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SEALED PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS will be received by KerrviIle OIL
and Prospecting Co, Kerrville Tenn for bor-
ing S-inch well. For other information write
FELIX BEJACH. Secretary. Ke-rviIle, Tenn.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice is hereby given that the Common Coun-
Gil Of the city of Nobiesville Ind. will receive
sealed bids for the lighting Of the streets OF the
city with electricity according to plans and
specifications file with the city clerk
which may be examined by all interested. Bids
will be received until O'Clock D. m. April IS
1904 at which time the bidding will be closed
and the Common Council will proceed TO open
and read all bids. reserving the right TO reject
any all The Council shall accept reject
such bids within seven day from said date
GEO. NJ. SNYDER, Mayor
Attest: A. a. GLENN, City Clerk.
TSEAT. OF CITY.
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SALES OF REAL ESTATE.
Thirty-FOur Transfers Made a Matter
of Record Yesterday.

Instruments filed for record in the recorders
office of Marion county. Indiana. for the twenty
four hours ending at p m. April Z. 1904:
John p. Knannlein. guardian, to Adam
c. Knannlen, und 1-5 Of Lot 34S. sub
of outlets a. etc, city of Indianapo-
,d Ibis p Knannien guardian to Anna '''"
NJ. Brennan. und 1-5 OF pt OF Lot 2l9.
Amasa Stone jr.. ct ais sub OF Out o.ooo
Jonas II. West ct TO William w.
Webb, Lots S25 and 800, Charles Mar
tindale trustees Jackson Park add. Loo
Ida NJ. Briant ct al to Joel L. Wright,
pit of Lot ]. Washington Heights sub. $3.50
Charles F. Tweed ct ux to Tv Graee N;
West Indianapolis add. .................. LOO
Armstrong Park Land Company to FL
len Collins. Lot $50, Armstrong Park
Isaac aac l.. Bioomer to Thomas II. Nelson
5. X Fietchers add ................... 10000
Adam G. Knannlein ct al. TO Lawrence
Fletcher ct ais sub of outlots 81,
etc. city Of Indianapolis 1.2OoO 90
APnis M at Ct Fletcher al To Aa e ais
sub of outlets 81 etc. city of Indian
Armstrong PARK Land Company to John
=. Richardson. Lot Y, Armstrong
william c. Rush ct ux. to Nicholas and
Sec p. TIP 10. r 5...Y.................. 10000
Lot /. Blk $ TUXEDO Park add. -. 10000
Charles f. Phillips 20 Charles o; Phil
Vajen's 9Th add ......................... 10000
Benjamin F. Bye TO Jennie Long, Lot
465. Armstrong Park add.-.~-.-.--..... 800. 90
Marion Trust Company, receiver. TO Lu-
Their Woughby, pt of the IA, Sec
p. TIP l.. 2b2-JO
William Webb CT TO Oliver p With
ers. Lot So Clark's Sd add, West In
Armstrong Park Land Company TO John
;. kitte. Lot 4S9. Armstrong Park
add -pOOJ
indianapolis Land and Improvement
Company 10 Jesse c. Aired. Lot 163,
LIST sec. West Park add .................. 10000
indianapolis Land and Improvement
Company Willie G. Hanger, Lot PSI,
Sd sec, West Park add .................. 4150C
bartholomew ID. Brooks ct X. Allena
May Crone Lot ~, Is. ID. Brooks's I'd
aud SJu.Vl
Armstrong PARK Land Company TO John
c. Dean. Lot 80. Armstrong Park add 200.
| Rebecca Thompson 10 William T.. Isgrig,
Lot s. j. ID. Hutchins's resub. May
ais Highland Park add l. coo. OF
| Armstrong Park Land Company TO
Orange @. Pfaf Lot l59. Armstrong
Park add 2OO.0
South Park Land Company 10 +. Emil
Jansen. Lot u.s. South Park, Sec >.
adj b-au
Wihelmina Metzger ct al. 10 Sarah ID.
| Houlahand Lot l., Metzger's sub. j.
Il. Wingate's add ........................ 1000
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Produce, Fruits and Vegetables.

