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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
AND REVIEW OF The DISTRICT Or CoLUh-
BIA Washington. ID. c. June -. lgO5--in ac-
CordanCe with the provisions OF section II q
he act Of Congress approved August j., lS94. a
list viii be completed by July 1, 1903 Of al
real property which shall have become subject
20 taxation and which Is not now on the tax
list, and a value affixed thereon accordng 10
the rules prescribed for assessing real estate.
This list viii include all structures erected
OF rooted and additions 10 OF Improvements Of
old structures Of over $500 in value which
have not been heretofore assessed This Office
should be notified as 70 the removal or destruc-
tion Of any structure since the last assessment.
in order that the same may be deducted from
the valuation as it now stands on the tax list
Complaints as 10 said assessments can only be
heard and determined between the first and third
Mondays Of July, 1905 H. II. DARNEIILE,
hartman. ie2S-2t
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DALLAS POSTOFFI0E
ROBBED SUNDAY OF S4OO

DALLAS. Texas. June S0.-The fact
OF robbery at the Dallas postofice on
Sunday has just become known. Some
one stole $4O0 from the stamp depart
mcnt.
It s. supposed the thief reached
through a window from the lobby and
took a package Of bills containing the
sum named Mrs. Miller. head Of tho
stamp department. has 20 make good
the amount.
Two suspects were taken into custody
but released for lack OF evidence. Post
master Joyce says thac no one is under
arrest, and that the officials have -
clue
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FURTHER DISCREPANCY
FOUND BY MR.. WEST

upon for the reason that Mr.. Macfar-
land had not had an opportunity to give
the report the attention it demands. He
will give the matter his immediate at
tention, however. and action may be OK
pected within a few days.
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Calls Upon Auditor Petty
for an Explanation.
NO REPLY FOR A DAY OR TWO
His Report Informally Discussed by
Commissioners, But No Action
Decided Upon as Yet.

The failure of Auditor Petty to reply
10 the letter of Commissioner West.
written June 16, and asking for a state
ment from the Auditors Office relative
to the auditing of its books. coupons,
etc, has resulted in a second letter,
which the Commissioner mailed TO Mr..
Petty yesterday afternoon. As publish
ed in yesterdays Times. the records at
the District building show that the
books of the Assessors. Collectors. and
Auditors Offices have not been audited
and compared within the last five years.
during which time the alleged defalca-
tions of James VI. A. Watson have taken
place.
Commissioner West, after a careful
review Of the records, has discovered
what seems to be another discrepancy,
which was made the basis of the letter
mailed to the Auditor yesterday. The
letter follows:
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ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.

CONVICTION. Ind. June 3O-The trial
Of Mrs. Elmira Drake. charged wirh the
murder OF her husband. Robert Drake.
by giving sulphate of zinc to him. was
begun here yesterday. She sail she was
anxious TO have 1t over. The detcase
will make the point that Drake was in
the habit Of using sulphate OF zinc. and
thus account for poison IN his stomach
Mrs. Drake will probably go on the stand
in her own behalf.
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BROKER SULLIVAN is
AGAIN IN THE TOLLS

CHICAGO. June 3O.-George T. SuIIi-
van. the broker who was arrested. to-
gether with seventy-fve patrons, in a
raid conducted by Detective Woolridge.
is again under arrest.
Sullivan was arrested in his Office at
259 La Sale Street yesterday on a war
rant charging him with keeping con-
mon gaming house and bucket shop.
The complainant Is p A. Suley, who
came from New Jersey TO prosecute the
grain broker.
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SNAKE BITES CHILD'S LIP.

PERKASIE. Pa, June 30.-Henry
Hemsing. four years old. was bitten in
the lower lip by snake yesterday. The
lower part of the face assumed the hues
of the reptile and the lip hung down 10
the chin. The snake was brought here
from New Jersey in a barrel OF cab
bage. II has not yet been caught The
victim Is in a serious condition.
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TEXAS OFFICIAL SHOT.

AUSTIN. Tex. June 3o.-state Comp
trOllcr Love was shot TO death in his
Office in the Capitol this morning. by W
J. Hill. discharged employe The cause
is not yet known. Hill committed sui
eide
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NEW TREASURER FOR AMHERST

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. June 3O.-waI-
ter NJ. Rowland. OF Amherst. was ycster-
day elected treasurer Of Amherst College
20 succeed DR.. Joseph W Fairbanks. who
died last week DR.. Rowland practiced
law for many years in Chicago. and re-
tired from active work only q few months
ako.
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PUBLIC WORKS BOARD ILLEGAL.

