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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-23
CYCLONE IN
ALABAMA
ONE REPORT SAYS NEARLY 800
ARE KILLED IN ONE
TOWN.
BIRMINGHAM SUE F E RS
Railroad Conductor Reports That He
Could Not Pass MoundviIIe on Ac-
count of Debris and That Almost
All the TownspeopIe Are Dead.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. ga cy.
clone struck North Birmingham at 2
o'clock this morning demolishing five
houses. A number of people are re.
ported injured. At Moundsville juno
tion the depot and some cars were de.
stroyed. Telegraph communication is
interrupted. It is reported that sever
al people were killed at Moundyille.
Says Many Are Dead.
The officials Of the Alabama and
Great Southern railroad have received
a message from Conductor Capehart
dated Akron, saying that when his
train reached Moundville, at about
O'Clock this morning he was unable to
pass because of the wreckage on the
track.
Would Mean 800 Killed.
He says the entire north end OF
Moundyille was wrecked by the lorna
do and practically the entire popula
tion of the place killed. Moundville
had about 300 people.
Think He Exagserates.
The railway officials think the con
ductors story is overdrawn.
Death List is Thirty.
Tuscaloosa, Ala, Jan. PA negro
section hand who just arrived from
Moundville, says the place was totally
destroyed by a tornado and many peo-
pie were killed and injured. He reports
that the country for several miles
around is devastated. Every doctor
in Tuscaloosa has gone to the scene.
Reports by telephone say the death
list SO far is estimated at thirty.
Some of the Dead.
Among the killed at Monndville are:
H. Warren Montgomery, travelling
salesman. r.
Robert Powers.
Unknown boy.
The night telegraph operator.
The man in charge of the railroad
water tank.
Buildings Wrecked in Mississippi.
Jonestown, Miss, Jan. 22.- Several
buildings were badly wrecked by q
windstorm between and O'Clock
yesterday and a few cars blown from
the track. Lightning struck the office
and feedhouse of the Jamestown oil
mills. No lives were lost, SO far as re
ported.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-23
STOCK MEN ORGANIZE
"THE CORN BELT MEAT PRoDuc.
ERs" NAME OF THE NEW
ASSOCIATION.

