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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
THE "TRUE VALUE" OF
PROPERTY IN WISCONSIN,
Published Estimates Over 81 ,OOO,s
100000 Too Low.
Issued In Behalf of Wisconsin RalIways,

Issued In Behalf of Wisconsin Rasiway&e
1t was the intent Of the trainers of the
constitution, and 1t should DO the object OF
every tax law placed on the statute books.
railroad or other property, to pay the same
amount OF taxes This principle Is now
and always has been fully recognized ana
sstoncurred ia by the railroad companies OF
Wisconsin.
To obtain this equal distribution Of the
burdens OF taxation a full assessment or
al property must be secured. That this
requisite preliminary to just apportion-
ment Of taxes In Wisconsin had not been
secured when the tax commission made
ITS nrst report Is made evident by tho
sessed value of property. We give below
q statement; showing the changes made In
the assessed value Of two great classes OF
property returned in the state; p..o...,r.
Year. Estate. of Increase.
1929. ............ $528572,241 80.
IVY NV '''.'........ 09S 94O,o9o 43'o
1902. :...... 1,os6 22S, 400 23.8
Personal Percentage
1882 stFHPsf;y of Increase 5Ss1 SIS
looO..... l46, 4s2,ss7 2s.7 1902 9s2
1901. 2O3,729.74B 800 1,Qs2641, 00t
1902. -. 2s3,5s7,741 1913 1890. sl1,147
advances in the total values returned for
assessment. These advances were in fact
SO great that they dlscledit the figures
The assumption that the railroad COM
panies OF Wisconsin have not paid all this
taxes that their ownership of property calls
by. the tax authorities as to the true
value" Of all taxable property within the
state. 1t was published that this value
port an estimate was made Of the value
Of the railroads. Both of these estimates
were incorrect. The estimate Of the value
OF tax taxable property other than o 6oilroa o
too low, and the estimate of the value or
the railroads was many millions too high.
Ii the figures presented two, years ago
were right they would make the state OF
Wisconsin the poorest state north of Mason
and Dixons line, and the people Of Wis
consin know that this Is far from being
true.
II the rate Of taxation were charged on
the full cash value taken at $1,444501.-
273 as underestimated by the tax commits.
sion) the state Of Wisconsin would pay
the highest rate Of taxation of any state
In the Union, and the people of Wisconsin
know that this Is not the case.
We believe that we can show ~ tn. that til. the
Of Wisconsin, other than railroad property,
exceeds $2,5S6, 100000 and may reach 49,
0o0, 0OO,OOO But even II the lower Of these
been presented to the people of Wisconsin
will have to be altered nearly one-haf.
For the purpose Of showing the great diff
figures were inserted Where the $l,444,551
273 was used two years ago, we present
a comparison:
Estimate Rate Corrected Rate
lin error. Necessary. Figures. Nee.
Pct. Pct.
s1.444. 5e1, 27s 1.1545 $3.50 100000 $40
II the computation were extended to the
payment of rail1o DAD taxes, 1t would figure
out as follows:
Railroads paid taxes in 1900. 81, 600, 1919
Should have paid on I'D valorem
basis .645 per cent. ........... 1,4o6,017.3S
State gained by license fee. $194 1902. IL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Shirt. Waist Factory Burns.

Fire in GAINESVILLE totally destroyed the
skirt and shirtwaist factory OF the lsa-
belle Manufacturing Company. The loss
is $50, OOO partially covered by insur-
ance James Page, a Chicago Board of
Trade man, is the principal stakeholder
The factory probably will be rebuilt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

If you have a bad headache rub
sIices of lemon along the temple. The
main viii not be long in disappearing
or Mt least in growing easier to bear.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07