Fancy Apples-Baldwns. per bril- $780, Spies
81: Ben Davis per brl, $3.50; Wine Saps, per
bril- So so; Roman Beauty 81.
Bananas-Large. s. per bunch; medium, 81. 30.
Cabbage-Holland Seed. "a per loo lbs.
Carrots-5Oc per bu.
Celery-Cafornia, per crate, ~; per doz, 65c-
Florida per crate. $50.
Cider-Per bril- So so: half brls. $3.50
Cocoanuts-s3. 50 per bag soc doz
Cranberries-Jersey So per bu: Sc per bril-;
McFarlin 81. 30 per bril- Howes 81 per brl.
Dates-Walnut. 81 per box; package dates. 60-lb
box. sc per 10.
Figs-Sm-rna, l0c per 10.
HODey-White clover. 16c per Id.
Krxut-Per cask. a. gals. $40; per brl. 80 gals.
Sc so: half hrl. 10 gals, -
I,emons-Extra fancy Messina. $50 size. So. 90
box: 300 size. So 10 California. 800 to $50 size s.
I.ettuce-l6c per 10.
Radishes-Per doz. Soc
Navy Beans-Per blu, 81.
Old Pop Corn-2c per h.
Onions-Yellow. per cwt. SO red. So
Oranges-California Seedlings. - per box:
Florida So; Navels. per box. 81.
Radisbes-Per doz 40c.
Shallots-l'er doz, Coo.
ParSnips-60c per bu.
Pears-Per bu. slaIe5.
Pineapples-FlOrfda, per crate. $3.50.
Potatoes-NOrthern stock, Sl.l0 per bu.
Rhubarb-Per doz. 40c.
Spanish OniOns-S2 per crate.
Sweet Potatoes-Kentucky. $3.50.
Turnips-50c per bu: Rutabaga. 75c per bu.
Strawberries-24-piLt crate. -.
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Maria Se Licenses.

Harry ]. Kimble and Lula Wolfe.
John W. Bruniet and Minnie Howard.
Charles w. Temple and Emma West.
Frank V. Culley and Ruby NJ Nlckery-
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INVESTMENT PROPERTIES NORTH.

