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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04

Transvaal the Orange River ard other COL
onies
The history of the Ethiopian movement as it
has been most skilfuly named by its initators
dates back to 1892 when a native minister
named Makone. seeded from the Wesleyan
Church, at Pretoria, and founded an independent
church of his own, which he called the Church
OF Ethiopia. He was afterward joined by another
seceder, named Dwane. and then they managed
to obtain affiliation with the African Methodist
Episcopal Church of America. Dwane coming 10
this country for the purpose. In 1893 the Amer
lean negro Bishop Turner was sent from here on
an episcopal visitation to South Africa and
spent several months travelling about ordaining
ministers. Finding. however. that their affilia-
ton with the African Methodist Church in
America gave them no locus standi in South
Africa, Dwane. Makone and the other leaders
or the Ethiopian movement managed by prom
ising spiritual allegiance to the Anglican Arch
bishop at Cape Town and Primate of South At
RIGA TO obtain from him charter creating them
the Order OF Ethiopia" with rights to hold and
control property for religious and educational
purposes and to administer its own affairs This
gave the Ethiopian Church in South Africa a
corporate existence and enabled II 10 acquire
the very considerable wealth which il now holds
That these pledges OF spiritual allegiance to the
Anglican Church has not been kept and in
oeed. were only given TO secure the right to hold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04

oeihs sldetracked TO easy berths. where they
would not have to beat the pave" Paris, with
population of 100000. pays only 1000 600
for its police force. Were New-Yorl1 as econoro-
ical the Police Department here would cost
ABOUT S3.OOOO00 less than at present
New Workers at the present time in every
$loo that they pay in rent give 81 Al for the DO
hce' II Is estimated. Whenever a New Yorker
notes fat policeman drawing s25 week for
answering the telephone in some office or court
room, or a bluecoat hanging around the sun
warmed side of a saloon Instead of patroIng
his beat, and hears him complaining that the
force Is not large enough to protect the city
properly, let him think of this
The Street Cleaning Department which is now
being probed by the Board of Aldermen on
charges of graft and extravaganza, now costs
NEWCOMERS nearly $1,000 900 a year This is at
the rate of 81 so for each man, woman and child
In all New-York. Rentpayers accordingly in
every 800 that they turn over to the landlords
contribute 81 Is for the Street Cleaning Depart-
ment IT is estimated.
Whenever citizen white Wing"
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chise In most OF the South African colonies adds
to the difficulties of the situation. Under the
guidance OF the Ethiopian Order the black vote
Is becoming every day a more powerful factor
IN south African politics. and its ambitions ara
oelng constantly developed and fed by whites
anxious for selfish party financial interests to
secure IT'S temporary Support. Some years ago
the black might have been dfsfranchissd and ra-
duced 10 the same political status as the highly
cultured native of India. but to-day IL IA too
late and any move by the British government
IN that direction would probably Drecipitara tha
great conflict between blacks and whites IN
south Africa which all regard as inevitable
In urging all the whites in South Africa 70
stand together irrespective OF their being Dutch
or English, Portuguese or German Sir Arthur
Lawley. Lord Miner and other British adroinis
traitors have been prompted not by any srecious
desire 70 reconcile the Beers 20 King Edwards
rule, but by = &nSs-lcdge of the very grave prob
lem constituted by the black peril" a danger
so real that II behoCves all white men IN the
Dark Continent 10 stand together. While both
the English and the Beers deserve great credit
for having declined all offers OF assistance from,
the blacks In their war five years ago and for
having excluded the African element from, the
arena OF the conflict. the reverses sustained bv
both helligerents In turn went far 20 impair the
military prestige OF the whites among the ma
uves. Germany's reverses at the hands OF ths
Herreros have stiu further contributed to DESTROY
the former nesroid belief in he white mans SUI
periority IN war. and now we hear or the F,thIo-
pan dispatch or duSSy emtssaries from South
africa 70 the West African colonies TO the Sous
dan. and even 10 Abyssinia. with the object n h.
said OF furthering the cause OF -Afrtcsnisua
Ex-ArTAcHR
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Increase the Smallest Rent PAYERS Burden ~