John L. Sullivan Has Earned the Title
of Champion Money Spender.
Reciting interesting anecdotes of his
career and relating incidents Of his
travels while a professional pugilist,
John Lawrence Sullivan, once the
most famous boxer who ever donned
a glove, would not impress one as be-
ing the man who had thrown away
Il fortune. His latest escapade in Bos-
ton, where he is alleged to have spent
4 whole day in throwing money about
the street, recalls the immense for
tune he has squandered since the mem
orable day in 1882 when he defeated
Paddy" Ryan at Richburg, Miss.
Some interesting figures of the
money made by Sullivan can be found
in the following table, which is care
full compilation of the different
amounts he won during his long ring
and touring career:
May 49, 1Ss1-John Flood, Yonkers,
Feb I, 1Ss2-Paddy Ryan, Missis-
Jan. il, 1ss2-"Tug" Wilson, New
York, four rounds :;..'.; ,,;:,.;, 1Sooo
Nay T. 1cr tSree roneggs 5000
Aug. g. 1SS3-Herbert A. Slade
C'sMaori'O, New York, three rounds 14,COO
sheedys management ........... 100000
June so, 1SS4-Failcd to meet Mitch
ell, New York, money split 49,. 5000
Nov TO- 1SS4-John NJ. Latin, New
York, three rounds .............. 1900
Nov H. 1SS4-Alf Greenfield New
York. four rounds .............. 1900
Jan ~. 18S5-Alf Greenfield Bos
ion. four rounds ...... 1900
York. thirty seconds .......... 1900
June 10, 1s85-Jack Burke, Chicago,
Aug 20. ieS5-Domfnick Mccartney, ''0
Cincinnati, six rounds ........... 1000
Nov. 10, 1Ss5-Paddy Ryan, San
Jan. is, 1S87-Patsy Cardiff, Min
neapolis, six rounds (broke his
arm) ..... ...................... 5000
Dec. 8, 1ss7-started tour of Eng
land and Ireland management Of
March arch TO- 1sssECharIey Mitchell, in 100000
France .......:............ ......
sissppi .................... $1,000
tour $4,000
During 1s91-Australian tour $50. 10000
Sept. T, 1892-Lost to James j. Cor
Au pe'' 81. 1s96-Tom sharkey, New
York. no decision .............. 1000
Benefits at different times ........ 10000
Total, about .....................$ 785,000
In this table no account is taken Of
number Of other, incorporating
things in which Sullivan has engaged.
He has received at various times a
world of valuable presents, and in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
Total. about ..................

In this table no account Is taken Of
a number of other moneyearning
things in which Sullivan has engaged.
He has received at various times a
world Of valuable presents, and in
many cases he Travelled in state, with
out a cent Of expense to himself and
his immediate party. In that way,
had Sullivan been inclined to be a
bit careful in the matter of keeping
hold of some of his money, he might
to-day have a more than comfortable
e-Philadelphia Ledger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-07
HAS sQUANDEREO ONE MILLION.

State gained by license fee. $1o4, 1902. IL
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
What Trainmen Think

Railroad train men are all Gin the
air" yet as to what they are to do.
The train dispatchers at Wadsworth
know that they will soon be removed.
but the most of them think Winnie
mucca will be their home in the near
future. They think the trains will be
handled from Winnemucca east, as far
as Carlin. and west as far as Reno.
They think the dispatching office at
Sacramento will be divided and part
of it located at New Reno and that
trains will be handled from New Reno
as far west as Blue Canyon and the
Sacramento office will look after them
from Blue Canyon to Sacramento.
1t is thought the contemplated
changes will be made within the next
month or so.-Tuesday's Reno Gazette.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
DISASTER
UNDERGROUND

caused by report made to them by
a citizen who stated that while he
was in pool room two men entered
ar adjoining compartment. He heard
them talking about some fugitive and
one said the man about whom they
were talking had just reached Los
Angeles in a boxcar after two days
travel without food or water. They
indicated by their conversation that
they intended to get the man to some
canyon on the first car which left the
city, saying that once in the canyon
he could be safely hidden until means
could be found of getting him out of
the country. They did not mention
the name of the fugitive and soon left
the place.
The man who had overheard the
conversation reported the matter to
the police and all freight yards and
cars were searched by officers and all
trains watched. One or two suspects
were taken into custody, but no
known fugitive from justice was cap
tured. The police are still closely
watching all incoming trains and al
camps OF hoboes are visited several
times daily by plain clothes men.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
MOdestIy Married

A modest, but happy, wedding took
Ilace today at 80 p. m, at the resi-
dence of r. Robson, on Fifth street.
Rev. II. o. Edison joining in the bonds
of wedlock William Mitchell Shaver
and Grace Violet Elmore.
The groom is one of the popular
employees of the Southern Pacific COM
pany at this point, and holds a pcsi-
tion as fireman. The brides former
home is in Elko, where she has many
friends and acGuaintanees. The we'd
ding ceremony was witnessed by but
few friends of the contracting partie
but a very large number will join
with the Silver State in extending
congratulations and best wishes.
Mr. and Mrs. Shawler viii leave on
No. this evening for the coast, and
after visit at various places will
return TO Winnemucca to make their
future home.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
CIRCULATING
A PETITION
Railroad Men Requesting
that WinnemuCCd-RenO
Run be Preferred