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES NORTH.
ssS5ooo for New Modern Double House. well
located NORTH. (Rental Income OF Si0OO)
s4.25OOO for Modern Double House. well located
on Good Street North Rental of $i56oe)
$4,000 for New Modern Double House on
Good Corner North Renting for JSa.0o per an
num-
s2.SOO.OO for Modern Double House on Twenty.
S4oS.O0)
s5.OoOoo for TWO GOOD MODERN SINGLE
HOUSES on CORNER LOT NORTH. RENT
AL INCOME OF s5lsOo
sS,5oO.oo for Fine Modern Double House. wen
located DOWNTOWN. Rental Income of $500.
JOS w. sELVAGE & co.
20 lombard Building 24i2 y Wash street
REAL ESTATE
jus. w. SEWAGE & co.
HEADQUARTERS
Mode-n Homes-Building Lots,
10 LOMBARD BUILDING.
Phones III
$. 5000 will purchase Modern House Of s
NITYD
So. 10000 for Cottage of rooms and Bath on
ASHLAND Ave. near 18th St (BARGAIN)
ss.6cO.OO for Beautiful Cottage of rooms and
Bath on DELAWARE St. near Morton Place.
81 $4,000 for Beautiful. Modern House of s
Rooms. on ASHLAND Ave All improvements
made
$4,000 will purchase Elegant. Modern Home
and Groom Cottage with Complete Bath. well
Located. North College Ave. on Corner
Lot. The Improvements could not be Built for
the Money asked. VIII Rent for $500 per
Month THIS is a DECIDED BARGAIN.
s4,25O.oO for Modern House of rooms on Mi
nois street, near I'D. EAST 'front.'
s4.25O.OO for NINE ROOM. Modern House. well
located on DELAWARE ST. Good Barn)
Sc. 90 for Modern Home IIIot Water HeaD
on Alabama St.. in MORTON PLACE. SNAP
s5.5OOOO. Fine Modern House Central Ave /;
Large Lot excellent Location.
s5.OOo.OO Fine Modern Home of s rooms.
Steam Heat; Choice Corner on Central Ave.
S. 600 90 for Modern Home of 10 rooms. with
large Lot Good BARN. on BROADWAY.
College Ave. (owner Non-Resident)
100000 for Beautiful Modern Room Home
on ALABAMA St. in MORTON PLACE.
s7,OOOOOO for Beautiful, Modern Home Of :,
rooms ELEGANTLY FINISHED on ALA
| 100000 for Strictly Modern Home Of 9 rooms
| EAST 'front.' CENTRAL Ave. CEIot Water
| HEATH
S6,OOOOO0 for Strictly IIigh-Grade Modern
Home of IL Rooms COLLEGE AVE. Good
Barn.
ss5Oo-oO for Beautiful. Modern, High-Grade
| Home OF 10 rooms on MERIDIAN Street.
ASOO.OO for Choice Modern. Eight Room House
on Pennsylvania St. near 22nd Street. CsNAP.j
! AeO0OO Tor Modern Home of g rooms on the
Best Fart OF BROADWAY. Uarge Lott
| We have VERY LARGE and COMPI ETH
LlSt OF Modern Homes and Vacant Lots for
| - JOS; w. SEWAGE & CO, Agents,
| % LOMBARD BUILDING, INDIANAPOLIS
| INDIANA.
| 241z Z. Washington ST.
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49, of the wholesale dealers.)
Provisions.
age, 13c
shoulders-English cured Reliable. IS to 20 lbs
average, Size: sugar-coated. Indiana, 5 to 10 lbs
Picked Pork-Indiana bean or jowl, per bril-
200 lbs sl4; rump per brl 200 lbs. SIG; family
per bril- 200 lbs $3.50. fancy clear bean, per bril-
go lbs 5000; fancy boneless pig, per bril-, 200
lbs S2l Also half brls. 100 lbs AT half the prica
of the brs. adding zoe To cover additional of
acknowledgements, 994c; pure lard, 9lkc.
Bacon-Clear bellies, % TO 80 lbs average Ice /:
IS to % lbs average, 10Ac; Ii to is lbs average
lie: clear backs, 20 TO 80 lbs average, 9Sc; u to
Is lbs average, 10c; TO 10 lbs average, lOltc:
40 lbs average OIzc; 20 to 30 lbs average. i1c In
dry salt, 11ac less.
Spring patent, $3.50 per brl; winter wheat pat
emit in bril- s.. %; straight grade $i.Sj: in bril- low
grade $3.50: extra fancy, in bril- si.75: buck
Candies, Nuts, Figs.
Candies-Capital stick candy (brls). &C per Id:
common mixed. &c; grocers' mixed. SIC; Banner
twist stick 7I8GSc; Banner cream mixed, Sc:
Derby mixed. TIC.
Nuts-Soft-shelled almonds. &c., Brazil nuts
nuts. 13c.
Figs-New Smyrna, 12c per ID.
Coal and Coke.
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DIED.

GROVER-Ira ID. Grover. in his sixty-fourth
year, April Z. at his residence, The Blacherne
Funeral private.
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Dry Goods.

Bleached Sheetings- -Androscoggin. l.. Sc;
Berkeley. No. ST. 9ac: Cabot. slsc: Capitol. nc:
Cumberland. SIC: Dwight Anchor. SIC. Fruit OF
the LOOM SC: FarNell. Sc; Fitchville. 71sc Full
Width. GIG: Gilt EDGE. &C: Gilded Age. &C.:
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VANDALlA LINE.
CENTRAL INDIANA RAILWAY.
INDIANA UNION TRACTION COMPANY.

pm pm pm aIl- Pm 80"
w S. PARKHURST, c. F. 4. a.
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,xn,p,LIs g. EASTERN RAILWAY CO.

