripple and MillersvilIe and parties to the
races.
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NO TRACTION MERGER.
President McCullOch Denies Present
Rumors-The Line to Winona.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WINONA LAKE, Ind, July president
G.. F. McCulloch, of the Union Traction
Company, declared that there is absolutely
no truth in the reports of a contemplated
merger of the interurban electric railway
lines of northern Indiana. He says his
trip to New York, from which he has just
returned, had no connection with such a
plan. Il have no knowledge of any plan
TO connect the electric lines said Mr..
McCulloch.
This statement was affirmed by c.. W.
Mcclure, of Anderson. who is associated
with Mr.. McCulloch in his traction prof.
ects. Mr.. Mcclure stated it was decided
yesterday to push the work on the Indian
apolis, Noblesville & Kokomo line. The di-
rectors visited Kokomo and Upton. Presi-
dent McCulloch arrived last night from
New York. Nine of the directors of the
Logansport, Rochester & Northern Trac-
ton Company met him here. They were
c. w. Mcclure, Anderson; ]. L. McNary,
Logansport; A. l.. Drum. Indianapolis;
Osiner, Logansport; G. w. Holman,
Rochester; G.. E. Boyer, Rochester;
h. F.. Guthrie. Anderson. The object
of the conference was to discuss the condi-
ton of the Logansport, Rochester & North
ern Traction Company's affairs. The stu
alton was canvassed, but no decision was
reached as to the advisability of proceed
ing with the work of construction.
Secretary Sol c.. Dickey issued an ulti-
matum to the directors to the effect that a
written statement must be presented to him
within ninety days declaring the intention
of the company to have its line In opera
ton by July 3, 1903. In case of the failure
ISOLATION will construct a line between
Warsaw and Winona.
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SOCIALISTS AT TERRE HAUTE.
Small Convention Elects Officers
Party Has $139.5O.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 4.-Few dele
gates attended the Indiana Socialist con-
vention which met here to-day. William
Mahoney, of Indianapolis, was chosen per-
manent chairman of the convention, with
James O'Neal, of Terre Haute, secretary.
Officers for the state organization were
chosen as follows: Chairman, William
Hamilton, Indianapolis; secretary. James
O'Neal, Terre Haute; treasurer, S. NJ. Rey-
nolds, Terre Haute. The committees
named by Chairman Hamilton were:
On Officers Reports-Emil Holman, In
dianapolis; Camrode Rauh, Indianapolis:
Charles Larrair, Brazil; Henry Smith and
Comrade Young, of Lawrenceburg.
Committee on Ways and Means to Sus-
tain State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES O'Neal, S.
NJ. Reynolds, Comrade ~Jackman, Comrade
KnOwl, of Cloverdale; Conrad Mcdonald,
Fort Wayne.
On Platform-James O'Neal, Arnold Of
Richmond, Keplar of Richmond.
James O'Neal. secretary, read his report.
which told of the party's growth in the
State during the last two years. The re-
port was adopted. Treasurer s. NJ. Rey-
nolds read his report. which showed the
total receipts TO be $406: total expenses,
1896; balance on hand, $139.50.
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WINONA LAKE.-Several thousand peo-
pie celebrated the Fourth here. ADDISON
c. Harris. of indianapolis, addressed an
immense crowd in the Auditorium at night:
Aside from the address the chief event OF
the day was the track and field meet and
golf tournament in the AFTERNOON College
athletes and students from the Manual
Training and Shortridge High schools OF
Indianapolis were entered in the meet.
This morning a ball game was played be-
tween teams from Warsaw and W1nona,
resulting in a score of s to Z in favor OF
Warsaw. Rev. w. A. Sunday, the ex-pro-
fessional baseball player, was to have &C
cupied his old position in center field, but
was unable 10 do so.
LOGANSPORT.-The Fourth was quiet.
The matinee races and band concert at
the park attracted a good crowd. The
shooting of fireworks was limited and &C
cidents were few. Russell Richason, VIII
liam Reitemeier and Philip Marsh, all boys.
were burned in an explosion Of a can or
powder. The Patriarchs Militant in an
nual encampment held their department
meeting. Their parade was omitted on &C
count Of Judge Chase's funeral.