From Tuesdays Reno Journal: For
several months past the trainmen on
the Salt Lake division have been
greatly wrought up over the question
as to where they are TO have their
lay-over, In Winnemucca or in Wads-
worth.
This is a matter that is going to be
adjusted by the trainmen themselves.
When the grievance committees of the
tlainmen and conductors were in San
Francisco last March in consultation
with the managers of the Southern
Pacific company, Manager Alger in
formed the representatives of these
orders for the portion of the Salt Lake
worth that when the change was made
permitting the trains to run into
Reno, that if majority of the train
men working over the section of the
road specified would sign a petition
requesting that the run from Winnie
mucca to Reno be made a preferred
one in so far as the seniority of rights
OF the men was concerned he would
make such a change How the crews
run was immaterial to Manager Alger
yet he wanted to fulfill the desire CT
the majority of the trainmen.
Such a petition is now being circu-
lated by the train hands and the
Journal is authoratively informed
that majority of the men concerned
will affix their signatures to this doc
ument that will cause the Southern
Pacific company to have the freight
crews running east of here have Their
.cngest lay-over in Reno instead of at
Winnemucca, as is the present ar
rangement. When this plan has been
put into effect the Oldest of the men
IN the train service between Cariin
and Wadsworth will have their run
from Winnemucca to Reno, while the
men of more youthful service will
have to take run east of Winnie
mucca.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
NEWS FROM
EVERYWHERE

Union met Tuesday the report OF the
committee on laws was presented.
Among the changes recommended was
a suggestion to make permanent the
monthly assessment of five cents per
capita for a defense fund as provided
by the Los Angeles convention. The
suggestion aroused considerable de-
bate, but ultimately was adopted.
Guthrie. Okla-As a result of a
neighborl ood feud William Cooper
and his son, James Cooper. are dead,
and Sam Barritt severely wounded.
The parties were farmers living near
Oleta, Woodward county, and bad
blood had existed for over a year.
The parties met at a public well and
in the alteration young Cooper shot
Barritt in the face with load of fine
shot. Barritt then seized shotgun
and killed botn the Coopers. The
murderer is in Jail at Woodward.
Spokane, Wash.-In the injunction
suit of NJ. r. Gibson VS.. Indian Agent
Anderson, JAdge Hanford, of the
United States Circuit court, has hand
ed down a decision upholding Agent
Anderson in expelling Gibson from
the Spokane Indian reservation where
the latter had located mining claims.
Gibson contended that under the gen.
eral law he could locate claims pre-
gious to the Presidents proclamation
withdrawing the land and hold them
in spite of that order. The ruling in
wolves much valuable mining prop
erty, claims to which are now de-
cared to be worthless.
Neutrality-suspicious. Secretary Root
shall sail for London to sit with the
Alaskan commission, he will place his
resignation in the hands of President
Roosevelt in order that the President
may appoint Secretary of War if it
shall be deemed necessary during Mr..
Roots absence. 1t is expected, how
ever, that the resignation will not
be acted on until after congress shall
meet. The appointment of Secretary
Roots successor will depend some
what upon the length of time Secre-
tary Root will be engaged on the
Alaskan boundary commission.
Bloomington, Ill.-The derai ment of
a Wabash fast freight train at Red
dick, H., Monday night resulted in
the instant death of Engineer Albert
IIuckstep of Chicago and serious In
jury to Fireman Harry Mcdonald and
Brakeman William Cupples, both of
Decatur.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
THE BIG PlOCHE DEAL
Conclusions of Experts to be
Announced Today