GREENFIELD LINE.
General Offices Franklin Building.
All. CARS DEPART FROM MERIDIAN AND
ALL GEORGIA STREETS.
- Richmond, New Castle and intermediate
-. ot cars leave at s:55 a. m and every two
sta.lo' thereafter until 6;55 D. m
hours .a cars make direct connections for Dayton
-AAunbus Newark, Lima. Marion and Cincin-
natl. o. ,s 1r,,-h,s,ovvr ana ,r,.rrr.r.,..
.,s,ions cars leave at 5:SS a m and each hour
hereafter until 40 ?. m. ana 20 2. m Cars
Greenfield. ...e,rer and exure-s ,ca-s t..-~
SOnlllO 5.ss and II 80 a. m. for Knighfstown and
at S.o'' and 255 y. m for Richmond.
800 d. = FREIGHT CARS.
- v,ightstown. Richmond and intermediate
foI rars arrive at 10 a. m and depart at
s,auCh M For Greenfield and infermediate sta
s:So a.. -, arrive at 7.i5 a and leave at 800
mons Also arrive at 2:io .. m and leave at s-se
N.
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(Retan Prices.)


Bags. &c per ton extra, ground floor or dumped
in cellar; soc per ton extra, second floor or car
ried in cellar. From wagon. sc per ton extra
nv xxhee basket.
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THE JOBBING TRADE.

THE quotations given below the selling prices
of the wholesale dealers.)
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FOR TRADE-A number Of farms for city prop
critics. Address II. a. STAUFFER, Real
Estate Agent, Goshen. Ind
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wANTED-HAY AND STRAW.

wANTED-HAY AND STRAW. WRITE
SNODGRASS & CO.. "a INGALLS, BUILDING
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So. 5000 for New Modern Double House. we
located NORTH. (Rental Income Of $40. oO.)
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PIANOS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
PIANOS.
WANTED-ROOMS

WANTED-ROOMS.
WANTED-Two OF three furnished rooms. house.
keeping in good neighborhood Best references.
State particulars. Price must be low. Part OF
house with private family preferred Box 100.
care the Journal
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BRnnSuIVdnid lines

Trains Run by Central Time.
TICKET OFFICES at Station ard ~ corner Illinois ana
Washington Streets.
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Has n Euphonious Ring.

Loupurex Limited is the name of the
ne" Train to be put on between Pittsburg
ana 81. Louis over the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie and the Big -Four. Miss Elizabeth l..
crawford selected the name for this fast
uain' and she, out Of the IL. 500 people who
voted on the title, drew the prize of $50
Inc winner is a daughter OF the agent of
the pennsylvania at Franklin An official
sald yesterday: Perhaps no contest of
the kind ever received a more ready re-
spouse through the medium of newspaper
advertising than was accorded this. Votes
pIed In from all directions. suggesting
names that ranged fTem the sublime TO the
RIDICULOUS Suggestions were received ac-
cornpanled by diagrams showing how the
name could be used, others were written
In blank Verse; still others adopted poetry
as the vehicle, and one two desiring that
the Judges should see exactly what the
name looked like, even went 10 the trouble
OF having their suggested names set up in
type, and sent ii in a card just as big
as the postal rules will permit TO travel
through the mails" The winner was chosen
by Colonel j. NJ. SchoOnmaker first vice
president and general manager, j. Il. Yohe,
general superintendent and l.. A Robson,
general passenger agent of the road
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81. 90 for Modern Double House. well locate
Good Street North. 1Rental of Ss56- 0e-)
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SS.5OO00 for Fine Modern Double House. we
located DOWNTOWN. Rental Income of $500.
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Building Permits.