MUNCIE.-Fffteen thousand people cele-
brated the Fourth at Eaton, twelve miles
north OF here. The principal address was
made by Daniel E. Storms. of Lafayette. at
Eaton Park in the afternoon. The celebra-
ton was under the auspices of Eaton
Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Knights from
all surrounding cities and towns were pres
ent. A special train bearing hundreds of
Muncie knights left at noon.
thousand people from
surrounding cities attended the Fourth of
July celebration at the Soldiers Home.
The feature of the exercises was a sham
battle between several companies of veter-
ans. The battle was accompanied by music
by the Home band, which gave a concert
afterward.
TIPTON.-The County Sunday-school As
ISOLATION celebrated the Fourth of July
here. a parade of al the Sunday schools
i'm the county was the feature of the morn
ing's programme. Michael Foley, of Craw-
louisville, delivered an address this after
noon.
EVANSVILLE.-The Prohibitionists OF
this end of the State gave an old-fashioned
| picnic to-day. There were numerous
church and lodge picnics. Five thousand
| people came in on excursion trains.
| GREENFIELD.-Maynard L. Daggy,
professor of oratory at the University of
Wisconsin. spoke at the Sunday-schoo
| celebration to-day. He is a graduate of
De PAW.
Observation-Disclosures hundred
| people attended the Fourth of July picnic
at the park. The interurban line had its
heaviest day.
FORTVILLE.-The Modern Woodmen
gave a parade and picnic to-day. An exhi-
bition drill was given by an Indianapolis
lodge.
BEDFORD-The amount of money spent
here to-day is a sure indication the county
is prosperous. There were no accidents.
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Indiana Notes.

LOGANSPORT.-The Logansport, Roch-
ester & Northern Traction Company has
filed condemnation proceedings against VIII
liam T.. Haney, Mary Manley and Andrew
j. Murdoch, asking the court TO appoint
appraisers 10 fix the value of a strip of
ground through the property OF the de-
PENDANTS which the plaintiff desires to ap-
propriate for street and interurban rail-
way purposes. The filing of the suits indi-
Gates the determination of the company
10 construct a line to Spencer Park, paral-
Icing the line of the Logansport Street
railway Compsn belonging TO the Boyd in
~terests. The defendants are summoned to
appear next Monday.
HARTFORD CITY.-At a meeting of the
City Council on Thursday night the fran
chise of the Hartford City Lighting Com
pany was repealed. At a former meeting
the purchase of the plant by the city was
repudiated. 1t is understood that the next
step of the Council will he to have the
company's poles and wires removed from
the streets. AS yet the company has not
made a move in the matter, but IL is under
stood that il will attempt to hold the city
to the contract for 120 lights at the rate of
$50 a light a year for ten years. Citizens
have subscribed a fund to pay for litiga-
ton in the matter.
MARION.-Andrew Isenhof aged eighty
one years, celebrated the Fourth by we'd
ding Miss Ann Louise Retter, aged forty
seven years. She is the third to share with
him the joys and sorrows of life. He is
a well-preserved man, and looks forward
to many years. The bride is the step
uduS L y hS ia TtTlnO Is we'll
to-do, has a good education, and speaks
four languages. > The members Of
the Gas Belt Laundrymen's Association
have decided TO hold their meeting in Alex
sndria on Monday, July IA.
FRANKLTN.-"Jack" Littleton has been
held for trial here on the charge of OBJ
tanning money by false pretense. He is
one of the large coterie of men who have
been c%anvassing the Western States for
subscriptions to various publications with
out authority from the publishers. Similar
charges have been filed against him at
several points.
RICHMOND.-The Rev. j. Wesner, pas
tor Of the Lutheran Church at East Ger
mantown. has resigned to accept a call to
Versailles, o. The resignation takes effect
Oct. l. . This county has one of the
oldest landlords in the country in Elbridge
Vinton. of Cambridge City. He has been
proprietor of the Vinton House ffty-three
years.
BLUFFTON.-Thomas Mock, fifty years
old. laid his head on the track under a
Glover Leaf freight train on Thursday
night, but before the train started he was
pulled out of danger by a passer-by. Fiji
teen minutes after he tried to throw him
self under the train. Then he was taken
TO Jail. He is a teamster and has had bad
lttak
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Obituary..

WASHINGTON, July 4-Col. George A.
Shallenberger. for the past twenty years
the superintendent of the District Reform
School, died here to-day. Colonel Shallen-
berger was a distinguished volunteer sol
der of the civil war, enlisting as second
lieutenant of Company l, Observation-Disclosures
fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and
rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and
chief q-uartermaster of the Second Corps.