The findings of Cortlandt E. almeg
and A. Chester Beatty, after the exam
ination of the properties of the Phoebe
Con. Mining company at Phoebe. New.
are promised Hon. C. o. Whittemore
in favor of whose wealthy syndicate
the $500, 900 option on them is running
the present week, says Mondays Salt
Lake Tribune. In the event that these
are favorable to the undertaking the
mines will then be inquired into b.
William McDermitt, pathfinder for
the San Pedro railway, whose conclu
sions will decide whether or not the
latter will extend its rail into the
camp. The examination by Mr.. Nc
Dermitt, in reality, check ON that
which has preceded him. The sampl-
ing by Messrs. Palmer and Beatty has
thus far been practically confined to
the Day system of mines, that of the
Raymond & Ely group to follow the
examination of Mr.. McDermitt in the
event that their conclusions on the
Day are verified by him. The San
Pedro, said Mr.. Whittemore yesterday,
may be relied upon to put its steel
into Phoebe il the revenues are there
to justify it and certainly Mr.. Nc
Dermitt may be relied upon for in
telligent conclusions no matter how
the half-million dollar deal may be
Affected. Entire Phoebe is, of course,
interested in the result of the examin-
ations. as nothing undertaken the-e
in recent wears can have a more i'm
pcrtant bearing on its future.
While Mr.. Whittemore has an intui-
tion concerning the nature of find
ings that are promised this week he
declined to exploit 1t prior to their
arrival.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
HOME NEWS IN
PARAGRAPHS
Personal and Local Items OF
Interest to All, Picked
Up Today

L. E. C. Jordan is in town from
Reno.
VIM. Shamb,er and wife, of Ogden,
arrived last night
E. J. Owens, of White Horse, is reg
lstered at the Busch.
VIM. Lasher, Salt Lake travelling
man, is in town today.
Henry Elliott is on duty at E. Rein
hart & Co.'S, after several days ILL.,
ness.
Ira A. Cole. foreman of the Silver
State composing room, is ON the sick
list today.
Geo. L. Sanger left last night for
Mill City, where he will take posi-
ton as driver for the Sheba mine.
Harry O'Donnell, head of the dry
goods department of E. Reinhart &
Co.'S store, is laying off ON account
of sickness.
In the matter of the estate of John
o. Bliss, deceased, there has been fled
a petition for the appointment of
Frank J. Button as administrator.
The first section of No. was mark
ed up to arrive at p. m. No. is
running in two sections, the first to
arrive at 5:25 and the second at 1905.
Five extra trains loaded with ex-
cursionists for Frisco passed through
Winnemucca today and it is announc-
ed that there will be thirteen extra
trains tomorrow
1t is rumored that General Nelson
A. Miles will go through Winnemucca
tonight on his way to the G. A. r.
encampment at San Francisco.
B. F. Coffey and M. p. Broffett, the
Salt Lake mining men who purchas-
ed the Blackbird mine some time ago,
have filed notices OF location of ten
claims, all known as the Sego, and
numbered from to 10; all are located
in the Central mining district.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
FARTHER OFF
THAN EVER
Little Hope of EffeCting Cap
ture of COnviCts Any
Time Soon

SACRAMENTO, August 11.-Quiet
pervades the Offices of the sheriff and
chief of police and the escaped con-
victs seemed farther away than ever.
Sheriff Reese said that he could see
nothing to do but await developments
The sheriff has personally engaged in
having relaxed only one day from the
arduous task. He said that he had
placed much faith in the story which
reached him last night that two Of
ths convicts, Fahey and Davis, had
been seen at Sailor Bar, above Fair
Oaks, but the most vigorous search
had failed to locate the suspects. The
sheriff said that merely beating the
brush would not locate the fugitives,
for, as he expressed it, there is enough
brush within a mile of Sacramento
to shelter all the convicts In the state.
Word was received tonight of visit
to Meister's dairy, near the road lead
ing to the American river bridge, of
two suspects, who had called for milk
and then appeared to be waiting for
an outgoing train. Deputies Sheriff
Edward Reese. Wittenbrock and De-
tective Fisher-the latter detailed by
Chief of Police Sullivan-went out in
search of these suspects. but up TO a
late hour tonight they had not dis
covered them.
The sheriff and Deputy Jack Win
ters will take Convict Roberts to Fol-
som prison tomorrow. Roberts. be-
yond expressing himself as well sat
isfied with the record he has made,
has little to say, and pompously dis
claims his intention to confide in
newspaper reporters.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
HE HAD HEART DISEASE
Reno Officer Freed from the
Charge of Killing Prisoner