DENVER, June 30.-In a decision YES
terday Judge Mullins. OF the district
court, held that the Denver board OF
public works. created in 1891. was an
Illegal body and declared all its acts
invalid. Public improvements affected
by the decision are valued at nearly
81 900 900
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE-The partnership between
Millroy & Bevcrstock has been dissolved by mu-
tual consent.
June 90 1903. Z. J. BEYERSTOCK-
ie30-3r
SPECIAL NOTICE-During July and August our
Offices, yards, and dump VIII be closed on
SATURDAY AT I O'CLOCK
WM. J. ZEH
ie5S-3r 702 Eleventh Street northwest.
SPECIAL MEETING OF Journeymen PlastererS
Association MONDAY, JUNE 18th Business Of
Importance
BY order Of THOS. A. REARDON, President.
ic2S-3t
THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART viii Be
closed to the public from July I 70 October I,
1903, inclusive. +. B. MCGUIRE, Director.
ie27-4.
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Petty Was Silent.

In his statements about the alleged
peculations of Watson. Auditor Petty at
tributed the state Of affairs making such
a defalcation possible 20 a deplorable
lack of clerical help in his Office. How
ever true this may be. the fact was new
er made known 20 the Commissioners. II
IS alleged, until the defalcations were
made uUbIic
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IN JAIL FOR THREATS.

Charles Adams. who threatened to kill
his wife. was sent 10 jail for sixty days
today. He was unable TO furnish 5000
bond for good behavior.
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Expenditures and refunds wear ended
Irrur gG 1910

Balance june 30, l9o2............ 1853 80
II viii DO seen that, according 70 voUr state
ment, there was a balance on hand in that fund
on june 30. 1901. 0f so. .G26.32: while the bal
ancc on hand June 30. 1902, was s18, 220.
! desire 20 be informed whether the balances
thus certified by Won were accurate statements
of the condition of the fund.
! also desire 10 be informed whether annual
statements of the condition of the deposit fund
were made prior 10 the balance shown for July
!. 1859. Very respectfully.
HENRY I. WTGr C'0rur1isqionar
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legged connection of a son Of Superin-
division with the General Manifolding
Company. and admitted that the superin-
tendent had a son employed there He
expressed the opinion that the fact that
young Landvoigt worked for the com
pany was merely a coincidence. Mr..
Madden also spoke in the highest terms
of the superintendent. saying that ne
had the reputation Of being one of the
most conscientious and faithful men in
the postal service.
Mr. Maddens action in announcing
through newspapers his demand for an
Investigation without first consulting the
Postmaster General is thought 20 be re-
spOnsible for the order issued yesterday
by Mr.. Payne. that hereafter al news
must come from the Postmaster Gen
erals Office and that any subordinate
caught giving information would be dis
missed. Mr.. Madden's letter came at a
peculiarly unfortunate time. 81 the opin-
Ion of the politicians interested in tho
postal scandals.
For the past few days there has been
little or nothing new in the scandals,
and the papers had not published more
than few lines each day. The result
of this was that the scandals had ceased
to engage so much public attention and
to be such universal topics of discussion.
Even the most prolific Of the correspond
ents had about made I'D their minds
that for the present the scandals we're
not worth great deal of space. when
along came Mr.. Maddens telegram aud
they had ample opportunity to write
long stories.
New Material for Talk.
The course of Mr.. Madden. :ts results
and probable consequences are still the
subjects of daily dispatches. and have
succeeded in stirring up new material
for scandal, as well as old material that
was thought to have been so thoroughly
thrashed over that it offered no further
ground for discussion.
dispatch from Milwaukee this morn
Ing stated that several thousand of the
patent fasteners for rural letter boxes
which A. W. Machen is alleged to have
cCnspired with the Croft brothers to buy
at exorbitant rates had been found
stored in the cellar of the postoffice III
that city, and that they have never beea
used and are never likely to be used
1t was added that the fasteners were
sent to Milwaukee without requisition
Nobody around the department would
say this morning how the fasteners
reached the Western city or why they
were there
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MARRIED.