sweeping street refuse down into the sewer or
cart instead of into it, let him think OF these
figures.
Because Of the antiquated system of selling
water according to the frontages of houses in
stead of by meter. engineers say that New
York wastes more than 100000 900 gallons a day
Were this sold at metered rates 1t would bring
in an income OF 81. 0O0. 900 year. which alone
would cut down rents rs cents on every 800
now paid by tenants Alleged graft in the Water
Registers office is also said TO have mulcted the
city out Of vast sums. Water bills SO Com
missioner Ellison hears, have been fixed and
meters have been removed to save money for
certain friends of the three Tammany district
leaders who for the last two years have DOM
mated the department. II is estimated that il
all water brought into New-York was paid for
according to the actual amount used the city
would obtain $15,O0OOOO from its water taxes
where now it only gets So O0o 0OO This would also
mean saving to the rentpayer of 81 SO in every
sloO now paid to landlords, it is estimated
When a New Yorker sees a tugboat tie I'D to
Murphy wharf and fill it's water tanks free of
charge. or hears that the owner of new apart
ment house does not install a water meter
because he has a friend in the department"
let him remember this
Few persons perhaps realize" said another
real estate man. that of every dollar that they
pay in rent five cents goes to meet the interest
on the vast debt of the city. In the budget of
1906 the appropriation for paying the interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
IN THE NAVY OF THE LORD.

Mrs. Albert l. Mills. whose husband Is the super
1ntendent OF the United States Military Academy
at West Point is known throughout the army for
a fund of pertinent anecdotes OF the service. In a
party which included prominent officers OF both
the army and the navy she recently told this story
. II was in the South. and cOlOred minister OF
the Methodist persuasion was pleading with one
who was not a member OF the flock
,,o,, on on my dear brother, he begged why don't
I done already belong TO de army OF the Lord
insisted the negro
go When you line de MethodstsP denanded oh,
preacher, In tone Of surprise
Sc no Methodist. but belongs to de army
OF de Lord jest de same. Use a Baptist
nun! snorted the preacher. OATS not de
army OF de Lord; OATS de navy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04

this would mean an average rental of $3.50 year
for each family, or $40 a month
With a tax rate of 1.49 the tax $4,000
piece Of property would be s1.43O 40. If the rate
were lis, however, the tax would amount to only
$40 40. Accordingly, the landlord would save
$500 and could accordingly afford to cut down
his rent by this amount, and still realize his old
profit The saving would therefore be enjoyed
by the twenty families each of which would pay
$50 less year. or So SO less month In other
words. the man that paying $40 a month for
his fiat would pay s34 So All rents would be
affected more or less the same way. OF every
500 paid In rents at the present time SIS 75
would be saved
1t must be remembered, of course. that much
Of New-Yorks debt is due TO expenditures
which are now bringing in revenue. London has
done likewise but in a more economical fash
aoy,f'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
A NOVEL ANTIDOTE.

At the recent dinner of the insurance under
writer's at the Hotel Savoy Paul Morton, presi-
dent of the Equitable. telling the agents what
he thought Of some Of the movements under
way for insurance reform. To illustrate his point
he told this story Of Hoxe Smith:
1T when Smith Secretary OF the IN
terror" he said, that he was asked to speak at
dinner which is annual event in WASHINGTON
and which is never taken seriously. The Secretary
got up and made a long and severe reform speech
He told what he going to do in his own de-
parment, and he offered suggestions TO reforms
IN other departments IL was a most unusual
speech for this particular dinner. and the guests
were much surprised
The situation relieved. however, when the
president of the dinner arose and in the most
solemn tones imaginable. announced:
" Let us all join in singing II Want To BE an
-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04

on the debt was s1s,459.ooO. and for the redemp-
tlon OF the debt the appropriation was S7.43O. 900
making total of nearly S26OOO,0OO. In the
course or year. therefore the occupant of a.
$4,000 year house pays 5000 simply TO nrevent
the city from becoming bankrupt"
Since the greater city was incorporated eight
years ago New-York has increased its debt
faster than any city in the history of the world
In 1898 the net debt was $3.50 900 600 In No
vember of last year it had jumped to s42O. oOo.-
600. or nearly twofold increase. At the present
time New-York is carrying twice as heavy a
burden as the next seven largest cities of the
United States combined. These seven cities
moreover have population more than half
again greater than that of New-Yorl, as may be
seen in the following table,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
WHY HE WAS LIKE HIS FATHER