Des Moines. Jan. 22.-Two hundred
and fifty of the leading live stock feed
ers and shippers in Iowa, controlling
more than 60 per cent of the stock
shipped from this state, met in Des
Moines yesterday and organized "The
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association
of Iowa. for the purpose of fighting the
meat trust and the withdrawals of
privileges by railroad companies.
Organization of meat producers in
Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and
Wisconsin into one massive body, to
cooperate in retaining and establish
ing the rights of the producer, will fol.
low. Every county in each of the
states will have an association, and
within one year it is proposed to have
the interests of all stoclkraisers, feed,
ers and shippers in the corn belt states
amalgamated.
One or more independent packing
plants will be established by this or
ganization, the stock to be subscribed
by meat producers. The first plant
will be established probably in Des
Moines, Chicago, or Omaha.
The Officers.
The following officers We're elected
Presidents. F. Spangler, Aurora.
SecretaryJ. ]. Ryan, Fort Dodge
Treasurer-C. Gooflnow, wall Lake
Board of direcspr First district
]. r. Hughes, Mt. Pleasant; Second
David Legar, Muscatine: Third, Geo
Spangler Winthrop: Fourth, G. J
Whalen, Arlington; Fifth, A. l.. Ames
Buckingham; Sixth. j. III. Carey, Wes
Grove; Seventh, p. S. Bunn, Almirai
Eighth, v. d. w. Jackson, Villisca
Ninth, G. F.. Henderson, Vail; Tenth
Joseph Thompson, Jefferson; Elev.
enth, D. Montgomery.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Wheat-No. 2 red
92@9sc;5 No. 3 red, s7@97c; No. 2 hard
S0@s5c; No. hard, 73@s3c; May
opened. 911k @91%c; highest 91Nc;
lowest. 9o1sc; closing, 9O1sc.
Corn-No. 2, No. 2 white, AN 04sc;
No. 3. 47@471Ac; No. 2 yellow, 400
soc; No. 8 yellow. 4Sh @4914c; Jan.
45Ac; May opened. 1915 @50c; high
est, soc: lowest, 4sB @49c; closing
1915 @49Ac.
oats-No. 2. ss1zl@39c; No. g.
3S1ac; No. 2 white. 401s @411ac;. No.
white, 39@40c; No. 4 white, 361a a
3sRc; standard, 40@41c: Jan, ace;
May opened, 42B B@42Ac; highest
41Ac; lowest, 41ssc; closing 41Bc.
Pork-Jan., s13.12; May, 1882.
Lard-Jam, SIP; May, $7.35.
Ribs-Jan., $6.45; May, s6.75.
Rve-Jan., 55Ac.
Timothy. $3.10.
Clover, $11.25.
Barley-Cash, 40@61c.
Flax, s1.071a @1.131a.
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HEAVY DAMAGE is DONE BY
THE OVERLOOKING OF
STREAMS.
PITTSBURG Is HARD HIT
Both the MononsaheIa and Allegheny
Rivers Are Rising Rapidly and Indi-
cations Promise a Big Flood Along
the ohio-Rains Today.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 22.-Reports re
ceived by the weather bureau today in
dicate a general breakup in the riv'
ers. Ice gorges are letting go at diff
ferent points and the water is rising
at the headwaters of both rivers.
Flood is Indicated.
The weather is mild. and rain is re
ported from all sections of western
Pennsylvania.
All conditions are favorable for a
great flood.
A Foot An Hour.
At this point the rivers are rising a,
the rate Of nearly foot an hour.
People Are Warned.
The police department has patrols
out notifying people in the residence
and business houses i'm the threatened
district.
Railroads Lose Heavily.
Lorain, o., Jan. 22.-Great loss has
been caused here by heavy rains. The
Nickel Plate railroad bridge has been
washed away, and all traffic on the
road is blocked. The shipyards Of the
American Shipbuilding company are
under water. Many small vessels are
wrecked The Baltimore & Ohio rail
road company will lose very heavily
Steamers RIssss River.
/ { 80.
Cleveland, o., Jan. 22.-The ICE
gorge broke above this city today ant
a flood of water swept down the Guy
ahoga river, tearing the big steamers
John w. Moore, William e. Refs ant
James Eades from their moorings
The vessels crashed into the draw
bridge at the Superior street viadnc
and were badly damaged and complete
ly blocked the river. 1t is feared the
foundation of the big bridge is seri
ously damaged.
Houseboat Carried Away.
Indianapolis, Jan. 22-The ice in the
White river carried off house boat
that was moored here.
New York Storm Bound.
New York, Jan. 22.-Fog blanketet
New York bay and harbor today ant
Long Island sound is impossible ex
cept to the most powerful steamers
Scores of coastwise vessels and tug
were frozen fast in the ice which fillet
both rivers and the harbor. An ic,
pack in Newark harbor places thu
three cities and all the towns on th'
Passaic river below Passaic Falls il
danger from flood, while one of tn.
worst storms of the winter is still un
spent. Sleet rendered walking danger
GUS for man or horse and many case
of serious injury are reported.
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POWERS ON STAND
ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE
lRooUoIs BEFORE coRoN-
ER's JURY.