GUTHRIE, Q. T., July 4.-Rafael Ro-
nero, a native of Mexico, who served as a
scout in the Indian wars under Generals
Miles, Custer, Dawton and Phil Sheridan.
died yesterday in his Indian camp near FL
Reno. He was a member of the Second
Colorado Cavalry in the civil war. He was
with Miles and Lawton in their long Jour-
ney after Geronimo, the Apache chief.
CHICAGO. July Al. Irving Pearce. for
many years proprietor of the Sherman
House in this city and one Of the best
known hotel men I'm the United States. died
to-day. He was seventy-fve years old.
Death was the result of a general break
down of his system.
PARIS, July 4.-Herve A. Z. a. Pave.
the astronomer, is dead. lie was the old
est member of the Academy of Sciences.
and was born in 1914.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs. E. NJ. johnson is spending a few
weeks in Boston.
Miss Clara Lewis has gone to Winona to
remain until the 1st of September.
Mr.. o. r. Johnson is with Mr.. Davis c..
Buntin during the absence of Mrs. Buntin
in the East.
Mrs. Fiske. OF Toledo. has come TO make
a short visit 10 her daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Landers
Mr.. Joseph Traxler. of New York. has
come 10 make a short visit 10 his iancee,
Miss Rose Solomon.
Mr.. Perry Hoster will leave for Denver
tomorrow to visit his sister, who is in
Colorado for her health.
Mrs. Frank Olin and daughter Lucinda
left yesterday morning for Minneapolis TO
visit Mrs. Olin's mother.
Miss Bertha Balls will leave soon for the
northern part of Michigan. where she will
remain during the summer
Mrs. Frank 5. Hill has gone TO Cincin-
natl TO be the guest of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis. for a short time.
Miss Clara Hawkins will leave the 1st OF
Angus for CedartOwn. Ga. where she will
spend the month with Miss Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mathaias. of Elk
hart. are visiting their daughter. Mrs. G..
A Paquette. go North New Jersey street.
Miss Laura a Smith and Miss Emma
Hicks. OF Chicago, have come 10 spend a
few days with Miss Smiths mother. on
North Alabama street
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mckee are spend
ing two weeks at the Country Club. Later
they viii go north TO remain during the re-
maiader OF the summer
Miss Helen Cook, of Evansville. and Miss
Louise Lovett. or Anderson, who have
been the guests OF Miss Mabel Talbot,
have returned 10 their homes.
Mrs. George Gay will leave the middle of
the month for Boston. and later will go to
Portland. Me. TO remain during the sum-
meS. Mr.. Gay Will join her in the East
later.
Miss Gertrude Butler will leave on Mon
day for Lake Maxinkuckee. where she will
be the guest OF Mrs. \. NJ. Ogle and fam
ily. Waite Colgan will also be their guest
next week.
Miss Emily Lindsey. OF Pittsburg. and
Miss Larsh. of Richmond. who came for
the Dahlen-Shover wedding and have since
been the guests OF Miss Margaret Shower,
have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Scott will leave
on Monday for Maxinkuckee. Their daugh-
ter, Miss Charlotte. will go 10 Greensburg
the same day 10 visit her grandmother ana
Will join her parents later.
Mrs. Elizabeth Powell and daughter
Miss Charlotte. will leave this morning for
Denver. where they will be with Mr.. Ned
Powell during the summer. Mrs. Powell
and Miss Powell will make "A short visit IN
81. Louis on their way 10 Denver.
Miss Anne Houser will give a dinner to-
morrow evening at the Columbia Club for
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CELEBRATION AT LEIPZIG.
Ambassador White the Chief Speaker
at the American Dinner.

the tnIef speaker
at the American Dinner.
LEIPZIG. Germany, July 4-The United
States ambassador, Andrew d. White. ac-
cording TO his usual custom, responded TO
the toast OF THE President" at the dinner
of the American colony here tonight, at
which the United States consul. B.. III.
Warner, tr, presided. The ambassador
cited the German historian Neuman's re-
mark. I'm what age or country will you
find so large an array Of rulers, every one
of them a man of integrity and every one
Of them a man of high capacity, as in the
case Of the long series of Presidents of the
United States. every one. even by the
avowal of his enemies, a man OF high char
acter and ability
Mr.. White alluded TO President Roose-
velt's originality, surprising that of any
known President except Lincoln, and 10
the variety of his gifts. unequaled by any
predecessor except John Quincy Adams.