AT the annual reunion of the Grant family which
was held few nights ago at the Hotel ST. Denis
General Frederick Dent Grant was protesting
against having been made the principal speaker
Il went over the East Side ons night To adj
dress civic organization" said the general The
chairman In introducing me. remarked that
was very much like my father. In fact that was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04

the principal claim which he put forward to COM
mand attention. When I had finished my speech
some one IN the front row growled In an audible
whisper:
=" That wasn't much OF a speech" IN a tone OF
great disappointment.
" Didn't / tell YOU he was like his father7 the
chairman whispered back. He can't speak az all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
ENORMOUS SALARY LIST.

Salaries for city employees consume by far the
greatest amount of the municipal revenues The
city payroll is nearly great the cost of the
United States army. AT the present time there
are $4,000 men and women drawing s65O0O 900
yearly out of the city treasury. The appropria-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04

Many nations that maintain armies and
navies. even If they were all united would find
themselves less burdened with debt than this
one city as is shown by the following figures:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
PART V.
EIGHT PAGES.

M community in the world has become so
.r.s,etul Of its wealth as New-York City. Be
.orse Of the constant and tremendous drain on
&c resources this municipality has burdened it
10 with a gross Indebtedness grea tier than that
!. the Chinese empire. The cost of operating
- government for one year almost equals the
s,,ual expenditures of both London and Paris
.onbined Il pays out in salaries alone the vast
s,-o Of $50 100000 yearly, or as much as Lon
son spends FOR it's entire administration Just
=, expense Of cleaning its streets more than
sonbles the entire cost of the government Of
Glasgow. which has 4 population as great as
s.; Louis.
Vet the average New Yorker who paws no
.sxes hears SO much about the millions appro-
--,s-ea for this department or for that build
,,r and he has such a vague idea of the
..as,ress Of the public debt that he does not
e,on m think who really pays for il all He
~ same sort Of vague idea that the extrav-
ocsnce Of city officials pulls on his own bank
account but just how much they abstract he
DOS not take the trouble 10 figure out. He never
4,r, realizes the fact that whenever he pays
rs rent he indirectly puts a certain part Of it
n the pockets Of parasitic politicians. and that
every tine he buys meat or vegetables or pur-
,,sses furniture for his home he is paying them
tribute in the same sense
rsere 6 s certain kind Of citizen who excuses
New-Yorks vast expenditures by saying:
well the city is so rich that it can stand it.
N,eU-Yorks wealth in taxable property amounts
- five and half billions. or as much as that
~ Chicago. Philadelphia, st. Louis and Boston
oo-nbined Why shouldn't rents be high? Why
sbouldn', living be more costly here than else
where People are on the scramble everywhere
~f-1
York. The country lad wants to come here to
make his fortune. The Western capitalist is
also anxious 10 settle here and spend his money
Every big Atlantic liner brings in a horde Of
Immigrants 10 I'LL new tenement houses. Every
train from any distance out OF town unloads a
small army Of visitors, who crowd the hotels
New York is great theatre. which has such
a popular show that there is barely standing
-r-r. Seats come high
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
OTHER CITIES RUN MORE CHEAPLY.

man who talks IN such a strain will most
likely admit he knows little about civic govern
nent outside of NewYork City. Let him COM
pare this community with London, for example,
which is a much Weather metropolis, and which
contains half many more inhabitants, and
he viii soon discover that municipal extrava-
gance is not necessarily the accompaniment of
highly taxable property or of a great population.
He will also learn that rents there are much
lower than here. London is run al a cost Of
s6500000O year. or SO for each of its 100000
inhabitants. At this rate New-Yor govern
ment should cost s4O,060,0O0 for its 1000, 900
people, instead Of $lI2,654I29. which the city's
budget for this year amounts 10.
closer comparison between New York and
London. real estate men say, will soon reveal
70 the New-York rentpayer how many dollars
are drained from his pocket by extravaganza in
municipal government Were this city run as
economically the British capital. New York
rents il is alphabetically said. would be cut
down about one-eighth. Instead Of paying So
month for his tenement house home, there
fore, the laborer would pay a little less than
81. The artisan or clerk who dwels in $40
apartment would pay between s34 and s35, and
me doctor who leases $500 house could save
about S275 each year.
economical basis as London" said prominent
Liberty street real estate man. in explaining how
municipal waste increases rents. New Workers
would save S72,500.o0O a year. This amount
would cut the tax on real estate from s7s,6 900
TO about ss,000000. which would bring the tax
rate down from 1.49 10 lis. OF course such
curtaiment IS impossible at the present time.
igve these figures only to show what the rent
PAYERS burden IS.
With such q decrease IN the tax rate, what
"ould be the result7 Let US take as an ex-
ample twenty family apartment house. worth
ssevV0. As New York landlords at the present
TINE expect the annual rents of residential prop
cry to average about 10 per cent of the total
value out Of which they can pay taxes, costs of
repairs ana maintenance. and have left or S
per cent net profit. the total rents OF the prop
e'ty OF which speak would amount in one year
70 $780, With twenty families in the house
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
No New-York Tenant Escapes-Lazy Officials. Vicious
Police. Dishonest Contractors All Draw on
Poorest Lessee's Purse.