Transfers. "a; total consideration.
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JOS. W. SELVAGE & co. r
% Lombard Building. e4i2 e. Wash. street
REAL ESTATE
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Alleged inhuman treatment of immi-
grants by railroad companies is said to
have aroused the wrath of government au-
thorities. who have issued new rules which
the railroads must obey. To ascertain
whether any railroad ignores or violates
these the government has ordered that in
spectors shall inspect the trains carrying
immigrants. OF late some disCraccful
cases of neglect have been reported on the
lines between Chicago and New York.
Coaches have been attached to local
freight trains. with the result that the for
eigners were four days making the trip
from New. York to Chicago and that dur
Ing that time no water was furnished by
the railroad employees, nor did the travel
ers have any opportunity TO replenish their
stock of food, which became exhausted
after the second day, and when they
reached Chicago many were sick, some had
rot eaten for more than twenty-four hours.
while others had been two three days
without food.
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WANTED-I}oys 10 work Sunday Journal
routes. Two cents profit every paper sold
Regular customers are easily obtained since the
comic supplement has been added. "a to 40 pages
every Sunday.
Papers can be bought at the Office or from
any OF the following substations.
Basset. 9o4 Massachusetts
Hoshour. ed and College
Scott 18th and Illinois ST.
Coval, 1872 T.. Washington.
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Nen 1899 shelby.
Neer, $40 5. Meridian
Walcctt New York and Bright
C. *. stewart 2233 Il. Tenth.
Money Will be refunded for unsold papers re-
turned
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81 $1,000 for New Modern Double House
Good Corner North. (Renting for Sl32.0 per a
num-
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So. 600 for Modern Double House Twent
NTH. near Delaware street. annual Rental
Sos. O0)
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$4,000 for TWO GOOD MODERN SINGLE
HOUSES on CORNER LOT NORTH. RENT
AL INCOME OF Sjl6.00.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

~~-~~~~~~~N~>~O~~~~~ON N<>~~0O~~~>~))
All advertisements inserted in these columns
charged at the very low rate 5 cents a
line Blank or dash lines at the same price Der
line Telephone 2Ss and your ad. will be called
for
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JUS. w. SELVAGE g. co.
HEADQUARTERS
Mo6s-n Homes-Building Lots.
10 LOMBARD BUILDING.
Phones Ill.
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NEWLAND-The funeral of Luna A. Newland
will be from Memorial Presbyterian Church,
corner Ashland and Eleventh streets, Saturday
afternoon at p. m.
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REMOVAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
REMOVAL~-GUST ROSBERG. merchant tailor.
formerly of lie ~. Pennsy ania St, To-
Gated at and Pembroke Arcade. Phone 6e3.
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s.. $4,000 will purchase Modern House of
Rooms on ASHLAND Ave. (Your OPPORTU-
NITY)
60 900 "a - go. = -.
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So. Geo. 90 for Beautiful Cottage of rooms
Bath on DELAWARE ST.. near Morton Place
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old man now, and like all such, is liv-
ing in the past. BY chance he finds a
leaf from his diary written fifty years
ago; the sprig of rosemary is still in
his pocket, and the play ends with
tender reminiscent sketch in which he
is the subject of his dreams.
AS Sir Jasper Thorndyke, Mr. Kyle
fairly charms his audience. Rich in
voice, pleasing in appearance, express
sive and magnetic, graceful in move
ment, his work is most pleasing. 1t
is an artistic portrayal, that of show
ing how keenly he has been wounded
by Cupid's dart, sent from the bow of
sweet girlish innocence, and yet
bearing the hurt for honor's sake. and
not letting the arrow of youthful art
fulness know how deep it had struck.
Mr.. Kyle's reading is in a class by it
self, his work most intelligent and i'm
pressive. One can not help wishing
he had got the girl after ALL This at
traction plays the Walla Walla the
alter on Friday, March II
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and the aggregate was taken as the
fair value of all of the property of
the company. The Alton, c. B. & O.,
and other railroads having lines with
in that state fought this method of as
sessment most vigorously, and the
cases brought to restrain the collec-
ton of taxes levied upon this method
Of assessment were carried to the
supreme court of the United States.
The cases are known as state Rail-
road Tax Cases." and are found re-
ported in the 80 U. S. Reports. Says
the supreme court, speaking through
Associate Justice Miller:
But we confess we have, on the
whole, seen no scheme which is better
adapted to effect the purpose SO far
as railroad corporations are concerned,
of taxing at once all their property,
and of making the tax just and equal
in it's relation to other taxable prop
erty of the state
Speaking of this method of ascer-
tanning the value Of railroad property
the judge says:
1T is therefore, obvious that, when
you have aScertained the current cash
value of the whole bonded debt, and
the current cash value of the entire
number of shares, you have, by action
of those who above all others can
best estimate it ascertained the true
value of the road, all its property, its
capital stock and it's franchises; for
these are all represented by the value
of it's bonded debt and of the shares
Of it's capital stock"
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MIGHT BE USEFUL LATER.