HILI-NEIsTER- Thursday. August "A,
1902 in Alexandra, Va, bv the Rev. J. p.
Stump, EDITH NJ. MEISTER 10 JOHN NJ.
HILL, both Of Washington, ID. c. Ii
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KILLED BEFORE ALTAR
BY ANGRY NEGROES
Georgia Planter Slain by
Infuriated Blacks.
INTERRUPTED A MEETING
John Cash Shot to Pieces in a Church
Despite Preachers Pleadings
for Mercy.

COLUMBUS, Ga. June SO.-with the
preacher in the pulpit crying for them to
be merciful. negroes Sunday night shot
TO pieces John Cash. a white man who
lad entered the church and tried to
stampede the congregation.
The tragedy occurred about eight miles
from here, in Harris county. Cash was
planter and the negroes have a church
near his home
Revival in Progress.
revival has been in progress at the
church, and Sunday night there was a
great congregation and much shouting.
The noise disturbed Cash and he decided
to break UP the meeting. He entered the
church in a threatening manner and or
dered the negroes to get out.
He's profaning Gods house; let US
kill him." shouted the negroes.
BE merciful." cried the preacher. but
the negroes were overwrought and be-
gan firing at Cash Probably FIVE hun
dred shots were fired and Cash fell in
a pool Of blood at the altar
xiii the Profaner."
All during the fusiliade the negroes
kept shouting: xiii the profaner. -
while the preacher pleaded with them
to be mercifuI
One negro, Henry White, has been
arrested. but it is not believed he Will
be prosecuted.
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Action on Report Delayed.

Auditor Petty. when asked this morn
Ing what reply he intended 10 make
10 the letter and pertinent questions
sent him by Commissioner West yester-
day stated that such answer would be
made in an official report to the Com
missioners, and not through any other
channel.
Il will make a full and complete re-
port said Mr. Petty, which Will be
given TO the Commissioners within a
day or two. II they wish to publish It
they may do so, but such publication
must come through their office
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OCEAN CITY, N. ].

QUEEN CITY BY THE SEA
4 city OF homes. Testful surroundings for busy
pei pie. ehildren's paradise. Finest beach
Sailing, fishing. Bathing unsurpassed All
anusenents. Two and ouc-half miles Of board
walk Gas. electric light and srtesian water
Electric cars and steamers every Is minutes 20
Atlantic City. No saloons. Write for booklet.
W. n WILLIAMSON,
Ocean City. y. J.
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ATLANTIC CITY.
THE ALsEMARLE,

Virginia ave, near Beach and Pier This
elegant modern Hotel. new throughout capacity
800, Offers special rates for July. s.. SO.
$3.50 weekly; also season and family rates for
large, cool, front rooms; many with hath. All
metal beds, elevator, etc. 4.O00 feet Of porches-
Superior table. Booklet J. P. COPE
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Mr.. Vests Letter.