not only awarded it, but also several thousand
dollars in back pay.
Indeed. half of the s65,000.O0O paid to the
city's employees, 1t is said, might be saved if the
city were run on strictly business principles. If
municipal off1ceholders worked as hard and eff
hciently as they would be compelled TO do in
private employ it is said half of them would do
as much as they all do now. As H w wilmot
OF the firm of Jones, Caesar. Dickinson, Wimot
d Co, who are the accountants of the United
States Steel Corporation, put It: IF the office
holders Of the city were in the employ of United
States Steel they would do twice the work"
II the salary roll of the city therefore were
cut down one-half the rentpayers would save
S32.5oo.O00 year, which would save them Sc -
OF every 500 they now pay landlords
whenever a New Yorker sees city departn,ent
clerks lolling in their chairs at II a. M or Cos
siping for hours together in Railways, or lock-
Ing up their desks at D. m. to catch a train
for the golf grounds, let him think of this.
GRAFT RAISES RENTS.
The police now cost the city s13,00OO 900 a.
year, and, according TO Police Commissioner
Bingham, more than thousand of them at the
time he took office were practically of no usa
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27
Good News for Carriers

A ruling has been mabe by
the postal department by
which all rural route carriers
are entitled To take fifteen
days lay of each year on full
pay, but the law does not take
effect until after the first OF
next January. Sundays and
all legal holidays occurring
within the fifteen days are in.
being counted part Of
the vacation. Substitutes will
take the route during the
vacation of the regular car.
rier and will receive their pay
from the government.
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27
Good Store for Sale

General merchandise bus.
mess for sale ut q low price.
Good established cash trade.
In German town in Lafayette
county. Good German school
and churches. For futher in.
formation address
@. f. Leimbrock,
Alma, Mo.
Ialso make farm loans at
so in sums Of $1,000 and up,
and buy and sell farms and
real estate. SD
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27
Heir Not Located

A number Of detectives are
searching Texas and Mexico
for William White, IA railroad
brakeman, who IL heir 10
$500, 600 left him by a near
relative who recently died At
st. Joseph, Mo. White went
10 Mexico a few months ago
and worked on one Of the rail-
roads there, but suddenly
disappeared, aud MI efforts TO
locate him have failed.
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27
Go To Texas

with T. M. Ehlers, M. X. &
Agt. Low rates every Hrst
ana third Tuesdays. Do not
this. He can show you
bargains in Texas, which are
safe and will make you good
money. Also in Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. Meet
him at Little Rock Mo-, or
write. Leave wharf at 1920.
Arrive Boonville pm, and
leave for the good part Of
Texas on the dyer. Do not
delsy, go
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27

Sheriff George A. Smith OF
Cole county last week entered
a libel suit against the Jeifer-
son City Republican Printing
company, publishers Of the
Republican. Review, and Wal
ter A. Tibbles, editor.
Mr.. Smith asks twenty
thousand dollars damages,
ten thousand actual and ten
thousand punitive. claiming
that his reputation has been
injured 10y articles appearing
in the paper on Thursday and
Friday last.
As the sheriff is a party u
the suit m unusual condition
OF affairs arises and the cor,
oner will have TO perform the
act Of formal service. Mes
srs. Silver and Brown are
attorneys for Smith.
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27
MALTA BEND