The Union reporter who could see
only is persons by actual count at
the Boxer club meeting last Satur-
day night would be useful man to
act as teller in counting out the oppo-
SiIion at caucuseS and conventions.
The meeting was in fact the largest of
the kind held in Walla Walla since the
organization of the Mckinley club in
April. 1900, when the party was split
wide open by dispute over the result
of a vote on Il motion offered by Judge
BrentS to name the organization the
Lincoln club. If the Boxer meeting
Saturday night had been attended by
the women and children who will go to
the opera house tonight. standing room
would have been at a premium. Com
pared with the attendance of about
twenty who attended the last meeting
of the Holy Roller club, the Mcbride
meeting was a remarkable gathering.
But it will look small indeed in COM
parison with the crowd that will turn
out to hear Governor Mcbride when
he shall address the people of Walla
Walla within a few weeks.
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Winstons Weekly, published at
Spokane, contains the interesting arti-
Gle on the valuation of railroad prop
terty for taxatio1:
The lesson We desire to inOculate
today is one in higher mathematics,
and the class upon which we desire
sists of the assessors and boards of
equalization of the state of Washing
ton. Singularly expert and efficient
in hunting up and valuing the last
dollars worth of property belonging
to the private citizen, they are Woe
fully lax and inefficient when it comes
to the valuation and taxation of rail-
road property. Take the case of the
Northern Pacific railway for example.
1t has just been announced from the
general office in ST. Paul that the net
earnings of that road for the year end
ed September l, 1903 , amounted to
$22, HOOP. If this road has total
mileage of $685. miles this would give
it an earning capacity of over $434S
per mile. Six per cent per annum, a
reasonable rate of interest for capital
| invested in anything SO permanent as
railroad to earn, would make its
value over $4,000 per mile, and yet it
is assessed for less than One-tenth OF
this sum. Is any citizens property in
the state of Washington valued for
| taxation purposes. at tenth the
sum it will pay interest on at per
| cent per annum?
AS a further example, and using
| this same road by way Of illustration
| let us take the Illinois method of val
uing the property of a railroad COM
pany for assessment purposes. Some
years ago under statute of that state
its taxing officers, in assessing rail
road property, took the market or fail
| cash value of its capital stock, tC
which was added the market or fail
| cash value of its bonded indebtedness:
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G. Q. p. AND APOSTLE SHOOT.

The republican party, which in its
early history denounced the twin
relics of barbarism, slavery and polyg
amy" had fallen SO far from its former
high estate that in the campaign of
1900 Chairman Hanna of the national
committee entered into a bargain with
the Mormon church of Utah for the de-
livery of the electoral vote of the state
to the republican presidential candi-
date. The Salt Lake Tribune. the or
gan of the Gentiles. edited by Judge
Goodwin. was purchased and turned
over to Perry Heath, secretary of the
republican national committee, to be
converted into an apologist for Nor
mon practices. a part of that bargain
was the agreement to elect some man
selected by the Mormon church to the
United States senate The choice fell
upon Apostle Reed Smoot,
Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming were
also included in this deal with the
Mormon church.
A republican senate is now wrestling
with the problem of what to do with
Smoot If Mark Hanna We're still alive
there would be little danger of Smoot's
losing his seat, as Hanna always stood
by his agreements But with Hams
dead the situation is altered Many
republican senator's fear that the re-
1ention of the Mormon apostle in the
senate will be too heavy a load for the