Chicago. Jan. 22.-Harry j. Powers,
one of the resident owners and associ-
ate managers of the Troquois theatre
took the stand as a witness before the
coroner's jury today. Upon request OF
the coroner, Will j. Davis, the other
resident owner of the Iroquois retired
from the room during.the examination
of Powers.
Inquest Nearly Finished.
With the hearing of Managers Will
]. Davis and Harry j. Powers of the
Iroquois theatre today, the coroner's
jury will have practically completed its
Investigations. Whatever other wit
nesses are heard will be merely for the
purpose of supplementing or corrobor-
ating evidence already before the in
uuisitors. A verdict may be reached
on Saturday.
Although the jurors decline to ex-
press definite opinions many remarks
have been dropped and questions put
that indicate their views on certain
vital issues involved.
They are satisfied that the fire was
caused by the contact of an improper.
ly placed anu luuduildUlc uIdpCly y
with an inadequately protected lamp
Tilink Exits Were Closed.
They believe, III spite of argument to
the contrary made byparties in inter
est, that some of the exits we're closed
against the panic stricken crowd.
The fact that the house was not sup
piled with required fire apparatus was
a fact not disputed, and on the testi-
mony of Davis and Powers will depend
how many will be held responsible for
the absence of this apparatus.
Disguised With City Methods.
One fact the jurors make no effort
to conceal, and that is they are dis
gusted with the conduct of the city
departments and with the character of
the men managing them. One of the
jurors put this matter forcibly at the
close of the afternoon session yester-
day, after Fire Department Attorney
Monroe Fulkerson had spent disas-
trous half hour on the witness stand.
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A HEAVY SENTENCE
FRANK BALLARD GIVEN FIFTEEN
YEARS IN PENlTENTiARY
FOR BURGLARY.
eniteIntiar,
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Fifteen years in the penitentiary
was the sentence dealt out to Frank
Ballard the colored burglar by Judge
M. A. Roberts at the opening Of court
this morning George e. O'Conner,
was given nine months in the county
Jail on the charge of larceny.
Both of the prisoners pleaded not
guilty to the charges against them in
police court and made the same plea
when they were arraigned before
Judge Roberts. They weakened how
ever, yesterday and changed their
pleas to not guilty
Ballard Throws Off Mask.
Ballard expected to get off with a
sentence Of two or three years in the
penltentiary by pleading guilty and he
almost turned white when Judge Rob-
erts passed sentence upon him this
morning For the first time since he
was first arrested here his face lost
that innocent expression, which now
is known to have shielded smooth
crook Billiards. sentence is within
five years of the limit for the crime OF
burglary.
Fifteen years is a heavy sentence
for the theft of but two watches, as
that was practically all the booty he
secured. However, it was not his
fault that he did not get more, as he
confessed later to having entered eight
Eldon residences.
o'conner's Light Sentence.
While O'Conners sentence is com
paratively light it is within three
months of the limit for petit larceny
and the prisoner has been already in
Jail for that period awaiting the action
of the grand jury and the court. The
value of the suit he stole from the
Hub clothing store, which was re-
covered when the man was arrested
by Officer Pitts. was placed at SIG,
just too small by 81 to constitute
grand larceny, penitentiary offense.
The Carmen Case.
The case of the state VS.. G. A. Car
men the Agency youth who is charged
with breaking and entering the Bur
lington depot at Agency and stealing
$50 is nearly completed and will go to
the jury tonight. The state and de-
Tense rested their cases at 2:10 o'clock
this afternoon and the attorneys began
their arguments. The defense is in
sanity and the state is endeavoring to
controvert this by proving the prison
err to be of ordinary intelligence. B.
w. Scott is the attorney for the de-
fense and County Attorney Seneca
Cornell is conducting the prosecution.
A decree of divorce was granted Yer
lin Morris from his wife, Ollie Nor.
ris, this afternoon.
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SHAW PAYS TRIBUTE TO BOYS.
"Most Valuable Things on Earth" Says
the Seera+arv

Washington, Jan. 22.-Leslie NJ.
Shaw, secretary of the treasury, who,
Governor Cummins says, is the best
stump speaker in the United States,
sounded a strong minor to President
Roosevelt's race suicide theory yes
terday. Boys" was the subject of an
address at meeting for women under
the auspices of the Washington Y. M.
c. A. Mr.. Shaw said: II think that
most of us that have been boys and
those of us that have watched the boy
will have found and recognized that
he is, all things considered, the most
valuable thing on this EARTH
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MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. Jan misunderstanding,
$500. Slow. Good to prime. $4,000
SOS; poor to medium, $3.25@4.50;
stockers, $2.0O@4.OO; cows, $1.5O@
400.
Hogs-Receipts, 21,00O; strong
Mixed butchers, $4s5@51O; good to
choice heavy, $5.00@5.20; rough
heavy. $4.S5@5.05; light, $4.6O@495;
bulk sales, S4S5@5.00.
Sheep Receipts. 5000; steady
Sheep, s3.25@4.40; lambs. s425@6.0O.
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MAY PAY HALF.
Dunnins Bank at Mt. Ayr Has Some
Money in SIGHT.

Mt. Ayr Jan. 22.-Although nothing
definite has been learned within the
past two days in regard to the Citi-
zens' bank bankruptcy, the general
opinion has settled down to an ex-
pectation that the assets will make
about 40 to so per cent of the lia-
bilities The excitement has largely
died down, the great sleet storm put
ting stop to the farmers coming to
town, to telephonic communication and
to people congregating on the streets
There is also disposition on the part
OF the creditors to await the coming
OF Walter DGnning, Day Dunning'
wealthy brother from Denver, Colo.
who has been summoned.
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THE WEATHER

Iowa-Fair tonight and Saturday,
except possibly snow ffurries in the
east tonight. Colder Saturday and in
east and central portions tonight.
Partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday with possibly snow furries
in north. Colder
Local Weatherl
Thursday, p. m..,.... "a
Friday, a. ..,......... 20
Friday, 2 p. m.,,...........s 90
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FELL FROM TELEPHONE POLES.
Three Men Seriously Injured While
Repairinc Broken Poles.

Iowa City, Jan. 22.-William Bishop
living at Rock Island and Frank
Vaughan and Cal Clark of Iowa City
We're seriously injured yesterday. by
a fall from broken telephone poles
which they We're repairing for the
Johnson County Telephone company
Nearly all the wires and most of the
poles are down as result of the sleet
storm. The loss in Iowa City will ap-
proXimate $4,000
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FOUGHT FOR LIFE
DISCOVERY OF WoMAN's BODY
TELLS STORY OF BRUTAL
ASSAULT.