June p. 1903.
y. T. Petty, Esq. Auditor d. C.
Sir: BY order Of the Commissioners. dated
June lS 1855. you were made the custodian Of
what is known the deposit fund. In the
year 1sSS. as in each subsequent year, the Com
missioners have called upon you for detailed
statement Of all the transactions OF your office.
Examination Of your annual report, however,
fails 10 disclose any statement OF the amounts
received and dsbUrsed by you on account of
permits from the date Of the order, june IL,
1855, until your annual report for the year
ended June 30. 1901. in which report reference
20 the permit accounts appears. apparently,
condition Of the deposit fund, given in that
report, was as follows:
PERMIT ACCOUNTS DEPOSIT FUND.-
Statement Of amounts recei,ai and disbursed
by the Auditor District Of Columbia. on account
Of permits from July l. 1899, to June 80. 1901.
under the order Of the Commissioners, District
Of Columbia dated June l3, 1888:
Deposits for permits 70 cross sidewalks
Detail. Total.
Balance July !, lso9. o9........-....... sl,OO7 40
Receipts year ended June
30. 19oO................ $4,000 90
Receipts year ended June
30. l9Ol...........s.... lO,OO %
Total on hand and rcoeived..... 21.oo7 %
Total amount on hand. continued. =. s21 ,OC7 30
Refunded 10 depositors the
year ended June 30. 1900. S95ls %
Refunded TO dopOsitOrs
year ended June 30, 1901. sob l6
--- Is. .482 90
Balance June 80. 1oo1....... 2.575 81
Whole-oost deposits
Balance July l. lS99...-........... Sll ,4S3 10
Receipts year ended June
30. lSO0.-.-...--....--- -Sl59, 09O 90
Receipts year ended June
30, l9Ol-............... lSO, 'A 30
- 2sa. .s44 90
Total on hand and received 3O1 ,53s 90
Expenditures and refunds
rear ended June ~. 900.S144,770 20
Expenditures snd.refunds
year ended June 80, 1901. 30, SD 10
Balance June 80, lool.......... 2z.O4s 81
Plumbers deposit accounts
Balance July l, 1909. SS,9l5 81
Receipts wear ended June
30. 1907. S3s, 40 90
Receipts wear ended June
30, l9Ol.-....-.-......- 81, 451 y
- 1898 O2
Total on hand and received. 80. I5s,s4s %
Expenditures and refunds
year ended June 30. 1900. s97, ,642 ~
Expenditures and refunds
year ended June 30, 1901. 55,052 20
--- 152,so4 e2
Balance June so 19o1.......... ss.15a Il
In your report for the year ended June 80,
1902. a statement is again made Of the condition
u the deposit fund, as follows:
PERMIT ACCOUNT DEPOSIT FUND.-.
Deposits for permits 10 cross sidewalks
Balance July !. lggl....-. S2,555 81
Receipts year ended June
30. 1902. 2................ 11.O22 50
1887 90
Refunded 20 depositors year ended
June g. 1902. 02..................... I2I6s 50
Balance June 90 1902. ............ I429 O2
Whole cost deposits
Balance July !. l9Ol..... S270i3 61
Receipts wear ended June
30, 1902. 92...-..---.---..- 1851 o.
--- 1880 CO
Expenditures and refunds year ended
june 90, 1902. 002.................... 1929 2G
Balance June 30, 1902. 1927 30
Plumbers deposit account
Balance July !. 1901 ...-.. So. 153 II
Receipts year ended June
80, 1902. ................. 90. .Ig3 %
-- 65.34s o1
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LOST.

LOST-On 9TH st. car, between Avenue and o
St. between II and / o'clock, Sl8 in bills
change, and two trunk checks from Asheville
Transfer Co. Reward AT COG 9th 81. NV. ieSO-3t
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Action on Report Delayed.

Commissioner MacfarIand was AZ his
desk this morning after returning from
Cape May yesterday. The Comm ssion-
ors held a board meeting and wore
closeted for more than an hour. The
report Of Auditor Petty was discussed
Informally. but no action was decided
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ATLANTIC CITY.

The Salt Breath q the Sea Brings Health"
CALM HALL. Atlantic City, y. J.,
SanatOrium and Hotel New building hand
some and elegant in every feature. Physicians
and nurses Rooms with private baths and sea
water. A place for rest and health seekers
Table and service erst class Booklet
F. L YOUNG. Gen Mgr.
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FOR ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. GOOD TABLE.
HOME COMFORTS. VISIT THE
HOTEL OSBORNE.
Arkansas and Pacific aves- Sl.50 per day up
s. weekly and up Write for Booklet
je3O-50t MRS r. J. OSBORNE
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DUTCHER HOUSE


AND COTTAC- PAWLING. n 7
90 SINUTy ~<2-OM NEW YORK.
Located among -Se hills in Dutc,,ess County:
elevation. 100 feet; well KEEP go1 links, tennis.
bowling, billiards, music - Al the comforts
for health and recreation. 9Th pure sr-sg water
from the mountains For terms sad booklet ad-
dress r. c. LOveridge, Manager. Pawling. " Y.
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NEW YORK.
THE sELVEDERE.

LARCHMONT- T-ON-THE-SOUND. n Y
SPECIAL RATES FOR SEASON GUESTS.
Appointments, cuisine, and service Of the highest
order
GRILL ROOM
Tel 165-Larchmont- Illustrated Booklet
BYRNES & WEIGH. Props.
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NEW BRADY HOUSE

South Arkansas ave, near Beach
Choice Rooms, late Tor June. S1-25 up. Booklet.
JAMES BRADY je1-60t
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CHANGE OF SABBATH
WILL Be DISCUSSED
Important Subject at Con-
ference of RabbiS.
OPINION OF REV. DR.. STERN
Movement Too Radical, and Not Likely
to Sucoeed-0nly One Jewish
Synagogue Has Services on
Sunday.