The sudden death of John Creres
in the city Jail Sunday morning led
to much speculation as to what caused
his death.
A rumor was started that officer
Meffiev, who arrested him In the
morning, beat him. A representative
of the Gazette visited the morgue this
morning in an endeavor to see just
what condition the body was in. He
found a small cut on the left temple,
an abrasion on the left cheek and his
right eye was blackened. His nose
on the left side was slightly dis
colored and his left ear quite bad'y
bruised. There was also soft place
on the nape of the neck. There were
no bruises on the body, and the story
started that his side was badly bruised
is not true in any particular.
Drs. Woods and Abbott, county ply
sicians, made an autopsy this fore
noon, anG gave it. as their opinion.
that the man died of heart trouble.
The heart was enlarged and very
fat. The walls were very thin. His
liver and kidneys were also diseased.
Nothing went to show that he did not
die from natural causes.
Coroner Updike he'd an inquest, but
nothing was brought out beyond the
fact that Officer Meffiey and Creres
had a little mixup, but that the officer
used no more force than was necessary
to make the arrest.
Creres was evidently very drunk and
probably a little out of his head. That
he died from neart trouble there can
be no doubt.-Cazette.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
NeWda

Tom Ravetto dropped dead at Mono
Lake last Saturday. Deceased was so
years of age and a native of Italy.
The automobile running between
Wells and Ely covered 2S miles in one
hour and thirty minutes in the last
trip.
Everything points to meeting be-
tween Winnemucca and Loyalton in
a baseball game in the near future
Enterprise.
Mrs. Laura Howard, bride OF three
weeks, died at Reno Monday night
from the effect of surgical opera
ton to remove tumor
Word was received in this city yes
terday that the contact vein on Bould-
er hill, back of Markleville. had been
found, and that the ore is exceedingly
rich. For years miners have chased
float over this mountain in the hope
of finding the ledge from which the
IiCu IOth CoiucS. Sdi ooh AppCdi'
The Ormsby county gland jury has
made its report and ignored both
charges presented to it. The first was
that of Charles Blue. the negro. who
stabbed and killed Chinaman at the
Arlington hotel some time ago, and
the other was that of William Hatha-
way. charged with urglary.-Carson
News.
r. l.. Fulton returned to Reno last
night after a three months vis.. to
Japan, says the Gazette. Mrs. Fulton
and two daughters are in San Fran
cisco and will be at home in day or
two. Mr.. Fulton reports having had
an enjoyable time and returns loaded
with interesting information about
the little brown mans country.
John Livingston and Louis Dalli-
delti, two miners employed at the Has
brouck mine at Gold Mountain. in Nye
county, were seriously injured Thurs
day afternoon by the premature ex-
plosion of a round of holes. the first
one going off before the last one had
~spit." Both men will recover, al
though Livingston's condition was at
frat considered serious.--Carson APP
peal.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-12
More Than One Hundred PeO-
pie Killed in Tunnel AC-
Cident in Paris
EIGHTY INSTANTLY KILLED
He sstrendine Scenes at Mouth
of Tunnel as Bodies Were
Brought Out

PARIS, August 11.-Eighty-four
bodies have been recovered and the
death list probably will exceed one
hundred in the underground railway
disaster which occurred here last
night.
The accident, which occurred on the
Metropolitan Electric railway, assum-
ed the proportions of an awful catas-
rcphe during the early hours today
whel more than four score bodies of
the bruised and suffocated victims
were removed from the subterranean
passage.
The work continues and indications
are that the death list will perhaps
exceed five score
The scenes at the mouth of the
tunnel where the victims were brought
forth were of the most heart-rending
description-erowds of weeping men,
women and children struggling for
ward in an effort to recognize their
missing relatives and friends.
Most of the victims are of the mid
lie and working classes.
a great number of bodies we're
Gassed near the ticket office Gf Tie
station, where many had evidently
oeen overcome while seeking tickets.
The yhad been surprised by the COL
amns of smoke and had sought TO run
back up the stone stairway eading to
The street
A struggle had ensued an1 some es-
capped, while others had been trampled
on. One woman had fed within the
ticket Cffice, where the body was
found. The ticket-seller herself sue
.ceeded in escaping.
About a. m. the bodies of ten
women were brought out in bunch.
The bodies of two little girls and three
infants were found with them cling
ing to tSeir mothers.
Many poor people claimed the bodies
of their children and relatives and
tried to take them home. but the po-
lice gently but firmly insisted on the
bodies being taken to the morgue
and barracks in order that the magni-
tude of the catastrophe might be de-
termined.
At the Hotel Del Vile, the president
of the municipal council announced
that the city of Paris would bear the
entire expense of the funerals of the
victims.
By $3.50 a. m. the total number Of
bodies lying at the morgue had reach
ed forty and the total at the barracks
of the municipal guard forty-four,
making eighty-four altogether.
At 8 o'clock the number of bodies
were unofficial,y estimated at above
one hundred.