Bedford, Ind, Jan. 22.-rhe body OF
Miss Sarah schaefer, teacher of Latin
in the Bedford high school was found
in a carriage house today. She had
been assaulted and her dead body was
badly mutilated. Appearances show
indications of a terrific struggle with
her assailant.
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MAcvIcAR NOT ENDORSED.
Democrats of Des Moines Adjourn te
Meet January 80.

Des Moines, Jan. 22.-Democrats Of
Des Moines met in delegate convention
in the court house yesterday, every
precinct in the city being represented
by the full quota Of delegates. The
business of making nominations was
This is thought to be move agains
endorsing John MacVicar, who was
beaten by Geo. Mattern in the repub.
lican primaries few days ago ant
has announced that he will run in.
dependently.
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TAYLOR BROUGHT BACK.
Alleged Bisamist is in Jail at Sisour-
ney to Await Trial,

Sigourney, Jan. 22.-Rev. L. B. Tay-
lor, the preacher who. is alleged to
have committed bigamy in Martins
burg some two years ago by marry
ing Miss Graves when he had a wife
in Delaware, has been returned to Sig
Quincy and is in Jail here to await his
trial, which will probably occur dur
ing the February term of court
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first, and carried from him to the sec
retary of war very favorable recon-
mendation. He was decided in his own
mind when he arrived. to take the mat
ter up to the President, that is, il the
secretary of war refused to act, and at
the last extreme to demand a congress
sional investigation. 1T is too serious
a matter, and means to much to the old
soldiers of Iowa, and to the war record
of the state to let it go without doing
everything in our power" said the gov
ernor. He had a printed document,
setting forth all the evidence, and be-
sides, he had the affidavits of over one
hundred of the men who were on the
ground and knew just what took place.
The two regim ents were under the
command of Major Belknap, later sec.
retary of war, and Colonel Reed, and
another colonel of Davenport.
On Wednesday night the governor
was host at a delightful little dinner at
the Arlington hotel for Iowa newspa-
per men now engaged in their chosen
vocation in Washington. A delicious
menu had been especially prepared by
the governors order and the occasion
was most enjoyable one In planning
this event Mr.. Cummins delicately re-
cognized the fact that there are an un-
usually large number of Iowa news
paper men who have come to Washing
ton and made success. The guests
were:
H. R. Jones. now telegraph editor
for the Washington Post. Formerly in
the same position on the Des Moines
Register and Leader.
T Charles M. Smith. formerly of Des
Moines and Waterloo, now reporting
the United States senate for the Asso-
ciated Press. Mr. Elliott came to
Washington only about year ago and
first worked for the Times. His ex-
cellent work there brought him to the
notice of the Associated Press.
Robert H. Patchin, formerly of Des
Moines, now covering the diplomatic
corps of the state, war and navy de:
partment for the New York Herald.
Mr.. Patchin came to Washington four
years ago when only nineteen and took
a position with the Times, from which
he rapidly worked himself to the top.
H. j. Mahin, representing the Les
Syndicate of Iowa Evening Newspa-
pers in Washington and also member
of the New York Herald staff in the
capital city.
John Shnure. formerly of the Capital
in Des Moines. and now representing
that paper in Washington, and also
connected with the Washington Times.
Frank j. Stillman, well known cor
respondent for the Des Moines Regis
ter and Leader and other Iowa papers
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BOOM FOR WADE.
Democrats Want Him to Run For
Vice Presidency.

Iowa City, Jan. 22.-The Iowa dele
cation in the democratic national con-
vention will not be instructed for any
one man for the presidency, but it will
favor Judge M. j. Wade for the vice
presidency. if the Iowa congressman
can be induced to allow the use of his
name
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FIND DEAD BABY.
Three Burlington Boys Make Grew.

Three Burlington Boys Wake GreW-
some Discovery.
Burlington, Jan. 22.-Herbert, Fritz
and John Thorn were hunting rabbits
to the north of the golf grounds yes
terday afternoon. Under brush heap
they found a small pine box. contain
ing the remains of child. They told
Henry Lemberer of the find and he
promptly notified Coroner Prugh. That
officer took possession OF the remains
and notified Chief Horpung, who went
to work on the case.
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LETTER TELLS OF c. F.
UTTERBACK'S F0LLIES
KILLED INSTANTLY.