Married mt the residence Of
Mr.. r. s. Cole on Saturday,
July Ia, Mr.. VIM. Ross, Of
Kansas City, TO Miss Jessie
Hoover, Of Grand Pass; Elder
Cole oficiating.--M Mrs.
Lydia Weidner and son, OF
Frankfort, Indiana, are here
visiting her sister, Mrs. S.
Dow.--Adolph Ankel and
family have moved into their
property on State street, late
ly purchased of Mr.. Bush.
Charles Gerhard and family
of Cherokee, Kansas, and
Peter Gerhard and family, of
Thurber, Texas, are here
visiting their mother and
brothers, Ed and Fred. -
VIM. Willard, of Texas, "a
former resident Of Grand
Pass, was calling on old
friends in Malta Bend last
Friday, Mr.. Willard located
in the Pan Handle country
about eight years ogo where
he is engaged in the real
estate and cattle business
Malta Bend Qui Vive.
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27

feet right to say whether his
character is worth much or
or little, the same as a farm
err has the right to place a
value on an extra good ue
and an exceedingly poor
one. -Gilliam Globe.
Hickory county has lost
heavily by fire in the past
three weeks. First the Her.
mitage mills were destroyed
and Thursday morning the
large general store of Slavens
& Coon, the largest establish.
ment in the county, was burn.
ed. The loss was almost total
as the fire WAS discovered
early in the morning and the
people had no means of fight.
ing The flames. The stock and
building were worth SIS, 900
TO $40, 900. Insurance, SO, 600.
The origin of the fire is un.
known.
Last Friday evening about
5 O'Clock, during an electric
storm, the fine large barn Of
of William Bradshaw, one and
"a quarter miles southeast OF
Cross Timbers, was struck
by lightning and burned 10
the ground. = Warsaw Times.
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27

Oh AFFAIRS urlSeS anu the cor
oner will have TO perform the
act Of formal service. Mes
srs. Silver and Brown are
attorneys for Smith.
The Odd Fellows Of south.
west Missouri, which en-.
braces lodges in twenty-three
towns in a district OF which
Springfield is headquarters,
will bod II grand conclave
there on Oct. "a and 25.
A permanent conclave as
ISOLATION has just been organ
lied, and it is expected that
between 1000 and 10000 Odd
Fellows will be present at
the initial big gathering.
Parades and competitive
drills, in which mounted can.
tons and drill and degree
teams will participate, will
be held. Several of the
officers of the supreme grand
lodge will be present. At
this first gathering, Odd Eel.
lows from Arkansas and
Kansas are also TO be in vited.
The committee on arrange.
ments is preparing TO care
for 10000 members, and it is
expected that fully as many
more visitors will attend.
Il. W. Henry, q young limb
of the law who is known as.
City attorney of the now fam
Gus town of Glasgow, has
sued Squire and Alderman
Jas. Fitzpatrick for libel, and
places the perforation made
into the seat and citadel Of
his character at the insignia.
cant sum of So, 900. 1t seems
to us that 5000 would cover
the chiseling Of a very small
hole into ones character,
when the usual bill for such
outrageous acts against good
manhood ranges from ten
thousand dollars 10 two hun.
dred thousand dollars every
time n man takes q shot at an
others characters. 1t would
seem that most any kind of Il
lawyer. whether biz or little,
good 81 indifrerent, has = peF
x ~ &.fx &
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27
German Town under Lid

Boonville, Ind, July 81
Huntingburg, n town Of 5000
people in Dubois county, and
almost wholly settled by Ger.
mans, experienced the lid
today, Mayor Bimberger
having ordered it screwed
down.
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27
were rescued.

There was an insurance on
the two buildings of $500.
Moss began the erection of a
new temporary building on
The lots rs soon rs the flames
subsidized. The origin Of the
fire is unknown. Slater Rust
Ter.
The Marshall republican., 1906-07-27
GILLIAN
Fire at Gillian

Two frame business build
ings owned by J. T.. Moss at
Gillian were destroyed by fire
last Monday afternoon, and
the store building belonging
TO Don Swinney was consider
ably scorched.
One Of the buildings de-
stroyed was occupied by a
saloon. kept by MT. Moss,
while the other was vacant.
We understand that most Of
;tbe eontepts n the saloon