Like Jefferson he added, ''he has a de-
cent respect for the opinion of mankind
Referring to the st. Louis exposition, Mr..
Whitesaid: He will indeed rejoice in the
material prosperity Of our country for il
will then be revealed as at no previous
display. But still more will he be inter
ested in the contributions which will show
the progress of art. science and technical
skill, whether OF our own or other nations.
Especially will he welcome the results of
German love OF truth and beauty as dis
played in scientific. artistic and technical
contributions.
within the past year the President said
TO an old friend who was leaving him In
order to return TO Europe: i have had love
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SHAM BATTLE AT FRANKLIN.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind. July Am immense
crowd gathered in Franklin to-day TO par
ticipate in the celebration of independence
day. This morning there was a military
parade with 100 men in line, and exercises
in the courthouse yard. with music and the
reading Of the Declaration Of independence.
This afternoon the chief attraction was the
military m%aneuvers and a sham battle at
the fair grounds witnessed by a crowd OF
10000 people. The battle was between the
following companies of the Indiana Ma
tional Guard: First battalion, Second In
fantry, commanded by Mai. II. T. Condo.
comprising Companies A. c, d and II and
Battery A. commanded by Captain Gallon,
and the third battalion. Second Infantry,
commanded by Maj. j. H. Tarlton, com
prising Companies l.. of Lebanon, X, of
Danville, NJ. of Greenfield, F, OF Franklin,
and X, of the Second Regiment, Martins
Vile.
Battery A, which left indianapolis at 4
o'clock in the morning, coming overland,
did not arrive until IL o'clock. The heat
was so intense that four of the men were
overcome and four horses disabled. necessi-
tating delay TO attend the sick and secure
fresh horses.
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FUGITIVE ARRESTED.
Meyer siIverman, Said to BE wanted
at Muncfe.

Detectives Colbert and Hauser, while
mingling in the crowd at the races yester-
day. picked out Meyer Silverman. whom
they arrested on the charge of being a
fugitive. IL is said Silverman is wanted in
Muncie on the charges of forgery and re-
ceiving money under false pretenses. He
will be turned over to the Muncie author
it:es to-day. Silverman is the mar who
was arrested by the same detectives re-
Gently on the charge of grand larceny. He
purchased 500 worth of diamonds from ].
G. Sipe. on which he paid a small amount.
Silverman left the city and went 10 Hot
Springs. Ark, where he pawned most OF
the Jewelry. He was captured i'm this city
after he had tried 10 get away from the de
t%ectiVes.
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SHOT AT A CELEBRATION.
Thomas Fatally Wounds
dwar Siders Near Tuscola, Ill.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TUSCOLA, Ill, July 4.-The Douglas
county Fourth of July celebration, held at
tho fair grounds. a few miles east of this
city, ended in a tragedy. Thomas North
field, living in the south part of the county,
shot and MORALLY wounded Edward Siders,
of Camargo.
There had been a difference between
these men for som time, and to-day
Siders, who is a large man, had followed
his adversary, who rs a man of quiet dis
position and small in size, and crossed his
path at every chance. At 6 o'clock Siders
cornered Mortified and Mortified drew a
revolver and shot him, the bullet entering
close to the heart. The injured man, the
doctors say, can live but a few hours.
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IN FOREIGN LANDS.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED

ICONtLU DED FROM FIRST
visiting Americans DIT not witnessing the
coronation festivities was obliterated by
their sense of sympathy for the King.
General Wheeler. who received a great
ovation from the many Southerners pres
ent, spoke after Ex-Governor Hastings. He
paid a tribute similar to Mr.. Woodruffs
TO the sympathy of the United States with
England's King.
Among the guests present were Admirals
Watson and O'Neil. L. s. N; James Boyle.
United States consul at Liverpool: Isaac
Seligman, Commander Richardson Clover.
naval aJtache to the United States embassy
at London; John R. Carter, second secre-
tary of the embassy: Richard Westacott,
Marshal Halstead. Sir Christopher Furness,
the shipowner; Henry Phipps, Josiah Quin-
cy and NJ. H. De Young.