Peter Carlson, Miner, Crushed n
Elevator at Hooking.
+***a ##s**s *.sss
Abba, Jan. 22.-(speciaI.)-Pe- '
ter Carlson, miner employed at :
Hooking, was instantly killed We'd
nesday night. He stepped into the =
mine elevator just as it started
and was thrown against the side
v of the shaft. His skull was y
crushed and death was instant. y
y y y A* y = v = 80 . = =
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ST. Louis. Jan. 22.-W Wheat-C Cash
CSC; May. S5ss 01s51sc.
Corn-Cash. 43c; May, 46A @46Ac.
Oats-Casn. 39kc; May, 40kc.
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FIRE AT LOST NATION.
Four Buildings, Including Hotel Are
Consumed by Flames.

****## **** **=.*#s 3.
: Clinton, Jan. 22--Fire at Lost =
= Nation, small town in this coun- "
. ty today destroyed property vaIu- =
ed at $4,000. McNeips drug y
store, WiIIiard's general store, the .
Henderson office building and the =
= Lost Nation hotel were burned. =
= q #w y = *# **.#* *a
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Chicago eu.ter and Egg Market. .

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Butter stead,
Creameries, 15@21c; dairies, 13@A9c.
Eggs, steady; 25@27c.
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Chicago Poultry Market,

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Poutry, firm.
Turkeys, 10@11c; chickens, lie;
springs, 101sc.
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ROOSEVELT WILL TAKE
NO|lPART in IOWA FIGHT
THE SULTAN FoRelvEs

Grants General Amnesty to BuIsarians
and Macedonians.
.s** ***#** ***ss#s* :
: constantinopIe, Jan. 22.- The .
: sultan has ordered that general =
amnesty be granted to the Bulga- .
rians and Macedonians who have =
been Imprisoned for participation .
in the disturbances last summer. :
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Peoria Produce Market,
st. Louis Produce Market.

Peoria. Jan. 22.-Corn. lower New
70. 8. 40fbc.
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! New York Produce Marker

New York, Jan. %. 2.Wheat-- May,
32Ac.
Corn, 55c.
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Realizing His Helpless Condition Phys.
sicaIly He Took the Only Course
Which Offered Release From Ells
TroubIe-EmbezzIed $4,000.

sigourney, Jan. %, (special.) In
q letter to his father just before he took
his own life, Gilbert f. Utterback con.
fesses to being a defaulter, and Short
in his accounts with the Sigourney
Savings bank to the amount of SAT, ,0OO.
This letter has just been made public
by the sorrowing father, Josiah Ut
terback, the president and heaviest
stoclSholdsr in the bank in which hia
son was cashier.
, 1904-03-18
woMEN's SYMPATHY.
Is Proverbial Laramie Women No
Exception.

How much We W to the sympa-
hetic side of womankind.
When others suffer they cheerfully
end a helping hand. They tell you
The means which brought relief to
them that you may profit by their ex-
oerience. Read the testimony given
here by a Laramie woman.
Mrs. Charles Bloom, wife Of Charles
Bloom retired living at 1011 First
street says: MY knowledge of Doan's
Kidney Pills dates back ove a year
age. At that time a dull, heavy pain
persistently chung to me for months
md accompanying 1t was trouble with
the kidney secretions, q sur indica-
ton that in some way my kidneys re-
quired attention. Through a friend
I was advised to use Doan's Kidney
Pills and I went to the Laramie Drug
Co. for them. A box brought such un-
doubted relief that I continued the
treatment until l had used six bottles
in all. Up to date there has not been
symptoms of a recurrence. This to q
woman over sixty years of age Is de-
cidely welcome and positively proves
that Doan's Kidney Pills can be depend
ed upon to do the work promised"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
substitute.
, 1904-03-18
TAXATION
OF OUTPUT OF MINES CONSIDER
ED BY THE STATE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION.
Bill Passed at Last Session of State
Legislature Made Operative by
Actien Of Officers Of Beard, Who
Fix Output. Net Tax Valuation
and Total Value for Taxation.

The state board of equalization has
had under consideration since the Sth
day of March the taxation of the out
put of mines under the bill passed for
that purpose at the last session of the
legislature.
Section 3 of Article XIV CT the con-
stitution provides as follows:
"All mines and mining claims from
which gold, silver and other precious
metals, SOFA. saline, coal, mineral oil
or other valuable deposit, is or may be
produced snail be taxed in addition to
the surface improvements, and in lieu
of the taxes on the lands, on the gross
product thereof. as may be prescribed
by law; provided that the product of
all mines shall be taxed in proportion
to the value thereof
The bill to put this clause of the
constitution into operation under sta,
tute, as originally drawn and introduc-
ed in the legislature, was in strict &C,
%cordance with the constitutional pro,
vision, but in the fight upon the bill