Whether or not the Jewish Sabbath
shall be observed on Saturday. as at
present. or on Sunday, is a question that
Will be discussed at the central confer
ence of rabbis, which opened last night
In Detroit. The question has been
brought up by the so-called reform party
in the Jewish Church. The exigencies
of business, it is said, make the observ-
anee OF the religion services on satur-
day followed by an enforced holiday on
Sunday decided drawback to trade.
Rabbi Stems Views.
Rabbi Stern. who was to attend the
conference, has found it impossible to
leave the city al this time He said this
morning that those who favored the
change Of the Sabbath are a very small
minority Of the Jews in America. and
while the reform movement was large
ly represented in Washington. it was
along conservative lines alone and very
few Jews in this city would countenance
such change. The Jewish Sabbath. he
said. lasts from sundown on Friday to
sundown on Saturday. The services held
Friday night are well attended. as are
those on Saturday morning. The attend
ance at these services is an average as
large as that Of any other church in the
country. with the exception OF the Cath
olic Church.
Some Detriment to Business.
Mr.. Stern admits that business suffers
to some extent on account of the Sab
bath coming on Saturday, but maintains
that many of the stores are now kept
open for at least part of the time on
Saturday, and that such a radical and
unorthodox change would never be ac
cepted by the Jews. There is only one
jewish church in the world. and that in
Berlin, Germany. which holds it's reli-
gious services on Sunday instead Of on
Saturda.'.
An effort will be made at the confer
ence TO find means to bring about a
stricter observance of the Sabbath. many
of the orthodox Jews holding that there
is too much iaxity at present
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ADIR0NOACKS.
HOTEL CHIEDWOLD

NOW OPEN Private preserve Of 5000 acres:
cottage colony and camp sites Adjacent c1sIno,
sun parlors. open hreplsces, steam heat; cot
tages and camp sites for rental
Colt Hunting, Fishing, Boating, Driving.
Through Pullman cars. Booklet. etc. address
c. r. ELDRIDGE. Lake Massawepie. y. y.
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HURRY!

HURRY!
Our stock Of FIREWORKS is going
fast. Prices likely 10 advance, ow
ing 20 short supply. Order NOW
Wholesale OF retail.
{. 7. HUNTER, rs FbPSc pa: AS,I RnE sS5.y n W.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-05-13
MAY REACH FARMERS
THE INDUSTRIAL AGITATION LA.
BILE TO AFFECT THE HAIR.
VEST FIELDS.
rs AN IMPENDING CRISIS
IMPENDING CRISIS
THE FARMER PoWERLEss AND
MORE HELPLESS THAN ANY
OTHER EMPLOYER.
BUSINESS MATERIALLY INJURED
STRIKE ON GREAT RAILROAD sYs.
TEN LIKE GREAT NORTHERN
AFFECTS ALL BUSINESS.

If. perchancc, a strike should be ordered
on the Great Northern railroad. its in
f1uence might be much more far-reaching
than is generally supposed. There is al
ready a movement on foot to tnaugurate
a plan to apply to farm labor the sys-
TEN of organiza ton which is now in
force among the trades and other classes
Of labor.
Heretofore the farmer has been exempt
from labor agitation, but IL this railroad
strike should permeate the Northwest 1T
is very likely its influence would extend
to the agricultural districts as well.
Hitherto the farmer has looked on labor
agitation with great complacency, but his
own experience is evidently near at hand.
The farmer, too, is in more helpless
condition than almost any other class OF
the community. in the average strike
the man, or company. can temporarily
suspend business and resume it again
when 1.-The cruel war, is over" but with
the farmer, when his grain Is ready to
cut the work must be done at once or he
loses large percentage of his crop. and
II long delayed loses it entirely. The con-
sequence is when organization reaches
the farm. as it has in the Eastern states.
and demands higher wages and shorter
hours, the farmer will be rowerless and
more helpless than any line of business
which has been confronted with strike.
There is not in fact, any branch OF
business In the Northwest which would
not be materially injured by strike on
great railroad system like the Great
Northern, and when the fat mer Is reached
and gathered into the yoracious nav OF
labor agitation there will be little left
which organization has not reached
Globe